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set_new_page(3x)

set_new_page3x

Form pagination functions

Part of form_new_page(3x).

Usage

int set_new_page(FIELD *field, bool new_page_flag); bool new_page(const FIELD *field);

Overview

The function set_new_page sets or resets a flag marking the given field as the beginning of a new page on its form.

The function new_page is a predicate which tests if a given field marks a page beginning on its form.

Return value

The function new_page returns TRUE or FALSE.

The function set_new_page returns one of the following:

E_OK

The routine succeeded.

E_CONNECTED

The given field is already connected to a form.

Portability

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

Authors

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

From ncurses 6.6-2 in Arch Linux 2026-11-01. Parsed by carta from the page's man source.