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
display 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
foreground 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(7) for descriptions of the following attributes:
+---------------+-----------------+
|ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+---------------+-----------------+
|MT-Level | Unsafe |
+---------------+-----------------+
SEE ALSO
curses(3CURSES),
menus(3CURSES),
attributes(7)NOTES
The header
<menu.h> automatically includes the headers
<eti.h> and
<curses.h>.
December 31, 1996 MENU_ATTRIBUTES(3CURSES)
