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NAME
notcurses_plane - operations on ncplanes
SYNOPSIS
#include <notcurses/notcurses.h>
#define NCPLANE_OPTION_HORALIGNED 0x0001ull
#define NCPLANE_OPTION_VERALIGNED 0x0002ull
#define NCPLANE_OPTION_MARGINALIZED 0x0004ull
#define NCPLANE_OPTION_FIXED 0x0008ull
#define NCPLANE_OPTION_AUTOGROW 0x0010ull
#define NCPLANE_OPTION_VSCROLL 0x0020ull
typedef struct ncplane_options {
int y; // vertical placement relative to parent plane
int x; // horizontal placement relative to parent plane
int rows; // number of rows, must be positive
int cols; // number of columns, must be positive
void* userptr; // user curry, may be NULL
const char* name; // name (used only for debugging), may be NULL
int (*resizecb)(struct ncplane*); // called on parent resize
uint64_t flags; // closure over NCPLANE_OPTION_*
unsigned margin_b, margin_r; // bottom and right margins
} ncplane_options;
#define NCSTYLE_MASK 0xffffu
#define NCSTYLE_ITALIC 0x0010u
#define NCSTYLE_UNDERLINE 0x0008u
#define NCSTYLE_UNDERCURL 0x0004u
#define NCSTYLE_BOLD 0x0002u
#define NCSTYLE_STRUCK 0x0001u
#define NCSTYLE_NONE 0
struct ncplane* ncplane_create(struct ncplane* n, const ncplane_options* nopts);
struct ncplane* ncpile_create(struct notcurses* n, const ncplane_options* nopts);
struct ncplane* ncplane_reparent(struct ncplane* n, struct ncplane* newparent);
struct ncplane* ncplane_reparent_family(struct ncplane* n, struct ncplane* newparent);
int ncplane_descendant_p(const struct ncplane* n, const struct ncplane* ancestor);
int ncplane_resize_realign(struct ncplane* n);
int ncplane_resize_maximize(struct ncplane* n);
int ncplane_resize_marginalized(struct ncplane* n);
int ncplane_resize_placewithin(struct ncplane* n);
void ncplane_set_resizecb(struct ncplane* n, int(resizecb)(struct ncplane));
int (ncplane_resizecb(const struct ncplane n**))(struct ncplane*);**
struct ncplane* ncplane_dup(struct ncplane* n, void* opaque);
int ncplane_resize(struct ncplane* n, int keepy, int keepx, int keepleny, int keeplenx, int yoff, int
xoff, int ylen, int xlen);
int ncplane_move_yx(struct ncplane* n, int y, int x);
int ncplane_move_rel(struct ncplane* n, int y, int x);
void ncplane_yx(const struct ncplane* n, int* restrict y, int* restrict x);
int ncplane_y(const struct ncplane* n);
int ncplane_x(const struct ncplane* n);
void ncplane_abs_yx(const struct ncplane* n, int* y, int* x);
int ncplane_abs_y(const struct ncplane* n);
int ncplane_abs_x(const struct ncplane* n);
struct ncplane* ncplane_parent(struct ncplane* n);
const struct ncplane* ncplane_parent_const(const struct ncplane* n);
int ncplane_set_base_cell(struct ncplane* ncp, const nccell* c);
int ncplane_set_base(struct ncplane* ncp, const char* egc, uint16_t stylemask, uint64_t channels);
int ncplane_base(struct ncplane* ncp, nccell* c);
static inline void ncplane_move_top(struct ncplane* n);
static inline void ncplane_move_bottom(struct ncplane* n);
void ncplane_move_family_top(struct ncplane* n);
void ncplane_move_family_bottom(struct ncplane* n);
int ncplane_move_above(struct ncplane* restrict n, struct ncplane* restrict targ);
int ncplane_move_below(struct ncplane* restrict n, struct ncplane* restrict targ);
int ncplane_move_family_above(struct ncplane* restrict n, struct ncplane* restrict targ);
int ncplane_move_family_below(struct ncplane* restrict n, struct ncplane* restrict targ);
struct ncplane* ncplane_below(struct ncplane* n);
struct ncplane* ncplane_above(struct ncplane* n);
char* ncplane_at_cursor(struct ncplane* n, uint16_t* stylemask, uint64_t* channels);
int ncplane_at_cursor_cell(struct ncplane* n, nccell* c);
char* ncplane_at_yx(const struct ncplane* n, int y, int x, uint16_t* stylemask, uint64_t* channels);
int ncplane_at_yx_cell(struct ncplane* n, int y, int x, nccell* c);
uint32_t* ncplane_as_rgba(const struct ncplane* nc, ncblitter_e blit, unsigned begy, unsigned begx, un‐
signed leny, unsigned lenx, unsigned* pxdimy, unsigned* pxdimx);
char* ncplane_contents(const struct ncplane* nc, int begy, int begx, unsigned leny, unsigned lenx);
void* ncplane_set_userptr(struct ncplane* n, void* opaque);
void* ncplane_userptr(struct ncplane* n);
void ncplane_dim_yx(const struct ncplane* n, unsigned* restrict rows, unsigned* restrict cols);
static inline unsigned ncplane_dim_y(const struct ncplane* n);
static inline unsigned ncplane_dim_x(const struct ncplane* n);
void ncplane_cursor_yx(const struct ncplane* n, unsigned* restrict y, unsigned* restrict x);
unsigned ncplane_cursor_y(const struct ncplane* n);
unsigned ncplane_cursor_x(const struct ncplane* n);
void ncplane_translate(const struct ncplane* src, const struct ncplane* dst, int* restrict y, int* re‐
strict x);
bool ncplane_translate_abs(const struct ncplane* n, int* restrict y, int* restrict x);
uint64_t ncplane_channels(const struct ncplane* n);
void ncplane_set_channels(struct ncplane* nc, uint64_t channels);
static inline unsigned ncplane_bchannel(struct ncplane* nc);
static inline unsigned ncplane_fchannel(struct ncplane* nc);
uint64_t ncplane_set_bchannel(struct ncplane* nc, uint32_t channel);
uint64_t ncplane_set_fchannel(struct ncplane* nc, uint32_t channel);
static inline unsigned ncplane_fg_rgb(struct ncplane* nc);
static inline unsigned ncplane_bg_rgb(struct ncplane* nc);
int ncplane_set_fg_rgb(struct ncplane* n, uint32_t channel);
int ncplane_set_bg_rgb(struct ncplane* n, uint32_t channel);
static inline unsigned ncplane_fg_alpha(struct ncplane* nc);
static inline unsigned ncplane_bg_alpha(struct ncplane* nc);
int ncplane_set_fg_alpha(struct ncplane* n, unsigned alpha);
int ncplane_set_bg_alpha(struct ncplane* n, unsigned alpha);
static inline unsigned ncplane_fg_rgb8(struct ncplane* n, unsigned* r, unsigned* g, unsigned* b);
static inline unsigned ncplane_bg_rgb8(struct ncplane* n, unsigned* r, unsigned* g, unsigned* b);
int ncplane_set_fg_rgb8(struct ncplane* n, unsigned r, unsigned g, unsigned b);
int ncplane_set_bg_rgb8(struct ncplane* n, unsigned r, unsigned g, unsigned b);
void ncplane_set_fg_rgb8_clipped(struct ncplane* n, int r, int g, int b);
void ncplane_set_bg_rgb8_clipped(struct ncplane* n, int r, int g, int b);
void ncplane_set_fg_default(struct ncplane* n);
void ncplane_set_bg_default(struct ncplane* n);
int ncplane_set_fg_palindex(struct ncplane* n, unsigned idx);
int ncplane_set_bg_palindex(struct ncplane* n, unsigned idx);
uint16_t ncplane_styles(const struct ncplane* n);
void ncplane_set_styles(struct ncplane* n, unsigned stylebits);
void ncplane_on_styles(struct ncplane* n, unsigned stylebits);
void ncplane_off_styles(struct ncplane* n, unsigned stylebits);
void ncplane_greyscale(struct ncplane* n);
int ncplane_blit_bgrx(struct ncplane* nc, int placey, int placex, int linesize, ncblitter_e blitter, con‐
st unsigned char* data, int begy, int begx, int leny, int lenx);
int ncplane_blit_rgba(struct ncplane* nc, int placey, int placex, int linesize, ncblitter_e blitter, con‐
st unsigned char* data, int begy, int begx, int leny, int lenx);
int ncplane_destroy(struct ncplane* ncp);
void notcurses_drop_planes(struct notcurses* nc);
int ncplane_mergedown(struct ncplane* src, struct ncplane* dst, int begsrcy, int begsrcx, unsigned leny,
unsigned lenx, int dsty, int dstx);
int ncplane_mergedown_simple(struct ncplane* restrict src, struct ncplane* restrict dst);
void ncplane_erase(struct ncplane* n);
int ncplane_erase_region(struct ncplane* n, int ystart, int xstart, int ylen, int xlen);
bool ncplane_set_scrolling(struct ncplane* n, unsigned scrollp);
bool ncplane_scrolling_p(const struct ncplane* n);
bool ncplane_set_autogrow(struct ncplane* n, unsigned growp);
bool ncplane_autogrow_p(const struct ncplane* n);
int ncplane_scrollup(struct ncplane* n, int r);
int ncplane_scrollup_child(struct ncplane* n, const struct ncplane* child);
int ncplane_rotate_cw(struct ncplane* n);
int ncplane_rotate_ccw(struct ncplane* n);
void ncplane_pixel_geom(const struct notcurses* n, unsigned* restrict pxy, unsigned* restrict pxx, un‐
signed* restrict celldimy, unsigned* restrict celldimx, unsigned* restrict maxbmapy, unsigned* restrict
maxbmapx);
int ncplane_set_name(struct ncplane* n, const char* name);
char* ncplane_name(const struct ncplane* n);
DESCRIPTION
Ncplanes are the fundamental drawing object of notcurses. All output functions take a struct ncplane as
an argument. They can be any size, and placed anywhere. In addition to its framebuffer--a rectilinear
matrix of nccells (see notcurses_cell(3))--an ncplane is defined by:
• a base nccell, used for any cell on the plane without a glyph,
• the egcpool backing its nccells,
• a current cursor location,
• a current style, foreground channel, and background channel,
• its geometry,
• a configured user pointer,
• position relative to the standard plane,
• the plane, if any, to which it is bound,
• the next plane bound by the plane to which it is bound,
• the head of the list of its bound planes,
• its resize methodology,
• whether a sprixel (see notcurses_visual(3)) is associated,
• its z-index, and
• a name (used only for debugging).
New planes can be created with ncplane_create. If a plane is bound to another, x and y coordinates are
relative to the plane to which it is bound, and if this latter plane moves, all its bound planes move
along with it. When a plane is destroyed, all planes bound to it (directly or transitively) are de‐
stroyed.
If the NCPLANE_OPTION_HORALIGNED flag is provided, x is interpreted as an ncalign_e rather than an ab‐
solute position. If the NCPLANE_OPTION_VERALIGNED flag is provided, y is interpreted as an ncalign_e
rather than an absolute postiion. Either way, all positions are relative to the parent plane. nc‐
plane_resize_realign should usually be used together with these flags, so that the plane is automatically
realigned upon a resize of its parent.
If the NCPLANE_OPTION_MARGINALIZED flag is provided, neither NCPLANE_OPTION_HORALIGNED nor NCPLANE_OP‐
TION_VERALIGNED may be provided, and rows and cols must both be 0. y and x will be interpreted as top
and left margins. margin_b and margin_r will be interpreted as bottom and right margins. The plane will
take the maximum space possible subject to its parent planes and these margins. The plane cannot become
smaller than 1x1 (the margins are best-effort). ncplane_resize_marginalized should usually be used to‐
gether with this flag, so that the plane is automatically resized.
ncplane_reparent detaches the plane n from any plane to which it is bound, and binds it to newparent.
Its children are reparented to its previous parent. The standard plane cannot be reparented. If newpar‐
ent is NULL, the plane becomes the root plane of a new, unrendered stack. When ncplane_reparent_family
is used, all planes bound to n move along with it during a reparenting operation. See Piles below.
ncplane_destroy destroys a particular ncplane, after which it must not be used again. notcurs‐
es_drop_planes destroys all ncplanes other than the stdplane. Any references to such planes are, of
course, invalidated. It is undefined to destroy a plane concurrently with any other operation involving
that plane, or any operation involving the z-axis.
It is an error for two threads to concurrently mutate a single ncplane. So long as rendering is not tak‐
ing place, however, multiple threads may safely output to multiple ncplanes. So long as all threads are
readers, multiple threads may work with a single ncplane. A reading function is any which accepts a con‐
st struct ncplane.
A plane can be moved relative to its parent plane's origin with ncplane_move_yx. If the plane has no
parent, the move is relative to the rendering area. A plane can be moved off-screen entirely, in which
case it will not be visible following rasterization; it can also be partially off-screen.
A plane has a virtual cursor; Set its new position with ncplane_cursor_move_yx. Specifying -1 as one or
both coordinates will hold that axis constant. You may move a cursor relatively to its current position
with ncplane_cursor_move_rel. Unless coordinates are specified for a call, action takes place at the
plane's virtual cursor, which automatically moves along with output. The current virtual cursor location
can be acquired with ncplane_cursor_yx.
ncplane_yx returns the coordinates of the specified plane's origin, relative to the plane to which it is
bound. Either or both of y and x may be NULL. ncplane_y and ncplane_x allow a single component of this
location to be retrieved. ncplane_abs_yx returns the coordinates of the specified plane's origin rela‐
tive to its pile.
ncplane_translate translates coordinates expressed relative to the plane src, and writes the coordinates
of that cell relative to dst. The cell need not intersect with dst, though this will yield coordinates
which are invalid for writing or reading on dst. If dst is NULL, it is taken to refer to the standard
plane. ncplane_translate_abs takes coordinates expressed relative to the standard plane, and returns co‐
ordinates relative to dst, returning false if the coordinates are invalid for dst.
ncplane_mergedown writes to dst the frame that would be rendered if only src and dst existed on the z-ax‐
is, ad dst represented the entirety of the rendering region. Only those cells where src intersects with
dst might see changes. It is an error to merge a plane onto itself.
ncplane_erase zeroes out every cell of the plane, dumps the egcpool, and homes the cursor. The base cell
is preserved, as are the active attributes. ncplane_erase_region does the same for a subregion of the
plane. For the latter, supply 0 for ylen and/or xlen to erase through that dimension, starting at the
specified point. Supply -1 for ystart and/or xstart to use the cursor's current position along that axis
for a starting point. Negative ylen and xlen move up and to the left from the starting coordinate; posi‐
tive ylen and xlen move down and to the right from same. See BUGS below.
When a plane is resized (whether by ncplane_resize, SIGWINCH, or any other mechanism), a depth-first re‐
cursion is performed on its children. Each child plane having a non-NULL resizecb will see that callback
invoked following resizing of its parent's plane. If it returns non-zero, the resizing cascade termi‐
nates, returning non-zero. Otherwise, resizing proceeds recursively.
ncplane_move_top and ncplane_move_bottom extract their argument n from the z-axis, and reinsert it at the
top or bottom, respectively, of its pile. These functions are both O(1). ncplane_move_family_top and
ncplane_move_family_bottom do the same, and move any bound descendants along with the plane. Ordering
among the plane and its descendants will be maintained. For example, assume a pile with A at the top of
its z-axis, followed by B, C, D, and E, where E is bound to C. Calling ncplane_move_family_top on C will
result in the order CEABD. Calling ncplane_move_family_bottom on C will result in the order ABDCE.
Calling ncplane_move_family_top or ncplane_move_top on E will result in EABCD. Calling ncplane_move_fam‐
ily_bottom on E is a no-op. These two functions are O(N) on the number of planes in the pile.
ncplane_move_above and ncplane_move_below move the argument n above or below, respectively, the argument
targ. Both operate in O(1).
ncplane_at_yx and ncplane_at_yx_cell retrieve the contents of the plane at the specified coordinate. The
content is returned as it will be used during rendering, and thus integrates any base cell as appropri‐
ate. If called on the secondary columns of a wide glyph, ncplane_at_yx returns the EGC, and thus cannot
be used to distinguish between primary and secondary columns. ncplane_at_yx_cell, however, preserves
this information: retrieving a secondary column of a wide glyph with ncplane_at_yx_cell will fill in the
nccell argument such that nccell_extended_gcluster(3) returns an empty string, and nccell_wide_right_p(3)
returns true.
If ncplane_at_yx is invoked upon a sprixel plane, the control sequence will be returned for any valid co‐
ordinates (note that this may be quite large). This does not apply to ncplane_at_yx_cell, which will re‐
turn an error.
ncplane_set_name sets the plane's name, freeing any old name. name may be NULL. ncplane_set_name dupli‐
cates the provided name internally.
Base cells
Each plane has a base cell, initialized to all zeroes. When rendering, the cells of the plane are exam‐
ined in turn. Each cell has three independent rendering elements--its EGC, its foreground channel, and
its background channel. Any default channel is replaced with the corresponding channel from that plane's
base cell. ncplane_erase has no effect on the base cell. Calling ncplane_erase on a plane whose base
cell is a purple 'A' results (for rendering purposes) in a plane made up entirely of purple 'A's.
ncplane_set_base_cell uses the nccell c (which must be bound to the ncplane ncp, and must be the first
nccell of a multicolumn sequence) to set the base cell. ncplane_set_base does the same with egc, style‐
mask, and channels.
Piles
A single notcurses context is made up of one or more piles. A pile is a set of one or more ncplanes, in‐
cluding the partial orderings made up of their binding and z-axis pointers. A pile has a top and bottom
ncplane (this might be a single plane), and one or more root planes (planes which are bound to them‐
selves). Multiple threads can concurrently operate on distinct piles, even changing one while rendering
another.
Each plane is part of one and only one pile. By default, a plane is part of the same pile containing
that plane to which it is bound. If ncpile_create is used in the place of ncplane_create, the returned
plane becomes the root plane, top, and bottom of a new pile. As a root plane, it is bound to itself. A
new pile can also be created by reparenting a plane to itself, though if the plane is already a root
plane, this is a no-op.
When a plane is moved to a different pile (whether new or preexisting), any planes which were bound to it
are rebound to its previous parent. If the plane was a root plane of some pile, any bound planes become
root planes. The new plane is placed immediately atop its new parent on its new pile's z-axis. When nc‐
plane_reparent_family is used, all planes bound to the reparented plane are moved along with it. Their
relative z-order is maintained.
More information is available from notcurses_pile(3).
Binding
The planes of a pile make up a directed acyclic forest. Planes bound to themselves make up the root
planes of the pile. Every plane is either a root plane, or bound to some other plane in its pile. A
plane and its descendants make up a family. When a plane is moved using ncplane_move_yx, its family is
moved along with it.
Scrolling
All planes, including the standard plane, are created with scrolling disabled. Control scrolling on a
per-plane basis with ncplane_set_scrolling. Attempting to print past the end of a line will stop at the
plane boundary, and indicate an error. On a plane 10 columns wide and two rows high, printing
"0123456789" at the origin should succeed, but printing "01234567890" will by default fail at the
eleventh character. In either case, the cursor will be left at location 0x10; it must be moved before
further printing can take place. If scrolling is enabled, the first row will be filled with 01234546789,
the second row will have 0 written to its first column, and the cursor will end up at 1x1. Note that it
is still an error to manually attempt to move the cursor off-plane, or to specify off-plane output. Box-
drawing does not result in scrolling; attempting to draw a 2x11 box on our 2x10 plane will result in an
error and no output. When scrolling is enabled, and output takes place while the cursor is past the end
of the last row, the first row is discarded, all other rows are moved up, the last row is cleared, and
output begins at the beginning of the last row. This does not take place until output is generated (i.e.
it is possible to fill a plane when scrolling is enabled).
Creating a plane with the NCPLANE_OPTION_VSCROLL flag is equivalent to immediately calling nc‐
plane_set_scrolling on that plane with an argument of true.
By default, planes bound to a scrolling plane will scroll along with it, if they intersect the plane.
This can be disabled by creating them with the NCPLANE_OPTION_FIXED flag.
Autogrow
Normally, once output reaches the right boundary of a plane, it is impossible to place more output unless
the cursor is first moved. If scrolling is enabled, the cursor will automatically move down and to the
left in this case, but upon reaching the bottom right corner of the plane, it is impossible to place more
output without a scrolling event. If autogrow is in play, the plane will automatically be enlarged to
accommodate output. If scrolling is disabled, growth takes place to the right; it otherwise takes place
at the bottom. The plane only grows in one dimension. Autogrow cannot be enabled for the standard
plane.
Creating a plane with the NCPLANE_OPTION_AUTOGROW flag is equivalent to immediately calling nc‐
plane_set_autogrow on that plane with an argument of true.
Bitmaps
ncplane_pixel_geom retrieves pixel geometry details. pxy and pxx return the size of the plane in pixels.
celldimy and celldimx return the size of a cell in pixels (these ought be the same across planes).
maxbmapy and maxbmapx describe the largest bitmap which can be displayed in the plane. Any parameter
(save n) may be NULL.
When a plane is blitted to using ncvisual_blit and NCBLIT_PIXEL (see notcurses_visual(3)), it ceases to
accept cell-based output. The sprixel will remain associated until a new sprixel is blitted to the
plane, the plane is resized, the plane is erased, or the plane is destroyed. The base cell of a sprixe‐
lated plane has no effect; if the sprixel is not even multiples of the cell geometry, the "excess plane"
is ignored during rendering.
RETURN VALUES
ncplane_create and ncplane_dup return a new struct ncplane on success, or NULL on failure.
ncplane_userptr returns the configured user pointer for the ncplane, and cannot fail.
ncplane_below returns the plane below the specified ncplane. If the provided plane is the bottommost
plane, NULL is returned. It cannot fail.
ncplane_set_scrolling returns true if scrolling was previously enabled, and false otherwise.
ncplane_at_yx and ncplane_at_cursor return a heap-allocated copy of the EGC at the relevant cell, or NULL
if the cell is invalid. The caller should free this result. ncplane_at_yx_cell and ncplane_at_cur‐
sor_cell instead load these values into an nccell, which is invalidated if the associated plane is de‐
stroyed. The caller should release this nccell with nccell_release.
ncplane_as_rgba returns a heap-allocated array of uint32_t values, each representing a single RGBA pixel,
or NULL on failure.
ncplane_erase_region returns -1 if ystart or xstart are less than -1, or outside the plane.
ncplane_cursor_move_yx returns -1 if the coordinates are beyond the dimensions of the specified plane
(except for the special value -1).
ncplane_cursor_move_rel returns -1 if the coordinates are beyond the dimensions of the specified plane.
ncplane_name returns a heap-allocated copy of the plane's name, or NULL if it has no name (or on error).
Functions returning int return 0 on success, and non-zero on error.
All other functions cannot fail (and return void).
NOTES
BUGS
ncplane_at_yx doesn't yet account for bitmap-based graphics (see notcurses_visual(3)). Whatever glyph-
based contents existed on the plane when the bitmap was blitted will continue to be returned.
When the alternate screen is not used (see notcurses_init(3)), the contents of the terminal at startup
remain present until obliterated on a cell-by-cell basis. ncplane_erase and ncplane_erase_region cannot
be used to clear the terminal of startup content. If you want the screen cleared on startup, but do not
want to use (or rely on) the alternate screen, use something like:
ncplane_set_base(notcurses_stdplane(nc), " ", 0, 0);
notcurses_render(nc);
or simply:
notcurses_refresh(nc);
SEE ALSO
notcurses(3), notcurses_capabilities(3), notcurses_cell(3), notcurses_output(3), notcurses_pile(3),
notcurses_stdplane(3), notcurses_visual(3)
AUTHORS
nick black <nickblack@linux.com>.
v3.0.7 notcurses_plane(3)