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-.\" $Id: menu_spacing.3x,v 1.6 2001/08/04 20:36:16 William.Setzer Exp $
+.\" $Id: menu_spacing.3x,v 1.11 2010/10/02 23:22:15 tom Exp $
.TH menu_spacing 3X ""
.SH NAME
-\fBmenu_spacing\fR - Control spacing between menu items.
+\fBmenu_spacing\fR \- Control spacing between menu items.
.SH SYNOPSIS
\fB#include <menu.h>\fR
.br
int* spc_columns);
.br
.SH DESCRIPTION
-The function \fBset_menu_spacing\fR sets the spacing informations for the menu.
-\fBspc_description\fR controls the number of spaces between an item name and an item
-description. It must not be larger than \fBTABSIZE\fR. The menu system puts in the
-middle of this spacing area the pad character. The remaining parts are filled with
+The function \fBset_menu_spacing\fR sets the spacing information for the menu.
+Its parameter \fBspc_description\fR controls the number of spaces between an item name and an item
+description.
+It must not be larger than \fBTABSIZE\fR.
+The menu system puts in the
+middle of this spacing area the pad character.
+The remaining parts are filled with
spaces.
-\fBspc_rows\fR controls the number of rows that are used for an item. It must not be
-larger than 3. The menu system inserts then blank lines between item rows, these lines
+The \fBspc_rows\fR parameter controls the number of rows that are used for an item.
+It must not be larger than 3.
+The menu system inserts the blank lines between item rows, these lines
will contain the pad character in the appropriate positions.
-\fBspc_columns\fR controls the number of blanks between columns of items. It must not
-be larger than TABSIZE.
+The \fBspc_columns\fR parameter controls the number of blanks between columns of items.
+It must not be larger than TABSIZE.
A value of 0 for all the spacing values resets them to the default, which is 1 for all
of them.
.br
-The function \fBmenu_spacing\fR passes back the spacing info for the menu. If a
+The function \fBmenu_spacing\fR passes back the spacing info for the menu.
+If a
pointer is NULL, this specific info is simply not returned.
.SH RETURN VALUE
-Both routines return \fBE_OK\fR on success. \fBset_menu_spacing\fR may return
+Both routines return \fBE_OK\fR on success.
+\fBset_menu_spacing\fR may return
\fBE_POSTED\fR if the menu is posted, or \fBE_BAD_ARGUMENT\fR if one of the
spacing values is out of range.
.SH SEE ALSO
-\fBcurses\fR(3X), \fBmenu\fR(3X).
+\fBcurses\fR(3X),
+\fBcurs_variables\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 are specific to ncurses. They were not supported on
-Version 7, BSD or System V implementations. It is recommended that
+These routines are specific to ncurses.
+They were not supported on
+Version 7, BSD or System V implementations.
+It is recommended that
any code depending on them be conditioned using NCURSES_VERSION.
.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.
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