GLOSSARY
GL-8
slider A control with a marker that indicates an amount,
degree, or value in relation to a range of possible values.
The user can adjust the setting by dragging the marker
on a slider. Compare to gauge.
slip A matte-framed container view that an application
displays to get detailed user input, or to present
alternatives among which a user can choose to
determine the outcome of a task just begun.
status box A black-framed container view that displays a static
message saying the Newton is busy completing a
lengthy process.
status slip A view that an application displays when it begins an
operation that takes more than a few seconds to
complete. A status slip contains a message describing
the application’s busy status.
system proto See proto template.
tap To touch briefly with the pen.
tap-and-a-half To tap and then at the same spot quickly half-tap; the
pen goes down, up, and down (but not up again).
template A read-only data structure that precisely specifies a
view, encapsulating all the view’s attributes and
behaviors.
text button A control, bordered by a rounded rectangle, that the
user taps to designate, confirm, or cancel an action
described by a text label inside the border.
transport A means of conveying data between the built-in In/Out
Box application and a communications connection
(serial connection, modem, infrared beam, AppleTalk
network, and so on).
type ahead The process by which the Newton system stores
keystrokes (typed faster than the system can process)
for later processing.
view A visual object on the screen, including but not limited
to a container view. For example, text buttons, pickers,
and input areas are also views. Each view is internally
represented by a template.