X-Git-Url: https://ncurses.scripts.mit.edu/?p=ncurses.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=man%2Fmenu_post.3x;h=db6dff54feba6e1cbf3c171774ebd0bf5ab7ab6d;hp=cfe45b29db8350fb89012604286f3e5e8e33b06e;hb=321b81e6b3fa425daddac02420d862100dc3aac8;hpb=661078ddbde3ce0f3b06e95642fbb9b5fef7dca1 diff --git a/man/menu_post.3x b/man/menu_post.3x index cfe45b29..db6dff54 100644 --- a/man/menu_post.3x +++ b/man/menu_post.3x @@ -1,7 +1,37 @@ '\" t +.\"*************************************************************************** +.\" 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 * +.\" "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including * +.\" without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, * +.\" distribute, distribute with modifications, sublicense, and/or sell * +.\" copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is * +.\" furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions: * +.\" * +.\" The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included * +.\" in all copies or substantial portions of the Software. * +.\" * +.\" THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS * +.\" OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF * +.\" MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. * +.\" IN NO EVENT SHALL THE ABOVE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, * +.\" DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR * +.\" OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR * +.\" THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE. * +.\" * +.\" Except as contained in this notice, the name(s) of the above copyright * +.\" holders shall not be used in advertising or otherwise to promote the * +.\" sale, use or other dealings in this Software without prior written * +.\" authorization. * +.\"*************************************************************************** +.\" +.\" $Id: menu_post.3x,v 1.16 2018/07/28 22:08:59 tom Exp $ .TH menu_post 3X "" .SH NAME -\fBmenu_post\fR - write or erase menus from associated subwindows +\fBpost_menu\fR, +\fBunpost_menu\fR \- write or erase menus from associated subwindows .SH SYNOPSIS \fB#include \fR .br @@ -10,38 +40,41 @@ int post_menu(MENU *menu); int unpost_menu(MENU *menu); .br .SH DESCRIPTION -The function \fBpost_menu\fR displays a menu to its associated subwindow. To -trigger physical display of the subwindow, use \fBrefresh\fR or some equivalent +The function \fBpost_menu\fR displays a menu 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). \fBpost_menu\fR resets the selection status of all items. - +input request will do). +\fBpost_menu\fR resets the selection status of all items. +.PP The function \fBunpost_menu\fR erases menu 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 +.B E_SYSTEM_ERROR 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 +.B E_POSTED The menu 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 -Menu is too large for its window. You should consider to use -\fBset_menu_format()\fR to solve the problem. +.B E_NO_ROOM +Menu is too large for its window. +You should consider using \fBset_menu_format\fR to solve the problem. .TP 5 -\fBE_NOT_POSTED\fR +.B E_NOT_POSTED The menu has not been posted. .TP 5 -\fBE_NOT_CONNECTED\fR +.B E_NOT_CONNECTED No items are connected to the menu. .SH SEE ALSO \fBcurses\fR(3X), \fBmenu\fR(3X). @@ -49,14 +82,9 @@ No items are connected to the menu. The header file \fB\fR automatically includes the header file \fB\fR. .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.