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-<H1 class="no-header">curs_termattrs 3X</H1>
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-<B><A HREF="curs_termattrs.3X.html">curs_termattrs(3X)</A></B> <B><A HREF="curs_termattrs.3X.html">curs_termattrs(3X)</A></B>
+<STRONG><A HREF="curs_termattrs.3x.html">curs_termattrs(3x)</A></STRONG> <STRONG><A HREF="curs_termattrs.3x.html">curs_termattrs(3x)</A></STRONG>
</PRE><H2><a name="h2-NAME">NAME</a></H2><PRE>
- <B>baudrate</B>, <B>erasechar</B>, <B>erasewchar</B>, <B>has_ic</B>, <B>has_il</B>, <B>killchar</B>, <B>killwchar</B>,
- <B>longname</B>, <B>term_attrs</B>, <B>termattrs</B>, <B>termname</B> - <B>curses</B> environment query
+ <STRONG>baudrate</STRONG>, <STRONG>erasechar</STRONG>, <STRONG>erasewchar</STRONG>, <STRONG>has_ic</STRONG>, <STRONG>has_il</STRONG>, <STRONG>killchar</STRONG>, <STRONG>killwchar</STRONG>,
+ <STRONG>longname</STRONG>, <STRONG>term_attrs</STRONG>, <STRONG>termattrs</STRONG>, <STRONG>termname</STRONG> - <STRONG>curses</STRONG> environment query
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>baudrate(void);</B>
- <B>char</B> <B>erasechar(void);</B>
- <B>int</B> <B>erasewchar(wchar_t</B> <B>*</B><I>ch</I><B>);</B>
- <B>bool</B> <B>has_ic(void);</B>
- <B>bool</B> <B>has_il(void);</B>
- <B>char</B> <B>killchar(void);</B>
- <B>int</B> <B>killwchar(wchar_t</B> <B>*</B><I>ch</I><B>);</B>
- <B>char</B> <B>*longname(void);</B>
- <B>attr_t</B> <B>term_attrs(void);</B>
- <B>chtype</B> <B>termattrs(void);</B>
- <B>char</B> <B>*termname(void);</B>
+ <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>baudrate(void);</STRONG>
+ <STRONG>char</STRONG> <STRONG>erasechar(void);</STRONG>
+ <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>erasewchar(wchar_t</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>ch</EM><STRONG>);</STRONG>
+ <STRONG>bool</STRONG> <STRONG>has_ic(void);</STRONG>
+ <STRONG>bool</STRONG> <STRONG>has_il(void);</STRONG>
+ <STRONG>char</STRONG> <STRONG>killchar(void);</STRONG>
+ <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>killwchar(wchar_t</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>ch</EM><STRONG>);</STRONG>
+ <STRONG>char</STRONG> <STRONG>*longname(void);</STRONG>
+ <STRONG>attr_t</STRONG> <STRONG>term_attrs(void);</STRONG>
+ <STRONG>chtype</STRONG> <STRONG>termattrs(void);</STRONG>
+ <STRONG>char</STRONG> <STRONG>*termname(void);</STRONG>
</PRE><H2><a name="h2-DESCRIPTION">DESCRIPTION</a></H2><PRE>
</PRE><H3><a name="h3-baudrate">baudrate</a></H3><PRE>
- The <B>baudrate</B> routine returns the output speed of the terminal. The
- number returned is in bits per second, for example <B>9600</B>, and is an
+ The <STRONG>baudrate</STRONG> routine returns the output speed of the terminal. The
+ number returned is in bits per second, for example <STRONG>9600</STRONG>, and is an
integer.
</PRE><H3><a name="h3-erasechar_-erasewchar">erasechar, erasewchar</a></H3><PRE>
- The <B>erasechar</B> routine returns the user's current erase character.
+ The <STRONG>erasechar</STRONG> routine returns the user's current erase character.
- The <B>erasewchar</B> routine stores the current erase character in the
- location referenced by <I>ch</I>. If no erase character has been defined, the
- routine fails and the location referenced by <I>ch</I> is not changed.
+ The <STRONG>erasewchar</STRONG> routine stores the current erase character in the
+ location referenced by <EM>ch</EM>. If no erase character has been defined, the
+ routine fails and the location referenced by <EM>ch</EM> is not changed.
</PRE><H3><a name="h3-has_is_-has_il">has_is, has_il</a></H3><PRE>
- The <B>has_ic</B> routine is true if the terminal has insert- and delete-
+ The <STRONG>has_ic</STRONG> routine is true if the terminal has insert- and delete-
character capabilities.
- The <B>has_il</B> routine is true if the terminal has insert- and delete-line
+ The <STRONG>has_il</STRONG> routine is true if the terminal has insert- and delete-line
capabilities, or can simulate them using scrolling regions. This might
be used to determine if it would be appropriate to turn on physical
- scrolling using <B>scrollok</B>.
+ scrolling using <STRONG><A HREF="scrollok.3x.html">scrollok(3x)</A></STRONG>.
</PRE><H3><a name="h3-killchar_-killwchar">killchar, killwchar</a></H3><PRE>
- The <B>killchar</B> routine returns the user's current line kill character.
+ The <STRONG>killchar</STRONG> routine returns the user's current line kill character.
- The <B>killwchar</B> routine stores the current line-kill character in the
- location referenced by <I>ch</I>. If no line-kill character has been defined,
- the routine fails and the location referenced by <I>ch</I> is not changed.
+ The <STRONG>killwchar</STRONG> routine stores the current line-kill character in the
+ location referenced by <EM>ch</EM>. If no line-kill character has been defined,
+ the routine fails and the location referenced by <EM>ch</EM> is not changed.
</PRE><H3><a name="h3-longname">longname</a></H3><PRE>
- The <B>longname</B> routine returns a pointer to a static area containing a
+ The <STRONG>longname</STRONG> routine returns a pointer to a static area containing a
verbose description of the current terminal. The maximum length of a
verbose description is 128 characters. It is defined only after the
- call to <B>initscr</B> or <B>newterm</B>. The area is overwritten by each call to
- <B>newterm</B> and is not restored by <B>set_term</B>, so the value should be saved
- between calls to <B>newterm</B> if <B>longname</B> is going to be used with multiple
+ call to <STRONG>initscr</STRONG> or <STRONG>newterm</STRONG>. The area is overwritten by each call to
+ <STRONG>newterm</STRONG> and is not restored by <STRONG>set_term</STRONG>, so the value should be saved
+ between calls to <STRONG>newterm</STRONG> if <STRONG>longname</STRONG> is going to be used with multiple
terminals.
</PRE><H3><a name="h3-termattrs_-term_attrs">termattrs, term_attrs</a></H3><PRE>
If a given terminal does not support a video attribute that an
- application program is trying to use, <B>curses</B> may substitute a different
- video attribute for it. The <B>termattrs</B> and <B>term_attrs</B> functions return
- a logical <B>OR</B> of all video attributes supported by the terminal using <I>A</I><B>_</B>
- and <I>WA</I><B>_</B> constants respectively. This information is useful when a
- <B>curses</B> program needs complete control over the appearance of the
+ application program is trying to use, <STRONG>curses</STRONG> may substitute a different
+ video attribute for it. The <STRONG>termattrs</STRONG> and <STRONG>term_attrs</STRONG> functions return
+ a logical <STRONG>OR</STRONG> of all video attributes supported by the terminal using <STRONG>A_</STRONG>
+ and <STRONG>WA_</STRONG> constants respectively. This information is useful when a
+ <STRONG>curses</STRONG> program needs complete control over the appearance of the
screen.
</PRE><H3><a name="h3-termname">termname</a></H3><PRE>
- The <B>termname</B> routine returns the terminal name used by <B>setupterm</B>.
+ The <STRONG>termname</STRONG> routine returns the terminal name used by <STRONG>setupterm</STRONG>.
</PRE><H2><a name="h2-RETURN-VALUE">RETURN VALUE</a></H2><PRE>
- <B>longname</B> and <B>termname</B> return <B>NULL</B> on error.
+ <STRONG>longname</STRONG> and <STRONG>termname</STRONG> return <STRONG>NULL</STRONG> on error.
- Routines that return an integer return <B>ERR</B> upon failure and <B>OK</B> (SVr4
- only specifies "an integer value other than <B>ERR</B>") upon successful
+ Routines that return an integer return <STRONG>ERR</STRONG> upon failure and <STRONG>OK</STRONG> (SVr4
+ only specifies "an integer value other than <STRONG>ERR</STRONG>") upon successful
completion.
</PRE><H2><a name="h2-NOTES">NOTES</a></H2><PRE>
- Note that <B>termattrs</B> may be a macro.
+ Note that <STRONG>termattrs</STRONG> may be a macro.
</PRE><H2><a name="h2-PORTABILITY">PORTABILITY</a></H2><PRE>
The XSI Curses standard, Issue 4 describes these functions. It changes
- the return type of <B>termattrs</B> to the new type <B>attr_t</B>. Most versions of
- curses truncate the result returned by <B>termname</B> to 14 characters.
+ the return type of <STRONG>termattrs</STRONG> to the new type <STRONG>attr_t</STRONG>. Most versions of
+ curses truncate the result returned by <STRONG>termname</STRONG> to 14 characters.
</PRE><H2><a name="h2-SEE-ALSO">SEE ALSO</a></H2><PRE>
- <B><A HREF="curses.3X.html">curses(3X)</A></B>, <B><A HREF="curs_initscr.3X.html">curs_initscr(3X)</A></B>, <B><A HREF="curs_outopts.3X.html">curs_outopts(3X)</A></B>
+ <STRONG><A HREF="ncurses.3x.html">curses(3x)</A></STRONG>, <STRONG><A HREF="curs_initscr.3x.html">curs_initscr(3x)</A></STRONG>, <STRONG><A HREF="curs_outopts.3x.html">curs_outopts(3x)</A></STRONG>
- <B><A HREF="curs_termattrs.3X.html">curs_termattrs(3X)</A></B>
+ <STRONG><A HREF="curs_termattrs.3x.html">curs_termattrs(3x)</A></STRONG>
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