2 files changed, 12 insertions, 9 deletions

diff --git a/devel/ncurses/pkg-comment b/devel/ncurses/pkg-comment
index 1e87c6b6c466..033ac8d2641d 100644
--- a/devel/ncurses/pkg-comment
+++ b/devel/ncurses/pkg-comment
@@ -1 +1 @@
-SVr4 and XSI-Curses compatible curses library
+Library for terminal-independent, full-screen output (color, etc).
diff --git a/devel/ncurses/pkg-descr b/devel/ncurses/pkg-descr
index dbebd4e9dc5a..d47a6df4f45a 100644
--- a/devel/ncurses/pkg-descr
+++ b/devel/ncurses/pkg-descr
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
-   SVr4 and XSI-Curses compatible curses library and terminfo
-tools including tic, infocmp, captoinfo.  The library can
-be configured to fall back to reading /etc/termcap for
-backward compatibility with BSD curses, but the distribution
-includes a copy of the master terminfo database.  Supports
-color, multiple highlights, forms-drawing characters, and
-automatic recognition of keypad and function-key sequences.
-   Approved to replace 4.4BSD curses.
+The ncurses software includes a SVr4 and XSI-Curses compatible
+curses library as well as terminfo tools include "tic", "infocmp",
+and "captoinfo".  The library is used by other programs for text-mode
+support of color, multiple highlights, forms-drawing characters,
+automatic recognition of keybad and function-key sequences, and
+more.
+
+The ncurses library uses a terminfo database (included), but can
+be configured to use BSD's /etc/termcap file instead.  This has
+been approved by the old 4.4BSD curses maintainer as the official
+4.4BSD curses successor.