ncurses 6.0 - patch 20170826

[ncurses.git] / man / terminfo.tail

diff --git a/man/terminfo.tail b/man/terminfo.tail
index 152297c12830185bf4dd406a83b9f989c472d7bf..37db325e41d0a19048f717d94345335288f63024 100644 (file)
--- a/man/terminfo.tail
+++ b/man/terminfo.tail
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\" $Id: terminfo.tail,v 1.85 2017/04/22 18:59:02 tom Exp $
+.\" $Id: terminfo.tail,v 1.88 2017/08/12 22:26:02 tom Exp $

 .\" Beginning of terminfo.tail file
 .\" This file is part of ncurses.
 .\" See "terminfo.head" for copyright.
 .\" Beginning of terminfo.tail file
 .\" This file is part of ncurses.
 .\" See "terminfo.head" for copyright.


@@ -1290,7 +1290,8 @@ They are documented here in case they ever become important.
 .SS Line Graphics
 .PP
 Many terminals have alternate character sets useful for forms-drawing.
 .SS Line Graphics
 .PP
 Many terminals have alternate character sets useful for forms-drawing.

-Terminfo and \fBcurses\fR built-in support for the drawing characters
+Terminfo and \fBcurses\fR have built-in support
+for most of the drawing characters

 supported by the VT100, with some characters from the AT&T 4410v1 added.
 This alternate character set may be specified by the \fBacsc\fR capability.
 .PP
 supported by the VT100, with some characters from the AT&T 4410v1 added.
 This alternate character set may be specified by the \fBacsc\fR capability.
 .PP


@@ -1301,8 +1302,8 @@ l l l l l
 _ _ _ _ _
 lw25 lw10 lw6 lw6 lw6.
 .\".TH
 _ _ _ _ _
 lw25 lw10 lw6 lw6 lw6.
 .\".TH

-\fBGlyph       ACS     Ascii   VT100   VT100\fR
-\fBName        Name    Default Char    Code\fR
+\fBGlyph       ACS     Ascii   acsc    acsc\fR
+\fBName        Name    Default Char    Value\fR

 arrow pointing right   ACS_RARROW      >       +       0x2b
 arrow pointing left    ACS_LARROW      <       ,       0x2c
 arrow pointing up      ACS_UARROW      ^       \-      0x2d
 arrow pointing right   ACS_RARROW      >       +       0x2b
 arrow pointing left    ACS_LARROW      <       ,       0x2c
 arrow pointing up      ACS_UARROW      ^       \-      0x2d


@@ -1345,9 +1346,17 @@ lowercase \*(``i\*('' mapping.
 .bP
 The DEC VT100 implemented graphics using the alternate character set
 feature, temporarily switching \fImodes\fP and sending characters
 .bP
 The DEC VT100 implemented graphics using the alternate character set
 feature, temporarily switching \fImodes\fP and sending characters

-in the range 0x60 (96) to 0x7e (126).
+in the range 0x60 (96) to 0x7e (126)
+(the \fBacsc Value\fP column in the table).

 .bP
 The AT&T terminal added graphics characters outside that range.
 .bP
 The AT&T terminal added graphics characters outside that range.

+.IP
+Some of the characters within the range do not match the VT100;
+presumably they were used in the AT&T terminal:
+\fIboard of squares\fP replaces the VT100 \fInewline\fP symbol, while
+\fIlantern symbol\fP replaces the VT100 \fIvertical tab\fP symbol.
+The other VT100 symbols for control characters (\fIhorizontal tab\fP,
+\fIcarriage return\fP and \fIline-feed\fP) are not (re)used in curses.

 .PP
 The best way to define a new device's graphics set is to add a column
 to a copy of this table for your terminal, giving the character which
 .PP
 The best way to define a new device's graphics set is to add a column
 to a copy of this table for your terminal, giving the character which


@@ -1834,6 +1843,7 @@ files containing terminal descriptions
 \fBprintf\fR(3),
 \fBterm\fR(\*n).
 \fBterm_variables\fR(3X).
 \fBprintf\fR(3),
 \fBterm\fR(\*n).
 \fBterm_variables\fR(3X).

+\fBuser_caps\fR(5).

 .SH AUTHORS
 Zeyd M. Ben-Halim, Eric S. Raymond, Thomas E. Dickey.
 Based on pcurses by Pavel Curtis.
 .SH AUTHORS
 Zeyd M. Ben-Halim, Eric S. Raymond, Thomas E. Dickey.
 Based on pcurses by Pavel Curtis.