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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 form_sub ,
37*a0e6850fSThomas Cort.Nm form_win ,
38*a0e6850fSThomas Cort.Nm scale_form ,
39*a0e6850fSThomas Cort.Nm set_form_sub ,
40*a0e6850fSThomas Cort.Nm set_form_win
41*a0e6850fSThomas Cort.Nd form library
42*a0e6850fSThomas Cort.Sh LIBRARY
43*a0e6850fSThomas Cort.Lb libform
44*a0e6850fSThomas Cort.Sh SYNOPSIS
45*a0e6850fSThomas Cort.In form.h
46*a0e6850fSThomas Cort.Ft WINDOW *
47*a0e6850fSThomas Cort.Fn form_sub "FORM *form"
48*a0e6850fSThomas Cort.Ft WINDOW *
49*a0e6850fSThomas Cort.Fn form_win "FORM *form"
50*a0e6850fSThomas Cort.Ft int
51*a0e6850fSThomas Cort.Fn scale_form "FORM *form" "int *rows" "int *cols"
52*a0e6850fSThomas Cort.Ft int
53*a0e6850fSThomas Cort.Fn set_form_sub "FORM *form" "WINDOW *window"
54*a0e6850fSThomas Cort.Ft int
55*a0e6850fSThomas Cort.Fn set_form_win "FORM *form" "WINDOW *window"
56*a0e6850fSThomas Cort.Sh DESCRIPTION
57*a0e6850fSThomas CortAll output to the screen done by the forms library is handled by the
58*a0e6850fSThomas Cortcurses library routines.
59*a0e6850fSThomas CortBy default, the forms library will output to the curses
60*a0e6850fSThomas Cort.Fa stdscr ,
61*a0e6850fSThomas Cortbut if the forms window has been set via
62*a0e6850fSThomas Cort.Fn set_form_win
63*a0e6850fSThomas Cortthen output will be sent to the window specified by
64*a0e6850fSThomas Cort.Fn set_form_win ,
65*a0e6850fSThomas Cortunless the forms subwindow has been set using
66*a0e6850fSThomas Cort.Fn set_form_sub .
67*a0e6850fSThomas CortIf a subwindow has been specified using
68*a0e6850fSThomas Cort.Fn set_form_sub
69*a0e6850fSThomas Cortthen it will be used by the forms library to for screen output.
70*a0e6850fSThomas CortThe current setting for the form window can be retrieved by calling
71*a0e6850fSThomas Cort.Fn form_win .
72*a0e6850fSThomas CortIf the forms window has not been set then
73*a0e6850fSThomas Cort.Dv NULL
74*a0e6850fSThomas Cortwill be returned.
75*a0e6850fSThomas CortSimilarly, the forms subwindow can be found by calling the
76*a0e6850fSThomas Cort.Fn form_sub
77*a0e6850fSThomas Cortfunction, again, if the subwindow has not been set then
78*a0e6850fSThomas Cort.Dv NULL
79*a0e6850fSThomas Cortwill be
80*a0e6850fSThomas Cortreturned.
81*a0e6850fSThomas CortThe
82*a0e6850fSThomas Cort.Fn scale_form
83*a0e6850fSThomas Cortfunction will return the minimum number of rows and columns that will
84*a0e6850fSThomas Cortentirely contain the given form.
85*a0e6850fSThomas Cort.Sh RETURN VALUES
86*a0e6850fSThomas CortFunctions returning pointers will return
87*a0e6850fSThomas Cort.Dv NULL
88*a0e6850fSThomas Cortif an error is detected.
89*a0e6850fSThomas CortThe functions that return an int will return one of the following error
90*a0e6850fSThomas Cortvalues:
91*a0e6850fSThomas Cort.Pp
92*a0e6850fSThomas Cort.Bl -tag -width E_UNKNOWN_COMMAND -compact
93*a0e6850fSThomas Cort.It Er E_OK
94*a0e6850fSThomas CortThe function was successful.
95*a0e6850fSThomas Cort.It Er E_NOT_CONNECTED
96*a0e6850fSThomas CortThe form has no fields connected to it.
97*a0e6850fSThomas Cort.It Er E_POSTED
98*a0e6850fSThomas CortThe form is posted to the screen.
99*a0e6850fSThomas Cort.El
100*a0e6850fSThomas Cort.Sh SEE ALSO
101*a0e6850fSThomas Cort.Xr curses 3 ,
102*a0e6850fSThomas Cort.Xr forms 3
103*a0e6850fSThomas Cort.Sh NOTES
104*a0e6850fSThomas CortThe header
105*a0e6850fSThomas Cort.In form.h
106*a0e6850fSThomas Cortautomatically includes both
107*a0e6850fSThomas Cort.In curses.h
108*a0e6850fSThomas Cortand
109*a0e6850fSThomas Cort.In eti.h .
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