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diff --git a/doc/khelpcenter/glossary/index.docbook b/doc/khelpcenter/glossary/index.docbook new file mode 100644 index 000000000..a812b50f4 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/khelpcenter/glossary/index.docbook @@ -0,0 +1,295 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" ?> +<!DOCTYPE glossary PUBLIC "-//KDE//DTD DocBook XML V4.2-Based Variant V1.1//EN" "dtd/kdex.dtd" [ +<!ENTITY % addindex "IGNORE"> +<!ENTITY % English "INCLUDE"> +<!ENTITY glossary-tdeprinting SYSTEM "tdeprintingglossary.docbook"> + +]> + + +<glossary id="glossary"> + +&glossary-tdeprinting; + + <glossdiv id="glossdiv-technologies"> + <title>Technologies</title> + <glossentry id="gloss-ioslave"> + <glossterm><acronym>IO</acronym> Slave</glossterm> + <glossdef><para><acronym>IO</acronym> Slaves enable &tde; applications to + access remote resources as easily as local resources (making them + <quote>network transparent</quote>). Remote resources (⪚ files) might + be stored on <acronym>SMB</acronym> shares or similar.</para> + <glossseealso otherterm="gloss-smb"><acronym>SMB</acronym></glossseealso> + <glossseealso otherterm="gloss-kde">&tde;</glossseealso> + </glossdef> + </glossentry> + <glossentry id="gloss-tdeio"> + <glossterm><acronym>TDEIO</acronym></glossterm> + <glossdef><para>The &tde; Input/Output system which makes use of so-called + <quote><acronym>IO</acronym> Slaves</quote>.</para> + <glossseealso otherterm="gloss-ioslave"><acronym>IO</acronym> +Slave</glossseealso> + <glossseealso otherterm="gloss-kde">&tde;</glossseealso> + </glossdef> + </glossentry> + <glossentry id="gloss-tdeparts"> + <glossterm>KParts</glossterm> + <glossdef><para>KParts is an embedding technology which allows &tde; + applications to embed other &tde; applications. For example, the text + view used by &konqueror; is a KPart.</para> + <glossseealso otherterm="gloss-konqueror">&konqueror;</glossseealso> + </glossdef> + </glossentry> + <glossentry id="gloss-tdesycoca"> + <glossterm><acronym>KSycoca</acronym></glossterm> + <glossdef><para><acronym>KSycoca</acronym> (&tde; <emphasis>Sy</emphasis>stem + <emphasis>Co</emphasis>nfiguration <emphasis>Ca</emphasis>che) is a + configuration cache which, for example, guarantees fast access to the menu + entries.</para> + <glossseealso +otherterm="gloss-tdebuildsycoca"><application>KBuildSycoca</application></glossseealso> + </glossdef> + </glossentry> + </glossdiv> + + <glossdiv id="glossdiv-xfree86"> + <title>XFree86</title> + <glossentry id="gloss-antialiasing"> + <glossterm>Antialiasing</glossterm> + <glossdef><para>If mentioned in context with &tde;, antialiasing often means + the smoothing of the fonts visible on the screen. &Qt; version 2.3.0 + or higher used together with XFree86 4.x makes this possible under &tde; + as well.</para> + <glossseealso otherterm="gloss-kde">&tde;</glossseealso> + <glossseealso otherterm="gloss-qt">&Qt;</glossseealso> + </glossdef> + </glossentry> + <glossentry id="gloss-xserver"> + <glossterm>&X-Server;</glossterm> + <glossdef><para>The &X-Server; represents a basic layer upon which the + various &GUI;s like &tde; are built. It manages the + basic mouse and keyboard input (from the local host as well as from + remote hosts) and provides elementary graphic routines to draw + rectangles and other primitives.</para> + <glossseealso otherterm="gloss-kde">&tde;</glossseealso> + <glossseealso otherterm="gloss-gui">&GUI;</glossseealso> + </glossdef> + </glossentry> + </glossdiv> + + <glossdiv id="glossdiv-applications"> + <title>Applications</title> + <glossentry id="gloss-tdebuildsycoca"> + <glossterm><application>KBuildSycoca</application></glossterm> + <glossdef><para><application>KBuildSycoca</application> is a command line +program and regenerates the + so-called <acronym>KSycoca</acronym>. This is useful, for example, if some +or all modules in + &kcontrol; are missing.</para> + <glossseealso +otherterm="gloss-tdesycoca"><acronym>KSycoca</acronym></glossseealso> + <glossseealso otherterm="gloss-kcontrol">&kcontrol;</glossseealso> + </glossdef> + </glossentry> + <glossentry id="gloss-kcontrol"> + <glossterm>&kcontrol;</glossterm> + <glossdef><para>This is the project and filename of the &tde; control + center. &kcontrol; allows you to customize virtually + every configuration option of &tde;.</para> + <glossseealso otherterm="gloss-kde">&tde;</glossseealso> + </glossdef> + </glossentry> + <glossentry id="gloss-kicker"> + <glossterm>&kicker;</glossterm> + <glossdef><para>&kicker; is the nickname as well as project name of the + &tde; panel.</para> + <glossseealso otherterm="gloss-kde">&tde;</glossseealso> + <glossseealso otherterm="gloss-panel">Panel</glossseealso> + </glossdef> + </glossentry> + <glossentry id="gloss-konqueror"> + <glossterm>&konqueror;</glossterm> + <glossdef><para>&konqueror; is a filemanager, web browser, picture viewer + and more, and a core part of the &tde; project. You can + find more information about &konqueror; at <ulink + url="http://www.konqueror.org">www.konqueror.org</ulink>.</para> + <glossseealso otherterm="gloss-kde">&tde;</glossseealso> + </glossdef> + </glossentry> + <glossentry id="gloss-ksirc"> + <glossterm>&ksirc;</glossterm> + <glossdef><para>&ksirc; is the default <acronym>IRC</acronym> client, + which is shipped with &tde;. You can use &ksirc; to chat with anyone on + an <acronym>IRC</acronym> network.</para> + <glossseealso otherterm="gloss-irc"><acronym>IRC</acronym></glossseealso> + </glossdef> + </glossentry> + </glossdiv> + + <glossdiv id="glossdiv-desktop-terminology"> + <title>Desktop Terminology</title> + <glossentry id="gloss-draganddrop"> + <glossterm>Drag and Drop</glossterm> + <glossdef><para>This concept tries to replace many actions like copying + files from one place to another by a certain mouse movement, ⪚ + clicking on an icon in a &konqueror; window, moving the mouse to another + window while keeping the mouse button pressed, and releasing the mouse + button (<quote>dropping</quote> the object) copies files.</para> + <glossseealso otherterm="gloss-konqueror">&konqueror;</glossseealso> + </glossdef> + </glossentry> + <glossentry id="gloss-gui"> + <glossterm>&GUI;</glossterm> + <glossdef><para>Abbreviation for <emphasis>G</emphasis>raphical + <emphasis>U</emphasis>ser <emphasis>I</emphasis>nterface. Every desktop + environment (like &tde;) is a &GUI;. Most + &GUI;s feature mouse support and/or windows to manage + the programs.</para> + <glossseealso otherterm="gloss-kde">&tde;</glossseealso> + </glossdef> + </glossentry> + <glossentry id="gloss-kde"> + <glossterm>&tde;</glossterm> + <glossdef><para>Abbreviation for <quote>Trinity Desktop Environment</quote>, a + leading &GUI; for &UNIX;-based systems. You can find more + detailled information at <ulink + url="http://www.kde.org">www.kde.org</ulink>.</para> + <glossseealso otherterm="gloss-gui">&GUI;</glossseealso> + </glossdef> + </glossentry> + <glossentry id="gloss-gnome"> + <glossterm><acronym>GNOME</acronym></glossterm> + <glossdef> + <para><emphasis>G</emphasis>NU <emphasis>N</emphasis>etwork <emphasis>O</emphasis>bject + <emphasis>M</emphasis>odel <emphasis>E</emphasis>nvironment, one of the + leading &UNIX; &GUI;s.</para> + <glossseealso otherterm="gloss-gui">&GUI;</glossseealso> + </glossdef> + </glossentry> + <glossentry id="gloss-panel"> + <glossterm>Panel</glossterm> + <glossdef><para>Refers to the panel (also known as + <quote>&kicker;</quote>) which often resides at the bottom of the + screen.</para> + <glossseealso otherterm="gloss-kde">&tde;</glossseealso> + <glossseealso otherterm="gloss-kicker">&kicker;</glossseealso> + </glossdef> + </glossentry> + <glossentry id="gloss-ripping"> + <glossterm>ripping</glossterm> + <glossdef><para>The process of reading audio data from a &cdrom; and + storing it on the hard disk.</para> + </glossdef> + </glossentry> + </glossdiv> + + <glossdiv id="kde-development"> + <title>&tde; Development</title> + <glossentry id="gloss-qt"> + <glossterm>&Qt;</glossterm> + <glossdef><para>The &GUI; of &tde; is built on top of + the &Qt; toolkit, which provides many graphical elements (so-called + <quote>Widgets</quote>) which are used to construct the desktop. You + can find more information about &Qt; at <ulink + url="http://www.trolltech.com">www.trolltech.com</ulink>.</para> + <glossseealso otherterm="gloss-kde">&tde;</glossseealso> + <glossseealso otherterm="gloss-gui">&GUI;</glossseealso> + <glossseealso otherterm="gloss-widget">Widget</glossseealso> + </glossdef> + </glossentry> + <glossentry id="gloss-i18n"> + <glossterm>i18n</glossterm> + <glossdef><para>Abbreviation for <quote>internationalization</quote>. &tde; + supports many different languages, and several i18n techniques make it + easy to translate the &GUI; as well as the accompanying + documents of &tde; into all these languages. More information about the + i18n process is available at <ulink + url="http://i18n.kde.org">i18n.kde.org</ulink>.</para> + <glossseealso otherterm="gloss-kde">&tde;</glossseealso> + <glossseealso otherterm="gloss-gui">&GUI;</glossseealso> + </glossdef> + </glossentry> + <glossentry id="gloss-l10n"> + <glossterm>l10n</glossterm> + <glossdef><para>Abbreviation for <quote>localization</quote>, the process + of adapting a program to the local environment. This includes ⪚ the + currency used for monetary values or the time format.</para> + <glossseealso otherterm="gloss-i18n">i18n</glossseealso> + </glossdef> + </glossentry> + <glossentry id="gloss-widget"> + <glossterm>Widget</glossterm> + <glossdef><para>Graphical elements like scrollbars, buttons or input + fields which are used by &tde; to construct the &GUI;. + </para> + <glossseealso otherterm="gloss-kde">&tde;</glossseealso> + <glossseealso otherterm="gloss-gui">&GUI;</glossseealso> + </glossdef> + </glossentry> + <glossentry id="gloss-cvs"> + <glossterm><acronym>CVS</acronym></glossterm> + <glossdef> + <para><emphasis>C</emphasis>oncurrent <emphasis>V</emphasis>ersion +<emphasis>S</emphasis>ystem. + The <acronym>CVS</acronym> is a very elegant way of managing file +versions that allow more than one developer + to easily work on the same project. You can find a description of how to +get the latest (developer) version of the + &tde; sources via anonymous <acronym>CVS</acronym> on + <ulink +url="http://www.kde.org/anoncvs.html">http://www.kde.org/anoncvs.html</ulink>. + More about <acronym>CVS</acronym> is available at <ulink +url="http://www.cvshome.org">www.cvshome.org</ulink>. + + </para> + </glossdef> + </glossentry> + </glossdiv> + + <glossdiv id="glossdiv-misc"> + <title>Miscellaneous</title> + <glossentry id="gloss-rfc"> + <glossterm><acronym>RFC</acronym></glossterm> + <glossdef><para><emphasis>R</emphasis>equest <emphasis>F</emphasis>or + <emphasis>C</emphasis>omment. A common way to publish new protocol + ideas or procedures for evaluation of the Internet community. Though + <acronym>RFC</acronym>s are not mandatory, many applications try to + adhere to them, once they have been approved by the community. More + information about <acronym>RFC</acronym>s can be found at the + <ulink url="http://www.rfc-editor.org">RFC Homepage</ulink>.</para> + </glossdef> + </glossentry> + </glossdiv> + + <glossdiv id="glossdiv-protocols"> + <title>Various protocols</title> + <glossentry id="gloss-smb"> + <glossterm><acronym>SMB</acronym></glossterm> + <glossdef><para><emphasis>S</emphasis>erver <emphasis>M</emphasis>essage + <emphasis>B</emphasis>lock. A network protocol used in &Microsoft; &Windows; + networks to access the filesystems of other computers.</para> + <glossseealso otherterm="gloss-ioslave"><acronym>IO</acronym> +Slave</glossseealso> + </glossdef> + </glossentry> + <glossentry id="gloss-irc"> + <glossterm><acronym>IRC</acronym></glossterm> + <glossdef><para><emphasis>I</emphasis>nternet <emphasis>R</emphasis>elay + <emphasis>C</emphasis>hat. A protocol defined in <acronym>RFC</acronym> + 1459, which handles the specification to enable real time text chat.</para> + <glossseealso otherterm="gloss-rfc"><acronym>RFC</acronym></glossseealso> + </glossdef> + </glossentry> + <glossentry id="gloss-host"> + <glossterm>host</glossterm> + <glossdef><para>This can either be a name from your + <filename>/etc/hosts</filename> file + (<systemitem class="systemname">mycomputer</systemitem>), + an Internet name (<systemitem +class="systemname">www.kde.org</systemitem>) or an IP-Address + (<systemitem>192.168.0.10</systemitem>). + </para> + </glossdef> + </glossentry> + </glossdiv> +</glossary> |