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diff --git a/man/form.3x b/man/form.3x index 75fc78aee2d4..dcba19b3353e 100644 --- a/man/form.3x +++ b/man/form.3x @@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ .\" authorization. * .\"*************************************************************************** .\" -.\" $Id: form.3x,v 1.21 2008/04/26 17:11:52 tom Exp $ +.\" $Id: form.3x,v 1.22 2008/10/11 20:48:11 tom Exp $ .TH form 3X "" .SH NAME \fBform\fR - curses extension for programming forms @@ -41,10 +41,18 @@ routines, which create and modify form fields; and form routines, which group fields into forms, display forms on the screen, and handle interaction with the user. .PP -The \fBform\fR library uses the \fBcurses\fR libraries, and a curses -initialization routine such as \fBinitscr\fR must be called before using any of -these functions. To use the \fBform\fR library, link with the options +The \fBform\fR library uses the \fBcurses\fR libraries. +To use the \fBform\fR library, link with the options \fB-lform -lcurses\fR. +.PP +Your program should set up the locale, e.g., +.sp + \fBsetlocale(LC_ALL, "");\fP +.sp +so that input/output processing will work. +.PP +A curses initialization routine such as \fBinitscr\fR must be called +before using any of these functions. . .SS Current Default Values for Field Attributes . |