- The function <STRONG>set_menu_mark</STRONG> sets the mark string for the
- given menu. Calling <STRONG>set_menu_mark</STRONG> with a null menu item
- will abolish the mark string. Note that changing the
- length of the mark string for a menu while the menu is
- posted is likely to produce unhelpful behavior.
+</PRE><H2><a name="h2-DESCRIPTION">DESCRIPTION</a></H2><PRE>
+ In order to make menu selections visible on older terminals without
+ highlighting or color capability, the menu library marks selected items
+ in a menu with a prefix string.