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-.\" $Id: menu_format.3x,v 1.8 2001/08/04 20:36:19 William.Setzer Exp $
+.\" $Id: menu_format.3x,v 1.16 2019/01/20 20:32:23 tom Exp $
.TH menu_format 3X ""
.SH NAME
-\fBmenu_format\fR - set and get menu sizes
+\fBset_menu_format\fP,
+\fBmenu_format\fP \- set and get menu sizes
.SH SYNOPSIS
\fB#include <menu.h>\fR
.br
.br
.SH DESCRIPTION
The function \fBset_menu_format\fR sets the maximum display size of the given
-menu. If this size is too small to display all menu items, the menu will be
-made scrollable. If this size is larger than the menus subwindow and the
-subwindow is too small to display all menu items, \fBpost_menu()\fR will fail.
-
-The default format is 16 rows, 1 column. Calling \fBset_menu_format\fR with a
-null menu pointer will change this default. A zero row or column argument to
+menu.
+If this size is too small to display all menu items, the menu will be
+made scrollable.
+If this size is larger than the menus subwindow and the
+subwindow is too small to display all menu items, \fBpost_menu\fR will fail.
+.PP
+The default format is 16 rows, 1 column.
+Calling \fBset_menu_format\fR with a
+null menu pointer will change this default.
+A zero row or column argument to
\fBset_menu_format\fR is interpreted as a request not to change the current
value.
-
+.PP
The function \fBmenu_format\fR returns the maximum-size constraints for the
given menu into the storage addressed by \fBrows\fR and \fBcols\fR.
.SH RETURN VALUE
These routines returns one of the following:
.TP 5
-\fBE_OK\fR
+.B E_OK
The routine succeeded.
.TP 5
-\fBE_SYSTEM_ERROR\fR
-System error occurred (see \fBerrno\fR).
+.B E_SYSTEM_ERROR
+System error occurred (see \fBerrno\fR(3)).
.TP 5
-\fBE_BAD_ARGUMENT\fR
+.B E_BAD_ARGUMENT
Routine detected an incorrect or out-of-range argument.
.TP 5
-\fBE_POSTED\fR
+.B E_POSTED
The menu is already posted.
+.TP 5
+.B E_NOT_CONNECTED
+No items are connected to the menu.
.SH SEE ALSO
\fBcurses\fR(3X), \fBmenu\fR(3X).
.SH NOTES
The header file \fB<menu.h>\fR automatically includes the header file
\fB<curses.h>\fR.
.SH PORTABILITY
-These routines emulate the System V menu library. They were not supported on
+These routines emulate the System V menu library.
+They were not supported on
Version 7 or BSD versions.
.SH AUTHORS
-Juergen Pfeifer. Manual pages and adaptation for new curses by Eric
-S. Raymond.
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+Juergen Pfeifer.
+Manual pages and adaptation for new curses by Eric S. Raymond.