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glossary
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Identifier
An identifier identifies a card file. It consists of a maximum of 8 letters ( AZ ) and numbers ( 0-9 ). The identifier is also the name of the folder within the data source where the card file is stored.
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CSV file
CSV stands for comma-separated values . A CSV file lists values from the fields of a data record, row by row. The values from the fields of the data record in each row are separated by commas or other field separators (often semicolons). Text fields are usually enclosed in quotation marks ("..."). D
Data source
A data source is a storage location for files. AGS currently only supports data directories as data sources. The paths to the data sources may only contain the letters a to Z, the digits 0 to 9, the underscore, and the minus sign. Omega cannot work with paths containing umlauts, accented characters, or special characters.
Data directory
A data directory is a special type of data source . A data directory is a folder on a local hard drive or a network drive. F
Family block
A family block is a basic element of analyses . Its structure is described here . I
Integrated user interface.
The core functionality of Omega Classic is being gradually integrated into the Windows interface. It is available in the AGS Navigator, within the entries below each respective record. K
Coding
The encoding specifies how the characters displayed on the screen are converted into numbers that the computer can process. Important encodings include ANSI, OEM, UTF-8, and UTF-16. If the encoding of a document does not match the encoding that AGS expects, gibberish is usually displayed.
A context menu is a menu that appears when you right-click a control in a Windows application. In AGS, almost all actions are accessed via the context menus of entries in the Navigator's tree view. M
Media type
The media type indicates what kind of file it is, e.g. a text file (text/plain) without formatting, a formatted RTF text document (application/rtf) or a list of comma-separated values (text/csv). O
Omega Classic
The Omega software has existed since 1988 and was originally developed as a DOS program with a graphical user interface. Omega's core functionality still relies on this core, which runs in DOSBox when you open a file. The Omega core is gradually being integrated into the Windows interface, making its functionality available through the built-in user interface . T
Tutorial
A tutorial is a step-by-step guide explaining how to complete a specific task. A tutorial is displayed in a second help window, which lists the steps in a numbered list. Each step links to the corresponding help page in the main help window, which provides a detailed description of that step. Z
Clipboard
The clipboard is used to temporarily store text from one application so it can be pasted into another. The most important keyboard shortcuts related to the clipboard are Ctrl+A to select all text, Ctrl+C to copy the selected text to the clipboard, Ctrl+X to cut the selected text and paste it to the clipboard, and Ctrl+V to paste the contents of the clipboard.