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Graphical user interface basics
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Overview
Purpose
The Zero Installation Craft (ZIC) terminal user interface is based on a browser client
program that uses HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) to make requests of Web servers
throughout the Internet on behalf of the user.
The following browsers can be used to access the interface are:
Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE)
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Mozilla Firefox (the open source version of Netscape)
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This section provides the different elements composing the interface as well as the users
general environment. Details on the various elements will be obtained using the Help of
the browser and the relevant manual.
The users work environment can be partitioned into the following utilities and widgets:
Keyboards - The different keys and the actions they induce are defined.
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Mouse - The functioning of the mouse buttons is provided.
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Desktop - A desktop is the screen area where you bring the applications needed for
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your work, arrange them to suit your preferences, and put them away when you're
done. Desktop provides a way to make a single display seem like several displays. You
can customize the desktop by adding shortcuts to your favorite programs, document,
etc. and by changing its look as you like.
Browser's pages - The page's or panel's general layout, menu and configuration (size)
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is described.
Buttons - The different types of buttons are described.
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Combo-boxes - The different types of buttons are described.
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Menus - The menu types used to open pages, select icons and navigate through the
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different functionalities of the ZIC (Zero-Installation Craft terminal) are introduced.
Entry and dialogue boxes - The different types of boxes and their aspect is defined so
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that the user is familiar with them.
Symbol and icon - A small, graphic representation of an object on the workspace.
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Objects can be "iconified" (turned into icons) to clear a cluttered workspace and
"normalized" (returned to their original appearance) as needed. Processes executing in
an object continue to execute when the object is iconified.
The above utilities and widgets are detailed in the following sub-chapters.
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