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Dickey 1997,1999,2000.\".\" $Id: default_colors.3x,v 1.17 2003/10/25 20:41:08 tom Exp $.TH default_colors 3X "".SH NAME\fBuse_default_colors\fR,\fBassume_default_colors\fR \- use terminal's default colors.SH SYNOPSIS\fB#include <curses.h>\fP\fBint use_default_colors(void);\fP.br\fBint assume_default_colors(int fg, int bg);\fP.SH DESCRIPTIONThe.I use_default_colors()and.I assume_default_colors()functions are extensions to the curses library.They are used with terminals that support ISO 6429 color, or equivalent.These terminals allow the application to reset color to an unspecifieddefault value (e.g., with SGR 39 or SGR 49)..PPApplications that paint a colored background over the whole screendo not take advantage of SGR 39 and SGR 49.Some applications are designed to work with the default background,using colors only for text.For example, there are several implementations of the \fBls\fP programwhich use colors to denote different file types or permissions.These "color ls" programs do not necessarily modify the background color,typically using only the \fIsetaf\fP terminfo capability to set theforeground color.Full-screen applications that use default colors can achieve similarvisual effects..PPThe first function,.I use_default_colors()tells the curses library to assign terminal defaultforeground/background colors to color number -1. So init_pair(x,COLOR_RED,-1)will initialize pair x as red on default background and init_pair(x,-1,COLOR_BLUE) willinitialize pair x as default foreground on blue..PPThe other,.I assume_default_colors()is a refinement which tells which colors to paint for color pair 0.This function recognizes a special color number -1,which denotes the default terminal color..PPThe following are equivalent:.RS.br.I use_default_colors();.br.I assume_default_colors(-1,-1);.RE.PPThese are ncurses extensions.For other curses implementations, colornumber -1 does not mean anything, just as for ncurses before asuccessful call of \fIuse_default_colors()\fP or \fIassume_default_colors()\fP..PPOther curses implementations do not allow an application to modify color pair 0.They assume that the background is COLOR_BLACK,but do not ensure that the color pair 0 is painted to match theassumption.If your application does not use either.I use_default_colors()or.I assume_default_colors()ncurses will paint a white foreground (text) with black backgroundfor color pair 0..SH RETURN VALUEThese functions return the integer \fBERR\fP upon failure and \fBOK\fP on success.They will fail if either the terminal does not supportthe \fIorig_pair\fP or \fIorig_colors\fP capability.If the \fIinitialize_pair\fP capability is found, this causes anerror as well..SH NOTESAssociated with this extension, the \fBinit_pair\fR(3X) function acceptsnegative arguments to specify default foreground or backgroundcolors..SH PORTABILITYThese routines are specific to ncurses.  They were not supported onVersion 7, BSD or System V implementations.  It is recommended thatany code depending on them be conditioned using NCURSES_VERSION..SH SEE ALSO\fBcurs_color\fR(3X),\fBded\fP(1)..SH AUTHORThomas Dickey (from an analysis of the requirements for color xtermfor XFree86 3.1.2C, February 1996)..\"#.\"# The following sets edit modes for GNU EMACS.\"# Local Variables:.\"# mode:nroff.\"# fill-column:79.\"# End: