X-Git-Url: https://ncurses.scripts.mit.edu/?p=ncurses.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=doc%2Fhtml%2Fman%2Fform_field_new.3x.html;h=2c97459631975eca3987574a7fe5918e41fff877;hp=f6dd76a161ed79bb076fe349a58bc370f76879a7;hb=2e5d72d6396bb38a8d1d1b3534f62e28aebaa600;hpb=b1f61d9f3aa244512045a6b02e759825d7049d34 diff --git a/doc/html/man/form_field_new.3x.html b/doc/html/man/form_field_new.3x.html index f6dd76a1..2c974596 100644 --- a/doc/html/man/form_field_new.3x.html +++ b/doc/html/man/form_field_new.3x.html @@ -1,16 +1,59 @@ + + + +form_field_new 3x + + + +

form_field_new 3x

+
 
+form_field_new(3x)                                   form_field_new(3x)
+
+
+

NAME

-       form_field_new - create and destroy form fields
+       form_field_new - create and destroy form fields

SYNOPSIS

-       #include <form.h>
+       #include <form.h>
        FIELD *new_field(int height, int width,
                         int toprow, int leftcol,
                         int offscreen, int nbuffers);
@@ -21,52 +64,61 @@

DESCRIPTION

-       The  function new_field allocates a new field and initial-
+       The  function new_field allocates a new field and initial-
        izes it from the parameters given: height, width,  row  of
        upper-left  corner,  column  of  upper-left corner, number
        off-screen rows, and number of additional working buffers.
 
-       The  function  dup_field duplicates a field at a new loca-
-       tion.  Most attributes (including current contents,  size,
-       validation  type, buffer count, growth threshold, justifi-
-       cation, foreground, background,  pad  character,  options,
-       and  user pointer) are copied.  Field status and the field
+       The function dup_field duplicates a field at a  new  loca-
+       tion.   Most attributes (including current contents, size,
+       validation type, buffer count, growth threshold,  justifi-
+       cation,  foreground,  background,  pad character, options,
+       and user pointer) are copied.  Field status and the  field
        page bit are not copied.
 
-       The function link_field acts like dup_field, but  the  new
-       field  shares  buffers with its parent.  Attribute data is
+       The  function  link_field acts like dup_field, but the new
+       field shares buffers with its parent.  Attribute  data  is
        separate.
 
-       The function free_field  de-allocates  storage  associated
+       The  function  free_field  de-allocates storage associated
        with a field.

RETURN VALUE

-       The function, new_field, dup_field, link_field return NULL
-       on error.
+       The function, new_field, dup_field, link_field return NULL
+       on error.  They set errno according to their success:
+
+       E_OK The routine succeeded.
+
+       E_BAD_ARGUMENT
+            Routine  detected  an incorrect or out-of-range argu-
+            ment.
 
-       The function free_field returns one of the following:
+       E_SYSTEM_ERROR
+            System error occurred, e.g., malloc failure.
 
-       E_OK The routine succeeded.
+       The function free_field returns one of the following:
 
-       E_SYSTEM_ERROR
-            System error occurred (see errno).
+       E_OK The routine succeeded.
 
-       E_BAD_ARGUMENT
+       E_BAD_ARGUMENT
             Routine detected an incorrect or  out-of-range  argu-
             ment.
 
+       E_CONNECTED
+            field is connected.
+

SEE ALSO

-       curses(3x), form(3x).
+       curses(3x), form(3x).

NOTES

-       The header file <form.h> automatically includes the header
-       file <curses.h>.
+       The header file <form.h> automatically includes the header
+       file <curses.h>.
@@ -75,9 +127,9 @@ were not supported on Version 7 or BSD versions. It may be unwise to count on the set of attributes copied - by dup_field(3x) being portable; the System V forms - library documents are not very explicit on what gets - copied and was not. + by dup_field being portable; the System V forms library + documents are not very explicit about what gets copied and + what does not. @@ -87,45 +139,7 @@ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + form_field_new(3x)