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64-Bit Transition Guide for Cocoa
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Explains how to port Cocoa projects to 64-bit addressing.
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Design Guidelines |
2009-03-03
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Accessibility Overview
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Explains how to use the accessibility features built into Mac OS X.
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Accessibility |
2008-03-11
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Accessibility Programming Guidelines for Cocoa
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Explains how Cocoa applications make their user interface available to external assistive applications.
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Accessibility, Design Guidelines, User Experience |
2007-02-08
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Action Messages
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Explains how Cocoa controls respond to user actions and enable users to communicate to an application.
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Events & Other Input |
2002-11-12
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Address Book Programming Guide for Mac OS X
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Explains how to add, search, remove, and customize Address Book records.
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Apple Applications |
2006-04-04
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AltiVec/SSE Migration Guide
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Explains how to convert PowerPC AltiVec code to Intel SSE code.
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Intel-Based Macs |
2005-09-08
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Animation Overview
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Describes the animation facilities provided by Mac OS X.
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Games, Graphics & Imaging |
2008-10-15
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Animation Programming Guide for Cocoa
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Describes how to use Cocoa animation objects to enhance user interface transitions.
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Graphics & Imaging |
2006-05-23
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Animation Types and Timing Programming Guide
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Describes the animation and timing classes used by both Core Animation and Cocoa Animation proxies.
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Graphics & Imaging |
2008-04-08
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Apple Help Programming Guide
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Explains how to author, package, and display user help content in Mac OS X.
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Apple Applications, User Experience |
2007-10-31
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Apple Human Interface Guidelines
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Introduces the Mac OS X user experience and explains how to design an application for Aqua.
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Accessibility, Design Guidelines, User Experience |
2008-06-09
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AppleScript Language Guide
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Defines the AppleScript scripting language. Includes many brief sample scripts.
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Scripting & Automation |
2008-03-11
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AppleScript Overview
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Introduces the technology for writing scripts to control applications. Useful for scripters and application developers.
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Scripting & Automation |
2007-10-31
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AppleScript Studio Programming Guide
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Explains how to create script-driven applications with complex user interfaces based on Cocoa UI classes. Includes tutorials.
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Tools |
2006-04-04
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Application Architecture Overview
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Explains the architecture of a Cocoa application and how it interacts with the operating system.
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Design Guidelines |
2006-08-07
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Application File Management
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Explains how Cocoa applications can use, manipulate, and "own" files.
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File Management |
2006-11-07
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Application Menu and Pop-up List Programming Topics for Cocoa
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Explains how Cocoa menus and lists work and how to manipulate items within them.
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User Experience |
2007-06-26
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Archives and Serializations Programming Guide for Cocoa
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Explains how to put Cocoa objects into and remove them from a representation suitable for archiving.
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Data Management |
2009-02-04
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Assertions and Logging
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Explains how to use assertions and logging to diagnose problems in Cocoa applications.
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Objective-C Language, Performance |
2006-04-04
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Atomic Store Programming Topics
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Describes how to use the Core Data atomic store API to create persistent stores that use a custom format.
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Data Management |
2008-02-08
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Attributed Strings Programming Guide
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Explains how to use attributed strings, which manage attributes of character strings or individual characters.
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Data Management, Text & Fonts |
2007-06-04
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Audio Queue Services Programming Guide
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Describes how to play and record audio using Audio Queue Services.
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Audio |
2007-10-31
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Audio Unit Programming Guide
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Explains how to use Core Audio frameworks and the Core Audio SDK to create audio units.
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Audio |
2007-10-31
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Authorization Services Programming Guide
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Explains how to add fine-grained control of privileged operations in an application.
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Security |
2009-01-06
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Automator Programming Guide
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Describes the concepts and tasks for developing actions, which are bundles loaded by the Automator application.
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Apple Applications, Tools |
2007-12-11
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Binary Data Programming Guide for Cocoa
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Explains how to create and use Cocoa data objects, object-oriented wrappers for byte buffers.
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Data Management |
2009-05-06
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Boxes
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Explains how to use Cocoa boxes.
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User Experience |
2003-02-15
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Browsers
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Explains how to use Cocoa browsers.
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User Experience |
2004-08-31
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Bundle Programming Guide
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Explains how to use Core Foundation bundle objects to organize resources.
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Resource Management |
2005-11-09
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Button Programming Topics for Cocoa
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Explains how to use Cocoa buttons.
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User Experience |
2008-10-15
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Calendar Store Programming Guide
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Explains how to access iCal data.
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Apple Applications, Data Management, General |
2007-10-31
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Carbon-Cocoa Integration Guide
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Explains how to use both Carbon and Cocoa in developing an application.
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Design Guidelines |
2007-10-31
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Certificate, Key, and Trust Services Programming Guide
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Shows how to evaluate trust for a certificate and recover from a trust failure.
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Security |
2008-11-19
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CFNetwork Programming Guide
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Explains how to use Core Foundation networking functions to work with low-level BSD sockets.
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Networking, Security |
2009-05-06
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Cocoa Application Tutorial
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Describes how to build a simple Cocoa application using Xcode.
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Objective-C Language |
2007-10-31
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Cocoa Application Tutorial Using Bindings
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A hands-on introduction to Cocoa bindings.
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Design Guidelines |
2007-07-10
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Cocoa Bindings Programming Topics
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Explains how to rapidly develop sophisticated user interfaces using Cocoa binding technology.
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Design Guidelines, User Experience |
2009-03-08
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Cocoa Drawing Guide
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Explains how to use Cocoa to draw your application's user interface.
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Graphics & Imaging |
2009-01-06
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Cocoa Event-Handling Guide
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Introduces event mechanisms and the types of events in Cocoa and describes how to handle events of each type.
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Events & Other Input |
2009-02-04
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Cocoa Fundamentals Guide
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Introduces the basic concepts, terminology, architectures, and design patterns of the Cocoa frameworks and development environment.
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Design Guidelines |
2008-11-19
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Cocoa Performance Guidelines
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Guidelines for improving the performance of Cocoa applications.
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Performance |
2005-08-11
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Cocoa Scripting Guide
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Explains how to create scriptable Cocoa applications that use the scripting definition (sdef) format.
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Design Guidelines, Scripting & Automation |
2008-03-11
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Code Loading Programming Topics for Cocoa
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Explains how Cocoa applications can dynamically load code during execution.
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Resource Management |
2007-08-10
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Code Signing Guide
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Explains how you can sign your code and why you should.
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Security |
2008-11-19
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Code Size Performance Guidelines
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Guidelines for reducing the size of an application binary.
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Performance |
2006-06-28
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Code Speed Performance Guidelines
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Guidelines for improving the performance and efficiency of code.
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Performance |
2005-07-07
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Coding Guidelines for Cocoa
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Naming guidelines for Cocoa API and design advice to framework developers.
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Design Guidelines, Objective-C Language |
2006-04-04
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Collections Programming Topics for Cocoa
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Explains how to group objects in arrays, sets, or dictionaries in Cocoa.
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Data Management |
2009-02-04
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Color Management Overview
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Introduces basic concepts and defines color spaces.
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Graphics & Imaging |
2005-07-07
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Color Programming Topics for Cocoa
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Explains how applications specify colors and how users choose colors in Cocoa.
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Graphics & Imaging |
2009-03-04
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Combo Box Programming Topics
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Explains how to use Cocoa combo boxes.
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User Experience |
2002-11-12
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Control and Cell Programming Topics for Cocoa
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Explains the relationship between Cocoa control and cell objects.
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User Experience |
2008-10-15
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Core Animation Cookbook
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Demonstrates common Core Animation tasks.
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Graphics & Imaging |
2008-03-11
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Core Animation Programming Guide
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Introduces the main components and services of Core Animation.
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Graphics & Imaging |
2008-11-13
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Core Audio Overview
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Provides an overview of Core Audio and its programming interfaces.
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Audio |
2007-01-08
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Core Data Model Versioning and Data Migration Programming Guide
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Explains the managed object model versioning and data migration features of Core Data.
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Data Management |
2008-02-08
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Core Data Programming Guide
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Explains how to manage objects using the Core Data framework.
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Data Management, Design Guidelines |
2009-03-04
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Core Data Snippets
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Snippets of code that you can use when writing a program that uses Core Data.
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Data Management |
2009-03-04
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Core Data Utility Tutorial
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A hands-on guide to creating a command-line utility using low-level features of Core Data.
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Data Management, Design Guidelines |
2009-03-04
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Core Image Programming Guide
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Provides an overview and explains how to use and create image filters and image units.
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Graphics & Imaging |
2008-06-09
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Creating a Managed Object Model with Xcode
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A tutorial that shows how to create a Core Data managed object model using Xcode.
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Data Management |
2007-08-07
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Creating Printing Presets for iPhoto
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Rules for creating and installing printer-specific collections of settings. Includes a sample file.
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Apple Applications |
2005-07-07
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Cross-Development Programming Guide
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Explains how to build software for versions of Mac OS X other than the one the development tools are running on.
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Tools |
2006-11-07
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Cursor Management
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Explains how to set the cursor and handle cursor-update events in Cocoa applications.
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Events & Other Input, User Experience |
2008-03-11
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Dashboard Programming Topics
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Explains Dashboard and WebKit technologies used in widgets.
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Apple Applications |
2009-02-04
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Data Formatting Programming Guide for Cocoa
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Explains how to use Cocoa formatters to create and validate text in text fields and other cells.
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Data Management |
2008-10-15
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Dates and Times Programming Topics for Cocoa
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Explains how to manage Cocoa dates and times.
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Data Management |
2007-09-04
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Debugging Cocoa Applications
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Tips and techniques for debugging Cocoa applications.
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Performance |
2002-11-12
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Debugging with GDB
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Open-source document that explains how to use GDB to debug programs.
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Tools |
2008-06-19
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Dialogs and Special Panels
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Explains how to create alert panels. Includes links to documents about other types of panels.
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User Experience |
2009-02-04
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Dictionary Services Programming Guide
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Explains how to create a dictionary and access it programmatically.
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Text & Fonts |
2007-05-30
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Distributed Objects Programming Topics
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Explains how Objective-C objects in different threads or different processes communicate.
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Interapplication Communication, Networking, Objective-C Language |
2007-06-06
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Dock Tile Programming Guide
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Explains how to provide an icon and contextual menu in Carbon applications.
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User Experience |
2009-03-04
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Document-Based Applications Overview
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Explains how to design and implement Cocoa applications that manage multiple documents.
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Design Guidelines |
2009-01-12
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Drag and Drop Programming Topics for Cocoa
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Explains how to implement drag and drop in Cocoa.
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Events & Other Input, Interapplication Communication, User Experience |
2006-06-28
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Drawers
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Explains how to use Cocoa drawers.
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User Experience |
2003-02-04
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Drawing Performance Guidelines
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Guidelines for improving the speed of drawing code.
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Performance |
2006-04-04
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Error Handling Programming Guide For Cocoa
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Describes NSError objects, related Application Kit support for error handling, and how to use these features in your code.
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Design Guidelines, Objective-C Language |
2009-03-04
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Event-Driven XML Programming Guide for Cocoa
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Explains how to process XML documents using the Cocoa streaming parser.
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Data Management |
2008-09-09
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Exception Programming Topics for Cocoa
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Explains how to raise and handle exceptions in Cocoa applications.
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Objective-C Language, Performance |
2007-10-02
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File System Overview
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Conceptual information and guidelines describing the structure and usage of the Mac OS X file system.
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File Management |
2008-07-11
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File-System Performance Guidelines
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Guidelines for improving the performance of file-related code.
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Performance |
2005-07-07
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Font Handling
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Explains the Cocoa font management system and how users select fonts.
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Text & Fonts |
2008-02-08
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Font Panel
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Explains how to use the Cocoa Font panel.
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Text & Fonts, User Experience |
2004-08-31
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Forms
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Explains how to use Cocoa forms.
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User Experience |
2002-11-12
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Garbage Collection Programming Guide
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Describes the garbage collection system for Cocoa.
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Design Guidelines, Objective-C Language, Performance, Runtime Architecture |
2008-11-19
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GCC Porting Guide
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Provides guidance on how to migrate projects to new GCC releases.
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Intel-Based Macs |
2006-10-03
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Image Capture Applications Programming Guide
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Describes the interaction between applications programs and image capture devices such as cameras and scanners.
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Graphics & Imaging |
2007-05-16
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Image I/O Programming Guide
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Explains how to read and write image data using the Image I/O framework.
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Graphics & Imaging |
2007-07-02
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Image Kit Programming Guide
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Explains how to support browsing, viewing, editing, and processing images.
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Graphics & Imaging |
2008-06-09
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Image Unit Tutorial
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Describes how to write image processing kernels and package them for distribution.
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Graphics & Imaging |
2009-05-06
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Image Views
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Explains how to use Cocoa image views.
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Graphics & Imaging, User Experience |
2002-11-12
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Instant Message Programming Guide
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Explains how to access iChat services and buddies and use iChat Theater through code samples.
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Apple Applications, General, Internet & Web |
2007-10-31
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Interacting with the Operating System
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Explains how Cocoa applications manage tasks and get information about hosts and processes.
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Interapplication Communication, Process Management, Resource Management |
2006-04-04
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Interface Builder Plug-In Programming Guide
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Describes the process for creating custom Interface Builder palettes.
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Tools |
2007-07-18
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Interface Builder User Guide
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Conceptual information and tasks explaining how to use the Interface Builder application to design user interfaces.
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Tools |
2008-11-19
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Internationalization Programming Topics
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Explains how to support multiple languages in software.
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Internationalization |
2009-01-06
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Key-Value Coding Programming Guide
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Conceptual information about how to access a Cocoa object's values using keys.
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Data Management, Design Guidelines |
2009-02-04
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Key-Value Observing Programming Guide
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Explains the Cocoa key-value observing protocol.
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Data Management, Design Guidelines |
2009-05-06
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Keychain Services Programming Guide
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This document explains how to use Keychain Services to store and retrieve passwords.
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Security |
2009-03-12
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