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authorDaniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org>2024-06-17 10:51:52 +0000
committerDaniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org>2024-06-17 10:51:52 +0000
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@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
.\"***************************************************************************
-.\" Copyright 2019-2022,2023 Thomas E. Dickey *
+.\" Copyright 2019-2023,2024 Thomas E. Dickey *
.\" Copyright 2010-2015,2017 Free Software Foundation, Inc. *
.\" *
.\" Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a *
@@ -27,64 +27,58 @@
.\" authorization. *
.\"***************************************************************************
.\"
-.\" $Id: term_variables.3x,v 1.17 2023/01/02 12:17:34 tom Exp $
-.TH term_variables 3X ""
-.ds n 5
-.ie \n(.g .ds `` \(lq
-.el .ds `` ``
-.ie \n(.g .ds '' \(rq
-.el .ds '' ''
-.na
-.hy 0
+.\" $Id: term_variables.3x,v 1.36 2024/03/16 15:35:01 tom Exp $
+.TH term_variables 3X 2024-03-16 "ncurses 6.5" "Library calls"
+.ie \n(.g \{\
+.ds `` \(lq
+.ds '' \(rq
+.\}
+.el \{\
+.ie t .ds `` ``
+.el .ds `` ""
+.ie t .ds '' ''
+.el .ds '' ""
+.\}
+.
.SH NAME
-\fBSP\fP,
-\fBacs_map\fP,
-\fBboolcodes\fP,
-\fBboolfnames\fP,
-\fBboolnames\fP,
-\fBcur_term\fP,
-\fBnumcodes\fP,
-\fBnumfnames\fP,
-\fBnumnames\fP,
-\fBstrcodes\fP,
-\fBstrfnames\fP,
-\fBstrnames\fP,
-\fBttytype\fP
-\- \fBcurses\fP terminfo global variables
-.ad
-.hy
+\fB\%SP\fP,
+\fB\%acs_map\fP,
+\fB\%boolcodes\fP,
+\fB\%boolfnames\fP,
+\fB\%boolnames\fP,
+\fB\%cur_term\fP,
+\fB\%numcodes\fP,
+\fB\%numfnames\fP,
+\fB\%numnames\fP,
+\fB\%strcodes\fP,
+\fB\%strfnames\fP,
+\fB\%strnames\fP,
+\fB\%ttytype\fP \-
+\fIterminfo\fR global variables
.SH SYNOPSIS
.nf
-\fB#include <curses.h>\fP
-.br
-\fB#include <term.h>\fP
-.PP
-\fBchtype acs_map[];\fP
-.sp
-\fBSCREEN * SP;\fP
-.sp
-\fBTERMINAL * cur_term;\fP
-.sp
-\fBchar ttytype[];\fP
-.sp
-\fBNCURSES_CONST char * const boolcodes[];\fP
-.br
-\fBNCURSES_CONST char * const boolfnames[];\fP
-.br
-\fBNCURSES_CONST char * const boolnames[];\fP
-.sp
-\fBNCURSES_CONST char * const numcodes[];\fP
-.br
-\fBNCURSES_CONST char * const numfnames[];\fP
-.br
-\fBNCURSES_CONST char * const numnames[];\fP
-.sp
-\fBNCURSES_CONST char * const strcodes[];\fP
-.br
-\fBNCURSES_CONST char * const strfnames[];\fP
-.br
-\fBNCURSES_CONST char * const strnames[];\fP
-.br
+\fB#include <curses.h>
+\fB#include <term.h>
+.PP
+\fBchtype acs_map[];
+.PP
+\fBSCREEN * SP;
+.PP
+\fBTERMINAL * cur_term;
+.PP
+\fBchar ttytype[];
+.PP
+\fBNCURSES_CONST char * const boolcodes[];
+\fBNCURSES_CONST char * const boolfnames[];
+\fBNCURSES_CONST char * const boolnames[];
+.PP
+\fBNCURSES_CONST char * const numcodes[];
+\fBNCURSES_CONST char * const numfnames[];
+\fBNCURSES_CONST char * const numnames[];
+.PP
+\fBNCURSES_CONST char * const strcodes[];
+\fBNCURSES_CONST char * const strfnames[];
+\fBNCURSES_CONST char * const strnames[];
.fi
.SH DESCRIPTION
This page summarizes variables provided by the \fBcurses\fP library's
@@ -96,7 +90,7 @@ or macros (see \fBcurs_threads\fP(3X))
which provide read-only access to \fIcurses\fP's state.
In either case, applications should treat them as read-only to avoid
confusing the library.
-.SS Alternate Character Set Mapping
+.SS "Alternate Character Set Mapping"
After initializing the curses or terminfo interfaces,
the \fBacs_map\fP array holds information used to translate cells
with the \fBA_ALTCHARSET\fP video attribute into line-drawing characters.
@@ -106,7 +100,7 @@ Application developers need only know that it is used for the \*(``ACS_\*(''
constants in <curses.h>.
.PP
The comparable data for the wide-character library is a private variable.
-.SS Current Terminal Data
+.SS "Current Terminal Data"
After initializing the curses or terminfo interfaces,
the \fBcur_term\fP contains data describing the current terminal.
This variable is also set as a side-effect of \fBset_term\fP(3X)
@@ -116,7 +110,7 @@ It is possible to save a value of \fBcur_term\fP for subsequent
use as a parameter to \fBset_term\fP, for switching between screens.
Alternatively, one can save the return value from \fBnewterm\fP
or \fBsetupterm\fP(3X) to reuse in \fBset_term\fP.
-.SS Terminfo Lookup Tables
+.SS "\fIterminfo\fP Lookup Tables"
The \fBtic\fP(1) and \fBinfocmp\fP(1) programs use lookup tables for
the long and short names of terminfo capabilities,
as well as the corresponding names for termcap capabilities.
@@ -139,24 +133,21 @@ These are the corresponding names used for termcap descriptions:
\fBnumcodes\fP, and
\fBstrcodes\fP.
.\"
-.SS Terminal Type
+.SS "Terminal Type"
A terminal description begins with one or more terminal names
separated by \*(``|\*('' (vertical bars).
On initialization of the curses or terminfo interfaces,
\fBsetupterm\fP(3X) copies the terminal names to the array \fBttytype\fP.
.\"
-.SS Terminfo Names
-.PP
+.SS "\fIterminfo\fP Names"
In addition to the variables, \fB<term.h>\fP also defines a symbol for each
terminfo capability \fIlong name\fP.
These are in terms of the symbol \fBCUR\fP,
which is defined
.PP
-.nf
-.ft CW
-#define CUR ((TERMTYPE *)(cur_term))->
-.fi
-.ft R
+.EX
+#define CUR ((TERMTYPE *)(cur_term))\->
+.EE
.PP
These symbols provide a faster method of accessing terminfo capabilities
than using \fBtigetstr\fP(3X), etc.
@@ -167,9 +158,7 @@ into the current terminal description loaded into memory.
.\"
.SH NOTES
The low-level terminfo interface is initialized using
-.hy 0
-\fBsetupterm\fP(3X).
-.hy
+\fB\%setupterm\fP(3X).
The upper-level curses interface uses the low-level terminfo interface,
internally.
.\"
@@ -186,9 +175,7 @@ All implementations which provide terminfo interfaces add definitions
as described in the \fBTerminfo Names\fP section.
Most, but not all, base the definition upon the \fBcur_term\fP variable.
.SH SEE ALSO
-.hy 0
-\fBcurses\fP(3X),
-\fBcurs_terminfo\fP(3X),
-\fBcurs_threads\fP(3X),
-\fBterminfo\fP(\*n).
-.hy
+\fB\%curses\fP(3X),
+\fB\%curs_terminfo\fP(3X),
+\fB\%curs_threads\fP(3X),
+\fB\%terminfo\fP(5)