menu_attributes(3X)                                     menu_attributes(3X)


   NAME
         menuattributes:  setmenufore, menufore, setmenuback, menuback,
         setmenugrey, menugrey, setmenupad, menupad - control menus
         display attributes

   SYNOPSIS
         #include <menu.h>
         int setmenufore(MENU *menu, chtype attr);
         chtype menufore(MENU *menu);
         int setmenuback(MENU *menu, chtype attr);
         chtype menuback(MENU *menu);
         int setmenugrey(MENU *menu, chtype attr);
         chtype menugrey(MENU *menu);
         int setmenupad(MENU *menu, int pad);
         int menupad(MENU *menu);

   DESCRIPTION
         setmenufore sets the foreground attribute of menu - 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 curses library visual attribute.  menufore returns the
         foreground attribute of menu.

         setmenuback sets the background attribute of menu - the display
         attribute for unselected, yet selectable, items.  This display
         attribute is a curses library visual attribute.

         setmenugrey sets the grey attribute of menu - the display attribute
         for nonselectable items in multi-valued menus.  This display
         attribute is a curses library visual attribute.  menugrey returns
         the grey attribute of menu.

         The pad character is the character that fills the space between the
         name and description of an item.  setmenupad sets the pad character
         for menu to pad.  menupad returns the pad character of menu.

   RETURN VALUE
         These routines return one of the following:

         EOK        - The routine returned successfully.
         ESYSTEMERROR-System error.
         EBADARGUMENT-An incorrect argument was passed to the routine.

   NOTES
         The header file <menu.h> automatically includes the header files
         <eti.h> and <curses.h>.

   SEE ALSO
         curses(3X), menus(3X).




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