X-Git-Url: https://ncurses.scripts.mit.edu/?p=ncurses.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=man%2Fform_field.3x;h=b10e5af0b2dae6d2e977a7308f459f0bae2f63bf;hp=7a39a0ccc83986d41c464e62a1dc6a75cb519763;hb=f44733b760290aa8f51c6c9e1e463254833bffcd;hpb=96d6b16de0d487e5d3aed0302a179dbce11b5d96 diff --git a/man/form_field.3x b/man/form_field.3x index 7a39a0cc..b10e5af0 100644 --- a/man/form_field.3x +++ b/man/form_field.3x @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ '\" t .\"*************************************************************************** -.\" Copyright (c) 1998-2006,2010 Free Software Foundation, Inc. * +.\" Copyright 2018-2019,2020 Thomas E. Dickey * +.\" Copyright 1998-2010,2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc. * .\" * .\" Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a * .\" copy of this software and associated documentation files (the * @@ -27,7 +28,7 @@ .\" authorization. * .\"*************************************************************************** .\" -.\" $Id: form_field.3x,v 1.10 2010/12/04 18:40:45 tom Exp $ +.\" $Id: form_field.3x,v 1.15 2020/03/28 19:06:28 tom Exp $ .TH form_field 3X "" .SH NAME \fBform_field\fR \- make and break connections between fields and forms @@ -52,9 +53,9 @@ The function \fBfield_count\fR returns the count of fields in \fIform\fR. .PP The function \fBmove_field\fR moves the given field (which must be disconnected) to a specified location on the screen. -.SH RETURN VALUES +.SH RETURN VALUE The function \fBform_fields\fR returns a pointer (which may be \fBNULL\fR). -It does not set errno. +It does not set \fBerrno\fP. .PP The function \fBfield_count\fR returns \fBERR\fR if the \fIform\fP parameter is \fBNULL\fP. @@ -75,18 +76,19 @@ The field is already connected to a form. The form is already posted. .TP 5 .B E_SYSTEM_ERROR -System error occurred (see \fBerrno\fR). +System error occurred (see \fBerrno\fR(3)). .SH SEE ALSO \fBcurses\fR(3X), \fBform\fR(3X). .SH NOTES The header file \fB\fR automatically includes the header file \fB\fR. .SH PORTABILITY -These routines emulate the System V forms library. They were not supported on +These routines emulate the System V forms library. +They were not supported on Version 7 or BSD versions. .PP The SVr4 forms library documentation specifies the \fBfield_count\fR error value as \-1 (which is the value of \fBERR\fR). .SH AUTHORS -Juergen Pfeifer. Manual pages and adaptation for new curses by Eric -S. Raymond. +Juergen Pfeifer. +Manual pages and adaptation for new curses by Eric S. Raymond.