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 parameter 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.  The spc_rows parameter 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.   The  spc_columns  parameter  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 passes back the spacing info for the menu.  If a pointer is NULL, this specific
       info 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.

SEE ALSO

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

NOTES

       The header file <menu.h> automatically includes the header file <curses.h>.

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.

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