X-Git-Url: http://ncurses.scripts.mit.edu/?p=ncurses.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=man%2Fform_driver.3x;h=67a986b006ba90b50f820784fe07e9747e7d4fc9;hp=4b0576f042e0948b2a0a7dc130fa345f99592f29;hb=761e4f0825b330e970558e82a4bd638383914429;hpb=ca276baf720e3a44721b9e18955d3f546955c6c8 diff --git a/man/form_driver.3x b/man/form_driver.3x index 4b0576f0..67a986b0 100644 --- a/man/form_driver.3x +++ b/man/form_driver.3x @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ .\"*************************************************************************** -.\" Copyright (c) 1998-2007,2008 Free Software Foundation, Inc. * +.\" Copyright (c) 1998-2008,2010 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 * @@ -26,10 +26,13 @@ .\" authorization. * .\"*************************************************************************** .\" -.\" $Id: form_driver.3x,v 1.16 2008/06/21 21:55:39 tom Exp $ +.\" $Id: form_driver.3x,v 1.22 2010/12/04 18:38:55 tom Exp $ .TH form_driver 3X "" +.de bP +.IP \(bu 4 +.. .SH NAME -\fBform_driver\fR - command-processing loop of the form system +\fBform_driver\fR \- command-processing loop of the form system .SH SYNOPSIS \fB#include \fR .br @@ -38,18 +41,15 @@ int form_driver(FORM *form, int c); .SH DESCRIPTION Once a form has been posted (displayed), you should funnel input events to it through \fBform_driver\fR. This routine has three major input cases: -.TP 3 -- +.bP The input is a form navigation request. Navigation request codes are constants defined in \fB\fP, which are distinct from the key- and character codes returned by \fBwgetch\fP. -.TP 3 -- +.bP The input is a printable character. Printable characters (which must be positive, less than 256) are checked according to the program's locale settings. -.TP 3 -- +.bP The input is the KEY_MOUSE special key associated with an mouse event. .PP The form driver requests are as follows: @@ -238,11 +238,11 @@ requests listed above, that request is executed. .PP If the second argument is the KEY_MOUSE special key, the associated mouse event is translated into one of the above pre-defined requests. -Currently only clicks in the user window (e.g. inside the form display +Currently only clicks in the user window (e.g., inside the form display area or the decoration window) are handled. .PP If you click above the display region of the form: -.RS +.RS 3 .TP a REQ_PREV_FIELD is generated for a single click, .TP @@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ a REQ_FIRST_FIELD is generated for a triple-click. .RE .PP If you click below the display region of the form: -.RS +.RS 3 .TP a REQ_NEXT_FIELD is generated for a single click, .TP @@ -262,12 +262,10 @@ a REQ_LAST_FIELD is generated for a triple-click. .RE .PP If you click at an field inside the display area of the form: -.RS -.TP 3 -- +.RS 3 +.bP the form cursor is positioned to that field. -.TP 3 -- +.bP If you double-click a field, the form cursor is positioned to that field and \fBE_UNKNOWN_COMMAND\fR is returned. @@ -276,8 +274,7 @@ because a double click usually means that an field-specific action should be returned. It is exactly the purpose of this return value to signal that an application specific command should be executed. -.TP 3 -- +.bP If a translation into a request was done, \fBform_driver\fR returns the result of this request. .RE @@ -321,7 +318,8 @@ The form driver code saw an unknown request code. .SH SEE ALSO \fBcurses\fR(3X), \fBform\fR(3X), -\fBwgetch\fR(3X). +\fBform_variables\fR(3X), +\fBgetch\fR(3X). .SH NOTES The header file \fB\fR automatically includes the header files \fB\fR. @@ -331,9 +329,3 @@ 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 -.\"# fill-column:79 -.\"# End: