X-Git-Url: https://ncurses.scripts.mit.edu/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=doc%2Fhtml%2Fman%2Fcurs_addch.3x.html;h=a5ec1d2d849d5a6ccf75292260f3573005d83bbf;hb=d1a029866f6d84087781eaa81de19949d8533426;hp=92f2c757f4c91d808c1b3826279b6ebaddf9cfa2;hpb=16fbf3f4f7d96b6ee6bf9159b22f26e05962aa3d;p=ncurses.git diff --git a/doc/html/man/curs_addch.3x.html b/doc/html/man/curs_addch.3x.html index 92f2c757..a5ec1d2d 100644 --- a/doc/html/man/curs_addch.3x.html +++ b/doc/html/man/curs_addch.3x.html @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ -curs_addch 3x +curs_addch 3x 2023-07-01 ncurses 6.4 Library calls -

curs_addch 3x

+

curs_addch 3x 2023-07-01 ncurses 6.4 Library calls

-curs_addch(3x)                                                  curs_addch(3x)
+curs_addch(3x)                   Library calls                  curs_addch(3x)
 
 
 
@@ -74,12 +74,12 @@
 
        o   The cursor automatically wraps to the beginning of the next line.
 
-       o   At  the  bottom of the current scrolling region, and if scrollok is
-           enabled, the scrolling region is scrolled up one line.
+       o   At  the bottom of the current scrolling region, and if scrollok(3x)
+           is enabled, the scrolling region is scrolled up one line.
 
-       o   If scrollok is not enabled, writing a character at the lower  right
-           margin  succeeds.   However, an error is returned because it is not
-           possible to wrap to a new line
+       o   If scrollok(3x) is not enabled, writing a character  at  the  lower
+           right margin succeeds.  However, an error is returned because it is
+           not possible to wrap to a new line
 
        If ch is a tab, newline, carriage return or backspace,  the  cursor  is
        moved appropriately within the window:
@@ -97,9 +97,19 @@
            may be altered by setting the TABSIZE variable.
 
        If  ch  is  any  other nonprintable character, it is drawn in printable
-       form, i.e., the ^X notation used by unctrl(3x).   Calling  winch  after
-       adding  a  nonprintable character does not return the character itself,
-       but instead returns the printable representation of the character.
+       form, using the same convention as unctrl(3x):
+
+       o   Control characters are displayed in the ^X notation.
+
+       o   Values above 128 are either meta characters (if the screen has  not
+           been  initialized,  or  if  meta(3x)  has been called with a TRUE E
+           parameter),  shown  in  the  M-X  notation,  or  are  displayed  as
+           themselves.   In  the latter case, the values may not be printable;
+           this follows the X/Open specification.
+
+       Calling winch after adding a nonprintable character does not return the
+       character  itself,  but instead returns the printable representation of
+       the character.
 
        Video attributes can be combined with a character  argument  passed  to
        addch  or  related  functions by logical-ORing them into the character.
@@ -178,9 +188,9 @@
        If it is not  possible  to  add  a  complete  character,  an  error  is
        returned:
 
-       o   If  scrollok is not enabled, writing a character at the lower right
-           margin succeeds.  However, an error is returned because it  is  not
-           possible to wrap to a new line
+       o   If  scrollok(3x)  is  not enabled, writing a character at the lower
+           right margin succeeds.  However, an error is returned because it is
+           not possible to wrap to a new line
 
        o   If  an error is detected when converting a multibyte character to a
            sequence of bytes, or if it is not  possible  to  add  all  of  the
@@ -298,7 +308,7 @@
 
 
 
-                                                                curs_addch(3x)
+ncurses 6.4                       2023-07-01                    curs_addch(3x)