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34 \fBmenu_mark\fR \- get and set the menu mark string
36 \fB#include <menu.h>\fR
38 int set_menu_mark(MENU *menu, const char *mark);
40 const char *menu_mark(const MENU *menu);
43 In order to make menu selections visible on older terminals without
44 highlighting or color capability, the menu library marks selected items
45 in a menu with a prefix string.
47 The function \fBset_menu_mark\fR sets the mark string for the given menu.
48 Calling \fBset_menu_mark\fR with a null menu item will abolish the mark string.
49 Note that changing the length of the mark string for a menu while the
50 menu is posted is likely to produce unhelpful behavior.
52 The default string is "\-" (a dash). Calling \fBset_menu_mark\fR with
53 a non-\fBNULL\fR menu argument will change this default.
55 The function \fBmenu_mark\fR returns the menu's mark string (or \fBNULL\fR if
58 The function \fBmenu_mark\fR returns a pointer (which may be \fBNULL\fR).
59 It does not set errno.
61 The function \fBset_menu_mark\fR may return the following error codes:
64 The routine succeeded.
67 Routine detected an incorrect or out-of-range argument.
70 System error occurred (see \fBerrno\fR).
72 \fBcurses\fR(3X), \fBmenu\fR(3X).
74 The header file \fB<menu.h>\fR automatically includes the header file
77 These routines emulate the System V menu library. They were not supported on
78 Version 7 or BSD versions.
80 Juergen Pfeifer. Manual pages and adaptation for new curses by Eric