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+.\" $Id: form_field.3x,v 1.10 2010/12/04 18:40:45 tom Exp $
.TH form_field 3X ""
.SH NAME
-\fBform_field\fR - make and break connections between fields and forms
+\fBform_field\fR \- make and break connections between fields and forms
.SH SYNOPSIS
\fB#include <form.h>\fR
.br
.SH DESCRIPTION
The function \fBset_form_fields\fR changes the field pointer array of
the given \fIform\fR. The array must be terminated by a \fBNULL\fR.
-
+.PP
The function \fBform_fields\fR returns the field array of the given form.
-
+.PP
The function \fBfield_count\fR returns the count of fields in \fIform\fR.
-
-The function \fBmove_field\fR move the given field (which must be disconnected)
+.PP
+The function \fBmove_field\fR moves the given field (which must be disconnected)
to a specified location on the screen.
.SH RETURN VALUES
-The function \fBform_fields\fR returns \fBNULL\fR on error.
-
-The function \fBfield_count\fR returns \fBERR\fR (the general
-\fBcurses\fR error return value) on error.
-
+The function \fBform_fields\fR returns a pointer (which may be \fBNULL\fR).
+It does not set errno.
+.PP
+The function \fBfield_count\fR returns \fBERR\fR if the \fIform\fP parameter
+is \fBNULL\fP.
+.PP
The functions \fBset_form_fields\fR and \fBmove_field\fR return one of
the following codes on error:
.TP 5
-\fBE_OK\fR
+.B E_OK
The routine succeeded.
.TP 5
-\fBE_SYSTEM_ERROR\fR
-System error occurred (see \fBerrno\fR).
-.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_CONNECTED
+The field is already connected to a form.
+.TP 5
+.B E_POSTED
The form is already posted.
.TP 5
-\fBE_CONNECTED\fR
-The field is already connected to a form.
+.B E_SYSTEM_ERROR
+System error occurred (see \fBerrno\fR).
.SH SEE ALSO
\fBcurses\fR(3X), \fBform\fR(3X).
.SH NOTES
.SH PORTABILITY
These routines emulate the System V forms library. They were not supported on
Version 7 or BSD versions.
-
+.PP
The SVr4 forms library documentation specifies the \fBfield_count\fR error value
-as -1 (which is the value of \fBERR\fR).
+as \-1 (which is the value of \fBERR\fR).
.SH AUTHORS
Juergen Pfeifer. Manual pages and adaptation for new curses by Eric
S. Raymond.
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