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be returned by the next call to <STRONG>wgetch</STRONG>. There is just one
input queue for all windows.
+
<STRONG>Function</STRONG> <STRONG>Keys</STRONG>
The following function keys, defined in <STRONG><curses.h></STRONG>, might
be returned by <STRONG>getch</STRONG> if <STRONG>keypad</STRONG> has been enabled. Note
KEY_REPLACE Replace key
KEY_RESIZE Screen resized
KEY_RESTART Restart key
-
KEY_RESUME Resume key
+
KEY_SAVE Save key
KEY_SBEG Shifted beginning key
KEY_SCANCEL Shifted cancel key
sion of <STRONG>KEY_MOUSE</STRONG>.
+
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<H2>RETURN VALUE</H2><PRE>
All routines return the integer <STRONG>ERR</STRONG> upon failure and an
says that <STRONG>KEY_ENTER</STRONG> is control/M, <STRONG>getch</STRONG> will return
<STRONG>KEY_ENTER</STRONG> when you press control/M.
+ Generally, <STRONG>KEY_ENTER</STRONG> denotes the character(s) sent by the
+ <EM>Enter</EM> key on the numeric keypad:
+
+ <STRONG>o</STRONG> the terminal description lists the most useful keys,
+
+ <STRONG>o</STRONG> the <EM>Enter</EM> key on the regular keyboard is already han-
+ dled by the standard ASCII characters for carriage-re-
+ turn and line-feed,
+
+ <STRONG>o</STRONG> depending on whether <STRONG>nl</STRONG> or <STRONG>nonl</STRONG> was called, pressing
+ "Enter" on the regular keyboard may return either a
+ carriage-return or line-feed, and finally
+
+ <STRONG>o</STRONG> "Enter or send" is the standard description for this
+ key.
+
When using <STRONG>getch</STRONG>, <STRONG>wgetch</STRONG>, <STRONG>mvgetch</STRONG>, or <STRONG>mvwgetch</STRONG>, nocbreak
mode (<STRONG>nocbreak</STRONG>) and echo mode (<STRONG>echo</STRONG>) should not be used at
the same time. Depending on the state of the tty driver
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<H2>SEE ALSO</H2><PRE>
- <STRONG><A HREF="ncurses.3x.html">curses(3x)</A></STRONG>, <STRONG><A HREF="curs_inopts.3x.html">curs_inopts(3x)</A></STRONG>, <STRONG><A HREF="curs_mouse.3x.html">curs_mouse(3x)</A></STRONG>,
- <STRONG><A HREF="curs_move.3x.html">curs_move(3x)</A></STRONG>, <STRONG><A HREF="curs_refresh.3x.html">curs_refresh(3x)</A></STRONG>, <STRONG><A HREF="resizeterm.3x.html">resizeterm(3x)</A></STRONG>.
+ <STRONG><A HREF="ncurses.3x.html">curses(3x)</A></STRONG>, <STRONG><A HREF="curs_inopts.3x.html">curs_inopts(3x)</A></STRONG>, <STRONG><A HREF="curs_outopts.3x.html">curs_outopts(3x)</A></STRONG>,
+ <STRONG><A HREF="curs_mouse.3x.html">curs_mouse(3x)</A></STRONG>, <STRONG><A HREF="curs_move.3x.html">curs_move(3x)</A></STRONG>, <STRONG><A HREF="curs_refresh.3x.html">curs_refresh(3x)</A></STRONG>, <STRONG>re-</STRONG>
+ <STRONG><A HREF="resizeterm.3x.html">sizeterm(3x)</A></STRONG>.
- Comparable functions in the wide-character (ncursesw) li-
+ Comparable functions in the wide-character (ncursesw) li-
brary are described in <STRONG><A HREF="curs_get_wch.3x.html">curs_get_wch(3x)</A></STRONG>.
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