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Security Framework Error Codes
(HTML)
QA1499: Explains how to interpret errors returned by the Security Framework with an overview of Security error handling.
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Security |
Technical Q&As |
2006-11-16
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Security Framework Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the API for protecting information.
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Security |
Reference |
2008-03-12
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Security Overview
(HTML)
(PDF)
An introduction to computer security concepts and the security APIs in Mac OS X and iPhone OS.
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Security |
Guides |
2008-10-15
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Security Reference Update
(HTML)
(PDF)
Summarizes the symbols added to the Security framework.
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Security |
Release Notes |
2007-07-18
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SSLSample
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Contains examples showing how to use SecureTransport.
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Security |
Sample Code |
2003-01-14
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Uniquely Identifying a Macintosh Computer
(HTML)
( )
TN1103: How to identify a specific Macintosh computer.
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Security |
Technical Notes |
2006-04-25
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Using Secure Event Input Fairly
(HTML)
TN2150: Describes the proper use of EnableSecureEventInput.
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Security |
Technical Notes |
2007-06-08
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SeeMyFriends
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Illustrates how to use SyncServices API in a Carbon (HLTB) based application
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Syncing |
Sample Code |
2006-10-16
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StickiesExample
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Contains sample code and tools used by Sync Services Tutorial to demonstrate debugging syncing applications.
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Syncing |
Sample Code |
2006-08-08
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Apple Type Services for Fonts Programming Guide
(HTML)
(PDF)
Explains how to access fonts using the ATS-based font management API. Includes implementing the Fonts window.
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Text & Fonts |
Guides |
2007-12-11
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Apple Type Services for Fonts Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the C API for ATS-based font access and management.
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Text & Fonts |
Reference |
2007-12-11
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ATSUI Programming Guide
(HTML)
(PDF)
Explains how to lay out, process, and draw Unicode text.
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Text & Fonts |
Guides |
2007-07-10
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ATSUI Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the C API for rendering Unicode-encoded text with advanced typographic features.
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Text & Fonts |
Reference |
2007-06-28
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ATSUICurveAccessDemo
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Demonstrates low-level ATSUI APIs which allow access to raw glyph curve data.
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Text & Fonts |
Sample Code |
2003-01-14
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ATSUIDirectAccessDemo
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Demonstrates some basic manipulations of the ATSUI DirectAccess api.
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Text & Fonts |
Sample Code |
2003-01-14
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Attributed Strings Programming Guide
(HTML)
(PDF)
Explains how to use attributed strings, which manage attributes of character strings or individual characters.
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Text & Fonts |
Guides |
2007-06-04
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BasicInputMethod
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
An input method implemented as a text service component for Mac OS X.
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Text & Fonts |
Sample Code |
2003-01-14
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Carbon Core Release Notes
(HTML)
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Text & Fonts |
Release Notes |
2007-10-31
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CFAttributedString Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes an immutable character string and its associated attributes.
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Text & Fonts |
Reference |
2009-05-06
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CFMutableAttributedString Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes a mutable character string and associated set of attributes.
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Text & Fonts |
Reference |
2009-05-06
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Converting to Precomposed Unicode
(HTML)
()
QA1235: Describes how to convert a string to precomposed Unicode.
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Text & Fonts |
Technical Q&As |
2003-02-07
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Core Text Programming Guide
(HTML)
(PDF)
Explains how to do text layout and font-related operations using the Core Text programming interfaces.
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Text & Fonts |
Guides |
2008-06-09
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Core Text Reference Collection
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes an API providing text and font services.
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Text & Fonts |
Reference |
2007-12-04
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Core Text String Attributes Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the string attributes recognized by Core Text.
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Text & Fonts |
Reference |
2007-05-01
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Core Text Utilities Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes general Core Text functions and data types.
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Text & Fonts |
Reference |
2007-04-21
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CoreTextArc
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Illustrates the use of fonts, lines, and runs in a CoreText text drawing Carbon application.
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Text & Fonts |
Sample Code |
2007-06-04
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CoreTextTest
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Shows how to handle the CoreText objects to display text.
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Text & Fonts |
Sample Code |
2006-12-19
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CTFont Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes a representation of a font.
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Text & Fonts |
Reference |
2007-06-29
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CTFontCollection Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes a collection of fonts.
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Text & Fonts |
Reference |
2007-05-16
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CTFontDescriptor Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes a dictionary that fully specifies a font.
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Text & Fonts |
Reference |
2008-10-15
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CTFrame Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes a multiline text frame.
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Text & Fonts |
Reference |
2007-05-01
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CTFramesetter Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes an opaque type that generates text frames.
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Text & Fonts |
Reference |
2007-04-21
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CTGlyphInfo Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes an opaque type used to override a font's mapping from Unicode to glyph ID.
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Text & Fonts |
Reference |
2007-05-09
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CTLine Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes a line of text.
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Text & Fonts |
Reference |
2007-05-24
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CTParagraphStyle Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes paragraph or ruler attributes in an attributed string.
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Text & Fonts |
Reference |
2007-04-21
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CTRun Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes a set of consecutive glyphs sharing the same attributes and direction.
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Text & Fonts |
Reference |
2007-05-24
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CTTextTab Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes a tab in a paragraph style.
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Text & Fonts |
Reference |
2007-05-01
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CTTypesetter Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the opaque type that performs line layout.
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Text & Fonts |
Reference |
2007-05-01
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Dictionary Manager Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Deprecated - Describes a deprecated technology replaced by Dictionary Services.
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Text & Fonts |
Reference |
2007-12-11
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Dictionary Services Programming Guide
(HTML)
(PDF)
Explains how to create a dictionary and access it programmatically.
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Text & Fonts |
Guides |
2007-05-30
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Dictionary Services Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the Objective-C and C routines that support programmatic access to dictionaries.
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Text & Fonts |
Reference |
2007-05-29
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DTSCarbonShell
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Provides a modern Mac OS X Carbon Application Skeleton
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Text & Fonts |
Sample Code |
2007-09-20
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Enumerating fonts with ATS
(HTML)
QA1471: Describes the different ATS font enumeration methods
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Text & Fonts |
Technical Q&As |
2006-04-14
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Find By Content Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Deprecated - Describes the legacy C API for performing relevance-ranked searches. Replaced by Search Kit.
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Text & Fonts |
Reference |
2006-07-13
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Font Manager Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the C API for QuickDraw-based font access and management.
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Text & Fonts |
Reference |
2007-12-11
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Fonts Panel Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the C API for providing a Fonts window in a Carbon application.
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Text & Fonts |
Reference |
2007-02-26
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FontSync Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the C API for content-based font identification and comparison.
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Text & Fonts |
Reference |
2002-10-01
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Frequently Asked Text Services Manager (TSM) Questions
(HTML)
TN2128: Regroups a collection of Text Services Manager (TSM) questions frequently asked by Input Method Developers
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Text & Fonts |
Technical Notes |
2005-06-24
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Glyph Access Protocol
(HTML)
()
TN2079: How to support unencoded glyphs using the TSM, ATSUI and Cocoa.
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Text & Fonts |
Technical Notes |
2003-05-06
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HITextShowcase
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Illustrates some of the different text-related controls, non-controls, and HIViews that are available in Mac OS X 10.3.
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Text & Fonts |
Sample Code |
2003-10-27
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HITextViewDemo
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Overview of basic HITextView functionality, including Tiger's new font & spelling panel support.
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Text & Fonts |
Sample Code |
2005-06-01
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HITextViewShowcase
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Shows how to create a HITextView using Interface Builder and using programming functions only.
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Text & Fonts |
Sample Code |
2003-10-30
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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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Text & Fonts |
Technical Q&As |
2001-04-17
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InkSample
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Demonstrates some usage scenarios for the Ink.Framework APIs.
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Text & Fonts |
Sample Code |
2003-10-27
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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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Text & Fonts |
Technical Q&As |
2001-09-14
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Keyboard Layout Services Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the C API for managing key-to-character mappings used to support various languages.
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Text & Fonts |
Reference |
2002-11-18
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Locale Utilities Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the C API for supporting conventions of a specific language or region.
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Text & Fonts |
Reference |
2002-01-24
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Locating a Font's Home File
(HTML)
()
Deprecated - TB18: Lists the steps necessary to find the home file of a given font.
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Text & Fonts |
Technical Q&As |
1996-02-15
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Losing the character code when using the control key
(HTML)
QA1446: Explains why the control key transforms the character code instead of simply setting the appropriate modifier bit.
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Text & Fonts |
Technical Q&As |
2006-07-17
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Managing Fonts: QuickDraw
(HTML)
(PDF)
Deprecated - Explains how to use the deprecated QuickDraw-based font-management API replaced by Core Text or ATS.
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Text & Fonts |
Guides |
2007-12-11
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MLTE_CustomScrolling
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Shows how to implement MLTE's custom scrolling functionality
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Text & Fonts |
Sample Code |
2004-10-15
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MoreIsBetter
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Library providing indispensable wrapers and workarounds for many areas of Mac OS programming.
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Text & Fonts |
Sample Code |
2003-10-27
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Multilingual Text Engine Frequently Asked Questions
(HTML)
()
TN2026: A list of frequently asked questions for the Multilingual Text Engine (MLTE).
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Text & Fonts |
Technical Notes |
2005-09-12
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Multilingual Text Engine Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the C API for supporting Unicode text editing.
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Text & Fonts |
Reference |
2007-02-19
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NamingTableAccess
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Digs out the contents of the NamingTable in a TrueType 'sfnt'.
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Text & Fonts |
Sample Code |
2003-01-14
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Pascal String Utilities Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the C API for manipulating Pascal strings in Carbon applications.
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Text & Fonts |
Reference |
2006-07-12
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PasteboardPeeker
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Using pasteboards for Copy and Paste, Drag and Drop, service support and filter services.
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Text & Fonts |
Sample Code |
2005-08-10
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Programming With the Text Encoding Conversion Manager
(HTML)
(PDF)
Explains character encodings, Unicode conversion, and custom converter plug-ins. Lists encoding variants.
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Text & Fonts |
Guides |
2005-07-07
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QuickDraw Text Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Deprecated - Describes the legacy C API for measuring and drawing text. Replaced by ATSUI.
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Text & Fonts |
Reference |
2006-07-13
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Script Manager Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Deprecated - Describes a deprecated technology replaced by Unicode facilities.
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Text & Fonts |
Reference |
2007-12-11
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Search Kit Programming Guide
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes Search Kit architecture and workflow, and how to add search capabilities to Carbon and Cocoa applications.
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Text & Fonts |
Guides |
2005-12-06
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Search Kit Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the interface for supporting user searches of textual content.
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Text & Fonts |
Reference |
2009-05-06
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SetFontInfoForSelection incorrect prototype
(HTML)
QA1375: Describes the incorrect prototyping of the SetFontInfoForSelection API and gives a workaround.
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Text & Fonts |
Technical Q&As |
2004-10-04
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Sorting Like the Finder
(HTML)
QA1159: Shows how to sort strings like the Finder's list view.
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Text & Fonts |
Technical Q&As |
2004-10-27
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Strings Programming Guide for Core Foundation
(HTML)
(PDF)
Explains how to create, manipulate, and search strings in Core Foundation, and how strings interact with encodings and character sets.
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Text & Fonts |
Guides |
2008-03-11
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StyleFlatteningSample
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Shows how to use the ATSUFlatten and ATSUUnflatten APIs.
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Text & Fonts |
Sample Code |
2003-01-14
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Supporting Unicode Input
(HTML)
(PDF)
Introduces international text in Mac OS X and lists the tasks an application needs to perform.
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Text & Fonts |
Guides |
2005-07-07
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Text Encoding Conversion Manager Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the C API for transferring text across other platforms or over the Internet.
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Text & Fonts |
Reference |
2005-07-07
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Text Input Source Services Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the API for operating on text input sources, such as keyboards, character palettes, and ink input.
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Text & Fonts |
Reference |
2007-06-07
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Text Services Manager Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the C API for communicating between client applications and provider modules.
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Text & Fonts |
Reference |
2005-11-09
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Text Utilities Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the C API for operating on strings (formatting, sorting, converting, comparing).
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Text & Fonts |
Reference |
2007-05-29
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TextEdit Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Deprecated - Describes the deprecated technology replaced by the Multilingual Text Engine (MLTE).
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Text & Fonts |
Reference |
2006-07-13
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TimeZone.Daylight
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Deprecated - Shows how to read the current location and time zone that is set in Date & Time.
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Text & Fonts |
Sample Code |
2003-01-14
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TypeServicesForUnicode
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Shows how to use various ATSUI functions and features going from simple to very complex.
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Text & Fonts |
Sample Code |
2005-08-10
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Understanding Text Input and the Text Services Manager in Carbon
(HTML)
(PDF)
Discusses keyboard input, including Unicode, and explains how events are routed and handled.
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Text & Fonts |
Guides |
2002-12-11
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Unicode Utilities Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the C API that allows applications and input methods to operate on Unicode text.
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Text & Fonts |
Reference |
2006-01-10
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Using Ink Services in Your Application
(HTML)
(PDF)
Explains how Ink Services works and how to customize handwriting recognition.
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Text & Fonts |
Guides |
2003-07-24
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AppleScript Studio Release Notes
(HTML)
Describes late-breaking news and highlights of new or changed features in the latest release of AppleScript Studio.
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Tools |
Release Notes |
2007-10-31
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AppleScript Studio Terminology Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the scripting terminology for AppleScript Studio, through version 1.4.
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Tools |
Reference |
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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CPlusTest Reference
(HTML)
Describes the CPlusTest framework, which provides an API for creating unit tests for C and C++ code.
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Tools |
Reference |
2008-04-08
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Cross-Development Programming Guide
(HTML)
(PDF)
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 |
Guides |
2006-11-07
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Debugging with GDB
(HTML)
Open-source document that explains how to use GDB to debug programs.
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Tools |
Guides |
2008-06-19
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Fragment Tool
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Demonstrates manipulation of code fragments; combining and separating; viewing and editing information associated with each.
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Tools |
Sample Code |
2003-01-30
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GNU C 4.0 Preprocessor User Guide
(HTML)
Describes the Apple version of the GNU C 4.0 Preprocessor.
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Tools |
Reference |
2007-10-31
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GNU C 4.2 Preprocessor User Guide
(HTML)
Describes the Apple version of the GNU C 4.2 Preprocessor.
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Tools |
Reference |
2008-01-23
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GNU C/C++/Objective-C 3.3 Compiler
(HTML)
Explains how to use the GNU compilers from the command line.
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Tools |
Reference |
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GNU C/C++/Objective-C 4.0.1 Compiler User Guide
(HTML)
Describes the Apple version of the GNU 4.0.1 compiler.
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Tools |
Reference |
2007-10-31
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GNU C/C++/Objective-C 4.2.1 Compiler User Guide
(HTML)
Describes the Apple version of the GNU 4.2.1 compiler.
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Tools |
Reference |
2008-01-23
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Help Book Caching During Software Development
(HTML)
QA1409: Development situations that can potentially confuse Help Viewer
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Tools |
Technical Q&As |
2005-03-30
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