-'\" t
-.TH menu_new 3X ""
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+.TH menu_new 3X 2024-03-16 "ncurses @NCURSES_MAJOR@.@NCURSES_MINOR@" "Library calls"
.SH NAME
-\fBmenu_new\fR - create and destroy menus
+\fBnew_menu\fP,
+\fBfree_menu\fP \-
+create and destroy menus
.SH SYNOPSIS
-\fB#include <menu.h>\fR
-.br
-MENU *new_menu(ITEM **items);
-.br
-int free_menu(MENU *menu);
-.br
+.nf
+\fB#include <menu.h>
+.PP
+\fBMENU *new_menu(ITEM **\fIitems\fP);
+\fBint free_menu(MENU *\fImenu\fP);
+.fi
.SH DESCRIPTION
-The function \fBnew_menu\fR creates a new menu connected to a specified item
-pointer array (which must be \fBNULL\fR-terminated).
-
-The function \fBfree_menu\fR disconnects \fImenu\fR from its item array
+The function \fBnew_menu\fP creates a new menu connected to a specified item
+pointer array (which must be \fBNULL\fP-terminated).
+.PP
+The function \fBfree_menu\fP disconnects \fImenu\fP from its item array
and frees the storage allocated for the menu.
.SH RETURN VALUE
-The function \fBnew_menu\fR returns \fBNULL\fR on error.
-
-The function \fBfree_menu\fR returns one of the following:
+The function \fBnew_menu\fP returns \fBNULL\fP on error.
+It sets \fBerrno\fP according to the function's failure:
.TP 5
-\fBE_OK\fR
+.B E_NOT_CONNECTED
+No items are connected to the menu.
+.TP 5
+.B E_SYSTEM_ERROR
+System error occurred, e.g., malloc failure.
+.PP
+The function \fBfree_menu\fP returns one of the following:
+.TP 5
+.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\fP(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 has already been posted.
-.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.
-.\"#
-.\"# The following sets edit modes for GNU EMACS
-.\"# Local Variables:
-.\"# mode:nroff
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-.\"# End:
+Juergen Pfeifer.
+Manual pages and adaptation for new curses by Eric S. Raymond.
+.SH SEE ALSO
+\fB\%curses\fP(3X),
+\fB\%menu\fP(3X)