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Miscellaneous Library Functions                     menu_mark(3X)



NAME
     menu_mark - get and set the menu mark string

SYNOPSIS
     #include 
     int set_menu_mark(MENU *menu, const char *mark);
     const char *menu_mark(const MENU *menu);

DESCRIPTION
     In order to make menu selections visible on older  terminals
     without  highlighting  or color capability, the menu library
     marks selected items in a menu with a prefix string.

     The function set_menu_mark sets  the  mark  string  for  the
     given  menu.   Calling  set_menu_mark  with a null menu item
     will abolish the mark string.  Note that changing the length
     of  the  mark  string for a menu while the menu is posted is
     likely to produce unhelpful behavior.

     The default string is "-" (a  dash).  Calling  set_menu_mark
     with a non-NULL menu argument will change this default.

     The function menu_mark returns the menu's  mark  string  (or
     NULL if there is none).

RETURN VALUE
     The function menu_mark  returns  a  pointer  (which  may  be
     NULL).  It does not set errno.

     The function set_menu_mark may return  the  following  error
     codes:

     E_OK The routine succeeded.

     E_BAD_ARGUMENT
          Routine detected an incorrect or out-of-range argument.

     E_SYSTEM_ERROR
          System error occurred (see errno).

SEE ALSO
     curses(3X), menu(3X).

NOTES
     The header file  automatically includes  the  header
     file .

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





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




















































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