X-Git-Url: http://ncurses.scripts.mit.edu/?p=ncurses.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=doc%2Fhtml%2Fman%2Fresizeterm.3x.html;h=658cc75f1c6976db0adcbbaa5f41ab7a53922e07;hp=a7be4795155856b3abfac53e1028fd6a3f8ce9ac;hb=b0b1980be11bba618d84beb8b30ac94e2c820602;hpb=a8987e73ec254703634802b4f7ee30d3a485524d diff --git a/doc/html/man/resizeterm.3x.html b/doc/html/man/resizeterm.3x.html index a7be4795..658cc75f 100644 --- a/doc/html/man/resizeterm.3x.html +++ b/doc/html/man/resizeterm.3x.html @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ - + @@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ 
 
-resizeterm(3x)                                     resizeterm(3x)
+resizeterm(3x)                                           resizeterm(3x)
 
 
 
@@ -69,30 +69,31 @@
        terminal  (e.g.,  xterm).  The function resizeterm resizes
        the standard and current windows to the  specified  dimen-
        sions,  and  adjusts  other  bookkeeping  data used by the
-       ncurses library that record the window dimensions.
+       ncurses library that record the window dimensions such  as
+       the LINES and COLS variables.
 
-       Most  of  the  work  is  done  by   the   inner   function
+       Most   of   the   work  is  done  by  the  inner  function
        resize_term.  The outer function resizeterm adds bookkeep-
-       ing for the SIGWINCH handler.  When resizing the  windows,
-       resize_term  blank-fills the areas that are extended.  The
+       ing  for the SIGWINCH handler.  When resizing the windows,
+       resize_term blank-fills the areas that are extended.   The
        calling application should fill in these areas with appro-
-       priate  data.  The resize_term function attempts to resize
-       all windows.  However, due to the  calling  convention  of
-       pads,  it  is  not  possible to resize these without addi-
+       priate data.  The resize_term function attempts to  resize
+       all  windows.   However,  due to the calling convention of
+       pads, it is not possible to  resize  these  without  addi-
        tional interaction with the application.
 
-       A support function is_term_resized  is  provided  so  that
-       applications  can  check if the resize_term function would
+       A  support  function  is_term_resized  is provided so that
+       applications can check if the resize_term  function  would
        modify the window structures.  It returns TRUE if the win-
        dows would be modified, and FALSE otherwise.

RETURN VALUE

-       Except  as  notes,  these  function return the integer ERR
-       upon failure and OK on success.  They will fail if  either
+       Except as noted, these functions return  the  integer  ERR
+       upon  failure and OK on success.  They will fail if either
        of the dimensions are less than or equal to zero, or if an
-       error occurs while (re)allocating memory for the  windows.
+       error occurs while (re)allocating memory for the windows.
@@ -104,16 +105,21 @@ tions. If ncurses is configured to supply its own SIGWINCH han- - dler, the resizeterm function ungetch's a KEY_RESIZE which + dler, the resizeterm function ungetch's a KEY_RESIZE which will be read on the next call to getch. This is used to alert an application that the screen size has changed, and that it should repaint special features such as pads that cannot be done automatically. + If the environment variables LINES or COLUMNS are set, + this overrides the library's use of the window size + obtained from the operating system. Thus, even if a SIG- + WINCH is received, no screen size change may be recorded. +

SEE ALSO

-       wresize(3x).
+       curs_getch(3x), curs_variables(3x), wresize(3x).
@@ -123,12 +129,9 @@ - resizeterm(3x) + resizeterm(3x)
-
-Man(1) output converted with -man2html -
+Man(1) output converted with man2html