This is a glossary for DECwindows Help terms. No generic DECwindows terms are defined here. Select the term you require from the list of additional topics below.
1 – Glossary item
The Glossary, like any other glossary, is a collection of terms and their definitions. The terms are specific to the application. Note: Not all applications use the Glossary menu item. In these cases, the Visit Glossary menu item from the View menu and the Glossary... menu item from the Help menu are dimmed or missing.
2 – topic
A topic is a basic unit in the help library. If it is longer than the window, use the scroll bar to view the rest of the topic.
3 – Go back
Pressing Go Back button displays the previous topic. Every time you perform a Visit Topic or Go To Topic operation, Help records the topic title. The list of titles that this creates is called a History. The Go Back button uses this history to display each previous topic as you request it.
4 – Go to
To perform a Go To Topic operation on a topic means to finish with the topic you are currently viewing, close it, and open a new window containing the requested new topic. This is to be compared to Visit Topic, where the current window remains open, and an additional window is opened to display the requested new topic.
5 – history
Every time you perform a Visit Topic or Go To Topic operation on a help topic, Help records the title. The list of titles that this creates is called a history. The Go Back button and menu item use this history to display each previous topic as you request it. You can also access the history through the history menu item of the Search menu. This enables you to quickly return to a topic which is a long way back in the history list.
6 – keyword
Many help topics have keywords associated to them. These provide an additional way to find the topic you are looking for, when you are not sure what the title of such a topic might be. Keywords can be viewed and searched through the Keyword... menu item of the search menu.
7 – title
The title of a topic is displayed on the topic's first line. Titles are also listed for selection in the Title... option in the Search menu.
8 – topic
A topic is a basic unit in the Help library. If it is longer than the window, the scroll bar can be used to view the rest of the topic.
9 – Visit
To Visit a topic means to leave the current topic open in its window, and open an additional window to display the requested new topic. This is to be compared to Go To Topic, where the current topic window is closed, and the new topic replaces it.