menu_spacing

menu_spacing(3X)					     menu_spacing(3X)



NAME
       menu_spacing - Control spacing between menu items.

SYNOPSIS
       #include <menu.h>
       int set_menu_spacing(MENU *menu,
			    int spc_description,
			    int spc_rows,
			    int spc_columns);
       int menu_spacing(const MENU *menu,
			int* spc_description,
			int* spc_rows,
			int* spc_columns);

DESCRIPTION
       The  function  set_menu_spacing	sets the spacing informations for the
       menu.  spc_description controls the number of spaces between  an	 item
       name  and an item description. It must not be larger than TABSIZE. The
       menu system puts in the middle of this spacing area the pad character.
       The  remaining  parts  are  filled with spaces.	spc_rows controls the
       number of rows that are used for an item. It must not be	 larger	 than
       3.  The	menu system inserts then blank lines between item rows, these
       lines will contain the pad character  in	 the  appropriate  positions.
       spc_columns controls the number of blanks between columns of items. It
       must not be larger than TABSIZE.	 A value of 0  for  all	 the  spacing
       values resets them to the default, which is 1 for all of them.
       The  function  menu_spacing passes back the spacing info for the menu.
       If a pointer is NULL, this specific info is simply not returned.

RETURN VALUE
       Both routines return E_OK  on  success.	set_menu_spacing  may  return
       E_POSTED	 if the menu is posted, or E_BAD_ARGUMENT if one of the spac-
       ing values is out of range.

SEE ALSO
       curses(3X), menu(3X).

NOTES
       The header  file	 <menu.h>  automatically  includes  the	 header	 file
       <curses.h>.

PORTABILITY
       These  routines	are  specific to ncurses.  They were not supported on
       Version 7, BSD or System V implementations.  It	is  recommended	 that
       any code depending on them be conditioned using NCURSES_VERSION.

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



							     menu_spacing(3X)