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Diffstat (limited to 'man/form_field_buffer.3x')
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1 files changed, 21 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/man/form_field_buffer.3x b/man/form_field_buffer.3x index b4ff8cb..95e963e 100644 --- a/man/form_field_buffer.3x +++ b/man/form_field_buffer.3x @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ '\" t .\"*************************************************************************** -.\" Copyright (c) 1998-2008,2010 Free Software Foundation, Inc. * +.\" Copyright 2018-2019,2020 Thomas E. Dickey * +.\" Copyright 1998-2010,2017 Free Software Foundation, Inc. * .\" * .\" Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a * .\" copy of this software and associated documentation files (the * @@ -27,10 +28,15 @@ .\" authorization. * .\"*************************************************************************** .\" -.\" $Id: form_field_buffer.3x,v 1.19 2010/12/04 18:38:55 tom Exp $ +.\" $Id: form_field_buffer.3x,v 1.25 2020/02/02 23:34:34 tom Exp $ .TH form_field_buffer 3X "" +.ie \n(.g .ds `` \(lq +.el .ds `` `` +.ie \n(.g .ds '' \(rq +.el .ds '' '' .de bP -.IP \(bu 4 +.ie n .IP \(bu 4 +.el .IP \(bu 2 .. .SH NAME \fBform_field_buffer\fR \- field buffer control @@ -85,7 +91,8 @@ for long-term storage of form data. .RE .PP The function \fBset_field_status\fR sets the associated status flag of -\fIfield\fR; \fBfield_status\fR gets the current value. The status flag +\fIfield\fR; \fBfield_status\fR gets the current value. +The status flag is set to a nonzero value whenever the field changes. .PP The function \fBset_max_field\fR sets the maximum size for a dynamic field. @@ -108,12 +115,12 @@ The remaining routines return one of the following: The routine succeeded. .TP 5 .B E_SYSTEM_ERROR -System error occurred (see \fBerrno\fR). +System error occurred (see \fBerrno\fR(3)). .TP 5 .B E_BAD_ARGUMENT Routine detected an incorrect or out-of-range argument. .SH SEE ALSO -\fBcurses\fR(3X) and related pages whose names begin "form_" for detailed +\fBcurses\fR(3X) and related pages whose names begin \*(``form_\*('' for detailed descriptions of the entry points. .SH NOTES The header file \fB<form.h>\fR automatically includes the header file @@ -125,8 +132,13 @@ It will be freed on the next call to \fBfield_buffer\fP to return the same buffer. \fB<curses.h>\fR. .SH PORTABILITY -These routines emulate the System V forms library. They were not supported on +These routines emulate the System V forms library. +They were not supported on Version 7 or BSD versions. +.PP +The \fBset_max_field\fP function checks for an ncurses extension +\fBO_INPUT_FIELD\fP which allows a dynamic field to shrink if the new +limit is smaller than the current field size. .SH AUTHORS -Juergen Pfeifer. Manual pages and adaptation for new curses by Eric -S. Raymond. +Juergen Pfeifer. +Manual pages and adaptation for new curses by Eric S. Raymond. |