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Conventions

The following notes will be used throughout the book:

[Note]

A note presents interesting, sometimes technical, pieces of information related to the surrounding discussion.

[Tip]

A tip offers advice or an easier way of doing something.

[Caution]

A caution alerts the reader to potential problems and helps avoid them.

[Warning]

A warning advises the reader of a hazard that may arise in a given scenario.

Cross-reference conventions for print will be displayed as follows:

  • Links to other documents or websites will look like this.

[Note]

PDF, HTML, and XHTML versions of this document will use hyperlinks to handle cross-referencing.

Type conventions will be displayed as follows:

  • File names or paths to directories will be shown in monospace.

  • Commands that you type at a Terminal command prompt will be shown as:

    command to type

  • Options that you click, select, or choose in a user interface will be shown in monospace type.

Menu selections, mouse actions, and keyboard short-cuts:

  • A sequence of menu selections will be displayed as follows: File → Open

  • Mouse actions shall assume a right-handed mouse configuration. The terms “clickâ€� and “double-clickâ€� refer to using the left mouse button. The term “right-clickâ€� refers to using the right mouse button. The term “middle-clickâ€� refers to using the middle mouse button, pressing down on the scroll wheel, or pressing both the left and right buttons simultaneously, based on the design of your mouse.

  • Keyboard shortcut combinations will be displayed as follows: Ctrl+N .Where the conventions for “Controlâ€�, “Shift,â€� and “Alternateâ€� keys will be Ctrl, Shift, and Alt, respectively, and shall mean the first key is to be held down while pressing the second key.