Conventions 1 White is the color of the light on the Front Panel. If a remote front panel has been installed by another party, the color may vary. Conventions This section discusses: l Typographic conventions l Keyboard conventions l Selecting, choosing, and pressing items Typographic Conventions The following typographic conventions are used throughout this manual: eV+Operating System User's Guide, v2.x, 18320-000 Rev A Page 13 This Represents ALL CAPITALS eV+ file names, directory names, commands, keywords, and attributes; also acronyms. The name of a physical key or button that you must press, such as the ENTER key and the PROGRAM START button.
monospace Screen displays, code examples, nonplaceholder terms in formal syntax definitions, and case-sensitive words. bold When typing or entering a command or instruction, bold indicates anything that you must type exactly as it appears. For example, if you are asked to type execute 1 a.diskcopy, you type all the bold characters exactly as they are printed. What you type is shown in lowercase letters unless it must be typed in uppercase letters to work properly. You may always substitute a currently valid shortcut form when typing eV+ keywords. In order for the eV+ system to process your typing, you must conclude your entry by pressing the ENTER or RETURN key.
Bold type is used for lowercase names such as subroutine names, variable names, and program names; for example, a.diskcopy. Bold type also is used for window items that you choose and window items that do not have initial capital letters in all principal words. italic Placeholders that you must provide in typed input. This font also indicates new terms and other emphasized words. Initial The name of an object such as a window, screen, menu, button, dialog