DIALOG()                         Library calls                        DIALOG()



NAME
       dialog - widgets and utilities for the dialog program

SYNOPSIS
       cc [ flag ... ] file ... -ldialog [ library ... ]
          or
       cc $(dialog-config --cflags) file ... $(dialog-config --libs) ]

       #include <dialog.h>

       Dialog is a program that will let you present a variety of questions or
       display messages using dialog boxes from a shell script.  It  is  built
       from  the  dialog library, which consists of several widgets as well as
       utility functions that are used by the widgets or the main program.

DESCRIPTION
       This manpage documents the features from <dialog.h> which are likely to
       be  important to developers using the widgets directly.  Some hints are
       also given for developing new widgets.

       Here is a dialog version of Hello World:
              int main(void)
              {
                   int status;
                   init_dialog(stdin, stdout);
                   status = dialog_yesno(
                             "Hello, in dialog-format",
                             "Hello World!",
                             0, 0);
                   end_dialog();
                   return status;
              }

DEFINITIONS
       Exit codes (passed back to the main program for its  use)  are  defined
       with  a  "DLG_EXIT_  prefix.   The efined constants can be mapped using
       environment variables as  described  in  dialog(1),  e.g.,  DLG_EXIT_OK
       corresponds to $DIALOG_OK.

       Useful  character  constants  which  correspond to user input are named
       with the "CHR_" prefix, e.g., CHR_BACKSPACE.

       Colors  and  video  attributes  are  categorized  and  associated  with
       settings  in the configuration file (see the discussion of $DIALOGRC in
       dialog(1)).   The  DIALOG_ATR(n)  macro  is  used  for   defining   the
       references to the combined color and attribute table dlg_color_table[].

       The dialog application passes its command-line parameters to the widget
       functions.  Some of those parameters are single values, but some of the
       widgets   accept   data   as   an   array  of  values.   Those  include
       checklist/radiobox, menubox and formbox.  When the  --item-help  option
       is  given,  an  extra column of data is expected.  The USE_ITEM_HELP(),
       CHECKBOX_TAGS, MENUBOX_TAGS and FORMBOX_TAGS macros are  used  to  hide
       this difference from the calling application.

       Most  of  the  other  definitions  found  in  <dialog.h>  are  used for
       convenience in building the library or  main  program.   These  include
       definitions based on the generated <dlg_config.h> header.

DATA STRUCTURES
       All  of  the  global  data  for  the  dialog library is stored in a few
       structures:   DIALOG_STATE,   DIALOG_VARS   and   DIALOG_COLORS.    The
       corresponding  dialog_state,  dialog_vars  and  dlg_color_table  global
       variables should be initialized to zeros, and then populated  with  the
       data  to  use.   A  few  of these must be nonzero for the corresponding
       widgets to function.  As as the case  with  function  names,  variables
       beginning   with   "dialog_"  are  designed  for  use  by  the  calling
       application while variables beginning  with  "dlg_"  are  intended  for
       lower levels, e.g., by the dialog library.

DIALOG_STATE
       The  state  variables  are  dialog's working variables.  It initializes
       those, uses them to manage the widgets.

   .all_subwindows
       This is a linked list of all subwindows created by  the  library.   The
       dlg_del_window  function  uses this to free storage for subwindows when
       deleting a window.

   .all_windows
       This is a linked list of all  windows  created  by  the  library.   The
       dlg_del_window  function  uses  this  to  locate  windows  which may be
       redrawn after deleting a window.

   .aspect_ratio
       This corresponds to  the  command-line  option  "--aspect-ratio".   The
       value  gives  the application some control over the box dimensions when
       using auto sizing (specifying 0 for height and width).   It  represents
       width  /  height.   The  default is 9, which means 9 characters wide to
       every 1 line high.

   .finish_string
       When set to true, this allows calls to dlg_finish_string to discard the
       corresponding data which is created to speed up layout computations for
       the given string parameter.  The gauge widget uses this feature.

   .getc_callbacks
       This is set up in ui_getc.c to record windows which must be polled  for
       input,  e.g.,  to  handle the background tailbox widget.  One window is
       designated as the foreground or control window.

   .getc_redirect
       If the control window for DIALOG_STATE.getc_callbacks  is  closed,  the
       list  is  transferred to this variable.  Closing all windows causes the
       application to exit.

   .had_resize
       This  is  set  to  TRUE  in  dlg_will_resize  or  dlg_result_key   when
       KEY_RESIZE is read, to tell dialog to ignore subsequent ERRs.

   .no_mouse
       This  corresponds  to  the  command-line option "--no-mouse".  If true,
       dialog will not initialize (and enable) the mouse in init_dialog.

   .output
       This is set in the dialog  application  to  the  stream  on  which  the
       application  and  library  functions  may write text results.  Normally
       that is the standard error, since the curses library prefers  to  write
       its data to the standard output.  Some scripts, trading portability for
       convenience, prefer to write results to the standard output,  e.g.,  by
       using the "--stdout" option.

   .output_count
       This  is incremented by dlg_does_output, which is called by each widget
       that writes text to the output.  The dialog application  uses  that  to
       decide    if    it    should    also    write    a   separator,   i.e.,
       DIALOG_STATE.separate_str, between calls to each widget.

   .pipe_input
       This is set in init_dialog to a stream which can be used by  the  gauge
       widget,  which  must  be  the application's standard input.  The dialog
       application calls init_dialog normally with input set to  the  standard
       input,  but  optionally  based  on  the "--input-fd" option.  Since the
       application cannot read from a pipe (standard input) and  at  the  same
       time  read  the curses input from the standard input, it must allow for
       reopening the  latter  from  either  a  specific  file  descriptor,  or
       directly  from  the terminal.  The adjusted pipe stream value is stored
       in this variable.

   .screen_height
       The text-formatting functions use this for the number of rows used  for
       formatting a string.

       It  is  used by dialog for the command-line options "--print-text-size"
       and "--print-text-only".

   .screen_initialized
       This is set in init_dialog and reset in  end_dialog.   It  is  used  to
       check  if  curses has been initialized, and if the endwin function must
       be called on exit.

   .screen_output
       This is set in init_dialog to the output  stream  used  by  the  curses
       library.   Normally that is the standard output, unless that happens to
       not be a  terminal  (and  if  init_dialog  can  successfully  open  the
       terminal directly).

   .screen_width
       The  text-formatting  functions use this for the number of columns used
       for formatting a string.

       It is used by dialog for the command-line  options  "--print-text-size"
       and "--print-text-only".

   .separate_str
       This  corresponds  to the command-line option "--separate-widget".  The
       given string specifies a  string  that  will  separate  the  output  on
       dialog's output from each widget.  This is used to simplify parsing the
       result of a dialog with several widgets.  If this option is not  given,
       the default separator string is a tab character.

   .tab_len
       This   corresponds  to  the  command-line  option  "--tab-len  number".
       Specify the number of spaces that  a  tab  character  occupies  if  the
       "--tab-correct" option is given.  The default is 8.

   .text_height
       The  text-formatting functions set this to the number of lines used for
       formatting a string.

       It is used by dialog for the command-line  options  "--print-text-size"
       and "--print-text-only".

   .text_only
       Dialog uses this in the command-line option "--print-text-only".

       The  text-formatting  functions  (dlg_print_text,  dlg_print_line,  and
       dlg_print_autowrap) check this to decide whether to print the formatted
       text to dialog's output or to the curses-display.

       Also,  dlg_auto_size  checks  the  flag,  allowing it to be used before
       init_dialog is called.

   .text_width
       The text-formatting functions set this to the number  of  columns  used
       for formatting a string.

       It  is  used by dialog for the command-line options "--print-text-size"
       and "--print-text-only".

   .trace_output
       This corresponds to the command-line option "--trace file".  It is  the
       file pointer to which trace messages are written.

   .use_colors
       This is set in init_dialog if the curses implementation supports color.

   .use_scrollbar
       This  corresponds  to  the command-line option "--scrollbar".  If true,
       draw a scrollbar to make windows holding scrolled data more readable.

   .use_shadow
       This corresponds to the command-line option "--no-shadow".  This is set
       in  init_dialog  if the curses implementation supports color.  If true,
       suppress shadows that would be drawn to the right and  bottom  of  each
       dialog box.

   .visit_items
       This  corresponds  to  the command-line option "--visit-items".  Modify
       the tab-traversal of the list-oriented widgets  (buildlist,  checklist,
       radiobox,  menubox,  inputmenu,  and  treeview)  to include the list of
       items as one of the states.  This is useful as a visual aid, i.e.,  the
       cursor position helps some users.

       The  dialog  application  resets  the dialog_vars data before accepting
       options to invoke each widget.  Most of the DIALOG_VARS members are set
       directly from dialog's command-line options:

DIALOG_VARS
       In  contrast  to  DIALOG_STATE,  the  members of DIALOG_VARS are set by
       command-line options in dialog.

   .ascii_lines
       This corresponds to the command-line option "--ascii-lines.  It  causes
       line-drawing  to be done with ASCII characters, e.g., "+" and "-".  See
       DIALOG_VARS.no_lines.

   .backtitle
       This corresponds to the command-line  option  "--backtitle  backtitle".
       It specifies a backtitle string to be displayed on the backdrop, at the
       top of the screen.

   .beep_after_signal
       This corresponds to the command-line option "--beep-after".   If  true,
       beep  after  a  user  has  completed  a  widget  by pressing one of the
       buttons.

   .beep_signal
       This corresponds to the command-line option "--beep".  It is obsolete.

   .begin_set
       This is true if the command-line option "--begin y  x"  was  used.   It
       specifies  the position of the upper left corner of a dialog box on the
       screen.

   .begin_x
       This corresponds to the x value from the command-line option "--begin y
       x" (second value).

   .begin_y
       This corresponds to the y value from the command-line option "--begin y
       x" (first value).

   .cancel_label
       This corresponds to the command-line  option  "--cancel-label  string".
       The given string overrides the label used for "Cancel" buttons.

   .cant_kill
       This corresponds to the command-line option "--no-kill".  If true, this
       tells dialog to put the tailboxbg box in the background,  printing  its
       process  id  to dialog's output.  SIGHUP is disabled for the background
       process.

   .colors
       This corresponds to  the  command-line  option  "--colors".   If  true,
       interpret  embedded  "\Z" sequences in the dialog text by the following
       character, which tells dialog to set colors or video attributes:

       o   0 through 7 are the ANSI codes used in curses: black,  red,  green,
           yellow, blue, magenta, cyan and white respectively.

       o   Bold is set by 'b', reset by 'B'.

       o   Reverse is set by 'r', reset by 'R'.

       o   Underline is set by 'u', reset by 'U'.

       The  settings  are  cumulative, e.g., "\Zb\Z1" makes the following text
       bright red.  Restore normal settings with "\Zn".

   .column_separator
       This  corresponds  to  the  command-line  option  "--column-separator".
       Dialog splits data for radio/checkboxes and menus on the occurrences of
       the given string, and aligns the split data into columns.

   .cr_wrap
       This corresponds to the  command-line  option  "--cr-wrap".   If  true,
       interpret  embedded  newlines  in  the  dialog text as a newline on the
       screen.  Otherwise, dialog will only wrap lines  where  needed  to  fit
       inside  the  text  box.   Even  though you can control line breaks with
       this, dialog will still wrap any lines that are too long for the  width
       of  the box.  Without cr-wrap, the layout of your text may be formatted
       to look nice in the source code of your script  without  affecting  the
       way it will look in the dialog.

   .cursor_off_label
       This  corresponds  to the command-line option "--cursor-off-label".  If
       true, place the terminal cursor at the end of a button  instead  of  on
       the  first  character  of  the  button label.  This is useful to reduce
       visual confusion when the cursor coloration interacts poorly  with  the
       button-label text colors.

   .date_format
       This corresponds to the command-line option "--date-format string".  If
       the host provides strftime, and the  value  is  nonnull,  the  calendar
       widget uses this to format its output.

   .default_button
       This  is  set by the command-line option "--default-button.  It is used
       by dlg_default_button.

   .default_item
       This corresponds to the command-line  option  "--default-item  string".
       The  given  string  is used as the default item in a checklist, form or
       menu box.  Normally the first item in the box is the default.

   .defaultno
       This corresponds to the command-line option  "--defaultno".   If  true,
       make  the  default  value  of the yes/no box a No.  Likewise, treat the
       default button of widgets that provide "OK" and "Cancel" as  a  Cancel.
       If --no-cancel was given that option overrides this, making the default
       button always "Yes" (internally the same as "OK").

   .dlg_clear_screen
       This corresponds to the command-line option "--clear".  This option  is
       implemented  in the main program, not the library.  If true, the screen
       will be cleared on  exit.   This  may  be  used  alone,  without  other
       options.

   .erase_on_exit
       This  corresponds  to  the  command-line  option "--erase-on-exit".  If
       true, remove the dialog widget on  program  exit,  erasing  the  entire
       screen to its native background color, and place the terminal cursor at
       the lower left corner of the screen.

       This is useful for making the window contents invisible at the end of a
       series  of  dialog  boxes.   It can also be used at earlier stages of a
       series of invocations of dialog, if the series may be aborted before it
       is fully completed.

   .exit_label
       This corresponds to the command-line option "--exit-label string".  The
       given string overrides the label used for "EXIT" buttons.

   .extra_button
       This corresponds to the command-line option "--extra-button".  If true,
       some  widgets  show an extra button, between "OK" and "Cancel" buttons,
       or "Yes" and "No" buttons.

   .extra_label
       This corresponds to the  command-line  option  "--extra-label  string".
       The  given  string overrides the label used for "Extra" buttons.  Note:
       for inputmenu widgets, this defaults to "Rename".

   .formitem_type
       This is set by the command-line option  "--passwordform"  to  tell  the
       form  widget  that  its  text  fields  should  be treated like password
       widgets.

   .help_button
       This corresponds to the command-line option "--help-button".  If  true,
       some  widgets show a help-button after "OK" and "Cancel" buttons, i.e.,
       in checklist, radiolist and menu boxes, or the "Yes" and  "No"  buttons
       for the yesno box.

       If  --item-help  is  also  given, on exit the return status will be the
       same as for the "OK" button, and the item-help text will be written  to
       dialog's  output  after the token "HELP".  Otherwise, the return status
       will indicate that the Help button was pressed, and no message printed.

   .help_file
       This corresponds to the  command-line  option  "--hfile  string".   The
       given filename is passed to dialog_helpfile when the user presses F1.

   .help_label
       This corresponds to the command-line option "--help-label string".  The
       given string overrides the label used for "Help" buttons.

   .help_line
       This corresponds to the  command-line  option  "--hline  string".   The
       given  string  is  displayed  in  the  bottom of dialog windows, like a
       subtitle.

   .help_status
       This corresponds to the command-line option "--help-status".  If  true,
       and  the the help-button is selected, writes the checklist or radiolist
       information after the item-help "HELP" information.  This can  be  used
       to  reconstruct  the  state  of  a  checklist after processing the help
       request.

   .help_tags
       This corresponds to the command-line option  "--help-tags".   If  true,
       dlg_add_help_formitem  and  dlg_add_help_listitem  use  the  item's tag
       value consistently rather than using the  tag's  help-text  value  when
       DIALOG_VARS.item_help is set.

   .input_length
       This  is nonzero if DIALOG_VARS.input_result is allocated, versus being
       a pointer to the user's local variables.

   .input_menu
       This flag is set to denote whether the menubox widget implements a menu
       versus a inputmenu widget.

   .input_result
       This  may  be  either  a  user-supplied buffer, or a buffer dynamically
       allocated by the library, depending on DIALOG_VARS.input_length:

       o   If DIALOG_VARS.input_length is zero, this  is  a  pointer  to  user
           buffer (on the stack, or static).  The buffer size is assumed to be
           MAX_LEN, which is defined in <dialog.h>.

       o   When DIALOG_VARS.input_length is nonzero, this  is  a  dynamically-
           allocated buffer used by the widgets to return printable results to
           the calling application.

       Certain widgets copy a result to this buffer.  If the pointer is  NULL,
       or  if  the  length  is  insufficient  for  the result, then the dialog
       library  allocates  a  buffer  which  is   large   enough,   and   sets
       DIALOG_VARS.input_length.   Callers  should check for this case if they
       have supplied their own buffer.

   .insecure
       This corresponds to the command-line  option  "--insecure".   If  true,
       make  the  password  widget  friendlier  but  less  secure,  by echoing
       asterisks for each character.

   .in_helpfile
       This variable is used to prevent dialog_helpfile from showing anything,
       e.g., if F1 were pressed within a help-file display.

   .iso_week
       This  corresponds  to the command-line option "--iso-week".  It is used
       in the calendar widget to tell how to compute the starting week for the
       year:

       o   by  default, the calendar treats January 1 as the first week of the
           year.

       o   If this variable is true, the calendar uses ISO 8601's  convention.
           ISO 8601 numbers weeks starting with the first week in January with
           a Thursday in the current year.  January 1 may be in  the  previous
           year.

   .item_help
       This  corresponds  to  the command-line option "--item-help".  If true,
       interpret the tags data for checklist, radiolist and menu boxes  adding
       a  column whose text is displayed in the bottom line of the screen, for
       the currently selected item.

   .keep_tite
       This is set by the command-line option "--keep-tite" to tell dialog  to
       not  attempt  to  cancel  the  terminal  initialization (termcap ti/te)
       sequences  which  correspond  to  xterm's  alternate-screen  switching.
       Normally dialog does this to avoid flickering when run several times in
       a script.

   .keep_window
       This corresponds to the command-line option "--keep-window".  If  true,
       do  not  remove/repaint the window on exit.  This is useful for keeping
       the window contents visible when several widgets are run  in  the  same
       process.   Note  that  curses will clear the screen when starting a new
       process.

   .last_key
       This corresponds to the command-line option "--last-key".

   .max_input
       This corresponds to the command-line option "--max-input size".   Limit
       input strings to the given size.  If not specified, the limit is 2048.

   .no_hot_key
       This corresponds to the command-line option "--no-hot-list".

       Some   widgets   (buildlist,  checklist,  inputmenu,  menu,  radiolist,
       treeview) display a list for which the leading capital letter  in  each
       entry  is  accepted  as  a  hot-key,  to quickly move the focus to that
       entry.

       Setting this variable to TRUE disables the feature.

   .no_items
       This corresponds to the command-line option "--no-items".  Some widgets
       (checklist, inputmenu, radiolist, menu) display a list with two columns
       (a "tag" and "item", i.e., "description").  This tells dialog  to  read
       shorter rows from data, omitting the "list".

   .no_label
       This  corresponds  to the command-line option "--no-label string".  The
       given string overrides the label used for "No" buttons.

   .no_lines
       This corresponds to the command-line option "--no-lines.  It suppresses
       line-drawing.  See DIALOG_VARS.ascii_lines.

   .no_nl_expand
       This  corresponds  to  the  command-line  option  "--no-nl-expand".  If
       false, dlg_trim_string converts literal "\n" substrings  in  a  message
       into newlines.

   .no_tags
       This  corresponds to the command-line option "--no-tags".  Some widgets
       (checklist, inputmenu, radiolist, menu) display a list with two columns
       (a  "tag"  and "item", also known as "description").  The tag is useful
       for scripting, but may not help the user.  The --no-tags  option  (from
       Xdialog) may be used to suppress the column of tags from the display.

       Normally  dialog allows you to quickly move to entries on the displayed
       list, by matching a single character to the first character of the tag.
       When  the  --no-tags  option is given, dialog matches against the first
       character of the description.  In either case, the matchable  character
       is highlighted.

       Here is a table showing how the no_tags and no_items values interact:

       Widget      Fields Shown   Fields Read   .no_items   .no_tags
       --------------------------------------------------------------
       buildlist   item           tag,item          0          0*
       buildlist   item           tag,item          0          1
       buildlist   tag            tag               1          0*
       buildlist   tag            tag               1          1
       checklist   tag,item       tag,item          0          0
       checklist   item           tag,item          0          1
       checklist   tag            tag               1          0
       checklist   tag            tag               1          1
       inputmenu   tag,item       tag,item          0          0
       inputmenu   item           tag,item          0          1
       inputmenu   tag            tag               1          0
       inputmenu   tag            tag               1          1
       menu        tag,item       tag,item          0          0
       menu        item           tag,item          0          1
       menu        tag            tag               1          0
       menu        tag            tag               1          1
       radiolist   tag,item       tag,item          0          0
       radiolist   item           tag,item          0          1
       radiolist   tag            tag               1          0
       radiolist   tag            tag               1          1

       treeview    item           tag,item          0          0*
       treeview    item           tag,item          0          1
       treeview    tag            tag               1          0*
       treeview    tag            tag               1          1
       --------------------------------------------------------------

       * Xdialog  does  not display the tag column for the analogous buildlist
         and treeview widgets.  Dialog does  the  same  on  the  command-line.
         However  the library interface defaults to displaying the tag column.
         Your application can enable or disable the tag column as  needed  for
         each widget.

   .nocancel
       This  corresponds  to  the command-line option "--no-cancel".  If true,
       suppress the "Cancel" button in checklist, inputbox and menu box modes.
       A  script  can  still test if the user pressed the ESC key to cancel to
       quit.

   .nocollapse
       This corresponds to the command-line option "--no-collapse".   Normally
       dialog  converts tabs to spaces and reduces multiple spaces to a single
       space for text which is displayed in a message boxes,  etc.   It  true,
       that  feature  is  disabled.   Note  that  dialog will still wrap text,
       subject to the --cr-wrap option.

   .nook
       This corresponds to the  command-line  option  "--no-ok.   Dialog  will
       suppress the "ok" (or "yes") button from the widget.

   .ok_label
       This  corresponds  to the command-line option "--ok-label string".  The
       given string overrides the label used for "OK" buttons.

   .pause_secs
       When set, force dlg_set_timeout to  use  10  milliseconds  rather  than
       using the DIALOG_VARS.timeout_secs value.

   .print_siz
       This  corresponds  to the command-line option "--print-size".  If true,
       each widget prints its size to dialog's output when it is invoked.

   .quoted
       This corresponds to the command-line option "--quoted.  Normally dialog
       quotes  the  strings  returned  by checklist's as well as the item-help
       text.  If true, dialog will quote all string results.

   .reorder
       This corresponds to the command-line option  "--reorder.   By  default,
       the buildlist widget uses the same order for the output (right) list as
       for the input (left).  If true, dialog will use the order  in  which  a
       user adds selections to the output list.

   .separate_output
       This  corresponds  to  the command-line option "--separate-output".  If
       true, checklist widgets output result one  line  at  a  time,  with  no
       quoting.  This facilitates parsing by another program.

   .single_quoted
       This  corresponds  to  the  command-line  option "--single-quoted".  If
       true, use single-quoting as needed (and no quotes if unneeded) for  the
       output of checklist's as well as the item-help text.  If this option is
       not set, dialog uses  double  quotes  around  each  item.   The  latter
       requires  occasional  use  of  backslashes to make the output useful in
       shell scripts.

   .size_err
       This corresponds to the command-line  option  "--size-err".   If  true,
       check  the  resulting  size  of  a  dialog box before trying to use it,
       printing the resulting size if it is larger  than  the  screen.   (This
       option is obsolete, since all new-window calls are checked).

   .sleep_secs
       This  corresponds  to  the  command-line  option  "--sleep secs".  This
       option is implemented  in  the  main  program,  not  the  library.   If
       nonzero,  this is the number of seconds after to delay after processing
       a dialog box.

   .tab_correct
       This corresponds to the command-line option "--tab-correct".  If  true,
       convert  each  tab  character  of  the  text  to  one  or  more spaces.
       Otherwise,  tabs  are  rendered  according  to  the  curses   library's
       interpretation.

   .time_format
       This corresponds to the command-line option "--time-format string".  If
       the host provides strftime, and  the  value  is  nonnull,  the  timebox
       widget uses this to format its output.

   .timeout_secs
       This  corresponds  to  the  command-line  option  "--timeout secs".  If
       nonzero, timeout input requests (exit  with  error  code)  if  no  user
       response within the given number of seconds.

   .title
       This corresponds to the command-line option "--title title".  Specifies
       a title string to be displayed at the top of the dialog box.

   .trim_whitespace
       This  corresponds  to  the  command-line  option  "--trim".   If  true,
       eliminate  leading  blanks,  trim  literal newlines and repeated blanks
       from message text.

   .week_start
       This corresponds to the command-line option "--week-start".  It is used
       in  the  calendar  widget  to  set  the starting day for the week.  The
       string value can be

       o   a number (0 to 6, Sunday through Saturday using POSIX) or

       o   the special value "locale" (this works with  systems  using  glibc,
           providing  an  extension  to  the locale command, the first_weekday
           value).

       o   a string matching one of the abbreviations for the day of the  week
           shown in the calendar widget, e.g., "Mo" for "Monday".

   .yes_label
       This  corresponds to the command-line option "--yes-label string".  The
       given string overrides the label used for "Yes" buttons.

WIDGETS
       Functions that  implement  major  functionality  for  the  command-line
       dialog program, e.g., widgets, have names beginning "dialog_".

       All dialog boxes have at least three parameters:

          title
               the caption for the box, shown on its top border.

          height
               the height of the dialog box.

          width
               the width of the dialog box.

       Other parameters depend on the box type.

   dialog_buildlist
       implements the "--buildlist" option.

       const char * title
            is the title on the top of the widget.

       const char * cprompt
            is the prompt text shown within the widget.

       int height
            is the desired height of the box.  If zero, the height is adjusted
            to use the available screen size.

       int width
            is the desired width of the box.  If zero, the height is  adjusted
            to use the available screen size.

       int list_height
            is  the  minimum  height  to  reserve for displaying the list.  If
            zero, it is computed based on the given height and width.

       int item_no
            is the number of rows in items.

       char ** items
            is an array of strings which is viewed either as a list of rows
            tag item status

            or
            tag item status help

            depending on whether dialog_vars.item_help is set.

       int order_mode
            is reserved for future enhancements

   dialog_calendar
       implements the "--calendar" option.

       const char * title
            is the title on the top of the widget.

       const char * subtitle
            is the prompt text shown within the widget.

       int height
            is the height excluding the fixed-height calendar grid.

       int width
            is the overall width of the box,  which  is  adjusted  up  to  the
            calendar grid's minimum width if needed.

       int day
            is the initial day of the week shown, counting zero as Sunday.  If
            the value is negative, the current day of the week is used.

       int month
            is the initial month of the year shown, counting one  as  January.
            If the value is negative, the current month of the year is used.

       int year
            is  the initial year shown.  If the value is negative, the current
            year is used.

   dialog_checklist
       implements the "--checklist" and "--radiolist" options depending on the
       flag parameter.

       const char * title
            is the title on the top of the widget.

       const char * cprompt
            is the prompt text shown within the widget.

       int height
            is the desired height of the box.  If zero, the height is adjusted
            to use the available screen size.

       int width
            is the desired width of the box.  If zero, the height is  adjusted
            to use the available screen size.

       int list_height
            is  the  minimum  height  to  reserve for displaying the list.  If
            zero, it is computed based on the given height and width.

       int item_no
            is the number of rows in items.

       int items
            is an array of strings which is viewed either as a list of rows
            tag item status

            or
            tag item status help

            depending on whether dialog_vars.item_help is set.

       flag is  either  FLAG_CHECK,  for   checklists,   or   FLAG_RADIO   for
            radiolists.

   dialog_dselect
       implements the "--dselect" option.

       const char * title
            is the title on the top of the widget.

       const char * path
            is  the  preselected value to show in the input-box, which is used
            also to set the directory- and file-windows.

       int height
            is the height excluding the minimum needed to show the dialog  box
            framework.  If zero, the height is based on the screen size.

       int width
            is  the desired width of the box.  If zero, the height is based on
            the screen size.

   dialog_editbox
       implements the "--editbox" option.

       const char * title
            is the title on the top of the widget.

       const char * file
            is the name of the file from which to read.

       int height
            is the desired height of the box.  If zero, the height is adjusted
            to use the available screen size.

       int width
            is  the desired width of the box.  If zero, the height is adjusted
            to use the available screen size.

   dialog_form
       implements the "--form" option.

       const char * title
            is the title on the top of the widget.

       const char * cprompt
            is the prompt text shown within the widget.

       int height
            is the desired height of the box.  If zero, the height is adjusted
            to use the available screen size.

       int width
            is  the desired width of the box.  If zero, the height is adjusted
            to use the available screen size.

       int form_height
            is the minimum height to reserve  for  displaying  the  list.   If
            zero, it is computed based on the given height and width.

       int item_no
            is the number of rows in items.

       int items
            is an array of strings which is viewed either as a list of rows
            Name NameY NameX Text TextY TextX FLen ILen

            or
            Name NameY NameX Text TextY TextX FLen ILen Help

            depending on whether dialog_vars.item_help is set.

   dialog_fselect
       implements the "--fselect" option.

       const char * title
            is the title on the top of the widget.

       const char * path
            is  the  preselected value to show in the input-box, which is used
            also to set the directory- and file-windows.

       int height
            is the height excluding the minimum needed to show the dialog  box
            framework.  If zero, the height is based on the screen size.

       int width
            is  the desired width of the box.  If zero, the height is based on
            the screen size.

   dialog_gauge
       implements  the  "--gauge"  option.   Alternatively,   a   simpler   or
       customized  gauge  widget  can  be  set  up  using  dlg_allocate_gauge,
       dlg_reallocate_gauge, dlg_update_gauge and dlg_free_gauge.

       const char * title
            is the title on the top of the widget.

       const char * cprompt
            is the prompt text shown within the widget.

       int height
            is the desired height of the box.  If zero, the height is based on
            the screen size.

       int width
            is  the desired width of the box.  If zero, the height is based on
            the screen size.

       int percent
            is the percentage to show in the progress bar.

   dialog_inputbox
       implements the "--inputbox" or "--password" option,  depending  on  the
       value of password.

       const char * title
            is the title on the top of the widget.

       const char * cprompt
            is the prompt text shown within the widget.

       int height
            is the desired height of the box.  If zero, the height is based on
            the screen size.

       int width
            is the desired width of the box.  If zero, the height is based  on
            the screen size.

       const char * init
            is  the initial value of the input box, whose length is taken into
            account when auto-sizing the width of the dialog box.

       int password
            if true, causes typed input to be echoed as asterisks.

   dialog_helpfile
       implements the "--hfile" option.

       const char * title
            is the title on the top of the widget.

       const char * file
            is the name of a  file  containing  the  text  to  display.   This
            function  is  internally  bound  to F1 (function key "1"), passing
            dialog_vars.help_file as a parameter.   The  dialog  program  sets
            that variable when the --hfile option is given.

       int height
            is the desired height of the box.  If zero, the height is based on
            the screen size.

       int width
            is the desired width of the box.  If zero, the height is based  on
            the screen size.

   dialog_menu
       implements  the  "--menu"  or "--inputmenu" option depending on whether
       dialog_vars.input_menu is set.

       const char * title
            is the title on the top of the widget.

       const char * cprompt
            is the prompt text shown within the widget.

       int height
            is the desired height of the box.  If zero, the height is based on
            the screen size.

       int width
            is  the desired width of the box.  If zero, the height is based on
            the screen size.

       int menu_height
            is the minimum height to reserve  for  displaying  the  list.   If
            zero, it is computed based on the given height and width.

       int item_no
            is the number of rows in items.

       int items
            is an array of strings which is viewed either as a list of rows
            tag item

            or
            tag item help

            depending on whether dialog_vars.item_help is set.

   dialog_mixedform
       implements the "--mixedform" option.

       const char * title
            is the title on the top of the widget.

       const char * cprompt
            is the prompt text shown within the widget.

       int height
            is the desired height of the box.  If zero, the height is adjusted
            to use the available screen size.

       int width
            is the desired width of the box.  If zero, the height is  adjusted
            to use the available screen size.

       int form_height
            is  the  minimum  height  to  reserve for displaying the list.  If
            zero, it is computed based on the given height and width.

       int item_no
            is the number of rows in items.

       int items
            is an array of strings which is viewed either as a list of rows
            Name NameY NameX Text TextY TextX FLen ILen Ityp

            or
            Name NameY NameX Text TextY TextX FLen ILen Ityp Help

            depending on whether dialog_vars.item_help is set.

   dialog_mixedgauge
       implements the "--mixedgauge" option

       const char * title
            is the title on the top of the widget.

       const char * cprompt
            is the caption text shown within the widget.

       int height
            is the desired height of the box.  If zero, the height is based on
            the screen size.

       int width
            is  the desired width of the box.  If zero, the height is based on
            the screen size.

       int percent
            is the percentage to show in the progress bar.

       int item_no
            is the number of rows in items.

       int items
            is an array of strings which is viewed as a list of tag  and  item
            values.   The  tag  values are listed, one per row, in the list at
            the top of the widget.

            The item values are decoded: digits 0 through 9 are the  following
            strings

            0      Succeeded

            1      Failed

            2      Passed

            3      Completed

            4      Checked

            5      Done

            6      Skipped

            7      In Progress

            8      (blank)

            9      N/A

            A  string  with  a  leading "-" character is centered, marked with
            "%".  For example, "-75" is displayed as "75%".  Other strings are
            displayed as is.

   dialog_msgbox
       implements  the  "--msgbox"  or "--infobox" option depending on whether
       pauseopt is set.

       const char * title
            is the title on the top of the widget.

       const char * cprompt
            is the prompt text shown within the widget.

       int height
            is the desired height of the box.  If zero, the height is based on
            the screen size.

       int width
            is  the desired width of the box.  If zero, the height is based on
            the screen size.

       int pauseopt
            if true, an "OK" button will be shown, and the  dialog  will  wait
            for  it  to  complete.   With  an  "OK"  button,  it  is denoted a
            "msgbox", without an "OK" button, it is denoted an "infobox".

   dialog_pause
       implements the "--pause" option.

       const char * title
            is the title on the top of the widget.

       int height
            is the desired height of the box.  If zero, the height is based on
            the screen size.

       int width
            is  the desired width of the box.  If zero, the height is based on
            the screen size.

       int seconds
            is the timeout to use for the progress bar.

   dialog_prgbox
       implements the "--prgbox" option.

       const char * title
            is the title on the top of the widget.

       const char * cprompt
            is the prompt text shown within the widget.  If empty or null,  no
            prompt is shown.

       const char * command
            is the name of the command to execute.

       int height
            is the desired height of the box.  If zero, the height is based on
            the screen size.

       int width
            is the desired width of the box.  If zero, the height is based  on
            the screen size.

       int pauseopt
            if  true,  an  "OK" button will be shown, and the dialog will wait
            for it to complete.

   dialog_progressbox
       implements the "--progressbox" option.

       const char * title
            is the title on the top of the widget.

       const char * cprompt
            is the prompt text shown within the widget.  If empty or null,  no
            prompt is shown.

       int height
            is the desired height of the box.  If zero, the height is based on
            the screen size.

       int width
            is the desired width of the box.  If zero, the height is based  on
            the screen size.

   dialog_rangebox
       implements the "--rangebox" option.

       const char * title
            is the title on the top of the widget.

       const char * cprompt
            is  the prompt text shown within the widget.  If empty or null, no
            prompt is shown.

       int height
            is the desired height of the widget.  If zero, the height is based
            on the screen size.

       int width
            is  the desired width of the widget.  If zero, the height is based
            on the screen size.

       int min_value
            is the minimum value to allow.

       int max_value
            is the maximum value to allow.

       int default_value
            is the default value, if no change is made.

   dialog_tailbox
       implements the "--tailbox" or "--tailboxbg" option depending on whether
       bg_task is set.

       const char * title
            is the title on the top of the widget.

       const char * file
            is the name of the file to display in the dialog.

       int height
            is the desired height of the box.  If zero, the height is based on
            the screen size.

       int width
            is the desired width of the box.  If zero, the height is based  on
            the screen size.

       int bg_task
            if true, the window is added to the callback list in dialog_state,
            and the application will  poll  for  the  window  to  be  updated.
            Otherwise  an  "OK"  button is added to the window, and it will be
            closed when the button is activated.

   dialog_textbox
       implements the "--textbox" option.

       const char * title
            is the title on the top of the widget.

       const char * file
            is the name of the file to display in the dialog.

       int height
            is the desired height of the box.  If zero, the height is based on
            the screen size.

       int width
            is  the desired width of the box.  If zero, the height is based on
            the screen size.

   dialog_timebox
       implements the "--timebox" option.  See dlg_auto_size for layout  using
       height and width parameters.

       const char * title
            is the title on the top of the widget.

       const char * subtitle
            is the prompt text shown within the widget.

       int height
            is the desired height of the box.

            o   If zero, the height is based on the screen size.

            o   If  greater  than  zero,  the requested height is added to the
                minimum box size.

       int width
            is the desired width of the box.

            o   If zero, the height is based on the screen size.

            o   If greater than zero, the requested width  is  constrained  by
                the minimum box size and the width of the buttons.

       int hour
            is  the initial hour shown.  If the value is negative, the current
            hour is used.  Returns DLG_EXIT_ERROR if the  value  specified  is
            greater than or equal to 24.

       int minute
            is  the  initial  minute  shown.   If  the  value is negative, the
            current minute is  used.   Returns  DLG_EXIT_ERROR  if  the  value
            specified is greater than or equal to 60.

       int second
            is  the  initial  second  shown.   If  the  value is negative, the
            current second is  used.   Returns  DLG_EXIT_ERROR  if  the  value
            specified is greater than or equal to 60.

   dialog_treeview
       implements the "--treeview" option.

       const char * title
            is the title on the top of the widget.

       const char * cprompt
            is the prompt text shown within the widget.

       int height
            is the desired height of the box.  If zero, the height is based on
            the screen size.

       int width
            is the desired width of the box.  If zero, the height is based  on
            the screen size.

       int list_height
            is  the  minimum  height  to  reserve for displaying the list.  If
            zero, it is computed based on the given height and width.

       int item_no
            is the number of rows in items.

       char ** items
            is the list of items,  contain  tag,  name,  and  optionally  help
            strings  (if dialog_vars.item_help is set).  The initial selection
            state for each item is also in this list.

       int flag

       flag is either FLAG_CHECK, for  checklists  (multiple  selections),  or
            FLAG_RADIO for radiolists (a single selection).

   dialog_yesno
       implements the "--yesno" option.

       const char * title
            is the title on the top of the widget.

       const char * cprompt
            is the prompt text shown within the widget.

       int height
            is the desired height of the box.  If zero, the height is based on
            the screen size.

       int width
            is the desired width of the box.  If zero, the height is based  on
            the screen size.

UTILITY FUNCTIONS
       Most   functions  that  implement  lower-level  functionality  for  the
       command-line dialog program or widgets, have  names  beginning  "dlg_".
       Bowing to longstanding usage, the functions that initialize the display
       and end it are named init_dialog and end_dialog.

       The only non-widget  function  whose  name  begins  with  "dialog_"  is
       dialog_version,  which  returns  the version number of the library as a
       string.

       A few functions are prefixed "_dlg_", because  they  are  required  for
       internal  use,  but  not  intended  as  part of the library application
       programming interface.

       Here is a brief summary of the utility functions and their parameters:

   dlg_add_callback
       Add a callback, used to  allow  polling  input  from  multiple  tailbox
       widgets.

       DIALOG_CALLBACK *p
            contains the callback information.

   dlg_add_callback_ref
       Like dlg_add_callback, but passes a reference to the DIALOG_CALLBACK as
       well as a pointer to a cleanup function which will be called  when  the
       associated input ends.

       DIALOG_CALLBACK **p
            points  to  the  callback information.  This is a reference to the
            pointer so that the caller's pointer  can  be  zeroed  when  input
            ends.

       DIALOG_FREEBACK func
            function   to  call  when  input  ends,  e.g.,  to  free  caller's
            additional data.

   dlg_add_help_formitem
       This is a utility function used enforce  consistent  behavior  for  the
       DIALOG_VARS.help_tags and DIALOG_VARS.item_help variables.

       int *result
            this  is updated to DLG_EXIT_ITEM_HELP if DIALOG_VARS.item_help is
            set.

       char **tag
            the tag- or help-text is stored here.

       DIALOG_FORMITEM *item
            contains the list item to use for tag- or help-text.

   dlg_add_help_listitem
       This is a utility function used enforce  consistent  behavior  for  the
       DIALOG_VARS.help_tags and DIALOG_VARS.item_help variables.

       int *result
            this  is updated to DLG_EXIT_ITEM_HELP if DIALOG_VARS.item_help is
            set.

       char **tag
            the tag- or help-text is stored here.

       DIALOG_LISTITEM *item
            contains the list item to use for tag- or help-text.

   dlg_add_last_key
       Report  the  last  key  entered  by  the  user.   This  implements  the
       --last-key command-line option, using dialog_vars.last_key.

       int mode
            controls  the  way  the  last  key  report is separated from other
            results:

            -2   (no separator)

            -1   (separator after the key name)

            0    (separator is optionally before the key name)

            1    (same as -1)

   dlg_add_quoted
       Add a quoted string to the result buffer (see dlg_add_result).   If  no
       quotes  are  necessary, none are used.  If dialog_vars.single_quoted is
       set, single-quotes are used.  Otherwise, double-quotes are used.

       char * string
            is the string to add.

   dlg_add_result
       Add a string to the result buffer dialog_vars.input_result.

       char * string
            is the string to add.

   dlg_add_separator
       Add an output-separator to the result buffer  dialog_vars.input_result.
       If  dialog_vars.output_separator  is  set,  use  that.   Otherwise,  if
       dialog_vars.separate_output is set, use newline.  If  neither  is  set,
       use a space.

   dlg_add_string
       Add   a   quoted   or   unquoted  string  to  the  result  buffer  (see
       dlg_add_quoted)   and    dlg_add_result),    according    to    whether
       dialog_vars.quoted is true.

       char * string
            is the string to add.

   dlg_align_columns
       Copy  and  reformat an array of pointers to strings, aligning according
       to the column separator  dialog_vars.column_separator.   If  no  column
       separator  is set, the array will be unmodified; otherwise it is copied
       and reformatted.

              Caveat: This function is only implemented for 8-bit characters.

       char **target
            This is the array to reformat.  It points to the first  string  to
            modify.

       int per_row
            This is the size of the struct for each row of the array.

       int num_rows
            This is the number of rows in the array.

   dlg_allocate_gauge
       Allocates a gauge widget.  Use dlg_update_gauge to display the result.

       const char * title
            is the title string to display at the top of the widget.

       const char * cprompt
            is the prompt text shown within the widget.

       int height
            is the desired height of the box.  If zero, the height is adjusted
            to use the available screen size.

       int width
            is the desired width of the box.  If zero, the height is  adjusted
            to use the available screen size.

       int percent
            is the percentage to show in the progress bar.

   dlg_asciibox
       returns  its  parameter  transformed  to  the corresponding "+" or "-",
       etc., for the line-drawing characters used in dialog.  If the parameter
       is not a line-drawing or other special character such as ACS_DARROW, it
       returns 0.

       chtype ch
            is the parameter, usually one of the ACS_xxx constants.

   dlg_attr_clear
       Set window to the given attribute.

       WINDOW * win
            is the window to update.

       int height
            is the number of rows to update.

       int width
            is the number of columns to update.

       chtype attr
            is the attribute, e.g., A_BOLD.

   dlg_auto_size
       Compute window size based on the  size  of  the  formatted  prompt  and
       minimum dimensions for a given widget.

       Dialog  sets  dialog_state.text_height  and dialog_state.text_width for
       the formatted prompt as a side-effect.

       Normally dialog writes the formatted prompt to the curses  window,  but
       it   will   write   the  formatted  prompt  to  the  output  stream  if
       dialog_state.text_only is set.

       const char * title
            is the title string to display at the top of the widget.

       const char * prompt
            is the message text which will be displayed in  the  widget,  used
            here to determine how large the widget should be.

            If  the  value  is NULL, dialog allows the widget to use the whole
            screen, i.e., if the values referenced by height and/or width  are
            zero.

       int * height
            is the nominal height.  Dialog checks the referenced value and may
            update it:

            o   if the value is negative, dialog updates it to  the  available
                height  of  the  screen,  after  reserving rows for the window
                border  and  shadow,  as   well   as   taking   into   account
                dialog_vars.begin_y and dialog_vars.begin_set.

            o   if the value is zero, dialog updates it to the required height
                of the window, taking into  account  a  (possibly)  multi-line
                prompt.

            o   if  the value is greater than zero, dialog uses it internally,
                but restores the value on return.

       int * width
            is the nominal width.  Dialog checks the referenced value and  may
            update it:

            o   if  the  value is negative, dialog updates it to the available
                width of the screen,  after  reserving  rows  for  the  window
                border   and   shadow,   as   well   as  taking  into  account
                dialog_vars.begin_x and dialog_vars.begin_set.

            o   if the value is zero, dialog updates it to the required  width
                of  the  window,  taking  into account a (possibly) multi-line
                prompt.

            o   if the value is greater than zero, dialog uses it  internally,
                but restores the value on return.

       int boxlines
            is the number of lines to reserve in the vertical direction.

       int mincols
            is the minimum number of columns to use.

   dlg_auto_sizefile
       Like  dlg_auto_size,  but  use  a file contents to decide how large the
       widget should be.

       const char * title
            is the title string to display at the top of the widget.

       const char * file
            is the name of the file.

       int * height
            is the nominal height.

            If  it  is  -1,  use  the  screen's  height   (after   subtracting
            dialog_vars.begin_y if dialog_vars.begin_set is true).

            If  it  is  greater  than  zero, limit the referenced value to the
            screen-height after verifying that the file exists.

       int * width
            is the nominal width.

            If  it  is  -1,  use  the  screen's   width   (after   subtracting
            dialog_vars.begin_x if dialog_vars.begin_set is true).

            If  it  is  greater  than  zero, limit the referenced value to the
            screen-width after verifying that the file exists.

       int boxlines
            is the number of lines to reserve on the screen for drawing boxes.

       int mincols
            is the number of columns to reserve  on  the  screen  for  drawing
            boxes.

   dlg_beeping
       If  dialog_vars.beep_signal  is  nonzero, this calls beep once and sets
       dialog_vars.beep_signal to zero.

   dlg_boxchar
       returns its chtype parameter transformed as follows:

       o   if neither dialog_vars.ascii_lines nor dialog_vars.no_lines is set.

       o   if dialog_vars.ascii_lines is set, returns the corresponding "+" or
           "-", etc., for the line-drawing characters used in dialog.

       o   otherwise,  if dialog_vars.no_lines is set, returns a space for the
           line-drawing characters.

       o   if the parameter is not a line-drawing or other  special  character
           such as ACS_DARROW, it returns the parameter unchanged.

   dlg_box_x_ordinate
       returns   a   suitable  x-ordinate  (column)  for  a  new  widget.   If
       dialog_vars.begin_set is 1, use dialog_vars.begin_x;  otherwise  center
       the widget on the screen (using the width parameter).

       int width
            is the width of the widget.

   dlg_box_y_ordinate
       returns   a   suitable   y-ordinate   (row)   for  a  new  widget.   If
       dialog_vars.begin_set is 1, use dialog_vars.begin_y;  otherwise  center
       the widget on the screen (using the height parameter).

       int height
            is the height of the widget.

   dlg_buildlist
       This is an alternate interface to the buildlist widget which allows the
       application to read the list item states back directly without  putting
       them in the output buffer.

       const char * title
            is the title string to display at the top of the widget.

       const char * cprompt
            is the prompt text shown within the widget.

       int height
            is the desired height of the box.  If zero, the height is adjusted
            to use the available screen size.

       int width
            is the desired width of the box.  If zero, the height is  adjusted
            to use the available screen size.

       int list_height
            is  the  minimum  height  to  reserve for displaying the list.  If
            zero, it is computed based on the given height and width.

       int item_no
            is the number of rows in items.

       DIALOG_LISTITEM * items
            is the list of items,  contain  tag,  name,  and  optionally  help
            strings  (if dialog_vars.item_help is set).  The initial selection
            state for each item is also in this list.

       const char * states
            This is a list of characters to  display  for  the  given  states.
            Normally a buildlist provides true (1) and false (0) values, which
            the  widget  displays  as  "*"  and   space,   respectively.    An
            application may set this parameter to an arbitrary null-terminated
            string.  The widget determines  the  number  of  states  from  the
            length  of  this  string, and will cycle through the corresponding
            display characters as the user presses the space-bar.

       int order_mode
            is reserved for future enhancements

       int * current_item
            The widget sets the  referenced  location  to  the  index  of  the
            current display item (cursor) when it returns.

   dlg_button_count
       Count the buttons in the list.

       const char ** labels
            is  a  list  of  (pointers  to) button labels terminated by a null
            pointer.

   dlg_button_key
       If a key was bound to one of the button-codes in dlg_result_key, fake a
       button-value and an "Cancel"  key to cause the calling widget to return
       the corresponding status.

       See dlg_ok_buttoncode, which maps settings for ok/extra/help and button
       number into exit-code.

   dlg_button_layout
       Make  sure there is enough space for the buttons by computing the width
       required for their labels, adding margins and  limiting  based  on  the
       screen size.

       const char ** labels
            is  a  list  of  (pointers  to) button labels terminated by a null
            pointer.

       int * limit
            the function sets the referenced limit to the width  required  for
            the buttons (limited by the screen size) if that is wider than the
            passed-in limit.

   dlg_button_sizes
       Compute the size of the button array in columns.

       const char ** labels
            is a list of (pointers to) button  labels  terminated  by  a  null
            pointer.

       int vertical
            is true if the buttons are arranged in a column rather than a row.

       int * longest
            Return the total number of columns in the referenced location.

       int * length
            Return the longest button's columns in the referenced location.

   dlg_button_to_char
       Find  the  first uppercase character in the label, which we may use for
       an abbreviation.  If the label is empty, return -1.   If  no  uppercase
       character   is   found,  return  0.   Otherwise  return  the  uppercase
       character.

       Normally  dlg_draw_buttons  and  dlg_char_to_button   use   the   first
       uppercase character.  However, they keep track of all of the labels and
       if the first has already been used in another label, they will continue
       looking  for  another uppercase character.  This function does not have
       enough information to make that check.

       const char * label
            is the label to test.

   dlg_button_x_step
       Compute the step-size needed between elements of the button array.

       const char ** labels
            is a list of (pointers to) button  labels  terminated  by  a  null
            pointer.

       int limit
            is the maximum number of columns to allow for the buttons.

       int * gap
            store  the nominal gap between buttons in the referenced location.
            This is constrained to be at least one.

       int * margin
            store the left+right total margins (for the list  of  buttons)  in
            the referenced location.

       int * step
            store the step-size in the referenced location.

   dlg_calc_list_width
       Calculate  the  minimum  width for the list, assuming none of the items
       are truncated.

       int item_no
            is the number of items.

       DIALOG_LISTITEM * items
            contains a name and text field, e.g., for checklists  or  radiobox
            lists.   The function returns the sum of the widest columns needed
            for of each of these fields.

            If dialog_vars.no_items is set, the text fields in  the  list  are
            ignored.

   dlg_calc_listh
       Calculate new height and list_height values.

       int * height
            on  input,  is  the  height  without  adding  the list-height.  On
            return, this contains the total  list-height  and  is  the  actual
            widget's height.

       int * list_height
            on  input, is the requested list-height.  On return, this contains
            the number of rows available for displaying the list after  taking
            into  account  the  screen  size and the dialog_vars.begin_set and
            dialog_vars.begin_y variables.

       int item_no
            is the number of items in the list.

   dlg_calc_listw
       This function is obsolete, provided for library-compatibility.   It  is
       replaced by dlg_calc_list_width.

       int item_no
            is the number of items.

       char ** items
            is a list of character pointers.

       int group
            is  the  number  of  items  in  each group, e.g., the second array
            index.

   dlg_char_to_button
       Given a list of button  labels,  and  a  character  which  may  be  the
       abbreviation  for  one, find it, if it exists.  An abbreviation will be
       the first character which happens to be capitalized in the  label.   If
       the  character  is  found,  return its index within the list of labels.
       Otherwise, return DLG_EXIT_UNKNOWN.

       int ch
            is the character to find.

       const char ** labels
            is a list of (pointers to) button  labels  terminated  by  a  null
            pointer.

   dlg_checklist
       This  entrypoint  provides the --checklist or --radiolist functionality
       without the limitations of dialog's  command-line  syntax  (compare  to
       dialog_checklist).

       const char * title
            is the title string to display at the top of the widget.

       const char * cprompt
            is the prompt text shown within the widget.

       int height
            is the desired height of the box.  If zero, the height is adjusted
            to use the available screen size.

       int width
            is the desired width of the box.  If zero, the height is  adjusted
            to use the available screen size.

       int list_height
            is  the  minimum  height  to  reserve for displaying the list.  If
            zero, it is computed based on the given height and width.

       int item_no
            is the number of items.

       DIALOG_LISTITEM * items
            This is a list of the items to display in the checklist.

       const char * states
            This is a list of characters to  display  for  the  given  states.
            Normally a checklist provides true (1) and false (0) values, which
            the  widget  displays  as  "*"  and   space,   respectively.    An
            application may set this parameter to an arbitrary null-terminated
            string.  The widget determines  the  number  of  states  from  the
            length  of  this  string, and will cycle through the corresponding
            display characters as the user presses the space-bar.

       int flag
            This is should be one of FLAG_CHECK or  FLAG_RADIO,  depending  on
            whether the widget should act as a checklist or radiobox.

       int * current_item
            The  widget  sets  the  referenced  location  to  the index of the
            current display item (cursor) when it returns.

   dlg_check_scrolled
       given a function key (or other key that was mapped to a function  key),
       check if it is one of the up/down scrolling functions:

              DLGK_PAGE_FIRST,
              DLGK_PAGE_LAST,
              DLGK_GRID_UP,
              DLGK_GRID_DOWN,
              DLGK_PAGE_PREV or
              DLGK_PAGE_NEXT.

       Some  widgets  use  these key bindings for scrolling the prompt-text up
       and down, to allow for display in very small windows.

       The function returns 0 (zero) if it finds one of these keys, and -1  if
       not.

       int key
            is the function-key to check

       int last
            is the number of lines which would be used to display the scrolled
            prompt in an arbitrarily tall window.  It is used  here  to  check
            limits for the offset value.

       int page
            this  is  the available height for writing scrolled text, which is
            smaller than the window if it contains buttons.

       bool * show
            on return, holds TRUE if  dlg_print_scrolled  should  be  used  to
            redisplay the prompt text.

       int * offset
            on entry, holds the starting line number (counting from zero) last
            used  for  dlg_print_scrolled.   On  return,  holds  the   updated
            starting line number.

   dlg_clear
       Set  window to the default dialog screen attribute.  This is set in the
       rc-file with screen_color.

   dlg_clr_result
       Free storage used for  the  result  buffer  (dialog_vars.input_result).
       The corresponding pointer is set to NULL.

   dlg_color_count
       Return the number of colors that can be configured in dialog.

   dlg_color_setup
       Initialize the color pairs used in dialog.

   dlg_count_argv
       Count the entries in an argument vector.

       argv Points to the argument vector.

   dlg_count_columns
       Returns  the  number  of  columns  used  for  a  string.   This  is not
       necessarily the number of bytes in a string.

       const char * string
            is the string to measure.

   dlg_count_real_columns
       Returns the number of columns used for a string,  accounting  for  "\Z"
       sequences which can be used for coloring the text if dialog_vars.colors
       is set.  This is not necessarily the number of bytes in a string.

       const char * string
            is the string to measure.

   dlg_count_wchars
       Returns the number of wide-characters in the string.

       const char * string
            is the string to measure.

   dlg_create_rc
       Create a configuration file, i.e., write  internal  tables  to  a  file
       which can be read back by dialog as an rc-file.

       const char * filename
            is the name of the file to write to.

   dlg_ctl_size
       If  dialog_vars.size_err is true, check if the given window size is too
       large to fit on the screen.  If so, exit with an  error  reporting  the
       size of the window.

       int height
            is the window's height

       int width
            is the window's width

   dlg_default_button
       If  dialog_vars.default_button is positive, return the button-index for
       that button code, using dlg_ok_buttoncode to test indices starting with
       zero.  Otherwise (or if no match was found for the button code), return
       zero.

   dlg_default_formitem
       If dialog_vars.default_item is not null, find that name by matching the
       name  field  in  the list of form items.  If found, return the index of
       that item in the list.  Otherwise, return zero.

       DIALOG_FORMITEM * items
            is the list of items to search.  It is terminated by an entry with
            a null name field.

   dlg_default_item
       This  function  is obsolete, provided for library-compatibility.  It is
       replaced by dlg_default_formitem and dlg_default_listitem.

       char ** items
            is the list of items to search.

       int llen
            is the number of items in  each  group,  e.g.,  the  second  array
            index.

   dlg_defaultno_button
       If dialog_vars.defaultno is true, and dialog_vars.nocancel is not, find
       the button-index for the "Cancel" button.  Otherwise, return the  index
       for "OK" (always zero).

   dlg_del_window
       Remove a window, repainting everything else.

       WINDOW * win
            is the window to remove.

   dlg_der_window
       create a derived window, e.g., for an input area of a widget

       WINDOW * win
            is the parent window

       int height
            is the subwindow's height

       int width
            is the subwindow's width

       int y
            is the subwindow's top-row

       int x
            is the subwindow's left-column

   dlg_does_output
       This  is  called each time a widget is invoked which may do output.  It
       increments dialog_state.output_count, so the output function in  dialog
       can test this and add a separator.

   dlg_draw_arrows
       Draw  up/down arrows on a window, e.g., for scrollable lists.  It calls
       dlg_draw_arrows2  using  the  menubox_color  and   menubox_border_color
       attributes.

       WINDOW * dialog
            is the window on which to draw an arrow.

       int top_arrow
            is true if an up-arrow should be drawn at the top of the window.

       int bottom_arrow
            is  true  if  an  down-arrow  should be drawn at the bottom of the
            window.

       int x
            is the zero-based column  within  the  window  on  which  to  draw
            arrows.

       int top
            is the zero-based row within the window on which to draw up-arrows
            as well as a horizontal line to show the window's top.

       int bottom
            is the zero-based row within the window on  which  to  draw  down-
            arrows as well as a horizontal line to show the window's bottom.

   dlg_draw_arrows2
       Draw up/down arrows on a window, e.g., for scrollable lists.

       WINDOW * dialog
            is the window on which to draw an arrow.

       int top_arrow
            is true if an up-arrow should be drawn at the top of the window.

       int bottom_arrow
            is  true  if  an  down-arrow  should be drawn at the bottom of the
            window.

       int x
            is the zero-based column  within  the  window  on  which  to  draw
            arrows.

       int top
            is the zero-based row within the window on which to draw up-arrows
            as well as a horizontal line to show the window's top.

       int bottom
            is the zero-based row within the window on  which  to  draw  down-
            arrows as well as a horizontal line to show the window's bottom.

       chtype attr
            is the window's background attribute.

       chtype borderattr
            is the window's border attribute.

   dlg_draw_bottom_box
       Draw  a  partial box at the bottom of a window, e.g., to surround a row
       of buttons.  It is designed to merge with an existing  box  around  the
       whole  window  (see  dlg_draw_box), so it uses tee-elements rather than
       corner-elements on the top corners of this box.

       WINDOW * win
            is the window to update.

   dlg_draw_bottom_box2
       Draw a partial box at the bottom of a window, e.g., to surround  a  row
       of  buttons.   It  is designed to merge with an existing box around the
       whole window (see dlg_draw_box2), so it uses tee-elements  rather  than
       corner-elements on the top corners of this box.

       WINDOW * win
            is the window to update.

       chtype on_left
            is  used  to color the upper/left edges of the box, i.e., the tee-
            element and horizontal line

       chtype on_right
            is used to color the right edge of the box, i.e., the tee-element

       chtype on_inside
            is used to fill-color the inside of the box

   dlg_draw_box
       Draw a rectangular box with line drawing characters.

       WINDOW * win
            is the window to update.

       int y
            is the top row of the box.

       int x
            is the left column of the box.

       int height
            is the height of the box.

       int width
            is the width of the box.

       chtype boxchar
            is used to color the right/lower edges.   It  also  is  fill-color
            used for the box contents.

       chtype borderchar
            is used to color the upper/left edges.

   dlg_draw_box2
       Draw a rectangular box with line drawing characters.

       WINDOW * win
            is the window to update.

       int y
            is the top row of the box.

       int x
            is the left column of the box.

       int height
            is the height of the box.

       int width
            is the width of the box.

       chtype boxchar
            is used to fill-color for the box contents.

       chtype borderchar
            is used to color the upper/left edges.

       chtype borderchar2
            is used to color the right/lower edges.

   dlg_draw_buttons
       Print a list of buttons at the given position.

       WINDOW * win
            is the window to update.

       int y
            is the starting row.

       int x
            is the starting column.

       const char ** labels
            is  a  list  of  (pointers  to) button labels terminated by a null
            pointer.

       int selected
            is the index within the list of the selected button.

       int vertical
            is true if the buttons are arranged in a column rather than a row.

       int limit
            is the number of columns (or rows if  vertical)  allowed  for  the
            display.

   dlg_draw_helpline
       draw  the  text  in  dialog_vars.help_line  at  the bottom of the given
       window.

       WINDOW * dialog
            is the window to modify.

       bool decorations
            if true, allow room for the scrolling arrows.

   dlg_draw_scrollbar
       If dialog_state.use_scrollbar is set, draw a  scrollbar  on  the  right
       margin  of  windows  holding scrollable data.  Also (whether or not the
       scrollbar is drawn), annotate the bottom margin of the window with  the
       percentage   of   data   by   the  bottom  of  that  window,  and  call
       dlg_draw_arrows2 to put markers on the window showing when more data is
       available.

       WINDOW * win
            is the window in which the data is scrolled.  Because left, right,
            top, bottom are passed as  parameters,  this  window  can  contain
            additional data.

       long first_data
            is  the  zero-based  index to the first row of data in the current
            window.

       long this_data
            is the zero-based index to the current row of data.

       long next_data
            is the zero-based index to the next data after the current row.

       long total_data
            is the total number of rows of data.

       int left
            is the zero-based left margin/column of the window.   The  up/down
            arrows are draw inset by 5 columns from this point.

       int right
            is   the  zero-based  right  margin/column  of  the  window.   The
            scrollbar is drawn flush against this column.

       int top
            is the zero-based row within the window on which to draw up-arrows
            as well as a horizontal line to show the window's top.

       int bottom
            is  the  zero-based  row  within the window on which to draw down-
            arrows as well as a horizontal line to show the window's bottom.

       chtype attr
            is the window's background attribute.

       chtype borderattr
            is the window's border attribute.

   dlg_draw_shadow
       Draw shadows along the right and bottom edge of a window to give  it  a
       3-dimensional  look.   (The  height,  etc.,  may not be the same as the
       window's actual values).

       WINDOW * win
            is the window to update.

       int height
            is the height of the window.

       int width
            is the width of the window.

       int y
            is the top row of the window.

       int x
            is the left column of the window.

   dlg_draw_title
       Draw a title centered at the top of the window.

       WINDOW * win
            is the window to update.

       const char * title
            is the title string to display at the top of the widget.

   dlg_dummy_menutext
       This is a utility function which supports the --inputmenu option of the
       dialog  program.   If dialog_vars.input_menu is set, dialog_menu passes
       this pointer to dlg_menu as the rename_menutext parameter.   Otherwise,
       it passes dlg_dummy_menutext.

       The function should only return DLG_EXIT_ERROR.

       DIALOG_LISTITEM * items
            is the list of menu items

       int current
            is the index of the currently-selected item

       char * newtext
            is the updated text for the menu item

   dlg_dump_keys
       Write  all user-defined key-bindings to the given stream, e.g., as part
       of dlg_create_rc.

       FILE * fp
            is the stream on which to write the bindings.

   dlg_dump_window_keys
       Write all user-defined key-bindings to the given stream, e.g., as  part
       of dlg_create_rc.

       FILE * fp
            is the stream on which to write the bindings.

       WINDOW * win
            is the window for which bindings should be dumped.  If it is null,
            then only built-in bindings are dumped.

   dlg_eat_argv
       Remove one or more items from an argument vector.

       int * argcp
            in/out parameter giving the length of the argument  vector.   char
            ***  argvp  in/out parameter pointing to the argument vector.  int
            start starting index.  int count number of arguments to remove.

   dlg_edit_offset
       Given the character-offset in the string,  returns  the  display-offset
       where dialog should position the cursor.  In this context, "characters"
       may be multicolumn, since the  string  can  be  a  multibyte  character
       string.

       char * string
            is the string to analyze

       int offset
            is the character-offset

       int x_last
            is  a  limit  on  the column positions that can be used, e.g., the
            window's size.

   dlg_edit_string
       Updates  the  string  and  character-offset,  given   various   editing
       characters  or  literal characters which are inserted at the character-
       offset.  Returns true if an editing change was made  (and  the  display
       should  be updated), and false if the key was something like KEY_ENTER,
       which is a non-editing action outside this function.

       char * string
            is the (multibyte) string to update

       int * offset
            is the character-offset

       int key
            is the editing key

       int fkey
            is true if the editing key is a function-key

       bool force
            is used in a special loop case by calling code to force the return
            value of this function when a function-key code 0 is passed in.

   dlg_exit
       Given  an  internal  exit  code, check if the corresponding environment
       variable is set.  If so, remap the exit code to match  the  environment
       variable.  Finally call exit with the resulting exit code.

       int code
            is  the  internal  exit  code,  e.g.,  DLG_EXIT_OK,  which  may be
            remapped.

       The dialog program uses this function to allow shell scripts  to  remap
       the exit codes so they can distinguish ESC from ERROR.

   dlg_exitcode2s
       Returns the name of an exit-code, e.g., "OK" for DLG_EXIT_OK.

       int code
            is an exit-code for dialog as defined in <dialog.h>.

   dlg_exitname2n
       Returns  an  exit-code  as  the  reverse  of  dlg_exitcode2n,  e.g.,  0
       (DLG_EXIT_OK) for the "OK" string.

       const char * name
            is the name of an exit-code for dialog as  defined  in  <dialog.h>
            but omitting the "DLG_EXIT_" prefix.

   dlg_exit_buttoncode
       Map the given button index for dlg_exit_label into dialog's exit-code.

       int button
            is the button index

   dlg_exit_label
       Return  a  list of button labels.  If dialog_vars.extra_button is true,
       return the result of dlg_ok_labels.  Otherwise, return a list with  the
       "Exit"  label and (if dialog_vars.help_button is set) the "Help" button
       as well.

   dlg_exiterr
       Quit program killing all tailboxbg widgets.

       const char * fmt
            is the format of the printf-like message to write.

       ...
            are the variables to apply to the fmt format.

   dlg_find_index
       Given  the  character-offset  to  find  in   the   list,   return   the
       corresponding array index.

       const int *list
            contains  a list of character-offsets, i.e., indices into a string
            that denote the beginning of multibyte characters.

       int limit
            is the last index into list to search.

       int to_find
            is the character-offset to find.

   dlg_finish_string
       If DIALOG_STATE.finish_string is true, this function discards data used
       to speed up layout computations.

       const char * string
            is  the address of the string whose data should be discarded.  The
            address rather than contents is  used  as  the  unique  identifier
            because some of the caching is used for editable input-fields.

   dlg_flush_getc
       Cancel the local data saved by dlg_last_getc.

   dlg_editbox
       This  entrypoint  provides  the  --editbox  functionality  without  the
       limitations   of   dialog's    command-line    syntax    (compare    to
       dialog_editbox).

       const char * title
            is the title string to display at the top of the widget.

       char *** list
            is  a  pointer  to  an  array  of  char *  pointers.  The array is
            allocated by the caller, and  so  are  the  strings  to  which  it
            points.  The dlg_editbox function may reallocate the array and the
            strings.

       int * rows
            points to the nominal length of list.   The  referenced  value  is
            updated iflist is reallocated.

       int height
            is the desired height of the box.  If zero, the height is adjusted
            to use the available screen size.

       int width
            is the desired width of the box.  If zero, the height is  adjusted
            to use the available screen size.

   dlg_form
       This   entrypoint   provides   the  --form  functionality  without  the
       limitations of dialog's command-line syntax (compare to dialog_form).

       const char * title
            is the title string to display at the top of the widget.

       const char * cprompt
            is the prompt text shown within the widget.

       int height
            is the desired height of the box.  If zero, the height is adjusted
            to use the available screen size.

       int width
            is  the desired width of the box.  If zero, the height is adjusted
            to use the available screen size.

       int form_height
            is the minimum height to reserve  for  displaying  the  list.   If
            zero, it is computed based on the given height and width.

       int item_no
            is the number of items.

       DIALOG_FORMITEM * items
            This is a list of the items to display in the form.

       int * current_item
            The  widget  sets  the  referenced  location  to  the index of the
            current display item (cursor) when it returns.

   dlg_free_columns
       Free data allocated by dlg_align_columns.

       char **target
            This is the array which was reformatted.  It points to  the  first
            string to free.

       int per_row
            This is the size of the struct for each row of the array.

       int num_rows
            This is the number of rows in the array.

   dlg_free_formitems
       Free memory owned by a list of DIALOG_FORMITEM's.

       DIALOG_FORMITEM * items
            is the list to free.

   dlg_free_gauge
       Remove the gauge widget from the screen and free its associated memory.

       void *objptr
            points to the gauge widget.

   dlg_getc
       Read  a  character  from  the given window.  Handle repainting here (to
       simplify  things  in  the  calling  application).   Also,   if   input-
       callback(s)  are  set  up,  poll the corresponding files and handle the
       updates, e.g., for displaying a tailbox.  Returns the key-code.

       WINDOW * win
            is the window within which to read.

       int * fkey
            as a side-effect, set this to true if the  key-code  is  really  a
            function-key.

   dlg_getenv_num
       Get a number from the environment:

       o   If  the  caller  provides a pointer in the second parameter, return
           success/failure for the function return, and the actual  value  via
           the  pointer.   Use  this  for  decoding  arbitrary  numbers, e.g.,
           negative or zero.

       o   If the caller does not provide a pointer, return the decoded  value
           for  the  function-return.   Use this when only values greater than
           zero are useful.

       char * name
            is the name of the environment-variable to retrieve.

       int * value
            is the optional pointer to a return-value.

   dlg_getenv_str
       Get a string from the environment, rejecting those which  are  entirely
       blank.

       char * name
            is the name of the environment-variable to retrieve.

   dlg_get_attrs
       extract the video attributes from the given window.

       WINDOW * win
            is the window from which to get attributes.

   dlg_getc_callbacks
       passes the given key-code ch to the current window that has established
       a callback.  If the callback returns zero, remove it and try  the  next
       window.   If  no  more callbacks remain, return.  If any callbacks were
       found, return true, otherwise false.

       int ch
            is the key-code

       int fkey
            is true if the key is a function-key

       int * result
            is used to pass an exit-code to the caller, which should pass that
            via dlg_exit.

   dlg_index_columns
       Build  a  list  of the display-columns for the given multibyte string's
       characters.

       const char * string
            is the string to analyze

   dlg_index_wchars
       Build an index of the wide-characters in the string, so the caller  can
       easily tell which byte-offset begins a given wide-character.

       const char * string
            is the string to analyze

   dlg_item_help
       Draw the string for the dialog_vars.item_help feature.

       const char * txt
            is the help-message

   dlg_keep_tite
       This  performs  the check and modifications for the command-line option
       "--keep-tite", used in init_dialog as  well  as  for  the  command-line
       option --erase-on-exit.

       FILE * output
            is  the  output  stream used for displaying widgets.  It is either
            stdout or stderr, depending on the --stdout option.

   dlg_killall_bg
       If dialog has callbacks active, purge the list  of  all  that  are  not
       marked  to  keep  in  the  background.   If  any remain, run those in a
       background process.

       int * retval
            stores the exit-code to pass back to the caller.

   dlg_last_getc
       returns the most recent character that was read via dlg_getc.

   dlg_limit_columns
       Given a column limit, count the number of wide characters that can  fit
       into  that  limit.  The offset is used to skip over a leading character
       that was already written.

       const char * string
            is the string to analyze

       int limit
            is the column limit

       int offset
            is the starting offset from which analysis should continue

   dlg_lookup_key
       Check for a key-binding.  If there is no binding  associated  with  the
       widget,  it simply returns the given curses-key.  Otherwise, it returns
       the result of the binding

       WINDOW * win
            is the window on which the binding is checked

       int curses_key
            is the curses key-code

       int * dialog_key
            is the corresponding dialog internal code  (see  DLG_KEYS_ENUM  in
            dlg_key.h).

   dlg_max_input
       Limit the parameter according to dialog_vars.max_input

       int max_len
            is  the  value to limit.  If it is less than or equal to zero, the
            return value is the maximum value for dialog_vars.max_input.

   dlg_match_char
       Match a given character against the beginning of the  string,  ignoring
       case  of  the  given character.  The matching string must begin with an
       uppercase character.

       int ch
            is the character to check

       const char * string
            is the string to search

   dlg_menu
       This  entrypoint  provides  the  --menu   functionality   without   the
       limitations of dialog's command-line syntax (compare to dialog_menu).

       const char * title
            is the title string to display at the top of the widget.

       const char * cprompt
            is the prompt text shown within the widget.

       int height
            is the desired height of the box.  If zero, the height is adjusted
            to use the available screen size.

       int width
            is the desired width of the box.  If zero, the height is  adjusted
            to use the available screen size.

       int menu_height
            is  the  minimum  height  to  reserve for displaying the list.  If
            zero, it is computed based on the given height and width.

       int item_no
            is the number of items.

       DIALOG_LISTITEM * items
            This is a list of the items to display in the form.

       int * current_item
            The widget sets the  referenced  location  to  the  index  of  the
            current display item (cursor) when it returns.

       DIALOG_INPUTMENU rename_menutext
            If  this  is  not  dlg_dummy_menutext,  the  widget  acts  like an
            inputmenu  widget,  providing  an  extra  "Rename"  button,  which
            activates an edit feature on the selected menu item.

   dlg_move_window
       Moves/resizes the given window to the given position and size.

       WINDOW *win
            is the window to move/resize.

       WINDOW *height
            is the height of the resized window.

       WINDOW *width
            is the width of the resized window.

       WINDOW *y
            y-ordinate to use for the repositioned window.

       WINDOW *x
            x-ordinate to use for the repositioned window.

   dlg_mouse_bigregion
       Retrieve the big-region under the pointer.

       int y
            is the row on which the mouse click occurred

       int x
            is the column on which the mouse click occurred

   dlg_mouse_free_regions
       Free the memory associated with mouse regions.

   dlg_mouse_mkbigregion
       Creates  a  region  on  which  the mouse-clicks will return a specified
       code.

       int y
            is the top-row of the region.

       int x
            is the left-column of the region.

       int height
            is the height of the region.

       int width
            is the width of the region.

       int code
            is a code used to make the region unique within a widget

       int step_x
            is used in modes 2 (columns) and 3 (cells) to determine the  width
            of a column/cell.

       int step_y
            is currently unused

       int mode
            is  used  to determine how the mouse position is translated into a
            code (like a function-key):

            1  index by lines

            2  index by columns

            3  index by cells

   dlg_mouse_mkregion
       int y
            is the top-row of the region.

       int x
            is the left-column of the region.

       int height
            is the height of the region.

       int width
            is the width of the region.

       int code
            is a code used to make the region unique within a widget

   dlg_mouse_region
       Retrieve the frame under the mouse pointer

       int y
            is the row of the mouse-click

       int x
            is the column of the mouse-click

   dlg_mouse_setbase
       Sets a base for subsequent calls to  dlg_mouse_mkregion,  so  they  can
       make regions relative to the start of a given window.

       int x
            is the left-column for the base

       int y
            is the top-row for the base

   dlg_mouse_setcode
       Sets  a  value  used internally by dlg_mouse_mkregion which is added to
       the code parameter.  By providing different values, e.g., multiples  of
       KEY_MAX,  it is possible to support multiple "big" regions in a widget.
       The buildlist widget uses this feature to recognize mouse-clicks in the
       left/right panes.

       int code
            is the value to add to dlg_mouse_mkregion's code parameter.

   dlg_mouse_wgetch
       is  a wrapper for dlg_getc which additionally maps mouse-clicks (if the
       curses library supports those) into extended function-keys which encode
       the  position  according to the mode in dlg_mouse_mkbigregion.  Returns
       the corresponding key-code.

       WINDOW * win
            is the window on which to perform the input

       int * fkey
            the referenced location is set to  true  if  the  key-code  is  an
            actual or extended (mouse) function-key.

   dlg_mouse_wgetch_nowait
       This is a non-blocking variant of dlg_mouse_wgetch.

       WINDOW * win
            is the window on which to perform the input

       int * fkey
            the  referenced  location  is  set  to  true if the key-code is an
            actual or extended (mouse) function-key.

   dlg_need_separator
       Check     if     an      output-separator      is      needed.       If
       dialog_vars.output_separator   is  set,  return  true.   Otherwise,  if
       dialog_vars.input_result is nonempty, return true.  If neither,  return
       false.

   dlg_new_modal_window
       Create a modal window, optionally with a shadow.  The shadow is created
       if dialog_state.use_shadow is true.

       WINDOW * parent
            is the parent window (usually the top-level window of a widget)

       int height
            is the window's height

       int width
            is the window's width

       int y
            is the window's top-row

       int x
            is the window's left-column

   dlg_new_window
       Create a window, optionally with a shadow.  The shadow  is  created  if
       dialog_state.use_shadow is true.

       int height
            is the window's height

       int width
            is the window's width

       int y
            is the window's top-row

       int x
            is the window's left-column

   dlg_next_button
       Return the next index in the list of labels.

       const char ** labels
            is  a  list  of  (pointers  to) button labels terminated by a null
            pointer.

       int button
            is the current button-index.

   dlg_next_ok_buttonindex
       Assuming that the caller is using dlg_ok_labels to list  buttons,  find
       the next index in the list of buttons.

       int current
            is the current index in the list of buttons

       int extra
            if negative, provides a way to enumerate extra active areas on the
            widget.

   dlg_ok_buttoncode
       Map the given button index for dlg_ok_labels into dialog's exit-code.

       int button
            is the button-index (which is not  necessarily  the  same  as  the
            index in the list of labels).

   dlg_ok_button_key
       Calls  dlg_button_key  with the "Cancel" button disabled, e.g., for the
       textbox widget.

   dlg_ok_label
       Returns a list with the "Ok" label, and if  dialog_vars.help_button  is
       true, the "Help" label as well.

   dlg_ok_labels
       Return a list of button labels for the OK/Cancel group of widgets.

   dlg_ordinate
       Decode the string as an integer, decrement if greater than zero to make
       a curses-ordinate from a dialog-ordinate.

   dlg_parse_bindkey
       Parse the parameters of the "bindkeys" configuration-file entry.   This
       expects widget name which may be "*", followed by curses key definition
       and then dialog key definition.

       char * params
            is the parameter string to parse.

   dlg_parse_rc
       Parse the configuration file and set up variables.

   dlg_popen
       Open a pipe which ties the standard error  and  output  together.   The
       popen function captures only the standard output of a command.

       const char *command
            The shell command to run.

       const char *type
            Like popen, "r" is used to read, and "w" is used to write.

   dlg_prev_button
       Return the previous index in the list of labels.

       const char ** labels
            is  a  list  of  (pointers  to) button labels terminated by a null
            pointer.

       int button
            is the current button index

   dlg_print_line
       Print one line of the prompt in the window within  the  limits  of  the
       specified  right  margin.   The  line will end on a word boundary and a
       pointer to the start of the next line is returned, or a NULL pointer if
       the end of *prompt is reached.

       WINDOW *win
            is the window to update.

       chtype *attr
            holds the starting attributes, and is updated to reflect the final
            attributes applied to the string.

       const char *prompt
            is the string to print

       int lm
            is the left margin.

       int rm
            is the right margin

       int *x
            returns the ending x-ordinate.

   dlg_print_listitem
       This is a helper function used for the various  "list"  widgets,  e.g.,
       checklist,  menu,  buildlist, treeview.  Each list-widget has "tag" and
       "description"  values  for  each  item  which  can  be  displayed.   If
       dialog_vars.no_tags  is  true, the "tag" value is not shown.  The first
       character of the first value shown (tag or description) is  highlighted
       to indicate that the widget will match it for quick navigation.

       WINDOW *win
            the window in which to display the text

       const char *text
            the value to display

       int climit
            the number of columns available for printing the text

       bool first
            true  if this is the first call (for "tag" and "description"), and
            the first character of the value should be highlighted.

       int selected
            nonzero if the text  should  be  displayed  using  the  "selected"
            colors

   dlg_print_nowrap
       Print  the  line  within  the  given width, without wrapping.  Fill the
       remainder of the width with spaces.

       WINDOW *win
            the window in which to display the text

       const char *lin
            the value to display

       int width
            the number of columns available for printing the text, including a
            margin.

   dlg_print_scrolled
       This  is  a  wrapper  for  dlg_print_autowrap  which allows the user to
       scroll too-long prompt text up/down.

       See dlg_check_scrolled for a function which updates the offset variable
       used as a parameter here.  It complements this function; you need both.
       If pauseopt is set, this function returns an  updated  last  parameter,
       needed for dlg_check_scrolled calls.

       WINDOW * win
            is the window to update.

       const char * prompt
            is the string to print

       int offset
            is the starting line-number to write wrapped text.

       int height
            is the available height for writing the wrapped text

       int width
            is the width that the wrapping should occur in

       int pauseopt
            is  true  if  the  extra  functionality  for  scrolling  should be
            enabled.  If false, this calls  dlg_print_autowrap  without  doing
            any scrolling.

   dlg_prev_ok_buttonindex
       Find the previous button index in the list from dlg_ok_labels.

       int current
            is the current index

       int extra
            if  negative provides a way to enumerate extra active areas on the
            widget.

   dlg_print_autowrap
       Print a string of text in a window, automatically wrap  around  to  the
       next  line if the string is too long to fit on one line.  Note that the
       string may contain embedded newlines.  The text is written starting  at
       the top of the window.

       WINDOW * win
            is the window to update.

       const char * prompt
            is the string to print

       int height
            is the nominal height the wrapped string is limited to

       int width
            is the width that the wrapping should occur in

   dlg_print_size
       If  dialog_vars.print_siz is true, print the given height/width (from a
       widget) to dialog_state.output, e.g., Size: height, width.

       int height
            is the window's height

       int width
            is the window's width

   dlg_print_text
       Print up to cols  columns  from  text,  optionally  rendering  dialog's
       escape sequences for attributes and color.

       WINDOW * win
            is the window to update.

       const char * txt
            is the string to print

       int col
            is the column limit

       chtype * attr
            holds the starting attributes, and is updated to reflect the final
            attributes applied to the string.

   dlg_progressbox
       implements the "--prgbox" and "--progressbox" options.

       const char * title
            is the title on the top of the widget.

       const char * cprompt
            is the prompt text shown within the widget.  If empty or null,  no
            prompt is shown.

       int height
            is the desired height of the box.  If zero, the height is based on
            the screen size.

       int width
            is the desired width of the box.  If zero, the height is based  on
            the screen size.

       int pauseopt
            if  true,  an  "OK" button will be shown, and the dialog will wait
            for it to  complete.   With  an  "OK"  button,  it  is  denoted  a
            "programbox",   without   an   "OK"   button,   it  is  denoted  a
            "progressbox".

       FILE * fp
            is the file pointer, which may be a pipe or a regular file.

   dlg_put_backtitle
       Display the background title if dialog_vars.backtitle is non-null.  The
       background title is shown at the top of the screen.

   dlg_reallocate_gauge
       Allocates  or reallocates a gauge widget (see dlg_allocate_gauge).  Use
       dlg_update_gauge to display the result.

       void ** objptr
            If the pointer referenced by this parameter is null, the  function
            creates  a  new gauge widget using dlg_allocate_gauge.  Otherwise,
            it updates the title and cprompt values, reusing the  window  from
            the  previous  call  on  this  function.   As  a  side-effect, the
            function  stores  the  updated  object-pointer  via   the   objptr
            parameter.

       const char * title
            is the title string to display at the top of the widget.

       const char * cprompt
            is the prompt text shown within the widget.

       int height
            is the desired height of the box.  If zero, the height is adjusted
            to use the available screen size.

       int width
            is the desired width of the box.  If zero, the height is  adjusted
            to use the available screen size.

       int percent
            is the percentage to show in the progress bar.

   dlg_register_buttons
       The    widget    developer    should    call    this   function   after
       dlg_register_window, for the list of button labels associated with  the
       widget.  One may bind a key to a button, e.g., "OK" for DLGK_OK,

       WINDOW * win
            is the window with which to associate the buttons

       const char * name
            is the widget's binding name (usually the name of the widget).

       const char ** buttons
            is the list of buttons

   dlg_register_window
       For a given named widget's window, associate a binding table.

       WINDOW * win
            is the window with which to associate the buttons

       const char * name
            is the widget's binding name (usually the name of the widget).

       DLG_KEYS_BINDING * binding
            is the binding table

   dlg_remove_callback
       Remove a callback.

       DIALOG_CALLBACK * p
            contains the callback information.

   dlg_renamed_menutext
       This is a utility function which supports the --inputmenu option of the
       dialog program.  If dialog_vars.input_menu is set,  dialog_menu  passes
       this  pointer to dlg_menu as the rename_menutext parameter.  Otherwise,
       it passes dlg_dummy_menutext.

       The  function  should  add  "RENAMED"  to  dialog_vars.input_result   ,
       followed  by  the  menu item's name and the newtext value (with a space
       separating the three items), and return DLG_EXIT_EXTRA.

       DIALOG_LISTITEM * items
            is the list of menu items

       int current
            is the index of the currently-selected item

       char * newtext
            is the updated text for the menu item

   dlg_reset_timeout
       Calls wtimeout with the value saved for a window in the  last  call  to
       dlg_set_timeout.

   dlg_restore_vars
       Restore    dialog's    variables   from   the   given   variable   (see
       dialog_save_vars).

       DIALOG_VARS * save
            is the variable from which to restore.

       The DIALOG_VARS.input_length and DIALOG_VARS.input_result  members  are
       treated specially, since these are used by a widget to pass data to the
       caller.  They are not modified by this function.

   dlg_result_key
       Test a dialog internal keycode to see if it corresponds to one  of  the
       push  buttons on the widget such as "OK".  This is only useful if there
       are user-defined key bindings, since there  are  no  built-in  bindings
       that map directly to DLGK_OK, etc.  Return true if a mapping was done.

       int dialog_key
            is the dialog key to test

       int fkey
            is true if this is a function key

       int * resultp
            store the result of the mapping in the referenced location.

   dlg_save_vars
       Save dialog's variables into the given variable (see dlg_restore_vars).

       DIALOG_VARS * save
            is the variable into which to save.

   dlg_set_focus
       Set focus on the given window, making it display above other windows on
       the screen.

       WINDOW * parent
            is the parent window (usually the top-level window of a widget)

       WINDOW * win
            is the window on which to place focus (usually a  subwindow  of  a
            widget)

   dlg_set_result
       Setup a fixed-buffer for the result in dialog_vars.input_result

       const char * string
            is the new contents for the result

   dlg_set_timeout
       Calls  wtimeout to establish a preferred timeout for nonblocking reads,
       e.g., to allow the gauge widget to handle window-resizing events.   The
       dlg_may_resize  function  temporarily overrides this value, to allow it
       to skip over  the  error  codes  returned  while  the  ncurses  library
       processes window-resizing events.  It restores the value established in
       this call by calling dlg_restore_timeout.

       WINDOW * win
            is the window whose input-timeout should be set

       bool will_getc
            is true if the widget is expected  to  read  keyboard  characters.
            Some (such as the gauge widget) do not.

   dlg_show_string
       Displays  the  string,  shifted as necessary, to fit within the box and
       show the current character-offset.

       WINDOW * win
            is the window within which to display

       const char * string
            is the string to display

       int offset
            is the starting (character, not bytes) offset

       chtype attr
            is the window attribute to use for the string

       int y_base
            beginning row on screen

       int x_base
            beginning column on screen

       int x_last
            number of columns on screen

       bool hidden
            if true, do not echo input

       bool force
            if true, force repaint

   dlg_strclone
       duplicate the string, like strdup.

       const char * cprompt
            is the string to duplicate

   dlg_strcmp
       compare two strings, ignoring case.

       const char * a
            is one string

       const char * b
            is the other string

   dlg_string_to_argv
       Convert a string to an argument vector returning an index  (which  must
       be freed by the caller).  The string is modified:

       o   Blanks between arguments are replaced by nulls.

       o   Normally arguments are separated by blanks; however you can double-
           quote an argument to enclose blanks.  The surrounding double-quotes
           are removed from the string.

       o   A  backslash  preceding  a  double-quote  within  double-quotes  is
           removed.

       o   A backslash preceding a newline outside double-quotes is removed.

       o   Except for special cases, backslashes are preserved in the strings,
           since  other  dialog  functions  interpret  backslashes,  e.g., for
           colors.

       char *blob
            is the string to convert.

   dlg_sub_window
       create a subwindow, e.g., for an input area of a widget

       WINDOW * win
            is the parent window

       int height
            is the subwindow's height

       int width
            is the subwindow's width

       int y
            is the subwindow's top-row

       int x
            is the subwindow's left-column

   dlg_tab_correct_str
       If the dialog_vars.tab_correct is true, convert tabs to single  spaces.
       Return the converted result.  The caller is responsible for freeing the
       string.

       char * prompt
            is the string to convert

   dlg_trace
       If the parameter is non-null, opens a trace file  with  that  name  and
       stores the file pointer in dialog_state.trace.

   dlg_trace_2n
       logs a numeric value as a comment.

       char * name
            is the name to log in the comment.

       int value
            is the value to log in the comment.

   dlg_trace_2s
       logs  a  string  value  as  a  comment.  If the value contains embedded
       newlines, the comment is continued with "#+" markers.

       char * name
            is the name to log in the comment.

       int value
            is the value to log in the comment.

   dlg_trace_chr
       If dialog_state.trace is set, translate the parameters into a printable
       representation, log it on a "chr" line.

       int ch
            is the nominal keycode value.

       int fkey
            is  nonzero  if the value is really a function key.  Some of these
            may be values declared in the DLG_KEYS_ENUM.

   dlg_trace_msg
       Write a formatted message to the trace file.

       const char * fmt
            is the format of the printf-like message to write.

       ...
            are the variables to apply to the fmt format.

       Use the DLG_TRACE macro for portability, in case the trace  feature  is
       not  compiled  into the library.  It uses an extra level of parentheses
       to work with a variable number of parameters, e.g.,

              DLG_TRACE(("this is dialog version %s\n", dialog_version()));

   dlg_trace_va_msg
       Write a formatted message to the trace file.

       const char *fmt
            is the format of the printf-like message to write.

       va_list ap
            are the variables to apply to the fmt format.

       This is used in dlg_exiterr to capture  error  messages  in  the  trace
       file:

              va_start(ap, fmt);
              dlg_trace_msg("## Error: ");
              dlg_trace_va_msg(fmt, ap);
              va_end(ap);

       Unlike dlg_trace_msg, an extra macro is not needed.

   dlg_ttysize
       Returns  the screensize without using curses.  That allows the function
       to be used before initializing the screen.

   dlg_trace_win
       If dialog_state.trace is set, log a  printable  picture  of  the  given
       window.

   dlg_treeview
       This   is  an  alternate  interface  to  'treeview'  which  allows  the
       application to read the list item states back directly without  putting
       them in the output buffer.

       const char * title
            is the title on the top of the widget.

       const char * cprompt
            is the prompt text shown within the widget.

       int height
            is the desired height of the box.  If zero, the height is based on
            the screen size.

       int width
            is the desired width of the box.  If zero, the height is based  on
            the screen size.

       int list_height
            is  the  minimum  height  to  reserve for displaying the list.  If
            zero, it is computed based on the given height and width.

       int item_no
            is the number of rows in items.

       DIALOG_LISTITEM * items
            is the list of items,  contain  tag,  name,  and  optionally  help
            strings  (if dialog_vars.item_help is set).  The initial selection
            state for each item is also in this list.

       const char * states
            This is a list of characters to  display  for  the  given  states.
            Normally a buildlist provides true (1) and false (0) values, which
            the  widget  displays  as  "*"  and   space,   respectively.    An
            application may set this parameter to an arbitrary null-terminated
            string.  The widget determines  the  number  of  states  from  the
            length  of  this  string, and will cycle through the corresponding
            display characters as the user presses the space-bar.

       int * depths
            This is a list of depths of each  item  in  the  tree.   It  is  a
            separate  parameter  from  items  to  allow  reuse of the existing
            functions.

       int flag
            is either FLAG_CHECK, for  checklists  (multiple  selections),  or
            FLAG_RADIO for radiolists (a single selection).

       int * current_item
            The  widget  sets  the  referenced  location  to  the index of the
            current display item (cursor) when it returns.

   dlg_trim_string
       The dialog program uses this in  each  widget  to  adjust  the  message
       string,  which  may contain the newline character (referred to as '\n')
       and/or the special substring "\n"  (which  can  be  translated  into  a
       newline character).

       There are several optional features:

       o   Unless  dialog_vars.nocollapse  is  set, each tab is converted to a
           space before other processing.

       o   If dialog_vars.no_nl_expand is not set, and  the  string  has  "\n"
           substrings:

           o   The   function   changes   embedded  "\n"  substrings  to  '\n'
               characters.

               The function preserves extra spaces after these  substitutions.
               For   instance,   spaces  following  a  newline  (substring  or
               character) are preserved to use as an indentation.

           o   If dialog_vars.cr_wrap is  set,  the  function  preserves  '\n'
               newline  characters.  Otherwise, each '\n' newline character is
               converted to a space.

       o   Otherwise, if dialog_vars.trim_whitespace is set:

           o   This   function   strips   all   extra   spaces   to   simplify
               justification.

           o   If  dialog_vars.cr_wrap  is  set,  the  function preserves '\n'
               newline characters.  Otherwise, each '\n' newline character  is
               converted to a space.

       o   Finally (if dialog_vars.no_nl_expand is set, or the string does not
           contain "\n" substrings,  and  dialog_vars.trim_whitespace  is  not
           set):

           o   Unless  dialog_vars.nocollapse  is set, sequences of spaces are
               reduced to a single space.

       char * src
            is the string to trim

   dlg_unregister_window
       Remove the bindings for a given window.

       WINDOW * win
            is the window from which to remove bindings

   dlg_update_gauge
       Update a gauge widget to show a different percentage value.

       void *objptr
            points to the gauge object to update.

       int percent
            is the new percentage value to display.

   dlg_will_resize
       This filters out bursts of KEY_RESIZE values.  Call this after dlg_getc
       returns KEY_RESIZE, to improve performance.

   dlg_yes_buttoncode
       Map the given button index for dlg_yes_labels into dialog's exit-code.

       int button
            is the button index

   dlg_yes_labels
       Return a list of buttons for Yes/No labels.

   end_dialog
       End use of dialog functions.

   init_dialog
       Do some initialization for dialog.

       FILE *input
            is  the  real  tty  input  of  dialog.  Usually it is the standard
            input, but if --input-fd option is used, it may be anything.

       FILE *output
            is where dialog will send its result.  Usually it is the  standard
            error, but if --stdout or --output-fd is used, it may be anything.

AUTHORS
       Thomas E. Dickey

SEE ALSO
       dialog(1).



                                  2024-01-01                          DIALOG()
