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menu_post(3X)

write or erase menus from associated subwindows

From the original Amiga UNIX 2.1 manual. Some things it mentions may not be in this release.

NAME

menu_post: post_menu, unpost_menu - write or erase menus from associated subwindows

SYNOPSIS

#include <menu.h>

int post_menu(MENU *menu);

int unpost_menu(MENU *menu);

DESCRIPTION

post_menu writes menu to the subwindow. The application programmer must use curses library routines to display the menu on the physical screen or call update_panels if the panels library is being used.

unpost_menu erases menu from its associated subwindow.

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.
E_POSTED        - The menu is already posted.
E_BAD_STATE     - The routine was called from an initialization or
                  termination function.
E_NO_ROOM       - The menu does not fit within its subwindow.
E_NOT_POSTED    - The menu has not been posted.
E_NOT_CONNECTED - No items are connected to the menu.

NOTES