This book uses the following typeface conventions:
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Lowercase commands and mixed case commands that are otherwise
difficult to distinguish from surrounding text
Interface controls (check boxes, push buttons, radio buttons,
spin buttons, fields, folders, icons, list boxes, items inside list
boxes, multicolumn lists, containers, menu choices, menu names, tabs,
property sheets), labels (such as Tip:, and Operating system considerations:)
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Words defined in text (example: a nonswitched line is called a point-to-point line)
Emphasis of words and letters (words as words example: "Use
the word that to introduce a restrictive
clause."; letters as letters example: "The LUN address must
start with the letter L.")
New terms in text (except in a definition list): a view is
a frame in a workspace that contains data.
Variables and values you must provide: ... where myname represents....
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