X-Git-Url: http://ncurses.scripts.mit.edu/?p=ncurses.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=man%2Fmenu_format.3x;h=7abe94e664a295964a030dca745c48b6efbd9f7e;hp=57c77a390ede3989404e728d77e7e8ed9aeae814;hb=HEAD;hpb=0eb88fc5281804773e2a0c7a488a4452463535ce diff --git a/man/menu_format.3x b/man/menu_format.3x index 57c77a39..9781878f 100644 --- a/man/menu_format.3x +++ b/man/menu_format.3x @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ -'\" t .\"*************************************************************************** -.\" Copyright (c) 1998 Free Software Foundation, Inc. * +.\" Copyright 2018-2023,2024 Thomas E. Dickey * +.\" Copyright 1998-2015,2016 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 * @@ -27,58 +27,60 @@ .\" authorization. * .\"*************************************************************************** .\" -.\" $Id: menu_format.3x,v 1.7 1998/11/29 01:09:39 Rick.Ohnemus Exp $ -.TH menu_format 3X "" +.\" $Id: menu_format.3x,v 1.35 2024/03/16 15:35:01 tom Exp $ +.TH menu_format 3X 2024-03-16 "ncurses @NCURSES_MAJOR@.@NCURSES_MINOR@" "Library calls" .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 \fR -.br -int set_menu_format(MENU *menu, int rows, int cols); -.br -int menu_format(const MENU *menu, int *rows, int *cols); -.br +.nf +\fB#include +.PP +\fBint set_menu_format(MENU *\fImenu\fP, int \fIrows\fP, int \fIcols\fP); +\fBvoid menu_format(const MENU *\fImenu\fP, int *\fIrows\fP, int *\fIcols\fP); +.fi .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 -\fBset_menu_format\fR is interpreted as a request not to change the current +The function \fBset_menu_format\fP 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\fP will fail. +.PP +The default format is 16 rows, 1 column. +Calling \fBset_menu_format\fP with a +null menu pointer will change this default. +A zero row or column argument to +\fBset_menu_format\fP is interpreted as a request not to change the current value. - -The function \fBmenu_format\fR returns the maximum-size constraints for the -given menu into the storage addressed by \fBrows\fR and \fBcols\fR. +.PP +The function \fBmenu_format\fP returns the maximum-size constraints for the +given menu into the storage addressed by \fBrows\fP and \fBcols\fP. .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\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 is already posted. -.SH SEE ALSO -\fBcurses\fR(3X), \fBmenu\fR(3X). -.SH NOTES -The header file \fB\fR automatically includes the header file -\fB\fR. +.TP 5 +.B E_NOT_CONNECTED +No items are connected to the menu. .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 -.\"# 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\%menu\fP(3X)