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 '\" t
 .\"***************************************************************************
-.\" Copyright (c) 1998 Free Software Foundation, Inc.                        *
+.\" Copyright 2018-2019,2020 Thomas E. Dickey                                *
+.\" Copyright 1998-2012,2015 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            *
@@ -27,65 +28,64 @@
 .\" authorization.                                                           *
 .\"***************************************************************************
 .\"
-.\" $Id: menu_items.3x,v 1.5 1998/11/29 01:09:56 Rick.Ohnemus Exp $
+.\" $Id: menu_items.3x,v 1.17 2020/10/24 09:00:06 tom Exp $
 .TH menu_items 3X ""
 .SH NAME
-\fBmenu_items\fR - make and break connections between items and menus
+\fBset_menu_items\fR,
+\fBmenu_items\fR,
+\fBitem_count\fP \- make and break connections between items and menus
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 \fB#include <menu.h>\fR
+.sp
+\fBint set_menu_items(MENU *\fP\fImenu\fP\fB, ITEM **\fP\fIitems\fP\fB);\fP
 .br
-int set_menu_items(MENU *menu, ITEM **items);
+\fBITEM **menu_items(const MENU *\fP\fImenu\fP\fB);\fP
 .br
-ITEM **menu_items(const MENU *menu);
-.br
-int item_count(const MENU *menu);
+\fBint item_count(const MENU *\fP\fImenu\fP\fB);\fP
 .br
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 The function \fBset_menu_items\fR changes the item pointer array of the given
 \fImenu\fR.  The array must be terminated by a \fBNULL\fR.
-
+.PP
 The function \fBmenu_items\fR returns the item array of the given menu.
-
+.PP
 The function \fBitem_count\fR returns the count of items in \fImenu\fR.
-.SH RETURN VALUES
-The function \fBmenu_items\fR returns \fBNULL\fR on error.
-
+.SH RETURN VALUE
+The function \fBmenu_items\fR returns a pointer (which may be \fBNULL\fR).
+It does not set \fBerrno\fP.
+.PP
 The function \fBitem_count\fR returns \fBERR\fR (the general \fBcurses\fR error
-return value) on error.
-
+return value) if its \fImenu\fP parameter is \fBNULL\fP.
+.PP
 The function \fBset_menu_items\fR returns one of the following codes on error:
 .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
+.B E_NOT_CONNECTED
+No items are connected to the menu.
+.TP 5
+.B E_POSTED
 The menu is already posted.
 .TP 5
-\fBE_NOT_CONNECTED\fR
-No items are connected to the menu.
+.B E_SYSTEM_ERROR
+System error occurred (see \fBerrno\fR(3)).
+.
 .SH SEE ALSO
 \fBcurses\fR(3X), \fBmenu\fR(3X).
 .SH NOTES
 The header file \fB<menu.h>\fR automatically includes the header file
 \fB<curses.h>\fR.
 .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.
-
+.PP
 The SVr4 menu library documentation specifies the \fBitem_count\fR error value
-as -1 (which is the value of \fBERR\fR).
+as \-1 (which is the value of \fBERR\fR).
 .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.