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Makesis project file, extension pkg.

See also: Makesis

Packet Assembler/Disassembler. Allows access to a packet data network from a circuit-switched network.

The page orientation and page size for printing encapsulated by the TPageSpec class.

See also: orientation

A sequence of one or more words terminated by a paragraph delimiter.

See also: paragraph delimiter

Marks the end of a paragraph. In rich text, the paragraph delimiter may be regarded as storing the paragraph format attributes for the paragraph that it terminates. This means that when a paragraph delimiter is deleted, the paragraph formatting for that paragraph is set to the paragraph formatting of the paragraph into which it is merged.

See also: paragraph, paragraph format attribute, rich text

The colour setting used to fill a paragraph. May also fill the left text margin, if one has been set.

See also: text area, background colour, left text margin

Describes the appearance of paragraphs; for instance margin width, text alignment, bullets and paragraph spacing.

See also: format attribute, rich text, global text

A format layer specifying paragraph format attributes.

See also: paragraph, format layer, paragraph format attribute

A Message Server entry that owns another entry: for example, a folder is the parent of a message within it.

An area of a media that can be used as a single device and, if formatted, as a volume.

See also: device, media, volume

Window server mode where the user is required to enter a password before any further actions can be performed.

The identification of a file or directory by its components. The components are drive, directory components, filename and extension.

See also: drive, filename, extension

Connecting a Symbian device to a PC and synchronising the data store, for example, E-mail, PC based contacts, diary, and other applications.

The PDU message format describes a generic SMS message as a byte stream.

See also: Text message

Portable Executable - a standard format for executable (image) files and object files. Tool PETRAN converts executables from PE format to the EPOC executable format.

The pen is used for free line and shape outline drawing. The pen colour also affects text colour.

See also: brush, graphics context, pen attribute

Pen attributes are: pen colour, pen style, pen width.

See also: pen, pen colour, pen style, pen width

The colour in which the pen draws lines and text.

See also: pen attribute

The style with which the pen draws lines. This may be null, solid, dotted/dashed.

See also: pen attribute

The width in pixels that the pen draws lines.

See also: pen attribute

A file based persistent store in which streams can be created and subsequently re-opened and changed.

See also: file store

A store whose streams have a longer lifetime than the applications that created them.

See also: stream, store

A physical object which connects to a line.

See also: phone capability

Ability to support fax and modem protocols. May include: fax interface supported, ability to transmit voice, modem detection events supported, ability to steal comms port.

See also: phone

An indicator showing some status information for the phone. Indicator types are defined in TIndicatorType.

Phone operational state; idle, establishing line, online data and online command.

The mode of operation and modem connection status for the phone.

See also: phone mode, modem connection status

Text Content : A graphic inserted into a rich text object. Pictures are type extensible.

Graphics Device Interface (GDI) - Basic Graphics Functions : An object with an original size in twips, that can be stored, restored, and drawn to any graphics context. Concrete picture classes draw in different ways and allow cropping and scaling. Pictures are the basis for doors.

See also: door, crop, scalerich text, picture header, picture character

Represents a picture.

See also: picture

Identifies a picture type. A picture occupies a single character position. The picture header is stored in the same stream as the text. The picture is stored in a different stream to support deferred loading. When inserting a picture into rich text, the picture header rather than the picture itself is inserted into the text.

See also: picture, deferred loading, picture header factory

Produces picture headers of a single type. Required because pictures are type-extensible.

See also: picture, picture header

Personal Information Managers. Includes applications like Agenda and Contacts.

A personal identification number which provides access to protected areas of the SIM e.g. barred phone books.

A single display element for a graphics device (screen).

Makesis project file extension.

See also: package file

Provides storage for text and services to manipulate it but does not support format attributes and cannot be displayed.

See also: editable text, text object, format attribute

Public Land Mobile Network. Another name for a GSM phone network.

See also: PSTN

A polymorphic interface DLL used to enhance, or extend the operation of a parent application.

A point specified in terms of (x,y) co-ordinates

See also: rectangle, size, region

A graphics operation to draw, (using the pen), a single point.

See also: pen, graphics operation

The cursor that indicates the current position of the pointer (different from the text cursor and line cursor).

A pointer-related event such as up, down, drag, move.

See also: window server, key event

When the pointer is grabbed by a window, all events are sent to that window, regardless of which window they occurred in.

The way an application works is its policy. Policy imposes constraints which on the one hand limit freedom of design and implementation, and on the other hand make it easier to design and implement if the policy is followed.

See also: policy-free

A user interface or programming system is policy-free if it imposes little or no policy.

See also: policy

Polling is the fax mode of operation where the caller requests the remote answering machine to send a fax.

A concatenated sequence of straight lines.

See also: line primitive

A DLL that provides some plug-in functionality to another program by implementing a pre-defined interface. They are dynamically loaded by the DLL user during run-time.

In EPOC, the typical use of a polymorphic DLL is to implement a framework extension.

Polymorphic DLLs are sometimes known as provider DLLs.

See also: framework extension, dynamic link library, DLL, dynamically loaded DLL

See polymorphic DLL

Post Office Protocol version 3: a common protocol for transferring mail from the server ('Post Office') to the client. Defined in RFC 1939.

Vertical page orientation used for printing.

See also: orientation, landscape

Portable Operating System Interface. For information, see http://www.pasc.org/abstracts/posix.htm.

Plain Old Telephone Service: a basic telephony service that offers only the ability to place and receive calls.

Priority list for selection of a preferred network.

Prepares source files for further processing. E.g. In C++ replace macro representation with code to be compiled.

A base class which is not a mixin. Usually, derived from CBase.

See also: mixin

The inheritance tree formed by primary base classes. By the rules of mixin use, multiple inheritance may never be used to form an inheritance graph that is more complex than a tree with a single root.

See also: primary base class, mixin

Number of copies and page range to print.

A graphics device that is used for printing.

See also: graphics device

UID and associated name of a printer.

See also: printer device

The list of supported printer models.

See also: printer model

ETel priority clients have privilege in call manipulation functions. For instance, the priority client can hang up or put on hold other clients calls. If another client has a data call active, and the priority client suddenly needs to make an emergency call, it can force the other call to be dropped by making that request.

ETel priority functions are executed using pre-allocated memory, and hence cannot fail with an out of memory error. Any client can use a priority function, not just the priority client.

The unit of address space protection in EPOC; a container for a collection of threads.

See also: thread

A handle is process-relative if ownership of that handle is vested in the process.

See also: handle

A control that provides a visual indication of the progress of a process.

The Aleppo project file defines the location of all resources required to produce the help database.

See also: order file, customisation file

A uniquely named value in a vCard or a vCalendar, consisting of a property name, one or more property parameters (optional), and a property value.

See also: property name, property parameter, property value

A collection of grouped properties.

See also: grouped property

Uniquely identifies a property.

See also: property

Qualifies a property name. Has a name and optionally a value. A property can have more than one property parameter.

See also: property

A string containing the value for a property.

See also: property

An integer which uniquely identifies a protocol suite.

A class that provides services according to a protocol defined in a protocol class.

See also: mixin protocol

A class which uses services from a protocol provider class, defined by a protocol.

See also: mixin protocol, protocol provider

A public key known to everyone and a private key that is known only to the recipient of the message. When someone wants to send a secure message to another person, they use their public key to encrpt a message. The reciever then uses their private key to decrypt it.1

Public-switched Telephone network.

See also: PLMN