ncurses 5.9 - patch 20111217

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

diff --git a/man/curs_termattrs.3x b/man/curs_termattrs.3x
index 5c65d3c573eabd51889e084f3b5251dbfd88fd8b..0f0294cd5696d8dea10c34cf55f9c44d9f9e9e4d 100644 (file)
--- a/man/curs_termattrs.3x
+++ b/man/curs_termattrs.3x
@@ -1,24 +1,67 @@
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+.\" $Id: curs_termattrs.3x,v 1.12 2010/12/04 18:40:45 tom Exp $

 .TH curs_termattrs 3X ""
 .SH NAME
 .TH curs_termattrs 3X ""
 .SH NAME

-\fBbaudrate\fR, \fBerasechar\fR, \fBhas_ic\fR,
-\fBhas_il\fR, \fBkillchar\fR, \fBlongname\fR, \fBtermattrs\fR,
-\fBtermname\fR - \fBcurses\fR environment query routines
+\fBbaudrate\fR,
+\fBerasechar\fR,
+\fBerasewchar\fR,
+\fBhas_ic\fR,
+\fBhas_il\fR,
+\fBkillchar\fR,
+\fBkillwchar\fR,
+\fBlongname\fR,
+\fBterm_attrs\fR,
+\fBtermattrs\fR,
+\fBtermname\fR \- \fBcurses\fR environment query routines

 .SH SYNOPSIS
 \fB#include <curses.h>\fR
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 \fB#include <curses.h>\fR

-
+.PP

 \fBint baudrate(void);\fR
 .br
 \fBchar erasechar(void);\fR
 .br
 \fBint baudrate(void);\fR
 .br
 \fBchar erasechar(void);\fR
 .br

-\fBint has_ic(void);\fR
+\fBint erasewchar(wchar_t *\fR\fIch\fR\fB);\fR

 .br
 .br

-\fBint has_il(void);\fR
+\fBbool has_ic(void);\fR
+.br
+\fBbool has_il(void);\fR

 .br
 \fBchar killchar(void);\fR
 .br
 .br
 \fBchar killchar(void);\fR
 .br

+\fBint killwchar(wchar_t *\fR\fIch\fR\fB);\fR
+.br

 \fBchar *longname(void);\fR
 .br
 \fBchar *longname(void);\fR
 .br

-\fBattr_t termattrs(void);\fR
+\fBattr_t term_attrs(void);\fR
+.br
+\fBchtype termattrs(void);\fR

 .br
 \fBchar *termname(void);\fR
 .br
 .br
 \fBchar *termname(void);\fR
 .br


@@ -26,19 +69,29 @@
 The \fBbaudrate\fR routine returns the output speed of the terminal.  The
 number returned is in bits per second, for example \fB9600\fR, and is an
 integer.
 The \fBbaudrate\fR routine returns the output speed of the terminal.  The
 number returned is in bits per second, for example \fB9600\fR, and is an
 integer.

-
+.PP

 The \fBerasechar\fR routine returns the user's current erase character.
 The \fBerasechar\fR routine returns the user's current erase character.

-
+.PP
+The \fBerasewchar\fR routine stores the current erase character
+in the location referenced by \fIch\fR.
+If no erase character has been defined, the routine fails
+and the location referenced by \fIch\fR is not changed.
+.PP

 The \fBhas_ic\fR routine is true if the terminal has insert- and delete-
 character capabilities.
 The \fBhas_ic\fR routine is true if the terminal has insert- and delete-
 character capabilities.

-
+.PP

 The \fBhas_il\fR routine is true if the terminal has insert- and delete-line
 capabilities, or can simulate them using scrolling regions.  This might
 be used to determine if it would be appropriate to turn on physical
 scrolling using \fBscrollok\fR.
 The \fBhas_il\fR routine is true if the terminal has insert- and delete-line
 capabilities, or can simulate them using scrolling regions.  This might
 be used to determine if it would be appropriate to turn on physical
 scrolling using \fBscrollok\fR.

-
+.PP

 The \fBkillchar\fR routine returns the user's current line kill character.
 The \fBkillchar\fR routine returns the user's current line kill character.

-
+.PP
+The \fBkillwchar\fR routine stores the current line-kill character
+in the location referenced by \fIch\fR.
+If no line-kill character has been defined,
+the routine fails and the location referenced by \fIch\fR is not changed.
+.PP

 The \fBlongname\fR routine returns a pointer to a static area
 containing a verbose description of the current terminal.  The maximum
 length of a verbose description is 128 characters.  It is defined only
 The \fBlongname\fR routine returns a pointer to a static area
 containing a verbose description of the current terminal.  The maximum
 length of a verbose description is 128 characters.  It is defined only


@@ -47,19 +100,20 @@ overwritten by each call to \fBnewterm\fR and is not restored by
 \fBset_term\fR, so the value should be saved between calls to
 \fBnewterm\fR if \fBlongname\fR is going to be used with multiple
 terminals.
 \fBset_term\fR, so the value should be saved between calls to
 \fBnewterm\fR if \fBlongname\fR is going to be used with multiple
 terminals.

-
-If a given terminal doesn't support a video attribute that an
+.PP
+If a given terminal does not support a video attribute that an

 application program is trying to use, \fBcurses\fR may substitute a
 application program is trying to use, \fBcurses\fR may substitute a

-different video attribute for it.  The \fBtermattrs\fR function
-returns a logical \fBOR\fR of all video attributes supported by the
-terminal.  This information is useful when a \fBcurses\fR program
+different video attribute for it.
+The \fBtermattrs\fR and \fBterm_attrs\fR functions
+return a logical \fBOR\fR of all video attributes supported by the
+terminal using \fIA_\fR and \fIWA_\fR constants respectively.
+This information is useful when a \fBcurses\fR program

 needs complete control over the appearance of the screen.
 needs complete control over the appearance of the screen.

-
-The \fBtermname\fR routine returns the value of the environmental
-variable \fBTERM\fR (truncated to 14 characters).
+.PP
+The \fBtermname\fR routine returns the terminal name used by \fBsetupterm\fR.

 .SH RETURN VALUE
 \fBlongname\fR and \fBtermname\fR return \fBNULL\fR on error.
 .SH RETURN VALUE
 \fBlongname\fR and \fBtermname\fR return \fBNULL\fR on error.

-
+.PP

 Routines that return an integer return \fBERR\fR upon failure and \fBOK\fR
 (SVr4 only specifies "an integer value other than \fBERR\fR") upon successful
 completion.
 Routines that return an integer return \fBERR\fR upon failure and \fBOK\fR
 (SVr4 only specifies "an integer value other than \fBERR\fR") upon successful
 completion.


@@ -68,11 +122,7 @@ Note that \fBtermattrs\fR may be a macro.
 .SH PORTABILITY
 The XSI Curses standard, Issue 4 describes these functions.  It changes the
 return type of \fBtermattrs\fR to the new type \fBattr_t\fR.
 .SH PORTABILITY
 The XSI Curses standard, Issue 4 describes these functions.  It changes the
 return type of \fBtermattrs\fR to the new type \fBattr_t\fR.

+Most versions of curses truncate the result returned by \fBtermname\fR to
+14 characters.

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

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