animated GIF
A combination of multiple images. As you
view an animated GIF on your Web browser,
it repeats the animation. You can create
an animated GIF using the Web Animator tool.
attribute
A property attached to a certain element,
such as size and color. When editing your
Web pages using Homepage Builder, you first create
(or insert) something; then you change its
attributes.
CGI program
A program for exchanging data between a client
and a server. A CGI program is written in
Perl or C language. It is often used when
a server receives information--for example,
questionnaires or orders--entered in a Web
browser and then processes it.
channel
A Web site that is automatically delivered
according to the schedule determined by the
Web site creator.
client-side image map
An image map that is processed on the client
(Web browser) side. Because HTML tags for
this image map are embedded in an HTML file,
you can easily use and manage this type of
image map. image map
dynamic HTML
The latest technology for creating animated
Web pages. Netscape Navigator 4.0, Microsoft
Internet Explorer 4.0, or later version of
these browsers can display dynamic HTML.
form
An interactive form, such as a questionnaire
or an order form. Visitors to your Web site
fill in blanks and enter responses to multiple
choices within the form.
frame function
A function to divide a Web browser window
into several sections.
HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language)
A special language for creating Web pages,
which contains such HTML tags as <P>
<H1> <IMG>. HTML tags consists
of alphabetic letters and symbols. The latest
version is HTML 4.0.
image
Digital data such as photographs, illustrations,
and animations. Images in GIF and JPEG formats
are often used for Web pages. Recently, the
new PNG format is also being used. When images
in BMP or TIFF formats are pasted into Homepage Builder,
they are automatically converted into GIF
or JPEG formats.
image map
An image that has multiple links. client-side image map, server-side image map
installation
The insertion of a program into a personal
computer to make it available for use.
Internet
The world's largest network. It can connect
computers throughout the world using the
TCP/IP protocol.
Java applet
A program written in the Java language. By
changing its parameters, you can change such
things as the background, movement, and text.
link
A function to jump. If you click text or
an image to which a link is set, you jump
another page or another place in the same
page.
pixel
A small, square, colored dot, frequently
used as a unit defining the display resolution
or the image size. HTML uses it as unit defining
the size of each element.
plug-in object
An object as the sound data (*.wav; *.mid;
*.au) or multimedia data (Shockwave, VRML)
that you can play back on a Web browser.
It is called a plug-in object, because you must add a plug-in application to your Web browser to play
it back.
provider
An agent that provides a connection to the
Internet. Many providers offer a service
for registering Web sites.
script
A program written in the script language,
JavaScript, or VBScript (Visual Basic Script).
You can write this program directly in your
HTML file.
server
A computer that stores many Web sites on
the Internet.
server-side image map
An image map that is processed on the server
(your provider's server) side. To use this
image map, you must create an image map file
in addition to an HTML file. There are two
types of the server side image maps, NCSA
and CERN, depending on the application that
the server uses. image map
site
The server location where the Web pages are
placed. Using Homepage Builder, you can create a virtual
site on your own computer and match it with
the server site.
style sheet
A file for controlling appearance. Style
sheets have been adopted in HTML 4.0, so
that you can segregate appearance issues
from the document-element issues that are
the proper concern of HTML. Homepage Builder is compatible
with CSS (Cascading Style Sheet).
tag
Descriptions surrounded by < > that
specify document elements in HTML. For example,
the tag <P> indicates a paragraph,
<H1> indicates a heading, and <IMG>
indicates an image. A slash '/' is added
to the tag indicating the end. The end of
a heading, for example, is described as </H1>.
target
One of the link attributes that indicates
where the link destination page is to be
displayed.
top page
A page that is initially displayed when you
access a Web site.
URL
An address of a Web page. It usually begins
with http://www.... Because each URL is unique,
you can access the target URL from anywhere
in the world.
Web browser
An application for viewing Web pages. Netscape
Navigator and Microsoft Internet Explorer
are well-known Web browsers.
Web page
An HTML file on the Internet.
wizard
A user interface that enables you to do tasks
step by step. You just need to select something
or answer the question and then click the
Next button. Wizards are often used in the Windows
world, because they allow you to do tasks
accurately.