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42 <H1 class="no-header">menu_post 3x</H1>
44 <STRONG><A HREF="menu_post.3x.html">menu_post(3x)</A></STRONG> <STRONG><A HREF="menu_post.3x.html">menu_post(3x)</A></STRONG>
49 </PRE><H2><a name="h2-NAME">NAME</a></H2><PRE>
50 <STRONG>post_menu</STRONG>, <STRONG>unpost_menu</STRONG> - write or erase menus from associated subwin-
54 </PRE><H2><a name="h2-SYNOPSIS">SYNOPSIS</a></H2><PRE>
55 <STRONG>#include</STRONG> <STRONG><menu.h></STRONG>
56 int post_menu(MENU *menu);
57 int unpost_menu(MENU *menu);
60 </PRE><H2><a name="h2-DESCRIPTION">DESCRIPTION</a></H2><PRE>
61 The function <STRONG>post_menu</STRONG> displays a menu to its associated subwindow. To
62 trigger physical display of the subwindow, use <STRONG><A HREF="curs_refresh.3x.html">refresh(3x)</A></STRONG> or some
63 equivalent <STRONG>curses</STRONG> routine (the implicit <STRONG>doupdate</STRONG> triggered by an <STRONG>curses</STRONG>
64 input request will do). <STRONG>post_menu</STRONG> resets the selection status of all
67 The function <STRONG>unpost_menu</STRONG> erases menu from its associated subwindow.
70 </PRE><H2><a name="h2-RETURN-VALUE">RETURN VALUE</a></H2><PRE>
71 These routines return one of the following:
73 <STRONG>E_OK</STRONG> The routine succeeded.
75 <STRONG>E_SYSTEM_ERROR</STRONG>
76 System error occurred (see <STRONG>errno(3)</STRONG>).
78 <STRONG>E_BAD_ARGUMENT</STRONG>
79 Routine detected an incorrect or out-of-range argument.
81 <STRONG>E_POSTED</STRONG>
82 The menu has already been posted.
84 <STRONG>E_BAD_STATE</STRONG>
85 Routine was called from an initialization or termination function.
87 <STRONG>E_NO_ROOM</STRONG>
88 Menu is too large for its window. You should consider using
89 <STRONG>set_menu_format</STRONG> to solve the problem.
91 <STRONG>E_NOT_POSTED</STRONG>
92 The menu has not been posted.
94 <STRONG>E_NOT_CONNECTED</STRONG>
95 No items are connected to the menu.
98 </PRE><H2><a name="h2-SEE-ALSO">SEE ALSO</a></H2><PRE>
99 <STRONG><A HREF="ncurses.3x.html">curses(3x)</A></STRONG>, <STRONG><A HREF="menu.3x.html">menu(3x)</A></STRONG>.
102 </PRE><H2><a name="h2-NOTES">NOTES</a></H2><PRE>
103 The header file <STRONG><menu.h></STRONG> automatically includes the header file
104 <STRONG><curses.h></STRONG>.
107 </PRE><H2><a name="h2-PORTABILITY">PORTABILITY</a></H2><PRE>
108 These routines emulate the System V menu library. They were not sup-
109 ported on Version 7 or BSD versions.
112 </PRE><H2><a name="h2-AUTHORS">AUTHORS</a></H2><PRE>
113 Juergen Pfeifer. Manual pages and adaptation for new curses by Eric S.
118 <STRONG><A HREF="menu_post.3x.html">menu_post(3x)</A></STRONG>
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