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<glossary id="PG.gloss.div.1">
<title>Glossary</title>
<glossentry><glossterm>action</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>A user interface defined in a database of files that requests an application
perform some operation.</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>action icon</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>An icon that represents an action in a File Manager or Application Manager
window. It is displayed by creating an executable file with the same name
as the action it represents.</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>action server</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>A host computer that provides access to a collection of actions.</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>active</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>A window, window element, or icon that is currently affected by keyboard
and mouse input. Active windows are differentiated from other windows on
the workspace by a distinctive title bar color or shade. An active window
element is indicated by a highlight or selection cursor.</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>app-defaults file</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>A file for each application that programmers use to define the X resources.
</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>application group</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>An Application Manager container that holds a specific software application.
</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>Application Manager</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>The software application that manages the tools and other software
applications available to you.</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>application server</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>A host computer that provides access to a software application.</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>argument</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>An item of information following a command.</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>arrow keys</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>The four directional keys on a keyboard. Also see <emphasis>navigation
keys</emphasis>.</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>attachment</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>An encapsulated data object inside a document.</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>background</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>The underlying area of a window on which objects, such as buttons and
lists, are displayed.</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>bitmap</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>An image stored in a raster format. Usually refers to an image limited
to two colors (a foreground and a background color). Contrast with <symbol role="Variable">pixmap</symbol>.</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>bitmapped font</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>A font made from a matrix of dots. See <emphasis>font</emphasis>.</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>bookcase</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>A collection of books, each of which consists of text, graphics and hypertext links.
</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>browser</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>A facility for browsing on-line help.
</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>busy pointer</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>The mouse pointer displayed when an application is busy and cannot accept
input.</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>button</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>A generic term for a window control that initiates an action by an application,
usually executing a command, displaying a window, or displaying a menu.
Also used to describe the controls on a mouse.</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>button binding</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>Association of a mouse button operation with a particular behavior.
</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>cascaded list</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>The list box that displays additional elements from which you choose
in order to interact with other screen elements.</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>cascaded menu</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>The menu item that displays additional elements from which you choose
in order to interact with other screen elements.</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>CDE</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>Common Desktop Environment, a graphical user interface running on UNIX.
</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>check box</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>A nonexclusive control whose setting is indicated by the presence or
absence of a check mark. A check box has two states, on and off.</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>choose</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>To use the mouse or keyboard to pick a menu command, button, or icon
that begins a command or action. Contrast with <emphasis>select</emphasis>.</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>click</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>To press and release a mouse button without moving the mouse pointer.
</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>client</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>A system or software application that requests services from a network
server.</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>clipboard</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>A buffer that temporarily stores the last cut, copy, or paste data or
object.</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>combo box</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>Use <emphasis>text box</emphasis> to refer to the text box portion of
a combo box, and <emphasis>list box</emphasis> to refer to the
list portion. Example: Type the name of the file in the File text box or
select it from the list box underneath.</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>command line prompt</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>A prompt, usually <filename>%</filename>, <filename>></filename>, or <filename>$</filename>, that shows the computer is ready to accept commands. In a terminal
emulation window, you display the command line prompt by pressing Return.
</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>context-sensitive help</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>Help information about the specific choice or object that the cursor
or pointer is on.</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>control</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>A generic term for a variety of objects (such as buttons, check boxes,
and scroll bars) that perform an action or indicate an option setting. Also
applies to Front Panel icons.</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>Copy View Options</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>A menu command that copies the current view's properties and places
the copy onto the clipboard.</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>current item</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>The currently highlighted item in a list.</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>current session</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>The session saved by Session Manager when you log off. At the next login,
unless you specify otherwise, this session automatically opens, enabling
work to continue where you left off. Contrast with <emphasis>home session</emphasis>.</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>current setting</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>The present state of a control such as a check box or radio button.
</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>current workspace</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>The workspace that is presently displayed on the screen. It can be changed
with the <emphasis>workspace switch</emphasis>.</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>cursor</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>A graphical device that indicates the current object that will be affected
by mouse or keyboard input.</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>data host</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>A host computer where the data for an action is located.</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>DATA_HOST</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>An attribute added to the <filename>DATA_ATTRIBUTES</filename> entry
that indicates the host system that the Data Type was loaded from. Note that
this value should not be set in the *.dt files but is generated when the
database is loaded.</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>database host</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>A host computer where an action is defined.</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>data-type</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>A mechanism that associates particular data files with the appropriate
applications and actions. Data types can determine the type of a file based
on file-naming conventions, such as a particular extension name, or on the
contents of the file.</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>default</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>A value set automatically by an application.</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>dialog box</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>A window displayed by an application that requires user input. Do not
use <emphasis>dialog</emphasis> as shorthand.</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>directory</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>A collection of files and other subdirectories.</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>display-dependent session</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>A session that can be restored on only a particular display.</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>display-independent session</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>A session that can be restored on any display, regardless of screen
resolution or color capability.</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>double-click</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>To quickly press a mouse button twice without moving the mouse pointer.
Unless otherwise specified, button 1 is assumed.</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>drag</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>To move the mouse pointer over an object, press and hold down mouse
button 1, and then move the mouse pointer and the object to another location
on the workspace.</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>drag and drop</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>To directly manipulate an object by using a pointing device to move
and place the object somewhere else.</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>drag over feedback</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>The drag icon changes appearance when the user drags it over potential
drop zones.</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>drag under feedback</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>The appearance provided by a drop zone. The feedback can be a solid
line drawn around the site, a raised or lowered surface with a beveled edge
around the drop zone, or a pixmap drawing over the drop zone.</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>drop</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>After grabbing an object, the act of releasing the mouse button. If
the object is dropped in an appropriate area, an Action is initiated. Also
see <emphasis>grab</emphasis>.</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>drop target</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>A rectangular graphic that represents the drop zone in an application.
</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>drop zone</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>An area of the workspace, including the Trash, Printer, and CDE Mail
icons, that accepts a dropped object. Objects can be dropped on the workspace
for quick access.</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>element</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>A generic term for any entity that can be considered a standalone item
in a broader context, such as an item in a list or a control in a window.
</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>execution host</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>A host computer where an application invoked by an action runs. This
may be the same computer where the action resides, or it may be another computer
on the network.</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>field</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>A window element that holds data, as in the Name field or the Telephone
number field. Preferred: Use a more specific noun to describe the element,
as in the Name text box or the Files list box.</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>File Manager</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>The software application that manages the files and directories on your
system.</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>file server</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>A host computer that stores data files used by applications.</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>format type</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>In CDE document containers, the type used to store the property.</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>focus</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>Place to which keyboard input is directed.</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>folder</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>An icon that represents a directory.</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>font</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>A complete set of characters (letters, digits, and special characters)
of one size and one typeface. Ten-point Helvetica bold is an example of a
font.</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>foreground</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>The content of a window and the color or shading used to distinguish
it from the window's background.</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>Front Panel</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>A centrally located window containing icons for accessing applications
and utilities, including the <emphasis>workspace switch</emphasis>. The Front
Panel occupies all workspaces.</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>grab</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>To move the mouse pointer over an object, and then to press and hold
down mouse button 1 in preparation for moving the object. Also see <emphasis>drag;</emphasis> <emphasis>drop</emphasis>.</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>grab handles (or handles)</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>The small squares displayed at the corners and midpoints of a selected
graphic object.</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>group box</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>A box in a window that visually associates a set of controls.</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>home directory</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>A directory where you keep personal files and additional directories.
By default, File Manager and Terminal Emulator windows are set to the home
directory when you first open them.</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>home session</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>A choice at logout to designate a particular session, other than the
one you are currently in, as the one you will automatically return to at
the next login.</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>hyperlink</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>In Help text, information that when chosen displays another Help topic.
</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>icon</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>A graphic symbol displayed on the screen, which you can select to work
in a particular function or software application.</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>infolib</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>A large collection of SGML-formatted on-line documentation containing
text, graphics, and hypertext links
</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>insertion point</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>The point at which data typed on the keyboard, or pasted from the clipboard
or a file, appears on the screen. In text, a synonym for <emphasis>cursor</emphasis>.</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>Install Icon</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>A choice on subpanels that enables you to install icons on the desktop
using <emphasis>drag and drop</emphasis>.</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>IS_ACTION</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>An attribute added to the <filename>DATA_ATTRIBUTES</filename> entry
that is created when an action is loaded. The <command>DtDtsDataTypeIsAction</command> uses this attribute to determine if a data type was created from
the action table. It has no representation in the <filename>*.dt</filename>
files except as an action entry. Note that this value should not be set in
the <filename>*.dt</filename> files and is only used internally.</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>IS_SYNTHETIC</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>An attribute added to the <filename>DATA_CRITERIA</filename>/<filename>DATA_ATTRIBUTES</filename> entries that is created when an action is loaded.
It has no representation in the <filename>*.dt</filename> files except as
an action entry. Note: This value should not be set in the <command>*.dt</command> files and is only used internally.</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>ITE</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>Internal Terminal Emulator. ITE allows use of a bitmapped display as
a terminal (through command-line mode from the Login screen).</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>items</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>Elements in a list.</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>key binding</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>Association of a keystroke with a particular behavior.</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>label</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>The text appearing next to a window element that names the element.
</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>link</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>Synonym for <emphasis>symbolic link</emphasis>.</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>list</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>A control that contains elements from which you select. Also called <emphasis>selection list</emphasis>.</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>list box</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>Any of a number of graphical devices that displays a list of items from
which you can select one or more items. It is usually not necessary to name
the specific kind of box being used.</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>local host</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>The CPU or computer on which a software application is running; your
workstation.</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>locator</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>An identifier of some part of the on-line documentation, used as a navigation
aid. Locators may identify, for example, a bookcase, a book, or a section of a book.
</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>mapping</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>An action that invokes another action rather than containing its own
EXEC- STRING. The file <filename>/usr/vue/types/user-prefs.vf</filename> contains
the built-in mapped actions. For example, the built-in CDE Mail action used
by the Front Panel is mapped to the Elm action.</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>menu</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>A list of commands from which you select to perform a particular application
task.</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>menu bar</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>The part of the application window between the title bar and the work
area where menu names are listed.</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>menu item</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>A choice that appears on a menu.</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>metadata</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>In Bento containers, the information about an object. Contrast with <emphasis>value.</emphasis></para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>minimize</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>To turn a window into an icon. The push button that minimizes a window
is located near the upper-right corner of the window frame.</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>modifier key</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>A key that when pressed and held along with another key changes the
meaning of the second key. Control, Alt, and Shift are examples.</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>multipart document</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>A document that contains one or more attachments.</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>navigation keys</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>The keyboard keys used to move the current location of the cursor. These
include the arrow keys (with or without the Control key); the Tab key (with
or without the Control or Shift keys); the Begin and End keys (with or without
the Control key); and the Page Up and Page Down keys.</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>networked session</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>A session managed across multiple systems. Using a networked session
enables the same session to be seen, regardless of which system was used
to log in. It also provides a single home directory across multiple systems.
</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>newline character</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>An unseen character that marks the end of a line of text in a document.
It tells a printer or screen to break a line and start a new one.</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>no saveback</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>The inability of drag and drop to write changes in data held in buffers
back to an originating file.</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>On Item help</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>A form of help in which an application provides on-screen information
about a particular command, operation, dialog box, or control.</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>operation indicator</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>The part of a drag icon that gives users feedback on the operation (move,
copy, or link) that is occurring during the drag.</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>options</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>A generic term that applies to the variations available when choosing
a command to run, or when selecting or filling in items in a dialog box.
</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>page</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>To advance text displayed in a window by one full screen at a time,
usually using a scroll bar.</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>palette</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>The range of available elements, usually colors.</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>pixmap</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>An image stored in a raster format. Usually refers to an image that
may have more than two colors. Contrast with <emphasis>bitmap</emphasis>.</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>point</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>To move the mouse until the pointer rests on a particular screen object
or area.</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>pointer</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>The arrow or other graphical marker that indicates the current mouse
position, and possibly the active window. Also see <emphasis>cursor</emphasis>.
</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>print server</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>A host computer to which one or more printers are connected, or the
UNIX process that manages those printers.</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>Properties</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>A menu command that enables you to set characteristics of an object,
such as its date or name, or display identifying characteristics of an object,
such as typefaces.</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>push button</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>A control that immediately starts an action as soon as it is chosen.
OK, Cancel, and Help are examples of push buttons commonly found in dialog
boxes.</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>radio button</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>An exclusive control whose setting is indicated by the presence or absence
of a graphical indicator, usually part of a radio group. A radio button has
two states, on and off.</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>radio button group</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>A box containing a set of radio buttons that may have a distinct label.
At most, one of the radio buttons may be activated at a time.</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>release</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>To let go of a mouse button or keyboard key.</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>resize handle</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>A control used to change the size of a window or a pane in a window.
</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>resize pointer</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>The mouse pointer displayed when an object, such as a window, is being
resized.</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>resource</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>A mechanism of the X Window System for specifying an attribute (appearance
or behavior) of a window or application. Resources are usually named after
the elements they control.</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>saveback</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>The ability of drag and drop to write modified data back to the originating
file.</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>scalable typeface</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>A mathematical outline for a typeface used to create a bitmapped font
for a particular size, slant, or weight.</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>screen lock</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>A function that locks the workstation screen, barring further input
until the valid user password is entered.</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>screen saver</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>A choice that causes the workstation, after a specified time period,
to switch off the display or to vary the images that are displayed, thereby
prolonging the life of the screen.</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>scroll bar</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>A control located at the right or bottom of a window that enables you
to display window content not currently visible.</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>select</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>To add highlighting or some other visual cue to an object so that it
can be operated or enabled. Selection does not imply the initiation of an
action but rather a change of state, such as highlighting an item in a list,
or toggling a check box on.</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>server</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>A system that supplies services to a client.</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>session</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>The elapsed time between user <emphasis>login</emphasis> and <emphasis>logout</emphasis>.</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>session server</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>A system that provides networked sessions. Session files reside on the
session server and are used whenever you log into a system on the network.
</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>SGML</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>Acronym for "Structured Generalized Markup Language." In this
text markup language, markups have semantic meanings that do not specify or imply
any particular formats (although they may be mapped to various
formats). For example, the markup &lt;emphasis&gt; indicates
text so marked is emphasized. Emphasized text may be formatted
as italics, or boldface, or in a font that contrasts with that of
unemphasized text.
</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>shortcut</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>General term for a mouse action that simplifies filling out a dialog
box. For example: As a shortcut, double-click an item in the Filename list
box to select it and choose OK in one action.</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>shortcut keys</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>A keyboard key sequence used to activate a menu command. This can be
a key sequence that uses a special accelerator key, or an underlined letter
(mnemonic) sequence. For example: Press Alt+F4 or Alt+F+P to choose the
command File&xrArr;Print.</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>slider</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>A control that uses a track and arm to set a value from among the available
values. The position of the arm (or a separate indicator) gives the currently
set value.</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>software application</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>A computer program that provides you with tools to do work. Style Manager,
Text Editor, and File Manager are examples of software applications.</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>source indicator</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>The part of a drag icon that represents the item being dragged.</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>spin box</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>A window element with a text box and two arrow buttons that displays
a set of related but mutually exclusive choices, such as days of the week.
</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>state indicator</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>The part of a drag icon that is used as a pointer for positioning combined
with feedback that shows whether a drop zone is valid or invalid.</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>Style Manager</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>The software application used to customize some of the visual elements
and system device behaviors of the workspace environment, including colors
and fonts, and keyboard, mouse, window, and session start-up behaviors.
</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>subpanel</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>A component of the Front Panel that provides additional controls. Subpanels
usually contain groups of related controls.</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>symbolic link</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>A reference to a file or directory.</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>synthetic data attribute</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>A data type added to the DATA_CRITERIA/DATA_ATTRIBUTES entries that
is created when an action is loaded. It has no representation in the <filename>*.dt</filename> files</para>
<para>except as an action entry. Note that this attribute should not be set
in the <filename>*.dt</filename></para>
<para>files and is only used internally.</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>terminal emulator</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>A window that emulates a particular type of terminal for running nonwindow
programs. Terminal emulator windows are most commonly used for typing commands
to interact with the computer's operating system.</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>text field</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>A rectangular area in a window where information is typed. Text fields
with keyboard focus have a blinking text insertion cursor.</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>tile</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>A rectangular area used to cover a surface with a pattern or visual
texture. For example: The Workspace Manager supports tiling, enabling users
with limited system color availability to create new color tiles blended
from existing colors.</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>title bar</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>The topmost area of a window, containing the window title.</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>toggle</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>To change the state of a two-state control, such as a radio button or
check box, using either the mouse or keyboard.</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>value</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>In Bento containers, refers to the contents of an object. Contrast with <emphasis>metadata</emphasis>.</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>window</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>A rectangular area on the display. Software applications typically have
one main window from which secondary windows, called dialog boxes, can be
opened.</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>window frame</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>The visible part of a window that surrounds a software application.
A window frame can contain up to five controls: title bar, resize borders,
minimize button, maximize button, and the Window menu button.</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>window icon</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>A minimized window.</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>Window list</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>An action that presents a list of all the open windows associated with
the window from which the action was selected.</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>Window menu</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>The menu displayed by choosing the Window menu button. The menu provides
choices that manipulate the location or size of the window, such as Move,
Size, Minimize, and Maximize.</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>Window menu button</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>The control at the upper-left corner of a window, next to the title
bar. Choosing it displays the Window menu.</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>work area</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>The part of a window where controls and text appear.</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>workspace</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>The current screen display, the icons and windows it contains, and the
unoccupied screen area where objects can be placed.</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>work<?Pub Caret>space background</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>The portion of the display not covered by windows, icons, or objects.
</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>Workspace Manager</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>The software application that controls the size, placement, and operation
of windows within multiple workspaces. The Workspace Manager includes the
Front Panel, the window frames that surround each application, and the Window
and Workspace menus.</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>Workspace menu</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>The menu displayed by pointing at an unoccupied area of the workspace
and clicking mouse button 3.</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>workspace object</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>An object that has been copied from File Manager to the workspace.</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>workspace switch</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>A control that enables you to select one workspace from among several
workspaces.</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
</glossary>
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