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diff --git a/payloads/libpayload/curses/PDCurses/doc/intro.txt b/payloads/libpayload/curses/PDCurses/doc/intro.txt index b54dcf015f..c0f80fe0cc 100644 --- a/payloads/libpayload/curses/PDCurses/doc/intro.txt +++ b/payloads/libpayload/curses/PDCurses/doc/intro.txt @@ -23,16 +23,16 @@ convenient order. Once all data have been added, the routine refresh() is called. The package then determines what changes have been made which affect the screen. The screen contents are then changed to reflect those characters now in the window, using a -sequence of operations optimized for the type of terminal in use. +sequence of operations optimized for the type of terminal in use. At a higher level routines combining the actions of move() and addch() are defined, as are routines to add whole strings and to perform -format conversions in the manner of printf(). +format conversions in the manner of printf(). Interfaces are also defined to erase the entire window and to specify the attributes of individual characters in the window. Attributes such as inverse video, underline and blink can be used on a -per-character basis. +per-character basis. New windows can be created by allowing the application to build several images of the screen and display the appropriate one very @@ -41,18 +41,18 @@ each routine that manipulates the default window, stdscr, there is a corresponding routine prefixed with w to manipulate the contents of a specified window; for example, move() and wmove(). In fact, move(...) is functionally equivalent to wmove( stdscr, ...). This is similar to -the interface offered by printf(...) and fprintf(stdout, ...). +the interface offered by printf(...) and fprintf(stdout, ...). Windows do not have to correspond to the entire screen. It is possible to create smaller windows, and also to indicate that the window is only partially visible on the screen. Furthermore, large windows or pads, which are bigger than the actual screen size, may be -created. +created. Interfaces are also defined to allow input character manipulation and to disable and enable many input attributes: character echo, single character input with or without signal processing (cbreak or raw -modes), carriage returns mapping to newlines, screen scrolling, etc. +modes), carriage returns mapping to newlines, screen scrolling, etc. Data Types and the <curses.h> Header @@ -60,14 +60,14 @@ Data Types and the <curses.h> Header The data types supported by curses are described in this section. -As the library supports a procedural interface to the data types, actual -structure contents are not described. All curses data are manipulated +As the library supports a procedural interface to the data types, actual +structure contents are not described. All curses data are manipulated using the routines provided. THE <curses.h> HEADER -The <curses.h> header defines various constants and declares the data +The <curses.h> header defines various constants and declares the data types that are available to the application. @@ -82,8 +82,8 @@ The following data types are declared: cchar_t the wide-character equivalent of chtype attr_t for WA_-style attributes -The actual WINDOW and SCREEN objects used to store information are -created by the corresponding routines and a pointer to them is provided. +The actual WINDOW and SCREEN objects used to store information are +created by the corresponding routines and a pointer to them is provided. All manipulation is through that pointer. @@ -93,15 +93,15 @@ The following variables are defined: LINES number of lines on terminal screen COLS number of columns on terminal screen - stdscr pointer to the default screen window + stdscr pointer to the default screen window curscr pointer to the current screen image SP pointer to the current SCREEN struct Mouse_status status of the mouse COLORS number of colors available COLOR_PAIRS number of color pairs available TABSIZE size of one TAB block - acs_map[] alternate character set map - ttytype[] terminal name/description + acs_map[] alternate character set map + ttytype[] terminal name/description CONSTANTS @@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ GENERAL VIDEO ATTRIBUTES -Normally, attributes are a property of the character. +Normally, attributes are a property of the character. For chtype: @@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ For chtype: A_INVIS invisible A_ITALIC italic A_LEFTLINE line along the left edge - A_PROTECT protected (?) -- PDCurses renders this as a + A_PROTECT protected (?) -- PDCurses renders this as a combination of the *LINE attributes A_REVERSE reverse video A_RIGHTLINE line along the right edge @@ -140,8 +140,8 @@ For chtype: A_CHARTEXT bit-mask to extract a character A_COLOR bit-mask to extract a color-pair -Not all attributes will work on all terminals. A_RIGHTLINE, A_LEFTLINE -and A_ITALIC are specific to PDCurses. A_INVIS and A_ITALIC are given +Not all attributes will work on all terminals. A_RIGHTLINE, A_LEFTLINE +and A_ITALIC are specific to PDCurses. A_INVIS and A_ITALIC are given the same value in PDCurses. For attr_t: @@ -158,14 +158,14 @@ For attr_t: WA_STANDOUT same as A_STANDOUT WA_UNDERLINE same as A_UNDERLINE -Note that while A_LEFTLINE and A_RIGHTLINE are PDCurses-specific, -WA_LEFT and WA_RIGHT are standard. The following are also defined, for -compatibility, but currently have no effect in PDCurses: WA_HORIZONTAL, +Note that while A_LEFTLINE and A_RIGHTLINE are PDCurses-specific, +WA_LEFT and WA_RIGHT are standard. The following are also defined, for +compatibility, but currently have no effect in PDCurses: WA_HORIZONTAL, WA_LOW, WA_TOP, WA_VERTICAL. THE ALTERNATE CHARACTER SET -For use in chtypes and with related functions. These are a portable way +For use in chtypes and with related functions. These are a portable way to represent graphics characters on different terminals. VT100-compatible symbols -- box characters: @@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ for optimum portability: ACS_RARROW right arrow ACS_DARROW down arrow ACS_UARROW up arrow - ACS_BOARD checkerboard -- lighter (less dense) than + ACS_BOARD checkerboard -- lighter (less dense) than ACS_CKBOARD ACS_LANTERN lantern symbol ACS_BLOCK solid block @@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ Box character aliases: ACS_SBSB same as ACS_VLINE ACS_SSSS same as ACS_PLUS -For cchar_t and wide-character functions, WACS_ equivalents are also +For cchar_t and wide-character functions, WACS_ equivalents are also defined. COLORS @@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ For use with init_pair(), color_set(), etc.: COLOR_YELLOW COLOR_WHITE -Use these instead of numeric values. The definition of the colors +Use these instead of numeric values. The definition of the colors depends on the implementation of curses. @@ -354,19 +354,19 @@ The virtual keypad is arranged like this: left B2 right C1 down C3 -This list is incomplete -- see curses.h for the full list, and use the -testcurs demo to see what values are actually returned. The above are -just the keys required by X/Open. In particular, PDCurses defines many +This list is incomplete -- see curses.h for the full list, and use the +testcurs demo to see what values are actually returned. The above are +just the keys required by X/Open. In particular, PDCurses defines many CTL_ and ALT_ combinations; these are not portable. FUNCTIONS -The following table lists each curses routine and the name of the manual +The following table lists each curses routine and the name of the manual page on which it is described. -Functions from the X/Open curses standard -- complete, except for -getch() and ungetch(), which are implemented as macros for DOS +Functions from the X/Open curses standard -- complete, except for +getch() and ungetch(), which are implemented as macros for DOS compatibility: Curses Function Manual Page Name @@ -649,9 +649,9 @@ compatibility: wtouchln touch wvline border -Wide-character functions from the X/Open standard -- these are only -available when PDCurses is built with PDC_WIDE defined, and the -prototypes are only available from curses.h when PDC_WIDE is defined +Wide-character functions from the X/Open standard -- these are only +available when PDCurses is built with PDC_WIDE defined, and the +prototypes are only available from curses.h when PDC_WIDE is defined before its inclusion in your app: addnwstr addstr @@ -781,7 +781,7 @@ Functions from ncurses: wenclose mouse wmouse_trafo mouse -PDCurses-specific functions -- avoid these in code that's intended to be +PDCurses-specific functions -- avoid these in code that's intended to be portable: addrawch addch diff --git a/payloads/libpayload/curses/PDCurses/doc/sdl.txt b/payloads/libpayload/curses/PDCurses/doc/sdl.txt index 6a54b9b426..10710ce9a3 100644 --- a/payloads/libpayload/curses/PDCurses/doc/sdl.txt +++ b/payloads/libpayload/curses/PDCurses/doc/sdl.txt @@ -1,93 +1,93 @@ SDL Considerations ================== -There are no special requirements to use PDCurses for SDL -- all -PDCurses-compatible code should work fine. (In fact, you can even build -against the Win32 console pdcurses.dll, and then swap in the SDL -pdcurses.dll.) Nothing extra is needed beyond the base SDL library. +There are no special requirements to use PDCurses for SDL -- all +PDCurses-compatible code should work fine. (In fact, you can even build +against the Win32 console pdcurses.dll, and then swap in the SDL +pdcurses.dll.) Nothing extra is needed beyond the base SDL library. However, there are some optional special features, described here. -The principal limitation of this port is that input is currently -restricted to ASCII (i.e., 0-127), plus the special keys like KEY_LEFT. -(You could have Unicode input, but then the input wouldn't match the -output, which is in Code Page 437.) Also, see the note about the +The principal limitation of this port is that input is currently +restricted to ASCII (i.e., 0-127), plus the special keys like KEY_LEFT. +(You could have Unicode input, but then the input wouldn't match the +output, which is in Code Page 437.) Also, see the note about the potential for incomplete output under "PDC_update_rects()", below. Fonts ----- -The font is a simple BMP, 32 characters wide by 8 characters tall, -preferably with a palette. (BMPs without palettes still work, but in -that case, no attributes will be available, nor will the cursor work.) -The first entry in the palette (usually black) is treated as the -background color; the last entry (usually white) is treated as the -foreground. These are changed or made transparent as appropriate; any -other colors in the palette are passed through unchanged. So -- although -a one-bit depth is sufficient for a normal font -- you could redraw some +The font is a simple BMP, 32 characters wide by 8 characters tall, +preferably with a palette. (BMPs without palettes still work, but in +that case, no attributes will be available, nor will the cursor work.) +The first entry in the palette (usually black) is treated as the +background color; the last entry (usually white) is treated as the +foreground. These are changed or made transparent as appropriate; any +other colors in the palette are passed through unchanged. So -- although +a one-bit depth is sufficient for a normal font -- you could redraw some characters as multi-colored tiles. -The font must be monospaced. The size of each character is derived by -dividing the width of the BMP by 32 and the height by 8. There is no +The font must be monospaced. The size of each character is derived by +dividing the width of the BMP by 32 and the height by 8. There is no constraint on the dimensions. -As provided in the default font and expected by acs_map[], the font is -in Code Page 437 form. But you can of course use any layout if you're +As provided in the default font and expected by acs_map[], the font is +in Code Page 437 form. But you can of course use any layout if you're not relying on correct values for the ACS_* macros. -The font can be set via the environment variable PDC_FONT. If it's not -set, PDCurses looks for a file named "pdcfont.bmp" in the current -directory at the time of initscr(). If neither is found, it uses the +The font can be set via the environment variable PDC_FONT. If it's not +set, PDCurses looks for a file named "pdcfont.bmp" in the current +directory at the time of initscr(). If neither is found, it uses the built-in default font encoded in deffont.h. Backgrounds ----------- -PDCurses for SDL supports an optional background image BMP. This is used -whenever start_color() has not been called (see the ptest demo for an -example), or when use_default_colors() has been called after -start_color(), and the background color of a pair has been set to -1 -(see newdemo, worm, and rain for examples). The usage parallels that of -ncurses in an appropriate terminal (e.g., Gnome Terminal). The image is +PDCurses for SDL supports an optional background image BMP. This is used +whenever start_color() has not been called (see the ptest demo for an +example), or when use_default_colors() has been called after +start_color(), and the background color of a pair has been set to -1 +(see newdemo, worm, and rain for examples). The usage parallels that of +ncurses in an appropriate terminal (e.g., Gnome Terminal). The image is tiled to cover the PDCurses window, and can be any size or depth. -As with the font, you can point to a location for the background via the -environment variable PDC_BACKGROUND; "pdcback.bmp" is the fallback. +As with the font, you can point to a location for the background via the +environment variable PDC_BACKGROUND; "pdcback.bmp" is the fallback. (There is no default background.) Icons ----- -The icon (used with SDL_WM_SetIcon() -- not used for the executable -file) can be set via the environment variable PDC_ICON, and falls back -to "pdcicon.bmp", and then to the built-in icon from deficon.h. The -built-in icon is the PDCurses logo, as seen in ../x11/little_icon.xbm. -The SDL docs say that the icon must be 32x32, at least for use with MS +The icon (used with SDL_WM_SetIcon() -- not used for the executable +file) can be set via the environment variable PDC_ICON, and falls back +to "pdcicon.bmp", and then to the built-in icon from deficon.h. The +built-in icon is the PDCurses logo, as seen in ../x11/little_icon.xbm. +The SDL docs say that the icon must be 32x32, at least for use with MS Windows. -If pdc_screen is preinitialized (see below), PDCurses does not attempt +If pdc_screen is preinitialized (see below), PDCurses does not attempt to set the icon. Screen size ----------- -The default screen size is 80x25 characters (whatever size they may be), -but you can override this via the environment variables PDC_COLS and/or -PDC_LINES. (Some other ports use COLS and LINES; this is not done here -because those values are, or should be, those of the controlling -terminal, and PDCurses for SDL is independent of the terminal.) If +The default screen size is 80x25 characters (whatever size they may be), +but you can override this via the environment variables PDC_COLS and/or +PDC_LINES. (Some other ports use COLS and LINES; this is not done here +because those values are, or should be, those of the controlling +terminal, and PDCurses for SDL is independent of the terminal.) If pdc_screen is preinitialized (see below), these are ignored. Integration with SDL -------------------- -If you want to go further, you can mix PDCurses and SDL functions. (Of -course this is extremely non-portable!) To aid you, there are several -external variables and functions specific to the SDL port; you could +If you want to go further, you can mix PDCurses and SDL functions. (Of +course this is extremely non-portable!) To aid you, there are several +external variables and functions specific to the SDL port; you could include pdcsdl.h, or just add the declarations you need in your code: PDCEX SDL_Surface *pdc_screen, *pdc_font, *pdc_icon, *pdc_back; @@ -96,57 +96,57 @@ include pdcsdl.h, or just add the declarations you need in your code: void PDC_update_rects(void); void PDC_retile(void); -pdc_screen is the main surface, created by SDL_SetVideoMode(), unless -it's preset before initscr(). You can perform normal SDL operations on -this surface, but PDCurses won't respect them when it updates. (For -that, see PDC_retile().) As an alternative, you can preinitialize this -surface before calling initscr(). In that case, you can use pdc_sheight, -pdc_swidth, pdc_yoffset and/or pdc_xoffset (q.v.) to confine PDCurses to -only a specific area of the surface, reserving the rest for other SDL -operations. If you preinitialize pdc_screen, you'll have to close it -yourself; PDCurses will ignore resize events, and won't try to set the -icon. Also note that if you preinitialize pdc_screen, it need not be the +pdc_screen is the main surface, created by SDL_SetVideoMode(), unless +it's preset before initscr(). You can perform normal SDL operations on +this surface, but PDCurses won't respect them when it updates. (For +that, see PDC_retile().) As an alternative, you can preinitialize this +surface before calling initscr(). In that case, you can use pdc_sheight, +pdc_swidth, pdc_yoffset and/or pdc_xoffset (q.v.) to confine PDCurses to +only a specific area of the surface, reserving the rest for other SDL +operations. If you preinitialize pdc_screen, you'll have to close it +yourself; PDCurses will ignore resize events, and won't try to set the +icon. Also note that if you preinitialize pdc_screen, it need not be the display surface. -pdc_font, pdc_icon, and pdc_back are the SDL_surfaces for the font, -icon, and background, respectively. You can set any or all of them -before initscr(), and thus override any of the other ways to set them. +pdc_font, pdc_icon, and pdc_back are the SDL_surfaces for the font, +icon, and background, respectively. You can set any or all of them +before initscr(), and thus override any of the other ways to set them. But note that pdc_icon will be ignored if pdc_screen is preset. -pdc_sheight and pdc_swidth are the dimensions of the area of pdc_screen -to be used by PDCurses. You can preset them before initscr(); if either -is not set, it defaults to the full screen size minus the x or y offset, +pdc_sheight and pdc_swidth are the dimensions of the area of pdc_screen +to be used by PDCurses. You can preset them before initscr(); if either +is not set, it defaults to the full screen size minus the x or y offset, as appropriate. -pdc_xoffset and pdc_yoffset are the x and y offset for the area of +pdc_xoffset and pdc_yoffset are the x and y offset for the area of pdc_screen to be used by PDCurses. See the sdltest demo for an example. -PDC_retile() makes a copy of pdc_screen, then tiles it with the -background image, if any. The resulting surface is used as the -background for transparent character cells. PDC_retile() is called from -initscr() and resize_term(). However, you can also use it at other -times, to take advantage of the way it copies pdc_screen: Draw some SDL -stuff; call PDC_retile(); do some curses stuff -- it will use whatever -was on pdc_screen as the background. Then you can erase the curses -screen, do some more SDL stuff, and call PDC_retile() again to make a -new background. (If you don't erase the curses screen, it will be -incorporated into the background when you call PDC_retile().) But this +PDC_retile() makes a copy of pdc_screen, then tiles it with the +background image, if any. The resulting surface is used as the +background for transparent character cells. PDC_retile() is called from +initscr() and resize_term(). However, you can also use it at other +times, to take advantage of the way it copies pdc_screen: Draw some SDL +stuff; call PDC_retile(); do some curses stuff -- it will use whatever +was on pdc_screen as the background. Then you can erase the curses +screen, do some more SDL stuff, and call PDC_retile() again to make a +new background. (If you don't erase the curses screen, it will be +incorporated into the background when you call PDC_retile().) But this only works if no background image is set. -PDC_update_rects() is how the screen actually gets updated. For -performance reasons, when drawing, PDCurses for SDL maintains a table of -rectangles that need updating, and only updates (by calling this -function) during getch(), napms(), or when the table gets full. -Normally, this is sufficient; but if you're pausing in some way other -than by using napms(), and you're not doing keyboard checks, you may get -an incomplete update. If that happens, you can call PDC_update_rects() +PDC_update_rects() is how the screen actually gets updated. For +performance reasons, when drawing, PDCurses for SDL maintains a table of +rectangles that need updating, and only updates (by calling this +function) during getch(), napms(), or when the table gets full. +Normally, this is sufficient; but if you're pausing in some way other +than by using napms(), and you're not doing keyboard checks, you may get +an incomplete update. If that happens, you can call PDC_update_rects() manually. Interaction with stdio ---------------------- -As with X11, it's a bad idea to mix curses and stdio calls. (In fact, -that's true for PDCurses on any platform; but especially these two, -which don't run under terminals.) Depending on how SDL is built, stdout +As with X11, it's a bad idea to mix curses and stdio calls. (In fact, +that's true for PDCurses on any platform; but especially these two, +which don't run under terminals.) Depending on how SDL is built, stdout and stderr may be redirected to files. diff --git a/payloads/libpayload/curses/PDCurses/doc/x11.txt b/payloads/libpayload/curses/PDCurses/doc/x11.txt index db05683d17..5b5cfc0fe1 100644 --- a/payloads/libpayload/curses/PDCurses/doc/x11.txt +++ b/payloads/libpayload/curses/PDCurses/doc/x11.txt @@ -1,35 +1,35 @@ X11 Considerations ================== -PDCurses for X11 uses the System V IPC shared memory facility, along -with sockets, to share data between the curses program and the child +PDCurses for X11 uses the System V IPC shared memory facility, along +with sockets, to share data between the curses program and the child process created to manage the X stuff. -When compiling your application, you need to include the <curses.h> or -<xcurses.h> that comes with PDCurses. You also need to link your code -with libXCurses. You may need to link with the following libraries under +When compiling your application, you need to include the <curses.h> or +<xcurses.h> that comes with PDCurses. You also need to link your code +with libXCurses. You may need to link with the following libraries under X11R5: Xaw Xmu Xt X11 or, under X11R6: Xaw Xmu Xt X11 SM ICE Xext -You can run "xcurses-config --libs" to show the link parameters for your +You can run "xcurses-config --libs" to show the link parameters for your system. If using dynamic linking, on some systems, "-lXCurses" suffices. -By calling Xinitscr() rather than initscr(), you can pass your program -name and resource overrides to PDCurses. The program name is used as the -title of the X window, and for defining X resources specific to your +By calling Xinitscr() rather than initscr(), you can pass your program +name and resource overrides to PDCurses. The program name is used as the +title of the X window, and for defining X resources specific to your program. Interaction with stdio ---------------------- -Be aware that curses programs that expect to have a normal tty -underneath them will be very disappointed! Output directed to stdout -will go to the xterm that invoked the PDCurses application, or to the -console if not invoked directly from an xterm. Similarly, stdin will +Be aware that curses programs that expect to have a normal tty +underneath them will be very disappointed! Output directed to stdout +will go to the xterm that invoked the PDCurses application, or to the +console if not invoked directly from an xterm. Similarly, stdin will expect its input from the same place as stdout. @@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ normalFont: The name of a fixed width font. Default: 7x13 italicFont: The name of a fixed width font to be used for - characters with A_ITALIC attributes. Must have the + characters with A_ITALIC attributes. Must have the same cell size as normalFont. Default: 7x13 (obviously not an italic font) @@ -155,14 +155,14 @@ colorBoldWhite: COLOR_WHITE combined with A_BOLD. bitmap: The name of a valid bitmap file of depth 1 (black and white) used for the application's icon. The file is an X bitmap. - Default: a 32x32 or 64x64 pixmap depending on the + Default: a 32x32 or 64x64 pixmap depending on the window manager -pixmap: The name of a valid pixmap file of any depth - supported by the window manager (color) for the - application's icon, The file is an X11 pixmap. This - resource is only available if the libXpm package has - been installed (most systems have this by default). +pixmap: The name of a valid pixmap file of any depth + supported by the window manager (color) for the + application's icon, The file is an X11 pixmap. This + resource is only available if the libXpm package has + been installed (most systems have this by default). This resource overrides the "bitmap" resource. Default: none, uses default bitmap above @@ -177,28 +177,28 @@ translations: Translations enable the user to customize the action <BtnUp>: XCursesButton() <BtnMotion>: XCursesButton() - The most useful action for KeyPress translations is - string(). The argument to the string() action can be - either a string or a hex representation of a + The most useful action for KeyPress translations is + string(). The argument to the string() action can be + either a string or a hex representation of a character; e.g., string(0x1b) will send the ASCII - escape character to the application; string("[11~") + escape character to the application; string("[11~") will send [ 1 1 ~ , as separate keystrokes. shmmin: On most systems, there are two Unix kernel parameters that determine the allowable size of a shared memory - segment. These parameters are usually something like + segment. These parameters are usually something like SHMMIN and SHMMAX. To use shared memory, a program must allocate a segment of shared memory that is between these two values. Usually these values are - like 1 for SHMMIN and some large number for SHMMAX. + like 1 for SHMMIN and some large number for SHMMAX. Sometimes the Unix kernel is configured to have a value of SHMMIN that is bigger than the size of one - of the shared memory segments that libXCurses uses. + of the shared memory segments that libXCurses uses. On these systems an error message like: Cannot allocate shared memory for SCREEN: Invalid argument - will result. To overcome this problem, this resource + will result. To overcome this problem, this resource should be set to the kernel value for SHMMIN. This ensures that a shared memory segment will always be bigger than the kernel value for SHMMIN (and @@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ borderColor: The color of the border around the screen. borderWidth: The width in pixels of the border around the screen. Default: 0 -clickPeriod: The period (in milliseconds) between a button +clickPeriod: The period (in milliseconds) between a button press and a button release that determines if a click of a button has occurred. Default: 100 @@ -223,10 +223,10 @@ doubleClickPeriod: The period (in milliseconds) between two button Default: 200 composeKey: The name of the X key that defines the "compose key", - which is used to enter characters in the Latin-1 - character set above 0xA0. (See "Compose Keys for - Latin-1" below.) This is used only when PDCurses is - built without XIM support. While in compose mode, the + which is used to enter characters in the Latin-1 + character set above 0xA0. (See "Compose Keys for + Latin-1" below.) This is used only when PDCurses is + built without XIM support. While in compose mode, the text cursor will appear as a hollow rectangle. Default: Multi_key @@ -234,8 +234,8 @@ composeKey: The name of the X key that defines the "compose key", Using Resources --------------- -All applications have a top-level class name of "XCurses". If Xinitscr() -is used, it sets an application's top-level widget name. (Otherwise the +All applications have a top-level class name of "XCurses". If Xinitscr() +is used, it sets an application's top-level widget name. (Otherwise the name defaults to "PDCurses".) Examples for app-defaults or .Xdefaults: @@ -275,26 +275,26 @@ the*pointerBackColor: black the.bitmap: /home/mark/the/the64.xbm the.pixmap: /home/mark/the/the64.xpm -Resources may also be passed as parameters to the Xinitscr() function. -Parameters are strings in the form of switches; e.g., to set the color -"red" to "indianred", and the number of lines to 30, the string passed +Resources may also be passed as parameters to the Xinitscr() function. +Parameters are strings in the form of switches; e.g., to set the color +"red" to "indianred", and the number of lines to 30, the string passed to Xinitscr would be: "-colorRed indianred -lines 30" Compose Keys for Latin-1 ------------------------ -When built without XIM support, PDCurses for X11 provides its own, -limited compose key system for Latin-1 characters. The available -combinations are listed here. For a given character, any of the -combinations shown in the last column may be used. To generate a -character, press the "compose" key followed by one of the pairs of -keystrokes. Where no key is evident, the spacebar is used. Thus, to -generate the NO-BREAK SPACE, press the "compose" key followed by two +When built without XIM support, PDCurses for X11 provides its own, +limited compose key system for Latin-1 characters. The available +combinations are listed here. For a given character, any of the +combinations shown in the last column may be used. To generate a +character, press the "compose" key followed by one of the pairs of +keystrokes. Where no key is evident, the spacebar is used. Thus, to +generate the NO-BREAK SPACE, press the "compose" key followed by two hits of the spacebar. -With a typical modern X server, you can get many more compose key -combinations by using XIM instead. Configure PDCurses with --enable-xim +With a typical modern X server, you can get many more compose key +combinations by using XIM instead. Configure PDCurses with --enable-xim to use XIM support. This document is encoded in UTF-8. @@ -404,13 +404,13 @@ This document is encoded in UTF-8. Deprecated ---------- -XCursesProgramName is no longer used. To set the program name, you must +XCursesProgramName is no longer used. To set the program name, you must use Xinitscr(), or PDC_set_title() to set just the window title. -The XCursesExit() function is now called automatically via atexit(). -(Multiple calls to it are OK, so you don't need to remove it if you've +The XCursesExit() function is now called automatically via atexit(). +(Multiple calls to it are OK, so you don't need to remove it if you've already added it for previous versions of PDCurses.) -XCURSES is no longer defined automatically, but need not be defined, -unless you want the X11-specific prototypes. (Normal curses programs +XCURSES is no longer defined automatically, but need not be defined, +unless you want the X11-specific prototypes. (Normal curses programs won't need it.) |