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.TH MENU_ATTRIBUTES 3CURSES "Dec 31, 1996"
.SH NAME
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
.SH SYNOPSIS
.LP
.nf
\fBcc\fR [ \fIflag\fR... ] \fIfile\fR... \fB-lmenu\fR \fB -lcurses \fR [ \fIlibrary\fR... ]
#include <menu.h>

\fBint\fR \fBset_menu_fore\fR(\fBMENU *\fR\fImenu\fR, \fBchtype\fR \fIattr\fR);
.fi

.LP
.nf
\fBchtype\fR \fBmenu_fore\fR(\fBMENU *\fR\fImenu\fR);
.fi

.LP
.nf
\fBint\fR \fBset_menu_back\fR(\fBMENU *\fR\fImenu\fR, \fBchtype\fR \fIattr\fR);
.fi

.LP
.nf
\fBchtype\fR \fBmenu_back\fR(\fBMENU *\fR\fImenu\fR);
.fi

.LP
.nf
\fBint\fR \fBset_menu_grey\fR(\fBMENU*\fR\fImenu\fR, \fBchtype\fR \fIattr\fR);
.fi

.LP
.nf
\fBchtype\fR \fBmenu_grey\fR(\fBMENU *\fR\fImenu\fR);
.fi

.LP
.nf
\fBint\fR \fBset_menu_pad\fR(\fBMENU *\fR\fImenu\fR, \fBint\fR \fIpad\fR);
.fi

.LP
.nf
\fBint\fR \fBmenu_pad\fR(\fBMENU *\fR\fImenu\fR);
.fi

.SH DESCRIPTION
.sp
.LP
\fBset_menu_fore()\fR sets the foreground attribute of \fImenu\fR \(em 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
\fBcurses\fR library visual attribute. \fBmenu_fore()\fR returns the foreground
attribute of \fImenu\fR.
.sp
.LP
\fBset_menu_back()\fR sets the background attribute of \fBmenu\fR \(em the
display attribute for unselected, yet selectable, items. This display attribute
is a \fBcurses\fR library visual attribute.
.sp
.LP
\fBset_menu_grey()\fR sets the grey attribute of \fImenu\fR \(em the display
attribute for nonselectable items in multi-valued menus. This display attribute
is a \fBcurses\fR library visual attribute. \fBmenu_grey()\fR returns the grey
attribute of \fImenu\fR.
.sp
.LP
The pad character is the character that fills the space between the name and
description of an item. \fBset_menu_pad()\fR sets the pad character for
\fImenu\fR to \fIpad\fR. \fBmenu_pad()\fR returns the pad character of
\fImenu\fR.
.SH RETURN VALUES
.sp
.LP
These routines return one of the following:
.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fBE_OK\fR
.ad
.RS 19n
The routine returned successfully.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fBE_SYSTEM_ERROR\fR
.ad
.RS 19n
System error.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fBE_BAD_ARGUMENT\fR
.ad
.RS 19n
An incorrect argument was passed to the routine.
.RE

.SH ATTRIBUTES
.sp
.LP
See \fBattributes\fR(7) for descriptions of the following attributes:
.sp

.sp
.TS
box;
c | c
l | l .
ATTRIBUTE TYPE	ATTRIBUTE VALUE
_
MT-Level	Unsafe
.TE

.SH SEE ALSO
.sp
.LP
.BR curses (3CURSES),
.BR menus (3CURSES),
.BR attributes (7)
.SH NOTES
.sp
.LP
The header \fB<menu.h>\fR automatically includes the headers  \fB<eti.h>\fR and
\fB<curses.h>\fR\&.