form_field_attributes(3X)

💅 form_field_attributes — color and attribute control for form fields 💅

okay so this is the <pink>form_field_attributes(3X)</pink> page, living its best life in the Library calls section. It’s all about making form fields look cute with colors and attributes — and returning exactly the values you set, no cap. ✨

🌸 NAME 🌸

form_field_attributes — color and attribute control for form fields

🎀 SYNOPSIS 🎀

#include <form.h>

int set_field_fore(FIELD *field, chtype attr);
chtype field_fore(const FIELD *field);

int set_field_back(FIELD *field, chtype attr);
chtype field_back(const FIELD *field);

int set_field_pad(FIELD *field, int pad);
int field_pad(const FIELD *field);

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

So set_field_fore sets the foreground attribute of field. This is the highlight used to display the field contents. The function field_fore returns the foreground attribute. The default is A_STANDOUT. Slay. 💅

The function set_field_back sets the background attribute of form. This is the highlight used to display extent fields in the form. The function field_back returns the background attribute. The default is A_NORMAL. Iconic. ✨

The function set_field_pad sets the character used to fill the field. The function field_pad returns the given form’s pad character. The default is a blank. Blank-slate main character energy, honestly. 🎀

⭐ RETURN VALUE ⭐

These routines return one of the following:

• E_OK — the routine succeeded. we love a happy ending 💖
• E_BAD_ARGUMENT — routine detected an incorrect or out-of-range argument. rude, but valid 🫠
• E_SYSTEM_ERROR — system error occurred (see errno(3)). not the vibe, bestie 😭

🌈 PORTABILITY 🌈

These routines emulate the System V forms library. They were not supported on Version 7 or BSD versions. so like, historically speaking, this was a no-show on those, fr fr. 💀

👑 AUTHORS 👑

Juergen Pfeifer. Manual pages and adaptation for new curses by Eric S. Raymond. legends only, honestly. 🫶

💜 SEE ALSO 💜

curses(3X) and related pages whose names begin “form_” for detailed descriptions of the entry points.

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