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diff --git a/help/C/apx-gloss.sgml b/help/C/apx-gloss.sgml index 61dc2c6449..60d16e3795 100644 --- a/help/C/apx-gloss.sgml +++ b/help/C/apx-gloss.sgml @@ -1,8 +1,17 @@ <glossary id="apx-gloss"> + + <title>Glossary</title> + + <glossentry id="assistant"> + <glossterm>Assistant:</glossterm> + <glossdef> + <para> + See druid + </para> + </glossdef> + </glossentry> - <title>Glossary</title> - - <glossentry id="attachment"> + <glossentry id="attachment"> <glossterm>Attachment:</glossterm> <glossdef> <para> @@ -16,7 +25,7 @@ <glossterm>Automatic Indexing:</glossterm> <glossdef> <para> - Pre-sorting procedure that allows + Pre-fetching procedure that allows <application>Evolution</application> to refer to data quickly. It enables faster searches and decreases memory usage for data displays. @@ -50,7 +59,7 @@ <glossterm>Conduit:</glossterm> <glossdef> <para> - A synchronization conduit is a small application which controls + A small application which controls the transfer of data between a handheld device and a desktop computer. </para> @@ -126,7 +135,7 @@ <glossdef> <para> Within <application>Evolution</application>, a filter is a method - of sorting mail automatically. You can create filters to perform + of sorting mail automatically when it's downloaded. You can create filters to perform one or more actions on a message that meets any (or all) of a wide range of criteria. </para> @@ -150,7 +159,7 @@ Groupware is a term describing an application which helps groups of people work together. Typically, a groupware application will have several productivity features built into one program, - including email, calendar, and addressbook tools. + including: email, calendar, and addressbook tools. </para> </glossdef> </glossentry> @@ -172,7 +181,7 @@ <glossdef> <para> Hot-keys are keyboard combinations used to do actions on a - computer instead of using the mouse to do the same action. + computer instead of using the mouse. Hot-keys can speed up computer usage. </para> </glossdef> @@ -194,8 +203,7 @@ <glossdef> <para> Depending upon whom you ask, IMAP stands for the Internet Mail - Access Protocol, or the Interim Mail Access Protocol. Whatever it - stands for, it allows access to email which is typically (although + Access Protocol, or the Interim Mail Access Protocol. It allows access to email which is typically (although not always) stored remotely on a server rather than on a local hard disk. Often contrasted with <glossterm>POP:</glossterm>. This will not be on the test. @@ -226,17 +234,17 @@ </glossdef> </glossentry> - <glossentry id="mail-client"> - <glossterm>Mail Client:</glossterm> - <glossdef> - <para> - A mail client is the application with which a person reads and - sends e-mail. Its counterparts are the various types of mail - servers, which handle user authentication and direct messages from - sender to recipient. - </para> - </glossdef> - </glossentry> + <glossentry id="mail-client"> + <glossterm>Mail Client:</glossterm> + <glossdef> + <para> + A mail client is the application with which a person reads and + sends e-mail. Its counterparts are the various types of mail + servers, which handle user authentication and direct messages from + sender to recipient. + </para> + </glossdef> + </glossentry> <glossentry id="minicard"> @@ -254,7 +262,7 @@ <glossdef> <para> <application>Nautilus</application> is the next generation file - manager for <acronym>GNOME</acronym> being written by Eazel. + manager for <acronym>GNOME</acronym>. </para> </glossdef> </glossentry> @@ -308,7 +316,8 @@ 'soap'". If you searched for that expression, you'd find both "fly in my soup" and "fly in my soap." There's not room here to go into depth, but if you want, have a look at the documentation - for the <command>grep</command> command. + for the <command>grep</command> command by opening a command + line and typing in <command>moan grep</command>. </para> </glossdef> </glossentry> @@ -319,7 +328,9 @@ <para> A program written in an interpreted (rather than compiled) language. Often used as a synonym for "macro," to denote a series - of pre-recorded commands or actions within an application. + of pre-recorded commands or actions within an application. Often + times, accomplish repetitive and tedious tasks, to save the + user time. </para> </glossdef> </glossentry> @@ -354,7 +365,7 @@ <glossdef> <para> In email terms, a signature is a piece of text placed at the end - of every email sent, like a hand-written signature at the bottom + of every email sent, similar to a hand-written signature at the bottom of a written letter. A signature can be anything from a favorite quotation to a link to a web page; courtesy dictates that it be fewer than four lines long. @@ -372,17 +383,17 @@ </para> </glossdef> </glossentry> - - <glossentry id="tooltip"> - <glossterm>Tool-Tip:</glossterm> - <glossdef> - <para> - A small box of explanatory text which appears when the mouse - pointer is held motionless over a button or other interface - element. - </para> - </glossdef> - </glossentry> + + <glossentry id="tooltip"> + <glossterm>Tool-Tip:</glossterm> + <glossdef> + <para> + A small box of explanatory text which appears when the mouse + pointer is held motionless over a button or other interface + element. + </para> + </glossdef> + </glossentry> <glossentry id="virus"> <glossterm>Virus:</glossterm> @@ -397,18 +408,18 @@ </glossdef> </glossentry> - <glossentry id="vcard"> - <glossterm>vCard:</glossterm> - <glossdef> - <para> - A file format for the exchange of contact information. When you - get an address card attached to an email, it's probably in vCard - format. Not to be confused with <glossterm - linkend="vfolder">vFolder:</glossterm>. - </para> - </glossdef> - </glossentry> - + <glossentry id="vcard"> + <glossterm>vCard:</glossterm> + <glossdef> + <para> + A file format for the exchange of contact information. When you + get an address card attached to an email, it's probably in vCard + format. Not to be confused with <glossterm + linkend="vfolder">vFolder:</glossterm>. + </para> + </glossdef> + </glossentry> + <glossentry id="vfolder"> <glossterm>vFolder:</glossterm> <glossdef> |