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Apple Human Interface Guidelines
(HTML)
(PDF)
Introduces the Mac OS X user experience and explains how to design an application for Aqua.
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User Experience |
Guides |
2008-06-09
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Application Kit Framework Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the interface for all things related to an application's user interface.
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User Experience |
Reference |
2008-11-19
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Application Menu and Pop-up List Programming Topics for Cocoa
(HTML)
(PDF)
Explains how Cocoa menus and lists work and how to manipulate items within them.
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User Experience |
Guides |
2007-06-26
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Background-only apps with NSStatusItems become active in 10.1 on NSStatusItem clicks
(HTML)
QA1081: Preventing background-only apps from activating when their NSStatusItem(s) are clicked in Mac OS X 10.1.
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User Experience |
Technical Q&As |
2001-10-30
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BasicCocoaAnimations
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
"BasicCocoaAnimations" demonstrates the use of the animator proxy to easily animate Cocoa views and windows.
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User Experience |
Sample Code |
2007-06-11
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Binding your Preferences in Cocoa
(HTML)
Learn to use bindings by creating a simple app.
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User Experience |
Articles |
2004-04-26
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Boxes
(HTML)
(PDF)
Explains how to use Cocoa boxes.
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User Experience |
Guides |
2003-02-15
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Browsers
(HTML)
(PDF)
Explains how to use Cocoa browsers.
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User Experience |
Guides |
2004-08-31
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BundleLoader
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Demonstrates how to load multiple Cocoa bundles or NSBundles (also known as plug-ins) into the main NSApplication.
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User Experience |
Sample Code |
2007-09-21
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Button Programming Topics for Cocoa
(HTML)
(PDF)
Explains how to use Cocoa buttons.
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User Experience |
Guides |
2008-10-15
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ButtonMadness
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Demonstrates how to use the various types of buttons using a nib file or programatically.
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User Experience |
Sample Code |
2007-10-30
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CarbonCocoa_PictureCursor
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Demonstrates how to use NSCursor from a Carbon based application.
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User Experience |
Sample Code |
2007-01-12
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CarbonCocoaTempConverter
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Demonstrates how to integrate Carbon and Cocoa user interfaces in the same Cocoa application.
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User Experience |
Sample Code |
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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User Experience |
Sample Code |
2003-03-26
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Clock Control
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Demonstrates creating a custom control by creating a clock control, implemented as a subclass of NSControl and NSCell.
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User Experience |
Sample Code |
2003-02-25
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Cocoa Bindings Programming Topics
(HTML)
(PDF)
Explains how to rapidly develop sophisticated user interfaces using Cocoa binding technology.
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User Experience |
Guides |
2009-03-08
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Cocoa Bindings Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the exposed bindings of Cocoa classes.
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User Experience |
Reference |
2007-10-31
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Cocoa_With_Carbon_or_CPP
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Shows how to call Carbon routines and C++ code from within an Objective-C Cocoa program.
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User Experience |
Sample Code |
2007-02-05
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CocoaSlides
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
An image browser written using AppKit's Core Animation-based compositing and animation functionality
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User Experience |
Sample Code |
2007-11-02
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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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User Experience |
Sample Code |
2003-01-14
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Combo Box Programming Topics
(HTML)
(PDF)
Explains how to use Cocoa combo boxes.
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User Experience |
Guides |
2002-11-12
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Configuring the Recent Searches menu for NSSearchField
(HTML)
QA1496: Discusses the common problem when adding menu items to the Recent Searches menu.
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User Experience |
Technical Q&As |
2006-11-27
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Connecting the Font Menu in Interface Builder 3
(HTML)
QA1571: How to connect and configure the Font/Format menus in Interface Builder 3.
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User Experience |
Technical Q&As |
2008-01-21
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Control and Cell Programming Topics for Cocoa
(HTML)
(PDF)
Explains the relationship between Cocoa control and cell objects.
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User Experience |
Guides |
2008-10-15
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Creating an About Panel in Your Cocoa Application
(HTML)
TN2179: Describes different ways in implementing your Cocoa application's "About" panel.
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User Experience |
Technical Notes |
2007-01-22
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Cropped Image
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Demonstrates how to extract a sub-image from another image, and some ways of indicating a selection.
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User Experience |
Sample Code |
2003-01-14
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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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User Experience |
Guides |
2008-03-11
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CustomSave
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Demonstrates how to customize the NSSavePanel.
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User Experience |
Sample Code |
2007-06-11
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DatePicker
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Demonstrates how to use the NSDatePicker control.
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User Experience |
Sample Code |
2007-04-25
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Debugging NSTableView's "Action Invocation" binding
(HTML)
QA1472: Discusses the issues and factors that affect NSTableView's "Action Invocation" binding.
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User Experience |
Technical Q&As |
2006-11-13
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DeskPictAppDockMenu
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
How to add a dynamic Dock menu to your Cocoa application
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User Experience |
Sample Code |
2003-01-14
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Dialogs and Special Panels
(HTML)
(PDF)
Explains how to create alert panels. Includes links to documents about other types of panels.
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User Experience |
Guides |
2009-02-04
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DictionaryController
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
"DictionaryController" is a Cocoa application that demonstrates various ways in how to use the NSDictionaryController class.
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User Experience |
Sample Code |
2007-12-20
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Disabling and Enabling an NSTextView
(HTML)
QA1461: Shows how a Cocoa application can disable and enable an NSTextView.
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User Experience |
Technical Q&As |
2006-09-11
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Disabling text completion in an NSTextField
(HTML)
QA1553: Shows how to implement a delegate method provided by NSControl to disable automatic text completion.
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User Experience |
Technical Q&As |
2008-02-27
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Disc Recording UI Framework Reference
(HTML)
Describes the Objective-C and C API for presenting a user interface when burning audio and data CDs and DVDs.
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User Experience |
Reference |
2008-04-08
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DiscRecording Release Notes
(HTML)
Updated for Mac OS X v10.5
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User Experience |
Release Notes |
2007-10-31
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Dock Tile Programming Guide
(HTML)
(PDF)
Explains how to provide an icon and contextual menu in Carbon applications.
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User Experience |
Guides |
2009-03-04
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DockTile
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Demonstrates how to customize your application's icon in the Dock by using the NSDockTile class.
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User Experience |
Sample Code |
2007-09-11
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DOMDocument Additions Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the API added to the DOMDocument class to facilitate communication between WebKit and the DOM API.
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User Experience |
Reference |
2008-10-15
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DOMElement Additions Reference
(HTML)
Describes the API added to the DOMElement class to facilitate communication between WebKit and the DOM API.
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User Experience |
Reference |
2008-10-15
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DOMHTMLDocument Additions Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the API added to the DOMHTMLDocument class to facilitate communication between WebKit and the DOM API.
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User Experience |
Reference |
2009-01-26
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DOMHTMLFrameElement Additions Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the API added to the DOMHTMLFrameElement class to facilitate communication between WebKit and the DOM API.
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User Experience |
Reference |
2006-05-23
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DOMHTMLIFrameElement Additions Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the API added to the DOMHTMLIFrameElement class to facilitate communication between WebKit and the DOM API.
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User Experience |
Reference |
2006-05-23
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DOMHTMLObjectElement Additions Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the API added to the DOMHTMLObjectElement class to facilitate communication between WebKit and the DOM API.
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User Experience |
Reference |
2006-05-23
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DOMNode Additions Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the API added to the DOMNode class to facilitate communication between WebKit and the DOM API.
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User Experience |
Reference |
2009-02-04
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DOMRange Additions Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the API added to the DOMRange class to facilitate communication between WebKit and the DOM API.
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User Experience |
Reference |
2008-10-15
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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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User Experience |
Guides |
2006-06-28
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Drawers
(HTML)
(PDF)
Explains how to use Cocoa drawers.
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User Experience |
Guides |
2003-02-04
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Embedding Hyperlinks in NSTextField and NSTextView
(HTML)
QA1487: Shows how a Cocoa app can embed a hyperlink inside both NSTextField and NSTextView using NSAttributedString.
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User Experience |
Technical Q&As |
2006-10-02
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Enabling the application menu's "Preferences" menu item on Mac OS X
(HTML)
QA1552: Describes the two things you need to implement to enable the "Preferences" menu item on Mac OS X.
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User Experience |
Technical Q&As |
2008-01-21
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FancyAbout
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Demonstrates several visual effects for "About..." panels such as scrolling text, window without a title bar, and ways to dismiss the window.
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User Experience |
Sample Code |
2003-10-27
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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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User Experience |
Reference |
2006-07-13
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Finding an NSView's current magnification.
(HTML)
QA1346: How to discover the current magnification (zoom level) of any NSView.
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User Experience |
Technical Q&As |
2005-03-08
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Font Panel
(HTML)
(PDF)
Explains how to use the Cocoa Font panel.
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User Experience |
Guides |
2004-08-31
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Forms
(HTML)
(PDF)
Explains how to use Cocoa forms.
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User Experience |
Guides |
2002-11-12
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FunkyOverlayWindow
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Demonstrates several window layering, transparency and widget interaction techniques in Cocoa.
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User Experience |
Sample Code |
2003-05-08
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Getting NSWindow's toolbar actions to show up in Interface Builder
(HTML)
QA1030: How to add the missing -toggleToolbarShown: and -runToolbarCustomizationPalette actions to Interface Builder.
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User Experience |
Technical Q&As |
2001-05-03
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Grady
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Demonstrates how to use the NSGradient class.
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User Experience |
Sample Code |
2007-02-28
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Guide to Creating Kiosks on Mac OS X
(HTML)
( )
TN2062: Discusses techniques used in creating applications which require kiosk-like functionality on Mac OS X.
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User Experience |
Technical Notes |
2003-02-24
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How to create a Cocoa Disclosure Button Control
(HTML)
QA1485: Explains how to create a disclosure button control in Cocoa, not immediately available in Interface Builder.
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User Experience |
Technical Q&As |
2006-08-01
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How to get custom views to show up in NSToolbarItems
(HTML)
QA1029: Why custom views may not show up in an NSToolBarItem and how to make it visible.
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User Experience |
Technical Q&As |
2001-05-03
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How to make NSTextField accept tab, return and enter keys.
(HTML)
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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User Experience |
Technical Q&As |
2006-10-09
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How to remove the "Open Recent" menu item in a Document-based Cocoa application
(HTML)
QA1289: Explains how to remove the "Open Recent" menu item in a Document-based Cocoa application.
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User Experience |
Technical Q&As |
2003-09-15
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How to set a custom drag image when doing an HFS Promise drag in Cocoa
(HTML)
QA1200: Explains how to set a custom drag image when doing an HFS Promise drag in Cocoa.
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User Experience |
Technical Q&As |
2003-09-15
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IconCollection
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Demonstrates how to use NSCollectionView along with NSWorkspace and named images to determine its content.
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User Experience |
Sample Code |
2008-01-18
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Image Kit with Core Data
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Using Image Kit's browser view with Core Data content.
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User Experience |
Sample Code |
2008-07-25
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Image Views
(HTML)
(PDF)
Explains how to use Cocoa image views.
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User Experience |
Guides |
2002-11-12
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ImageBackground
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Shows how to draw an image in the background of an NSOutlineView and NSTableView.
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User Experience |
Sample Code |
2006-10-02
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iSpend
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Demonstrates how to incorporate a number of Cocoa Tiger features into a simple application.
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User Experience |
Sample Code |
2005-06-01
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JavaFrameEmbedding example
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Small Cocoa application that demonstrates how to use JavaFrameEmbedding.framework
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User Experience |
Sample Code |
2007-06-12
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LayerBackedOpenGLView
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
"LayerBackedOpenGLView" provides a simple example of hosting Cocoa controls as subviews of an NSOpenGLView.
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User Experience |
Sample Code |
2007-06-12
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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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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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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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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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User Experience |
Sample Code |
2006-10-09
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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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NSAlert Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes a window that displays a message and obtains the user's response to it.
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User Experience |
Reference |
2007-04-25
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NSAnimation Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the behavior of an animation.
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User Experience |
Reference |
2007-10-31
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NSBox Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes a view that can display its border and a title.
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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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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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NSButton Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes a control that responds to clicks.
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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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User Experience |
Reference |
2009-04-08
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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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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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NSColorPicker Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the interface for custom views in a color panel used for color selection.
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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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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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User Experience |
Reference |
2007-04-27
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NSColorWell Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes a control for displaying and selecting colors.
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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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NSControl Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the interface for views that respond to user actions by sending action messages.
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User Experience |
Reference |
2008-10-15
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NSCursor Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the appearance of the user interface cursor.
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User Experience |
Reference |
2009-01-06
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NSDate - Natural language date parsing in early Leopard releases
(HTML)
QA1581: Acknowledges a regression in +dateWithNaturalLanguageString: behavior of NSDate which is fixed as of 10.5.2.
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User Experience |
Technical Q&As |
2008-02-27
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NSDateFormatter Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes a date formatter.
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User Experience |
Reference |
2008-11-19
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