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menu_driver(3X)						       menu_driver(3X)

NAME
       menu_driver - command-processing loop of the menu system

SYNOPSIS
       #include <menu.h>
       int menu_driver(MENU *menu, int c);

DESCRIPTION
       Once a menu has been posted (displayed), you should funnel input events
       to it through menu_driver.  This routine has three major input cases:

       -  The input is a form navigation request.   Navigation	request	 codes
	  are  constants defined in <form.h>, which are distinct from the key-
	  and character codes returned by wgetch.

       -  The input is a printable  character.	 Printable  characters	(which
	  must	be  positive, less than 256) are checked according to the pro‐
	  gram's locale settings.

       -  The input is the KEY_MOUSE special  key  associated  with  an	 mouse
	  event.

       The menu driver requests are as follows:

       REQ_LEFT_ITEM
	    Move left to an item.

       REQ_RIGHT_ITEM
	    Move right to an item.

       REQ_UP_ITEM
	    Move up to an item.

       REQ_DOWN_ITEM
	    Move down to an item.

       REQ_SCR_ULINE
	    Scroll up a line.

       REQ_SCR_DLINE
	    Scroll down a line.

       REQ_SCR_DPAGE
	    Scroll down a page.

       REQ_SCR_UPAGE
	    Scroll up a page.

       REQ_FIRST_ITEM
	    Move to the first item.

       REQ_LAST_ITEM
	    Move to the last item.

       REQ_NEXT_ITEM
	    Move to the next item.

       REQ_PREV_ITEM
	    Move to the previous item.

       REQ_TOGGLE_ITEM
	    Select/deselect an item.

       REQ_CLEAR_PATTERN
	    Clear the menu pattern buffer.

       REQ_BACK_PATTERN
	    Delete the previous character from the pattern buffer.

       REQ_NEXT_MATCH
	    Move to the next item matching the pattern match.

       REQ_PREV_MATCH
	    Move to the previous item matching the pattern match.

       If the second argument is a printable character, the code appends it to
       the pattern buffer and attempts to move to the next item	 matching  the
       new pattern.  If there is no such match, menu_driver returns E_NO_MATCH
       and deletes the appended character from the buffer.

       If the second argument is one of the above  pre-defined	requests,  the
       corresponding action is performed.

   MOUSE HANDLING
       If  the	second	argument  is the KEY_MOUSE special key, the associated
       mouse event is translated into one of the above	pre-defined  requests.
       Currently  only clicks in the user window (e.g. inside the menu display
       area or the decoration window) are handled.

       If you click above the display region of the menu:

	      a REQ_SCR_ULINE is generated for a single click,

	      a REQ_SCR_UPAGE is generated for a double-click and

	      a REQ_FIRST_ITEM is generated for a triple-click.

       If you click below the display region of the menu:

	      a REQ_SCR_DLINE is generated for a single click,

	      a REQ_SCR_DPAGE is generated for a double-click and

	      a REQ_LAST_ITEM is generated for a triple-click.

       If you click at an item inside the display area of the menu:

	      -	 the menu cursor is positioned to that item.

	      -	 If you double-click an item a	REQ_TOGGLE_ITEM	 is  generated
		 and  E_UNKNOWN_COMMAND	 is returned.  This return value makes
		 sense, because a double click usually means that an item-spe‐
		 cific	action	should be returned.  It is exactly the purpose
		 of this return value to signal that an	 application  specific
		 command should be executed.

	      -	 If a translation into a request was done, menu_driver returns
		 the result of this request.

       If you clicked outside the user window or the mouse event could not  be
       translated into a menu request an E_REQUEST_DENIED is returned.

   APPLICATION-DEFINED COMMANDS
       If  the	second argument is neither printable nor one of the above pre-
       defined menu requests or KEY_MOUSE, the drive assumes it is an applica‐
       tion-specific  command  and  returns  E_UNKNOWN_COMMAND.	  Application-
       defined commands should be defined relative to MAX_COMMAND, the maximum
       value of these pre-defined requests.

RETURN VALUE
       menu_driver return one of the following error codes:

       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_BAD_STATE
	    Routine was called from an initialization or termination function.

       E_NOT_POSTED
	    The menu has not been posted.

       E_UNKNOWN_COMMAND
	    The menu driver code saw an unknown request code.

       E_NO_MATCH
	    Character failed to match.

       E_REQUEST_DENIED
	    The menu driver could not process the request.

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

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

PORTABILITY
       These routines emulate the System V menu library.  They were  not  sup‐
       ported  on  Version  7 or BSD versions. The support for mouse events is
       ncurses specific.

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

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