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30.\" $Id: menu_opts.3x,v 1.7 1998/11/29 01:10:21 Rick.Ohnemus Exp $
31.TH menu_opts 3X ""
32.SH NAME
33\fBmenu_opts\fR - set and get menu options
34.SH SYNOPSIS
35\fB#include <menu.h>\fR
36.br
37int set_menu_opts(MENU *menu, OPTIONS opts);
38.br
39int menu_opts_on(MENU *menu, OPTIONS opts);
40.br
41int menu_opts_off(MENU *menu, OPTIONS opts);
42.br
43OPTIONS menu_opts(const MENU *menu);
44.br
45.SH DESCRIPTION
46The function \fBset_menu_opts\fR sets all the given menu's option bits (menu
47option bits may be logically-OR'ed together).
48
49The function \fBmenu_opts_on\fR turns on the given option bits, and leaves
50others alone.
51
52The function \fBmenu_opts_off\fR turns off the given option bits, and leaves
53others alone.
54
55The function \fBmenu_opts\fR returns the menu's current option bits.
56
57The following options are defined (all are on by default):
58.TP 5
59O_ONEVALUE
60Only one item can be selected for this menu.
61.TP 5
62O_SHOWDESC
63Display the item descriptions when the menu is posted.
64.TP 5
65O_ROWMAJOR
66Display the menu in row-major order.
67.TP 5
68O_IGNORECASE
69Ignore the case when pattern-matching.
70.TP 5
71O_SHOWMATCH
72Move the cursor to within the item name while pattern-matching.
73.TP 5
74O_NONCYCLIC
75Don't wrap around next-item and previous-item,
76requests to the other end of the menu.
77.SH RETURN VALUE
78Except for \fBmenu_opts\fR, each routine returns one of the following:
79.TP 5
80\fBE_OK\fR
81The routine succeeded.
82.TP 5
83\fBE_SYSTEM_ERROR\fR
84System error occurred (see \fBerrno\fR).
85.TP 5
86\fBE_POSTED\fR
87The menu is already posted.
88.SH SEE ALSO
89\fBcurses\fR(3X), \fBmenu\fR(3X).
90.SH NOTES
91The header file \fB<menu.h>\fR automatically includes the header file
92\fB<curses.h>\fR.
93.SH PORTABILITY
94These routines emulate the System V menu library. They were not supported on
95Version 7 or BSD versions.
96.SH AUTHORS
97Juergen Pfeifer. Manual pages and adaptation for new curses by Eric
98S. Raymond.
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