X-Git-Url: https://ncurses.scripts.mit.edu/?p=ncurses.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=man%2Fmenu_mark.3x;h=960113578f48846d952df29b89a1989cb1bd674a;hp=f4adb35b10797aa75f5336543e361bcbb5c92cd3;hb=HEAD;hpb=71c0306f0824ef2b10c4c5813fb003db48f3012e diff --git a/man/menu_mark.3x b/man/menu_mark.3x index f4adb35b..e3f3a928 100644 --- a/man/menu_mark.3x +++ b/man/menu_mark.3x @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ -'\" t .\"*************************************************************************** -.\" Copyright (c) 1998-2006,2010 Free Software Foundation, Inc. * +.\" Copyright 2018-2023,2024 Thomas E. Dickey * +.\" Copyright 1998-2010,2015 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 * @@ -27,37 +27,40 @@ .\" authorization. * .\"*************************************************************************** .\" -.\" $Id: menu_mark.3x,v 1.10 2010/07/31 16:08:48 tom Exp $ -.TH menu_mark 3X "" +.\" $Id: menu_mark.3x,v 1.35 2024/03/16 15:35:01 tom Exp $ +.TH menu_mark 3X 2024-03-16 "ncurses @NCURSES_MAJOR@.@NCURSES_MINOR@" "Library calls" .SH NAME -\fBmenu_mark\fR \- get and set the menu mark string +\fBset_menu_mark\fP, +\fBmenu_mark\fP \- +get and set the menu mark string .SH SYNOPSIS -\fB#include \fR -.br -int set_menu_mark(MENU *menu, const char *mark); -.br -const char *menu_mark(const MENU *menu); -.br +.nf +\fB#include +.PP +\fBint set_menu_mark(MENU *\fImenu\fP, const char *\fImark\fP); +\fBconst char *menu_mark(const MENU *\fImenu\fP); +.fi .SH DESCRIPTION In order to make menu selections visible on older terminals without highlighting or color capability, the menu library marks selected items in a menu with a prefix string. .PP -The function \fBset_menu_mark\fR sets the mark string for the given menu. -Calling \fBset_menu_mark\fR with a null menu item will abolish the mark string. +The function \fBset_menu_mark\fP sets the mark string for the given menu. +Calling \fBset_menu_mark\fP with a null menu item will abolish the mark string. Note that changing the length of the mark string for a menu while the menu is posted is likely to produce unhelpful behavior. .PP -The default string is "\-" (a dash). Calling \fBset_menu_mark\fR with -a non-\fBNULL\fR menu argument will change this default. +The default string is "\-" (a dash). +Calling \fBset_menu_mark\fP with +a non-\fBNULL\fP menu argument will change this default. .PP -The function \fBmenu_mark\fR returns the menu's mark string (or \fBNULL\fR if +The function \fBmenu_mark\fP returns the menu's mark string (or \fBNULL\fP if there is none). .SH RETURN VALUE -The function \fBmenu_mark\fR returns a pointer (which may be \fBNULL\fR). -It does not set errno. +The function \fBmenu_mark\fP returns a pointer (which may be \fBNULL\fP). +It does not set \fBerrno\fP. .PP -The function \fBset_menu_mark\fR may return the following error codes: +The function \fBset_menu_mark\fP may return the following error codes: .TP 5 .B E_OK The routine succeeded. @@ -66,21 +69,14 @@ The routine succeeded. Routine detected an incorrect or out-of-range argument. .TP 5 .B E_SYSTEM_ERROR -System error occurred (see \fBerrno\fR). -.SH SEE ALSO -\fBcurses\fR(3X), \fBmenu\fR(3X). -.SH NOTES -The header file \fB\fR automatically includes the header file -\fB\fR. +System error occurred (see \fBerrno\fP(3)). .SH PORTABILITY -These routines emulate the System V menu library. They were not supported on +These routines emulate the System V menu 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. +.SH SEE ALSO +\fB\%curses\fP(3X), +\fB\%menu\fP(3X)