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<STRONG>slk_init</STRONG>, <STRONG>slk_set</STRONG>, <STRONG>slk_wset</STRONG>, <STRONG>slk_refresh</STRONG>, <STRONG>slk_noutrefresh</STRONG>, - <STRONG>slk_label</STRONG>, <STRONG>slk_clear</STRONG>, <STRONG>slk_restore</STRONG>, <STRONG>slk_touch</STRONG>, <STRONG>slk_attron</STRONG>, - <STRONG>slk_attrset</STRONG>, <STRONG>slk_attroff</STRONG>, <STRONG>slk_attr_on</STRONG>, <STRONG>slk_attr_set</STRONG>, - <STRONG>slk_attr_off</STRONG>, <STRONG>slk_attr</STRONG>, <STRONG>slk_color</STRONG> - <STRONG>curses</STRONG> soft label - routines +</PRE><H2><a name="h2-NAME">NAME</a></H2><PRE> + <STRONG>slk_init</STRONG>, <STRONG>slk_set</STRONG>, <STRONG>slk_wset</STRONG>, <STRONG>slk_refresh</STRONG>, <STRONG>slk_noutrefresh</STRONG>, <STRONG>slk_label</STRONG>, + <STRONG>slk_clear</STRONG>, <STRONG>slk_restore</STRONG>, <STRONG>slk_touch</STRONG>, <STRONG>slk_attron</STRONG>, <STRONG>slk_attrset</STRONG>, + <STRONG>slk_attroff</STRONG>, <STRONG>slk_attr_on</STRONG>, <STRONG>slk_attr_set</STRONG>, <STRONG>slk_attr_off</STRONG>, <STRONG>slk_attr</STRONG>, + <STRONG>slk_color</STRONG>, <STRONG>extended_slk_color</STRONG> - <STRONG>curses</STRONG> soft label routines -</PRE> -<H2>SYNOPSIS</H2><PRE> +</PRE><H2><a name="h2-SYNOPSIS">SYNOPSIS</a></H2><PRE> <STRONG>#include</STRONG> <STRONG><curses.h></STRONG> - <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>slk_init(int</STRONG> <STRONG>fmt);</STRONG> - <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>slk_set(int</STRONG> <STRONG>labnum,</STRONG> <STRONG>const</STRONG> <STRONG>char</STRONG> <STRONG>*label,</STRONG> <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>fmt);</STRONG> + <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>slk_init(int</STRONG> <EM>fmt</EM><STRONG>);</STRONG> + + <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>slk_set(int</STRONG> <EM>labnum</EM><STRONG>,</STRONG> <STRONG>const</STRONG> <STRONG>char</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>label</EM><STRONG>,</STRONG> <STRONG>int</STRONG> <EM>fmt</EM><STRONG>);</STRONG> + <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>slk_wset(int</STRONG> <EM>labnum</EM><STRONG>,</STRONG> <STRONG>const</STRONG> <STRONG>wchar_t</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>label</EM><STRONG>,</STRONG> <STRONG>int</STRONG> <EM>fmt</EM><STRONG>);</STRONG> + + <STRONG>char</STRONG> <STRONG>*slk_label(int</STRONG> <EM>labnum</EM><STRONG>);</STRONG> + <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>slk_refresh(void);</STRONG> <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>slk_noutrefresh(void);</STRONG> - <STRONG>char</STRONG> <STRONG>*slk_label(int</STRONG> <STRONG>labnum);</STRONG> <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>slk_clear(void);</STRONG> <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>slk_restore(void);</STRONG> <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>slk_touch(void);</STRONG> - <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>slk_attron(const</STRONG> <STRONG>chtype</STRONG> <STRONG>attrs);</STRONG> - <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>slk_attroff(const</STRONG> <STRONG>chtype</STRONG> <STRONG>attrs);</STRONG> - <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>slk_attrset(const</STRONG> <STRONG>chtype</STRONG> <STRONG>attrs);</STRONG> - <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>slk_attr_on(attr_t</STRONG> <STRONG>attrs,</STRONG> <STRONG>void*</STRONG> <STRONG>opts);</STRONG> - <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>slk_attr_off(const</STRONG> <STRONG>attr_t</STRONG> <STRONG>attrs,</STRONG> <STRONG>void</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG> <STRONG>opts);</STRONG> - <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>slk_attr_set(const</STRONG> <STRONG>attr_t</STRONG> <STRONG>attrs,</STRONG> <STRONG>short</STRONG> <STRONG>color_pair,</STRONG> - <STRONG>void*</STRONG> <STRONG>opts);</STRONG> + + <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>slk_attron(const</STRONG> <STRONG>chtype</STRONG> <EM>attrs</EM><STRONG>);</STRONG> + <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>slk_attroff(const</STRONG> <STRONG>chtype</STRONG> <EM>attrs</EM><STRONG>);</STRONG> + <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>slk_attrset(const</STRONG> <STRONG>chtype</STRONG> <EM>attrs</EM><STRONG>);</STRONG> + <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>slk_attr_on(attr_t</STRONG> <EM>attrs</EM><STRONG>,</STRONG> <STRONG>void*</STRONG> <EM>opts</EM><STRONG>);</STRONG> + <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>slk_attr_off(const</STRONG> <STRONG>attr_t</STRONG> <EM>attrs</EM><STRONG>,</STRONG> <STRONG>void</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG> <EM>opts</EM><STRONG>);</STRONG> + <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>slk_attr_set(const</STRONG> <STRONG>attr_t</STRONG> <EM>attrs</EM><STRONG>,</STRONG> <STRONG>short</STRONG> <EM>pair</EM><STRONG>,</STRONG> <STRONG>void*</STRONG> <EM>opts</EM><STRONG>);</STRONG> + <STRONG>attr_t</STRONG> <STRONG>slk_attr(void);</STRONG> - <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>slk_color(short</STRONG> <STRONG>color_pair);</STRONG> - <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>slk_wset(int</STRONG> <STRONG>labnum,</STRONG> <STRONG>const</STRONG> <STRONG>wchar_t</STRONG> <STRONG>*label,</STRONG> <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>fmt);</STRONG> + <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>slk_color(short</STRONG> <EM>pair</EM><STRONG>);</STRONG> + /* extension */ + <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>extended_slk_color(int</STRONG> <EM>pair</EM><STRONG>);</STRONG> -</PRE> -<H2>DESCRIPTION</H2><PRE> - The slk* functions manipulate the set of soft function-key - labels that exist on many terminals. For those terminals - that do not have soft labels, <STRONG>curses</STRONG> takes over the bottom - line of <STRONG>stdscr</STRONG>, reducing the size of <STRONG>stdscr</STRONG> and the vari- - able <STRONG>LINES</STRONG>. <STRONG>curses</STRONG> standardizes on eight labels of up to - eight characters each. In addition to this, the ncurses - implementation supports a mode where it simulates 12 la- - bels of up to five characters each. This is useful for - today's PC-like enduser devices. ncurses simulates this - mode by taking over up to two lines at the bottom of the - screen; it does not try to use any hardware support for - this mode. - The <STRONG>slk_init</STRONG> routine must be called before <STRONG>initscr</STRONG> or - <STRONG>newterm</STRONG> is called. If <STRONG>initscr</STRONG> eventually uses a line from - <STRONG>stdscr</STRONG> to emulate the soft labels, then <EM>fmt</EM> determines how - the labels are arranged on the screen: +</PRE><H2><a name="h2-DESCRIPTION">DESCRIPTION</a></H2><PRE> + The slk* functions manipulate the set of soft function-key labels that + exist on many terminals. For those terminals that do not have soft la- + bels, <STRONG>curses</STRONG> takes over the bottom line of <STRONG>stdscr</STRONG>, reducing the size of + <STRONG>stdscr</STRONG> and the variable <STRONG>LINES</STRONG>. <STRONG>curses</STRONG> standardizes on eight labels of + up to eight characters each. In addition to this, the ncurses imple- + mentation supports a mode where it simulates 12 labels of up to five + characters each. This is useful for PC-like enduser devices. ncurses + simulates this mode by taking over up to two lines at the bottom of the + screen; it does not try to use any hardware support for this mode. - <STRONG>0</STRONG> indicates a 3-2-3 arrangement of the labels. - <STRONG>1</STRONG> indicates a 4-4 arrangement +</PRE><H3><a name="h3-Initialization">Initialization</a></H3><PRE> + The <STRONG>slk_init</STRONG> routine must be called before <STRONG>initscr</STRONG> or <STRONG>newterm</STRONG> is + called. If <STRONG>initscr</STRONG> eventually uses a line from <STRONG>stdscr</STRONG> to emulate the + soft labels, then <EM>fmt</EM> determines how the labels are arranged on the + screen: - <STRONG>2</STRONG> indicates the PC-like 4-4-4 mode. + <STRONG>0</STRONG> indicates a 3-2-3 arrangement of the labels. - <STRONG>3</STRONG> is again the PC-like 4-4-4 mode, but in addition - an index line is generated, helping the user to - identify the key numbers easily. + <STRONG>1</STRONG> indicates a 4-4 arrangement - The <STRONG>slk_set</STRONG> routine (and the <STRONG>slk_wset</STRONG> routine for the - wide-character library) has three parameters: + <STRONG>2</STRONG> indicates the PC-like 4-4-4 mode. - <EM>labnum</EM> - is the label number, from <STRONG>1</STRONG> to <STRONG>8</STRONG> (12 for <EM>fmt</EM> - in <STRONG>slk_init</STRONG> is <STRONG>2</STRONG> or <STRONG>3</STRONG>); + <STRONG>3</STRONG> is again the PC-like 4-4-4 mode, but in addition an index line is + generated, helping the user to identify the key numbers easily. - <EM>label</EM> - is be the string to put on the label, up to - eight (five for <EM>fmt</EM> in <STRONG>slk_init</STRONG> is <STRONG>2</STRONG> or <STRONG>3</STRONG>) - characters in length. A null string or a null - pointer sets up a blank label. - <EM>fmt</EM> is either <STRONG>0</STRONG>, <STRONG>1</STRONG>, or <STRONG>2</STRONG>, indicating whether the - label is to be left-justified, centered, or - right-justified, respectively, within the la- - bel. +</PRE><H3><a name="h3-Labels">Labels</a></H3><PRE> + The <STRONG>slk_set</STRONG> routine (and the <STRONG>slk_wset</STRONG> routine for the wide-character + library) has three parameters: - The <STRONG>slk_refresh</STRONG> and <STRONG>slk_noutrefresh</STRONG> routines correspond to - the <STRONG>wrefresh</STRONG> and <STRONG>wnoutrefresh</STRONG> routines. + <EM>labnum</EM> + is the label number, from <STRONG>1</STRONG> to <STRONG>8</STRONG> (12 for <EM>fmt</EM> in <STRONG>slk_init</STRONG> is <STRONG>2</STRONG> + or <STRONG>3</STRONG>); - The <STRONG>slk_label</STRONG> routine returns the current label for label - number <EM>labnum</EM>, with leading and trailing blanks stripped. + <EM>label</EM> + is be the string to put on the label, up to eight (five for <EM>fmt</EM> + in <STRONG>slk_init</STRONG> is <STRONG>2</STRONG> or <STRONG>3</STRONG>) characters in length. A null string or + a null pointer sets up a blank label. - The <STRONG>slk_clear</STRONG> routine clears the soft labels from the - screen. + <EM>fmt</EM> is either <STRONG>0</STRONG>, <STRONG>1</STRONG>, or <STRONG>2</STRONG>, indicating whether the label is to be + left-justified, centered, or right-justified, respectively, + within the label. - The <STRONG>slk_restore</STRONG> routine restores the soft labels to the - screen after a <STRONG>slk_clear</STRONG> has been performed. + The <STRONG>slk_label</STRONG> routine returns the current label for label number <EM>lab-</EM> + <EM>num</EM>, with leading and trailing blanks stripped. - The <STRONG>slk_touch</STRONG> routine forces all the soft labels to be - output the next time a <STRONG>slk_noutrefresh</STRONG> is performed. - The <STRONG>slk_attron</STRONG>, <STRONG>slk_attrset</STRONG>, <STRONG>slk_attroff</STRONG> and <STRONG>slk_attr</STRONG> rou- - tines correspond to <STRONG>attron</STRONG>, <STRONG>attrset</STRONG>, <STRONG>attroff</STRONG> and <STRONG>attr_get</STRONG>. - They have an effect only if soft labels are simulated on - the bottom line of the screen. The default highlight for - soft keys is A_STANDOUT (as in System V curses, which does - not document this fact). +</PRE><H3><a name="h3-Screen-updates">Screen updates</a></H3><PRE> + The <STRONG>slk_refresh</STRONG> and <STRONG>slk_noutrefresh</STRONG> routines correspond to the <STRONG>wrefresh</STRONG> + and <STRONG>wnoutrefresh</STRONG> routines. - The <STRONG>slk_color</STRONG> routine corresponds to <STRONG>color_set</STRONG>. It has an - effect only if soft labels are simulated on the bottom - line of the screen. + The <STRONG>slk_clear</STRONG> routine clears the soft labels from the screen. + The <STRONG>slk_restore</STRONG> routine restores the soft labels to the screen after a + <STRONG>slk_clear</STRONG> has been performed. -</PRE> -<H2>RETURN VALUE</H2><PRE> - These routines return <STRONG>ERR</STRONG> upon failure and OK (SVr4 speci- - fies only "an integer value other than <STRONG>ERR</STRONG>") upon success- - ful completion. + The <STRONG>slk_touch</STRONG> routine forces all the soft labels to be output the next + time a <STRONG>slk_noutrefresh</STRONG> is performed. - X/Open defines no error conditions. In this implementa- - tion - <STRONG>slk_attr</STRONG> - returns the attribute used for the soft keys. +</PRE><H3><a name="h3-Video-attributes">Video attributes</a></H3><PRE> + The <STRONG>slk_attron</STRONG>, <STRONG>slk_attrset</STRONG>, <STRONG>slk_attroff</STRONG> and <STRONG>slk_attr</STRONG> routines corre- + spond to <STRONG>attron</STRONG>, <STRONG>attrset</STRONG>, <STRONG>attroff</STRONG> and <STRONG>attr_get</STRONG>, respectively. They + have an effect only if soft labels are simulated on the bottom line of + the screen. The default highlight for soft keys is A_STANDOUT (as in + System V curses, which does not document this fact). - <STRONG>slk_attroff</STRONG>, <STRONG>slk_attron</STRONG>, <STRONG>slk_clear</STRONG>, - <STRONG>slk_noutrefresh</STRONG>, <STRONG>slk_refresh</STRONG>, <STRONG>slk_touch</STRONG> - return an error if the terminal or the soft- - keys were not initialized. - <STRONG>slk_attrset</STRONG> - returns an error if the terminal or the soft- - keys were not initialized. +</PRE><H3><a name="h3-Colors">Colors</a></H3><PRE> + The <STRONG>slk_color</STRONG> routine corresponds to <STRONG>color_set</STRONG>. It has an effect only + if soft labels are simulated on the bottom line of the screen. - <STRONG>slk_attr_set</STRONG> - returns an error if the terminal or the soft- - keys were not initialized, or the color pair - is outside the range 0..COLOR_PAIRS-1, or opts - is not null. + Because <STRONG>slk_color</STRONG> accepts only <STRONG>short</STRONG> (signed 16-bit integer) values, + this implementation provides <STRONG>extended_slk_color</STRONG> which accepts an inte- + ger value, e.g., 32-bits. - <STRONG>slk_color</STRONG> - returns an error if the terminal or the soft- - keys were not initialized, or the color pair - is outside the range 0..COLOR_PAIRS-1. - <STRONG>slk_init</STRONG> - returns an error if the format parameter is - outside the range 0..3. +</PRE><H2><a name="h2-RETURN-VALUE">RETURN VALUE</a></H2><PRE> + These routines return <STRONG>ERR</STRONG> upon failure and <STRONG>OK</STRONG> (SVr4 specifies only "an + integer value other than <STRONG>ERR</STRONG>") upon successful completion. - <STRONG>slk_label</STRONG> - returns <STRONG>NULL</STRONG> on error. + X/Open defines no error conditions. In this implementation - <STRONG>slk_set</STRONG> - returns an error if the terminal or the soft- - keys were not initialized, or the <EM>labnum</EM> pa- - rameter is outside the range of label counts, - or if the format parameter is outside the - range 0..2, or if memory for the labels cannot - be allocated. + <STRONG>slk_attr</STRONG> + returns the attribute used for the soft keys. + <STRONG>slk_attroff</STRONG>, <STRONG>slk_attron</STRONG>, <STRONG>slk_clear</STRONG>, <STRONG>slk_noutrefresh</STRONG>, <STRONG>slk_refresh</STRONG>, + <STRONG>slk_touch</STRONG> + return an error if the terminal or the softkeys were not ini- + tialized. -</PRE> -<H2>NOTES</H2><PRE> - Most applications would use <STRONG>slk_noutrefresh</STRONG> because a <STRONG>wre-</STRONG> - <STRONG>fresh</STRONG> is likely to follow soon. + <STRONG>slk_attrset</STRONG> + returns an error if the terminal or the softkeys were not ini- + tialized. + <STRONG>slk_attr_set</STRONG> + returns an error if the terminal or the softkeys were not ini- + tialized, or the color pair is outside the range 0..COL- + OR_PAIRS-1. -</PRE> -<H2>PORTABILITY</H2><PRE> - The XSI Curses standard, Issue 4, describes these func- - tions. It changes the argument type of the attribute-ma- - nipulation functions <STRONG>slk_attron</STRONG>, <STRONG>slk_attroff</STRONG>, <STRONG>slk_attrset</STRONG> - to be <STRONG>attr_t</STRONG>, and adds <STRONG>const</STRONG> qualifiers. The format codes - <STRONG>2</STRONG> and <STRONG>3</STRONG> for <STRONG>slk_init()</STRONG> and the function <STRONG>slk_attr</STRONG> are spe- - cific to ncurses. + <STRONG>slk_color</STRONG> + returns an error if the terminal or the softkeys were not ini- + tialized, or the color pair is outside the range 0..COL- + OR_PAIRS-1. + <STRONG>slk_init</STRONG> + returns an error if the format parameter is outside the range + 0..3. -</PRE> -<H2>SEE ALSO</H2><PRE> - <STRONG><A HREF="ncurses.3x.html">curses(3x)</A></STRONG>, <STRONG><A HREF="curs_attr.3x.html">curs_attr(3x)</A></STRONG>, <STRONG><A HREF="curs_initscr.3x.html">curs_initscr(3x)</A></STRONG>, <STRONG>curs_re-</STRONG> - <STRONG><A HREF="curs_refresh.3x.html">fresh(3x)</A></STRONG>, <STRONG><A HREF="curs_variables.3x.html">curs_variables(3x)</A></STRONG>. + <STRONG>slk_label</STRONG> + returns <STRONG>NULL</STRONG> on error. + + <STRONG>slk_set</STRONG> + returns an error if the terminal or the softkeys were not ini- + tialized, or the <EM>labnum</EM> parameter is outside the range of label + counts, or if the format parameter is outside the range 0..2, + or if memory for the labels cannot be allocated. + + +</PRE><H2><a name="h2-HISTORY">HISTORY</a></H2><PRE> + SVr3 introduced these functions: + slk_clear + slk_init + slk_label + slk_noutrefresh + slk_refresh + slk_restore + slk_set + slk_touch + + SVr4 added these functions: + slk_attroff + slk_attron + slk_attrset + slk_start + + X/Open Curses added these: + slk_attr_off + slk_attr_on + slk_attr_set + slk_color + slk_wset + + +</PRE><H2><a name="h2-EXTENSIONS">EXTENSIONS</a></H2><PRE> + X/Open Curses documents the <EM>opts</EM> argument as reserved for future use, + saying that it must be null. This implementation uses that parameter + in ABI 6 for the functions which have a color-pair parameter to support + extended color pairs. + + For functions which modify the color, e.g., <STRONG>slk_attr_set</STRONG>, if <EM>opts</EM> is + set it is treated as a pointer to <STRONG>int</STRONG>, and used to set the color + pair instead of the <STRONG>short</STRONG> pair parameter. + + +</PRE><H2><a name="h2-NOTES">NOTES</a></H2><PRE> + Most applications would use <STRONG>slk_noutrefresh</STRONG> because a <STRONG>wrefresh</STRONG> is like- + ly to follow soon. + + +</PRE><H2><a name="h2-PORTABILITY">PORTABILITY</a></H2><PRE> + The XSI Curses standard, Issue 4, described the soft-key functions, + with some differences from SVr4 curses: + + <STRONG>o</STRONG> It added functions like the SVr4 attribute-manipulation functions + <STRONG>slk_attron</STRONG>, <STRONG>slk_attroff</STRONG>, <STRONG>slk_attrset</STRONG>, but which use <STRONG>attr_t</STRONG> parame- + ters (rather than <STRONG>chtype</STRONG>), along with a reserved <EM>opts</EM> parameter. + + Two of these new functions (unlike the SVr4 functions) have no pro- + vision for color: <STRONG>slk_attr_on</STRONG> and <STRONG>slk_attr_off</STRONG>. + + The third function (<STRONG>slk_attr_set</STRONG>) has a color-pair parameter. + + <STRONG>o</STRONG> It added <STRONG>const</STRONG> qualifiers to parameters (unnecessarily), and + + <STRONG>o</STRONG> It added <STRONG>slk_color</STRONG>. + + The format codes <STRONG>2</STRONG> and <STRONG>3</STRONG> for <STRONG>slk_init</STRONG> and the function <STRONG>slk_attr</STRONG> are + specific to ncurses. + + X/Open Curses does not specify a limit for the number of colors and + color pairs which a terminal can support. However, in its use of <STRONG>short</STRONG> + for the parameters, it carries over SVr4's implementation detail for + the compiled terminfo database, which uses signed 16-bit numbers. This + implementation provides extended versions of those functions which use + <STRONG>short</STRONG> parameters, allowing applications to use larger color- and pair- + numbers. + + +</PRE><H2><a name="h2-SEE-ALSO">SEE ALSO</a></H2><PRE> + <STRONG><A HREF="ncurses.3x.html">curses(3x)</A></STRONG>, <STRONG><A HREF="curs_attr.3x.html">curs_attr(3x)</A></STRONG>, <STRONG><A HREF="curs_initscr.3x.html">curs_initscr(3x)</A></STRONG>, <STRONG><A HREF="curs_refresh.3x.html">curs_refresh(3x)</A></STRONG>, + <STRONG><A HREF="curs_variables.3x.html">curs_variables(3x)</A></STRONG>. - <STRONG><A HREF="curs_slk.3x.html">curs_slk(3x)</A></STRONG> + <STRONG><A HREF="curs_slk.3x.html">curs_slk(3x)</A></STRONG> </PRE> -<HR> -Man(1) output converted with <a href="http://invisible-island.net/scripts/readme.html#others_scripts">man2html</a> +<div class="nav"> +<ul> +<li><a href="#h2-NAME">NAME</a></li> +<li><a href="#h2-SYNOPSIS">SYNOPSIS</a></li> +<li><a href="#h2-DESCRIPTION">DESCRIPTION</a> +<ul> +<li><a href="#h3-Initialization">Initialization</a></li> +<li><a href="#h3-Labels">Labels</a></li> +<li><a href="#h3-Screen-updates">Screen updates</a></li> +<li><a href="#h3-Video-attributes">Video attributes</a></li> +<li><a href="#h3-Colors">Colors</a></li> +</ul> +</li> +<li><a href="#h2-RETURN-VALUE">RETURN VALUE</a></li> +<li><a href="#h2-HISTORY">HISTORY</a></li> +<li><a href="#h2-EXTENSIONS">EXTENSIONS</a></li> +<li><a href="#h2-NOTES">NOTES</a></li> +<li><a href="#h2-PORTABILITY">PORTABILITY</a></li> +<li><a href="#h2-SEE-ALSO">SEE ALSO</a></li> +</ul> +</div> </BODY> </HTML> |