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diff --git a/doc/html/man/legacy_coding.3x.html b/doc/html/man/legacy_coding.3x.html index f7b41ba9996b..4591e0fb4336 100644 --- a/doc/html/man/legacy_coding.3x.html +++ b/doc/html/man/legacy_coding.3x.html @@ -28,25 +28,23 @@ * authorization. * **************************************************************************** * Author: Thomas E. Dickey - * @Id: legacy_coding.3x,v 1.28 2024/04/20 19:13:50 tom Exp @ + * @Id: legacy_coding.3x,v 1.32 2024/09/14 20:06:50 tom Exp @ --> <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <meta name="generator" content="Manpage converted by man2html - see https://invisible-island.net/scripts/readme.html#others_scripts"> -<TITLE>legacy_coding 3x 2024-04-20 ncurses 6.5 Library calls</TITLE> +<TITLE>legacy_coding 3x 2024-09-14 ncurses 6.6 Library calls</TITLE> <link rel="author" href="mailto:bug-ncurses@gnu.org"> </HEAD> <BODY> -<H1 class="no-header">legacy_coding 3x 2024-04-20 ncurses 6.5 Library calls</H1> +<H1 class="no-header">legacy_coding 3x 2024-09-14 ncurses 6.6 Library calls</H1> <PRE> <STRONG><A HREF="legacy_coding.3x.html">legacy_coding(3x)</A></STRONG> Library calls <STRONG><A HREF="legacy_coding.3x.html">legacy_coding(3x)</A></STRONG> - - </PRE><H2><a name="h2-NAME">NAME</a></H2><PRE> <STRONG>use_legacy_coding</STRONG> - override <EM>curses</EM> locale encoding checks @@ -58,15 +56,15 @@ </PRE><H2><a name="h2-DESCRIPTION">DESCRIPTION</a></H2><PRE> - <STRONG>use_legacy_coding</STRONG> is an extension to the <EM>curses</EM> library. It allows the - caller to change the result of <STRONG><A HREF="unctrl.3x.html">unctrl(3x)</A></STRONG>, suppressing <STRONG>isprint(3)</STRONG>-based + <STRONG>use_legacy_coding</STRONG>, an <EM>ncurses</EM> extension to the <EM>curses</EM> library, permits + customiztion of <STRONG><A HREF="unctrl.3x.html">unctrl(3x)</A></STRONG> behavior, suppressing <STRONG>isprint(3)</STRONG>-based checks within the library that would normally cause nonprinting characters to be rendered in visible form. The alteration affects only - eight-bit characters. + byte-wide characters with the most significant bit set. The <EM>level</EM> parameter controls the result. - <STRONG>0</STRONG> The library functions normally, rendering nonprinting + <STRONG>0</STRONG> The library functions normally, rendering nonprinting characters as described in <STRONG><A HREF="unctrl.3x.html">unctrl(3x)</A></STRONG>, <STRONG>1</STRONG> the library ignores <EM>isprint</EM> for codes in the range 160-255. @@ -77,28 +75,33 @@ </PRE><H2><a name="h2-RETURN-VALUE">RETURN VALUE</a></H2><PRE> - If the screen has not been initialized, or the <EM>level</EM> parameter is out - of range, <STRONG>use_legacy_coding</STRONG> returns <STRONG>ERR</STRONG>. Otherwise, it returns the - previous level: <STRONG>0</STRONG>, <STRONG>1</STRONG>, or <STRONG>2</STRONG>. + If the <EM>curses</EM> screen has not been initialized, or the <EM>level</EM> parameter + is out of range, <STRONG>use_legacy_coding</STRONG> returns <STRONG>ERR</STRONG>. Otherwise, it returns + the previous level. + + +</PRE><H2><a name="h2-EXTENSIONS">EXTENSIONS</a></H2><PRE> + <STRONG>use_legacy_coding</STRONG> is an <EM>ncurses</EM> extension. </PRE><H2><a name="h2-PORTABILITY">PORTABILITY</a></H2><PRE> - <STRONG>use_legacy_coding</STRONG> is specific to <EM>ncurses</EM>. It was not supported on - Version 7, BSD or System V implementations. Applications employing - <EM>ncurses</EM> extensions should condition their use on the visibility of the - <STRONG>NCURSES_VERSION</STRONG> preprocessor macro. + Applications employing <EM>ncurses</EM> extensions should condition their use on + the visibility of the <STRONG>NCURSES_VERSION</STRONG> preprocessor macro. + + +</PRE><H2><a name="h2-HISTORY">HISTORY</a></H2><PRE> + <EM>ncurses</EM> 5.6 (2006) introduced <EM>use</EM><STRONG>_</STRONG><EM>legacy</EM><STRONG>_</STRONG><EM>coding</EM> to support <STRONG>lynx(1)</STRONG>'s + font-switching feature. </PRE><H2><a name="h2-AUTHORS">AUTHORS</a></H2><PRE> - Thomas Dickey (to support <STRONG>lynx(1)</STRONG>'s font-switching feature). + Thomas Dickey </PRE><H2><a name="h2-SEE-ALSO">SEE ALSO</a></H2><PRE> <STRONG><A HREF="unctrl.3x.html">unctrl(3x)</A></STRONG> - - -ncurses 6.5 2024-04-20 <STRONG><A HREF="legacy_coding.3x.html">legacy_coding(3x)</A></STRONG> +ncurses 6.6 2024-09-14 <STRONG><A HREF="legacy_coding.3x.html">legacy_coding(3x)</A></STRONG> </PRE> <div class="nav"> <ul> @@ -106,7 +109,9 @@ ncurses 6.5 2024-04-20 <STRONG><A HREF="le <li><a href="#h2-SYNOPSIS">SYNOPSIS</a></li> <li><a href="#h2-DESCRIPTION">DESCRIPTION</a></li> <li><a href="#h2-RETURN-VALUE">RETURN VALUE</a></li> +<li><a href="#h2-EXTENSIONS">EXTENSIONS</a></li> <li><a href="#h2-PORTABILITY">PORTABILITY</a></li> +<li><a href="#h2-HISTORY">HISTORY</a></li> <li><a href="#h2-AUTHORS">AUTHORS</a></li> <li><a href="#h2-SEE-ALSO">SEE ALSO</a></li> </ul> |