Abbreviations

The following abbreviations are used in this manual:

Escape sequence

Escape sequences are used to define certain special characters within string literals. Escape sequences starts mostly with a backslash (\).

gettext

Widespread internationalisation (i18n) and localisation system.

GUI

Graphical User Interface

i18n

Numeronyms for internationalisation support.

Internationalisation means adapting software to different languages, regional differences, ...

OS

Operating system

OS X

is a graphical UNIX operating system developed by Apple Inc. OS X is certified by The Open Group.

SAE

Standalone Edition

Unix

is a multitasking, multi-user operation system. Today the trademark UNIX is owned by The Open Group. Operating systems complaint with Single UNIX Specification and certified by The Open Group are called UNIX.

Unix-like operating systems behaves similar to UNIX operating systems. They are not certified by The Open Group.

This document use the term Unix for certified UNIX operating systems as well as Unix-like operating systems. Linux is an Unix-like operating system.

wxg

File extension used by wxGlade to store the project in a XML file.

wx

abbreviation for wxWidgets

wxWidgets

wxWidgets a widget toolkit and tools library for creating graphical user interfaces (GUIs) for cross-platform applications.

wxWidgets is open source and written in C++.

WYSIWYG

What You See Is What You Get.

X11

The X Window System version 11.

XRC

XML-based system for describing wxWidgets resources like dialogs, menus or toolbars.

Those resources are loaded into the application at run-time.