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-<H1 class="no-header">curs_threads 3x 2023-08-19 ncurses 6.4 Library calls</H1>
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<STRONG><A HREF="curs_threads.3x.html">curs_threads(3x)</A></STRONG> Library calls <STRONG><A HREF="curs_threads.3x.html">curs_threads(3x)</A></STRONG>
</PRE><H2><a name="h2-NAME">NAME</a></H2><PRE>
- <STRONG>curs_threads</STRONG> - <STRONG>curses</STRONG> thread support
+ <STRONG>curs_threads</STRONG> - <EM>curses</EM> thread support
</PRE><H2><a name="h2-SYNOPSIS">SYNOPSIS</a></H2><PRE>
</PRE><H2><a name="h2-DESCRIPTION">DESCRIPTION</a></H2><PRE>
This implementation can be configured to provide rudimentary support
- for multi-threaded applications. This makes a different set of li-
- braries, e.g., <STRONG>libncursest</STRONG> since the binary interfaces are different.
+ for multi-threaded applications. This makes a different set of
+ libraries, e.g., <STRONG>libncursest</STRONG> since the binary interfaces are different.
Rather than modify the interfaces to pass a thread specifier to each
- function, it adds a few functions which can be used in any configura-
- tion which hide the mutex's needed to prevent concurrent use of the
- global variables when configured for threading.
+ function, it adds a few functions which can be used in any
+ configuration which hide the mutex's needed to prevent concurrent use
+ of the global variables when configured for threading.
In addition to forcing access to members of the <STRONG>WINDOW</STRONG> structure to be
via functions (see <STRONG><A HREF="curs_opaque.3x.html">curs_opaque(3x)</A></STRONG>), it makes functions of the common
are considered writable by some applications. The functions described
here address these special situations.
- The ESCDELAY and TABSIZE global variables are modified by some applica-
- tions. To modify them in any configuration, use the <STRONG>set_escdelay</STRONG> or
- <STRONG>set_tabsize</STRONG> functions. Other global variables are not modifiable.
+ The ESCDELAY and TABSIZE global variables are modified by some
+ applications. To modify them in any configuration, use the
+ <STRONG>set_escdelay</STRONG> or <STRONG>set_tabsize</STRONG> functions. Other global variables are not
+ modifiable.
The <STRONG>get_escdelay</STRONG> function returns the value for ESCDELAY.
- The <STRONG>use_window</STRONG> and <STRONG>use_screen</STRONG> functions provide coarse granularity mu-
- texes for their respective <STRONG>WINDOW</STRONG> and <STRONG>SCREEN</STRONG> parameters, and call a us-
- er-supplied function, passing it a <EM>data</EM> parameter, and returning the
+ The <STRONG>use_window</STRONG> and <STRONG>use_screen</STRONG> functions provide coarse granularity
+ mutexes for their respective <STRONG>WINDOW</STRONG> and <STRONG>SCREEN</STRONG> parameters, and call a
+ user-supplied function, passing it a <EM>data</EM> parameter, and returning the
value from the user-supplied function to the application.
</PRE><H3><a name="h3-USAGE">USAGE</a></H3><PRE>
- All of the ncurses library functions assume that the locale is not al-
- tered during operation. In addition, they use data which is maintained
- within a hierarchy of scopes.
+ All of the ncurses library functions assume that the locale is not
+ altered during operation. In addition, they use data which is
+ maintained within a hierarchy of scopes.
- <STRONG>o</STRONG> global data, e.g., used in the low-level terminfo or termcap in-
- terfaces.
+ <STRONG>o</STRONG> global data, e.g., used in the low-level terminfo or termcap
+ interfaces.
<STRONG>o</STRONG> terminal data, e.g., associated with a call to <STRONG>set_curterm</STRONG>. The
terminal data are initialized when screens are created.
<STRONG>o</STRONG> screen data, e.g., associated with a call to <STRONG>newterm</STRONG> or <STRONG>initscr</STRONG>.
- <STRONG>o</STRONG> window data, e.g., associated with a call to <STRONG>newwin</STRONG> or <STRONG>subwin</STRONG>.
- Windows are associated with screens. Pads are not necessarily
+ <STRONG>o</STRONG> window data, e.g., associated with a call to <STRONG>newwin</STRONG> or <STRONG>subwin</STRONG>.
+ Windows are associated with screens. Pads are not necessarily
associated with a particular screen.
Most curses applications operate on one or more windows within a
<STRONG>o</STRONG> reentrant, i.e., it uses only the data passed as parameters.
- This table lists the scope of data used for each symbol in the ncurses
+ This table lists the scope of data used for each symbol in the ncurses
library when it is configured to support threading:
Symbol Scope
chgat window (stdscr)
clear window (stdscr)
clearok window
+
clrtobot window (stdscr)
clrtoeol window (stdscr)
color_content screen
-
color_set window (stdscr)
copywin window locks(source, target)
cur_term terminal
in_wchnstr window (stdscr)
in_wchstr window (stdscr)
inch window (stdscr)
+
inchnstr window (stdscr)
inchstr window (stdscr)
init_color screen
init_pair screen
-
initscr global locks(screenlist)
innstr window (stdscr)
innwstr window (stdscr)
mvget_wch screen (input-operation)
mvget_wstr screen (input-operation)
mvgetch screen (input-operation)
+
mvgetn_wstr screen (input-operation)
mvgetnstr screen (input-operation)
mvgetstr screen (input-operation)
mvhline window (stdscr)
mvhline_set window (stdscr)
-
mvin_wch window (stdscr)
mvin_wchnstr window (stdscr)
mvin_wchstr window (stdscr)
mvwprintw window
mvwscanw screen
mvwvline window
+
mvwvline_set window
napms reentrant
newpad global locks(windowlist)
newscr screen (readonly)
newterm global locks(screenlist)
newwin global locks(windowlist)
-
nl screen
nocbreak screen
nodelay window
slk_attrset screen
slk_clear screen
slk_color screen
+
slk_init screen
slk_label screen
slk_noutrefresh screen
slk_restore screen
slk_set screen
slk_touch screen
-
slk_wset screen
standend window
standout window
waddchnstr window
waddchstr window
waddnstr window
+
waddnwstr window
waddstr window
waddwstr window
wattr_on window
wattr_set window
wattroff window
-
wattron window
wattrset window
wbkgd window
wredrawln window
wrefresh screen
wresize window locks(windowlist)
+
wscanw screen
wscrl window
wsetscrreg window
wsyncup screen (affects window plus parents)
wtimeout window
wtouchln window
-
wunctrl global (static data)
wvline window
wvline_set window
</PRE><H2><a name="h2-PORTABILITY">PORTABILITY</a></H2><PRE>
- These routines are specific to ncurses. They were not supported on
+ These routines are specific to ncurses. They were not supported on
Version 7, BSD or System V implementations. It is recommended that any
- code depending on ncurses extensions be conditioned using NCURSES_VER-
- SION.
+ code depending on ncurses extensions be conditioned using
+ NCURSES_VERSION.
</PRE><H2><a name="h2-SEE-ALSO">SEE ALSO</a></H2><PRE>
-ncurses 6.4 2023-0
8-19 <STRONG><A HREF="curs_threads.3x.html">curs_threads(3x)</A></STRONG>
+ncurses 6.4 2023-0
9-16 <STRONG><A HREF="curs_threads.3x.html">curs_threads(3x)</A></STRONG>
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