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-.\" Copyright 2018-2019,2020 Thomas E. Dickey *
+.\" Copyright 2018-2021,2022 Thomas E. Dickey *
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-.\" $Id: form_field.3x,v 1.16 2020/10/17 23:06:12 tom Exp $
+.\" $Id: form_field.3x,v 1.20 2022/02/12 20:03:40 tom Exp $
.TH form_field 3X ""
.SH NAME
-\fBform_field\fR \- make and break connections between fields and forms
+\fBform_field\fP \- make and break connections between fields and forms
.SH SYNOPSIS
-\fB#include <form.h>\fR
+\fB#include <form.h>\fP
.sp
-int set_form_fields(FORM *form, FIELD **fields);
+\fBint set_form_fields(FORM *\fIform\fB, FIELD **\fIfields\fB);\fR
.br
-FIELD **form_fields(const FORM *form);
+\fBFIELD **form_fields(const FORM *\fIform\fB);\fR
.br
-int field_count(const FORM *form);
+\fBint field_count(const FORM *\fIform\fB);\fR
.br
-int move_field(FIELD *field, int frow, int fcol);
+\fBint move_field(FIELD *\fIfield\fB, int \fIfrow\fB, int \fIfcol\fB);\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.
+The function \fBset_form_fields\fP changes the field pointer array of
+the given \fIform\fP. The array must be terminated by a \fBNULL\fP.
.PP
-The function \fBform_fields\fR returns the field array of the given form.
+The function \fBform_fields\fP returns the field array of the given form.
.PP
-The function \fBfield_count\fR returns the count of fields in \fIform\fR.
+The function \fBfield_count\fP returns the count of fields in \fIform\fP.
.PP
-The function \fBmove_field\fR moves the given field (which must be disconnected)
+The function \fBmove_field\fP moves the given field (which must be disconnected)
to a specified location on the screen.
.SH RETURN VALUE
-The function \fBform_fields\fR returns a pointer (which may be \fBNULL\fR).
+The function \fBform_fields\fP returns a pointer (which may be \fBNULL\fP).
It does not set \fBerrno\fP.
.PP
-The function \fBfield_count\fR returns \fBERR\fR if the \fIform\fP parameter
+The function \fBfield_count\fP returns \fBERR\fP if the \fIform\fP parameter
is \fBNULL\fP.
.PP
-The functions \fBset_form_fields\fR and \fBmove_field\fR return one of
+The functions \fBset_form_fields\fP and \fBmove_field\fP return one of
the following codes on error:
.TP 5
.B E_OK
The form is already posted.
.TP 5
.B E_SYSTEM_ERROR
-System error occurred (see \fBerrno\fR(3)).
+System error occurred (see \fBerrno\fP(3)).
.SH SEE ALSO
-\fBcurses\fR(3X), \fBform\fR(3X).
+\fBcurses\fP(3X), \fBform\fP(3X).
.SH NOTES
-The header file \fB<form.h>\fR automatically includes the header file
-\fB<curses.h>\fR.
+The header file \fB<form.h>\fP automatically includes the header file
+\fB<curses.h>\fP.
.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).
+The SVr4 forms library documentation specifies the \fBfield_count\fP error value
+as \-1 (which is the value of \fBERR\fP).
.SH AUTHORS
Juergen Pfeifer.
Manual pages and adaptation for new curses by Eric S. Raymond.