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-<STRONG><A HREF="form_field_buffer.3x.html">form_field_buffer(3x)</A></STRONG>                       <STRONG><A HREF="form_field_buffer.3x.html">form_field_buffer(3x)</A></STRONG>
+<STRONG><A HREF="form_field_buffer.3x.html">form_field_buffer(3x)</A></STRONG>                             <STRONG><A HREF="form_field_buffer.3x.html">form_field_buffer(3x)</A></STRONG>
 
 
 
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        value out of the buffer and removes the leading and trail-
        ing spaces. Please note also, that  subsequent  operations
        on  the  form  will  probably  change  the  content of the
-       buffer. So don't use it  for  long  term  storage  of  the
+       buffer. So do not use it for  long  term  storage  of  the
        entered form data.
 
        The  function  <STRONG>set_field_status</STRONG> sets the associated status
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 <H2>NOTES</H2><PRE>
        The header file <STRONG>&lt;form.h&gt;</STRONG> automatically includes the header
-       file <STRONG>&lt;curses.h&gt;</STRONG>.
+       file
+
+       When  configured for wide-characters, <STRONG>field_buffer</STRONG> returns
+       a pointer to temporary storage (allocated and freed by the
+       library).   The  application  should not attempt to modify
+       the  data.   It  will  be  freed  on  the  next  call   to
+       <STRONG>field_buffer</STRONG> to return the same buffer.  <STRONG>&lt;curses.h&gt;</STRONG>.
 
 
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-                                            <STRONG><A HREF="form_field_buffer.3x.html">form_field_buffer(3x)</A></STRONG>
+                                                  <STRONG><A HREF="form_field_buffer.3x.html">form_field_buffer(3x)</A></STRONG>
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