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NAME

       set_menu_mark, menu_mark - get and set the menu mark string

SYNOPSIS

       #include <menu.h>

       int set_menu_mark(MENU *menu, const char *mark);
       const char *menu_mark(const MENU *menu);

DESCRIPTION

       In order to make menu selections visible on older terminals without highlighting or color capability, the
       menu library marks selected items in a menu with a prefix string.

       The function set_menu_mark sets the mark string for the given menu.  Calling set_menu_mark  with  a  null
       menu  item  will  abolish  the  mark string.  Note that changing the length of the mark string for a menu
       while the menu is posted is likely to produce unhelpful behavior.

       The default string is "-" (a dash).  Calling set_menu_mark with a non-NULL menu argument will change this
       default.

       The function menu_mark returns the menu's mark string (or NULL if there is none).

RETURN VALUE

       The function menu_mark returns a pointer (which may be NULL).  It does not set errno.

       The function set_menu_mark may return the following error codes:

       E_OK The routine succeeded.

       E_BAD_ARGUMENT
            Routine detected an incorrect or out-of-range argument.

       E_SYSTEM_ERROR
            System error occurred (see errno(3)).

PORTABILITY

       These routines emulate the System V menu library.  They were not supported on Version 7 or BSD versions.

AUTHORS

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

SEE ALSO

       ncurses(3NCURSES), menu(3MENU)