- fwd concrete syntax fixed

[helm.git] / matita / help / C / sec_tactics.xml

diff --git a/matita/help/C/sec_tactics.xml b/matita/help/C/sec_tactics.xml
index fb695879f35cb92c8748f9b937647b8ce0b5fbd6..bc5095fae94061d264bf51662680b1da622db51f 100644 (file)
--- a/matita/help/C/sec_tactics.xml
+++ b/matita/help/C/sec_tactics.xml
@@ -1,14 +1,27 @@
 
 <!-- ============ Tactics ====================== -->
 <chapter id="sec_tactics">
- <title>Tactics</title>
+  <title>Tactics</title>
+
+  <sect1 id="tactics_quickref">
+    <title>Quick reference card</title>
+    <para>
+      &tacticref;
+    </para>
+  </sect1>
 
   <sect1 id="tac_absurd">
-    <title>absurd &term;</title>
+    <title>absurd</title>
     <titleabbrev>absurd</titleabbrev>
     <para><userinput>absurd P</userinput></para>
      <para>
       <variablelist>
+        <varlistentry role="tactic.synopsis">
+          <term>Synopsis:</term>
+          <listitem>
+            <para><emphasis role="bold">absurd</emphasis> &sterm;</para>
+          </listitem>
+        </varlistentry>
         <varlistentry>
           <term>Pre-conditions:</term>
           <listitem>
@@ -33,11 +46,17 @@
      </para>
   </sect1>
   <sect1 id="tac_apply">
-    <title>apply &term;</title>
+    <title>apply</title>
     <titleabbrev>apply</titleabbrev>
     <para><userinput>apply t</userinput></para>
     <para>
       <variablelist>
+        <varlistentry role="tactic.synopsis">
+          <term>Synopsis:</term>
+          <listitem>
+            <para><emphasis role="bold">apply</emphasis> &sterm;</para>
+          </listitem>
+        </varlistentry>
         <varlistentry>
           <term>Pre-conditions:</term>
           <listitem>
@@ -73,6 +92,12 @@
     <para><userinput>assumption </userinput></para>
     <para>
       <variablelist>
+        <varlistentry role="tactic.synopsis">
+          <term>Synopsis:</term>
+          <listitem>
+            <para><emphasis role="bold">assumption</emphasis></para>
+          </listitem>
+        </varlistentry>
         <varlistentry>
           <term>Pre-conditions:</term>
           <listitem>
@@ -96,11 +121,17 @@
     </para>
   </sect1>
   <sect1 id="tac_auto">
-    <title>auto [depth=&nat;] [width=&nat;] [paramodulation] [full]</title>
+    <title>auto</title>
     <titleabbrev>auto</titleabbrev>
     <para><userinput>auto depth=d width=w paramodulation full</userinput></para>
     <para>
       <variablelist>
+        <varlistentry role="tactic.synopsis">
+          <term>Synopsis:</term>
+          <listitem>
+            <para><emphasis role="bold">auto</emphasis> [<emphasis role="bold">depth=</emphasis>&nat;] [<emphasis role="bold">width=</emphasis>&nat;] [<emphasis role="bold">paramodulation</emphasis>] [<emphasis role="bold">full</emphasis>]</para>
+          </listitem>
+        </varlistentry>
         <varlistentry>
           <term>Pre-conditions:</term>
           <listitem>
@@ -130,11 +161,17 @@
     </para>
   </sect1>
   <sect1 id="tac_clear">
-    <title>clear &id;</title>
+    <title>clear</title>
     <titleabbrev>clear</titleabbrev>
     <para><userinput>clear H</userinput></para>
     <para>
       <variablelist>
+        <varlistentry role="tactic.synopsis">
+          <term>Synopsis:</term>
+          <listitem>
+            <para><emphasis role="bold">clear</emphasis> &id;</para>
+          </listitem>
+        </varlistentry>
         <varlistentry>
           <term>Pre-conditions:</term>
           <listitem>
@@ -159,11 +196,17 @@
     </para>
   </sect1>
   <sect1 id="tac_clearbody">
-    <title>clearbody &id;</title>
+    <title>clearbody</title>
     <titleabbrev>clearbody</titleabbrev>
     <para><userinput>clearbody H</userinput></para>
     <para>
       <variablelist>
+        <varlistentry role="tactic.synopsis">
+          <term>Synopsis:</term>
+          <listitem>
+            <para><emphasis role="bold">clearbody</emphasis> &id;</para>
+          </listitem>
+        </varlistentry>
         <varlistentry>
           <term>Pre-conditions:</term>
           <listitem>
@@ -188,11 +231,17 @@
     </para>
   </sect1>
   <sect1 id="tac_change">
-    <title>change &lt;pattern&gt; with &term;</title>
+    <title>change</title>
     <titleabbrev>change</titleabbrev>
     <para><userinput>change patt with t</userinput></para>
     <para>
       <variablelist>
+        <varlistentry role="tactic.synopsis">
+          <term>Synopsis:</term>
+          <listitem>
+            <para><emphasis role="bold">change</emphasis> &pattern; <emphasis role="bold">with</emphasis> &sterm;</para>
+          </listitem>
+        </varlistentry>
         <varlistentry>
           <term>Pre-conditions:</term>
           <listitem>
@@ -220,11 +269,17 @@
     </para>
   </sect1>
   <sect1 id="tac_constructor">
-    <title>constructor &nat;</title>
+    <title>constructor</title>
     <titleabbrev>constructor</titleabbrev>
     <para><userinput>constructor n</userinput></para>
     <para>
       <variablelist>
+        <varlistentry role="tactic.synopsis">
+          <term>Synopsis:</term>
+          <listitem>
+            <para><emphasis role="bold">constructor</emphasis> &nat;</para>
+          </listitem>
+        </varlistentry>
         <varlistentry>
           <term>Pre-conditions:</term>
           <listitem>
@@ -257,6 +312,12 @@
     <para><userinput>contradiction </userinput></para>
     <para>
       <variablelist>
+        <varlistentry role="tactic.synopsis">
+          <term>Synopsis:</term>
+          <listitem>
+            <para><emphasis role="bold">contradiction</emphasis></para>
+          </listitem>
+        </varlistentry>
         <varlistentry>
           <term>Pre-conditions:</term>
           <listitem>
@@ -281,11 +342,17 @@
     </para>
   </sect1>
   <sect1 id="tac_cut">
-    <title>cut &term; [as &id;]</title>
+    <title>cut</title>
     <titleabbrev>cut</titleabbrev>
     <para><userinput>cut P as H</userinput></para>
     <para>
       <variablelist>
+        <varlistentry role="tactic.synopsis">
+          <term>Synopsis:</term>
+          <listitem>
+            <para><emphasis role="bold">cut</emphasis> &sterm; [<emphasis role="bold">as</emphasis> &id;]</para>
+          </listitem>
+        </varlistentry>
         <varlistentry>
           <term>Pre-conditions:</term>
           <listitem>
@@ -312,38 +379,101 @@
     </para>
   </sect1>
   <sect1 id="tac_decompose">
-    <title>decompose &id; [&id;]… [&lt;intros_spec&gt;]</title>
+    <title>decompose</title>
     <titleabbrev>decompose</titleabbrev>
-    <para><userinput>decompose ???</userinput></para>
+    <para><userinput>
+     decompose (T<subscript>1</subscript> ... T<subscript>n</subscript>) H hips
+    </userinput></para>
     <para>
       <variablelist>
+        <varlistentry role="tactic.synopsis">
+          <term>Synopsis:</term>
+          <listitem>
+            <para>
+            <emphasis role="bold">decompose</emphasis>
+            [<emphasis role="bold">(</emphasis>[&id;]…<emphasis role="bold">)</emphasis>]
+            &id; &intros-spec;
+           </para>
+          </listitem>
+        </varlistentry>
         <varlistentry>
           <term>Pre-conditions:</term>
           <listitem>
-            <para>TODO.</para>
+            <para> 
+            <command>H</command> must inhabit one inductive type among  
+            <command>
+             T<subscript>1</subscript> ... T<subscript>n</subscript>
+            </command>
+            and the types of a predefined list.
+           </para>
           </listitem>
         </varlistentry>
         <varlistentry>
           <term>Action:</term>
           <listitem>
-            <para>TODO.</para>
+            <para>
+            Runs <command>elim H hyps</command>, clears H and tries to run
+             itself recursively on each new identifier introduced by 
+            <command>elim</command> in the opened sequents.
+           </para>
           </listitem>
         </varlistentry>
         <varlistentry>
           <term>New sequents to prove:</term>
           <listitem>
-            <para>TODO.</para>
+            <para>
+            The ones generated by all the <command>elim</command> tactics run.
+           </para>
+          </listitem>
+        </varlistentry>
+      </variablelist>
+    </para>
+  </sect1>
+  <sect1 id="tac_demodulation">
+    <title>demodulation</title>
+    <titleabbrev>demodulation</titleabbrev>
+    <para><userinput>demodulation patt</userinput></para>
+    <para>
+      <variablelist>
+        <varlistentry role="tactic.synopsis">
+          <term>Synopsis:</term>
+          <listitem>
+            <para><emphasis role="bold">demodulation</emphasis> &pattern;</para>
+          </listitem>
+        </varlistentry>
+        <varlistentry>
+          <term>Pre-conditions:</term>
+          <listitem>
+            <para>None.</para>
+          </listitem>
+        </varlistentry>
+        <varlistentry>
+          <term>Action:</term>
+          <listitem>
+            <para>&TODO;</para>
+          </listitem>
+        </varlistentry>
+        <varlistentry>
+          <term>New sequents to prove:</term>
+          <listitem>
+            <para>None.</para>
           </listitem>
         </varlistentry>
       </variablelist>
     </para>
   </sect1>
   <sect1 id="tac_discriminate">
-    <title>discriminate &term;</title>
+    <title>discriminate</title>
     <titleabbrev>discriminate</titleabbrev>
     <para><userinput>discriminate p</userinput></para>
     <para>
       <variablelist>
+        <varlistentry role="tactic.synopsis">
+          <term>Synopsis:</term>
+          <listitem>
+            <para><emphasis role="bold">discriminate</emphasis> &sterm;</para>
+          </listitem>
+        </varlistentry>
         <varlistentry>
           <term>Pre-conditions:</term>
           <listitem>
@@ -368,11 +498,17 @@ its constructor takes no arguments.</para>
     </para>
   </sect1>
   <sect1 id="tac_elim">
-    <title>elim &term; [using &term;] [&lt;intros_spec&gt;]</title>
+    <title>elim</title>
     <titleabbrev>elim</titleabbrev>
     <para><userinput>elim t using th hyps</userinput></para>
     <para>
       <variablelist>
+        <varlistentry role="tactic.synopsis">
+          <term>Synopsis:</term>
+          <listitem>
+            <para><emphasis role="bold">elim</emphasis> &sterm; [<emphasis role="bold">using</emphasis> &sterm;] &intros-spec;</para>
+          </listitem>
+        </varlistentry>
         <varlistentry>
           <term>Pre-conditions:</term>
           <listitem>
@@ -405,11 +541,17 @@ its constructor takes no arguments.</para>
     </para>
   </sect1>
   <sect1 id="tac_elimType">
-    <title>elimType &term; [using &term;] [&lt;intros_spec&gt;]</title>
+    <title>elimType</title>
     <titleabbrev>elimType</titleabbrev>
     <para><userinput>elimType T using th hyps</userinput></para>
     <para>
       <variablelist>
+        <varlistentry role="tactic.synopsis">
+          <term>Synopsis:</term>
+          <listitem>
+            <para><emphasis role="bold">elimType</emphasis> &sterm; [<emphasis role="bold">using</emphasis> &sterm;] &intros-spec;</para>
+          </listitem>
+        </varlistentry>
         <varlistentry>
           <term>Pre-conditions:</term>
           <listitem>
@@ -432,11 +574,17 @@ its constructor takes no arguments.</para>
     </para>
   </sect1>
   <sect1 id="tac_exact">
-    <title>exact &term;</title>
+    <title>exact</title>
     <titleabbrev>exact</titleabbrev>
     <para><userinput>exact p</userinput></para>
     <para>
       <variablelist>
+        <varlistentry role="tactic.synopsis">
+          <term>Synopsis:</term>
+          <listitem>
+            <para><emphasis role="bold">exact</emphasis> &sterm;</para>
+          </listitem>
+        </varlistentry>
         <varlistentry>
           <term>Pre-conditions:</term>
           <listitem>
@@ -465,6 +613,12 @@ its constructor takes no arguments.</para>
     <para><userinput>exists </userinput></para>
     <para>
       <variablelist>
+        <varlistentry role="tactic.synopsis">
+          <term>Synopsis:</term>
+          <listitem>
+            <para><emphasis role="bold">exists</emphasis></para>
+          </listitem>
+        </varlistentry>
         <varlistentry>
           <term>Pre-conditions:</term>
           <listitem>
@@ -491,11 +645,17 @@ its constructor takes no arguments.</para>
     </para>
   </sect1>
   <sect1 id="tac_fail">
-    <title>fail </title>
-    <titleabbrev>failt</titleabbrev>
+    <title>fail</title>
+    <titleabbrev>fail</titleabbrev>
     <para><userinput>fail</userinput></para>
     <para>
       <variablelist>
+        <varlistentry role="tactic.synopsis">
+          <term>Synopsis:</term>
+          <listitem>
+            <para><emphasis role="bold">fail</emphasis></para>
+          </listitem>
+        </varlistentry>
         <varlistentry>
           <term>Pre-conditions:</term>
           <listitem>
@@ -518,11 +678,17 @@ its constructor takes no arguments.</para>
     </para>
   </sect1>
   <sect1 id="tac_fold">
-    <title>fold &lt;reduction_kind&gt; &term; &lt;pattern&gt;</title>
+    <title>fold</title>
     <titleabbrev>fold</titleabbrev>
     <para><userinput>fold red t patt</userinput></para>
     <para>
       <variablelist>
+        <varlistentry role="tactic.synopsis">
+          <term>Synopsis:</term>
+          <listitem>
+            <para><emphasis role="bold">fold</emphasis> &reduction-kind; &sterm; &pattern;</para>
+          </listitem>
+        </varlistentry>
         <varlistentry>
           <term>Pre-conditions:</term>
           <listitem>
@@ -555,6 +721,12 @@ its constructor takes no arguments.</para>
     <para><userinput>fourier </userinput></para>
     <para>
       <variablelist>
+        <varlistentry role="tactic.synopsis">
+          <term>Synopsis:</term>
+          <listitem>
+            <para><emphasis role="bold">fourier</emphasis></para>
+          </listitem>
+        </varlistentry>
         <varlistentry>
           <term>Pre-conditions:</term>
           <listitem>
@@ -580,38 +752,67 @@ its constructor takes no arguments.</para>
     </para>
   </sect1>
   <sect1 id="tac_fwd">
-    <title>fwd &id; [&lt;ident list&gt;]</title>
+    <title>fwd</title>
     <titleabbrev>fwd</titleabbrev>
-    <para><userinput>fwd ...TODO</userinput></para>
+    <para><userinput>fwd H as H<subscript>0</subscript> ... H<subscript>n</subscript></userinput></para>
     <para>
       <variablelist>
+        <varlistentry role="tactic.synopsis">
+          <term>Synopsis:</term>
+          <listitem>
+            <para><emphasis role="bold">fwd</emphasis> &id; [<emphasis role="bold">as</emphasis> &id; [&id;]…]</para>
+          </listitem>
+        </varlistentry>
         <varlistentry>
           <term>Pre-conditions:</term>
           <listitem>
-            <para>TODO.</para>
+            <para>
+              The type of <command>H</command> must be the premise of a
+               forward simplification theorem.
+           </para>
           </listitem>
         </varlistentry>
         <varlistentry>
           <term>Action:</term>
           <listitem>
-            <para>TODO.</para>
+            <para>
+            This tactic is under development.
+             It simplifies the current context by removing
+            <command>H</command> using the following methods:
+            forward application (by <command>lapply</command>) of a suitable
+            simplification theorem, chosen automatically, of which the type
+            of <command>H</command> is a premise, 
+            decomposition (by <command>decompose</command>),
+            rewriting (by <command>rewrite</command>).
+            <command>H<subscript>0</subscript> ... H<subscript>n</subscript></command>
+            are passed to the tactics <command>fwd</command> invokes, as
+             names for the premise they introduce.
+           </para>
           </listitem>
         </varlistentry>
         <varlistentry>
           <term>New sequents to prove:</term>
           <listitem>
-            <para>TODO.</para>
+            <para>
+            The ones opened by the tactics <command>fwd</command> invokes.
+           </para>
           </listitem>
         </varlistentry>
       </variablelist>
     </para>
   </sect1>
   <sect1 id="tac_generalize">
-    <title>generalize &lt;pattern&gt; [as &id;]</title>
+    <title>generalize</title>
     <titleabbrev>generalize</titleabbrev>
     <para><userinput>generalize patt as H</userinput></para>
     <para>
       <variablelist>
+        <varlistentry role="tactic.synopsis">
+          <term>Synopsis:</term>
+          <listitem>
+            <para><emphasis role="bold">generalize</emphasis> &pattern; [<emphasis role="bold">as</emphasis> &id;]</para>
+          </listitem>
+        </varlistentry>
         <varlistentry>
           <term>Pre-conditions:</term>
           <listitem>
@@ -648,6 +849,12 @@ its constructor takes no arguments.</para>
     <para><userinput>id </userinput></para>
     <para>
       <variablelist>
+        <varlistentry role="tactic.synopsis">
+          <term>Synopsis:</term>
+          <listitem>
+            <para><emphasis role="bold">id</emphasis></para>
+          </listitem>
+        </varlistentry>
         <varlistentry>
           <term>Pre-conditions:</term>
           <listitem>
@@ -670,11 +877,17 @@ its constructor takes no arguments.</para>
     </para>
   </sect1>
   <sect1 id="tac_injection">
-    <title>injection &term;</title>
+    <title>injection</title>
     <titleabbrev>injection</titleabbrev>
     <para><userinput>injection p</userinput></para>
     <para>
       <variablelist>
+        <varlistentry role="tactic.synopsis">
+          <term>Synopsis:</term>
+          <listitem>
+            <para><emphasis role="bold">injection</emphasis> &sterm;</para>
+          </listitem>
+        </varlistentry>
         <varlistentry>
           <term>Pre-conditions:</term>
           <listitem>
@@ -701,11 +914,17 @@ its constructor takes no arguments.</para>
     </para>
   </sect1>
   <sect1 id="tac_intro">
-    <title>intro [&id;]</title>
+    <title>intro</title>
     <titleabbrev>intro</titleabbrev>
     <para><userinput>intro H</userinput></para>
     <para>
       <variablelist>
+        <varlistentry role="tactic.synopsis">
+          <term>Synopsis:</term>
+          <listitem>
+            <para><emphasis role="bold">intro</emphasis> [&id;]</para>
+          </listitem>
+        </varlistentry>
         <varlistentry>
           <term>Pre-conditions:</term>
           <listitem>
@@ -734,11 +953,17 @@ its constructor takes no arguments.</para>
     </para>
   </sect1>
   <sect1 id="tac_intros">
-    <title>intros &lt;intros_spec&gt;</title>
+    <title>intros</title>
     <titleabbrev>intros</titleabbrev>
     <para><userinput>intros hyps</userinput></para>
     <para>
       <variablelist>
+        <varlistentry role="tactic.synopsis">
+          <term>Synopsis:</term>
+          <listitem>
+            <para><emphasis role="bold">intros</emphasis> &intros-spec;</para>
+          </listitem>
+        </varlistentry>
         <varlistentry>
           <term>Pre-conditions:</term>
           <listitem>
@@ -771,11 +996,17 @@ its constructor takes no arguments.</para>
     </para>
   </sect1>
   <sect1 id="tac_inversion">
-    <title>inversion &term;</title>
+    <title>inversion</title>
     <titleabbrev>inversion</titleabbrev>
     <para><userinput>inversion t</userinput></para>
     <para>
       <variablelist>
+        <varlistentry role="tactic.synopsis">
+          <term>Synopsis:</term>
+          <listitem>
+            <para><emphasis role="bold">inversion</emphasis> &sterm;</para>
+          </listitem>
+        </varlistentry>
         <varlistentry>
           <term>Pre-conditions:</term>
           <listitem>
@@ -806,27 +1037,56 @@ its constructor takes no arguments.</para>
     </para>
   </sect1>
   <sect1 id="tac_lapply">
-    <title>lapply [depth=&nat;] &term; [to &lt;term list&gt;] [using &id;]</title>
+    <title>lapply</title>
     <titleabbrev>lapply</titleabbrev>
-    <para><userinput>lapply ???</userinput></para>
+    <para><userinput>
+     lapply depth=d t 
+     to t<subscript>1</subscript>, ..., t<subscript>n</subscript> as H
+    </userinput></para>
     <para>
       <variablelist>
+        <varlistentry role="tactic.synopsis">
+          <term>Synopsis:</term>
+          <listitem>
+            <para><emphasis role="bold">lapply</emphasis> [<emphasis role="bold">depth=</emphasis>&nat;] &sterm; [<emphasis role="bold">to</emphasis> &sterm; [&sterm;]…] [<emphasis role="bold">as</emphasis> &id;]</para>
+          </listitem>
+        </varlistentry>
         <varlistentry>
           <term>Pre-conditions:</term>
           <listitem>
-            <para>TODO.</para>
+            <para>
+            <command>t</command> must have at least <command>d</command>
+            independent premises and <command>n</command> must not be
+            greater than <command>d</command>.
+           </para>
           </listitem>
         </varlistentry>
         <varlistentry>
           <term>Action:</term>
           <listitem>
-            <para>TODO.</para>
+            <para>
+            It invokes <command>letin H ≝ (t ? ... ?)</command>
+            with enough <command>?</command>'s to reach the 
+            <command>d</command>-th independent premise of
+            <command>t</command>
+            (<command>d</command> is maximum if unspecified).       
+            Then it istantiates (by <command>apply</command>) with
+            t<subscript>1</subscript>, ..., t<subscript>n</subscript>
+            the <command>?</command>'s corresponding to the first 
+            <command>n</command> independent premises of
+            <command>t</command>.
+            Usually the other <command>?</command>'s preceding the 
+            <command>n</command>-th independent premise of
+            <command>t</command> are istantiated as a consequence.
+           </para>
           </listitem>
         </varlistentry>
         <varlistentry>
           <term>New sequents to prove:</term>
           <listitem>
-            <para>TODO.</para>
+            <para>
+            The ones opened by the tactics <command>lapply</command> invokes.
+           </para>
           </listitem>
         </varlistentry>
       </variablelist>
@@ -838,6 +1098,12 @@ its constructor takes no arguments.</para>
     <para><userinput>left </userinput></para>
     <para>
       <variablelist>
+        <varlistentry role="tactic.synopsis">
+          <term>Synopsis:</term>
+          <listitem>
+            <para><emphasis role="bold">left</emphasis></para>
+          </listitem>
+        </varlistentry>
         <varlistentry>
           <term>Pre-conditions:</term>
           <listitem>
@@ -864,11 +1130,17 @@ its constructor takes no arguments.</para>
     </para>
   </sect1>
   <sect1 id="tac_letin">
-    <title>letin &id; ≝ &term;</title>
+    <title>letin</title>
     <titleabbrev>letin</titleabbrev>
     <para><userinput>letin x ≝ t</userinput></para>
     <para>
       <variablelist>
+        <varlistentry role="tactic.synopsis">
+          <term>Synopsis:</term>
+          <listitem>
+            <para><emphasis role="bold">letin</emphasis> &id; <emphasis role="bold">≝</emphasis> &sterm;</para>
+          </listitem>
+        </varlistentry>
         <varlistentry>
           <term>Pre-conditions:</term>
           <listitem>
@@ -892,11 +1164,17 @@ its constructor takes no arguments.</para>
     </para>
   </sect1>
   <sect1 id="tac_normalize">
-    <title>normalize &lt;pattern&gt;</title>
+    <title>normalize</title>
     <titleabbrev>normalize</titleabbrev>
     <para><userinput>normalize patt</userinput></para>
     <para>
       <variablelist>
+        <varlistentry role="tactic.synopsis">
+          <term>Synopsis:</term>
+          <listitem>
+            <para><emphasis role="bold">normalize</emphasis> &pattern;</para>
+          </listitem>
+        </varlistentry>
         <varlistentry>
           <term>Pre-conditions:</term>
           <listitem>
@@ -920,11 +1198,17 @@ its constructor takes no arguments.</para>
     </para>
   </sect1>
   <sect1 id="tac_paramodulation">
-    <title>paramodulation &lt;pattern&gt;</title>
+    <title>paramodulation</title>
     <titleabbrev>paramodulation</titleabbrev>
     <para><userinput>paramodulation patt</userinput></para>
     <para>
       <variablelist>
+        <varlistentry role="tactic.synopsis">
+          <term>Synopsis:</term>
+          <listitem>
+            <para><emphasis role="bold">paramodulation</emphasis> &pattern;</para>
+          </listitem>
+        </varlistentry>
         <varlistentry>
           <term>Pre-conditions:</term>
           <listitem>
@@ -947,11 +1231,17 @@ its constructor takes no arguments.</para>
     </para>
   </sect1>
   <sect1 id="tac_reduce">
-    <title>reduce &lt;pattern&gt;</title>
+    <title>reduce</title>
     <titleabbrev>reduce</titleabbrev>
     <para><userinput>reduce patt</userinput></para>
     <para>
       <variablelist>
+        <varlistentry role="tactic.synopsis">
+          <term>Synopsis:</term>
+          <listitem>
+            <para><emphasis role="bold">reduce</emphasis> &pattern;</para>
+          </listitem>
+        </varlistentry>
         <varlistentry>
           <term>Pre-conditions:</term>
           <listitem>
@@ -980,6 +1270,12 @@ its constructor takes no arguments.</para>
     <para><userinput>reflexivity </userinput></para>
     <para>
       <variablelist>
+        <varlistentry role="tactic.synopsis">
+          <term>Synopsis:</term>
+          <listitem>
+            <para><emphasis role="bold">reflexivity</emphasis></para>
+          </listitem>
+        </varlistentry>
         <varlistentry>
           <term>Pre-conditions:</term>
           <listitem>
@@ -1004,11 +1300,17 @@ its constructor takes no arguments.</para>
     </para>
   </sect1>
   <sect1 id="tac_replace">
-    <title>replace &lt;pattern&gt; with &term;</title>
+    <title>replace</title>
     <titleabbrev>change</titleabbrev>
     <para><userinput>change patt with t</userinput></para>
     <para>
       <variablelist>
+        <varlistentry role="tactic.synopsis">
+          <term>Synopsis:</term>
+          <listitem>
+            <para><emphasis role="bold">replace</emphasis> &pattern; <emphasis role="bold">with</emphasis> &sterm;</para>
+          </listitem>
+        </varlistentry>
         <varlistentry>
           <term>Pre-conditions:</term>
           <listitem>
@@ -1036,11 +1338,17 @@ its constructor takes no arguments.</para>
     </para>
   </sect1>
   <sect1 id="tac_rewrite">
-    <title>rewrite [&lt;|&gt;] &term; &lt;pattern&gt;</title>
+    <title>rewrite</title>
     <titleabbrev>rewrite</titleabbrev>
     <para><userinput>rewrite dir p patt</userinput></para>
     <para>
       <variablelist>
+        <varlistentry role="tactic.synopsis">
+          <term>Synopsis:</term>
+          <listitem>
+            <para><emphasis role="bold">rewrite</emphasis> [<emphasis role="bold">&lt;</emphasis>|<emphasis role="bold">&gt;</emphasis>] &sterm; &pattern;</para>
+          </listitem>
+        </varlistentry>
         <varlistentry>
           <term>Pre-conditions:</term>
           <listitem>
@@ -1076,6 +1384,12 @@ its constructor takes no arguments.</para>
     <para><userinput>right </userinput></para>
     <para>
       <variablelist>
+        <varlistentry role="tactic.synopsis">
+          <term>Synopsis:</term>
+          <listitem>
+            <para><emphasis role="bold">right</emphasis></para>
+          </listitem>
+        </varlistentry>
         <varlistentry>
           <term>Pre-conditions:</term>
           <listitem>
@@ -1107,6 +1421,12 @@ its constructor takes no arguments.</para>
     <para><userinput>ring </userinput></para>
     <para>
       <variablelist>
+        <varlistentry role="tactic.synopsis">
+          <term>Synopsis:</term>
+          <listitem>
+            <para><emphasis role="bold">ring</emphasis></para>
+          </listitem>
+        </varlistentry>
         <varlistentry>
           <term>Pre-conditions:</term>
           <listitem>
@@ -1133,11 +1453,17 @@ its constructor takes no arguments.</para>
     </para>
   </sect1>
   <sect1 id="tac_simplify">
-    <title>simplify &lt;pattern&gt;</title>
+    <title>simplify</title>
     <titleabbrev>simplify</titleabbrev>
     <para><userinput>simplify patt</userinput></para>
     <para>
       <variablelist>
+        <varlistentry role="tactic.synopsis">
+          <term>Synopsis:</term>
+          <listitem>
+            <para><emphasis role="bold">simplify</emphasis> &pattern;</para>
+          </listitem>
+        </varlistentry>
         <varlistentry>
           <term>Pre-conditions:</term>
           <listitem>
@@ -1166,6 +1492,12 @@ its constructor takes no arguments.</para>
     <para><userinput>split </userinput></para>
     <para>
       <variablelist>
+        <varlistentry role="tactic.synopsis">
+          <term>Synopsis:</term>
+          <listitem>
+            <para><emphasis role="bold">split</emphasis></para>
+          </listitem>
+        </varlistentry>
         <varlistentry>
           <term>Pre-conditions:</term>
           <listitem>
@@ -1198,6 +1530,12 @@ its constructor takes no arguments.</para>
     <para><userinput>symmetry </userinput></para>
     <para>
       <variablelist>
+        <varlistentry role="tactic.synopsis">
+          <term>Synopsis:</term>
+          <listitem>
+            <para><emphasis role="bold">symmetry</emphasis></para>
+          </listitem>
+        </varlistentry>
         <varlistentry>
           <term>Pre-conditions:</term>
           <listitem>
@@ -1221,11 +1559,17 @@ its constructor takes no arguments.</para>
     </para>
   </sect1>
   <sect1 id="tac_transitivity">
-    <title>transitivity &term;</title>
+    <title>transitivity</title>
     <titleabbrev>transitivity</titleabbrev>
     <para><userinput>transitivity t</userinput></para>
     <para>
       <variablelist>
+        <varlistentry role="tactic.synopsis">
+          <term>Synopsis:</term>
+          <listitem>
+            <para><emphasis role="bold">transitivity</emphasis> &sterm;</para>
+          </listitem>
+        </varlistentry>
         <varlistentry>
           <term>Pre-conditions:</term>
           <listitem>
@@ -1250,11 +1594,17 @@ the current sequent to prove.</para>
     </para>
   </sect1>
   <sect1 id="tac_unfold">
-    <title>unfold [&term;] &lt;pattern&gt;</title>
+    <title>unfold</title>
     <titleabbrev>unfold</titleabbrev>
     <para><userinput>unfold t patt</userinput></para>
     <para>
       <variablelist>
+        <varlistentry role="tactic.synopsis">
+          <term>Synopsis:</term>
+          <listitem>
+            <para><emphasis role="bold">unfold</emphasis> [&sterm;] &pattern;</para>
+          </listitem>
+        </varlistentry>
         <varlistentry>
           <term>Pre-conditions:</term>
           <listitem>
@@ -1282,11 +1632,17 @@ the current sequent to prove.</para>
     </para>
   </sect1>
   <sect1 id="tac_whd">
-    <title>whd &lt;pattern&gt;</title>
+    <title>whd</title>
     <titleabbrev>whd</titleabbrev>
     <para><userinput>whd patt</userinput></para>
     <para>
       <variablelist>
+        <varlistentry role="tactic.synopsis">
+          <term>Synopsis:</term>
+          <listitem>
+            <para><emphasis role="bold">whd</emphasis> &pattern;</para>
+          </listitem>
+        </varlistentry>
         <varlistentry>
           <term>Pre-conditions:</term>
           <listitem>