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Fix some markup, add menus(3) to SEE ALSO.

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.\" $NetBSD: forms.3,v 1.5 2002/02/07 09:24:09 ross Exp $ .\" $NetBSD: forms.3,v 1.6 2002/02/20 11:30:07 wiz Exp $
.\" .\"
.\" Copyright (c) 2001 .\" Copyright (c) 2001
.\" Brett Lymn - blymn@baea.com.au, brett_lymn@yahoo.com.au .\" Brett Lymn - blymn@baea.com.au, brett_lymn@yahoo.com.au
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.\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF .\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
.\" SUCH DAMAGE. .\" SUCH DAMAGE.
.\" .\"
.Dd January, 2001 .Dd January 1, 2001
.Dt FORMS 3 .Dt FORMS 3
.Os .Os
.Sh NAME .Sh NAME
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.Fd #include \*[Lt]form.h\*[Gt] .Fd #include \*[Lt]form.h\*[Gt]
.Sh DESCRIPTION .Sh DESCRIPTION
The The
.Xr form 3 .Nm
provides a terminal independent form system using the provides a terminal independent form system using the
.Xr curses 3 .Xr curses 3
library. Before using the library. Before using the
.Xr menu 3 .Xr menus 3
functions the terminal must be set up by functions the terminal must be set up by
.Xr curses 3 .Xr curses 3
using the using the
.Fn initscr .Fn initscr
function or similar. Programs using function or similar. Programs using
.Xr form .Nm
functions must be linked with the functions must be linked with the
.Xr curses 3 .Xr curses 3
library library
.Xr -lcurses . .Fl lcurses .
.Pp .Pp
The The
.Xr form 3 .Nm
library provides facilties for defining form fields, placing a form on the library provides facilties for defining form fields, placing a form on the
terminal screen, assign pre and post change operations and setting the terminal screen, assign pre and post change operations and setting the
attributes of both the form and it's fields. attributes of both the form and it's fields.
.Sh Defining default attributes for forms and fields .Ss Defining default attributes for forms and fields
The The
.Xr form 3 .Nm
library allows any settable attribute or option of both the form and field library allows any settable attribute or option of both the form and field
objects to be defined such that any new form or field automatically inherits objects to be defined such that any new form or field automatically inherits
the value as default. Setting the default value will not affect any field or the value as default. Setting the default value will not affect any field or
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.br .br
.ne 8 .ne 8
.Sh SEE ALSO .Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr curses 3 .Xr curses 3 ,
.Xr menus 3
.Sh NOTES .Sh NOTES
This implementation of the forms library does depart in behaviour This implementation of the forms library does depart in behaviour
subtly from the original AT \*[Am] T implementation. Some of the more subtly from the original AT \*[Am] T implementation. Some of the more