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diff --git a/lib/libcurses/curs_inch.3 b/lib/libcurses/curs_inch.3 new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..688a12c415a --- /dev/null +++ b/lib/libcurses/curs_inch.3 @@ -0,0 +1,42 @@ +.TH curs_inch 3X "" +.SH NAME +\fBinch\fR, \fBwinch\fR, \fBmvinch\fR, \fBmvwinch\fR +- get a character and attributes from a \fBcurses\fR window +.SH SYNOPSIS +\fB#include <curses.h>\fR + +\fBchtype inch(void);\fR +.br +\fBchtype winch(WINDOW *win);\fR +.br +\fBchtype mvinch(int y, int x);\fR +.br +\fBchtype mvwinch(WINDOW *win, int y, int x);\fR +.br +.SH DESCRIPTION +These routines return the character, of type \fBchtype\fR, at the current +position in the named window. If any attributes are set for that position, +their values are OR-ed into the value returned. Constants defined in +\fB<curses.h>\fR can be used with the \fB&\fR (logical AND) operator to +extract the character or attributes alone. + +.SS Attributes +The following bit-masks may be AND-ed with characters returned by \fBwinch\fR. + +.nf +\fBA_CHARTEXT\fR Bit-mask to extract character +\fBA_ATTRIBUTES\fR Bit-mask to extract attributes +\fBA_COLOR\fR Bit-mask to extract color-pair field information +.fi +.SH NOTES +Note that all of these routines may be macros. +.SH PORTABILITY +These functions are described in the XSI Curses standard, Issue 4. +.SH SEE ALSO +\fBcurses\fR(3X). +.\"# +.\"# The following sets edit modes for GNU EMACS +.\"# Local Variables: +.\"# mode:nroff +.\"# fill-column:79 +.\"# End: |