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curs_set(3X)

ENHANCED CURSES

NAME

curs_set — set the cursor mode

SYNOPSIS

#include <curses.h>

int curs_set(int visibility);

DESCRIPTION

The curs_set() function sets the appearance of the cursor based on the value of visibility:

Value of visibility Appearance of Cursor
0 Invisible
1 Terminal-specific normal mode
2 Terminal-specific high visibility mode

The terminal does not necessarily support all the above values. 

RETURN VALUE

If the terminal supports the cursor mode specified by visibility , then curs_set() returns the previous cursor state.  Otherwise, the function returns ERR. 

ERRORS

No errors are defined. 

SEE ALSO

<curses.h>. 

CHANGE HISTORY

First released in X/Open Curses, Issue 4. 

Hewlett-Packard Company  —  HP-UX Release 10.20:  July 1996

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