ncurses 6.1 - patch 20190727

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

diff --git a/man/menu_pattern.3x b/man/menu_pattern.3x
index e63a9f73d84c5f948aec8a939ec563d6bd63d705..1905fe1adcc84e85c17a480d7ba32b3cc04b352c 100644 (file)
--- a/man/menu_pattern.3x
+++ b/man/menu_pattern.3x
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 .\"***************************************************************************
 .\"***************************************************************************

-.\" Copyright (c) 1998-2008,2010 Free Software Foundation, Inc.              *
+.\" Copyright (c) 1998-2018,2019 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            *


@@ -26,10 +26,11 @@
 .\" authorization.                                                           *
 .\"***************************************************************************
 .\"
 .\" authorization.                                                           *
 .\"***************************************************************************
 .\"

-.\" $Id: menu_pattern.3x,v 1.13 2010/12/04 18:40:45 tom Exp $
+.\" $Id: menu_pattern.3x,v 1.17 2019/01/20 20:32:23 tom Exp $

 .TH menu_pattern 3X ""
 .SH NAME
 .TH menu_pattern 3X ""
 .SH NAME

-\fBmenu_pattern\fR \- get and set a menu's pattern buffer
+\fBset_menu_pattern\fP,
+\fBmenu_pattern\fR \- set and get a menu's pattern buffer

 .SH SYNOPSIS
 \fB#include <menu.h>\fR
 .br
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 \fB#include <menu.h>\fR
 .br


@@ -38,19 +39,23 @@ int set_menu_pattern(MENU *menu, const char *pattern);
 char *menu_pattern(const MENU *menu);
 .br
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 char *menu_pattern(const MENU *menu);
 .br
 .SH DESCRIPTION

-Every menu has an associated pattern match buffer.  As input events that are
+Every menu has an associated pattern match buffer.
+As input events that are

 printable characters come in, they are appended to this match buffer
 and tested for a match, as described in \fBmenu_driver\fR(3X).
 .PP
 The function \fBset_menu_pattern\fR sets the pattern buffer for the given menu
 printable characters come in, they are appended to this match buffer
 and tested for a match, as described in \fBmenu_driver\fR(3X).
 .PP
 The function \fBset_menu_pattern\fR sets the pattern buffer for the given menu

-and tries to find the first matching item.  If it succeeds, that item becomes
-current; if not, the current item does not change. 
+and tries to find the first matching item.
+If it succeeds, that item becomes
+current; if not, the current item does not change.

 .PP
 The function \fBmenu_pattern\fR returns the pattern buffer of the given
 \fImenu\fR.
 .SH RETURN VALUE
 .PP
 The function \fBmenu_pattern\fR returns the pattern buffer of the given
 \fImenu\fR.
 .SH RETURN VALUE

-The function \fBmenu_pattern\fR returns a pointer, which is \fBNULL\fR if the \fImenu\fP parameter is \fBNULL\fP.
-Otherwise, it is a pointer to a string which is empty if no pattern has been set.
+The function \fBmenu_pattern\fR returns a pointer,
+which is \fBNULL\fR if the \fImenu\fP parameter is \fBNULL\fP.
+Otherwise, it is a pointer to a string which is empty
+if no pattern has been set.

 It does not set errno.
 .PP
 The function \fBset_menu_pattern\fR may return the following error codes:
 It does not set errno.
 .PP
 The function \fBset_menu_pattern\fR may return the following error codes:


@@ -71,15 +76,16 @@ No items are connected to menu.
 Character failed to match.
 .TP 5
 .B E_SYSTEM_ERROR
 Character failed to match.
 .TP 5
 .B E_SYSTEM_ERROR

-System error occurred (see \fBerrno\fR).
+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
 .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.
 .SH AUTHORS
 Version 7 or BSD versions.
 .SH AUTHORS

-Juergen Pfeifer.  Manual pages and adaptation for new curses by Eric
-S. Raymond.
+Juergen Pfeifer.
+Manual pages and adaptation for new curses by Eric S. Raymond.