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.\" Copyright 2018-2019,2020 Thomas E. Dickey *
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.\" $Id: menu_driver.3x,v 1.28 2020/12/19 21:33:37 tom Exp $
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.TH menu_driver 3X ""
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.de bP
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.ie n .IP \(bu 4
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.el .IP \(bu 2
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..
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.SH NAME
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\fBmenu_driver\fR \- command-processing loop of the menu system
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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\fB#include <menu.h>\fR
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.sp
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\fBint menu_driver(MENU *\fP\fImenu\fP\fB, int \fP\fIc\fP\fB);\fP
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.br
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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Once a menu has been posted (displayed), you should funnel input events to it
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through \fBmenu_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
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returned by \fBwgetch\fP(3X).
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.bP
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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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.bP
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The input is the KEY_MOUSE special key associated with an mouse event.
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.PP
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The menu driver requests are as follows:
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.TP 5
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REQ_LEFT_ITEM
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Move left to an item.
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.TP 5
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REQ_RIGHT_ITEM
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Move right to an item.
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.TP 5
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REQ_UP_ITEM
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Move up to an item.
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.TP 5
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REQ_DOWN_ITEM
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Move down to an item.
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.TP 5
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REQ_SCR_ULINE
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Scroll up a line.
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.TP 5
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REQ_SCR_DLINE
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Scroll down a line.
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.TP 5
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REQ_SCR_DPAGE
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Scroll down a page.
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.TP 5
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REQ_SCR_UPAGE
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Scroll up a page.
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.TP 5
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REQ_FIRST_ITEM
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Move to the first item.
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.TP 5
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REQ_LAST_ITEM
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Move to the last item.
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.TP 5
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REQ_NEXT_ITEM
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Move to the next item.
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.TP 5
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REQ_PREV_ITEM
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Move to the previous item.
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.TP 5
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REQ_TOGGLE_ITEM
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Select/deselect an item.
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.TP 5
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REQ_CLEAR_PATTERN
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Clear the menu pattern buffer.
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.TP 5
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REQ_BACK_PATTERN
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Delete the previous character from the pattern buffer.
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.TP 5
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REQ_NEXT_MATCH
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Move to the next item matching the pattern match.
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.TP 5
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REQ_PREV_MATCH
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Move to the previous item matching the pattern match.
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.PP
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If the second argument is a printable character, the code appends
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it to the pattern buffer and attempts to move to the next item matching
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the new pattern.
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If there is no such match, \fBmenu_driver\fR returns
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\fBE_NO_MATCH\fR and deletes the appended character from the buffer.
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.PP
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If the second argument is one of the above pre-defined requests, the
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corresponding action is performed.
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.SS MOUSE HANDLING
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.PP
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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 menu 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 menu:
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.bP
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a REQ_SCR_ULINE is generated for a single click,
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.bP
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a REQ_SCR_UPAGE is generated for a double-click and
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.bP
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a REQ_FIRST_ITEM is generated for a triple-click.
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.PP
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If you click below the display region of the menu:
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.bP
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a REQ_SCR_DLINE is generated for a single click,
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.bP
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a REQ_SCR_DPAGE is generated for a double-click and
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.bP
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a REQ_LAST_ITEM is generated for a triple-click.
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.PP
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If you click at an item inside the display area of the menu:
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.bP
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the menu cursor is positioned to that item.
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.bP
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If you double-click an item a REQ_TOGGLE_ITEM
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is generated 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 item-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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.bP
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If a translation
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into a request was done, \fBmenu_driver\fR returns the result of this request.
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.PP
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If you clicked outside the user window
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or the mouse event could not be translated
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into a menu request an \fBE_REQUEST_DENIED\fR is returned.
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.SS APPLICATION-DEFINED COMMANDS
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.PP
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If the second argument is neither printable nor one of the above
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pre-defined menu requests or KEY_MOUSE,
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the drive 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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\fBmenu_driver\fR return one of the following error codes:
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.TP 5
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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_SYSTEM_ERROR
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System error occurred (see \fBerrno\fR(3)).
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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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.TP 5
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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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.TP 5
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.B E_NOT_POSTED
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The menu has not been posted.
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.TP 5
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.B E_UNKNOWN_COMMAND
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The menu driver code saw an unknown request code.
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.TP 5
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.B E_NO_MATCH
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Character failed to match.
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.TP 5
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.B E_REQUEST_DENIED
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The menu driver could not process the request.
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.SH SEE ALSO
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\fBcurses\fR(3X),
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\fBgetch\fR(3X),
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\fBmenu\fR(3X).
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.SH NOTES
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The header file \fB<menu.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 menu library.
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They were not supported on
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Version 7 or BSD versions.
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The support for mouse events is ncurses specific.
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.SH AUTHORS
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Juergen Pfeifer.
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Manual pages and adaptation for new curses by Eric S. Raymond.
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