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-<H2>NAME</H2><PRE>
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+</PRE><H2><a name="h2-NAME">NAME</a></H2><PRE>
<STRONG>menu_driver</STRONG> - command-processing loop of the menu system
-</PRE>
-<H2>SYNOPSIS</H2><PRE>
+</PRE><H2><a name="h2-SYNOPSIS">SYNOPSIS</a></H2><PRE>
<STRONG>#include</STRONG> <STRONG><menu.h></STRONG>
int menu_driver(MENU *menu, int c);
-</PRE>
-<H2>DESCRIPTION</H2><PRE>
+</PRE><H2><a name="h2-DESCRIPTION">DESCRIPTION</a></H2><PRE>
Once a menu has been posted (displayed), you should funnel
input events to it through <STRONG>menu_driver</STRONG>. This routine has
- three major input cases; either the input is a menu navi-
- gation request, it's a printable ASCII character or it is
- the KEY_MOUSE special key associated with an mouse event.
+ three major input cases:
+
+ <STRONG>o</STRONG> The input is a form navigation request. Navigation
+ request codes are constants defined in <STRONG><form.h></STRONG>, which
+ are distinct from the key- and character codes
+ returned by <STRONG><A HREF="curs_getch.3x.html">wgetch(3x)</A></STRONG>.
+
+ <STRONG>o</STRONG> The input is a printable character. Printable charac-
+ ters (which must be positive, less than 256) are
+ checked according to the program's locale settings.
+
+ <STRONG>o</STRONG> The input is the KEY_MOUSE special key associated with
+ an mouse event.
+
The menu driver requests are as follows:
REQ_LEFT_ITEM
Clear the menu pattern buffer.
REQ_BACK_PATTERN
- Delete the previous character from the pattern
- buffer.
+ Delete the previous character from the pattern buf-
+ fer.
REQ_NEXT_MATCH
Move to the next item matching the pattern match.
REQ_PREV_MATCH
Move to the previous item matching the pattern match.
- If the second argument is a printable ASCII character, the
- code appends it to the pattern buffer and attempts to move
- to the next item matching the new pattern. If there is no
+ If the second argument is a printable character, the code
+ appends it to the pattern buffer and attempts to move to
+ the next item matching the new pattern. If there is no
such match, <STRONG>menu_driver</STRONG> returns <STRONG>E_NO_MATCH</STRONG> and deletes the
appended character from the buffer.
If the second argument is one of the above pre-defined
requests, the corresponding action is performed.
+
+</PRE><H3><a name="h3-MOUSE-HANDLING">MOUSE HANDLING</a></H3><PRE>
If the second argument is the KEY_MOUSE special key, the
associated mouse event is translated into one of the above
pre-defined requests. Currently only clicks in the user
- window (e.g. inside the menu display area or the decora-
- tion window) are handled. If you click above the display
- region of the menu, a REQ_SCR_ULINE is generated, if you
- doubleclick a REQ_SCR_UPAGE is generated and if you
- tripleclick a REQ_FIRST_ITEM is generated. If you click
- below the display region of the menu, a REQ_SCR_DLINE is
- generated, if you doubleclick a REQ_SCR_DPAGE is generated
- and if you tripleclick a REQ_LAST_ITEM is generated. If
- you click at an item inside the display area of the menu,
- the menu cursor is positioned to that item. If you double-
- click at an item a REQ_TOGGLE_ITEM is generated and
- <STRONG>E_UNKNOWN_COMMAND</STRONG> is returned. This return value makes
- sense, because a double click usually means that an item-
- specific action should be returned. It's exactly the pur-
- pose of this return value to signal that an application
- specific command should be executed. If a translation into
- a request was done, <STRONG>menu_driver</STRONG> returns the result of this
- request. If you clicked outside the user window or the
- mouse event couldn't be translated into a menu request an
+ window (e.g., inside the menu display area or the decora-
+ tion window) are handled.
+
+ If you click above the display region of the menu:
+
+ <STRONG>o</STRONG> a REQ_SCR_ULINE is generated for a single click,
+
+ <STRONG>o</STRONG> a REQ_SCR_UPAGE is generated for a double-click and
+
+ <STRONG>o</STRONG> a REQ_FIRST_ITEM is generated for a triple-click.
+
+ If you click below the display region of the menu:
+
+ <STRONG>o</STRONG> a REQ_SCR_DLINE is generated for a single click,
+
+ <STRONG>o</STRONG> a REQ_SCR_DPAGE is generated for a double-click and
+
+ <STRONG>o</STRONG> a REQ_LAST_ITEM is generated for a triple-click.
+
+ If you click at an item inside the display area of the
+ menu:
+
+ <STRONG>o</STRONG> the menu cursor is positioned to that item.
+
+ <STRONG>o</STRONG> If you double-click an item a REQ_TOGGLE_ITEM is gen-
+ erated and <STRONG>E_UNKNOWN_COMMAND</STRONG> is returned. This return
+ value makes sense, because a double click usually
+ means that an item-specific action should be returned.
+ It is exactly the purpose of this return value to sig-
+ nal that an application specific command should be
+ executed.
+
+ <STRONG>o</STRONG> If a translation into a request was done, <STRONG>menu_driver</STRONG>
+ returns the result of this request.
+
+ If you clicked outside the user window or the mouse event
+ could not be translated into a menu request an
<STRONG>E_REQUEST_DENIED</STRONG> is returned.
- If the second argument is neither printable ASCII nor one
- of the above pre-defined menu requests or KEY_MOUSE, the
- drive assumes it is an application-specific command and
- returns <STRONG>E_UNKNOWN_COMMAND</STRONG>. Application-defined commands
- should be defined relative to <STRONG>MAX_COMMAND</STRONG>, the maximum
- value of these pre-defined requests.
+</PRE><H3><a name="h3-APPLICATION-DEFINED-COMMANDS">APPLICATION-DEFINED COMMANDS</a></H3><PRE>
+ If the second argument is neither printable nor one of the
+ above pre-defined menu requests or KEY_MOUSE, the drive
+ assumes it is an application-specific command and returns
+ <STRONG>E_UNKNOWN_COMMAND</STRONG>. Application-defined commands should be
+ defined relative to <STRONG>MAX_COMMAND</STRONG>, the maximum value of
+ these pre-defined requests.
-</PRE>
-<H2>RETURN VALUE</H2><PRE>
+</PRE><H2><a name="h2-RETURN-VALUE">RETURN VALUE</a></H2><PRE>
<STRONG>menu_driver</STRONG> return one of the following error codes:
<STRONG>E_OK</STRONG> The routine succeeded.
The menu driver could not process the request.
-</PRE>
-<H2>SEE ALSO</H2><PRE>
- <STRONG><A HREF="ncurses.3x.html">curses(3x)</A></STRONG>, <STRONG><A HREF="menu.3x.html">menu(3x)</A></STRONG>.
+</PRE><H2><a name="h2-SEE-ALSO">SEE ALSO</a></H2><PRE>
+ <STRONG><A HREF="ncurses.3x.html">curses(3x)</A></STRONG>, <STRONG><A HREF="menu.3x.html">menu(3x)</A></STRONG>, <STRONG><A HREF="curs_getch.3x.html">getch(3x)</A></STRONG>.
-</PRE>
-<H2>NOTES</H2><PRE>
+</PRE><H2><a name="h2-NOTES">NOTES</a></H2><PRE>
The header file <STRONG><menu.h></STRONG> automatically includes the header
files <STRONG><curses.h></STRONG>.
-</PRE>
-<H2>PORTABILITY</H2><PRE>
+</PRE><H2><a name="h2-PORTABILITY">PORTABILITY</a></H2><PRE>
These routines emulate the System V menu library. They
were not supported on Version 7 or BSD versions. The sup-
port for mouse events is ncurses specific.
-</PRE>
-<H2>AUTHORS</H2><PRE>
+</PRE><H2><a name="h2-AUTHORS">AUTHORS</a></H2><PRE>
Juergen Pfeifer. Manual pages and adaptation for new
curses by Eric S. Raymond.
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