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2008-07-08 Xcode Project Management Guide (HTML) (PDF)
New document that provides practical descriptions of the major development tasks developers perform with Xcode.
 First Version Tools
2008-05-27 Xcode Overview (HTML) (PDF) (日本語 HTML) (日本語 PDF)
New document that describes the Xcode IDE and its major components, and provides and overview of the development process.
 First Version Tools
2008-05-22 Xcode Workspace Guide (HTML) (PDF)
New document that provides an overview of the Xcode workspace, and shows how to use its components and features.
 First Version Tools
2008-04-15 Xcode Design Tools for Class Modeling (HTML) (PDF)
New document that describes the Xcode Design Tools for Class Modeling.
 First Version Design Guidelines, Tools
2008-06-19 Debugging with GDB (HTML)
Content Update Tools
2008-03-11 AppleScript Language Guide (HTML) (PDF)
Updated to describe AppleScript features through Mac OS X v10.5 and AppleScript 2.0.
 Content Update Interapplication Communication, Scripting & Automation
2008-02-08 Threading Programming Guide (HTML) (PDF)
Performed a major rewrite and update of thread-related concepts and tasks.
 Content Update Performance, Process Management
2007-12-11 Quartz 2D Programming Guide (HTML) (PDF)
Revised text chapter and added a glossary.
 Content Update Graphics & Imaging
2008-07-11 File System Overview (HTML) (PDF)
Revised information about initial file permissions.
 Minor Change File Management
2008-07-11 Locales Programming Guide (HTML) (PDF)
Updated a code example showing how to retrieve weekday symbols.
 Minor Change Internationalization
2008-06-09 Apple Human Interface Guidelines (HTML) (PDF)
Fixed minor errors.
 Minor Change Design Guidelines, User Experience
2008-06-09 Core Image Programming Guide (HTML) (PDF)
Added details on coordinate spaces.
 Minor Change Graphics & Imaging
2008-06-09 Core Text Programming Guide (HTML) (PDF)
Revised Figure 1-3 "Text layout data flow" to show that a CGPath object is provided in the creation of a CTFrame object.
 Minor Change Text & Fonts
2008-06-09 Image Unit Tutorial (HTML) (PDF)
Updated the table of input parameters to kernel routines.
 Minor Change Graphics & Imaging
2008-06-05 Xcode Quick Tour Guide for Mac OS X (HTML) (PDF)
Made minor updates to several chapters. Changed the title from "Xcode Quick Tour Guide."
 Minor Change Tools
2008-05-02 Xcode Unit Testing Guide (HTML) (PDF)
Updated for Xcode 3.0.
 Minor Change Design Guidelines
2008-04-08 Animation Overview (HTML) (PDF)
Corrected typos.
 Minor Change Games, Graphics & Imaging
2008-04-08 Uniform Type Identifiers Overview (HTML) (PDF)
Added information about the UTI character set.
 Minor Change Data Management, File Management, Interapplication Communication
2008-03-11 Accessibility Overview (HTML) (PDF)
Removed the Children attribute from the Busy Indicator role information.
 Minor Change Accessibility
2008-03-11 CFNetwork Programming Guide (HTML) (PDF)
Made minor typographical corrections and clarifications.
 Minor Change Security
2008-03-11 Strings Programming Guide for Core Foundation (HTML) (PDF)
Added information to "Handling External Representations of Strings" about string encodings that do not include a BOM.
 Minor Change Core Foundation, Data Management, Internationalization, Text & Fonts
2008-02-08 Quick Look Programming Guide (HTML) (PDF)
Corrected minor errors.
 Minor Change User Experience
2008-02-08 Security Overview (HTML) (PDF)
Added descriptions of new features for Mac OS X v10.5.
 Minor Change Security
2007-12-11 64-Bit Guide for Carbon Developers (HTML) (PDF)
Added information about vImage.
 Minor Change Design Guidelines, Performance, Porting
2007-12-11 Apple Type Services for Fonts Programming Guide (HTML) (PDF)
Changed the title and added information about deprecated functions.
 Minor Change Text & Fonts
2007-12-11 Managing Fonts: QuickDraw (HTML) (PDF)
Removed broken link. Deprecated document. Updated document overview and introduction to cite Core Text and ATS as replacement technologies.
 Minor Change Text & Fonts
2007-12-11 PDF Kit Programming Guide (HTML) (PDF)
Made minor corrections.
 Minor Change Graphics & Imaging