NAME

       set_menu_spacing, menu_spacing - set and get spacing between menu items.

SYNOPSIS

       #include <menu.h>

       int set_menu_spacing(MENU *menu,
                            int spc_description,
                            int spc_rows,
                            int spc_columns);
       int menu_spacing(const MENU *menu,
                        int* spc_description,
                        int* spc_rows,
                        int* spc_columns);

DESCRIPTION

       The  function  set_menu_spacing  sets  the  spacing information for the menu.  Its parameters provide the
       description and the size (in rows and columns).

       spc_description
              controls the number of spaces between an item name and an item description.  It must not be larger
              than TABSIZE.  The menu system puts in the middle of this spacing area  the  pad  character.   The
              remaining parts are filled with spaces.

       spc_rows
              controls  the  number  of rows that are used for an item.  It must not be larger than 3.  The menu
              system inserts the blank lines between item rows, these lines will contain the  pad  character  in
              the appropriate positions.

       spc_columns
              controls  the  number  of blanks between columns of items.  It must not be larger than TABSIZE.  A
              value of 0 for all the spacing values resets them to the default, which is 1 for all of them.

       The function menu_spacing returns the spacing information for the  menu.   If  a  pointer  is  NULL,  the
       corresponding information is simply not returned.

RETURN VALUE

       Both  routines  return  E_OK  on success.  set_menu_spacing may return E_POSTED if the menu is posted, or
       E_BAD_ARGUMENT if one of the spacing values is out of range.

PORTABILITY

       These routines are specific to ncurses.   They  were  not  supported  on  Version  7,  BSD  or  System  V
       implementations.  It is recommended that any code depending on them be conditioned using NCURSES_VERSION.

AUTHORS

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

SEE ALSO

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

ncurses 6.4                                        2023-12-16                                     spacing(3MENU)