Changeset c6cb3aa for chapter06/ncurses.xml
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r01b2724c rc6cb3aa 63 63 64 64 65 <sect2 id="contents-ncurses"><title>Contents of Ncurses</title> 66 67 <para><emphasis>Installed programs</emphasis>: captoinfo (link to tic), clear, 68 infocmp, infotocap (link to tic), reset (link to tset), tack, tic, toe, tput 69 and tset</para> 70 71 <para><emphasis>Installed libraries</emphasis>: libcurses.[a,so] (link to 72 libncurses.[a,so]), libform.[a,so], libmenu.[a,so], libncurses++.a, 73 libncurses.[a,so], libpanel.[a,so]</para> 74 75 </sect2> 76 77 <sect2><title>Short descriptions</title> 78 65 <sect2 id="contents-ncurses" role="content"><title>Contents of Ncurses</title> 66 67 <segmentedlist> 68 <segtitle>Installed programs</segtitle> 69 <segtitle>Installed libraries</segtitle> 70 <seglistitem><seg>captoinfo (link to tic), clear, infocmp, infotocap (link to tic), 71 reset (link to tset), tack, tic, toe, tput and tset</seg> 72 <seg>libcurses.[a,so] (link to libncurses.[a,so]), libform.[a,so], libmenu.[a,so], 73 libncurses++.a, libncurses.[a,so], libpanel.[a,so]</seg></seglistitem> 74 </segmentedlist> 75 76 <variablelist><title>Short descriptions</title> 77 78 <varlistentry> 79 <term id="captoinfo"><command>captoinfo</command></term> 80 <listitem> 79 81 <indexterm zone="ch-system-ncurses captoinfo"><primary sortas="b-captoinfo">captoinfo</primary></indexterm> 80 <para id="captoinfo"><command>captoinfo</command> converts a termcap description into a 81 terminfo description.</para> 82 82 <para>converts a termcap description into a terminfo description.</para> 83 </listitem> 84 </varlistentry> 85 86 <varlistentry> 87 <term id="clear"><command>clear</command></term> 88 <listitem> 83 89 <indexterm zone="ch-system-ncurses clear"><primary sortas="b-clear">clear</primary></indexterm> 84 <para id="clear"><command>clear</command> clears the screen, if this is possible.</para> 85 90 <para>clears the screen, if this is possible.</para> 91 </listitem> 92 </varlistentry> 93 94 <varlistentry> 95 <term id="infocmp"><command>infocmp</command></term> 96 <listitem> 86 97 <indexterm zone="ch-system-ncurses infocmp"><primary sortas="b-infocmp">infocmp</primary></indexterm> 87 <para id="infocmp"><command>infocmp</command> compares or prints out terminfo 88 descriptions.</para> 89 98 <para>compares or prints out terminfo descriptions.</para> 99 </listitem> 100 </varlistentry> 101 102 <varlistentry> 103 <term id="infotocap"><command>infotocap</command></term> 104 <listitem> 90 105 <indexterm zone="ch-system-ncurses infotocap"><primary sortas="b-infotocap">infotocap</primary></indexterm> 91 <para id="infotocap"><command>infotocap</command> converts a terminfo description into 92 a termcap description.</para> 93 106 <para>converts a terminfo description into a termcap description.</para> 107 </listitem> 108 </varlistentry> 109 110 <varlistentry> 111 <term id="reset"><command>reset</command></term> 112 <listitem> 94 113 <indexterm zone="ch-system-ncurses reset"><primary sortas="b-reset">reset</primary></indexterm> 95 <para id="reset"><command>reset</command> reinitializes a terminal to its default 96 values.</para> 97 114 <para>reinitializes a terminal to its default values.</para> 115 </listitem> 116 </varlistentry> 117 118 <varlistentry> 119 <term id="tack"><command>tack</command></term> 120 <listitem> 98 121 <indexterm zone="ch-system-ncurses tack"><primary sortas="b-tack">tack</primary></indexterm> 99 <para id="tack"><command>tack</command>is the terminfo action checker. It is mainly122 <para>is the terminfo action checker. It is mainly 100 123 used to test the correctness of an entry in the terminfo database.</para> 101 124 </listitem> 125 </varlistentry> 126 127 <varlistentry> 128 <term id="tic"><command>tic</command></term> 129 <listitem> 102 130 <indexterm zone="ch-system-ncurses tic"><primary sortas="b-tic">tic</primary></indexterm> 103 <para id="tic"><command>tic</command>is the terminfo entry-description compiler.131 <para>is the terminfo entry-description compiler. 104 132 It translates a terminfo file from source format into the binary format needed 105 133 for the ncurses library routines. A terminfo file contains information on the 106 134 capabilities of a certain terminal.</para> 107 135 </listitem> 136 </varlistentry> 137 138 <varlistentry> 139 <term id="toe"><command>toe</command></term> 140 <listitem> 108 141 <indexterm zone="ch-system-ncurses toe"><primary sortas="b-toe">toe</primary></indexterm> 109 <para id="toe"><command>toe</command>lists all available terminal types, for each142 <para>lists all available terminal types, for each 110 143 giving its primary name and its description.</para> 111 144 </listitem> 145 </varlistentry> 146 147 <varlistentry> 148 <term id="tput"><command>tput</command></term> 149 <listitem> 112 150 <indexterm zone="ch-system-ncurses tput"><primary sortas="b-tput">tput</primary></indexterm> 113 <para id="tput"><command>tput</command>makes the values of terminal-dependent151 <para>makes the values of terminal-dependent 114 152 capabilities available to the shell. It can also be used to reset or initialize 115 153 a terminal, or report its long name.</para> 116 154 </listitem> 155 </varlistentry> 156 157 <varlistentry> 158 <term id="tset"><command>tset</command></term> 159 <listitem> 117 160 <indexterm zone="ch-system-ncurses tset"><primary sortas="b-tset">tset</primary></indexterm> 118 <para id="tset"><command>tset</command> can be used to initialize terminals.</para> 119 161 <para>can be used to initialize terminals.</para> 162 </listitem> 163 </varlistentry> 164 165 <varlistentry> 166 <term id="libncurses"><command>libncurses*</command></term> 167 <listitem> 120 168 <indexterm zone="ch-system-ncurses libncurses"><primary sortas="c-libncurses*">libncurses*</primary></indexterm> 121 <para id="libncurses"><command>libncurses*</command>contains functions to display text in169 <para>contains functions to display text in 122 170 many complicated ways on a terminal screen. A good example of the use of these 123 171 functions is the menu displayed during the kernel's make menuconfig.</para> 124 172 </listitem> 173 </varlistentry> 174 175 <varlistentry> 176 <term id="libform"><command>libform*</command></term> 177 <listitem> 125 178 <indexterm zone="ch-system-ncurses libform"><primary sortas="c-libform*">libform*</primary></indexterm> 126 <para id="libform"><command>libform*</command> contains functions to implement forms.</para> 127 179 <para>contains functions to implement forms.</para> 180 </listitem> 181 </varlistentry> 182 183 <varlistentry> 184 <term id="libmenu"><command>libmenu*</command></term> 185 <listitem> 128 186 <indexterm zone="ch-system-ncurses libmenu"><primary sortas="c-libmenu*">libmenu*</primary></indexterm> 129 <para id="libmenu"><command>libmenu*</command> contains functions to implement menus.</para> 130 187 <para>contains functions to implement menus.</para> 188 </listitem> 189 </varlistentry> 190 191 <varlistentry> 192 <term id="libpanel"><command>libpanel*</command></term> 193 <listitem> 131 194 <indexterm zone="ch-system-ncurses libpanel"><primary sortas="c-libpanel*">libpanel*</primary></indexterm> 132 <para id="libpanel"><command>libpanel*</command> contains functions to implement panels.</para> 195 <para>contains functions to implement panels.</para> 196 </listitem> 197 </varlistentry> 198 </variablelist> 133 199 134 200 </sect2> 135 201 136 137 138 202 </sect1>
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