menu_attributes(3M
X)
ISCELLANEOUS LIBRARY FUNCTION
mS
enu_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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