- .desktop file
See desktop entry file.
- .directory file
See directory entry file.
- application registry
The application registry is a location that contains text
files which register applications. The location of the application registry
for the GNOME desktop is /usr/share/gnome/application-registry.
- desktop entry file
A data file that provides information about an item in a menu.
The desktop entry file specifies the details for the item such as a name,
a command to run, an icon, and so on. Desktop entry files have
a .desktop file extension.
- directory entry file
A data file that provides information about a menu. The directory
entry file specifies details such as a name for the menu, a tooltip for the
menu, and an icon to represent the menu. Directory entry files have a .directory file extension.
- file content sniffer
A file content sniffer specifies a pattern to search for in
a file. A file content sniffer associates the pattern with a MIME type. If
a match for the pattern is found, the MIME type associated with the pattern
is the MIME type of the file.
- GConf configuration source
A storage location in the GConf
repository. For example, xml:readonly:/etc/gconf/gconf.xml.defaults.
- GConf preference key
An element in the GConf repository
that corresponds to an application preference. For example, the /apps/gnome-session/options/show_splash_screen key corresponds to
the Show splash screen on login option in the Sessions preference tool.
- GConf path file
A file that lists the GConf configuration sources, and the
order in which to search the sources.
- GConf schema
A collective term for a schema key and a schema object.
- GConf schema definition file
A GConf schema definition file
lists the keys in a particular application, and defines the characteristics
of the keys. GConf schemas are generated from schema
definition files. Schema definition files have a .schemas
extension.
- GConf schema key
A key that stores a schema object for a preference key. For
example, /schemas/desktop/gnome/interface/font_name is
a schema key for the /desktop/gnome/interface/font_name
preference key.
- GConf schema object
An element in a configuration source that contains information
about a preference key. The schema object contains information such as a default
value for the preference key, and documentation on the preference key.
- Interoperable Object Reference
An Interoperable Object Reference (IOR) is a string reference
to a CORBA object. An IOR encodes a hostname and port to which messages can
be sent to control the object. The IOR also contains an object key to identify
the object.
- MIME
Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension.
- MIME information file
A MIME information file is a text file that associates MIME
types with filename extensions and filename patterns. MIME information files
have a .mime file extension.
- MIME keys file
A MIME keys file provides information about a MIME type that
is used in the user interface. For example, the MIME keys file specifies an
icon to represent files of that MIME type. MIME keys files have a .keys file extension.
- MIME type
A MIME type identifies the format of a file. The MIME type
enables applications to read the file. For example, an email application can
use the MIME type to detect what type of file is in a file attached to an
email.
- MIME type registry
The MIME type registry is a location that contains text files
which register MIME types for the GNOME desktop. The location of the MIME
type registry for the GNOME desktop is /usr/gnome/share/mime-info.
- Netscape color palette
The Netscape color palette is a
general-purpose palette of 216 colors. The Netscape
color palette is designed to optimize the use of color on systems that support
8-bit color. The Netscape color palette is also
called the websafe color palette and the Netscape
color cube.
- pattern mask
A pattern mask is a series of hexadecimal characters in a
file content sniffer. The pattern mask identifies bits in the pattern to ignore
when searching for a pattern in a file.
- screensaver
A screensaver is an application that replaces the image on
a screen when the screen is not in use. The screensaver application for the
GNOME desktop is XScreenSaver.
- screensaver display
A screensaver display is an application that displays images
on the screen of the user when the screen is not in use.
- Uniform Resource Identifier
A Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) is a string that identifies
a particular location in a file system or on the Web. For example, the address
of a web page is a URI.
- vfolder
A virtual representation of items that reside in a physical
location or physical locations on your system. For example, a vfolder might
represent the contents of several directories. In terms of menus, a vfolder
is a representation in a menu of items that might be physically located in
several directories.
- vfolder information file
An XML file that describes a vfolder. Vfolder information
files specify the structure of your menus.
