X-Git-Url: http://ncurses.scripts.mit.edu/?p=ncurses.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=man%2Fcurs_instr.3x;fp=man%2Fcurs_instr.3x;h=5b6e4b760301e5a9c54c557c91bc52410e115bc4;hp=c53a6168e90e235503523f8da0eacff17ebad61f;hb=00dd248b527ad47f0fc3b0776a0889da0ac926d0;hpb=5e7c0d571f78d9a76ea55fb5bb3a145d0e164264 diff --git a/man/curs_instr.3x b/man/curs_instr.3x index c53a6168..5b6e4b76 100644 --- a/man/curs_instr.3x +++ b/man/curs_instr.3x @@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ .\" authorization. * .\"*************************************************************************** .\" -.\" $Id: curs_instr.3x,v 1.48 2024/04/13 22:14:06 tom Exp $ -.TH curs_instr 3X 2024-04-13 "ncurses @NCURSES_MAJOR@.@NCURSES_MINOR@" "Library calls" +.\" $Id: curs_instr.3x,v 1.51 2024/04/20 21:24:19 tom Exp $ +.TH curs_instr 3X 2024-04-20 "ncurses @NCURSES_MAJOR@.@NCURSES_MINOR@" "Library calls" .ie \n(.g \{\ .ds `` \(lq .ds '' \(rq @@ -89,9 +89,11 @@ if the \fIwin\fP parameter is null or .bP if the \fIchstr\fP parameter is null. .PP -Functions with a \*(``mv\*('' prefix first perform a cursor movement using -\fBwmove\fP, and return an error if the position is outside the window, -or if the window pointer is null. +Functions prefixed with \*(``mv\*('' first perform cursor movement and +fail if the position +.RI ( y , +.IR x ) +is outside the window boundaries. .SH NOTES All routines except \fBwinnstr\fP may be macros. .PP @@ -114,7 +116,7 @@ is recommended. SVr4 does not document whether a length limit includes or excludes the trailing NUL. .PP -The \fI\%ncurses\fP library extends the XSI description by allowing a +The \fI\%ncurses\fP library extends the X/Open Curses description by allowing a negative value for \fIn\fP. In this case, the functions return the string ending at the right margin. .SH SEE ALSO