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 MENU_POST 3CURSES "Dec 31, 1996"
 NAME
menu_post, post_menu, unpost_menu - write or erase menus from associated
subwindows
 SYNOPSIS

cc [ flag... ] file... -lmenu  -lcurses  [ library... ]
#include <menu.h>

int post_menu(MENU *menu);


int unpost_menu(MENU *menu);


 DESCRIPTION

post_menu() writes menu to the subwindow. The application
programmer must use curses library routines to display the menu on the
physical screen or call update_panels() if the panels library is
being used.

unpost_menu() erases menu from its associated subwindow.
 RETURN VALUES

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.


E_POSTED

The menu is already posted.


E_BAD_STATE

The routine was called from an initialization or termination function.


E_NO_ROOM

The menu does not fit within its subwindow.


E_NOT_POSTED

The menu has not been posted.


E_NOT_CONNECTED

No items are connected to the menu.


 ATTRIBUTES

See attributes(7) for descriptions of the following attributes:


ATTRIBUTE TYPE ATTRIBUTE VALUE
MT-Level Unsafe


 SEE ALSO

 curses (3CURSES),  menus (3CURSES),  panels (3CURSES),  attributes (7)  NOTES

The header <menu.h> automatically includes the headers <eti.h> and
<curses.h>.