ncurses 6.2 - patch 20210213

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

diff --git a/man/form_field_info.3x b/man/form_field_info.3x
index bde31285695104c572388a4ff58a9afdd3e4962f..556c45ba22d559336dfb5c24c496dbde9b0bb1a2 100644 (file)
--- a/man/form_field_info.3x
+++ b/man/form_field_info.3x
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 '\" t
 .\"***************************************************************************
 '\" t
 .\"***************************************************************************

-.\" Copyright (c) 1998-2005,2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.              *
+.\" Copyright 2018-2019,2020 Thomas E. Dickey                                *
+.\" Copyright 1998-2010,2015 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            *


@@ -27,26 +28,37 @@
 .\" authorization.                                                           *
 .\"***************************************************************************
 .\"
 .\" authorization.                                                           *
 .\"***************************************************************************
 .\"

-.\" $Id: form_field_info.3x,v 1.10 2006/11/04 17:14:31 tom Exp $
+.\" $Id: form_field_info.3x,v 1.18 2020/10/17 23:35:05 tom Exp $

 .TH form_field_info 3X ""
 .TH form_field_info 3X ""

+.ie \n(.g .ds `` \(lq
+.el       .ds `` ``
+.ie \n(.g .ds '' \(rq
+.el       .ds '' ''

 .SH NAME
 .SH NAME

-\fBform_field_info\fR - retrieve field characteristics
+\fBdynamic_field_info\fP,
+\fBfield_info\fR \- retrieve field characteristics

 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .SH SYNOPSIS

+.nf

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

-.br
-int field_info(const FIELD *field, int *rows, int *cols,
-              int *frow, int *fcol, int *nrow, int *nbuf);
-.br
-int dynamic_field_info(const FIELD *field, int *rows, int *cols, int *max);
-.br
+.sp
+\fBint field_info(const FIELD *\fP\fIfield\fP\fB,\fP
+               \fBint *\fP\fIrows\fP\fB, int *\fP\fIcols\fP\fB,\fP
+               \fBint *\fP\fIfrow\fP\fB, int *\fP\fIfcol\fP\fB,\fP
+               \fBint *\fP\fInrow\fP\fB, int *\fP\fInbuf\fB);\fP
+.sp
+\fBint dynamic_field_info(const FIELD *\fP\fIfield\fP\fB,\fP
+                       \fBint *\fP\fIrows\fP\fB, int *\fP\fIcols\fP\fB, int *\fImax\fB);\fP
+.fi

 .SH DESCRIPTION
 The function \fBfield_info\fR returns the sizes and other attributes passed in
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 The function \fBfield_info\fR returns the sizes and other attributes passed in

-to the field at its creation time.  The attributes are: height, width, row of
+to the field at its creation time.
+The attributes are: height, width, row of

 upper-left corner, column of upper-left corner, number off-screen rows, and
 number of working buffers.
 .PP
 The function \fBdynamic_field_info\fR returns the actual size of the field, and
 upper-left corner, column of upper-left corner, number off-screen rows, and
 number of working buffers.
 .PP
 The function \fBdynamic_field_info\fR returns the actual size of the field, and

-its maximum possible size.  If the field has no size limit, the location
+its maximum possible size.
+If the field has no size limit, the location

 addressed by the third argument will be set to 0.
 A field can be made dynamic
 by turning off the \fBO_STATIC\fR option with \fBfield_opts_off\fR.
 addressed by the third argument will be set to 0.
 A field can be made dynamic
 by turning off the \fBO_STATIC\fR option with \fBfield_opts_off\fR.


@@ -57,29 +69,24 @@ These routines return one of the following:
 The routine succeeded.
 .TP 5
 .B E_SYSTEM_ERROR
 The routine succeeded.
 .TP 5
 .B E_SYSTEM_ERROR

-System error occurred (see \fBerrno\fR).
+System error occurred (see \fBerrno\fR(3)).

 .TP 5
 .B E_BAD_ARGUMENT
 Routine detected an incorrect or out-of-range argument.
 .SH SEE ALSO
 .TP 5
 .B E_BAD_ARGUMENT
 Routine detected an incorrect or out-of-range argument.
 .SH SEE ALSO

-\fBcurses\fR(3X) and related pages whose names begin "form_" for detailed
+\fBcurses\fR(3X) and related pages whose names begin \*(``form_\*('' for detailed

 descriptions of the entry points.
 .SH NOTES
 The header file \fB<form.h>\fR automatically includes the header file
 \fB<curses.h>\fR.
 .SH PORTABILITY
 descriptions of the entry points.
 .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.
 .PP
 A null (zero pointer) is accepted for any of the return values,
 to ignore that value.
 Not all implementations allow this, e.g., Solaris 2.7 does not.
 .SH AUTHORS
 Version 7 or BSD versions.
 .PP
 A null (zero pointer) is accepted for any of the return values,
 to ignore that value.
 Not all implementations allow this, e.g., Solaris 2.7 does not.
 .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:
-.\"# mode:nroff
-.\"# fill-column:79
-.\"# End:
+Juergen Pfeifer.
+Manual pages and adaptation for new curses by Eric S. Raymond.