Conventions used

There are a number of text conventions used throughout this book.

CodeInText: Indicates code words in text, database table names, folder names, filenames, file extensions, pathnames, dummy URLs, user input, and Twitter handles. Here is an example: "We will have a new /todo_app directory alongside the /odoo directory containing the modules."

A block of code is set as follows:

<?xml version="1.0"?> 
<odoo> 
  <!-- Content will go here... --> 
</odoo> 

When we wish to draw your attention to a particular part of a code block, the relevant lines or items are set in bold:

  'data': [
    'security/ir.model.access.csv',
    'views/todo_menu.xml',
    'views/todo_view.xml',
    ]

Any command-line input or output is written as follows:

$ createdb MyDB
$ createdb --template=MyDB MyDB2

Bold: Indicates a new term, an important word, or words that you see onscreen. For example, words in menus or dialog boxes appear in the text like this. Here is an example: "In the web client, access the Apps top menu and select the Update Apps List menu option."