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-.\" Copyright (c) 1998-2010,2015 Free Software Foundation, Inc. *
+.\" Copyright 2018,2020 Thomas E. Dickey *
+.\" Copyright 1998-2010,2015 Free Software Foundation, Inc. *
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-.\" $Id: form_new.3x,v 1.10 2015/12/05 23:01:16 tom Exp $
+.\" $Id: form_new.3x,v 1.15 2020/10/24 09:02:26 tom Exp $
.TH form_new 3X ""
.SH NAME
\fBnew_form\fR,
\fBfree_form\fP \- create and destroy forms
.SH SYNOPSIS
\fB#include <form.h>\fR
+.sp
+\fBFORM *new_form(FIELD **\fP\fIfields\fP\fB);\fP
.br
-FORM *new_form(FIELD **fields);
-.br
-int free_form(FORM *form);
+\fBint free_form(FORM *\fP\fIform\fP\fB);\fP
.br
.SH DESCRIPTION
The function \fBnew_form\fR creates a new form connected to a specified field
and frees the storage allocated for the form.
.SH RETURN VALUE
The function \fBnew_form\fR returns \fBNULL\fR on error.
-It sets errno according to the function's success:
+It sets \fBerrno\fP according to the function's success:
.TP 5
.B E_OK
The routine succeeded.
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.
.SH AUTHORS
-Juergen Pfeifer. Manual pages and adaptation for new curses by Eric
-S. Raymond.
+Juergen Pfeifer.
+Manual pages and adaptation for new curses by Eric S. Raymond.