76 lines
3.9 KiB
Groff
76 lines
3.9 KiB
Groff
.TH curs_pad 3X ""
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.SH NAME
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\fBcurs_pad\fR: \fBnewpad\fR, \fBsubpad\fR, \fBprefresh\fR,
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\fBpnoutrefresh\fR, \fBpechochar\fR - create and display \fBncurses\fR
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pads
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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\fB#include <ncurses.h>\fR
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\fBWINDOW *newpad(int nlines, int ncols);\fR
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.br
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\fBWINDOW *subpad(WINDOW *orig, int nlines, int ncols,
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int begin_y, int begin_x);\fR
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\fBint prefresh(WINDOW *pad, int pminrow, int pmincol,
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int sminrow, int smincol, int smaxrow, int smaxcol);\fR
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\fBint pnoutrefresh(WINDOW *pad, int pminrow, int pmincol,
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int sminrow, int smincol, int smaxrow, int smaxcol);\fR
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\fBint pechochar(WINDOW *pad, chtype ch);\fR
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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The \fBnewpad\fR routine creates and returns a pointer to a new pad data
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structure with the given number of lines, \fInlines\fR, and columns,
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\fIncols\fR. A pad is like a window, except that it is not restricted by the
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screen size, and is not necessarily associated with a particular part of the
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screen. Pads can be used when a large window is needed, and only a part of the
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window will be on the screen at one time. Automatic refreshes of pads
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(\fIe\fR.\fIg\fR., from scrolling or echoing of input) do not occur. It is not
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legal to call \fBwrefresh\fR with a \fIpad\fR as an argument; the routines
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\fBprefresh\fR or \fBpnoutrefresh\fR should be called instead. Note that these
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routines require additional parameters to specify the part of the pad to be
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displayed and the location on the screen to be used for the display.
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The \fBsubpad\fR routine creates and returns a pointer to a subwindow within a
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pad with the given number of lines, \fInlines\fR, and columns, \fIncols\fR.
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Unlike \fBsubwin\fR, which uses screen coordinates, the window is at position
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(\fIbegin\fR_\fIx\fR\fB,\fR \fIbegin\fR_\fIy\fR) on the pad. The window is
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made in the middle of the window \fIorig\fR, so that changes made to one window
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affect both windows. During the use of this routine, it will often be
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necessary to call \fBtouchwin\fR or \fBtouchline\fR on \fIorig\fR before
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calling \fBprefresh\fR.
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The \fBprefresh\fR and \fBpnoutrefresh\fR routines are analogous to
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\fBwrefresh\fR and \fBwnoutrefresh\fR except that they relate to pads instead
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of windows. The additional parameters are needed to indicate what part of the
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pad and screen are involved. \fIpminrow\fR and \fIpmincol\fR specify the upper
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left-hand corner of the rectangle to be displayed in the pad. \fIsminrow\fR,
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\fIsmincol\fR, \fIsmaxrow\fR, and \fIsmaxcol\fR specify the edges of the
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rectangle to be displayed on the screen. The lower right-hand corner of the
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rectangle to be displayed in the pad is calculated from the screen coordinates,
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since the rectangles must be the same size. Both rectangles must be entirely
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contained within their respective structures. Negative values of
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\fIpminrow\fR, \fIpmincol\fR, \fIsminrow\fR, or \fIsmincol\fR are treated as if
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they were zero.
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The \fBpechochar\fR routine is functionally equivalent to a call to \fBaddch\fR
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followed by a call to \fBrefresh\fR, a call to \fBwaddch\fR followed by a call
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to \fBwrefresh\fR, or a call to \fBwaddch\fR followed by a call to
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\fBprefresh.\fR The knowledge that only a single character is being output is
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taken into consideration and, for non-control characters, a considerable
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performance gain might be seen by using these routines instead of their
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equivalents. In the case of \fBpechochar\fR, the last location of the pad on
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the screen is reused for the arguments to \fBprefresh\fR.
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.SH RETURN VALUE
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Routines that return an integer return \fBERR\fR upon failure and an integer
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value other than \fBERR\fR upon successful completion.
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Routines that return pointers return \fBNULL\fR on error.
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.SH NOTES
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Note that \fBpechochar\fR may be a macro.
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.SH SEE ALSO
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\fBncurses\fR(3X), \fBcurs_refresh\fR(3X), \fBcurs_touch\fR(3X), \fBcurs_addch\fR(3X).
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.\"#
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.\"# The following sets edit modes for GNU EMACS
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.\"# Local Variables:
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.\"# End:
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