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+<H2>NAME</H2><PRE>
+ <B>menu</B> - curses extension for programming menus
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+</PRE>
+<H2>SYNOPSIS</H2><PRE>
+ <B>#include</B> <B>&lt;menu.h&gt;</B>
+
+
+</PRE>
+<H2>DESCRIPTION</H2><PRE>
+ The <B>menu</B> library provides terminal-independent facilities
+ for composing menu systems on character-cell terminals.
+ The library includes: item routines, which create and mod-
+ ify menu items; and menu routines, which group items into
+ menus, display menus on the screen, and handle interaction
+ with the user.
+
+ The <B>menu</B> library uses the <B>curses</B> libraries, and a curses
+ initialization routine such as <B>initscr</B> must be called
+ before using any of these functions. To use the <B>menu</B>
+ library, link with the options <B>-lmenu</B> <B>-lcurses</B>.
+
+
+ <B>Current</B> <B>Default</B> <B>Values</B> <B>for</B> <B>Item</B> <B>Attributes</B>
+ The <B>menu</B> library maintains a default value for item
+ attributes. You can get or set this default by calling
+ the appropriate <B>get_</B> or <B>set_</B> routine with a <B>NULL</B> item
+ pointer. Changing this default with a <B>set_</B> function
+ affects future item creations, but does not change the
+ rendering of items already created.
+
+
+ <B>Routine</B> <B>Name</B> <B>Index</B>
+ The following table lists each <B>menu</B> routine and the name
+ of the manual page on which it is described.
+
+ <B>curses</B> Routine Name Manual Page Name
+ --------------------------------------------
+ current_item <B><A HREF="mitem_current.3x.html">mitem_current(3x)</A></B>
+ free_item <B><A HREF="mitem_new.3x.html">mitem_new(3x)</A></B>
+ free_menu <B><A HREF="menu_new.3x.html">menu_new(3x)</A></B>
+ item_count <B><A HREF="menu_items.3x.html">menu_items(3x)</A></B>
+ item_description <B><A HREF="mitem_name.3x.html">mitem_name(3x)</A></B>
+ item_index <B><A HREF="mitem_current.3x.html">mitem_current(3x)</A></B>
+ item_init <B><A HREF="menu_hook.3x.html">menu_hook(3x)</A></B>
+ item_name <B><A HREF="mitem_name.3x.html">mitem_name(3x)</A></B>
+ item_opts <B><A HREF="mitem_opts.3x.html">mitem_opts(3x)</A></B>
+ item_opts_off <B><A HREF="mitem_opts.3x.html">mitem_opts(3x)</A></B>
+ item_opts_on <B><A HREF="mitem_opts.3x.html">mitem_opts(3x)</A></B>
+ item_term <B><A HREF="menu_hook.3x.html">menu_hook(3x)</A></B>
+ item_userptr <B><A HREF="mitem_userptr.3x.html">mitem_userptr(3x)</A></B>
+ item_value <B><A HREF="mitem_value.3x.html">mitem_value(3x)</A></B>
+ item_visible <B><A HREF="mitem_visible.3x.html">mitem_visible(3x)</A></B>
+ menu_back <B><A HREF="menu_attributes.3x.html">menu_attributes(3x)</A></B>
+ menu_driver <B><A HREF="menu_driver.3x.html">menu_driver(3x)</A></B>
+ menu_fore <B><A HREF="menu_attributes.3x.html">menu_attributes(3x)</A></B>
+
+ menu_format <B><A HREF="menu_format.3x.html">menu_format(3x)</A></B>
+ menu_grey <B><A HREF="menu_attributes.3x.html">menu_attributes(3x)</A></B>
+ menu_init <B><A HREF="menu_hook.3x.html">menu_hook(3x)</A></B>
+ menu_items <B><A HREF="menu_items.3x.html">menu_items(3x)</A></B>
+ menu_mark <B><A HREF="menu_mark.3x.html">menu_mark(3x)</A></B>
+ menu_opts <B><A HREF="menu_opts.3x.html">menu_opts(3x)</A></B>
+ menu_opts_off <B><A HREF="menu_opts.3x.html">menu_opts(3x)</A></B>
+ menu_opts_on <B><A HREF="menu_opts.3x.html">menu_opts(3x)</A></B>
+ menu_pad <B><A HREF="menu_attributes.3x.html">menu_attributes(3x)</A></B>
+ menu_pattern <B><A HREF="menu_pattern.3x.html">menu_pattern(3x)</A></B>
+ menu_request_by_name <B><A HREF="menu_requestname.3x.html">menu_requestname(3x)</A></B>
+ menu_request_name <B><A HREF="menu_requestname.3x.html">menu_requestname(3x)</A></B>
+ menu_spacing <B><A HREF="menu_spacing.3x.html">menu_spacing(3x)</A></B>
+ menu_sub <B><A HREF="menu_win.3x.html">menu_win(3x)</A></B>
+ menu_term <B><A HREF="menu_hook.3x.html">menu_hook(3x)</A></B>
+ menu_userptr <B><A HREF="menu_userptr.3x.html">menu_userptr(3x)</A></B>
+ menu_win <B><A HREF="menu_win.3x.html">menu_win(3x)</A></B>
+ new_item <B><A HREF="mitem_new.3x.html">mitem_new(3x)</A></B>
+ new_menu <B><A HREF="menu_new.3x.html">menu_new(3x)</A></B>
+ pos_menu_cursor <B><A HREF="menu_cursor.3x.html">menu_cursor(3x)</A></B>
+ post_menu <B><A HREF="menu_post.3x.html">menu_post(3x)</A></B>
+ scale_menu <B><A HREF="menu_win.3x.html">menu_win(3x)</A></B>
+ set_current_item <B><A HREF="mitem_current.3x.html">mitem_current(3x)</A></B>
+ set_item_init <B><A HREF="menu_hook.3x.html">menu_hook(3x)</A></B>
+ set_item_opts <B><A HREF="mitem_opts.3x.html">mitem_opts(3x)</A></B>
+ set_item_term <B><A HREF="menu_hook.3x.html">menu_hook(3x)</A></B>
+ set_item_userptr <B><A HREF="mitem_userptr.3x.html">mitem_userptr(3x)</A></B>
+ set_item_value <B><A HREF="mitem_value.3x.html">mitem_value(3x)</A></B>
+ set_menu_back <B><A HREF="menu_attributes.3x.html">menu_attributes(3x)</A></B>
+ set_menu_fore <B><A HREF="menu_attributes.3x.html">menu_attributes(3x)</A></B>
+ set_menu_format <B><A HREF="menu_format.3x.html">menu_format(3x)</A></B>
+ set_menu_grey <B><A HREF="menu_attributes.3x.html">menu_attributes(3x)</A></B>
+ set_menu_init <B><A HREF="menu_hook.3x.html">menu_hook(3x)</A></B>
+ set_menu_items <B><A HREF="menu_items.3x.html">menu_items(3x)</A></B>
+ set_menu_mark <B><A HREF="menu_mark.3x.html">menu_mark(3x)</A></B>
+ set_menu_opts <B><A HREF="mitem_opts.3x.html">mitem_opts(3x)</A></B>
+ set_menu_pad <B><A HREF="menu_attributes.3x.html">menu_attributes(3x)</A></B>
+ set_menu_pattern <B><A HREF="menu_pattern.3x.html">menu_pattern(3x)</A></B>
+ set_menu_spacing <B><A HREF="menu_spacing.3x.html">menu_spacing(3x)</A></B>
+ set_menu_sub <B><A HREF="menu_win.3x.html">menu_win(3x)</A></B>
+ set_menu_term <B><A HREF="menu_hook.3x.html">menu_hook(3x)</A></B>
+ set_menu_userptr <B><A HREF="menu_userptr.3x.html">menu_userptr(3x)</A></B>
+ set_menu_win <B><A HREF="menu_win.3x.html">menu_win(3x)</A></B>
+ set_top_row <B><A HREF="mitem_current.3x.html">mitem_current(3x)</A></B>
+ top_row <B><A HREF="mitem_current.3x.html">mitem_current(3x)</A></B>
+ unpost_menu <B><A HREF="menu_post.3x.html">menu_post(3x)</A></B>
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+</PRE>
+<H2>RETURN VALUE</H2><PRE>
+ Routines that return pointers return <B>NULL</B> on error. Rou-
+ tines that return an integer return one of the following
+ error codes:
+
+ <B>E_OK</B> The routine succeeded.
+
+ <B>E_SYSTEM_ERROR</B>
+ System error occurred (see <B>errno</B>).
+
+ <B>E_BAD_ARGUMENT</B>
+ Routine detected an incorrect or out-of-range argu-
+ ment.
+
+ <B>E_POSTED</B>
+ The menu is already posted.
+
+ <B>E_BAD_STATE</B>
+ Routine was called from an initialization or termina-
+ tion function.
+
+ <B>E_NO_ROOM</B>
+ Menu is too large for its window.
+
+ <B>E_NOT_POSTED</B>
+ The menu has not been posted.
+
+ <B>E_UNKNOWN_COMMAND</B>
+ The menu driver code saw an unknown request code.
+
+ <B>E_NO_MATCH</B>
+ Character failed to match.
+
+ <B>E_NOT_SELECTABLE</B>
+ The designated item cannot be selected.
+
+ <B>E_NOT_CONNECTED</B>
+ No items are connected to the menu.
+
+ <B>E_REQUEST_DENIED</B>
+ The menu driver could not process the request.
+
+
+</PRE>
+<H2>SEE ALSO</H2><PRE>
+ <B><A HREF="ncurses.3x.html">curses(3x)</A></B> and 3x pages whose names begin "menu_" for
+ detailed descriptions of the entry points.
+
+
+</PRE>
+<H2>NOTES</H2><PRE>
+ The header file <B>&lt;menu.h&gt;</B> automatically includes the header
+ files <B>&lt;curses.h&gt;</B> and <B>&lt;eti.h&gt;</B>.
+
+ In your library list, libmenu.a should be before libn-
+ curses.a; that is, you want to say `-lmenu -lncurses', not
+ the other way around (which would give you a link error
+ using GNU <B><A HREF="ld.1.html">ld(1)</A></B> and many other linkers).
+
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+</PRE>
+<H2>PORTABILITY</H2><PRE>
+ These routines emulate the System V menu library. They
+ were not supported on Version 7 or BSD versions.
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+</PRE>
+<H2>AUTHORS</H2><PRE>
+ Juergen Pfeifer. Manual pages and adaptation for ncurses
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