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[PATCH 31/43] man/ncurses.3x: Tweak introductory material.


From: G. Branden Robinson
Subject: [PATCH 31/43] man/ncurses.3x: Tweak introductory material.
Date: Mon, 9 Sep 2024 09:18:03 -0500

* Generalize.
* "Deal with" is too informal for me.
---
 man/ncurses.3x | 5 +++--
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/man/ncurses.3x b/man/ncurses.3x
index fbaaede3e..aaa21413e 100644
--- a/man/ncurses.3x
+++ b/man/ncurses.3x
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ .SH SYNOPSIS
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 The \*(``new curses\*('' library offers the programmer a
 terminal-independent means of reading keyboard and mouse input and
-updating character-cell terminals with output optimized to minimize
+writing to character-cell displays with output optimized to minimize
 screen updates.
 .I \%ncurses
 replaces the
@@ -200,7 +200,8 @@ .SS "Application Structure"
 \fB\%initscr\fP(3X) or \fB\%newterm\fP(3X)
 must be called to initialize
 .I curses
-before use of any functions that deal with windows and screens.
+before use of any functions
+that access or manipulate windows or screens.
 .PP
 To get character-at-a-time input without echoing\(emmost interactive,
 screen-oriented programs want this\(emuse the following sequence.
-- 
2.30.2

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