use_env.3x (2010 09)

use_env(3X) use_env(3X)

(ENHANCED CURSES)

NAME

use_env — specify source of screen size information

SYNOPSIS

#include <curses.h>

void use_env(bool boolvalue);

DESCRIPTION

The use_env() function speciﬁes the technique by which the implementation determines the size of the

screen. If boolvalue is FALSE, the implementation uses the values of lines and columns speciﬁed in the

terminfo database. If boolvalue is TRUE, the implementation uses the

LINES and

COLUMNS environ-

ment variables. The initial value is TRUE.

Any call to

use_env() must precede calls to

initscr(), newterm() or setupterm().

RETURN VALUE

The function does not return a value.

ERRORS

No errors are deﬁned.

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use_env(3X) use_env(3X) (ENHANCED CURSES) NAME use_env — specify source of screen size information SYNOPSIS #include void use_env(bool boolvalue); DESCRIPTION The use_env() function specifies the technique by which the implementation determines the size of the screen. If boolvalue is FALSE, the implementation uses the values of lines and columns specified in the terminfo database. If boolvalue is TRUE, the implementation uses the LINES and COLUMNS environment variables.
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(Notes) A (Notes) uA 2 Hewlett-Packard Company −1− HP-UX 11i Version 3: September 2010