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@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-
+
@@ -65,21 +65,28 @@
into forms, display forms on the screen, and handle inter-
action with the user.
- The form library uses the curses libraries, and a curses
- initialization routine such as initscr must be called
- before using any of these functions. 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, "");
+
+ so that input/output processing will work.
+
+ A curses initialization routine such as initscr must be
+ called before using any of these functions.
Current Default Values for Field Attributes
- 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
+ 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
+ affects future field creations, but does not change the
rendering of fields already created.
Routine Name Index
- The following table lists each form routine and the name
+ The following table lists each form routine and the name
of the manual page on which it is described.
curses Routine Name Manual Page Name
@@ -88,7 +95,7 @@
data_ahead form_data(3x)
data_behind form_data(3x)
dup_field form_field_new(3x)
- dynamic_fieldinfo form_field_info(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)
@@ -105,6 +112,7 @@
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_fields form_field(3x)
@@ -112,7 +120,6 @@
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)
@@ -162,15 +169,15 @@
RETURN VALUE
- 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
+ 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_BAD_ARGUMENT
- Routine detected an incorrect or out-of-range argu-
+ Routine detected an incorrect or out-of-range argu-
ment.
E_BAD_STATE
@@ -216,27 +223,27 @@
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-
+ 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
+ the other way around (which would give you a link error
using most linkers).
PORTABILITY
- These routines emulate the System V forms library. They
+ These routines emulate the System V forms library. They
were not supported on Version 7 or BSD versions.
AUTHORS
- Juergen Pfeifer. Manual pages and adaptation for ncurses
+ Juergen Pfeifer. Manual pages and adaptation for ncurses
by Eric S. Raymond.
SEE ALSO
- This describes ncurses version 5.6 (patch 20070303).
+ This describes ncurses version 5.9 (patch 20131221).