X-Git-Url: https://ncurses.scripts.mit.edu/?p=ncurses.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=man%2Fmenu_win.3x;fp=man%2Fmenu_win.3x;h=263b2655682b8b0c5354a823d18eaf552d80809f;hp=774eafa9fdf543226de95c812031dffcff544218;hb=17c5992a16be94247b83f2bbb9accdd9b7e7bb72;hpb=6941ed1e8bfdfc7634a57655dc71e7a7ed02a6e8 diff --git a/man/menu_win.3x b/man/menu_win.3x index 774eafa9..263b2655 100644 --- a/man/menu_win.3x +++ b/man/menu_win.3x @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ '\" t .\"*************************************************************************** -.\" Copyright (c) 1998-2006,2010 Free Software Foundation, Inc. * +.\" Copyright (c) 1998-2010,2018 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 * @@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ .\" authorization. * .\"*************************************************************************** .\" -.\" $Id: menu_win.3x,v 1.11 2010/12/04 18:38:55 tom Exp $ +.\" $Id: menu_win.3x,v 1.12 2018/07/28 21:34:06 tom Exp $ .TH menu_win 3X "" .SH NAME \fBmenu_win\fR \- make and break menu window and subwindow associations @@ -45,11 +45,13 @@ WINDOW *menu_sub(const MENU *menu); int scale_menu(const MENU *menu, int *rows, int *columns); .br .SH DESCRIPTION -Every menu has an associated pair of \fBcurses\fR windows. The menu window +Every menu has an associated pair of \fBcurses\fR windows. +The menu window displays any title and border associated with the window; the menu subwindow displays the items of the menu that are currently available for selection. .PP -The first four functions get and set those windows. It is not necessary to set +The first four functions get and set those windows. +It is not necessary to set either window; by default, the driver code uses \fBstdscr\fR for both. .PP In the \fBset_\fR functions, window argument of \fBNULL\fR is treated as though @@ -59,7 +61,8 @@ to change the system default menu window or subwindow. The function \fBscale_menu\fR returns the minimum size required for the subwindow of \fImenu\fR. .SH RETURN VALUE -Routines that return pointers return \fBNULL\fR on error. Routines that return +Routines that return pointers return \fBNULL\fR on error. +Routines that return an integer return one of the following error codes: .TP 5 .B E_OK @@ -84,8 +87,9 @@ 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. +Juergen Pfeifer. +Manual pages and adaptation for new curses by Eric S. Raymond.