Apple 2 Item Info slip, Ink text, Input area, Input line, Large Close box, Main view, Message

G L O S S A R Y

Item Info slip	A slip that reports statistics for an item headed by a
	separator bar. The statistics include the item’s title, type,
	creation date, size, and storage location. A user can
	change an item’s title in the Item Info slip.
ink text	Words written in electronic ink.
input	Information transferred into a Newton from some
	external source, such as the pen or a modem.
	Compare to output.
input area	A place in a container view where a user can write
	or draw.
input line	An input area where a user can write one line of text.
insertion point	See caret.
interface	See Newton user interface and user interface.
invert	To highlight by changing white pixels to black and
	vice versa.
large Close box	Behaves the same as a Close box but looks slightly
	larger to match the standard height of a text button.
main view	A principal container view that serves as a center of
	user operations for an application. Compare to
	application base view.
matte border	A thick gray border framed with black.
message	An instruction to execute a method (a programmed
	function).
method	A programmed function. Each method contained in a
	template processes a particular message for the view
	that the template defines. When a view receives a
	message for which it has a method, the Newton executes
	that method.
Names File	The built-in application for storing names, addresses,
	phone numbers, and other information about people.

Newton user interface

The standard conventions for interacting with Newton devices. The interface ensures users a consistent means of interacting with all Newton devices and the applications designed to run on them.

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