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menu_format(3X) 		  Library calls 		 menu_format(3X)

NAME
     set_menu_format, menu_format - set and get menu sizes

SYNOPSIS
     #include <menu.h>

     int set_menu_format(MENU *menu, int rows, int cols);
     void menu_format(const MENU *menu, int *rows, int *cols);

DESCRIPTION
     The  function  set_menu_format  sets  the maximum display size of the given
     menu.  If this size is too small to display all menu items, the  menu  will
     be  made  scrollable.   If this size is larger than the menus subwindow and
     the subwindow is too small to display all menu items, post_menu will fail.

     The default format is 16 rows, 1 column.  Calling	set_menu_format  with  a
     null  menu pointer will change this default.  A zero row or column argument
     to set_menu_format is interpreted as a request not to  change  the  current
     value.

     The function menu_format returns the maximum-size constraints for the given
     menu into the storage addressed by rows and cols.

RETURN VALUE
     These routines returns one of the following:

     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 menu is already posted.

     E_NOT_CONNECTED
	  No items are connected to the menu.

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

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

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

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

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