X-Git-Url: http://ncurses.scripts.mit.edu/?p=ncurses.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=man%2Fterminfo.head;fp=man%2Fterminfo.head;h=a17fa7828c6565a504f03e568e0172af1abecb25;hp=15be24e71c35123ee974d1910da12040f42c2419;hb=74433bcf4f6fe40862a28f3c00edaedcd5054b01;hpb=e6bb3226cdd35f5fd9f45bb1685cc2203c889480 diff --git a/man/terminfo.head b/man/terminfo.head index 15be24e7..a17fa782 100644 --- a/man/terminfo.head +++ b/man/terminfo.head @@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ .\" authorization. * .\"*************************************************************************** .\" -.\" $Id: terminfo.head,v 1.41 2021/08/15 19:32:53 tom Exp $ +.\" $Id: terminfo.head,v 1.42 2021/12/25 17:39:16 tom Exp $ .TH terminfo 5 "" "" "File Formats" .ds n 5 .ds d @TERMINFO@ @@ -61,11 +61,11 @@ terminfo \- terminal capability database .I Terminfo is a database describing terminals, used by screen-oriented programs such as -\fBnvi\fR(1), -\fBlynx\fR(1), -\fBmutt\fR(1), +\fBnvi\fP(1), +\fBlynx\fP(1), +\fBmutt\fP(1), and other curses applications, -using high-level calls to libraries such as \fBcurses\fR(3X). +using high-level calls to libraries such as \fBcurses\fP(3X). It is also used via low-level calls by non-curses applications which may be screen-oriented (such as \fB@CLEAR@\fP(1)) or non-screen (such as \fB@TABS@\fP(1)). @@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ describes terminals by giving a set of capabilities which they have, by specifying how to perform screen operations, and by specifying padding requirements and initialization sequences. .PP -This manual describes \fBncurses\fR +This manual describes \fBncurses\fP version @NCURSES_MAJOR@.@NCURSES_MINOR@ (patch @NCURSES_PATCH@). .SS Terminfo Entry Syntax .PP @@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ rather than a capability value. If there are two very similar terminals, one (the variant) can be defined as being just like the other (the base) with certain exceptions. In the -definition of the variant, the string capability \fBuse\fR can be given with +definition of the variant, the string capability \fBuse\fP can be given with the name of the base terminal: .bP The capabilities given before @@ -199,14 +199,14 @@ The capabilities given before override those in the base type named by .BR use . .bP -If there are multiple \fBuse\fR capabilities, they are merged in reverse order. -That is, the rightmost \fBuse\fR reference is processed first, then the one to +If there are multiple \fBuse\fP capabilities, they are merged in reverse order. +That is, the rightmost \fBuse\fP reference is processed first, then the one to its left, and so forth. .bP Capabilities given explicitly in the entry override -those brought in by \fBuse\fR references. +those brought in by \fBuse\fP references. .PP -A capability can be canceled by placing \fBxx@\fR to the left of the +A capability can be canceled by placing \fBxx@\fP to the left of the use reference that imports it, where \fIxx\fP is the capability. For example, the entry .RS @@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ For example, the entry 2621\-nl, smkx@, rmkx@, use=2621, .RE .PP -defines a 2621\-nl that does not have the \fBsmkx\fR or \fBrmkx\fR capabilities, +defines a 2621\-nl that does not have the \fBsmkx\fP or \fBrmkx\fP capabilities, and hence does not turn on the function key labels when in visual mode. This is useful for different modes for a terminal, or for different user preferences.