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diff --git a/contrib/ncurses/man/default_colors.3x b/contrib/ncurses/man/default_colors.3x index 4ebb901..ce313e2 100644 --- a/contrib/ncurses/man/default_colors.3x +++ b/contrib/ncurses/man/default_colors.3x @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ .\"*************************************************************************** -.\" Copyright (c) 1998-2000,2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc. * +.\" Copyright (c) 1998-2005,2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc. * .\" * .\" Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a * .\" copy of this software and associated documentation files (the * @@ -26,16 +26,16 @@ .\" authorization. * .\"*************************************************************************** .\" -.\" Author: Thomas E. Dickey <dickey@clark.net> 1997,1999,2000 +.\" Author: Thomas E. Dickey 1997,1999,2000,2005 .\" -.\" $Id: default_colors.3x,v 1.16 2002/02/16 22:39:52 tom Exp $ +.\" $Id: default_colors.3x,v 1.19 2006/02/25 21:49:19 tom Exp $ .TH default_colors 3X "" .SH NAME \fBuse_default_colors\fR, \fBassume_default_colors\fR \- use terminal's default colors .SH SYNOPSIS \fB#include <curses.h>\fP - +.sp \fBint use_default_colors(void);\fP .br \fBint assume_default_colors(int fg, int bg);\fP @@ -107,6 +107,26 @@ error as well. Associated with this extension, the \fBinit_pair\fR(3X) function accepts negative arguments to specify default foreground or background colors. +.PP +The \fIuse_default_colors()\fP function was added to support \fIded\fP. +This is a full-screen application which uses curses to manage only part +of the screen. The bottom portion of the screen, which is of adjustable +size, is left uncolored to display the results from shell commands. +The top portion of the screen colors filenames using a scheme like the +"color ls" programs. +Attempting to manage the background color of the screen for this application +would give unsatisfactory results for a variety of reasons. +This extension was devised after +noting that color xterm (and similar programs) provides a background color +which does not necessarily correspond to any of the ANSI colors. +While a special terminfo entry could be constructed using nine colors, +there was no mechanism provided within curses to account for the related +\fIorig_pair\fP and \fIback_color_erase\fP capabilities. +.PP +The \fIassume_default_colors()\fP function was added to solve +a different problem: support for applications which would use +environment variables and other configuration to bypass curses' +notion of the terminal's default colors, setting specific values. .SH PORTABILITY These routines are specific to ncurses. They were not supported on Version 7, BSD or System V implementations. It is recommended that |
