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[PATCH 07/30] man/curs_inopts.3x: Improve terminological discipline.
From: |
G. Branden Robinson |
Subject: |
[PATCH 07/30] man/curs_inopts.3x: Improve terminological discipline. |
Date: |
Sat, 8 Jun 2024 07:16:54 -0500 |
The echo option is associated with a screen, not a window.
This man page is about input options, which can attach to terminals
(SCREENs) or windows (WINDOWs). Consistently use the term "option" to
refer to these data, not "flag"; cf. terminal driver "flags".
---
man/curs_inopts.3x | 6 +++---
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/man/curs_inopts.3x b/man/curs_inopts.3x
index 2320cd8e7..b69165d39 100644
--- a/man/curs_inopts.3x
+++ b/man/curs_inopts.3x
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ .SS "echo, noecho"
By default,
a
.I curses
-window has its echo flag set.
+screen's echo option is set.
Authors of most interactive programs prefer
to do their own echoing in a controlled area of the screen,
or not to echo at all,
@@ -594,10 +594,10 @@ .SH EXTENSIONS
the function returns
.TP 5 \" "-1" + 2n tag separation + 1n fudge for typesetters like grops
.B 1
-if the flag is set,
+if the option is set,
.TP
.B 0
-if the flag is reset,
+if the option is reset,
or
.TP
.B \-1
--
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