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NAME | SYNOPSIS | DESCRIPTION | RETURN VALUE | SEE ALSO | NOTES | PORTABILITY | AUTHORS | COLOPHON 

form_new_page(3X)                                      form_new_page(3X)

NAME         top

       set_new_page, new_page - form pagination functions

SYNOPSIS         top

       #include <form.h>

       int set_new_page(FIELD *field, bool new_page_flag);
       bool new_page(const FIELD *field);

DESCRIPTION         top

       The function set_new_page sets or resets a flag marking the given
       field as the beginning of a new page on its form.

       The function new_page is a predicate which tests if a given field
       marks a page beginning on its form.

RETURN VALUE         top

       The function new_page returns TRUE or FALSE.

       The function set_new_page returns one of the following:

       E_OK The routine succeeded.

       E_CONNECTED
            The given field is already connected to a form.

SEE ALSO         top

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

NOTES         top

       The header file <form.h> automatically includes the header file
       <curses.h>.

PORTABILITY         top

       These routines emulate the System V forms library.  They were not
       supported on Version 7 or BSD versions.

AUTHORS         top

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

COLOPHON         top

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