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form_opts_on(3form)

form_opts_on3form

Set and get form options

Part of opts(3form).

Usage

int set_form_opts(FORM *form, Field_Options opts); Field_Options form_opts(const FORM *form);

int form_opts_on(FORM *form, Field_Options opts); int form_opts_off(FORM *form, Field_Options opts);

Overview

The function set_form_opts sets all the given form's option bits (form option bits may be logically “or”-ed together).

The function form_opts_on turns on the given option bits, and leaves others alone.

The function form_opts_off turns off the given option bits, and leaves others alone.

The function form_opts returns the form's current option bits.

The following options are defined (all are on by default):

O_NL_OVERLOAD

Overload the REQ_NEW_LINE forms driver request so that calling it at the end of a field goes to the next field.

O_BS_OVERLOAD

Overload the REQ_DEL_PREV forms driver request so that calling it at the beginning of a field goes to the previous field.

Return value

Except for form_opts, each routine returns one of the following:

E_OK

The routine succeeded.

E_SYSTEM_ERROR

System error occurred (see errno(3)).

Portability

These routines emulate the System V forms library. They were not supported on Version 7 or BSD versions.

History

  • Debian 13 (Trixie): the text shown here
  • Debian 12 (Bookworm)
  • Debian 11 (Bullseye)
  • Debian 10 (Buster)
  • Debian 9 (Stretch)
  • Debian 8 (Jessie) to Debian 7 (Wheezy)
  • Debian 6.0 (Squeeze) to Debian 5.0 (Lenny)
  • Debian 4.0 (Etch)
  • Debian 3.1 (Sarge)
  • Debian 3.0 (Woody)

Authors

Juergen Pfeifer. Manual pages and adaptation for new curses by Eric S. Raymond.

From ncurses-doc 6.5+20250216-2 in Debian 13 (Trixie). Parsed by carta from the page's man source.