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menu_post(3CURSES)					     Curses Library Functions						menu_post(3CURSES)

NAME
menu_post, post_menu, unpost_menu - write or erase menus from associated subwindows SYNOPSIS
cc [ flag... ] file... -lmenu -lcurses [ library... ] #include <menu.h> int post_menu(MENU *menu); int unpost_menu(MENU *menu); DESCRIPTION
post_menu() writes menu to the subwindow. The application programmer must use curses library routines to display the menu on the physical screen or call update_panels() if the panels library is being used. unpost_menu() erases menu from its associated subwindow. 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. E_POSTED The menu is already posted. E_BAD_STATE The routine was called from an initialization or termination function. E_NO_ROOM The menu does not fit within its subwindow. E_NOT_POSTED The menu has not been posted. E_NOT_CONNECTED No items are connected to the menu. ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes: +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ | ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE | +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ |MT-Level |Unsafe | +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ SEE ALSO
curses(3CURSES), menus(3CURSES), panels(3CURSES), attributes(5) NOTES
The header <menu.h> automatically includes the headers <eti.h> and <curses.h>. SunOS 5.11 31 Dec 1996 menu_post(3CURSES)

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menu_win(3CURSES)					     Curses Library Functions						 menu_win(3CURSES)

NAME
menu_win, set_menu_win, set_menu_sub, menu_sub, scale_menu - menus window and subwindow association routines SYNOPSIS
cc [ flag... ] file... -lmenu -lcurses [ library... ] #include <menu.h> int set_menu_win(MENU *menu, WINDOW *win); WINDOW *menu_win(MENU *menu); int set_menu_sub(MENU *menu, WINDOW *sub); WINDOW *menu_sub(MENU *menu); int scale_window(MENU *menu, int *rows, int *cols); DESCRIPTION
set_menu_win() sets the window of menu to win. menu_win() returns a pointer to the window of menu.set_menu_sub() sets the subwindow of menu to sub. menu_sub() returns a pointer to the subwindow of menu.scale_window() returns the minimum window size necessary for the subwindow of menu. rows and cols are pointers to the locations used to return the values. RETURN VALUES
Routines that return pointers always return NULL on error. Routines that return an integer 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. E_POSTED The menu is already posted. E_NOT_CONNECTED No items are connected to the menu. 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 5.10 31 Dec 1996 menu_win(3CURSES)
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