menu_mark(3x)

1menu_mark(3X)                                                    menu_mark(3X)
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NAME

6       set_menu_mark, menu_mark - get and set the menu mark string
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SYNOPSIS

9       #include <menu.h>
10       int set_menu_mark(MENU *menu, const char *mark);
11       const char *menu_mark(const MENU *menu);
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DESCRIPTION

14       In  order  to  make  menu selections visible on older terminals without
15       highlighting or color capability, the menu library marks selected items
16       in a menu with a prefix string.
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18       The  function  set_menu_mark  sets  the mark string for the given menu.
19       Calling set_menu_mark with a null  menu  item  will  abolish  the  mark
20       string.   Note  that  changing the length of the mark string for a menu
21       while the menu is posted is likely to produce unhelpful behavior.
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23       The default string is "-" (a dash).  Calling set_menu_mark with a  non-
24       NULL menu argument will change this default.
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26       The function menu_mark returns the menu's mark string (or NULL if there
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RETURN VALUE

30       The function menu_mark returns a pointer (which may be NULL).  It  does
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33       The function set_menu_mark may return the following error codes:
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35       E_OK The routine succeeded.
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37       E_BAD_ARGUMENT
38            Routine detected an incorrect or out-of-range argument.
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41            System error occurred (see errno(3)).
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NOTES

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

51       These routines emulate the System V menu library.  They were  not  sup‐
52       ported on Version 7 or BSD versions.
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AUTHORS

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