ncurses 5.7 - patch 20100911

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

diff --git a/man/menu_items.3x b/man/menu_items.3x
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--- a/man/menu_items.3x
+++ b/man/menu_items.3x
@@ -1,7 +1,36 @@
 '\" t
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+.\" $Id: menu_items.3x,v 1.8 2010/07/31 16:08:48 tom Exp $
 .TH menu_items 3X ""
 .SH NAME
-\fBmenu_items\fR - make and break connections between items and menus
+\fBmenu_items\fR \- make and break connections between items and menus
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 \fB#include <menu.h>\fR
 .br
@@ -14,32 +43,34 @@ int item_count(const MENU *menu);
 .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.
-
+The function \fBmenu_items\fR returns a pointer (which may be \fBNULL\fR).
+It does not set errno.
+.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).
+.
 .SH SEE ALSO
 \fBcurses\fR(3X), \fBmenu\fR(3X).
 .SH NOTES
@@ -48,9 +79,9 @@ The header file \fB<menu.h>\fR automatically includes the header file
 .SH PORTABILITY
 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.