Changeset 3ed279f for chapter06/ncurses.xml
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r0869f1e r3ed279f 74 74 </segmentedlist> 75 75 76 <variablelist><title>Short descriptions</title> 76 <variablelist><bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short descriptions</bridgehead> 77 <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?> 77 78 78 79 <varlistentry id="captoinfo"> 79 80 <term><command>captoinfo</command></term> 80 81 <listitem> 82 <para>converts a termcap description into a terminfo description.</para> 81 83 <indexterm zone="ch-system-ncurses captoinfo"><primary sortas="b-captoinfo">captoinfo</primary></indexterm> 82 <para>converts a termcap description into a terminfo description.</para>83 84 </listitem> 84 85 </varlistentry> … … 87 88 <term><command>clear</command></term> 88 89 <listitem> 90 <para>clears the screen, if this is possible.</para> 89 91 <indexterm zone="ch-system-ncurses clear"><primary sortas="b-clear">clear</primary></indexterm> 90 <para>clears the screen, if this is possible.</para>91 92 </listitem> 92 93 </varlistentry> … … 95 96 <term><command>infocmp</command></term> 96 97 <listitem> 98 <para>compares or prints out terminfo descriptions.</para> 97 99 <indexterm zone="ch-system-ncurses infocmp"><primary sortas="b-infocmp">infocmp</primary></indexterm> 98 <para>compares or prints out terminfo descriptions.</para>99 100 </listitem> 100 101 </varlistentry> … … 103 104 <term><command>infotocap</command></term> 104 105 <listitem> 106 <para>converts a terminfo description into a termcap description.</para> 105 107 <indexterm zone="ch-system-ncurses infotocap"><primary sortas="b-infotocap">infotocap</primary></indexterm> 106 <para>converts a terminfo description into a termcap description.</para>107 108 </listitem> 108 109 </varlistentry> … … 111 112 <term><command>reset</command></term> 112 113 <listitem> 114 <para>reinitializes a terminal to its default values.</para> 113 115 <indexterm zone="ch-system-ncurses reset"><primary sortas="b-reset">reset</primary></indexterm> 114 <para>reinitializes a terminal to its default values.</para>115 116 </listitem> 116 117 </varlistentry> … … 119 120 <term><command>tack</command></term> 120 121 <listitem> 121 <indexterm zone="ch-system-ncurses tack"><primary sortas="b-tack">tack</primary></indexterm>122 122 <para>the terminfo action checker. It is mainly used to test the 123 123 accuracy of an entry in the terminfo database.</para> 124 <indexterm zone="ch-system-ncurses tack"><primary sortas="b-tack">tack</primary></indexterm> 124 125 </listitem> 125 126 </varlistentry> … … 128 129 <term><command>tic</command></term> 129 130 <listitem> 130 <indexterm zone="ch-system-ncurses tic"><primary sortas="b-tic">tic</primary></indexterm>131 131 <para>the terminfo entry-description compiler. It translates a 132 132 terminfo file from source format into the binary format needed for the 133 133 ncurses library routines. A terminfo file contains information on the 134 134 capabilities of a certain terminal.</para> 135 <indexterm zone="ch-system-ncurses tic"><primary sortas="b-tic">tic</primary></indexterm> 135 136 </listitem> 136 137 </varlistentry> … … 139 140 <term><command>toe</command></term> 140 141 <listitem> 141 <indexterm zone="ch-system-ncurses toe"><primary sortas="b-toe">toe</primary></indexterm>142 142 <para>lists all available terminal types, giving the primary name and 143 143 description for each.</para> 144 <indexterm zone="ch-system-ncurses toe"><primary sortas="b-toe">toe</primary></indexterm> 144 145 </listitem> 145 146 </varlistentry> … … 148 149 <term><command>tput</command></term> 149 150 <listitem> 150 <indexterm zone="ch-system-ncurses tput"><primary sortas="b-tput">tput</primary></indexterm>151 151 <para>makes the values of terminal-dependent capabilities available to 152 152 the shell. It can also be used to reset or initialize a terminal or 153 153 report its long name.</para> 154 <indexterm zone="ch-system-ncurses tput"><primary sortas="b-tput">tput</primary></indexterm> 154 155 </listitem> 155 156 </varlistentry> … … 158 159 <term><command>tset</command></term> 159 160 <listitem> 161 <para>can be used to initialize terminals.</para> 160 162 <indexterm zone="ch-system-ncurses tset"><primary sortas="b-tset">tset</primary></indexterm> 161 <para>can be used to initialize terminals.</para>162 163 </listitem> 163 164 </varlistentry> … … 166 167 <term><filename class="libraryfile">>libncurses*</filename></term> 167 168 <listitem> 168 <indexterm zone="ch-system-ncurses libncurses"><primary sortas="c-libncurses*">libncurses*</primary></indexterm>169 169 <para>contains functions to display text in many complicated ways on a 170 170 terminal screen. A good example of the use of these functions is the 171 171 menu displayed during the kernel's <command>make menuconfig</command>.</para> 172 <indexterm zone="ch-system-ncurses libncurses"><primary sortas="c-libncurses*">libncurses*</primary></indexterm> 172 173 </listitem> 173 174 </varlistentry> … … 176 177 <term><filename class="libraryfile">libform*</filename></term> 177 178 <listitem> 179 <para>contains functions to implement forms.</para> 178 180 <indexterm zone="ch-system-ncurses libform"><primary sortas="c-libform*">libform*</primary></indexterm> 179 <para>contains functions to implement forms.</para>180 181 </listitem> 181 182 </varlistentry> … … 184 185 <term><filename class="libraryfile">libmenu*</filename></term> 185 186 <listitem> 187 <para>contains functions to implement menus.</para> 186 188 <indexterm zone="ch-system-ncurses libmenu"><primary sortas="c-libmenu*">libmenu*</primary></indexterm> 187 <para>contains functions to implement menus.</para>188 189 </listitem> 189 190 </varlistentry> … … 192 193 <term><filename class="libraryfile">libpanel*</filename></term> 193 194 <listitem> 195 <para>contains functions to implement panels.</para> 194 196 <indexterm zone="ch-system-ncurses libpanel"><primary sortas="c-libpanel*">libpanel*</primary></indexterm> 195 <para>contains functions to implement panels.</para>196 197 </listitem> 197 198 </varlistentry>
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