ncurses 6.0 - patch 20171118

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

diff --git a/man/curs_util.3x b/man/curs_util.3x
index 719beabd6d06f01a12b9c4ecbbcbefa721639ba8..1f22dff100c5b4b33c12b2693eca7f34bc3c9ff7 100644 (file)
--- a/man/curs_util.3x
+++ b/man/curs_util.3x
@@ -27,14 +27,15 @@
 .\" authorization.                                                           *
 .\"***************************************************************************
 .\"
-.\" $Id: curs_util.3x,v 1.49 2017/05/30 21:09:21 tom Exp $
+.\" $Id: curs_util.3x,v 1.52 2017/11/18 23:47:37 tom Exp $
 .TH curs_util 3X ""
 .ie \n(.g .ds `` \(lq
 .el       .ds `` ``
 .ie \n(.g .ds '' \(rq
 .el       .ds '' ''
 .de bP
-.IP \(bu 4
+.ie n  .IP \(bu 4
+.el    .IP \(bu 2
 ..
 .na
 .hy 0
@@ -124,10 +125,23 @@ the latter returns null where the former would display a meta character.
 .PP
 The \fBfilter\fR routine, if used, must be called before \fBinitscr\fR or
 \fBnewterm\fR are called.
-The effect is that, during those calls, \fBLINES\fR
-is set to 1; the capabilities \fBclear\fR, \fBcup\fR, \fBcud\fR, \fBcud1\fR,
-\fBcuu1\fR, \fBcuu\fR, \fBvpa\fR are disabled; and the \fBhome\fR string is
-set to the value of \fBcr\fR.
+Calling \fBfilter\fP causes these changes in initialization:
+.bP
+\fBLINES\fR is set to 1;
+.bP
+the capabilities
+\fBclear\fR,
+\fBcud1\fR,
+\fBcud\fR,
+\fBcup\fR,
+\fBcuu1\fR,
+\fBcuu\fR,
+\fBvpa\fR
+are disabled;
+.bP
+the capability \fBed\fP is disabled if \fBbce\fP is set;
+.bP
+and the \fBhome\fR string is set to the value of \fBcr\fR.
 .PP
 The \fBnofilter\fP routine cancels the effect of a preceding \fBfilter\fP
 call.
@@ -148,7 +162,7 @@ Normally \fBncurses\fP looks first at the terminal database for the screen size.
 .IP
 If \fBuse_env\fP was called with \fBFALSE\fP for parameter,
 it stops here unless
-If \fBuse_tioctl\fP was also called with \fBTRUE\fP for parameter.
+\fBuse_tioctl\fP was also called with \fBTRUE\fP for parameter.
 .bP
 Then it asks for the screen size via operating system calls.
 If successful,