# legacy_coding 3x 2024-09-14 ncurses 6.6 Library calls

    legacy_coding(3x)                Library calls               legacy_coding(3x)

## NAME

           use_legacy_coding - override curses locale encoding checks

## SYNOPSIS

           #include <curses.h>

           int use_legacy_coding(int level);

## DESCRIPTION

           use_legacy_coding,  an ncurses extension to the curses library, permits
           customiztion  of  unctrl(3x)  behavior,  suppressing   isprint(3)-based
           checks  within  the  library  that  would  normally  cause  nonprinting
           characters to be rendered in visible form.  The alteration affects only
           byte-wide characters with the most significant bit set.

           The level parameter controls the result.

                  0    The  library  functions  normally,  rendering   nonprinting
                       characters as described in unctrl(3x),

                  1    the library ignores isprint for codes in the range 160-255.

                  2    the library ignores isprint for codes in the range 128-255.
                       It also modifies the output of unctrl(3x), showing codes in
                       the range 128-159 as is.

## RETURN VALUE

           If  the  curses screen has not been initialized, or the level parameter
           is out of range, use_legacy_coding returns ERR.  Otherwise, it  returns
           the previous level.

## EXTENSIONS

           use_legacy_coding is an ncurses extension.

## PORTABILITY

           Applications employing ncurses extensions should condition their use on
           the visibility of the NCURSES_VERSION preprocessor macro.

## HISTORY

           ncurses  5.6  (2006)  introduced use_legacy_coding to support lynx(1)'s
           font-switching feature.

## AUTHORS

           Thomas Dickey

## SEE ALSO

           unctrl(3x)

    ncurses 6.6                       2024-09-14                 legacy_coding(3x)