Java WorkShop Terminology
The following terms are used in the online help to describe the components of the browser. Understanding these terms may help you get through the tutorial more quickly. Other terms specific to the Java WorkShop (such as applet and thread) are explained when you first encounter them in the tutorial.
As you proceed through the tutorial, keep an eye on the lighthouse icon in the upper-right corner of the browser. The light spins around when the WorkShop is performing an action.
- Java WorkShop tool bar
- The palette at the top of the window below the menu bar. The Java WorkShop tool bar looks like this:









- Tool name tool bar
- The palette at the top of some tool pages. You will find tool bars in the Source Editor, Portfolio Manager, Source Browser, Build Manager, and Visual Java. For example, the Build Manager tool bar looks like this:






- Control
- An element in the tool bar. For example,

is the Portfolio Manager control. If you are unsure of what action a control performs, place the pointer over the control. A description of the control appears in the lower-left corner of the browser. If you do not see a description, make sure the entire footer is displayed on your screen.
- Button
- An element in the interface that resembles a button.
- Menu
- A list of items from which you can choose a particular task or object. The menus appear in the browser between the title bar and the Java WorkShop tool bar. An item in a menu is often referred to in the form of "Menu => Menu Item". For example, Project => Create means "choose" the Create item on the Project menu.
- Tab
- A folder that is displayed when you click a tab in a tool. For example, the Debugger contains the following tabs: Threads/Stack, Variables, Breakpoints, Exceptions, Classes, and Messages.