# menu_spacing 3x 2024-12-28 ncurses 6.5 Library calls

    menu_spacing(3x)                 Library calls                menu_spacing(3x)

## NAME

           set_menu_spacing,  menu_spacing  -  set  and  get  spacing between menu
           items.

## SYNOPSIS

           #include <menu.h>

           int set_menu_spacing(MENU *menu,
                                int spc_description,
                                int spc_rows,
                                int spc_columns);
           int menu_spacing(const MENU *menu,
                            int* spc_description,
                            int* spc_rows,
                            int* spc_columns);

## DESCRIPTION

           The function set_menu_spacing sets  the  spacing  information  for  the
           menu.  Its parameters provide the description and the size (in rows and
           columns).

           spc_description
                  controls the number of spaces between an item name and  an  item
                  description.   It  must  not  be  larger than TABSIZE.  The menu
                  system  puts  in  the  middle  of  this  spacing  area  the  pad
                  character.  The remaining parts are filled with spaces.

           spc_rows
                  controls  the number of rows that are used for an item.  It must
                  not be larger than 3.  The menu system inserts the  blank  lines
                  between item rows, these lines will contain the pad character in
                  the appropriate positions.

           spc_columns
                  controls the number of blanks between columns of items.  It must
                  not  be  larger  than TABSIZE.  A value of 0 for all the spacing
                  values resets them to the default, which is 1 for all of them.

           The function menu_spacing returns the spacing information for the menu.
           If  a  pointer  is  NULL,  the  corresponding information is simply not
           returned.

## RETURN VALUE

           Both routines return E_OK  on  success.   set_menu_spacing  may  return
           E_POSTED if the menu is posted, or E_BAD_ARGUMENT if one of the spacing
           values is out of range.

## PORTABILITY

           These routines are specific to ncurses.  They  were  not  supported  on
           Version 7, BSD or System V implementations.  It is recommended that any
           code depending on them be conditioned using NCURSES_VERSION.

## AUTHORS

           Juergen Pfeifer.  Manual pages and adaptation for new curses by Eric S.
           Raymond.

## SEE ALSO

           curses(3x), curs_variables(3x), menu(3x)

    ncurses 6.5                       2024-12-28                  menu_spacing(3x)