menu_attributes(3ocurses)

menu_attributes: set_menu_fore, menu_fore, set_menu_back, menu_back, set_menu_grey, menu_grey, set_menu_pad, menu_pad -- control menus display attributes

Synopsis

cc [flag . . .] file -lmenu -locurses [library . . .]

#include <menu.h>

int set_menu_fore(MENU menu, chtype attr);
chtype menu_fore(MENU menu);
int set_menu_back(MENU menu, chtype attr);
chtype menu_back(MENU menu);
int set_menu_grey(MENU menu, chtype attr);
chtype menu_grey(MENU menu);
int set_menu_pad(MENU menu, int pad);
int menu_pad(MENU menu);

Description

set_menu_fore sets the foreground attribute of menu -- the display attribute for the current item (if selectable) on single-valued menus and for selected items on multi-valued menus. This display attribute is a curses library visual attribute. menu_fore returns the foreground attribute of menu.

set_menu_back sets the background attribute of menu -- the display attribute for unselected, yet selectable, items. This display attribute is a curses library visual attribute.

set_menu_grey sets the grey attribute of menu -- the display attribute for nonselectable items in multi-valued menus. This display attribute is a curses library visual attribute. menu_grey returns the grey attribute of menu.

The pad character is the character that fills the space between the name and description of an item. set_menu_pad sets the pad character for menu to pad. menu_pad returns the pad character of menu.

<Return> value

These routines return one of the following:

E_OK - The routine returned successfully.
E_SYSTEM_ERROR - System error.
E_BAD_ARGUMENT - An incorrect argument was passed to the routine.

Notices

The header file menu.h automatically includes the header files eti.h and ocurses.h.

References

curses(3ocurses), menus(3ocurses)