ncurses 6.0 - patch 20170311

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

diff --git a/man/curs_terminfo.3x b/man/curs_terminfo.3x
index 7d440bf53ebca8388f5df312e241ac3dd93a232b..3072a2d6ad3aa597912188035b5a7a4ac1e9eab0 100644 (file)
--- a/man/curs_terminfo.3x
+++ b/man/curs_terminfo.3x
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 .\"***************************************************************************
 .\"***************************************************************************

-.\" Copyright (c) 1999-2011,2013 Free Software Foundation, Inc.              *
+.\" Copyright (c) 1999-2013,2016 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            *


@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 .\" authorization.                                                           *
 .\"***************************************************************************
 .\"
 .\" authorization.                                                           *
 .\"***************************************************************************
 .\"

-.\" $Id: curs_terminfo.3x,v 1.43 2013/07/20 19:29:59 tom Exp $
+.\" $Id: curs_terminfo.3x,v 1.46 2016/10/15 17:27:48 tom Exp $

 .TH curs_terminfo 3X ""
 .ie \n(.g .ds `` \(lq
 .el       .ds `` ``
 .TH curs_terminfo 3X ""
 .ie \n(.g .ds `` \(lq
 .el       .ds `` ``


@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ If \fBERR\fR is returned, examine \fIerrret\fR:
 means that the terminal is hardcopy, cannot be used for curses applications.
 .IP
 \fBsetupterm\fP determines if the entry is a hardcopy type by
 means that the terminal is hardcopy, cannot be used for curses applications.
 .IP
 \fBsetupterm\fP determines if the entry is a hardcopy type by

-checking the \fIhc\fP (\fIhardcopy\fP) capability.
+checking the \fBhc\fP (\fBhardcopy\fP) capability.

 .TP 5
 .B 0
 means that the terminal could not be found,
 .TP 5
 .B 0
 means that the terminal could not be found,


@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ or that it is a generic type,
 having too little information for curses applications to run.
 .IP
 \fBsetupterm\fP determines if the entry is a generic type by
 having too little information for curses applications to run.
 .IP
 \fBsetupterm\fP determines if the entry is a generic type by

-checking the \fIgn\fP (\fIgeneric\fP) capability.
+checking the \fBgn\fP (\fBgeneric\fP) capability.

 .TP 5
 .B \-1
 means that the \fBterminfo\fR database could not be found.
 .TP 5
 .B \-1
 means that the \fBterminfo\fR database could not be found.


@@ -249,10 +249,16 @@ Its numeric parameters are integers (int) rather than longs.
 .SS Output Functions
 .PP
 The \fBtputs\fR routine applies padding information to the string
 .SS Output Functions
 .PP
 The \fBtputs\fR routine applies padding information to the string

-\fIstr\fR and outputs it.  The \fIstr\fR must be a terminfo string
+\fIstr\fR and outputs it:
+.bP
+The \fIstr\fR must be a terminfo string

 variable or the return value from \fBtparm\fR, \fBtgetstr\fR, or
 variable or the return value from \fBtparm\fR, \fBtgetstr\fR, or

-\fBtgoto\fR.  \fIaffcnt\fR is the number of lines affected, or 1 if
-not applicable.  \fIputc\fR is a \fBputchar\fR-like routine to which
+\fBtgoto\fR.
+.bP
+\fIaffcnt\fR is the number of lines affected, or 1 if
+not applicable.
+.bP
+\fIputc\fR is a \fBputchar\fR-like routine to which

 the characters are passed, one at a time.
 .PP
 The \fBputp\fR routine calls \fBtputs(\fR\fIstr\fR\fB, 1, putchar)\fR.
 the characters are passed, one at a time.
 .PP
 The \fBputp\fR routine calls \fBtputs(\fR\fIstr\fR\fB, 1, putchar)\fR.


@@ -387,7 +393,7 @@ Older versions of \fBncurses\fP assumed that the file descriptor passed to
 \fBsetupterm\fP from \fBinitscr\fP or \fBnewterm\fP uses buffered I/O,
 and would write to the corresponding stream.
 In addition to the limitation that the terminal was left in block-buffered
 \fBsetupterm\fP from \fBinitscr\fP or \fBnewterm\fP uses buffered I/O,
 and would write to the corresponding stream.
 In addition to the limitation that the terminal was left in block-buffered

-mode on exit (like SystemV curses),
+mode on exit (like System V curses),

 it was problematic because \fBncurses\fP
 did not allow a reliable way to cleanup on receiving SIGTSTP.
 The current version uses output buffers managed directly by \fBncurses\fP.
 it was problematic because \fBncurses\fP
 did not allow a reliable way to cleanup on receiving SIGTSTP.
 The current version uses output buffers managed directly by \fBncurses\fP.