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curs_variables 3x

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curs_variables 3x

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 curs_variables(3x)                                   curs_variables(3x)
 
 
 
 
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NAME

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NAME

        COLORS, COLOR_PAIRS, COLS, ESCDELAY, LINES, TABSIZE,
        curscr, newscr, stdscr - curses global variables
 
 
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SYNOPSIS

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SYNOPSIS

        #include <curses.h>
 
        int COLOR_PAIRS;
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        WINDOW * stdscr;
 
 
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DESCRIPTION

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DESCRIPTION

        This page summarizes variables provided by the curses  li-
        brary.   A more complete description is given in the curs-
        es(3x) manual page.
 
        Depending on the configuration, these may be actual  vari-
-       ables,  or  macros  (see  curs_threads(3x))  which provide
-       read-only access to curses's state.  In either  case,  ap-
-       plications should treat them as read-only to avoid confus-
-       ing the library.
+       ables,     or    macros    (see    curs_threads(3x)    and
+       curs_opaque(3x)) which provide read-only access  to  curs-
+       es's  state.   In  either  case, applications should treat
+       them as read-only to avoid confusing the library.
+
 
-   COLOR_PAIRS
+

COLOR_PAIRS

        After initializing curses, this variable contains the num-
        ber of color pairs which the terminal can support.  Usual-
        ly the number of color pairs  will  be  the  product  COL-
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            ited  by  the number of color pairs that can be repre-
            sented in a signed short value.
 
-   COLORS
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COLORS

        After initializing curses, this variable contains the num-
        ber of colors which the terminal can support.
 
-   COLS
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+

COLS

        After  initializing  curses,  this  variable  contains the
        width of the screen, i.e., the number of columns.
 
-   ESCDELAY
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+

ESCDELAY

        This variable holds the number of milliseconds to wait af-
        ter reading an escape character, to distinguish between an
        individual escape character entered on the  keyboard  from
        escape  sequences  sent  by cursor- and function-keys (see
        curses(3x).
 
-   LINES
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+

LINES

        After initializing  curses,  this  variable  contains  the
        height of the screen, i.e., the number of lines.
 
-   TABSIZE
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+

TABSIZE

        This  variable  holds  the  number  of columns used by the
        curses library when converting a tab character  to  spaces
        as it adds the tab to a window (see curs_addch(3x).
 
-   The Current Screen
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+

The Current Screen

        This implementation of curses uses a special window curscr
        to record its updates to the terminal screen.
 
-   The New Screen
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+

The New Screen

        This implementation of curses uses a special window newscr
        to  hold  updates  to  the terminal screen before applying
        them to curscr.
 
-   The Standard Screen
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+

The Standard Screen

        Upon initializing curses, a default window called  stdscr,
        which  is  the  size  of  the terminal screen, is created.
        Many curses functions use this window.
 
 
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NOTES

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NOTES

        The   curses   library   is   initialized   using   either
-       initscr(3x), or newterm(3x).
+       initscr(3x), or newterm(3x).
 
        If  curses  is  configured to use separate curses/terminfo
        libraries, most of these variables reside  in  the  curses
        library.
 
 
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PORTABILITY

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PORTABILITY

        ESCDELAY  and TABSIZE are extensions, not provided in most
        other implementations of curses.
 
+       ESCDELAY is an extension in AIX curses:
 
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-

SEE ALSO

-       curses(3x), curs_threads(3x), term_variables(3x),  termin-
-       fo(3x), terminfo(5).
+       o   In AIX, the units for ESCDELAY are fifths  of  a  mil-
+           lisecond.
+
+       o   The default value for AIX's ESCDELAY is 0.1 seconds.
+
+       o   AIX also enforces a limit of 10,000 seconds for ESCDE-
+           LAY; this implementation currently has no upper limit.
+
+       This implementation has long used ESCDELAY with  units  of
+       milliseconds,  making  it impossible to be completely com-
+       patible with AIX.  Likewise, most users have either decid-
+       ed to override the value, or rely upon its default value.
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+

SEE ALSO

+       curses(3x),       curs_opaque(3x),      curs_terminfo(3x),
+       curs_threads(3x), term_variables(3x), terminfo(5).
 
 
 
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