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[PATCH 08/43] man/legacy_coding.3x: Fix content and style nits.
From: |
G. Branden Robinson |
Subject: |
[PATCH 08/43] man/legacy_coding.3x: Fix content and style nits. |
Date: |
Mon, 9 Sep 2024 09:14:18 -0500 |
* Clarify character code applicability.
* Parallelize wording with curs_print(3X).
* Tighten wording.
---
man/legacy_coding.3x | 13 ++++++++-----
1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
diff --git a/man/legacy_coding.3x b/man/legacy_coding.3x
index d9ee73f7b..a90ef570c 100644
--- a/man/legacy_coding.3x
+++ b/man/legacy_coding.3x
@@ -41,15 +41,18 @@ .SH SYNOPSIS
\fBint use_legacy_coding(int \fIlevel\fP);
.fi
.SH DESCRIPTION
-.B \%use_legacy_coding
-is an extension to the
+.BR \%use_legacy_coding ","
+an
+.I \%ncurses
+extension to the
.I curses
-library.
-It allows the caller to change the result of \fB\%unctrl\fP(3X),
+library,
+permits customiztion of \fB\%unctrl\fP(3X) behavior,
suppressing \fI\%isprint\fP(3)-based checks within the library that
would normally cause nonprinting characters to be rendered in visible
form.
-The alteration affects only eight-bit characters.
+The alteration affects only byte-wide characters with the most
+significant bit set.
.PP
The
.I level
--
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