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diff --git a/man/form_field_new.3x b/man/form_field_new.3x
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+++ b/man/form_field_new.3x
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 '\" t
 .\"***************************************************************************
-.\" Copyright (c) 1998,2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc.                   *
+.\" Copyright 2018-2021,2022 Thomas E. Dickey                                *
+.\" Copyright 1998-2010,2015 Free Software Foundation, Inc.                  *
 .\"                                                                          *
 .\" Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a  *
 .\" copy of this software and associated documentation files (the            *
@@ -27,70 +28,81 @@
 .\" authorization.                                                           *
 .\"***************************************************************************
 .\"
-.\" $Id: form_field_new.3x,v 1.11 2002/02/16 22:39:52 tom Exp $
+.\" $Id: form_field_new.3x,v 1.27 2022/02/12 20:03:40 tom Exp $
 .TH form_field_new 3X ""
 .SH NAME
-\fBform_field_new\fR - create and destroy form fields
+\fBnew_field\fP,
+\fBdup_field\fP,
+\fBlink_field\fP,
+\fBfree_field\fP \- create and destroy form fields
 .SH SYNOPSIS
-\fB#include <form.h>\fR
+\fB#include <form.h>\fP
+.sp
+\fBFIELD *new_field(int \fIheight\fB, int \fIwidth\fB,\fR
+                 \fBint \fItoprow\fB, int \fIleftcol\fB,\fR
+                 \fBint \fIoffscreen\fB, int \fInbuffers\fB);\fR
 .br
-FIELD *new_field(int height, int width,
-                 int toprow, int leftcol,
-                 int offscreen, int nbuffers);
+\fBFIELD *dup_field(FIELD *\fIfield\fB, int \fItoprow\fB, int \fIleftcol\fB);\fR
 .br
-FIELD *dup_field(FIELD *field, int toprow, int leftcol);
+\fBFIELD *link_field(FIELD *\fIfield\fB, int \fItoprow\fB, int \fIleftcol\fB);\fR
 .br
-FIELD *link_field(FIELD *field, int toprow, int leftcol);
-.br
-int free_field(FIELD *field);
+\fBint free_field(FIELD *\fIfield\fB);\fR
 .br
 .SH DESCRIPTION
-The function \fBnew_field\fR allocates a new field and initializes it from the
+The function \fBnew_field\fP allocates a new field and initializes it from the
 parameters given: height, width, row of upper-left corner, column of upper-left
 corner, number off-screen rows, and number of additional working buffers.
-
-The function \fBdup_field\fR duplicates a field at a new location.  Most
+.PP
+The function \fBdup_field\fP duplicates a field at a new location.
+Most
 attributes (including current contents, size, validation type, buffer count,
 growth threshold, justification, foreground, background, pad character,
-options, and user pointer) are copied.  Field status and the field page bit are
+options, and user pointer) are copied.
+Field status and the field page bit are
 not copied.
-
-The function \fBlink_field\fR acts like \fBdup_field\fR, but the new field
-shares buffers with its parent.  Attribute data is separate.
-
-The function \fBfree_field\fR de-allocates storage associated with a field.
+.PP
+The function \fBlink_field\fP acts like \fBdup_field\fP, but the new field
+shares buffers with its parent.
+Attribute data is separate.
+.PP
+The function \fBfree_field\fP de-allocates storage associated with a field.
 .SH RETURN VALUE
-The function, \fBnew_field\fR, \fBdup_field\fR, \fBlink_field\fR return
-\fBNULL\fR on error.
-
-The function \fBfree_field\fR returns one of the following:
+The functions \fBnew_field\fP, \fBdup_field\fP, \fBlink_field\fP return
+\fBNULL\fP on error.
+They set \fBerrno\fP according to their success:
 .TP 5
-\fBE_OK\fR
+.B E_OK
 The routine succeeded.
 .TP 5
-\fBE_SYSTEM_ERROR\fR
-System error occurred (see \fBerrno\fR).
+.B E_BAD_ARGUMENT
+Routine detected an incorrect or out-of-range argument.
+.TP 5
+.B E_SYSTEM_ERROR
+System error occurred, e.g., malloc failure.
+.PP
+The function \fBfree_field\fP returns one of the following:
 .TP 5
-\fBE_BAD_ARGUMENT\fR
+.B E_OK
+The routine succeeded.
+.TP 5
+.B E_BAD_ARGUMENT
 Routine detected an incorrect or out-of-range argument.
+.TP 5
+.B E_CONNECTED
+field is connected.
 .SH SEE ALSO
-\fBcurses\fR(3X), \fBform\fR(3X).
+\fBcurses\fP(3X), \fBform\fP(3X).
 .SH NOTES
-The header file \fB<form.h>\fR automatically includes the header file
-\fB<curses.h>\fR.
+The header file \fB<form.h>\fP automatically includes the header file
+\fB<curses.h>\fP.
 .SH PORTABILITY
-These routines emulate the System V forms library.  They were not supported on
+These routines emulate the System V forms library.
+They were not supported on
 Version 7 or BSD versions.
-
+.PP
 It may be unwise to count on the set of attributes copied by
-\fBdup_field\fR(3X) being portable; the System V forms library documents are
-not very explicit on what gets copied and was not.
+\fBdup_field\fP being portable; the System V forms library documents are
+not very explicit about what gets copied and what does not.
 .SH AUTHORS
-Juergen Pfeifer.  Manual pages and adaptation for new curses by Eric
-S. Raymond.
-.\"#
-.\"# The following sets edit modes for GNU EMACS
-.\"# Local Variables:
-.\"# mode:nroff
-.\"# fill-column:79
-.\"# End:
+Juergen Pfeifer.
+Manual pages and adaptation for new curses by Eric S. Raymond.