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form_win(3X)			 Library calls			  form_win(3X)

NAME
       form_win	- make and break form window and subwindow associations

SYNOPSIS
       #include	<form.h>

       int set_form_win(FORM *form, WINDOW *win);
       WINDOW *form_win(const FORM *form);

       int set_form_sub(FORM *form, WINDOW *sub);
       WINDOW *form_sub(const FORM *form);

       int scale_form(const FORM *form,	int *rows, int *columns);

DESCRIPTION
       Every  form  has	an associated pair of curses windows.  The form	window
       displays	any title and border associated	with the window; the form sub-
       window displays the items of the	form that are currently	available  for
       selection.

       The  first  four	functions get and set those windows.  It is not	neces-
       sary to set either window; by default, the driver code uses stdscr  for
       both.

       In  the set_ functions, window argument of NULL is treated as though it
       were stsdcr.  A form argument of	NULL is	treated	as a request to	change
       the system default form window or subwindow.

       The function scale_form returns the minimum size	required for the  sub-
       window of form.

RETURN VALUE
       Routines	 that return pointers return NULL on error.  Routines that re-
       turn an integer return one of the following error codes:

       E_OK The	routine	succeeded.

       E_SYSTEM_ERROR
	    System error occurred (see errno(3)).

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

       E_POSTED
	    The	form has already been posted.

       E_NOT_CONNECTED
	    No items are connected to the form.

PORTABILITY
       These routines emulate the System V forms library.  They	were not  sup-
       ported on Version 7 or BSD versions.

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

SEE ALSO
       curses(3X), curs_variables(3X), form(3X)

ncurses	6.5			  2024-03-16			  form_win(3X)

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