MirBSD manpage: form_post(3), post_form(3), unpost_form(3)

form_post(3)        UNIX Programmer's Manual         form_post(3)

NAME

     form_post - write or erase forms from associated subwindows

SYNOPSIS

     #include <form.h>
     int post_form(FORM *form);
     int unpost_form(FORM *form);

DESCRIPTION

     The function post_form displays a form to its associated
     subwindow.  To trigger physical display of the subwindow,
     use refresh or some equivalent curses routine (the implicit
     doupdate triggered by an curses input request will do).

     The function unpost_form erases form from its associated
     subwindow.

RETURN VALUE

     These routines return one of the following:

     E_OK The routine succeeded.

     E_SYSTEM_ERROR
          System error occurred (see errno).

     E_BAD_ARGUMENT
          Routine detected an incorrect or out-of-range argument.

     E_POSTED
          The form has already been posted.

     E_BAD_STATE
          Routine was called from an initialization or termina-
          tion function.

     E_NO_ROOM
          Form is too large for its window.

     E_NOT_POSTED
          The form has not been posted.

     E_NOT_CONNECTED
          No items are connected to the form.

SEE ALSO

     curses(3), form(3).

NOTES

     The header file <form.h> automatically includes the header
     file <curses.h>.

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PORTABILITY

     These routines emulate the System V forms library.  They
     were not supported on Version 7 or BSD versions.

AUTHORS

     Juergen Pfeifer.  Manual pages and adaptation for new curses
     by Eric S. Raymond.

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