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Mac OS X ABI Function Call Guide
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the function-calling conventions used in the architectures supported by Mac OS X.
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Intel-Based Macs |
Guides |
2009-02-04
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Mac OS X ABI Mach-O File Format Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the data structures that make up the Mach-O file format.
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Runtime Architecture |
Reference |
2009-02-04
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Mac OS X Code Signing In Depth
(HTML)
TN2206: Intermediate to expert level overview of code signing that details specific options and gotchas
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Security |
Technical Notes |
2008-08-06
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Mac OS X Printing System Overview
(HTML)
(PDF)
Introduces Apple's printing architecture. Includes a road map for developing software.
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Printing |
Guides |
2006-02-07
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Mac OS X Technology Overview
(HTML)
(PDF)
Introduces Mac OS X and its technologies.
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Accessibility |
Guides |
2008-10-15
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Mac OS X: v10.1.1 - v10.1.3
(HTML)
TN2043: Describes changes provided by system software updates 10.1.1 through 10.1.3.
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Tools |
Technical Notes |
2002-03-06
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Making the most of Cocoa bindings in Quartz Composer
(HTML)
TN2146: Describes how to best use Cocoa bindings with Quartz Composer.
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Graphics & Imaging |
Technical Notes |
2006-03-03
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ManagedObjectDataFormatter
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
A Data Formatter for Xcode 2.0 and 2.1 that displays NSManagedObject * variables.
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Data Management |
Sample Code |
2005-06-01
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Managing QTCompressionOptions - An overview of the QTCompressionOptionsWindow sample
(HTML)
TN2219: Introductory overview of the QTCompressionOptionsWindow sample demonstrating one way to manage QTCompressionOptions objects.
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QuickTime |
Technical Notes |
2008-03-11
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MapLargeFile
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Shows a technique for mapping files greater than 4GB into memory for faster access.
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Resource Management |
Sample Code |
2003-11-19
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MassiveImage
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Shows how to use a CGDataProvider to save a very large image with Image IO
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Graphics & Imaging |
Sample Code |
2007-09-27
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Matrix Programming Guide for Cocoa
(HTML)
(PDF)
Explains how to use Cocoa matrices.
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User Experience |
Guides |
2006-11-07
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Maximizing Mac OS X Application Performance
(HTML)
Learn how to achieve better performance on Mac OS X.
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Performance |
Articles |
2003-06-23
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Memory Management Programming Guide for Cocoa
(HTML)
(PDF)
Explains how to allocate and deallocate objects in Cocoa.
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Design Guidelines, Objective-C Language |
Guides |
2009-05-06
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Memory Usage Performance Guidelines
(HTML)
(PDF)
Guidelines for improving the performance of memory-related code.
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Performance |
Guides |
2006-06-28
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MenuItemView
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Demonstrates embedding an NSView inside a menu item or NSMenuItem.
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User Experience |
Sample Code |
2007-06-11
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Message Framework Reference
(HTML)
Describes the Objective-C API for sending email messages through the Mail application.
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Apple Applications |
Reference |
2008-04-08
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MethodReplacement
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Demonstrates an Objective C 2 compatible way to replace a method in an existing Objective C class.
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Objective-C Language |
Sample Code |
2006-08-01
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Model Object Implementation Guide
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes issues relating to the design and implementation of model objects
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Design Guidelines |
Guides |
2008-02-08
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Monochrome Image
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Applies the NTSC color weighting formula to an image to generate a monochrome version of the image.
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Graphics & Imaging |
Sample Code |
2003-07-16
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MoreFiles
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Shows various File Manager operations (file copy, etc.) through a collection of high-level routines.
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File Management |
Sample Code |
2003-01-14
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MoreFilesX
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Deprecated - Shows various File Manager operations through a collection of high-level routines using HFS Plus APIs.
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File Management |
Sample Code |
2005-05-13
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Moriarity
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Implementing a Cocoa GUI that wraps command-line functionality, calling a UNIX task and presenting the results in a GUI.
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Interapplication Communication, Porting |
Sample Code |
2003-01-14
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Mountains
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Demonstrates localization and internationalization techniques and APIs
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Internationalization |
Sample Code |
2008-06-02
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Movie Overlay
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Shows how to overlay text & graphics and perform animation on an QTMovieView through a floating overlay window.
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QuickTime |
Sample Code |
2008-07-25
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MovieAudioExtraction - Ensure a Movie is fully loaded before starting an extraction session
(HTML)
QA1469: Describes the importance of making sure a Movie is fully loaded before extracting audio.
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QuickTime |
Technical Q&As |
2006-03-29
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Movies - Saving movie playback hints
(HTML)
QA1366: Explains how to save and load media play hints from Movie files.
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QuickTime |
Technical Q&As |
2004-09-14
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MP3 Player
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
How to wrap a command-line UNIX/Linux application in a Cocoa GUI, calling a the command-line app through NSTask.
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Audio, Interapplication Communication, User Experience |
Sample Code |
2003-01-14
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MungSaver
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Demonstrates a simple Screen Saver module for Panther, using the Sequence Grabber DataProc mung technique.
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User Experience |
Sample Code |
2003-11-18
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MyCustomColorPicker
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Shows how to write a custom color picker using Cocoa.
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Graphics & Imaging, User Experience |
Sample Code |
2006-10-09
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MyMovieFilter
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
How to play a movie into a layer-backed QTMovieView and apply a Core Image filter while the movie plays.
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QuickTime |
Sample Code |
2008-06-02
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NameAndAddress
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
A single window utility that gets a host name from an IP address or an IP address from a hostname.
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Apple Applications, Networking |
Sample Code |
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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Text & Fonts |
Sample Code |
2003-01-14
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NewsReader
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Demonstrates use of the Publication Subscription framework to create a simple RSS reader application.
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Data Management, Internet & Web, Networking |
Sample Code |
2007-06-01
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Notification Programming Topics for Cocoa
(HTML)
(PDF)
Explains how to send and receive information about events in Cocoa programs.
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Design Guidelines, Events & Other Input |
Guides |
2007-05-03
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NSAccessibility Protocol Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the interface for receiving accessibility-related messages.
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Accessibility |
Reference |
2007-12-11
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NSActionCell Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the interface for the active area in a control.
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User Experience |
Reference |
2007-02-28
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NSAffineTransform Additions Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes additions to support affine transformations.
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Graphics & Imaging |
Reference |
2007-02-28
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NSAffineTransform Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes an affine transformation from one coordinate space to another.
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Graphics & Imaging |
Reference |
2007-01-15
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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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Events & Other Input, Graphics & Imaging, User Experience |
Reference |
2007-04-25
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NSAnimatablePropertyContainer Protocol Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the interface for an animatable proxy for views and windows.
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Graphics & Imaging |
Reference |
2009-05-06
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NSAnimation Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the behavior of an animation.
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Games, Graphics & Imaging, User Experience |
Reference |
2007-10-31
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NSAnimationContext Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes nested transaction support for animating views.
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Graphics & Imaging |
Reference |
2008-02-08
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NSAppleEventDescriptor Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the class used to access the basic data structures in an Apple event.
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Scripting & Automation |
Reference |
2007-04-10
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NSAppleEventManager Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the class used to work with Apple event handler routines and to suspend and resume event handling.
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Scripting & Automation |
Reference |
2006-05-23
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NSAppleScript Additions Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes additions to the NSAppleScript class to provide syntax-highlighted script source.
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Scripting & Automation |
Reference |
2006-05-23
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NSAppleScript Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the class that provides the ability to load, compile, and execute scripts.
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Scripting & Automation |
Reference |
2007-07-10
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NSApplication Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the responder object that manages an application's events and resources.
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Runtime Architecture |
Reference |
2009-02-04
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NSArchiver Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes a class that encodes objects into an architecture-independent format.
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Data Management |
Reference |
2006-05-23
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NSArray Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the class used to manage an immutable ordered collection of objects.
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Data Management |
Reference |
2008-06-09
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NSArrayController Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes a Cocoa bindings-compatible manager of an array or set.
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Data Management, Design Guidelines |
Reference |
2007-04-09
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NSAssertionHandler Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the facility for handling false assertions.
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Performance |
Reference |
2007-02-22
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NSAtomicStore Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes a Core Data atomic persistent store.
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Data Management |
Reference |
2008-10-15
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NSAtomicStoreCacheNode Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes a node in an atomic persistent store.
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Data Management |
Reference |
2006-10-09
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NSATSTypesetter Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes a typesetter that places glyphs for text layout.
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Text & Fonts |
Reference |
2009-03-04
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NSAttributeDescription Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the class used to define attributes of an entity in a Core Data managed object model.
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Objective-C Language |
Reference |
2007-10-31
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NSAttributedString Application Kit Additions Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes additions for analyzing and using attributed strings.
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Data Management, Text & Fonts |
Reference |
2007-12-04
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NSAttributedString Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes a character string with attributes.
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Data Management, Text & Fonts |
Reference |
2008-10-15
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NSAutoreleasePool Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the interface to the deferred-release mechanism in Cocoa's reference-counted memory management system.
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Objective-C Language, Performance |
Reference |
2009-01-02
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NSBezierPath Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes a vector-based path consisting of line and curve segments.
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Graphics & Imaging |
Reference |
2007-03-02
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NSBitmapImageRep Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes an object that draws an image from bitmap data.
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Graphics & Imaging |
Reference |
2009-01-06
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NSBox Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes a view that can display its border and a title.
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Graphics & Imaging, Printing, User Experience |
Reference |
2008-10-15
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NSBrowser Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes a control for manipulating one- or two-dimensional data sets.
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Events & Other Input, User Experience |
Reference |
2007-04-05
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NSBrowserCell Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes a cell that displays data in a browser.
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User Experience |
Reference |
2007-04-01
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NSBundle Additions Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes additions for loading nib files in Cocoa applications.
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Resource Management |
Reference |
2007-07-19
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NSBundle Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes a collection of resources used in a program.
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Data Management, Internationalization, Resource Management |
Reference |
2007-07-19
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NSButton Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes a control that responds to clicks.
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Events & Other Input, User Experience |
Reference |
2007-04-01
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NSButtonCell Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes a cell that responds to mouse clicks.
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Events & Other Input, User Experience |
Reference |
2009-04-08
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NSCachedImageRep Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes cached image data that is ready to be rendered.
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Graphics & Imaging |
Reference |
2007-01-15
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NSCachedURLResponse Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes a cached response to a URL load request.
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Internet & Web, Networking |
Reference |
2008-05-02
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NSCalendar Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes a calendar.
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Data Management, Internationalization |
Reference |
2009-02-04
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NSCalendarDate Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes a Gregorian date.
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Data Management |
Reference |
2008-05-04
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NSCell Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the interface for cell objects.
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User Experience |
Reference |
2009-02-04
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NSChangeSpelling Protocol Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the interface for correcting a misspelled word.
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Text & Fonts |
Reference |
2006-05-23
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NSCharacterSet Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes a set of Unicode characters used in scanning and searching operations.
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Data Management |
Reference |
2008-10-15
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NSCIImageRep Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes an object that draws an image from a Core Image CIImage instance.
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Graphics & Imaging |
Reference |
2007-01-15
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NSClassDescription Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the interface for information about the relationships and properties of a class.
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Data Management |
Reference |
2006-05-23
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NSClipView Class Objective-C Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the class that contains and scrolls the document view of a scroll view.
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Graphics & Imaging |
Reference |
2006-05-23
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NSCloneCommand Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the class used to clone a scriptable object or objects.
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Scripting & Automation |
Reference |
2006-05-23
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NSCloseCommand Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the class used to close a scriptable object or objects--typically a document or window.
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Scripting & Automation |
Reference |
2006-06-28
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NSCoder Application Kit Additions Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes additions for converting archived NXColor objects into NSColor objects.
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Data Management, Resource Management |
Reference |
2006-05-23
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NSCoder Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the abstract class that provides the basis for archiving.
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Data Management |
Reference |
2006-07-23
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NSCoding Protocol Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the interface for archiving.
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Data Management |
Reference |
2006-05-23
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NSCollectionView Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes a collection of views that displays content in a grid.
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User Experience |
Reference |
2007-12-11
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NSCollectionViewItem Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes a controller that mediates between a prototype view and a model object.
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User Experience |
Reference |
2006-12-28
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NSColor Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes a representation of color and opacity.
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Graphics & Imaging |
Reference |
2009-01-06
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NSColorList Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes an ordered list of colors identified by keys.
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Graphics & Imaging |
Reference |
2007-02-28
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NSColorPanel Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the standard panel used for color selection.
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Graphics & Imaging |
Reference |
2007-02-28
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NSColorPicker Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the interface for custom views in a color panel used for color selection.
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Graphics & Imaging, User Experience |
Reference |
2007-02-28
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NSColorPickingCustom Protocol Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the interface for receiving custom color-picker user-interface requests.
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Graphics & Imaging, User Experience |
Reference |
2007-04-01
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NSColorPickingDefault Protocol Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the interface for receiving basic color-picker user-interface requests.
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Graphics & Imaging, User Experience |
Reference |
2007-04-27
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NSColorSpace Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes a representation of a system or custom color space.
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Graphics & Imaging |
Reference |
2007-02-28
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NSColorWell Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes a control for displaying and selecting colors.
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Graphics & Imaging, User Experience |
Reference |
2007-02-28
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NSComboBox Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes a control for entering text or selecting from a pop-up list of items.
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User Experience |
Reference |
2006-05-23
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NSComboBoxCell Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the text field that provides the user interface for NSComboBox objects.
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User Experience |
Reference |
2006-05-23
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NSComboBoxCellDataSource Protocol Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the interface for receiving data requests from an NSComboBoxCell object.
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User Experience |
Reference |
2006-05-23
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NSComboBoxDataSource Protocol Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the interface for receiving data requests from an NSComboBox object.
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User Experience |
Reference |
2006-05-23
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NSComparisonMethods Protocol Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the interface for default comparison methods in the NSSpecifierTest class.
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Scripting & Automation |
Reference |
2006-05-23
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NSComparisonPredicate Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the class used to define a predicate used to compare the results of two expressions.
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Data Management |
Reference |
2007-04-30
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NSCompoundPredicate Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes a representation of logical gate and comparison operations.
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Data Management |
Reference |
2006-07-04
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