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While I didn't plan another upgrade, This version incorporate fixes from kevans@ so let's upgrade to it
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.\" Copyright 2018,2020 Thomas E. Dickey *
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.\" Copyright 2017 Free Software Foundation, Inc. *
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.\"***************************************************************************
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.\" Author: Thomas E. Dickey
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.\" $Id: new_pair.3x,v 1.14 2020/02/02 23:34:34 tom Exp $
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.TH new_pair 3X ""
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.SH NAME
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\fBalloc_pair\fP,
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\fBfind_pair\fP,
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\fBfree_pair\fP \- new curses color-pair functions
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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\fB#include <curses.h>\fP
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.sp
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\fBint alloc_pair(int fg, int bg);\fP
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.br
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\fBint find_pair(int fg, int bg);\fP
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\fBint free_pair(int pair);\fP
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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These functions are an extension to the curses library.
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They permit an application to dynamically allocate a color pair using
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the foreground/background colors rather than assign a fixed color pair number,
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and return an unused pair to the pool.
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.PP
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The number of colors may be related to the number of possible color
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pairs for a given terminal, or it may not:
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.bP
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While almost all terminals allow setting the color \fIattributes\fP
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independently,
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it is unlikely that your terminal allows you to modify the attributes
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of a given character cell without rewriting it.
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That is, the foreground and background colors are applied as a pair.
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.bP
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Color pairs are the curses library's way of managing a color palette
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on a terminal.
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If the library does not keep track of the \fIcombinations\fP of
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colors which are displayed, it will be inefficient.
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.bP
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For simple terminal emulators
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with only a few dozen color combinations,
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it is convenient to use the maximum number of combinations
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as the limit on color pairs:
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.NS
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\fBCOLORS\fP\fI * \fP\fBCOLORS\fP
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.NE
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.bP
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Terminals which support \fIdefault colors\fP distinct
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from \*(``ANSI colors\*(''
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add to the possible combinations, producing this total:
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.NS
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\fI( \fP\fBCOLORS\fP\fI + 1 ) * ( \fP\fBCOLORS\fP\fI + 1 )\fP
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.NE
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.bP
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An application might use up to a few dozen color pairs to
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implement a predefined color scheme.
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.IP
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Beyond that lies in the realm of programs using the foreground
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and background colors for \*(``ASCII art\*(''
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(or some other non-textual application).
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.IP
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Also beyond those few dozen pairs, the required size for a table
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to represent the combinations grows rapidly with an increasing number of colors.
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.IP
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These functions allow a developer to let the screen library
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manage color pairs.
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.SS alloc_pair
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The \fBalloc_pair\fP function accepts parameters for
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foreground and background color, and
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checks if that color combination is already associated with a color pair.
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.bP
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If the combination already exists,
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\fBalloc_pair\fP returns the existing pair.
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.bP
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If the combination does not exist,
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\fBalloc_pair\fP allocates a new color pair and returns that.
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.bP
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If the table fills up, \fBalloc_pair\fP discards the least-recently
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allocated entry using \fBfree_pair\fP and allocates a new color pair.
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.PP
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All of the color pairs are allocated from a table of possible color pairs.
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The size of the table is determined by the terminfo \fIpairs\fP capability.
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The table is shared with \fBinit_pair\fP;
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in fact \fBalloc_pair\fP calls \fBinit_pair\fP after
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updating the ncurses library's fast index to the colors versus color pairs.
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.SS find_pair
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The \fBfind_pair\fP function accepts parameters for
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foreground and background color, and
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checks if that color combination is already associated with a color pair,
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returning the pair number if it has been allocated.
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Otherwise it returns \-1.
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.SS free_pair
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Marks the given color pair as unused,
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i.e., like color pair 0.
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.SH RETURN VALUE
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.PP
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The \fBalloc_pair\fP function returns a color pair number in the range
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1 through \fBCOLOR_PAIRS\fP\-1, unless it encounters an error updating
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its fast index to the color pair values, preventing it from allocating
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a color pair.
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In that case, it returns \-1.
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.PP
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The \fBfind_pair\fP function returns a color pair number if the
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given color combination has been associated with a color pair,
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or \-1 if not.
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.PP
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Likewise, \fBfree_pair\fP returns \fBOK\fP unless it encounters an
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error updating the fast index or if no such color pair is in use.
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.SH PORTABILITY
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These routines are specific to ncurses.
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They were not supported on
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Version 7, BSD or System V implementations.
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It is recommended that
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any code depending on them be conditioned using NCURSES_VERSION.
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.SH SEE ALSO
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\fBcurs_color\fR(3X).
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.SH AUTHOR
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Thomas Dickey.
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