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40 <H1>menu_spacing 3x</H1>
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47 <STRONG>menu_spacing</STRONG> - Control spacing between menu items.
51 <H2>SYNOPSIS</H2><PRE>
52 <STRONG>#include</STRONG> <STRONG><menu.h></STRONG>
53 int set_menu_spacing(MENU *menu,
57 int menu_spacing(const MENU *menu,
64 <H2>DESCRIPTION</H2><PRE>
65 The function <STRONG>set_menu_spacing</STRONG> sets the spacing informa-
66 tions for the menu. <STRONG>spc_description</STRONG> controls the number
67 of spaces between an item name and an item description. It
68 must not be larger than <STRONG>TABSIZE</STRONG>. The menu system puts in
69 the middle of this spacing area the pad character. The
70 remaining parts are filled with spaces. <STRONG>spc_rows</STRONG> controls
71 the number of rows that are used for an item. It must not
72 be larger than 3. The menu system inserts then blank lines
73 between item rows, these lines will contain the pad char-
74 acter in the appropriate positions. <STRONG>spc_columns</STRONG> controls
75 the number of blanks between columns of items. It must not
76 be larger than TABSIZE. A value of 0 for all the spacing
77 values resets them to the default, which is 1 for all of
79 The function <STRONG>menu_spacing</STRONG> passes back the spacing info for
80 the menu. If a pointer is NULL, this specific info is sim-
85 <H2>RETURN VALUE</H2><PRE>
86 Both routines return <STRONG>E_OK</STRONG> on success. <STRONG>set_menu_spacing</STRONG> may
87 return <STRONG>E_POSTED</STRONG> if the menu is posted, or <STRONG>E_BAD_ARGUMENT</STRONG>
88 if one of the spacing values is out of range.
92 <H2>SEE ALSO</H2><PRE>
93 <STRONG><A HREF="ncurses.3x.html">curses(3x)</A></STRONG>, <STRONG><A HREF="menu.3x.html">menu(3x)</A></STRONG>.
98 The header file <STRONG><menu.h></STRONG> automatically includes the header
99 file <STRONG><curses.h></STRONG>.
103 <H2>PORTABILITY</H2><PRE>
104 These routines are specific to ncurses. They were not
105 supported on Version 7, BSD or System V implementations.
106 It is recommended that any code depending on them be con-
107 ditioned using NCURSES_VERSION.
111 <H2>AUTHORS</H2><PRE>
112 Juergen Pfeifer. Manual pages and adaptation for new
113 curses by Eric S. Raymond.
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