X-Git-Url: http://ncurses.scripts.mit.edu/?p=ncurses.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=man%2Fmenu_new.3x;h=3b04f93bb162f24dbfdcbacdfb0a87c9b097b997;hp=c2b98e4990556b6dd36c3110c6f93cae230431fe;hb=HEAD;hpb=027ae42953e3186daed8f3882da73de48291b606 diff --git a/man/menu_new.3x b/man/menu_new.3x index c2b98e49..1a133745 100644 --- a/man/menu_new.3x +++ b/man/menu_new.3x @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ -'\" t .\"*************************************************************************** -.\" Copyright (c) 1998,2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc. * +.\" Copyright 2018-2023,2024 Thomas E. Dickey * +.\" Copyright 1998-2010,2015 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 * @@ -27,26 +27,28 @@ .\" authorization. * .\"*************************************************************************** .\" -.\" $Id: menu_new.3x,v 1.9 2006/11/04 18:31:37 tom Exp $ -.TH menu_new 3X "" +.\" $Id: menu_new.3x,v 1.35 2024/03/16 15:35:01 tom Exp $ +.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 \fR -.br -MENU *new_menu(ITEM **items); -.br -int free_menu(MENU *menu); -.br +.nf +\fB#include +.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 \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\fR disconnects \fImenu\fR from its item array +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. -It sets errno according to the function's failure: +The function \fBnew_menu\fP returns \fBNULL\fP on error. +It sets \fBerrno\fP according to the function's failure: .TP 5 .B E_NOT_CONNECTED No items are connected to the menu. @@ -54,33 +56,26 @@ No items are connected to the menu. .B E_SYSTEM_ERROR System error occurred, e.g., malloc failure. .PP -The function \fBfree_menu\fR returns one of the following: +The function \fBfree_menu\fP returns one of the following: .TP 5 .B E_OK The routine succeeded. .TP 5 .B E_SYSTEM_ERROR -System error occurred (see \fBerrno\fR). +System error occurred (see \fBerrno\fP(3)). .TP 5 .B E_BAD_ARGUMENT Routine detected an incorrect or out-of-range argument. .TP 5 .B E_POSTED The menu has already been posted. -.SH SEE ALSO -\fBcurses\fR(3X), \fBmenu\fR(3X). -.SH NOTES -The header file \fB\fR automatically includes the header file -\fB\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 -.\"# 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)