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diff --git a/man/curs_attr.3x b/man/curs_attr.3x
index 55c89c3e3774d39ec1ef2befd4793660a51519fe..4d336083347498ebaa5b94a0a8b4d81ecc5c864f 100644 (file)
--- a/man/curs_attr.3x
+++ b/man/curs_attr.3x
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 '\" t
 .\"***************************************************************************
 '\" t
 .\"***************************************************************************

-.\" Copyright (c) 1998-2013,2015 Free Software Foundation, Inc.              *
+.\" Copyright (c) 1998-2016,2017 Free Software Foundation, Inc.              *

 .\"                                                                          *
 .\" Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a  *
 .\" copy of this software and associated documentation files (the            *
 .\"                                                                          *
 .\" Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a  *
 .\" copy of this software and associated documentation files (the            *


@@ -27,41 +27,65 @@
 .\" authorization.                                                           *
 .\"***************************************************************************
 .\"
 .\" authorization.                                                           *
 .\"***************************************************************************
 .\"

-.\" $Id: curs_attr.3x,v 1.43 2015/12/05 18:46:04 tom Exp $
+.\" $Id: curs_attr.3x,v 1.53 2017/03/28 23:31:39 tom Exp $

 .TH curs_attr 3X ""
 .TH curs_attr 3X ""

+.de bP
+.IP \(bu 4
+..

 .na
 .hy 0
 .SH NAME
 .na
 .hy 0
 .SH NAME

+.\" attr_get
+\fBattr_get\fR,
+\fBwattr_get\fR,
+\fBattr_set\fR,
+\fBwattr_set\fR,
+.\" .br
+\fBattr_off\fR,
+\fBwattr_off\fR,
+\fBattr_on\fR,
+\fBwattr_on\fR,
+.\" .br

 \fBattroff\fR,
 \fBwattroff\fR,
 \fBattron\fR,
 \fBwattron\fR,
 \fBattrset\fR,
 \fBwattrset\fR,
 \fBattroff\fR,
 \fBwattroff\fR,
 \fBattron\fR,
 \fBwattron\fR,
 \fBattrset\fR,
 \fBwattrset\fR,

+.\" .br
+\fBchgat\fR,
+\fBwchgat\fR,
+\fBmvchgat\fR,
+\fBmvwchgat\fR,
+.\" .br

 \fBcolor_set\fR,
 \fBwcolor_set\fR,
 \fBcolor_set\fR,
 \fBwcolor_set\fR,

+.\" .br

 \fBstandend\fR,
 \fBwstandend\fR,
 \fBstandout\fR,
 \fBstandend\fR,
 \fBwstandend\fR,
 \fBstandout\fR,

-\fBwstandout\fR,
-\fBattr_get\fR,
-\fBwattr_get\fR,
-\fBattr_off\fR,
-\fBwattr_off\fR,
-\fBattr_on\fR,
-\fBwattr_on\fR,
-\fBattr_set\fR,
-\fBwattr_set\fR,
-\fBchgat\fR,
-\fBwchgat\fR,
-\fBmvchgat\fR,
-\fBmvwchgat\fR,
-\fBPAIR_NUMBER\fR \- \fBcurses\fR character and window attribute control routines
+\fBwstandout\fR \- \fBcurses\fR character and window attribute control routines

 .ad
 .hy
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 \fB#include <curses.h>\fR
 .ad
 .hy
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 \fB#include <curses.h>\fR

+.sp
+\fBint attr_get(attr_t *\fP\fIattrs\fP\fB, short *\fP\fIpair\fP\fB, void *\fP\fIopts\fP\fB);\fR
+.br
+\fBint wattr_get(WINDOW *\fP\fIwin\fP\fB, attr_t *\fP\fIattrs\fP\fB, short *\fP\fIpair\fP\fB,\fR \fBvoid *\fP\fIopts\fP\fB);\fR
+.br
+\fBint attr_set(attr_t \fP\fIattrs\fP\fB, short \fP\fIpair\fP\fB, void *\fP\fIopts\fP\fB);\fR

 .br
 .br

+\fBint wattr_set(WINDOW *\fP\fIwin\fP\fB, attr_t \fP\fIattrs\fP\fB, short \fP\fIpair\fP\fB, void *\fP\fIopts\fP\fB);\fR
+.sp
+\fBint attr_off(attr_t \fP\fIattrs\fP\fB, void *\fP\fIopts\fP\fB);\fR
+.br
+\fBint wattr_off(WINDOW *\fP\fIwin\fP\fB, attr_t \fP\fIattrs\fP\fB, void *\fP\fIopts\fP\fB);\fR
+.br
+\fBint attr_on(attr_t \fP\fIattrs\fP\fB, void *\fP\fIopts\fP\fB);\fR
+.br
+\fBint wattr_on(WINDOW *\fP\fIwin\fP\fB, attr_t \fP\fIattrs\fP\fB, void *\fP\fIopts\fP\fB);\fR
+.sp

 \fBint attroff(int \fP\fIattrs);\fR
 .br
 \fBint wattroff(WINDOW *\fP\fIwin\fP\fB, int \fP\fIattrs\fP\fB);\fR
 \fBint attroff(int \fP\fIattrs);\fR
 .br
 \fBint wattroff(WINDOW *\fP\fIwin\fP\fB, int \fP\fIattrs\fP\fB);\fR


@@ -73,12 +97,22 @@
 \fBint attrset(int \fP\fIattrs\fP\fB);\fR
 .br
 \fBint wattrset(WINDOW *\fP\fIwin\fP\fB, int \fP\fIattrs\fP\fB);\fR
 \fBint attrset(int \fP\fIattrs\fP\fB);\fR
 .br
 \fBint wattrset(WINDOW *\fP\fIwin\fP\fB, int \fP\fIattrs\fP\fB);\fR

+.sp
+\fBint chgat(int \fP\fIn\fP\fB, attr_t \fP\fIattr\fP\fB, short \fP\fIpair\fP\fB,\fR \fBconst void *\fP\fIopts\fP\fB);\fR
+.br
+\fBint wchgat(WINDOW *\fP\fIwin\fP\fB,\fP
+      \fBint \fP\fIn\fP\fB, attr_t \fP\fIattr\fP\fB,\fR \fBshort \fP\fIpair\fP\fB, const void *\fP\fIopts\fP\fB);\fR

 .br
 .br

-\fBint color_set(short \fP\fIcolor_pair_number\fP\fB, void* \fP\fIopts\fP\fB);\fR
+\fBint mvchgat(int \fP\fIy\fP\fB, int \fP\fIx\fP\fB,\fP
+      \fBint \fP\fIn\fP\fB, attr_t \fP\fIattr\fP\fB,\fR \fBshort \fP\fIpair\fP\fB, const void *\fP\fIopts\fP\fB);\fR

 .br
 .br

-\fBint wcolor_set(WINDOW *\fP\fIwin\fP\fB, short \fP\fIcolor_pair_number\fP\fB,\fR
-      \fBvoid* \fP\fIopts);\fR
+\fBint mvwchgat(WINDOW *\fP\fIwin, int \fP\fIy, int \fP\fIx\fP\fB,\fP
+      \fBint \fP\fIn,\fR \fBattr_t \fP\fIattr\fP\fB, short \fP\fIpair\fP\fB, const void *\fP\fIopts\fP\fB);\fR
+.sp
+\fBint color_set(short \fP\fIpair\fP\fB, void* \fP\fIopts\fP\fB);\fR

 .br
 .br

+\fBint wcolor_set(WINDOW *\fP\fIwin\fP\fB, short \fP\fIpair\fP\fB,\fR \fBvoid* \fP\fIopts);\fR
+.sp

 \fBint standend(void);\fR
 .br
 \fBint wstandend(WINDOW *\fP\fIwin\fP\fB);\fR
 \fBint standend(void);\fR
 .br
 \fBint wstandend(WINDOW *\fP\fIwin\fP\fB);\fR


@@ -86,42 +120,10 @@
 \fBint standout(void);\fR
 .br
 \fBint wstandout(WINDOW *\fP\fIwin\fP\fB);\fR
 \fBint standout(void);\fR
 .br
 \fBint wstandout(WINDOW *\fP\fIwin\fP\fB);\fR

-.br
-\fBint attr_get(attr_t *\fP\fIattrs\fP\fB, short *\fP\fIpair\fP\fB, void *\fP\fIopts\fP\fB);\fR
-.br
-\fBint wattr_get(WINDOW *\fP\fIwin\fP\fB, attr_t *\fP\fIattrs\fP\fB, short *\fP\fIpair\fP\fB,\fR
-       \fBvoid *\fP\fIopts\fP\fB);\fR
-.br
-\fBint attr_off(attr_t \fP\fIattrs\fP\fB, void *\fP\fIopts\fP\fB);\fR
-.br
-\fBint wattr_off(WINDOW *\fP\fIwin\fP\fB, attr_t \fP\fIattrs\fP\fB, void *\fP\fIopts\fP\fB);\fR
-.br
-\fBint attr_on(attr_t \fP\fIattrs\fP\fB, void *\fP\fIopts\fP\fB);\fR
-.br
-\fBint wattr_on(WINDOW *\fP\fIwin\fP\fB, attr_t \fP\fIattrs\fP\fB, void *\fP\fIopts\fP\fB);\fR
-.br
-\fBint attr_set(attr_t \fP\fIattrs\fP\fB, short \fP\fIpair\fP\fB, void *\fP\fIopts\fP\fB);\fR
-.br
-\fBint wattr_set(WINDOW *\fP\fIwin\fP\fB, attr_t \fP\fIattrs\fP\fB, short \fP\fIpair\fP\fB, void *\fP\fIopts\fP\fB);\fR
-.br
-\fBint chgat(int \fP\fIn\fP\fB, attr_t \fP\fIattr\fP\fB, short \fP\fIcolor\fP\fB,\fR
-      \fBconst void *\fP\fIopts\fP\fB);\fR
-.br
-\fBint wchgat(WINDOW *\fP\fIwin\fP\fB, int \fP\fIn\fP\fB, attr_t \fP\fIattr\fP\fB,\fR
-      \fBshort \fP\fIcolor\fP\fB, const void *\fP\fIopts\fP\fB);\fR
-.br
-\fBint mvchgat(int \fP\fIy\fP\fB, int \fP\fIx\fP\fB, int \fP\fIn\fP\fB, attr_t \fP\fIattr\fP\fB,\fR
-      \fBshort \fP\fIcolor\fP\fB, const void *\fP\fIopts\fP\fB);\fR
-.br
-\fBint mvwchgat(WINDOW *\fP\fIwin, int \fP\fIy, int \fP\fIx, int \fP\fIn,\fR
-      \fBattr_t \fP\fIattr\fP\fB, short \fP\fIcolor\fP\fB, const void *\fP\fIopts\fP\fB);\fR
-.br
-\fBPAIR_NUMBER(\fR\fIattrs\fR\fB);\fP
-.br

 .SH DESCRIPTION
 .SH DESCRIPTION

-These routines manipulate the current attributes of the named window.
-The
-current attributes of a window apply to all characters that are written into
+.PP
+These routines manipulate the current attributes of the named window,
+which then apply to all characters that are written into

 the window with \fBwaddch\fR, \fBwaddstr\fR and \fBwprintw\fR.
 Attributes are
 a property of the character, and move with the character through any scrolling
 the window with \fBwaddch\fR, \fBwaddstr\fR and \fBwprintw\fR.
 Attributes are
 a property of the character, and move with the character through any scrolling


@@ -129,49 +131,55 @@ and insert/delete line/character operations.
 To the extent possible, they are
 displayed as appropriate modifications to the graphic rendition of characters
 put on the screen.
 To the extent possible, they are
 displayed as appropriate modifications to the graphic rendition of characters
 put on the screen.

-.SS attrset
-.PP
-The routine \fBattrset\fR sets the current attributes of the given window to
-\fIattrs\fR.
-The routine \fBattroff\fR turns off the named attributes without
-turning any other attributes on or off.
-The routine \fBattron\fR turns on the
-named attributes without affecting any others.
-The routine \fBstandout\fR is
-the same as \fBattron(A_STANDOUT)\fR.
-The routine \fBstandend\fR is the same
-as \fBattrset(A_NORMAL)\fR or \fBattrset(0)\fR, that is, it turns off all
-attributes.

 .PP
 .PP

-The \fBattrset\fR and related routines do not affect the attributes used
+These routines do not affect the attributes used

 when erasing portions of the window.
 See \fBcurs_bkgd\fR(3X) for functions which modify the attributes used for
 erasing and clearing.
 when erasing portions of the window.
 See \fBcurs_bkgd\fR(3X) for functions which modify the attributes used for
 erasing and clearing.

-.SS attr_set
-The \fBattrset\fP routine is actually a legacy feature predating SVr4 curses
-but kept in X/Open Curses for the same reason that SVr4 curses kept it:
-compatibility.
-The routine \fBattr_set\fP provides for passing a color-pair parameter.

 .PP
 .PP

-The remaining \fBattr_\fR* functions operate exactly like the corresponding
-\fBattr\fR* functions, except that they take arguments of type \fBattr_t\fR
-rather than \fBint\fR.
-.SS color_set
+Routines which do not have a \fBWINDOW*\fP parameter apply to \fBstdscr\fP.
+For example,
+\fBattr_set\fP is the \fBstdscr\fP variant of \fBwattr_set\fP.
+.\" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+.SS Window attributes

 .PP
 .PP

-The routine \fBcolor_set\fR sets the current color of the given window to the
-foreground/background combination described by the color_pair_number.
-The
-parameter opts is reserved for future use, applications must supply a null
-pointer.
-.SS attr_get
+There are two sets of functions:
+.bP
+functions for manipulating the window attributes and color:
+\fBwattr_set\fP and \fBwattr_get\fP.
+.bP
+functions for manipulating only the window attributes (not color):
+\fBwattr_on\fP and \fBwattr_off\fP.
+.PP
+The \fBwattr_set\fP function sets the current attributes
+of the given window to \fIattrs\fP, with color specified by \fIpair\fP.

 .PP
 .PP

-The routine \fBwattr_get\fR returns the current attribute and color pair for
-the given window; \fBattr_get\fR returns the current attribute and color pair
-for \fBstdscr\fR.
+Use \fBwattr_get\fP to retrieve attributes for the given window.
+.PP
+Use \fBattr_on\fP and \fBwattr_on\fP to turn on window attributes, i.e.,
+values OR'd together in \fIattr\fP,
+without affecting other attributes.
+Use \fBattr_off\fP and \fBwattr_off\fP to turn off window attributes,
+again values OR'd together in \fIattr\fP,
+without affecting other attributes.
+.\" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+.SS Legacy window attributes
+Most of the window attribute routines are extensions of older routines
+which assume that color pairs are OR'd into the attribute parameter.
+These older routines use the same name, omitting an underscore (\fB_\fP).
+
+The \fBattrset\fP routine is a legacy feature predating SVr4 curses
+but kept in X/Open Curses for the same reason that SVr4 curses kept it:
+compatibility.
+.PP
+The remaining \fBattr\fR* functions operate exactly like the corresponding
+\fBattr_\fR* functions, except that they take arguments of type \fBint\fR
+rather than \fBattr_t\fR.

 .PP
 There is no corresponding \fBattrget\fP function as such in X/Open Curses,
 although ncurses provides \fBgetattrs\fP (see curs_legacy(3X)).
 .PP
 There is no corresponding \fBattrget\fP function as such in X/Open Curses,
 although ncurses provides \fBgetattrs\fP (see curs_legacy(3X)).

-.SS chgat
+.\" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+.SS Change character rendition

 .PP
 The routine \fBchgat\fR changes the attributes of a given number of characters
 starting at the current cursor location of \fBstdscr\fR.
 .PP
 The routine \fBchgat\fR changes the attributes of a given number of characters
 starting at the current cursor location of \fBstdscr\fR.


@@ -180,17 +188,36 @@ the cursor and does not perform wrapping.
 A character count of \-1 or greater
 than the remaining window width means to change attributes all the way to the
 end of the current line.
 A character count of \-1 or greater
 than the remaining window width means to change attributes all the way to the
 end of the current line.

-The \fBwchgat\fR function generalizes this to any
-window; the \fBmvwchgat\fR function does a cursor move before acting.
-In these
-functions, the color argument is a color-pair index (as in the first argument
-of \fIinit_pair\fR, see \fBcurs_color\fR(3X)).
-The \fBopts\fR argument is not
-presently used, but is reserved for the future (leave it \fBNULL\fR).
-.SS Attributes
+The \fBwchgat\fR function generalizes this to any window;
+the \fBmvwchgat\fR function does a cursor move before acting.
+.PP
+In these functions,
+the color \fIpair\fP argument is a color-pair index
+(as in the first argument of \fBinit_pair\fR, see \fBcurs_color\fR(3X)).
+.\" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+.SS Change window color
+The routine \fBcolor_set\fR sets the current color of the given window to the
+foreground/background combination described by the color \fIpair\fP parameter.
+.\" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+.SS Standout
+.PP
+The routine \fBstandout\fR is
+the same as \fBattron(A_STANDOUT)\fR.
+The routine \fBstandend\fR is the same
+as \fBattrset(A_NORMAL)\fR or \fBattrset(0)\fR, that is, it turns off all
+attributes.
+.PP
+X/Open does not mark these "restricted", because
+.bP
+they have well established legacy use, and
+.bP
+there is no ambiguity about the way the attributes
+might be combined with a color pair.
+.\" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+.SH VIDEO ATTRIBUTES

 The following video attributes, defined in \fB<curses.h>\fR, can be passed to
 the routines \fBattron\fR, \fBattroff\fR, and \fBattrset\fR, or OR'd with the
 The following video attributes, defined in \fB<curses.h>\fR, can be passed to
 the routines \fBattron\fR, \fBattroff\fR, and \fBattrset\fR, or OR'd with the

-characters passed to \fBaddch\fR (see curs_addch(3X)).
+characters passed to \fBaddch\fR (see \fBcurs_addch\fR(3X)).

 .PP
 .RS
 .TS
 .PP
 .RS
 .TS


@@ -210,7 +237,6 @@ l l .
 \fBA_ALTCHARSET\fR     Alternate character set
 \fBA_ITALIC\fR Italics (non-X/Open extension)
 \fBA_CHARTEXT\fR       Bit-mask to extract a character
 \fBA_ALTCHARSET\fR     Alternate character set
 \fBA_ITALIC\fR Italics (non-X/Open extension)
 \fBA_CHARTEXT\fR       Bit-mask to extract a character

-\fBCOLOR_PAIR(\fR\fIn\fR\fB)\fR        Color-pair number \fIn\fR

 .TE
 .RE
 .PP
 .TE
 .RE
 .PP


@@ -231,35 +257,65 @@ l l .
 .TE
 .RE
 .PP
 .TE
 .RE
 .PP

-For consistency
-.PP
-The following macro is the reverse of \fBCOLOR_PAIR(\fR\fIn\fR\fB)\fR:
-.PP
-.br
-\fBPAIR_NUMBER(\fR\fIattrs\fR) Returns the pair number associated
-                   with the \fBCOLOR_PAIR(\fR\fIn\fR\fB)\fR attribute.
-.br
-.PP

 The return values of many of these routines are not meaningful (they are
 implemented as macro-expanded assignments and simply return their argument).
 The SVr4 manual page claims (falsely) that these routines always return \fB1\fR.
 .SH NOTES
 The return values of many of these routines are not meaningful (they are
 implemented as macro-expanded assignments and simply return their argument).
 The SVr4 manual page claims (falsely) that these routines always return \fB1\fR.
 .SH NOTES

-Note that \fBattroff\fR, \fBwattroff\fR, \fBattron\fR, \fBwattron\fR,
-\fBattrset\fR, \fBwattrset\fR, \fBstandend\fR and \fBstandout\fR may be macros.
+These functions may be macros:
+.sp
+.RS
+\fBattroff\fR, \fBwattroff\fR, \fBattron\fR, \fBwattron\fR,
+\fBattrset\fR, \fBwattrset\fR, \fBstandend\fR and \fBstandout\fR.
+.RE

 .PP
 .PP

-\fBCOLOR_PAIR\fP values can only be OR'd with attributes if the pair
+Color pair values can only be OR'd with attributes if the pair

 number is less than 256.
 The alternate functions such as \fBcolor_set\fP can pass a color pair
 value directly.
 However, ncurses ABI 4 and 5 simply OR this value within the alternate functions.
 You must use ncurses ABI 6 to support more than 256 color pairs.
 number is less than 256.
 The alternate functions such as \fBcolor_set\fP can pass a color pair
 value directly.
 However, ncurses ABI 4 and 5 simply OR this value within the alternate functions.
 You must use ncurses ABI 6 to support more than 256 color pairs.

+.SH EXTENSIONS
+.PP
+This implementation provides the \fBA_ITALIC\fP attribute for terminals
+which have the \fBenter_italics_mode\fP (\fBsitm\fP)
+and \fBexit_italics_mode\fP (\fBritm\fP) capabilities.
+Italics are not mentioned in X/Open Curses.
+Unlike the other video attributes, \fBA_ITALIC\fP is unrelated
+to the \fBset_attributes\fP capabilities.
+This implementation makes the assumption that
+\fBexit_attribute_mode\fP may also reset italics.
+.PP
+Each of the functions added by XSI Curses has a parameter \fIopts\fP,
+which X/Open Curses still (after more than twenty years) documents
+as reserved for future use, saying that it should be \fBNULL\fP.
+This implementation uses that parameter in ABI 6 for the functions which
+have a color-pair parameter to support \fIextended color pairs\fP:
+.bP
+For functions which modify the color, e.g.,
+\fBwattr_set\fP,
+if \fIopts\fP is set it is treated as a pointer to \fBint\fP,
+and used to set the color pair instead of the \fBshort\fP \fIpair\fP parameter.
+.bP
+For functions which retrieve the color, e.g.,
+\fBwattr_get\fP,
+if \fIopts\fP is set it is treated as a pointer to \fBint\fP,
+and used to retrieve the color pair as an \fBint\fP value,
+in addition
+retrieving it via the standard pointer to \fBshort\fP parameter.
+.PP
+The remaining functions which have \fIopts\fP,
+but do not manipulate color,
+e.g., \fBwattr_on\fP and \fBwattr_off\fP
+are not used by this implementation except to check that they are \fBNULL\fP.

 .SH PORTABILITY
 These functions are supported in the XSI Curses standard, Issue 4.
 .SH PORTABILITY
 These functions are supported in the XSI Curses standard, Issue 4.

-The
-standard defined the dedicated type for highlights, \fBattr_t\fR, which is not
-defined in SVr4 curses.
-The functions taking \fBattr_t\fR arguments are
-not supported under SVr4.
+The standard defined the dedicated type for highlights,
+\fBattr_t\fR, which was not defined in SVr4 curses.
+The functions taking \fBattr_t\fR arguments were not supported under SVr4.
+.PP
+Very old versions of this library did not force an update of the screen
+when changing the attributes.
+Use \fBtouchwin\fR to force the screen to match the updated attributes.

 .PP
 The XSI Curses standard states that whether the traditional functions
 \fBattron\fR/\fBattroff\fR/\fBattrset\fR can manipulate attributes other than
 .PP
 The XSI Curses standard states that whether the traditional functions
 \fBattron\fR/\fBattroff\fR/\fBattrset\fR can manipulate attributes other than


@@ -269,18 +325,15 @@ Under this implementation as well as
 SVr4 curses, these functions correctly manipulate all other highlights
 (specifically, \fBA_ALTCHARSET\fR, \fBA_PROTECT\fR, and \fBA_INVIS\fR).
 .PP
 SVr4 curses, these functions correctly manipulate all other highlights
 (specifically, \fBA_ALTCHARSET\fR, \fBA_PROTECT\fR, and \fBA_INVIS\fR).
 .PP

-This implementation provides the \fBA_ITALIC\fP attribute for terminals
-which have the \fIenter_italics_mode\fP (sitm) and \fIexit_italics_mode\fP (ritm) capabilities.
-Italics are not mentioned in X/Open Curses.
-Unlike the other video attributes, \fBI_ITALIC\fP is unrelated
-to the \fIset_attributes\fP capabilities.
-This implementation makes the assumption that
-\fIexit_attribute_mode\fP may also reset italics.
-.PP
-XSI Curses added the new entry points, \fBattr_get\fR, \fBattr_on\fR,
+XSI Curses added these entry points:
+.sp
+.RS
+\fBattr_get\fR, \fBattr_on\fR,

 \fBattr_off\fR, \fBattr_set\fR, \fBwattr_on\fR, \fBwattr_off\fR,
 \fBattr_off\fR, \fBattr_set\fR, \fBwattr_on\fR, \fBwattr_off\fR,

-\fBwattr_get\fR, \fBwattr_set\fR.
-These are intended to work with
+\fBwattr_get\fR, \fBwattr_set\fR
+.RE
+.PP
+The new functions are intended to work with

 a new series of highlight macros prefixed with \fBWA_\fR.
 The older macros have direct counterparts in the newer set of names:
 .PP
 a new series of highlight macros prefixed with \fBWA_\fR.
 The older macros have direct counterparts in the newer set of names:
 .PP


@@ -302,10 +355,6 @@ l l .
 .TE
 .RE
 .PP
 .TE
 .RE
 .PP

-Very old versions of this library did not force an update of the screen
-when changing the attributes.
-Use \fBtouchwin\fR to force the screen to match the updated attributes.
-.PP

 The XSI curses standard specifies that each pair of corresponding \fBA_\fR
 and \fBWA_\fR-using functions operates on the same current-highlight
 information.
 The XSI curses standard specifies that each pair of corresponding \fBA_\fR
 and \fBWA_\fR-using functions operates on the same current-highlight
 information.


@@ -321,13 +370,15 @@ All routines return the integer \fBOK\fR on success, or \fBERR\fP on failure.
 .PP
 X/Open does not define any error conditions.
 .PP
 .PP
 X/Open does not define any error conditions.
 .PP

-This implementation returns an error
-if the window pointer is null.
-The \fBwcolor_set\fP function returns an error if the color pair parameter
-is outside the range 0..COLOR_PAIRS\-1.
-This implementation also provides
-\fBgetattrs\fR
-for compatibility with older versions of curses.
+This implementation
+.bP
+returns an error if the window pointer is null.
+.bP
+returns an error if the color pair parameter
+for \fBwcolor_set\fP is outside the range 0..COLOR_PAIRS\-1.
+.bP
+does not return an error if either of the parameters of \fBwattr_get\fP
+used for retrieving attribute or color-pair values is \fBNULL\fP.

 .PP
 Functions with a "mv" prefix first perform a cursor movement using
 \fBwmove\fP, and return an error if the position is outside the window,
 .PP
 Functions with a "mv" prefix first perform a cursor movement using
 \fBwmove\fP, and return an error if the position is outside the window,