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 The bkgrndset and wbkgrndset routines manipulate the background of the
21 named window. The window background is a cchar_t consisting of any
22 combination of attributes (i.e., rendition) and a complex character.
23 The attribute part of the background is combined (OR'ed) with all non-
24 blank characters that are written into the window with waddch. Both
25 the character and attribute parts of the background are combined with
26 the blank characters. The background becomes a property of the charac‐
27 ter and moves with the character through any scrolling and
28 insert/delete line/character operations.
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30 To the extent possible on a particular terminal, the attribute part of
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34 The bkgrnd and wbkgrnd functions set the background property of the
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38 The rendition of every character on the screen is changed to the
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41 Wherever the former background character appears, it is changed
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44 The getbkgrnd function returns the given window's current background
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48 Note that bkgrnd, bkgrndset, and getbkgrnd may be macros.
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51 The bkgrndset and wbkgrndset routines do not return a value.
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57 curses(3X), curs_bkgd(3X)
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61 curs_bkgrnd(3X)