This book uses several conventions that you might not have seen in other product manuals.
Throughout this book, the term "Windows" applies generically to Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows 98, and Windows ME. Information applicable to specific Windows environments is noted accordingly.
Tips and environment-specific information are flagged with icons:
![]() | Shortcut techniques and other tips |
![]() | VisualAge for OS/2 |
![]() | VisualAge for Windows |
![]() | VisualAge for UNIX platforms |
These highlighting conventions are used in the text:
Highlight style | Used for | Example |
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Boldface | New terms the first time they are used | VisualAge uses construction from parts to develop software by assembling and connecting reusable components called parts. |
Items you can select, such as push buttons and menu choices | Select Add Part from the Options pull-down. Type the part's class and select OK. | |
Italics | Special emphasis | Do not save the image. |
Titles of publications | Refer to the VisualAge Smalltalk User's Guide. | |
Text that the product displays | The status area displays Category: Data Entry. | |
VisualAge programming objects, such as attributes, actions, events, composite parts, and script names | Connect the window's aboutToOpenWidget event to the initializeWhereClause script. | |
Monospace font | VisualAge scripts and other examples of Smalltalk code |
doSomething | aNumber aString | aNumber := 5 * 10. aString := 'abc'. |
Text you can enter | For the customer name, type John Doe |