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CALayerEssentials
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Demonstrates the basics of setting up various Core Animation layers
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Graphics & Imaging |
Sample Code |
2008-09-30
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Programmatically causing restart, shutdown and/or logout
(HTML)
( )
QA1134: Describes how to programmatically cause restart, shutdown, sleep or logout.
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Events & Other Input, Process Management, Resource Management |
Technical Q&As |
2008-09-24
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Disabling Processor Cores on a Multi-Core System
(HTML)
()
QA1141: Describes how to disable processor cores on a multi-core system for testing purposes.
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Performance |
Technical Q&As |
2008-09-16
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QTKit Capture - Video Compression Options And Preview
(HTML)
QA1583: Describes how video compression options may influence the resolution of previewed video.
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QuickTime |
Technical Q&As |
2008-09-16
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Observing Process Lifetimes Without Polling
(HTML)
TN2050: Shows a variety of methods to observe process lifetimes without polling.
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Process Management |
Technical Notes |
2008-09-10
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WebKit DOM Reference
(HTML)
Describes the API for accessing the Web Kit's Document Object Model.
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Internet & Web |
Reference |
2008-09-09
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Xcode Project Management Guide
(HTML)
(PDF)
Provides practical descriptions of the major development tasks developers perform with Xcode.
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Tools |
Guides |
2008-09-09
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Xcode Workspace Guide
(HTML)
(PDF)
Provides an overview of the Xcode workspace, and shows how to use its components and features.
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Tools |
Guides |
2008-09-09
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Determining if an application uses Objective-C Garbage Collection
(HTML)
QA1599: Shows how to determine if an application or executable is using Objective-C Garbage Collection.
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Objective-C Language |
Technical Q&As |
2008-09-08
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Expanding Tilde-based paths
(HTML)
QA1549: Demonstrates how to resolve tilde-based relevant paths.
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File Management |
Technical Q&As |
2008-09-08
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Squiggles
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Demonstrates many Cocoa fundamentals in a Document-based Application featuring custom drawing and event-handling.
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Design Guidelines, Events & Other Input, Graphics & Imaging, Objective-C Language, User Experience |
Sample Code |
2008-08-29
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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 |
Technical Q&As |
2008-08-27
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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 |
Technical Q&As |
2008-08-08
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Registering and unregistering for sleep and wake notifications
(HTML)
QA1340: Explains how applications can register and unregister for sleep and wake notifications on Mac OS X.
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Resource Management |
Technical Q&As |
2008-08-08
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Requirements for Quartz GL
(HTML)
QA1536: Describes the requirements for enabling Quartz GL.
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Games, Graphics & Imaging, Performance, User Experience |
Technical Q&As |
2008-08-08
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Using QTPixelBufferContextCreate with NewMovieFromProperties
(HTML)
QA1443: Discusses using a QuickTime pixel buffer visual context and NewMovieFromProperties to output frames to pixel buffers.
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QuickTime |
Technical Q&As |
2008-08-08
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Mac OS X Code Signing In Depth
(HTML)
TN2206: Intermediate to expert level overview of code signing that details specific options and gotchas
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Security |
Technical Notes |
2008-08-06
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Movie Overlay
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Shows how to overlay text & graphics and perform animation on an QTMovieView through a floating overlay window.
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QuickTime |
Sample Code |
2008-07-25
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PortMapper
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Demonstrates Bonjour's NAT port-mapping API, and provides a higher-level Objective-C interface to it.
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Networking |
Sample Code |
2008-07-25
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Reminders
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Dashboard widget with a plug-in that displays upcoming iCal events, to do items, and calendars.
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Objective-C Language |
Sample Code |
2008-07-25
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CAMediaTimingFunction Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the class that encapsulates the pacing of an animation as a timing curve.
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Graphics & Imaging |
Reference |
2008-07-11
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File System Overview
(HTML)
(PDF)
Conceptual information and guidelines describing the structure and usage of the Mac OS X file system.
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File Management |
Guides |
2008-07-11
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Foundation Functions Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the functions defined in the Foundation framework.
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Data Management |
Reference |
2008-07-11
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NSExpression Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the class used to represent expressions in a predicate.
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Data Management |
Reference |
2008-07-11
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NSNotificationCenter Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the class used to synchronously broadcast notifications within a task.
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Events & Other Input |
Reference |
2008-07-11
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NSPanel Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the class that implements a lightweight, easy-access window.
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Events & Other Input, Graphics & Imaging, User Experience |
Reference |
2008-07-11
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NSSavePanel Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the class used to present a dialog that allows users to browse the file system before saving files.
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Events & Other Input, File Management, User Experience |
Reference |
2008-07-11
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The Objective-C 2.0 Programming Language
(HTML)
(PDF)
Introduces object-oriented programming and describes the main programming language used for Cocoa development.
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Objective-C Language, Tools |
Guides |
2008-07-08
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Debugging with GDB
(HTML)
Open-source document that explains how to use GDB to debug programs.
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Tools |
Guides |
2008-06-19
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Web Kit Constants Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the types and constants found in the Web Kit framework.
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User Experience |
Reference |
2008-06-19
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WebBackForwardList Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the class for tracking a list of visited pages with relation to the most recent page.
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User Experience |
Reference |
2008-06-19
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WebFrame Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the class for encapsulating the data displayed within a WebFrameView object.
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User Experience |
Reference |
2008-06-19
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WebFrameLoadDelegate Protocol Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the protocol adopted by WebView frame load delegates to be notified while frame loads are in progress.
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User Experience |
Reference |
2008-06-19
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WebFrameView Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the class for displaying the actual web content contained in a frame.
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User Experience |
Reference |
2008-06-19
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WebPreferences Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the class for the preferences you can change per WebView object, such as font, text encoding, and image settings.
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User Experience |
Reference |
2008-06-19
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WebResourceLoadDelegate Protocol Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the protocol used to be notified on the progress of loading individual resources.
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User Experience |
Reference |
2008-06-19
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WebScripting Protocol Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the protocol that defines methods that classes can implement to expose their interfaces to a WebScript environment.
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User Experience |
Reference |
2008-06-19
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WebScriptObject Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the class for bridging a web view's scripting environment and the Objective-C runtime.
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User Experience |
Reference |
2008-06-19
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WebUIDelegate Protocol Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the protocol used to control user interface-related aspects, such as opening windows and augmenting default menus.
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User Experience |
Reference |
2008-06-19
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WebView Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the class for embedding web content in a window.
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User Experience |
Reference |
2008-06-19
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Apple Human Interface Guidelines
(HTML)
(PDF)
Introduces the Mac OS X user experience and explains how to design an application for Aqua.
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Accessibility, Design Guidelines, User Experience |
Guides |
2008-06-09
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Core Image Kernel Language Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the symbols for writing image-processing kernels.
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Graphics & Imaging |
Reference |
2008-06-09
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Core Image Programming Guide
(HTML)
(PDF)
Provides an overview and explains how to use and create image filters and image units.
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Graphics & Imaging |
Guides |
2008-06-09
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Image Kit Programming Guide
(HTML)
(PDF)
Explains how to support browsing, viewing, editing, and processing images.
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Graphics & Imaging |
Guides |
2008-06-09
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Image Unit Tutorial
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes how to write image processing kernels and package them for distribution.
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Graphics & Imaging |
Guides |
2008-06-09
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NSArray Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the class used to manage an immutable ordered collection of objects.
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Data Management |
Reference |
2008-06-09
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NSCalendar Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the class used to define and operate on the divisions of a year.
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Data Management, Internationalization |
Reference |
2008-06-09
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NSDate Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the class used to define and operate on specific and relative time values.
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Data Management |
Reference |
2008-06-09
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NSDatePicker Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the class that provides a control for displaying and editing a date.
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User Experience |
Reference |
2008-06-09
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NSDatePickerCell Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the class that provides a cell for displaying and editing a date.
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User Experience |
Reference |
2008-06-09
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NSGarbageCollector Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the Cocoa class used to interact with the garbage collection system.
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Objective-C Language |
Reference |
2008-06-09
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NSObject Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the root class of most Objective-C class hierarchies, including methods for object creation, life-cycle management, and intropsection.
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Design Guidelines, Objective-C Language |
Reference |
2008-06-09
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NSOpenGLContext Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the class for managing the OpenGL drawing environment.
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Graphics & Imaging |
Reference |
2008-06-09
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NSPropertyListSerialization Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the class used to convert property list objects to and from several serialized formats.
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Data Management |
Reference |
2008-06-09
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QTCoreVideo102
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
An application demonstrating the use of QTKit, CoreVdeo, and OpenGL.
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Graphics & Imaging, QuickTime |
Sample Code |
2008-06-06
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QTCoreVideo103
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Demonstrates how to render a QuickTime Movie using OpenGL texture range and the Core Video pixel buffer pipeline.
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Graphics & Imaging, QuickTime |
Sample Code |
2008-06-06
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QTCoreVideo201
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Demonstrates how to render a QuickTime Movie using OpenGL FBO and the Core Video texture pipeline.
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Graphics & Imaging, QuickTime |
Sample Code |
2008-06-06
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QTCoreVideo202
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Demonstrates how to render a QuickTime Movie using OpenGL PBO and the Core Video pixel buffer pipeline.
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Graphics & Imaging, QuickTime |
Sample Code |
2008-06-06
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QTCoreVideo301
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Demonstrates adding of effects & filters to QuickTime Movies in realtime using GLSL shaders and the Core Video texture pipeline.
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Graphics & Imaging, QuickTime |
Sample Code |
2008-06-06
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SpotlightFortunes
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Demonstrates how to provision a Spotlight importer plug-in for a custom UTI, and how to use a NSMetadataQuery with bindings to display live query results in a table view.
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File Management, User Experience |
Sample Code |
2008-06-06
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NSDictionaryController Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the class used with Cocoa bindings to manage a dictionary of objects.
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Data Management, Design Guidelines |
Reference |
2008-06-05
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NSDictionaryControllerKeyValuePair Protocol Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the protocol used by the Cocoa bindings NSDictionaryController class.
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Data Management |
Reference |
2008-06-05
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URL CacheInfo
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Demonstrates resource caching behavior using the Cocoa URL loading system.
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Networking, Performance |
Sample Code |
2008-06-05
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Xcode Quick Tour Guide for Mac OS X
(HTML)
(PDF)
Provides a hands-on introduction to Xcode, Apple's comprehensive suite of software development tools for Mac OS X.
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Tools |
Guides |
2008-06-05
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DerivedProperty
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Illustrates use of Core Data derived properties to make searching against string data more efficient.
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Data Management, Performance, Text & Fonts |
Sample Code |
2008-06-04
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Getting a Packet Trace
(HTML)
()
QA1176: Lists tools available for looking at the network packets on the wire.
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Internet & Web, Networking |
Technical Q&As |
2008-06-03
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Mountains
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Demonstrates localization and internationalization techniques and APIs
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Internationalization |
Sample Code |
2008-06-02
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MyMovieFilter
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
How to play a movie into a layer-backed QTMovieView and apply a Core Image filter while the movie plays.
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QuickTime |
Sample Code |
2008-06-02
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Xcode Overview
(HTML)
(PDF)
()
( )
Describes the Xcode IDE and its major components, and provides and overview of the development process.
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Tools |
Guides |
2008-05-27
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QTKit Capture - Disabling Audio Or Video When Capturing From a Muxed Device
(HTML)
QA1607: Describes the use of the setEnabled: method to disable audio or video capture from muxed devices.
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QuickTime |
Technical Q&As |
2008-05-19
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AlbumToSlideshow
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Demonstrates using CF and NSXML to create Final Cut Pro XML.
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Objective-C Language |
Sample Code |
2008-05-15
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WhackedTV
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
A Cocoa version of the venerable HackTV sample code, demonstrating usage of the Sequence Grabber API's
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Audio, QuickTime |
Sample Code |
2008-05-09
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Core Animation Programming Guide
(HTML)
(PDF)
Introduces the main components and services of Core Animation.
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Graphics & Imaging |
Guides |
2008-05-06
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NSText Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the class that declares the most general programmatic interface for objects that manage text.
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Text & Fonts |
Reference |
2008-05-06
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URL Loading System
(HTML)
(PDF)
Explains how to manipulate URLs and transfer URL contents.
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Internet & Web, Networking |
Guides |
2008-05-06
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NSCalendarDate Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the class used to define dates and perform date computations based on the Gregorian calendar.
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Data Management |
Reference |
2008-05-04
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Xcode Unit Testing Guide
(HTML)
(PDF)
Explains how to incorporate unit tests into your development process using Xcode.
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Design Guidelines |
Guides |
2008-05-02
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CARenderer Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the class that allows Core Animation rendering to a CGContext.
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Graphics & Imaging |
Reference |
2008-04-30
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CIColorTracking
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
An Objective-C applicaton that implements a GPU-based technique to find the location of a uniquely colored object in a scene
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Graphics & Imaging |
Sample Code |
2008-04-24
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QTCoreVideo101
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Demonstrates (with very little code) how to render a QuickTime Movie using CoreVideo and OpenGL.
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QuickTime |
Sample Code |
2008-04-24
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QTKit Frequently Asked Questions
(HTML)
TN2138: Provides answers to many frequently asked QTKit questions.
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QuickTime |
Technical Notes |
2008-04-24
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Xcode Design Tools for Class Modeling
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the Xcode Design Tools for Class Modeling.
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Design Guidelines, Tools |
Guides |
2008-04-15
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Xcode Tools for Core Data
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the Xcode modeling tools for Core Data.
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Data Management, Tools |
Guides |
2008-04-15
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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 |
Technical Q&As |
2008-04-14
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View Programming Guide for Cocoa
(HTML)
(PDF)
Explains how to design and implement Cocoa views in applications.
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Graphics & Imaging |
Guides |
2008-04-10
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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.
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Graphics & Imaging |
Release Notes |
2008-04-08
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Animation Overview
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the animation facilities provided by Mac OS X.
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Games, Graphics & Imaging |
Guides |
2008-04-08
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Animation Types and Timing Programming Guide
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the animation and timing classes used by both Core Animation and Cocoa Animation proxies.
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Graphics & Imaging |
Guides |
2008-04-08
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Disc Recording Framework Reference
(HTML)
Describes the Objective-C and C API for burning audio and data CDs and DVDs.
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Audio, File Management |
Reference |
2008-04-08
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Disc Recording UI Framework Reference
(HTML)
Describes the Objective-C and C API for presenting a user interface when burning audio and data CDs and DVDs.
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Audio, File Management, User Experience |
Reference |
2008-04-08
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IKImageView Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the class used to display images efficiently at the same time it supports image editing.
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Graphics & Imaging |
Reference |
2008-04-08
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Message Framework Reference
(HTML)
Describes the Objective-C API for sending email messages through the Mail application.
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Apple Applications |
Reference |
2008-04-08
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Publication Subscription Framework Reference
(HTML)
Describes the Cocoa framework for publishing and subscribing to RSS and Atom feeds.
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Internet & Web |
Reference |
2008-04-08
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QCCompositionRenderer Protocol Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the methods for passing and retrieving data from the ports of a composition.
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Graphics & Imaging |
Reference |
2008-04-08
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QCPlugIn Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the class used to write custom patches for Quartz Composer.
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Graphics & Imaging |
Reference |
2008-04-08
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Uniform Type Identifiers Overview
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes uniform type identifiers and how to use them.
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File Management, Interapplication Communication |
Guides |
2008-04-08
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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 |
Technical Q&As |
2008-03-25
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Drawing attributed strings that are both filled and stroked
(HTML)
QA1531: Describes how the value of NSStrokeWidthAttributeName indicates fill, stroke, or both, in attributed strings.
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Text & Fonts |
Technical Q&As |
2008-03-25
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AbstractTree
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Using NSTreeController with NSOutlineView, Bindings, and Core Data.
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Data Management, User Experience |
Sample Code |
2008-03-17
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NumberInput_IMKit_Sample
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Illustrates an input method that uses the Mac OS X 10.5 InputMethodKit framework.
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Events & Other Input, Internationalization |
Sample Code |
2008-03-17
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