ncurses 6.5 - patch 20240504

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

diff --git a/man/curs_legacy.3x b/man/curs_legacy.3x
index bf24a74d490933d7ae9fba1744e9dee7db596432..24be01b8526981481220db3d5bf121cf8ed5b5fd 100644 (file)
--- a/man/curs_legacy.3x
+++ b/man/curs_legacy.3x
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 .\"***************************************************************************
 .\"***************************************************************************

-.\" Copyright 2019-2022,2023 Thomas E. Dickey                                *
+.\" Copyright 2019-2023,2024 Thomas E. Dickey                                *

 .\" Copyright 2007-2015,2017 Free Software Foundation, Inc.                  *
 .\"                                                                          *
 .\" Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a  *
 .\" Copyright 2007-2015,2017 Free Software Foundation, Inc.                  *
 .\"                                                                          *
 .\" Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a  *


@@ -27,8 +27,19 @@
 .\" authorization.                                                           *
 .\"***************************************************************************
 .\"
 .\" authorization.                                                           *
 .\"***************************************************************************
 .\"

-.\" $Id: curs_legacy.3x,v 1.28 2023/10/07 21:19:07 tom Exp $
-.TH curs_legacy 3X 2023-10-07 "ncurses 6.4" "Library calls"
+.\" $Id: curs_legacy.3x,v 1.32 2024/03/16 15:35:01 tom Exp $
+.TH curs_legacy 3X 2024-03-16 "ncurses @NCURSES_MAJOR@.@NCURSES_MINOR@" "Library calls"
+.ie \n(.g \{\
+.ds `` \(lq
+.ds '' \(rq
+.\}
+.el \{\
+.ie t .ds `` ``
+.el   .ds `` ""
+.ie t .ds '' ''
+.el   .ds '' ""
+.\}
+.

 .de bP
 .ie n  .IP \(bu 4
 .el    .IP \(bu 2
 .de bP
 .ie n  .IP \(bu 4
 .el    .IP \(bu 2


@@ -63,9 +74,11 @@ get \fIcurses\fR cursor and window coordinates or attributes (legacy)
 \fBint getpary(const WINDOW *\fIwin\fP);
 .fi
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 \fBint getpary(const WINDOW *\fIwin\fP);
 .fi
 .SH DESCRIPTION

-These legacy functions are simpler to use than the X/Open \fIcurses\fP functions:
+These legacy functions are simpler to use
+than the X/Open \fIcurses\fP functions:

 .bP
 .bP

-The \fB\%getattrs\fP function returns the same attribute data as \fB\%wattr_get\fP.
+The \fB\%getattrs\fP function returns the same attribute data
+as \fB\%wattr_get\fP.

 .IP
 However, \fB\%getattrs\fP returns an integer (actually a \fB\%chtype\fP),
 while \fB\%wattr_get\fP returns the current color pair in a separate parameter.
 .IP
 However, \fB\%getattrs\fP returns an integer (actually a \fB\%chtype\fP),
 while \fB\%wattr_get\fP returns the current color pair in a separate parameter.


@@ -76,7 +89,8 @@ so \fB\%wattr_get\fP is the only way to obtain the color information.
 Because \fB\%getattrs\fP returns the attributes in a single parameter,
 it would not be possible for an application to distinguish that from
 \fBERR\fP (a \fI-1\fP).
 Because \fB\%getattrs\fP returns the attributes in a single parameter,
 it would not be possible for an application to distinguish that from
 \fBERR\fP (a \fI-1\fP).

-If the window parameter is null, \fB\%getattrs\fP returns \fB\%A_NORMAL\fP (zero).
+If the window parameter is null, \fB\%getattrs\fP
+returns \fB\%A_NORMAL\fP (zero).

 .bP
 The \fB\%getbegy\fP and \fB\%getbegx\fP functions return the same
 data as \fB\%getbegyx\fP.
 .bP
 The \fB\%getbegy\fP and \fB\%getbegx\fP functions return the same
 data as \fB\%getbegyx\fP.


@@ -94,13 +108,23 @@ Except as noted,
 these functions return an integer,
 or \fBERR\fP if the window parameter is null.
 .SH NOTES
 these functions return an integer,
 or \fBERR\fP if the window parameter is null.
 .SH NOTES

-All of these interfaces are provided as macros and functions.
-The macros are suppressed (and only the functions provided)
-when \fB\%NCURSES_OPAQUE\fP is defined.
-The standard forms such as \fB\%getyx\fP must be implemented as macros,
-and (in this implementation) are defined in terms of the functions
-described here,
-to avoid reliance on internal details of the \fB\%WINDOW\fP structure.
+All of these interfaces are implemented as macros and functions.
+The macros are suppressed
+(and only the functions provided)
+in an \*(``opaque\*(''
+.I \%ncurses
+build,
+which defines the preprocessor symbol
+.BR \%NCURSES_OPAQUE .
+See section \*(``ALTERNATE CONFIGURATIONS\*('' in \fB\%ncurses\fP(3X).
+.PP
+The standard forms such as \fB\%getyx\fP
+.I must
+be implemented as macros,
+and
+(in this implementation)
+are defined in terms of the functions described here,
+to avoid reliance on internal details of the \fI\%WINDOW\fP structure.

 .SH PORTABILITY
 These functions were supported on Version 7, BSD or System V implementations.
 None of those implementations checked the window parameter.
 .SH PORTABILITY
 These functions were supported on Version 7, BSD or System V implementations.
 None of those implementations checked the window parameter.