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+.\" $Id: menu_new.3x,v 1.18 2020/10/24 08:57:51 tom Exp $
.TH menu_new 3X ""
.SH NAME
-\fBmenu_new\fR - create and destroy menus
+\fBnew_menu\fP,
+\fBfree_menu\fR \- create and destroy menus
.SH SYNOPSIS
\fB#include <menu.h>\fR
+.sp
+\fBMENU *new_menu(ITEM **\fP\fIitems\fP\fB);\fP
.br
-MENU *new_menu(ITEM **items);
-.br
-int free_menu(MENU *menu);
+\fBint free_menu(MENU *\fP\fImenu\fP\fB);\fP
.br
.SH DESCRIPTION
The function \fBnew_menu\fR creates a new menu connected to a specified item
pointer array (which must be \fBNULL\fR-terminated).
-
+.PP
The function \fBfree_menu\fR disconnects \fImenu\fR from its item array
and frees the storage allocated for the menu.
.SH RETURN VALUE
The function \fBnew_menu\fR returns \fBNULL\fR on error.
-
+It sets \fBerrno\fP according to the function's failure:
+.TP 5
+.B E_NOT_CONNECTED
+No items are connected to the menu.
+.TP 5
+.B E_SYSTEM_ERROR
+System error occurred, e.g., malloc failure.
+.PP
The function \fBfree_menu\fR returns one of the following:
.TP 5
-\fBE_OK\fR
+.B E_OK
The routine succeeded.
.TP 5
-\fBE_SYSTEM_ERROR\fR
-System error occurred (see \fBerrno\fR).
+.B E_SYSTEM_ERROR
+System error occurred (see \fBerrno\fR(3)).
.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_POSTED
The menu has already been posted.
.SH SEE ALSO
\fBcurses\fR(3X), \fBmenu\fR(3X).
The header file \fB<menu.h>\fR automatically includes the header file
\fB<curses.h>\fR.
.SH PORTABILITY
-These routines emulate the System V menu library. They were not supported on
+These routines emulate the System V menu library.
+They were not supported on
Version 7 or BSD versions.
.SH AUTHORS
-Juergen Pfeifer. Manual pages and adaptation for new curses by Eric
-S. Raymond.
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+Juergen Pfeifer.
+Manual pages and adaptation for new curses by Eric S. Raymond.