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The "/.vol" directory and "volfs"
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QA1113: Describes how the Carbon File Manager interacts with BSD via "volfs" and the "/.vol" directory.
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File Management |
2002-02-14
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68K Open Transport Code on Power Macintoshes
(HTML)
Deprecated - NW48: Explains why running Open Transport 68K code on a PowerPC may not always work.
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Networking |
1997-03-14
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Aborting a OTConnect in Progress
(HTML)
Deprecated - NW29: Describes the proper way to abort OTConnect, and why after calling OTSndDisconnect you may receive "kOTOutStateErr".
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Networking |
1996-05-14
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Accessing File Control Blocks
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FL10: Shows how to access file control blocks correctly, reiterating not to access FCBs directly.
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File Management |
1999-10-05
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Accessing HTTPS Proxy Settings
(HTML)
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QA1234: Describes how to programatically access Secure Web Proxy information.
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Networking |
2003-02-19
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Adding a movie reference to a movie
(HTML)
QA1376: Demonstrates how to add a reference for a movie to another movie
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QuickTime |
2004-09-16
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Adding an automated Window menu to your application
(HTML)
QA1080: Explains how to add an automated Window menu to your Carbon application.
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Design Guidelines, Human Interface Toolbox |
2001-10-30
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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.
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Networking |
2007-02-12
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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)
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Games, Graphics & Imaging |
2008-01-04
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Allocate and Disk Full Error
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FL12: Discusses a problem with AFP volumes displaying incorrect free space, and returning disk full errors.
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File Management, Networking |
1999-07-21
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Are the root control, the root view, and the content view the same entity?
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QA1214: Details the differences and similitudes between the root control, the root view, and the content view of windows.
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Human Interface Toolbox |
2002-11-12
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Are there any OSStatus values I can use in my programs?
(HTML)
OV02: Describes OSStatus values that generate errors without colliding with reserved Apple system values.
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Design Guidelines |
1999-11-22
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Availability of Quartz Composer Patches in Web Kit
(HTML)
QA1505: Details which Quartz Composer patches are available in Web Kit
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Internet & Web |
2007-03-05
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Avoiding Kernel Event Conflicts
(HTML)
QA1063: Documents the namespace for the vendor_code field of the kern_event_msg structure.
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Process Management |
2001-09-14
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Avoiding Pauses When Looping Audio files with QuickTime
(HTML)
QA1371: Demonstrates how to avoid pauses when looping audio files with QuickTime
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Audio |
2004-09-08
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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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File Management |
2004-05-25
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Base-Derived async image codecs must implement ImageCodecQueueStarting and ImageCodecQueueStopping
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QA1157: Describes why base-derived codecs that set canAsync must implement ImageCodecQueueStarting and ImageCodecQueueStopping.
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QuickTime |
2002-07-09
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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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Networking |
2003-09-18
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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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Networking |
2004-03-23
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Bonjour enforces the TXT record format in Panther
(HTML)
QA1306: Explains how mDNSResponder enforces the proper TXT record format in Panther.
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Networking |
2004-07-14
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Bonjour Printer Subtype for HTTP
(HTML)
QA1555: Describes how printer vendors can register their bonjour service such that Safari can see them.
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Networking |
2008-03-25
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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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Networking |
2003-10-23
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BowelsOfTheMemoryManager (aka YourHeapIsProbablyCorrupt)
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Deprecated - ME05: What the symbol BowelsoftheMemoryManager means and the most probable cause of this symbol in MacsBug.
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Data Management |
2001-02-01
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CalcCMask and SeedCFill in Carbon
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QD62: Explains how to use CalcCMask and SeedCFill in Carbon even though Carbon doesn't support OpenPort.
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Graphics & Imaging |
2000-11-08
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Calling AppleScript from an Application
(HTML)
QA1026: Describes how to call an AppleScript from an application written in C.
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Interapplication Communication |
2001-04-10
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Calling CloseOpenTransport When Writing an App
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Deprecated - NW36: Identifies a bug in Open Transport 1.1 which means your application must CloseOpenTransport before quitting.
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Networking |
1996-07-03
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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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Human Interface Toolbox |
2003-04-03
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Capturing Speech Manager Output
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Deprecated - SND15: Capturing the output from the Speech Synthesis Manager to a file.
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Audio |
1998-05-18
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Carbon Drawer problem in Mac OS X v10.4 and v10.4.1
(HTML)
QA1435: Workaround for a drawer problem present in Mac OS X v10.4 but fixed in v10.4.2
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Human Interface Toolbox |
2005-06-21
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Carbon Full Screen Conundrums
(HTML)
QA1068: Describes the available Mac OS X DrawSprocket services.
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Games |
2001-08-20
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CFBundleIdentifier and user application access
(HTML)
QA1373: Describes the role of CFBundleIdentifier in limiting a user's application access.
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Design Guidelines, Security |
2005-02-08
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CFXML to CFPropertyListRef (and back!)
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QA1208: Describes to how save and restore a CFPropertyListRef to and from an XML file.
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Data Management |
2003-08-29
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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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Games, Graphics & Imaging |
2007-07-18
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CGContext Bounds
(HTML)
QA1048: Explains how to determine the bounds of a CGContext.
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Graphics & Imaging, Printing |
2001-07-02
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CGContext parameter missing in my kEventControlDraw event
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QA1212: Explains in which case your kEventControlDraw handler wouldn't receive a CGContext parameter.
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Human Interface Toolbox |
2002-11-12
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CGContextAddLineToPoint, CGContextAddCurveToPoint, et. al.
(HTML)
QA1049: Explains why the CGContextAddXYZ APIs don't draw anything immediately.
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Graphics & Imaging, Printing |
2001-07-02
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CGContextClosePath
(HTML)
QA1046: Explains when you should call CGContextClosePath.
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Graphics & Imaging, Printing |
2001-10-02
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CGImageRef contents are immutable
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QA1276: Explains that CGImageRef contents are considered immutable once created.
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Graphics & Imaging |
2003-07-17
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Changing the TCP Window Size
(HTML)
NW47: Describes how to change the TCP window size in Open Transport.
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Networking, Performance |
1997-03-14
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Changing the volume of audio devices
(HTML)
QA1016: Demonstrates volume controls for audio devices
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Audio |
2006-05-02
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Clickable Static Text Item
(HTML)
QA1380: Explains how to make a static text item respond to clicks
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Human Interface Toolbox, User Experience |
2004-10-05
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Closing the Connection: OpenTransport
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Deprecated - NW20: Describes an orderly disconnect situation in Open Transport between two nodes.
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Networking |
1996-03-04
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ColorSync Color Matching on Intel-based Macs
(HTML)
QA1464: Describes special considerations for byte ordering when performing ColorSync color matching on Intel-based Macs
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Graphics & Imaging |
2006-03-16
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Compression Sessions - Configuring codec quality settings
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QA1444: Discusses how to set encoding quality for a Compression Sequence
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QuickTime |
2005-10-17
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Compression Sessions - Configuring options using the Standard Compression dialog
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QA1456: Discusses how to configure Compression Session options using Standard Compression dialog.
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QuickTime |
2006-01-12
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Compression Sessions - Enabling muti-pass encoding
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QA1450: Describes how to enable multi-pass encoding when using ICM compression sessions.
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Graphics & Imaging, QuickTime |
2006-01-12
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Compression Sessions - Multipass encoding and the pass mode flags
(HTML)
QA1457: Discusses how the pass mode flags work when performing multipass compression operations.
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QuickTime |
2006-10-02
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Compression Sessions - Temporal compression options
(HTML)
QA1455: Discusses the temporal compression option as it relates to quality and other compression session options.
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QuickTime |
2006-01-12
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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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Games, Graphics & Imaging |
2005-02-07
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Converting RGB Colors to a Palette Index
(HTML)
Deprecated - QD21: Explains how to convert RGB colors into the palette index created by an application.
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Graphics & Imaging |
1995-09-15
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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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Internationalization, Text & Fonts |
2003-02-07
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CoreAudio Overload Warnings
(HTML)
QA1467: Describes CoreAudio overload warnings what they mean and how to avoid them.
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Audio |
2006-03-29
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Crash in ABAddPropertiesAndTypes
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QA1404: How to correctly add custom Address Book properties using ABAddPropertiesAndTypes
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Apple Applications |
2005-04-04
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Creating Gray Scaled Images > 8 bits
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Deprecated - QD51: Shows how to create gray-scaled images at resolutions greater than 8 bits for display.
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Graphics & Imaging, User Experience |
1997-11-17
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Creating Sub GWorlds using QTNewGWorldFromPtr
(HTML)
QA1014: Using QTNewGWorldFromPtr to create sub GWorlds which reference the pixel data of other GWorlds.
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QuickTime |
2001-03-20
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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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Games, Graphics & Imaging, Porting |
2002-02-13
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Customizing Process Stack Size
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QA1419: Describes methods for setting the stack size of a process and/or thread.
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Process Management, Resource Management |
2008-02-20
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The Data Browser GetDataBrowserUserState API
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QA1270: Explains a problematic Data Browser API definition and how to work around it.
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Human Interface Toolbox |
2003-07-22
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Debugging Graphics with QuartzDebug
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QA1236: Explains how to use QuartzDebug to debug graphics issues.
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Graphics & Imaging |
2006-01-12
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Decompression Sessions - Setting codec accuracy and field mode
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QA1460: Describes how to set codec accuracy and field mode options when creating a decompression sessions.
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QuickTime |
2006-01-12
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Defining and Using the kTransformFocused IconTransformType
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QA1414: Documents a new IconTransformType, available in Panther and later, which draws a focus ring around an icon.
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Human Interface Toolbox |
2005-03-29
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Deselecting Icons in the Finder
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IC04: Shows how to programmatically deselect icons in the Finder.
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Interapplication Communication |
1997-07-11
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Detecting Classic and Carbon X Environments
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OV03: Describes how to find out if your application is running in the Classic environment in Mac OS X.
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Porting, Runtime Architecture |
2000-10-16
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Detecting specific ROM-in-RAM Mac
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Deprecated - HW49: Identifying a Mac by name ("iMac"), and better alternatives for determining specific features ("has Firewire").
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Design Guidelines, Runtime Architecture |
1999-10-05
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Determining console user login status
(HTML)
QA1133: How to determine whether a user is logged in on the console, and be notified of changes.
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Process Management |
2008-04-14
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Determining if a Drive is a Network Volume
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NW09: Shows how to determine if a volume is mounted over the network.
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File Management, Networking |
1998-06-01
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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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File Management |
2004-05-25
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Disabling Processor Cores on a Multi-Core System
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QA1141: Describes how to disable processor cores on a multi-core system for testing purposes.
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Performance |
2008-09-16
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Disconnected aliases on CD-ROM and Alias Manager
(HTML)
OPS05: Explains why aliases may become disconnected on a CD-ROM.
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File Management |
2001-03-26
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Discovering all advertised Bonjour service types
(HTML)
QA1337: Explains how to discover all Bonjour service types being advertised on the local network.
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Networking |
2004-06-01
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Do I have to call CreateRootControl after creating my window?
(HTML)
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QA1215: Explains when and when not to call CreateRootControl after creating a window.
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Human Interface Toolbox |
2002-11-12
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Don't forget to cancel your Bonjour resolve
(HTML)
QA1297: Explains why it's important to cancel a Bonjour resolve operation.
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Networking |
2007-08-30
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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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Networking |
2003-10-29
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Drawing a Path Multiple Times
(HTML)
QA1047: Explains that path drawing operations consume the path.
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Graphics & Imaging, Printing |
2001-07-02
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Dynamically registering a bundled component
(HTML)
QA1083: Describes how to dynamically register a Component which resides in an Application bundle.
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Core Foundation, QuickTime |
2004-06-07
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Empty Memory Objects
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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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Accessibility, Data Management |
2003-04-21
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Enabling the application menu's "Preferences..." menu item on Mac OS X
(HTML)
QA1079: Explains how to enable the application menu's "Preferences..." menu item on Mac OS X.
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Design Guidelines, Human Interface Toolbox |
2001-10-30
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Enabling the Navigation Services default behavior in its dialogs
(HTML)
QA1384: Explains how to enable the default behavior of the Navigation Services dialogs.
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File Management, Human Interface Toolbox |
2004-10-15
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Enumerating fonts with ATS
(HTML)
QA1471: Describes the different ATS font enumeration methods
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Text & Fonts |
2006-04-14
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Environment Variables
(HTML)
QA1255: Describes how a process gets its environment variables.
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Runtime Architecture |
2003-10-29
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Error -151 and NewGWorld
(HTML)
Deprecated - QD18: Explains what the error code -151 means when in NewGWorld.
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Graphics & Imaging, Performance, User Experience |
1995-09-15
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Error -3168 (kOTStateChangeErr) and Handoff Endpoints
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Deprecated - NW22: Explains why a kOTStateChangeErr -3168 occurs when there is a handoff endpoint involved.
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Networking |
1996-04-08
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Expanding Tilde-based paths
(HTML)
QA1549: Demonstrates how to resolve tilde-based relevant paths.
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File Management |
2008-09-08
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Extracting DV Fields using QTNewGWorldFromPtr
(HTML)
QA1017: Describes using QTNewGWorldFromPtr to access individual fields contained within a frame of DV source.
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QuickTime |
2001-03-20
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fBroadCastAddr Always Zero
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Deprecated - NW58: Explains why the fBroadcastAddr field may be zero after a call to OTInetGetInterfaceInfo and includes the workaround.
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Networking |
1999-03-08
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File Manager Text Encoding Hints
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QA1223: How to use Text Encoding Hints.
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File Management |
2003-01-20
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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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Human Interface Toolbox |
2003-07-23
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Finding your application's directory
(HTML)
FL14: Demonstrates finding your application's directory and setting it as the default directory.
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File Management |
2000-06-19
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Fixing the Layout Binding of the Tab control User Panes
(HTML)
QA1161: Describes the Tab control hierarchy and layouts of its panes and provides a fix to a common problem.
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Human Interface Toolbox |
2004-10-14
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FSDeleteObject fails with fBsyErr, sometimes
(HTML)
QA1497: Why Spotlight indexing can cause file deletion to fail, and what to do about it.
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File Management |
2008-09-24
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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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File Management |
2003-03-26
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Gathering all PostScript Printer Descriptions (PPDs)
(HTML)
QA1529: Describes a work around for an issue in PMCopyAvailablePPDs on Mac OS X 10.4 and below
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Printing |
2008-08-08
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GetPortBitMapForCopyBits
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Deprecated - QD61: Describes the proper usage of GetPortBitMapForCopyBits.
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Graphics & Imaging |
2000-11-08
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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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Games, Graphics & Imaging |
2002-11-25
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Getting a Packet Trace
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QA1176: Lists tools available for looking at the network packets on the wire.
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Internet & Web, Networking |
2008-06-03
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Getting the pixel data from a CGImage object
(HTML)
QA1509: Describes how to access the pixel data of a CGImage object
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Games, Graphics & Imaging |
2008-08-27
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Getting the User and Computer Name
(HTML)
QA1078: Describes how to get the user and computer name on Mac OS X.
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Networking |
2001-10-30
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grayishTextOr and Mac OS 8.5
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Deprecated - QD59: Explains why text drawn using TextMode(grayishTextOr) is never drawn; provides a workaround.
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Graphics & Imaging |
1998-12-07
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The header file 'alut.h' is missing from the OpenAL framework.
(HTML)
QA1504: ALUT headers were removed from OpenAL.framework with the Xcode 2.4. This Q&A describes how to regain access to those system-supplied symbols
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Audio |
2007-02-06
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Help Book Caching During Software Development
(HTML)
QA1409: Development situations that can potentially confuse Help Viewer
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Tools |
2005-03-30
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