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.TH menu_format 3X ""
.SH NAME
-\fBmenu_format\fR - set and get menu sizes
+\fBmenu_format\fR \- set and get menu sizes
.SH SYNOPSIS
\fB#include <menu.h>\fR
.br
int set_menu_format(MENU *menu, int rows, int cols);
.br
-int menu_format(const MENU *menu, int *rows, int *cols);
+void menu_format(const MENU *menu, int *rows, int *cols);
.br
.SH DESCRIPTION
The function \fBset_menu_format\fR sets the maximum display size of the given
-window. If this size is too small to display all menu items, the menu will be
-made scrollable.
-
+menu. If this size is too small to display all menu items, the menu will be
+made scrollable. If this size is larger than the menus subwindow and the
+subwindow is too small to display all menu items, \fBpost_menu()\fR will fail.
+.PP
The default format is 16 rows, 1 column. Calling \fBset_menu_format\fR with a
null menu pointer will change this default. A zero row or column argument to
\fBset_menu_format\fR is interpreted as a request not to change the current
value.
-
+.PP
The function \fBmenu_format\fR returns the maximum-size constraints for the
given menu into the storage addressed by \fBrows\fR and \fBcols\fR.
.SH RETURN VALUE
These routines returns one of the following:
.TP 5
-\fBE_OK\fR
+.B E_OK
The routine succeeded.
.TP 5
-\fBE_SYSTEM_ERROR\fR
+.B E_SYSTEM_ERROR
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
+.B E_POSTED
The menu is already posted.
+.TP 5
+.B E_NOT_CONNECTED
+No items are connected to the menu.
.SH SEE ALSO
\fBcurses\fR(3X), \fBmenu\fR(3X).
.SH NOTES
.SH AUTHORS
Juergen Pfeifer. Manual pages and adaptation for new curses by Eric
S. Raymond.
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