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 5.10 31 Dec 1996 menu_attributes(3CURSES)
