NAME

menu_attributes: set_menu_fore, menu_fore, set_menu_back, menu_back, set_menu_grey, menu_grey, set_menu_pad, menu_pad − control menus display attributes

SYNOPSIS

#include <menu.h>
int set_menu_fore(MENU ∗menu, chtype attr);
chtype menu_fore(MENU ∗menu);
int set_menu_back(MENU ∗menu, chtype attr);
chtype menu_back(MENU ∗menu);
int set_menu_grey(MENU ∗menu, chtype attr);
chtype menu_grey(MENU ∗menu);
int set_menu_pad(MENU ∗menu, int pad);
int menu_pad(MENU ∗menu);

DESCRIPTION

set_menu_fore 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.  menu_fore returns the foreground attribute of menu. 

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

set_menu_grey 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.  menu_grey returns the grey attribute of menu. 

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

RETURN VALUE

These routines return one of the following:

E_OK−The routine returned successfully.
E_SYSTEM_ERROR − System error.
E_BAD_ARGUMENT − 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)