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299 lines
7.9 KiB
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.\" $NetBSD: menus.3,v 1.15 2003/04/16 13:35:12 wiz Exp $
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.\"
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.\" Copyright (c) 1999
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.\" Brett Lymn - blymn@baea.com.au, brett_lymn@yahoo.com.au
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.\"
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.\" This code is donated to The NetBSD Foundation by the author.
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.\"
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.\" Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
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.\" modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
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.\" are met:
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.\" 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
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.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
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.\" 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
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.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
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.\" documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
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.\" 3. The name of the Author may not be used to endorse or promote
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.\" products derived from this software without specific prior written
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.\" permission.
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.\"
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.\" THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR ``AS IS'' AND
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.\" ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
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.\" IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
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.\" ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE
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.\" FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
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.\" DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS
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.\" OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
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.\" HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT
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.\" LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY
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.\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
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.\" SUCH DAMAGE.
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.\"
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.Dd September 10, 1999
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.Dt MENUS 3
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.Os
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.Sh NAME
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.Nm menus
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.Nd menu library
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.Sh LIBRARY
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.Lb libmenu
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.Sh SYNOPSIS
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.In menu.h
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
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The
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.Nm
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library provides a terminal independent menu system using the
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.Xr curses 3
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library.
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Before using the
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.Nm
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functions the terminal must be set up by
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.Xr curses 3
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using the
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.Fn initscr
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function or similar.
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Programs using
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.Nm
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functions must be linked with the
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.Xr curses 3
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library.
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.Pp
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The
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.Nm
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library provides facilities for defining menu items, placing a menu on the
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terminal screen, assign pre- and post-change operations and setting the
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attributes of both the menu and its items.
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.Ss Defining default attributes for menus and items
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The
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.Nm
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library allows any settable attribute or option of both the menu and item
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objects to be defined such that any new menu or item automatically inherits
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the value as default.
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Setting the default value will not affect any item or
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menu that has already been created but will be applied to subsequent objects.
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To set the default attribute or option the set routine is passed a NULL
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pointer in the item or menu parameter when calling the set routine.
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The current default value can be retrieved by calling the get routine with a
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NULL pointer for the item or menu parameter.
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.Pp
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.Bl -tag -width item_description -compact
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.It function name
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manual page name
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.It current_item
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.Xr menu_item_current 3
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.It free_item
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.Xr menu_item_new 3
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.It free_menu
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.Xr menu_new 3
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.It item_count
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.Xr menu_items 3
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.It item_description
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.Xr menu_item_name 3
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.It item_index
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.Xr menu_item_current 3
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.It item_init
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.Xr menu_hook 3
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.It item_name
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.Xr menu_item_name 3
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.It item_opts
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.Xr menu_item_opts 3
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.It item_opts_off
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.Xr menu_item_opts 3
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.It item_opts_on
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.Xr menu_item_opts 3
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.It item_selected
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.Xr menu_item_value 3
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.It item_term
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.Xr menu_hook 3
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.It item_userptr
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.Xr menu_item_userptr 3
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.It item_value
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.Xr menu_item_value 3
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.It item_visible
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.Xr menu_item_visible 3
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.It menu_back
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.Xr menu_attributes 3
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.It menu_driver
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.Xr menu_driver 3
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.It menu_fore
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.Xr menu_attributes 3
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.It menu_format
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.Xr menu_format 3
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.It menu_grey
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.Xr menu_attributes 3
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.It menu_init
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.Xr menu_hook 3
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.It menu_items
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.Xr menu_items 3
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.It menu_mark
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.Xr menu_mark 3
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.It menu_opts
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.Xr menu_opts 3
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.It menu_opts_off
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.Xr menu_opts 3
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.It menu_opts_on
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.Xr menu_opts 3
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.It menu_pad
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.Xr menu_attributes 3
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.It menu_pattern
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.Xr menu_pattern 3
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.It menu_sub
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.Xr menu_win 3
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.It menu_term
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.Xr menu_hook 3
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.It menu_unmark
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.Xr menu_mark 3
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.It menu_userptr
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.Xr menu_userptr 3
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.It men_win
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.Xr menu_win 3
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.It new_item
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.Xr menu_item_new 3
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.It new_menu
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.Xr menu_new 3
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.It pos_menu_cursor
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.Xr menu_cursor 3
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.It post_menu
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.Xr menu_post 3
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.It scale_menu
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.Xr menu_win 3
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.It set_current_item
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.Xr menu_item_current 3
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.It set_item_init
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.Xr menu_hook 3
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.It set_item_opts
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.Xr menu_item_opts 3
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.It set_item_term
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.Xr menu_hook 3
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.It set_item_userptr
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.Xr menu_item_userptr 3
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.It set_item_value
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.Xr menu_item_value 3
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.It set_menu_back
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.Xr menu_attributes 3
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.It set_menu_fore
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.Xr menu_attributes 3
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.It set_menu_format
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.Xr menu_format 3
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.It set_menu_grey
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.Xr menu_attributes 3
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.It set_menu_init
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.Xr menu_hook 3
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.It set_menu_items
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.Xr menu_items 3
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.It set_menu_mark
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.Xr menu_mark 3
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.It set_menu_opts
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.Xr menu_opts 3
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.It set_menu_pad
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.Xr menu_attributes 3
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.It set_menu_pattern
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.Xr menu_pattern 3
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.It set_menu_sub
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.Xr menu_win 3
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.It set_menu_term
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.Xr menu_hook 3
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.It set_menu_unmark
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.Xr menu_mark 3
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.It set_menu_userptr
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.Xr menu_userptr 3
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.It set_menu_win
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.Xr menu_win 3
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.It set_top_row
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.Xr menu_item_current 3
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.It top_row
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.Xr menu_item_current 3
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.It unpost_menu
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.Xr menu_post 3
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.El
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.Sh RETURN VALUES
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Any function returning a string pointer will return NULL if an error
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occurs.
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Functions returning an integer will return one of the following:
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.Pp
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.Bl -tag -width E_UNKNOWN_COMMAND -compact
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.It Er E_OK
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The function was successful.
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.It Er E_SYSTEM_ERROR
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There was a system error during the call.
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.It Er E_BAD_ARGUMENT
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One or more of the arguments passed to the function was incorrect.
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.It Er E_POSTED
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The menu is already posted.
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.It Er E_CONNECTED
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An item was already connected to a menu.
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.It Er E_BAD_STATE
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The function was called from within an initialization or termination
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routine.
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.It Er E_NO_ROOM
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The menu does not fit within the subwindow.
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.It Er E_NOT_POSTED
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The menu is not posted.
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.It Er E_UNKNOWN_COMMAND
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The menu driver does not recognize the request passed to it.
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.It Er E_NO_MATCH
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The character search failed to find a match.
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.It Er E_NOT_SELECTABLE
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The item could not be selected.
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.It Er E_NOT_CONNECTED
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The item is not connected to a menu.
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.It Er E_REQUEST_DENIED
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The menu driver could not process the request.
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.El
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.Sh SEE ALSO
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.Xr curses 3 ,
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.Xr menu_attributes 3 ,
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.Xr menu_cursor 3 ,
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.Xr menu_driver 3 ,
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.Xr menu_format 3 ,
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.Xr menu_hook 3 ,
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.Xr menu_item_current 3 ,
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.Xr menu_item_name 3 ,
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.Xr menu_item_new 3 ,
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.Xr menu_item_opts 3 ,
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.Xr menu_item_userptr 3 ,
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.Xr menu_item_value 3 ,
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.Xr menu_item_visible 3 ,
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.Xr menu_items 3 ,
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.Xr menu_mark 3 ,
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.Xr menu_new 3 ,
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.Xr menu_opts 3 ,
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.Xr menu_pattern 3 ,
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.Xr menu_post 3 ,
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.Xr menu_userptr 3 ,
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.Xr menu_win 3
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.Sh NOTES
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This implementation of the menus library does depart in behaviour
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subtly from the original AT \*[Am] T implementation.
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Some of the more notable departures are:
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.Pp
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.Bl -tag -width "item marking" -compact
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.It unmark
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The original implementation did not have a marker for an unmarked field
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the mark was only displayed next to a field when it had been marked using
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the REQ_TOGGLE_ITEM.
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In this implementation a separate marker can be used
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to indicate an unmarked item.
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This can be set using set_menu_unmark function.
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There is no requirement for the mark and unmark strings to be the same
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length.
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Room will be left for the longest of the two.
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The unmark string
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is optional, if it is not set then menus defaults to the old behaviour.
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.It item marking
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In the original implementation the current item was considered selected
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and hence had the mark string displayed next to it.
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This implementation does not do this because the Author considers the
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effect too confusing.
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Especially in the case of a multiple selection menu because there was no
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way to tell if the current item is selected or not without shifting off
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of it.
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Since the current item is displayed using the foreground attribute it was
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deemed unnecessary to also display the mark string against the current item.
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.El
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.Pp
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The option O_RADIO and the function
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.Fn item_selected
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are
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.Nx
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extensions and must not be used in portable code.
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