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Re: [PATCH 05/43] man/curs_scroll.3x: Fix content error and style nits.


From: G. Branden Robinson
Subject: Re: [PATCH 05/43] man/curs_scroll.3x: Fix content error and style nits.
Date: Mon, 9 Sep 2024 16:34:12 -0500

I forgot to attach the promised example.

Here it is.

At 2024-09-09T09:13:55-0500, G. Branden Robinson wrote:
> Content:
> * Fix backwards claim.  In ncurses, the scrolling functions do not alter
>   the blank character's attributes or color pair identifier.  See
>   example program below.
> 
> Style:
> * Parallelize advice to wide-character API users with other recently
>   edited ncurses man pages.
> * Describe `wscrl()` elemental function in its own right; delegate
>   explanation of the `scrl()` variant to ncurses(3x) as usual.
> * Favor active voice over passive.
> * Favor present tense over future.
> * Favor "better" optimization over "smarter".
> * Tighten wording.
> ---
>  man/curs_scroll.3x | 25 +++++++++++++++----------
>  1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

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