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New PPD keywords available in Mac OS X version 10.3
(HTML)
QA1352: Describes the new PPD keywords available for CUPS filters in Mac OS X 10.3.
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Hardware & Drivers, Printing |
Technical Q&As |
2004-05-26
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Avoiding the -42 error with DiscRecording
(HTML)
QA1292: Explains how to workaround the -42 error when using the DiscRecording API.
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Carbon, Cocoa |
Technical Q&As |
2004-05-25
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Directories Appear as Volume Aliases
(HTML)
QA1351: Discusses how VFS plug-ins should handle device numbers to ensure compatibility with Carbon applications.
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Carbon, Darwin |
Technical Q&As |
2004-05-25
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Signaling the end of data when using AudioConverterFillComplexBuffer
(HTML)
QA1317: How to signal the end of data when using AudioConverterFillComplexBuffer to convert audio data.
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Audio |
Technical Q&As |
2004-04-26
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Sequence Grabber - How often should I call SGIdle?
(HTML)
QA1349: This Q&A discusses how often SGIdle should be called when capturing using the Sequence Grabber.
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QuickTime |
Technical Q&As |
2004-04-06
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Sequence Grabber - Using the SGDataProc for Sound
(HTML)
QA1348: This Q&A discusses how you can use a Sound SGChannel with the Sequence Grabber DataProc
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QuickTime |
Technical Q&As |
2004-04-06
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Audio Unit Resizing
(HTML)
QA1343: Discusses the host's responsibilities when resizing Audio Units.
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Audio |
Technical Q&As |
2004-03-23
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Bonjour enforces the service type format in Panther
(HTML)
QA1198: Explains why registering a Bonjour service might fail on Panther.
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Carbon, Cocoa, Hardware & Drivers, Networking |
Technical Q&As |
2004-03-23
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QuickTime movies require a valid graphics port
(HTML)
QA1345: The QuickTime Movie Toolbox requires a valid graphics port for all movies.
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QuickTime |
Technical Q&As |
2004-03-19
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DDR SDRAM ICs for PowerBooks and iBooks that use Memory bus slewing
(HTML)
QA1344: Specifies DDR SDRAM IC optimization for PowerBooks and iBooks that use Memory bus slewing.
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Hardware & Drivers |
Technical Q&As |
2004-03-18
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Use the Computer Name when registering your Bonjour service
(HTML)
QA1228: Explains why you should use the Computer Name when advertising a Bonjour service.
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Carbon, Cocoa, Networking |
Technical Q&As |
2004-03-05
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Developer Tools JBoss and Tomcat Do Not Start After Installing Java 1.4.2 Update
(HTML)
QA1025: Describes how to re-enable JBoss and Tomcat after installing the Java 1.4.2 update.
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Enterprise IT, Internet & Web, Java, Open Source |
Technical Q&As |
2004-03-04
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Creating an OpenGL texture from an NSView
(HTML)
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QA1325: Addresses the issues involved with using an NSView as the source data for an OpenGL texture.
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Graphics & Imaging |
Technical Q&As |
2004-02-13
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Clearing mDNSResponder's cached records
(HTML)
QA1310: Clearing the Bonjour service cache (mDNSResponder's cached records) for testing purposes.
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Hardware & Drivers, Networking |
Technical Q&As |
2004-02-11
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Duplicate Bonjour services while browsing
(HTML)
QA1333: Explains how to work with multiple network interfaces when browsing for Bonjour services.
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Networking |
Technical Q&As |
2004-02-06
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Use empty string for Bonjour domains
(HTML)
QA1331: Explains what to specify for the domain parameter when using Bonjour API's.
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Networking |
Technical Q&As |
2004-02-06
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Use NSSound instead of NSMovie for audio only playback on Mac OS X 10.3 and greater
(HTML)
QA1335: Why using NSSound may be a better choice than using NSMovie for audio only playback.
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Audio |
Technical Q&As |
2004-02-04
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OpenGL Driver Monitor Decoder Ring
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QA1334: Describes what each of the parameters available in the OpenGL Driver Monitor measure.
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Graphics & Imaging |
Technical Q&As |
2004-01-30
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Shearing a Coordinate Space with NSAffineTransform
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QA1332: Describes a simple way to shear coordinate spaces by adding a few methods to the NSAffineTransform class.
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Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging |
Technical Q&As |
2004-01-29
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DV Codec settings and performance
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QA1149: Discusses the difference between compression quality, decompression quality, and performance with the DV codec.
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QuickTime |
Technical Q&As |
2004-01-20
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Server Processes and the Dock
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QA1328: Discusses using headless AWT from Java server applications that need to be hidden.
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Java, Mac OS X Server, Porting |
Technical Q&As |
2004-01-19
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Issues with boot time KEXT loading
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QA1087: Explains how to solve problems with loading KEXTs at boot time.
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Darwin, Hardware & Drivers |
Technical Q&As |
2004-01-15
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Music Player Sequence Destinations
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QA1330: Provides clarification on MIDI Endpoints and assigning MIDI data flow.
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Audio |
Technical Q&As |
2004-01-15
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AudioDevice sample rates
(HTML)
QA1196: Getting, setting and converting sample rates with Audio Devices.
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Audio |
Technical Q&As |
2003-12-09
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AUGraphs and AudioUnit connections
(HTML)
QA1174: Discusses AudioUnit connection issues when using more than one AudioUnit or an AUGraph.
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Audio |
Technical Q&As |
2003-12-09
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QuickTime Effects - How to set up parameter description values when using kParameterTypeDataImage
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QA1326: Setting up an effect parameter description when using kParameterTypeDataImage as the parameter data type.
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QuickTime |
Technical Q&As |
2003-12-09
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X11 FAQ
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QA1232: Frequently Asked Questions about using Apple's X Window System (X11) implementation.
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Carbon, Darwin, Porting |
Technical Q&As |
2003-11-17
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Why doesn't my Scrolling Text Box control work in a compositing window?
(HTML)
QA1324: Explains why some older controls do not function properly in compositing windows and points to a replacement.
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Carbon |
Technical Q&As |
2003-11-13
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Developing with ZeroLink: small applications and launching on other computers
(HTML)
QA1322: Resolving issues caused by the ZeroLink feature in Xcode.
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Tools |
Technical Q&As |
2003-10-31
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Downloading through a proxy server in Mac OS X
(HTML)
QA1296: Explains when downloading through a proxy server will work, and when it will fail.
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Carbon, Cocoa, Core Foundation, Networking |
Technical Q&As |
2003-10-29
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Environment Variables
(HTML)
QA1255: Describes how a process gets its environment variables.
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Carbon, Cocoa |
Technical Q&As |
2003-10-29
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How to solve '_objc_exception_set_functions' ZeroLink errors in Xcode
(HTML)
QA1321: Explains how to eliminate '_objc_exception_set_functions' ZeroLink errors in Xcode
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Tools |
Technical Q&As |
2003-10-29
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URL Access vs. CFNetwork
(HTML)
QA1291: Explains when to choose URL Access or CFNetwork when downloading files from within your application.
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Carbon, Core Foundation, Networking |
Technical Q&As |
2003-10-29
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Installing an I/O Kit KEXT Without Rebooting
(HTML)
QA1319: Describes the state of the art of installing I/O Kit kernel extensions (KEXTs) without requiring a restart.
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Audio, Darwin, Hardware & Drivers, Mac OS X Server, Networking |
Technical Q&As |
2003-10-28
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Why isn't my edit text box in my Navigation dialog's custom area working on 10.3?
(HTML)
QA1315: Explains a bug in the Mac OS X 10.3 Navigation Services Custom Area involving the EditText and its work around.
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Carbon, User Experience |
Technical Q&As |
2003-10-28
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Sequence Grabber - Ensuring the SG TimeBase is being driven by the Sound Clock.
(HTML)
QA1314: Ensuring the Sequence Grabber TimeBase is being driven by the Sound Clock when recording audio and video.
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QuickTime |
Technical Q&As |
2003-10-24
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Bonjour TXT record rate limiting in Panther
(HTML)
QA1293: Explains how mDNSResponder implements TXT record rate limiting in Panther.
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Carbon, Cocoa, Hardware & Drivers, Networking |
Technical Q&As |
2003-10-23
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Registering a Bonjour service multiple times
(HTML)
QA1311: Explains why registering the same Bonjour service twice on the same machine doesn't cause a name conflict.
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Carbon, Hardware & Drivers, Networking |
Technical Q&As |
2003-10-23
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Third party VFS can't unmount on Mac OS X 10.3
(HTML)
QA1308: Describes changes in unmounting behavior for VFS plug-ins under Mac OS X 10.3 "Panther."
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Carbon, Cocoa |
Technical Q&As |
2003-10-23
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How to handle audio data with magic cookie information
(HTML)
QA1318: How to handle sound files with magic cookies when using an AudioConverter.
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Audio |
Technical Q&As |
2003-10-22
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Important Java Directories on Mac OS X
(HTML)
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QA1170: Mac OS X equivalents of common Java runtime and development directories.
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Java |
Technical Q&As |
2003-10-21
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QuickTime 6.4 & AvailabilityMacros.h on Mac OS X 10.2.x
(HTML)
QA1316: Fixing compilation issues when upgrading to QuickTime 6.4 on Mac OS X 10.2.x systems.
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QuickTime, Tools |
Technical Q&As |
2003-10-21
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Sharpening Full Scene Anti-Aliasing Details
(HTML)
QA1268: Using full scene anti-aliasing (FSAA) in OpenGL applications.
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Graphics & Imaging |
Technical Q&As |
2003-10-10
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Sleep vs. Doze on Mac OS X
(HTML)
QA1309: Discusses and demonstrates sleep versus doze detection on Machintosh Mac OS X
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Darwin, Hardware & Drivers, Performance |
Technical Q&As |
2003-10-09
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Exception in JFileChooser.setAcceptAllFileFilterUsed
(HTML)
Deprecated - QA1280: Workaround for a known issue in Java 1.4.1 Update 1 on Jaguar.
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Java |
Technical Q&As |
2003-10-07
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paramErr returned from ConvertMovieToFile when exporting to .wav
(HTML)
QA1313: Avoid a paramErr returned from ConvertMovieToFile by setting up a Sound Description when exporting to a .wav file.
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QuickTime |
Technical Q&As |
2003-10-06
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PCI/PCI-X slots on the Power Mac G5
(HTML)
QA1307: Discusses installing PCI/PCI-X cards of different speeds in the Power Mac G5.
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Darwin, Hardware & Drivers |
Technical Q&As |
2003-09-30
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Providing QuickDraw with a Known Good Port
(HTML)
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Deprecated - QA1237: How to use SetPort( NULL) to provide QuickDraw with a known good port.
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Graphics & Imaging |
Technical Q&As |
2003-09-29
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How can I tell if a PCI device has on board I/O space?
(HTML)
QA1287: Demonstrates "how to" tell if a PCI device has on board I/O space.
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Hardware & Drivers |
Technical Q&As |
2003-09-24
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Sequence Grabber - Setting the sound channel play through state
(HTML)
QA1303: Setting the Sound play though state when previewing and recording a sound channel with the Sequence Grabber.
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QuickTime |
Technical Q&As |
2003-09-23
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Bonjour and wake from sleep
(HTML)
QA1290: Explains why applications that use Bonjour should stay registered and continue browsing on sleep.
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Carbon, Cocoa, Networking |
Technical Q&As |
2003-09-18
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NSL and how it relates to Bonjour
(HTML)
QA1299: Explains the relationship between NSL and Bonjour.
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Carbon, Networking |
Technical Q&As |
2003-09-18
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Debugging arbitrary applications with Xcode
(HTML)
QA1305: Debugging an application with Xcode without requiring the project that built the application.
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Tools |
Technical Q&As |
2003-09-15
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How to add other pasteboard types to an HFS Promise drag in Cocoa
(HTML)
QA1300: Explains how to add other pasteboard types to an HFS Promise drag in Cocoa.
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Cocoa |
Technical Q&As |
2003-09-15
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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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Cocoa |
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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Cocoa |
Technical Q&As |
2003-09-15
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Spaces in project names: solving "Missing file or directory" errors in Project Builder
(HTML)
QA1301: Explains "Missing file or directory" errors when building with Project Builder.
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Tools |
Technical Q&As |
2003-09-15
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Remote or Two-Machine Debugging Applications with GDB
(HTML)
QA1279: Explains how to setup a remote or two-machine debugging configuration using gdb and ssh.
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Tools |
Technical Q&As |
2003-09-09
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Sequence Grabber - How do I save user settings as CFPreferences?
(HTML)
QA1286: Saving UserData settings returned from the Sequence Grabber as CFPreferences.
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QuickTime |
Technical Q&As |
2003-09-04
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CFXML to CFPropertyListRef (and back!)
(HTML)
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QA1208: Describes to how save and restore a CFPropertyListRef to and from an XML file.
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Carbon, Cocoa, Core Foundation |
Technical Q&As |
2003-08-29
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Correcting a PackageMaker version.plist and BundleVersions.plist problem
(HTML)
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QA1281: Describes how to correct a PackageMaker version.plist and BundleVersions.plist problem.
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Tools |
Technical Q&As |
2003-08-25
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Getting owner and group name references for PackageMaker package contents
(HTML)
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QA1285: Describes how to get owner and group name references for PackageMaker package contents.
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Tools |
Technical Q&As |
2003-08-25
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PackageMaker's NeedsAuthorization value causes install to fail
(HTML)
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QA1283: Provides a workaround when PackageMaker's NeedsAuthorization value causes a Mac OS X 10.1 installation failure.
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Tools |
Technical Q&As |
2003-08-25
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SDRAM Problems With Self-Powered USB Devices
(HTML)
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HW82: Alerts that non-compliant, self-powered USB devices plugged into a G4, can cause problems with low-voltage-sensitive SDRAM .
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Hardware & Drivers |
Technical Q&As |
2003-08-21
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Non Mac OS X Bundled data-fork based Resources
(HTML)
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QA1098: Mac OS X Bundled data-fork based Resources
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Carbon, Mac OS X Server |
Technical Q&As |
2003-08-20
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Using a QuickTime time base callback to detect when a movie has stopped
(HTML)
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QA1282: Using a QuickTime time base callback (NewCallBack) to detect when a movie has stopped.
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QuickTime |
Technical Q&As |
2003-08-12
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Bluetooth Radio Power Class for Apple Systems
(HTML)
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QA1278: Notes Preferred Bluetooth Transmitter Characteristics for products designed for Apple Systems.
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Hardware & Drivers |
Technical Q&As |
2003-08-06
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Security Credentials
(HTML)
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QA1277: Discusses AuthorizationCopyRights and the relationship between Authorization Services, authorization sessions, Security Server, credentials, and the credentials cache.
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Security |
Technical Q&As |
2003-08-06
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Customizing Component Border Colors
(HTML)
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QA1272: Retaining Aqua background for JComboBox menus with custom control borders.
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Java |
Technical Q&As |
2003-07-31
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Filtering QuickTime media types in Navigation Services
(HTML)
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QA1274: Describes how to filter QuickTime media types in a Navigation Services filter procedure.
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Carbon, QuickTime |
Technical Q&As |
2003-07-23
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The Data Browser GetDataBrowserUserState API
(HTML)
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QA1270: Explains a problematic Data Browser API definition and how to work around it.
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Carbon |
Technical Q&As |
2003-07-22
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CGImageRef contents are immutable
(HTML)
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QA1276: Explains that CGImageRef contents are considered immutable once created.
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Carbon, Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging |
Technical Q&As |
2003-07-17
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Sequence Grabber Source, Video, and Channel Bounds
(HTML)
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QA1250: Explains the QuickTime Sequence Grabber's relationship between the Source, Video, and Channel Bounds when capturing video.
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QuickTime |
Technical Q&As |
2003-07-16
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Tioga PostScript Printing Plugins in Mac OS X 10.2
(HTML)
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QA1085: Why Tioga printing plugins for PostScript printing aren't called on Mac OS X 10.2 and later.
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Graphics & Imaging, Printing |
Technical Q&As |
2003-07-14
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Image Decompressor Data-loading Procs
(HTML)
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QTMCC19: Explains how to use an image decompressor's data-loading proc.
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QuickTime |
Technical Q&As |
2003-07-10
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DRAM DIMM power pin connections for Macintosh Computers
(HTML)
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QA1271: Discusses design considerations for DRAM DIMM power pin connections for Macintosh Computers.
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Hardware & Drivers |
Technical Q&As |
2003-07-04
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Updating OpenGL Contexts
(HTML)
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QA1209: When and why to update an OpenGL context in response to system and user actions.
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Carbon, Games, Graphics & Imaging |
Technical Q&As |
2003-06-19
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Power adapter Sensing for the 17" PowerBook
(HTML)
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QA1266: Details Design and detection considerations for 17-inch PowerBook power adapters
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Hardware & Drivers |
Technical Q&As |
2003-06-12
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Can't attach during two-machine debugging with GDB
(HTML)
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Deprecated - QA1019: Describes a workaround for a problem attaching during two-machine debugging on Mac OS X 10.0.x.
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Darwin, Tools |
Technical Q&As |
2003-06-02
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How do I count the frames in an MPEG movie?
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QTMTB54: Talks about using the QuickTime Movie Toolbox function GetMovieNextInterestingTime with MPEG media tracks.
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QuickTime |
Technical Q&As |
2003-05-02
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Empty Memory Objects
(HTML)
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QA1259: Describes how two memory management edge cases are handled by the common Mac OS memory allocators.
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Carbon, Hardware & Drivers |
Technical Q&As |
2003-04-21
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Is ColorSync thread safe?
(HTML)
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QA1261: Discusses ColorSync thread-safety issues.
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Carbon, Cocoa, Games, Graphics & Imaging, Mac OS X Server, Performance, QuickTime |
Technical Q&As |
2003-04-17
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Notifying the Finder of changed or newly created files
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QA1260: Recommended approach to notifying the Finder to update its open windows of a file creation or change.
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Carbon |
Technical Q&As |
2003-04-15
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PPPoE Server for Testing
(HTML)
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QA1252: Describes how to configure Mac OS X as a PPPoE server for testing purposes.
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Carbon, Cocoa, Networking |
Technical Q&As |
2003-04-11
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Can I have parameters of type typeHIRect instead of type typeQDRectangle in my kEventControlBoundsChanged message handler?
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QA1246: Details the automatic coercions between QuickDraw and Quartz types provided by the Carbon Event Parameter accessors.
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Carbon |
Technical Q&As |
2003-04-03
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'dynamic shared library not made a weak library in output with MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET...' bug
(HTML)
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QA1233: Why 'ld' may give a warning about the Mac OS X_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET environment variable and its failure to weak link.
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Tools |
Technical Q&As |
2003-04-01
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FSSetCatalogInfo versus UID and GID
(HTML)
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QA1251: Describes why FSSetCatalogInfo does not set the UID and GID of the file, and provides a work around.
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Carbon, Cocoa |
Technical Q&As |
2003-03-26
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Internet Connect Speed
(HTML)
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QA1165: Describes how to get the modem connection speed from the System Configuration framework dynamic store.
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Carbon, Core Foundation, Games, Internet & Web, Mac OS X Server, Networking |
Technical Q&As |
2003-03-26
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Disabling QuickTime Error Dialogs When Opening or Tasking a Movie
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QA1164: How to disable QuickTime error dialogs which may be presented when opening or tasking a movie.
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QuickTime |
Technical Q&As |
2003-03-20
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Project Builder 2.1 needs projects to be checked into CVS to enable CVS support
(HTML)
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QA1245: Explains how to workaround a bug in Project Builder that blocks CVS functionality.
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Tools |
Technical Q&As |
2003-03-20
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QuickTime Error -2127 qtNetworkAlreadyAllocatedErr Explained
(HTML)
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QA1244: QuickTime qtNetworkAlreadyAllocatedErr error code (-2127) occurs when the user's Connection Speed preference setting is too slow.
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QuickTime |
Technical Q&As |
2003-03-20
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Using cmpWantsRegisterMessage not recommended on Mac OS X
(HTML)
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QA1192: Describes why using the cmpWantsRegisterMessage flag is not recommended on Mac OS X.
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QuickTime |
Technical Q&As |
2003-03-11
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How can I verify that a Movie can actually draw into a non-RGB GWorld?
(HTML)
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QA1243: Techniques to verify that a Movie can actually draw into a non-RGB GWorld.
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QuickTime |
Technical Q&As |
2003-03-05
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Viewing multi-page PDF files
(HTML)
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QA1247: How to draw each page of a multi-page PDF document using the QuickTime movie importers.
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QuickTime |
Technical Q&As |
2003-03-05
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How do I use PMSessionGetGraphicsContext to get a CGContextRef?
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Deprecated - QA1216: Describes how to use PMSessionSetDocumentFormatGeneration and PMSessionGetGraphicsContext to get a CGContextRef for printing.
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Carbon, Graphics & Imaging, Printing |
Technical Q&As |
2003-02-25
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Quartz 2D Thread Safety
(HTML)
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QA1238: Explains the thread-safety issues for the Quartz 2D API.
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Carbon, Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging, Performance, Printing |
Technical Q&As |
2003-02-25
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Accessing HTTPS Proxy Settings
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QA1234: Describes how to programatically access Secure Web Proxy information.
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Carbon, Core Foundation, Games, Internet & Web, Mac OS X Server, Networking, Security |
Technical Q&As |
2003-02-19
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Text Encodings in VFS
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QA1173: How to handle text encodings correctly when writing a file system (VFS) plug-in for Mac OS X.
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Carbon, Darwin |
Technical Q&As |
2003-02-10
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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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Carbon, Cocoa, Core Foundation, Internationalization, Text & Fonts |
Technical Q&As |
2003-02-07
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Movie Export Components - Supporting a MovieProgressProc
(HTML)
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QA1230: Explains the steps needed to support a movie progress proc in a movie export component.
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QuickTime |
Technical Q&As |
2003-01-31
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