See desktop entry file.
See directory entry file.
See OMF file.
The application registry is a location that contains text files which register applications. The location of the application registry for the GNOME Desktop is /usr/share/gnome/application-registry.
A data file that provides information about an item in a menu. The desktop entry file specifies the details for the item such as a name, a command to run, an icon, and so on. Desktop entry files have a .desktop file extension.
A data file that provides information about a menu. The directory entry file specifies details such as a name for the menu, a tooltip for the menu, and an icon to represent the menu. Directory entry files have a .directory file extension.
A file content sniffer specifies a pattern to search for in a file. A file content sniffer associates the pattern with a MIME type. If a match for the pattern is found, the MIME type associated with the pattern is the MIME type of the file.
A storage location in the GConf repository. For example, xml:readonly:/etc/gconf/gconf.xml.defaults.
An element in the GConf repository that corresponds to an application preference. For example, the /apps/gnome-session/options/show_splash_screen key corresponds to the Show splash screen on login option in the Sessions preference tool.
A file that lists the GConf configuration sources, and the order in which to search the sources.
A collective term for a schema key and a schema object.
A GConf schema definition file lists the keys in a particular application, and defines the characteristics of the keys. GConf schemas are generated from schema definition files. Schema definition files have a .schemas file extension.
A key that stores a schema object for a preference key. For example, /schemas/desktop/gnome/interface/font_name is a schema key for the /desktop/gnome/interface/font_name preference key.
An element in a configuration source that contains information about a preference key. The schema object contains information such as a default value for the preference key, and documentation on the preference key.
An Interoperable Object Reference (IOR) is a string reference to a CORBA object. An IOR encodes a hostname and port to which messages can be sent to control the object. The IOR also contains an object key to identify the object.
Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension.
A MIME information file is a text file that associates MIME types with file extensions and filename patterns. MIME information files have a .mime file extension.
A MIME keys file provides information about a MIME type that is used in the user interface. For example, the MIME keys file specifies an icon to represent files of that MIME type. MIME keys files have a .keys file extension.
A MIME type identifies the format of a file. The MIME type enables applications to read the file. For example, an email application can use the image/png MIME type to detect that a Portable Networks Graphic (PNG) file is attached to an email.
The MIME type registry is a location that contains text files which register MIME types for the desktop environment. The location of the MIME type registry for the GNOME Desktop is /usr/share/mime-info.
Open Source Metadata Framework file. This is a file that is associated with the XML file for a manual. The OMF file contains information about the manual that is used by the Help browser. OMF files have a .omf file extension.
Pluggable Authentication Modules.
A pattern mask is a series of hexadecimal characters in a file content sniffer. The pattern mask identifies bits in the pattern to ignore when searching for a pattern in a file.
A screensaver is an application that replaces the image on a screen when the screen is not in use. The screensaver application for the GNOME Desktop is XScreenSaver.
A screensaver display is an application that displays images on the screen of the user when the screen is not in use.
User Datagram Protocol.
A Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) is a string that identifies a particular location in a file system or on the web. For example, the address of a web page is a URI.
A virtual representation of items that reside in a physical location or physical locations on your system. For example, a vfolder might represent the contents of several directories. In terms of menus, a vfolder is a representation in a menu of items that might be physically located in several directories.
An XML file that describes a vfolder. Vfolder information files specify the structure of your menus.
The websafe color palette is a general-purpose palette of 216 colors. The websafe color palette is designed to optimize the use of color on systems that support 8-bit color. The websafe color palette is also called the Netscape color palette and the Netscape color cube.