resizeterm(3ncurses)
NAME
is_term_resized, resize_term, resizeterm - change the curses terminal size
SYNOPSIS
#include <curses.h> bool is_term_resized(int lines, int columns); int resize_term(int lines, int columns); int resizeterm(int lines, int columns);
DESCRIPTION
This is an extension to the curses library. It provides callers with a hook into the ncurses data to resize windows, primarily for use by programs running in an X Window terminal (e.g., xterm). resizeterm The function resizeterm resizes the standard and current windows to the specified dimensions, and adjusts other bookkeeping data used by the ncurses library that record the window dimensions such as the LINES and COLS variables. resize_term Most of the work is done by the inner function resize_term. The outer function resizeterm adds bookkeeping for the SIGWINCH handler. When resizing the windows, resize_term blank-fills the areas that are extended. The calling application should fill in these areas with appropriate data. The resize_term function attempts to resize all windows. However, due to the calling convention of pads, it is not possible to resize these without additional interaction with the application. is_term_resized A support function is_term_resized is provided so that applications can check if the resize_term function would modify the window structures. It returns TRUE if the windows would be modified, and FALSE otherwise.
RETURN VALUE
Except as noted, these functions return the integer ERR upon failure and OK on success. They will fail if either of the dimensions are less than or equal to zero, or if an error occurs while (re)allocating memory for the windows.
NOTES
While these functions are intended to be used to support a signal
handler (i.e., for SIGWINCH), care should be taken to avoid invoking
them in a context where malloc or realloc may have been interrupted,
since it uses those functions.
If ncurses is configured to supply its own SIGWINCH handler,
* on receipt of a SIGWINCH, the handler sets a flag
* which is tested in wgetch and doupdate,
* in turn, calling the resizeterm function,
* which ungetch's a KEY_RESIZE which will be read on the next call to
wgetch.
The KEY_RESIZE alerts an application that the screen size has
changed, and that it should repaint special features such as pads
that cannot be done automatically.
Calling resizeterm or resize_term directly from a signal handler is
unsafe. This indirect method is used to provide a safe way to
resize the ncurses data structures.
If the environment variables LINES or COLUMNS are set, this overrides
the library's use of the window size obtained from the operating
system. Thus, even if a SIGWINCH is received, no screen size change
may be recorded.
PORTABILITY
It is possible to resize the screen with SVr4 curses, by * exiting curses with endwin(3X) and * resuming using refresh(3X). Doing that clears the screen and is visually distracting. This extension of ncurses was introduced in mid-1995. It was adopted in NetBSD curses (2001) and PDCurses (2003).
SEE ALSO
getch(3NCURSES), curses_variables(3NCURSES), wresize(3NCURSES).
AUTHOR
Thomas Dickey (from an equivalent function written in 1988 for BSD
curses).
resizeterm(3NCURSES)
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