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authordsomero <xgizzmo@slackbuilds.org>2013-11-22 02:29:22 -0500
committerdsomero <xgizzmo@slackbuilds.org>2013-11-22 02:29:22 -0500
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tree6ca569349369dbaa4ba6c24795d6201303b9d2fa /academic
parent8fe2e3d82e774b981c041e043ca2f71ed672b493 (diff)
downloadslackbuilds-610e8461bb9b201adbd4bd9257a9bf48be71f62b.tar.gz
various: Fix slack-desc formatting and comment nit picks.
Signed-off-by: dsomero <xgizzmo@slackbuilds.org>
Diffstat (limited to 'academic')
-rw-r--r--academic/EMBASSY/slack-desc10
-rw-r--r--academic/EMBOSS/slack-desc10
-rw-r--r--academic/GMT/slack-desc22
-rw-r--r--academic/Gblocks/slack-desc10
-rw-r--r--academic/QtiPlot/slack-desc10
-rw-r--r--academic/R/slack-desc8
-rw-r--r--academic/WordNet/slack-desc12
-rw-r--r--academic/abntex/slack-desc12
-rw-r--r--academic/amplicon/slack-desc10
-rw-r--r--academic/antiprism/slack-desc8
-rw-r--r--academic/arka/slack-desc10
-rw-r--r--academic/arpack/slack-desc8
-rw-r--r--academic/artha/slack-desc6
-rw-r--r--academic/avogadro/slack-desc10
-rw-r--r--academic/bibletime/slack-desc16
-rw-r--r--academic/bibus/slack-desc10
-rw-r--r--academic/calc/slack-desc10
-rw-r--r--academic/cblas/slack-desc10
-rw-r--r--academic/celestia/slack-desc10
-rw-r--r--academic/chemtool/slack-desc10
-rw-r--r--academic/cld2/slack-desc2
-rw-r--r--academic/clustalo/slack-desc10
-rw-r--r--academic/clustalw/slack-desc10
-rw-r--r--academic/clustalx/slack-desc10
-rw-r--r--academic/copasi/slack-desc8
-rw-r--r--academic/coq/slack-desc10
-rw-r--r--academic/engauge/slack-desc20
-rw-r--r--academic/ent/slack-desc10
-rw-r--r--academic/ess/slack-desc14
-rw-r--r--academic/extrema/slack-desc20
-rw-r--r--academic/fann/slack-desc10
-rw-r--r--academic/flann/slack-desc14
-rw-r--r--academic/flashqard/slack-desc18
-rw-r--r--academic/free42/slack-desc11
-rw-r--r--academic/g3data/slack-desc10
-rw-r--r--academic/galculator/slack-desc10
-rw-r--r--academic/gcalctool/slack-desc12
-rw-r--r--academic/gchemutils/slack-desc8
-rw-r--r--academic/gcompris/slack-desc18
-rw-r--r--academic/geda-gaf/slack-desc2
-rw-r--r--academic/gelemental/slack-desc10
-rw-r--r--academic/genius/slack-desc14
-rw-r--r--academic/genpak/slack-desc10
-rw-r--r--academic/geogit/slack-desc4
-rw-r--r--academic/geomview/slack-desc10
-rw-r--r--academic/gerbv/slack-desc8
-rw-r--r--academic/ggobi/slack-desc10
-rw-r--r--academic/ghemical/slack-desc10
-rw-r--r--academic/glpk/slack-desc10
-rw-r--r--academic/gp2fasta/slack-desc10
-rw-r--r--academic/gpredict/slack-desc10
-rw-r--r--academic/grace/slack-desc10
-rw-r--r--academic/gresistor/slack-desc14
-rw-r--r--academic/grpn/slack-desc12
-rw-r--r--academic/gtkwave/slack-desc12
-rw-r--r--academic/gtypist/slack-desc10
-rw-r--r--academic/isoelectric-point/slack-desc10
-rw-r--r--academic/itex2mml/slack-desc10
-rw-r--r--academic/jpicedt/slack-desc14
-rw-r--r--academic/jugglinglab/slack-desc8
-rw-r--r--academic/kile/slack-desc10
-rw-r--r--academic/ktikz/slack-desc10
-rw-r--r--academic/ladr/slack-desc10
-rw-r--r--academic/lalnview/slack-desc10
-rw-r--r--academic/lapack95/slack-desc10
-rw-r--r--academic/libghemical/slack-desc10
-rw-r--r--academic/link-grammar/slack-desc18
-rw-r--r--academic/mathomatic/slack-desc8
-rw-r--r--academic/maxima/slack-desc10
-rw-r--r--academic/metis/slack-desc10
-rw-r--r--academic/muscle/slack-desc10
-rw-r--r--academic/ngspice/slack-desc10
-rw-r--r--academic/opengrads/slack-desc10
-rw-r--r--academic/osm2pgsql/slack-desc16
-rw-r--r--academic/pcb/slack-desc22
-rw-r--r--academic/perlprimer/slack-desc10
-rw-r--r--academic/pianobooster/slack-desc10
-rw-r--r--academic/plasmidomics/slack-desc10
-rw-r--r--academic/pyfits/slack-desc12
-rw-r--r--academic/qgis/slack-desc8
-rw-r--r--academic/qhull/slack-desc10
-rw-r--r--academic/qrupdate/slack-desc8
-rw-r--r--academic/qtoctave/slack-desc10
-rw-r--r--academic/root/slack-desc12
-rw-r--r--academic/sage/slack-desc20
-rw-r--r--academic/scipy/slack-desc10
-rw-r--r--academic/seaview/slack-desc10
-rw-r--r--academic/sequence-analysis/slack-desc10
-rw-r--r--academic/slatec/slack-desc14
-rw-r--r--academic/solfege/slack-desc24
-rw-r--r--academic/spatialite-tools/slack-desc8
-rw-r--r--academic/speedcrunch/slack-desc24
-rw-r--r--academic/spidey/slack-desc10
-rw-r--r--academic/staden/slack-desc10
-rw-r--r--academic/stellarium/slack-desc18
-rw-r--r--academic/suitesparse/slack-desc8
-rw-r--r--academic/sword/slack-desc10
-rw-r--r--academic/sympy/slack-desc10
-rw-r--r--academic/tilem/slack-desc10
-rw-r--r--academic/tilem2/slack-desc10
-rw-r--r--academic/treeview/slack-desc10
-rw-r--r--academic/tuxmath/slack-desc10
-rw-r--r--academic/tuxtype2/slack-desc10
-rw-r--r--academic/units/slack-desc10
-rw-r--r--academic/verilog/slack-desc10
-rw-r--r--academic/wxMaxima/slack-desc10
-rw-r--r--academic/wxmacmolplt/slack-desc10
-rw-r--r--academic/xcircuit/slack-desc22
-rw-r--r--academic/xephem/slack-desc10
-rw-r--r--academic/xoscope/slack-desc10
110 files changed, 617 insertions, 610 deletions
diff --git a/academic/EMBASSY/slack-desc b/academic/EMBASSY/slack-desc
index 407970d319..ea036155d6 100644
--- a/academic/EMBASSY/slack-desc
+++ b/academic/EMBASSY/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description. Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in. You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
|-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
EMBASSY: EMBASSY (EMBOSS associated software)
diff --git a/academic/EMBOSS/slack-desc b/academic/EMBOSS/slack-desc
index 0f45f61c86..19c05be6ae 100644
--- a/academic/EMBOSS/slack-desc
+++ b/academic/EMBOSS/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description. Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in. You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
|-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
EMBOSS: EMBOSS (European Molecular Biology Open Software Suite)
diff --git a/academic/GMT/slack-desc b/academic/GMT/slack-desc
index 687d39c9ab..5bf0da4b16 100644
--- a/academic/GMT/slack-desc
+++ b/academic/GMT/slack-desc
@@ -1,19 +1,19 @@
# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description. Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in. You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
|-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
GMT: GMT (suite of geographic processing and mapping tools)
GMT:
-GMT: GMT is an open source collection of ~60 tools for manipulating
-GMT: geographic and Cartesian data sets and producing illustrations. GMT
-GMT: supports ~30 map projections and transformations and comes with
-GMT: support data such as GSHHS coastlines, rivers, and political
+GMT: GMT is an open source collection of ~60 tools for manipulating
+GMT: geographic and Cartesian data sets and producing illustrations. GMT
+GMT: supports ~30 map projections and transformations and comes with
+GMT: support data such as GSHHS coastlines, rivers, and political
GMT: boundaries. GMT is developed and maintained by Paul Wessel and Walter
-GMT: H. F. Smith with help from a global set of volunteers, and is
-GMT: supported by the National Science Foundation.
+GMT: H. F. Smith with help from a global set of volunteers, and is
+GMT: supported by the National Science Foundation.
GMT:
GMT:
diff --git a/academic/Gblocks/slack-desc b/academic/Gblocks/slack-desc
index 99fbc635e6..7399accea4 100644
--- a/academic/Gblocks/slack-desc
+++ b/academic/Gblocks/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description. Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in. You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
|-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
Gblocks: Gblocks (Select blocks of evolutionarily conserved sites)
diff --git a/academic/QtiPlot/slack-desc b/academic/QtiPlot/slack-desc
index 373d01c35c..ca7fe60cc3 100644
--- a/academic/QtiPlot/slack-desc
+++ b/academic/QtiPlot/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description. Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in. You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
|-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
QtiPlot: QtiPlot (Data Analysis and Visualisation)
diff --git a/academic/R/slack-desc b/academic/R/slack-desc
index 72eee37f81..0d2de38c47 100644
--- a/academic/R/slack-desc
+++ b/academic/R/slack-desc
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description. Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in. You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
|-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
diff --git a/academic/WordNet/slack-desc b/academic/WordNet/slack-desc
index 09a2e12fdf..ccf5e72cc3 100644
--- a/academic/WordNet/slack-desc
+++ b/academic/WordNet/slack-desc
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description. Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in. You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
|-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
WordNet: WordNet (large lexical database of English)
WordNet:
WordNet: WordNet is a large lexical database of English, developed under the
WordNet: direction of George A. Miller. Nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs
-WordNet: are grouped into sets of cognitive synonyms (synsets), each
+WordNet: are grouped into sets of cognitive synonyms (synsets), each
WordNet: expressing a distinct concept. Synsets are interlinked by means of
WordNet: conceptual-semantic and lexical relations. The resulting network
WordNet: of meaningfully related words and concepts can be navigated with the
diff --git a/academic/abntex/slack-desc b/academic/abntex/slack-desc
index 8c5e85ef7c..a575137698 100644
--- a/academic/abntex/slack-desc
+++ b/academic/abntex/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description. Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in. You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
|-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
abntex: abnTeX (LATEX macros that follow the rules of ABNT)
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ abntex: Brasileira de Normas Tecnicas). This lets you write your papers,
abntex: theses and dissertations in full accordance with ABNT standards
abntex: without much effort.
abntex:
-abntex: Homepage: http://abntex.codigolivre.org.br/
+abntex: Homepage: http://abntex.codigolivre.org.br/
abntex:
abntex:
abntex:
diff --git a/academic/amplicon/slack-desc b/academic/amplicon/slack-desc
index d86f88d8f7..abc1d0d9f2 100644
--- a/academic/amplicon/slack-desc
+++ b/academic/amplicon/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description. Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in. You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
|-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
amplicon: amplicon (Design PCR primers on aligned sequences)
diff --git a/academic/antiprism/slack-desc b/academic/antiprism/slack-desc
index 89633992dd..ac7382ac04 100644
--- a/academic/antiprism/slack-desc
+++ b/academic/antiprism/slack-desc
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description. Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in. You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
|-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
diff --git a/academic/arka/slack-desc b/academic/arka/slack-desc
index 59220170db..96c992a71f 100644
--- a/academic/arka/slack-desc
+++ b/academic/arka/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description. Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in. You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
|-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
arka: arka (A GUI for genpak)
diff --git a/academic/arpack/slack-desc b/academic/arpack/slack-desc
index 4d381e6550..e8d9e3057b 100644
--- a/academic/arpack/slack-desc
+++ b/academic/arpack/slack-desc
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description. Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in. You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
|-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
diff --git a/academic/artha/slack-desc b/academic/artha/slack-desc
index 1e8eea06b6..c53a846b6f 100644
--- a/academic/artha/slack-desc
+++ b/academic/artha/slack-desc
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
|-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
artha: artha - the open thesaurus
artha:
diff --git a/academic/avogadro/slack-desc b/academic/avogadro/slack-desc
index bda77bc176..1f97b054d8 100644
--- a/academic/avogadro/slack-desc
+++ b/academic/avogadro/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description. Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|' on
-# the right side marks the last column you can put a character in. You must make
-# exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also customary to
-# leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
|-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
avogadro: Avogadro (An advanced molecular editor based on Qt 4.)
diff --git a/academic/bibletime/slack-desc b/academic/bibletime/slack-desc
index 29ec39843d..5d02e440e6 100644
--- a/academic/bibletime/slack-desc
+++ b/academic/bibletime/slack-desc
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description. Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|' on
-# the right side marks the last column you can put a character in. You must make
-# exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also customary to
-# leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
|-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
-bibletime: BibleTime (Bible study application for Linux)
+bibletime: BibleTime (Bible study application for Linux)
bibletime:
-bibletime: BibleTime is based on the K Desktop Environment and uses the Sword
-bibletime: programming library to work with Bible texts, commentaries,
+bibletime: BibleTime is based on the K Desktop Environment and uses the Sword
+bibletime: programming library to work with Bible texts, commentaries,
bibletime: dictionaries and books provided by the Crosswire Bible Society.
bibletime:
bibletime: http://www.bibletime.info/
diff --git a/academic/bibus/slack-desc b/academic/bibus/slack-desc
index 4a609953d5..c23d66e409 100644
--- a/academic/bibus/slack-desc
+++ b/academic/bibus/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description. Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in. You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
|-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
bibus: bibus (bibliographic database)
diff --git a/academic/calc/slack-desc b/academic/calc/slack-desc
index a54c791b05..f19444a6f4 100644
--- a/academic/calc/slack-desc
+++ b/academic/calc/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description. Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in. You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
|-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
calc: calc (C-style arbitrary precision calculator)
diff --git a/academic/cblas/slack-desc b/academic/cblas/slack-desc
index c88884e5ce..1ce7913259 100644
--- a/academic/cblas/slack-desc
+++ b/academic/cblas/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description. Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in. You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
|-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
cblas: CBLAS (C interface to BLAS)
diff --git a/academic/celestia/slack-desc b/academic/celestia/slack-desc
index d019861f2f..a0b2b9d767 100644
--- a/academic/celestia/slack-desc
+++ b/academic/celestia/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description. Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in. You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
|-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
celestia: celestia (Realtime Space Simulation)
diff --git a/academic/chemtool/slack-desc b/academic/chemtool/slack-desc
index f68a7cad17..dcae1463ab 100644
--- a/academic/chemtool/slack-desc
+++ b/academic/chemtool/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description. Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in. You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
|-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
chemtool: ChemTool (Chemical Molecule Drawing Program)
diff --git a/academic/cld2/slack-desc b/academic/cld2/slack-desc
index 671603178c..676b013c72 100644
--- a/academic/cld2/slack-desc
+++ b/academic/cld2/slack-desc
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
|-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
cld2: cld2 (Compact Language Detection)
cld2:
-cld2: The Compact Language Detection library can detect the language of
+cld2: The Compact Language Detection library can detect the language of
cld2: text, even with a very small amount of sample data. CLD2 supports
cld2: over 160 language and works on both plain text and HTML.
cld2:
diff --git a/academic/clustalo/slack-desc b/academic/clustalo/slack-desc
index e27173d4d5..502128cf0d 100644
--- a/academic/clustalo/slack-desc
+++ b/academic/clustalo/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description. Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in. You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
|-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
clustalo: clustalo (Clustal Omega)
diff --git a/academic/clustalw/slack-desc b/academic/clustalw/slack-desc
index 3afe2bcbde..2750b3fffb 100644
--- a/academic/clustalw/slack-desc
+++ b/academic/clustalw/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description. Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in. You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
|-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
clustalw: clustalw (Multiple Sequence Alignment)
diff --git a/academic/clustalx/slack-desc b/academic/clustalx/slack-desc
index 5b45603636..a3f4888ba3 100644
--- a/academic/clustalx/slack-desc
+++ b/academic/clustalx/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description. Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in. You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
|-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
clustalx: clustalx (Multiple Sequence Alignment GUI)
diff --git a/academic/copasi/slack-desc b/academic/copasi/slack-desc
index ed42a91819..0d7194b7ec 100644
--- a/academic/copasi/slack-desc
+++ b/academic/copasi/slack-desc
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description. Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in. You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
|-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
diff --git a/academic/coq/slack-desc b/academic/coq/slack-desc
index 935d8a8071..badd05cb0b 100644
--- a/academic/coq/slack-desc
+++ b/academic/coq/slack-desc
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description. Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in. You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
|-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ coq:
coq: coq is a formal proof management system. It provides a formal language
coq: to write mathematical definitions, executable algorithms and theorems
coq: together with an environment for semi-interactive development of
-coq: machine-checked proofs.
+coq: machine-checked proofs.
coq:
coq:
coq: Homepage: http://coq.inria.fr/
diff --git a/academic/engauge/slack-desc b/academic/engauge/slack-desc
index 34c514490c..6f30b7ccdb 100644
--- a/academic/engauge/slack-desc
+++ b/academic/engauge/slack-desc
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
-# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description. Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in. You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
|-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
engauge: engauge - a tool to digitize graphs or maps into numbers.
engauge:
-engauge: engauge converts an image file showing a graph or map, into numbers.
-engauge: The image file can come from a scanner, digital camera or screenshot.
-engauge: The numbers can be read on the screen, and written or copied to a
-engauge: spreadsheet. Engauge Digitizer compensates for rotation, scaling and
+engauge: engauge converts an image file showing a graph or map, into numbers.
+engauge: The image file can come from a scanner, digital camera or screenshot.
+engauge: The numbers can be read on the screen, and written or copied to a
+engauge: spreadsheet. Engauge Digitizer compensates for rotation, scaling and
engauge: skew (also known as shearing) in graphs. Engauge recognizes BMP, GIF,
engauge: JPG, PNG, PNM, and XPM bitmaps.
engauge:
diff --git a/academic/ent/slack-desc b/academic/ent/slack-desc
index 44403a674e..7f32f11f34 100644
--- a/academic/ent/slack-desc
+++ b/academic/ent/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description. Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in. You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
|-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
ent: ent (pseudorandom number sequence test program)
diff --git a/academic/ess/slack-desc b/academic/ess/slack-desc
index 7f006e3872..65d89b5db0 100644
--- a/academic/ess/slack-desc
+++ b/academic/ess/slack-desc
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description. Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in. You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
|-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
ess: ess (Emacs Speaks Statistics)
ess:
ess: ESS is an add-on package for emacs-based text editors such as
-ess: GNU Emacs and XEmacs. It is designed to support editing of
-ess: scripts and interaction with various statistical analysis
+ess: GNU Emacs and XEmacs. It is designed to support editing of
+ess: scripts and interaction with various statistical analysis
ess: programs such as S-Plus, R, SAS, Stata, and others.
ess:
ess: http://ess.r-project.org/
diff --git a/academic/extrema/slack-desc b/academic/extrema/slack-desc
index c2ba1a150c..cb32a6e9bc 100644
--- a/academic/extrema/slack-desc
+++ b/academic/extrema/slack-desc
@@ -1,18 +1,18 @@
# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description. Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in. You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
|-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
extrema: extrema (A powerful visualization and data analysis tool)
extrema:
-extrema: Extrema is a powerful visualization and data analysis tool that
-extrema: enables researchers to quickly distill their large, complex data sets
-extrema: into meaningful information. Its flexibility, sophistication, and
-extrema: power allow you to easily develop your own commands and create highly
-extrema: customized graphs.
+extrema: Extrema is a powerful visualization and data analysis tool that
+extrema: enables researchers to quickly distill their large, complex data sets
+extrema: into meaningful information. Its flexibility, sophistication, and
+extrema: power allow you to easily develop your own commands and create highly
+extrema: customized graphs.
extrema:
extrema: Homepage: http://exsitewebware.com/extrema/index.html
extrema:
diff --git a/academic/fann/slack-desc b/academic/fann/slack-desc
index 5f34188818..b3e319a632 100644
--- a/academic/fann/slack-desc
+++ b/academic/fann/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description. Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in. You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
|-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
fann: FANN (Fast Artificial Neural Networks)
diff --git a/academic/flann/slack-desc b/academic/flann/slack-desc
index 1b8781d897..7235801ec6 100644
--- a/academic/flann/slack-desc
+++ b/academic/flann/slack-desc
@@ -1,18 +1,18 @@
# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description. Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in. You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
|-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
flann: flann (Fast Library for Approximate Nearest Neighbors) flann:
-flann:
+flann:
flann: FLANN is a library for performing fast approximate
flann: nearest neighbor searches in high dimensional spaces. It contains a
flann: collection of algorithms we found to work best for nearest neighbor
flann: search and a system for automatically choosing the best algorithm and
-flann: optimum parameters depending on the dataset.
+flann: optimum parameters depending on the dataset.
flann:
flann: Homepage: http://www.cs.ubc.ca/~mariusm/index.php/FLANN/FLANN
flann:
diff --git a/academic/flashqard/slack-desc b/academic/flashqard/slack-desc
index b248866a70..aeae104bf8 100644
--- a/academic/flashqard/slack-desc
+++ b/academic/flashqard/slack-desc
@@ -1,18 +1,18 @@
# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description. Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|' on
-# the right side marks the last column you can put a character in. You must make
-# exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also customary to
-# leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
|-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
flashqard: FlashQard (educational software to improve your learning process)
flashqard:
-flashqard: This aim is achieved by using the widely used method, called
-flashqard: Leitner System, and the idea of "different card types for
-flashqard: different purposes".
+flashqard: This aim is achieved by using the widely used method, called
+flashqard: Leitner System, and the idea of "different card types for
+flashqard: different purposes".
flashqard:
-flashqard: http://www.flashqard-project.org/
+flashqard: http://www.flashqard-project.org/
flashqard:
flashqard:
flashqard:
diff --git a/academic/free42/slack-desc b/academic/free42/slack-desc
index 79003710bf..6d95e55be5 100644
--- a/academic/free42/slack-desc
+++ b/academic/free42/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
+# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description. Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|' on
-# the right side marks the last column you can put a character in. You must make
-# exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also customary to
-# leave one space after the ':'.
|-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
free42: Free42 (re-implementation of HP-42S calculator and HP-82240 printer)
diff --git a/academic/g3data/slack-desc b/academic/g3data/slack-desc
index 255d0f1143..a84929ed87 100644
--- a/academic/g3data/slack-desc
+++ b/academic/g3data/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description. Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in. You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
|-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
g3data: g3data (A tool for extracting data from graphs)
diff --git a/academic/galculator/slack-desc b/academic/galculator/slack-desc
index ebdc198035..cef2da99ae 100644
--- a/academic/galculator/slack-desc
+++ b/academic/galculator/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description. Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|' on
-# the right side marks the last column you can put a character in. You must make
-# exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also customary to
-# leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
|-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
galculator: galculator (Scientific Calculator)
diff --git a/academic/gcalctool/slack-desc b/academic/gcalctool/slack-desc
index d27f21dda5..a5e8ca580c 100644
--- a/academic/gcalctool/slack-desc
+++ b/academic/gcalctool/slack-desc
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description. Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in. You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
|-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
gcalctool: gcalctool (a graphical UNIX calculator)
gcalctool:
gcalctool: gcalctool is an application that solves mathematical equations and
gcalctool: is suitable as a default application in a Desktop environment.
-gcalctool:
+gcalctool:
gcalctool:
gcalctool:
gcalctool:
diff --git a/academic/gchemutils/slack-desc b/academic/gchemutils/slack-desc
index b595e2deaf..29178605a0 100644
--- a/academic/gchemutils/slack-desc
+++ b/academic/gchemutils/slack-desc
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description. Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in. You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
|-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
diff --git a/academic/gcompris/slack-desc b/academic/gcompris/slack-desc
index fb722ef32c..40262b9d1d 100644
--- a/academic/gcompris/slack-desc
+++ b/academic/gcompris/slack-desc
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description. Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in. You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
|-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
gcompris: GCompris (an educational software suite for children ages 2 to 10)
-gcompris:
-gcompris: GCompris is an educational software suite comprising of numerous
-gcompris: activities for children aged 2 to 10. Some of the activities are game
-gcompris: orientated, but nonetheless still educational. Currently GCompris
+gcompris:
+gcompris: GCompris is an educational software suite comprising of numerous
+gcompris: activities for children aged 2 to 10. Some of the activities are game
+gcompris: orientated, but nonetheless still educational. Currently GCompris
gcompris: offers in excess of 100 activities and more are being developed.
gcompris: GCompris currently is translated in more than 40 languages.
gcompris:
diff --git a/academic/geda-gaf/slack-desc b/academic/geda-gaf/slack-desc
index 8bfbc0dc67..f37020622e 100644
--- a/academic/geda-gaf/slack-desc
+++ b/academic/geda-gaf/slack-desc
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
|-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
geda-gaf: gEDA (gnu EDA base package)
geda-gaf:
-geda-gaf: gEDA/gaf: Schematic capture, netlister, symbols, symbol checker,
+geda-gaf: gEDA/gaf: Schematic capture, netlister, symbols, symbol checker,
geda-gaf: and utils. This is the base package for the gnu EDA toolset.
geda-gaf:
geda-gaf: gschem is the schematic captur tool.
diff --git a/academic/gelemental/slack-desc b/academic/gelemental/slack-desc
index 627bbdf6fb..fd9344b3bf 100644
--- a/academic/gelemental/slack-desc
+++ b/academic/gelemental/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description. Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in. You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
|-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
gelemental: gelemental (A periodic table viewer)
diff --git a/academic/genius/slack-desc b/academic/genius/slack-desc
index 34aaadb94a..464688e76d 100644
--- a/academic/genius/slack-desc
+++ b/academic/genius/slack-desc
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description. Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in. You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
|-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
genius: genius ( math tool)
genius:
-genius: genius is an all purpose math toolprogram similar in some aspects
-genius: to BC, Matlab or Maple. It is useful both as a simple calculator
+genius: genius is an all purpose math toolprogram similar in some aspects
+genius: to BC, Matlab or Maple. It is useful both as a simple calculator
genius: and as a research or educational tool. The syntax is very intuitive
genius: and is designed to mimic how mathematics is usually written.
genius:
diff --git a/academic/genpak/slack-desc b/academic/genpak/slack-desc
index 3a977f2c67..13a3887dfb 100644
--- a/academic/genpak/slack-desc
+++ b/academic/genpak/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description. Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in. You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
|-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
genpak: genpak (Utilities to manipulate DNA sequences)
diff --git a/academic/geogit/slack-desc b/academic/geogit/slack-desc
index 37182bc2c7..eef7bb75b5 100644
--- a/academic/geogit/slack-desc
+++ b/academic/geogit/slack-desc
@@ -8,11 +8,11 @@
|-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
geogit: geogit (Distributed version control for geospatial data)
geogit:
-geogit: GeoGit is a distributed version control system specially designed to
+geogit: GeoGit is a distributed version control system specially designed to
geogit: handle geospatial data. GeoGit draws inspiration from Git, but adapts
geogit: its core concepts to handle versioning of spatial data. Users are able
geogit: to import raw geospatial data (such as Shapefiles, PostGIS or
-geogit: SpatiaLite) into a repository where every change to the data is
+geogit: SpatiaLite) into a repository where every change to the data is
geogit: tracked. These changes can be viewed in a history, reverted, branched
geogit: into sandboxed areas, merged back in or pushed to remote repositories.
geogit:
diff --git a/academic/geomview/slack-desc b/academic/geomview/slack-desc
index dc63d41269..5c51049e54 100644
--- a/academic/geomview/slack-desc
+++ b/academic/geomview/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description. Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in. You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
|-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
geomview: Geomview (3D geometrical package)
diff --git a/academic/gerbv/slack-desc b/academic/gerbv/slack-desc
index b5e9152a62..834e5944c4 100644
--- a/academic/gerbv/slack-desc
+++ b/academic/gerbv/slack-desc
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description. Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in. You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
|-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
diff --git a/academic/ggobi/slack-desc b/academic/ggobi/slack-desc
index 83f8ccbe53..ae5a09e680 100644
--- a/academic/ggobi/slack-desc
+++ b/academic/ggobi/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description. Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in. You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
|-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
ggobi: GGobi (visualization program for exploring high-dimensional data)
diff --git a/academic/ghemical/slack-desc b/academic/ghemical/slack-desc
index c849cde85b..925ab8840e 100644
--- a/academic/ghemical/slack-desc
+++ b/academic/ghemical/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description. Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|' on
-# the right side marks the last column you can put a character in. You must make
-# exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also customary to
-# leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
|-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
ghemical: ghemical (Computational chemistry package)
diff --git a/academic/glpk/slack-desc b/academic/glpk/slack-desc
index a21e434fdc..7ad2f0aac9 100644
--- a/academic/glpk/slack-desc
+++ b/academic/glpk/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description. Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|' on
-# the right side marks the last column you can put a character in. You must make
-# exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also customary to
-# leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
|-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
glpk: glpk (GNU Linear Programming Kit)
diff --git a/academic/gp2fasta/slack-desc b/academic/gp2fasta/slack-desc
index a3d4b92170..02742d2ada 100644
--- a/academic/gp2fasta/slack-desc
+++ b/academic/gp2fasta/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description. Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in. You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
|-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
gp2fasta: gp2fasta (Convert gp files to fasta)
diff --git a/academic/gpredict/slack-desc b/academic/gpredict/slack-desc
index 6c4b6464f2..c765bd3c56 100644
--- a/academic/gpredict/slack-desc
+++ b/academic/gpredict/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description. Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in. You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
|-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
gpredict: gpredict (real-time satellite tracking)
diff --git a/academic/grace/slack-desc b/academic/grace/slack-desc
index 4457e06549..d1707f8a6d 100644
--- a/academic/grace/slack-desc
+++ b/academic/grace/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description. Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in. You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
|-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
grace: grace (WYSIWYG 2D Plotting/Graphing Tool)
diff --git a/academic/gresistor/slack-desc b/academic/gresistor/slack-desc
index 86c8eb89d8..e7c9c244d5 100644
--- a/academic/gresistor/slack-desc
+++ b/academic/gresistor/slack-desc
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description. Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in. You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
|-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
gresistor: gresistor (a Gnome resistor color code calculator)
gresistor:
-gresistor: gResistor helps you translate resistor color codes into
+gresistor: gResistor helps you translate resistor color codes into
gresistor: a readable value.
-gresistor:
+gresistor:
gresistor: homepage: http://xtronic.org/download/gresistor/
gresistor:
gresistor:
diff --git a/academic/grpn/slack-desc b/academic/grpn/slack-desc
index 22a9993421..85028b800b 100644
--- a/academic/grpn/slack-desc
+++ b/academic/grpn/slack-desc
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description. Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|' on
-# the right side marks the last column you can put a character in. You must make
-# exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also customary to
-# leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
|-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
grpn: GRPN (graphical reverse polish notation (RPN) calculator)
-grpn:
+grpn:
grpn: GRPN is written in C and uses the GIMP Toolkit (GTK) on top of X11.
grpn: GRPN was developed under Linux but has also been tested under SunOS
grpn: and Solaris. It should work with almost any UNIX, though.
diff --git a/academic/gtkwave/slack-desc b/academic/gtkwave/slack-desc
index 7fb686c7bc..ad9adb61ac 100644
--- a/academic/gtkwave/slack-desc
+++ b/academic/gtkwave/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description. Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|' on
-# the right side marks the last column you can put a character in. You must make
-# exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also customary to
-# leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
|-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
gtkwave: GTKWave (gtk+ wave viewer)
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ gtkwave: GTKWave is a fully featured GTK+ based wave viewer for Unix and Win32
gtkwave: which reads LXT, LXT2, VZT, GHW files as well as standard Verilog VCD
gtkwave: EVCD files and allows their viewing
gtkwave:
-gtkwave: http://gtkwave.sourceforge.net/
+gtkwave: http://gtkwave.sourceforge.net/
gtkwave:
gtkwave:
gtkwave:
diff --git a/academic/gtypist/slack-desc b/academic/gtypist/slack-desc
index ed33716cd3..ca928c8e6a 100644
--- a/academic/gtypist/slack-desc
+++ b/academic/gtypist/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description. Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in. You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
|-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
gtypist: GNU Typist (universal typing tutor)
diff --git a/academic/isoelectric-point/slack-desc b/academic/isoelectric-point/slack-desc
index 836443d492..009c5829e5 100644
--- a/academic/isoelectric-point/slack-desc
+++ b/academic/isoelectric-point/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description. Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in. You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
|-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
isoelectric-point: isoelectric-point (Isoelectric point calculator)
diff --git a/academic/itex2mml/slack-desc b/academic/itex2mml/slack-desc
index 7635fe5914..699fed97ae 100644
--- a/academic/itex2mml/slack-desc
+++ b/academic/itex2mml/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description. Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|' on
-# the right side marks the last column you can put a character in. You must make
-# exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also customary to
-# leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
|-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
itex2mml: itexToMML (Program to convert inline TeX to MathML)
diff --git a/academic/jpicedt/slack-desc b/academic/jpicedt/slack-desc
index e54b8ff5a6..ee42cee874 100644
--- a/academic/jpicedt/slack-desc
+++ b/academic/jpicedt/slack-desc
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description. Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in. You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
|-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
jpicedt: jpicedt (picture creator/editor for LaTeX and PSTricks)
-jpicedt:
+jpicedt:
jpicedt: JPicEdt is an open source, multi-platform, and interactive picture
jpicedt: editor for LaTeX and PSTricks.
-jpicedt:
+jpicedt:
jpicedt: Homepage: http://jpicedt.sourceforge.net/
jpicedt:
jpicedt:
diff --git a/academic/jugglinglab/slack-desc b/academic/jugglinglab/slack-desc
index 960bfa67a8..1af67c4229 100644
--- a/academic/jugglinglab/slack-desc
+++ b/academic/jugglinglab/slack-desc
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description. Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in. You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
|-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
diff --git a/academic/kile/slack-desc b/academic/kile/slack-desc
index 8992a7d248..a98e5da34c 100644
--- a/academic/kile/slack-desc
+++ b/academic/kile/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description. Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in. You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
|-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
kile: kile (Latex editor)
diff --git a/academic/ktikz/slack-desc b/academic/ktikz/slack-desc
index fa2d4f5da4..3e9ba9aac2 100644
--- a/academic/ktikz/slack-desc
+++ b/academic/ktikz/slack-desc
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description. Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in. You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
|-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
ktikz: KTikZ (LaTeX tikz editor)
ktikz:
ktikz: KTikZ is a program for making pictures using tikz.
-ktikz: You write the tikz code in the editor and KTikZ automatically
+ktikz: You write the tikz code in the editor and KTikZ automatically
ktikz: generates the image in a preview panel.
ktikz:
ktikz:
diff --git a/academic/ladr/slack-desc b/academic/ladr/slack-desc
index 6c1d49c081..761e77fbd8 100644
--- a/academic/ladr/slack-desc
+++ b/academic/ladr/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description. Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in. You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
|-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
ladr: ladr (Mathematical Programs)
diff --git a/academic/lalnview/slack-desc b/academic/lalnview/slack-desc
index edda4dd46b..3f5abc73f9 100644
--- a/academic/lalnview/slack-desc
+++ b/academic/lalnview/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description. Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in. You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
|-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
lalnview: lalnview (Visualize local alignments)
diff --git a/academic/lapack95/slack-desc b/academic/lapack95/slack-desc
index 5c37de347a..fc79a81e29 100644
--- a/academic/lapack95/slack-desc
+++ b/academic/lapack95/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description. Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|' on
-# the right side marks the last column you can put a character in. You must make
-# exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also customary to
-# leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
|-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
lapack95: lapack95 (Fortran 95 interface to LAPACK)
diff --git a/academic/libghemical/slack-desc b/academic/libghemical/slack-desc
index 5c686bec8c..505c00ce99 100644
--- a/academic/libghemical/slack-desc
+++ b/academic/libghemical/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description. Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|' on
-# the right side marks the last column you can put a character in. You must make
-# exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also customary to
-# leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
|-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
libghemical: libghemical (computational chemistry library from ghemical)
diff --git a/academic/link-grammar/slack-desc b/academic/link-grammar/slack-desc
index 66538d4a25..5b8e1c0f39 100644
--- a/academic/link-grammar/slack-desc
+++ b/academic/link-grammar/slack-desc
@@ -1,18 +1,18 @@
# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description. Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in. You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
|-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
link-grammar: Link Grammar Parser (syntactic parser of English)
link-grammar:
link-grammar: The Link Grammar Parser is a syntactic parser of English, based
-link-grammar: on link grammar, an original theory of English syntax. Given a
-link-grammar: sentence, the system assigns to it a syntactic structure, which
-link-grammar: consists of a set of labeled links connecting pairs of words.
-link-grammar: The parser also produces a "constituent" (Penn tree-bank style
+link-grammar: on link grammar, an original theory of English syntax. Given a
+link-grammar: sentence, the system assigns to it a syntactic structure, which
+link-grammar: consists of a set of labeled links connecting pairs of words.
+link-grammar: The parser also produces a "constituent" (Penn tree-bank style
link-grammar: phrase tree) representation of a sentence (showing noun phrases,
link-grammar: verb phrases, etcetera).
link-grammar:
diff --git a/academic/mathomatic/slack-desc b/academic/mathomatic/slack-desc
index 5b204e45e3..db24e2f6c7 100644
--- a/academic/mathomatic/slack-desc
+++ b/academic/mathomatic/slack-desc
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description. Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in. You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
|-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
diff --git a/academic/maxima/slack-desc b/academic/maxima/slack-desc
index ba0e36836b..559cda337e 100644
--- a/academic/maxima/slack-desc
+++ b/academic/maxima/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description. Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in. You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
|-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
maxima: Maxima (a computer algebra system)
diff --git a/academic/metis/slack-desc b/academic/metis/slack-desc
index 9f19840685..9a22c60ed5 100644
--- a/academic/metis/slack-desc
+++ b/academic/metis/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description. Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in. You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
|-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
metis: METIS (serial graph partitioning and fill-reducing matrix ordering)
diff --git a/academic/muscle/slack-desc b/academic/muscle/slack-desc
index 0a92681bd7..2eda19a73e 100644
--- a/academic/muscle/slack-desc
+++ b/academic/muscle/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description. Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in. You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
|-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
muscle: muscle (A multiple sequence alignments program)
diff --git a/academic/ngspice/slack-desc b/academic/ngspice/slack-desc
index 878cb8a439..5543d63da5 100644
--- a/academic/ngspice/slack-desc
+++ b/academic/ngspice/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description. Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in. You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
|-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
ngspice: ngspice (mixed-level/mixed-signal circuit simulator)
diff --git a/academic/opengrads/slack-desc b/academic/opengrads/slack-desc
index fd3a98c8df..65d0076c09 100644
--- a/academic/opengrads/slack-desc
+++ b/academic/opengrads/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description. Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in. You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
|-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
opengrads: OpenGrADS (Grid Analysis and Display System)
diff --git a/academic/osm2pgsql/slack-desc b/academic/osm2pgsql/slack-desc
index 13c753ad30..2cdacd1cb3 100644
--- a/academic/osm2pgsql/slack-desc
+++ b/academic/osm2pgsql/slack-desc
@@ -1,19 +1,19 @@
# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description. Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in. You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
|-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
osm2pgsql: osm2pgsql (convert OpenStreetMap data to PostGIS)
osm2pgsql:
osm2pgsql: osm2pgsql is a utility program that converts OpenStreetMap data to
-osm2pgsql: PostGIS-enabled PostgreSQL databases.
+osm2pgsql: PostGIS-enabled PostgreSQL databases.
osm2pgsql:
osm2pgsql: Homepage: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Osm2pgsql
-osm2pgsql:
-osm2pgsql:
+osm2pgsql:
+osm2pgsql:
osm2pgsql:
osm2pgsql:
osm2pgsql:
diff --git a/academic/pcb/slack-desc b/academic/pcb/slack-desc
index ff8517c230..d912f94c96 100644
--- a/academic/pcb/slack-desc
+++ b/academic/pcb/slack-desc
@@ -1,19 +1,19 @@
# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description. Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in. You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
|-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
pcb: PCB (printed circuit board editor)
pcb:
-pcb: PCB is an interactive printed circuit board editor for the X11
-pcb: window system. PCB includes a rats nest feature, design rule
-pcb: checking, and can provide industry standard RS-274-X (Gerber),
-pcb: NC drill, and centroid data (X-Y data) output for use in the
-pcb: board fabrication and assembly process. PCB offers high end
-pcb: features such as an autorouter and trace optimizer which can
-pcb: tremendously reduce layout time.
+pcb: PCB is an interactive printed circuit board editor for the X11
+pcb: window system. PCB includes a rats nest feature, design rule
+pcb: checking, and can provide industry standard RS-274-X (Gerber),
+pcb: NC drill, and centroid data (X-Y data) output for use in the
+pcb: board fabrication and assembly process. PCB offers high end
+pcb: features such as an autorouter and trace optimizer which can
+pcb: tremendously reduce layout time.
pcb:
pcb: Homepage: http://pcb.gpleda.org/
diff --git a/academic/perlprimer/slack-desc b/academic/perlprimer/slack-desc
index 580e83068c..1ceca83edb 100644
--- a/academic/perlprimer/slack-desc
+++ b/academic/perlprimer/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description. Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in. You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
|-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
perlprimer: perlprimer (Design primers for PCR and sequencing)
diff --git a/academic/pianobooster/slack-desc b/academic/pianobooster/slack-desc
index c7f92ecb12..34200d55d1 100644
--- a/academic/pianobooster/slack-desc
+++ b/academic/pianobooster/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description. Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in. You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
|-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
pianobooster: pianobooster (educational music software)
diff --git a/academic/plasmidomics/slack-desc b/academic/plasmidomics/slack-desc
index e2e37bed81..6f861a25ae 100644
--- a/academic/plasmidomics/slack-desc
+++ b/academic/plasmidomics/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description. Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in. You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
|-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
plasmidomics: plasmidomics (Plasmid Drawing Program)
diff --git a/academic/pyfits/slack-desc b/academic/pyfits/slack-desc
index 556bc927df..26894dd81f 100644
--- a/academic/pyfits/slack-desc
+++ b/academic/pyfits/slack-desc
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description. Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in. You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
|-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
pyfits: PyFITS (a Python extension for working with FITS files)
pyfits:
pyfits: PyFITS provides an interface to FITS formatted files in the Python
pyfits: scripting language. PyFITS is a development project of the Science
-pyfits: Software Branch at the Space Telescope Science Institute.
+pyfits: Software Branch at the Space Telescope Science Institute.
pyfits:
pyfits: Homepage: http://www.stsci.edu/resources/software_hardware/pyfits
pyfits:
diff --git a/academic/qgis/slack-desc b/academic/qgis/slack-desc
index 2e1aef44a8..70cb389d78 100644
--- a/academic/qgis/slack-desc
+++ b/academic/qgis/slack-desc
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description. Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in. You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
|-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
diff --git a/academic/qhull/slack-desc b/academic/qhull/slack-desc
index e264c7e632..480503c125 100644
--- a/academic/qhull/slack-desc
+++ b/academic/qhull/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description. Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in. You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
|-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
qhull: Qhull (Implements the Quickhull Algorithm)
diff --git a/academic/qrupdate/slack-desc b/academic/qrupdate/slack-desc
index c35a802703..6496c91206 100644
--- a/academic/qrupdate/slack-desc
+++ b/academic/qrupdate/slack-desc
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description. Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in. You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
|-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
diff --git a/academic/qtoctave/slack-desc b/academic/qtoctave/slack-desc
index 828453fa12..ab21aefcb0 100644
--- a/academic/qtoctave/slack-desc
+++ b/academic/qtoctave/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description. Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|' on
-# the right side marks the last column you can put a character in. You must make
-# exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also customary to
-# leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
|-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
qtoctave: QtOctave (a qt-based gui for Octave)
diff --git a/academic/root/slack-desc b/academic/root/slack-desc
index f5ecc64dd3..7070807c4f 100644
--- a/academic/root/slack-desc
+++ b/academic/root/slack-desc
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description. Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in. You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
|-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
root: ROOT - A data analysis framework.
root:
root: ROOT is a data analysis framework used mostly, but not limited to,
root: high energy physics. It was written in C++ by the techs at CERN to
-root: explore the benefits of object oriented programming in physics data
+root: explore the benefits of object oriented programming in physics data
root: analysis. It consists of libraries, CINT or cling interpreter for
root: C/C++, plotting interface and powerful parellel processing support.
root: It is the preferred choice in many laboratories.
diff --git a/academic/sage/slack-desc b/academic/sage/slack-desc
index 1f70c7c975..171e27759e 100644
--- a/academic/sage/slack-desc
+++ b/academic/sage/slack-desc
@@ -1,18 +1,18 @@
# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description. Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in. You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
|-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
sage: sage (python based mathematics software)
sage:
-sage: Sage is a free open-source mathematics software system licensed under
-sage: the GPL. It combines the power of many existing open-source packages
-sage: into a common Python-based interface.
-sage: Mission: Creating a viable free open source alternative to Magma,
-sage: Maple, Mathematica and Matlab.
+sage: Sage is a free open-source mathematics software system licensed under
+sage: the GPL. It combines the power of many existing open-source packages
+sage: into a common Python-based interface.
+sage: Mission: Creating a viable free open source alternative to Magma,
+sage: Maple, Mathematica and Matlab.
sage:
sage: Home: http://www.sagemath.org
sage:
diff --git a/academic/scipy/slack-desc b/academic/scipy/slack-desc
index e165cb7b5e..019c2ca719 100644
--- a/academic/scipy/slack-desc
+++ b/academic/scipy/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description. Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in. You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
|-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
scipy: SciPy (python library for math, science, and engineering)
diff --git a/academic/seaview/slack-desc b/academic/seaview/slack-desc
index 774e04f9ce..299f5196d2 100644
--- a/academic/seaview/slack-desc
+++ b/academic/seaview/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description. Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in. You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
|-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
seaview: seaview (Multiple sequence alignment and phylogeny GUI)
diff --git a/academic/sequence-analysis/slack-desc b/academic/sequence-analysis/slack-desc
index 325951ad3a..c1daa35077 100644
--- a/academic/sequence-analysis/slack-desc
+++ b/academic/sequence-analysis/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description. Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in. You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
|-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
sequence-analysis: sequence-analysis (Biologic sequences analysis)
diff --git a/academic/slatec/slack-desc b/academic/slatec/slack-desc
index 9a85d844ed..7265dc6b16 100644
--- a/academic/slatec/slack-desc
+++ b/academic/slatec/slack-desc
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description. Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in. You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
|-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
slatec: slatec (SLATEC Common Mathematical Library)
slatec:
-slatec: SLATEC Common Mathematical Library, is a comprehensive software
-slatec: library containing over 1400 general purpose mathematical and
+slatec: SLATEC Common Mathematical Library, is a comprehensive software
+slatec: library containing over 1400 general purpose mathematical and
slatec: statistical routines written in Fortran 77.
slatec:
slatec:
diff --git a/academic/solfege/slack-desc b/academic/solfege/slack-desc
index ce31bde38b..6e2a901f3b 100644
--- a/academic/solfege/slack-desc
+++ b/academic/solfege/slack-desc
@@ -1,19 +1,19 @@
# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description. Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|' on
-# the right side marks the last column you can put a character in. You must make
-# exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also customary to
-# leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
|-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
solfege: solfege (music education software)
-solfege:
-solfege: Use solfege to to train your rhythm, interval, scale, and chord
+solfege:
+solfege: Use solfege to to train your rhythm, interval, scale, and chord
solfege: skills.
-solfege:
+solfege:
solfege: http://www.solfege.org/
-solfege:
-solfege:
-solfege:
-solfege:
+solfege:
+solfege:
+solfege:
+solfege:
solfege:
diff --git a/academic/spatialite-tools/slack-desc b/academic/spatialite-tools/slack-desc
index c948fe48b8..8c6ed3c514 100644
--- a/academic/spatialite-tools/slack-desc
+++ b/academic/spatialite-tools/slack-desc
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description. Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in. You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
|-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
diff --git a/academic/speedcrunch/slack-desc b/academic/speedcrunch/slack-desc
index 9b49d39a4a..d0604016c5 100644
--- a/academic/speedcrunch/slack-desc
+++ b/academic/speedcrunch/slack-desc
@@ -1,19 +1,19 @@
# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description. Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|' on
-# the right side marks the last column you can put a character in. You must make
-# exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also customary to
-# leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
|-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
speedcrunch: speedcrunch (Scientific calculator)
-speedcrunch:
+speedcrunch:
speedcrunch: SpeedCrunch is a fast, high precision and powerful desktop
speedcrunch: calculator.
-speedcrunch:
+speedcrunch:
speedcrunch: Homepage: http://www.speedcrunch.org/en_US/index.html
-speedcrunch:
-speedcrunch:
-speedcrunch:
-speedcrunch:
-speedcrunch:
+speedcrunch:
+speedcrunch:
+speedcrunch:
+speedcrunch:
+speedcrunch:
diff --git a/academic/spidey/slack-desc b/academic/spidey/slack-desc
index 506a71fe2e..cd570e4133 100644
--- a/academic/spidey/slack-desc
+++ b/academic/spidey/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description. Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in. You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
|-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
spidey: spidey (mRNA-to-genomic alignment)
diff --git a/academic/staden/slack-desc b/academic/staden/slack-desc
index f0feac9ff7..063d9a7532 100644
--- a/academic/staden/slack-desc
+++ b/academic/staden/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description. Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in. You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
|-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
staden: staden (DNA sequence assembly, editing, and analysis tools)
diff --git a/academic/stellarium/slack-desc b/academic/stellarium/slack-desc
index b982060175..915b3e6764 100644
--- a/academic/stellarium/slack-desc
+++ b/academic/stellarium/slack-desc
@@ -1,19 +1,19 @@
# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description. Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in. You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
|-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
stellarium: Stellarium (Virtual planetarium)
-stellarium:
-stellarium: Stellarium shows a realistic sky in 3D, just like what
+stellarium:
+stellarium: Stellarium shows a realistic sky in 3D, just like what
stellarium: you see with the naked eye, binoculars or a telescope.
stellarium: It is being used in planetarium projectors. Just set
stellarium: your coordinates and go.
-stellarium:
+stellarium:
stellarium: Homepage:
stellarium:
stellarium: http://www.stellarium.org/
-stellarium:
+stellarium:
diff --git a/academic/suitesparse/slack-desc b/academic/suitesparse/slack-desc
index 6da638d9b3..bdb991235e 100644
--- a/academic/suitesparse/slack-desc
+++ b/academic/suitesparse/slack-desc
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description. Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in. You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
|-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
diff --git a/academic/sword/slack-desc b/academic/sword/slack-desc
index ae0ca69b65..bb571b4ba8 100644
--- a/academic/sword/slack-desc
+++ b/academic/sword/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description. Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in. You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
|-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
sword: sword (Bible Text Manipluation Framework)
diff --git a/academic/sympy/slack-desc b/academic/sympy/slack-desc
index 9ba9996405..b73b7522a3 100644
--- a/academic/sympy/slack-desc
+++ b/academic/sympy/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description. Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|' on
-# the right side marks the last column you can put a character in. You must make
-# exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also customary to
-# leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
|-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
sympy: SymPy (Python library for symbolic mathematics)
diff --git a/academic/tilem/slack-desc b/academic/tilem/slack-desc
index d90dffff48..6b7e4f81c8 100644
--- a/academic/tilem/slack-desc
+++ b/academic/tilem/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description. Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in. You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
|-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
tilem: tilem (TI-calculator emulator for linux)
diff --git a/academic/tilem2/slack-desc b/academic/tilem2/slack-desc
index c4d13d2814..cbbfff286c 100644
--- a/academic/tilem2/slack-desc
+++ b/academic/tilem2/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description. Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in. You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
|-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
tilem2: tilem2 (TI-calculator emulator for linux)
diff --git a/academic/treeview/slack-desc b/academic/treeview/slack-desc
index e2d7663038..b2988fbd35 100644
--- a/academic/treeview/slack-desc
+++ b/academic/treeview/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description. Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in. You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
|-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
treeview: treeview (Program to display phylogenetic trees)
diff --git a/academic/tuxmath/slack-desc b/academic/tuxmath/slack-desc
index 2e19745173..d00f8e5b33 100644
--- a/academic/tuxmath/slack-desc
+++ b/academic/tuxmath/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description. Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|' on
-# the right side marks the last column you can put a character in. You must make
-# exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also customary to
-# leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
|-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
tuxmath: tuxmath (Tux of Math Command is a math game for kids)
diff --git a/academic/tuxtype2/slack-desc b/academic/tuxtype2/slack-desc
index a2d95341c1..81b0652305 100644
--- a/academic/tuxtype2/slack-desc
+++ b/academic/tuxtype2/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description. Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|' on
-# the right side marks the last column you can put a character in. You must make
-# exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also customary to
-# leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
|-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
tuxtype2: Tux Typing 2 (Educational Typing Tutor)
diff --git a/academic/units/slack-desc b/academic/units/slack-desc
index d1e98c800a..1aea93dd9c 100644
--- a/academic/units/slack-desc
+++ b/academic/units/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description. Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in. You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
|-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
units: units (The GNU Units conversion program)
diff --git a/academic/verilog/slack-desc b/academic/verilog/slack-desc
index ae936f010a..178e9d6db6 100644
--- a/academic/verilog/slack-desc
+++ b/academic/verilog/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description. Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|' on
-# the right side marks the last column you can put a character in. You must make
-# exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also customary to
-# leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
|-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
verilog: verilog (Icarus Verilog Complier)
diff --git a/academic/wxMaxima/slack-desc b/academic/wxMaxima/slack-desc
index 9fef354f72..a50bf0026e 100644
--- a/academic/wxMaxima/slack-desc
+++ b/academic/wxMaxima/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description. Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|' on
-# the right side marks the last column you can put a character in. You must make
-# exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also customary to
-# leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
|-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
wxMaxima: wxMaxima (gui for maxima)
diff --git a/academic/wxmacmolplt/slack-desc b/academic/wxmacmolplt/slack-desc
index 6e3a0e8859..096a520d43 100644
--- a/academic/wxmacmolplt/slack-desc
+++ b/academic/wxmacmolplt/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description. Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|' on
-# the right side marks the last column you can put a character in. You must make
-# exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also customary to
-# leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
|-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
wxmacmolplt: wxmacmolplt (The MacMolPlt molecular visualization program)
diff --git a/academic/xcircuit/slack-desc b/academic/xcircuit/slack-desc
index ab6cb4ccda..74ed79222c 100644
--- a/academic/xcircuit/slack-desc
+++ b/academic/xcircuit/slack-desc
@@ -1,19 +1,19 @@
# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description. Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in. You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
|-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
xcircuit: XCircuit is a UNIX/X11 (and Windows, if you have an X-Server running,
xcircuit: or Windows API, if not) program for drawing publishable-quality
-xcircuit: electrical circuit schematic diagrams and related figures, and
-xcircuit: produce circuit netlists through schematic capture. XCircuit regards
-xcircuit: circuits as inherently hierarchical, and writes both hierarchical
+xcircuit: electrical circuit schematic diagrams and related figures, and
+xcircuit: produce circuit netlists through schematic capture. XCircuit regards
+xcircuit: circuits as inherently hierarchical, and writes both hierarchical
xcircuit: PostScript output and hierarchical SPICE netlists.
-xcircuit: Circuit components are saved in and retrieved from libraries which
+xcircuit: Circuit components are saved in and retrieved from libraries which
xcircuit: are fully editable.
-xcircuit:
-xcircuit: XCircuit was written and is maintained by Tim Edwards, currently
+xcircuit:
+xcircuit: XCircuit was written and is maintained by Tim Edwards, currently
xcircuit: with the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory.
diff --git a/academic/xephem/slack-desc b/academic/xephem/slack-desc
index 146243080a..7af4a92da3 100644
--- a/academic/xephem/slack-desc
+++ b/academic/xephem/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description. Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|' on
-# the right side marks the last column you can put a character in. You must make
-# exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also customary to
-# leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
|-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
xephem: xephem (Astronomy program)
diff --git a/academic/xoscope/slack-desc b/academic/xoscope/slack-desc
index 20ce88fea4..1456886b85 100644
--- a/academic/xoscope/slack-desc
+++ b/academic/xoscope/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description. Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in. You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
|-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
xoscope: xoscope (digital oscilloscope)