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A feature that provides immediate help on any Desktop item the pointer is placed on when the active help check box is enabled in the Help Menu.
A format for an image file that is represented in digital form and stored as arrays of pixels for display on a monitor or for printing in the graphics mode of a printer.
By default, the Desktop imports image files and exports icons in bitmap format.
See Help Window.
See push button.
A user interface item that offers one option that can be enabled or disabled.
Displayed by selecting Cleanup from the Preferences Window. This window lets you control the grid that lines up directories and icons.
Cyan, Magenta, Yellow. One of four color models used in the Select Color Window.
See Select Color Window.
A mechanism that allows you to set colors using parameters. the Desktop provides four models in the Color Chooser Window for creating or modifying colors. See also CMY, HLS, RGB, and Grayscale.
Located in the Icon Editing Window, a vertical palette that displays the 16 colors most recently created for coloring images. In addition, the background and foreground color boxes have an extended horizontal color palette that contains up to 256 colors.
Displayed by selecting Color from the Preferences Window. This window lets you change the colors of user interface elements on a color monitor.
A command found in the Run Menu in the Desktop Window. Selecting this command displays a dialog that lets you enter a command in text form and run it from the dialog.
Direct textual input to a computer's shell that invokes a specific command or commands.
Help text that appears when you request help on a particular window, menu, or command.
Blocks out certain permissions for new files and
Creation masks are important for maintaining security. Check boxes are selected to exclude permissions. See also Creation Preferences Window.
Displayed when you select Creation from the Preferences Window. This window is used to define a creation mask and default access permissions (protection modules) for new files and directories you create in the Desktop.
See pointer.
Rules that determine the action of a file type that are input by the user through the File Actions Window. The custom rulebase sits on top of (but does not replace) the default rules in the system rulebase. See also system rulebase.
The set of buttons that is displayed on the Icon Bar when you first start the Desktop or when you select Defaults in the Icon Bar Preferences Window.
A component of the Desktop Window, containing the Trash, and on which a user can place files, directories, or applications for easy access. See also Desktop Window.
The main window in the Desktop; it contains the Icon Bar, several menus, a Mailbox icon, a clock, status area, and the Desktop containing a Trash can. See also Icon Bar, Desktop, Trash, Mailbox.
A hardware peripheral component such as a printer, hard disk, or monitor.
A box that appears on the screen that supplies information or specifies options.
In Tree View, an area of the window that displays the subdirectories of a specified directory.
Displayed when you select Display from the Preferences Window. This window lets you change certain default display options.
To use the mouse to select an item or area, or to move icons or items from one location to another.
To release the mouse button (for an icon or item that has been dragged) at a specific location.
Files that can run programs when files are dropped onto them. Drop receivers can only be created in the system rulebase by the system administrator.
See Icon Editing Window.
Displayed when you select Execution from the Preferences Window. This window is used to specify which programs (along with any needed arguments) that the Desktop executes when you perform certain tasks.
A command that is created by a user.
In the Icon Editor, a viewing mode for the Icon Editing Window that lets you edit an icon one pixel at a time.
The language used in the system rulebase to define the rules by that identify file types.
Lets you search your file system for a specific directory or file.
In the Icon Editor, displayed by selecting the Choose Font command under the Options Menu of the Icon Editing Window, this window displays and allows selection of the family of screen fonts available on your display.
In the Icon Editor, displays the icons in an icon gallery. This window lets you cut or paste icons in a particular icon gallery. See also Icon Gallery.
One of four color models used in the Select Color Window. See also CMY, HLS, and RGB.
In the the Desktop help system, a cursor with a question mark image. See also pointer.
The collection of context-sensitive help entries for a particular application.
The collection of help topics that are relevant to a particular query. The domain can be adjusted by selecting or unselecting concepts and documents in the Index Window.
On-line help information on the Desktop, which can be accessed from the Help Menu of the Desktop windows or from the window items themselves.
A window that displays an entry in a help document. It appears when you access the help system. Also called Browser Window.
In several the Desktop commands, a dynamic scrolling list that contains previously visited directories in reverse chronological order from which a user can select one item. The most recently accessed directory is listed last. (This last directory is also the default destination for operations that use a History List.)
A window accessed from the help system. This window displays all sections visited in the help system.
Hue, Light, and Saturation. One of four color models used in the Select Color Window. See also CMY, Grayscale, and RGB.
A user interface item that can be used to visually separate unrelated items or groups.
In the help system, a record of help subtopics that the user has jumped to using the hypertext links, Index Window, History Window, or Section Menu.
A textual link in the help system that allows the user to jump from one topic to a related topic.
A user interface item located in the Desktop Window that contains buttons associated with programs or commands.
An iconified push button user interface on the Icon Bar that lets you run programs or commands with the Desktop.
The window where you work on any icons you create or edit, including any icons that you have cut or copied from other icon galleries.
The the Desktop program that lets you create and edit icons.
A the Desktop file that stores icons.
Graphical representation of an object, such as a file, program, disk drive, or window.
In the Icon Editor, to change an imported image into an icon.
In the Icon Editor, a user-created illustration or graphical identifier that is imported to create an icon.
A window accessed from a Help Window. This window contains a list of all available help documents, concepts, and entries.
A window that displays a running commands icon and process ID; you can terminate a command from this window.
A method of moving around the desktop using keystrokes.
An Icon Bar button icon that has a size of 40 x 40 pixels.
Displayed when you select the Layout command from the Desktop Window. You can use this window to specify different layouts and how they are used.
The arrangement of a workspace, including the size and location of any open the Desktop windows and the location and contents of the Desktop Window.
In the Icon Editor, a file that stores icons or parts of icons to be used to create or modify other icons.
Controls the number of users and CPUs that can run the Desktop at one time.
In the Icon Editor, the palette in the Icon Editing Window that lets you determine the thickness of lines and figures.
Displayed by selecting Link from the File Menu in a Directory Window. This window lets you set up access to a directory or file from more than one location in your file system. There are two type of links you can create with the Desktop: hard links and symbolic links.
A style standard that determines a program's appearance and response in a graphical user environment.
In the Icon Editor, used to give an icon its highlighted appearance when it is selected. It is important for an icon to have a mask so you can tell the difference between selected and unselected icons as you work. See also creation mask.
An area at the top of a dialog or window that lists the available menus.
A device that is used for pointing, selecting, and drawing. As it is rolled across the desk in a corresponding direction, the pointer moves on the screen. All mice have at least one button that can be pressed (most have two or three).
See mouse.
A display format in which the Directory Window is divided into two sections: one for directories and one for files.
Displayed when you select Operation from the Preferences Window. This window lets you specify file size limit, double-click speed, directory double-click action, icon dragging, mouse operation, and display update time.
A look-and-feel standard developed by the Open Software Foundation.
An abbreviation for picture element, the smallest element that can be edited or modified in an image such as an icon.
A graphic representation on the display that tracks the movement of the mouse on a desk. When the pointer moves over items on the screen, the image may change, giving a visual cue (such as an I-beam, hourglass, or arrow) for the activity being performed.
A user interface item that allows the user to make a single selection from a pop-up list.
A display format in which directories and files are displayed together in a Directory Window.
Displayed by selecting Preferences from the Options Menu in the Desktop Window. This window lets you set and change certain the Desktop preferences that control the operation of the Desktop.
A list of commands located in the menu bar of some the Desktop windows. The titles of the pull-down menus appear in the menu bars.
A user interface item that tells the Desktop to carry out an action. The OK and Cancel buttons in dialogs are examples of buttons.
A user interface item that allows the user to make a single selection from a group of options.
A Help document that has been explicitly identified to the help server for inclusion in the help system.
Displayed by selecting Remove from the Preferences Window. This window lets you tell the Desktop when to ask for confirmation before removing directories and files.
Red, Green, and Blue. One of four color models used in the Select Color Window. See also CMY, Grayscale, and HLS.
In hierarchical file systems, the root directory is the starting point in the hierarchy. When the system is first started, the root directory is made the current directory.
Lets you choose or adjust a value from a range of values. Scale bars have an associated text or graphic box that shows the currently selected value.
A horizontal or vertical bar that contains a box. The box is clicked and dragged either up or down, left or right, in order to scroll the screen.
Displayed by selecting Pick or double-clicking a color in the Color Palette Editor Window. This window accesses the Color Chooser, which lets you create or modify a color using four color models. Once the color is created or modified, it can be added to the Color Palette.
See mouse.
In Positionable mode, the spacing between alternating columns.
A user interface item that allows the user to select a point along a scale. The point has a corresponding value that is meaningful to the application.
An Icon Bar button icon that has a size of 24 x 24 pixels.
A user interface item on a window that divides the window to display two sets of data.
A user interface item that displays text, such as a heading or label, that cannot be changed directly by the user.
A reference to an existing file or directory under a new name. There are two types of symbolic links: an absolute pathname that leads to the original directory or file; and a relative pathname that leads to the original directory or file.
Rules (such as which icon is displayed for directories and files, or actions associated with a type of file) that determine a file type. The rules in the system rulebase can only be changed by the system administrator.
Lets you enter shell commands to run programs just as if you were logged in on a character-based terminal. the Desktop does not limit the number of terminal emulator windows you can have open.
In the Icon Editor, the palette on the Icon Editing Window that contains the tools used to edit icons.
An icon representation for an area where you can discard files or directories that are no longer needed.
A branched hierarchical structure of files and directories.
A command in the View Menu in a Directory Window that displays files and subdirectories with detailed information.
An area on the screen, defined by distinct borders, that displays information from a file or application. Most windows can be opened, closed, iconified, repositioned, and resized.