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+/****************************************************************************
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+
+/****************************************************************************
+ *   Author:  Juergen Pfeifer, 1995,1997                                    *
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+/***************************************************************************
+* Module m_pad                                                             *
+* Control menus padding character                                          *
+***************************************************************************/
+
+#include "menu.priv.h"
+
+MODULE_ID("$Id: m_pad.c,v 1.10 2004/12/25 21:40:58 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 );\
+   }
+
+/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+|   Facility      :  libnmenu  
+|   Function      :  int set_menu_pad(MENU *menu, int pad)
+|   
+|   Description   :  Set the character to be used to separate the item name
+|                    from its description. This must be a printable 
+|                    character.
+|
+|   Return Values :  E_OK              - success
+|                    E_BAD_ARGUMENT    - an invalid value has been passed
++--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+NCURSES_EXPORT(int)
+set_menu_pad(MENU * menu, int pad)
+{
+  bool do_refresh = (menu != (MENU *) 0);
+
+  T((T_CALLED("set_menu_pad(%p,%d)"), menu, pad));
+
+  if (!isprint(UChar(pad)))
+    RETURN(E_BAD_ARGUMENT);
+
+  Normalize_Menu(menu);
+  menu->pad = pad;
+
+  if (do_refresh)
+    Refresh_Menu(menu);
+
+  RETURN(E_OK);
+}
+
+/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+|   Facility      :  libnmenu  
+|   Function      :  int menu_pad(const MENU *menu)
+|   
+|   Description   :  Return the value of the padding character
+|
+|   Return Values :  The pad character
++--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+NCURSES_EXPORT(int)
+menu_pad(const MENU * menu)
+{
+  T((T_CALLED("menu_pad(%p)"), menu));
+  returnCode(Normalize_Menu(menu)->pad);
+}
+
+/* m_pad.c ends here */