X-Git-Url: https://ncurses.scripts.mit.edu/?p=ncurses.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=doc%2Fhtml%2Fman%2Fform.3x.html;h=31e5bcea5e1bc29517111f9c6073f64b571ba4eb;hp=bfb4c7a66077572113193c4050aae328cad3f451;hb=9f479192e3ca3413d235c66bf058f8cc63764898;hpb=a8e3f06ac309504143cd56ac9ec55889bfdf4914 diff --git a/doc/html/man/form.3x.html b/doc/html/man/form.3x.html index bfb4c7a6..31e5bcea 100644 --- a/doc/html/man/form.3x.html +++ b/doc/html/man/form.3x.html @@ -1,7 +1,8 @@ -
- --form(3x) form(3x) +form(3X) form(3X)
- form - curses extension for programming forms + form - curses extension for programming forms
- #include <form.h> + #include <form.h>
- The form library provides terminal-independent facilities - for composing form screens on character-cell terminals. - The library includes: field routines, which create and - modify form fields; and form routines, which group fields - into forms, display forms on the screen, and handle inter- - action with the user. + The form library provides terminal-independent facilities for composing + form screens on character-cell terminals. The library includes: field + routines, which create and modify form fields; and form routines, which + group fields into forms, display forms on the screen, and handle + interaction with the user. - The form library uses the curses libraries. To use the - form library, link with the options -lform -lcurses. + The form library uses the curses libraries. To use the form library, + link with the options -lform -lcurses. Your program should set up the locale, e.g., - setlocale(LC_ALL, ""); + setlocale(LC_ALL, ""); so that input/output processing will work. - A curses initialization routine such as initscr must be - called before using any of these functions. + A curses initialization routine such as initscr must be called before + using any of these functions.
- The form library maintains a default value for field - attributes. You can get or set this default by calling - the appropriate set_ or retrieval routine with a NULL - field pointer. Changing this default with a set_ function - affects future field creations, but does not change the - rendering of fields already created. + The form library maintains a default value for field attributes. You + can get or set this default by calling the appropriate set_ or + retrieval routine with a NULL field pointer. Changing this default + with a set_ function affects future field creations, but does not + change the rendering of fields already created.
- The following table lists each form routine and the name - of the manual page on which it is described. + The following table lists each form routine and the name of the manual + page on which it is described. Routines flagged with "*" are ncurses- + specific, not present in SVr4. - curses Routine Name Manual Page Name + curses Routine Name Manual Page Name -------------------------------------------------- - current_field form_page(3x) - data_ahead form_data(3x) - data_behind form_data(3x) - dup_field form_field_new(3x) - dynamic_field_info form_field_info(3x) - field_arg form_field_validation(3x) - field_back form_field_attributes(3x) - field_buffer form_field_buffer(3x) - field_count form_field(3x) - field_fore form_field_attributes(3x) - field_index form_page(3x) - field_info form_field_info(3x) - field_init form_hook(3x) - field_just form_field_just(3x) - field_opts form_field_opts(3x) - field_opts_off form_field_opts(3x) - field_opts_on form_field_opts(3x) - field_pad form_field_attributes(3x) - field_status form_field_buffer(3x) - field_term form_hook(3x) - field_type form_field_validation(3x) - - field_userptr form_field_userptr(3x) - form_driver form_driver(3x) - form_driver_w form_driver(3x)* - form_fields form_field(3x) - form_init form_hook(3x) - form_opts form_opts(3x) - form_opts_off form_opts(3x) - form_opts_on form_opts(3x) - form_page form_page(3x) - form_request_by_name form_requestname(3x) - form_request_name form_requestname(3x) - form_sub form_win(3x) - form_term form_hook(3x) - form_userptr form_userptr(3x) - form_win form_win(3x) - free_field form_field_new(3x) - free_fieldtype form_fieldtype(3x) - free_form form_new(3x) - link_field form_field_new(3x) - link_fieldtype form_fieldtype(3x) - move_field form_field(3x) - new_field form_field_new(3x) - new_fieldtype form_fieldtype(3x) - new_form form_new(3x) - new_page form_new_page(3x) - pos_form_cursor form_cursor(3x) - post_form form_post(3x) - scale_form form_win(3x) - set_current_field form_page(3x) - set_field_back form_field_attributes(3x) - set_field_buffer form_field_buffer(3x) - set_field_fore form_field_attributes(3x) - set_field_init form_hook(3x) - set_field_just form_field_just(3x) - set_field_opts form_field_opts(3x) - set_field_pad form_field_attributes(3x) - set_field_status form_field_buffer(3x) - set_field_term form_hook(3x) - set_field_type form_field_validation(3x) - set_field_userptr form_field_userptr(3x) - set_fieldtype_arg form_fieldtype(3x) - set_fieldtype_choice form_fieldtype(3x) - set_form_fields form_field(3x) - set_form_init form_hook(3x) - set_form_opts form_field_opts(3x) - set_form_page form_page(3x) - set_form_sub form_win(3x) - set_form_term form_hook(3x) - set_form_userptr form_userptr(3x) - set_form_win form_win(3x) - set_max_field form_field_buffer(3x) - set_new_page form_new_page(3x) - unfocus_current_field form_page(3x) - unpost_form form_post(3x) + current_field form_page(3X) + data_ahead form_data(3X) + data_behind form_data(3X) + dup_field form_field_new(3X) + dynamic_field_info form_field_info(3X) + field_arg form_field_validation(3X) + field_back form_field_attributes(3X) + field_buffer form_field_buffer(3X) + field_count form_field(3X) + field_fore form_field_attributes(3X) + field_index form_page(3X) + field_info form_field_info(3X) + field_init form_hook(3X) + field_just form_field_just(3X) + field_opts form_field_opts(3X) + field_opts_off form_field_opts(3X) + field_opts_on form_field_opts(3X) + field_pad form_field_attributes(3X) + field_status form_field_buffer(3X) + field_term form_hook(3X) + field_type form_field_validation(3X) + field_userptr form_field_userptr(3X) + + form_driver form_driver(3X) + form_driver_w form_driver(3X)* + form_fields form_field(3X) + form_init form_hook(3X) + form_opts form_opts(3X) + form_opts_off form_opts(3X) + form_opts_on form_opts(3X) + form_page form_page(3X) + form_request_by_name form_requestname(3X)* + form_request_name form_requestname(3X)* + form_sub form_win(3X) + form_term form_hook(3X) + form_userptr form_userptr(3X) + form_win form_win(3X) + free_field form_field_new(3X) + free_fieldtype form_fieldtype(3X) + free_form form_new(3X) + link_field form_field_new(3X) + link_fieldtype form_fieldtype(3X) + move_field form_field(3X) + new_field form_field_new(3X) + new_fieldtype form_fieldtype(3X) + new_form form_new(3X) + new_page form_new_page(3X) + pos_form_cursor form_cursor(3X) + post_form form_post(3X) + scale_form form_win(3X) + set_current_field form_page(3X) + set_field_back form_field_attributes(3X) + set_field_buffer form_field_buffer(3X) + set_field_fore form_field_attributes(3X) + set_field_init form_hook(3X) + set_field_just form_field_just(3X) + set_field_opts form_field_opts(3X) + set_field_pad form_field_attributes(3X) + set_field_status form_field_buffer(3X) + set_field_term form_hook(3X) + set_field_type form_field_validation(3X) + set_field_userptr form_field_userptr(3X) + set_fieldtype_arg form_fieldtype(3X) + set_fieldtype_choice form_fieldtype(3X) + set_form_fields form_field(3X) + set_form_init form_hook(3X) + set_form_opts form_field_opts(3X) + set_form_page form_page(3X) + set_form_sub form_win(3X) + set_form_term form_hook(3X) + set_form_userptr form_userptr(3X) + set_form_win form_win(3X) + set_max_field form_field_buffer(3X) + set_new_page form_new_page(3X) + unfocus_current_field form_page(3X)* + unpost_form form_post(3X)
- Routines that return pointers return NULL on error, and - set errno to the corresponding error-code returned by - functions returning an integer. Routines that return an - integer return one of the following error codes: + Routines that return pointers return NULL on error, and set errno to + the corresponding error-code returned by functions returning an + integer. Routines that return an integer return one of the following + error codes: - E_OK The routine succeeded. + E_OK The routine succeeded. - E_BAD_ARGUMENT - Routine detected an incorrect or out-of-range argu- - ment. + E_BAD_ARGUMENT + Routine detected an incorrect or out-of-range argument. - E_BAD_STATE - Routine was called from an initialization or termina- - tion function. + E_BAD_STATE + Routine was called from an initialization or termination function. - E_CONNECTED + E_CONNECTED The field is already connected to a form. - E_INVALID_FIELD + E_INVALID_FIELD Contents of a field are not valid. - E_NOT_CONNECTED + E_NOT_CONNECTED No fields are connected to the form. - E_NOT_POSTED + E_NOT_POSTED The form has not been posted. - E_NO_ROOM + E_NO_ROOM Form is too large for its window. - E_POSTED + E_POSTED The form is already posted. - E_REQUEST_DENIED + E_REQUEST_DENIED The form driver could not process the request. - E_SYSTEM_ERROR - System error occurred (see errno). + E_SYSTEM_ERROR + System error occurred (see errno(3)). - E_UNKNOWN_COMMAND + E_UNKNOWN_COMMAND The form driver code saw an unknown request code.
- The header file <form.h> automatically includes the header - files <curses.h> and <eti.h>. + The header file <form.h> automatically includes the header files + <curses.h> and <eti.h>. - In your library list, libform.a should be before libn- - curses.a; that is, you want to say "-lform -lncurses", not - the other way around (which would give you a link error - when using static libraries). + In your library list, libform.a should be before libncurses.a; that is, + you want to say "-lform -lncurses", not the other way around (which + would give you a link error when using static libraries).
- These routines emulate the System V forms library. They - were not supported on Version 7 or BSD versions. + These routines emulate the System V forms library. They were not + supported on Version 7 or BSD versions. - A few functions are extensions added for ncurses, e.g., - form_driver_w, unfocus_current_field. + The menu facility was documented in SVr4.2 in Character User Interface + Programming (UNIX SVR4.2). + + It is not part of X/Open Curses. + + Aside from ncurses, there are few implementations: + + o systems based on SVr4 source code, e.g., Solaris. + + o NetBSD curses. + + A few functions in this implementation are extensions added for + ncurses, but not provided by other implementations, e.g., + form_driver_w, unfocus_current_field.
- Juergen Pfeifer. Manual pages and adaptation for ncurses - by Eric S. Raymond. + Juergen Pfeifer. Manual pages and adaptation for ncurses by Eric S. + Raymond.
- curses(3x) and related pages whose names begin "form_" for - detailed descriptions of the entry points. + curses(3X) and related pages whose names begin "form_" for detailed + descriptions of the entry points. - This describes ncurses version 6.0 (patch 20170422). + This describes ncurses version 6.2 (patch 20210612). - form(3x) + form(3X)