'\" t .\"*************************************************************************** .\" Copyright (c) 1998-2008,2010 Free Software Foundation, Inc. * .\" * .\" Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a * .\" copy of this software and associated documentation files (the * .\" "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including * .\" without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, * .\" distribute, distribute with modifications, sublicense, and/or sell * .\" copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is * .\" furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions: * .\" * .\" The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included * .\" in all copies or substantial portions of the Software. * .\" * .\" THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS * .\" OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF * .\" MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. * .\" IN NO EVENT SHALL THE ABOVE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, * .\" DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR * .\" OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR * .\" THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE. * .\" * .\" Except as contained in this notice, the name(s) of the above copyright * .\" holders shall not be used in advertising or otherwise to promote the * .\" sale, use or other dealings in this Software without prior written * .\" authorization. * .\"*************************************************************************** .\" .\" $Id: menu_attributes.3x,v 1.12 2010/12/04 18:40:45 tom Exp $ .TH menu_attributes 3X "" .SH NAME \fBmenu_attributes\fR \- color and attribute control for menus .SH SYNOPSIS \fB#include <menu.h>\fR .br int set_menu_fore(MENU *menu, chtype attr); .br chtype menu_fore(const MENU *menu); .br int set_menu_back(MENU *menu, chtype attr); .br chtype menu_back(const MENU *menu); .br int set_menu_grey(MENU *menu, chtype attr); .br chtype menu_grey(const MENU *menu); .br int set_menu_pad(MENU *menu, int pad); .br int menu_pad(const MENU *menu); .br .SH DESCRIPTION The function \fBset_menu_fore\fR sets the foreground attribute of \fImenu\fR. This is the highlight used for selected menu items. \fBmenu_fore\fR returns the foreground attribute. The default is \fBA_REVERSE\fR. .PP The function \fBset_menu_back\fR sets the background attribute of \fImenu\fR. This is the highlight used for selectable (but not currently selected) menu items. The function \fBmenu_back\fR returns the background attribute. The default is \fBA_NORMAL\fR. .PP The function \fBset_menu_grey\fR sets the grey attribute of \fImenu\fR. This is the highlight used for un-selectable menu items in menus that permit more than one selection. The function \fBmenu_grey\fR returns the grey attribute. The default is \fBA_UNDERLINE\fR. .PP The function \fBset_menu_pad\fR sets the character used to fill the space between the name and description parts of a menu item. \fBmenu_pad\fR returns the given menu's pad character. The default is a blank. .SH RETURN VALUE These routines return one of the following: .TP 5 .B E_OK The routine succeeded. .TP 5 .B E_SYSTEM_ERROR System error occurred (see \fBerrno\fR). .TP 5 .B E_BAD_ARGUMENT Routine detected an incorrect or out-of-range argument. .SH SEE ALSO \fBcurses\fR(3X) and related pages whose names begin "menu_" for detailed descriptions of the entry points. .SH NOTES The header file \fB<menu.h>\fR automatically includes the header file \fB<curses.h>\fR. .SH PORTABILITY These routines emulate the System V menu library. They were not supported on Version 7 or BSD versions. .SH AUTHORS Juergen Pfeifer. Manual pages and adaptation for new curses by Eric S. Raymond. |