X-Git-Url: https://ncurses.scripts.mit.edu/?p=ncurses.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=man%2Fform_post.3x;h=c0e5baa5af28dcd1466a0029198acb2ae2e84a0b;hp=6bf1607799c605fbffdc36f00c88cadcb742a731;hb=152c5a605234b7ea36ba3a03ec07e124bb6aac75;hpb=027ae42953e3186daed8f3882da73de48291b606 diff --git a/man/form_post.3x b/man/form_post.3x index 6bf16077..c0e5baa5 100644 --- a/man/form_post.3x +++ b/man/form_post.3x @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ '\" t .\"*************************************************************************** -.\" Copyright (c) 1998,2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc. * +.\" Copyright 2018-2019,2020 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 * @@ -27,20 +28,22 @@ .\" authorization. * .\"*************************************************************************** .\" -.\" $Id: form_post.3x,v 1.7 2006/11/04 18:53:20 tom Exp $ +.\" $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 \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 @@ -70,7 +73,7 @@ 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\fR(3)). . .SH SEE ALSO \fBcurses\fR(3X), \fBform\fR(3X). @@ -78,14 +81,9 @@ System error occurred (see \fBerrno\fR). 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.