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[PATCH 040/100] man/ncurses.3x: Fix style and markup nits in "RETURN VAL
From: |
G. Branden Robinson |
Subject: |
[PATCH 040/100] man/ncurses.3x: Fix style and markup nits in "RETURN VALUE" section. |
Date: |
Sat, 30 Mar 2024 16:53:55 -0500 |
Style:
* Make reference to wmove(3X) a proper man page cross reference.
* Coalesce single-sentence paragraph into its predecessor.
Markup:
* Favor man(7) font style macros over *roff font selection escape
sequences, except for man page cross references.
---
man/ncurses.3x | 14 +++++++++-----
1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
diff --git a/man/ncurses.3x b/man/ncurses.3x
index 73bba972d..d0bccec30 100644
--- a/man/ncurses.3x
+++ b/man/ncurses.3x
@@ -1019,15 +1019,19 @@ .SS "Function Name Index"
below.
.SH RETURN VALUE
Unless otherwise noted,
-functions that return an integer return \fBOK\fP on success and
-\fBERR\fP on failure.
-Functions that return pointers return \fBNULL\fP on failure.
+functions that return an integer return
+.B OK
+on success and
+.B ERR
+on failure.
+Functions that return pointers return
+.B NULL
+on failure.
Typically,
.I \%ncurses
treats a null pointer passed as a function parameter as a failure.
-.PP
Functions with a \*(``mv\*('' prefix first perform cursor movement using
-\fB\%wmove\fP and fail if the position is outside the window,
+\fB\%wmove\fP(3X) and fail if the position is outside the window,
or
(for \*(``mvw\*('' functions)
if the
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