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-.\" Copyright (c) 2008 Free Software Foundation, Inc. *
+.\" Copyright (c) 2008,2010 Free Software Foundation, Inc. *
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-.\" $Id: curs_threads.3x,v 1.12 2008/04/12 18:22:51 tom Exp $
+.\" $Id: curs_threads.3x,v 1.13 2010/07/31 16:10:55 tom Exp $
.TH curs_threads 3X ""
.na
.hy 0
.SH NAME
\fBuse_screen\fR,
-\fBuse_window\fR - \fBcurses\fR thread support
+\fBuse_window\fR \- \fBcurses\fR thread support
.ad
.hy
.SH SYNOPSIS
they use data which is maintained within a hierarchy of scopes.
.RS
.TP 3
--
+\-
global data, e.g., used in the low-level terminfo or termcap interfaces.
.TP 3
--
+\-
terminal data, e.g., associated with a call to \fIset_curterm\fP.
The terminal data are initialized when screens are created.
.TP 3
--
+\-
screen data, e.g., associated with a call to \fInewterm\fP or \fIinitscr\fP.
.TP 3
--
+\-
window data, e.g., associated with a call to \fInewwin\fP or \fIsubwin\fP.
Windows are associated with screens.
Pads are not necessarily associated with a particular screen.
.IP
Most curses applications operate on one or more windows within a single screen.
.TP 3
--
+\-
reentrant, i.e., it uses only the data passed as parameters.
.RE
.PP
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