X-Git-Url: https://ncurses.scripts.mit.edu/?p=ncurses.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=man%2Fmenu_spacing.3x;h=17126fe5e11b349be7e62fc0fb40327dc5e7bcf7;hp=ece226321c1c7d1c57d7d9aa0c3c445c977137ec;hb=d4ff840fddef2f6deb4a3daeb26d398a93b58dd2;hpb=3a9b6a3bf0269231bef7de74757a910dedd04e0c;ds=sidebyside diff --git a/man/menu_spacing.3x b/man/menu_spacing.3x index ece22632..17126fe5 100644 --- a/man/menu_spacing.3x +++ b/man/menu_spacing.3x @@ -1,38 +1,73 @@ '\" t +.\"*************************************************************************** +.\" Copyright (c) 1998-2004,2010 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_spacing.3x,v 1.10 2010/07/31 15:45:16 tom Exp $ .TH menu_spacing 3X "" .SH NAME -\fBmenu_spacing\fR - Control spacing between menu items. +\fBmenu_spacing\fR \- Control spacing between menu items. .SH SYNOPSIS \fB#include \fR .br int set_menu_spacing(MENU *menu, - int spc_description + int spc_description, int spc_rows, int spc_columns); .br int menu_spacing(const MENU *menu, - int* spc_description + int* spc_description, int* spc_rows, int* spc_columns); .br .SH DESCRIPTION -The function \fBset_menu_spacing\fR sets the spacing informations for the menu. -\fBspc_description\fR controls the number of spaces between an item name and an item -description. It must not be larger than \fBTABSIZE\fR. The menu system puts in the -middle of this spacing area the pad character. The remaining parts are filled with +The function \fBset_menu_spacing\fR sets the spacing information for the menu. +Its parameter \fBspc_description\fR controls the number of spaces between an item name and an item +description. +It must not be larger than \fBTABSIZE\fR. +The menu system puts in the +middle of this spacing area the pad character. +The remaining parts are filled with spaces. -\fBspc_rows\fR controls the number of rows that are used for an item. It must not be -larger than 3. The menu system inserts then blank lines between item rows, these lines +The \fBspc_rows\fR parameter controls the number of rows that are used for an item. +It must not be larger than 3. +The menu system inserts the blank lines between item rows, these lines will contain the pad character in the appropriate positions. -\fBspc_columns\fR controls the number of blanks between columns of items. It must not -be larger than TABSIZE. +The \fBspc_columns\fR parameter controls the number of blanks between columns of items. +It must not be larger than TABSIZE. A value of 0 for all the spacing values resets them to the default, which is 1 for all of them. .br -The function \fBmenu_spacing\fR passes back the spacing info for the menu. If a +The function \fBmenu_spacing\fR passes back the spacing info for the menu. +If a pointer is NULL, this specific info is simply not returned. .SH RETURN VALUE -Both routines return \fBE_OK\fR on success. \fBset_menu_spacing\fR may return +Both routines return \fBE_OK\fR on success. +\fBset_menu_spacing\fR may return \fBE_POSTED\fR if the menu is posted, or \fBE_BAD_ARGUMENT\fR if one of the spacing values is out of range. .SH SEE ALSO @@ -41,12 +76,14 @@ spacing values is out of range. The header file \fB\fR automatically includes the header file \fB\fR. .SH PORTABILITY -These routines are specific to ncurses. They were not supported on -Version 7, BSD or System V implementations. It is recommended that +These routines are specific to ncurses. +They were not supported on +Version 7, BSD or System V implementations. +It is recommended that any code depending on them be conditioned using NCURSES_VERSION. .SH AUTHORS -Juergen Pfeifer. Manual pages and adaptation for new curses by Eric -S. Raymond. +Juergen Pfeifer. +Manual pages and adaptation for new curses by Eric S. Raymond. .\"# .\"# The following sets edit modes for GNU EMACS .\"# Local Variables: