Glossary
architectural form
A template for a class of SGML elements or set of
attributes.
attribute
The named value associated with a specific occurrence of
an element.
book
In the Information Manager, an electronic book. A collection of sections
arranged according to a hypertext table of contents (TOC).
bookcase
A group of electronic books on related topics. A logical set
of information (perhaps several related books) that are
accompanied by a single full-text index. A bookcase and
style sheets represents the minimum collection of
information that can be built into an
Information Library information
library.
Bookcase DTD
The document type definition defining the structure of
the specification files used to build books for the
Information Manager.
bookcase specification
An SGML document that contains or specifies the book
files, style sheets, and other SGML entities necessary to
build an Information Manager information library.
Book List
The list of bookcases and books available from the
Information Manager.
Browser
The Information Manager on-line system that allows
you to view and manage on-line information.
document instance
The SGML source for your document, including the
document content and the SGML markup.
DTD
Acroynm for document type definition. The formal
constructs that establish the markup for a document.
The DTD also includes informal guidelines and
conventions for applying SGML to a document type.
dtinfogen
The on-line document compilation and display system.
GUI
Acronym for Graphical User Interface. An application’s
look and feel.
information library
The entire set of on-line bookcases available in the
Information Manager library.
Information Manager
The overall document input, creation, mark-up and display
system.
modified DTD
The DTD for the document source, with
architectural forms applied.
reading window
The Information Manager window that shows the text, tables
and graphics of a book.
section
A single unit of documentation that is displayed within a
Reading window. On average, a section is a
screen or two in length and does not typically span more
than seven screens.
SGML
Acronym for Standard Generalized Markup Language
(ISO 8879). SGML is the Information Manager document input and
storage format.
style sheet
A file that defines the document rendering
characteristics for on-line viewing and for printing.
TOC
Acronym for hypertext table of contents that organizes
sections of Information Manager on-line book titles.