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32*a0e6850fSThomas Cort.Dd January 1, 2001
33*a0e6850fSThomas Cort.Dt FORMS 3
34*a0e6850fSThomas Cort.Os
35*a0e6850fSThomas Cort.Sh NAME
36*a0e6850fSThomas Cort.Nm field_back ,
37*a0e6850fSThomas Cort.Nm field_fore ,
38*a0e6850fSThomas Cort.Nm field_pad ,
39*a0e6850fSThomas Cort.Nm set_field_back ,
40*a0e6850fSThomas Cort.Nm set_field_fore ,
41*a0e6850fSThomas Cort.Nm set_field_pad
42*a0e6850fSThomas Cort.Nd form library
43*a0e6850fSThomas Cort.Sh LIBRARY
44*a0e6850fSThomas Cort.Lb libform
45*a0e6850fSThomas Cort.Sh SYNOPSIS
46*a0e6850fSThomas Cort.In form.h
47*a0e6850fSThomas Cort.Ft chtype
48*a0e6850fSThomas Cort.Fn field_back "FIELD *field"
49*a0e6850fSThomas Cort.Ft chtype
50*a0e6850fSThomas Cort.Fn field_fore "FIELD *field"
51*a0e6850fSThomas Cort.Ft int
52*a0e6850fSThomas Cort.Fn field_pad "FIELD *field"
53*a0e6850fSThomas Cort.Ft int
54*a0e6850fSThomas Cort.Fn set_field_back "FIELD *field" "chtype attribute"
55*a0e6850fSThomas Cort.Ft int
56*a0e6850fSThomas Cort.Fn set_field_fore "FIELD *field" "chtype attribute"
57*a0e6850fSThomas Cort.Ft int
58*a0e6850fSThomas Cort.Fn set_field_pad "FIELD *field" "int pad"
59*a0e6850fSThomas Cort.Sh DESCRIPTION
60*a0e6850fSThomas CortCalling the function
61*a0e6850fSThomas Cort.Fn field_back
62*a0e6850fSThomas Cortwill return the character attributes that will be applied to a field
63*a0e6850fSThomas Cortthat is not the current field, these attributes can be set by the
64*a0e6850fSThomas Cort.Fn set_field_back
65*a0e6850fSThomas Cortfunction.
66*a0e6850fSThomas CortThe
67*a0e6850fSThomas Cort.Fn field_fore
68*a0e6850fSThomas Cortfunction returns the character attributes that will be used to
69*a0e6850fSThomas Cortindicate that a field is the currently active one on the form, this
70*a0e6850fSThomas Cortattribute may be set by using the
71*a0e6850fSThomas Cort.Fn set_field_fore
72*a0e6850fSThomas Cortfunction.
73*a0e6850fSThomas CortThe pad character for a field is the character that will be printed in all
74*a0e6850fSThomas Cortfield locations not occupied with actual field contents.
75*a0e6850fSThomas CortThe pad character can be retrieved by calling the
76*a0e6850fSThomas Cort.Fn field_pad
77*a0e6850fSThomas Cortfunction, the pad character is set by using the
78*a0e6850fSThomas Cort.Fn set_field_pad
79*a0e6850fSThomas Cortfunction.
80*a0e6850fSThomas Cort.Sh RETURN VALUES
81*a0e6850fSThomas CortFunctions returning pointers will return
82*a0e6850fSThomas Cort.Dv NULL
83*a0e6850fSThomas Cortif an error is detected.
84*a0e6850fSThomas CortThe functions that return an int will return one of the following error
85*a0e6850fSThomas Cortvalues:
86*a0e6850fSThomas Cort.Pp
87*a0e6850fSThomas Cort.Bl -tag -width E_UNKNOWN_COMMAND -compact
88*a0e6850fSThomas Cort.It Er E_OK
89*a0e6850fSThomas CortThe function was successful.
90*a0e6850fSThomas Cort.El
91*a0e6850fSThomas Cort.Sh SEE ALSO
92*a0e6850fSThomas Cort.Xr curses 3 ,
93*a0e6850fSThomas Cort.Xr forms 3
94*a0e6850fSThomas Cort.Sh NOTES
95*a0e6850fSThomas CortThe header
96*a0e6850fSThomas Cort.In form.h
97*a0e6850fSThomas Cortautomatically includes both
98*a0e6850fSThomas Cort.In curses.h
99*a0e6850fSThomas Cortand
100*a0e6850fSThomas Cort.In eti.h .
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