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2009-01-26 DOMHTMLDocument Additions Reference (HTML) (PDF)
First revision of this document.
First Version User Experience
2009-01-06 Web Services Core Framework Reference (HTML)
Describes the Web Services Core API.
First Version Internet & Web
2008-10-15 DOMElement Additions Reference (HTML)
First revision of this document.
First Version User Experience
2008-10-15 NSTextInputClient Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
New document that describes the protocol enabling conforming objects to receive keyboard input as properly formed text.
First Version Events & Other Input, Text & Fonts
2009-04-08 NSScroller Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Updated for Mac OS X v10.5.
Content Update User Experience
2009-04-08 NSSplitView Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Added splitView:shouldHideDividerAtIndex: delegate method. Added divider style and color methods.
Content Update User Experience
2009-03-04 NSDockTile Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Updated to describe differences in behavior between application and window dock tiles.
Content Update User Experience
2009-01-06 SFAuthorization Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
permitWithRight:flags: and permitWithRights:flags:environment:authorizedRights are deprecated and replaced with obtainWithRight:flags: and obtainWithRights:flags:environment:authorizedRights:error:
Content Update Security
2008-11-19 Certificate, Key, and Trust Services Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Updated to Mac OS X v 10.5.
Content Update Security
2008-11-13 NSHTTPCookie Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Added isHTTPOnly method.
Content Update Internet & Web, Networking
2009-05-06 Foundation Constants Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Corrected the definition of NSDecimalNoScale.
Minor Change Data Management, Objective-C Language
2009-05-06 IMKServerInput Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Clarified constant descriptions.
Minor Change Internationalization, Text & Fonts
2009-05-06 NSAnimatablePropertyContainer Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Corrected typos.
Minor Change Graphics & Imaging
2009-05-06 NSCountedSet Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Referenced CFBag, which implements similar functionality.
Minor Change Data Management
2009-05-06 NSData Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Added subclassing notes. Clarified behavior of bytes and getData:length: methods.
Minor Change Data Management
2009-05-06 NSError Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Added a link to the Foundation error constants.
Minor Change Design Guidelines
2009-05-06 NSSegmentedCell Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Added missing API.
Minor Change User Experience
2009-05-06 NSSegmentedControl Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Added missing API.
Minor Change User Experience
2009-05-06 QTCaptureDevice Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Fixed enumeration and constant listings. Minor fixes.
Minor Change QuickTime
2009-05-06 Search Kit Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Added notes that SKSearch and SKIndex objects cannot be used with CFMakeCollectable.
Minor Change Data Management, Text & Fonts, User Experience
2009-04-08 CalCalendarStore Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Minor edits throughout.
Minor Change Apple Applications
2009-04-08 NSButtonCell Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Added style override details to setAttributedTitle:.
Minor Change Events & Other Input, User Experience
2009-04-08 NSDictionary Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Corrected typographical errors.
Minor Change Data Management, Design Guidelines
2009-04-08 NSNetService Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Miscellaneous edits.
Minor Change Interapplication Communication, Internet & Web, Networking
2009-04-08 NSNetServiceBrowser Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Miscellaneous edits.
Minor Change Interapplication Communication, Internet & Web, Networking
2009-04-08 NSUserDefaults Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Updated property list storage details.
Minor Change Data Management, User Experience
2009-04-08 QTCaptureAudioPreviewOutput Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Fixed parameter descriptions.
Minor Change QuickTime
2009-04-08 QTCaptureDeviceInput Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Minor fixes.
Minor Change QuickTime
2009-04-08 QTCaptureInput Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Minor technical fixes.
Minor Change QuickTime
2009-04-08 QTCaptureView Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Modified descriptions. Fixed typos. MInor fixes.
Minor Change QuickTime
2009-04-08 QTDataReference Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Added parameter descriptions, updated constant listings. Minor fixes.
Minor Change QuickTime
2009-04-08 WebArchive Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Minor edits throughout.
Minor Change User Experience
2009-04-08 WebEditingDelegate Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Minor edits throughout.
Minor Change User Experience
2009-04-08 WebFrame Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Added separate parameter and return value descriptions.
Minor Change User Experience
2009-04-08 WebFrameLoadDelegate Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Added separate parameter and return value descriptions.
Minor Change User Experience
2009-04-08 WebJavaPlugIn Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Added separate parameter and return-value descriptions.
Minor Change User Experience
2009-04-08 WebOpenPanelResultListener Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Added separate parameter and return-value descriptions.
Minor Change User Experience
2009-04-08 WebPlugIn Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Added separate parameter and return-value descriptions.
Minor Change User Experience
2009-04-08 WebPlugInContainer Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Added separate parameter and return value descriptions.
Minor Change User Experience
2009-04-08 WebPlugInViewFactory Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Added separate parameter and return value descriptions.
Minor Change User Experience
2009-04-08 WebPolicyDelegate Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Added separate parameter and return value descriptions.
Minor Change User Experience
2009-04-08 WebResource Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Added separate parameter and return value descriptions.
Minor Change User Experience
2009-04-08 WebScripting Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Added separate parameter and return value descriptions.
Minor Change User Experience
2009-04-08 WebScriptObject Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Added separate parameter and return value descriptions.
Minor Change User Experience
2009-04-08 WebView Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Made minor edits throughout.
Minor Change User Experience
2009-03-04 CalAlarm Class Reference (HTML)
Minor updates throughout.
Minor Change Apple Applications
2009-03-04 CalEvent Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Minor updates throughout.
Minor Change Apple Applications
2009-03-04 CalRecurrenceRule Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Minor edits throughout.
Minor Change Apple Applications
2009-03-04 CAMediaTiming Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Documented kCAFillModeFrozen as deprecated.
Minor Change Graphics & Imaging
2009-03-04 IKSlideshowDataSource Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Adding note that data source methods may be called on secondary threads.
Minor Change Graphics & Imaging
2009-03-04 NSATSTypesetter Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Removed reference to ATSUI.
Minor Change Text & Fonts
2009-03-04 NSPointerArray Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Clarified behavior in fast enumeration.
Minor Change Data Management
2009-03-04 NSWindow Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Fixed several typographical errors, added information to setFrameAutosaveName:, and documented several undocumented symbols.
Minor Change Events & Other Input, Graphics & Imaging, User Experience
2009-03-04 QTCaptureOutput Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Minor edit fixes.
Minor Change QuickTime
2009-03-04 QTCaptureVideoPreviewOutput Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Minor edit fixes.
Minor Change QuickTime
2009-03-04 QTMedia Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Added parameter descriptions and constant groupings.
Minor Change QuickTime
2009-03-04 QTTrack Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Fixed constants listings; minor edits.
Minor Change QuickTime
2009-03-04 WebDocumentText Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Added separate parameter and return-value descriptions.
Minor Change User Experience
2009-03-04 WebFrameView Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Added separate parameter and return-value descriptions.
Minor Change User Experience
2009-03-04 WebHistory Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Added separate parameter and return-value descriptions.
Minor Change User Experience
2009-03-04 WebPolicyDecisionListener Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Added separate parameter and return-value descriptions.
Minor Change User Experience
2009-03-04 WebUIDelegate Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Added separate parameter and return-value descriptions.
Minor Change User Experience
2009-02-04 CALayer Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Added -init method description.
Minor Change Graphics & Imaging
2009-02-04 DOMNode Additions Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Added separate parameter and return-value descriptions.
Minor Change User Experience
2009-02-04 Mac OS X ABI Mach-O File Format Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Made minor changes.
Minor Change Runtime Architecture
2009-02-04 NSApplication Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Added dockTile method description.
Minor Change Runtime Architecture
2009-02-04 NSCalendar Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Clarified return value of ordinalityOfUnit:inUnit:forDate:.
Minor Change Data Management, Internationalization
2009-02-04 NSCell Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Documented truncatesLastVisibleLine and setTruncatesLastVisibleLine: methods. Added deprecated image scaling constants.
Minor Change User Experience
2009-02-04 NSEvent Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Added descriptions of CGEvent and mouse-movement event coalescing methods.
Minor Change Events & Other Input
2009-02-04 NSHelpManager Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Removed all references to using Interface Builder.
Minor Change Events & Other Input, Resource Management, User Experience
2009-02-04 NSKeyValueCoding Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Accessor search descriptions of setValue:forKey:, valueForKey:, mutableArrayValueForKey:, and mutableSetValueForKey: now point to the Key-Value Coding Programming Guide.
Minor Change Data Management, Design Guidelines
2009-02-04 NSMenuView Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Added information regarding what to use in place of NSMenuView.
Minor Change User Experience
2009-02-04 NSObject Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Added note about managing scarce resources in dealloc.
Minor Change Design Guidelines, Objective-C Language
2009-02-04 NSOpenPanel Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Added more specific information regarding didEndSelector behavior in panel-running methods.
Minor Change Events & Other Input, File Management, User Experience
2009-02-04 NSOutlineView Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Added documentation for method outlineView:selectionIndexesForProposedSelection:.
Minor Change User Experience
2009-02-04 NSSavePanel Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Updated documentation to use more consistent method formatting and corrected various errors.
Minor Change Events & Other Input, File Management, User Experience
2009-02-04 NSShadow Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Added a description for NSShadow's init method.
Minor Change Graphics & Imaging
2009-02-04 NSString Application Kit Additions Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Documented NSStringDrawingTruncatesLastVisibleLine constant.
Minor Change Data Management, Text & Fonts
2009-02-04 NSString Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Changed the abstract of getCharacters: to more closely reflect that of getCharacters:range:.
Minor Change Data Management
2009-02-04 NSURL Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Miscellaneous edits.
Minor Change Internet & Web, Networking
2009-02-04 NSURLHandle Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Corrected typos.
Minor Change Internet & Web, Networking
2009-02-04 NSView Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Corrected typos.
Minor Change Events & Other Input, Graphics & Imaging, Printing
2009-02-04 WebBackForwardList Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Added separate parameter and return-value descriptions.
Minor Change User Experience
2009-01-07 QTMovie Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Corrected the description of QuickTime VR attribute. Minor typo fixes.
Minor Change QuickTime
2009-01-06 IBDocument Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Made minor technical corrections.
Minor Change Tools
2009-01-06 NSBitmapImageRep Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Updated the descriptions of the initWithCGImage: and initWithCIImage: methods.
Minor Change Graphics & Imaging
2009-01-06 NSColor Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Added definition for NSAppKitVersionNumberWithPatternColorLeakFix macro.
Minor Change Graphics & Imaging
2009-01-06 NSCursor Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Added a definition for the NSAppKitVersionNumberWithCursorSizeSupport macro.
Minor Change User Experience
2009-01-06 NSDocument Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Added description of NSChangeRedone constant. Updated other constant declarations and revised their descriptions. Added subclassing advice section with cross reference to main discussion.
Minor Change Design Guidelines
2009-01-06 NSGlyphStorage Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Reformatted parameter descriptions.
Minor Change Text & Fonts
2009-01-06 NSGradient Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Updated the method descriptions that involve drawing radial gradients with relative center positions.
Minor Change Graphics & Imaging
2009-01-06 NSImage Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Updated the description of the alignmentRect method.
Minor Change Graphics & Imaging
2009-01-06 NSImageCell Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Added descriptions for the NSImageAlignment constants.
Minor Change User Experience
2009-01-06 NSImageRep Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Added a definition for the NSImageRepRegistryChangedNotification macro.
Minor Change Graphics & Imaging
2009-01-06 NSOutputStream Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Miscellaneous edits.
Minor Change Data Management, File Management, Networking
2009-01-06 NSPanel Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Added information about NSHUDWindowMask constant.
Minor Change Events & Other Input, Graphics & Imaging, User Experience
2009-01-06 NSPrintInfo Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Cleaned up the deprecated print info keys.
Minor Change Printing
2009-01-06 NSScreen Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Updated the information regarding what constitutes the main screen.
Minor Change Graphics & Imaging
2009-01-06 NSSpeechSynthesizer Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Clarified how the speech rate is set when using initWithVoice:.
Minor Change Accessibility, Text & Fonts, User Experience
2009-01-06 NSTextField Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Added note that background color rendering is disabled for rounded-bezel text fields.
Minor Change User Experience