HP 9000 Series 300 Tutorials Manual page 240

Description of Routines
The curses package includes the following functions. Function names that are
associated with operations on user-specified windows contain a
w
or
mvw
prefix,
and the window must be included as a parameter in the function call. If no w
or
mvw
prefix is present, or if the window is not specified in the parameter set,
the operation is performed on the default window stdscr. Programs that use
the curses package are subject to the normal rules of C compiler statement
syntax.
Routines are listed alphabetically by function keyword which is printed in
slanted bold type. When two or more functions are related to a common
keyword, the root keyword is listed in bold, followed by a list of related
function names in normal italics. The individual related functions are also
included elsewhere in the list with references back to the root keyword where a
detailed explanation of all keywords related to the root keyword is located.
2-4 Curses Routines