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-.\" Copyright (c) 1998 Free Software Foundation, Inc. *
+.\" Copyright 2018-2019,2020 Thomas E. Dickey *
+.\" Copyright 1998-2015,2017 Free Software Foundation, Inc. *
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-.\" $Id: form_post.3x,v 1.4 1998/11/29 01:08:10 Rick.Ohnemus Exp $
+.\" $Id: form_post.3x,v 1.16 2020/10/18 00:01:05 tom Exp $
.TH form_post 3X ""
.SH NAME
-\fBform_post\fR - write or erase forms from associated subwindows
+\fBpost_form\fR,
+\fBunpost_form\fR \- write or erase forms from associated subwindows
.SH SYNOPSIS
\fB#include <form.h>\fR
+.sp
+\fBint post_form(FORM *\fP\fIform\fP\fB);\fP
.br
-int post_form(FORM *form);
-.br
-int unpost_form(FORM *form);
+\fBint unpost_form(FORM *\fP\fIform\fP\fB);\fP
.br
.SH DESCRIPTION
-The function \fBpost_form\fR displays a form to its associated subwindow. To
-trigger physical display of the subwindow, use \fBrefresh\fR or some equivalent
+The function \fBpost_form\fR displays a form to its associated subwindow.
+To trigger physical display of the subwindow,
+use \fBrefresh\fR(3X) or some equivalent
\fBcurses\fR routine (the implicit \fBdoupdate\fR triggered by an \fBcurses\fR
input request will do).
-
+.PP
The function \fBunpost_form\fR erases form from its associated subwindow.
.SH RETURN VALUE
These routines return one of the following:
.TP 5
-\fBE_OK\fR
+.B E_OK
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
-\fBE_POSTED\fR
-The form has already been posted.
-.TP 5
-\fBE_BAD_STATE\fR
+.B E_BAD_STATE
Routine was called from an initialization or termination function.
.TP 5
-\fBE_NO_ROOM\fR
-Form is too large for its window.
-.TP 5
-\fBE_NOT_POSTED\fR
+.B E_NOT_POSTED
The form has not been posted.
.TP 5
-\fBE_NOT_CONNECTED\fR
+.B E_NOT_CONNECTED
No items are connected to the form.
+.TP 5
+.B E_NO_ROOM
+Form is too large for its window.
+.TP 5
+.B E_POSTED
+The form has already been posted.
+.TP 5
+.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
-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.
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+Juergen Pfeifer.
+Manual pages and adaptation for new curses by Eric S. Raymond.