ncurses 6.2 - patch 20210213

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

diff --git a/man/form_post.3x b/man/form_post.3x
index 6bf1607799c605fbffdc36f00c88cadcb742a731..c0e5baa5af28dcd1466a0029198acb2ae2e84a0b 100644 (file)
--- a/man/form_post.3x
+++ b/man/form_post.3x
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 '\" t
 .\"***************************************************************************
 '\" t
 .\"***************************************************************************

-.\" Copyright (c) 1998,2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.                   *
+.\" Copyright 2018-2019,2020 Thomas E. Dickey                                *
+.\" Copyright 1998-2015,2017 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            *


@@ -27,20 +28,22 @@
 .\" authorization.                                                           *
 .\"***************************************************************************
 .\"
 .\" authorization.                                                           *
 .\"***************************************************************************
 .\"

-.\" $Id: form_post.3x,v 1.7 2006/11/04 18:53:20 tom Exp $
+.\" $Id: form_post.3x,v 1.16 2020/10/18 00:01:05 tom Exp $

 .TH form_post 3X ""
 .SH NAME
 .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
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 \fB#include <form.h>\fR

+.sp
+\fBint post_form(FORM *\fP\fIform\fP\fB);\fP

 .br
 .br

-int post_form(FORM *form);
-.br
-int unpost_form(FORM *form);
+\fBint unpost_form(FORM *\fP\fIform\fP\fB);\fP

 .br
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 .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
 \fBcurses\fR routine (the implicit \fBdoupdate\fR triggered by an \fBcurses\fR
 input request will do).
 .PP


@@ -70,7 +73,7 @@ Form is too large for its window.
 The form has already been posted.
 .TP 5
 .B E_SYSTEM_ERROR
 The form has already been posted.
 .TP 5
 .B E_SYSTEM_ERROR

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

 .
 .SH SEE ALSO
 \fBcurses\fR(3X), \fBform\fR(3X).
 .
 .SH SEE ALSO
 \fBcurses\fR(3X), \fBform\fR(3X).


@@ -78,14 +81,9 @@ System error occurred (see \fBerrno\fR).
 The header file \fB<form.h>\fR automatically includes the header file
 \fB<curses.h>\fR.
 .SH PORTABILITY
 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
 Version 7 or BSD versions.
 .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.