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curs_kernel(3X)						       curs_kernel(3X)


NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

     curs_kernel:  def_prog_mode, def_shell_mode, reset_prog_mode,
     reset_shell_mode, resetty,	savetty, getsyx, setsyx, ripoffline, curs_set,
     napms - low-level curses routines

SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]

     #include <curses.h>

     int def_prog_mode(void);

     int def_shell_mode(void);
     int reset_prog_mode(void);

     int reset_shell_mode(void);
     int resetty(void);

     int savetty(void);
     int getsyx(int y, int x);

     int setsyx(int y, int x);
     int ripoffline(int	line, int (*init)(WINDOW *, int));

     int curs_set(int visibility);
     int napms(int ms);

DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]

     The following routines give low-level access to various curses
     functionality.  Theses routines typically are used	inside library
     routines.

     The def_prog_mode and def_shell_mode routines save	the current terminal
     modes as the "program" (in	curses)	or "shell" (not	in curses) state for
     use by the	reset_prog_mode	and reset_shell_mode routines.	This is	done
     automatically by initscr.

     The reset_prog_mode and reset_shell_mode routines restore the terminal to
     "program" (in curses) or "shell" (out of curses) state.  These are	done
     automatically by endwin and, after	an endwin, by doupdate,	so they
     normally are not called.

     The resetty and savetty routines save and restore the state of the
     terminal modes.  savetty saves the	current	state in a buffer and resetty
     restores the state	to what	it was at the last call	to savetty.

     With the getsyx routine, the current coordinates of the virtual screen
     cursor are	returned in y and x.  If leaveok is currently TRUE, then -1,-1
     is	returned.  If lines have been removed from the top of the screen,
     using ripoffline, y and x include these lines; therefore, y and x should
     be	used only as arguments for setsyx.






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curs_kernel(3X)						       curs_kernel(3X)



     With the setsyx routine, the virtual screen cursor	is set to y, x.	 If y
     and x are both -1,	then leaveok is	set.  The two routines getsyx and
     setsyx are	designed to be used by a library routine, which	manipulates
     curses windows but	does not want to change	the current position of	the
     program's cursor.	The library routine would call getsyx at the
     beginning,	do its manipulation of its own windows,	do a wnoutrefresh on
     its windows, call setsyx, and then	call doupdate.

     The ripoffline routine provides access to the same	facility that slk_init
     [see curs_slk(3X)]	uses to	reduce the size	of the screen.	ripoffline
     must be called before initscr or newterm is called.  If line is positive,
     a line is removed from the	top of stdscr; if line is negative, a line is
     removed from the bottom.  When this is done inside	initscr, the routine
     init (supplied by the user) is called with	two arguments:	a window
     pointer to	the one-line window that has been allocated and	an integer
     with the number of	columns	in the window.	Inside this initialization
     routine, the integer variables LINES and COLS (defined in <curses.h>) are
     not guaranteed to be accurate and wrefresh	or doupdate must not be
     called.  It is allowable to call wnoutrefresh during the initialization
     routine.

     ripoffline	can be called up to five times before calling initscr or
     newterm.

     With the curs_set routine,	the cursor state is set	to invisible, normal,
     or	very visible for visibility equal to 0,	1, or 2	respectively.  If the
     terminal supports the visibility requested, the previous cursor state is
     returned; otherwise, ERR is returned.

     The napms routine is used to sleep	for ms milliseconds.

RETURN VALUE    [Toc]    [Back]

     Except for	curs_set, these	routines always	return OK.  curs_set returns
     the previous cursor state,	or ERR if the requested	visibility is not
     supported.

NOTES    [Toc]    [Back]

     The header	file <curses.h>	automatically includes the header files
     <stdio.h> and <unctrl.h>.

     Note that getsyx is a macro, so & is not necessary	before the variables y
     and x.

SEE ALSO    [Toc]    [Back]

      
      
     curses(3X), curs_initscr(3X), curs_outopts(3X), curs_refresh(3X),
     curs_scr_dump(3X),	curs_slk(3X)


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