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NAME        top

menu_back,menu_fore,menu_grey,menu_pad,set_menu_back,set_menu_fore,set_menu_grey,set_menu_pad- color and attribute       control for menus

SYNOPSIS        top

#include <menu.h>int set_menu_fore(MENU *menu, chtypeattr);chtype menu_fore(const MENU *menu);int set_menu_back(MENU *menu, chtypeattr);chtype menu_back(const MENU *menu);int set_menu_grey(MENU *menu, chtypeattr);chtype menu_grey(const MENU *menu);int set_menu_pad(MENU *menu, intpad);int menu_pad(const MENU *menu);

DESCRIPTION        top

       The functionset_menu_foresets the foreground attribute ofmenu.       This is the highlight used for selected menu items.menu_fore       returns the foreground attribute.  The default isA_REVERSE.       The functionset_menu_backsets the background attribute ofmenu.       This is the highlight used for selectable (but not currently       selected) menu items.  The functionmenu_backreturns the       background attribute.  The default isA_NORMAL.       The functionset_menu_greysets the grey attribute ofmenu. This       is the highlight used for un-selectable menu items in menus that       permit more than one selection.  The functionmenu_greyreturns       the grey attribute.  The default isA_UNDERLINE.       The functionset_menu_padsets the character used to fill the       space between the name and description parts of a menu item.menu_padreturns the given menu's pad character.  The default is a       blank.

RETURN VALUE        top

       These routines return one of the following:E_OKThe routine succeeded.E_SYSTEM_ERROR            System error occurred (seeerrno(3)).E_BAD_ARGUMENT            Routine detected an incorrect or out-of-range argument.

SEE ALSO        top

curses(3X) and related pages whose names begin “menu_” for       detailed descriptions of the entry points.

NOTES        top

       The header file<menu.h>automatically includes the header file<curses.h>.

PORTABILITY        top

       These routines emulate the System V menu library.  They were not       supported on Version 7 or BSD versions.

AUTHORS        top

       Juergen Pfeifer.  Manual pages and adaptation for new curses by       Eric S. Raymond.

COLOPHON        top

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