ncurses 6.3 - patch 20220129

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

diff --git a/man/form_fieldtype.3x b/man/form_fieldtype.3x
index 767c3fcfafcdbe02f56d8e41c99eb42950def67a..ee5f909d763f576dd557a83d459b0c46cba92ec1 100644 (file)
--- a/man/form_fieldtype.3x
+++ b/man/form_fieldtype.3x
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 '\" t
 .\"***************************************************************************
-.\" Copyright 2018-2019,2020 Thomas E. Dickey                                *
+.\" Copyright 2018-2020,2021 Thomas E. Dickey                                *
 .\" Copyright 1998-2006,2010 Free Software Foundation, Inc.                  *
 .\"                                                                          *
 .\" Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a  *
@@ -28,16 +28,16 @@
 .\" authorization.                                                           *
 .\"***************************************************************************
 .\"
-.\" $Id: form_fieldtype.3x,v 1.28 2020/12/12 17:11:21 tom Exp $
+.\" $Id: form_fieldtype.3x,v 1.30 2021/12/25 21:49:32 tom Exp $
 .de bP
 .ie n  .IP \(bu 4
 .el    .IP \(bu 2
 ..
 .TH form_fieldtype 3X ""
 .SH NAME
-\fBform_fieldtype\fR \- define validation-field types
+\fBform_fieldtype\fP \- define validation-field types
 .SH SYNOPSIS
-\fB#include <form.h>\fR
+\fB#include <form.h>\fP
 .sp
 \fBFIELDTYPE *new_fieldtype(\fP
     \fBbool (* const \fP\fIfield_check\fP\fB)(FIELD *, const void *),\fP
@@ -60,11 +60,11 @@
                           \fBFIELDTYPE *\fP\fItype2\fP\fB);\fP
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 .SS new_fieldtype
-The function \fBnew_fieldtype\fR creates a new field type usable for data
+The function \fBnew_fieldtype\fP creates a new field type usable for data
 validation.
 Its parameters are function pointers:
 .TP 5
-\fIfield_check\fR
+\fIfield_check\fP
 This function checks the
 validity of an entered data string whenever the user attempts to leave a field.
 It has two arguments:
@@ -77,51 +77,51 @@ The second argument is an
 argument-block structure, about which more below.
 .RE
 .TP 5
-\fIchar_check\fR
+\fIchar_check\fP
 This function validates input characters as they are entered.
 The form library passes it the character to be checked
 and a pointer to an argument-block structure.
 .SS free_fieldtype
 .PP
-The \fBfree_fieldtype\fR function
+The \fBfree_fieldtype\fP function
 frees the space allocated for a given validation type by \fBnew_fieldtype\fP.
 .SS set_fieldtype_arg
 .PP
-The function \fBset_fieldtype_arg\fR associates
+The function \fBset_fieldtype_arg\fP associates
 three storage-management functions with a field type:
 .TP 5
-\fImake_arg\fR
+\fImake_arg\fP
 This function is automatically applied to the
-list of arguments you give \fBset_field_type\fR when attaching validation
+list of arguments you give \fBset_field_type\fP when attaching validation
 to a field.
 It stores the arguments in an allocated argument-block
 object which is used when validating input.
 .TP 5
-\fIcopy_arg\fR
+\fIcopy_arg\fP
 This function may be used by applications to copy argument-blocks.
 .TP 5
-\fIfree_arg\fR
+\fIfree_arg\fP
 Frees an argument-block structure.
 .PP
-You must supply the \fImake_arg\fR function.
+You must supply the \fImake_arg\fP function.
 The other two are optional: you may supply NULL for them.
 In this case, the form library assumes
-that \fImake_arg\fR does not allocate memory but simply loads the
+that \fImake_arg\fP does not allocate memory but simply loads the
 argument into a single scalar value.
 .SS set_fieldtype_choice
 .PP
-The form driver requests \fBREQ_NEXT_CHOICE\fR and \fBREQ_PREV_CHOICE\fR assume
+The form driver requests \fBREQ_NEXT_CHOICE\fP and \fBREQ_PREV_CHOICE\fP assume
 that the possible values of a field form an ordered set, and provide the forms
 user with a way to move through the set.
 .PP
-The \fBset_fieldtype_choice\fR
+The \fBset_fieldtype_choice\fP
 function allows forms programmers to define successor and predecessor functions
 for the field type.
 These functions take the field pointer and an
 argument-block structure as arguments.
 .SS link_fieldtype
 .PP
-The function \fBlink_fieldtype\fR creates
+The function \fBlink_fieldtype\fP creates
 a new field type from the two given types.
 They are connected by an logical 'OR'.
 .SH RETURN VALUE
@@ -153,14 +153,14 @@ The field is already connected to a form.
 The field is the current field.
 .TP 5
 .B E_SYSTEM_ERROR
-System error occurred (see \fBerrno\fR(3)).
+System error occurred (see \fBerrno\fP(3)).
 .SH SEE ALSO
-\fBcurses\fR(3X),
-\fBform\fR(3X),
-\fBform_field_validation\fR(3X).
+\fBcurses\fP(3X),
+\fBform\fP(3X),
+\fBform_field_validation\fP(3X).
 .SH NOTES
-The header file \fB<form.h>\fR automatically includes the header file
-\fB<curses.h>\fR.
+The header file \fB<form.h>\fP automatically includes the header file
+\fB<curses.h>\fP.
 .SH PORTABILITY
 These routines emulate the System V forms library.
 They were not supported on