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Name

menu_attributes, set_menu_fore, menu_fore, set_menu_back, menu_back, set_menu_grey, menu_grey, set_menu_pad, menu_pad - control menus display attributes

Synopsis

cc [ flag ... ] file ... -lmenu -lcurses [ library .. ]

#include <menu.h>

int set_menu_fore(MENU *menu, chtype attr);

chtype menu_fore(MENU *menu);

int set_menu_back(MENU *menu, chtype attr);

chtype menu_back(MENU *menu);

int set_menu_grey(MENU *menu, chtype attr);

chtype menu_grey(MENU *menu);

int set_menu_pad(MENU *menu, int pad);

int menu_pad(MENU *menu);

MT-Level

Unsafe

Description

set_menu_fore() sets the foreground attribute of menu -- the display attribute for the current item (if selectable) on single-valued menus and for selected items on multi-valued menus. This display attribute is a curses library visual attribute. menu_fore() returns the foreground attribute of menu.

set_menu_back() sets the background attribute of menu -- the display attribute for unselected, yet selectable, items. This display attribute is a curses library visual attribute.

set_menu_grey() sets the grey attribute of menu -- the display attribute for nonselectable items in multi-valued menus. This display attribute is a curses library visual attribute. menu_grey() returns the grey attribute of menu.

The pad character is the character that fills the space between the name and description of an item. set_menu_pad() sets the pad character for menu to pad. menu_pad() returns the pad character of menu.

Return Values

These routines return one of the following: 


E_OK        The routine returned successfully.
E_SYSTEM_ERROR        System error.
E_BAD_ARGUMENT        An incorrect argument was passed to the routine.

See Also

curses(3X) , menus(3X)

Notes

The header <menu.h> automatically includes the headers <eti.h> and <curses.h>.

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