form_field_attributes(3X)

💅 form_field_attributes(3X) — library calls, bestie

okay so this one is from the ncurses corner of the manual, and it's literally just three lil glow-up functions for your form FIELDs: how the text pops, what the background looks like, and what character fills the empty space. it's giving interior design but for terminal forms. 🎀

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✨ NAME ✨

form_field_attributes — color and attribute control for form fields

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🌸 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);

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🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

so like, three little duos. setter + getter. the classic. 🫶

set_field_fore sets the foreground attribute of field. this is the highlight used to display the field contents, iykyk — it's what makes your text actually stand out. field_fore hands that foreground attribute right back to you. the default is A_STANDOUT. ✨

set_field_back sets the background attribute of form. this is the highlight used to display the extent fields in the form — like, the whole box vibe, not just the letters. field_back gives you that background attribute back. the default is A_NORMAL. 🌈

set_field_pad sets the character used to fill the field. field_pad returns the given form's pad character. the default is a blank. no cap, just a space doing its lil job. 💀

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👑 RETURN VALUE 👑

these routines return one of the following:

• E_OK — the routine succeeded. slay, we love a success. 💖
• E_BAD_ARGUMENT — routine detected an incorrect or out-of-range argument. not the vibe, bestie. 🙈
• E_SYSTEM_ERROR — system error occurred (see errno(3)). 😭

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⭐ PORTABILITY ⭐

these routines emulate the System V forms library. they were not supported on Version 7 or BSD versions. so if you're time-traveling to ancient Unix, this is a no. 🕰️

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🧚 AUTHORS 🧚

Juergen Pfeifer. Manual pages and adaptation for new curses by Eric S. Raymond. absolute icons, we thank them for their service. 🙏

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💜 SEE ALSO 💜

curses(3X) and related pages whose names begin “form_” for detailed descriptions of the entry points. go read the whole family, they're all so good. 👑

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okay that's the whole page!! mwah 💅 this was ncurses version 6.6, dated 2024-03-16, and it's the form_field_attributes(3X) page. go forth and make your fields pretty, bestie 🎀✨🦋