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diff --git a/gnome2-system-admin-guide/C/glossary.xml b/gnome2-system-admin-guide/C/glossary.xml index 98b5b9d..6c9ddf9 100644 --- a/gnome2-system-admin-guide/C/glossary.xml +++ b/gnome2-system-admin-guide/C/glossary.xml @@ -1,6 +1,4 @@ -<!-- converted from Solbook 2.2 SGML to Docbook 4.2 XML -# Generator: s2d v1.4 2002-09-19 ---> +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <glossary id="glossary-1"> <title>Glossary</title> <glossentry id="glossary-13"> @@ -11,13 +9,21 @@ <glossterm><filename>.directory</filename> file</glossterm> <glosssee otherterm="glossary-12"/> </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> + </glossdef> + </glossentry> <glossentry id="glossary-11"> <glossterm>desktop entry file</glossterm> <glossdef> <para>A data file that provides information about an item in a menu. -The desktop entry file specifies details such as a name for the item, the -command for the item to run, an icon to represent the item, and so on. Desktop -entry files have a <filename>.desktop</filename> file extension.</para> +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> </glossdef> </glossentry> <glossentry id="glossary-12"> @@ -28,6 +34,15 @@ entry file specifies details such as a name for the menu, a tooltip for the menu, and an icon to represent the menu. Directory entry files have a <filename>.directory</filename> file extension.</para> </glossdef> </glossentry> + <glossentry id="glossary-23"> + <glossterm>file content sniffer</glossterm> + <glossdef> + <para>A file content sniffer specifies a pattern to search for in +a file. A file content sniffer associates the pattern with a MIME type. If +a match for the pattern is found, the MIME type associated with the pattern +is the MIME type of the file.</para> + </glossdef> + </glossentry> <glossentry id="glossary-5"> <glossterm>GConf configuration source</glossterm> <glossdef> @@ -83,6 +98,88 @@ about a preference key. The schema object contains information such as a default value for the preference key, and documentation on the preference key. </para> </glossdef> </glossentry> + <glossentry id="glossary-26"> + <glossterm>Interoperable Object Reference</glossterm> + <glossdef> + <para>An Interoperable Object Reference (IOR) is a string reference +to a CORBA object. An IOR encodes a hostname and port to which messages can +be sent to control the object. The IOR also contains an object key to identify +the object.</para> + </glossdef> + </glossentry> + <glossentry id="glossary-27"> + <glossterm>MIME</glossterm> + <glossdef> + <para>Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension.</para> + </glossdef> + </glossentry> + <glossentry id="glossary-20"> + <glossterm>MIME information file</glossterm> + <glossdef> + <para>A MIME information file is a text file that associates MIME +types with filename extensions and filename patterns. MIME information files +have a <filename>.mime</filename> file extension.</para> + </glossdef> + </glossentry> + <glossentry id="glossary-21"> + <glossterm>MIME keys file</glossterm> + <glossdef> + <para>A MIME keys file provides information about a MIME type that +is used in the user interface. For example, the MIME keys file specifies an +icon to represent files of that MIME type. MIME keys files have a <filename>.keys</filename> file extension.</para> + </glossdef> + </glossentry> + <glossentry id="glossary-16"> + <glossterm>MIME type</glossterm> + <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> + </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> + </glossdef> + </glossentry> + <glossentry id="glossary-24"> + <glossterm>Netscape color palette</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> + </glossdef> + </glossentry> + <glossentry id="glossary-25"> + <glossterm>pattern mask</glossterm> + <glossdef> + <para>A pattern mask is a series of hexadecimal characters in a +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-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> + </glossdef> + </glossentry> + <glossentry id="glossary-29"> + <glossterm>screensaver display</glossterm> + <glossdef> + <para>A screensaver display is an application that displays images +on the screen of the user when the screen is not in use. </para> + </glossdef> + </glossentry> <glossentry id="glossary-15"> <glossterm>Uniform Resource Identifier</glossterm> <glossdef> @@ -104,10 +201,8 @@ several directories.</para> <glossentry id="glossary-10"> <glossterm>vfolder information file</glossterm> <glossdef> - <para>A description of a vfolder, in XML format. Vfolder information + <para>An XML file that describes a vfolder. Vfolder information files specify the structure of your menus.</para> </glossdef> </glossentry> </glossary> - - |