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- <H1>Document Windows</H1>
- Document windows are where HTML and text files are displayed. You can
- open multiple document windows and interact with each window
- independently. For example, you can read a document while downloading
- files in other windows.
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- <P>When you download a document, the text is displayed immediately as it
- arrives to your computer. After all of the text arrives, images are
- loaded. You can scroll text and click on links before the entire
- document is loaded. If you click a link before the entire document is
- loaded, the current document will be cancelled and the new document
- will be downloaded in the same window.
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- <H2>Graphical Elements of a Document Window</H2>
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- <H3>Title Bar</H3>
- The <B>title bar</B> contains the title of the document in the window.
- The title bar also contains the Control-menu box (left) and the
- Maximize and Minimize buttons. <P><IMG ALIGN=bottom SRC="title.gif"
- WIDTH=640 HEIGHT=19 ALT="Title bar">
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- <H3>Menu Bar</H3>
- Descriptions of <A HREF="menus.htm#TOP">menu commands</A> are available.
- <P><IMG ALIGN=bottom SRC="menubar.gif" WIDTH=640 HEIGHT=20 ALT="Menu bar">
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- <H3>Toolbar</H3>
- <A HREF="toolbar.htm#TOP">Toolbar buttons</A> provide quick access to
- frequently used menu commands.
- <P><IMG ALIGN=bottom SRC="toolbar.gif" WIDTH=640 HEIGHT=34 ALT="Toolbar">
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- <H3>Navigation Bar</H3>
- The navigation bar contains the <B>Back</B> and <B>Forward</B> buttons,
- the <B>URL field</B>, and the <B>activity indicator</B> (or spinning globe).
- <P><IMG ALIGN=bottom SRC="navbar.gif" WIDTH=640 HEIGHT=39 ALT="Navigation bar">
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- <P>The <B>Back</B> button returns to the previous file. After using the
- Back button, you can click the <B>Forward</B> button to move forward.
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- <P>The <B>URL field</B> displays the <A HREF="url.htm">URL</A> (or
- address) of the current file. You can open a file by entering its URL
- here. URLs are case sensitive and must not begin with a space.
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- <P>The <B>activity indicator</B> is activated while Mosaic is
- transferring information or waiting to receive information. The
- activity indicator moves at a constant speed and does not indicate how
- fast data is being transferred.
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- <H3>Status Bar</H3>
- The status bar contains the <B>status message area</B> and the
- <B>progress indicator</B>.
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- <IMG ALIGN=bottom SRC="status.gif" WIDTH=640 HEIGHT=22 ALT="Status bar">
- <P>The <B>status message area</B> displays:
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- <P><LI>status messages during a file transfer
- <P><LI>a URL when the mouse pointer is over a link
- <P><LI>command descriptions when the mouse pointer is over a menu
- command or toolbar button
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- <P>The <B>progress indicator</B> shows the time remaining for a file to
- load. Since some servers do not provide file size information, the
- progress indicator does not always display.
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