Series 300 and 500 Only

NAME

wmenu_activate − activate a menu

SYNOPSIS

wmenu_activate (fd, menuid, value)
int fd;
int menuid;
int value;

DESCRIPTION

fd the file descriptor for an opened window type device interface. 

menuid
id of the menu whose activation status will be changed or inquired.

value determines the action take by this routine:

-1 inquires (returns) present value:  0 means that automatic pop-up is disabled; 1 means that automatic pop-up is enabled

0 disable automatic pop-up of the menu

1 will pop-up the menu automatically upon next press of an enabled start menu button

2 pops up the menu immediately, thereby waiting for a selection of an item

See window.h for named definitions of the values. 

DISCUSSION

This routine inquires or changes the menu activation state, as determined by the value parameter described above. 

SEE ALSO

wmenu_create(3W), wmenu_destroy(3W), wmenu_eventread(3W), wmenu_item(3W). 

DIAGNOSTICS

If fd, menuid, or value is invalid; a -1 is returned.  See errno(2) for further information.

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