X-Git-Url: https://ncurses.scripts.mit.edu/?p=ncurses.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=man%2Fcurs_termcap.3x;fp=man%2Fcurs_termcap.3x;h=a3b8bd8c3e041eea621940a73d3a3a3669fd503f;hp=4d8a62cd6c5c750ea1e862fdaec897336aef611c;hb=5ae2721913c0d2adde0d65063e37a723bf8a0987;hpb=91fa4688e82518794fcf0c32a36f3fcca5e4c2d5 diff --git a/man/curs_termcap.3x b/man/curs_termcap.3x index 4d8a62cd..a3b8bd8c 100644 --- a/man/curs_termcap.3x +++ b/man/curs_termcap.3x @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ .\"*************************************************************************** -.\" Copyright (c) 1998-2010,2011 Free Software Foundation, Inc. * +.\" Copyright (c) 1998-2011,2012 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 * @@ -26,8 +26,11 @@ .\" authorization. * .\"*************************************************************************** .\" -.\" $Id: curs_termcap.3x,v 1.27 2011/10/15 21:11:24 tom Exp $ +.\" $Id: curs_termcap.3x,v 1.28 2012/11/03 21:56:15 tom Exp $ .TH curs_termcap 3X "" +.de bP +.IP \(bu 4 +.. .na .hy 0 .ds n 5 @@ -94,15 +97,13 @@ if the terminfo database could not be found. .PP This differs from the \fItermcap\fP library in two ways: .RS 3 -.TP 3 -- +.bP The emulation ignores the buffer pointer \fIbp\fR. The \fItermcap\fP library would store a copy of the terminal description in the area referenced by this pointer. However, ncurses stores its terminal descriptions in compiled binary form, which is not the same thing. -.TP 3 -- +.bP There is a difference in return codes. The \fItermcap\fP library does not check if the terminal description is marked with the \fIgeneric\fP capability,