X-Git-Url: https://ncurses.scripts.mit.edu/?p=ncurses.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=doc%2Fhtml%2Fman%2Fmenu_driver.3x.html;h=f2b6c16c715f83cde939fcd9b4883a6f7cd6db46;hp=a527d17980e347fb1f166470b0a507f09007a91c;hb=refs%2Ftags%2Fv5.8;hpb=55ccd2b959766810cf7db8d1c4462f338ce0afc8 diff --git a/doc/html/man/menu_driver.3x.html b/doc/html/man/menu_driver.3x.html index a527d179..f2b6c16c 100644 --- a/doc/html/man/menu_driver.3x.html +++ b/doc/html/man/menu_driver.3x.html @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ @@ -60,9 +60,20 @@

DESCRIPTION

        Once a menu has been posted (displayed), you should funnel
        input events to it through menu_driver.  This routine  has
-       three  major input cases; either the input is a menu navi-
-       gation request, it's a printable ASCII character or it  is
-       the  KEY_MOUSE special key associated with an mouse event.
+       three major input cases:
+
+       o   The  input  is  a form navigation request.  Navigation
+           request codes are constants defined in <form.h>, which
+           are   distinct  from  the  key-  and  character  codes
+           returned by wgetch.
+
+       o   The input is a printable character.  Printable charac-
+           ters  (which  must  be  positive,  less  than 256) are
+           checked according to the program's locale settings.
+
+       o   The input is the KEY_MOUSE special key associated with
+           an mouse event.
+
        The menu driver requests are as follows:
 
        REQ_LEFT_ITEM
@@ -108,7 +119,7 @@
             Clear the menu pattern buffer.
 
        REQ_BACK_PATTERN
-            Delete  the  previous  character  from  the   pattern
+            Delete   the  previous  character  from  the  pattern
             buffer.
 
        REQ_NEXT_MATCH
@@ -117,45 +128,65 @@
        REQ_PREV_MATCH
             Move to the previous item matching the pattern match.
 
-       If the second argument is a printable ASCII character, the
-       code appends it to the pattern buffer and attempts to move
-       to the next item matching the new pattern.  If there is no
+       If  the second argument is a printable character, the code
+       appends it to the pattern buffer and attempts to  move  to
+       the  next  item  matching the new pattern.  If there is no
        such match, menu_driver returns E_NO_MATCH and deletes the
        appended character from the buffer.
 
-       If the second argument is one  of  the  above  pre-defined
+       If  the  second  argument  is one of the above pre-defined
        requests, the corresponding action is performed.
 
-       If  the  second argument is the KEY_MOUSE special key, the
+   MOUSE HANDLING
+       If the second argument is the KEY_MOUSE special  key,  the
        associated mouse event is translated into one of the above
-       pre-defined  requests.   Currently only clicks in the user
-       window (e.g. inside the menu display area or  the  decora-
-       tion  window)  are handled. If you click above the display
-       region of the menu, a REQ_SCR_ULINE is generated,  if  you
-       doubleclick  a  REQ_SCR_UPAGE  is  generated  and  if  you
-       tripleclick a REQ_FIRST_ITEM is generated.  If  you  click
-       below  the  display region of the menu, a REQ_SCR_DLINE is
-       generated, if you doubleclick a REQ_SCR_DPAGE is generated
-       and  if  you  tripleclick a REQ_LAST_ITEM is generated. If
-       you click at an item inside the display area of the  menu,
-       the menu cursor is positioned to that item. If you double-
-       click at  an  item  a  REQ_TOGGLE_ITEM  is  generated  and
-       E_UNKNOWN_COMMAND  is  returned.  This  return value makes
-       sense, because a double click usually means that an  item-
-       specific  action should be returned. It's exactly the pur-
-       pose of this return value to signal  that  an  application
-       specific command should be executed. If a translation into
-       a request was done, menu_driver returns the result of this
-       request.   If  you  clicked outside the user window or the
-       mouse event couldn't be translated into a menu request  an
+       pre-defined requests.  Currently only clicks in  the  user
+       window  (e.g., inside the menu display area or the decora-
+       tion window) are handled.
+
+       If you click above the display region of the menu:
+
+       o   a REQ_SCR_ULINE is generated for a single click,
+
+       o   a REQ_SCR_UPAGE is generated for a double-click and
+
+       o   a REQ_FIRST_ITEM is generated for a triple-click.
+
+       If you click below the display region of the menu:
+
+       o   a REQ_SCR_DLINE is generated for a single click,
+
+       o   a REQ_SCR_DPAGE is generated for a double-click and
+
+       o   a REQ_LAST_ITEM is generated for a triple-click.
+
+       If you click at an item inside the  display  area  of  the
+       menu:
+
+       o   the menu cursor is positioned to that item.
+
+       o   If  you double-click an item a REQ_TOGGLE_ITEM is gen-
+           erated and E_UNKNOWN_COMMAND is returned.  This return
+           value  makes  sense,  because  a  double click usually
+           means that an item-specific action should be returned.
+           It is exactly the purpose of this return value to sig-
+           nal that an application  specific  command  should  be
+           executed.
+
+       o   If  a translation into a request was done, menu_driver
+           returns the result of this request.
+
+       If you clicked outside the user window or the mouse  event
+       could   not   be   translated   into  a  menu  request  an
        E_REQUEST_DENIED is returned.
 
-       If  the second argument is neither printable ASCII nor one
-       of the above pre-defined menu requests or  KEY_MOUSE,  the
-       drive  assumes  it  is an application-specific command and
-       returns E_UNKNOWN_COMMAND.   Application-defined  commands
-       should  be  defined  relative  to MAX_COMMAND, the maximum
-       value of these pre-defined requests.
+   APPLICATION-DEFINED COMMANDS
+       If the second argument is neither printable nor one of the
+       above  pre-defined  menu  requests or KEY_MOUSE, the drive
+       assumes it is an application-specific command and  returns
+       E_UNKNOWN_COMMAND.  Application-defined commands should be
+       defined relative to  MAX_COMMAND,  the  maximum  value  of
+       these pre-defined requests.
 
 
 
@@ -168,7 +199,7 @@ 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_BAD_STATE @@ -190,7 +221,7 @@

SEE ALSO

-       curses(3x), menu(3x).
+       curses(3x), menu(3x), getch(3x).
 
 
 
@@ -201,14 +232,14 @@

PORTABILITY

-       These  routines  emulate  the System V menu library.  They
-       were not supported on Version 7 or BSD versions. The  sup-
+       These routines emulate the System V  menu  library.   They
+       were  not supported on Version 7 or BSD versions. The sup-
        port for mouse events is ncurses specific.
 
 
 

AUTHORS

-       Juergen  Pfeifer.   Manual  pages  and  adaptation for new
+       Juergen Pfeifer.  Manual  pages  and  adaptation  for  new
        curses by Eric S. Raymond.