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CURSES_ATTRIBUTES(3)       Library Functions Manual       CURSES_ATTRIBUTES(3)

NAME
     curses_attributes, attron, attroff, attrset, color_set, getattrs,
     termattrs, wattron, wattroff, wattrset, wcolor_set, attr_on, attr_off,
     attr_set, attr_get, term_attrs, wattr_on, wattr_off, wattr_set, wattr_get
     - curses general attribute manipulation routines

LIBRARY
     Curses Library (libcurses, -lcurses)

SYNOPSIS
     #include <curses.h>

     int
     attron(int attr);

     int
     attroff(int attr);

     int
     attrset(int attr);

     int
     color_set(short pair, void *opt);

     chtype
     getattrs(WINDOW *win);

     chtype
     termattrs(void);

     int
     wcolor_set(WINDOW *win, short pair, void *opt);

     int
     wattron(WINDOW * win, int attr);

     int
     wattroff(WINDOW * win, int attr);

     int
     wattrset(WINDOW * win, int attr);

     int
     attr_on(attr_t attr, void *opt);

     int
     attr_off(attr_t attr, void *opt);

     int
     attr_set(attr_t attr, short pair, void *opt);

     int
     attr_get(attr_t *attr, short *pair, void *opt);

     attr_t
     term_attrs(void);

     int
     wattr_on(WINDOW *win, attr_t attr, void *opt);

     int
     wattr_off(WINDOW *win, attr_t attr, void *opt);

     int
     wattr_set(WINDOW *win, attr_t attr, short pair, void *opt);

     int
     wattr_get(WINDOW *win, attr_t *attr, short *pair, void *opt);

DESCRIPTION
     These functions manipulate attributes on stdscr or on the specified
     window.  The attributes that can be manipulated are:

           A_NORMAL       no special attributes are applied
           A_STANDOUT     characters are displayed in the "best" supported
                          highlighting mode of the terminal
           A_UNDERLINE    characters are displayed underlined
           A_REVERSE      characters are displayed in inverse video
           A_BLINK        characters blink
           A_DIM          characters are displayed at a lower intensity
           A_BOLD         characters are displayed at a higher intensity
           A_INVIS        characters are added invisibly
           A_PROTECT      characters are protected from modification
           A_ALTCHARSET   characters are displayed using the alternate
                          character set (ACS)
           COLOR_PAIR(n)  characters are displayed using color pair n.

     The attron() function turns on the attributes specified in attr on
     stdscr, while the attroff() function turns off the attributes specified
     in attr on stdscr.

     The function attrset() sets the attributes of stdscr to those specified
     in attr, turning off any others.  To turn off all the attributes
     (including color and alternate character set), use attrset(A_NORMAL).

     Multiple attributes can be manipulated by combining the attributes using
     a logical OR.  For example, attron(A_REVERSE | A_BOLD) will turn on both
     inverse video and higher intensity.

     The function color_set() sets the color pair attribute to the pair
     specified in pair.

     The function getattrs() returns the attributes that are currently applied
     to window specified by win.

     The function termattrs() returns the logical OR of attributes that can be
     applied to the screen.

     The functions wattron(), wattroff(), wattrset(), and wcolor_set() are
     equivalent to attron(), attroff() attrset(), and color_set()
     respectively, excepting that the attributes are applied to the window
     specified by win.

     The following functions additionally manipulate wide attributes on stdscr
     or on the specified window.  The additional wide attributes that can be
     manipulated are:

           WA_STANDOUT    characters are displayed in the "best" supported
                          highlighting mode of the terminal
           WA_UNDERLINE   characters are displayed underlined
           WA_REVERSE     characters are displayed in inverse video
           WA_BLINK       characters blink
           WA_DIM         characters are displayed at a lower intensity
           WA_BOLD        characters are displayed at a higher intensity
           WA_INVIS       characters are added invisibly
           WA_PROTECT     characters are protected from modification
           WA_ALTCHARSET  characters are displayed using the alternate
                          character set (ACS)
           WA_LOW         characters are displayed with low highlight
           WA_TOP         characters are displayed with top highlight
           WA_HORIZONTAL  characters are displayed with horizontal highlight
           WA_VERTICAL    characters are displayed with vertical highlight
           WA_LEFT        characters are displayed with left highlight
           WA_RIGHT       characters are displayed with right highlight

     The attr_on() function turns on the wide attributes specified in attr on
     stdscr, while the attr_off() function turns off the wide attributes
     specified in attr on stdscr.

     The function attr_set() sets the wide attributes of stdscr to those
     specified in attr and pair, turning off any others.  Note that a color
     pair specified in pair will override any color pair specified in attr.

     The function attr_get() sets attr to the wide attributes and pair to the
     color pair currently applied to stdscr.  Either of attr and pair can be
     NULL, if the relevant value is of no interest.

     The function term_attrs() returns the logical OR of wide attributes that
     can be applied to the screen.

     The functions wattr_on(), wattr_off() and wattr_set() are equivalent to
     attr_on(), attr_off() and attr_set() respectively, excepting that the
     character is added to the window specified by win.

     The function wattr_get() is equivalent to attr_get(), excepting that the
     wide attributes and color pair currently applied to win are set.

     The following constants can be used to extract the components of a
     chtype:

           A_ATTRIBUTES   bit-mask containing attributes part
           A_CHARTEXT     bit-mask containing character part
           A_COLOR        bit-mask containing color-pair part

RETURN VALUES
     These functions return OK on success and ERR on failure.

SEE ALSO
     curses_addch(3), curses_addchstr(3), curses_addstr(3),
     curses_background(3), curses_color(3), curses_insch(3),
     curses_standout(3), curses_underscore(3)

NOTES
     The opt argument is not currently used but is reserved for a future
     version of the specification.

STANDARDS
     The NetBSD Curses library complies with the X/Open Curses specification,
     part of the Single Unix Specification.

     The getattrs() function is a NetBSD extension.

HISTORY
     These functions first appeared in NetBSD 1.5.

CAVEATS
     Some terminals do not support characters with both color and other
     attributes set.  In this case, the other attribute is displayed instead
     of the color attribute.

     The standout attribute is a higher level alias and should not be mixed
     with other attributes.

NetBSD 10.99                     July 27, 2021                    NetBSD 10.99