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+.\" $Id: form_field.3x,v 1.17 2020/10/24 09:10:45 tom Exp $

 .TH form_field 3X ""
 .SH NAME
 .TH form_field 3X ""
 .SH NAME

-\fBform_field\fR - make and break connections between fields and forms
+\fBform_field\fR \- make and break connections between fields and forms

 .SH SYNOPSIS
 \fB#include <form.h>\fR
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 \fB#include <form.h>\fR

+.sp
+\fBint set_form_fields(FORM *\fP\fIform\fP\fB, FIELD **\fP\fIfields\fP\fB);\fP

 .br
 .br

-int set_form_fields(FORM *form, FIELD **fields);
+\fBFIELD **form_fields(const FORM *\fP\fIform\fP\fB);\fP

 .br
 .br

-FIELD **form_fields(const FORM *form);
+\fBint field_count(const FORM *\fP\fIform\fP\fB);\fP

 .br
 .br

-int field_count(const FORM *form);
-.br
-int move_field(FIELD *field, int frow, int fcol);
+\fBint move_field(FIELD *\fP\fIfield\fP\fB, int \fP\fIfrow\fP\fB, int \fP\fIfcol\fP\fB);\fP

 .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.
 .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.

-
+.PP

 The function \fBform_fields\fR returns the field array of the given form.
 The function \fBform_fields\fR 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\fR returns the count of fields in \fIform\fR.

-
-The function \fBmove_field\fR move the given field (which must be disconnected)
+.PP
+The function \fBmove_field\fR moves the given field (which must be disconnected)

 to a specified location on the screen.
 to a specified location on the screen.

-.SH RETURN VALUES
-The function \fBform_fields\fR returns \fBNULL\fR on error.
-
-The function \fBfield_count\fR returns \fBERR\fR (the general
-\fBcurses\fR error return value) on error.
-
+.SH RETURN VALUE
+The function \fBform_fields\fR returns a pointer (which may be \fBNULL\fR).
+It does not set \fBerrno\fP.
+.PP
+The function \fBfield_count\fR returns \fBERR\fR if the \fIform\fP parameter
+is \fBNULL\fP.
+.PP

 The functions \fBset_form_fields\fR and \fBmove_field\fR return one of
 the following codes on error:
 .TP 5
 The functions \fBset_form_fields\fR and \fBmove_field\fR return one of
 the following codes on error:
 .TP 5

-\fBE_OK\fR
+.B E_OK

 The routine succeeded.
 .TP 5
 The routine succeeded.
 .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
+.B E_CONNECTED
+The field is already connected to a form.
+.TP 5
+.B E_POSTED

 The form is already posted.
 .TP 5
 The form is already posted.
 .TP 5

-\fBE_CONNECTED\fR
-The field is already connected to a form.
+.B E_SYSTEM_ERROR
+System error occurred (see \fBerrno\fR(3)).

 .SH SEE ALSO
 \fBcurses\fR(3X), \fBform\fR(3X).
 .SH NOTES
 The header file \fB<form.h>\fR automatically includes the header file
 \fB<curses.h>\fR.
 .SH PORTABILITY
 .SH SEE ALSO
 \fBcurses\fR(3X), \fBform\fR(3X).
 .SH NOTES
 The header file \fB<form.h>\fR automatically includes the header file
 \fB<curses.h>\fR.
 .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 SVr4 forms library documentation specifies the \fBfield_count\fR error value
 The SVr4 forms library documentation specifies the \fBfield_count\fR error value

-as -1 (which is the value of \fBERR\fR).
+as \-1 (which is the value of \fBERR\fR).

 .SH AUTHORS
 .SH AUTHORS

-Juergen Pfeifer.  Manual pages and adaptation for new curses by Eric
-S. Raymond.
-.\"#
-.\"# The following sets edit modes for GNU EMACS
-.\"# Local Variables:
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-.\"# fill-column:79
-.\"# End:
+Juergen Pfeifer.
+Manual pages and adaptation for new curses by Eric S. Raymond.