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.\" $Id: curs_initscr.3x,v 1.32 2020/02/02 23:34:34 tom Exp $
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.TH curs_initscr 3X ""
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.de bP
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.hy 0
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.SH NAME
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\fBinitscr\fR,
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\fBnewterm\fR,
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\fBendwin\fR,
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\fBisendwin\fR,
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\fBset_term\fR,
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\fBdelscreen\fR \- \fBcurses\fR screen initialization and manipulation routines
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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\fB#include <curses.h>\fR
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.sp
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\fBWINDOW *initscr(void);\fR
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\fBint endwin(void);\fR
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\fBbool isendwin(void);\fR
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\fBSCREEN *newterm(const char *\fP\fItype\fP\fB, FILE *\fP\fIoutfd\fP\fB, FILE *\fP\fIinfd\fP\fB);\fR
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\fBSCREEN *set_term(SCREEN *\fP\fInew\fP\fB);\fR
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.br
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\fBvoid delscreen(SCREEN* \fP\fIsp\fP\fB);\fR
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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.SS initscr
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\fBinitscr\fR is normally the first \fBcurses\fR routine to call when
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initializing a program.
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A few special routines sometimes need to be called before it;
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these are \fBslk_init\fR(3X), \fBfilter\fR, \fBripoffline\fR,
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\fBuse_env\fR.
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For multiple-terminal applications,
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\fBnewterm\fR may be called before \fBinitscr\fR.
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.PP
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The initscr code determines the terminal type and initializes all \fBcurses\fR
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data structures.
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\fBinitscr\fR also causes the first call to \fBrefresh\fR(3X)
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to clear the screen.
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If errors occur, \fBinitscr\fR writes an appropriate error
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message to standard error and exits;
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otherwise, a pointer is returned to \fBstdscr\fR.
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.SS newterm
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.PP
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A program that outputs to more than one terminal should use the \fBnewterm\fR
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routine for each terminal instead of \fBinitscr\fR.
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A program that needs to inspect capabilities,
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so it can continue to run in a line-oriented mode if the
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terminal cannot support a screen-oriented program, would also use
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\fBnewterm\fR.
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The routine \fBnewterm\fR should be called once for each terminal.
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It returns a variable of type \fBSCREEN *\fR which should be saved
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as a reference to that terminal.
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\fBnewterm\fP's arguments are
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.bP
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the \fItype\fR of the terminal to be used in place of \fB$TERM\fR,
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.bP
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a file pointer for output to the terminal, and
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another file pointer for input from the terminal
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If the \fItype\fR parameter is \fBNULL\fR, \fB$TERM\fR will be used.
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.SS endwin
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The program must also call
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\fBendwin\fR for each terminal being used before exiting from \fBcurses\fR.
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If \fBnewterm\fR is called more than once for the same terminal, the first
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terminal referred to must be the last one for which \fBendwin\fR is called.
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.PP
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A program should always call \fBendwin\fR before exiting or escaping from
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\fBcurses\fR mode temporarily.
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This routine
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resets colors to correspond with the default color pair 0,
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moves the cursor to the lower left-hand corner of the screen,
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clears the remainder of the line so that it uses the default colors,
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sets the cursor to normal visibility (see \fBcurs_set\fP(3X)),
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stops cursor-addressing mode using the \fIexit_ca_mode\fP terminal capability,
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restores tty modes (see \fBreset_shell_mode\fP(3X)).
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Calling \fBrefresh\fR(3X) or \fBdoupdate\fR(3X) after a
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temporary escape causes the program to resume visual mode.
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.SS isendwin
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.PP
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The \fBisendwin\fR routine returns \fBTRUE\fR if \fBendwin\fR has been
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called without any subsequent calls to \fBwrefresh\fR,
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and \fBFALSE\fR otherwise.
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.SS set_term
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.PP
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The \fBset_term\fR routine is used to switch between different terminals.
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The screen reference \fBnew\fR becomes the new current terminal.
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The previous terminal is returned by the routine.
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This is the only routine which manipulates \fBSCREEN\fR pointers;
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all other routines affect only the current terminal.
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.SS delscreen
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.PP
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The \fBdelscreen\fR routine frees storage associated with the
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\fBSCREEN\fR data structure.
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The \fBendwin\fR routine does not do
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this, so \fBdelscreen\fR should be called after \fBendwin\fR if a
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particular \fBSCREEN\fR is no longer needed.
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.SH RETURN VALUE
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\fBendwin\fR returns the integer \fBERR\fR upon failure and \fBOK\fR
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upon successful completion.
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.PP
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Routines that return pointers always return \fBNULL\fR on error.
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.PP
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X/Open defines no error conditions.
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In this implementation
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\fBendwin\fP returns an error if the terminal was not initialized.
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.bP
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\fBnewterm\fP
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returns an error if it cannot allocate the data structures for the screen,
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or for the top-level windows within the screen,
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i.e.,
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\fBcurscr\fP, \fBnewscr\fP, or \fBstdscr\fP.
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\fBset_term\fP
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returns no error.
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.SH PORTABILITY
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These functions were described in the XSI Curses standard, Issue 4.
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As of 2015, the current document is X/Open Curses, Issue 7.
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.SS Differences
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X/Open specifies that portable applications must not
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call \fBinitscr\fR more than once:
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The portable way to use \fBinitscr\fP is once only,
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using \fBrefresh\fP (see curs_refresh(3X))
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to restore the screen after \fBendwin\fP.
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This implementation allows using \fBinitscr\fP after \fBendwin\fP.
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.PP
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Old versions of curses, e.g., BSD 4.4, may have returned a null pointer
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from \fBinitscr\fR when an error is detected, rather than exiting.
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It is safe but redundant to check the return value of \fBinitscr\fR
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in XSI Curses.
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If the TERM variable is missing or empty, \fBinitscr\fP uses the
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value \*(``unknown\*('',
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which normally corresponds to a terminal entry with the \fIgeneric\fP
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(\fIgn\fP) capability.
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Generic entries are detected by \fBsetupterm\fP
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(see curs_terminfo(3X)) and cannot be used for full-screen operation.
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Other implementations may handle a missing/empty TERM variable differently.
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\fICurses implementations may provide for special handling of the \fBSIGINT\fP,
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\fBSIGQUIT\fP and \fBSIGTSTP\fP signals
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if their disposition is \fBSIG_DFL\fP at the time
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\fBinitscr\fP is called \fP...
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\fIAny special handling for these signals may remain in effect for the
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life of the process or until the process changes the disposition of
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the signal.\fP
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\fINone of the Curses functions are required to be safe
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with respect to signals \fP...
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This implementation establishes signal handlers during initialization,
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e.g., \fBinitscr\fP or \fBnewterm\fP.
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Applications which must handle these signals should set up the corresponding
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handlers \fIafter\fP initializing the library:
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.B SIGINT
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The handler \fIattempts\fP to cleanup the screen on exit.
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Although it \fIusually\fP works as expected, there are limitations:
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On systems which have \fBREENTRANT\fP turned on, \fBset_term\fP uses
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\fBendwin\fP calls other functions, many of which use stdio or
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It is not mentioned in X/Open Curses, but is more suitable for this
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purpose than \fBSIGQUIT\fP (which is used in debugging).
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This handles the \fIstop\fP signal, used in job control.
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When resuming the process, this implementation discards pending
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input with \fBflushinput\fP (see curs_util(3X)), and repaints the screen
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assuming that it has been completely altered.
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It also updates the saved terminal modes with \fBdef_shell_mode\fP
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(see \fBcurs_kernel\fR(3X)).
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This handles the window-size changes which were ignored in
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The handler sets a (signal-safe) variable
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which is later tested in \fBwgetch\fP (see curs_getch(3X)).
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If \fBkeypad\fP has been enabled for the corresponding window,
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\fBwgetch\fP returns the key symbol \fBKEY_RESIZE\fP.
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At the same time, \fBwgetch\fP calls \fBresizeterm\fP to adjust the
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standard screen \fBstdscr\fP,
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and update other data such as \fBLINES\fP and \fBCOLS\fP.
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.SH SEE ALSO
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\fBcurses\fR(3X),
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\fBcurs_kernel\fR(3X),
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\fBcurs_refresh\fR(3X),
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\fBcurs_slk\fR(3X),
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\fBcurs_terminfo\fR(3X),
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\fBcurs_util\fR(3X),
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\fBcurs_variables\fR(3X).
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