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Allocate and Disk Full Error
(HTML)
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FL12: Discusses a problem with AFP volumes displaying incorrect free space, and returning disk full errors. 
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Networking | 
1999-07-21
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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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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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Changing the TCP Window Size
(HTML)
 NW47: Describes how to change the TCP window size in Open Transport. 
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Networking | 
1997-03-14
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Closing the Connection: OpenTransport
(HTML)
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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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Determining if a Drive is a Network Volume
(HTML)
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NW09: Shows how to determine if a volume is mounted over the network. 
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Networking | 
1998-06-01
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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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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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Error -3168 (kOTStateChangeErr) and Handoff Endpoints
(HTML)
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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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fBroadCastAddr Always Zero
(HTML)
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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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Getting a Packet Trace
(HTML)
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QA1176: Lists tools available for looking at the network packets on the wire. 
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Networking | 
2008-06-03
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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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How to use the OT modem script engine
(HTML)
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Deprecated - NW50: Shows how to use the Open Transport modem script engine. 
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Networking | 
1997-07-11
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How to use URL Access with proxy servers
(HTML)
 Deprecated - QA1074: Explains how to use URL Access with proxy servers. 
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Networking | 
2001-10-02
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NSL and how it relates to Bonjour
(HTML)
 QA1299: Explains the relationship between NSL and Bonjour. 
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Networking | 
2003-09-18
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Numerous Small Packet Exchanges Resultin Poor TCP Performance
(HTML)
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NW26: Explains why numerous small package exchanges result in poor TCP performance. 
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Networking | 
1998-05-25
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Open Transport Error -3208:  kEBADFErr
(HTML)
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NW21: Explains why a call to OTSnd may result in a kEBADFErr -3208. 
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Networking | 
1996-03-04
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Open Transport Libraries
(HTML)
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NW18: Lists the Open Transport libraries and what to link with for PowerPC and 68K. 
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Networking | 
2000-11-03
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OTScheduleDeferredTask When Task Running
(HTML)
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NW52: Describes what happens when you use OTScheduleDefferedTask to schedule a task that is running. 
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Networking | 
1997-10-13
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OTScheduleSystemTask Cleanup
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Deprecated - NW37: States the proper way to clean up any pending system tasks scheduled with OTScheduleSystemTask. 
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Networking | 
1996-07-03
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PPPoE Server for Testing
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QA1252: Describes how to configure Mac OS X as a PPPoE server for testing purposes. 
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Networking | 
2003-04-11
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Problems getting Bonjour TXT record information
(HTML)
 QA1389: Explains why you might have problems retrieving TXT record information from a CFNetServiceRef or NSNetService. 
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Networking | 
2005-07-06
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Raw IP and Open Transport 2.5.x
(HTML)
 Deprecated - NW63: Discusses Open Transport 2.5's change to the behavior of raw IP endpoints with IP_HDRINCL set. 
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Networking | 
1999-10-25
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Receiving UDP Broadcasts
(HTML)
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Deprecated - NW53: Explains why UDP endpoints may never receive UDP broadcast messages. 
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Networking | 
1997-11-17
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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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Networking | 
2003-10-23
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Resolves may return an IPv6 address in Panther
(HTML)
 QA1298: Explains why you get an IP address of 0.0.0.0 when resolving a Bonjour service. 
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Networking | 
2005-01-10
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Sending an Email
(HTML)
 QA1084: Shows how to create an email in the user's prefered email application. 
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Networking | 
2004-11-05
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Server Endpoint 'qlen' Limit
(HTML)
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Deprecated - NW38: Tells how to determine the maximum 'qlen' value which limits the number of supported handoff endpoints. 
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Networking | 
1996-08-21
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Setting request headers in URL Access
(HTML)
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Deprecated - QA1073: Explains how to work around a bug in URL Access when setting request headers. 
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Networking | 
2002-09-10
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Synchronous TCP OTConnect Client Call Completes Before Server Responds
(HTML)
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Deprecated - NW24: Explains why an OTConnect call will complete before the server responds. 
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Networking | 
1996-05-14
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T_DATA_REQ vs M_DATA TPI Message Blocks
(HTML)
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NW42: Explains why OT passes data to a TPI module using M_DATA message blocks instead of M_PROTO+T_DATA_REQ. 
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Networking | 
1996-10-25
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TCP Option Sizes
(HTML)
 Deprecated - NW27: Tells where to get more information on TCP Option sizes and setting TCP Options. 
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Networking | 
1996-05-14
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TCP/IP Option Sizes
(HTML)
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NW62: Enumerates the TCP/IP options and their sizes for Open Transport. 
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Networking | 
1999-04-26
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Updating the TXT record of a Bonjour service
(HTML)
 QA1302: Explains how to update a Bonjour TXT record while running on either Jaguar or Panther. 
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Networking | 
2004-07-14
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URL Access and the Missing Progress Dialog
(HTML)
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Deprecated - QA1140: Explains a known bug in URL Access related to progress dialogs. 
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Networking | 
2002-09-23
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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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Networking | 
2003-10-29
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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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Networking | 
2004-03-05
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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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Performance | 
1997-03-14
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Disabling Processor Cores on a Multi-Core System
(HTML)
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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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Error -151 and NewGWorld
(HTML)
 Deprecated - QD18: Explains what the error code -151 means when in NewGWorld. 
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Performance | 
1995-09-15
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How do I tell if a particular display is being hardware accelerated by Quartz Extreme?
(HTML)
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QA1218: Describes how to use CGDisplayUsesOpenGLAcceleration to see if a display is accelerated or not. 
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Performance | 
2002-12-04
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OTScheduleDeferredTask When Task Running
(HTML)
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NW52: Describes what happens when you use OTScheduleDefferedTask to schedule a task that is running. 
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Performance | 
1997-10-13
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Problem with PaintRgn on 256-color Screens
(HTML)
 Deprecated - QD23: PaintRgn with RGBForeColor and transfer mode addOver doesn't return color to original on 256-color-screens. 
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Performance | 
1995-09-15
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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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Performance | 
2003-02-25
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Requirements for Quartz GL
(HTML)
 QA1536: Describes the requirements for enabling Quartz GL. 
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Performance | 
2008-08-08
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Using Temporary Memory with OpenPicture
(HTML)
 Deprecated - QD20: Provides several techniques of causing OpenPicture to allocate temporary memory for a picture handle. 
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Performance | 
1996-02-01
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Current GDevice Dependencies
(HTML)
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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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Porting | 
2002-02-13
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Detecting Classic and Carbon X Environments
(HTML)
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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 | 
2000-10-16
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Problems recording CopyBits into a PICT on Mac OS X 10.2
(HTML)
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QA1189: Identifies a problem with CopyBits and PICT on Mac OS X 10.2 and gives a simple workaround. 
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Porting | 
2002-11-19
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QDFlushPortBuffer
(HTML)
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QD65: Describes a possible solution for window update problems under Carbon. 
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Porting | 
2000-11-08
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QDSwapPort
(HTML)
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QA1128: Explains when to use QDSwapPort. 
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Porting | 
2002-11-06
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QuickDraw Text Anti-Aliasing using Quartz 2D
(HTML)
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QA1193: Describes APIs added to Mac OS X to allow applications to draw QD text using CG anti-aliasing. 
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Porting | 
2002-10-29
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Setting environment variables for user processes
(HTML)
 QA1067: Tells how to set environment variables for user processes. 
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Porting | 
2001-10-25
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TCP/IP Option Sizes
(HTML)
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NW62: Enumerates the TCP/IP options and their sizes for Open Transport. 
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Porting | 
1999-04-26
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CGContext Bounds
(HTML)
 QA1048: Explains how to determine the bounds of a CGContext. 
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Printing | 
2001-07-02
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CGContextAddLineToPoint, CGContextAddCurveToPoint, et. al.
(HTML)
 QA1049: Explains why the CGContextAddXYZ APIs don't draw anything immediately. 
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Printing | 
2001-07-02
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CGContextClosePath
(HTML)
 QA1046: Explains when you should call CGContextClosePath. 
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Printing | 
2001-10-02
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Drawing a Path Multiple Times
(HTML)
 QA1047: Explains that path drawing operations consume the path. 
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Printing | 
2001-07-02
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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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How do I use PMSessionGetGraphicsContext to get a CGContextRef?
(HTML)
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Deprecated - QA1216: Describes how to use PMSessionSetDocumentFormatGeneration and PMSessionGetGraphicsContext to get a CGContextRef for printing. 
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Printing | 
2003-02-25
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How to measure CG text
(HTML)
 QA1051: Explains how to measure Core Graphics text. 
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Printing | 
2007-08-02
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Printer Queue vs. Printer Name
(HTML)
 QA1407: Explains the difference between a printer queue and a printer name. 
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Printing | 
2007-04-26
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Quartz 2D Interpolation
(HTML)
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QA1186: Explains how to control Quartz 2D's image interpolation. 
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Printing | 
2002-10-29
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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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Printing | 
2003-02-25
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Saving the current Core Graphics Path
(HTML)
 QA1056: Explains that the Core Graphics save and restore GState APIs do not affect the path. 
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Printing | 
2001-10-02
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Turning Off Core Graphics Clipping
(HTML)
 QA1050: Explains how to clear the clipping path for a CGContext. 
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Printing | 
2001-07-02
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Unexpected CG state changes
(HTML)
 QA1045: Explains why the Core Graphics drawing state sometimes changes for no apparent reason. 
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Printing | 
2001-07-02
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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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Customizing Process Stack Size
(HTML)
 QA1419: Describes methods for setting the stack size of a process and/or thread. 
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Process Management | 
2008-02-20
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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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How do I use kMPCreateTaskSuspendedMask with MPCreateTask?
(HTML)
 QA1055: Describes how to start a task that has been suspended with the ability to resume it later. 
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Process Management | 
2001-07-02
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ICLaunchURL, "file:///" URLs and Mac OS X
(HTML)
 QA1028: Describes problems with ICLaunchURL and "file:///" URLs on Mac OS X. 
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Process Management | 
2001-04-20
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MPRemoteCall Contexts
(HTML)
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QA1122: Describes two recently introduced options for the context parameter of MPRemoteCall. 
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Process Management | 
2002-02-18
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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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Process Management | 
2003-08-20
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OTScheduleDeferredTask When Task Running
(HTML)
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NW52: Describes what happens when you use OTScheduleDefferedTask to schedule a task that is running. 
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Process Management | 
1997-10-13
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Power Management; Policy Maker vs. Power Controller
(HTML)
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QA1121: Describes the differences between a Power Management Policy Maker and a Power Management Power Controller. 
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Process Management | 
2002-02-13
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Process Carbon Events Not Delivered in 10.2
(HTML)
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QA1181: Work around for a bug in Mac OS X 10.2  that prevents the delivery of process Carbon events. 
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Process Management | 
2002-08-27
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Programmatically causing restart, shutdown and/or logout
(HTML)
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QA1134: Describes how to programmatically cause restart, shutdown, sleep or logout. 
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Process Management | 
2008-09-24
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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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Process Management | 
2003-02-25
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Setting environment variables for user processes
(HTML)
 QA1067: Tells how to set environment variables for user processes. 
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Process Management | 
2001-10-25
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Signals and Threads
(HTML)
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QA1184: Describes how threads and signals interact. 
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Process Management | 
2002-08-27
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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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Base-Derived async image codecs must implement ImageCodecQueueStarting and ImageCodecQueueStopping
(HTML)
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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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Compression Sessions - Configuring codec quality settings
(HTML)
 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
(HTML)
 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
(HTML)
 QA1450: Describes how to enable multi-pass encoding when using ICM compression sessions. 
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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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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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Decompression Sessions - Setting codec accuracy and field mode
(HTML)
 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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Dynamically registering a bundled component
(HTML)
 QA1083: Describes how to dynamically register a Component which resides in an Application bundle. 
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QuickTime | 
2004-06-07
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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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How to work around HIMovieViewCreate failing
(HTML)
 QA1417: Describes how to work around HIMovieViewCreate failing to initialize the view in QuickTime 7 
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QuickTime | 
2008-03-11
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Implementing a CVFillExtendedPixelsCallBack
(HTML)
 QA1440: Discusses how you implement a Core Video custom extended pixel fill callback function. 
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QuickTime | 
2005-09-06
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Incorrect Inside Macintosh Volume V documentation
(HTML)
 Deprecated - QD15: Identifies incorrect documentation in Inside Macintosh Volume V regarding the formats of PnPixPat and BkPixPat opcodes. 
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QuickTime | 
1995-09-15
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