Chapter 5 docs.sun.com Icons, Controls, and Indicators
This chapter describes the icons, controls, and indicators
that appear on the docs.sun.com Web site.
Note – When you access books for products that are being Beta tested,
the docs.sun.com Web site requests a password. When the product is released
in its final version, you no longer need to provide a password to access these
books.
This chapter contains the section Navigation Icons, Controls, and Indicators.
Navigation Icons, Controls, and Indicators
Three types of symbols help you navigate the docs.sun.com
Web site:
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Icons - Represent a book
type, collection, or file.
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Controls - Enable you to
expand, collapse, or go to information.
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Indicators - Point to where
you are in the hierarchy of a book or collection.
The following table defines and describes these symbols.
Table 5–1 docs.sun.com Navigation Symbols
Symbol
|
Type
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Description
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![Shows the icon for an XML-based book Shows the icon for an XML-based book](../images/book-xml.gif)
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Icon
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Represents an XML-based book.
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![Shows the icon for a password-protected XML-based book Shows the icon for a password-protected XML-based book](../images/book-xml-locked.gif)
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Icon
|
Represents an XML-based book for which a password is required.
|
![Shows the icon for an HTML book Shows the icon for an HTML book](../images/book-html.gif)
|
Icon
|
Represents an HTML book.
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![Shows the icon for a password-protected HTML book Shows the icon for a password-protected HTML book](../images/book-html-locked.gif)
|
Icon
|
Represents an HTML book for which a password is required.
|
![Shows the icon for an PDF book Shows the icon for an PDF book](../images/book-pdf.gif)
|
Icon
|
Represents a PDF book.
|
![Shows the icon for a password-protected PDF book Shows the icon for a password-protected PDF book](../images/book-pdf-locked.gif)
|
Icon
|
Represents a PDF book for which a password is required.
|
![Shows an icon of an open book that represents the table of contents of an XML-based book Shows an icon of an open book that represents the table of contents of an XML-based book](../images/ab2openbook.tif.gif)
|
Icon
|
Represents the Table of Contents of an XML-based book.
|
![Shows an icon of a set of books that represents a collection of books Shows an icon of a set of books that represents a collection of books](../images/ab2collect.tif.gif)
|
Icon
|
Represents
a collection of books.
|
![Shows an icon that represents a PDF document file Shows an icon that represents a PDF document file](../images/pdficonsmall.tif.gif)
|
Icon
|
Represents
a PDF document file that you can download and print.
|
![Shows an icon of a plus sign (+) that you can click to reveal more content for one item Shows an icon of a plus sign (+) that you can click to reveal more content for one item](../images/ab2plus.tif.gif)
|
Control
|
Clicking this symbol expands the associated item
to reveal content.
|
![Shows an icon of a negative sign (-) that you can click to conceal displayed content for one item Shows an icon of a negative sign (-) that you can click to conceal displayed content for one item](../images/ab2minus.tif.gif)
|
Control
|
Clicking this symbol collapses the associated
item to conceal content.
|
![Shows an icon of two plus signs (+) that you can click to reveal more content for all listed items Shows an icon of two plus signs (+) that you can click to reveal more content for all listed items](../images/ab2expand.tif.gif)
|
Control
|
Clicking this symbol expands the content
of all list items.
|
![Shows an icon of two negative signs (-) that you can click to conceal the content of all listed items Shows an icon of two negative signs (-) that you can click to conceal the content of all listed items](../images/ab2collapse.tif.gif)
|
Control
|
Clicking this symbol collapses the
content of all list items.
|
![Shows an icon of a plus sign (+) and some books that you can click to display the books in a collection Shows an icon of a plus sign (+) and some books that you can click to display the books in a collection](../images/collexpand.tif.gif)
|
Control
|
Clicking this symbol expands
a book collection to reveal content.
|
![Shows an icon of a negative sign (-) and some books that you can click to conceal the books in a collection Shows an icon of a negative sign (-) and some books that you can click to conceal the books in a collection](../images/collcollapse.tif.gif)
|
Control
|
Clicking this symbol collapses
a book collection to conceal content.
|
![Shows an icon of an encircled greater than symbol (>) that you can click to display the page that an index entry references Shows an icon of an encircled greater than symbol (>) that you can click to display the page that an index entry references](../images/indexglyph.tif.gif)
|
Control
|
Clicking this symbol displays the page that contains
the information about the index entry that precedes this symbol.
|
![Shows an icon of an arrow pointing towards the right that indicates an item of interest in a list Shows an icon of an arrow pointing towards the right that indicates an item of interest in a list](../images/ab2tocindex.tif.gif)
|
Indicator
|
This arrow points to the
item of interest in a list.
|
![Shows an icon of an arrow pointing upwards that indicates the current page in a series of pages on which matches are displayed Shows an icon of an arrow pointing upwards that indicates the current page in a series of pages on which matches are displayed](../images/ab2pageindex.tif.gif)
|
Indicator
|
This
arrow points to the current page in a series of pages on which matches are
displayed.
|
![Shows an icon of a partially-filled red dot that indicates the relevance of items to your search criteria in a list of search results Shows an icon of a partially-filled red dot that indicates the relevance of items to your search criteria in a list of search results](../images/score-4.gif)
![Shows an icon of an almost empty red dot that indicates the relevance of items to your search criteria in a list of search results Shows an icon of an almost empty red dot that indicates the relevance of items to your search criteria in a list of search results](../images/score-1.gif)
|
Indicator
|
In a list of search results, these symbols
indicate the relevance of items to your search criteria. The solid red dot
indicates the most relevant documents.
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