form_cursor.3   [plain text]


'\" t
.TH form_cursor 3X ""
.SH NAME
\fBform_cursor\fR - position a form window cursor
.SH SYNOPSIS
\fB#include <form.h>\fR
.br
int pos_form_cursor(FORM *form);
.br
.SH DESCRIPTION
The function \fBpos_form_cursor\fR restores the cursor to the position required
for the forms driver to continue processing requests.  This is useful after
\fBcurses\fR routines have been called to do screen-painting in response to a
form operation.
.SH RETURN VALUE
This routine returns one of the following:
.TP 5
\fBE_OK\fR
The routine succeeded.
.TP 5
\fBE_SYSTEM_ERROR\fR
System error occurred (see \fBerrno\fR).
.TP 5
\fBE_BAD_ARGUMENT\fR
Routine detected an incorrect or out-of-range argument.
.TP 5
\fBE_NOT_POSTED\fR
The form has not been posted.
.SH SEE ALSO
\fBcurses\fR(3X), \fBform\fR(3X).
.SH NOTES
The header file \fB<form.h>\fR automatically includes the header file
\fB<curses.h>\fR.
.SH PORTABILITY
These routines emulate the System V forms library.  They were not supported on
Version 7 or BSD versions.
.SH AUTHORS
Juergen Pfeifer.  Manual pages and adaptation for new curses by Eric
S. Raymond.
.\"#
.\"# The following sets edit modes for GNU EMACS
.\"# Local Variables:
.\"# mode:nroff
.\"# fill-column:79
.\"# End: