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Action Messages
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Explains how Cocoa controls respond to user actions and enable users to communicate to an application.
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2002-11-12
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Background-only apps with NSStatusItems become active in 10.1 on NSStatusItem clicks
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QA1081: Preventing background-only apps from activating when their NSStatusItem(s) are clicked in Mac OS X 10.1.
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Technical Q&As |
2001-10-30
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BindingsJoystick
(HTML)
(DMG)
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Illustrates a bindings-enabled subclass of NSView.
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2005-06-01
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CarbonCocoaTempConverter
(HTML)
(DMG)
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Demonstrates how to integrate Carbon and Cocoa user interfaces in the same Cocoa application.
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2008-03-10
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CarbonInCocoa
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
How to use Carbon GUI code in a Cocoa application.
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2003-03-26
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Cocoa Event-Handling Guide
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Introduces event mechanisms and the types of events in Cocoa and describes how to handle events of each type.
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Guides |
2009-02-04
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CocoaDragAndDrop
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Implement Drag-and-Drop functionality in Cocoa (uses images; can be extended to support other data types).
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2003-01-14
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Color Sampler
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Demonstrates one way to sample the color at a given point in an NSView.
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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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2003-01-14
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CrossEvents
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Demonstrates how to send CarbonEvents and NSNotifications between Carbon and Cocoa.
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2007-05-31
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Cursor Management
(HTML)
(PDF)
Explains how to set the cursor and handle cursor-update events in Cocoa applications.
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Guides |
2008-03-11
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Detecting the Caps Lock Key
(HTML)
QA1519: Explains how to detect when the caps lock key is turned on and off.
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Technical Q&As |
2007-05-11
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Dicey
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Dicey is a dice game project that demonstrates various techniques for making a Cocoa application accessible.
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2006-08-01
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Drag and Drop Programming Topics for Cocoa
(HTML)
(PDF)
Explains how to implement drag and drop in Cocoa.
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Guides |
2006-06-28
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Driving OpenGL Rendering Loops
(HTML)
QA1385: Using Core Video display links (CVDisplayLink) or Cocoa timers (NSTimer) to drive an OpenGL rendering loop
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Technical Q&As |
2009-05-01
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Frequently Asked Text Services Manager (TSM) Questions
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TN2128: Regroups a collection of Text Services Manager (TSM) questions frequently asked by Input Method Developers
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Technical Notes |
2005-06-24
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FunkyOverlayWindow
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Demonstrates several window layering, transparency and widget interaction techniques in Cocoa.
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2003-05-08
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JDragNDrop
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Deprecated - Demonstrates building a simple view to implement Drag-and-Drop functionality in Cocoa-Java.
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2003-01-14
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Notification Programming Topics for Cocoa
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(PDF)
Explains how to send and receive information about events in Cocoa programs.
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Guides |
2007-05-03
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NSAlert Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes a window that displays a message and obtains the user's response to it.
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2007-04-25
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NSBrowser Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes a control for manipulating one- or two-dimensional data sets.
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Reference |
2007-04-05
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NSButton Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes a control that responds to clicks.
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2007-04-01
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NSButtonCell Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes a cell that responds to mouse clicks.
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Reference |
2009-04-08
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NSDistributedNotificationCenter Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes an object that synchronously broadcasts notifications to other tasks.
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Reference |
2007-04-01
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NSDraggingDestination Protocol Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the interface for objects receiving dragged images.
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2007-03-01
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NSDraggingInfo Protocol Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the interface for supplying useful information to a dragging destination.
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2007-03-01
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NSDraggingSource Protocol Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the interface for receiving messages when providing a dragged image.
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2007-03-01
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NSEvent Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes an input action such as a mouse click.
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Reference |
2009-02-04
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NSHelpManager Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes an application-level help system.
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2009-02-04
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NSInputManager Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the class used by text views to communicate with the text input management system.
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2007-04-01
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NSInputServer Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the class that interprets text view events and communicates them to the text input management system.
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2007-04-01
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NSInputServerMouseTracker Protocol Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the protocol implemented by text input servers to handle mouse events.
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2007-04-02
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NSInputServiceProvider Protocol Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the protocol implemented by text input servers to handle application and text field events.
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2007-04-02
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NSNotification Class Reference
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(PDF)
Describes information to be broadcast to other objects through a notification center.
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2007-04-02
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NSNotificationCenter Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes an object that synchronously broadcasts notifications.
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Reference |
2008-07-11
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NSNotificationQueue Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes an object that asynchronously broadcasts notifications.
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Reference |
2007-04-02
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NSOpenPanel Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the panel that a user employs to locate and open a file.
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Reference |
2009-02-04
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NSPanel Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes a window for performing auxiliary functions in an application.
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2009-01-06
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NSResponder Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the interface for handling events.
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2007-03-05
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NSRunLoop Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the object that manages events on a thread.
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2008-02-08
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NSSavePanel Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the panel that a user employs to set a file-system location and save a file.
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2009-02-04
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NSSpeechRecognizer Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the Cocoa command-and-control voice recognition system.
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2007-04-03
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NSTextInput Protocol Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Descibes the formal protocol that text views implement to receive input from the user's keyboard and mouse.
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2006-05-23
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NSTextInputClient Protocol Reference
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(PDF)
Describes the interface for receiving keyboard input as properly formed text.
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2008-10-15
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NSTimer Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes a timer.
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2008-11-19
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NSTrackingArea Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes a view region used for mouse tracking and cursor updating.
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2007-03-09
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NSView Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the interface for drawing, event handling, and printing in views.
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2009-02-04
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NSWindow Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes a window.
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Reference |
2009-03-04
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NumberInput_IMKit_Sample
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Illustrates an input method that uses the Mac OS X 10.5 InputMethodKit framework.
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2008-03-17
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Pasteboard Programming Topics for Cocoa
(HTML)
(PDF)
Explains how to transfer data using pasteboard operations in Cocoa.
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Guides |
2007-07-13
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PhotoSearch
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Demonstrates advanced controls and cells. Custom drawing, hit testing, tracking, editing, expansion tooltips, tracking areas.
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2008-03-05
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Power Management; Policy Maker vs. Power Controller
(HTML)
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QA1121: Describes the differences between a Power Management Policy Maker and a Power Management Power Controller.
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Technical Q&As |
2002-02-13
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Programmatically causing restart, shutdown and/or logout
(HTML)
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QA1134: Describes how to programmatically cause restart, shutdown, sleep or logout.
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Technical Q&As |
2008-09-24
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RGB Image
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Demonstrates compositing to separate an NSimage into its RGB components, and how to recombine those components.
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2003-01-14
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SearchField
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Demonstrates how to use and customize the features of the "NSSearchField" control.
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2007-04-25
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SetMouseAcclSample
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Find HID System Manager and get/set cursor acceleration
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2006-11-28
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SonOfSillyBalls
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Draws a bunch of randomly colored, randomly placed, silly balls in a window on the screen.
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Sample Code |
2003-01-14
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Squiggles
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Demonstrates many Cocoa fundamentals in a Document-based Application featuring custom drawing and event-handling.
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2008-08-29
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Text Input Management
(HTML)
(PDF)
Explains how to use input servers, input managers, and text views in Cocoa.
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Guides |
2007-02-08
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Timer Programming Topics for Cocoa
(HTML)
(PDF)
Explains how to use timers for scheduling automatic, repeating message invocations in Cocoa.
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Guides |
2008-11-19
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ToolbarSample
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Demonstrates using the Cocoa NSToolbar/NSToolbarItem API to add customizable toolbars to windows. Includes advanced custom views.
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2003-01-14
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TrackBall
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Demonstrates how to build a custom control based on the NSControl class.
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2007-06-07
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Using Secure Event Input Fairly
(HTML)
TN2150: Describes the proper use of EnableSecureEventInput.
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Technical Notes |
2007-06-08
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Why aren't my tracking rects working?
(HTML)
QA1355: Describes a common mistake in setting up cursor-tracking rectangles.
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Technical Q&As |
2004-12-02
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