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Glossary
Media Player A Catalog object that is preprogrammed to play media. The Universal Media Player is a
multi-purpose media player that supports most currently available media formats.
Media Source Any multimedia from which you can create clips, including media files, audio CD,
videotape, and so on.
Menu A list of choices that a user can click to open windows, execute commands, or display further
choices.
Menu Bar The area at the top of a window that lists available menus.
Menu Bar Editor The ToolBook editor used to create and edit menu bars.
Menu Bar Resource A menu that can be shared as a resource in one or more ToolBook applications.
See also resources.
Menu Item A single choice on a menu. If a menu item is not available, it appears dimmed.
Message (1) A communication ToolBook sends to an object to indicate that an event has occurred. (2)
A warning or other information displayed by Windows or ToolBook that alerts a user to a problem and
possible corrections.
Metafile Sometimes called a vector graphic. A file that defines an image as a series of instructions
instead of as a collection of pixels (as in a bitmap or paint object). A metafile is exported from a
Windows drawing program and, when imported into ToolBook, becomes a picture object. See also
picture object.
MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) A series of commands sent to a synthesizer or sound card
that controls pitch, length, volume, and so on. MIDI is not recorded sound; rather, it is sound that is
created digitally.
Modal A way of displaying a window so the user cannot perform any other action outside the window
before closing it. For example, most dialog boxes are modal; until you close the dialog box, you
cannot return to the program that displayed it. Compare nonmodal.
MP3 A file extension for the MPEG audio level 3 file format. MP3 files are small audio files that can be
transferred across the Internet easily. The Universal Media Player in the Media Players category of the
Catalog can play MP3 files.
Multimedia Information in different formats—text, graphics, sound, video, and animation—that you
can use in computer-based applications. See also animation, digital video, media file, MP3, MIDI, wave
audio.
Name One way of identifying an object. An object's name is a property of the object and is used when
referring to the object. It is a good practice to assign a unique name to each object in your book,
especially those objects with interactive functionality. Only named objects may be referenced in an
action sequence. Compare ID number.
No-Drop Image The cursor, icon, or bitmap resource displayed during a drag-and-drop operation when
the pointer is over an object that cannot be the destination object. See also destination object, drag
and drop.
Nonmodal A way of displaying a window so the user can leave it to activate another window. Compare
modal.
Nonpersistent Property A property that does not retain its value between ToolBook sessions or
instances. For viewers, nonpersistent properties exist only when a viewer is open and are not saved
when a viewer is closed. See also viewer.
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