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-.\" Copyright (c) 1998 Free Software Foundation, Inc. *
+.\" Copyright 2018-2023,2024 Thomas E. Dickey *
+.\" Copyright 1998-2010,2015 Free Software Foundation, Inc. *
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-.\" $Id: menu_mark.3x,v 1.6 1998/11/29 01:10:03 Rick.Ohnemus Exp $
-.TH menu_mark 3X ""
+.\" $Id: menu_mark.3x,v 1.35 2024/03/16 15:35:01 tom Exp $
+.TH menu_mark 3X 2024-03-16 "ncurses @NCURSES_MAJOR@.@NCURSES_MINOR@" "Library calls"
.SH NAME
-\fBmenu_mark\fR - get and set the menu mark string
+\fBset_menu_mark\fP,
+\fBmenu_mark\fP \-
+get and set the menu mark string
.SH SYNOPSIS
-\fB#include <menu.h>\fR
-.br
-int set_menu_mark(MENU *menu, const char *mark);
-.br
-const char *menu_mark(const MENU *menu);
-.br
+.nf
+\fB#include <menu.h>
+.PP
+\fBint set_menu_mark(MENU *\fImenu\fP, const char *\fImark\fP);
+\fBconst char *menu_mark(const MENU *\fImenu\fP);
+.fi
.SH DESCRIPTION
In order to make menu selections visible on older terminals without
highlighting or color capability, the menu library marks selected items
in a menu with a prefix string.
-
-The function \fBset_menu_mark\fR sets the mark string for the given menu.
-Calling \fBset_menu_mark\fR with a null menu item will abolish the mark string.
+.PP
+The function \fBset_menu_mark\fP sets the mark string for the given menu.
+Calling \fBset_menu_mark\fP with a null menu item will abolish the mark string.
Note that changing the length of the mark string for a menu while the
menu is posted is likely to produce unhelpful behavior.
-
-The default string is "-" (a dash). Calling \fBset_menu_mark\fR with
-a \fBNULL\fR menu argument will change this default.
-
-The function \fBmenu_mark\fR returns the menu's mark string (or \fBNULL\fR if
+.PP
+The default string is "\-" (a dash).
+Calling \fBset_menu_mark\fP with
+a non-\fBNULL\fP menu argument will change this default.
+.PP
+The function \fBmenu_mark\fP returns the menu's mark string (or \fBNULL\fP if
there is none).
.SH RETURN VALUE
-The function \fBmenu_mark\fR returns \fBNULL\fR on error. The function
-\fBset_menu_mark\fR may return the following error codes:
+The function \fBmenu_mark\fP returns a pointer (which may be \fBNULL\fP).
+It does not set \fBerrno\fP.
+.PP
+The function \fBset_menu_mark\fP may return the following error codes:
.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.
-.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.
+.TP 5
+.B E_SYSTEM_ERROR
+System error occurred (see \fBerrno\fP(3)).
.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.
.SH AUTHORS
-Juergen Pfeifer. Manual pages and adaptation for new curses by Eric
-S. Raymond.
-.\"#
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+Juergen Pfeifer.
+Manual pages and adaptation for new curses by Eric S. Raymond.
+.SH SEE ALSO
+\fB\%curses\fP(3X),
+\fB\%menu\fP(3X)
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