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32*b618a1eeSThomas Cort.Dd September 10, 1999
33*b618a1eeSThomas Cort.Dt MENU_POST 3
34*b618a1eeSThomas Cort.Os
35*b618a1eeSThomas Cort.Sh NAME
36*b618a1eeSThomas Cort.Nm post_menu ,
37*b618a1eeSThomas Cort.Nm unpost_menu
38*b618a1eeSThomas Cort.Nd post (draw) or unpost a menu
39*b618a1eeSThomas Cort.Sh LIBRARY
40*b618a1eeSThomas Cort.Lb libmenu
41*b618a1eeSThomas Cort.Sh SYNOPSIS
42*b618a1eeSThomas Cort.In menu.h
43*b618a1eeSThomas Cort.Ft int
44*b618a1eeSThomas Cort.Fn post_menu "MENU *menu"
45*b618a1eeSThomas Cort.Ft int
46*b618a1eeSThomas Cort.Fn unpost_menu "MENU *menu"
47*b618a1eeSThomas Cort.Sh DESCRIPTION
48*b618a1eeSThomas CortThe
49*b618a1eeSThomas Cort.Fn post_menu
50*b618a1eeSThomas Cortfunction causes the menu to be drawn on the screen.
51*b618a1eeSThomas CortAny functions defined by either
52*b618a1eeSThomas Cort.Fn set_menu_init
53*b618a1eeSThomas Cortor
54*b618a1eeSThomas Cort.Fn set_item_init
55*b618a1eeSThomas Cort(see
56*b618a1eeSThomas Cort.Xr menu_hook 3 )
57*b618a1eeSThomas Cortare called before the menu is placed on the screen.
58*b618a1eeSThomas CortThe
59*b618a1eeSThomas Cort.Fn unpost_menu
60*b618a1eeSThomas Cortdoes the opposite, it removes a menu from the screen.
61*b618a1eeSThomas CortAny functions defined by both
62*b618a1eeSThomas Cort.Fn set_menu_term
63*b618a1eeSThomas Cortand
64*b618a1eeSThomas Cort.Fn set_item_term
65*b618a1eeSThomas Cort(see
66*b618a1eeSThomas Cort.Xr menu_hook 3 )
67*b618a1eeSThomas Cortare called prior to the menu's removal.
68*b618a1eeSThomas Cort.Sh RETURN VALUES
69*b618a1eeSThomas CortThe functions return one of the following error values:
70*b618a1eeSThomas Cort.Pp
71*b618a1eeSThomas Cort.Bl -tag -width E_NOT_CONNECTED -compact
72*b618a1eeSThomas Cort.It Er E_OK
73*b618a1eeSThomas CortThe function was successful.
74*b618a1eeSThomas Cort.It Er E_SYSTEM_ERROR
75*b618a1eeSThomas CortThere was a system error during the call.
76*b618a1eeSThomas Cort.It Er E_BAD_ARGUMENT
77*b618a1eeSThomas CortOne or more of the arguments passed to the function was incorrect.
78*b618a1eeSThomas Cort.It Er E_POSTED
79*b618a1eeSThomas CortThe menu is already posted.
80*b618a1eeSThomas Cort.It Er E_BAD_STATE
81*b618a1eeSThomas CortThe function was called from within an initialization or termination
82*b618a1eeSThomas Cortroutine.
83*b618a1eeSThomas Cort.It Er E_NO_ROOM
84*b618a1eeSThomas CortThe menu does not fit within the subwindow.
85*b618a1eeSThomas Cort.It Er E_NOT_CONNECTED
86*b618a1eeSThomas CortThe item is not connected to a menu.
87*b618a1eeSThomas Cort.El
88*b618a1eeSThomas Cort.Sh SEE ALSO
89*b618a1eeSThomas Cort.Xr curses 3 ,
90*b618a1eeSThomas Cort.Xr menu_hook 3 ,
91*b618a1eeSThomas Cort.Xr menus 3
92*b618a1eeSThomas Cort.Sh NOTES
93*b618a1eeSThomas CortThe header
94*b618a1eeSThomas Cort.Pa \*[Lt]menu.h\*[Gt]
95*b618a1eeSThomas Cortautomatically includes both
96*b618a1eeSThomas Cort.Pa \*[Lt]curses.h\*[Gt]
97*b618a1eeSThomas Cortand
98*b618a1eeSThomas Cort.Pa \*[Lt]eti.h\*[Gt] .
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