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2009-03-04 CalAlarm Class Reference (HTML)
Minor updates throughout.
 Minor Change Cocoa
2009-02-04 CALayer Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Added -init method description.
 Minor Change Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging
2009-04-08 CalCalendarStore Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Minor edits throughout.
 Minor Change Cocoa
2009-03-04 CalEvent Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Minor updates throughout.
 Minor Change Cocoa
2009-03-04 CalRecurrenceRule Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Minor edits throughout.
 Minor Change Cocoa
2009-03-04 CAMediaTiming Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Documented kCAFillModeFrozen as deprecated.
 Minor Change Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging
2009-05-06 CFAttributedString Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Added noted that CFAttributedString is not toll-free bridged to NSAttributedString on iPhone.
 Minor Change Carbon, Core Foundation, Text & Fonts
2009-02-04 CFCalendar Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Clarified return value of CFCalendarGetOrdinalityOfUnit.
 Minor Change Core Foundation
2009-05-06 CFMutableAttributedString Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Added noted that CFMutableAttributedString is not toll-free bridged to NSMutableAttributedString on iPhone.
 Minor Change Carbon, Core Foundation, Text & Fonts
2009-01-06 CFStringTokenizer Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Added information about the locale sensitivity of each token unit used with the CFStringTokenizerCreate function.
 Minor Change Core Foundation, Internationalization
2009-02-04 CFURL Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Corrected typos.
 Minor Change Core Foundation
2009-01-06 CGDataProvider Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Added entries for the CGDataProviderCopyData and CGDataProviderCreateWithFilename functions.
 Minor Change Graphics & Imaging
2009-01-06 CGGeometry Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Updated the descriptions of the CGRectMinYEdge and CGRectMaxYEdge constants to reflect the different coordinate system possibilities.
 Minor Change Graphics & Imaging
2009-03-04 CGPDFOperatorTable Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Clarified memory management function use in Introduction.
 Minor Change Graphics & Imaging
2009-02-04 Dashboard Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Made minor corrections.
 Minor Change Apple Applications, Internet & Web, Scripting & Automation, Tools, User Experience
2009-01-06 Distribution Definition Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Fixed document bug.
 Minor Change Tools
2009-01-26 DOMHTMLDocument Additions Reference (HTML) (PDF)
First revision of this document.
 First Version Cocoa
2009-02-04 DOMNode Additions Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Added separate parameter and return-value descriptions.
 Minor Change Cocoa
2009-05-06 Foundation Constants Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Corrected the definition of NSDecimalNoScale.
 Minor Change Cocoa
2009-03-04 I/O Kit Framework Reference (HTML)
Fixed various minor typographical error.
 Minor Change Audio, Darwin, Hardware & Drivers
2009-01-06 IBDocument Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Made minor technical corrections.
 Minor Change Cocoa, Tools
2009-03-04 IKSlideshowDataSource Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Adding note that data source methods may be called on secondary threads.
 Minor Change Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging
2009-05-06 IMKServerInput Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Clarified constant descriptions.
 Minor Change Cocoa, Internationalization, Text & Fonts, User Experience
2009-01-09 iSync JavaScript Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Updated format.
 Minor Change Apple Applications, Scripting & Automation
2009-02-04 J2SE 5.0 Apple Extensions Reference (HTML)
Miscellaneous updates.
 Minor Change Java
2009-03-04 Java Info.plist Key Reference for Mac OS X (HTML) (PDF)
First version as a separate document. Formerly part of "Java Property, VM Option, and Info.plist Key Reference for Mac OS X".
 First Version Internet & Web, Java, Mac OS X Server
2009-03-04 Java System Property Reference for Mac OS X (HTML) (PDF)
First version as a separate document. Formerly part of "Java Property, VM Option, and Info.plist Key Reference for Mac OS X".
 First Version Internet & Web, Java, Mac OS X Server
2009-03-04 Java Virtual Machine Option Reference for Mac OS X (HTML) (PDF)
First version as a separate document. Formerly part of "Java Property, VM Option, and Info.plist Key Reference for Mac OS X".
 First Version Internet & Web, Java, Mac OS X Server
2009-01-06 Kernel Framework Reference (HTML)
Reprocessed using updated tools.
 Minor Change Audio, Darwin, Hardware & Drivers
2009-02-04 Mac OS X ABI Mach-O File Format Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Made minor changes.
 Minor Change Carbon, Cocoa, Darwin, Open Source, Tools
2009-01-07 Mac OS X Assembler Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Made minor content changes.
 Minor Change Tools
2009-05-06 NSAnimatablePropertyContainer Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Corrected typos.
 Minor Change Cocoa
2009-02-04 NSApplication Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Added dockTile method description.
 Minor Change Cocoa
2009-03-04 NSATSTypesetter Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Removed reference to ATSUI.
 Minor Change Cocoa, Text & Fonts
2009-01-06 NSBitmapImageRep Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Updated the descriptions of the initWithCGImage: and initWithCIImage: methods.
 Minor Change Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging
2009-04-08 NSButtonCell Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Added style override details to setAttributedTitle:.
 Minor Change Cocoa, User Experience
2009-02-04 NSCalendar Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Clarified return value of ordinalityOfUnit:inUnit:forDate:.
 Minor Change Cocoa, Internationalization
2009-02-04 NSCell Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Documented truncatesLastVisibleLine and setTruncatesLastVisibleLine: methods. Added deprecated image scaling constants.
 Minor Change Cocoa, User Experience
2009-01-06 NSColor Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Added definition for NSAppKitVersionNumberWithPatternColorLeakFix macro.
 Minor Change Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging
2009-05-06 NSCountedSet Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Referenced CFBag, which implements similar functionality.
 Minor Change Cocoa
2009-01-06 NSCursor Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Added a definition for the NSAppKitVersionNumberWithCursorSizeSupport macro.
 Minor Change Cocoa, User Experience
2009-05-06 NSData Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Added subclassing notes. Clarified behavior of bytes and getData:length: methods.
 Minor Change Cocoa
2009-04-08 NSDictionary Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Corrected typographical errors.
 Minor Change Cocoa
2009-03-04 NSDockTile Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Updated to describe differences in behavior between application and window dock tiles.
 Content Update Cocoa
2009-01-06 NSDocument Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Added description of NSChangeRedone constant. Updated other constant declarations and revised their descriptions. Added subclassing advice section with cross reference to main discussion.
 Minor Change Cocoa
2009-05-06 NSError Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Added a link to the Foundation error constants.
 Minor Change Cocoa
2009-02-04 NSEvent Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Added descriptions of CGEvent and mouse-movement event coalescing methods.
 Minor Change Cocoa
2009-01-06 NSGlyphStorage Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Reformatted parameter descriptions.
 Minor Change Cocoa, Text & Fonts
2009-01-06 NSGradient Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Updated the method descriptions that involve drawing radial gradients with relative center positions.
 Minor Change Cocoa
2009-02-04 NSHelpManager Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Removed all references to using Interface Builder.
 Minor Change Cocoa, User Experience
2009-01-06 NSImage Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Updated the description of the alignmentRect method.
 Minor Change Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging
2009-01-06 NSImageCell Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Added descriptions for the NSImageAlignment constants.
 Minor Change Cocoa, User Experience
2009-01-06 NSImageRep Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Added a definition for the NSImageRepRegistryChangedNotification macro.
 Minor Change Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging
2009-02-04 NSKeyValueCoding Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Accessor search descriptions of setValue:forKey:, valueForKey:, mutableArrayValueForKey:, and mutableSetValueForKey: now point to the Key-Value Coding Programming Guide.
 Minor Change Cocoa
2009-02-04 NSMenuView Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Added information regarding what to use in place of NSMenuView.
Minor Change Cocoa, User Experience
2009-04-08 NSNetService Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Miscellaneous edits.
 Minor Change Cocoa, Networking
2009-04-08 NSNetServiceBrowser Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Miscellaneous edits.
 Minor Change Cocoa, Networking
2009-02-04 NSObject Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Added note about managing scarce resources in dealloc.
 Minor Change Cocoa
2009-02-04 NSOpenPanel Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Added more specific information regarding didEndSelector behavior in panel-running methods.
 Minor Change Cocoa, User Experience
2009-02-04 NSOutlineView Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Added documentation for method outlineView:selectionIndexesForProposedSelection:.
 Minor Change Cocoa, User Experience
2009-01-06 NSOutputStream Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Miscellaneous edits.
 Minor Change Cocoa, Networking
2009-01-06 NSPanel Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Added information about NSHUDWindowMask constant.
 Minor Change Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging, User Experience
2009-03-04 NSPointerArray Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Clarified behavior in fast enumeration.
 Minor Change Cocoa
2009-01-06 NSPrintInfo Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Cleaned up the deprecated print info keys.
 Minor Change Cocoa, Printing
2009-02-04 NSSavePanel Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Updated documentation to use more consistent method formatting and corrected various errors.
 Minor Change Cocoa, User Experience
2009-01-06 NSScreen Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Updated the information regarding what constitutes the main screen.
 Minor Change Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging
2009-04-08 NSScroller Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Updated for Mac OS X v10.5.
 Content Update Cocoa, User Experience
2009-05-06 NSSegmentedCell Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Added missing API.
 Minor Change Cocoa, User Experience
2009-05-06 NSSegmentedControl Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Added missing API.
 Minor Change Cocoa, User Experience
2009-02-04 NSShadow Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Added a description for NSShadow's init method.
 Minor Change Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging
2009-01-06 NSSpeechSynthesizer Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Clarified how the speech rate is set when using initWithVoice:.
 Minor Change Cocoa, Text & Fonts, User Experience
2009-04-08 NSSplitView Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Added splitView:shouldHideDividerAtIndex: delegate method. Added divider style and color methods.
 Content Update Cocoa, User Experience
2009-02-04 NSString Application Kit Additions Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Documented NSStringDrawingTruncatesLastVisibleLine constant.
 Minor Change Cocoa, Text & Fonts
2009-02-04 NSString Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Changed the abstract of getCharacters: to more closely reflect that of getCharacters:range:.
 Minor Change Cocoa
2009-01-06 NSTextField Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Added note that background color rendering is disabled for rounded-bezel text fields.
 Minor Change Cocoa, User Experience
2009-01-06 NSTextFieldCell Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Added note that background color rendering is disabled for rounded-bezel text fields. Revised description of setUpFieldEditorAttributes: because it no longer supports replacing the field editor.
Minor Change Cocoa, User Experience
2009-02-04 NSURL Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Miscellaneous edits.
 Minor Change Cocoa, Internet & Web, Networking
2009-02-04 NSURLHandle Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Corrected typos.
 Minor Change Cocoa, Internet & Web, Networking
2009-04-08 NSUserDefaults Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Updated property list storage details.
 Minor Change Cocoa, User Experience
2009-02-04 NSView Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Corrected typos.
 Minor Change Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging, Printing
2009-03-04 NSWindow Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Fixed several typographical errors, added information to setFrameAutosaveName:, and documented several undocumented symbols.
 Minor Change Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging, User Experience
2009-01-06 Objective-C 1 Runtime Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Added link to current document.
 Minor Change Cocoa
2009-04-08 QTCaptureAudioPreviewOutput Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Fixed parameter descriptions.
 Minor Change Cocoa, QuickTime
2009-05-06 QTCaptureConnection Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Fixed constant listings. Minor fixes.
 Minor Change QuickTime
2009-03-04 QTCaptureDecompressedVideoOutput Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Added four new method descriptions; updated availability information.
 Content Update QuickTime
2009-05-06 QTCaptureDevice Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Fixed enumeration and constant listings. Minor fixes.
 Minor Change Cocoa, QuickTime
2009-04-08 QTCaptureDeviceInput Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Minor fixes.
 Minor Change Cocoa, QuickTime
2009-04-08 QTCaptureInput Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Minor technical fixes.
 Minor Change Cocoa, QuickTime
2009-04-06 QTCaptureLayer Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Added parameter descriptions. Minor fixes.
 Minor Change QuickTime
2009-03-04 QTCaptureMovieFileOutput Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Minor edit fixes.
 Minor Change QuickTime
2009-03-04 QTCaptureOutput Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Minor edit fixes.
 Minor Change Cocoa, QuickTime
2009-03-04 QTCaptureVideoPreviewOutput Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Minor edit fixes.
 Minor Change Cocoa, QuickTime
2009-04-08 QTCaptureView Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Modified descriptions. Fixed typos. MInor fixes.
 Minor Change Cocoa, QuickTime
2009-04-08 QTCompressionOptions Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Fixed constant listings. Minor fixes. Verification of method descriptions.
 Minor Change QuickTime
2009-04-08 QTDataReference Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Added parameter descriptions, updated constant listings. Minor fixes.
 Minor Change Cocoa, QuickTime
2009-04-08 QTFormatDescription Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Fixed constant listings, parameter descriptions. Updated availability information. Minor fixes and clarification of attributes.
 Minor Change QuickTime
2009-05-06 QTKit Functions Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Fixed and updated function listings. Minor fixes.
 Minor Change QuickTime
2009-03-04 QTMedia Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Added parameter descriptions and constant groupings.
 Minor Change Cocoa, QuickTime
2009-01-07 QTMovie Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Corrected the description of QuickTime VR attribute. Minor typo fixes.
 Minor Change Cocoa, QuickTime
2009-04-06 QTMovieLayer Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Fixed warning information. Added parameter descriptions. Minor fixes.
 Minor Change QuickTime
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