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-.\" Copyright 2018-2019,2020 Thomas E. Dickey *
+.\" Copyright 2018-2022,2023 Thomas E. Dickey *
.\" Copyright 2000-2011,2016 Free Software Foundation, Inc. *
.\" *
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.\" Author: Thomas E. Dickey 1997,1999,2000,2005
.\"
-.\" $Id: default_colors.3x,v 1.29 2020/02/02 23:34:34 tom Exp $
-.TH default_colors 3X ""
-.ie \n(.g .ds `` \(lq
-.el .ds `` ``
-.ie \n(.g .ds '' \(rq
-.el .ds '' ''
+.\" $Id: default_colors.3x,v 1.45 2023/10/07 21:19:07 tom Exp $
+.TH default_colors 3X 2023-10-07 "ncurses 6.4" "Library calls"
+.ie \n(.g \{\
+.ds `` \(lq
+.ds '' \(rq
+.\}
+.el \{\
+.ie t .ds `` ``
+.el .ds `` ""
+.ie t .ds '' ''
+.el .ds '' ""
+.\}
.SH NAME
-\fBuse_default_colors\fR,
-\fBassume_default_colors\fR \- use terminal's default colors
+\fB\%use_default_colors\fP,
+\fB\%assume_default_colors\fP \-
+use terminal's default colors
.SH SYNOPSIS
-\fB#include <curses.h>\fP
-.sp
-\fBint use_default_colors(void);\fP
-.br
-\fBint assume_default_colors(int fg, int bg);\fP
+.nf
+\fB#include <curses.h>
+.PP
+\fBint use_default_colors(void);
+\fBint assume_default_colors(int \fIfg\fP, int \fIbg\fP);
+.fi
.SH DESCRIPTION
The \fBuse_default_colors\fP and \fBassume_default_colors\fP
functions are extensions to the curses library.
using colors only for text.
For example, there are several implementations of the \fBls\fP program
which use colors to denote different file types or permissions.
-These \*(``color ls\*('' programs do not necessarily modify the background color,
+These \*(``color ls\*('' programs do not necessarily
+modify the background color,
typically using only the \fBsetaf\fP terminfo capability to set the
foreground color.
Full-screen applications that use default colors can achieve similar
If the \fBinitialize_pair\fP capability is not found, this causes an
error as well.
.SH NOTES
-Associated with this extension, the \fBinit_pair\fR function accepts
+Associated with this extension, the \fBinit_pair\fP function accepts
negative arguments to specify default foreground or background colors.
.PP
-The \fBuse_default_colors\fP function was added to support \fIded\fP.
+The \fBuse_default_colors\fP function was added to support \fBded\fP.
This is a full-screen application which uses curses to manage only part
of the screen.
The bottom portion of the screen, which is of adjustable
Version 7, BSD or System V implementations.
It is recommended that
any code depending on them be conditioned using NCURSES_VERSION.
-.SH SEE ALSO
-\fBcurs_color\fR(3X),
-\fBded\fP(1).
.SH AUTHOR
Thomas Dickey (from an analysis of the requirements for color xterm
for XFree86 3.1.2C, February 1996).
+.SH SEE ALSO
+\fB\%ded\fP(1),
+\fB\%curs_color\fP(3X)