X-Git-Url: http://ncurses.scripts.mit.edu/?p=ncurses.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=doc%2Fhtml%2Fman%2Fterm_variables.3x.html;h=8db839940a523ae20d9c96f5fddc23a744547c6e;hp=799b0a0fcb116f50b0409b1aba90642412ef27bd;hb=HEAD;hpb=6208c89f98f1cf9fe0980bd8e791846ce007a13d diff --git a/doc/html/man/term_variables.3x.html b/doc/html/man/term_variables.3x.html index 799b0a0f..e5883468 100644 --- a/doc/html/man/term_variables.3x.html +++ b/doc/html/man/term_variables.3x.html @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ -
- --term_variables(3x) term_variables(3x) +term_variables(3x) Library calls term_variables(3x)
- SP, acs_map, boolcodes, boolfnames, boolnames, cur_term, - numcodes, numfnames, numnames, strcodes, strfnames, - strnames, ttytype - curses terminfo global variables + SP, acs_map, boolcodes, boolfnames, boolnames, cur_term, numcodes, + numfnames, numnames, strcodes, strfnames, strnames, ttytype - terminfo + global variables
@@ -63,120 +64,119 @@ char ttytype[]; - NCURSES_CONST char * const * boolcodes; - NCURSES_CONST char * const * boolfnames; - NCURSES_CONST char * const * boolnames; + NCURSES_CONST char * const boolcodes[]; + NCURSES_CONST char * const boolfnames[]; + NCURSES_CONST char * const boolnames[]; - NCURSES_CONST char * const * numcodes; - NCURSES_CONST char * const * numfnames; - NCURSES_CONST char * const * numnames; + NCURSES_CONST char * const numcodes[]; + NCURSES_CONST char * const numfnames[]; + NCURSES_CONST char * const numnames[]; - NCURSES_CONST char * const * strcodes; - NCURSES_CONST char * const * strfnames; - NCURSES_CONST char * const * strnames; + NCURSES_CONST char * const strcodes[]; + NCURSES_CONST char * const strfnames[]; + NCURSES_CONST char * const strnames[];
- This page summarizes variables provided by the curses li- - brary's low-level terminfo interface. A more complete de- - scription is given in the curs_terminfo(3x) manual page. + This page summarizes variables provided by the curses library's low- + level terminfo interface. A more complete description is given in the + curs_terminfo(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. + Depending on the configuration, these may be actual variables, or + macros (see curs_threads(3x)) which provide read-only access to + curses's state. In either case, applications should treat them as + read-only to avoid confusing the library.
- After initializing the curses or terminfo interfaces, the - acs_map array holds information used to translate cells - with the A_ALTCHARSET video attribute into line-drawing - characters. + After initializing the curses or terminfo interfaces, the acs_map array + holds information used to translate cells with the A_ALTCHARSET video + attribute into line-drawing characters. - The encoding of the information in this array has changed - periodically. Application developers need only know that - it is used for the "ACS_" constants in <curses.h>. + The encoding of the information in this array has changed periodically. + Application developers need only know that it is used for the "ACS_" + constants in <curses.h>. - The comparable data for the wide-character library is a - private variable. + The comparable data for the wide-character library is a private + variable.
- After initializing the curses or terminfo interfaces, the - cur_term contains data describing the current terminal. - This variable is also set as a side-effect of curs_initscr(3x) - and curs_initscr(3x). + After initializing the curses or terminfo interfaces, the cur_term + contains data describing the current terminal. This variable is also + set as a side-effect of set_term(3x) and delscreen(3x). - It is possible to save a value of cur_term for subsequent - use as a parameter to set_term, for switching between - screens. Alternatively, one can save the return value - from newterm or setupterm to reuse in set_term. + It is possible to save a value of cur_term for subsequent use as a + parameter to set_term, for switching between screens. Alternatively, + one can save the return value from newterm or setupterm(3x) to reuse in + set_term. -
- The tic(1m) and infocmp(1m) programs use lookup tables for - the long and short names of terminfo capabilities, as well - as the corresponding names for termcap capabilities. - These are available to other applications, although the - hash-tables used by the terminfo and termcap functions are - not available. +
+ The tic(1) and infocmp(1) programs use lookup tables for the long and + short names of terminfo capabilities, as well as the corresponding + names for termcap capabilities. These are available to other + applications, although the hash-tables used by the terminfo and termcap + functions are not available. - The long terminfo capability names use a "l" (ell) in - their names: boolfnames, numfnames, and strfnames. + The long terminfo capability names use a "f" (eff) in their names: + boolfnames, numfnames, and strfnames. - These are the short names for terminfo capabilities: bool- - names, numnames, and strnames. + These are the short names for terminfo capabilities: boolnames, + numnames, and strnames. - These are the corresponding names used for termcap de- - scriptions: boolcodes, numcodes, and strcodes. + These are the corresponding names used for termcap descriptions: + boolcodes, numcodes, and strcodes.
- On initialization of the curses or terminfo interfaces, - setupterm copies the terminal name to the array ttytype. + A terminal description begins with one or more terminal names separated + by "|" (vertical bars). On initialization of the curses or terminfo + interfaces, setupterm(3x) copies the terminal names to the array + ttytype. + +
+ In addition to the variables, <term.h> also defines a symbol for each + terminfo capability long name. These are in terms of the symbol CUR, + which is defined -
- In addition to the variables, <term.h> also defines a sym- - bol for each terminfo capability long name. These are in - terms of the symbol CUR, which is defined + #define CUR ((TERMTYPE *)(cur_term))-> - #define CUR cur_term->type. + These symbols provide a faster method of accessing terminfo + capabilities than using tigetstr(3x), etc. - These symbols provide a faster method of accessing termin- - fo capabilities than using tigetstr(3x), etc. + The actual definition of CUR depends upon the implementation, but each + terminfo library provides these long names defined to point into the + current terminal description loaded into memory.
- The low-level terminfo interface is initialized using - curs_terminfo(3x). The upper-level curses interface uses the - low-level terminfo interface, internally. + The low-level terminfo interface is initialized using setupterm(3x). + The upper-level curses interface uses the low-level terminfo interface, + internally.
- X/Open Curses does not describe any of these except for - cur_term. (The inclusion of cur_term appears to be an - oversight, since other comparable low-level information is - omitted by X/Open). - - Other implementations may have comparable variables. Some - implementations provide the variables in their libraries, - but omit them from the header files. - - All implementations which provide terminfo interfaces add - definitions as described in the Terminfo Names section. - Most, but not all, base the definition upon the cur_term - variable. + X/Open Curses does not describe any of these except for cur_term. (The + inclusion of cur_term appears to be an oversight, since other + comparable low-level information is omitted by X/Open). + + Other implementations may have comparable variables. Some + implementations provide the variables in their libraries, but omit them + from the header files. + + All implementations which provide terminfo interfaces add definitions + as described in the Terminfo Names section. Most, but not all, base + the definition upon the cur_term variable.
- curses(3x), curs_terminfo(3x), curs_threads(3x), - terminfo(5). + curses(3x), curs_terminfo(3x), curs_threads(3x), terminfo(5) - term_variables(3x) +ncurses 6.4 2024-03-16 term_variables(3x)