Name

meta − force the number of significant bits on input

Syntax

meta(win, bf)
WINDOW ∗win;
bool bf;

Description

This function forces the user’s terminal to return 7 or 8 significant bits on input.  To force 8 bits to be returned, invoke meta with bf as TRUE. To force 7 bits to be returned, invoke meta with bf as FALSE.

The window argument is always ignored, but it must still be a valid window to avoid compiler errors.