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Adding menu separator items to controls in a Sherlock channel
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QA1219: Using menu-item separators in an NSPopUpButton control of a Sherlock channel.
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Apple Applications |
2003-01-21
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Availability of Quartz Composer Patches in Web Kit
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QA1505: Details which Quartz Composer patches are available in Web Kit
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Apple Applications |
2007-03-05
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Bonjour Printer Subtype for HTTP
(HTML)
QA1555: Describes how printer vendors can register their bonjour service such that Safari can see them.
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Apple Applications |
2008-03-25
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Crash in ABAddPropertiesAndTypes
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QA1404: How to correctly add custom Address Book properties using ABAddPropertiesAndTypes
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Apple Applications |
2005-04-04
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Debugging a WebKit Plug-in in Xcode
(HTML)
QA1500: Directions for debugging a WebKit plug-in in Xcode.
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Apple Applications |
2007-06-05
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Does Safari support 128-bit encryption?
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QA1320: Discusses support for 128-bit encryption in Apple's Safari web browser.
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Apple Applications |
2004-09-10
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Final Cut Pro - Preferred Video Media Time Scales and Sample Durations
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QA1447: Lists the preferred time scales/sample durations for media created for use with FCP.
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Apple Applications |
2005-10-24
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How can I optimize a Quartz Composer composition depending on the hardware it runs on?
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QA1433: Explains how to design compositions that adapt to the hardware limitations.
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Apple Applications |
2005-06-01
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Intel-Based Macs, Dashboard, Safari, and You
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QA1451: Concerns and details regarding widget and web development for Intel-based Macintosh computers
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Apple Applications |
2006-12-13
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Movie Export Component - How to ensure Final Cut Pro recognizes your exporter
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QA1415: Explains how to make sure Final Cut Pro will recognizes a custom QuickTime movie export component.
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Apple Applications |
2005-03-08
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Multithreaded usage of the QCRenderer
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QA1538: Describes an issue that may arise when using the QCRenderer in a multi-threaded application.
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Apple Applications |
2008-09-08
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Releasing the iTunes Windows COM from Managed Code
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QA1608: Describes how to properly release the iTunes Windows COM from managed code
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Apple Applications |
2008-08-21
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Sending an Email
(HTML)
QA1084: Shows how to create an email in the user's prefered email application.
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Apple Applications |
2004-11-05
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What is the Timebase submenu available in the contextual menu of some patches in Quartz Composer?
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QA1427: Describes the timebase system used by patches in Quartz Composer.
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Apple Applications |
2005-06-15
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Why isn't my QuickTime Component recognized by iMovie '08?
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QA1545: Discusses why iMovie '08 may ignore 3rd party QuickTime Components.
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Apple Applications |
2007-10-03
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Are the Name Registry device tree nodes unique?
(HTML)
Deprecated - HW64: Discusses whether Name Registry nodes copied from the Open Firmware device tree are unique.
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Audio |
1999-10-11
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Audio Queue - Looping Compressed Audio
(HTML)
QA1636: Discusses the format information required to seamlessly loop compressed audio using Audio Queue.
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Audio |
2009-02-20
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Audio Unit Resizing
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QA1343: Discusses the host's responsibilities when resizing Audio Units.
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Audio |
2004-03-23
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AudioChannelLayout - What's the Audio Channel Order when the Layout has a Channel Bitmap?
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QA1638: Explains the audio channel order when a channel layout is tagged as kAudioChannelLayoutTag_UseChannelBitmap.
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Audio |
2009-04-12
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AudioConverter: How do I know when I am done?
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QA1532: Describes how to correctly signal AudioConverter when a conversion is completed.
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Audio |
2007-08-23
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AudioDevice sample rates
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QA1196: Getting, setting and converting sample rates with Audio Devices.
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Audio |
2003-12-09
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AUGraphs and AudioUnit connections
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QA1174: Discusses AudioUnit connection issues when using more than one AudioUnit or an AUGraph.
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Audio |
2003-12-09
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Available FireWire Isochronous Bandwidth
(HTML)
QA1356: Discusses attempting to "pre-flight" an isochronous bandwidth allocation request by reading the currently available bandwidth.
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Audio |
2004-07-07
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Avoiding Pauses When Looping Audio files with QuickTime
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QA1371: Demonstrates how to avoid pauses when looping audio files with QuickTime
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Audio |
2004-09-08
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Capturing Speech Manager Output
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Deprecated - SND15: Capturing the output from the Speech Synthesis Manager to a file.
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Audio |
1998-05-18
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Changing the volume of audio devices
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QA1016: Demonstrates volume controls for audio devices
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Audio |
2006-05-02
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CoreAudio Overload Warnings
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QA1467: Describes CoreAudio overload warnings what they mean and how to avoid them.
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Audio |
2006-03-29
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Creating Core Audio Format (.caf) Files
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QA1534: Describes how to use afconvert to create .caf files
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Audio |
2009-01-07
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The Default Output Audio Units
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QA1577: Describes the Mac OS X output audio units and their purposes.
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Audio |
2008-08-21
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Determine the version of an Audio Unit
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QA1408: Determine the version of an Audio Unit
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Audio |
2005-03-07
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Difference between using Restart or Shut Down in the Finder's Special menu in Open Firmware
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HW47: Explains the differences between using Restart or Shut Down on Open Firmware
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Audio |
1999-02-15
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Disabling Processor Cores on a Multi-Core System
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QA1141: Describes how to disable processor cores on a multi-core system for testing purposes.
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Audio |
2008-09-16
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Generating a Non-Maskable Interrupt (NMI)
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QA1264: Explains how to generate a non-maskable interrupt (NMI) on modern Macintosh systems.
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Audio |
2008-10-13
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The header file 'alut.h' is missing from the OpenAL framework.
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QA1504: ALUT headers were removed from OpenAL.framework with the Xcode 2.4. This Q&A describes how to regain access to those system-supplied symbols
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Audio |
2007-02-06
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HID Manager Event Data Underruns
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QA1038: Explains how to correctly handle HID Manager event queue data underruns.
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Audio |
2001-06-13
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How do I create a QuickTime movie from PCM audio samples in memory?
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QA1539: How to create a QuickTime movie from PCM audio samples in memory
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Audio |
2007-08-29
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How to handle audio data with magic cookie information
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QA1318: How to handle sound files with magic cookies when using an AudioConverter.
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Audio |
2003-10-22
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How to handle kAudioUnitProperty_MaximumFramesPerSlice
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QA1533: Illustrates how to use the kAudioUnitProperty_MaximumFramesPerSlice property
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Audio |
2007-07-16
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Installing an I/O Kit KEXT Without Rebooting
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QA1319: Describes the state of the art of installing I/O Kit kernel extensions (KEXTs) without requiring a restart.
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Audio |
2003-10-28
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IODeviceTree and the I/O Registry
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QA1120: Describes the IODeviceTree plane in the Mac OS X I/O Registry.
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Audio |
2008-09-18
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IOKit Framework Headers
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QA1107: Describes the differences between the headers in IOKit.framework and the I/O Kit headers in Kernel.framework.
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Audio |
2002-01-15
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MACE Restrictions
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Deprecated - SND16: MACE algorithms only support the compression of 8-bit offset binary sound.
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Audio |
1999-06-08
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Making Input Gain Setting Changes
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Deprecated - SND01: Changing the input gain setting on older Power Macs before recording.
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Audio |
1996-06-01
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MovieAudioExtraction - Ensure a Movie is fully loaded before starting an extraction session
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QA1469: Describes the importance of making sure a Movie is fully loaded before extracting audio.
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Audio |
2006-03-29
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MovieAudioExtraction - Extracting all available audio samples
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QA1481: Describes how to correct for MovieAudioExtraction missing some audio samples at the end of audio files.
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Audio |
2006-07-18
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Music Player Sequence Destinations
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QA1330: Provides clarification on MIDI Endpoints and assigning MIDI data flow.
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Audio |
2004-01-15
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Obtaining the name of an external MIDI Device from a MIDI Endpoint
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QA1374: Get the names of external MIDI Devices from MIDI Endpoints.
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Audio |
2004-12-01
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The "packages" node in the device tree
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HW90: Describes the "packages" node in the Open Firmware device tree.
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Audio |
2006-02-22
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Playback of QuickTime movie audio through a multi-channel speaker system
(HTML)
QA1627: Specify a specific pair of channels for QuickTime audio movie playback through a multi-channel speaker system
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Audio |
2008-11-05
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Playing QuickTime 3 Movie Sound Data
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QTMTB50: Explains why a movie's sound data can continue to play longer than video data.
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Audio |
1998-11-09
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QuickTime Audio - Easy Frequency Level Metering with MovieAudio APIs
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QA1459: Describes how to perform frequency band level metering using MovieAudio metering APIs.
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Audio |
2009-01-29
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QuickTime Audio - Retrieving the correct audio format bit depth value
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QA1477: Discusses how to retrieve accurate audio format bit depth.
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Audio |
2008-11-05
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Recording Compressed Sounds
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Deprecated - SND14: Sound Manager and sound input driver compression options are limited to allow interrupt time recording.
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Audio |
1998-04-12
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Retain Counts of io_object_t Objects in IOKit.framework
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QA1195: Distinguishes between the retain counts of an I/O Kit kernel object and its io_object_t user space proxy.
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Audio |
2008-09-24
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Selecting a specific sound input source
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Deprecated - SND10: Using the sound input driver to select specific sound input sources.
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Audio |
1998-01-16
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Setting Audio Input Gain
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Deprecated - SND11: Setting audio input gain under Mac OS 8.1.
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Audio |
1998-02-10
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siActive Channels Unsupported on Some Power Macs
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Deprecated - SND03: siActive Channels is unsupported on some older PowerMacs (siUnknownInfoType returned by SPBGetDeviceInfo).
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Audio |
1996-06-01
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Signaling the end of data when using AudioConverterFillComplexBuffer
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QA1317: How to signal the end of data when using AudioConverterFillComplexBuffer to convert audio data.
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Audio |
2004-04-26
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siMonitorSource Selector
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Deprecated - SND13: Using the sound output siMonitorAvailable, and siMonitorSource selectors.
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Audio |
1998-04-12
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siOSTypeInput Selectors
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Deprecated - SND12: The use of siOSTypeInputSource, and siOSTypeInputAvailable selectors and extracting the siOSTypeInputAvailable OSTypes returned.
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Audio |
1998-04-12
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siOSTypeInputAvailable Format
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Deprecated - SND09: The format of the data returned by the siOSTypeInputAvailable selector is SoundInfoList.
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Audio |
1998-01-16
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Sound Manager Codec support in QuickTime 7
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QA1448: Describes QuickTime 7 support for constant bitrate and variable bitrate Sound Manager codecs
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Audio |
2005-10-26
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Standard Audio - Parsing the kQTSCAudioPropertyID_CodecSpecificSettingsArray property
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QA1437: Discusses how to parse the kQTSCAudioPropertyID_CodecSpecificSettingsArray property returned from StdAudio. Also see Q&A 1390.
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Audio |
2006-11-30
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Standard Audio - Setting output ASBD returns badFormatErr
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QA1489: Discusses why badFormatErr may be returned from Standard Audio
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Audio |
2006-11-15
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Standard Audio - The CodecSpecificSettingsArray and MagicCookie properties
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QA1390: Discusses Core Audio AudioConverter configuration with StdAudio, specifically the CodecSpecificSettingsArray property.
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Audio |
2006-11-16
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Synchronizing Sounds to Video
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Deprecated - SND19: Enabling regular sound callbacks under Mac OS 9 and Sound Manager 4.0.
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Audio |
1999-10-05
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Synchronous SysBeep
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Deprecated - SND18: Obtaining a synchronous SysBeep with Sound Manager 3.1.
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Audio |
1999-10-05
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Unable to select input device in AU Lab
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QA1526: AU Lab only supports physical device singletons.
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Audio |
2007-05-17
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Use NSSound instead of NSMovie for audio only playback on Mac OS X 10.3 and greater
(HTML)
QA1335: Why using NSSound may be a better choice than using NSMovie for audio only playback.
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Audio |
2004-02-04
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Using NSSound with CoreAudio on Mac OS 10.3.x
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QA1394: Workaround the NULL input buffers in a Core Audio IOProc callback when using NSSound by using AudioDeviceAddIOProc
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Audio |
2006-03-29
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Using the ExtAudioFileSeek and ExtAudioFileTell Functions
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QA1609: Describes how to use sample rate correctly when working with audio file positions.
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Audio |
2008-09-29
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When to use PCMCIA, PC Card, and CardBus
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HW77: Explains the differences between PCMCIA, PC Card, and CardBus.
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Audio |
1999-11-15
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The "/.vol" directory and "volfs"
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QA1113: Describes how the Carbon File Manager interacts with BSD via "volfs" and the "/.vol" directory.
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Carbon |
2002-02-14
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68K Open Transport Code on Power Macintoshes
(HTML)
Deprecated - NW48: Explains why running Open Transport 68K code on a PowerPC may not always work.
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Carbon |
1997-03-14
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Aborting a OTConnect in Progress
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Deprecated - NW29: Describes the proper way to abort OTConnect, and why after calling OTSndDisconnect you may receive "kOTOutStateErr".
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Carbon |
1996-05-14
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Accessing File Control Blocks
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FL10: Shows how to access file control blocks correctly, reiterating not to access FCBs directly.
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Carbon |
1999-10-05
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Accessing HTTPS Proxy Settings
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QA1234: Describes how to programatically access Secure Web Proxy information.
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Carbon |
2003-02-19
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Adding a movie reference to a movie
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QA1376: Demonstrates how to add a reference for a movie to another movie
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Carbon |
2004-09-16
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Adding an automated Window menu to your application
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QA1080: Explains how to add an automated Window menu to your Carbon application.
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Carbon |
2001-10-30
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Advertising a Bonjour service on a specific set of networking interfaces.
(HTML)
QA1513: Explains how to register a Bonjour service only on a specific set of networking interfaces.
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Carbon |
2007-02-12
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AGL Changes for Mac OS X Leopard (v. 10.5)
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QA1523: This Q&A describes the new and deprecated APIs for Apple OpenGL (AGL)
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Carbon |
2008-01-04
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Allocate and Disk Full Error
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FL12: Discusses a problem with AFP volumes displaying incorrect free space, and returning disk full errors.
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Carbon |
1999-07-21
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Are the root control, the root view, and the content view the same entity?
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QA1214: Details the differences and similitudes between the root control, the root view, and the content view of windows.
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Carbon |
2002-11-12
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Are there any OSStatus values I can use in my programs?
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OV02: Describes OSStatus values that generate errors without colliding with reserved Apple system values.
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Carbon |
1999-11-22
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Availability of Quartz Composer Patches in Web Kit
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QA1505: Details which Quartz Composer patches are available in Web Kit
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Carbon |
2007-03-05
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Avoiding Kernel Event Conflicts
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QA1063: Documents the namespace for the vendor_code field of the kern_event_msg structure.
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Carbon |
2001-09-14
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Avoiding Pauses When Looping Audio files with QuickTime
(HTML)
QA1371: Demonstrates how to avoid pauses when looping audio files with QuickTime
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Carbon |
2004-09-08
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Avoiding the -42 error with DiscRecording
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QA1292: Explains how to workaround the -42 error when using the DiscRecording API.
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Carbon |
2004-05-25
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Base-Derived async image codecs must implement ImageCodecQueueStarting and ImageCodecQueueStopping
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QA1157: Describes why base-derived codecs that set canAsync must implement ImageCodecQueueStarting and ImageCodecQueueStopping.
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Carbon |
2002-07-09
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Bonjour and wake from sleep
(HTML)
QA1290: Explains why applications that use Bonjour should stay registered and continue browsing on sleep.
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Carbon |
2003-09-18
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Bonjour enforces the service type format in Panther
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QA1198: Explains why registering a Bonjour service might fail on Panther.
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Carbon |
2004-03-23
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Bonjour enforces the TXT record format in Panther
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QA1306: Explains how mDNSResponder enforces the proper TXT record format in Panther.
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Carbon |
2004-07-14
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Bonjour Printer Subtype for HTTP
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QA1555: Describes how printer vendors can register their bonjour service such that Safari can see them.
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Carbon |
2008-03-25
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Bonjour TXT record rate limiting in Panther
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QA1293: Explains how mDNSResponder implements TXT record rate limiting in Panther.
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Carbon |
2003-10-23
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BowelsOfTheMemoryManager (aka YourHeapIsProbablyCorrupt)
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Deprecated - ME05: What the symbol BowelsoftheMemoryManager means and the most probable cause of this symbol in MacsBug.
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Carbon |
2001-02-01
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CalcCMask and SeedCFill in Carbon
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QD62: Explains how to use CalcCMask and SeedCFill in Carbon even though Carbon doesn't support OpenPort.
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Carbon |
2000-11-08
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Calling AppleScript from an Application
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QA1026: Describes how to call an AppleScript from an application written in C.
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Carbon |
2001-04-10
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Calling CloseOpenTransport When Writing an App
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Deprecated - NW36: Identifies a bug in Open Transport 1.1 which means your application must CloseOpenTransport before quitting.
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Carbon |
1996-07-03
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Can I have parameters of type typeHIRect instead of type typeQDRectangle in my kEventControlBoundsChanged message handler?
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QA1246: Details the automatic coercions between QuickDraw and Quartz types provided by the Carbon Event Parameter accessors.
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Carbon |
2003-04-03
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Capturing Speech Manager Output
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Deprecated - SND15: Capturing the output from the Speech Synthesis Manager to a file.
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Carbon |
1998-05-18
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