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Author: Frank Peters, Sun Microsystems (fpe@openoffice.org) Version: 2.0_16 Date: Feb 3, 2006
Public Documentation License Notice The contents of this Documentation are subject to the Public Documentation License Version 1.0 (the "License"); you may only use this Documentation if you comply with the terms of this License. A copy of the License is available at https://www.openoffice.org/licenses/PDL.html. The Initial Writer of the Original Documentation is Sun Microsystems Inc. Copyright (C) 2005. All Rights Reserved. (Initial Writer contact(s): fpe@sun.com). Contributor(s): ______________________________________.
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Appendix
Glossary
Application – A OpenOffice.org "module" for different document types. There are the following applications: Writer for text documents, Calc for spreadsheets, Impress for presentations, Draw for drawings, Math for formulas, Basic for Macros.
Active Help - A synonym for an extended tip.
Anchor – A location inside a help file which serves as a bookmark to which the help viewer jumps, displaying the help for a certain context.
Attribute – Component of an XML element carrying information that specifies the element in greater detail, for example, the role attribute in the paragraph element.
Bookmark – 1. A help function that allows you to set user-defined bookmarks to help topics to make them easier to access. 2. An element of a help XML file that is used to define anchor points for help ids or keywords.
Build List – The file build.lst controls the build process of a module by defining module directories to be built and application dependencies between them.
Cascading Style Sheet – The style sheet used to define the layout of a help page displayed in the help viewer.
Context-Sensitive Help – When called from within the OpenOffice.org application, the help receives information about the user interface context,such as active dialog, or selected element. This information is used by the help to display information related to that context, provided this relation is defined in the help files. Help IDs are used to define this relation.
CVS – Concurrent Versioning System, a widespread version control system that is also used by OpenOffice.org. See tools.openoffice.org.
CVS Module – A part of the CVS that contains code for a section of the OpenOffice.org product.
Dependency Files – When a module is re-compiled, only changed files and files that depend on them need to be compiled again. Dependency files describe these dependencies. These files are used by the make utility.
DTD – Document Type Definition, a file that describes the document syntax for an XML document. The DTD is needed to validate an XML file.
Embedding – In OpenOffice.org help files can contain references to parts of other help files that are dynamically inserted when the help is displayed.
Extended Tip – Yellow "bubble" on the application user interface that contains information about the element under the mouse cursor. Extended tips appear when the mouse
cursor rests over a user interface element. In OpenOffice.org 1.1.x they are enabled/disabled using Help – Extended Tips.
Full-Text Search – A help function that allows you to search through the text of the set of help files. The function uses a search index that is created when the help files are compiled and built. Help files can be excluded from this search index using the exclude value in the indexer attribute of the topic element.
Help Authoring Template – The help authoring filter contains XSLT import/export filters and a help authoring template that specifies the layout of the help documents inside OpenOffice.org.
Help Compiler – A program that compiles the help files into an intermediate "object" format that is used by the help linker to assemble the final help files that are installed with OpenOffice.org.
Help Content Provider – A service inside OpenOffice.org that provides the Help to the help viewer.
Help IDs – Numerical or symbolic identifiers that are defined for user interface elements in the application code. Help IDs can be used to identify the context in which the help is called and to define a relation between an application context and the help topic that is displayed.
Help Module – Each OpenOffice.org application has a help module associated: Writer, Calc, Draw, Impress, Math, Basic.
Help Section – A subdirectory of helpcontent2/source/text. Each help module contains the help files of one or more help sections.
Help Topic – The contents of a help file. Usually, a help topic describes one task or a logical group of reference information.
Help Viewer - OpenOffice.org component that displays the help files and provides help functionality.
Icon – An image that is taken from the resource repository of the application itself. Icons are stored in different CVS modules and after installation are available in the images.zip file.
Image – Graphical content that is specific to the help files. All images are stored in the helpimg directory of the res CVS module and after installation are available in the images.zip file.
Block Image – An image that is on a paragraph of its own. Block images can have captions.
Inline Image – An image that is part of another paragraph and surrounded by text content. Inline images cannot have captions.
Import/Export Filter – XSLT files that control the conversion of the help files from xhp to OpenOffice.org and vice versa. Using a template they also control the appearance of the files in OpenOffice.org.
Index of Keywords – A two-level list of keywords associated with help topics. Keywords are explicitly defined in the help files.
Instructional Information – Information in OpenOffice.org help that provides instructions on how to fulfill tasks.
makefile – File that describes the processes for "making" (compiling/linking) files inside a directory. Used by the make utility.
Meta Data – Help file data that describe the help file, like file name, topic title, creation date. These are stored inside the meta element of the help file.
Nested Sections – Sections containing other subsections. Nested sections are supported in the help files.
Nested Tables – Tables containing other tables. Nested tables are unsupported in the help files.
Node – A node is a part of the help content tree that is used to group help topics. See [[#page25|]]Contents Branch on page 25.
Output Tree – A directory tree (aka solver) that takes all files that are produced on "making" (compiling/linking) source files. See tools.openoffice.org.
Platform – Operating System, such as Linux, Solaris x86, Solaris SPARC, or Windows.
Reference Information – Information in OpenOffice.org help that explains the effect or function of a user interface element.
Role – In the help files that type of a paragraph is specified by its role attribute.
Section Delimiter Line – A section inside OpenOffice.org is delimited by two gray lines.
Solver – see Output Tree.
Style Sheet – A document containing commands for transforming an XML file (transformation style sheet) or for displaying an XML or HTML file (cascading style sheet).
Symbolic Name – The help IDs used in the applications can be transformed to symbolic names that are defined in the list of help ids, hid.lst. They are symbolic identifiers that give the number a somewhat descriptive name.
Tool Tip – A synonym for an extended tip.
Topic ID – Each help file (aka topic) has a unique topic ID to be identified. It usually is created from the help file name.
Transformation Style Sheet – The style sheet used for transformation.
Transformation – In this context, the process of converting the XML format of the help document. The major transformation takes place when the help is displayed. The transformation style sheet main_transform.xsl is used for that.
UNO Command Name – One type of help ID that is used in the applications. Other than "normal" help ids which are numerical, these command names are symbolic identifiers and don't need to be converted.
Validation – The process of checking the validity of a help file. See [[#page103|]]Validating on page 103.
XML Help Document Type Definition (DTD)
See Documentation/Understanding,_Authoring_and_Editing_Openoffice.org_Help/3