curs_variables
Section: Miscellaneous Library Functions (3X)
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NAME
COLORS,
COLOR_PAIRS,
COLS,
ESCDELAY,
LINES,
TABSIZE,
curscr,
newscr,
stdscr
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curses global variables
SYNOPSIS
#include <curses.h>
int COLOR_PAIRS;
int COLORS;
int COLS;
int ESCDELAY;
int LINES;
int TABSIZE;
WINDOW * curscr;
WINDOW * newscr;
WINDOW * stdscr;
DESCRIPTION
This page summarizes variables provided by the
curses library.
A more complete description is given in the
curses(3X) manual page.
Depending on the configuration, these may be actual variables,
or macros (see curs_threads(3X) and curs_opaque(3X))
which provide read-only access to curses's state.
In either case, applications should treat them as read-only to avoid
confusing the library.
COLOR_PAIRS
After initializing curses, this variable contains the number of color pairs
which the terminal can support.
Usually the number of color pairs will be the product
COLORS*
COLORS,
however this is not always true:
- *
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a few terminals use HLS colors, which do not follow this rule
- *
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terminals supporting a large number of colors are limited by the number
of color pairs that can be represented in a signed short value.
COLORS
After initializing curses, this variable contains the number of colors
which the terminal can support.
COLS
After initializing curses, this variable contains the width of the screen,
i.e., the number of columns.
ESCDELAY
This variable holds the number of milliseconds to wait after reading an
escape character,
to distinguish between an individual escape character entered on the
keyboard from escape sequences sent by cursor- and function-keys
(see
curses(3X).
LINES
After initializing curses, this variable contains the height of the screen,
i.e., the number of lines.
TABSIZE
This variable holds the number of columns used by the
curses library
when converting a tab character to spaces as it adds the tab to a window
(see
curs_addch(3X).
The Current Screen
This implementation of curses uses a special window
curscr to
record its updates to the terminal screen.
The New Screen
This implementation of curses uses a special window
newscr to
hold updates to the terminal screen before applying them to
curscr.
The Standard Screen
Upon initializing curses,
a default window called
stdscr,
which is the size of the terminal screen, is created.
Many curses functions use this window.
NOTES
The curses library is initialized using either
initscr(3X),
or
newterm(3X).
If curses is configured to use separate curses/terminfo libraries,
most of these variables reside in the curses library.
PORTABILITY
ESCDELAY and TABSIZE are extensions,
not provided in most other implementations of curses.
SEE ALSO
curses(3X),
curs_opaque(3X),
curs_terminfo(3X),
curs_threads(3X),
term_variables(3X),
terminfo(5).
Index
- NAME
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- SYNOPSIS
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- DESCRIPTION
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- COLOR_PAIRS
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- COLORS
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- COLS
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- ESCDELAY
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- LINES
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- TABSIZE
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- The Current Screen
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- The New Screen
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- The Standard Screen
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- NOTES
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- PORTABILITY
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- SEE ALSO
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