X-Git-Url: https://ncurses.scripts.mit.edu/?p=ncurses.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=man%2Fform_post.3x;h=689ab97590f01f65a6103641126c896b2bc9e424;hp=fcbb349b299caba51ed0c4b68b946812e56c3d0d;hb=16fbf3f4f7d96b6ee6bf9159b22f26e05962aa3d;hpb=58552e8c761a70f8f0bd591fecdf576fa8216e3e diff --git a/man/form_post.3x b/man/form_post.3x index fcbb349b..689ab975 100644 --- a/man/form_post.3x +++ b/man/form_post.3x @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ '\" t .\"*************************************************************************** -.\" Copyright (c) 1998-2010,2017 Free Software Foundation, Inc. * +.\" Copyright 2018-2021,2022 Thomas E. Dickey * +.\" Copyright 1998-2015,2017 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 * @@ -27,25 +28,26 @@ .\" authorization. * .\"*************************************************************************** .\" -.\" $Id: form_post.3x,v 1.11 2017/01/07 19:25:15 tom Exp $ +.\" $Id: form_post.3x,v 1.19 2022/02/12 20:03:40 tom Exp $ .TH form_post 3X "" .SH NAME -\fBpost_form\fR, -\fBunpost_form\fR \- write or erase forms from associated subwindows +\fBpost_form\fP, +\fBunpost_form\fP \- write or erase forms from associated subwindows .SH SYNOPSIS -\fB#include \fR +\fB#include \fP +.sp +\fBint post_form(FORM *\fIform\fB);\fR .br -int post_form(FORM *form); -.br -int unpost_form(FORM *form); +\fBint unpost_form(FORM *\fIform\fB);\fR .br .SH DESCRIPTION -The function \fBpost_form\fR displays a form to its associated subwindow. To -trigger physical display of the subwindow, use \fBrefresh\fR(3X) or some equivalent -\fBcurses\fR routine (the implicit \fBdoupdate\fR triggered by an \fBcurses\fR +The function \fBpost_form\fP displays a form to its associated subwindow. +To trigger physical display of the subwindow, +use \fBrefresh\fP(3X) or some equivalent +\fBcurses\fP routine (the implicit \fBdoupdate\fP triggered by an \fBcurses\fP input request will do). .PP -The function \fBunpost_form\fR erases form from its associated subwindow. +The function \fBunpost_form\fP erases form from its associated subwindow. .SH RETURN VALUE These routines return one of the following: .TP 5 @@ -71,16 +73,17 @@ Form is too large for its window. The form has already been posted. .TP 5 .B E_SYSTEM_ERROR -System error occurred (see \fBerrno\fR). +System error occurred (see \fBerrno\fP(3)). . .SH SEE ALSO -\fBcurses\fR(3X), \fBform\fR(3X). +\fBcurses\fP(3X), \fBform\fP(3X). .SH NOTES -The header file \fB\fR automatically includes the header file -\fB\fR. +The header file \fB\fP automatically includes the header file +\fB\fP. .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. .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.