📙Glossary of Terms
We always try to keep things simple, but sometimes you just come up with a cool name for something and like to be unique.
Below is a list of the terminology we use in our platform, you will recognise most but there are a few unique ones which are specific to our products, for anything you are unsure of please feel free to email support@sphere.co.uk.
Space:
| Term | Description |
|---|---|
Logo | Image asset which will be displayed in the top left of the browser viewport in published Spheres |
Favicon | Image asset which will be displayed in the browser tab |
Background Image | The image you have uploaded to be used as your Sphere background |
Control button | UI element which is displayed in the bottom right of the browser viewport in published Spheres |
Generated | The state of a Sphere which can be accessed via private url. You would generate a Sphere from Curator in order to see how the final version would look and to test interactive elements |
Published | The final state of a Sphere which is now accessible publicly via the connected domain and url |
Moderator | A profile type with limited functionality |
Admin | A profile type with extended functionality |
Overlays | A UI container element which presents data in HTML/CSS. Typically achieved by applying an overlay action to an object in Curator |
Curate | The design process for Sphere. You will see this button when you access one of your Spheres in Pubtools. It launches Curator |
Curator:
| Term | Description |
|---|---|
Control Bar | The top navigation bar in Curator. Allows you to switch between various functions or modes |
Canvas | The work area in Curator |
Horizon line | The cameras vertical position in Sphere. Adjusting this will affect the viewers perspective. It can be previewed in Curator by using the 3D preview function |
Start Point | The horizontal position of the Sphere which is shown when a generated or published Sphere is loaded |
3D Preview | Non-interactive preview of a generated/published Sphere. |
Layers | The object order of assets in Curator. Use the layers panel to move objects in front of or behind each other |
Cluster | A 'group' of objects in Curator. Clusters allow you to automatically layout image data and set Cluster specific SEO |
Strings | Future function, coming soon - Not yet active in Curator |
Actions | Mode where you can drag and drop interaction on to canvas objects |
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