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<dterm>accelerator
   See <term nogloss|shortcut key|.

<dterm>access rights
   The ability to view Calendar appointments of different privacy levels.

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

<dterm>action icon
   Also called <term nogloss|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.

<dterm>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.

<dterm>application
   See <term nogloss|software application|.

<dterm>application icon
   See <term nogloss|action icon|.

<dterm>Application Manager
   A window containing objects representing the system actions available
   on your system.

<dterm>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.

<dterm>application server
   A host computer that provides access to application software.
   Usually, the application server contains both the executable and
   the action definition for the application.

<dterm>application window
  See <term nogloss|window|.

<dterm>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''.


<dterm>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!!.

<dterm>browse access
   The ability (permission) to browse appointment items on calendars.

<dterm>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.

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

<dterm>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.

<dterm>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.

<dterm>click
   To press and release a mouse button.

<dterm>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.

<dterm>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.

<dterm>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.

<dterm>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.)

<dterm>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.

<dterm>delete access
   The ability (permission) to delete appointments or To Do items on calendars.

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

<dterm>directory
   A collection of files and other directories.

<dterm>double-click
   To press and release a mouse button twice in rapid succession.

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

<dterm>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.

<dterm>drop zone
   An area of the display that accepts a dropped file.

<dterm>File Manager
   A &ProductName; application for managing the files and folders (directories)
   on your system.

<dterm>file server
   A host computer on which data files used by applications are stored.

<dterm>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.

<dterm>file type
   Same as <term nogloss|filetype|.

<dterm>folder
   An icon that represents a <term nogloss|directory|.

<dterm>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.

<dterm>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.

<dterm>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.

<dterm>Help Manager
   A special &ProductName; help volume that lists all the online help
   registered on your system.

<dterm>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.

<dterm>/%%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''.

<dterm>home session
   A session you explicitly save without logging out.

<dterm>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.

<dterm>Icon Editor
   A &ProductName; application for creating bitmap and pixmap image files
   for use as icons or backdrops.

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

<dterm>insert access
   The ability (permission) to insert appointments on calendars.

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

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

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

<dterm>Main Panel
   The portion of the Front Panel excluding the subpanels.

<dterm>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.

<dterm>menu
   A list of items from which you select to perform a task.

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

<dterm>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.

<dterm>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.

<dterm>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.

<dterm>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.

<dterm>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.

<dterm>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).

<dterm>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!!.

<dterm>Print Manager
  A &ProductName; application that shows all the printers on your system.

<dterm>Printer Jobs
  A &ProductName; application that provides information about jobs on a
  single printer.

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

<dterm>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.

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

<dterm>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.

<dterm>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.

<dterm>server
   A system providing services to other systems in the network.

<dterm>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.

<dterm>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.

<dterm>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.

<dterm>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.

<dterm>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.

<dterm>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 (.).

<dterm>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.

<dterm>Terminal
   A &ProductName; application that displays a default terminal emulator
   window.

<dterm>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.

<dterm>Text Editor
   The &ProductName; application with which you create and edit documents.

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

<dterm>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").

<dterm>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.

<dterm>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.)

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

<dterm>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.

<dterm>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.

<dterm>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.

<dterm>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.

<dterm>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.