ncurses 6.2 - patch 20210213

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

diff --git a/man/menu.3x b/man/menu.3x
index 8279844a39e25e8dffca48338861700aba9edd7c..68117bc0505454afeab8b329f1cab9c9544f2fca 100644 (file)
--- a/man/menu.3x
+++ b/man/menu.3x
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 '\" t
 .\"***************************************************************************
 '\" t
 .\"***************************************************************************

-.\" Copyright (c) 1998,2000 Free Software Foundation, Inc.                   *
+.\" Copyright 2018-2019,2020 Thomas E. Dickey                                *
+.\" Copyright 1998-2014,2017 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            *


@@ -27,37 +28,49 @@
 .\" authorization.                                                           *
 .\"***************************************************************************
 .\"
 .\" authorization.                                                           *
 .\"***************************************************************************
 .\"

-.\" $Id: menu.3x,v 1.14 2000/07/15 22:55:59 tom Exp $
+.\" $Id: menu.3x,v 1.27 2020/02/02 23:34:34 tom Exp $

 .TH menu 3X ""
 .TH menu 3X ""

+.ie \n(.g .ds `` \(lq
+.el       .ds `` ``
+.ie \n(.g .ds '' \(rq
+.el       .ds '' ''
+.de bP
+.ie n  .IP \(bu 4
+.el    .IP \(bu 2
+..

 .SH NAME
 .SH NAME

-\fBmenu\fR - curses extension for programming menus
+\fBmenu\fR \- curses extension for programming menus

 .SH SYNOPSIS
 \fB#include <menu.h>\fR
 .br
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 The \fBmenu\fR library provides terminal-independent facilities for composing
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 \fB#include <menu.h>\fR
 .br
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 The \fBmenu\fR library provides terminal-independent facilities for composing

-menu systems on character-cell terminals.  The library includes: item routines,
+menu systems on character-cell terminals.
+The library includes: item routines,

 which create and modify menu items; and menu routines, which group items into
 menus, display menus on the screen, and handle interaction with the user.
 which create and modify menu items; and menu routines, which group items into
 menus, display menus on the screen, and handle interaction with the user.

-
+.PP

 The \fBmenu\fR library uses the \fBcurses\fR libraries, and a curses
 initialization routine such as \fBinitscr\fR must be called before using any of
 The \fBmenu\fR library uses the \fBcurses\fR libraries, and a curses
 initialization routine such as \fBinitscr\fR must be called before using any of

-these functions.  To use the \fBmenu\fR library, link with the options
-\fB-lmenu -lcurses\fR.
-
+these functions.
+To use the \fBmenu\fR library, link with the options
+\fB\-lmenu \-lcurses\fR.
+.

 .SS Current Default Values for Item Attributes
 .SS Current Default Values for Item Attributes

-
-The \fBmenu\fR library maintains a default value for item attributes.  You can
+.
+The \fBmenu\fR library maintains a default value for item attributes.
+You can

 get or set this default by calling the appropriate \fBget_\fR or \fBset_\fR
 get or set this default by calling the appropriate \fBget_\fR or \fBset_\fR

-routine with a \fBNULL\fR item pointer.  Changing this default with a
+routine with a \fBNULL\fR item pointer.
+Changing this default with a

 \fBset_\fR function affects future item creations, but does not change the
 rendering of items already created.
 \fBset_\fR function affects future item creations, but does not change the
 rendering of items already created.

-
+.

 .SS Routine Name Index
 .SS Routine Name Index

-
+.

 The following table lists each \fBmenu\fR routine and the name of
 the manual page on which it is described.
 The following table lists each \fBmenu\fR routine and the name of
 the manual page on which it is described.

-
+.

 .TS
 l l .
 \fBcurses\fR Routine Name      Manual Page Name
 .TS
 l l .
 \fBcurses\fR Routine Name      Manual Page Name


@@ -128,63 +141,73 @@ top_row           \fBmitem_current\fR(3X)
 unpost_menu    \fBmenu_post\fR(3X)
 .TE
 .SH RETURN VALUE
 unpost_menu    \fBmenu_post\fR(3X)
 .TE
 .SH RETURN VALUE

-Routines that return pointers return \fBNULL\fR on error.  Routines that return
+Routines that return pointers return \fBNULL\fR on error.
+Routines that return

 an integer return one of the following error codes:
 .TP 5
 an integer return one of the following error codes:
 .TP 5

-\fBE_OK\fR
+.B E_OK

 The routine succeeded.
 .TP 5
 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
 Routine detected an incorrect or out-of-range argument.
 .TP 5

-\fBE_POSTED\fR
-The menu is already posted.
-.TP 5
-\fBE_BAD_STATE\fR
+.B E_BAD_STATE

 Routine was called from an initialization or termination function.
 .TP 5
 Routine was called from an initialization or termination function.
 .TP 5

-\fBE_NO_ROOM\fR
-Menu is too large for its window.
+.B E_NO_MATCH
+Character failed to match.

 .TP 5
 .TP 5

-\fBE_NOT_POSTED\fR
-The menu has not been posted.
+.B E_NO_ROOM
+Menu is too large for its window.

 .TP 5
 .TP 5

-\fBE_UNKNOWN_COMMAND\fR
-The menu driver code saw an unknown request code.
+.B E_NOT_CONNECTED
+No items are connected to the menu.

 .TP 5
 .TP 5

-\fBE_NO_MATCH\fR
-Character failed to match.
+.B E_NOT_POSTED
+The menu has not been posted.

 .TP 5
 .TP 5

-\fBE_NOT_SELECTABLE\fR
+.B E_NOT_SELECTABLE

 The designated item cannot be selected.
 .TP 5
 The designated item cannot be selected.
 .TP 5

-\fBE_NOT_CONNECTED\fR
-No items are connected to the menu.
+.B E_POSTED
+The menu is already posted.

 .TP 5
 .TP 5

-\fBE_REQUEST_DENIED\fR
+.B E_REQUEST_DENIED

 The menu driver could not process the request.
 The menu driver could not process the request.

-.SH SEE ALSO
-\fBcurses\fR(3X) and 3X pages whose names begin "menu_" for detailed
-descriptions of the entry points.
+.TP 5
+.B E_SYSTEM_ERROR
+System error occurred (see \fBerrno\fR(3)).
+.TP 5
+.B E_UNKNOWN_COMMAND
+The menu driver code saw an unknown request code.

 .SH NOTES
 The header file \fB<menu.h>\fR automatically includes the header files
 \fB<curses.h>\fR and \fB<eti.h>\fR.
 .SH NOTES
 The header file \fB<menu.h>\fR automatically includes the header files
 \fB<curses.h>\fR and \fB<eti.h>\fR.

-
+.PP

 In your library list, libmenu.a should be before libncurses.a; that is,
 In your library list, libmenu.a should be before libncurses.a; that is,

-you want to say `-lmenu -lncurses', not the other way around (which would
-give you a link error using GNU \fBld\fR(1) and many other linkers).
+you should say \*(``\-lmenu \-lncurses\*('', not the other way around
+(which would give a link-error when using static libraries).

 .SH PORTABILITY
 .SH PORTABILITY

-These routines emulate the System V menu library.  They were not supported on
+These routines emulate the System V menu library.
+They were not supported on

 Version 7 or BSD versions.
 Version 7 or BSD versions.

+.PP
+The menu facility was documented in SVr4.2 in
+\fICharacter User Interface Programming (UNIX SVR4.2)\fP.
+.PP
+It is not part of X/Open Curses.
+.PP
+Aside from ncurses, there are few implementations:
+.bP
+systems based on SVr4 source code, e.g., Solaris.
+.bP
+NetBSD curses.

 .SH AUTHORS
 .SH AUTHORS

-Juergen Pfeifer.  Manual pages and adaptation for ncurses 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 ncurses by Eric S. Raymond.
+.SH SEE ALSO
+\fBcurses\fR(3X) and related pages whose names begin \*(``menu_\*(''
+for detailed descriptions of the entry points.
+.PP
+This describes \fBncurses\fR
+version @NCURSES_MAJOR@.@NCURSES_MINOR@ (patch @NCURSES_PATCH@).