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diff --git a/man/form_post.3x b/man/form_post.3x index c0e5baa5af28..77e086e4559d 100644 --- a/man/form_post.3x +++ b/man/form_post.3x @@ -1,6 +1,5 @@ -'\" t .\"*************************************************************************** -.\" Copyright 2018-2019,2020 Thomas E. Dickey * +.\" Copyright 2018-2023,2024 Thomas E. Dickey * .\" Copyright 1998-2015,2017 Free Software Foundation, Inc. * .\" * .\" Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a * @@ -28,26 +27,27 @@ .\" authorization. * .\"*************************************************************************** .\" -.\" $Id: form_post.3x,v 1.16 2020/10/18 00:01:05 tom Exp $ -.TH form_post 3X "" +.\" $Id: form_post.3x,v 1.33 2024/03/16 15:35:01 tom Exp $ +.TH form_post 3X 2024-03-16 "ncurses @NCURSES_MAJOR@.@NCURSES_MINOR@" "Library calls" .SH NAME -\fBpost_form\fR, -\fBunpost_form\fR \- write or erase forms from associated subwindows +\fBpost_form\fP, +\fBunpost_form\fP \- +write or erase forms from associated subwindows .SH SYNOPSIS -\fB#include <form.h>\fR -.sp -\fBint post_form(FORM *\fP\fIform\fP\fB);\fP -.br -\fBint unpost_form(FORM *\fP\fIform\fP\fB);\fP -.br +.nf +\fB#include <form.h> +.PP +\fBint post_form(FORM *\fIform\fP); +\fBint unpost_form(FORM *\fIform\fP); +.fi .SH DESCRIPTION -The function \fBpost_form\fR displays a form to its associated subwindow. +The function \fBpost_form\fP displays a form to its associated subwindow. To trigger physical display of the subwindow, -use \fBrefresh\fR(3X) or some equivalent -\fBcurses\fR routine (the implicit \fBdoupdate\fR triggered by an \fBcurses\fR +use \fBrefresh\fP(3X) or some equivalent +\fBcurses\fP routine (the implicit \fBdoupdate\fP triggered by an \fBcurses\fP input request will do). .PP -The function \fBunpost_form\fR erases form from its associated subwindow. +The function \fBunpost_form\fP erases form from its associated subwindow. .SH RETURN VALUE These routines return one of the following: .TP 5 @@ -73,13 +73,7 @@ Form is too large for its window. The form has already been posted. .TP 5 .B E_SYSTEM_ERROR -System error occurred (see \fBerrno\fR(3)). -. -.SH SEE ALSO -\fBcurses\fR(3X), \fBform\fR(3X). -.SH NOTES -The header file \fB<form.h>\fR automatically includes the header file -\fB<curses.h>\fR. +System error occurred (see \fBerrno\fP(3)). .SH PORTABILITY These routines emulate the System V forms library. They were not supported on @@ -87,3 +81,6 @@ Version 7 or BSD versions. .SH AUTHORS Juergen Pfeifer. Manual pages and adaptation for new curses by Eric S. Raymond. +.SH SEE ALSO +\fB\%curses\fP(3X), +\fB\%form\fP(3X) |