DODS Programmers Guide -- 0.3 Conventions

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0.3 Conventions

The typographic conventions shown in Table 0.3 are followed in this guide and all the other DODS documentation.

Typographic Conventions

`Literal text`	Typed by the computer, or in a code listing.
`User input`	Type this precisely as written.
`Variables`	Used as a place holder for a user-specified or variable value. Choose an appropriate value and use that in place.
Button Text	Used to indicate text on a GUI button.
Menu Name	This is the name of a GUI menu.

When referring to a button in a menu, we will often use the notation: Menu,Button. For example, Options,Colors,Foreground would indicate the Foreground button in the Colors menu, selected under the Options menu.

Tom Sgouros, July 2, 2004