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(causes it to be displayed above any other
panel) and returns a pointer to the new panel.
- <STRONG>void</STRONG> <STRONG>update_panels()</STRONG>
+ <STRONG>update_panels()</STRONG>
refreshes the virtual screen to reflect the rela-
tions between the panels in the stack, but does not
call doupdate() to refresh the physical screen.
- Use this function and not wrefresh or wnoutrefresh.
- update_panels() may be called more than once before
- a call to doupdate(), but doupdate() is the func-
- tion responsible for updating the physical screen.
+ Use this function and not <STRONG>wrefresh</STRONG> or <STRONG>wnoutrefresh</STRONG>.
+ <STRONG>update_panels</STRONG> may be called more than once before a
+ call to doupdate(), but doupdate() is the function
+ responsible for updating the physical screen.
<STRONG>del_panel(pan)</STRONG>
removes the given panel from the stack and deallo-
- cates the <STRONG>PANEL</STRONG> structure (but not its associated
+ cates the <STRONG>PANEL</STRONG> structure (but not its associated
window).
<STRONG>hide_panel(pan)</STRONG>
- removes the given panel from the panel stack and
+ removes the given panel from the panel stack and
thus hides it from view. The <STRONG>PANEL</STRONG> structure is not
lost, merely removed from the stack.
+ <STRONG>panel_hidden(pan)</STRONG>
+ returns TRUE if the panel is in the panel stack,
+ FALSE if it is not. If the panel is a null
+ pointer, return ERR.
+
<STRONG>show_panel(pan)</STRONG>
- makes a hidden panel visible by placing it on top
+ makes a hidden panel visible by placing it on top
of the panels in the panel stack. See COMPATIBILITY
below.
<STRONG>top_panel(pan)</STRONG>
- puts the given visible panel on top of all panels
+ puts the given visible panel on top of all panels
in the stack. See COMPATIBILITY below.
<STRONG>bottom_panel(pan)</STRONG>
<STRONG>move_panel(pan,starty,startx)</STRONG>
moves the given panel window so that its upper-left
- corner is at <STRONG>starty</STRONG>, <STRONG>startx</STRONG>. It does not change
+ corner is at <STRONG>starty</STRONG>, <STRONG>startx</STRONG>. It does not change
the position of the panel in the stack. Be sure to
- use this function, not <STRONG>mvwin()</STRONG>, to move a panel
+ use this function, not <STRONG>mvwin()</STRONG>, to move a panel
window.
<STRONG>replace_panel(pan,window)</STRONG>
- replaces the current window of panel with <STRONG>window</STRONG>
+ replaces the current window of panel with <STRONG>window</STRONG>
(useful, for example if you want to resize a panel;
if you're using <STRONG>ncurses</STRONG>, you can call <STRONG>replace_panel</STRONG>
- on the output of <STRONG><A HREF="wresize.3x.html">wresize(3x)</A></STRONG>). It does not change
+ on the output of <STRONG><A HREF="wresize.3x.html">wresize(3x)</A></STRONG>). It does not change
the position of the panel in the stack.
<STRONG>panel_above(pan)</STRONG>
- returns a pointer to the panel above pan. If the
- panel argument is <STRONG>(PANEL</STRONG> <STRONG>*)0</STRONG>, it returns a pointer
+ returns a pointer to the panel above pan. If the
+ panel argument is <STRONG>(PANEL</STRONG> <STRONG>*)0</STRONG>, it returns a pointer
to the bottom panel in the stack.
<STRONG>panel_below(pan)</STRONG>
- returns a pointer to the panel just below pan. If
- the panel argument is <STRONG>(PANEL</STRONG> <STRONG>*)0</STRONG>, it returns a
+ returns a pointer to the panel just below pan. If
+ the panel argument is <STRONG>(PANEL</STRONG> <STRONG>*)0</STRONG>, it returns a
pointer to the top panel in the stack.
<STRONG>set_panel_userptr(pan,ptr)</STRONG>
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<H2>SEE ALSO</H2><PRE>
- <STRONG><A HREF="ncurses.3x.html">curses(3x)</A></STRONG>
+ <STRONG><A HREF="ncurses.3x.html">curses(3x)</A></STRONG>, <STRONG><A HREF="curs_variables.3x.html">curs_variables(3x)</A></STRONG>,
- This describes <STRONG>ncurses</STRONG> version 5.5 (patch 20061209).
+ This describes <STRONG>ncurses</STRONG> version 5.9 (patch 20141220).
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<STRONG><A HREF="panel.3x.html">panel(3x)</A></STRONG>
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