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A1   Glossary

This Glossary defines terms as used in this document. As far as possible, when terms used also occur in the HTML or CSS specifications, they have the same meanings as in those specifications. In such cases more precise definitions may be obtained there.

Button	A small picture, or icon, which when clicked results in an action. Nvu buttons are of various shapes.
CSS	Cascading Style Sheet.
Directory	Equivalent to what Windows calls a ‘folder’
Deprecated	Early versions of the HTML Specification included many features which later proved inadvisable. Because stylesheet support even in the latest browsers is incomplete it can be difficult to avoid their use even now. The Document type on which Nvu is based (Transitional) allows the use of deprecated features. (The ‘Strict’ type does not.)
Element	A small part of a web page such as a paragraph or an image which can be manipulated by a browser in ways determined by the code associated with the element
Handle	Symbols, usually small squares, on the edges of sizing boxes which, when clicked, allow the size or position to be dragged.
HTML	HyperText Markup Language. The publishing language of the World Wide Web
ISP	Internet Service Provider
Non-breaking space	A space character which, though invisible, acts as a normal character in that a ‘word’ which includes a non-breaking space will not be split to wrap a line.
Nvu	The open source software package (pronounced N-view / ’envju: /, for a ‘new view’)  available at http://www.nvu.com, on which this guide is based.
Sizing box	A box, denoted by small squares, (Handles) which in Nvu appears around some items when clicked. See also ‘Handle’.
Tab (window)	Part of many window structures which emulate the tab on a paper filing system designed to give quick access to part of the file. If a tab is clicked a new display will appear within the same window.
Tab (key)	The keyboard key which emulates the action of the tab key on a typewriter.
Tag	A piece of code in a web page associated with an element. Typically each element has a start tag and an end tag. Tags include the element name and are surrounded by angle brackets. E.g. <p> and </p>
Upload (ing)	The process of transferring web files from your local computer to the computer which will host them on the web
URL	Uniform Resource Locator. The web address of an item
W3C	World Wide Web Consortium     http://www.w3.org

A2   References

HTML 4.01 Specification	http://www.w3.org/TR/html
CSS2 Specification	http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-CSS2
HTML Validator	http://validator.w3.org/
CSS Validator	http://jigsaw.w3.org/css-validator/

A3  Revision History

01-Apr-2005

First version available directly via nvudev.org
Section 9.2 on Toolbar Buttons added.
Section 4.6 on Styles Special Cases (Links, Class selectors) added.

17-Mar-2005

Based on Nvu 0.9

Nvu 0.9 new or changed features: Border Button (section 3.11), email link (3.7.1.2), <div> element 4.5, set Icon size (9.1), Table properties (3.6.2.4), HTML Source view renamed.

Previously omitted items added: Printing (3.3.3), Position grid (3.10.4), CaScadeS Beginners mode (4.2.3.5), Image sizing using Property window (3.5.2).

Clarifications or corrections to: Drag and drop (3.3),  Comments (6), Sizing boxes refer to ‘Handles’, other minor items.

08-Mar-2005

Based on Nvu 0.81

HTML version unframed. Optimised for Mozilla-type browsers.

Section 3.6 on tables rewritten.

Section 3.10 Layers (previously Absolute positioning) expanded.

Section 7 Templates corrected and expanded.

Throughout - extensive re-work, minor corrections, clarifications and expansions.

Warnings differentiated from notes.

The writing style of the guide is being altered progressively but still incomplete.

25-Jan-2005

Based on Nvu 0.7

First version available in both HTML and pdf formats. HTML version based on frames

Footnotes incorporated into main text

Major rewrites Sections 8 (Site Manager), 10 (Publishing)

Additional material Sections 3.4.6-7 (Text), 3.6.2 (Tables), 3.10 (Absolute positioning), 3.14 (HTML Editing).

Minor editorial changes throughout.

Nvu User Guide - Based on Nvu version 0.9 - Updated 01-Apr-2005