GLOSSARY

Active Window  (Windows Term) Top-most window. A window which is not 
currently obscured by any other windows, and which has a highlighted title.

Application Window  (Windows Term) see Parent Window.

Application  (Windows Term) A program, such as a spreadsheet or word 
processor.

ARROW Keys  Usually located between the numeric keypad and the main 
keyboard. These are four keys used by Windows and other applications to 
shift focus within a window or dialog box. These keys are also used to move 
the caret within editable text. 

Attribute A visual enhancement of text, such as highlight, bold, or 
underline, serving to differentiate it from other text of the same font.

Automatic Graphics (oSW Feature) When this feature is turned on, outSPOKEN 
will automatically speak any icons or symbols as they are drawn to the 
screen.

Automatic Text (oSW Feature) When this feature is turned on, outSPOKEN will 
automatically speak any text as it is drawn to the screen.

Bitmap A computer's way of storing a picture such as an icon or symbol.

Bit depth  A term related to the number of colors that can be displayed on 
the screen. Higher bit depths mean that more colors can be shown. 

Bottom  (oSW Key, KPD 3) Located on this key are the commands BOTTOM OF 
WINDOW and READ REST OF WINDOW.

Button  A picture of a button which, when clicked on, will perform an 
operation or adjust a setting.

Caret  The text insertion, or "application," cursor. A cursor which keeps 
track of the location where new text will be inserted.

Check Box  A control which can appear to be either checked or un-checked. 
Usually used for settings that have only two states: on and off.

Child Window  (Windows Term) A window without a menu bar, which appears 
inside a larger window (e.g., a document window inside a word processor).

Click  (KPD 5) The act of placing the pointer on an object and pressing the 
mouse button or outSPOKEN's SELECT key (KPD 5).

Combo Box  (Windows term) A control (usually found in a dialog box) which 
has its current setting listed in it. Clicking in the combo box pops up a 
list of other available settings for that control, similar to a menu. This 
list is called a combo list box. 

Combo Button  A small graphic inside a combo box which looks like a 
downward-pointing arrow. Clicking on this symbol opens the combo list box to 
reveal the possible settings for that control.

Combo List Box  The list of options which is shown when a combo box is 
opened. Combo list boxes are frequently scrollable. Making a selection from 
a combo list box closes the list. 

Command Line Installer  (oSW Feature) The method of installing outSPOKEN 
which allows the user to specify all parameters at once, instead of 
responding to questions about the hardware configuration.

Command Line  A DOS term meaning anything typed in response to a DOS 
prompt.

Control  A button, check box, combo box, list box, or other object which 
can be manipulated to change a setting or perform a function. Controls are 
most frequently found in dialog boxes. 

Control Menu(Windows Feature) A symbol located in the upper-left corner of 
most windows which is used to re-size or move the entire window.

Current Window  (oSW Term) The window containing the pointer. 

Cursor  An object (such as a pointer or caret) which can be moved by means 
of a mouse or keyboard commands, and which represents a means of 
manipulating text or graphics. 

Def Button  The "default" button. The button that will be selected if the 
ENTER key is pressed. 

Desktop  The virtual surface on which all windows are opened, closed, and 
moved. When all windows are closed, the desktop remains.

Dialog Box  A type of window which prompts the user for some kind of input 
(e.g., when saving a file, the user will be prompted for a file name by a 
dialog).

Dimmed  A text attribute indicating that an item or control is not 
currently available for use (frequently seen in menus and dialog boxes).

Double-click  Two clicks of the mouse, or outSPOKEN SELECT key (KPD 5), in 
rapid succession.

Down  (oSW Key, KPD 2) Located on this key are the commands NEXT LINE, 
BOTTOM EDGE, and POINTER DOWN.

Drag  Holding the mouse button down while moving the pointer with the mouse 
or outSPOKEN direction keys. DRAG is also an outSPOKEN Key (KPD 9). Located 
on this key is the command MOUSE BUTTON DOWN/UP.

Edit Box  A field (often in a dialog box) into which text can be typed.

Error Tones  (oSW Feature) A series of three or more low tones emitted by 
outSPOKEN's installer, indicating a problem.

Event  An occurrence on the screen such as a new window opening or a 
pointer changing shape.

Find  (oSW Key, KPD 1) Located on this key are the commands FIND 
TEXT/GRAPHIC, FIND CARET, and FIND HIGHLIGHT.

Focus Voice  (oSW Term) The voice outSPOKEN uses to speak the newly 
highlighted item as the focus changes. 

Focus  The currently highlighted item, or active window. 

Font  A type style. There are many different fonts, each coming in a 
variety of sizes (point size), and each having a unique name and appearance. 

Graphic Voice  (oSW Term) The voice outSPOKEN uses to speak the names of 
icons and symbols as they are read.

Graphic  A picture of any size. Icons and symbols are graphics, as are 
larger images.

Group Box  (Windows Term) A rectangle that encloses controls and/or text 
that belong together in a dialog box.

Highlight  A text attribute (usually appearing as inverse) used to indicate 
an item which has been selected to be launched or used.

Hotkey  (Windows Term) A key combination which performs an action, such as 
opening a menu or selecting a button.

Hour Glass  (Windows Term) The shape of the pointer when Windows is busy 
computing or accessing the disk.

I-Bar  The shape of the pointer when it is on top of text which can be 
edited. Clicking the mouse will position the caret at the position of the I-
bar.

Icon  A graphic thirty-two pixels square or larger, usually having a text 
label below it, and often representing a file or application.

Info  (oSW Key, KPD PERIOD) Located on this key are the commands 
FONT/GRAPHIC INFO, WHERE IN WINDOW, and WHERE ON SCREEN.

Insertion Point  See Caret.

Interactive Installer  (oSW Feature) The method of installing outSPOKEN 
which allows the user to respond to questions about the hardware 
configuration.

Keypad  See outSPOKEN Keys.

Left  (oSW Key, KPD 4) Located on this key are the commands PREVIOUS WORD, 
PREVIOUS CHARACTER, LEFT EDGE, and POINTER LEFT.

Maximize  (Windows Term) re-sizing a window to fill all available space.

Menu Bar  A row of menu headings along the top edge of an application's 
parent window.

Menu  A list of commands or choices, usually presented in a window that is 
"pulled down" from the menu bar by clicking on the menu's title. 

Minimize  (Windows Term) Re-sizing a window to the size of an icon, so none 
of its contents are visible except the title.

Modifier Keys  Keys which are pressed in conjunction with, and which change 
the meaning of, other keys. The most common modifier keys are SHIFT, ALT, and 
CTRL. 

Mouse Click  (oSW Command, KPD 5) outSPOKEN's command emulating the click 
of a mouse button. This key, located on the numeric keypad, often has a 
small raised mark on it for easy identification. See also SELECT key.

Navigation  See Pointer Navigation.

outSPOKEN Keys  (oSW Term) The numeric keypad, located on the right end of 
most keyboards, where outSPOKEN commands are found. 

Parent Window  (Windows Term) Also called an "Application Window." A window 
which contains a menu bar, as well as one or more smaller windows.

Pixel  A single dot of color on a screen. All images and text are 
constructed on the screen by combining many pixels in the proper shape and 
color. 

Pointer  The mouse cursor. The pointer moves in a corresponding direction 
when the mouse is moved, and changes shape to convey information about the 
state of the system, and the object being pointed to. outSPOKEN uses the 
pointer as a screen review cursor. 

Pointer Navigation  The ability to move the mouse pointer with outSPOKEN 
commands and read the items that the pointer moves to.

Progress Tones  (oSW Feature) An ascending series of tones generated by 
outSPOKEN's installer, which provide feedback about how far the installation 
procedure has progressed. 

Prompt Tones  (oSW Feature) Two quick tones requesting user inputfirst 
low, then highgenerated by outSPOKEN's installer.

Radio Button  A type of button, occurring only in groups of two or more, 
only one of which can be "on" at a time. Selecting an inactive radio button 
will activate it and deactivate the one which was previously selected.

Rename Graphics  (oSW Feature, CTRL-KPD PLUS) The outSPOKEN dialog in which 
icons, symbols, and pointers can be named and re-named. 

Restore  (Windows Term) Resize a window such that it is neither minimized 
nor maximized.

Right  (oSW Key, KPD 6) Located on this key are the commands NEXT WORD, 
NEXT CHARACTER, RIGHT EDGE, and POINTER RIGHT.

Scroll Bar  A graphical control (usually along the edge of a window or 
control) which allows the user to view obscured portions of a document or 
list which is larger than the area of the window in which it is displayed. 

Select  To highlight something, such as a control, file, or program item. 
Selections can be made by using hotkeys, by placing the pointer on an object 
and clicking with the mouse button, or by pressing outSPOKEN's SELECT key 
(KPD 5).

SELECT Key  SELECT is an outSPOKEN Key (KPD 5). Located on this key is the 
command MOUSE CLICK.

Speak Focus  (oSW Feature) outSPOKEN's ability to announce controls, menu 
items, and other objects as they gain focus or become highlighted.

Static Text  (Windows Term) Text in a dialog box which is not part of a 
control and which cannot be edited.

Sub-dialog  A dialog box which is produced by pressing a button in another 
dialog box (e.g., the outSPOKEN Preferences dialog has eight sub-dialogs). 

Symbol  (oSW Term) A graphic which is smaller than thirty-two pixels 
square.

System Voice  (oSW Term) The voice used by outSPOKEN to announce actions 
and events (e.g., when the user presses TOP, outSPOKEN moves the pointer to 
the top of the window and says "Top" in the System Voice).

Text Voice  (oSW Term) The voice outSPOKEN uses to read text. 

Title Bar  A line at the top of most windows containing a title describing 
the window and its contents.

Toggle  A feature or setting which can be turned on and off with the same 
command. A feature which toggles turns on the first time the command is 
issued, and off when it is issued again. 

Top  (oSW Key, KPD 7) Located on this key are the commands TOP OF WINDOW, 
MENU BAR, CONTROL MENU - CHILD WINDOW, and CONTROL MENU - PARENT WINDOW.

Top Window(oSW command, KPD SLASH) Moves the pointer to the top of the 
active window. 

Track Focus  (oSW Feature) outSPOKEN's ability to move the pointer to 
controls, menu items, and other objects as they gain focus, or are 
highlighted. See Focus.

Up  (oSW Key, KPD 8) Located on this key are the commands PREVIOUS LINE, 
TOP EDGE, and POINTER UP.

Where  (oSW Command, SHIFT-CTRL-KPD PERIOD) This outSPOKEN command tells the 
user where the pointer is located. With SHIFT and CTRL, the location with 
respect to the upper-left corner of the screen is given; with CTRL, the 
position is given with respect to the upper-left corner of the current 
window.

Window  A generic term, meaning any bordered rectangle on the screen into 
which text and/or graphics can be drawn. WINDOW is also an outSPOKEN Key 
(KPD SLASH). Located on this key are the commands TOP WINDOW, WINDOW MENU, 
and WINDOW NAME.

Windows Menu  (oSW Feature, SHIFT-KPD SLASH) This outSPOKEN command opens a 
menu of currently visible parent windows. If any of these windows have child 
windows, there will be a sub-menu listing them. Selecting a window from the 
outSPOKEN Windows Menu places the pointer in it. Another Click then 
activates that window.

