Glossary

console

Name for a general view that displays output from a running program. Some perspectives have their own consoles (e.g. C-Build Console, Builder Console).

drop cursors

When you move a “floating” view over the workspace, the normal pointer changes into a different image to indicate where you can dock the view.

Eclipse

Name of a tools project and platform developed by an open consortium of vendors (Eclipse.org), including QNX Software Systems.

The QNX Momentics IDE consists of a set of special plugins integrated into the standard Eclipse framework.

editors

Visual components within the workbench that let you edit or browse a resource such as a file.

navigator

One of the main views in the workbench, the Navigator shows you a hierarchical view of your available resources.

outline

A view that shows a hierarchy of items, as the functions and header files used in a C-language source file.

perspectives

Visual “containers” that define which views and editors appear in the workspace.

plugins

In the context of the Eclipse Project, plugins are individual tools and documentation that seamlessly integrate into the Eclipse framework. QNX Software Systems and other vendors provide such plugins as part of their IDE offerings.

profiler

A QNX perspective that lets you gather sample “snapshots” of a running process in order to examine areas where its performance can be improved. This perspective includes a Profiler view to see the processes selected for profiling.

project

A collection of related resources (i.e. folders and files) for managing your work.

resources

In the context of the workbench, resources are the various projects, folders, and files that you work with.

In the context of the QNX System Information Perspective, resources are the memory, CPU, and other system components available for a running process to use.

script

A special section within a QNX buildfile containing the command lines to be executed by the OS image being generated.

stream

Eclipse term for the head branch in a CVS repository.

target

Has two meanings:

As a software term, refers to the file that the make command examines and updates during a build process. Sometimes called a “make target.”

As a hardware term, refers to the Neutrino-based PC or embedded system that's connected to the host PC during cross-development.

tasks

A view showing the resources or the specific lines within a file that you've marked for later attention.

UI

User interface.

views

Alternate ways of presenting the information in your workbench. For example, in the QNX System Information perspective, you have several views available: Memory Information, Malloc Information, etc.

workbench

The Eclipse UI consisting of perspectives, views, and editors for working with your resources.