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'\" te
.\" Copyright 1989 AT&T
.\" Portions Copyright (c) 1996, Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
.\" The contents of this file are subject to the terms of the Common Development and Distribution License (the "License"). You may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
.\" You can obtain a copy of the license at usr/src/OPENSOLARIS.LICENSE or http://www.opensolaris.org/os/licensing. See the License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
.\" When distributing Covered Code, include this CDDL HEADER in each file and include the License file at usr/src/OPENSOLARIS.LICENSE. If applicable, add the following below this CDDL HEADER, with the fields enclosed by brackets "[]" replaced with your own identifying information: Portions Copyright [yyyy] [name of copyright owner]
.TH menus 3CURSES "31 Dec 1996" "SunOS 5.11" "Curses Library Functions"
.SH NAME
menus \- character based menus package
.SH SYNOPSIS
.LP
.nf
\fB#include <menu.h>\fR
.fi
.SH DESCRIPTION
.sp
.LP
The \fBmenu\fR library is built using the \fBcurses\fR library, and any program
using menus routines must call one of the \fBcurses\fR initialization routines,
such as \fBinitscr\fR. A program using these routines must be compiled with
\fB-lmenu\fR and \fB-lcurses\fR on the \fBcc\fR command line.
.sp
.LP
The menus package gives the applications programmer a terminal-independent
method of creating and customizing menus for user interaction. The menus
package includes: item routines, which are used to create and customize menu
items; and menu routines, which are used to create and customize menus, assign
pre- and post-processing routines, and display and interact with menus.
.SS "Current Default Values for Item Attributes"
.sp
.LP
The menus package establishes initial current default values for item
attributes. During item initialization, each item attribute is assigned the
current default value for that attribute. An application can change or retrieve
a current default attribute value by calling the appropriate set or retrieve
routine with a \fINULL\fR item pointer. If an application changes a current
default item attribute value, subsequent items created using \fBnew_item()\fR
will have the new default attribute value. The attributes of previously created
items are not changed if a current default attribute value is changed.
.SS "Routine Name Index"
.sp
.LP
The following table lists each menus routine and the name of the manual page on
which it is described.
.sp
.sp
.TS
tab();
cw(2.75i) cw(2.75i)
lw(2.75i) lw(2.75i)
.
\fBMenus Routine Name\fR\fBManual Page Name\fR
\fBcurrent_item\fR\fBmenu_item_current(3X)\fR
\fBfree_item\fR\fBmenu_item_new(3X)\fR
\fBfree_menu\fR\fBmenu_new(3X)\fR
\fBitem_count\fR\fBmenu_items(3X)\fR
\fBitem_description\fR\fBmenu_item_name(3X)\fR
\fBitem_index\fR\fBmenu_item_current(3X)\fR
\fBitem_init\fR\fBmenu_hook(3X)\fR
\fBitem_name\fR\fBmenu_item_name(3X)\fR
\fBitem_opts\fR\fBmenu_item_opts(3X)\fR
\fBitem_opts_off\fR\fBmenu_item_opts(3X)\fR
\fBitem_opts_on\fR\fBmenu_item_opts(3X)\fR
\fBitem_term\fR\fBmenu_hook(3X)\fR
\fBitem_userptr\fR\fBmenu_item_userptr(3X)\fR
\fBitem_value\fR\fBmenu_item_value(3X)\fR
\fBitem_visible\fR\fBmenu_item_visible(3X)\fR
\fBmenu_back\fR\fBmenu_attributes(3X)\fR
\fBmenu_driver\fR\fBmenu_driver(3X)\fR
\fBmenu_fore\fR\fBmenu_attributes(3X)\fR
\fBmenu_format\fR\fBmenu_format(3X)\fR
\fBmenu_grey\fR\fBmenu_attributes(3X)\fR
\fBmenu_init\fR\fBmenu_hook(3X)\fR
\fBmenu_items\fR\fBmenu_items(3X)\fR
\fBmenu_mark\fR\fBmenu_mark(3X)\fR
\fBmenu_opts\fR\fBmenu_opts(3X)\fR
\fBmenu_opts_off\fR\fBmenu_opts(3X)\fR
\fBmenu_opts_on\fR\fBmenu_opts(3X)\fR
\fBmenu_pad\fR\fBmenu_attributes(3X)\fR
\fBmenu_pattern\fR\fBmenu_pattern(3X)\fR
\fBmenu_sub\fR\fBmenu_win(3X)\fR
\fBmenu_term\fR\fBmenu_hook(3X)\fR
\fBmenu_userptr\fR\fBmenu_userptr(3X)\fR
\fBmenu_win\fR\fBmenu_win(3X)\fR
\fBnew_item\fR\fBmenu_item_new(3X)\fR
\fBnew_menu\fR\fBmenu_new(3X)\fR
\fBpos_menu_cursor\fR\fBmenu_cursor(3X)\fR
\fBpost_menu\fR\fBmenu_post(3X)\fR
\fBscale_menu\fR\fBmenu_win(3X)\fR
\fBset_current_item\fR\fBmenu_item_current(3X)\fR
\fBset_item_init\fR\fBmenu_hook(3X)\fR
\fBset_item_opts\fR\fBmenu_item_opts(3X)\fR
\fBset_item_term\fR\fBmenu_hook(3X)\fR
\fBset_item_userptr\fR\fBmenu_item_userptr(3X)\fR
\fBset_item_value\fR\fBmenu_item_value(3X)\fR
\fBset_menu_back\fR\fBmenu_attributes(3X)\fR
\fBset_menu_fore\fR\fBmenu_attributes(3X)\fR
\fBset_menu_format\fR\fBmenu_format(3X)\fR
\fBset_menu_grey\fR\fBmenu_attributes(3X)\fR
\fBset_menu_init\fR\fBmenu_hook(3X)\fR
\fBset_menu_items\fR\fBmenu_items(3X)\fR
\fBset_menu_mark\fR\fBmenu_mark(3X)\fR
\fBset_menu_opts\fR\fBmenu_opts(3X)\fR
\fBset_menu_pad\fR\fBmenu_attributes(3X)\fR
\fBset_menu_pattern\fR\fBmenu_pattern(3X)\fR
\fBset_menu_sub\fR\fBmenu_win(3X)\fR
\fBset_menu_term\fR\fBmenu_hook(3X)\fR
\fBset_menu_userptr\fR\fBmenu_userptr(3X)\fR
\fBset_menu_win\fR\fBmenu_win(3X)\fR
\fBset_top_row\fR\fBmenu_item_current(3X)\fR
\fBtop_row\fR\fBmenu_item_current(3X)\fR
\fBunpost_menu\fR\fBmenu_post(3X)\fR
.TE
.SH RETURN VALUES
.sp
.LP
Routines that return pointers always return \fINULL\fR on error. Routines that
return an integer return one of the following:
.sp
.ne 2
.mk
.na
\fB\fBE_OK\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 21n
.rt
The routine returned successfully.
.RE
.sp
.ne 2
.mk
.na
\fB\fBE_SYSTEM_ERROR\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 21n
.rt
System error.
.RE
.sp
.ne 2
.mk
.na
\fB\fBE_BAD_ARGUMENT\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 21n
.rt
An incorrect argument was passed to the routine.
.RE
.sp
.ne 2
.mk
.na
\fB\fBE_POSTED\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 21n
.rt
The menu is already posted.
.RE
.sp
.ne 2
.mk
.na
\fB\fBE_CONNECTED\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 21n
.rt
One or more items are already connected to another menu.
.RE
.sp
.ne 2
.mk
.na
\fB\fBE_BAD_STATE\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 21n
.rt
The routine was called from an initialization or termination function.
.RE
.sp
.ne 2
.mk
.na
\fB\fBE_NO_ROOM\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 21n
.rt
The menu does not fit within its subwindow.
.RE
.sp
.ne 2
.mk
.na
\fB\fBE_NOT_POSTED\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 21n
.rt
The menu has not been posted.
.RE
.sp
.ne 2
.mk
.na
\fB\fBE_UNKNOWN_COMMAND\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 21n
.rt
An unknown request was passed to the menu driver.
.RE
.sp
.ne 2
.mk
.na
\fB\fBE_NO_MATCH\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 21n
.rt
The character failed to match.
.RE
.sp
.ne 2
.mk
.na
\fB\fBE_NOT_SELECTABLE\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 21n
.rt
The item cannot be selected.
.RE
.sp
.ne 2
.mk
.na
\fB\fBE_NOT_CONNECTED\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 21n
.rt
No items are connected to the menu.
.RE
.sp
.ne 2
.mk
.na
\fB\fBE_REQUEST_DENIED\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 21n
.rt
The menu driver could not process the request.
.RE
.SH ATTRIBUTES
.sp
.LP
See \fBattributes\fR(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
.sp
.sp
.TS
tab() box;
cw(2.75i) |cw(2.75i)
lw(2.75i) |lw(2.75i)
.
ATTRIBUTE TYPEATTRIBUTE VALUE
_
MT-LevelUnsafe
.TE
.SH SEE ALSO
.sp
.LP
\fBcurses\fR(3CURSES), \fBattributes\fR(5)
.SH NOTES
.sp
.LP
The header \fB<menu.h>\fR automatically includes the headers \fB<eti.h>\fR and
\fB<curses.h>\fR\&.
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