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.TH menu_cursor 3X ""
.SH NAME
\fBpos_menu_cursor\fR \- position a menu's cursor
.SH SYNOPSIS
\fB#include <menu.h>\fR
.br
int pos_menu_cursor(const MENU *menu);
.br
.SH DESCRIPTION
The function \fBpos_menu_cursor\fR restores the cursor to the current position
associated with the menu's selected item.
This is useful after \fBcurses\fR
routines have been called to do screen-painting in response to a menu select.
.SH RETURN VALUE
This routine returns one of the following:
.TP 5
.B E_OK
The routine succeeded.
.TP 5
.B E_SYSTEM_ERROR
System error occurred (see \fBerrno\fR(3)).
.TP 5
.B E_BAD_ARGUMENT
Routine detected an incorrect or out-of-range argument.
.TP 5
.B E_NOT_POSTED
The menu has not been posted.
.SH SEE ALSO
\fBcurses\fR(3X), \fBmenu\fR(3X).
.SH NOTES
The header file \fB<menu.h>\fR automatically includes the header file
\fB<curses.h>\fR.
.SH PORTABILITY
These routines emulate the System V menu library.
They were not supported on
Version 7 or BSD versions.
.SH AUTHORS
Juergen Pfeifer.
Manual pages and adaptation for new curses by Eric S. Raymond.