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* authorization. *
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* 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 @
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-<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>
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<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>
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