ncurses 6.0 - patch 20170218

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

diff --git a/man/curs_getstr.3x b/man/curs_getstr.3x
index e8fbbc6df76070be38d64e68360193b183d1ec0a..ee8ae92d48b9307491dc018f1e215842746e37a4 100644 (file)
--- a/man/curs_getstr.3x
+++ b/man/curs_getstr.3x
@@ -26,8 +26,12 @@
 .\" authorization.                                                           *
 .\"***************************************************************************
 .\"
 .\" authorization.                                                           *
 .\"***************************************************************************
 .\"

-.\" $Id: curs_getstr.3x,v 1.20 2017/01/07 19:25:15 tom Exp $
+.\" $Id: curs_getstr.3x,v 1.21 2017/02/18 16:37:18 tom Exp $

 .TH curs_getstr 3X ""
 .TH curs_getstr 3X ""

+.ie \n(.g .ds `` \(lq
+.el       .ds `` ``
+.ie \n(.g .ds '' \(rq
+.el       .ds '' ''

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


@@ -81,7 +85,7 @@ backspace is echoed as deletion of the previous character (typically a left
 motion).
 .SH RETURN VALUE
 All routines return the integer \fBERR\fR upon failure and an \fBOK\fR (SVr4
 motion).
 .SH RETURN VALUE
 All routines return the integer \fBERR\fR upon failure and an \fBOK\fR (SVr4

-specifies only "an integer value other than \fBERR\fR") upon successful
+specifies only \*(``an integer value other than \fBERR\fR\*('') upon successful

 completion.
 .PP
 X/Open defines no error conditions.
 completion.
 .PP
 X/Open defines no error conditions.


@@ -95,7 +99,7 @@ This implementation provides an extension as well.
 If a SIGWINCH interrupts the function, it will return \fBKEY_RESIZE\fP
 rather than \fBOK\fP or \fBERR\fP.
 .PP
 If a SIGWINCH interrupts the function, it will return \fBKEY_RESIZE\fP
 rather than \fBOK\fP or \fBERR\fP.
 .PP

-Functions with a "mv" prefix first perform a cursor movement using
+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 NOTES
 \fBwmove\fP, and return an error if the position is outside the window,
 or if the window pointer is null.
 .SH NOTES


@@ -108,9 +112,14 @@ This implementation returns ERR if the window pointer is null,
 or if the lower-level \fBwgetch\fR(3X) call returns an ERR.
 .PP
 SVr3 and early SVr4 curses implementations did not reject function keys;
 or if the lower-level \fBwgetch\fR(3X) call returns an ERR.
 .PP
 SVr3 and early SVr4 curses implementations did not reject function keys;

-the SVr4.0 documentation claimed that "special keys" (such as function
-keys, "home" key, "clear" key, \fIetc\fR.) are "interpreted", without
-giving details.  It lied.  In fact, the `character' value appended to the
+the SVr4.0 documentation claimed that \*(``special keys\*(''
+(such as function keys,
+\*(``home\*('' key,
+\*(``clear\*('' key,
+\fIetc\fR.) are \*(``interpreted\*('',
+without giving details.
+It lied.
+In fact, the \*(``character\*('' value appended to the

 string by those implementations was predictable but not useful
 (being, in fact, the low-order eight bits of the key's KEY_ value).
 .PP
 string by those implementations was predictable but not useful
 (being, in fact, the low-order eight bits of the key's KEY_ value).
 .PP