From 88afa58a5b1f01cbefd89795c4dab371fb31f9c3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: nobody Date: Sat, 19 May 2001 12:49:14 +0000 Subject: This commit was manufactured by cvs2svn to create tag 'GAL_0_8'. svn path=/tags/GAL_0_8/; revision=9892 --- doc/C/apx-gloss.sgml | 459 --------------------------------------------------- 1 file changed, 459 deletions(-) delete mode 100644 doc/C/apx-gloss.sgml (limited to 'doc/C/apx-gloss.sgml') diff --git a/doc/C/apx-gloss.sgml b/doc/C/apx-gloss.sgml deleted file mode 100644 index 129020aa3d..0000000000 --- a/doc/C/apx-gloss.sgml +++ /dev/null @@ -1,459 +0,0 @@ - - - Glossary - - - Attachment - - - Any file sent along with an email. Attachments may be embedded in - a message or appended to it. - - - - - - Automatic Indexing - - - Pre-sorting procedure that allows - Evolution to refer to data quickly. - It enables faster searches and decreases memory usage for - data displays. - - - - - - Bcc (Blind Carbon Copy) - - - A way of addressing a message. Bcc is used to send a group of - people an e-mail, while hiding their names and addresses from each - other. - - - - - - Cc (Carbon Copy) - - - Carbon-copies are used to send a 3rd party a copy of the e-mail, - so they an keep up to date on a conversation, without being in the - To: list. - - - - - - Conduit - - - A synchronization conduit is a small application which controls - the transfer of data between a handheld device and a desktop - computer. - - - - - - - Druid - - - A tool which guides a user through a series of steps, usually to - configure or set up a program. Equivalent to "Assistant" and - "Wizard." - - - - - - Emoticon - - - Also called "smileys," emoticons are the little sideways faces made - of colons and parentheses which people use to convey emotion in email. - Examples: :-) or ;( . - - - - - - Evolution - - - Evolution is the GNOME - groupware application. - - - - - - Execute - - - To run a program. Any file that can be run is called an - executable. Evolution can download - executable attachments, but before they can be run, the files must - be marked as executable with a shell or file manager. This - security precaution prevents the automatic or accidental execution - of malicious programs. For more information on executables and file - permissions, see the documentation for your file manager or shell. - - - - - - - File Tree - - - A way of describing a group of files on a computer. With the - perversity typical of computer (and especially Unix and Linux) - nomenclature, the top of the tree is called the root directory, - and denoted by /. - The rest of the "branches" spread downwards from the root. Don't - confuse the root directory with the root - account, or root's home directory, - /home/root. - - - - - - Filter - - - Within Evolution, a filter is a method - of sorting mail automatically. You can create filters to perform - one or more actions on a message that meets any (or all) of a wide - range of criteria. - - - - - - Forward - - - the user can send a third party a message - which was sent to the user originally. - - - - - - Groupware - - - 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. - - - - - - Haiku - - - A traditional Japanese form of poetry. The poems are three lines - long, with first and last lines having five syllables, and the - second line seven syllables. - - - - - - HTML - - - Hyper-text Markup Language(HTML) is a language - for describing page layout in electronic documents like web pages, - help files, and email messages. HTML can be used in email and - news posts to insert images and apply text treatments. - - - - - - Hot Key - - - Hot-keys are keyboard combinations used to do actions on a - computer instead of using the mouse to do the same action. - Hot-keys can speed up computer usage. - - - - - - iCal - - - iCal is the program which - Evolution uses to manage the calendar - section. - - - - - - IMAP - - - 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 - not always) stored remotely on a server rather than on a local - hard disk. Often contrasted with POP. - This will not be on the test. - - - - - - - Inline - - - Displayed as part of a message or other document, rather than - attached as a separate file. Contrast with Attachment. - - - - - - LDAP - - - LDAP, the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol, allows a client - to search through a large database of addresses, phone numbers, - and people stored on a server. - - - - - - Mail Client - - - 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. - - - - - - - Minicard - - - A format for the display of contact data. Similar in appearance - to a small business card. - - - - - - Nautilus - - - Nautilus is the next generation file - manager for GNOME being written by Eazel. - - - - - - Nickname - - - An alias for an e-mail address. - - - - - - POP - - - POP, the Post Office Protocol, is a mechanism for email - transport. In contrast to IMAP, it is used only to get mail from - a server and store it locally on your hard disk. - - - - - - Protocol - - - An agreed-upon method of communication, especially one for - sending particular types of information between computer systems. - Examples include POP (Post Office Protocol), for email, and HTTP - (HypterText Transfer Protocol), for web pages. - - - - - - - - Regular Expression - - - A regular expression, or "regex", is a way of describing a - string of text using metacharacters or wild-card symbols. For - example, the statement fly.*so[a|u]p means - "any phrase beginning with 'fly' and ending in 'soup' or - '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 grep command. - - - - - - Script - - - 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. - - - - - - Sendmail - - - As its name implies, sendmail is a - program which sends mail. Evolution - can use it instead of SMTP; some people - prefer it because it offers more flexibility, but is more - difficult to set up. - - - - - - - Shortcut Bar - - - A portion of Evolution which offers - users fast access to the most frequently used portions of the - application. - - - - - - Signature - - - 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 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. - - - - - - SMTP - - - This is the most common way of transporting mail messages from - the client's computer (you) to the server. SMTP stands for - Simple Mail Transfer Protocol. - - - - - - Spam - - - Useless, unsolicited e-mail. Spam normally comes in forms of - chain letters and advertisements for unscrupulous or clueless - companies. Messages that are merely useless are called "opt-in - newsletters." - - - - - - - Tool-Tip - - - A small box of explanatory text which appears when the mouse - pointer is held motionless over a button or other interface - element. - - - - - - - - - Virus - - - A malicious program which inserts itself into others so that it will be - executed, allowing it to spread to still more programs and other computers. - A virus can cause substantial damage by clogging networks or disk drives, - deleting files, or opening security holes. - - - - - - vCard - - - 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 vFolder. - - - - - - vFolder - - - An email organization tool. vFolders allows you to create a folder - that contains the results of a complex search. Folder contents are - are updated dynamically. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- cgit v1.2.3