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                advance width of glyphs
                
                
                
                    
                    
                        
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                alignment of text
                
                
                
                    
                    
                        
                        1
                    
                
                
                
            
            
            
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                alloc method
                
                
                
                    
                    
                        
                        1
                    
                
                
                
            
            
            
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                Apple Type Services for Unicode Imaging (ATSUI)
                
                
                
                    
                    
                        
                        1
                    
                
                
                
            
            
            
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                ascent of glyphs
                
                
                
                    
                    
                        
                        1
                    
                
                
                
            
            
            
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                ATSUI. See Apple Type Services for Unicode Imaging
                
                
                
            
            
            
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       | B | 
        
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                baseline of text
                
                
                
                    
                    
                        
                        1
                    
                
                
                
            
            
            
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                bearing of glyphs
                
                
                
                    
                    
                        
                        1
                    
                
                
                
            
            
            
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                beginEditing method
                
                
                
                    
                    
                        
                        1
                    
                
                
                
            
            
            
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                bounding rectangle of glyphs
                
                
                
                    
                    
                        
                        1
                    
                
                
                
            
            
            
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       | C | 
        
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                Carbon applications
                
                
                
            
            
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                    relation to Cocoa text system
                    
                    
                     
                        
                            1
                        
                    
                    
                    
                                            
                
                
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                characters
                
                
                
                    
                    
                        
                        1
                    
                
                
                
            
            
            
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                class hierarchy of Cocoa text system
                
                
                
                    
                    
                        
                        1
                    
                
                
                
            
            
            
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                Cocoa Text Controls palette
                
                
                
            
            
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                    as source of text views
                    
                    
                     
                        
                            1
                        
                    
                    
                    
                                            
                
                
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                configuration of text system objects
                
                
                
                    
                    
                        
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       | D | 
        
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                data model
                
                
                
                    
                    
                        
                        1
                    
                
                
                
                    
                    
                        
                        2
                    
                
                
                
            
            
            
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                delegate methods
                
                
                
                    
                    
                        
                        1
                    
                
                
                
            
            
            
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                delegates
                
                
                
                    
                    
                        
                        1
                    
                
                
                
            
            
            
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                descenders of glyphs
                
                
                
                    
                    
                        
                        1
                    
                
                
                
            
            
            
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                descent of glyphs
                
                
                
                    
                    
                        
                        1
                    
                
                
                
            
            
            
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                direction of text
                
                
                
                    
                    
                        
                        1
                    
                
                
                
            
            
            
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                document architecture
                
                
                
                    
                    
                        
                        1
                    
                
                
                
            
            
            
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                document archiving
                
                
                
                    
                    
                        
                        1
                    
                
                
                
            
            
            
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       | F | 
        
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                field editors
                
                
                
                    
                    
                        
                        1
                    
                
                
                
                    
                    
                        
                        2
                    
                
                
                
            
            
            
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                font attributes, setting
                
                
                
                    
                    
                        
                        1
                    
                
                
                
            
            
            
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                font families
                
                
                
                    
                    
                        
                        1
                    
                
                
                
            
            
            
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                font styles, setting
                
                
                
                    
                    
                        
                        1
                    
                
                
                
            
            
            
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                fonts
                
                
                
            
            
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                    defined
                    
                    
                     
                        
                            1
                        
                    
                    
                    
                                            
                
                
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                glyphs
                
                
                
            
            
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                    codes
                    
                    
                     
                        
                            1
                        
                    
                    
                    
                                            
                
                
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                    defined
                    
                    
                     
                        
                            1
                        
                    
                    
                    
                                            
                
                
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                    display
                    
                    
                     
                        
                            1
                        
                    
                    
                    
                                            
                
                
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                    locations
                    
                    
                     
                        
                            1
                        
                    
                    
                    
                                            
                
                
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                    metrics of
                    
                    
                     
                        
                            1
                        
                    
                    
                    
                                            
                
                
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       | I | 
        
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                init... methods
                
                
                
                    
                    
                        
                        1
                    
                
                
                
            
            
            
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                initialization
                
                
                
            
            
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                    of NSLayoutManager
                    
                    
                     
                        
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                    of NSTextContainer
                    
                    
                     
                        
                            1
                        
                    
                    
                    
                                            
                
                
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                    of NSTextStorage
                    
                    
                     
                        
                            1
                        
                    
                    
                    
                                            
                
                
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                    of NSTextView
                    
                    
                     
                        
                            1
                        
                    
                    
                    
                                            
                
                
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                initWithFrame: method
                
                
                
                    
                    
                        
                        1
                    
                
                
                
            
            
            
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                initWithFrame:textContainer: method
                
                
                
                    
                    
                        
                        1
                    
                
                
                
            
            
            
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                Interface Builder
                
                
                
            
            
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                    to create a text editor
                    
                    
                     
                        
                            1
                        
                    
                    
                    
                                            
                
                
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                layout. See text layout
                
                
                
            
            
            
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                leading of text lines
                
                
                
                    
                    
                        
                        1
                    
                
                
                
            
            
            
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                left-side bearing of glyphs
                
                
                
                    
                    
                        
                        1
                    
                
                
                
            
            
            
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                ligatures
                
                
                
                    
                    
                        
                        1
                    
                
                
                
            
            
            
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                line gap
                
                
                
                    
                    
                        
                        1
                    
                
                
                
            
            
            
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                line height
                
                
                
                    
                    
                        
                        1
                    
                
                
                
            
            
            
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                lines of text
                
                
                
            
            
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                    breaking
                    
                    
                     
                        
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                margins of text pages
                
                
                
                    
                    
                        
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                metrics
                
                
                
            
            
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                    glyph
                    
                    
                     
                        
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                MLTE. See Multilingual Text Engine
                
                
                
            
            
            
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                model-view-controller (MVC)
                
                
                
            
            
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                    Cocoa text system and
                    
                    
                     
                        
                            1
                        
                    
                    
                    
                                            
                
                
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                Multilingual Text Engine (MLTE)
                
                
                
                    
                    
                        
                        1
                    
                
                
                
            
            
            
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                MVC. See model-view-controller
                
                
                
            
            
            
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                NSFileWrapper class
                
                
                
                    
                    
                        
                        1
                    
                
                
                
            
            
            
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                NSForm class
                
                
                
                    
                    
                        
                        1
                    
                
                
                
            
            
            
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                NSInputManager class
                
                
                
                    
                    
                        
                        1
                    
                
                
                
            
            
            
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                NSInputServer class
                
                
                
                    
                    
                        
                        1
                    
                
                
                
            
            
            
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                NSLayoutManager class
                
                
                
            
            
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                    glyphs and
                    
                    
                     
                        
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                    memory management and
                    
                    
                     
                        
                            1
                        
                    
                    
                    
                                            
                
                
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                    MVC and
                    
                    
                     
                        
                            1
                        
                    
                    
                    
                                            
                
                
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                    relation to other text objects
                    
                    
                     
                        
                            1
                        
                    
                    
                     
                        
                            2
                        
                    
                    
                    
                                            
                
                
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                NSScrollView class
                
                
                
                    
                    
                        
                        1
                    
                
                
                
                    
                    
                        
                        2
                    
                
                
                
            
            
            
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                NSSecureTextField class
                
                
                
                    
                    
                        
                        1
                    
                
                
                
            
            
            
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                NSText class
                
                
                
                    
                    
                        
                        1
                    
                
                
                
            
            
            
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                NSTextContainer class
                
                
                
            
            
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                    memory management and
                    
                    
                     
                        
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                    MVC and
                    
                    
                     
                        
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                    relation to other text objects
                    
                    
                     
                        
                            1
                        
                    
                    
                     
                        
                            2
                        
                    
                    
                    
                                            
                
                
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                NSTextField class
                
                
                
                    
                    
                        
                        1
                    
                
                
                
                    
                    
                        
                        2
                    
                
                
                
            
            
            
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                NSTextStorage class
                
                
                
                    
                    
                        
                        1
                    
                
                
                
                    
                    
                        
                        2
                    
                
                
                
                    
                    
                        
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                NSTextView class
                
                
                
            
            
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                    as primary interface to text system
                    
                    
                     
                        
                            1
                        
                    
                    
                     
                        
                            2
                        
                    
                    
                    
                                            
                
                
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                    building a text editor with
                    
                    
                     
                        
                            1
                        
                    
                    
                    
                                            
                
                
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                    methods for appending text
                    
                    
                     
                        
                            1
                        
                    
                    
                    
                                            
                
                
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                    MVC and
                    
                    
                     
                        
                            1
                        
                    
                    
                    
                                            
                
                
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                    relation to other text objects
                    
                    
                     
                        
                            1
                        
                    
                    
                    
                                            
                
                
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       | P | 
        
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                point size of fonts
                
                
                
                    
                    
                        
                        1
                    
                
                
                
            
            
            
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                points
                
                
                
                    
                    
                        
                        1
                    
                
                
                
            
            
            
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       | R | 
        
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                removeFromSuperview method
                
                
                
                    
                    
                        
                        1
                    
                
                
                
            
            
            
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                right-side bearing of glyphs
                
                
                
                    
                    
                        
                        1
                    
                
                
                
            
            
            
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       | S | 
        
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                string variables
                
                
                
            
            
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                    getter methods for
                    
                    
                     
                        
                            1
                        
                    
                    
                    
                                            
                
                
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                    setter methods for
                    
                    
                     
                        
                            1
                        
                    
                    
                    
                                            
                
                
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                stringValue method
                
                
                
                    
                    
                        
                        1
                    
                
                
                
            
            
            
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       | T | 
        
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                text editors
                
                
                
            
            
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                    creating
                    
                    
                     
                        
                            1+
                        
                    
                    
                    
                                            
                
                
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                    features of
                    
                    
                     
                        
                            1
                        
                    
                    
                    
                                            
                
                
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                text fields
                
                
                
                    
                    
                        
                        1
                    
                
                
                
            
            
            
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                text layout
                
                
                
            
            
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                    complex
                    
                    
                     
                        
                            1
                        
                    
                    
                    
                                            
                
                
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                    defined
                    
                    
                     
                        
                            1
                        
                    
                    
                    
                                            
                
                
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                text system objects
                
                
                
            
            
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                    assembling by hand
                    
                    
                     
                        
                            1+
                        
                    
                    
                    
                                            
                
                
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                    configuration of
                    
                    
                     
                        
                            1+
                        
                    
                    
                    
                                            
                
                
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                    features of
                    
                    
                     
                        
                            1
                        
                    
                    
                    
                                            
                
                
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                text views
                
                
                
            
            
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                    appending text
                    
                    
                     
                        
                            1
                        
                    
                    
                    
                                            
                
                
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                    defined
                    
                    
                     
                        
                            1
                        
                    
                    
                    
                                            
                
                
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                textDidChange method
                
                
                
                    
                    
                        
                        1
                    
                
                
                
            
            
            
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                typefaces
                
                
                
                    
                    
                        
                        1
                    
                
                
                
            
            
            
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                typestyles
                
                
                
                    
                    
                        
                        1
                    
                
                
                
            
            
            
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       | U | 
        
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                Unicode
                
                
                
            
            
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                    as Mac OS X native encoding
                    
                    
                     
                        
                            1
                        
                    
                    
                    
                                            
                
                
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       | V | 
        
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                view coordinates of glyphs
                
                
                
                    
                    
                        
                        1
                    
                
                
                
            
            
            
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       | W | 
        
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                windowControllerDidLoadNib method
                
                
                
                    
                    
                        
                        1
                    
                
                
                
            
            
            
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       | X | 
        
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                Xcode
                
                
                
            
            
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                    to create a text editor
                    
                    
                     
                        
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