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<H1 class="no-header">menu 3x</H1>
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-<STRONG><A HREF="menu.3x.html">menu(3x)</A></STRONG> <STRONG><A HREF="menu.3x.html">menu(3x)</A></STRONG>
+<STRONG><A HREF="menu.3x.html">menu(3x)</A></STRONG>
<STRONG><A HREF="menu.3x.html">menu(3x)</A></STRONG>
</PRE><H2><a name="h2-DESCRIPTION">DESCRIPTION</a></H2><PRE>
- The <STRONG>menu</STRONG> library provides terminal-independent facilities
- for composing menu systems on character-cell terminals.
- The library includes: item routines, which create and mod-
- ify menu items; and menu routines, which group items into
- menus, display menus on the screen, and handle interaction
- with the user.
+ The <STRONG>menu</STRONG> library provides terminal-independent facilities for composing
+ menu systems on character-cell terminals. The library includes: item
+ routines, which create and modify menu items; and menu routines, which
+ group items into menus, display menus on the screen, and handle inter-
+ action with the user.
- The <STRONG>menu</STRONG> library uses the <STRONG>curses</STRONG> libraries, and a curses
- initialization routine such as <STRONG>initscr</STRONG> must be called
- before using any of these functions. To use the <STRONG>menu</STRONG>
- library, link with the options <STRONG>-lmenu</STRONG> <STRONG>-lcurses</STRONG>.
+ The <STRONG>menu</STRONG> library uses the <STRONG>curses</STRONG> libraries, and a curses initialization
+ routine such as <STRONG>initscr</STRONG> must be called before using any of these func-
+ tions. To use the <STRONG>menu</STRONG> library, link with the options <STRONG>-lmenu</STRONG> <STRONG>-lcurses</STRONG>.
</PRE><H3><a name="h3-Current-Default-Values-for-Item-Attributes">Current Default Values for Item Attributes</a></H3><PRE>
- The <STRONG>menu</STRONG> library maintains a default value for item
- attributes. You can get or set this default by calling
- the appropriate <STRONG>get_</STRONG> or <STRONG>set_</STRONG> routine with a <STRONG>NULL</STRONG> item
- pointer. Changing this default with a <STRONG>set_</STRONG> function
- affects future item creations, but does not change the
- rendering of items already created.
+ The <STRONG>menu</STRONG> library maintains a default value for item attributes. You
+ can get or set this default by calling the appropriate <STRONG>get_</STRONG> or <STRONG>set_</STRONG>
+ routine with a <STRONG>NULL</STRONG> item pointer. Changing this default with a <STRONG>set_</STRONG>
+ function affects future item creations, but does not change the render-
+ ing of items already created.
</PRE><H3><a name="h3-Routine-Name-Index">Routine Name Index</a></H3><PRE>
- The following table lists each <STRONG>menu</STRONG> routine and the name
- of the manual page on which it is described.
+ The following table lists each <STRONG>menu</STRONG> routine and the name of the manual
+ page on which it is described.
<STRONG>curses</STRONG> Routine Name Manual Page Name
--------------------------------------------
menu_opts_on <STRONG><A HREF="menu_opts.3x.html">menu_opts(3x)</A></STRONG>
menu_pad <STRONG><A HREF="menu_attributes.3x.html">menu_attributes(3x)</A></STRONG>
menu_pattern <STRONG><A HREF="menu_pattern.3x.html">menu_pattern(3x)</A></STRONG>
-
menu_request_by_name <STRONG><A HREF="menu_requestname.3x.html">menu_requestname(3x)</A></STRONG>
menu_request_name <STRONG><A HREF="menu_requestname.3x.html">menu_requestname(3x)</A></STRONG>
menu_spacing <STRONG><A HREF="menu_spacing.3x.html">menu_spacing(3x)</A></STRONG>
+
menu_sub <STRONG><A HREF="menu_win.3x.html">menu_win(3x)</A></STRONG>
menu_term <STRONG><A HREF="menu_hook.3x.html">menu_hook(3x)</A></STRONG>
menu_userptr <STRONG><A HREF="menu_userptr.3x.html">menu_userptr(3x)</A></STRONG>
</PRE><H2><a name="h2-RETURN-VALUE">RETURN VALUE</a></H2><PRE>
- Routines that return pointers return <STRONG>NULL</STRONG> on error. Rou-
- tines that return an integer return one of the following
- error codes:
+ Routines that return pointers return <STRONG>NULL</STRONG> on error. Routines that
+ return an integer return one of the following error codes:
<STRONG>E_OK</STRONG> The routine succeeded.
<STRONG>E_BAD_ARGUMENT</STRONG>
- Routine detected an incorrect or out-of-range argu-
- ment.
+ Routine detected an incorrect or out-of-range argument.
<STRONG>E_BAD_STATE</STRONG>
- Routine was called from an initialization or termina-
- tion function.
+ Routine was called from an initialization or termination function.
<STRONG>E_NO_MATCH</STRONG>
Character failed to match.
The menu driver could not process the request.
<STRONG>E_SYSTEM_ERROR</STRONG>
- System error occurred (see <STRONG>errno</STRONG>).
+ System error occurred (see <STRONG>errno(3)</STRONG>).
<STRONG>E_UNKNOWN_COMMAND</STRONG>
The menu driver code saw an unknown request code.
</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> and <STRONG><eti.h></STRONG>.
+ The header file <STRONG><menu.h></STRONG> automatically includes the header files
+ <STRONG><curses.h></STRONG> and <STRONG><eti.h></STRONG>.
- In your library list, libmenu.a should be before libn-
- curses.a; that is, you want to say `-lmenu -lncurses', not
- the other way around (which would usually give a link-
- error).
+ In your library list, libmenu.a should be before libncurses.a; that is,
+ you should say "-lmenu -lncurses", not the other way around (which
+ would give a link-error when using static libraries).
</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.
+ These routines emulate the System V menu library. They were not sup-
+ ported on Version 7 or BSD versions.
+
+ The menu facility was documented in SVr4.2 in <EM>Character</EM> <EM>User</EM> <EM>Interface</EM>
+ <EM>Programming</EM> <EM>(UNIX</EM> <EM>SVR4.2)</EM>.
+
+ It is not part of X/Open Curses.
+
+ Aside from ncurses, there are few implementations:
+
+ <STRONG>o</STRONG> systems based on SVr4 source code, e.g., Solaris.
+
+ <STRONG>o</STRONG> NetBSD curses.
</PRE><H2><a name="h2-AUTHORS">AUTHORS</a></H2><PRE>
- Juergen Pfeifer. Manual pages and adaptation for ncurses
- by Eric S. Raymond.
+ Juergen Pfeifer. Manual pages and adaptation for ncurses by Eric S.
+ Raymond.
</PRE><H2><a name="h2-SEE-ALSO">SEE ALSO</a></H2><PRE>
- <STRONG><A HREF="ncurses.3x.html">curses(3x)</A></STRONG> and related pages whose names begin "menu_" for
- detailed descriptions of the entry points.
+ <STRONG><A HREF="ncurses.3x.html">curses(3x)</A></STRONG> and related pages whose names begin "menu_" for detailed
+ descriptions of the entry points.
- This describes <STRONG>ncurses</STRONG> version 6.0 (patch 20160611).
+ This describes <STRONG>ncurses</STRONG> version 6.2 (patch 20200725).
- <STRONG><A HREF="menu.3x.html">menu(3x)</A></STRONG>
+
<STRONG><A HREF="menu.3x.html">menu(3x)</A></STRONG>
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