X-Git-Url: http://ncurses.scripts.mit.edu/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=man%2Fmenu_new.3x;h=30bd686d2f79ed8a39939264c79c131c9d993590;hb=09ed0227b324243f636e31d876e3dc30dfc7a778;hp=3b04f93bb162f24dbfdcbacdfb0a87c9b097b997;hpb=7884aa084f9440fd964f14fe31853a5f85db5104;p=ncurses.git diff --git a/man/menu_new.3x b/man/menu_new.3x index 3b04f93b..30bd686d 100644 --- a/man/menu_new.3x +++ b/man/menu_new.3x @@ -1,6 +1,5 @@ -'\" t .\"*************************************************************************** -.\" Copyright 2018-2019,2020 Thomas E. Dickey * +.\" Copyright 2018-2022,2023 Thomas E. Dickey * .\" Copyright 1998-2010,2015 Free Software Foundation, Inc. * .\" * .\" Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a * @@ -28,26 +27,27 @@ .\" authorization. * .\"*************************************************************************** .\" -.\" $Id: menu_new.3x,v 1.18 2020/10/24 08:57:51 tom Exp $ -.TH menu_new 3X "" +.\" $Id: menu_new.3x,v 1.33 2023/11/25 13:58:47 tom Exp $ +.TH menu_new 3X 2023-11-25 "ncurses 6.4" "Library calls" .SH NAME \fBnew_menu\fP, -\fBfree_menu\fR \- create and destroy menus +\fBfree_menu\fP \- +create and destroy menus .SH SYNOPSIS -\fB#include \fR -.sp -\fBMENU *new_menu(ITEM **\fP\fIitems\fP\fB);\fP -.br -\fBint free_menu(MENU *\fP\fImenu\fP\fB);\fP -.br +.nf +\fB#include +.PP +\fBMENU *new_menu(ITEM **\fIitems\fP); +\fBint free_menu(MENU *\fImenu\fP); +.fi .SH DESCRIPTION -The function \fBnew_menu\fR creates a new menu connected to a specified item -pointer array (which must be \fBNULL\fR-terminated). +The function \fBnew_menu\fP creates a new menu connected to a specified item +pointer array (which must be \fBNULL\fP-terminated). .PP -The function \fBfree_menu\fR disconnects \fImenu\fR from its item array +The function \fBfree_menu\fP disconnects \fImenu\fP from its item array and frees the storage allocated for the menu. .SH RETURN VALUE -The function \fBnew_menu\fR returns \fBNULL\fR on error. +The function \fBnew_menu\fP returns \fBNULL\fP on error. It sets \fBerrno\fP according to the function's failure: .TP 5 .B E_NOT_CONNECTED @@ -56,24 +56,19 @@ No items are connected to the menu. .B E_SYSTEM_ERROR System error occurred, e.g., malloc failure. .PP -The function \fBfree_menu\fR returns one of the following: +The function \fBfree_menu\fP returns one of the following: .TP 5 .B E_OK The routine succeeded. .TP 5 .B E_SYSTEM_ERROR -System error occurred (see \fBerrno\fR(3)). +System error occurred (see \fBerrno\fP(3)). .TP 5 .B E_BAD_ARGUMENT Routine detected an incorrect or out-of-range argument. .TP 5 .B E_POSTED The menu has already been posted. -.SH SEE ALSO -\fBcurses\fR(3X), \fBmenu\fR(3X). -.SH NOTES -The header file \fB\fR automatically includes the header file -\fB\fR. .SH PORTABILITY These routines emulate the System V menu library. They were not supported on @@ -81,3 +76,6 @@ Version 7 or BSD versions. .SH AUTHORS Juergen Pfeifer. Manual pages and adaptation for new curses by Eric S. Raymond. +.SH SEE ALSO +\fB\%curses\fP(3X), +\fB\%menu\fP(3X)