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curses(3X)

menus(3X)

menu_opts(3X)

NAME

menu_opts, set_menu_opts, menu_opts_on, menu_opts_off − menus option routines

SYNOPSIS

#include <menu.h>

OPTIONS menu_opts(MENU ∗menu);

int set_menu_opts(MENU ∗menu, OPTIONS opts);

int menu_opts_on(MENU ∗menu, OPTIONS opts);

int menu_opts_off(MENU ∗menu, OPTIONS opts);

DESCRIPTION

Menu Options

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. 

The following values can be OR’d together to create opts.

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 VALUES

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

E_OKThe routine returned successfully.
E_SYSTEM_ERRORSystem error.
E_POSTEDThe menu is already posted.

NOTES

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

SEE ALSO

curses(3X), menus(3X)

SunOS 5.1/SPARC  —  Last change: 3 Jul 1990

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