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@@ -1,38 +1,68 @@
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+.\" $Id: form_field_info.3x,v 1.11 2010/07/31 16:09:36 tom Exp $
 .TH form_field_info 3X ""
 .SH NAME
-\fBform_field_info\fR - retrieve field characteristics
+\fBform_field_info\fR \- retrieve field characteristics
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 \fB#include <form.h>\fR
 .br
 int field_info(const FIELD *field, int *rows, int *cols,
               int *frow, int *fcol, int *nrow, int *nbuf);
 .br
-int dynamic_field_info(const FIELD *field, int *rows, int *cols, *max);
+int dynamic_field_info(const FIELD *field, int *rows, int *cols, int *max);
 .br
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 The function \fBfield_info\fR returns the sizes and other attributes passed in
 to the field at its creation time.  The attributes are: height, width, row of
 upper-left corner, column of upper-left corner, number off-screen rows, and
 number of working buffers.
-
+.PP
 The function \fBdynamic_field_info\fR returns the actual size of the field, and
 its maximum possible size.  If the field has no size limit, the location
-addressed by the third argument will be set to 0.  (A field can be made dynamic
-by turning off the \fBO_STATIC\fR).
+addressed by the third argument will be set to 0.
+A field can be made dynamic
+by turning off the \fBO_STATIC\fR option with \fBfield_opts_off\fR.
 .SH RETURN VALUE
 These routines return one of the following:
 .TP 5
-\fBE_OK\fR
+.B E_OK
 The routine succeeded.
 .TP 5
-\fBE_SYSTEM_ERROR\fR
+.B E_SYSTEM_ERROR
 System error occurred (see \fBerrno\fR).
 .TP 5
-\fBE_BAD_ARGUMENT\fR
+.B E_BAD_ARGUMENT
 Routine detected an incorrect or out-of-range argument.
 .SH SEE ALSO
-\fBcurses\fR(3X) and 3X pages whose names begin "form_" for detailed
+\fBcurses\fR(3X) and related pages whose names begin "form_" for detailed
 descriptions of the entry points.
 .SH NOTES
 The header file \fB<form.h>\fR automatically includes the header file
@@ -40,6 +70,10 @@ The header file \fB<form.h>\fR automatically includes the header file
 .SH PORTABILITY
 These routines emulate the System V forms library.  They were not supported on
 Version 7 or BSD versions.
+.PP
+A null (zero pointer) is accepted for any of the return values,
+to ignore that value.
+Not all implementations allow this, e.g., Solaris 2.7 does not.
 .SH AUTHORS
 Juergen Pfeifer.  Manual pages and adaptation for new curses by Eric
 S. Raymond.