X-Git-Url: http://ncurses.scripts.mit.edu/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=doc%2Fhtml%2Fman%2Fform.3x.html;h=9551b458eea941064b4c8fec5e2b48cb782751a4;hb=eb51b1ea1f75a0ec17c9c5937cb28df1e8eeec56;hp=8a6a1fcd4e85a8cfc8d8a16ead0380a60f066783;hpb=7fa7badf32c514211478cf9f79c70f20d435c2f2;p=ncurses.git diff --git a/doc/html/man/form.3x.html b/doc/html/man/form.3x.html index 8a6a1fcd..9551b458 100644 --- a/doc/html/man/form.3x.html +++ b/doc/html/man/form.3x.html @@ -1,7 +1,8 @@ -
- +The following table lists each form routine and the name of the manual - page on which it is described. + page on which it is described. Routines flagged with "*" are ncurses- + specific, not present in SVr4. curses Routine Name Manual Page Name -------------------------------------------------- @@ -110,8 +112,8 @@ field_term form_hook(3x) field_type form_field_validation(3x) field_userptr form_field_userptr(3x) - form_driver form_driver(3x) + form_driver form_driver(3x) form_driver_w form_driver(3x)* form_fields form_field(3x) form_init form_hook(3x) @@ -119,8 +121,8 @@ form_opts_off form_opts(3x) form_opts_on form_opts(3x) form_page form_page(3x) - form_request_by_name form_requestname(3x) - form_request_name form_requestname(3x) + form_request_by_name form_requestname(3x)* + form_request_name form_requestname(3x)* form_sub form_win(3x) form_term form_hook(3x) form_userptr form_userptr(3x) @@ -162,15 +164,15 @@ set_form_win form_win(3x) set_max_field form_field_buffer(3x) set_new_page form_new_page(3x) - unfocus_current_field form_page(3x) + unfocus_current_field form_page(3x)* unpost_form form_post(3x)
- Routines that return pointers return NULL on error, and set errno to - the corresponding error-code returned by functions returning an inte- - ger. Routines that return an integer return one of the following error - codes: + Routines that return pointers return NULL on error, and set errno to + the corresponding error-code returned by functions returning an + integer. Routines that return an integer return one of the following + error codes: E_OK The routine succeeded. @@ -202,39 +204,51 @@ The form driver could not process the request. E_SYSTEM_ERROR - System error occurred (see errno). + System error occurred (see errno(3)). E_UNKNOWN_COMMAND The form driver code saw an unknown request code.
- The header file <form.h> automatically includes the header files + The header file <form.h> automatically includes the header files <curses.h> and <eti.h>. In your library list, libform.a should be before libncurses.a; that is, - you want to say "-lform -lncurses", not the other way around (which + you want to say "-lform -lncurses", not the other way around (which would give you a link error when using static libraries).
- These routines emulate the System V forms library. They were not sup- - ported on Version 7 or BSD versions. + These routines emulate the System V forms library. They were not + supported on Version 7 or BSD versions. + + The menu facility was documented in SVr4.2 in Character User Interface + Programming (UNIX SVR4.2). + + It is not part of X/Open Curses. + + Aside from ncurses, there are few implementations: + + o systems based on SVr4 source code, e.g., Solaris. + + o NetBSD curses. - A few functions are extensions added for ncurses, e.g., form_driver_w, - unfocus_current_field. + A few functions in this implementation are extensions added for + ncurses, but not provided by other implementations, e.g., + form_driver_w, unfocus_current_field.
- Juergen Pfeifer. Manual pages and adaptation for ncurses by Eric S. + Juergen Pfeifer. Manual pages and adaptation for ncurses by Eric S. Raymond.
- curses(3x) and related pages whose names begin "form_" for detailed + curses(3x) and related pages whose names begin "form_" for detailed descriptions of the entry points. - This describes ncurses version 6.0 (patch 20171014). + This describes ncurses version 6.4 (patch 20230408).