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+/****************************************************************************
+ * Copyright (c) 1998-2003,2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.              *
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+ *                                                                          *
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+ *                                                                          *
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+ * authorization.                                                           *
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+/****************************************************************************
+ *   Author:  Juergen Pfeifer, 1995,1997                                    *
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+#include "form.priv.h"
+
+MODULE_ID("$Id: fld_attr.c,v 1.10 2004/12/11 21:33:15 tom Exp $")
+
+/*----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  Field-Attribute manipulation routines
+  --------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+/* "Template" macro to generate a function to set a fields attribute */
+#define GEN_FIELD_ATTR_SET_FCT( name ) \
+NCURSES_IMPEXP int NCURSES_API set_field_ ## name (FIELD * field, chtype attr)\
+{\
+   int res = E_BAD_ARGUMENT;\
+   T((T_CALLED("set_field_" #name "(%p,%s)"), field, _traceattr(attr)));\
+   if ( attr==A_NORMAL || ((attr & A_ATTRIBUTES)==attr) )\
+     {\
+       Normalize_Field( field );\
+       if (field != 0) \
+	 { \
+	 if ((field -> name) != attr)\
+	   {\
+	     field -> name = attr;\
+	     res = _nc_Synchronize_Attributes( field );\
+	   }\
+	 else\
+	   {\
+	     res = E_OK;\
+	   }\
+	 }\
+     }\
+   RETURN(res);\
+}
+
+/* "Template" macro to generate a function to get a fields attribute */
+#define GEN_FIELD_ATTR_GET_FCT( name ) \
+NCURSES_IMPEXP chtype NCURSES_API field_ ## name (const FIELD * field)\
+{\
+   T((T_CALLED("field_" #name "(%p)"), field));\
+   returnAttr( A_ATTRIBUTES & (Normalize_Field( field ) -> name) );\
+}
+
+/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+|   Facility      :  libnform
+|   Function      :  int set_field_fore(FIELD *field, chtype attr)
+|
+|   Description   :  Sets the foreground of the field used to display the
+|                    field contents.
+|
+|   Return Values :  E_OK             - success
+|                    E_BAD_ARGUMENT   - invalid attributes
+|                    E_SYSTEM_ERROR   - system error
++--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+GEN_FIELD_ATTR_SET_FCT(fore)
+
+/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+|   Facility      :  libnform
+|   Function      :  chtype field_fore(const FIELD *)
+|
+|   Description   :  Retrieve fields foreground attribute
+|
+|   Return Values :  The foreground attribute
++--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+GEN_FIELD_ATTR_GET_FCT(fore)
+
+/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+|   Facility      :  libnform
+|   Function      :  int set_field_back(FIELD *field, chtype attr)
+|
+|   Description   :  Sets the background of the field used to display the
+|                    fields extend.
+|
+|   Return Values :  E_OK             - success
+|                    E_BAD_ARGUMENT   - invalid attributes
+|                    E_SYSTEM_ERROR   - system error
++--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+GEN_FIELD_ATTR_SET_FCT(back)
+
+/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+|   Facility      :  libnform
+|   Function      :  chtype field_back(const
+|
+|   Description   :  Retrieve fields background attribute
+|
+|   Return Values :  The background attribute
++--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+GEN_FIELD_ATTR_GET_FCT(back)
+
+/* fld_attr.c ends here */