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    7777</segmentedlist>
    7878
    79 <variablelist><bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short descriptions</bridgehead>
     79<variablelist><bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
    8080<?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
    8181
    … …  
    8383<term><command>captoinfo</command></term>
    8484<listitem>
    85 <para>converts a termcap description into a terminfo description.</para>
     85<para>Converts a termcap description into a terminfo description</para>
    8686<indexterm zone="ch-system-ncurses captoinfo"><primary sortas="b-captoinfo">captoinfo</primary></indexterm>
    8787</listitem>
    … …  
    9191<term><command>clear</command></term>
    9292<listitem>
    93 <para>clears the screen, if possible.</para>
     93<para>Clears the screen, if possible</para>
    9494<indexterm zone="ch-system-ncurses clear"><primary sortas="b-clear">clear</primary></indexterm>
    9595</listitem>
    … …  
    9999<term><command>infocmp</command></term>
    100100<listitem>
    101 <para>compares or prints out terminfo descriptions.</para>
     101<para>Compares or prints out terminfo descriptions</para>
    102102<indexterm zone="ch-system-ncurses infocmp"><primary sortas="b-infocmp">infocmp</primary></indexterm>
    103103</listitem>
    … …  
    107107<term><command>infotocap</command></term>
    108108<listitem>
    109 <para>converts a terminfo description into a termcap description.</para>
     109<para>Converts a terminfo description into a termcap description</para>
    110110<indexterm zone="ch-system-ncurses infotocap"><primary sortas="b-infotocap">infotocap</primary></indexterm>
    111111</listitem>
    … …  
    115115<term><command>reset</command></term>
    116116<listitem>
    117 <para>reinitializes a terminal to its default values.</para>
     117<para>Reinitializes a terminal to its default values</para>
    118118<indexterm zone="ch-system-ncurses reset"><primary sortas="b-reset">reset</primary></indexterm>
    119119</listitem>
    … …  
    123123<term><command>tack</command></term>
    124124<listitem>
    125 <para>the terminfo action checker. It is mainly used to test the
    126 accuracy of an entry in the terminfo database.</para>
     125<para>The terminfo action checker; it is mainly used to test the
     126accuracy of an entry in the terminfo database</para>
    127127<indexterm zone="ch-system-ncurses tack"><primary sortas="b-tack">tack</primary></indexterm>
    128128</listitem>
    … …  
    132132<term><command>tic</command></term>
    133133<listitem>
    134 <para>the terminfo entry-description compiler. It translates a
     134<para>The terminfo entry-description compiler that translates a
    135135terminfo file from source format into the binary format needed for the
    136136ncurses library routines. A terminfo file contains information on the
    137 capabilities of a certain terminal.</para>
     137capabilities of a certain terminal</para>
    138138<indexterm zone="ch-system-ncurses tic"><primary sortas="b-tic">tic</primary></indexterm>
    139139</listitem>
    … …  
    143143<term><command>toe</command></term>
    144144<listitem>
    145 <para>lists all available terminal types, giving the primary name and
    146 description for each.</para>
     145<para>Lists all available terminal types, giving the primary name and
     146description for each</para>
    147147<indexterm zone="ch-system-ncurses toe"><primary sortas="b-toe">toe</primary></indexterm>
    148148</listitem>
    … …  
    152152<term><command>tput</command></term>
    153153<listitem>
    154 <para>makes the values of terminal-dependent capabilities available to
    155 the shell. It can also be used to reset or initialize a terminal or
    156 report its long name.</para>
     154<para>Makes the values of terminal-dependent capabilities available to
     155the shell; it can also be used to reset or initialize a terminal or
     156report its long name</para>
    157157<indexterm zone="ch-system-ncurses tput"><primary sortas="b-tput">tput</primary></indexterm>
    158158</listitem>
    … …  
    162162<term><command>tset</command></term>
    163163<listitem>
    164 <para>can be used to initialize terminals.</para>
     164<para>Can be used to initialize terminals</para>
    165165<indexterm zone="ch-system-ncurses tset"><primary sortas="b-tset">tset</primary></indexterm>
    166166<beginpage/></listitem>
    167167</varlistentry>
    168168
     169<varlistentry id="libcurses">
     170<term><filename class="libraryfile">libcurses</filename></term>
     171<listitem>
     172<para>A link to <filename>libncurses</filename></para>
     173<indexterm zone="ch-system-ncurses libcurses"><primary sortas="c-libcurses">libcurses</primary></indexterm>
     174</listitem>
     175</varlistentry>
     176
    169177<varlistentry id="libncurses">
    170 <term><filename class="libraryfile">libncurses*</filename></term>
    171 <listitem>
    172 <para>contains functions to display text in many complex ways on a
    173 terminal screen. A good example of the use of these functions is the
    174 menu displayed during the kernel's <command>make menuconfig</command>.</para>
    175 <indexterm zone="ch-system-ncurses libncurses"><primary sortas="c-libncurses*">libncurses*</primary></indexterm>
     178<term><filename class="libraryfile">libncurses</filename></term>
     179<listitem>
     180<para>Contains functions to display text in many complex ways on a
     181terminal screen; a good example of the use of these functions is the
     182menu displayed during the kernel's <command>make menuconfig</command></para>
     183<indexterm zone="ch-system-ncurses libncurses"><primary sortas="c-libncurses">libncurses</primary></indexterm>
    176184</listitem>
    177185</varlistentry>
    178186
    179187<varlistentry id="libform">
    180 <term><filename class="libraryfile">libform*</filename></term>
    181 <listitem>
    182 <para>contains functions to implement forms.</para>
    183 <indexterm zone="ch-system-ncurses libform"><primary sortas="c-libform*">libform*</primary></indexterm>
     188<term><filename class="libraryfile">libform</filename></term>
     189<listitem>
     190<para>Contains functions to implement forms</para>
     191<indexterm zone="ch-system-ncurses libform"><primary sortas="c-libform">libform</primary></indexterm>
    184192</listitem>
    185193</varlistentry>
    186194
    187195<varlistentry id="libmenu">
    188 <term><filename class="libraryfile">libmenu*</filename></term>
    189 <listitem>
    190 <para>contains functions to implement menus.</para>
    191 <indexterm zone="ch-system-ncurses libmenu"><primary sortas="c-libmenu*">libmenu*</primary></indexterm>
     196<term><filename class="libraryfile">libmenu</filename></term>
     197<listitem>
     198<para>Contains functions to implement menus</para>
     199<indexterm zone="ch-system-ncurses libmenu"><primary sortas="c-libmenu">libmenu</primary></indexterm>
    192200</listitem>
    193201</varlistentry>
    194202
    195203<varlistentry id="libpanel">
    196 <term><filename class="libraryfile">libpanel*</filename></term>
    197 <listitem>
    198 <para>contains functions to implement panels.</para>
    199 <indexterm zone="ch-system-ncurses libpanel"><primary sortas="c-libpanel*">libpanel*</primary></indexterm>
     204<term><filename class="libraryfile">libpanel</filename></term>
     205<listitem>
     206<para>Contains functions to implement panels</para>
     207<indexterm zone="ch-system-ncurses libpanel"><primary sortas="c-libpanel">libpanel</primary></indexterm>
    200208</listitem>
    201209</varlistentry>
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