X-Git-Url: https://ncurses.scripts.mit.edu/?p=ncurses.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=man%2Fform_post.3x;h=77e4c149637654c64e691e8236ca6b0a528dd0d5;hp=56e86ab946923790940132bdacb29a1f737b9cca;hb=321b81e6b3fa425daddac02420d862100dc3aac8;hpb=0eb88fc5281804773e2a0c7a488a4452463535ce diff --git a/man/form_post.3x b/man/form_post.3x index 56e86ab9..77e4c149 100644 --- a/man/form_post.3x +++ b/man/form_post.3x @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ '\" t .\"*************************************************************************** -.\" Copyright (c) 1998 Free Software Foundation, Inc. * +.\" Copyright (c) 1998-2017,2018 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 * @@ -27,10 +27,11 @@ .\" authorization. * .\"*************************************************************************** .\" -.\" $Id: form_post.3x,v 1.4 1998/11/29 01:08:10 Rick.Ohnemus Exp $ +.\" $Id: form_post.3x,v 1.12 2018/07/28 21:34:06 tom Exp $ .TH form_post 3X "" .SH NAME -\fBform_post\fR - write or erase forms from associated subwindows +\fBpost_form\fR, +\fBunpost_form\fR \- write or erase forms from associated subwindows .SH SYNOPSIS \fB#include \fR .br @@ -39,52 +40,49 @@ int post_form(FORM *form); int unpost_form(FORM *form); .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 or some equivalent +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 input request will do). - +.PP The function \fBunpost_form\fR erases form from its associated subwindow. .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 -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. .TP 5 -\fBE_POSTED\fR -The form has already been posted. -.TP 5 -\fBE_BAD_STATE\fR +.B E_BAD_STATE Routine was called from an initialization or termination function. .TP 5 -\fBE_NO_ROOM\fR -Form is too large for its window. -.TP 5 -\fBE_NOT_POSTED\fR +.B E_NOT_POSTED The form has not been posted. .TP 5 -\fBE_NOT_CONNECTED\fR +.B E_NOT_CONNECTED No items are connected to the form. +.TP 5 +.B E_NO_ROOM +Form is too large for its window. +.TP 5 +.B E_POSTED +The form has already been posted. +.TP 5 +.B E_SYSTEM_ERROR +System error occurred (see \fBerrno\fR). +. .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. .SH AUTHORS -Juergen Pfeifer. Manual pages and adaptation for new curses by Eric -S. Raymond. -.\"# -.\"# The following sets edit modes for GNU EMACS -.\"# Local Variables: -.\"# mode:nroff -.\"# fill-column:79 -.\"# End: +Juergen Pfeifer. +Manual pages and adaptation for new curses by Eric S. Raymond.