Glossary

Term Definition
Child Window

A window associated with a Prophet X SYSEX data file that you have opened that is used to display the contents of the file.

Several Child Windows can be open within the px.factory Desktop.

Clipboard A temporary storage area used for transferring data within a Child Window or between Child Windows.
Collection

A group of similar and related Objects.

For example a Program Bank Collection stores the 128 Programs Objects that Program bank can contain

Context Sensitive Help The ability of the help system to tailor the help being displayed according to where the user pressed the Help key.
Context Sensitive Menu The popup menu that is displayed in either the Tree View or Table View that provides a set of commands specific to the currently selected Object
Desktop The area within the px.factory window where Child Windows can be opened
Drag and Drop The name for the mechanism that allows a use to move data by dragging it with a mouse and dropping it at a new location.
DRAG MODIFIER

The keyboard key that is held down to turn a Drag and Drop move operation into a copy operation.

On the PC platform, the DRAG MODIFIER key is the CTRL (control) key

Prophet X Library Window

A special instance of a Child Window that doesn't display data in a file, but which displays the data stored in the Prophet X Library.

(NOTE: Not yet implemented).

Prophet X Synthesizer Window

A special instance of a Child Window that doesn't display data in a file, but which displays:

  • Preset data within the Prophet X
  • User data imported from the Prophet X via MIDI and/or SMDI

(NOTE: Not yet implemented).

JRE

Java Run-time Environment. This provides the Java environment which px.factory needs in order to run.

Library

A repository where you can store all of your data. (NOTE: Not yet implemented).

MDI Multiple Document Inteface. The type of user interface used by px.factory which allows several Windows to be open within the main application window.
Menu Bar The area of the px.factory Window that contains the set of menus used for accessing the main functions provided by the application.
MIDI Musical Instrument Digital Interface. The primary means by which digital data is exchanged in a serial form between synthesizers and computers.
Object A piece of Prophet X data such as a Program or Play List.
Preset Synth Data The lists of data within the Prophet X Synthesizer Window that lists the preset data available within the Prophet X (NOTE: Not yet implemented).
Reference The means by which the Prophet X associates an Object (such as a Voice) with another Object (such as a Performance Part). The reference provides the link between the two, and in the case of the Prophet X, the link is simply the number of the referenced Object.
Regular Expression A system by which certain character sequences are interpreted not as plain text but as commands that can provide a tailored search for occurences of text
Status Bar The area of the px.factory Window that is used to display status information upon the currently selected Child Window
Table View A View which displays data in a file arranged in tablulated rows of data
Tool Bar The area of the px.factory Window that contains a set of buttons to provide easy access to commonly used commands
Tree View A View which displays data in a file arranged in a hierarchical tree structure.
Tritonus A library of Sample processing tools that fits within the Java Sound system and provides facilities not provided by default, such as sample rate conversion.
View

The means by which the data in a file is viewed.

A Child Window provides the view upon an Prophet X File that you have opened.

The view can be either a Tree View or a Table View.

You can have several views open upno the same data, for example when you have split a Child Window.

Workspace An arrange of the main px.factory Window and Child Windows which can be saved for subsequent recall.