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+
+/****************************************************************************
+ *   Author:  Juergen Pfeifer, 1995,1997                                    *
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+/***************************************************************************
+* Module m_format                                                          *
+* Set and get maximum numbers of rows and columns in menus                 *
+***************************************************************************/
+
+#include "menu.priv.h"
+
+MODULE_ID("$Id: m_format.c,v 1.15 2004/12/11 23:11:21 tom Exp $")
+
+#define minimum(a,b) ((a)<(b) ? (a): (b))
+
+/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+|   Facility      :  libnmenu
+|   Function      :  int set_menu_format(MENU *menu, int rows, int cols)
+|
+|   Description   :  Sets the maximum number of rows and columns of items
+|                    that may be displayed at one time on a menu. If the
+|                    menu contains more items than can be displayed at
+|                    once, the menu will be scrollable.
+|
+|   Return Values :  E_OK                   - success
+|                    E_BAD_ARGUMENT         - invalid values passed
+|                    E_NOT_CONNECTED        - there are no items connected
+|                    E_POSTED               - the menu is already posted
++--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+NCURSES_EXPORT(int)
+set_menu_format(MENU * menu, int rows, int cols)
+{
+  int total_rows, total_cols;
+
+  T((T_CALLED("set_menu_format(%p,%d,%d)"), menu, rows, cols));
+
+  if (rows < 0 || cols < 0)
+    RETURN(E_BAD_ARGUMENT);
+
+  if (menu)
+    {
+      if (menu->status & _POSTED)
+	RETURN(E_POSTED);
+
+      if (!(menu->items))
+	RETURN(E_NOT_CONNECTED);
+
+      if (rows == 0)
+	rows = menu->frows;
+      if (cols == 0)
+	cols = menu->fcols;
+
+      if (menu->pattern)
+	Reset_Pattern(menu);
+
+      menu->frows = rows;
+      menu->fcols = cols;
+
+      assert(rows > 0 && cols > 0);
+      total_rows = (menu->nitems - 1) / cols + 1;
+      total_cols = (menu->opt & O_ROWMAJOR) ?
+	minimum(menu->nitems, cols) :
+	(menu->nitems - 1) / total_rows + 1;
+
+      menu->rows = total_rows;
+      menu->cols = total_cols;
+      menu->arows = minimum(total_rows, rows);
+      menu->toprow = 0;
+      menu->curitem = *(menu->items);
+      assert(menu->curitem);
+      menu->status |= _LINK_NEEDED;
+      _nc_Calculate_Item_Length_and_Width(menu);
+    }
+  else
+    {
+      if (rows > 0)
+	_nc_Default_Menu.frows = rows;
+      if (cols > 0)
+	_nc_Default_Menu.fcols = cols;
+    }
+
+  RETURN(E_OK);
+}
+
+/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+|   Facility      :  libnmenu
+|   Function      :  void menu_format(const MENU *menu, int *rows, int *cols)
+|
+|   Description   :  Returns the maximum number of rows and columns that may
+|                    be displayed at one time on menu.
+|
+|   Return Values :  -
++--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+NCURSES_EXPORT(void)
+menu_format(const MENU * menu, int *rows, int *cols)
+{
+  if (rows)
+    *rows = Normalize_Menu(menu)->frows;
+  if (cols)
+    *cols = Normalize_Menu(menu)->fcols;
+}
+
+/* m_format.c ends here */