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.\" $Id: form_driver.3x,v 1.22 2010/12/04 18:38:55 tom Exp $
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.TH form_driver 3X ""
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.SH NAME
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\fBform_driver\fR \- command-processing loop of the form system
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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\fB#include <form.h>\fR
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int form_driver(FORM *form, int c);
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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Once a form has been posted (displayed), you should funnel input events to it
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through \fBform_driver\fR. This routine has three major input cases:
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.bP
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The input is a form navigation request.
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Navigation request codes are constants defined in \fB<form.h>\fP,
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which are distinct from the key- and character codes returned by \fBwgetch\fP.
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The input is a printable character.
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Printable characters (which must be positive, less than 256) are
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checked according to the program's locale settings.
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The input is the KEY_MOUSE special key associated with an mouse event.
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The form driver requests are as follows:
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.TP 5
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REQ_NEXT_PAGE
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Move to the next page.
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.TP 5
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REQ_PREV_PAGE
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Move to the previous page.
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.TP 5
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REQ_FIRST_PAGE
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Move to the first page.
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.TP 5
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REQ_LAST_PAGE
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Move to the last field.
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.TP 5
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REQ_NEXT_FIELD
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Move to the next field.
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.TP 5
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REQ_PREV_FIELD
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Move to the previous field.
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.TP 5
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REQ_FIRST_FIELD
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Move to the first field.
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.TP 5
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REQ_LAST_FIELD
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Move to the last field.
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.TP 5
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REQ_SNEXT_FIELD
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Move to the sorted next field.
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.TP 5
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REQ_SPREV_FIELD
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Move to the sorted previous field.
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.TP 5
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REQ_SFIRST_FIELD
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Move to the sorted first field.
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.TP 5
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REQ_SLAST_FIELD
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Move to the sorted last field.
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.TP 5
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REQ_LEFT_FIELD
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Move left to a field.
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.TP 5
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REQ_RIGHT_FIELD
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Move right to a field.
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.TP 5
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REQ_UP_FIELD
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Move up to a field.
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.TP 5
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REQ_DOWN_FIELD
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Move down to a field.
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.TP 5
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REQ_NEXT_CHAR
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Move to the next char.
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.TP 5
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REQ_PREV_CHAR
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Move to the previous char.
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.TP 5
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REQ_NEXT_LINE
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Move to the next line.
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.TP 5
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REQ_PREV_LINE
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Move to the previous line.
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.TP 5
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REQ_NEXT_WORD
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Move to the next word.
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.TP 5
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REQ_PREV_WORD
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Move to the previous word.
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.TP 5
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REQ_BEG_FIELD
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Move to the beginning of the field.
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.TP 5
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REQ_END_FIELD
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Move to the end of the field.
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.TP 5
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REQ_BEG_LINE
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Move to the beginning of the line.
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.TP 5
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REQ_END_LINE
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Move to the end of the line.
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.TP 5
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REQ_LEFT_CHAR
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Move left in the field.
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.TP 5
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REQ_RIGHT_CHAR
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Move right in the field.
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.TP 5
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REQ_UP_CHAR
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Move up in the field.
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.TP 5
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REQ_DOWN_CHAR
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Move down in the field.
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.TP 5
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REQ_NEW_LINE
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Insert or overlay a new line.
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.TP 5
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REQ_INS_CHAR
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Insert a blank at the cursor.
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.TP 5
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REQ_INS_LINE
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Insert a blank line at the cursor.
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.TP 5
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REQ_DEL_CHAR
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Delete character at the cursor.
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.TP 5
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REQ_DEL_PREV
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Delete character before the cursor.
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.TP 5
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REQ_DEL_LINE
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Delete line at the cursor.
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.TP 5
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REQ_DEL_WORD
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Delete blank-delimited word at the cursor.
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.TP 5
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REQ_CLR_EOL
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Clear to end of line from cursor.
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.TP 5
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REQ_CLR_EOF
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Clear to end of field from cursor.
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.TP 5
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REQ_CLR_FIELD
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Clear the entire field.
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.TP 5
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REQ_OVL_MODE
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Enter overlay mode.
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.TP 5
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REQ_INS_MODE
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Enter insert mode.
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.TP 5
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REQ_SCR_FLINE
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Scroll the field forward a line.
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.TP 5
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REQ_SCR_BLINE
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Scroll the field backward a line.
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.TP 5
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REQ_SCR_FPAGE
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Scroll the field forward a page.
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.TP 5
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REQ_SCR_BPAGE
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Scroll the field backward a page.
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.TP 5
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REQ_SCR_FHPAGE
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Scroll the field forward half a page.
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.TP 5
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REQ_SCR_BHPAGE
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Scroll the field backward half a page.
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.TP 5
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REQ_SCR_FCHAR
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Scroll the field forward a character.
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.TP 5
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REQ_SCR_BCHAR
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Scroll the field backward a character.
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.TP 5
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REQ_SCR_HFLINE
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Horizontal scroll the field forward a line.
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.TP 5
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REQ_SCR_HBLINE
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Horizontal scroll the field backward a line.
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.TP 5
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REQ_SCR_HFHALF
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Horizontal scroll the field forward half a line.
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.TP 5
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REQ_SCR_HBHALF
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Horizontal scroll the field backward half a line.
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.TP
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REQ_VALIDATION
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Validate field.
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.TP
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REQ_NEXT_CHOICE
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Display next field choice.
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.TP
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REQ_PREV_CHOICE
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Display previous field choice.
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If the second argument is a printable character, the driver places it
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in the current position in the current field. If it is one of the forms
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requests listed above, that request is executed.
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.SS MOUSE HANDLING
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If the second argument is the KEY_MOUSE special key, the associated
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mouse event is translated into one of the above pre-defined requests.
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Currently only clicks in the user window (e.g., inside the form display
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area or the decoration window) are handled.
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.PP
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If you click above the display region of the form:
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.RS 3
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.TP
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a REQ_PREV_FIELD is generated for a single click,
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.TP
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a REQ_PREV_PAGE is generated for a double-click and
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.TP
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a REQ_FIRST_FIELD is generated for a triple-click.
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If you click below the display region of the form:
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.RS 3
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.TP
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a REQ_NEXT_FIELD is generated for a single click,
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.TP
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a REQ_NEXT_PAGE is generated for a double-click and
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.TP
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a REQ_LAST_FIELD is generated for a triple-click.
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If you click at an field inside the display area of the form:
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.RS 3
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the form cursor is positioned to that field.
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.bP
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If you double-click a field,
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the form cursor is positioned to that field
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and \fBE_UNKNOWN_COMMAND\fR is returned.
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This return value makes sense,
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because a double click usually means that an field-specific action should
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be returned.
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It is exactly the purpose of this return value to signal that an
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application specific command should be executed.
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If a translation
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into a request was done, \fBform_driver\fR returns the result of this request.
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If you clicked outside the user window or the mouse event could not be translated
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into a form request an \fBE_REQUEST_DENIED\fR is returned.
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.SS APPLICATION-DEFINED COMMANDS
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If the second argument is neither printable nor one of the above
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pre-defined form requests, the driver assumes it is an application-specific
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command and returns \fBE_UNKNOWN_COMMAND\fR. Application-defined commands
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should be defined relative to \fBMAX_COMMAND\fR, the maximum value of these
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pre-defined requests.
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.SH RETURN VALUE
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\fBform_driver\fR returns one of the following error codes:
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.B E_OK
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The routine succeeded.
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.TP 5
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.B E_BAD_ARGUMENT
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Routine detected an incorrect or out-of-range argument.
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.B E_BAD_STATE
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Routine was called from an initialization or termination function.
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.B E_NOT_POSTED
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The form has not been posted.
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.B E_INVALID_FIELD
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Contents of field is invalid.
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.B E_REQUEST_DENIED
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The form driver could not process the request.
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.TP 5
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.B E_SYSTEM_ERROR
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System error occurred (see \fBerrno\fR).
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.B E_UNKNOWN_COMMAND
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The form driver code saw an unknown request code.
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.SH SEE ALSO
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\fBcurses\fR(3X),
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\fBform\fR(3X),
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\fBform_variables\fR(3X),
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\fBgetch\fR(3X).
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.SH NOTES
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The header file \fB<form.h>\fR automatically includes the header files
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\fB<curses.h>\fR.
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.SH PORTABILITY
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These routines emulate the System V forms library. They were not supported on
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Version 7 or BSD versions.
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.SH AUTHORS
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Juergen Pfeifer. Manual pages and adaptation for new curses by Eric
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S. Raymond.
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