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+/****************************************************************************
+ * Copyright (c) 1998-2007,2008 Free Software Foundation, Inc.              *
+ *                                                                          *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a  *
+ * copy of this software and associated documentation files (the            *
+ * "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including      *
+ * without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish,      *
+ * distribute, distribute with modifications, sublicense, and/or sell       *
+ * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is    *
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:                 *
+ *                                                                          *
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+ * in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.                   *
+ *                                                                          *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS  *
+ * OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF               *
+ * MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.   *
+ * IN NO EVENT SHALL THE ABOVE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM,   *
+ * DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR    *
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+ * THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.                               *
+ *                                                                          *
+ * Except as contained in this notice, the name(s) of the above copyright   *
+ * holders shall not be used in advertising or otherwise to promote the     *
+ * sale, use or other dealings in this Software without prior written       *
+ * authorization.                                                           *
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+/****************************************************************************
+ *   Author:  Juergen Pfeifer, 1995,1997                                    *
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+#include "form.priv.h"
+
+MODULE_ID("$Id: frm_def.c,v 1.23 2008/08/04 00:07:55 tom Exp $")
+
+/* this can't be readonly */
+static FORM default_form =
+{
+  0,				/* status     */
+  0,				/* rows       */
+  0,				/* cols       */
+  0,				/* currow     */
+  0,				/* curcol     */
+  0,				/* toprow     */
+  0,				/* begincol   */
+  -1,				/* maxfield   */
+  -1,				/* maxpage    */
+  -1,				/* curpage    */
+  ALL_FORM_OPTS,		/* opts       */
+  (WINDOW *)0,			/* win        */
+  (WINDOW *)0,			/* sub        */
+  (WINDOW *)0,			/* w          */
+  (FIELD **)0,			/* field      */
+  (FIELD *)0,			/* current    */
+  (_PAGE *) 0,			/* page       */
+  (char *)0,			/* usrptr     */
+  NULL,				/* forminit   */
+  NULL,				/* formterm   */
+  NULL,				/* fieldinit  */
+  NULL				/* fieldterm  */
+};
+
+NCURSES_EXPORT_VAR(FORM *) _nc_Default_Form = &default_form;
+
+/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+|   Facility      :  libnform  
+|   Function      :  static FIELD *Insert_Field_By_Position(
+|                                     FIELD *new_field, 
+|                                     FIELD *head )
+|   
+|   Description   :  Insert new_field into sorted fieldlist with head "head"
+|                    and return new head of sorted fieldlist. Sorting
+|                    criteria is (row,column). This is a circular list.
+|
+|   Return Values :  New head of sorted fieldlist
++--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+static FIELD *
+Insert_Field_By_Position(FIELD *newfield, FIELD *head)
+{
+  FIELD *current, *newhead;
+
+  assert(newfield);
+
+  if (!head)
+    {				/* empty list is trivial */
+      newhead = newfield->snext = newfield->sprev = newfield;
+    }
+  else
+    {
+      newhead = current = head;
+      while ((current->frow < newfield->frow) ||
+	     ((current->frow == newfield->frow) &&
+	      (current->fcol < newfield->fcol)))
+	{
+	  current = current->snext;
+	  if (current == head)
+	    {			/* We cycled through. Reset head to indicate that */
+	      head = (FIELD *)0;
+	      break;
+	    }
+	}
+      /* we leave the loop with current pointing to the field after newfield */
+      newfield->snext = current;
+      newfield->sprev = current->sprev;
+      newfield->snext->sprev = newfield;
+      newfield->sprev->snext = newfield;
+      if (current == head)
+	newhead = newfield;
+    }
+  return (newhead);
+}
+
+/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+|   Facility      :  libnform  
+|   Function      :  static void Disconnect_Fields(FORM *form)
+|   
+|   Description   :  Break association between form and array of fields.
+|
+|   Return Values :  -
++--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+static void
+Disconnect_Fields(FORM *form)
+{
+  if (form->field)
+    {
+      FIELD **fields;
+
+      for (fields = form->field; *fields; fields++)
+	{
+	  if (form == (*fields)->form)
+	    (*fields)->form = (FORM *)0;
+	}
+
+      form->rows = form->cols = 0;
+      form->maxfield = form->maxpage = -1;
+      form->field = (FIELD **)0;
+      if (form->page)
+	free(form->page);
+      form->page = (_PAGE *) 0;
+    }
+}
+
+/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+|   Facility      :  libnform  
+|   Function      :  static int Connect_Fields(FORM *form, FIELD **fields)
+|   
+|   Description   :  Set association between form and array of fields.
+|
+|   Return Values :  E_OK            - no error
+|                    E_CONNECTED     - a field is already connected
+|                    E_BAD_ARGUMENT  - Invalid form pointer or field array
+|                    E_SYSTEM_ERROR  - not enough memory
++--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+static int
+Connect_Fields(FORM *form, FIELD **fields)
+{
+  int field_cnt, j;
+  int page_nr;
+  int maximum_row_in_field, maximum_col_in_field;
+  _PAGE *pg;
+
+  T((T_CALLED("Connect_Fields(%p,%p)"), form, fields));
+
+  assert(form);
+
+  form->field = fields;
+  form->maxfield = 0;
+  form->maxpage = 0;
+
+  if (!fields)
+    RETURN(E_OK);
+
+  page_nr = 0;
+  /* store formpointer in fields and count pages */
+  for (field_cnt = 0; fields[field_cnt]; field_cnt++)
+    {
+      if (fields[field_cnt]->form)
+	RETURN(E_CONNECTED);
+      if (field_cnt == 0 ||
+	  (fields[field_cnt]->status & _NEWPAGE))
+	page_nr++;
+      fields[field_cnt]->form = form;
+    }
+  if (field_cnt == 0 || (short)field_cnt < 0)
+    RETURN(E_BAD_ARGUMENT);
+
+  /* allocate page structures */
+  if ((pg = typeMalloc(_PAGE, page_nr)) != (_PAGE *) 0)
+    {
+      T((T_CREATE("_PAGE %p"), pg));
+      form->page = pg;
+    }
+  else
+    RETURN(E_SYSTEM_ERROR);
+
+  /* Cycle through fields and calculate page boundaries as well as
+     size of the form */
+  for (j = 0; j < field_cnt; j++)
+    {
+      if (j == 0)
+	pg->pmin = j;
+      else
+	{
+	  if (fields[j]->status & _NEWPAGE)
+	    {
+	      pg->pmax = j - 1;
+	      pg++;
+	      pg->pmin = j;
+	    }
+	}
+
+      maximum_row_in_field = fields[j]->frow + fields[j]->rows;
+      maximum_col_in_field = fields[j]->fcol + fields[j]->cols;
+
+      if (form->rows < maximum_row_in_field)
+	form->rows = maximum_row_in_field;
+      if (form->cols < maximum_col_in_field)
+	form->cols = maximum_col_in_field;
+    }
+
+  pg->pmax = field_cnt - 1;
+  form->maxfield = field_cnt;
+  form->maxpage = page_nr;
+
+  /* Sort fields on form pages */
+  for (page_nr = 0; page_nr < form->maxpage; page_nr++)
+    {
+      FIELD *fld = (FIELD *)0;
+
+      for (j = form->page[page_nr].pmin; j <= form->page[page_nr].pmax; j++)
+	{
+	  fields[j]->index = j;
+	  fields[j]->page = page_nr;
+	  fld = Insert_Field_By_Position(fields[j], fld);
+	}
+      if (fld)
+	{
+	  form->page[page_nr].smin = fld->index;
+	  form->page[page_nr].smax = fld->sprev->index;
+	}
+      else
+	{
+	  form->page[page_nr].smin = 0;
+	  form->page[page_nr].smax = 0;
+	}
+    }
+  RETURN(E_OK);
+}
+
+/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+|   Facility      :  libnform  
+|   Function      :  static int Associate_Fields(FORM *form, FIELD **fields)
+|   
+|   Description   :  Set association between form and array of fields. 
+|                    If there are fields, position to first active field.
+|
+|   Return Values :  E_OK            - success
+|                    E_BAD_ARGUMENT  - Invalid form pointer or field array
+|                    E_CONNECTED     - a field is already connected
+|                    E_SYSTEM_ERROR  - not enough memory
++--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+NCURSES_INLINE static int
+Associate_Fields(FORM *form, FIELD **fields)
+{
+  int res = Connect_Fields(form, fields);
+
+  if (res == E_OK)
+    {
+      if (form->maxpage > 0)
+	{
+	  form->curpage = 0;
+	  form_driver(form, FIRST_ACTIVE_MAGIC);
+	}
+      else
+	{
+	  form->curpage = -1;
+	  form->current = (FIELD *)0;
+	}
+    }
+  return (res);
+}
+
+/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+|   Facility      :  libnform  
+|   Function      :  FORM *new_form( FIELD **fields )
+|   
+|   Description   :  Create new form with given array of fields.
+|
+|   Return Values :  Pointer to form. NULL if error occurred.
+!                    Set errno:
+|                    E_OK            - success
+|                    E_BAD_ARGUMENT  - Invalid form pointer or field array
+|                    E_CONNECTED     - a field is already connected
+|                    E_SYSTEM_ERROR  - not enough memory
++--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+NCURSES_EXPORT(FORM *)
+new_form(FIELD **fields)
+{
+  int err = E_SYSTEM_ERROR;
+
+  FORM *form = typeMalloc(FORM, 1);
+
+  T((T_CALLED("new_form(%p)"), fields));
+  if (form)
+    {
+      T((T_CREATE("form %p"), form));
+      *form = *_nc_Default_Form;
+      if ((err = Associate_Fields(form, fields)) != E_OK)
+	{
+	  free_form(form);
+	  form = (FORM *)0;
+	}
+    }
+
+  if (!form)
+    SET_ERROR(err);
+
+  returnForm(form);
+}
+
+/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+|   Facility      :  libnform  
+|   Function      :  int free_form( FORM *form )
+|   
+|   Description   :  Release internal memory associated with form.
+|
+|   Return Values :  E_OK           - no error
+|                    E_BAD_ARGUMENT - invalid form pointer
+|                    E_POSTED       - form is posted
++--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+NCURSES_EXPORT(int)
+free_form(FORM *form)
+{
+  T((T_CALLED("free_form(%p)"), form));
+
+  if (!form)
+    RETURN(E_BAD_ARGUMENT);
+
+  if (form->status & _POSTED)
+    RETURN(E_POSTED);
+
+  Disconnect_Fields(form);
+  if (form->page)
+    free(form->page);
+  free(form);
+
+  RETURN(E_OK);
+}
+
+/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+|   Facility      :  libnform  
+|   Function      :  int set_form_fields( FORM *form, FIELD **fields )
+|   
+|   Description   :  Set a new association of an array of fields to a form
+|
+|   Return Values :  E_OK            - no error
+|                    E_BAD_ARGUMENT  - Invalid form pointer or field array
+|                    E_CONNECTED     - a field is already connected
+|                    E_POSTED        - form is posted
+|                    E_SYSTEM_ERROR  - not enough memory
++--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+NCURSES_EXPORT(int)
+set_form_fields(FORM *form, FIELD **fields)
+{
+  FIELD **old;
+  int res;
+
+  T((T_CALLED("set_form_fields(%p,%p)"), form, fields));
+
+  if (!form)
+    RETURN(E_BAD_ARGUMENT);
+
+  if (form->status & _POSTED)
+    RETURN(E_POSTED);
+
+  old = form->field;
+  Disconnect_Fields(form);
+
+  if ((res = Associate_Fields(form, fields)) != E_OK)
+    Connect_Fields(form, old);
+
+  RETURN(res);
+}
+
+/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+|   Facility      :  libnform  
+|   Function      :  FIELD **form_fields( const FORM *form )
+|   
+|   Description   :  Retrieve array of fields
+|
+|   Return Values :  Pointer to field array
++--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+NCURSES_EXPORT(FIELD **)
+form_fields(const FORM *form)
+{
+  T((T_CALLED("form_field(%p)"), form));
+  returnFieldPtr(Normalize_Form(form)->field);
+}
+
+/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+|   Facility      :  libnform  
+|   Function      :  int field_count( const FORM *form )
+|   
+|   Description   :  Retrieve number of fields
+|
+|   Return Values :  Number of fields, -1 if none are defined
++--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+NCURSES_EXPORT(int)
+field_count(const FORM *form)
+{
+  T((T_CALLED("field_count(%p)"), form));
+
+  returnCode(Normalize_Form(form)->maxfield);
+}
+
+/* frm_def.c ends here */