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-.\" $Id: form_field_info.3x,v 1.11 2010/07/31 16:09:36 tom Exp $
+.\" $Id: form_field_info.3x,v 1.14 2018/07/28 21:34:06 tom Exp $
.TH form_field_info 3X ""
.SH NAME
-\fBform_field_info\fR \- retrieve field characteristics
+\fBdynamic_field_info\fP,
+\fBfield_info\fR \- retrieve field characteristics
.SH SYNOPSIS
\fB#include <form.h>\fR
.br
.br
.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
-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.
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
-Juergen Pfeifer. Manual pages and adaptation for new curses by Eric
-S. Raymond.
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+Juergen Pfeifer.
+Manual pages and adaptation for new curses by Eric S. Raymond.