diff --git a/curses.h b/curses.h
index 1774a3a1..0ae9beae 100644
--- a/curses.h
+++ b/curses.h
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  * See the file maintain.er for details of the current maintainer.	*
  ************************************************************************/
 
-/* $Id: curses.h,v 1.181 2006/06/19 03:36:38 wmcbrine Exp $ */
+/* $Id: curses.h,v 1.182 2006/06/19 04:40:05 wmcbrine Exp $ */
 
 /*----------------------------------------------------------------------*
  *				PDCurses				*
@@ -1252,6 +1252,7 @@ int	border(chtype, chtype, chtype, chtype, chtype, chtype, chtype, chtype);
 int	box(WINDOW *, chtype, chtype);
 bool	can_change_color(void);
 int	cbreak(void); 
+int	chgat(int, attr_t, short, const void *);
 int	clearok(WINDOW *, bool);
 int	clear(void);
 int	clrtobot(void);
@@ -1320,6 +1321,7 @@ int	mvaddchnstr(int, int, const chtype *, int);
 int	mvaddchstr(int, int, const chtype *);
 int	mvaddnstr(int, int, const char *, int);
 int	mvaddstr(int, int, const char *);
+int	mvchgat(int, int, int, attr_t, short, const void *);
 int	mvcur(int, int, int, int);
 int	mvdelch(int, int);
 int	mvderwin(WINDOW *, int, int);
@@ -1343,6 +1345,7 @@ int	mvwaddchstr(WINDOW *, int, int, const chtype *);
 int	mvwaddch(WINDOW *, int, int, const chtype);
 int	mvwaddnstr(WINDOW *, int, int, const char *, int);
 int	mvwaddstr(WINDOW *, int, int, const char *);
+int	mvwchgat(WINDOW *, int, int, int, attr_t, short, const void *);
 int	mvwdelch(WINDOW *, int, int);
 int	mvwgetch(WINDOW *, int, int);
 int	mvwgetnstr(WINDOW *, int, int, char *, int);
@@ -1455,6 +1458,7 @@ void	wbkgdset(WINDOW *, chtype);
 int	wbkgd(WINDOW *, chtype);
 int	wborder(WINDOW *, chtype, chtype, chtype, chtype,
 		chtype, chtype, chtype, chtype);
+int	wchgat(WINDOW *, int, attr_t, short, const void *);
 int	wclear(WINDOW *);
 int	wclrtobot(WINDOW *);
 int	wclrtoeol(WINDOW *);
diff --git a/doc/intro.man b/doc/intro.man
index f51c5a42..94eb59e0 100644
--- a/doc/intro.man
+++ b/doc/intro.man
@@ -216,6 +216,7 @@ FUNCTIONS
 		box			border
 		can_change_color	color
 		cbreak			inopts
+		chgat			attr
 		clear			clear
 		clearok			outopts
 		clrtobot		clear
@@ -290,6 +291,7 @@ FUNCTIONS
 		mvaddchstr		addchstr
 		mvaddnstr		addstr
 		mvaddstr		addstr
+		mvchgat			attr
 		mvcur			terminfo
 		mvdelch			delch
 		mvderwin		window
@@ -310,10 +312,10 @@ FUNCTIONS
 		mvwaddchstr		addchstr
 		mvwaddnstr		addstr
 		mvwaddstr		addstr
+		mvwchgat		attr
 		mvwdelch		delch
 		mvwgetch		getch
 		mvwgetnstr		getstr
-		wgetnstr		getstr
 		mvwin			window
 		mvwinch			inch
 		mvwinchnstr		inchstr
@@ -444,6 +446,7 @@ FUNCTIONS
 		wdeleteln		deleteln
 		wechochar		addch
 		werase			clear
+		wchgat			attr
 		wgetch			getch
 		wgetnstr		getstr
 		wgetstr			getstr
diff --git a/pdcurses/attr.c b/pdcurses/attr.c
index 2e17a2f9..7ccedb69 100644
--- a/pdcurses/attr.c
+++ b/pdcurses/attr.c
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 #undef color_set
 #undef wcolor_set
 
-RCSID("$Id: attr.c,v 1.22 2006/06/19 02:43:36 wmcbrine Exp $");
+RCSID("$Id: attr.c,v 1.23 2006/06/19 04:40:06 wmcbrine Exp $");
 
 /*man-start**************************************************************
 
@@ -65,6 +65,14 @@ RCSID("$Id: attr.c,v 1.22 2006/06/19 02:43:36 wmcbrine Exp $");
 	int wattr_set(WINDOW *win, attr_t attrs, short color_pair,
 		void *opts);
 
+	int chgat(int n, attr_t attr, short color, const void *opts);
+	int mvchgat(int y, int x, int n, attr_t attr, short color,
+		const void *opts);
+	int mvwchgat(WINDOW *win, int y, int x, int n, attr_t attr,
+		short color, const void *opts);
+	int wchgat(WINDOW *win, int n, attr_t attr, short color,
+		const void *opts);
+
   X/Open Description:
 	These functions manipulate the current attributes and/or colors 
 	of the named window.  These attributes can be any combination 
@@ -312,3 +320,57 @@ int wattr_set(WINDOW *win, attr_t attrs, short color_pair, void *opts)
 
 	return OK;
 }
+
+int chgat(int n, attr_t attr, short color, const void *opts)
+{
+	PDC_LOG(("wchgat() - called\n"));
+
+	return wchgat(stdscr, n, attr, color, opts);
+}
+
+int mvchgat(int y, int x, int n, attr_t attr, short color, const void *opts)
+{
+	PDC_LOG(("mvchgat() - called\n"));
+
+	if (move(y, x) == ERR)
+		return ERR;
+
+	return wchgat(stdscr, n, attr, color, opts);
+}
+
+int mvwchgat(WINDOW *win, int y, int x, int n, attr_t attr,
+	     short color, const void *opts)
+{
+	PDC_LOG(("mvwchgat() - called\n"));
+
+	if (wmove(win, y, x) == ERR)
+		return ERR;
+
+	return wchgat(win, n, attr, color, opts);
+}
+
+int wchgat(WINDOW *win, int n, attr_t attr, short color, const void *opts)
+{
+	chtype newattr, tmp;
+        int basey, basex, imax, ic;
+
+	if (win == (WINDOW *)NULL)
+		return ERR;
+
+	newattr = (attr & A_ATTRIBUTES) | COLOR_PAIR(color);
+
+        basey = win->_cury;
+        basex = win->_curx;
+        imax = win->_maxx - win->_curx;
+
+        if (n > 0)
+                imax = ((imax < n) ? imax : n);
+
+        for (ic = 0; ic < imax; ic++)
+	{
+		tmp = (win->_y[basey][basex + ic] & A_CHARTEXT) | newattr;
+		win->_y[basey][basex + ic] = tmp;
+	}
+
+	return OK;
+}