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The "/.vol" directory and "volfs" (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
QA1113: Describes how the Carbon File Manager interacts with BSD via "volfs" and the "/.vol" directory.
Carbon, Darwin Technical Q&As 2002-02-14
The "/aliases" node in the device tree (HTML)
HW89: Describes the aliases node in the Open Firmware device tree.
Hardware & Drivers Technical Q&As 2000-09-05
12-inch PowerBook G4 Developer Note (HTML) (PDF)
Specifies the internal design, I/O features, and expansion capabilities of the 12-inch PowerBook G4 introduced in January 2005.
Hardware & Drivers Guides 2005-02-04
128Mb SDRAM ICs limitation on original "Bronze Keyboard" Powerbook G3 (HTML)
QA1040: Outlines Memory ICs design limitation on original "Bronze Keyboard" Powerbook G3.
Hardware & Drivers Technical Q&As 2001-06-21
15-Inch MacBook Pro Developer Note (HTML)
Specifies the internal design, I/O features, and expansion capabilities of the 15-inch MacBook Pro computer introduced in February 2008.
Hardware & Drivers Guides 2008-03-04
15-Inch MacBook Pro Developer Note (HTML)
Specifies the internal design, I/O features, and expansion capabilities of the 15-inch MacBook Pro computer introduced in November 2007.
Hardware & Drivers Guides 2007-12-14
15-inch MacBook Pro Developer Note (HTML)
Specifies the internal design, I/O features, and expansion capabilities of the 15-inch MacBook Pro computer introduced in June 2007.
Hardware & Drivers Guides 2007-06-11
15-inch MacBook Pro Developer Note (HTML)
Specifies the internal design, I/O features, and expansion capabilities of the 15-inch MacBook Pro computer introduced in October 2006.
Hardware & Drivers Guides 2007-05-03
15-inch MacBook Pro Developer Note (HTML)
Specifies the internal design, I/O features, and expansion capabilities of the 15-inch MacBook Pro computer introduced in October 2006.
Hardware & Drivers Guides 2007-05-03
15-inch PowerBook G4 Developer Note (HTML) (PDF)
Specifies the internal design, I/O features, and expansion capabilities of the 15-inch PowerBook G4 introduced in October 2005.
Hardware & Drivers Guides 2005-10-27
17-inch iMac for Education Developer Note (HTML)
Specifies the internal design, I/O features, and expansion capabilities of the 17-inch iMac for Education computer introduced in July 2006.
Hardware & Drivers Guides 2006-11-07
17-Inch MacBook Pro Developer Note (HTML)
Specifies the internal design, I/O features, and expansion capabilities of the 17-inch MacBook Pro computer introduced in February 2008.
Hardware & Drivers Guides 2008-03-04
17-inch MacBook Pro Developer Note (HTML)
Specifies the internal design, I/O features, and expansion capabilities of the 17-inch MacBook Pro computer introduced in November 2007.
Hardware & Drivers Guides 2007-12-14
17-inch MacBook Pro Developer Note (HTML)
Specifies the internal design, I/O features, and expansion capabilities of the 17-inch MacBook Pro computer introduced in June 2007.
Hardware & Drivers Guides 2007-06-11
17-inch MacBook Pro Developer Note (HTML)
Specifies the internal design, I/O features, and expansion capabilities of the 17-inch MacBook Pro computer introduced in October 2006.
Hardware & Drivers Guides 2007-04-04
17-inch MacBook Pro Developer Note (HTML)
Specifies the internal design, I/O features, and expansion capabilities of the 17-inch MacBook Pro computer introduced in April 2006.
Hardware & Drivers Guides 2007-04-03
17-inch PowerBook G4 Developer Note (HTML) (PDF)
Specifies the internal design, I/O features, and expansion capabilities of the 17-inch PowerBook G4 introduced in October 2005.
Hardware & Drivers Guides 2005-10-19
2D Graphics Release Notes for Mac OS X v10.5 (HTML)
Describes the changes and issues related to Core Image and Quartz 2D in Mac OS X v10.5.
Carbon, Cocoa, Games, Graphics & Imaging Release Notes 2008-04-08
48 bit & 64 bit Pixel Format support in QuickTime (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
QA1114: Discusses QuickTime's support for pixel formats with more than 8 bits per channel.
QuickTime Technical Q&As 2002-02-07
64-Bit Guide for Carbon Developers (HTML) (PDF)
Explains the changes necessary to create a 64-bit executable version of a Carbon application.
Carbon, Performance, Porting Guides 2007-12-11
64-Bit Transition Guide (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the 64-bit features available in Mac OS X.
Darwin, Mac OS X, Open Source, Performance, Porting Guides 2008-04-08
64-Bit Transition Guide for Cocoa (HTML) (PDF)
Explains how to port Cocoa projects to 64-bit addressing.
Cocoa Guides 2009-03-03
68K Open Transport Code on Power Macintoshes (HTML)
Deprecated - NW48: Explains why running Open Transport 68K code on a PowerPC may not always work.
Carbon, Networking Technical Q&As 1997-03-14
The AAPL, slot-name property and PCI (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
HW61: Discusses the use of the AAPL,slot name property for PCI
Hardware & Drivers Technical Q&As 1999-04-19
ABActionDelegate Protocol Objective-C Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the informal protocol for populating the rollover menus of Address Book with custom items.
Cocoa Reference 2006-05-23
ABAddressBook C Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the opaque type for accessing, adding, and removing Address Book records.
Apple Applications, Carbon Reference 2007-07-08
ABAddressBook Class Objective-C Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Provides a programming interface to the Address Book.
Cocoa Reference 2007-07-07
ABGroup Class Objective-C Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes how this class supports the concept of a "group" containing one or more persons.
Cocoa Reference 2007-07-07
ABGroup Reference for C (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the opaque type used to group Address Book records.
Carbon Reference 2003-08-20
ABIdentityPicker Class Objective-C Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the identity picker, a dialog or sheet used to select groups and people for Identity Services.
Cocoa Reference 2006-08-23
ABImageClient Protocol Objective-C Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes how to handle images loaded from an asynchronous fetch from ABPerson objects.
Cocoa Reference 2006-05-23
ABMultiValue Class Objective-C Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes how to use these classes to represent properties that might have multiple values.
Cocoa Reference 2007-07-08
ABMultiValue Reference for C (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the opaque type for accessing Address Book properties with multiple values.
Carbon Reference 2003-08-20
ABMutableMultiValue Class Objective-C Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes how to use these classes to represent properties that might have multiple values.
Apple Applications Reference 2006-05-23
ABMutableMultiValue Reference for C (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the opaque type for accessing Address Book properties with multiple values.
Apple Applications Reference 2003-08-20
Aborting a OTConnect in Progress (HTML)
Deprecated - NW29: Describes the proper way to abort OTConnect, and why after calling OTSndDisconnect you may receive "kOTOutStateErr".
Carbon, Networking Technical Q&As 1996-05-14
ABPeoplePickerView Class Objective-C Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes how to customize the behavior of people-picker views in an application's user interface.
Cocoa Reference 2006-05-23
ABPerson C Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the opaque type that encapsulates information about a person in Address Book.
Carbon Reference 2006-07-26
ABPerson Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes how to encapsulate all information about a person in the Address Book database.
Cocoa Reference 2007-07-07
ABPicker Reference for C (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the ABPicker opaque type.
Carbon Reference 2007-07-20
ABPresence (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Displays a list of all the people in your Address Book and their iChat status.
Apple Applications, Carbon, Cocoa, Internet & Web, Storage, User Experience Sample Code 2006-08-04
ABRecord C Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the opaque type that represents a generic Address Book record.
Carbon Reference 2005-04-29
ABRecord Class Objective-C Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describres how this superclass providies a common interface to and defines common properties for all Address Book records.
Apple Applications Reference 2006-07-26
ABSearchElement C Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the opaque type for specifying a query to search for Address Book records.
Apple Applications Reference 2005-04-29
ABSearchElement Class Objective-C Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes how to specify a search query for records in the Address Book database.
Cocoa Reference 2006-05-23
AbstractTree (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Using NSTreeController with NSOutlineView, Bindings, and Core Data.
Cocoa, User Experience Sample Code 2008-03-17
Accelerate Reference Update (HTML) (PDF)
Summarizes the symbols added to the Accelerate framework.
Performance Release Notes 2007-07-18
Accelerate Release Notes (HTML)
Performance Release Notes 2007-10-31
Accessibility (ApplicationServices/HIServices) Reference (HTML)
Describes the low-level API for making applications accessible to assistive applications.
User Experience Reference 2008-10-15
Accessibility Inspector Release Notes (HTML)
User Experience Release Notes 2005-04-29
Accessibility Overview (HTML) (PDF)
Explains how to use the accessibility features built into Mac OS X.
Carbon, Cocoa, Java, User Experience Guides 2008-03-11
Accessibility Programming Guidelines for Carbon (HTML) (PDF)
Explains how to access-enable Carbon applications.
Carbon, User Experience Guides 2007-02-08
Accessibility Programming Guidelines for Cocoa (HTML) (PDF)
Explains how Cocoa applications make their user interface available to external assistive applications.
Cocoa, User Experience Guides 2007-02-08
Accessing Decompressed Images (HTML)
QTMTB27: Demonstrates the use of a transfer procedure to access a decompressed image and manipulate it prior to display.
QuickTime Technical Q&As 1995-05-01
Accessing File Control Blocks (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
FL10: Shows how to access file control blocks correctly, reiterating not to access FCBs directly.
Carbon Technical Q&As 1999-10-05
Accessing Hardware From Applications (HTML) (PDF)
Tips and guidelines for developing applications that communicate with or control devices.
Darwin, Hardware & Drivers Guides 2007-02-08
Accessing HTTPS Proxy Settings (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
QA1234: Describes how to programatically access Secure Web Proxy information.
Carbon, Core Foundation, Games, Internet & Web, Mac OS X Server, Networking, Security Technical Q&As 2003-02-19
Accessing SQL Data in Apple Remote Desktop 2 (HTML)
Learn how to access the PostgreSQL database to help create custom applications.
Mac OS X Server, Networking, Open Source Articles 2005-02-21
Action Messages (HTML) (PDF)
Explains how Cocoa controls respond to user actions and enable users to communicate to an application.
Cocoa Guides 2002-11-12
Activating CrashReporter in OS X (HTML)
Deprecated - QA1057: Explains of how to enable crash reporting in Mac OS X version 10.0.
User Experience Technical Q&As 2001-05-13
addflashactions (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Adds a few wired actions to a movie that has a flash track.
QuickTime Sample Code 2003-02-25
addflashactions.win (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Adds a few wired actions to a movie that has a flash track.
QuickTime Sample Code 2003-02-25
AddFrameToMovie (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Shows how to add an additional frame to the end of an existing movie.
QuickTime Sample Code 2003-01-14
addhtactions (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Adds two go-to-URL actions to parts of the text track.
QuickTime Sample Code 2003-02-25
addhtactions.win (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Adds two go-to-URL actions to parts of the text track.
QuickTime Sample Code 2003-02-25
Adding a movie reference to a movie (HTML)
QA1376: Demonstrates how to add a reference for a movie to another movie
Carbon, QuickTime Technical Q&As 2004-09-16
Adding an automated Window menu to your application (HTML)
QA1080: Explains how to add an automated Window menu to your Carbon application.
Carbon Technical Q&As 2001-10-30
Adding and removing a submenu from a menu in Cocoa (HTML)
QA1420: Explains how to dynamically add and remove menus in a Cocoa application.
Cocoa Technical Q&As 2007-09-10
Adding menu separator items to controls in a Sherlock channel (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
QA1219: Using menu-item separators in an NSPopUpButton control of a Sherlock channel.
Apple Applications Technical Q&As 2003-01-21
Adding metadata to a QuickTime movie using the QuickTime MetaData APIs (HTML)
QA1515: Adding metadata to a QuickTime movie using the QuickTime MetaData APIs
QuickTime Technical Q&As 2008-08-08
Adding metadata to an iTunes file using the QuickTime Metadata APIs (HTML)
QA1508: How to add metadata to a movie using the QuickTime Metadata APIs
QuickTime Technical Q&As 2007-02-14
Adding QuickTime Movie Data to Non-QuickTime Files (HTML)
QTMTB31: Describes how to embed QuickTime movies into files, and play back on Windows or Mac.
QuickTime Technical Q&As 1995-05-01
Adding Unicode characters to Text Media in a Text Track (HTML)
QA1400: Describes how to add Unicode characters to text media in a text track
QuickTime Technical Q&As 2005-09-01
AddNibToNav (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Shows how to create a custom area, instantiated from a nib file, in a Navigation Services dialog.
Carbon Sample Code 2004-01-22
Address Book Actions Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the Address Book action callbacks.
Carbon Reference 2007-07-08
Address Book C Framework Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the C API for supporting and working with Address Book.
Apple Applications, Carbon Reference 2006-05-23
Address Book Constants Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the constants found in the Address Book framework.
Cocoa Reference 2006-07-26
Address Book Data Types Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the data types and constants found in the Address Book framework.
Cocoa Reference 2006-07-26
Address Book Objective-C Framework Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the Cocoa API for supporting and working with Address Book.
Apple Applications, Cocoa Reference 2007-07-08
Address Book Programming Guide for Mac OS X (HTML) (PDF)
Explains how to add, search, remove, and customize Address Book records.
Apple Applications, Carbon, Cocoa Guides 2006-04-04
Address Book Reference Update (HTML) (PDF)
Summarizes the symbols added to the Address Book framework.
Apple Applications Release Notes 2007-07-18
Address Book Utilities Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the C functions that support the Carbon API for Address Book.
Carbon Reference 2007-07-08
AddressBook Functions Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the functions and function-like macros found in the Address Book framework.
Cocoa Reference 2006-05-23
AddressBookCarbon (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Demonstrates some basic manipulations of the Mac OS X 10.2.x (and beyond) Address Book API.
Apple Applications, Carbon Sample Code 2003-01-14
AddressBookCocoa (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Demonstrates some basic manipulations of the Mac OS X 10.2.x (and beyond) Address Book API.
Apple Applications, Carbon, Cocoa Sample Code 2003-01-14
AddTextMovie (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Adds a text track to an existing movie selected by the user.
Java, QuickTime Sample Code 2006-06-28
AddTextMovie.win (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Shows how to Add a text track to a Movie.
Java, QuickTime Sample Code 2003-01-14
addvractions (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Illustrates how to add wired actions to a QuickTime VR movie.
QuickTime Sample Code 2003-01-14
addvractions.win (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Illustrates how to add wired actions to a QuickTime VR movie.
QuickTime Sample Code 2003-01-14
Adjusting the movie brightness (HTML)
QA1382: Demonstrates how to adjust the brightness of a movie for playback.
QuickTime Technical Q&As 2004-09-16
Adopting Universal Binaries on Mac OS X (HTML)
Learn about universal binaries and how to get your applications ready for Intel-based Macs.
Carbon, Cocoa, Porting Articles 2005-08-26
Advertising a Bonjour service on a specific set of networking interfaces. (HTML)
QA1513: Explains how to register a Bonjour service only on a specific set of networking interfaces.
Carbon, Core Foundation, Networking, Open Source Technical Q&As 2007-02-12
AEBuild*, AEPrint* and Friends (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
TN2045: Describes the AEBuild* and AEPrint* family of routines.
Carbon, Scripting & Automation Technical Notes 2002-03-21
AESendandReceive (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Deprecated - Sending and receiving Apple Events with JDK 1.3.1 on Mac OS X.
Java Sample Code 2003-01-14
AESendThreadSafe (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Demonstrates how to send Apple events from threads other than the main thread.
Carbon, Cocoa Sample Code 2007-03-09
AEStream and Friends (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
TN2046: Describes the AEStream family of routines.
Carbon Technical Notes 2002-03-29
Affinity API Release Notes for Mac OS X v10.5 (HTML)
Explains how to influence which CPU core runs a group of threads (for performance optimization).
Darwin, Hardware & Drivers, Mac OS X Server, Performance Release Notes 2007-10-31
AGL Changes for Mac OS X Leopard (v. 10.5) (HTML)
QA1523: This Q&A describes the new and deprecated APIs for Apple OpenGL (AGL)
Carbon, Games, Graphics & Imaging, Porting Technical Q&As 2008-01-04
AGL Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the Apple graphics library for Carbon applications that use OpenGL.
Carbon, Graphics & Imaging Reference 2007-10-31
AGL Reference Update (HTML) (PDF)
Summarizes the symbols added to the AGL framework.
Graphics & Imaging Release Notes 2007-07-18