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diff --git a/doc/html/man/form.3x.html b/doc/html/man/form.3x.html
index a7b1513f..9cf621ce 100644
--- a/doc/html/man/form.3x.html
+++ b/doc/html/man/form.3x.html
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@
before using any of these functions. To use the form
library, link with the options -lform -lcurses.
-
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
@@ -79,19 +78,17 @@
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
of the manual page on which it is described.
-
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_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)
@@ -112,10 +109,10 @@
form_driver 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)
@@ -124,11 +121,13 @@
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)
@@ -163,37 +162,23 @@
RETURN VALUE
- Routines that return pointers return NULL on error. Rou-
- tines 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_CONNECTED
- The field is already connected to a form.
-
- E_SYSTEM_ERROR
- System error occurred (see errno).
-
E_BAD_ARGUMENT
- Routine detected an incorrect or out-of-range argu-
+ Routine detected an incorrect or out-of-range argu-
ment.
- E_POSTED
- The form is already posted.
-
E_BAD_STATE
Routine was called from an initialization or termina-
tion function.
- E_NO_ROOM
- Form is too large for its window.
-
- E_NOT_POSTED
- The form has not been posted.
-
- E_UNKNOWN_COMMAND
- The form driver code saw an unknown request code.
+ E_CONNECTED
+ The field is already connected to a form.
E_INVALID_FIELD
Contents of a field are not valid.
@@ -201,9 +186,24 @@
E_NOT_CONNECTED
No fields are connected to the form.
+ E_NOT_POSTED
+ The form has not been posted.
+
+ E_NO_ROOM
+ Form is too large for its window.
+
+ E_POSTED
+ The form is already posted.
+
E_REQUEST_DENIED
The form driver could not process the request.
+ E_SYSTEM_ERROR
+ System error occurred (see errno).
+
+ E_UNKNOWN_COMMAND
+ The form driver code saw an unknown request code.
+
SEE ALSO
@@ -216,24 +216,29 @@
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
- using GNU ld(1) and many other linkers).
+ 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 20080621).
+
+
form(3x)