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index 6c9ddf9..65dd29a 100644
--- a/gnome2-system-admin-guide/C/glossary.xml
+++ b/gnome2-system-admin-guide/C/glossary.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<glossary id="glossary-1">
<title>Glossary</title>
<glossentry id="glossary-13">
@@ -9,12 +8,16 @@
<glossterm><filename>.directory</filename> file</glossterm>
<glosssee otherterm="glossary-12"/>
</glossentry>
+ <glossentry id="glossary-32">
+ <glossterm><filename>.omf</filename> file</glossterm>
+ <glosssee otherterm="glossary-31"/>
+ </glossentry>
<glossentry id="glossary-18">
<glossterm>application registry</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>The application registry is a location that contains text
files which register applications. The location of the application registry
-for the GNOME desktop is <filename>/usr/share/gnome/application-registry</filename>.</para>
+for the GNOME Desktop is <filename>/usr/share/gnome/application-registry</filename>.</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry id="glossary-11">
@@ -22,8 +25,7 @@ for the GNOME desktop is <filename>/usr/share/gnome/application-registry</filena
<glossdef>
<para>A data file that provides information about an item in a menu.
The desktop entry file specifies the details for the item such as a name,
-a command to run, an icon, and so on. Desktop entry files have
-a <filename>.desktop</filename> file extension.</para>
+a command to run, an icon, and so on. Desktop entry files have a <filename>.desktop</filename> file extension.</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry id="glossary-12">
@@ -134,27 +136,24 @@ icon to represent files of that MIME type. MIME keys files have a <filename>.key
<glossdef>
<para>A MIME type identifies the format of a file. The MIME type
enables applications to read the file. For example, an email application can
-use the MIME type to detect what type of file is in a file attached to an
-email. </para>
+use the <literal>image/png</literal> MIME type to detect that a Portable Networks
+Graphic (PNG) file is attached to an email. </para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry id="glossary-22">
<glossterm>MIME type registry</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>The MIME type registry is a location that contains text files
-which register MIME types for the GNOME desktop. The location of the MIME
-type registry for the GNOME desktop is <filename>/usr/gnome/share/mime-info</filename>.</para>
+which register MIME types for the desktop environment. The location of the
+MIME type registry for the GNOME Desktop is <filename>/usr/gnome/share/mime-info</filename>.</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
- <glossentry id="glossary-24">
- <glossterm>Netscape color palette</glossterm>
+ <glossentry id="glossary-31">
+ <glossterm>OMF file</glossterm>
<glossdef>
- <para>The <application>Netscape</application> color palette is a
-general-purpose palette of 216 colors. The <application>Netscape</application>
-color palette is designed to optimize the use of color on systems that support
-8-bit color. The <application>Netscape</application> color palette is also
-called the <emphasis>websafe color palette</emphasis> and the <emphasis>Netscape
-color cube</emphasis>.</para>
+ <para>Open Source Metadata Framework file. This is a file that is
+associated with the XML file for a manual. The OMF file contains information
+about the manual that is used by the help browser. OMF files have a <filename>.omf</filename> extension.</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry id="glossary-25">
@@ -165,12 +164,21 @@ file content sniffer. The pattern mask identifies bits in the pattern to ignore
when searching for a pattern in a file. </para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
+ <glossentry id="glossary-30">
+ <glossterm>pregenerate</glossterm>
+ <glossdef>
+ <para>To convert source XML files for online help to HTML before
+the online help is used. You can pregenerate help to improve the performance
+of the help browser. Use the <command>yelp-pregenerate</command> command to
+pregenerate help.</para>
+ </glossdef>
+ </glossentry>
<glossentry id="glossary-28">
<glossterm>screensaver</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>A screensaver is an application that replaces the image on
a screen when the screen is not in use. The screensaver application for the
-GNOME desktop is <application>XScreenSaver</application>. </para>
+GNOME Desktop is <application>XScreenSaver</application>. </para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry id="glossary-29">
@@ -205,4 +213,14 @@ several directories.</para>
files specify the structure of your menus.</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
+ <glossentry id="glossary-24">
+ <glossterm>websafe color palette</glossterm>
+ <glossdef>
+ <para>The websafe color palette is a general-purpose palette of
+216 colors. The websafe color palette is designed to optimize the use of color
+on systems that support 8-bit color. The websafe color palette is also called
+the <emphasis>Netscape color palette</emphasis> and the <emphasis>Netscape
+color cube</emphasis>.</para>
+ </glossdef>
+ </glossentry>
</glossary>