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diff --git a/devel/newt/pkg-descr b/devel/newt/pkg-descr index 628ab54a8ad3..71cb0598a4f1 100644 --- a/devel/newt/pkg-descr +++ b/devel/newt/pkg-descr @@ -1,8 +1,12 @@ -This is the Redhat newt library, a library that is -similar to (and based on) ncurses in that it does -special things with console I/O. + Newt is a windowing toolkit for text mode built from the slang + library. It allows color text mode applications to easily use + stackable windows, push buttons, check boxes, radio buttons, lists, + entry fields, labels, and displayable text. Scrollbars are supported, + and forms may be nested to provide extra functionality. -Unfortunately, there do not seem to be any documentation -available on Redhat's website about newt. +WWW: http://www.redhat.com/support/manuals/archive/RHL-5.1-Installation-Guide/ manual/doc102.html ---Will <andrews@technologist.com> +Besides the newt library, this port provides whiptail, which may +be used from shell scripts similarly to Savio Lam's "dialog". Newt +provides the textual interface for the Red Hat and Debian boot +disks. |