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# Glossary <index>glossary</index>

The information in this glossary is not authoritative, and it might not be complete.

September 20, 2004

Copyright © 2004 Contributors to the Mozilla Calendar Project.

accelerator
  A key combination that you can type to choose a menu item or a tab.

  In the label of the menu item or tab, the accelerator key is underlined. To choose the item or tab, hold down Alt and press the underlined key. For example, if the label is Sunbird, you can choose the item or tab by typing Alt-U.

alarm
  An indication that the current date and time match (or will soon match) a date and time in a calendar entry. The indication is usually something that interrupts your work so that you can take action—for example, a sound.
alternate select
  An action that you perform to pop up a context menu for the selected element in a window.

  If your mouse has more than one button, you usually perform this action by clicking the right mouse button. You can configure your mouse to work differently.

  If your keyboard has a menu key, it might be configured to perform this action when you press it.

  On a Macintosh, you can perform this action by holding down the Ctrl key while you click with your mouse.

calendar
  A container for calendar entries, organizing them in a time sequence. A calendar in your computer performs the functions of a diary, schedule or timetable in the real world.

  In , you can work with many separate calendars.

  calendar entry, date picker. Mozilla Calendar

calendar entry
  An item stored in a calendar.

  In , each entry is either an event or a task.

context menu
  A menu that pops up over the window that you are working with when you use your mouse to perform an alternate select action on an element in the window.
Ctrl-click
  alternate select
date picker
  A table showing the dates in a month arranged by week, so that you can pick a date.

  You can also use a date picker as a visual check on past and present dates. Used in this way, a date picker in your computer is like a calendar in the real world.

  calendar

DAV
  WebDAV
entry
  calendar entry
event
  A calendar entry that represents something that will happen whether you take action or not. For example, meetings and birthdays are events.

  task

exception
  A date when a calendar entry cannot recur, even though it is due to recur on that date.

  recurrence

extension
  A package that you can install to change the way an application program works. It usually adds extra features.

  For example, you can install Mozilla Calendar as an extension to Thunderbird.

  theme

Firefox
  The Mozilla web browser.
FTP
  Abbreviation of File Transfer Protocol. A protocol that provides a way to transfer files between computers. You can use FTP to transfer calendar files.
Gecko
  Software that is incorporated into and other Mozilla programs and enables them to run.
HTTP
  Abbreviation of HyperText Transfer Protocol. A protocol that provides a way to transfer web pages and other data between computers.. You can use HTTP to transfer calendar files.
iCal
  A file name extension used by Macintosh operating systems to identify files that conform to the iCalendar standard.
iCalendar
  The Internet Calendar specification described in RFC 2445 and related documents.
ICS
  A file name extension used to identify files that conform to the iCalendar standard.
ISO
  Abbreviation of International Standards Organization.
JavaScript
  A computer programming language. It is one of the technologies used to create .
journal entry
  A type of calendar entry defined by the iCalendar standard, but not supported by .
local
  Something that is stored on the computer you are using. The opposite of remote.
menu bar
  A bar of choices that you see at the top of the window, underneath the title bar. Or on Macintosh operating systems, the bar of choices that you see at the top of the screen.

  Each choice represents an action that can perform. For descriptions of all the actions, see the Menu Reference section of this Help.

MozCal
  Abbreviation of Mozilla Calendar.
Mozilla
  The name of an organization that develops open source software, including .

  Mozilla

Mozilla Calendar
  A general name for the application program that you are now using or reading about. It is sometimes abbreviated to MozCal.

  Mozilla Calendar is implemented as a stand-alone application program named Sunbird. It is also implemented as extensions to other programs—for example: Thunderbird and Firefox.

open source
  Software developed by a community of people who make it freely available.

  Open Source Initiative, Mozilla

picker
  A device in the user interface that allows you to pick a value from a graphical display instead of typing the value.

  date picker, time picker

protocol
  A standard for communication between computers. In , protocols are used to transfer calendar files.
pane
  A subdivision of a window. Panes are separated by splitters, which you can usually grab with your mouse and drag to change the size of the panes.
publish
  To make a calendar on your computer available for use by other computers.
recurrence
  A mechanism that makes a single calendar entry refer to more than one date and time in a calendar.
remote
  Something that is not stored on the computer you are using. The opposite of local.
right-click (also Ctrl-click)
  alternate select
RFC
  Abbreviation of Request For Comments. A technical document that describes how things work on the Internet—for example, a technical standard.
sidebar
  A pane at the left of a window, usually providing ways to navigate content displayed in a main pane at the right.
splitter
  A moveable border between panes in a window. You can use your maous to grab a splitter and drag it, changing the size of the panes.
status bar
  A bar that you see at the bottom of the window. It sometimes contains information about the current status of —for example, a message about something that has just happened or failed to happen.
subscribe
  To register your inerest in something so that you get regular updates. For example, you can subscriibe to a remote calendar file so that you see any changes that other people make to it.
Sunbird
  The name of the stand-alone application program that implements Mozilla Calendar.
task
  A calendar entry that represents some action by you. For example, writing a report and visiting a client are tasks.

  event

theme
  The visual appearance of an application program, or a package that you can install to change the visual appearance. If you change an application's theme, you change the way it looks, but not the way it works.

  extension

Thunderbird
  The Mozilla mail client.
time picker
  A table showing the hours in a day and the minutes in an hour. You can use it to pick a time.
timezone
  A geographical region where clocks all show the same local time.
title bar
  A bar at the top of the window. It contains the title and some icons proved by the operating system.
toolbar
  A bar that you see near the top of the window. It contains buttons that perform actions. The icons on the buttons depend on the theme that you are using.
twisty
  An icon identifying an element in a list that can be expanded to show more detail.

  The twisty that you see depends on the theme that you are using. When the element can be expanded, the twisty is usually a plus sign or a right-pointing arrow. When the element is already expanded, the twisty is usually a minus sign or a down-pointing arrow.

URL
  Abbreviation of Uniform Resource Locator. The address of a resource that might be local or remote. For example, web pages and calendar files are resources.
view
  A visual display of data that changes as the data changes. provides various views of calendar events—for example, by day and by week.
WEBCAL
  Abbreviation of Web Calendar. A protocol that provides a way to transfer calendars between computers.
WebDAV
  Abbreviation of Web Distribution And Versioning. A protocol that provides a way to transfer files between computers. Sometimes abbreviated further to DAV. You can use WebDAV to transfer calendar files.
zone
  timezone