How to Use this Manual

Throughout this manual, advice and instructions are offered regarding the use of the RPC Broker and the functionality it provides for VISTA and commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) software products.

There are no special legal requirements involved in the use of the RPC Broker's Interface.

This manual uses several methods to highlight different aspects of the material:

• Descriptive text is presented in a proportional font (as this is).
  
  
• "Snapshots" of computer online displays (i.e., roll-and-scroll dialogs) and computer source code are shown in a non-proportional font and enclosed within a box. Also included are Graphical User Interface (GUI) application window images (i.e., Windows' dialog boxes or forms).

Note Author's comments within these snapshots are displayed in italics or as "callout" boxes (callout boxes refer to labels or descriptions, usually enclosed within a box, which point to specific areas of a displayed image). User's responses to online prompts will be boldface.

• Object Pascal code uses a combination of upper- and lowercase characters. All Object Pascal reserved words are in boldface type.
  
  
• All uppercase is reserved for the representation of M code, variable names, or the formal name of options, field and file names, and security keys (e.g., the XUPROGMODE key).
  
  
• Various symbols are used throughout the documentation to alert the reader to special information. The following table gives a description of each of these symbols:

  Symbol Description

  Used to inform the reader of general information including references to additional reading material

  Used to caution the reader to take special notice of critical information