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Applications moving to Mac OS X should follow the Apple Human Interface Guidelines to ensure a predictable and consistent user experience.

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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.
Guides 2008-06-09
HIView-NSView (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Demonstrates how to embed an NSView within an HIView in a Carbon window.
Sample Code 2007-05-29
CarbonCocoa_PictureCursor (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Demonstrates how to use NSCursor from a Carbon based application.
Sample Code 2007-01-12
X11CallCarbonAndCocoa (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Demonstrates a double clickable X11 application which performs various "native" Mac OS X operations.
Sample Code 2003-07-28
Embedding Bonjour in Windows Applications (HTML)
TN2210: Details the proper steps necessary for a Windows Developer to include Bonjour for Windows in their application.
Technical Notes 2008-01-17
New Control Styles available within J2SE 5.0 on Mac OS X 10.5 (HTML)
TN2196: Details what new control styles are available within J2SE 5.0 on Mac OS X 10.5
Technical Notes 2007-11-02
Setting environment variables for user processes (HTML)
QA1067: Tells how to set environment variables for user processes.
Technical Q&As 2001-10-25
QDFlushPortBuffer (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
QD65: Describes a possible solution for window update problems under Carbon.
Technical Q&As 2000-11-08