X-Git-Url: https://ncurses.scripts.mit.edu/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=man%2Fform_post.3x;h=77e086e4559d202be297a07624a921d7cc2975da;hb=725169bda4d3b4c3fde0d4a94f76d017812c7ea6;hp=77e4c149637654c64e691e8236ca6b0a528dd0d5;hpb=17c5992a16be94247b83f2bbb9accdd9b7e7bb72;p=ncurses.git diff --git a/man/form_post.3x b/man/form_post.3x index 77e4c149..77e086e4 100644 --- a/man/form_post.3x +++ b/man/form_post.3x @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ -'\" t .\"*************************************************************************** -.\" Copyright (c) 1998-2017,2018 Free Software Foundation, Inc. * +.\" Copyright 2018-2023,2024 Thomas E. Dickey * +.\" Copyright 1998-2015,2017 Free Software Foundation, Inc. * .\" * .\" Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a * .\" copy of this software and associated documentation files (the * @@ -27,26 +27,27 @@ .\" authorization. * .\"*************************************************************************** .\" -.\" $Id: form_post.3x,v 1.12 2018/07/28 21:34:06 tom Exp $ -.TH form_post 3X "" +.\" $Id: form_post.3x,v 1.33 2024/03/16 15:35:01 tom Exp $ +.TH form_post 3X 2024-03-16 "ncurses @NCURSES_MAJOR@.@NCURSES_MINOR@" "Library calls" .SH NAME -\fBpost_form\fR, -\fBunpost_form\fR \- write or erase forms from associated subwindows +\fBpost_form\fP, +\fBunpost_form\fP \- +write or erase forms from associated subwindows .SH SYNOPSIS -\fB#include \fR -.br -int post_form(FORM *form); -.br -int unpost_form(FORM *form); -.br +.nf +\fB#include +.PP +\fBint post_form(FORM *\fIform\fP); +\fBint unpost_form(FORM *\fIform\fP); +.fi .SH DESCRIPTION -The function \fBpost_form\fR displays a form to its associated subwindow. +The function \fBpost_form\fP displays a form to its associated subwindow. To trigger physical display of the subwindow, -use \fBrefresh\fR(3X) or some equivalent -\fBcurses\fR routine (the implicit \fBdoupdate\fR triggered by an \fBcurses\fR +use \fBrefresh\fP(3X) or some equivalent +\fBcurses\fP routine (the implicit \fBdoupdate\fP triggered by an \fBcurses\fP input request will do). .PP -The function \fBunpost_form\fR erases form from its associated subwindow. +The function \fBunpost_form\fP erases form from its associated subwindow. .SH RETURN VALUE These routines return one of the following: .TP 5 @@ -72,13 +73,7 @@ Form is too large for its window. The form has already been posted. .TP 5 .B E_SYSTEM_ERROR -System error occurred (see \fBerrno\fR). -. -.SH SEE ALSO -\fBcurses\fR(3X), \fBform\fR(3X). -.SH NOTES -The header file \fB\fR automatically includes the header file -\fB\fR. +System error occurred (see \fBerrno\fP(3)). .SH PORTABILITY These routines emulate the System V forms library. They were not supported on @@ -86,3 +81,6 @@ Version 7 or BSD versions. .SH AUTHORS Juergen Pfeifer. Manual pages and adaptation for new curses by Eric S. Raymond. +.SH SEE ALSO +\fB\%curses\fP(3X), +\fB\%form\fP(3X)