X-Git-Url: https://ncurses.scripts.mit.edu/?p=ncurses.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=man%2Fcurs_delch.3x;h=86f0984cdbe818590f90e0540d377b5c3ec10434;hp=34bd9ac3e2446896b03e84a031661729cd34ad55;hb=152c5a605234b7ea36ba3a03ec07e124bb6aac75;hpb=b1f61d9f3aa244512045a6b02e759825d7049d34 diff --git a/man/curs_delch.3x b/man/curs_delch.3x index 34bd9ac3..86f0984c 100644 --- a/man/curs_delch.3x +++ b/man/curs_delch.3x @@ -1,5 +1,6 @@ .\"*************************************************************************** -.\" Copyright (c) 1998,2000 Free Software Foundation, Inc. * +.\" Copyright 2018-2019,2020 Thomas E. Dickey * +.\" Copyright 1998-2006,2010 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 * @@ -26,45 +27,50 @@ .\" authorization. * .\"*************************************************************************** .\" -.\" $Id: curs_delch.3x,v 1.7 2000/07/01 19:55:37 tom Exp $ +.\" $Id: curs_delch.3x,v 1.15 2020/10/24 09:36:43 tom Exp $ .TH curs_delch 3X "" +.ie \n(.g .ds `` \(lq +.el .ds `` `` +.ie \n(.g .ds '' \(rq +.el .ds '' '' .SH NAME \fBdelch\fR, \fBwdelch\fR, \fBmvdelch\fR, -\fBmvwdelch\fR - delete character under the cursor in a \fBcurses\fR window +\fBmvwdelch\fR \- delete character under the cursor in a \fBcurses\fR window .SH SYNOPSIS \fB#include \fR - +.sp \fBint delch(void);\fR .br -\fBint wdelch(WINDOW *win);\fR +\fBint wdelch(WINDOW *\fP\fIwin\fP\fB);\fR .br -\fBint mvdelch(int y, int x);\fR +\fBint mvdelch(int \fP\fIy\fP\fB, int \fP\fIx\fP\fB);\fR .br -\fBint mvwdelch(WINDOW *win, int y, int x);\fR +\fBint mvwdelch(WINDOW *\fP\fIwin\fP\fB, int \fP\fIy\fP\fB, int \fP\fIx\fP\fB);\fR .br .SH DESCRIPTION These routines delete the character under the cursor; all characters to the right of the cursor on the same line are moved to the left one position and the -last character on the line is filled with a blank. The cursor position does -not change (after moving to \fIy\fR, \fIx\fR, if specified). (This does not +last character on the line is filled with a blank. +The cursor position does +not change (after moving to \fIy\fR, \fIx\fR, if specified). +(This does not imply use of the hardware delete character feature.) .SH RETURN VALUE All routines return the integer \fBERR\fR upon failure and an \fBOK\fR (SVr4 specifies only "an integer value other than \fBERR\fR") upon successful completion. +.PP +Functions with a \*(``mv\*('' prefix first perform a cursor movement using +\fBwmove\fP, and return an error if the position is outside the window, +or if the window pointer is null. .SH NOTES Note that \fBdelch\fR, \fBmvdelch\fR, and \fBmvwdelch\fR may be macros. .SH PORTABILITY -These functions are described in the XSI Curses standard, Issue 4. The +These functions are described in the XSI Curses standard, Issue 4. +The standard specifies that they return \fBERR\fR on failure, but specifies no error conditions. .SH SEE ALSO \fBcurses\fR(3X) -.\"# -.\"# The following sets edit modes for GNU EMACS -.\"# Local Variables: -.\"# mode:nroff -.\"# fill-column:79 -.\"# End: