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+.\" Copyright 2018-2021,2022 Thomas E. Dickey *
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-.\" $Id: new_pair.3x,v 1.18 2021/12/25 20:10:40 tom Exp $
+.\" $Id: new_pair.3x,v 1.19 2022/02/12 20:03:40 tom Exp $
.TH new_pair 3X ""
.ie \n(.g .ds `` \(lq
.el .ds `` ``
.SH SYNOPSIS
\fB#include <curses.h>\fP
.sp
-\fBint alloc_pair(int \fP\fIfg\fP\fB, int \fP\fIbg\fP\fB);\fP
+\fBint alloc_pair(int \fIfg\fB, int \fIbg\fB);\fR
.br
-\fBint find_pair(int \fP\fIfg\fP\fB, int \fP\fIbg\fP\fB);\fP
+\fBint find_pair(int \fIfg\fB, int \fIbg\fB);\fR
.br
-\fBint free_pair(int \fP\fIpair\fP\fB);\fP
+\fBint free_pair(int \fIpair\fB);\fR
.SH DESCRIPTION
These functions are an extension to the curses library.
They permit an application to dynamically allocate a color pair using
it is convenient to use the maximum number of combinations
as the limit on color pairs:
.NS
-\fBCOLORS\fP\fI * \fP\fBCOLORS\fP
+\fBCOLORS\fI * \fBCOLORS\fR
.NE
.bP
Terminals which support \fIdefault colors\fP distinct
from \*(``ANSI colors\*(''
add to the possible combinations, producing this total:
.NS
-\fI( \fP\fBCOLORS\fP\fI + 1 ) * ( \fP\fBCOLORS\fP\fI + 1 )\fP
+\fI( \fBCOLORS\fI + 1 ) * ( \fBCOLORS\fI + 1 )\fR
.NE
.bP
An application might use up to a few dozen color pairs to