# Glossary

accelerator

See shortcut key.

access rights

The ability to view Calendar appointments of different privacy levels.

action

A &ProductName; construct used to provide a user interface for applications and other commands. Actions are defined in a database of configuration files.

action icon

Also called application icon. An icon in File Manager or Application Manager that represents an underlying action. Most desktop actions run commands. Double-clicking the action icon runs the action, which then runs the command. An action icon is created by creating an empty executable file with the same name as the action it represents.

alias

A group (mailing list) of users with a common interest. Mail sent to a named mailing list (alias) is delivered to all the users on the list.

application

See software application.

application icon

See action icon.

Application Manager

A window containing objects representing the system actions available on your system.

application search path

The search path used by the system to find applications and certain configuration information. Application Manager uses the application search path to dynamically populate its top level when a user logs in. The desktop search paths are created at login by the desktop utility `dtsearchpath`. The `dtsearchpath` utility uses a combination of environment variables and built-in locations to create the search paths.

application server

A host computer where applications can be run.

application window

See window.

base name

The file name of an icon file minus the file-name suffixes for size (`.l`, `.m`, `.s`, `.t`) and type `.pm`, `.bm`). For example, the base name of a file named `myicon.m.pm` is `myicon`.

bitmap

An image stored in a raster format. Usually the term bitmap implies that the image is limited to exactly two colors (a foreground and a background color). An image that uses more than two colors is usually called a pixmap.

book

An electronic book. See also bookcase and information library.

bookcase

A group of electronic books on related topics. A logical set of information (perhaps several related books) that is accompanied by a single full-text index. A bookcase represents the minimum collection of information that can be built into an information library. See also information library.

book list

The list of bookcases and books available from the Information Manager.

Book List window

The Information Manager dialog box that provides access to information stored in an information library for on-line display or printing.

bookmark

An Information Manager marker that users can create to annotate specific text or graphics in an information library. The Information Manager represents a bookmark as an icon in the left margin of a reading window.

browse

1) To scan a collection, such as a database, a File Manager view, a list box, or a text file, either for a particular item or for anything that seems to be of interest; implies observing rather than changing information.

2) Searching by examining and scrolling through screens or windows of data.

browse access

The ability (permission) to browse appointment items on calendars.

button

A control that executes a command, starts an action, or selects an option. There are two main kinds of buttons: push buttons and radio buttons.

Calendar

The &ProductName; application with which you create and manage appointments and To Do items.

calendar view

The calendar view is the day, week, month, or year displayed in the main Calendar window. To navigate within your calendar, use the Previous view (left arrow), Next view (right arrow), and Today buttons.

check box

A control that has two states: on and off. Typically, you use a check box to select one or more options from a group of choices.

click

To press and release a mouse button.

client

A system that receives services from another system in the network. For example, a system using an application server is a client of that application server.

command-line prompt

A command-line prompt shows that the computer is ready to accept your commands. Each terminal emulation window has a command-line prompt, which usually appears as `%`, `>`, or `$`. You can display the command-line prompt by pressing Return in a terminal emulation window.

control

A component that enables you to manipulate an object, select choices, or type information. Menus, text fields, and the Front Panel workspace switch are examples of controls.

current session

A session that was saved when logging out of the previous session. Returning to the saved session enables you to continue working where you left off. (Some applications may not participate in "session management," so you have to manually start them after logging in.)

data types

A mechanism used to associate 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 suffix, or on the contents of the file.

delete access

The ability (permission) to delete appointments or To Do items on calendars.

dialog box

A secondary window displayed by an application window (for example, the Color dialog box displayed through the Style Manager's Color control).

directory

A collection of files and other directories.

double-click

To press and release a mouse button twice in rapid succession.

drag

To press and hold down a mouse button while moving the mouse, which moves the pointer on the screen.

drop

To release an object, such as a file icon, that has been dragged to a new position. To drop the icon, release the mouse button.

drop zone

An area of the display that accepts a dropped file.

File Manager

A &ProductName; application for managing the files and folders (directories) on your system.

file server

A host computer on which data files used by applications are stored.

filetype

A &ProductName; mechanism used to associate particular data files with the appropriate applications and actions. Filetypes can determine the type of a file based on file-naming conventions, such as a particular suffix, or by the contents of the file.

file type

Same as filetype.

folder

An icon that represents a directory.

font

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.

Front Panel

A centrally located window containing a variety of controls for accessing applications and utilities. The Front Panel also contains the workspace switch. The Front Panel occupies all workspaces.

Front Panel configuration file

A file containing definitions for the Front Panel. The file must obey the naming convention `name.fp` and be in a directory on the search path defined by the environment variables DTUSERAPPSEARCHPATH and DTAPPSEARCHPATH.

graphical map

A visual representation of a book's organizational structure in which the book's section titles are displayed as a graphical "tree".

Help Manager

A special &ProductName; help volume that lists all the online help registered on your system.

home directory

A personal directory where you keep files and additional subdirectories that belong to you. By default, File Manager and Terminal windows are set to your home directory when you first open them.

/HomeDirectory/

Symbolizes your home directory. For example, if your home directory is `/users/anna/`, then `/HomeDirectory/bitmaps/smile.bm` represents `/users/anna/bitmaps/smile.bm`.

home session

A session you explicitly save without logging out.

hyperlink

A connection from one help topic to another related topic. A hyperlink can be a word, a phrase, or a graphic image. Any underlined text within a help window is a hyperlink.

Most hyperlinks cause a "jump" to a related help topic. However, hyperlinks can also be used to perform other behavior, such as executing commands or invoking actions.

Icon Editor

A &ProductName; application for creating bitmap and pixmap image files for use as icons or backdrops.

icon folder

A folder the desktop searches for icon files (a directory along the desktop icon search path).

infolib

The set of files, including SGML instances, graphics, and indexes, that comprise an information library. See information library.

information library

A set of bookcases, where each bookcase contains a set of books, and where each book contains sections.

Information Manager

The software application that permits you to browse and search collections of online documentation, called information libraries.

Information System

The information libraries (the data), the Information Manager (the viewer) and the Information System Developer's Toolkit (the development tools).

insert access

The ability (permission) to insert appointments on calendars.

ITE

An Internal Terminal Emulator. The ITE lets you use your bitmapped display as a terminal (through No Windows mode from the login screen).

list

A control, also called selection list, that contains scrollable choices from which you can select.

Mailer

A &ProductName; application that enables you to send, receive, and manage electronic mail messages.

Main Panel

The portion of the Front Panel excluding the subpanels.

maximize

To enlarge a window to fill a workspace. The push button that maximizes a window is located in the upper right corner of the window frame.

menu

A list of items from which you select to perform a task.

menu bar

The bar directly beneath a window's title bar that contains the titles of the pull-down menus for the software application.

minimize

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.

mnemonic

A single, underlined character in a command. The mnemonic indicates that you can choose the command by typing that letter. Mnemonics are used most commonly in menu commands, however, other buttons may also have mnemonics.

modifier key

A key that, when pressed and held along with another key, changes the meaning of the second key. Control, Alt, and Shift are examples.

newline character

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.

object

Any logical piece of data that has associated behavior. For example, in File Manager, files, folders, actions, and applications are all considered objects. Each type of object has specific associated actions. Typically, each object is represented as an icon.

object types

A &ProductName; mechanism used to associate particular data files with the appropriate applications and actions. Object typing defines the criteria for typing the file (such as name or contents), the appearance (the icon used in File Manager) and the behavior of the object (for example, what happens when the user double-clicks it).

pinned window

A reading window that is marked so that the text displayed in the window is retained when a link is followed, and a new window is opened for the new text. If a window is not pinned, the Information Manager updates the text in the current reading window each time a link is followed.

pixmap

An image stored in a raster format. Usually the term pixmap implies that the image may have more than two colors. An image that is limited to two colors is usually called a bitmap.

Print Manager

A &ProductName; application that shows all the printers on your system.

Printer Jobs

A &ProductName; application that provides information about jobs on a single printer.

Print Setup

A dialog box that allows you to specify printer settings for the currently selected printer, such as page orientation (portrait or landscape), one- or two-sided printing, or which paper tray to use. Calendar, Information Manager, Mailer, and Text Editor display this dialog box when you double-click on the Setup button in their print dialog box.

privacy

The level of information about appointments that is displayed to others when browsing your calendar.

push button

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.

radio button

A control that -- combined with other radio buttons -- offers a fixed set of choices that are mutually exclusive.

Reading window

The Information Manager window that shows the text, tables, and graphics of a particular section in a book.

resource

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.

scroll bar

A window component for controlling the contents of a scrollable area. Scroll bars are used when information is too large to display within a window.

section

A single unit of documentation that is displayed within an Information Manager Reading window.

server

A system providing services to other systems in the network.

shortcut key

A key or combination of keys provided as a shortcut for choosing a command. Shortcut keys are most commonly used with menu commands, but may also be used for other frequent actions.

slider

A control that "slides" back and forth across a range of measurements or values. For example, the controls that choose the red, green, and blue color values in the Style Manager's Color dialog box are sliders.

software application

A computer program that provides you with tools to do your work. Style Manager, Text Editor, and File Manager are examples of software applications.

Style Manager

The &ProductName; application with which you customize some visual elements and system device behaviors of your environment, including colors and fonts, and keyboard, mouse, window, and session startup behaviors.

subpanel

A component of the &ProductName; Front Panel that provides additional controls. Subpanels usually contain groups of related controls. For instance, the Personal Printers subpanel provides access to multiple printers.

suffix

A part of a file name, added at the end, separated from other suffixes or the base file name by some punctuation, such as a period (.).

superuser

A login that allows special permissions for modifying system files that most users do not have permission to modify. Superuser is also called "the root user" or simply "root" since the user ID for superuser is `root`. On most computer systems, only a few users have permission to become superuser.

Terminal

A &ProductName; application that displays a default terminal emulator window.

terminal emulator

A window that emulates a particular terminal type for running non-window programs. The most common use of terminal emulator windows is interacting with your computer's operating system by typing commands.

Text Editor

The &ProductName; application with which you create and edit documents.

text field

A rectangular area in a window where you type information. Text fields with keyboard focus contain a blinking text insertion cursor.

title bar

A rectangular area of a window frame at the top of the window that identifies the contents of the window. Usually, a window's title is the name of the application (for example, "Style Manager").

window

A rectangular area on your display. Software applications typically have one main window from which secondary windows, called dialog boxes, can be opened. A window frame has controls with which you can manipulate the window.

window frame

The visible part of a window that surrounds a software application. A window frame can contain five controls: title bar, resize borders, minimize button, maximize button, and the Window menu button. (Some windows may not display all of these controls.)

window icon

A small, graphic representation of a window that takes up little area in a workspace.

Window menu

A menu that provides commands with which you control a window. To display the Window menu, click the Window menu button in the upper left corner of the window frame. You can also display the Window menu using your keyboard by pressing Alt+Space.

Wrap To Fit

In Text Editor, this setting controls whether lines are automatically wrapped to fit the window width as you enter text. If set, lines wrap at the edge of the window. If not set, you must press Return to end the line.

workspace

A single screen of windows. The &ProductName; Workspace Manager creates multiple workspaces. Each workspace is like a separate screen, plus you can have windows "occupy" any combination of workspaces. The Front Panel contains the workspace switch you use to move from workspace to workspace.

Workspace Manager

The program that controls the size, placement, and operation of windows within multiple workspaces. The &ProductName; Workspace Manager includes the Front Panel, the window frames that surround each application, and Window and Workspace menus.

Workspace menu

The menu displayed when you click mouse button 3 with the pointer positioned over the workspace backdrop. The Workspace menu contains commands for managing a workspace. You can also use it to log out.