menu_attributes(3CURSES) Curses Library Functions menu_attributes(3CURSES)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 dis‐
play 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);
DESCRIPTIONset_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 rou‐
tine.
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
┌─────────────────────────────┬─────────────────────────────┐
│ ATTRIBUTE TYPE │ ATTRIBUTE VALUE │
├─────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┤
│MT-Level │Unsafe │
└─────────────────────────────┴─────────────────────────────┘
SEE ALSOcurses(3CURSES), menus(3CURSES), attributes(5)NOTES
The header <menu.h> automatically includes the headers <eti.h> and
<curses.h>.
SunOS 5.10 31 Dec 1996 menu_attributes(3CURSES)