Glossary

Active Pane - The pane which currently has the focus. The active pane receives the next action. For example, if the Table of Contents is the active pane and you press the down arrow, the selection bar should move down; if the Document is the active pane and you press the down arrow, the insertion point should move down one line.

Choose - To force an action from a menu, dialog, or window. Generally, you select options in a dialog and then choose OK or Apply to implement those options. Compare with Select.

Clipboard - A temporary repository used to transfer information from one location in an application to another location in the same or different application. The clipboard is provided by the operating system (Windows or Macintosh). Used to support Cut, Copy, and Paste functionality.

Contents Pane - The portion of the infobase window in which the table of contents for the infobase is displayed. Sometimes called the Contents Window or Table of Contents Window. See Pane.

Document Pane -The portion of the infobase window in which the body of an infobase (text, objects, links, etc.) is displayed. Sometimes called the Document Window. See Pane.

Find - See Query

Cataloger's Desktop - The Cataloging Distribution Service's premier example of an InfoApp. Cataloger's Desktop provides access to infobases and allows annotation and searching of infobase files.

Full View - The entire infobase. View refers to the amount of the infobase that you may see in Cataloger's Desktop. The default view is the entire infobase (or full view), but the view may be narrowed to show a sub-set of the infobase. If the view has been narrowed, either choose Clear Query from the Search menu or Unkeep Tags from the Edit menu. See Narrow View and View.

Group - A structure used to categorize by topic non-sequential information in the infobase. Used primarily for searching.

Heading - By default, a heading is the first paragraph in a level. The heading appears in the Table of Contents, Hit List, and Reference Window. The heading may be modified to be a sub-set of the information in any paragraph in the first record in a level. See Level.

Header - A display option for the Hit List. The header shows the names of the columns in the infobase which are being displayed in the hit list.

Hit - 1. A match to your query, usually reported as a number of records ( such as "4 records with hits"). Records which contain hits meet all of the requirements specified in a query. 2. The highlighted terms within a record that match the query .

Hit List Pane -The portion of the infobase window in which the headings containing search hits are displayed after a query has been performed. Sometimes called the Hit List Window. See Pane.

Hypertext - Refers to the linking and display of related information within the same or different infobases. Generally used in conjunction with link (as in "hypertext link"). See Link.

Infobase - Electronic file into which you can put all the information you need, giving you immediate, consistent access to that information. Infobases can contain a virtually unlimited amount of indexed text, multimedia objects, and graphics files. Infobases permit simultaneous access and editing, supporting an unlimited number of simultaneous searches and up to 125 simultaneous edits.

Infobase Window -The window in which an infobase is displayed. In Cataloger’s Desktop, the Infobase Window is composed of up to four panes: the Document pane, the Contents pane, the Hit List pane, and the Reference pane. Cataloger’s Desktop may display several Infobase Windows at one time; however, each Infobase Window may only contain (at most) one each of the different types of panes.

Insertion Point - The point at which text may be entered, either in an infobase or in a dialog. Generally represented by a flashing vertical bar. Sometimes referred to as the cursor.

Jump Destination -The end point of a jump link. Jump destination are named for easy reference. One jump destination may be referenced by many jump links.

Jump Link - A link that goes to a specific point in the infobase (that point is marked with a jump destination). A jump link may only reference one jump destination (you cannot jump to two points); however, several jump links may reference the same jump destination (you may have several cross references to the same point).

Level - I. A super-structure used to organize information in an infobase. Levels are used to create the table of contents and to specify an area of the infobase to search. 2. A formatting style used to apply a super-structure to the infobase.

Link - A connection between two related pieces of information. Generally, a link can be considered a cross reference to another point of information. Desktop infobases support several types of links, the most common being Jump Links, Popup Links, and Query Links.

Narrow View -A sub-set of the infobase. View refers to the amount of the infobase that you may see in Cataloger’s Desktop. The default view is the entire infobase (or full view), but the view may be narrowed to show a sub-set of the infobase. The following actions may narrow the view of an infobase: displaying records with hits after a query , following a query link that sets the view to show records with hits, or by tagging records and choosing Keep Tags from the Edit menu. See View.

NFO -Standard extension or abbreviation for an infobase. See Infobase.

Object - An object is any information stored in an infobase which is not text. Generally, an object is a graphic image, such as a picture. However, objects may also be video clips, sound files, or spreadsheets (to name a few of the possibilities).

Pane - A region within a window that displays specific information. Desktop and Class Plus use four distinct panes: the Document pane, the Table of Contents pane, the Hit List pane, and the Reference pane. All panes are stored in an Infobase Window. Compare with Window.

Popup Link - A link which opens a small window which may contain a combination of text and graphics. Often used for supplementary information such as definitions or footnotes. See Link.

Quick Key - A key combination providing access to a feature in Desktop, usually involving the CTRL key (Windows) or the Command key 38 (Macintosh) and one other character. Sometimes called short cut keys.

Query - A search for information in the infobase. Queries find records in the infobase which contain hits (matches to your search parameters).

Query Link - A link which performs a query (search) on the infobase. See Link.

Query Template - A custom dialog (usually infobase-specific) for entering queries. Query templates allow infobase authors to hide the potential complexity of the query syntax from the casual infobase user while still providing powerful search capabilities.

Record - The basic unit of information within an infobase. Records are usually a single paragraph, but may contain several paragraphs. Records are the base unit for reporting search results (usually expressed as the number of records which have hits).

Reference Window Pane - The portion of the infobase window in which the parent headings for a particular location in the infobase are displayed. It is used primarily to provide a point of reference in the infobase (where you are in the overall structure of the infobase -in Book 3, Chapter 12 or in Book 5, Chapter 7). The Reference Window pane is connected to the top of the Document pane. Sometimes called the Reference Window. See Pane.

Select - 1. To block a range of text for future action. 2. To mark options that may be applied at some later time. Compare with Choose.

Scope - The portion of the infobase to which a query is applied. Usually, the scope of a query is the entire infobase. The scope may be narrowed or expanded by searching in structures within the infobase (such as fields, levels, notes, or groups).

Status Bar - An information bar at the bottom of Desktop which displays key information, including the number of records in the infobase and the current query.

Table of Contents Pane - See Contents Pane.

Toolbar - A mechanism allowing quick access to Desktop features by clicking buttons rather than using the menus or quick keys (short cut keys).

View - 1. The current display of information in the infobase. A full view displays the entire infobase (you may scroll from the top of the infobase to the bottom). A narrow view displays a sub-set of the infobase. 2. One of the predefined pane configurations for Cataloger’s Desktop (normal, query, document, contents, and hit list).

Window - 1. The framed area within Desktop which contains the infobase; this is the Infobase Window. 2. A small region opened by following a popup link or by opening a note. Compare with Pane.

Zoom - To enlarge or reduce the information displayed in Desktop.