menu_attributes(3) [netbsd man page]

MENU_ATTRIBUTES(3)					   BSD Library Functions Manual 					MENU_ATTRIBUTES(3)

NAME

     menu_back, menu_fore, menu_grey, menu_pad, set_menu_back, set_menu_fore, set_menu_grey, set_menu_pad -- get and set menu attributes

LIBRARY

     Curses Menu Library (libmenu, -lmenu)

SYNOPSIS

     #include <menu.h>

     char
     menu_back(MENU *menu);

     char
     menu_fore(MENU *menu);

     char
     menu_grey(MENU *menu);

     int
     menu_pad(MENU *menu);

     int
     set_menu_back(MENU *menu, char attr);

     int
     set_menu_fore(MENU *menu, char attr);

     int
     set_menu_grey(MENU *menu, char attr);

     int
     set_menu_pad(MENU *menu, int pad);

DESCRIPTION

     The menu_back() function returns the value of the background attribute for the menu passed.  This attribute is set by the set_menu_back()
     call.  The menu_fore() function returns the value of the foreground character attribute for the menu passed.  This attribute is set by the
     set_menu_fore() function.	The menu_grey() function returns the value of the grey or unselectable character attribute for the menu passed.
     This attribute is set by the set_menu_grey() function.  The menu_pad() function returns the padding character that will be used between the
     item name and its description.  The value of the pad character is set by the set_menu_pad() function.

RETURN VALUES

     The functions return one of the following error values:

     E_OK		The function was successful.
     E_SYSTEM_ERROR	There was a system error during the call.
     E_BAD_ARGUMENT	One or more of the arguments passed to the function was incorrect.
     E_POSTED		The menu is already posted.
     E_CONNECTED	An item was already connected to a menu.
     E_BAD_STATE	The function was called from within an initialization or termination routine.
     E_NO_ROOM		The menu does not fit within the subwindow.
     E_NOT_POSTED	The menu is not posted.
     E_UNKNOWN_COMMAND	The menu driver does not recognize the request passed to it.
     E_NO_MATCH 	The character search failed to find a match.
     E_NOT_SELECTABLE	The item could not be selected.
     E_NOT_CONNECTED	The item is not connected to a menu.
     E_REQUEST_DENIED	The menu driver could not process the request.

SEE ALSO

     curses(3), menus(3)

NOTES

     The header <menu.h> automatically includes both <curses.h> and <eti.h>.

BSD
								September 10, 1999							       BSD

menu_attributes(3CURSES)				     Curses Library Functions					  menu_attributes(3CURSES)

NAME

       menu_attributes,  set_menu_fore, menu_fore, set_menu_back, menu_back, set_menu_grey, menu_grey, set_menu_pad, menu_pad - control menus dis-
       play attributes

SYNOPSIS

       cc [ flag... ] file... -lmenu  -lcurses	[ library... ]
       #include <menu.h>

       int set_menu_fore(MENU *menu, chtype attr);

       chtype menu_fore(MENU *menu);

       int set_menu_back(MENU *menu, chtype attr);

       chtype menu_back(MENU *menu);

       int set_menu_grey(MENU*menu, chtype attr);

       chtype menu_grey(MENU *menu);

       int set_menu_pad(MENU *menu, int pad);

       int menu_pad(MENU *menu);

DESCRIPTION

       set_menu_fore() sets the foreground attribute of menu -- the  display attribute for the current item (if selectable) on single-valued menus
       and  for  selected  items on multi-valued menus. This display attribute is a curses library visual attribute. menu_fore() returns the fore-
       ground attribute of menu.

       set_menu_back() sets the background attribute of menu -- the  display  attribute  for  unselected,  yet	selectable,  items.  This  display
       attribute is a curses library visual attribute.

       set_menu_grey()	sets  the  grey  attribute  of	menu  -- the display attribute for nonselectable items in multi-valued menus. This display
       attribute is a curses library visual attribute. menu_grey() returns the grey attribute of menu.

       The pad character is the character that fills the space between the name and description of an item. set_menu_pad() sets the pad  character
       for menu to pad. menu_pad() returns the pad character of menu.

RETURN VALUES

       These routines return one of the following:

       E_OK		  The routine returned successfully.

       E_SYSTEM_ERROR	  System error.

       E_BAD_ARGUMENT	  An incorrect argument was passed to the routine.

ATTRIBUTES

       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |      ATTRIBUTE TYPE	     |	    ATTRIBUTE VALUE	   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |MT-Level		     |Unsafe			   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+

SEE ALSO

       curses(3CURSES), menus(3CURSES), attributes(5)

NOTES

       The header <menu.h> automatically includes the headers  <eti.h> and <curses.h>.

SunOS 5.11							    31 Dec 1996 					  menu_attributes(3CURSES)