menu_opts(3ocurses)

menu_opts: set_menu_opts, menu_opts_on, menu_opts_off, menu_opts -- menus option routines

Synopsis

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

#include <menu.h>

int set_menu_opts(MENU menu, OPTIONS opts);
int menu_opts_on(MENU menu, OPTIONS opts);
int menu_opts_off(MENU menu, OPTIONS opts);
OPTIONS menu_opts(MENU menu);

Description

set_menu_opts turns on the named options for menu and turns off all other options. Options are boolean values that can be OR-ed together.

menu_opts_on turns on the named options for menu; no other option is changed.

menu_opts_off turns off the named options for menu; no other option is changed.

menu_opts returns the current options of menu.

Menu options

O_ONEVALUE Only one item can be selected from the menu.

O_SHOWDESC Display the description of the items.

O_ROWMAJOR Display the menu in row major order.

O_IGNORECASE Ignore the case when pattern matching.

O_SHOWMATCH Place the cursor within the item name when pattern matching.

O_NONCYCLIC Make certain menu driver requests non-cyclic.

<Return> value

Except for menu_opts, these routines return one of the following:

E_OK - The routine returned successfully.

E_SYSTEM_ERROR - System error.

E_POSTED - The menu is already posted.

Notices

The header file menu.h automatically includes the header files eti.h and ocurses.h.

References

curses(3ocurses), menus(3ocurses)

O_ONEVALUE	Only one item can be selected from the menu.
O_SHOWDESC	Display the description of the items.
O_ROWMAJOR	Display the menu in row major order.
O_IGNORECASE	Ignore the case when pattern matching.
O_SHOWMATCH	Place the cursor within the item name when pattern matching.
O_NONCYCLIC	Make certain menu driver requests non-cyclic.

E_OK	-	The routine returned successfully.
E_SYSTEM_ERROR	-	System error.
E_POSTED	-	The menu is already posted.