Terminology Conventions

 
 

Certain conventions are used in this guide when referring to or describing various aspects of using the Program Builder.

Highlighting Conventions

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  • User-supplied variables
  • Book titles
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  • Examples
  • Text that is displayed on the screen
  • Text that you type
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  • Command names
  • Menu items
  • File and directory names
  • Option flags
  • Language keywords, operators, function calls, and statements
  • Libraries and resources

Mouse Button Terminology
When this manual refers to the three buttons on either a right-handed or left-handed mouse:

If you are using a two-button mouse, click both buttons simultaneously to perform a mouse button 2 action.

Menu Sequence Convention
Menu sequences are shown with arrows, for example:

Actions->Makefile->Edit Makefile....

This means on the Actions pull-down menu, select Makefile, and then on the resulting Makefile cascaded menu, select Edit Makefile....

 

Note: Windows May Vary with Operating System Level
The Program Builder windows may vary slightly with different levels of the operating system. The figures and descriptions provided in these pages resemble the windows that the majority of users will have.