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43 <H1 class="no-header">menu_post 3x</H1>
45 <STRONG><A HREF="menu_post.3x.html">menu_post(3x)</A></STRONG> <STRONG><A HREF="menu_post.3x.html">menu_post(3x)</A></STRONG>
50 </PRE><H2><a name="h2-NAME">NAME</a></H2><PRE>
51 <STRONG>post_menu</STRONG>, <STRONG>unpost_menu</STRONG> - write or erase menus from associated
55 </PRE><H2><a name="h2-SYNOPSIS">SYNOPSIS</a></H2><PRE>
56 <STRONG>#include</STRONG> <STRONG><menu.h></STRONG>
58 <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>post_menu(MENU</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>menu</EM><STRONG>);</STRONG>
59 <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>unpost_menu(MENU</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>menu</EM><STRONG>);</STRONG>
62 </PRE><H2><a name="h2-DESCRIPTION">DESCRIPTION</a></H2><PRE>
63 The function <STRONG>post_menu</STRONG> displays a menu to its associated subwindow. To
64 trigger physical display of the subwindow, use <STRONG><A HREF="curs_refresh.3x.html">refresh(3x)</A></STRONG> or some
65 equivalent <STRONG>curses</STRONG> routine (the implicit <STRONG>doupdate</STRONG> triggered by an <STRONG>curses</STRONG>
66 input request will do). <STRONG>post_menu</STRONG> resets the selection status of all
69 The function <STRONG>unpost_menu</STRONG> erases menu from its associated subwindow.
72 </PRE><H2><a name="h2-RETURN-VALUE">RETURN VALUE</a></H2><PRE>
73 These routines return one of the following:
75 <STRONG>E_OK</STRONG> The routine succeeded.
77 <STRONG>E_SYSTEM_ERROR</STRONG>
78 System error occurred (see <STRONG>errno(3)</STRONG>).
80 <STRONG>E_BAD_ARGUMENT</STRONG>
81 Routine detected an incorrect or out-of-range argument.
83 <STRONG>E_POSTED</STRONG>
84 The menu has already been posted.
86 <STRONG>E_BAD_STATE</STRONG>
87 Routine was called from an initialization or termination function.
89 <STRONG>E_NO_ROOM</STRONG>
90 Menu is too large for its window. You should consider using
91 <STRONG>set_menu_format</STRONG> to solve the problem.
93 <STRONG>E_NOT_POSTED</STRONG>
94 The menu has not been posted.
96 <STRONG>E_NOT_CONNECTED</STRONG>
97 No items are connected to the menu.
100 </PRE><H2><a name="h2-SEE-ALSO">SEE ALSO</a></H2><PRE>
101 <STRONG><A HREF="ncurses.3x.html">curses(3x)</A></STRONG>, <STRONG><A HREF="menu.3x.html">menu(3x)</A></STRONG>.
104 </PRE><H2><a name="h2-NOTES">NOTES</a></H2><PRE>
105 The header file <STRONG><menu.h></STRONG> automatically includes the header file
106 <STRONG><curses.h></STRONG>.
109 </PRE><H2><a name="h2-PORTABILITY">PORTABILITY</a></H2><PRE>
110 These routines emulate the System V menu library. They were not
111 supported on Version 7 or BSD versions.
114 </PRE><H2><a name="h2-AUTHORS">AUTHORS</a></H2><PRE>
115 Juergen Pfeifer. Manual pages and adaptation for new curses by Eric S.
120 <STRONG><A HREF="menu_post.3x.html">menu_post(3x)</A></STRONG>
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125 <li><a href="#h2-SYNOPSIS">SYNOPSIS</a></li>
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128 <li><a href="#h2-SEE-ALSO">SEE ALSO</a></li>
129 <li><a href="#h2-NOTES">NOTES</a></li>
130 <li><a href="#h2-PORTABILITY">PORTABILITY</a></li>
131 <li><a href="#h2-AUTHORS">AUTHORS</a></li>