curs_slk(3X)                     UNIX System V                     curs_slk(3X)


NAME
      cursslk:  slkinit, slkset, slkrefresh, slknoutrefresh, slklabel,
      slkclear, slkrestore, slktouch, slkattron, slkattrset, slkattroff -
      curses soft label  routines

SYNOPSIS
      #include <curses.h>

      int slkinit(int fmt);
      int slkset(int labnum, char *label, int fmt);
      int slkrefresh(void);
      int slknoutrefresh(void);
      char *slklabel(int labnum);
      int slkclear(void);
      int slkrestore(void);
      int slktouch(void);
      int slkattron(chtype attrs);
      int slkattrset(chtype attrs);
      int slkattroff(chtype attrs);

DESCRIPTION
      curses manipulates the set of soft function-key labels that exist on many
      terminals.  For those terminals that do not have soft labels, curses
      takes over the bottom line of stdscr, reducing the size of stdscr and the
      variable LINES.  curses standardizes on eight labels of up to eight
      characters each.

      To use soft labels, the slkinit routine must be called before initscr or
      newterm is called.  If initscr eventually uses a line from stdscr to
      emulate the soft labels, then fmt determines how the labels are arranged
      on the screen.  Setting fmt to 0 indicates a 3-2-3 arrangement of the
      labels; 1 indicates a 4-4 arrangement.

      With the slkset routine, labnum is the label number, from 1 to 8.  label
      is the string to be put on the label, up to eight characters in length.
      A null string or a null pointer sets up a blank label.  fmt is either 0,
      1, or 2, indicating whether the label is to be left-justified, centered,
      or right-justified, respectively, within the label.

      The slkrefresh and slknoutrefresh routines correspond to the wrefresh
      and wnoutrefresh routines.

      With the slklabel routine, the current label for label number labnum is
      returned with leading and trailing blanks stripped.

      With the slkclear routine, the soft labels are cleared from the screen.

      With the slkrestore routine, the soft labels are restored to the screen
      after a slkclear is performed.





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curs_slk(3X)                     UNIX System V                     curs_slk(3X)


      With the slktouch routine, all the soft labels are forced to be output
      the next time a slknoutrefresh is performed.

      The slkattron, slkattrset and slkattroff routines correspond to
      attron, attrset, and attroff.  They have an effect only if soft labels
      are simulated on the bottom line of the screen.

RETURN VALUE
      Routines that return an integer return ERR upon failure and an integer
      value other than ERR upon successful completion.

      slklabel returns NULL on error.

NOTES
      The header file <curses.h> automatically includes the header files
      <stdio.h> and <unctrl.h>.

      Most applications would use slknoutrefresh because a wrefresh is likely
      to follow soon.

SEE ALSO
      curses(3X), cursattr(3X), cursinitscr(3X), cursrefresh(3X)
































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