10.27.2. Contents of Ncurses
Short Descriptions
Converts a termcap description into a terminfo description | |
Clears the screen, if possible | |
Compares or prints out terminfo descriptions | |
Converts a terminfo description into a termcap description | |
Provides configuration information for ncurses | |
Reinitializes a terminal to its default values | |
Sets and clears tab stops on a terminal | |
The terminfo entry-description compiler that 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 | |
Lists all available terminal types, giving the primary name and description for each | |
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 | |
Can be used to initialize terminals | |
A link to | |
Contains functions to display text in many complex ways on a terminal screen; a good example of the use of these functions is the menu displayed during the kernel's make menuconfig | |
Contains functions to implement forms | |
Contains functions to implement menus | |
Contains functions to implement panels |