ncurses 5.7 - patch 20101204

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

diff --git a/man/ncurses.3x b/man/ncurses.3x
index ba360e5c80601a2b88ee99e5a72ad780e7d26d9b..9dcdcd940a4c519afdf348a8916a2aacccb7aea7 100644 (file)
--- a/man/ncurses.3x
+++ b/man/ncurses.3x
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 .\" authorization.                                                           *
 .\"***************************************************************************
 .\"
 .\" authorization.                                                           *
 .\"***************************************************************************
 .\"

-.\" $Id: ncurses.3x,v 1.98 2010/09/18 20:17:20 tom Exp $
+.\" $Id: ncurses.3x,v 1.101 2010/12/04 18:38:55 tom Exp $

 .hy 0
 .TH ncurses 3X ""
 .de bP
 .hy 0
 .TH ncurses 3X ""
 .de bP


@@ -1073,6 +1073,8 @@ terminal capability database
 .SH SEE ALSO
 \fBterminfo\fR(\*n) and related pages whose names begin "curs_" for detailed routine
 descriptions.
 .SH SEE ALSO
 \fBterminfo\fR(\*n) and related pages whose names begin "curs_" for detailed routine
 descriptions.

+.br
+\fBcurs_variables\fR(3X) 

 .SH EXTENSIONS
 The \fBncurses\fR library can be compiled with an option (\fB\-DUSE_GETCAP\fR)
 that falls back to the old-style /etc/termcap file if the terminal setup code
 .SH EXTENSIONS
 The \fBncurses\fR library can be compiled with an option (\fB\-DUSE_GETCAP\fR)
 that falls back to the old-style /etc/termcap file if the terminal setup code


@@ -1121,29 +1123,35 @@ the XSI Curses and \fBncurses\fR calls) are described in \fBPORTABILITY\fR
 sections of the library man pages.
 .PP
 This implementation also contains several extensions:
 sections of the library man pages.
 .PP
 This implementation also contains several extensions:

-.RS 5
-.PP
+.bP

 The routine \fBhas_key\fR is not part of XPG4, nor is it present in SVr4.
 See the \fBcurs_getch\fR(3X) manual page for details.
 The routine \fBhas_key\fR is not part of XPG4, nor is it present in SVr4.
 See the \fBcurs_getch\fR(3X) manual page for details.

-.PP
+.bP

 The routine \fBslk_attr\fR is not part of XPG4, nor is it present in SVr4.
 See the \fBcurs_slk\fR(3X) manual page for details.
 The routine \fBslk_attr\fR is not part of XPG4, nor is it present in SVr4.
 See the \fBcurs_slk\fR(3X) manual page for details.

-.PP
+.bP

 The routines \fBgetmouse\fR, \fBmousemask\fR, \fBungetmouse\fR,
 \fBmouseinterval\fR, and \fBwenclose\fR relating to mouse interfacing are not
 part of XPG4, nor are they present in SVr4.
 See the \fBcurs_mouse\fR(3X) manual page for details.
 The routines \fBgetmouse\fR, \fBmousemask\fR, \fBungetmouse\fR,
 \fBmouseinterval\fR, and \fBwenclose\fR relating to mouse interfacing are not
 part of XPG4, nor are they present in SVr4.
 See the \fBcurs_mouse\fR(3X) manual page for details.

-.PP
+.bP

 The routine \fBmcprint\fR was not present in any previous curses implementation.
 See the \fBcurs_print\fR(3X) manual page for details.
 The routine \fBmcprint\fR was not present in any previous curses implementation.
 See the \fBcurs_print\fR(3X) manual page for details.

-.PP
+.bP

 The routine \fBwresize\fR is not part of XPG4, nor is it present in SVr4.
 See the \fBwresize\fR(3X) manual page for details.
 The routine \fBwresize\fR is not part of XPG4, nor is it present in SVr4.
 See the \fBwresize\fR(3X) manual page for details.

-.PP
+.bP

 The WINDOW structure's internal details can be hidden from application
 programs.
 See \fBcurs_opaque\fR(3X) for the discussion of \fBis_scrollok\fR, etc.
 The WINDOW structure's internal details can be hidden from application
 programs.
 See \fBcurs_opaque\fR(3X) for the discussion of \fBis_scrollok\fR, etc.

-.RE
+.bP
+This implementation can be configured to provide rudimentary support
+for multi-threaded applications.
+See \fBcurs_threads\fR(3X) for details.
+.bP
+This implementation can also be configured to provide a set of functions which
+improve the ability to manage multiple screens.
+See \fBcurs_sp_funcs\fR(3X) for details.

 .PP
 In historic curses versions, delays embedded in the capabilities \fBcr\fR,
 \fBind\fR, \fBcub1\fR, \fBff\fR and \fBtab\fR activated corresponding delay
 .PP
 In historic curses versions, delays embedded in the capabilities \fBcr\fR,
 \fBind\fR, \fBcub1\fR, \fBff\fR and \fBtab\fR activated corresponding delay


@@ -1162,9 +1170,3 @@ This was an undocumented feature of AT&T System V Release 3 curses.
 .SH AUTHORS
 Zeyd M. Ben-Halim, Eric S. Raymond, Thomas E. Dickey.
 Based on pcurses by Pavel Curtis.
 .SH AUTHORS
 Zeyd M. Ben-Halim, Eric S. Raymond, Thomas E. Dickey.
 Based on pcurses by Pavel Curtis.

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