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+/****************************************************************************
+ *   Author:  Juergen Pfeifer, 1995,1997                                    *
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+/***************************************************************************
+* Module m_opts                                                            *
+* Menus option routines                                                    *
+***************************************************************************/
+
+#include "menu.priv.h"
+
+MODULE_ID("$Id: m_opts.c,v 1.19 2004/12/25 21:36:12 tom Exp $")
+
+/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+|   Facility      :  libnmenu
+|   Function      :  int set_menu_opts(MENU *menu, Menu_Options opts)
+|
+|   Description   :  Set the options for this menu. If the new settings
+|                    end up in a change of the geometry of the menu, it
+|                    will be recalculated. This operation is forbidden if
+|                    the menu is already posted.
+|
+|   Return Values :  E_OK           - success
+|                    E_BAD_ARGUMENT - invalid menu options
+|                    E_POSTED       - menu is already posted
++--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+NCURSES_EXPORT(int)
+set_menu_opts(MENU * menu, Menu_Options opts)
+{
+  T((T_CALLED("set_menu_opts(%p,%d)"), menu, opts));
+
+  opts &= ALL_MENU_OPTS;
+
+  if (opts & ~ALL_MENU_OPTS)
+    RETURN(E_BAD_ARGUMENT);
+
+  if (menu)
+    {
+      if (menu->status & _POSTED)
+	RETURN(E_POSTED);
+
+      if ((opts & O_ROWMAJOR) != (menu->opt & O_ROWMAJOR))
+	{
+	  /* we need this only if the layout really changed ... */
+	  if (menu->items && menu->items[0])
+	    {
+	      menu->toprow = 0;
+	      menu->curitem = menu->items[0];
+	      assert(menu->curitem);
+	      set_menu_format(menu, menu->frows, menu->fcols);
+	    }
+	}
+
+      menu->opt = opts;
+
+      if (opts & O_ONEVALUE)
+	{
+	  ITEM **item;
+
+	  if (((item = menu->items) != (ITEM **) 0))
+	    for (; *item; item++)
+	      (*item)->value = FALSE;
+	}
+
+      if (opts & O_SHOWDESC)	/* this also changes the geometry */
+	_nc_Calculate_Item_Length_and_Width(menu);
+    }
+  else
+    _nc_Default_Menu.opt = opts;
+
+  RETURN(E_OK);
+}
+
+/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+|   Facility      :  libnmenu
+|   Function      :  int menu_opts_off(MENU *menu, Menu_Options opts)
+|
+|   Description   :  Switch off the options for this menu. If the new settings
+|                    end up in a change of the geometry of the menu, it
+|                    will be recalculated. This operation is forbidden if
+|                    the menu is already posted.
+|
+|   Return Values :  E_OK           - success
+|                    E_BAD_ARGUMENT - invalid options
+|                    E_POSTED       - menu is already posted
++--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+NCURSES_EXPORT(int)
+menu_opts_off(MENU * menu, Menu_Options opts)
+{
+  MENU *cmenu = menu;		/* use a copy because set_menu_opts must detect
+
+				   NULL menu itself to adjust its behavior */
+
+  T((T_CALLED("menu_opts_off(%p,%d)"), menu, opts));
+
+  opts &= ALL_MENU_OPTS;
+  if (opts & ~ALL_MENU_OPTS)
+    RETURN(E_BAD_ARGUMENT);
+  else
+    {
+      Normalize_Menu(cmenu);
+      opts = cmenu->opt & ~opts;
+      returnCode(set_menu_opts(menu, opts));
+    }
+}
+
+/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+|   Facility      :  libnmenu
+|   Function      :  int menu_opts_on(MENU *menu, Menu_Options opts)
+|
+|   Description   :  Switch on the options for this menu. If the new settings
+|                    end up in a change of the geometry of the menu, it
+|                    will be recalculated. This operation is forbidden if
+|                    the menu is already posted.
+|
+|   Return Values :  E_OK           - success
+|                    E_BAD_ARGUMENT - invalid menu options
+|                    E_POSTED       - menu is already posted
++--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+NCURSES_EXPORT(int)
+menu_opts_on(MENU * menu, Menu_Options opts)
+{
+  MENU *cmenu = menu;		/* use a copy because set_menu_opts must detect
+
+				   NULL menu itself to adjust its behavior */
+
+  T((T_CALLED("menu_opts_on(%p,%d)"), menu, opts));
+
+  opts &= ALL_MENU_OPTS;
+  if (opts & ~ALL_MENU_OPTS)
+    RETURN(E_BAD_ARGUMENT);
+  else
+    {
+      Normalize_Menu(cmenu);
+      opts = cmenu->opt | opts;
+      returnCode(set_menu_opts(menu, opts));
+    }
+}
+
+/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+|   Facility      :  libnmenu
+|   Function      :  Menu_Options menu_opts(const MENU *menu)
+|
+|   Description   :  Return the options for this menu.
+|
+|   Return Values :  Menu options
++--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+NCURSES_EXPORT(Menu_Options)
+menu_opts(const MENU * menu)
+{
+  T((T_CALLED("menu_opts(%p)"), menu));
+  returnMenuOpts(ALL_MENU_OPTS & Normalize_Menu(menu)->opt);
+}
+
+/* m_opts.c ends here */