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<glossary id="glossary-1">
<title>Glossary</title>
<glossentry id="glossary-13">
<glossterm><filename>.desktop</filename> file</glossterm>
<glosssee otherterm="glossary-11"/>
</glossentry>
<glossentry id="glossary-14">
<glossterm><filename>.directory</filename> file</glossterm>
<glosssee otherterm="glossary-12"/>
</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>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry id="glossary-12">
<glossterm>directory entry file</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>A data file that provides information about a menu. The directory
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-5">
<glossterm>GConf configuration source</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>A storage location in the <application>GConf</application>
repository. For example, <literal>xml:readonly:/etc/gconf/gconf.xml.defaults</literal>.</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry id="glossary-2">
<glossterm>GConf preference key</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>An element in the <application>GConf</application> repository
that corresponds to an application preference. For example, the <literal>/apps/gnome-session/options/show_splash_screen</literal> key corresponds to
the <guilabel>Show splash screen on login</guilabel> option in the <application>Sessions</application> preference tool.</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry id="glossary-6">
<glossterm>GConf path file</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>A file that lists the GConf configuration sources, and the
order in which to search the sources.</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry id="glossary-3">
<glossterm>GConf schema</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>A collective term for a schema key and a schema object.</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry id="glossary-4">
<glossterm>GConf schema definition file</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>A <application>GConf</application> schema definition file
lists the keys in a particular application, and defines the characteristics
of the keys. <application>GConf</application> schemas are generated from schema
definition files. Schema definition files have a <filename>.schemas</filename>
extension.</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry id="glossary-7">
<glossterm>GConf schema key</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>A key that stores a schema object for a preference key. For
example, <literal>/schemas/desktop/gnome/interface/font_name</literal> is
a schema key for the <literal>/desktop/gnome/interface/font_name</literal>
preference key.</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry id="glossary-8">
<glossterm>GConf schema object</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>An element in a configuration source that contains information
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-15">
<glossterm>Uniform Resource Identifier</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>A Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) is a string that identifies
a particular location in a file system or on the Web. For example, the address
of a web page is a URI.</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry id="glossary-9">
<glossterm>vfolder</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>A virtual representation of items that reside in a physical
location or physical locations on your system. For example, a vfolder might
represent the contents of several directories. In terms of menus, a vfolder
is a representation in a menu of items that might be physically located in
several directories.</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry id="glossary-10">
<glossterm>vfolder information file</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>A description of a vfolder, in XML format. Vfolder information
files specify the structure of your menus.</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
</glossary>
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