Index_F

F

\f, page break in regular expressions, 766

fair use, 839

fast user switching, 417

Favorites folder, 122, 714, 839

faxing

modem queue for, 276–278

receiving faxes, 273–274

sending faxes, 274–276

status of, 637–638

Feedback window, speech recognition, 395–396

Felt Tip Sound Studio software, 701

file command, Unix, 764

File Exchange control panel, 501

file extensions. See also specific file extensions

definition of, 839

displaying in Finder, 121

displaying in Get Info window, 83

obtaining in AppleScript, 742–744, 746

file formats, 5

file ID number, 839

file mapping, 839

File menu, 27

file name extension. See file extensions

file servers

access privileges for, 292

connecting to, 57, 282–288

definition of, 281, 839

disconnecting from, 293–294

storing fonts on, 348

file sharing

AppleTalk used for, 303

centralized, 300–301

compared to FTP, 480

definition of, 281–282, 839

distributed, 300–301

folders to be shared, 304–305

guidelines for, 302

with Microsoft Windows, 304

network identity for, 302

privileges for, setting, 305–306

security and, 306–309

turning on and off, 302–303

users who have access to, 304

File Sharing control panel, 501

file spec, 839

file system, maintaining, 717–718

File Transfer Protocol. See FTP

file type, 839

files. See also backups; documents; folders

adopted ownership of, 831

comments about, 84

compressing, 707

copying/duplicating, 77–78

custom icons for, 131–132

decoding and decompressing, 638

disk image of, 837

exchanging with Bluetooth network, 468, 621–622

hidden, 718–719

indexing, 225–229

information about, 82–84, 313, 742–744, 746

Internet Location files, 242

location file, 843

locking and unlocking, 84

moving, 76–77

naming, 81–82

owner of, 84, 772–773, 845

parent application for, 84, 150–152, 313

permissions for, Unix, 771–773

privileges for, 84, 424–425

renaming, 78–82

replacing, 76–77, 78

for scripts, 739–740

searching for, 217–220, 221–224, 229–230

searching for text in, 223–225

sending or receiving with iChatAV, 557

specifying path for, 762

system files, 851

Unix commands for, 764–768, 769–773

FileVault feature, 800–802, 839

film icon, 648

filmGimp (CinePaint), 794–795

filter, 839

Find command, File menu, 219

Find tool, toolbar, 125

Find window, 219–220, 221–223

Finder

Action button, 61

autorouting used by, 520–521

Back button, 61

column view, 67–69, 130

connecting to iDisks, 535–537

creating script for, 740–744

definition of, 24, 55, 839

displaying items on desktop, 121

Forward button, 61

Help Viewer access from, 254

icon view, 63, 126–129

labels for items in, 132–134

list view, 63–67, 129–130

local server access from, 289

menus for, 56–58

navigating locations in, 56–57

opening automatically for CDs or DVDs, 358–359

opening items from, 147

opening items with text from other applications, 312–313

preferences for, 120–121, 228

proxy icon, 847

Search field, 61–62, 218–219, 222

sidebar, 60, 121

status bar, 58, 61

toolbar, 58, 60, 122–125

view options for, 58, 61, 62–69, 126–131

volume slider in, 391

windows for, 31, 58–62, 69–71

Finder icon, 44, 55

Finder menu, 56

Finder services, 312–313

finding files. See searching for files

finding Web sites. See searching the Internet

Fink command, 785

Fink project, 783–787

FinkCommander application, 786

firewall

BrickHouse, 811–812

definition of, 442, 839

holes in, required for network services, 472–473

IP Firewall, 811

personal, 308–309

proxy server and, 448

software for, 699

firmware, 9, 839

First Aid panel, Disk Utility, 627–628

fixed-size fonts, 325–326, 839

flash screen substituting for alert sounds, 404–405

Flexible Space, toolbar, 125

Flights channel, Sherlock, 244–245

Fmt command, Unix, 776

Folder Actions, 86–90

folder icons, 41, 43

folder-action script, 840

folders. See also files

actions performed by, 86–90

Applications folder, 47, 603–616, 832

creating, 85

custom icons for, 131–132

drop box, 838

enclosing folder, 838

Fonts folder, 712, 840

going to, in Finder, 57

hidden, 718–719

Home folder, 47–49, 162, 420, 800–802, 841

icons for, 42

indexing, 225–229

Library folder, 47, 48, 711, 712–715, 843

naming, 81–82

navigating in Dock, 116

opening, 85–86, 121

Preferences folder, 713, 715, 847

privileges for, setting, 305–306, 424–425

recent folders, displaying, 56

renaming, 78–82

restricted, 43

for scripting additions, 732

searching for files in, 221–223

shared, 849

spring-loaded, 121

System folder, 47, 520–522, 851

view options for, 130–131

Font Book application, 143. See also Font panel

definition of, 333–334, 606

duplicate fonts, resolving, 339–340

enabling and disabling fonts in, 335, 337

font collections in, 338–339

installing new fonts, 336

preferences for, 335

previewing fonts, 336–337

searching for fonts, 340–341

font family, 324, 840

font formats

definition of, 324, 840

dfonts, 329

extended character set support, 329

fixed-size font, 325–326, 839

list of, supported by Mac OS X, 324

Multiple Master (MM) fonts, 327

OpenType fonts, 328–329

PostScript fonts, 326–327, 509–510, 846

Quartz, 5, 848

Font panel, 334, 341–343. See also Font Book application

font servers, 348

font suitcase, 840

font types. See font formats

FontCollections folder, 714

fonts

in Classic, 351–352, 504, 509–511

corruption of, 331

definition of, 323–324, 330–331

fixed-size, 325–326, 839

grid fitting, 840

locations of, 331–333, 348

managing with Font Book, 333–341

managing with Font panel, 334, 341–343

onscreen, smoothing, 111, 330

outline, 845

PostScript, 326–327, 509–510, 846

System fonts, duplicate, 349–351

third-party font managers, 346–351

TrueType, 327–328, 852

Type 1 and Type 3 fonts, 326–327

Type 1 fonts, 852

utilities for, 351

validating integrity of, 330

Fonts folder, 712, 840

Force Quit command, Apple menu, 164

fork, 840

Formats panel, International preferences pane, 382–385

Forward button

Finder, 61

Safari, 186

fps (frames-per-second), 840

frame, 840

frame rate, 840

frames-per-second. See fps

frameworks, 7, 840

Frameworks folder, 713, 714

freeware, 694–696, 840

FTP (File Transfer Protocol)

compared to file sharing, 480

connecting with FTP client, 484

connecting with Web browser, 484–485

definition of, 282, 840

enabling and disabling, 480–481

encoding and decoding Mac files for, 481

guest access for, 484

NcFTP software, 787–788

passive mode for, 448

ProFTPd, 813–817

security of, 482–483

software for, 709

FTP client, 484

FTP servers, 288–289

FTP site, 840

ftp: URL prefix, 189

ftpchroot file, 483

full keyboard access, 389–390

full motion, 840