menu_format(3curses)                            menu_format(3curses)


       NAME
             menu_format: set_menu_format, menu_format - set and get
             maximum numbers of rows and columns in menus

       SYNOPSIS
             cc [flag . . .] file -lmenu -lcurses [library . . .]
             #include <menu.h>
             int set_menu_format(MENU *menu, int rows, int cols);
             void menu_format(MENU *menu, int *rows, int *cols);

       DESCRIPTION
             set_menu_format sets the maximum number of rows and columns of
             items that may be displayed at one time on a menu.  If the
             menu contains more items than can be displayed at once, the
             menu will be scrollable.

             menu_format returns the maximum number of rows and columns
             that may be displayed at one time on menu.  rows and cols are
             pointers to the variables used to return these values.

       RETURN VALUE
             set_menu_format returns 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.

       NOTICES
             The header file menu.h automatically includes the header files
             eti.h and curses.h.

       REFERENCES
             curses(3curses), menus(3curses)















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