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menu_opts(S)


menu_opts: set_menu_opts, menu_opts_on, menu_opts_off, menu_opts -- menus option routines

Syntax

cc ... -lmenu -lcurses

#include <menu.h>

int set_menu_opts(MENU *menu, OPTIONS opts); int menu_opts_on(MENU *menu, OPTIONS opts); int menu_opts_off(MENU *menu, OPTIONS opts); OPTIONS menu_opts(MENU *menu);

Description

set_menu_opts- set the specified menu options and turn off all others

menu_opts_on- turn on the specified menu options and leave the others unchanged

menu_opts_off- turn off the specified menu options and leave the others unchanged

menu_opts- return the current menu options

set_menu_opts(S) turns on the named options for menu and turns off all other options. Options are boolean values that can be OR-ed together.

menu_opts_on(S) turns on the named options for menu; no other option is changed.

menu_opts_off(S) turns off the named options for menu; no other option is changed.

menu_opts(S) returns the current options of menu.

Menu options

O_ONEVALUE Only one item can be selected from the menu.
O_SHOWDESC Display the description of the items.
O_ROWMAJOR Display the menu in row major order.
O_IGNORECASE Ignore the case when pattern matching.
O_SHOWMATCH Place the cursor within the item name when pattern matching.
O_NONCYCLIC Make certain menu driver requests non-cyclic.

 O_ONEVALUE      Only one item can be selected from the menu.
 O_SHOWDESC      Display the description of the items.
 O_ROWMAJOR      Display the menu in row major order.
 O_IGNORECASE    Ignore the case when pattern matching.
 O_SHOWMATCH     Place the cursor within the item name when pattern matching.
 O_NONCYCLIC     Make certain menu driver requests non-cyclic.

Return values

Except for menu_opts( ), these routines return one of the following:

E_OK - The routine returned successfully.
E_SYSTEM_ERROR - System error.
E_POSTED - The menu is already posted.

 E_OK            -  The routine returned successfully.
 E_SYSTEM_ERROR  -  System error.
 E_POSTED        -  The menu is already posted.

Warning

The header file menu.h automatically includes the header files eti.h and curses.h.

Files


/usr/lib/libmenu.a
the library

See also

curses(S), menus(S)

Standards conformance

set_menu_opts(S), menu_opts_on(S), menu_opts_off(S), and menu_opts(S) are not part of any currently supported standard; they were developed by UNIX System Laboratories, Inc. and are maintained by The SCO Group.
© 2003 Caldera International, Inc. All rights reserved.
SCO OpenServer Release 5.0.7 -- 11 February 2003