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-.\" $Id: curs_bkgd.3x,v 1.23 2015/07/21 00:11:05 tom Exp $
+.\" $Id: curs_bkgd.3x,v 1.26 2018/07/28 21:34:06 tom Exp $
.de bP
-.IP \(bu 4
+.ie n .IP \(bu 4
+.el .IP \(bu 2
..
.TH curs_bkgd 3X ""
.SH NAME
The window background is a \fBchtype\fR consisting of
any combination of attributes (i.e., rendition) and a character.
The attribute part of the background is combined (OR'ed) with all non-blank
-characters that are written into the window with \fBwaddch\fR. Both
+characters that are written into the window with \fBwaddch\fR.
+Both
the character and attribute parts of the background are combined with
-the blank characters. The background becomes a property of the
+the blank characters.
+The background becomes a property of the
character and moves with the character through any scrolling and
insert/delete line/character operations.
.PP
.bP
Wherever the former background character
appears, it is changed to the new background character.
-.RE
.SS getbkgd
.PP
The \fBgetbkgd\fR function returns the given window's current background