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ActiveX control
a type of Web application that is developed specifically for the Windows operating environment. ActiveX controls can provide Web users with interactive capabilities.
attribute
a characteristic of a graphics element such as color, line type, text font, text justification, and fill pattern.
border
a line that is drawn around an entire graphics output area. This area usually includes the title and footnote areas as well as the procedure output area. See also frame.
graphics output
output from a graphics program that can be stored as a catalog GRSEG entry or as a graphics stream file. Graphics output can be displayed or printed on a graphics output device. See also device-dependent catalog entry, device-independent catalog entry, and graphics output device.
graphics output area
the area of a graphics output device where the graphics output is displayed or drawn. Typically, the graphics output area occupies the full drawing area of the device, but the dimensions of the graphics output area can be changed with graphics options or device parameters. See also procedure output area and graphics output device.
key map
a SAS catalog entry used to translate the codes generated by the keys on a keyboard into their corresponding SAS/GRAPH internal character encoding. See also device map.
Metagraphics driver
a type of SAS/GRAPH device driver that can be written by users. A Metagraphics driver consists of an internal driver (supplied with SAS/GRAPH software), which writes a metafile in a special format, and an external driver (written by the user), which decodes the metafile and writes device-specific commands.
tile chart
a graph that represents the relative values of data by using rectangular areas. The color of each area represents the value of one measure in the query. The size of each area represents the value of the another measure in the query. The academic term for a tile chart is 'treemap.'
user-definable colors
the colors that can be defined using SAS color names, RGB (red, green, blue), HLS (hue, lightness, saturation), or gray-scale color equivalents.
viewport
in the DATA Step Graphics Interface (DSGI), a section of the display into which you place graphics elements or graphics output.
Web server
a server machine and software that enable organizations to share information through intranets and through the Internet.
window
in the DATA Step Graphics Interface (DSGI), a coordinate system that is used with a viewport and that can be defined by the user.
XON/XOFF handshaking
a method of data flow control in which the flow of data between a computer and a device is regulated by the transmission of XON (DC1) and XOFF (DC3) control characters between the device and the computer.
