Curses Library Functions forms(3CURSES)
NAME
forms - character based forms package
SYNOPSIS
#include
these routines must be compiled with -lform and -lcurses on
the cc command line.terminal-independent method of creating and customizing
fields, link fields and assign field types; fieldtype rou-
tines, which are used to create new field types for validat-
ing fields; and form routines, which are used to create andsubsequent fields created using new_field() will have the
new default attribute value. (The attributes of previouslycreated fields are not changed if a current default attri-
bute value is changed.) Routine Name Indexcurrent_field form_page(3X)
data_ahead form_data(3X)
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data_behind form_data(3X)
dup_field form_field_new(3X)
dynamic_field_info form_field_info(3X)
field_arg form_field_validation(3X)
field_back form_field_attributes(3X)
field_buffer form_field_buffer(3X)
field_count form_field(3X)
field_fore form_field_attributes(3X)
field_index form_page(3X)
field_info form_field_info(3X)
field_init form_hook(3X)
field_just form_field_just(3X)
field_opts form_field_opts(3X)
field_opts_off form_field_opts(3X)
field_opts_on form_field_opts(3X)
field_pad form_field_attributes(3X)
field_status form_field_buffer(3X)
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field_term form_hook(3X)
field_type form_field_validation(3X)
field_userptr form_field_userptr(3X)
form_driver form_driver(3X)
form_fields form_field(3X)
form_init form_hook(3X)
form_opts form_opts(3X)
form_opts_off form_opts(3X)
form_opts_on form_opts(3X)
form_page form_page(3X)
form_sub form_win(3X)
form_term form_hook(3X)
form_userptr form_userptr(3X)
form_win form_win(3X)
free_field form_field_new(3X)
free_fieldtype form_fieldtype(3X)
free_form form_new(3X)
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link_field form_field_new(3X)
link_fieldtype form_fieldtype(3X)
move_field form_field(3X)
new_field form_field_new(3X)
new_fieldtype form_fieldtype(3X)
new_form form_new(3X)
new_page form_new_page(3X)
pos_form_cursor form_cursor(3X)
post_form form_post(3X)
scale_form form_win(3X)
set_current_field form_page(3X)
set_field_back form_field_attributes(3X)
set_field_buffer form_field_buffer(3X)
set_field_fore form_field_attributes(3X)
set_field_init form_hook(3X)
set_field_just form_field_just(3X)
set_field_opts form_field_opts(3X)
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set_field_pad form_field_attributes(3X)
set_field_status form_field_buffer(3X)
set_field_term form_hook(3X)
set_field_type form_field_validation(3X)
set_field_userptr form_field_userptr(3X)
set_fieldtype_arg form_fieldtype(3X)
set_fieldtype_choice form_fieldtype(3X)
set_form_fields form_field(3X)
set_form_init form_hook(3X)
set_form_opts form_opts(3X)
set_form_page form_page(3X)
set_form_sub form_win(3X)
set_form_term form_hook(3X)
set_form_userptr form_userptr(3X)
set_form_win form_win(3X)
set_max_field form_field_buffer(3X)
set_new_page form_new_page(3X)
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unpost_form form_post(3X)
E_OK The function returned successfully.
E_CONNECTED The field is already connected to a
form.E_BAD_ARGUMENT An argument is incorrect.
E_CURRENT The field is the current field.
E_POSTED The form is posted.
E_NOT_POSTED The form is not posted.
E_INVALID_FIELD The field contents are invalid.
E_NOT_CONNECTED The field is not connected to a form.
E_NO_ROOM The form does not fit in the subwindow.
E_BAD_STATE The routine was called from an initial-
ization or termination function.E_REQUEST_DENIED The form driver request failed.
E_UNKNOWN_COMMAND An unknown request was passed to the
form driver.See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attri-
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