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-<H1>form 3x</H1>
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+<H1 class="no-header">form 3x</H1>
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-<!-- Manpage converted by man2html 3.0.1 -->
-<STRONG><A HREF="form.3x.html">form(3x)</A></STRONG> <STRONG><A HREF="form.3x.html">form(3x)</A></STRONG>
+<STRONG><A HREF="form.3x.html">form(3x)</A></STRONG> <STRONG><A HREF="form.3x.html">form(3x)</A></STRONG>
-</PRE>
-<H2>NAME</H2><PRE>
+</PRE><H2><a name="h2-NAME">NAME</a></H2><PRE>
<STRONG>form</STRONG> - curses extension for programming forms
-</PRE>
-<H2>SYNOPSIS</H2><PRE>
+</PRE><H2><a name="h2-SYNOPSIS">SYNOPSIS</a></H2><PRE>
<STRONG>#include</STRONG> <STRONG>&lt;form.h&gt;</STRONG>
-</PRE>
-<H2>DESCRIPTION</H2><PRE>
- The <STRONG>form</STRONG> library provides terminal-independent facilities
- for composing form screens on character-cell terminals.
- The library includes: field routines, which create and
- modify form fields; and form routines, which group fields
- into forms, display forms on the screen, and handle inter-
+</PRE><H2><a name="h2-DESCRIPTION">DESCRIPTION</a></H2><PRE>
+ The <STRONG>form</STRONG> library provides terminal-independent facilities for composing
+ form screens on character-cell terminals. The library includes: field
+ routines, which create and modify form fields; and form routines, which
+ group fields into forms, display forms on the screen, and handle inter-
action with the user.
- The <STRONG>form</STRONG> library uses the <STRONG>curses</STRONG> libraries. To use the
- <STRONG>form</STRONG> library, link with the options <STRONG>-lform</STRONG> <STRONG>-lcurses</STRONG>.
+ The <STRONG>form</STRONG> library uses the <STRONG>curses</STRONG> libraries. To use the <STRONG>form</STRONG> library,
+ link with the options <STRONG>-lform</STRONG> <STRONG>-lcurses</STRONG>.
Your program should set up the locale, e.g.,
@@ -74,115 +71,115 @@
so that input/output processing will work.
- A curses initialization routine such as <STRONG>initscr</STRONG> must be
- called before using any of these functions.
-
- <STRONG>Current</STRONG> <STRONG>Default</STRONG> <STRONG>Values</STRONG> <STRONG>for</STRONG> <STRONG>Field</STRONG> <STRONG>Attributes</STRONG>
- The <STRONG>form</STRONG> library maintains a default value for field
- attributes. You can get or set this default by calling
- the appropriate <STRONG>set_</STRONG> or retrieval routine with a <STRONG>NULL</STRONG>
- field pointer. Changing this default with a <STRONG>set_</STRONG> function
- affects future field creations, but does not change the
- rendering of fields already created.
-
- <STRONG>Routine</STRONG> <STRONG>Name</STRONG> <STRONG>Index</STRONG>
- The following table lists each <STRONG>form</STRONG> routine and the name
- of the manual page on which it is described.
-
- <STRONG>curses</STRONG> Routine Name Manual Page Name
- -------------------------------------------------
- current_field <STRONG><A HREF="form_page.3x.html">form_page(3x)</A></STRONG>
- data_ahead <STRONG><A HREF="form_data.3x.html">form_data(3x)</A></STRONG>
- data_behind <STRONG><A HREF="form_data.3x.html">form_data(3x)</A></STRONG>
- dup_field <STRONG><A HREF="form_field_new.3x.html">form_field_new(3x)</A></STRONG>
- dynamic_field_info <STRONG><A HREF="form_field_info.3x.html">form_field_info(3x)</A></STRONG>
- field_arg <STRONG><A HREF="form_field_validation.3x.html">form_field_validation(3x)</A></STRONG>
- field_back <STRONG><A HREF="form_field_attributes.3x.html">form_field_attributes(3x)</A></STRONG>
- field_buffer <STRONG><A HREF="form_field_buffer.3x.html">form_field_buffer(3x)</A></STRONG>
- field_count <STRONG><A HREF="form_field.3x.html">form_field(3x)</A></STRONG>
- field_fore <STRONG><A HREF="form_field_attributes.3x.html">form_field_attributes(3x)</A></STRONG>
- field_index <STRONG><A HREF="form_page.3x.html">form_page(3x)</A></STRONG>
- field_info <STRONG><A HREF="form_field_info.3x.html">form_field_info(3x)</A></STRONG>
- field_init <STRONG><A HREF="form_hook.3x.html">form_hook(3x)</A></STRONG>
- field_just <STRONG><A HREF="form_field_just.3x.html">form_field_just(3x)</A></STRONG>
- field_opts <STRONG><A HREF="form_field_opts.3x.html">form_field_opts(3x)</A></STRONG>
- field_opts_off <STRONG><A HREF="form_field_opts.3x.html">form_field_opts(3x)</A></STRONG>
- field_opts_on <STRONG><A HREF="form_field_opts.3x.html">form_field_opts(3x)</A></STRONG>
- field_pad <STRONG><A HREF="form_field_attributes.3x.html">form_field_attributes(3x)</A></STRONG>
- field_status <STRONG><A HREF="form_field_buffer.3x.html">form_field_buffer(3x)</A></STRONG>
- field_term <STRONG><A HREF="form_hook.3x.html">form_hook(3x)</A></STRONG>
- field_type <STRONG><A HREF="form_field_validation.3x.html">form_field_validation(3x)</A></STRONG>
-
- field_userptr <STRONG><A HREF="form_field_userptr.3x.html">form_field_userptr(3x)</A></STRONG>
- form_driver <STRONG><A HREF="form_driver.3x.html">form_driver(3x)</A></STRONG>
- form_fields <STRONG><A HREF="form_field.3x.html">form_field(3x)</A></STRONG>
- form_init <STRONG><A HREF="form_hook.3x.html">form_hook(3x)</A></STRONG>
- form_opts <STRONG><A HREF="form_opts.3x.html">form_opts(3x)</A></STRONG>
- form_opts_off <STRONG><A HREF="form_opts.3x.html">form_opts(3x)</A></STRONG>
- form_opts_on <STRONG><A HREF="form_opts.3x.html">form_opts(3x)</A></STRONG>
- form_page <STRONG><A HREF="form_page.3x.html">form_page(3x)</A></STRONG>
- form_request_by_name <STRONG><A HREF="form_requestname.3x.html">form_requestname(3x)</A></STRONG>
- form_request_name <STRONG><A HREF="form_requestname.3x.html">form_requestname(3x)</A></STRONG>
- form_sub <STRONG><A HREF="form_win.3x.html">form_win(3x)</A></STRONG>
- form_term <STRONG><A HREF="form_hook.3x.html">form_hook(3x)</A></STRONG>
- form_userptr <STRONG><A HREF="form_userptr.3x.html">form_userptr(3x)</A></STRONG>
- form_win <STRONG><A HREF="form_win.3x.html">form_win(3x)</A></STRONG>
- free_field <STRONG><A HREF="form_field_new.3x.html">form_field_new(3x)</A></STRONG>
- free_fieldtype <STRONG><A HREF="form_fieldtype.3x.html">form_fieldtype(3x)</A></STRONG>
- free_form <STRONG><A HREF="form_new.3x.html">form_new(3x)</A></STRONG>
- link_field <STRONG><A HREF="form_field_new.3x.html">form_field_new(3x)</A></STRONG>
- link_fieldtype <STRONG><A HREF="form_fieldtype.3x.html">form_fieldtype(3x)</A></STRONG>
- move_field <STRONG><A HREF="form_field.3x.html">form_field(3x)</A></STRONG>
- new_field <STRONG><A HREF="form_field_new.3x.html">form_field_new(3x)</A></STRONG>
- new_fieldtype <STRONG><A HREF="form_fieldtype.3x.html">form_fieldtype(3x)</A></STRONG>
- new_form <STRONG><A HREF="form_new.3x.html">form_new(3x)</A></STRONG>
- new_page <STRONG><A HREF="form_new_page.3x.html">form_new_page(3x)</A></STRONG>
- pos_form_cursor <STRONG><A HREF="form_cursor.3x.html">form_cursor(3x)</A></STRONG>
- post_form <STRONG><A HREF="form_post.3x.html">form_post(3x)</A></STRONG>
- scale_form <STRONG><A HREF="form_win.3x.html">form_win(3x)</A></STRONG>
- set_current_field <STRONG><A HREF="form_page.3x.html">form_page(3x)</A></STRONG>
- set_field_back <STRONG><A HREF="form_field_attributes.3x.html">form_field_attributes(3x)</A></STRONG>
- set_field_buffer <STRONG><A HREF="form_field_buffer.3x.html">form_field_buffer(3x)</A></STRONG>
- set_field_fore <STRONG><A HREF="form_field_attributes.3x.html">form_field_attributes(3x)</A></STRONG>
- set_field_init <STRONG><A HREF="form_hook.3x.html">form_hook(3x)</A></STRONG>
- set_field_just <STRONG><A HREF="form_field_just.3x.html">form_field_just(3x)</A></STRONG>
- set_field_opts <STRONG><A HREF="form_field_opts.3x.html">form_field_opts(3x)</A></STRONG>
- set_field_pad <STRONG><A HREF="form_field_attributes.3x.html">form_field_attributes(3x)</A></STRONG>
- set_field_status <STRONG><A HREF="form_field_buffer.3x.html">form_field_buffer(3x)</A></STRONG>
- set_field_term <STRONG><A HREF="form_hook.3x.html">form_hook(3x)</A></STRONG>
- set_field_type <STRONG><A HREF="form_field_validation.3x.html">form_field_validation(3x)</A></STRONG>
- set_field_userptr <STRONG><A HREF="form_field_userptr.3x.html">form_field_userptr(3x)</A></STRONG>
- set_fieldtype_arg <STRONG><A HREF="form_fieldtype.3x.html">form_fieldtype(3x)</A></STRONG>
- set_fieldtype_choice <STRONG><A HREF="form_fieldtype.3x.html">form_fieldtype(3x)</A></STRONG>
- set_form_fields <STRONG><A HREF="form_field.3x.html">form_field(3x)</A></STRONG>
- set_form_init <STRONG><A HREF="form_hook.3x.html">form_hook(3x)</A></STRONG>
- set_form_opts <STRONG><A HREF="form_field_opts.3x.html">form_field_opts(3x)</A></STRONG>
- set_form_page <STRONG><A HREF="form_page.3x.html">form_page(3x)</A></STRONG>
- set_form_sub <STRONG><A HREF="form_win.3x.html">form_win(3x)</A></STRONG>
- set_form_term <STRONG><A HREF="form_hook.3x.html">form_hook(3x)</A></STRONG>
- set_form_userptr <STRONG><A HREF="form_userptr.3x.html">form_userptr(3x)</A></STRONG>
- set_form_win <STRONG><A HREF="form_win.3x.html">form_win(3x)</A></STRONG>
- set_max_field <STRONG><A HREF="form_field_buffer.3x.html">form_field_buffer(3x)</A></STRONG>
- set_new_page <STRONG><A HREF="form_new_page.3x.html">form_new_page(3x)</A></STRONG>
- unpost_form <STRONG><A HREF="form_post.3x.html">form_post(3x)</A></STRONG>
-
-
-</PRE>
-<H2>RETURN VALUE</H2><PRE>
- Routines that return pointers return <STRONG>NULL</STRONG> on error, and
- set errno to the corresponding error-code returned by
- functions returning an integer. Routines that return an
- integer return one of the following error codes:
+ A curses initialization routine such as <STRONG>initscr</STRONG> must be called before
+ using any of these functions.
+
+
+</PRE><H3><a name="h3-Current-Default-Values-for-Field-Attributes">Current Default Values for Field Attributes</a></H3><PRE>
+ The <STRONG>form</STRONG> library maintains a default value for field attributes. You
+ can get or set this default by calling the appropriate <STRONG>set_</STRONG> or
+ retrieval routine with a <STRONG>NULL</STRONG> field pointer. Changing this default
+ with a <STRONG>set_</STRONG> function affects future field creations, but does not
+ change the rendering of fields already created.
+
+
+</PRE><H3><a name="h3-Routine-Name-Index">Routine Name Index</a></H3><PRE>
+ The following table lists each <STRONG>form</STRONG> routine and the name of the manual
+ page on which it is described.
+
+ <STRONG>curses</STRONG> Routine Name Manual Page Name
+ --------------------------------------------------
+ current_field <STRONG><A HREF="form_page.3x.html">form_page(3x)</A></STRONG>
+ data_ahead <STRONG><A HREF="form_data.3x.html">form_data(3x)</A></STRONG>
+ data_behind <STRONG><A HREF="form_data.3x.html">form_data(3x)</A></STRONG>
+ dup_field <STRONG><A HREF="form_field_new.3x.html">form_field_new(3x)</A></STRONG>
+ dynamic_field_info <STRONG><A HREF="form_field_info.3x.html">form_field_info(3x)</A></STRONG>
+ field_arg <STRONG><A HREF="form_field_validation.3x.html">form_field_validation(3x)</A></STRONG>
+ field_back <STRONG><A HREF="form_field_attributes.3x.html">form_field_attributes(3x)</A></STRONG>
+ field_buffer <STRONG><A HREF="form_field_buffer.3x.html">form_field_buffer(3x)</A></STRONG>
+ field_count <STRONG><A HREF="form_field.3x.html">form_field(3x)</A></STRONG>
+ field_fore <STRONG><A HREF="form_field_attributes.3x.html">form_field_attributes(3x)</A></STRONG>
+ field_index <STRONG><A HREF="form_page.3x.html">form_page(3x)</A></STRONG>
+ field_info <STRONG><A HREF="form_field_info.3x.html">form_field_info(3x)</A></STRONG>
+ field_init <STRONG><A HREF="form_hook.3x.html">form_hook(3x)</A></STRONG>
+ field_just <STRONG><A HREF="form_field_just.3x.html">form_field_just(3x)</A></STRONG>
+ field_opts <STRONG><A HREF="form_field_opts.3x.html">form_field_opts(3x)</A></STRONG>
+ field_opts_off <STRONG><A HREF="form_field_opts.3x.html">form_field_opts(3x)</A></STRONG>
+ field_opts_on <STRONG><A HREF="form_field_opts.3x.html">form_field_opts(3x)</A></STRONG>
+ field_pad <STRONG><A HREF="form_field_attributes.3x.html">form_field_attributes(3x)</A></STRONG>
+ field_status <STRONG><A HREF="form_field_buffer.3x.html">form_field_buffer(3x)</A></STRONG>
+ field_term <STRONG><A HREF="form_hook.3x.html">form_hook(3x)</A></STRONG>
+ field_type <STRONG><A HREF="form_field_validation.3x.html">form_field_validation(3x)</A></STRONG>
+ field_userptr <STRONG><A HREF="form_field_userptr.3x.html">form_field_userptr(3x)</A></STRONG>
+ form_driver <STRONG><A HREF="form_driver.3x.html">form_driver(3x)</A></STRONG>
+
+ form_driver_w <STRONG><A HREF="form_driver.3x.html">form_driver(3x)</A></STRONG>*
+ form_fields <STRONG><A HREF="form_field.3x.html">form_field(3x)</A></STRONG>
+ form_init <STRONG><A HREF="form_hook.3x.html">form_hook(3x)</A></STRONG>
+ form_opts <STRONG><A HREF="form_opts.3x.html">form_opts(3x)</A></STRONG>
+ form_opts_off <STRONG><A HREF="form_opts.3x.html">form_opts(3x)</A></STRONG>
+ form_opts_on <STRONG><A HREF="form_opts.3x.html">form_opts(3x)</A></STRONG>
+ form_page <STRONG><A HREF="form_page.3x.html">form_page(3x)</A></STRONG>
+ form_request_by_name <STRONG><A HREF="form_requestname.3x.html">form_requestname(3x)</A></STRONG>
+ form_request_name <STRONG><A HREF="form_requestname.3x.html">form_requestname(3x)</A></STRONG>
+ form_sub <STRONG><A HREF="form_win.3x.html">form_win(3x)</A></STRONG>
+ form_term <STRONG><A HREF="form_hook.3x.html">form_hook(3x)</A></STRONG>
+ form_userptr <STRONG><A HREF="form_userptr.3x.html">form_userptr(3x)</A></STRONG>
+ form_win <STRONG><A HREF="form_win.3x.html">form_win(3x)</A></STRONG>
+ free_field <STRONG><A HREF="form_field_new.3x.html">form_field_new(3x)</A></STRONG>
+ free_fieldtype <STRONG><A HREF="form_fieldtype.3x.html">form_fieldtype(3x)</A></STRONG>
+ free_form <STRONG><A HREF="form_new.3x.html">form_new(3x)</A></STRONG>
+ link_field <STRONG><A HREF="form_field_new.3x.html">form_field_new(3x)</A></STRONG>
+ link_fieldtype <STRONG><A HREF="form_fieldtype.3x.html">form_fieldtype(3x)</A></STRONG>
+ move_field <STRONG><A HREF="form_field.3x.html">form_field(3x)</A></STRONG>
+ new_field <STRONG><A HREF="form_field_new.3x.html">form_field_new(3x)</A></STRONG>
+ new_fieldtype <STRONG><A HREF="form_fieldtype.3x.html">form_fieldtype(3x)</A></STRONG>
+ new_form <STRONG><A HREF="form_new.3x.html">form_new(3x)</A></STRONG>
+ new_page <STRONG><A HREF="form_new_page.3x.html">form_new_page(3x)</A></STRONG>
+ pos_form_cursor <STRONG><A HREF="form_cursor.3x.html">form_cursor(3x)</A></STRONG>
+ post_form <STRONG><A HREF="form_post.3x.html">form_post(3x)</A></STRONG>
+ scale_form <STRONG><A HREF="form_win.3x.html">form_win(3x)</A></STRONG>
+ set_current_field <STRONG><A HREF="form_page.3x.html">form_page(3x)</A></STRONG>
+ set_field_back <STRONG><A HREF="form_field_attributes.3x.html">form_field_attributes(3x)</A></STRONG>
+ set_field_buffer <STRONG><A HREF="form_field_buffer.3x.html">form_field_buffer(3x)</A></STRONG>
+ set_field_fore <STRONG><A HREF="form_field_attributes.3x.html">form_field_attributes(3x)</A></STRONG>
+ set_field_init <STRONG><A HREF="form_hook.3x.html">form_hook(3x)</A></STRONG>
+ set_field_just <STRONG><A HREF="form_field_just.3x.html">form_field_just(3x)</A></STRONG>
+ set_field_opts <STRONG><A HREF="form_field_opts.3x.html">form_field_opts(3x)</A></STRONG>
+ set_field_pad <STRONG><A HREF="form_field_attributes.3x.html">form_field_attributes(3x)</A></STRONG>
+ set_field_status <STRONG><A HREF="form_field_buffer.3x.html">form_field_buffer(3x)</A></STRONG>
+ set_field_term <STRONG><A HREF="form_hook.3x.html">form_hook(3x)</A></STRONG>
+ set_field_type <STRONG><A HREF="form_field_validation.3x.html">form_field_validation(3x)</A></STRONG>
+ set_field_userptr <STRONG><A HREF="form_field_userptr.3x.html">form_field_userptr(3x)</A></STRONG>
+ set_fieldtype_arg <STRONG><A HREF="form_fieldtype.3x.html">form_fieldtype(3x)</A></STRONG>
+ set_fieldtype_choice <STRONG><A HREF="form_fieldtype.3x.html">form_fieldtype(3x)</A></STRONG>
+ set_form_fields <STRONG><A HREF="form_field.3x.html">form_field(3x)</A></STRONG>
+ set_form_init <STRONG><A HREF="form_hook.3x.html">form_hook(3x)</A></STRONG>
+ set_form_opts <STRONG><A HREF="form_field_opts.3x.html">form_field_opts(3x)</A></STRONG>
+ set_form_page <STRONG><A HREF="form_page.3x.html">form_page(3x)</A></STRONG>
+ set_form_sub <STRONG><A HREF="form_win.3x.html">form_win(3x)</A></STRONG>
+ set_form_term <STRONG><A HREF="form_hook.3x.html">form_hook(3x)</A></STRONG>
+ set_form_userptr <STRONG><A HREF="form_userptr.3x.html">form_userptr(3x)</A></STRONG>
+ set_form_win <STRONG><A HREF="form_win.3x.html">form_win(3x)</A></STRONG>
+ set_max_field <STRONG><A HREF="form_field_buffer.3x.html">form_field_buffer(3x)</A></STRONG>
+ set_new_page <STRONG><A HREF="form_new_page.3x.html">form_new_page(3x)</A></STRONG>
+ unfocus_current_field <STRONG><A HREF="form_page.3x.html">form_page(3x)</A></STRONG>
+ unpost_form <STRONG><A HREF="form_post.3x.html">form_post(3x)</A></STRONG>
+
+
+</PRE><H2><a name="h2-RETURN-VALUE">RETURN VALUE</a></H2><PRE>
+ Routines that return pointers return <STRONG>NULL</STRONG> on error, and set errno to
+ the corresponding error-code returned by functions returning an inte-
+ ger. Routines that return an integer return one of the following error
+ codes:
<STRONG>E_OK</STRONG> The routine succeeded.
<STRONG>E_BAD_ARGUMENT</STRONG>
- Routine detected an incorrect or out-of-range argu-
- ment.
+ Routine detected an incorrect or out-of-range argument.
<STRONG>E_BAD_STATE</STRONG>
- Routine was called from an initialization or termina-
- tion function.
+ Routine was called from an initialization or termination function.
<STRONG>E_CONNECTED</STRONG>
The field is already connected to a form.
@@ -206,47 +203,72 @@
The form driver could not process the request.
<STRONG>E_SYSTEM_ERROR</STRONG>
- System error occurred (see <STRONG>errno</STRONG>).
+ System error occurred (see <STRONG>errno(3)</STRONG>).
<STRONG>E_UNKNOWN_COMMAND</STRONG>
The form driver code saw an unknown request code.
-</PRE>
-<H2>NOTES</H2><PRE>
- The header file <STRONG>&lt;form.h&gt;</STRONG> automatically includes the header
- files <STRONG>&lt;curses.h&gt;</STRONG> and <STRONG>&lt;eti.h&gt;</STRONG>.
+</PRE><H2><a name="h2-NOTES">NOTES</a></H2><PRE>
+ The header file <STRONG>&lt;form.h&gt;</STRONG> automatically includes the header files
+ <STRONG>&lt;curses.h&gt;</STRONG> and <STRONG>&lt;eti.h&gt;</STRONG>.
- In your library list, libform.a should be before libn-
- curses.a; that is, you want to say `-lform -lncurses', not
- the other way around (which would give you a link error
- using most linkers).
+ In your library list, libform.a should be before libncurses.a; that is,
+ you want to say "-lform -lncurses", not the other way around (which
+ would give you a link error when using static libraries).
-</PRE>
-<H2>PORTABILITY</H2><PRE>
- These routines emulate the System V forms library. They
- were not supported on Version 7 or BSD versions.
+</PRE><H2><a name="h2-PORTABILITY">PORTABILITY</a></H2><PRE>
+ These routines emulate the System V forms library. They were not sup-
+ ported on Version 7 or BSD versions.
+ The menu facility was documented in SVr4.2 in <EM>Character</EM> <EM>User</EM> <EM>Interface</EM>
+ <EM>Programming</EM> <EM>(UNIX</EM> <EM>SVR4.2)</EM>.
-</PRE>
-<H2>AUTHORS</H2><PRE>
- Juergen Pfeifer. Manual pages and adaptation for ncurses
- by Eric S. Raymond.
+ It is not part of X/Open Curses.
+ Aside from ncurses, there are few implementations:
-</PRE>
-<H2>SEE ALSO</H2><PRE>
- <STRONG><A HREF="ncurses.3x.html">curses(3x)</A></STRONG> and related pages whose names begin "form_" for
- detailed descriptions of the entry points.
+ <STRONG>o</STRONG> systems based on SVr4 source code, e.g., Solaris.
+
+ <STRONG>o</STRONG> NetBSD curses.
+
+ A few functions in this implementation are extensions added for
+ ncurses, but not provided by other implementations, e.g.,
+ <STRONG>form_driver_w</STRONG>, <STRONG>unfocus_current_field</STRONG>.
+
+
+</PRE><H2><a name="h2-AUTHORS">AUTHORS</a></H2><PRE>
+ Juergen Pfeifer. Manual pages and adaptation for ncurses by Eric S.
+ Raymond.
+
+
+</PRE><H2><a name="h2-SEE-ALSO">SEE ALSO</a></H2><PRE>
+ <STRONG><A HREF="ncurses.3x.html">curses(3x)</A></STRONG> and related pages whose names begin "form_" for detailed
+ descriptions of the entry points.
- This describes <STRONG>ncurses</STRONG> version 5.9 (patch 20141220).
+ This describes <STRONG>ncurses</STRONG> version 6.2 (patch 20200212).
- <STRONG><A HREF="form.3x.html">form(3x)</A></STRONG>
+ <STRONG><A HREF="form.3x.html">form(3x)</A></STRONG>
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