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Animation Overview
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Describes the animation facilities provided by Mac OS X.
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Guides |
2008-10-15
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Carbon Full Screen Conundrums
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QA1068: Describes the available Mac OS X DrawSprocket services.
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Technical Q&As |
2001-08-20
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CFPrefTopScores
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(DMG)
(ZIP)
How to access globally shared (writable) user preferences without requiring authentication.
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Sample Code |
2006-10-09
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CGBitmapContextCreate Supported Color Spaces
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QA1037: Lists the color space and alpha info combinations currently supported by CGBitmapContextCreate.
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Technical Q&As |
2007-07-18
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Changing the TCP Window Size
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NW47: Describes how to change the TCP window size in Open Transport.
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Technical Q&As |
1997-03-14
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Context Sharing Tips
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QA1248: How to correctly share OpenGL contexts and what the limits on this sharing are.
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Technical Q&As |
2005-02-07
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Current GDevice Dependencies
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QA1115: Describes potential problems with creating windows or ports when the current GDevice isn't the main device.
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Technical Q&As |
2002-02-13
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Developing Games on Mac OS X Using Third-Party Game Engines
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Create your own game using the powerful game engines that run on Mac OS X.
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Articles |
2006-06-05
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DrawSprocketTestOld
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Deprecated - Demonstrates basic implementations of DrawSprocket Functions.
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Sample Code |
2003-10-14
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GetProcAdress and OpenGL Entry Points
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QA1188: Technique for finding function pointers for OpenGL entry points in Cocoa and Carbon
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Technical Q&As |
2002-11-25
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Getting the pixel data from a CGImage object
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QA1509: Describes how to access the pixel data of a CGImage object
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Technical Q&As |
2008-08-27
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GlyphaIVOld
(HTML)
(DMG)
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Deprecated - A basic game implementation in the spirit of Joust meant as demonstation of Sprocket usage.
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Sample Code |
2003-10-14
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HID Config Save
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Human Interface Device Manager Configuration sample
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Sample Code |
2008-05-07
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How can I programmatically determine the DPI of the current video mode?
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QA1217: Describes how to compute the DPI for a given display in a given mode using Core Graphics.
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Technical Q&As |
2002-12-02
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How do I tell if a particular display is being hardware accelerated by Quartz Extreme?
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QA1218: Describes how to use CGDisplayUsesOpenGLAcceleration to see if a display is accelerated or not.
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Technical Q&As |
2002-12-04
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How do I use QuickDraw with CGDirectDisplay?
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QA1011: Explains how to draw to a CGDirectDisplay-captured display using QuickDraw.
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Technical Q&As |
2001-04-11
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Incorrect Inside Macintosh Volume V documentation
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Deprecated - QD15: Identifies incorrect documentation in Inside Macintosh Volume V regarding the formats of PnPixPat and BkPixPat opcodes.
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Technical Q&As |
1995-09-15
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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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Sample Code |
2007-09-27
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New HID Manager APIs for Mac OS X version 10.5
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TN2187: Mac OS X version 10.5 introduces new APIs for the HID Manager.
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Technical Notes |
2008-01-23
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Open Transport Libraries
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NW18: Lists the Open Transport libraries and what to link with for PowerPC and 68K.
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Technical Q&As |
2000-11-03
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Requirements for Quartz GL
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QA1536: Describes the requirements for enabling Quartz GL.
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Technical Q&As |
2008-08-08
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Simple DrawSprocket
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(DMG)
(ZIP)
Deprecated - Simple use of DrawSprocket to set screen resolution and size.
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Sample Code |
2003-07-22
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TCP/IP Option Sizes
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NW62: Enumerates the TCP/IP options and their sizes for Open Transport.
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Technical Q&As |
1999-04-26
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Updating OpenGL Contexts
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QA1209: When and why to update an OpenGL context in response to system and user actions.
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Technical Q&As |
2003-06-19
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Using Clip Region and Buffer Rectangles with OpenGL Carbon
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QA1222: Shows the basics of using buffer rectangles and clip regions with AGL.
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Technical Q&As |
2002-12-19
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Using Temporary Memory with OpenPicture
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Deprecated - QD20: Provides several techniques of causing OpenPicture to allocate temporary memory for a picture handle.
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Technical Q&As |
1996-02-01
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