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+/****************************************************************************
+ * Copyright (c) 1998-2000,2005 Free Software Foundation, Inc.              *
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+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+/****************************************************************************
+ *  Author: Zeyd M. Ben-Halim <zmbenhal@netcom.com> 1995                    *
+ *     and: Eric S. Raymond <esr@snark.thyrsus.com>                         *
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+/* p_bottom.c
+ * Place a panel on bottom of the stack; may already be in the stack 
+ */
+#include "panel.priv.h"
+
+MODULE_ID("$Id: p_bottom.c,v 1.11 2005/02/19 16:38:16 tom Exp $")
+
+NCURSES_EXPORT(int)
+bottom_panel(PANEL * pan)
+{
+  int err = OK;
+
+  T((T_CALLED("bottom_panel(%p)"), pan));
+  if (pan)
+    {
+      if (!Is_Bottom(pan))
+	{
+
+	  dBug(("--> bottom_panel %s", USER_PTR(pan->user)));
+
+	  HIDE_PANEL(pan, err, OK);
+	  assert(_nc_bottom_panel == _nc_stdscr_pseudo_panel);
+
+	  dStack("<lb%d>", 1, pan);
+
+	  pan->below = _nc_bottom_panel;
+	  pan->above = _nc_bottom_panel->above;
+	  if (pan->above)
+	    pan->above->below = pan;
+	  _nc_bottom_panel->above = pan;
+
+	  dStack("<lb%d>", 9, pan);
+	}
+    }
+  else
+    err = ERR;
+
+  returnCode(err);
+}