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+.\" $Id: form_post.3x,v 1.16 2020/10/18 00:01:05 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 <form.h>\fR
+.sp
+\fBint post_form(FORM *\fP\fIform\fP\fB);\fP
 .br
-int post_form(FORM *form);
-.br
-int unpost_form(FORM *form);
+\fBint unpost_form(FORM *\fP\fIform\fP\fB);\fP
 .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(3)).
+.
 .SH SEE ALSO
 \fBcurses\fR(3X), \fBform\fR(3X).
 .SH NOTES
 The header file \fB<form.h>\fR automatically includes the header file
 \fB<curses.h>\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.