Solaris Common Desktop Environment: User's Guide

Backtrack

In Help Manager, a button and Navigate menu item you use to follow links backward, in the reverse order they were traversed.

base name

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

bitmap

An image stored in a raster format. Usually refers to an image limited to two colors (a foreground and a background color). Contrast with pixmap.

busy light

A control that blinks when a Front Panel action has been invoked prior to the appearance of a window or when reloading actions.

button

A generic term for a window control. See push button.

Calculator

A software application that mimics the function of a hand-held calculator.

Calendar

A software application that enables you to schedule appointments and create To Do lists.

Calendar view

The day, week, month, or year displayed in the main Calendar window.

Cancel

A push button that removes a window without applying any changes made in that window.

cards

The Address Manager application uses the concept of cards (similar to Rolodex cards) when searching and displaying information about users (address cards), hosts (host cards), and aliases (alias cards).

CDE

An acronym for Common Desktop Environment, a graphical user interface running on UNIX.

check box

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.

choose

To use the mouse or keyboard to pick a menu item, button, or icon that begins a command or action. Contrast with select.

click

To press and release a mouse button without moving the mouse pointer. Unless otherwise specified, mouse button 1 is assumed.

client

A system or software application that requests services from another application, usually across a network.

clipboard

A buffer that temporarily stores the last cut, copy, or pasted data.

Clock

A Front Panel control that displays the local time.

A menu item used to remove a window and all related secondary windows from all workspaces.

command-line prompt

A prompt (usually %, >, or $) that shows the computer is ready to accept commands. In a terminal emulation window, you display the command-line prompt by pressing Return.

Compose window

In Mailer, the window you use to create new electronic mail messages. Several message-composing options are available from the Compose window menu bar.

configuration file

A file that is used to customize the properties of an application.

container

A control intended to hold objects or data. A folder and a notebook are examples of containers.

In Mailer, your electronic mailbox and filing system that contains all mail messages. Once a message is put in a container, you can display, modify, delete, print, include, forward, and reply to it.

control

A generic term for a variety of elements (such as buttons, check boxes, and scroll bars) that perform an action or indicate an option setting. See Front Panel control.

Create Action

A software application that enables you to associate an icon with a command so that the command can be issued by clicking on the icon. Create Action is also used to define specific data types for an application's data files and to associate icons with those data types.


	Backtrack In Help Manager, a button and Navigate menu item you use to follow links backward, in the reverse order they were traversed. base name The file name of an icon file minus the file-name suffixes for size (`.l`, `.m`, `.s`, `.t`) and type (`.bm`, `.pm`). For example, the base name of an icon file named `myicon.m.pm` is `myicon`. bitmap An image stored in a raster format. Usually refers to an image limited to two colors (a foreground and a background color). Contrast with pixmap. busy light A control that blinks when a Front Panel action has been invoked prior to the appearance of a window or when reloading actions. button A generic term for a window control. See push button. Calculator A software application that mimics the function of a hand-held calculator. Calendar A software application that enables you to schedule appointments and create To Do lists. Calendar view The day, week, month, or year displayed in the main Calendar window. Cancel A push button that removes a window without applying any changes made in that window. cards The Address Manager application uses the concept of cards (similar to Rolodex cards) when searching and displaying information about users (address cards), hosts (host cards), and aliases (alias cards). CDE An acronym for Common Desktop Environment, a graphical user interface running on UNIX. check box 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. choose To use the mouse or keyboard to pick a menu item, button, or icon that begins a command or action. Contrast with select. click To press and release a mouse button without moving the mouse pointer. Unless otherwise specified, mouse button 1 is assumed. client A system or software application that requests services from another application, usually across a network. clipboard A buffer that temporarily stores the last cut, copy, or pasted data. Clock A Front Panel control that displays the local time. Close A menu item used to remove a window and all related secondary windows from all workspaces. command-line prompt A prompt (usually `%`, `>`, or `$`) that shows the computer is ready to accept commands. In a terminal emulation window, you display the command-line prompt by pressing Return. Compose window In Mailer, the window you use to create new electronic mail messages. Several message-composing options are available from the Compose window menu bar. configuration file A file that is used to customize the properties of an application. container A control intended to hold objects or data. A folder and a notebook are examples of containers. In Mailer, your electronic mailbox and filing system that contains all mail messages. Once a message is put in a container, you can display, modify, delete, print, include, forward, and reply to it. control A generic term for a variety of elements (such as buttons, check boxes, and scroll bars) that perform an action or indicate an option setting. See Front Panel control. Create Action A software application that enables you to associate an icon with a command so that the command can be issued by clicking on the icon. Create Action is also used to define specific data types for an application's data files and to associate icons with those data types.