menu_spacing(3X)		  Library calls			menu_spacing(3X)

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  de-
	    scription.	 It  must  not	be larger than TABSIZE.	 The menu system
	    puts in the middle of this spacing area the pad character.	The  re-
	    maining 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 appro-
	    priate 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 re-
	    sets 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 de-
     pending on them be conditioned using NCURSES_VERSION.

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

SEE ALSO
     curses(3X), curs_variables(3X), menu(3X)

ncurses 6.6			   2024-12-28			menu_spacing(3X)