ncurses 6.1 - patch 20181208

[ncurses.git] / man / form.3x

diff --git a/man/form.3x b/man/form.3x
index 51c1e8c15d5afb58b18522e9c82df2890a2baa66..e9576b20b38315e4bddf1b628deb4dd7f218c6d4 100644 (file)
--- a/man/form.3x
+++ b/man/form.3x
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 '\" t
 .\"***************************************************************************
 '\" t
 .\"***************************************************************************

-.\" Copyright (c) 1998 Free Software Foundation, Inc.                        *
+.\" Copyright (c) 1998-2017,2018 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            *
 .\"                                                                          *
 .\" Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a  *
 .\" copy of this software and associated documentation files (the            *


@@ -27,39 +27,58 @@
 .\" authorization.                                                           *
 .\"***************************************************************************
 .\"
 .\" authorization.                                                           *
 .\"***************************************************************************
 .\"

-.\" $Id: form.3x,v 1.13 1999/07/10 21:53:03 tom Exp $
+.\" $Id: form.3x,v 1.31 2018/07/28 21:34:56 tom Exp $

 .TH form 3X ""
 .TH form 3X ""

+.ie \n(.g .ds `` \(lq
+.el       .ds `` ``
+.ie \n(.g .ds '' \(rq
+.el       .ds '' ''
+.de bP
+.ie n  .IP \(bu 4
+.el    .IP \(bu 2
+..

 .SH NAME
 .SH NAME

-\fBform\fR - curses extension for programming forms
+\fBform\fR \- curses extension for programming forms

 .SH SYNOPSIS
 \fB#include <form.h>\fR
 .br
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 The \fBform\fR library provides terminal-independent facilities for composing
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 \fB#include <form.h>\fR
 .br
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 The \fBform\fR library provides terminal-independent facilities for composing

-form screens on character-cell terminals.  The library includes: field
+form screens on character-cell terminals.
+The library includes: field

 routines, which create and modify form fields; and form routines, which group
 fields into forms, display forms on the screen, and handle interaction with the
 user.
 routines, which create and modify form fields; and form routines, which group
 fields into forms, display forms on the screen, and handle interaction with the
 user.

-
-The \fBform\fR library uses the \fBcurses\fR libraries, and a curses
-initialization routine such as \fBinitscr\fR must be called before using any of
-these functions.  To use the \fBform\fR library, link with the options
-\fB-lform -lcurses\fR.
-
+.PP
+The \fBform\fR library uses the \fBcurses\fR libraries.
+To use the \fBform\fR library, link with the options
+\fB\-lform \-lcurses\fR.
+.PP
+Your program should set up the locale, e.g.,
+.sp
+     \fBsetlocale(LC_ALL, "");\fP
+.sp
+so that input/output processing will work.
+.PP
+A curses initialization routine such as \fBinitscr\fR must be called
+before using any of these functions.
+.

 .SS Current Default Values for Field Attributes
 .SS Current Default Values for Field Attributes

-
-The \fBform\fR library maintains a default value for field attributes.  You
+.
+The \fBform\fR library maintains a default value for field attributes.
+You

 can get or set this default by calling the appropriate \fBset_\fR
 or retrieval
 can get or set this default by calling the appropriate \fBset_\fR
 or retrieval

-routine with a \fBNULL\fR field pointer.  Changing this default with a
+routine with a \fBNULL\fR field pointer.
+Changing this default with a

 \fBset_\fR function affects future field creations, but does not change the
 rendering of fields already created.
 \fBset_\fR function affects future field creations, but does not change the
 rendering of fields already created.

-
+.

 .SS Routine Name Index
 .SS Routine Name Index

-
+.

 The following table lists each \fBform\fR routine and the name of
 the manual page on which it is described.
 The following table lists each \fBform\fR routine and the name of
 the manual page on which it is described.

-
+.

 .TS
 l l
 l l .
 .TS
 l l
 l l .


@@ -69,7 +88,7 @@ current_field \fBform_page\fR(3X)
 data_ahead     \fBform_data\fR(3X)
 data_behind    \fBform_data\fR(3X)
 dup_field      \fBform_field_new\fR(3X)
 data_ahead     \fBform_data\fR(3X)
 data_behind    \fBform_data\fR(3X)
 dup_field      \fBform_field_new\fR(3X)

-dynamic_fieldinfo      \fBform_field_info\fR(3X)
+dynamic_field_info     \fBform_field_info\fR(3X)

 field_arg      \fBform_field_validation\fR(3X)
 field_back     \fBform_field_attributes\fR(3X)
 field_buffer   \fBform_field_buffer\fR(3X)
 field_arg      \fBform_field_validation\fR(3X)
 field_back     \fBform_field_attributes\fR(3X)
 field_buffer   \fBform_field_buffer\fR(3X)


@@ -88,6 +107,7 @@ field_term   \fBform_hook\fR(3X)
 field_type     \fBform_field_validation\fR(3X)
 field_userptr  \fBform_field_userptr\fR(3X)
 form_driver    \fBform_driver\fR(3X)
 field_type     \fBform_field_validation\fR(3X)
 field_userptr  \fBform_field_userptr\fR(3X)
 form_driver    \fBform_driver\fR(3X)

+form_driver_w  \fBform_driver\fR(3X)*

 form_fields    \fBform_field\fR(3X)
 form_init      \fBform_hook\fR(3X)
 form_opts      \fBform_opts\fR(3X)
 form_fields    \fBform_field\fR(3X)
 form_init      \fBform_hook\fR(3X)
 form_opts      \fBform_opts\fR(3X)


@@ -101,11 +121,13 @@ form_term \fBform_hook\fR(3X)
 form_userptr   \fBform_userptr\fR(3X)
 form_win       \fBform_win\fR(3X)
 free_field     \fBform_field_new\fR(3X)
 form_userptr   \fBform_userptr\fR(3X)
 form_win       \fBform_win\fR(3X)
 free_field     \fBform_field_new\fR(3X)

+free_fieldtype \fBform_fieldtype\fR(3X)

 free_form      \fBform_new\fR(3X)
 link_field     \fBform_field_new\fR(3X)
 link_fieldtype \fBform_fieldtype\fR(3X)
 move_field     \fBform_field\fR(3X)
 new_field      \fBform_field_new\fR(3X)
 free_form      \fBform_new\fR(3X)
 link_field     \fBform_field_new\fR(3X)
 link_fieldtype \fBform_fieldtype\fR(3X)
 move_field     \fBform_field\fR(3X)
 new_field      \fBform_field_new\fR(3X)

+new_fieldtype  \fBform_fieldtype\fR(3X)

 new_form       \fBform_new\fR(3X)
 new_page       \fBform_new_page\fR(3X)
 pos_form_cursor        \fBform_cursor\fR(3X)
 new_form       \fBform_new\fR(3X)
 new_page       \fBform_new_page\fR(3X)
 pos_form_cursor        \fBform_cursor\fR(3X)


@@ -135,66 +157,85 @@ set_form_userptr  \fBform_userptr\fR(3X)
 set_form_win   \fBform_win\fR(3X)
 set_max_field  \fBform_field_buffer\fR(3X)
 set_new_page   \fBform_new_page\fR(3X)
 set_form_win   \fBform_win\fR(3X)
 set_max_field  \fBform_field_buffer\fR(3X)
 set_new_page   \fBform_new_page\fR(3X)

+unfocus_current_field  \fBform_page\fR(3X)

 unpost_form    \fBform_post\fR(3X)
 .TE
 .SH RETURN VALUE
 unpost_form    \fBform_post\fR(3X)
 .TE
 .SH RETURN VALUE

-Routines that return pointers return \fBNULL\fR on error.  Routines that return
+Routines that return pointers return \fBNULL\fR on error,
+and set errno to the corresponding error-code returned by functions
+returning an integer.
+Routines that return

 an integer return one of the following error codes:
 .TP 5
 an integer return one of the following error codes:
 .TP 5

-\fBE_OK\fR
+.B E_OK

 The routine succeeded.
 .TP 5
 The routine succeeded.
 .TP 5

-\fBE_CONNECTED\fR
-The field is already connected to a form.
-.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
 Routine detected an incorrect or out-of-range argument.
 .TP 5

-\fBE_POSTED\fR
-The form is already posted.
-.TP 5
-\fBE_BAD_STATE\fR
+.B E_BAD_STATE

 Routine was called from an initialization or termination function.
 .TP 5
 Routine was called from an initialization or termination function.
 .TP 5

-\fBE_NO_ROOM\fR
-Form is too large for its window.
-.TP 5
-\fBE_NOT_POSTED\fR
-The form has not been posted.
-.TP 5
-\fBE_UNKNOWN_COMMAND\fR
-The form driver code saw an unknown request code.
+.B E_CONNECTED
+The field is already connected to a form.

 .TP 5
 .TP 5

-\fBE_INVALID_FIELD\fR
+.B E_INVALID_FIELD

 Contents of a field are not valid.
 .TP 5
 Contents of a field are not valid.
 .TP 5

-\fBE_NOT_CONNECTED\fR
+.B E_NOT_CONNECTED

 No fields are connected to the form.
 .TP 5
 No fields are connected to the form.
 .TP 5

-\fBE_REQUEST_DENIED\fR
+.B E_NOT_POSTED
+The form has not been posted.
+.TP 5
+.B E_NO_ROOM
+Form is too large for its window.
+.TP 5
+.B E_POSTED
+The form is already posted.
+.TP 5
+.B E_REQUEST_DENIED

 The form driver could not process the request.
 The form driver could not process the request.

-.SH SEE ALSO
-\fBcurses\fR(3X) and 3X pages whose names begin "form_" for detailed
-descriptions of the entry points.
+.TP 5
+.B E_SYSTEM_ERROR
+System error occurred (see \fBerrno\fR).
+.TP 5
+.B E_UNKNOWN_COMMAND
+The form driver code saw an unknown request code.

 .SH NOTES
 The header file \fB<form.h>\fR automatically includes the header files
 \fB<curses.h>\fR and \fB<eti.h>\fR.
 .SH NOTES
 The header file \fB<form.h>\fR automatically includes the header files
 \fB<curses.h>\fR and \fB<eti.h>\fR.

-
+.PP

 In your library list, libform.a should be before libncurses.a; that is,
 In your library list, libform.a should be before libncurses.a; that is,

-you want to say `-lform -lncurses', not the other way around (which would
-give you a link error using GNU \fBld\fR(1) and many other linkers).
+you want to say \*(``\-lform \-lncurses\*('', not the other way around
+(which would give you a link error when using static libraries).

 .SH PORTABILITY
 .SH PORTABILITY

-These routines emulate the System V forms library.  They were not supported on
+These routines emulate the System V forms library.
+They were not supported on

 Version 7 or BSD versions.
 Version 7 or BSD versions.

+.PP
+The menu facility was documented in SVr4.2 in
+\fICharacter User Interface Programming (UNIX SVR4.2)\fP.
+.PP
+It is not part of X/Open Curses.
+.PP
+Aside from ncurses, there are few implementations:
+.bP
+systems based on SVr4 source code, e.g., Solaris.
+.bP
+NetBSD curses.
+.PP
+A few functions in this implementation are extensions added for ncurses,
+but not provided by other implementations, e.g.,
+\fBform_driver_w\fP,
+\fBunfocus_current_field\fP.

 .SH AUTHORS
 .SH AUTHORS

-Juergen Pfeifer.  Manual pages and adaptation for ncurses by Eric
+Juergen Pfeifer.
+Manual pages and adaptation for ncurses by Eric

 S. Raymond.
 S. Raymond.

-.\"#
-.\"# The following sets edit modes for GNU EMACS
-.\"# Local Variables:
-.\"# mode:nroff
-.\"# fill-column:79
-.\"# End:
+.SH SEE ALSO
+\fBcurses\fR(3X) and related pages whose names begin "form_" for detailed
+descriptions of the entry points.
+.PP
+This describes \fBncurses\fR
+version @NCURSES_MAJOR@.@NCURSES_MINOR@ (patch @NCURSES_PATCH@).