ncurses 6.2 - patch 20210109

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

diff --git a/man/curs_initscr.3x b/man/curs_initscr.3x
index 0082b03e855f76c9101f67363d291a3c20adad15..235a5aa715bbc036b979696cf52f14076bbc2b55 100644 (file)
--- a/man/curs_initscr.3x
+++ b/man/curs_initscr.3x
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 .\"***************************************************************************
 .\"***************************************************************************

-.\" Copyright (c) 1998-2016,2017 Free Software Foundation, Inc.              *
+.\" Copyright 2018,2020 Thomas E. Dickey                                     *
+.\" Copyright 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            *


@@ -26,10 +27,11 @@
 .\" authorization.                                                           *
 .\"***************************************************************************
 .\"
 .\" authorization.                                                           *
 .\"***************************************************************************
 .\"

-.\" $Id: curs_initscr.3x,v 1.28 2017/05/30 21:12:51 tom Exp $
+.\" $Id: curs_initscr.3x,v 1.33 2020/10/17 23:20:48 tom Exp $

 .TH curs_initscr 3X ""
 .de bP
 .TH curs_initscr 3X ""
 .de bP

-.IP \(bu 4
+.ie n  .IP \(bu 4
+.el    .IP \(bu 2

 ..
 .ie \n(.g .ds `` \(lq
 .el       .ds `` ``
 ..
 .ie \n(.g .ds `` \(lq
 .el       .ds `` ``


@@ -52,10 +54,10 @@
 \fBWINDOW *initscr(void);\fR
 .br
 \fBint endwin(void);\fR
 \fBWINDOW *initscr(void);\fR
 .br
 \fBint endwin(void);\fR

-.br
+.sp

 \fBbool isendwin(void);\fR
 \fBbool isendwin(void);\fR

-.br
-\fBSCREEN *newterm(char *\fP\fItype\fP\fB, FILE *\fP\fIoutfd\fP\fB, FILE *\fP\fIinfd\fP\fB);\fR
+.sp
+\fBSCREEN *newterm(const char *\fP\fItype\fP\fB, FILE *\fP\fIoutfd\fP\fB, FILE *\fP\fIinfd\fP\fB);\fR

 .br
 \fBSCREEN *set_term(SCREEN *\fP\fInew\fP\fB);\fR
 .br
 .br
 \fBSCREEN *set_term(SCREEN *\fP\fInew\fP\fB);\fR
 .br


@@ -73,7 +75,8 @@ For multiple-terminal applications,
 .PP
 The initscr code determines the terminal type and initializes all \fBcurses\fR
 data structures.
 .PP
 The initscr code determines the terminal type and initializes all \fBcurses\fR
 data structures.

-\fBinitscr\fR also causes the first call to \fBrefresh\fR(3X) to clear the screen.
+\fBinitscr\fR also causes the first call to \fBrefresh\fR(3X)
+to clear the screen.

 If errors occur, \fBinitscr\fR writes an appropriate error
 message to standard error and exits;
 otherwise, a pointer is returned to \fBstdscr\fR.
 If errors occur, \fBinitscr\fR writes an appropriate error
 message to standard error and exits;
 otherwise, a pointer is returned to \fBstdscr\fR.


@@ -168,7 +171,8 @@ X/Open specifies that portable applications must not
 call \fBinitscr\fR more than once:
 .bP
 The portable way to use \fBinitscr\fP is once only,
 call \fBinitscr\fR more than once:
 .bP
 The portable way to use \fBinitscr\fP is once only,

-using \fBrefresh\fP (see curs_refresh(3X)) to restore the screen after \fBendwin\fP.
+using \fBrefresh\fP (see curs_refresh(3X))
+to restore the screen after \fBendwin\fP.

 .bP
 This implementation allows using \fBinitscr\fP after \fBendwin\fP.
 .PP
 .bP
 This implementation allows using \fBinitscr\fP after \fBendwin\fP.
 .PP


@@ -182,8 +186,8 @@ If the TERM variable is missing or empty, \fBinitscr\fP uses the
 value \*(``unknown\*('',
 which normally corresponds to a terminal entry with the \fIgeneric\fP
 (\fIgn\fP) capability.
 value \*(``unknown\*('',
 which normally corresponds to a terminal entry with the \fIgeneric\fP
 (\fIgn\fP) capability.

-Generic entries are detected by \fBsetupterm\fP (see curs_terminfo(3X)) and cannot be
-used for full-screen operation.
+Generic entries are detected by \fBsetupterm\fP
+(see curs_terminfo(3X)) and cannot be used for full-screen operation.

 Other implementations may handle a missing/empty TERM variable differently.
 .SS Signal Handlers
 .PP
 Other implementations may handle a missing/empty TERM variable differently.
 .SS Signal Handlers
 .PP


@@ -199,7 +203,8 @@ if their disposition is \fBSIG_DFL\fP at the time
 life of the process or until the process changes the disposition of
 the signal.\fP
 .PP
 life of the process or until the process changes the disposition of
 the signal.\fP
 .PP

-\fINone of the Curses functions are required to be safe with respect to signals \fP...
+\fINone of the Curses functions are required to be safe
+with respect to signals \fP...

 .RE
 .PP
 This implementation establishes signal handlers during initialization,
 .RE
 .PP
 This implementation establishes signal handlers during initialization,


@@ -232,7 +237,8 @@ This handles the \fIstop\fP signal, used in job control.
 When resuming the process, this implementation discards pending
 input with \fBflushinput\fP (see curs_util(3X)), and repaints the screen
 assuming that it has been completely altered.
 When resuming the process, this implementation discards pending
 input with \fBflushinput\fP (see curs_util(3X)), and repaints the screen
 assuming that it has been completely altered.

-It also updates the saved terminal modes with \fBdef_shell_mode\fP (see curs_kernel(3X)).
+It also updates the saved terminal modes with \fBdef_shell_mode\fP
+(see \fBcurs_kernel\fR(3X)).

 .TP 5
 .B SIGWINCH
 This handles the window-size changes which were ignored in
 .TP 5
 .B SIGWINCH
 This handles the window-size changes which were ignored in