HP 3000 Manuals

MPE/iX Developer's Kit Reference Manual Volume II

newpad 

The newpad routine is used to create a new pad.

Syntax 

     #include <curses.h>

     WINDOW *newpad(int nlines, int ncols);

Parameters 

nlines                The number of lines in the window.

ncols                 The number of columns in the window.

Return Values 

On success, a pointer to the new window structure is returned; otherwise,
a null pointer is returned.

Description 

The newpad() routine creates a new pad with the specified number of lines
and columns.  A pointer to the new pad structure is returned.  A pad
differs from a window in that it is not restricted to the size of the
physical screen.  It is useful when only part of a large window will be
displayed at any one time.

Automatic refreshes by scrolling or echoing of input do not take place
when pads are used.  Pads have their own refresh commands, prefresh() and
pnoutrefresh().  These contain additional parameters for specifying what
part of the pad to display and where to display it on the screen.

Implementation Considerations 

Identical to XPG/3

See Also 

pnoutrefresh(), prefresh()

Portability 

HP-UX, UNIX System V, XPG/3

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