[PATCH 10/42] man/ncurses.3x: Define "spacing" and "combining" characters.

[G. Branden Robinson]

---
 man/ncurses.3x | 11 +++++++++++
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+)

diff --git a/man/ncurses.3x b/man/ncurses.3x
index 18923c082..03b149765 100644
--- a/man/ncurses.3x
+++ b/man/ncurses.3x
@@ -336,6 +336,17 @@ .SS Routine and Argument Names
 .B wchar_t
 stores a \*(``wide\*('' character.
 Like \fBchtype\fP, this may be an integer.
+Depending on the character encoding,
+a wide character may be
+.I spacing,
+meaning that it can occupy a character cell by itself and typically
+accompanies cursor advancement on input,
+or
+.I combining,
+meaning that it occupies the same cell as a spacing character,
+is often regarded as a \*(``modifier\*('' of the base glyph with which
+it combines,
+and typically does not advance the cursor on input.
 .TP 5
 .B wint_t
 stores a \fBwchar_t\fP or \fBWEOF\fP \- not the same, though both may have
-- 
2.30.2

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