NAME
field_back,
field_fore,
field_pad,
set_field_back,
set_field_fore,
set_field_pad —
form library
LIBRARY
Curses Form Library (libform, -lform)
SYNOPSIS
#include <form.h>
chtype
field_back(
FIELD
*field);
chtype
field_fore(
FIELD
*field);
int
field_pad(
FIELD
*field);
int
set_field_back(
FIELD
*field,
chtype
attribute);
int
set_field_fore(
FIELD
*field,
chtype
attribute);
int
set_field_pad(
FIELD
*field,
int pad);
DESCRIPTION
Calling the function
field_back() will return the character
attributes that will be applied to a field that is not the current field,
these attributes can be set by the
set_field_back()
function. The
field_fore() function returns the character
attributes that will be used to indicate that a field is the currently active
one on the form, this attribute may be set by using the
set_field_fore() function. The pad character for a field is
the character that will be printed in all field locations not occupied with
actual field contents. The pad character can be retrieved by calling the
field_pad() function, the pad character is set by using the
set_field_pad() function.
RETURN VALUES
Functions returning pointers will return
NULL
if an
error is detected. The functions that return an int will return one of the
following error values:
E_OK
- The function was successful.
SEE ALSO
curses(3),
forms(3)
NOTES
The header
<form.h> automatically
includes both
<curses.h> and
<eti.h>.