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-.\" Copyright (c) 1998-2010,2016 Free Software Foundation, Inc. *
+.\" Copyright 2018-2023,2024 Thomas E. Dickey *
+.\" Copyright 1998-2010,2016 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 *
.\" authorization. *
.\"***************************************************************************
.\"
-.\" $Id: form_page.3x,v 1.14 2016/10/29 22:27:24 tom Exp $
-.TH form_page 3X ""
+.\" $Id: form_page.3x,v 1.37 2024/03/16 15:35:01 tom Exp $
+.TH form_page 3X 2024-03-16 "ncurses @NCURSES_MAJOR@.@NCURSES_MINOR@" "Library calls"
.SH NAME
-\fBform_page\fR \- set and get form page number
+\fBform_page\fP \-
+set and get form page number
.SH SYNOPSIS
-\fB#include <form.h>\fR
-.br
-int set_current_field(FORM *form, FIELD *field);
-.br
-FIELD *current_field(const FORM *);
-.br
-int unfocus_current_field(FORM *form);
-.br
-int set_form_page(FORM *form, int n);
-.br
-int form_page(const FORM *form);
-.br
-int field_index(const FIELD *field);
-.br
+.nf
+\fB#include <form.h>
+.PP
+\fBint set_current_field(FORM *\fIform\fP, FIELD *\fIfield\fP);
+\fBFIELD *current_field(const FORM *\fIform\fP);
+.PP
+\fBint unfocus_current_field(FORM *\fIform\fP);
+.PP
+\fBint set_form_page(FORM *\fIform\fP, int \fIn\fP);
+\fBint form_page(const FORM *\fIform\fP);
+.PP
+\fBint field_index(const FIELD *\fIfield\fP);
+.fi
.SH DESCRIPTION
-The function \fBset_current_field\fR sets the current field of the given
-form; \fBcurrent_field\fR returns the current field of the given form.
+The function \fBset_current_field\fP sets the current field of the given
+form; \fBcurrent_field\fP returns the current field of the given form.
.PP
-The function \fBunfocus_current_field\fR removes the focus from the current
-field of the form. In such state, inquiries via \fBcurrent_field\fR shall return
-a NULL pointer.
+The function \fBunfocus_current_field\fP removes the focus from the current
+field of the form.
+In such state, inquiries via \fBcurrent_field\fP shall return a NULL pointer.
.PP
-The function \fBset_form_page\fR sets the form's page number (goes to page
-\fIn\fR of the form).
+The function \fBset_form_page\fP sets the form's page number (goes to page
+\fIn\fP of the form).
.PP
-The function \fBform_page\fR returns the form's current page number.
+The function \fBform_page\fP returns the form's current page number.
.PP
-The function \fBfield_index\fR returns the index of the field in the
-field array of the form it is connected to. It returns \fBERR\fR if
+The function \fBfield_index\fP returns the index of the field in the
+field array of the form it is connected to.
+It returns \fBERR\fP if
the argument is the null pointer or the field is not connected.
.SH RETURN VALUE
-Except for \fBform_page\fR, each routine returns one of the following:
+Except for \fBform_page\fP, each routine returns one of the following:
.TP 5
.B E_OK
The routine succeeded.
The form driver could not process the request.
.TP 5
.B E_SYSTEM_ERROR
-System error occurred (see \fBerrno\fR).
-.
-.SH SEE ALSO
-\fBcurses\fR(3X), \fBform\fR(3X).
-.SH NOTES
-The header file \fB<form.h>\fR automatically includes the header file
-\fB<curses.h>\fR.
+System error occurred (see \fBerrno\fP(3)).
.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
-The \fBunfocus_current_field\fP function is an ncurses extension.
+The \fBunfocus_current_field\fP function is an \fI\%ncurses\fP
+extension.
.SH AUTHORS
-Juergen Pfeifer. Manual pages and adaptation for new curses by Eric
-S. Raymond.
+Juergen Pfeifer.
+Manual pages and adaptation for new curses by Eric S. Raymond.
+.SH SEE ALSO
+\fB\%curses\fP(3X),
+\fB\%form\fP(3X)
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