ncurses 6.4 - patch 20230918

[ncurses.git] / man / ncurses.3x

diff --git a/man/ncurses.3x b/man/ncurses.3x
index 011b31408ce4f2db5fcb45603ec15c80a859e54e..10878e1cf5075561d55ff96a1816b2df5d07de26 100644 (file)
--- a/man/ncurses.3x
+++ b/man/ncurses.3x
@@ -28,13 +28,17 @@
 .\" authorization.                                                           *
 .\"***************************************************************************
 .\"
-.\" $Id: ncurses.3x,v 1.163 2023/08/12 17:14:08 tom Exp $
-.hy 0
-.TH ncurses 3X 2023-08-12 "ncurses 6.4" "Library calls"
+.\" $Id: ncurses.3x,v 1.171 2023/09/16 23:38:39 tom Exp $
+.TH ncurses 3X 2023-09-16 "ncurses 6.4" "Library calls"
 .ie \n(.g .ds `` \(lq
 .el       .ds `` ``
 .ie \n(.g .ds '' \(rq
 .el       .ds '' ''
+.ie n .ds CW R
+.el   \{
+.ie \n(.g .ds CW CR
+.el       .ds CW CW
+.\}
 .de bP
 .ie n  .IP \(bu 4
 .el    .IP \(bu 2
@@ -45,7 +49,7 @@
 .ie n  .in +4
 .el    .in +2
 .nf
-.ft CR                 \" Courier
+.ft \*(CW
 ..
 .de NE
 .fi
@@ -56,7 +60,8 @@
 .ds n 5
 .ds d @TERMINFO@
 .SH NAME
-\fBncurses\fP \- CRT screen handling and optimization package
+\fB\%ncurses\fP \-
+character-cell terminal interface with optimized output
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 \fB#include <curses.h>\fP
 .SH DESCRIPTION
@@ -88,8 +93,9 @@ A program using these routines must be linked with the \fB\-lncurses\fP option,
 or (if it has been generated) with the debugging library \fB\-lncurses_g\fP.
 (Your system integrator may also have installed these libraries under
 the names \fB\-lcurses\fP and \fB\-lcurses_g\fP.)
-The ncurses_g library generates trace logs (in a file called \*(``trace\*('' in the
-current directory) that describe curses actions.
+The ncurses_g library generates trace logs
+(in a file called \*(``trace\*('' in the current directory)
+that describe curses actions.
 See also the section on \fBALTERNATE CONFIGURATIONS\fP.
 .PP
 The \fBncurses\fP package supports: overall screen, window and pad
@@ -1035,7 +1041,7 @@ ncurses checks for an extended terminfo capability \fBU8\fP.
 This is a numeric capability which can be compiled using \fB@TIC@\ \-x\fP.
 For example
 .RS 3
-.ft CW
+.ft \*(CW
 .sp
 .nf
 # linux console, if patched to provide working
@@ -1047,7 +1053,7 @@ linux-vt100|linux console with VT100 line-graphics,
 xterm-utf8|xterm relying on UTF-8 line-graphics,
         U8#1, use=xterm,
 .fi
-.ft
+.ft R
 .RE
 .PP
 The name \*(``U8\*('' is chosen to be two characters,