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-<B><A HREF="curs_beep.3X.html">curs_beep(3X)</A></B> <B><A HREF="curs_beep.3X.html">curs_beep(3X)</A></B>
+<STRONG><A HREF="curs_beep.3x.html">curs_beep(3x)</A></STRONG> <STRONG><A HREF="curs_beep.3x.html">curs_beep(3x)</A></STRONG>
</PRE><H2><a name="h2-NAME">NAME</a></H2><PRE>
- <B>beep</B>, <B>flash</B> - <B>curses</B> bell and screen flash routines
+ <STRONG>beep</STRONG>, <STRONG>flash</STRONG> - <STRONG>curses</STRONG> bell and screen flash routines
</PRE><H2><a name="h2-SYNOPSIS">SYNOPSIS</a></H2><PRE>
- <B>#include</B> <B><curses.h></B>
+ <STRONG>#include</STRONG> <STRONG><curses.h></STRONG>
- <B>int</B> <B>beep(void);</B>
- <B>int</B> <B>flash(void);</B>
+ <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>beep(void);</STRONG>
+ <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>flash(void);</STRONG>
</PRE><H2><a name="h2-DESCRIPTION">DESCRIPTION</a></H2><PRE>
- The <B>beep</B> and <B>flash</B> routines are used to alert the terminal user. The
- routine <B>beep</B> sounds an audible alarm on the terminal, if possible;
- otherwise it flashes the screen (visible bell). The routine <B>flash</B>
+ The <STRONG>beep</STRONG> and <STRONG>flash</STRONG> routines are used to alert the terminal user. The
+ routine <STRONG>beep</STRONG> sounds an audible alarm on the terminal, if possible;
+ otherwise it flashes the screen (visible bell). The routine <STRONG>flash</STRONG>
flashes the screen, and if that is not possible, sounds the alert. If
neither alert is possible, nothing happens. Nearly all terminals have
an audible alert (bell or beep), but only some can flash the screen.
</PRE><H2><a name="h2-RETURN-VALUE">RETURN VALUE</a></H2><PRE>
- These routines return <B>OK</B> if they succeed in beeping or flashing, <B>ERR</B>
+ These routines return <STRONG>OK</STRONG> if they succeed in beeping or flashing, <STRONG>ERR</STRONG>
otherwise.
</PRE><H2><a name="h2-EXTENSIONS">EXTENSIONS</a></H2><PRE>
- SVr4's beep and flash routines always returned <B>OK</B>, so it was not
+ SVr4's beep and flash routines always returned <STRONG>OK</STRONG>, so it was not
possible to tell when the beep or flash failed.
</PRE><H2><a name="h2-PORTABILITY">PORTABILITY</a></H2><PRE>
These functions are described in the XSI Curses standard, Issue 4.
- Like SVr4, it specifies that they always return <B>OK</B>.
+ Like SVr4, it specifies that they always return <STRONG>OK</STRONG>.
</PRE><H2><a name="h2-SEE-ALSO">SEE ALSO</a></H2><PRE>
- <B><A HREF="curses.3X.html">curses(3X)</A></B>
+ <STRONG><A HREF="ncurses.3x.html">curses(3x)</A></STRONG>
- <B><A HREF="curs_beep.3X.html">curs_beep(3X)</A></B>
+ <STRONG><A HREF="curs_beep.3x.html">curs_beep(3x)</A></STRONG>
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