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<H2>NAME</H2><PRE>
<STRONG>menu_win</STRONG> - make and break menu window and subwindow asso-
ciations
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<H2>SYNOPSIS</H2><PRE>
<STRONG>#include</STRONG> <STRONG>&lt;menu.h&gt;</STRONG>
int set_menu_win(MENU *menu, WINDOW *win);
WINDOW *menu_win(const MENU *menu);
int set_menu_sub(MENU *menu, WINDOW *sub);
WINDOW *menu_sub(const MENU *menu);
int scale_menu(const MENU *menu, int *rows, int *columns);
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<H2>DESCRIPTION</H2><PRE>
Every menu has an associated pair of <STRONG>curses</STRONG> windows. The
menu window displays any title and border associated with
the window; the menu subwindow displays the items of the
menu that are currently available for selection.
The first four functions get and set those windows. It is
not necessary to set either window; by default, the driver
code uses <STRONG>stdscr</STRONG> for both.
In the <STRONG>set_</STRONG> functions, window argument of <STRONG>NULL</STRONG> is treated
as though it were <STRONG>stsdcr</STRONG>. A menu argument of <STRONG>NULL</STRONG> is
treated as a request to change the system default menu
window or subwindow.
The function <STRONG>scale_menu</STRONG> returns the minimum size required
for the subwindow of <EM>menu</EM>.
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<H2>RETURN VALUE</H2><PRE>
Routines that return pointers return <STRONG>NULL</STRONG> on error. Rou-
tines that return an integer return one of the following
error codes:
<STRONG>E_OK</STRONG> The routine succeeded.
<STRONG>E_SYSTEM_ERROR</STRONG>
System error occurred (see <STRONG>errno</STRONG>).
<STRONG>E_BAD_ARGUMENT</STRONG>
Routine detected an incorrect or out-of-range argu-
ment.
<STRONG>E_POSTED</STRONG>
The menu has already been posted.
<STRONG>E_NOT_CONNECTED</STRONG>
No items are connected to the menu.
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<H2>SEE ALSO</H2><PRE>
<STRONG><A HREF="ncurses.3x.html">curses(3x)</A></STRONG>, <STRONG><A HREF="menu.3x.html">menu(3x)</A></STRONG>.
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<H2>NOTES</H2><PRE>
The header file <STRONG>&lt;menu.h&gt;</STRONG> automatically includes the header
file <STRONG>&lt;curses.h&gt;</STRONG>.
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<H2>PORTABILITY</H2><PRE>
These routines emulate the System V menu library. They
were not supported on Version 7 or BSD versions.
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<H2>AUTHORS</H2><PRE>
Juergen Pfeifer. Manual pages and adaptation for new
curses by Eric S. Raymond.
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