set_menu_fore() sets the foreground attribute of menu -- the display attribute for the current item (if selectable) on single-valued menus and for selected items on multi-valued menus. This display attribute is a curses library visual attribute. menu_fore() returns the foreground attribute of menu.

set_menu_back() sets the background attribute of menu -- the display attribute for unselected, yet selectable, items. This display attribute is a curses library visual attribute.

set_menu_grey() sets the grey attribute of menu -- the display attribute for nonselectable items in multi-valued menus. This display attribute is a curses library visual attribute. menu_grey() returns the grey attribute of menu.

The pad character is the character that fills the space between the name and description of an item. set_menu_pad() sets the pad character for menu to pad. menu_pad() returns the pad character of menu.

These routines return one of the following:

E_OK

The routine returned successfully.

E_SYSTEM_ERROR

System error.

E_BAD_ARGUMENT

An incorrect argument was passed to the routine.

See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

curses(3CURSES), menus(3CURSES), attributes(5)

The header <menu.h> automatically includes the headers <eti.h> and <curses.h>.