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-  * @Id: curs_terminfo.3x,v 1.66 2020/10/31 23:15:44 tom Exp @
+  * @Id: curs_terminfo.3x,v 1.67 2020/11/07 23:49:07 tom Exp @
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        ities, such as programming function keys.  For all other functionality,
        <STRONG>curses</STRONG> routines are more suitable and their use is recommended.
 
        ities, such as programming function keys.  For all other functionality,
        <STRONG>curses</STRONG> routines are more suitable and their use is recommended.
 
+       None of these functions use  (or  are  aware  of)  multibyte  character
+       strings such as UTF-8:
+
+       <STRONG>o</STRONG>   capability names use the POSIX portable character set
+
+       <STRONG>o</STRONG>   capability  string  values  have  no  associated encoding; they are
+           strings of 8-bit characters.
+
 
 </PRE><H3><a name="h3-Initialization">Initialization</a></H3><PRE>
        Initially, <STRONG>setupterm</STRONG> should be called.  The high-level curses functions
 
 </PRE><H3><a name="h3-Initialization">Initialization</a></H3><PRE>
        Initially, <STRONG>setupterm</STRONG> should be called.  The high-level curses functions
        saveterm    save current modes as "in curses" state
        savetty     store current tty flags
        setterm     establish terminal with given type
        saveterm    save current modes as "in curses" state
        savetty     store current tty flags
        setterm     establish terminal with given type
+
        setupterm   establish terminal with given type
        tparm       instantiate a string expression with parameters
        tputs       apply padding information to a string
        setupterm   establish terminal with given type
        tparm       instantiate a string expression with parameters
        tputs       apply padding information to a string