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Byte-Order Utilities Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes Core Foundation byte-order functions.
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Intel-Based Macs |
Reference |
2006-05-23
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CalcCMask and SeedCFill in Carbon
(HTML)
( )
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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Calculator
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Implements a simple "four-banger" calculator.
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User Experience |
Sample Code |
2003-01-30
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CalendarView
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Shows how to subclass HIView using C, as well as drawing and hit testing.
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Human Interface Toolbox |
Sample Code |
2003-01-30
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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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Calling CloseOpenTransport When Writing an App
(HTML)
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Deprecated - NW36: Identifies a bug in Open Transport 1.1 which means your application must CloseOpenTransport before quitting.
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Networking |
Technical Q&As |
1996-07-03
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CallMachOFramework
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Shows two ways of calling a Mach-O framework from a CFM application on Mac OS X.
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Runtime Architecture |
Sample Code |
2003-07-17
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Can I have parameters of type typeHIRect instead of type typeQDRectangle in my kEventControlBoundsChanged message handler?
(HTML)
()
QA1246: Details the automatic coercions between QuickDraw and Quartz types provided by the Carbon Event Parameter accessors.
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Human Interface Toolbox |
Technical Q&As |
2003-04-03
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Capturing Speech Manager Output
(HTML)
()
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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Carbon Accessibility Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the C API for making Carbon applications accessible to assistive technologies.
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Accessibility |
Reference |
2006-02-07
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Carbon Core Release Notes
(HTML)
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File Management, Internationalization, Resource Management, Text & Fonts |
Release Notes |
2007-10-31
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Carbon Developer Tools Release Notes
(HTML)
Updated for Mac OS X v10.5
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Tools |
Release Notes |
2007-10-31
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Carbon Drawer problem in Mac OS X v10.4 and v10.4.1
(HTML)
QA1435: Workaround for a drawer problem present in Mac OS X v10.4 but fixed in v10.4.2
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Human Interface Toolbox |
Technical Q&As |
2005-06-21
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Carbon Event Manager Programming Guide
(HTML)
(PDF)
Essential information for implementing Carbon events.
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Events & Other Input |
Guides |
2005-07-07
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Carbon Event Manager Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the C API for handling events in Carbon applications.
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Events & Other Input |
Reference |
2007-10-31
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Carbon Framework Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes many fundamental user experience APIs used in Carbon applications.
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General |
Reference |
2007-10-31
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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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Carbon GLSnapshot
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Demonstrates the use of OpenGL with Quicktime to capture OpenGL content.
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Games, Graphics & Imaging, QuickTime |
Sample Code |
2003-07-07
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Carbon Help Manager Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the interface for displaying short onscreen hints in help tags.
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User Experience |
Reference |
2004-03-01
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Carbon Overview
(HTML)
(PDF)
Defines Carbon and the components of Carbon applications. Provides a whirlwind tour of Carbon APIs.
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General |
Guides |
2005-11-09
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Carbon Pasteboards: Enhanced Data Sharing
(HTML)
Learn how to add Clipboard support to your application, including copy and paste and drag and drop.
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Data Management, Events & Other Input, Interapplication Communication |
Articles |
2004-08-16
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Carbon Porting Tutorial
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Porting a simple application from Mac OS 9 to Mac OS X
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Porting |
Sample Code |
2006-07-25
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Carbon Printing Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the C API used by Carbon applications to provide a user interface for printing.
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Printing |
Reference |
2007-07-24
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Carbon Reference Update
(HTML)
(PDF)
Summarizes the symbols added to the Carbon framework.
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Human Interface Toolbox |
Release Notes |
2007-07-18
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Carbon Resolution Independence Release Notes
(HTML)
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Graphics & Imaging |
Release Notes |
2005-04-29
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Carbon Result Codes Index
(HTML)
An alphabetic list of result codes in the Carbon application environment, with links to their API reference pages.
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General |
Reference |
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Carbon-Cocoa Integration Guide
(HTML)
(PDF)
Explains how to use both Carbon and Cocoa in developing an application.
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Design Guidelines |
Guides |
2007-10-31
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CarbonCocoa_PictureCursor
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Demonstrates how to use NSCursor from a Carbon based application.
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Human Interface Toolbox, Porting, User Experience |
Sample Code |
2007-01-12
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CarbonCocoaCoreImageTab
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Carbon-based application creates a Cocoa-based web window which used CoreImage filters to transition between tabbed WebViews
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Human Interface Toolbox, Internet & Web |
Sample Code |
2006-07-25
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CarbonCocoaTempConverter
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Demonstrates how to integrate Carbon and Cocoa user interfaces in the same Cocoa application.
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Events & Other Input |
Sample Code |
2008-03-10
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CarbonCustomList
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
How to implement a custom list using Carbon using CreateCustomList.
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User Experience |
Sample Code |
2003-01-30
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CarbonInCocoa
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
How to use Carbon GUI code in a Cocoa application.
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Events & Other Input |
Sample Code |
2003-03-26
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CarbonMDEF
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
A Mac OS X-compatible, Appearance-savvy sample menu definition function (MDEF).
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Human Interface Toolbox, User Experience |
Sample Code |
2003-01-30
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CarbonQuartzComposer_TV
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Demonstrates how to integrate Cocoa based QuartzComposer window into a Carbon based application
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Graphics & Imaging |
Sample Code |
2006-10-02
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CarbonQuartzDrawingWPrinting
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Deprecated - Demonstrates mixing QuickDraw and Quartz 2D drawing both on screen and during printing.
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Graphics & Imaging, Printing |
Sample Code |
2003-01-14
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CarbonSketch
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Core Graphics only example of a Sketch application implemented with HIToolbox. Shows 1x1-CGBitmapContext for hit-testing, printing.
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Graphics & Imaging |
Sample Code |
2005-03-23
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CarbonTransparentWindow
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Shows how to handle window transparency for compositing, non-compositing, and custom HIView-based Carbon windows.
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Human Interface Toolbox |
Sample Code |
2005-08-10
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Certificate, Key, and Trust Services Programming Guide
(HTML)
(PDF)
Shows how to evaluate trust for a certificate and recover from a trust failure.
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Security |
Guides |
2008-11-19
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Certificate, Key, and Trust Services Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes services to read and evaluate certificates and to use cryptographic keys.
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Security |
Reference |
2008-11-19
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CFAttributedString Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes an immutable character string and its associated attributes.
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Data Management, Text & Fonts |
Reference |
2009-05-06
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CFBundleIdentifier and user application access
(HTML)
QA1373: Describes the role of CFBundleIdentifier in limiting a user's application access.
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Design Guidelines, Security |
Technical Q&As |
2005-02-08
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CFFileDescriptor Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes an object for monitoring file descriptors for read and write activity.
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File Management |
Reference |
2007-05-23
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CFHostSample
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Uses the CFHost API to do DNS hostname lookups and to determine host reachability.
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Networking |
Sample Code |
2004-04-20
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CFM_MachO_CFM
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
CFM application calls Mach-O routine, passing in a fixed up CFM function pointer as a callback parameter.
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Runtime Architecture |
Sample Code |
2003-07-17
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CFMutableAttributedString Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes a mutable character string and associated set of attributes.
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Data Management, Text & Fonts |
Reference |
2009-05-06
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CFNetwork Programming Guide
(HTML)
(PDF)
Explains how to use Core Foundation networking functions to work with low-level BSD sockets.
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Security |
Guides |
2009-05-06
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CFNetwork Reference Collection
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the C APIs for performing a variety network tasks.
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Networking |
Reference |
2008-07-15
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CFNetworkHTTPDownload
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Demonstrates how to download a URL using CFNetworking.
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Networking |
Sample Code |
2006-01-18
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CFPreferences
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Shows how to use the CFPreferences APIs to access user preferences.
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Core Foundation |
Sample Code |
2003-01-14
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CFPrefsDumper
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Shows how to use the CFPreferences APIs to access information about the current user preferences.
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Core Foundation |
Sample Code |
2003-01-14
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CFPrefTopScores
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
How to access globally shared (writable) user preferences without requiring authentication.
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Core Foundation, Data Management, Design Guidelines, File Management, Games, Resource Management |
Sample Code |
2006-10-09
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CFXML to CFPropertyListRef (and back!)
(HTML)
()
QA1208: Describes to how save and restore a CFPropertyListRef to and from an XML file.
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Data Management |
Technical Q&As |
2003-08-29
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CGBitmapContextCreate Supported Color Spaces
(HTML)
QA1037: Lists the color space and alpha info combinations currently supported by CGBitmapContextCreate.
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Games, Graphics & Imaging |
Technical Q&As |
2007-07-18
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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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CGContext parameter missing in my kEventControlDraw event
(HTML)
()
QA1212: Explains in which case your kEventControlDraw handler wouldn't receive a CGContext parameter.
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Human Interface Toolbox |
Technical Q&As |
2002-11-12
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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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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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The CGDirectPalette API
(HTML)
()
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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CGImageProperties Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes property constants for source and destination images.
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Graphics & Imaging |
Reference |
2007-10-31
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CGImageRef contents are immutable
(HTML)
()
QA1276: Explains that CGImageRef contents are considered immutable once created.
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Graphics & Imaging |
Technical Q&As |
2003-07-17
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CGL Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes Apple's low level interface for OpenGL contexts.
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Graphics & Imaging |
Reference |
2007-06-28
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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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Changing the volume of audio devices
(HTML)
QA1016: Demonstrates volume controls for audio devices
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Audio |
Technical Q&As |
2006-05-02
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CheckExecutableArchitecture
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Determine whether a particular Mach-O executable contains a version suitable for executing on a given processor architecture.
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Runtime Architecture |
Sample Code |
2006-02-07
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CIColorTracking
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
An Objective-C applicaton that implements a GPU-based technique to find the location of a uniquely colored object in a scene
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Graphics & Imaging |
Sample Code |
2008-04-24
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Clickable Static Text Item
(HTML)
QA1380: Explains how to make a static text item respond to clicks
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Human Interface Toolbox, User Experience |
Technical Q&As |
2004-10-05
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ClockView
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
An HIView sample that uses the HIFramework to implement a scalable analog clock.
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Human Interface Toolbox |
Sample Code |
2003-01-30
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Closing the Connection: OpenTransport
(HTML)
()
Deprecated - NW20: Describes an orderly disconnect situation in Open Transport between two nodes.
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Networking |
Technical Q&As |
1996-03-04
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Coalesced Updates
(HTML)
TN2133: How to achieve the maxium frame rate in your Mac OS X application
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Graphics & Imaging |
Technical Notes |
2006-01-20
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Cocoa PDE with Carbon Printing
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Application that uses a Cocoa PDE along with the Carbon Printing APIs.
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Printing |
Sample Code |
2007-07-27
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Cocoa_With_Carbon_or_CPP
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Shows how to call Carbon routines and C++ code from within an Objective-C Cocoa program.
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User Experience |
Sample Code |
2007-02-05
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CocoaInCarbon
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Demonstrates using Cocoa GUI code in a Carbon application.
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Design Guidelines, Runtime Architecture |
Sample Code |
2005-10-04
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Code Fragment Manager Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the C API for loading and preparing PEF binaries.
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Runtime Architecture |
Reference |
2005-07-07
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Code Signing Guide
(HTML)
(PDF)
Explains how you can sign your code and why you should.
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Security |
Guides |
2008-11-19
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Code Signing Release Notes
(HTML)
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Security |
Release Notes |
2007-10-31
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Code Size Performance Guidelines
(HTML)
(PDF)
Guidelines for reducing the size of an application binary.
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Performance |
Guides |
2006-06-28
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Code Speed Performance Guidelines
(HTML)
(PDF)
Guidelines for improving the performance and efficiency of code.
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Performance |
Guides |
2005-07-07
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Collection Manager Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the C API for implementing an abstract data type that stores related pieces of information.
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Data Management |
Reference |
2003-04-01
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Collections Programming Topics for Core Foundation
(HTML)
(PDF)
Explains how to group objects in arrays, sets, or dictionaries in Core Foundation.
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Core Foundation, Data Management |
Guides |
2003-08-07
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Color Management Overview
(HTML)
(PDF)
Introduces basic concepts and defines color spaces.
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Graphics & Imaging |
Guides |
2005-07-07
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Color Picker Manager Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the C API used in Classic Mac OS to solicit color choices from users.
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Graphics & Imaging |
Reference |
2007-07-02
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ColorBars
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Shows how to enumerate, select, capture, manipulate, draw to, and release displays using the CGDirectDisplay API.
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Graphics & Imaging |
Sample Code |
2003-01-14
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ColoredCheckBox
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Demonstrates how to create a colored check box on a gray window backgrounds.
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Human Interface Toolbox, User Experience |
Sample Code |
2003-01-30
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ColorSwatchView
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Implements a color well control as an HIView using HIFramework C++ Carbon Event wrapper classes.
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Human Interface Toolbox |
Sample Code |
2003-01-30
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ColorSync Color Matching on Intel-based Macs
(HTML)
QA1464: Describes special considerations for byte ordering when performing ColorSync color matching on Intel-based Macs
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Graphics & Imaging |
Technical Q&As |
2006-03-16
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ColorSync Manager Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the C API for ColorSync, the platform-independent color management system in Mac OS X.
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Graphics & Imaging |
Reference |
2005-06-04
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ColorSyncDevices
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Demonstrates how to use the new ColorSync Device Support APIs introduced with Mac OS X.
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Graphics & Imaging |
Sample Code |
2003-01-14
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ColorSyncDevices-Cocoa
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Demonstrates how to use the new ColorSync Device Manager routines in the Cocoa environment.
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Graphics & Imaging |
Sample Code |
2003-01-14
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ComboBoxPrefs
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Use CFPrefs to store URLs to images for use in a browser style combo box.
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Graphics & Imaging, Human Interface Toolbox |
Sample Code |
2005-10-04
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Component Manager Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes an interface for using shared code resources.
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Runtime Architecture |
Reference |
2006-07-17
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Compression Sessions - Configuring codec quality settings
(HTML)
QA1444: Discusses how to set encoding quality for a Compression Sequence
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QuickTime |
Technical Q&As |
2005-10-17
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Compression Sessions - Configuring options using the Standard Compression dialog
(HTML)
QA1456: Discusses how to configure Compression Session options using Standard Compression dialog.
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QuickTime |
Technical Q&As |
2006-01-12
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Compression Sessions - Enabling muti-pass encoding
(HTML)
QA1450: Describes how to enable multi-pass encoding when using ICM compression sessions.
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Graphics & Imaging, QuickTime |
Technical Q&As |
2006-01-12
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Compression Sessions - Multipass encoding and the pass mode flags
(HTML)
QA1457: Discusses how the pass mode flags work when performing multipass compression operations.
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QuickTime |
Technical Q&As |
2006-10-02
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Compression Sessions - Temporal compression options
(HTML)
QA1455: Discusses the temporal compression option as it relates to quality and other compression session options.
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QuickTime |
Technical Q&As |
2006-01-12
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Context Sharing Tips
(HTML)
()
QA1248: How to correctly share OpenGL contexts and what the limits on this sharing are.
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Games, Graphics & Imaging |
Technical Q&As |
2005-02-07
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Control Manager Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the C API for creating and manipulating Carbon controls.
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Human Interface Toolbox, User Experience |
Reference |
2007-03-26
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ControlBackground
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Shows how to affect the background color of a control when drawing it.
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Human Interface Toolbox, User Experience |
Sample Code |
2003-01-30
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Converting RGB Colors to a Palette Index
(HTML)
Deprecated - QD21: Explains how to convert RGB colors into the palette index created by an application.
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Graphics & Imaging |
Technical Q&As |
1995-09-15
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Converting to Precomposed Unicode
(HTML)
()
QA1235: Describes how to convert a string to precomposed Unicode.
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Internationalization, Text & Fonts |
Technical Q&As |
2003-02-07
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