Commodore Amiga - Page 48

Icons
Icons are small pictures that appear on the Workbench. They represent:
• tools
• projects
• disks
• drawers, places where you keep tools, projects, and other
drawers
• the Trashcan, which you use to discard tools, projects, and
drawers
Windows
Windows let you see the contents of projects, drawers, disks, and the
Trashcan. Each window has a Title Bar at the top to identify it. In addition,
a window may have one or more gadgets that let you change what's being
displayed or that let you communicate with a tool. Gadgets are described
later in this chapter in the section "Workbench Operations."
Screens
On the Amiga, the way visual information is displayed can be different for
different tools. To change the display, tools request different video
attributes. These attributes include:
Using the Workbench 4-3