ncurses 6.0 - patch 20150822

[ncurses.git] / man / curs_get_wch.3x

diff --git a/man/curs_get_wch.3x b/man/curs_get_wch.3x
index ce723a0a65d850a0831c352064ff4bcd3a7a11d2..df9bc6a6e6c6541311cfdeafe9d2321090abb7ca 100644 (file)
--- a/man/curs_get_wch.3x
+++ b/man/curs_get_wch.3x
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 .\"***************************************************************************
 .\"***************************************************************************

-.\" Copyright (c) 2002,2003 Free Software Foundation, Inc.                   *
+.\" Copyright (c) 2002-2010,2012 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            *


@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 .\" authorization.                                                           *
 .\"***************************************************************************
 .\"
 .\" authorization.                                                           *
 .\"***************************************************************************
 .\"

-.\" $Id: curs_get_wch.3x,v 1.5 2003/05/10 20:33:49 jmc Exp $
+.\" $Id: curs_get_wch.3x,v 1.8 2012/11/03 23:03:59 tom Exp $

 .TH curs_get_wch 3X ""
 .SH NAME
 \fBget_wch\fR,
 .TH curs_get_wch 3X ""
 .SH NAME
 \fBget_wch\fR,


@@ -64,14 +64,14 @@ or after the first newline (nocbreak mode).
 In half-delay mode,
 the program waits until the user types a character or the specified
 timeout interval has elapsed.
 In half-delay mode,
 the program waits until the user types a character or the specified
 timeout interval has elapsed.

-
+.PP

 Unless \fBnoecho\fR has been set,
 these routines echo the character into the designated window.
 Unless \fBnoecho\fR has been set,
 these routines echo the character into the designated window.

-
+.PP

 If the window is not a pad and has been moved or modified since the
 last call to \fBwrefresh\fR,
 \fBwrefresh\fR will be called before another character is read.
 If the window is not a pad and has been moved or modified since the
 last call to \fBwrefresh\fR,
 \fBwrefresh\fR will be called before another character is read.

-
+.PP

 If \fBkeypad\fR is enabled,
 these functions respond to
 the pressing of a function key by setting the object pointed to by
 If \fBkeypad\fR is enabled,
 these functions respond to
 the pressing of a function key by setting the object pointed to by


@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ is typed, the program may produce undesirable results.
 .PP
 All functions except \fBwget_wch\fR and \fBunget_wch\fR
 may be macros.
 .PP
 All functions except \fBwget_wch\fR and \fBunget_wch\fR
 may be macros.

-.SH RETURN VALUES
+.SH RETURN VALUE

 When
 \fBget_wch\fR,
 \fBwget_wch\fR,
 When
 \fBget_wch\fR,
 \fBwget_wch\fR,


@@ -152,6 +152,10 @@ returns
 \fBOK\fR.
 Otherwise, the function returns
 \fBERR\fR.
 \fBOK\fR.
 Otherwise, the function returns
 \fBERR\fR.

+.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,
+or if the window pointer is null.

 .SH SEE ALSO
 \fBcurses\fR(3X),
 \fBcurs_getch\fR(3X),
 .SH SEE ALSO
 \fBcurses\fR(3X),
 \fBcurs_getch\fR(3X),