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Programming with the Appearance Manager
(HTML)
Explains how to make an application's user interface look like the Mac OS user interface.
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Human Interface Toolbox, User Experience |
Guides |
2001-11-20
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Sound Manager 3.3
(HTML)
Deprecated - Summary of Sound Manager legacy releases 3.1, 3.2.1, and 3.3.
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Audio |
Reference |
2001-11-15
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Adding an automated Window menu to your application
(HTML)
QA1080: Explains how to add an automated Window menu to your Carbon application.
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Design Guidelines, Human Interface Toolbox |
Technical Q&As |
2001-10-30
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Enabling the application menu's "Preferences..." menu item on Mac OS X
(HTML)
QA1079: Explains how to enable the application menu's "Preferences..." menu item on Mac OS X.
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Design Guidelines, Human Interface Toolbox |
Technical Q&As |
2001-10-30
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Getting the User and Computer Name
(HTML)
QA1078: Describes how to get the user and computer name on Mac OS X.
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Networking |
Technical Q&As |
2001-10-30
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The intermittent behavior of SetDialogItemText
(HTML)
Deprecated - QA1082: Explains why SetDialogItemText may seem to not work correctly if you have embedding turned on.
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Human Interface Toolbox |
Technical Q&As |
2001-10-30
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QuickTime and Carbon Events
(HTML)
QA1090: Discusses how to ensure smooth movie playback when using Carbon Events in an application.
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Design Guidelines |
Technical Q&As |
2001-10-26
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Setting environment variables for user processes
(HTML)
QA1067: Tells how to set environment variables for user processes.
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Data Management, Games, Interapplication Communication, Porting, Process Management, Resource Management, Runtime Architecture, Tools |
Technical Q&As |
2001-10-25
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GDB for MacsBug Veterans
(HTML)
TN2030: Translate your experience with MacsBug into a working knowledge of the GNU source-level debugger (GDB).
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Performance |
Technical Notes |
2001-10-18
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CGContextClosePath
(HTML)
QA1046: Explains when you should call CGContextClosePath.
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Graphics & Imaging, Printing |
Technical Q&As |
2001-10-02
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How to use URL Access with proxy servers
(HTML)
Deprecated - QA1074: Explains how to use URL Access with proxy servers.
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Networking |
Technical Q&As |
2001-10-02
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Saving the current Core Graphics Path
(HTML)
QA1056: Explains that the Core Graphics save and restore GState APIs do not affect the path.
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Graphics & Imaging, Printing |
Technical Q&As |
2001-10-02
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Avoiding Kernel Event Conflicts
(HTML)
QA1063: Documents the namespace for the vendor_code field of the kern_event_msg structure.
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Process Management |
Technical Q&As |
2001-09-14
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Installing input methods on Mac OS X
(HTML)
QA1054: Describes how to install and use input methods on Mac OS X.
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Human Interface Toolbox, Interapplication Communication, Text & Fonts |
Technical Q&As |
2001-09-14
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Carbon Full Screen Conundrums
(HTML)
QA1068: Describes the available Mac OS X DrawSprocket services.
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Games |
Technical Q&As |
2001-08-20
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Threading Architectures
(HTML)
( )
TN2028: Describes the various threading APIs on Mac OS 9 and Mac OS X.
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Process Management, Runtime Architecture |
Technical Notes |
2001-08-08
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CGContext Bounds
(HTML)
QA1048: Explains how to determine the bounds of a CGContext.
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Graphics & Imaging, Printing |
Technical Q&As |
2001-07-02
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CGContextAddLineToPoint, CGContextAddCurveToPoint, et. al.
(HTML)
QA1049: Explains why the CGContextAddXYZ APIs don't draw anything immediately.
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Graphics & Imaging, Printing |
Technical Q&As |
2001-07-02
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Drawing a Path Multiple Times
(HTML)
QA1047: Explains that path drawing operations consume the path.
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Graphics & Imaging, Printing |
Technical Q&As |
2001-07-02
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How do I use kMPCreateTaskSuspendedMask with MPCreateTask?
(HTML)
QA1055: Describes how to start a task that has been suspended with the ability to resume it later.
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Process Management, Runtime Architecture |
Technical Q&As |
2001-07-02
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Turning Off Core Graphics Clipping
(HTML)
QA1050: Explains how to clear the clipping path for a CGContext.
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Graphics & Imaging, Printing |
Technical Q&As |
2001-07-02
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Unexpected CG state changes
(HTML)
QA1045: Explains why the Core Graphics drawing state sometimes changes for no apparent reason.
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Graphics & Imaging, Printing |
Technical Q&As |
2001-07-02
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HID Manager Event Data Underruns
(HTML)
QA1038: Explains how to correctly handle HID Manager event queue data underruns.
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Apple Applications, User Experience |
Technical Q&As |
2001-06-13
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The Death of typeFSSpec: moving along to typeFileURL
(HTML)
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TN2022: Discusses the typeFileURL format and using it to pass file references between applications in Mac OS X.
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File Management, Interapplication Communication, Process Management |
Technical Notes |
2001-06-07
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Browser Plugins in Mac OS X
(HTML)
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TN2020: Describes the format of web browser plugins for Mac OS X.
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Process Management, Runtime Architecture |
Technical Notes |
2001-05-31
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Targeting DebuggingCarbonLib asserts
(HTML)
Deprecated - QA1033: Describes how to focus DebuggingCarbonLib asserts to a single application.
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Runtime Architecture |
Technical Q&As |
2001-05-04
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ICLaunchURL, "file:///" URLs and Mac OS X
(HTML)
QA1028: Describes problems with ICLaunchURL and "file:///" URLs on Mac OS X.
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Process Management |
Technical Q&As |
2001-04-20
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Improving ATSUI Text Drawing Performance
(HTML)
QA1027: Talks about one way of improving ATSUI text drawing performance.
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Graphics & Imaging, Text & Fonts |
Technical Q&As |
2001-04-17
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Using Launch Services for discovering document binding and launching applications
(HTML)
()
TN2017: Interface to starting applications, opening documents either with a specific application, or using the default application.
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File Management, Process Management |
Technical Notes |
2001-04-17
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How do I use QuickDraw with CGDirectDisplay?
(HTML)
QA1011: Explains how to draw to a CGDirectDisplay-captured display using QuickDraw.
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Games, Graphics & Imaging |
Technical Q&As |
2001-04-11
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Calling AppleScript from an Application
(HTML)
QA1026: Describes how to call an AppleScript from an application written in C.
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Interapplication Communication |
Technical Q&As |
2001-04-10
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Locating Application Support Files under Mac OS X
(HTML)
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TN2015: Describes different methods for an application to determine its location.
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File Management, Process Management, Runtime Architecture |
Technical Notes |
2001-03-27
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Disconnected aliases on CD-ROM and Alias Manager
(HTML)
OPS05: Explains why aliases may become disconnected on a CD-ROM.
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File Management |
Technical Q&As |
2001-03-26
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Creating Sub GWorlds using QTNewGWorldFromPtr
(HTML)
QA1014: Using QTNewGWorldFromPtr to create sub GWorlds which reference the pixel data of other GWorlds.
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QuickTime |
Technical Q&As |
2001-03-20
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Extracting DV Fields using QTNewGWorldFromPtr
(HTML)
QA1017: Describes using QTNewGWorldFromPtr to access individual fields contained within a frame of DV source.
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QuickTime |
Technical Q&As |
2001-03-20
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WaitMouseUp documentation errata
(HTML)
QA1008: Specifies the correct behavior of the WaitMouseUp function.
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Events & Other Input |
Technical Q&As |
2001-02-27
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LockPixels and DisposeGWorld with QTNewGWorldFromPtr
(HTML)
QA1007: Clarifies some issues surrounding pointer ownership when creating GWorlds with QTNewGWorldFromPtr
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QuickTime |
Technical Q&As |
2001-02-26
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BowelsOfTheMemoryManager (aka YourHeapIsProbablyCorrupt)
(HTML)
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Deprecated - ME05: What the symbol BowelsoftheMemoryManager means and the most probable cause of this symbol in MacsBug.
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Data Management |
Technical Q&As |
2001-02-01
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CalcCMask and SeedCFill in Carbon
(HTML)
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QD62: Explains how to use CalcCMask and SeedCFill in Carbon even though Carbon doesn't support OpenPort.
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Graphics & Imaging |
Technical Q&As |
2000-11-08
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The CGDirectPalette API
(HTML)
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TN2008: Provides a reference for the CGDirectPalette API on Mac OS X
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Graphics & Imaging, User Experience |
Technical Notes |
2000-11-08
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GetPortBitMapForCopyBits
(HTML)
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Deprecated - QD61: Describes the proper usage of GetPortBitMapForCopyBits.
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Graphics & Imaging |
Technical Q&As |
2000-11-08
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QDFlushPortBuffer
(HTML)
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QD65: Describes a possible solution for window update problems under Carbon.
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Events & Other Input, Graphics & Imaging, Human Interface Toolbox, Porting |
Technical Q&As |
2000-11-08
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Open Transport Libraries
(HTML)
()
NW18: Lists the Open Transport libraries and what to link with for PowerPC and 68K.
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Networking |
Technical Q&As |
2000-11-03
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Detecting Classic and Carbon X Environments
(HTML)
()
OV03: Describes how to find out if your application is running in the Classic environment in Mac OS X.
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Porting, Runtime Architecture |
Technical Q&As |
2000-10-16
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Moving Your Code to Mac OS X
(HTML)
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TN2003: Talks about considerations for moving older Mac OS 9 applications to Mac OS X.
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Runtime Architecture, User Experience |
Technical Notes |
2000-10-05
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File Manager Performance and Caching
(HTML)
FL16: Discusses traditional Mac OS file system input/output performance issues and the File Manager's volume cache.
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File Management |
Technical Notes |
2000-09-01
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Dialog Manager Helper Functions
(HTML)
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TN1148: Discusses Dialog Manager calls available since System 7.0 that minimize work in managing dialogs.
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Human Interface Toolbox |
Technical Notes |
2000-08-14
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File Manager File Handling Q&As
(HTML)
FL515: Contains an archive of Q&As related to the Mac OS File Manager.
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File Management |
Technical Notes |
2000-08-14
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On Drag Manager Additions (Release 1.1)
(HTML)
TN1043: Explains how to take advantage of the new Drag Manager features, including the translucent dragging.
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Human Interface Toolbox |
Technical Notes |
2000-08-14
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Pending Update Perils
(HTML)
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Deprecated - TN1147: Discusses potential problems when pending update events for windows behind modal dialogs are not serviced.
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Human Interface Toolbox |
Technical Notes |
2000-08-14
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Power Manager 2.0
(HTML)
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TN1190: Describes the Macintosh Power Manager 2.0.
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Process Management |
Technical Notes |
2000-08-14
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Update: Borrowed AFP Sessions
(HTML)
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TN1106: Shows how to borrow the session reference number of an AFP volume mounted by the Macintosh File System.
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Networking |
Technical Notes |
2000-08-14
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Working with Multiprocessing Services
(HTML)
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TN1071: Discusses some techniques for use with Apple's Multiprocessing Services APIs.
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Process Management |
Technical Notes |
2000-08-14
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Creating NetBoot Server-Friendly Applications
(HTML)
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TN1151: Guidelines to ensure applications are able to work correctly in a NetBoot environment.
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Design Guidelines |
Technical Notes |
2000-08-01
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On Launching an App with a Document
(HTML)
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TN1002: Explains how to programatically launch an application and then tell it to open a document.
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File Management, Interapplication Communication |
Technical Notes |
2000-07-01
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Finding your application's directory
(HTML)
FL14: Demonstrates finding your application's directory and setting it as the default directory.
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File Management |
Technical Q&As |
2000-06-19
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How To Be a Good Multiple Users Citizen
(HTML)
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TN1186: Documents the Mac OS 9 Multiple Users technology and gives some useful code snippets.
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Design Guidelines |
Technical Notes |
2000-06-01
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The 'vers' Resource and Your Place in the World
(HTML)
TX14: Setting the correct country code in the 'vers' resource to reflect the application's localization.
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Resource Management |
Technical Q&As |
2000-05-01
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Digital CD Audio
(HTML)
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TN1187: Describes digital audio on the Macintosh.
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Audio |
Technical Notes |
2000-04-01
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Are there any OSStatus values I can use in my programs?
(HTML)
OV02: Describes OSStatus values that generate errors without colliding with reserved Apple system values.
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Design Guidelines |
Technical Q&As |
1999-11-22
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PBLockRange with a zero-length range
(HTML)
FL13: Describes the afpRangeOverlap error and a work around.
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File Management |
Technical Q&As |
1999-11-22
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Resolving Alias Files Quietly
(HTML)
FL30: Describes how to resolve alias files on remote volumes without user interaction.
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File Management |
Technical Notes |
1999-11-01
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Raw IP and Open Transport 2.5.x
(HTML)
Deprecated - NW63: Discusses Open Transport 2.5's change to the behavior of raw IP endpoints with IP_HDRINCL set.
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Networking |
Technical Q&As |
1999-10-25
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Accessing File Control Blocks
(HTML)
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FL10: Shows how to access file control blocks correctly, reiterating not to access FCBs directly.
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File Management |
Technical Q&As |
1999-10-05
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Detecting specific ROM-in-RAM Mac
(HTML)
()
Deprecated - HW49: Identifying a Mac by name ("iMac"), and better alternatives for determining specific features ("has Firewire").
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Design Guidelines, Runtime Architecture |
Technical Q&As |
1999-10-05
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Synchronizing Sounds to Video
(HTML)
()
Deprecated - SND19: Enabling regular sound callbacks under Mac OS 9 and Sound Manager 4.0.
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Audio |
Technical Q&As |
1999-10-05
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Synchronous SysBeep
(HTML)
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Deprecated - SND18: Obtaining a synchronous SysBeep with Sound Manager 3.1.
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Audio |
Technical Q&As |
1999-10-05
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Setting a UserPane's feature
(HTML)
()
TB64: Explains how to set up the control attributes when creating controls, and UserPanes in particular.
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Human Interface Toolbox |
Technical Q&As |
1999-09-27
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Allocate and Disk Full Error
(HTML)
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FL12: Discusses a problem with AFP volumes displaying incorrect free space, and returning disk full errors.
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File Management, Networking |
Technical Q&As |
1999-07-21
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MACE Restrictions
(HTML)
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Deprecated - SND16: MACE algorithms only support the compression of 8-bit offset binary sound.
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Audio |
Technical Q&As |
1999-06-08
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Setting a Control's Variant Field
(HTML)
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Deprecated - TB63: Details how to change the variant of a custom control after creating the control.
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Human Interface Toolbox |
Technical Q&As |
1999-05-03
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TCP/IP Option Sizes
(HTML)
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NW62: Enumerates the TCP/IP options and their sizes for Open Transport.
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Networking, Porting |
Technical Q&As |
1999-04-26
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You Want Permission to do What?!!
(HTML)
FL37: Provides an-depth discussion of the File Manager and AFP permission models.
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File Management |
Technical Notes |
1999-04-01
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fBroadCastAddr Always Zero
(HTML)
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Deprecated - NW58: Explains why the fBroadcastAddr field may be zero after a call to OTInetGetInterfaceInfo and includes the workaround.
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Networking |
Technical Q&As |
1999-03-08
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Securely Erasing, Accessing and Dismounting a Macintosh Partition
(HTML)
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FL11: Set up a disk for secure erasures. Resources with information on magnetic disks, information recovery.
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Data Management, Design Guidelines, File Management, User Experience |
Technical Q&As |
1999-01-11
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Moving the Menu Bar
(HTML)
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Deprecated - TB54: Describes how to move the menubar to another Macintosh Display and why this move is unadvisable.
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Human Interface Toolbox, User Experience |
Technical Q&As |
1998-12-22
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grayishTextOr and Mac OS 8.5
(HTML)
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Deprecated - QD59: Explains why text drawn using TextMode(grayishTextOr) is never drawn; provides a workaround.
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Graphics & Imaging |
Technical Q&As |
1998-12-07
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The Preferences Problem
(HTML)
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Deprecated - TN1134: Outlines typical problems with preferences files and some of their solutions.
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File Management |
Technical Notes |
1998-10-01
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Determining if a Drive is a Network Volume
(HTML)
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NW09: Shows how to determine if a volume is mounted over the network.
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File Management, Networking |
Technical Q&As |
1998-06-01
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Numerous Small Packet Exchanges Resultin Poor TCP Performance
(HTML)
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NW26: Explains why numerous small package exchanges result in poor TCP performance.
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Networking |
Technical Q&As |
1998-05-25
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Capturing Speech Manager Output
(HTML)
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Deprecated - SND15: Capturing the output from the Speech Synthesis Manager to a file.
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Audio |
Technical Q&As |
1998-05-18
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In Search of Missing Links
(HTML)
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TN1127: Demonstrates how to write CFM glue code which can call classic 68K A-Trap routines.
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Runtime Architecture |
Technical Notes |
1998-05-01
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Recording Compressed Sounds
(HTML)
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Deprecated - SND14: Sound Manager and sound input driver compression options are limited to allow interrupt time recording.
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Audio |
Technical Q&As |
1998-04-12
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siMonitorSource Selector
(HTML)
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Deprecated - SND13: Using the sound output siMonitorAvailable, and siMonitorSource selectors.
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Audio |
Technical Q&As |
1998-04-12
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siOSTypeInput Selectors
(HTML)
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Deprecated - SND12: The use of siOSTypeInputSource, and siOSTypeInputAvailable selectors and extracting the siOSTypeInputAvailable OSTypes returned.
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Audio |
Technical Q&As |
1998-04-12
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Virtual Memory Application Compatibility
(HTML)
Deprecated - TN1094: Provides an introduction to how virtual memory works under Traditional Mac OS.
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Runtime Architecture |
Technical Notes |
1998-04-01
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Parsing the PICT File Format
(HTML)
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Deprecated - QD56: Explains where to find information on the PICT file format and warns against parsing a PICT file.
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Graphics & Imaging |
Technical Q&As |
1998-02-10
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Setting Audio Input Gain
(HTML)
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Deprecated - SND11: Setting audio input gain under Mac OS 8.1.
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Audio |
Technical Q&As |
1998-02-10
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Locking and Unlocking Handles
(HTML)
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Deprecated - TN1122: Explains Memory Manager handles: locking, unlocking, and preserving a handle's state.
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Data Management, Process Management, Resource Management, Runtime Architecture |
Technical Notes |
1998-02-01
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Selecting a specific sound input source
(HTML)
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Deprecated - SND10: Using the sound input driver to select specific sound input sources.
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Audio |
Technical Q&As |
1998-01-16
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siOSTypeInputAvailable Format
(HTML)
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Deprecated - SND09: The format of the data returned by the siOSTypeInputAvailable selector is SoundInfoList.
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Audio |
Technical Q&As |
1998-01-16
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Open Transport STREAMS FAQ
(HTML)
Deprecated - TN1117: Decribes writing STREAMS modules and drivers for use with Open Transport.
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Networking |
Technical Notes |
1997-12-01
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Creating Gray Scaled Images > 8 bits
(HTML)
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Deprecated - QD51: Shows how to create gray-scaled images at resolutions greater than 8 bits for display.
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Graphics & Imaging, User Experience |
Technical Q&As |
1997-11-17
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Receiving UDP Broadcasts
(HTML)
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Deprecated - NW53: Explains why UDP endpoints may never receive UDP broadcast messages.
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Networking |
Technical Q&As |
1997-11-17
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OTScheduleDeferredTask When Task Running
(HTML)
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NW52: Describes what happens when you use OTScheduleDefferedTask to schedule a task that is running.
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Design Guidelines, Events & Other Input, Networking, Performance, Process Management, Resource Management, Runtime Architecture, Tools |
Technical Q&As |
1997-10-13
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Programmatic Mounting of AppleShare Volumes
(HTML)
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TN1111: Mount an AppleShare volume using PBVolumeMount. AFPVolMountInfo structure is defined along with the AFPXVolMountInfo structure.
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File Management |
Technical Notes |
1997-10-01
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Deselecting Icons in the Finder
(HTML)
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IC04: Shows how to programmatically deselect icons in the Finder.
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Interapplication Communication |
Technical Q&As |
1997-07-11
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How to use the OT modem script engine
(HTML)
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Deprecated - NW50: Shows how to use the Open Transport modem script engine.
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Networking |
Technical Q&As |
1997-07-11
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68K Open Transport Code on Power Macintoshes
(HTML)
Deprecated - NW48: Explains why running Open Transport 68K code on a PowerPC may not always work.
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Networking |
Technical Q&As |
1997-03-14
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Changing the TCP Window Size
(HTML)
NW47: Describes how to change the TCP window size in Open Transport.
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Networking, Performance |
Technical Q&As |
1997-03-14
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