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F32
Original name for the file server component of Symbian OS.
See also: file server
Fading
Changing colours so that they are closer to white or closer to black.
fat space
A space between words in output text that has been widened by one or more pixels beyond the standard width of a space character in the current font.
See also: justification, excess width
fax header line
The fax header line appears at the top of every fax page sent by a Symbian OS phone. It includes the sender ID, phone number, time, date and page sequencing information.
fax modem
A modem capable of sending and receiving faxes using one of a number of recognised command sets.
fax on demand
Retrieving fax by making a voice call to the source, then turning on the fax to receive the call.
See also: fax polling
fax phase
All fax transmission/reception progresses through the phases A (dialling and answering), B (Negotiation), C (Sending data), D (status exchange), and E (hangup). For more information see Fax phases.
fax polling
Retrieving a fax through fax negotiation on a fax initiated call.
See also: fax on demand
fax session
Fax sub-session incorporates fax functionality into ETel. Not used directly, but through fax client.
faxstore
The Symbian OS fax storage classes, which implement the ITU T.4 fax coding standards.
FEP (Front-End Processor)
Allows the input of characters by a user, for example, by handwriting recognition or voice, and converts the input transparently into text.
FHNG:#
The class 2 modem error reporting code for hanging up. This includes a number, represented by the # which indicates the reason for hanging up.
field
A format field is a code which causes the insertion of information into a text object. This information can then be automatically updated.
Or
A section of a contact item containing a discrete part of the item's information. Contact item fields have a label and a content type.
See also: contact item, label, content type
field definition
Specifies a subset of fields to use when searching a contact database.
See also: field, contact database
field set
The set of fields owned by a contact item.
See also: field, contact item
field type
A UID which uniquely identifies a field's type.
See also: UID, field
FIFO
First In First Out. A queued type of buffer.
file
A collection of data in persistent storage, accessible via the file server.
See also: file server
file descriptor
In standard C, a handle to an I/o resource, for instance a file, socket or terminal.
See also: file descriptor table
file descriptor table
In standard C, a way of implementing file descriptors by treating them as indexes into an array.
See also: file descriptor
file name
The entire name of a file including its path, or just its file name.
See also: path
file name editor
A concrete control that supports editing a file name.
file name selector
A type of choice list that allows a file name to be selected from a directory listing.
file selection observer
A file/folder selector/editor which is dependent on a folder/drive selector.
See also: file name selector, folder name selector, drive name selector, file name editor, folder name editor, file selection observer protocol
file selection observer protocol
A protocol which enables a file/folder selector/editor to update its contents when the selection in a file/folder selector changes.
See also: file name selector, folder name selector, drive name selector, file name editor, folder name editor
file server
The server which mediates all file system operations. All application programs which use files are clients of this server.
See also: F32, file server session
file server session
A session from a client program to the file server: a client program may have any number of sessions, which allows components to have their own sessions, and to operate without interference from other components.
See also: file server
file specification
A specification of the name of one or more files. May contain wildcards.
See also: path, wildcard
file store
A persistent store which is file based.
See also: persistent store, store
file switch
When an application closes its current file and opens another specified file in response to a message from the shell.
See also: application, document file
file system
A set of conventions used to access a drive, and the software which implements those conventions. Local, ROM and installable file systems are supported.
See also: ROM file system, local file system, remote file system
file-based application
An application that stores data in persistent storage. For instance, a word processor.
See also: non-file-based application
file name
The name that identifies the file within its directory. It comprises everything from the character following the last backslash to the character preceding the final period (if there is one).
See also: path
fillable
A closed shape, that may or may not be filled.
See also: fillable primitive
fillable primitive
A graphics operation to draw a fillable shape.
See also: fillable
Firmware
Programs stored in semi-permanent storage such as ROM.
fiq
On the ARM family of processors, a fast (high priority) interrupt.
fixed point editor
A concrete control that presents the appearance of editing a number with a fixed number of decimal places, e.g. 3.141, but actually edits an integer scaled appropriately, e.g. 3141.
Flash memory
Non-volatile computer memory that can be electrically erased and reprogrammed.
flat buffer
A dynamic buffer using flat storage, that is, a single segment of memory, which is re-allocated if the buffer must expand, or if the buffer is compressed.
See also: segmented buffer, buffer position
floating point editor
A concrete control that supports editing one double-precision number.
flush
To empty a buffer, sending its contents to the next stage in processing.
Fnttran
Font conversion utility for creating a font store file from a font definition (text) file.
fold
The removal of differences between characters that are deemed unimportant for the purposes of inexact or case-insensitive matching. As well as ignoring differences of case, folding ignores any accent on a character.
folder name editor
A concrete control that supports editing a folder name.
See also: root folder
folder name selector
A type of choice list that allows a folder name to be selected from those existing below a specified root folder.
FOMA
Officially short for Freedom of Mobile Multimedia Access, is the brand name for the 3G services being offered by Japanese mobile phone operator NTT DoCoMo.
font
A collection of characters of a particular height (measured in points, or in other device-dependent units).
See also: typeface
Font Source file
A font format: Also referred to as FSC format.
See also: Fontcomp, FSC
Fontcomp
Converts fonts in EFF or FSC formats to Symbian OS font file format.
See also: GDR, EFF, FSC
footer
Text repeated at the bottom of every printed page.
See also: header
forced line break
Forces a new line without beginning a new paragraph.
See also: line, paragraph
foreground
A window is in the foreground if its z position is closest.
An application is loosely said to be in the foreground if it has keyboard focus.
FORM
The Symbian OS component that relates to Text Views.
See also: ETEXT
format attribute
Describes the appearance of text. Divided into paragraph and character format attributes. Stored in format layers.
See also: format layer, paragraph format attribute, character format attribute
format layer
Specifies the attributes of a region that differ from surrounding regions. A region of text is formatted according to the attributes in its effective format. This is built up from format layers. A global text object has a single paragraph format layer, and a single character format layer, specifying the formatting of the entire text object. A rich text object's format layers may refer to regions smaller than the entire text object.
See also: character format layer, paragraph format layer, effective format, text object, rich text object, global text object
format mode
Whether text layout is to include wrap to device or printer width and whether device or printer fonts are to be used for layout.
See also: text view
formatted band
The part of a document enclosed within the view rectangle. Additionally, any part of a paragraph that extends above the top of the view rectangle is also within the formatted band.
See also: text object, view rectangle
forward compatibility
Updating a component in such a way that code which works with the new version also works with the original version.
See also backward compatibility.
framework
A component that allows its functionality to be extended by writing plug-in modules ('framework extensions'). The extension developer writes classes that derive from interfaces defined by the framework. The framework loads the required extensions during run-time.
Symbian OS uses frameworks extensively, including UIKON, ESOCK, and ETel.
See also: framework extension, polymorphic DLL
framework extension
A component that provides some plug-in functionality to a pre-defined framework. In Symbian OS, a framework extension is implemented as a polymorphic DLL.
See also: polymorphic DLL
freeze
A process of fixing the association between name and ordinal, for function exported from a DLL.
freeze file
A colloquial reference to a def file; so called because it freezes the association between name and ordinal, for exported functions.
See also: export
Front End Processor
A piece of software present on a target phone that allows the user to enter handwriting and for it to be converted transparently into text input.
See also: composition text
FSC
Font format: Font Source file
See also: Fontcomp, Font Source file
FTT
Failure To Train. A fax modem's digital response rejecting the training signal and requesting a retraining.
full name
The concatenation of the name of a subsession object and the full name of its owner subsession object, if any.
See also: subsession object
full ordinal position
A window's ordinal position, taking into account windows of other priorities. (Ordinal position is normally specified relative to windows of the same priority.) Usually applies only to window groups.
See also: ordinal position
