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User experience encompasses the visual appearance, interactive behavior, and assistive capabilities of software. From an application's graphical user interface to its use of additional technologies such as speech recognition and speech synthesis, a cohesive and professional user experience is what Mac users have come to expect. Cocoa provides a complete suite of Interface Builder palettes and programmatic interfaces that developers can use to deliver this experience in their applications.

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Application Kit Framework Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the interface for all things related to an application's user interface.
2008-11-19
Cocoa Bindings Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the exposed bindings of Cocoa classes.
2007-10-31
Disc Recording UI Framework Reference (HTML)
Describes the Objective-C and C API for presenting a user interface when burning audio and data CDs and DVDs.
2008-04-08
DOMDocument Additions Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the API added to the DOMDocument class to facilitate communication between WebKit and the DOM API.
2008-10-15
DOMElement Additions Reference (HTML)
Describes the API added to the DOMElement class to facilitate communication between WebKit and the DOM API.
2008-10-15
DOMHTMLDocument Additions Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the API added to the DOMHTMLDocument class to facilitate communication between WebKit and the DOM API.
2009-01-26
DOMHTMLFrameElement Additions Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the API added to the DOMHTMLFrameElement class to facilitate communication between WebKit and the DOM API.
2006-05-23
DOMHTMLIFrameElement Additions Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the API added to the DOMHTMLIFrameElement class to facilitate communication between WebKit and the DOM API.
2006-05-23
DOMHTMLObjectElement Additions Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the API added to the DOMHTMLObjectElement class to facilitate communication between WebKit and the DOM API.
2006-05-23
DOMNode Additions Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the API added to the DOMNode class to facilitate communication between WebKit and the DOM API.
2009-02-04
DOMRange Additions Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the API added to the DOMRange class to facilitate communication between WebKit and the DOM API.
2008-10-15
Find By Content Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Deprecated - Describes the legacy C API for performing relevance-ranked searches. Replaced by Search Kit.
2006-07-13
NSActionCell Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the interface for the active area in a control.
2007-02-28
NSAlert Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a window that displays a message and obtains the user's response to it.
2007-04-25
NSAnimation Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the behavior of an animation.
2007-10-31
NSBox Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a view that can display its border and a title.
2008-10-15
NSBrowser Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a control for manipulating one- or two-dimensional data sets.
2007-04-05
NSBrowserCell Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a cell that displays data in a browser.
2007-04-01
NSButton Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a control that responds to clicks.
2007-04-01
NSButtonCell Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a cell that responds to mouse clicks.
2009-04-08
NSCell Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the interface for cell objects.
2009-02-04
NSCollectionView Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a collection of views that displays content in a grid.
2007-12-11
NSCollectionViewItem Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a controller that mediates between a prototype view and a model object.
2006-12-28
NSColorPicker Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the interface for custom views in a color panel used for color selection.
2007-02-28
NSColorPickingCustom Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the interface for receiving custom color-picker user-interface requests.
2007-04-01
NSColorPickingDefault Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the interface for receiving basic color-picker user-interface requests.
2007-04-27
NSColorWell Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a control for displaying and selecting colors.
2007-02-28
NSComboBox Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a control for entering text or selecting from a pop-up list of items.
2006-05-23
NSComboBoxCell Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the text field that provides the user interface for NSComboBox objects.
2006-05-23
NSComboBoxCellDataSource Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the interface for receiving data requests from an NSComboBoxCell object.
2006-05-23
NSComboBoxDataSource Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the interface for receiving data requests from an NSComboBox object.
2006-05-23
NSControl Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the interface for views that respond to user actions by sending action messages.
2008-10-15
NSCursor Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the appearance of the user interface cursor.
2009-01-06
NSDateFormatter Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a date formatter.
2008-11-19
NSDatePicker Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a control for displaying and editing a date.
2008-06-09
NSDatePickerCell Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a cell for displaying and editing a date.
2008-06-09
NSDockTile Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the interface for customizing an application's dock tiles
2009-03-04
NSDrawer Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a retractable user interface element that displays view objects.
2006-05-23
NSErrorRecoveryAttempting Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the interface for attempting recovery from runtime errors.
2007-02-23
NSFontPanel Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the panel for font selection.
2007-04-06
NSFontPanelValidation Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the interface for validating fonts.
2007-04-06
NSForm Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a vertical matrix of NSFormCell objects.
2006-05-23
NSFormatter Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the interface for formatter objects.
2007-07-09
NSFormCell Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a title and text entry field in an NSForm object.
2006-05-23
NSHelpManager Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes an application-level help system.
2009-02-04
NSImageCell Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes an object that displays an image in a frame, usually in a control.
2009-01-06
NSImageView Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a view that displays an image.
2007-01-22
NSInputManager Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class used by text views to communicate with the text input management system.
2007-04-01
NSInputServer Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class that interprets text view events and communicates them to the text input management system.
2007-04-01
NSInputServerMouseTracker Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the protocol implemented by text input servers to handle mouse events.
2007-04-02
NSInputServiceProvider Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the protocol implemented by text input servers to handle application and text field events.
2007-04-02
NSLevelIndicator Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a control for displaying a rank or amount along a linear scale.
2007-03-01
NSLevelIndicatorCell Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a cell used for displaying a rank or amount along a linear scale.
2007-03-01
NSLocale Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a locale.
2008-02-08
NSMatrix Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a group of cell objects that work together in various ways.
2008-10-15
NSMenu Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes an application menu.
2008-02-08
NSMenuItem Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a menu item.
2008-02-08
NSMenuItem Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Deprecated - Describes a deprecated protocol replaced by the NSMenuItem class.
2007-02-08
NSMenuItemCell Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a deprecated class replaced by the NSMenuItem class.
2007-03-07
NSMenuValidation Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the interface for enabling and disabling menu items.
2007-03-02
NSMenuView Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a deprecated class replaced by the NSMenu class.
2009-02-04
NSNumberFormatter Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a number formatter.
2008-11-19
NSOpenGLView Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a view for OpenGL drawing.
2007-01-26
NSOpenPanel Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the panel that a user employs to locate and open a file.
2009-02-04
NSOutlineView Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a row-and-column format view for displaying hierarchical data.
2009-02-04
NSOutlineViewDataSource Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the interface used by an outline view to retrieve data and, optionally, to update data values.
2007-02-19
NSPanel Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a window for performing auxiliary functions in an application.
2009-01-06
NSPasteboard Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a pasteboard.
2008-10-15
NSPathCell Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the user interface of a path control object.
2007-04-11
NSPathCellDelegate Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the interface used to customize a pop-up-style control that represents a path.
2007-04-11
NSPathComponentCell Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a component of a path control.
2007-04-11
NSPathControl Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a control representing a file path or virtual path.
2007-04-11
NSPathControlDelegate Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the interface used to support dragging and pop-up menu customization in path controls.
2007-04-11
NSPopUpButton Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a control for displaying pull-down or pop-up lists of items.
2008-10-15
NSPopUpButtonCell Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a cell used in the display of pull-down or pop-up menus.
2008-10-15
NSPredicateEditor Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a graphical predicate editor.
2008-10-15
NSPredicateEditorRowTemplate Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a row in a graphical predicate editor.
2007-01-12
NSPreferencePane Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Defines the interface for subclasses to provide preference panes to System Preferences or other applications.
2006-05-23
NSPrintPanelAccessorizing Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the interface for configuring accessory panes for the print panel.
2007-03-09
NSProgressIndicator Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a control that shows that a lengthy task is under way.
2008-03-11
NSRuleEditor Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a graphical rule editor.
2008-02-08
NSSavePanel Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the panel that a user employs to set a file-system location and save a file.
2009-02-04
NSScroller Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a control for scrolling a document view within a scroll view.
2009-04-08
NSScrollView Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a view for displaying content larger than its bounds.
2006-05-23
NSSearchField Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a text field optimized for entering a search query.
2006-05-23
NSSearchFieldCell Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a search field cell.
2008-03-11
NSSecureTextField Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a text field that hides its text.
2006-05-23
NSSecureTextFieldCell Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the user interface of a secure text field.
2007-10-31
NSSegmentedCell Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes an action cell that provides appearance and behavior for an NSSegmentedControl object.
2009-05-06
NSSegmentedControl Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a horizontal button divided into multiple segments
2009-05-06
NSSlider Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a control for selecting a value from a continuous range of values.
2006-05-23
NSSliderCell Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes an action cell that provides appearance and behavior for an NSSlider object.
2006-05-23
NSSpeechRecognizer Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the Cocoa command-and-control voice recognition system.
2007-04-03
NSSpeechSynthesizer Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the Cocoa parser that converts text to speech.
2009-01-06
NSSplitView Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a container for subviews with a user-controlled portion of each visible.
2009-04-08
NSStatusBar Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the collection of status items in the menu bar.
2007-03-05
NSStatusItem Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a status item in the menu bar.
2007-03-05
NSStepper Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a control that can increment and decrement a value.
2006-05-23
NSStepperCell Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes an action cell that provides appearance and behavior for an NSStepper object.
2006-05-23
NSTableColumn Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the display characteristics and attribute identifiers for a column in a table view.
2007-10-31