1curs_bkgrnd(3X) curs_bkgrnd(3X)
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6 bkgrnd, wbkgrnd, bkgrndset, wbkgrndset, getbkgrnd, wgetbkgrnd - curses
7 window complex background manipulation routines
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10 #include <curses.h>
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12 int bkgrnd( const cchar_t *wch);
13 int wbkgrnd( WINDOW *win, const cchar_t *wch);
14 void bkgrndset(const cchar_t *wch );
15 void wbkgrndset(WINDOW *win, const cchar_t *wch);
16 int getbkgrnd(cchar_t *wch);
17 int wgetbkgrnd(WINDOW *win, cchar_t *wch);
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20 bkgrndset
21 The bkgrndset and wbkgrndset routines manipulate the background of the
22 named window. The window background is a cchar_t consisting of any
23 combination of attributes (i.e., rendition) and a complex character.
24 The attribute part of the background is combined (OR'ed) with all non-
25 blank characters that are written into the window with waddch. Both
26 the character and attribute parts of the background are combined with
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28 ter and moves with the character through any scrolling and
29 insert/delete line/character operations.
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31 To the extent possible on a particular terminal, the attribute part of
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35 bkgrnd
36 The bkgrnd and wbkgrnd functions set the background property of the
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46 getbkgrnd
47 The getbkgrnd function returns the given window's current background
48 character/attribute pair via the wch pointer. If the given window
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55 The bkgrndset and wbkgrndset routines do not return a value.
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65 curses(3X), curs_bkgd(3X)
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69 curs_bkgrnd(3X)