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31 .TH menu_mark 3X 2024-03-16 "ncurses @NCURSES_MAJOR@.@NCURSES_MINOR@" "Library calls"
35 get and set the menu mark string
40 \fBint set_menu_mark(MENU *\fImenu\fP, const char *\fImark\fP);
41 \fBconst char *menu_mark(const MENU *\fImenu\fP);
44 In order to make menu selections visible on older terminals without
45 highlighting or color capability, the menu library marks selected items
46 in a menu with a prefix string.
48 The function \fBset_menu_mark\fP sets the mark string for the given menu.
49 Calling \fBset_menu_mark\fP with a null menu item will abolish the mark string.
50 Note that changing the length of the mark string for a menu while the
51 menu is posted is likely to produce unhelpful behavior.
53 The default string is "\-" (a dash).
54 Calling \fBset_menu_mark\fP with
55 a non-\fBNULL\fP menu argument will change this default.
57 The function \fBmenu_mark\fP returns the menu's mark string (or \fBNULL\fP if
60 The function \fBmenu_mark\fP returns a pointer (which may be \fBNULL\fP).
61 It does not set \fBerrno\fP.
63 The function \fBset_menu_mark\fP may return the following error codes:
66 The routine succeeded.
69 Routine detected an incorrect or out-of-range argument.
72 System error occurred (see \fBerrno\fP(3)).
74 These routines emulate the System V menu library.
75 They were not supported on
76 Version 7 or BSD versions.
79 Manual pages and adaptation for new curses by Eric S. Raymond.