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  43 <H1 class="no-header">form_field_attributes 3x</H1>
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  45 <STRONG><A HREF="form_field_attributes.3x.html">form_field_attributes(3x)</A></STRONG>                            <STRONG><A HREF="form_field_attributes.3x.html">form_field_attributes(3x)</A></STRONG>
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  50 </PRE><H2><a name="h2-NAME">NAME</a></H2><PRE>
  51        <STRONG>form_field_attributes</STRONG> - color and attribute control for form fields
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  54 </PRE><H2><a name="h2-SYNOPSIS">SYNOPSIS</a></H2><PRE>
  55        <STRONG>#include</STRONG> <STRONG>&lt;form.h&gt;</STRONG>
  56
  57        <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>set_field_fore(FIELD</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>field</EM><STRONG>,</STRONG> <STRONG>chtype</STRONG> <EM>attr</EM><STRONG>);</STRONG>
  58        <STRONG>chtype</STRONG> <STRONG>field_fore(const</STRONG> <STRONG>FIELD</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>field</EM><STRONG>);</STRONG>
  59
  60        <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>set_field_back(FIELD</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>field</EM><STRONG>,</STRONG> <STRONG>chtype</STRONG> <EM>attr</EM><STRONG>);</STRONG>
  61        <STRONG>chtype</STRONG> <STRONG>field_back(const</STRONG> <STRONG>FIELD</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>field</EM><STRONG>);</STRONG>
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  63        <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>set_field_pad(FIELD</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>field</EM><STRONG>,</STRONG> <STRONG>int</STRONG> <EM>pad</EM><STRONG>);</STRONG>
  64        <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>field_pad(const</STRONG> <STRONG>FIELD</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>field</EM><STRONG>);</STRONG>
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  67 </PRE><H2><a name="h2-DESCRIPTION">DESCRIPTION</a></H2><PRE>
  68        The  function  <STRONG>set_field_fore</STRONG>  sets  the foreground attribute of <EM>field</EM>.
  69        This is the highlight used to display the field contents.  The function
  70        <STRONG>field_fore</STRONG>  returns  the foreground attribute.  The default is <STRONG>A_STAND-</STRONG>
  71        <STRONG>OUT</STRONG>.
  72
  73        The function <STRONG>set_field_back</STRONG> sets the background attribute of <EM>form</EM>. This
  74        is  the  highlight  used to display the extent fields in the form.  The
  75        function <STRONG>field_back</STRONG> returns the background attribute.  The  default  is
  76        <STRONG>A_NORMAL</STRONG>.
  77
  78        The  function  <STRONG>set_field_pad</STRONG> sets the character used to fill the field.
  79        The function <STRONG>field_pad</STRONG> returns the given  form's  pad  character.   The
  80        default is a blank.
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  83 </PRE><H2><a name="h2-RETURN-VALUE">RETURN VALUE</a></H2><PRE>
  84        These routines return one of the following:
  85
  86        <STRONG>E_OK</STRONG> The routine succeeded.
  87
  88        <STRONG>E_BAD_ARGUMENT</STRONG>
  89             Routine detected an incorrect or out-of-range argument.
  90
  91        <STRONG>E_SYSTEM_ERROR</STRONG>
  92             System error occurred (see <STRONG>errno(3)</STRONG>).
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  95 </PRE><H2><a name="h2-SEE-ALSO">SEE ALSO</a></H2><PRE>
  96        <STRONG><A HREF="ncurses.3x.html">curses(3x)</A></STRONG>  and  related  pages  whose names begin "form_" for detailed
  97        descriptions of the entry points.
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 100 </PRE><H2><a name="h2-NOTES">NOTES</a></H2><PRE>
 101        The  header  file  <STRONG>&lt;form.h&gt;</STRONG>  automatically  includes  the  header  file
 102        <STRONG>&lt;curses.h&gt;</STRONG>.
 103
 104
 105 </PRE><H2><a name="h2-PORTABILITY">PORTABILITY</a></H2><PRE>
 106        These  routines emulate the System V forms library.  They were not sup-
 107        ported on Version 7 or BSD versions.
 108
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 110 </PRE><H2><a name="h2-AUTHORS">AUTHORS</a></H2><PRE>
 111        Juergen Pfeifer.  Manual pages and adaptation for new curses by Eric S.
 112        Raymond.
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 116                                                      <STRONG><A HREF="form_field_attributes.3x.html">form_field_attributes(3x)</A></STRONG>
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