GOWrite Terminology

The following terms are used throughout the on-line help. Understanding these terms may help you get through the tutorial more quickly. Other terms specific to GOWrite are explained when you first encounter them in the tutorial.

As you proceed through the tutorial, keep an eye on the animated icon in the upper-right corner of the browser. The cube spins around when GO Write is loading a help page.

GOWrite Tools
The tool selection area is at the left side of window. Tools allows you to quickly add specific things to board or limit editing to specific board object types. Short overview to tools gives quick view to available tools. More detailed information is available in tool details.
Node
Game flow is divided into nodes. Each node contains one move or collection changes to board and comments. One node is presented in screen at once.
Board
GOWrite board is in the middle of GOWrite window. This board is used to view and edit games.
Game tree

GOWrite shows always list of moves in game. This list is visible in bottom right corner of GOWrite window. Moves, diagrams, variations and comments are indicated in game tree.

Advanced terms

This list contains some more advanced terms.

Dispalyed Board
Board as it is displayed in the screen. Display settings determine exact way, which board is shown.
Diagram
Diagrams can be defined in SGF file. Diagram contains moves (all nodes) up to next diagram (if any).
Current Diagram
Current diagram is the diagram into which current node belongs.


Technical terms

This list contains some often used technical terms.

Button

An element in either a toolbar or a window that you can click to cause an action to occur. (example?)

Tooltips
Tool tips are provided for the toolbar buttons. If you are unsure of what action a toolbar button performs, place the pointer over the button to display a description.(example?)
Menu
A list of items from which you can choose a particular task or object. The menus appear in the browser below the title bar. An item in a menu is often referred to in the form Menu -> Menu Item. For example, Edit -> Delete means "choose the Delete in the Edit menu."
Tab

A tabbed page (similar to a dialog box) that is displayed when you click a tab in a window. (example?)



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