Computer Network Router User Manual

GLOSSARY
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Notepad The built-in application for taking and organizing notes,
which may contain text and drawings.
notification slip A view that appears on the screen to warn the user or to
report an error. A notification slip may or may not be
accompanied by an alert sound.
output Information transferred from a Newton to some
external destination, such as a printer or a modem.
Compare to input.
palette A small view that provides controls for modifying the
contents of other views. The user can move a palette,
and it floats on top of other views of the same applica-
tion, so it can remain open for use in all visible views.
parent view A view that contains one or more other views.
persona The permanent internal description of an individual
person that works with a particular Newton PDA, or a
particular public image of a single owner. The owner is
the obvious example, but there can be many others.
Choosing a persona sets up information such as name,
title, birthday, phone numbers, and e-mail addresses.
picker A list of choices that appears when the user taps an
adjacent text label marked by a solid diamond (
◆). A
picker may also appear when a user taps a button. The
user chooses one of the listed items by tapping it.
picture button A control that the user taps to designate or confirm an
action implied by the icon displayed on the button.
picture radio button
A standard Newton control that displays its state, either
on or off, and is part of a group in which the user can
turn on only one button at a time. A picture on the
on-off indicator identifies the kind of setting.
pixel Short for picture element; the smallest dot the Newton
can draw on the screen. On a Newton MessagePad,
there are 80 pixels to an inch. Each pixel can be either
black or white, so it can be represented by a bit; thus,
the display is said to be a bitmap.