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+/****************************************************************************
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+
+/****************************************************************************
+ *   Author:  Juergen Pfeifer, 1995,1997                                    *
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+/***************************************************************************
+* Module m_attribs                                                         *
+* Control menus display attributes                                         *
+***************************************************************************/
+
+#include "menu.priv.h"
+
+MODULE_ID("$Id: m_attribs.c,v 1.14 2004/12/11 23:29:12 tom Exp $")
+
+/* Macro to redraw menu if it is posted and changed */
+#define Refresh_Menu(menu) \
+   if ( (menu) && ((menu)->status & _POSTED) )\
+   {\
+      _nc_Draw_Menu( menu );\
+      _nc_Show_Menu( menu );\
+   }
+
+/* "Template" macro to generate a function to set a menus attribute */
+#define GEN_MENU_ATTR_SET_FCT( name ) \
+NCURSES_IMPEXP int NCURSES_API set_menu_ ## name (MENU * menu, chtype attr)\
+{\
+   T((T_CALLED("set_menu_" #name "(%p,%s)"), menu, _traceattr(attr)));\
+   if (!(attr==A_NORMAL || (attr & A_ATTRIBUTES)==attr))\
+      RETURN(E_BAD_ARGUMENT);\
+   if (menu && ( menu -> name != attr))\
+     {\
+       (menu -> name) = attr;\
+       Refresh_Menu(menu);\
+     }\
+   Normalize_Menu( menu ) -> name = attr;\
+   RETURN(E_OK);\
+}
+
+/* "Template" macro to generate a function to get a menu's attribute */
+#define GEN_MENU_ATTR_GET_FCT( name ) \
+NCURSES_IMPEXP chtype NCURSES_API menu_ ## name (const MENU * menu)\
+{\
+   T((T_CALLED("menu_" #name "(%p)"), menu));\
+   returnAttr(Normalize_Menu( menu ) -> name);\
+}
+
+/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+|   Facility      :  libnmenu  
+|   Function      :  int set_menu_fore(MENU *menu, chtype attr)
+|   
+|   Description   :  Set the attribute for selectable items. In single-
+|                    valued menus this is used to highlight the current
+|                    item ((i.e. where the cursor is), in multi-valued
+|                    menus this is used to highlight the selected items.
+|
+|   Return Values :  E_OK              - success
+|                    E_BAD_ARGUMENT    - an invalid value has been passed   
++--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+GEN_MENU_ATTR_SET_FCT(fore)
+
+/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+|   Facility      :  libnmenu  
+|   Function      :  chtype menu_fore(const MENU* menu)
+|   
+|   Description   :  Return the attribute used for selectable items that
+|                    are current (single-valued menu) or selected (multi-
+|                    valued menu).   
+|
+|   Return Values :  Attribute value
++--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+GEN_MENU_ATTR_GET_FCT(fore)
+
+/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+|   Facility      :  libnmenu  
+|   Function      :  int set_menu_back(MENU *menu, chtype attr)
+|   
+|   Description   :  Set the attribute for selectable but not yet selected
+|                    items.
+|
+|   Return Values :  E_OK             - success  
+|                    E_BAD_ARGUMENT   - an invalid value has been passed
++--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+GEN_MENU_ATTR_SET_FCT(back)
+
+/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+|   Facility      :  libnmenu  
+|   Function      :  chtype menu_back(const MENU *menu)
+|   
+|   Description   :  Return the attribute used for selectable but not yet
+|                    selected items. 
+|
+|   Return Values :  Attribute value
++--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+GEN_MENU_ATTR_GET_FCT(back)
+
+/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+|   Facility      :  libnmenu  
+|   Function      :  int set_menu_grey(MENU *menu, chtype attr)
+|   
+|   Description   :  Set the attribute for unselectable items.
+|
+|   Return Values :  E_OK             - success
+|                    E_BAD_ARGUMENT   - an invalid value has been passed    
++--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+GEN_MENU_ATTR_SET_FCT(grey)
+
+/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+|   Facility      :  libnmenu  
+|   Function      :  chtype menu_grey(const MENU *menu)
+|   
+|   Description   :  Return the attribute used for non-selectable items
+|
+|   Return Values :  Attribute value
++--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+GEN_MENU_ATTR_GET_FCT(grey)
+/* m_attribs.c ends here */