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-<H1 class="no-header">curs_variables 3x 2024-03-16 ncurses 6.4 Library calls</H1>
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<STRONG><A HREF="curs_variables.3x.html">curs_variables(3x)</A></STRONG> Library calls <STRONG><A HREF="curs_variables.3x.html">curs_variables(3x)</A></STRONG>
</PRE><H3><a name="h3-ESCDELAY">ESCDELAY</a></H3><PRE>
- For <EM>curses</EM> to distinguish an escape character corresponding to a user's
- press of an "Escape" key on the input device from one included in a
- control sequence used by a cursor movement or function key, the library
- waits to see if another key event occurs after the escape character.
- <STRONG>ESCDELAY</STRONG> stores this interval in milliseconds.
+ For <EM>curses</EM> to distinguish the ESC character resulting from a user's
+ press of the "Escape" key on the input device from one beginning an
+ <EM>escape</EM> <EM>sequence</EM> (as commonly produced by function keys), it waits after
+ the escape character to see if further characters are available on the
+ input stream within a short interval. <STRONG>ESCDELAY</STRONG> stores this interval in
+ milliseconds.
+
+ If <STRONG><A HREF="curs_inopts.3x.html">keypad(3x)</A></STRONG> is disabled for the <EM>curses</EM> window receiving input, a
+ program must disambiguate escape sequences itself.
</PRE><H3><a name="h3-TABSIZE">TABSIZE</a></H3><PRE>
</PRE><H2><a name="h2-NOTES">NOTES</a></H2><PRE>
Either <STRONG><A HREF="curs_initscr.3x.html">initscr(3x)</A></STRONG> or <STRONG><A HREF="curs_initscr.3x.html">newterm(3x)</A></STRONG> initializes <EM>curses</EM>.
- If <EM>ncurses</EM> is configured to provide separate <EM>curses</EM> and <EM>terminfo</EM>
- libraries, most of these variables reside in the <EM>curses</EM> library.
+ If <EM>ncurses</EM> is configured to provide separate <EM>curses</EM> and <EM>tinfo</EM>
+ libraries, most of these variables reside in the former.
</PRE><H2><a name="h2-PORTABILITY">PORTABILITY</a></H2><PRE>
-ncurses 6.4 2024-03-16 <STRONG><A HREF="curs_variables.3x.html">curs_variables(3x)</A></STRONG>
+ncurses 6.4 2024-04-13 <STRONG><A HREF="curs_variables.3x.html">curs_variables(3x)</A></STRONG>
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