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Update ncurses and associated libraries (form, panel, menu) to
6.4-20230826 (from 5.7-20081102).

Based on result from Thomas Dickey's ncu2openbsd script and then
modified. Switches to the upstream tput. Major bump for the ncurses
libraries and for libedit and libreadline.

Help from tb, millert.

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.TH menu_attributes 3 2023-07-01 "ncurses 6.4" "Library calls"
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.SH NAME
\fBmenu_back\fP,
\fBmenu_fore\fP,
\fBmenu_grey\fP,
\fBmenu_pad\fP,
\fBset_menu_back\fP,
\fBset_menu_fore\fP,
\fBset_menu_grey\fP,
\fBset_menu_pad\fP \- color and attribute control for menus
.SH SYNOPSIS
\fB#include <menu.h>\fP
.sp
\fBint set_menu_fore(MENU *\fImenu\fB, chtype \fIattr\fB);\fR
.br
\fBchtype menu_fore(const MENU *\fImenu\fB);\fR
.sp
\fBint set_menu_back(MENU *\fImenu\fB, chtype \fIattr\fB);\fR
.br
\fBchtype menu_back(const MENU *\fImenu\fB);\fR
.sp
\fBint set_menu_grey(MENU *\fImenu\fB, chtype \fIattr\fB);\fR
.br
\fBchtype menu_grey(const MENU *\fImenu\fB);\fR
.sp
\fBint set_menu_pad(MENU *\fImenu\fB, int \fIpad\fB);\fR
.br
\fBint menu_pad(const MENU *\fImenu\fB);\fR
.SH DESCRIPTION
The function \fBset_menu_fore\fP sets the foreground attribute of
\fImenu\fP. This is the highlight used for selected menu items.
\fBmenu_fore\fP returns the foreground attribute.
The default
is \fBA_REVERSE\fP.
.PP
The function \fBset_menu_back\fP sets the background attribute of
\fImenu\fP. This is the highlight used for selectable (but not currently
selected) menu items.
The function \fBmenu_back\fP returns the background
attribute.
The default is \fBA_NORMAL\fP.
.PP
The function \fBset_menu_grey\fP sets the grey attribute of \fImenu\fP. This is
the highlight used for un-selectable menu items in menus that permit more than
one selection.
The function \fBmenu_grey\fP returns the grey attribute.
The default is \fBA_UNDERLINE\fP.
.PP
The function \fBset_menu_pad\fP sets the character used to fill the space
between the name and description parts of a menu item.
\fBmenu_pad\fP returns
the given menu's pad character.
The default is a blank.
.SH RETURN VALUE
These routines return one of the following:
.TP 5
.B E_OK
The routine succeeded.
.TP 5
.B E_SYSTEM_ERROR
System error occurred (see \fBerrno\fP(3)).
.TP 5
.B E_BAD_ARGUMENT
Routine detected an incorrect or out-of-range argument.
.SH SEE ALSO
\fBcurses\fP(3) and related pages whose names begin \*(``menu_\*('' for detailed
descriptions of the entry points.
.SH NOTES
The header file \fB<menu.h>\fP automatically includes the header file
\fB<curses.h>\fP.
.SH PORTABILITY
These routines emulate the System V menu library.
They were not supported on
Version 7 or BSD versions.
.SH AUTHORS
Juergen Pfeifer.
Manual pages and adaptation for new curses by Eric S. Raymond.