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authorManuel Canales Esparcia <manuel@linuxfromscratch.org>2004-05-17 21:55:01 +0000
committerManuel Canales Esparcia <manuel@linuxfromscratch.org>2004-05-17 21:55:01 +0000
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@@ -62,77 +62,141 @@ ln -sf libncurses.so /usr/lib/libcurses.so</userinput></screen>
</sect2>
-<sect2 id="contents-ncurses"><title>Contents of Ncurses</title>
+<sect2 id="contents-ncurses" role="content"><title>Contents of Ncurses</title>
-<para><emphasis>Installed programs</emphasis>: captoinfo (link to tic), clear,
-infocmp, infotocap (link to tic), reset (link to tset), tack, tic, toe, tput
-and tset</para>
-
-<para><emphasis>Installed libraries</emphasis>: libcurses.[a,so] (link to
-libncurses.[a,so]), libform.[a,so], libmenu.[a,so], libncurses++.a,
-libncurses.[a,so], libpanel.[a,so]</para>
-
-</sect2>
+<segmentedlist>
+<segtitle>Installed programs</segtitle>
+<segtitle>Installed libraries</segtitle>
+<seglistitem><seg>captoinfo (link to tic), clear, infocmp, infotocap (link to tic),
+reset (link to tset), tack, tic, toe, tput and tset</seg>
+<seg>libcurses.[a,so] (link to libncurses.[a,so]), libform.[a,so], libmenu.[a,so],
+libncurses++.a, libncurses.[a,so], libpanel.[a,so]</seg></seglistitem>
+</segmentedlist>
-<sect2><title>Short descriptions</title>
+<variablelist><title>Short descriptions</title>
+<varlistentry>
+<term id="captoinfo"><command>captoinfo</command></term>
+<listitem>
<indexterm zone="ch-system-ncurses captoinfo"><primary sortas="b-captoinfo">captoinfo</primary></indexterm>
-<para id="captoinfo"><command>captoinfo</command> converts a termcap description into a
-terminfo description.</para>
+<para>converts a termcap description into a terminfo description.</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+<varlistentry>
+<term id="clear"><command>clear</command></term>
+<listitem>
<indexterm zone="ch-system-ncurses clear"><primary sortas="b-clear">clear</primary></indexterm>
-<para id="clear"><command>clear</command> clears the screen, if this is possible.</para>
+<para>clears the screen, if this is possible.</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+<varlistentry>
+<term id="infocmp"><command>infocmp</command></term>
+<listitem>
<indexterm zone="ch-system-ncurses infocmp"><primary sortas="b-infocmp">infocmp</primary></indexterm>
-<para id="infocmp"><command>infocmp</command> compares or prints out terminfo
-descriptions.</para>
+<para>compares or prints out terminfo descriptions.</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+<varlistentry>
+<term id="infotocap"><command>infotocap</command></term>
+<listitem>
<indexterm zone="ch-system-ncurses infotocap"><primary sortas="b-infotocap">infotocap</primary></indexterm>
-<para id="infotocap"><command>infotocap</command> converts a terminfo description into
-a termcap description.</para>
+<para>converts a terminfo description into a termcap description.</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+<varlistentry>
+<term id="reset"><command>reset</command></term>
+<listitem>
<indexterm zone="ch-system-ncurses reset"><primary sortas="b-reset">reset</primary></indexterm>
-<para id="reset"><command>reset</command> reinitializes a terminal to its default
-values.</para>
+<para>reinitializes a terminal to its default values.</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+<varlistentry>
+<term id="tack"><command>tack</command></term>
+<listitem>
<indexterm zone="ch-system-ncurses tack"><primary sortas="b-tack">tack</primary></indexterm>
-<para id="tack"><command>tack</command> is the terminfo action checker. It is mainly
+<para>is the terminfo action checker. It is mainly
used to test the correctness of an entry in the terminfo database.</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+<varlistentry>
+<term id="tic"><command>tic</command></term>
+<listitem>
<indexterm zone="ch-system-ncurses tic"><primary sortas="b-tic">tic</primary></indexterm>
-<para id="tic"><command>tic</command> is the terminfo entry-description compiler.
+<para>is the terminfo entry-description compiler.
It translates a terminfo file from source format into the binary format needed
for the ncurses library routines. A terminfo file contains information on the
capabilities of a certain terminal.</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+<varlistentry>
+<term id="toe"><command>toe</command></term>
+<listitem>
<indexterm zone="ch-system-ncurses toe"><primary sortas="b-toe">toe</primary></indexterm>
-<para id="toe"><command>toe</command> lists all available terminal types, for each
+<para>lists all available terminal types, for each
giving its primary name and its description.</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+<varlistentry>
+<term id="tput"><command>tput</command></term>
+<listitem>
<indexterm zone="ch-system-ncurses tput"><primary sortas="b-tput">tput</primary></indexterm>
-<para id="tput"><command>tput</command> makes the values of terminal-dependent
+<para>makes the values of terminal-dependent
capabilities available to the shell. It can also be used to reset or initialize
a terminal, or report its long name.</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+<varlistentry>
+<term id="tset"><command>tset</command></term>
+<listitem>
<indexterm zone="ch-system-ncurses tset"><primary sortas="b-tset">tset</primary></indexterm>
-<para id="tset"><command>tset</command> can be used to initialize terminals.</para>
+<para>can be used to initialize terminals.</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+<varlistentry>
+<term id="libncurses"><command>libncurses*</command></term>
+<listitem>
<indexterm zone="ch-system-ncurses libncurses"><primary sortas="c-libncurses*">libncurses*</primary></indexterm>
-<para id="libncurses"><command>libncurses*</command> contains functions to display text in
+<para>contains functions to display text in
many complicated ways on a terminal screen. A good example of the use of these
functions is the menu displayed during the kernel's make menuconfig.</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+<varlistentry>
+<term id="libform"><command>libform*</command></term>
+<listitem>
<indexterm zone="ch-system-ncurses libform"><primary sortas="c-libform*">libform*</primary></indexterm>
-<para id="libform"><command>libform*</command> contains functions to implement forms.</para>
+<para>contains functions to implement forms.</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+<varlistentry>
+<term id="libmenu"><command>libmenu*</command></term>
+<listitem>
<indexterm zone="ch-system-ncurses libmenu"><primary sortas="c-libmenu*">libmenu*</primary></indexterm>
-<para id="libmenu"><command>libmenu*</command> contains functions to implement menus.</para>
+<para>contains functions to implement menus.</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+<varlistentry>
+<term id="libpanel"><command>libpanel*</command></term>
+<listitem>
<indexterm zone="ch-system-ncurses libpanel"><primary sortas="c-libpanel*">libpanel*</primary></indexterm>
-<para id="libpanel"><command>libpanel*</command> contains functions to implement panels.</para>
+<para>contains functions to implement panels.</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+</variablelist>
</sect2>
-
-
</sect1>