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cursor(3MENU) cursor(3MENU)

NAME

pos_menu_cursor - position a menu's cursor

SYNOPSIS

#include <menu.h>
int pos_menu_cursor(const MENU *menu);

DESCRIPTION

The function pos_menu_cursor restores the cursor to the current position associated with the menu's selected item. This is useful after curses routines have been called to do screen-painting in response to a menu select.

RETURN VALUE

This routine returns one of the following:
E_OK
The routine succeeded.
E_SYSTEM_ERROR
System error occurred (see errno).
E_BAD_ARGUMENT
Routine detected an incorrect or out-of-range argument.
E_NOT_POSTED
The menu has not been posted.

SEE ALSO

ncurses(3NCURSES), menu(3MENU).

NOTES

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

PORTABILITY

These routines emulate the System V menu 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.