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 '\" t
 .\"***************************************************************************
-.\" Copyright (c) 1998 Free Software Foundation, Inc.                        *
+.\" Copyright 2018-2023,2024 Thomas E. Dickey                                *
+.\" Copyright 1998-2010,2012 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            *
@@ -27,71 +28,64 @@
 .\" authorization.                                                           *
 .\"***************************************************************************
 .\"
-.\" $Id: form_field.3x,v 1.5 1998/11/29 01:05:52 Rick.Ohnemus Exp $
-.TH form_field 3X ""
+.\" $Id: form_field.3x,v 1.34 2024/03/16 15:35:01 tom Exp $
+.TH form_field 3X 2024-03-16 "ncurses @NCURSES_MAJOR@.@NCURSES_MINOR@" "Library calls"
 .SH NAME
-\fBform_field\fR - make and break connections between fields and forms
+\fBform_field\fP \-
+make and break connections between fields and forms
 .SH SYNOPSIS
-\fB#include <form.h>\fR
-.br
-int set_form_fields(FORM *form, FIELD **fields);
-.br
-FIELD **form_fields(const FORM *form);
-.br
-int field_count(const FORM *form);
-.br
-int move_field(FIELD *field, int frow, int fcol);
-.br
+.nf
+\fB#include <form.h>
+.PP
+\fBint set_form_fields(FORM *\fIform\fP, FIELD **\fIfields\fP);
+\fBFIELD **form_fields(const FORM *\fIform\fP);
+\fBint field_count(const FORM *\fIform\fP);
+\fBint move_field(FIELD *\fIfield\fP, int \fIfrow\fP, int \fIfcol\fP);
+.fi
 .SH DESCRIPTION
-The function \fBset_form_fields\fR changes the field pointer array of
-the given \fIform\fR.  The array must be terminated by a \fBNULL\fR.
-
-The function \fBform_fields\fR returns the field array of the given form.
-
-The function \fBfield_count\fR returns the count of fields in \fIform\fR.
-
-The function \fBmove_field\fR move the given field (which must be disconnected)
+The function \fBset_form_fields\fP changes the field pointer array of
+the given \fIform\fP.  The array must be terminated by a \fBNULL\fP.
+.PP
+The function \fBform_fields\fP returns the field array of the given form.
+.PP
+The function \fBfield_count\fP returns the count of fields in \fIform\fP.
+.PP
+The function \fBmove_field\fP moves the given field (which must be disconnected)
 to a specified location on the screen.
-.SH RETURN VALUES
-The function \fBform_fields\fR returns \fBNULL\fR on error.
-
-The function \fBfield_count\fR returns \fBERR\fR (the general
-\fBcurses\fR error return value) on error.
-
-The functions \fBset_form_fields\fR and \fBmove_field\fR return one of
+.SH RETURN VALUE
+The function \fBform_fields\fP returns a pointer (which may be \fBNULL\fP).
+It does not set \fBerrno\fP.
+.PP
+The function \fBfield_count\fP returns \fBERR\fP if the \fIform\fP parameter
+is \fBNULL\fP.
+.PP
+The functions \fBset_form_fields\fP and \fBmove_field\fP return one of
 the following codes on error:
 .TP 5
-\fBE_OK\fR
+.B E_OK
 The routine succeeded.
 .TP 5
-\fBE_SYSTEM_ERROR\fR
-System error occurred (see \fBerrno\fR).
-.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_CONNECTED
+The field is already connected to a form.
+.TP 5
+.B E_POSTED
 The form is already posted.
 .TP 5
-\fBE_CONNECTED\fR
-The field is already connected to a form.
-.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.
+.B E_SYSTEM_ERROR
+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.
-
-The SVr4 forms library documentation specifies the \fBfield_count\fR error value
-as -1 (which is the value of \fBERR\fR).
+.PP
+The SVr4 forms library documentation specifies the \fBfield_count\fP error value
+as \-1 (which is the value of \fBERR\fP).
 .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:
+Juergen Pfeifer.
+Manual pages and adaptation for new curses by Eric S. Raymond.
+.SH SEE ALSO
+\fB\%curses\fP(3X),
+\fB\%form\fP(3X)