opensolaris man page for menu_post

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)