SYNOPSIS

void	set_combine_charset	(	int *bitvector	)
void	set_combine_charset	(	string charset	)
void	set_combine_charset	(	0	)

DESCRIPTION

Set the set of characters which can be combined into a single string when already received en-bloc in charmode from the current interactive user.

Non-combinable characters and single received characters are returned as separate strings as usual. The function must be called with the interactive user being the command giver.

The newline ‘n’ and the NUL character ‘0’ are always non-combinable.

The charset can be given either directly as a string, or indirectly as a bitvector. If given as the number 0, the default combine charset is re-established.

The bitvector is interpreted as an array of 8-bit-values and might contain up to 32 elements. Character n is allowed to be output if sizeof(bitvector) > n/8 && bitvector[n/8] & (1 << n%8).

USAGE

// In a screen-oriented editor, most of the printable characters
// (excluding answers to editor prompts 'j', 'n' and 'q') can be
// combined into strings.
set_combine_charset("abcdefghijklmoprstuvwxz0123456789"
                    "ABCDEFGHIJKLMOPRSTUVWXZ");

// Disable any previous setting.
set_combine_charset("");

HISTORY

• introduced (3.2.8)
• changed (3.2.10) – added the ability to reset the charset to the default.

SEE ALSO

get_combine_charset(E), input_to(E), set_connection_charset(E)