NAME
post_menu
,
unpost_menu
—
post (draw) or unpost a menu
LIBRARY
library “libmenu”
SYNOPSIS
#include
<menu.h>
int
post_menu
(MENU
*menu);
int
unpost_menu
(MENU
*menu);
DESCRIPTION
Thepost_menu
()
function causes the menu to be drawn on the screen. Any functions defined by
either
set_menu_init
()
or
set_item_init
()
(see menu_hook(3)) are called before the menu is placed on the
screen. The
unpost_menu
()
does the opposite, it removes a menu from the screen. Any functions defined by
both
set_menu_term
()
and
set_item_term
()
(see menu_hook(3)) are called prior to the menu's removal.
RETURN VALUES
The functions return one of the following error values:
E_OK
- The function was successful.
E_SYSTEM_ERROR
- There was a system error during the call.
E_BAD_ARGUMENT
- One or more of the arguments passed to the function was incorrect.
E_POSTED
- The menu is already posted.
E_BAD_STATE
- The function was called from within an initialization or termination routine.
E_NO_ROOM
- The menu does not fit within the subwindow.
E_NOT_CONNECTED
- The item is not connected to a menu.
SEE ALSO
NOTES
The header <menu.h> automatically includes both <curses.h> and <eti.h>.