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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-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>
</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 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">
<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-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>
<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>
file 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-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 file 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 <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 desktop environment. The location of the
MIME type registry for the GNOME Desktop is <filename>/usr/share/mime-info</filename>.</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry id="glossary-31">
<glossterm>OMF file</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<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> file extension.</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry id="glossary-33">
<glossterm>PAM</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>Pluggable Authentication Modules.</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-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>
</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-34">
<glossterm>UDP</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>User Datagram Protocol.</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>An XML file that describes a vfolder. Vfolder information
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>
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