HP 9000 Series 300 Tutorials Manual page 274

with erase, echo, and kill when processing a line of text from the terminal
keyboard.
longname
The longname function does not require any arguments. It returns a pointer to
a static storage area that contains the actual long (verbose) terminal name.
Nodelay Mode
The program call
nodelay(stdscr.TRUE)
puts the terminal in "no delay" mode. When nodelay is active, any call to
getch returns the value
-1
if there is nothing available for immediate input.
This feature is helpful for real-time situations where a user is watching terminal
screen outputs and presses a key when he wants to respond. For example, a
program can be producing a text pattern on the screen while maintaining an
open opportunity for the user to press certain keys to alter the output pattern,
change cursor direction, or produce some other effect.
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