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Re: [PATCH 03/19] man/curs_{bkgd,bkgrnd,color}: Migrate terminology.
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Thomas Dickey |
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Re: [PATCH 03/19] man/curs_{bkgd,bkgrnd,color}: Migrate terminology. |
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Sat, 21 Sep 2024 14:22:05 -0400 |
On Sat, Sep 21, 2024 at 11:44:59AM -0500, G. Branden Robinson wrote:
> ...from "background character" to "blank character". We don't need two
> names for the same concept.
> ---
> man/curs_bkgd.3x | 15 +++++++--------
> man/curs_bkgrnd.3x | 14 +++++++-------
> man/curs_color.3x | 10 +++++-----
> 3 files changed, 19 insertions(+), 20 deletions(-)
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> diff --git a/man/curs_bkgd.3x b/man/curs_bkgd.3x
> index 9ef707f3c..a8a5191b7 100644
> --- a/man/curs_bkgd.3x
> +++ b/man/curs_bkgd.3x
> @@ -100,8 +100,8 @@ .SS "bkgd, wbkgd"
> The rendition of every character in the window changes to the new
> background rendition.
> .bP
> -Wherever the former background character appears,
> -it changes to the new background character.
> +Wherever the former blank character appears,
> +it changes to the new blank character.
Perhaps I'm misreading this, but X/Open curses only refers to
"the background character" (jargon true, but used repeatedly).
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Thomas E. Dickey <dickey@invisible-island.net>
https://invisible-island.net
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