Glossary 184
Deko500 User’s Guide
Shader window
The Shader window shows the current face, edge, shadow,
underline, frame or background shader.
spread justification
Spread justification makes all lines of text flush with both the left
and right sides of the text field box. To do this, space is inserted
between words and between letters, as controlled by the Spread %
in the Style/Layers window.
sprite
A sprite is a smaller element within a graphic or graphic element.
For example, in a multi-row layer, each row is an individual sprite.
status bar
The status bar shows Deko500’s current status.
string
A string is set of characters, such as a word or sentence. A string
that includes spaces or non-alphanumeric characters must be
defined within quotation marks, e.g. “Hello there.”
string operator
A string operator is a command or symbol that operates on
character strings. Most string operations are performed by
commands.
string parameter
A string parameter specifies one or more alphanumeric
characters (e.g. a letter, word or sentence).
A string that contains spaces or non-alphanumeric characters must
be enclosed in quotation marks.