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+ +- +form_field_new(3x) form_field_new(3x) + + +-
- form_field_new - create and destroy form fields +NAME
+ new_field, dup_field, link_field, free_field - create and + destroy form fields-SYNOPSIS
+SYNOPSIS
#include <form.h> FIELD *new_field(int height, int width, int toprow, int leftcol, @@ -59,10 +64,10 @@-DESCRIPTION
- The function new_field allocates a new field and initial- - izes it from the parameters given: height, width, row of - upper-left corner, column of upper-left corner, number +DESCRIPTION
+ The function new_field allocates a new field and initial- + izes it from the parameters given: height, width, row of + upper-left corner, column of upper-left corner, number off-screen rows, and number of additional working buffers. The function dup_field duplicates a field at a new loca- @@ -81,95 +86,73 @@-RETURN VALUE
+RETURN VALUE
The function, new_field, dup_field, link_field return NULL - on error. - - The function free_field returns one of the following: + on error. They set errno according to their success: E_OK The routine succeeded. + E_BAD_ARGUMENT + Routine detected an incorrect or out-of-range argu- + ment. + E_SYSTEM_ERROR - System error occurred (see errno). + System error occurred, e.g., malloc failure. + + The function free_field returns one of the following: + + E_OK The routine succeeded. E_BAD_ARGUMENT - Routine detected an incorrect or out-of-range argu- + Routine detected an incorrect or out-of-range argu- ment. + E_CONNECTED + field is connected. +-SEE ALSO
+SEE ALSO
curses(3x), form(3x).-NOTES
+NOTES
The header file <form.h> automatically includes the header file <curses.h>.-PORTABILITY
- These routines emulate the System V forms library. They +PORTABILITY
+ These routines emulate the System V forms library. They were not supported on Version 7 or BSD versions. - It may be unwise to count on the set of attributes copied - by dup_field(3x) being portable; the System V forms - library documents are not very explicit on what gets - copied and was not. + It may be unwise to count on the set of attributes copied + by dup_field being portable; the System V forms library + documents are not very explicit about what gets copied and + what does not.-AUTHORS
- Juergen Pfeifer. Manual pages and adaptation for new +AUTHORS
+ Juergen Pfeifer. Manual pages and adaptation for new curses by Eric S. Raymond. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + form_field_new(3x)-
- -Man(1) output converted with -man2html - +