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)