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[ncurses.git] / man / curs_overlay.3x

diff --git a/man/curs_overlay.3x b/man/curs_overlay.3x
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 .\"***************************************************************************
 .\"***************************************************************************

-.\" Copyright (c) 1998 Free Software Foundation, Inc.                        *
+.\" Copyright (c) 1998-2010,2013 Free Software Foundation, Inc.              *

 .\"                                                                          *
 .\" Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a  *
 .\" copy of this software and associated documentation files (the            *
 .\"                                                                          *
 .\" Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a  *
 .\" copy of this software and associated documentation files (the            *


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 .\" authorization.                                                           *
 .\"***************************************************************************
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 .\"***************************************************************************
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-.\" $Id: curs_overlay.3x,v 1.8 1998/12/26 20:08:30 tom Exp $
+.\" $Id: curs_overlay.3x,v 1.17 2013/04/06 23:48:51 tom Exp $

 .TH curs_overlay 3X ""
 .TH curs_overlay 3X ""

+.na
+.hy 0

 .SH NAME
 .SH NAME

-\fBoverlay\fR, \fBoverwrite\fR, \fBcopywin\fR - overlay and
-manipulate overlapped \fBcurses\fR windows
+\fBoverlay\fR,
+\fBoverwrite\fR,
+\fBcopywin\fR \- overlay and manipulate overlapped \fBcurses\fR windows
+.ad
+.hy

 .SH SYNOPSIS
 \fB#include <curses.h>\fR
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 \fB#include <curses.h>\fR

-
+.sp

 \fBint overlay(const WINDOW *srcwin, WINDOW *dstwin);\fR
 .br
 \fBint overwrite(const WINDOW *srcwin, WINDOW *dstwin);\fR
 .br
 \fBint overlay(const WINDOW *srcwin, WINDOW *dstwin);\fR
 .br
 \fBint overwrite(const WINDOW *srcwin, WINDOW *dstwin);\fR
 .br

-\fBint copywin(WINDOW *srcwin, WINDOW *dstwin, int sminrow,\fR
+\fBint copywin(const WINDOW *srcwin, WINDOW *dstwin, int sminrow,\fR

       \fBint smincol, int dminrow, int dmincol, int dmaxrow,\fR
       \fBint dmaxcol, int overlay);\fR
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 The \fBoverlay\fR and \fBoverwrite\fR routines overlay \fIsrcwin\fR on
       \fBint smincol, int dminrow, int dmincol, int dmaxrow,\fR
       \fBint dmaxcol, int overlay);\fR
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 The \fBoverlay\fR and \fBoverwrite\fR routines overlay \fIsrcwin\fR on

-top of \fIdstwin\fR.  \fIscrwin\fR and \fIdstwin\fR are not required
-to be the same size; only text where the two windows overlap is
-copied.  The difference is that \fBoverlay\fR is non-destructive
+top of \fIdstwin\fR.
+\fIscrwin\fR and \fIdstwin\fR are not required
+to be the same size; only text where the two windows overlap is copied.
+The difference is that \fBoverlay\fR is non-destructive

 (blanks are not copied) whereas \fBoverwrite\fR is destructive.
 (blanks are not copied) whereas \fBoverwrite\fR is destructive.

-
+.PP

 The \fBcopywin\fR routine provides a finer granularity of control over the
 The \fBcopywin\fR routine provides a finer granularity of control over the

-\fBoverlay\fR and \fBoverwrite\fR routines.  Like in the \fBprefresh\fR
-routine, a rectangle is specified in the destination window, (\fIdminrow\fR,
+\fBoverlay\fR and \fBoverwrite\fR routines.
+As in the \fBprefresh\fR routine,
+a rectangle is specified in the destination window, (\fIdminrow\fR,

 \fIdmincol\fR) and (\fIdmaxrow\fR, \fIdmaxcol\fR), and the upper-left-corner
 \fIdmincol\fR) and (\fIdmaxrow\fR, \fIdmaxcol\fR), and the upper-left-corner

-coordinates of the source window, (\fIsminrow\fR, \fIsmincol\fR).  If the
-argument \fIoverlay\fR is \fBtrue\fR, then copying is non-destructive, as in
-\fBoverlay\fR.
+coordinates of the source window, (\fIsminrow\fR, \fIsmincol\fR).
+If the argument \fIoverlay\fR is \fBtrue\fR,
+then copying is non-destructive,
+as in \fBoverlay\fR.

 .SH RETURN VALUE
 Routines that return an integer return \fBERR\fR upon failure, and \fBOK\fR
 (SVr4 only specifies "an integer value other than \fBERR\fR") upon successful
 completion.
 .SH RETURN VALUE
 Routines that return an integer return \fBERR\fR upon failure, and \fBOK\fR
 (SVr4 only specifies "an integer value other than \fBERR\fR") upon successful
 completion.

+.PP
+X/Open defines no error conditions.
+In this implementation,
+\fBcopywin\fP,
+\fBoverlay\fP and \fBoverwrite\fP return an error
+if either of the window pointers are null, or
+if some part of the window would be placed off-screen.

 .SH NOTES
 Note that \fBoverlay\fR and \fBoverwrite\fR may be macros.
 .SH PORTABILITY
 The XSI Curses standard, Issue 4 describes these functions (adding the const
 .SH NOTES
 Note that \fBoverlay\fR and \fBoverwrite\fR may be macros.
 .SH PORTABILITY
 The XSI Curses standard, Issue 4 describes these functions (adding the const

-qualifiers).  It further specifies their behavior in the presence of characters
-with multi-byte renditions (not yet supported in this implementation).
+qualifiers).
+It further specifies their behavior in the presence of characters
+with multibyte renditions (not yet supported in this implementation).

 .SH SEE ALSO
 \fBcurses\fR(3X), \fBcurs_pad\fR(3X), \fBcurs_refresh\fR(3X)
 .SH SEE ALSO
 \fBcurses\fR(3X), \fBcurs_pad\fR(3X), \fBcurs_refresh\fR(3X)

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