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In the context of EPOC C++ programming, a function with a trailing L in its name, e.g. NewL(): such functions may leave, either directly by calling User::Leave(), or indirectly by calling other functions that may leave.

See also: leave

A descriptor which contains the name of a contact item field, for instance First name or Home address.

See also: descriptor, field

Margin used for labels, normally used for paragraph style.

See also: view rectangle, line cursor margin

A Look and Feel software module provided by device manufacturers to customise devices and user interfaces. For example, the scroll bar appearance.

Horizontal page orientation for printing.

See also: orientation, portrait

An OPX procedure written in C++ that can be called from an OPL program.

See also: OPX, OXH

A FBS bitmap whose size is greater than a certain threshold value, currently set at 4Kb.

See also: small bitmap

Buttons that can latch change their state when pressed and stay in that state until changed again by the user.

A command button that remains depressed when the pointer is removed from it.

See also: command button

The time taken between the occurrence of an event and the response to it.

A concrete control that supports editing a latitude value.

x,y co-ordinates whose origin is the top left hand corner of the text area.

See also: text area, window co-ordinates

FORM's text layout engine lays out editable text in a window.

See also: editable text

Represents necessary interface between document and view.

See also: text document

To leave, is to invoke the function User::Leave(). This causes a return to the current trap harness.

A function may also leave because a function it called left.

See also: trap harness, cleanup stack

The number of pixels to move before displaying a character.

See also: right adjust

The distance between the leftmost extent of a paragraph and the left edge of the text area.

An increasing left text margin width causes a scroll right to occur (text moves leftwards) and a decreasing left text margin width causes a scroll left to occur (text moves rightwards).

For an illustration of the left text margin, see Screen layout.

See also: text area, paragraph

The length of data currently represented by a descriptor.

Text Views : A line of text as seen on the view. A line is a member of just one paragraph. One paragraph may consist of many lines. Lines only apply to text that has been formatted.

ETel : A physical line from which calls are made.

See also: line capability, phone, callparagraph, formatted band,

The things that an ETel line can do. Includes; ability to connect to data, voice or fax calls; detect the hook and line status, create calls.

See also: line

Indicator in line cursor margin, used to indicate which line the cursor is on.

See also: line cursor margin, cursor

Margin used for line cursor.

See also: view rectangle, label margin, line cursor

A graphics operation to draw, (using the pen), a line or sequence of lines.

See also: pen, polyline, graphics operation

In the context of ETel, the current status of calls on the line, e.g. dialling.

Objects or data items connected together to form a meaningful sequence. Also known as a 'queue'.

A file system which mediates access to any devices local to the machine, all of which use native machine formats.

See also: file system

The date and time taking into account the current time zone's offset from universal time.

See also: universal time

This specifies the general location, similar to an STD code for mobile numbers.

Networks have both short and long names. The long name is used in preference. In EPOC the long name is 16 characters.

See also: short network name

A concrete control which supports editing a longitude value.

When this point is reached in a receive buffer, a flow control resume event is triggered.

See also: XON