DECW$HELPHELP.HLB  —  Glossary
  This is a glossary for DECwindows Help terms. No
  generic DECwindows terms are defined here.

  Select the term you require from the list of additional
  topics below.

1  –  Glossary item

  The Glossary, like any other glossary, is a collection
  of terms and their definitions. The terms are specific
  to the application.

  Note: Not all applications use the Glossary menu item.
  In these cases, the Visit Glossary menu item from the
  View menu and the Glossary... menu item from the Help
  menu are dimmed or missing.

2  –  topic

  A topic is a basic unit in the help library. If it is
  longer than the window, use the scroll bar to view the
  rest of the topic.

3  –  Go back

  Pressing Go Back button displays the previous topic.

  Every time you perform a Visit Topic or Go To Topic
  operation, Help records the topic title. The list of
  titles that this creates is called a History. The Go
  Back button uses this history to display each previous
  topic as you request it.

4  –  Go to

  To perform a Go To Topic operation on a topic means to
  finish with the topic you are currently viewing, close
  it, and open a new window containing the requested new
  topic.

  This is to be compared to Visit Topic, where the current
  window remains open, and an additional window is opened
  to display the requested new topic.

5  –  history

  Every time you perform a Visit Topic or Go To Topic
  operation on a help topic, Help records the title. The
  list of titles that this creates is called a history.
  The Go Back button and menu item use this history to
  display each previous topic as you request it.

  You can also access the history through the history
  menu item of the Search menu. This enables you to
  quickly return to a topic which is a long way back in
  the history list.

6  –  keyword

  Many help topics have keywords associated to them.
  These provide an additional way to find the topic you
  are looking for, when you are not sure what the title
  of such a topic might be.

  Keywords can be viewed and searched through the
  Keyword... menu item of the search menu.

7  –  title

  The title of a topic is displayed on the topic's first
  line.

  Titles are also listed for selection in the Title...
  option in the Search menu.

8  –  topic

  A topic is a basic unit in the Help library. If it is
  longer than the window, the scroll bar can be used to
  view the rest of the topic.

9  –  Visit

  To Visit a topic means to leave the current topic open
  in its window, and open an additional window to display
  the requested new topic.

  This is to be compared to Go To Topic, where the current
  topic window is closed, and the new topic replaces it.
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