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Text System Overview
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Explains how the Cocoa text system works. Includes a tutorial.
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2009-04-08
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String Programming Guide for Cocoa
(HTML)
(PDF)
Explains how to create, search, concatenate, and draw strings in Cocoa.
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2008-10-15
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Text Layout Programming Guide for Cocoa
(HTML)
(PDF)
Explains how the Cocoa text system lays out text on pages.
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2008-10-15
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Font Handling
(HTML)
(PDF)
Explains the Cocoa font management system and how users select fonts.
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2008-02-08
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Text Editing Programming Guide for Cocoa
(HTML)
(PDF)
Explains how to control the behavior of the Cocoa text system as it performs text editing.
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2008-02-08
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Rulers and Paragraph Styles
(HTML)
(PDF)
Explains paragraph styles and how to work with the rulers that enable users to manipulate them.
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Guides |
2007-09-04
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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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2007-06-04
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Dictionary Services Programming Guide
(HTML)
(PDF)
Explains how to create a dictionary and access it programmatically.
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Guides |
2007-05-30
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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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Text Attachment Programming Topics for Cocoa
(HTML)
(PDF)
Expalins how to add graphics and other attachments to text.
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Guides |
2006-12-05
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Text System User Interface Layer Programming Guide for Cocoa
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(PDF)
Explains how to implement the main, high-level interface to the Cocoa text system.
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Guides |
2006-06-28
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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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Guides |
2005-12-06
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Text System Storage Layer Overview
(HTML)
(PDF)
Explains how the Cocoa text system stores the information it needs to lay out text.
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Guides |
2005-08-11
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Font Panel
(HTML)
(PDF)
Explains how to use the Cocoa Font panel.
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Guides |
2004-08-31
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Text Attributes
(HTML)
(PDF)
Explains how to work with attributes, the distinguishing characteristics of rich text.
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Guides |
2004-02-16
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Text Input and Output
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(PDF)
Explains how to read and write text files in Cocoa.
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Guides |
2004-02-10
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Spell Checking
(HTML)
(PDF)
Explains how to use the spell-checking facilities in the Cocoa text system.
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Guides |
2004-02-09
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Text Fields
(HTML)
(PDF)
Explains how to use Cocoa text fields.
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Guides |
2004-02-09
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Text Views
(HTML)
(PDF)
Explains how to use Cocoa text views.
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Guides |
2004-02-09
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IMKServerInput Protocol Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the informal protocol used to receive text events.
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Reference |
2009-05-06
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Search Kit Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the interface for supporting user searches of textual content.
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Reference |
2009-05-06
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NSATSTypesetter Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes a typesetter that places glyphs for text layout.
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2009-03-04
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NSString Application Kit Additions Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes additions for drawing strings.
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2009-02-04
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NSGlyphStorage Protocol Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the interface between a glyph generator and glyph storage.
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2009-01-06
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NSSpeechSynthesizer Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the Cocoa parser that converts text to speech.
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2009-01-06
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NSLayoutManager Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes an object for controlling text layout.
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2008-12-20
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NSAttributedString Class Reference
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(PDF)
Describes a character string with attributes.
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2008-10-15
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NSMutableParagraphStyle Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes a mutable paragraph style.
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2008-10-15
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NSTextInputClient Protocol Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the interface for receiving keyboard input as properly formed text.
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2008-10-15
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NSText Class Reference
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(PDF)
Describes a basic interface for text-bearing objects.
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2008-05-06
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NSAttributedString Application Kit Additions Reference
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(PDF)
Describes additions for analyzing and using attributed strings.
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2007-12-04
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NSSecureTextFieldCell Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the user interface of a secure text field.
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2007-10-31
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NSFont Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes a representation of a font.
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Reference |
2007-06-08
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IMKInputController Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the class that controls input on the input method side.
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2007-06-06
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IMKServer Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the class that manages connections to input method clients.
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2007-06-06
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Input Method Kit Framework Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the API for building input methods for Chinese, Japanese, and other languages.
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2007-06-06
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IMKCandidates Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the class that supports the use of candidate windows for an input method.
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2007-06-05
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IMKMouseHandling Protocol Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the protocol used to receive mouse events for an input method client session.
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2007-06-05
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IMKStateSetting Protocol Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the protocol used to set or access state values for an input method client session.
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2007-06-05
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IMKTextInput Protocol Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the protocol used to send and obtain data from an input method client session.
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2007-06-05
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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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2007-05-29
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NSSpellChecker Class Reference
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(PDF)
Describes the interface to the Cocoa spell-checking service.
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2007-04-27
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NSSpellServer Class Reference
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(PDF)
Describes an application-defined spell-checking service.
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2007-04-27
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NSTextView Class Reference
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Describes a view that displays editable text.
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2007-04-27
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NSTextTable Class Reference
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(PDF)
Describes a block of text that represents a table.
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2007-04-11
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NSFontManager Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes an object for controlling font conversion.
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2007-04-06
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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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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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NSTypesetter Class Reference
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(PDF)
Describes the interface for typesetter objects that perform text line layout.
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2007-03-26
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NSGlyphInfo Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes a glyph attribute value in an attributed string.
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2007-03-01
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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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2006-07-13
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NSMutableAttributedString Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes a mutable character string with attributes.
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Reference |
2006-06-28
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NSChangeSpelling Protocol Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the interface for correcting a misspelled word.
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2006-05-23
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NSGlyphGenerator Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes a glyph generator for text layout.
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2006-05-23
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NSIgnoreMisspelledWords Protocol Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the interface for a spelling checker's ignored words list.
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2006-05-23
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NSMutableAttributedString Additions Reference
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(PDF)
Describes additions for setting attributes of mutable attributed strings.
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2006-05-23
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NSParagraphStyle Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes an immutable paragraph style.
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2006-05-23
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NSRulerMarker Class Objective-C Reference
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(PDF)
Describes a marker on a ruler, such as a tab setting.
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2006-05-23
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NSRulerView Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes a ruler, with markers, that adjoins a scroll view's document view.
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2006-05-23
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NSSecureTextField Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes a text field that hides its text.
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2006-05-23
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NSSimpleHorizontalTypesetter Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Deprecated - Describes the deprecated technology replaced by NSATSTypesetter.
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2006-05-23
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NSTextAttachment Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes a text attachment for an attributed string.
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2006-05-23
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NSTextAttachmentCell Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the user interface for a text attachment.
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2006-05-23
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NSTextBlock Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes a block of text laid out in a subregion of a text container.
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2006-05-23
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NSTextContainer Class Reference
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Describes an area where text is laid out.
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2006-05-23
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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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NSTextList Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes a section of text that forms a single list.
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2006-05-23
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NSTextStorage Class Reference
(HTML)
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Describes the text storage system.
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2006-05-23
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NSTextTab Class Reference
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(PDF)
Describes a tab in a paragraph style.
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2006-05-23
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NSTextTableBlock Class Reference
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Describes a block of text that appears as a cell within a table.
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2006-05-23
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Input Method Kit Reference Update
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(PDF)
Summarizes the symbols added to the Input Method Kit framework.
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Release Notes |
2007-07-18
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Input Method Kit Release Note
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Describes an Objective-C framework for building input methods for Chinese, Japanese, and other languages.
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2007-07-17
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DerivedProperty
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Illustrates use of Core Data derived properties to make searching against string data more efficient.
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2008-06-04
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TextLayoutDemo
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Customizing NSTextView with NSLayoutManager and a custom NSTextContainer.
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2007-06-01
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NSFontAttributeExplorer
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(DMG)
(ZIP)
Demonstrates how to gather and display various metric information for installed fonts using NSFont.
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2006-10-26
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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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2005-08-10
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TipWrapper
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Shows how to wrap long tool tips into multiple lines in Cocoa.
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2003-12-18
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InkSample
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Demonstrates some usage scenarios for the Ink.Framework APIs.
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2003-10-27
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LayoutManagerDemo
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Demonstrates the layout manager using rollovers with different colors for lines, words and characters under the mouse.
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2003-01-14
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NamingTableAccess
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Digs out the contents of the NamingTable in a TrueType 'sfnt'.
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Sample Code |
2003-01-14
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TextViewConfig
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Configuration of multiple layout managers and multiple text container/text view pairs on a single text storage.
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2003-01-14
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TextViewDelegate
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Demonstrates using a text view's delegate to control selection and user input.
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2003-01-14
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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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Technical Notes |
2005-06-24
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Drawing attributed strings that are both filled and stroked
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QA1531: Describes how the value of NSStrokeWidthAttributeName indicates fill, stroke, or both, in attributed strings.
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Technical Q&As |
2008-03-25
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Disabling text completion in an NSTextField
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QA1553: Shows how to implement a delegate method provided by NSControl to disable automatic text completion.
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Technical Q&As |
2008-02-27
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Connecting the Font Menu in Interface Builder 3
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QA1571: How to connect and configure the Font/Format menus in Interface Builder 3.
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Technical Q&As |
2008-01-21
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How to make NSTextField accept tab, return and enter keys.
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QA1454: Describes how to make the NSTextField control accept tab, return and enter keys by using the control's dispatch delegate method.
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Technical Q&As |
2006-10-09
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Embedding Hyperlinks in NSTextField and NSTextView
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QA1487: Shows how a Cocoa app can embed a hyperlink inside both NSTextField and NSTextView using NSAttributedString.
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Technical Q&As |
2006-10-02
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Disabling and Enabling an NSTextView
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QA1461: Shows how a Cocoa application can disable and enable an NSTextView.
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Technical Q&As |
2006-09-11
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Sorting Like the Finder
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QA1159: Shows how to sort strings like the Finder's list view.
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Technical Q&As |
2004-10-27
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Converting to Precomposed Unicode
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QA1235: Describes how to convert a string to precomposed Unicode.
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2003-02-07
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