ncurses 5.7 - patch 20101204

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

diff --git a/man/curs_terminfo.3x b/man/curs_terminfo.3x
index d9ddb03af862945f0e21afc79fb46c5aa2b9e84c..0e95d1c2248dddeba43949b85e4dc723e1022cd6 100644 (file)
--- a/man/curs_terminfo.3x
+++ b/man/curs_terminfo.3x
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 .\" authorization.                                                           *
 .\"***************************************************************************
 .\"
-.\" $Id: curs_terminfo.3x,v 1.31 2010/01/09 19:43:39 tom Exp $
+.\" $Id: curs_terminfo.3x,v 1.35 2010/12/04 18:38:55 tom Exp $
 .TH curs_terminfo 3X ""
 .ds n 5
 .na
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 \fBvid_attr\fR,
 \fBvid_puts\fR,
 \fBvidattr\fR,
-\fBvidputs\fR - \fBcurses\fR interfaces to terminfo database
+\fBvidputs\fR \- \fBcurses\fR interfaces to terminfo database
 .ad
 .hy
 .SH SYNOPSIS
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ means that the terminal could not be found,
 or that it is a generic type,
 having too little information for curses applications to run.
 .TP 5
-.B -1
+.B \-1
 means that the \fBterminfo\fR database could not be found.
 .RE
 .PP
@@ -240,15 +240,15 @@ The \fBtigetflag\fR, \fBtigetnum\fR and \fBtigetstr\fR routines return
 the value of the capability corresponding to the \fBterminfo\fR
 \fIcapname\fR passed to them, such as \fBxenl\fR.
 .PP
-The \fBtigetflag\fR routine returns the value \fB-1\fR if
+The \fBtigetflag\fR routine returns the value \fB\-1\fR if
 \fIcapname\fR is not a boolean capability,
 or \fB0\fR if it is canceled or absent from the terminal description.
 .PP
-The \fBtigetnum\fR routine returns the value \fB-2\fR if
+The \fBtigetnum\fR routine returns the value \fB\-2\fR if
 \fIcapname\fR is not a numeric capability,
-or \fB-1\fR if it is canceled or absent from the terminal description.
+or \fB\-1\fR if it is canceled or absent from the terminal description.
 .PP
-The \fBtigetstr\fR routine returns the value \fB(char *)-1\fR
+The \fBtigetstr\fR routine returns the value \fB(char *)\-1\fR
 if \fIcapname\fR is not a string capability,
 or \fB0\fR if it is canceled or absent from the terminal description.
 .PP
@@ -343,21 +343,17 @@ So though it is documented as a terminfo function,
 \fBmvcur\fR is really a curses function which is not well specified.
 .PP
 X/Open states that the old location must be given for \fBmvcur\fP.
-This implementation allows the caller to use -1's for the old ordinates.
+This implementation allows the caller to use \-1's for the old ordinates.
 In that case, the old location is unknown.
 .PP
-Extended terminal capability names, e.g., as defined by \fBtic\ -x\fP,
+Extended terminal capability names, e.g., as defined by \fBtic\ \-x\fP,
 are not stored in the arrays described in this section.
 .SH SEE ALSO
 \fBcurses\fR(3X),
 \fBcurs_initscr\fR(3X),
 \fBcurs_kernel\fR(3X),
 \fBcurs_termcap\fR(3X),
+\fBcurs_variables\fR(3X),
+\fBterm_variables\fR(3X),
 \fBputc\fR(3),
 \fBterminfo\fR(\*n)
-.\"#
-.\"# The following sets edit modes for GNU EMACS
-.\"# Local Variables:
-.\"# mode:nroff
-.\"# fill-column:79
-.\"# End: