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User experience encompasses the visual appearance, interactive behavior, and assistive capabilities of software. From an application's graphical user interface to its use of additional technologies such as speech recognition and speech synthesis, a cohesive and professional user experience is what Mac users have come to expect. Cocoa provides a complete suite of Interface Builder palettes and programmatic interfaces that developers can use to deliver this experience in their applications.

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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.
2008-04-08
NSProgressIndicator Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class used to display a progress indicator that shows that a lengthy task is under way.
2008-03-11
NSSearchFieldCell Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class for managing search-field cells.
2008-03-11
NSCursor Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class used to manage the appearance of the cursor.
2008-02-08
NSLocale Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class used to encapsulate information about linguistic, cultural, and technological conventions and standards.
2008-02-08
NSMenu Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class for managing an application's menus.
2008-02-08
NSMenuItem Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class for creating and managing command items in menus.
2008-02-08
NSRuleEditor Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class used to present and manage a graphical rule editor.
2008-02-08
NSButtonCell Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class that implements the functionality of a button.
2007-12-11
NSCollectionView Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class used for creating groups of views from a prototype view.
2007-12-11
NSUserDefaults Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class for managing preference information.
2007-12-11
Application Kit Framework Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the Cocoa Objective-C API for the Application Kit framework.
2007-10-31
Cocoa Bindings Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the bindings, including options and placeholders, for classes that support Cocoa bindings.
2007-10-31
NSAnimation Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class for managing the timing and progress of animations in the user interface.
2007-10-31
NSCell Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the base class for managing cells.
2007-10-31
NSNumberFormatter Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class used to convert between the textual representation of NSNumbers objects and their stored values.
2007-10-31
NSSecureTextFieldCell Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class that implements the user interface of NSSecureTextField.
2007-10-31
NSTableColumn Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class that encapsulates the display characteristics and attribute identifiers for a column in an table view.
2007-10-31
NSTableView Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class that displays and edits record-oriented data in a table.
2007-10-31
NSTextField Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class used to display text that the user can select or edit.
2007-10-31
NSWindow Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class used to manipulate windows and distribute window events to the appropriate view.
2007-10-31
QLThumbnailRequest Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the opaque type used by Quick Look generators to create thumbnail images for documents.
2007-10-31
NSOutlineView Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class used to present a row-and-column format view to display hierarchical data that can be expanded and collapsed.
2007-07-26
NSSpeechSynthesizer Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class used to parse text into speech.
2007-07-23
NSDockTile Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class that supports customizing application and window icons in the dock.
2007-07-20
Preference Panes Reference Update (HTML) (PDF)
Summarizes the symbols added to the Preference Panes framework.
2007-07-18
NSControl Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the base class for implementing controls.
2007-07-13
NSFormatter Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the abstract superclass for objects that create, interpret, and validate the textual representation of cell contents.
2007-07-09
NSSplitView Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class that displays multiple subviews within a single view and allows the user to change their relative sizes.
2007-06-13
NSBox Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class that implements a view that can display its border and a title.
2007-05-30
NSViewController Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class used to manage a view, usually a view stored in a nib file.
2007-05-02
NSColorPickingDefault Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the protocol that color pickers implement to provide a basic user interface for color panels.
2007-04-27
NSAlert Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class used to display a message and obtain the user's response to it.
2007-04-25
QLPreviewRequest Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the API related to the QLPreviewRequest opaque type of the Quick Look framework.
2007-04-20
NSTextFieldCell Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class used to support setting text and background color in the NSCell class.
2007-04-16
Quick Look Framework Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the Quick Look framework classes and functions used for creating Quick Look generator plug-ins.
2007-04-13
NSPathCell Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class that implements the user interface of an NSPathControl object.
2007-04-11
NSPathCellDelegate Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the protocol optionally implemented by the delegate of an NSPathCell object to customize a pop-up-style path.
2007-04-11
NSPathComponentCell Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class used to display a component of a path.
2007-04-11
NSPathControl Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the control that represents a file path or virtual path.
2007-04-11
NSPathControlDelegate Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the protocol optionally implemented by the delegate of an NSPathControl object to support dragging and pop-up menu cusomization.
2007-04-11
NSToolbarItemGroup Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class that encapsulates a group of items in a window's toolbar.
2007-04-11
NSTableDataSource Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the informal protocol that a class must implement to provide the data used to populate a table view.
2007-04-10
NSFontPanel Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class that implements the Font panel--a user interface object that displays a list of available fonts.
2007-04-06
NSFontPanelValidation Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the informal protocol used to tell the Font panel to display some or all of its elements.
2007-04-06
NSBrowser Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class that implements a user interface for manipulating one-dimensional or two-dimensional data sets.
2007-04-05
NSOpenPanel Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class used to allow users to browse the file system to locate a file.
2007-04-03
NSSavePanel Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class used to present a dialog that allows users to browse the file system before saving files.
2007-04-03
NSSpeechRecognizer Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class used to identify and perform spoken commands.
2007-04-03
NSInputServerMouseTracker Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the protocol implemented by text input servers to handle mouse events.
2007-04-02
NSInputServiceProvider Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the protocol implemented by text input servers to handle application and text field events.
2007-04-02
NSBrowserCell Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class used to display data elements in a browser.
2007-04-01
NSButton Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class that implements controls that react to clicks and maintain state.
2007-04-01
NSColorPickingCustom Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the protocol that color pickers implement to provide a customized user interface for color panels.
2007-04-01
NSDatePickerCell Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class that provides a cell for displaying and editing a date.
2007-04-01
NSInputManager Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class used by text views to communicate with the text input management system.
2007-04-01
NSInputServer Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class that interprets text view events and communicates them to the text input management system.
2007-04-01
NSPanel Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class that implements a lightweight, easy-access window.
2007-03-26
NSHelpManager Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class used to obtain and display online help.
2007-03-24
NSPrintPanelAccessorizing Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
2007-03-09
NSMenuItemCell Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Deprecated. Describes the class for handling the measurement and display of a single menu item in its encompassing frame.
2007-03-07
NSTokenField Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class that provides a control to display and edit an array of strings.
2007-03-07
NSStatusBar Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class that manages a collection of status items displayed within the system-wide menu bar.
2007-03-05
NSStatusItem Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class that represents a status item displayed within the system-wide menu bar.
2007-03-05
NSTokenFieldCell Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class that provides a cell to display and edit an array of strings.
2007-03-05
NSMatrix Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class used for creating groups of NSCell objects that work together in various ways.
2007-03-02
NSMenuValidation Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the protocol used to update the enabled status of menu items.
2007-03-02
NSMenuView Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Deprecated. Describes the class for handling the display of menus on the screen.
2007-03-02
NSLevelIndicator Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class that provides a control for displaying the current value of a fixed capacity.
2007-03-01
NSLevelIndicatorCell Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class that provides a cell for displaying the current value of a fixed capacity.
2007-03-01
NSActionCell Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class that defines a cell's target, action, and other properties and validates textual content.
2007-02-28
NSColorPicker Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the abstract superclass used to add color pickers (custom user interfaces for color selection) to NSColorPanel.
2007-02-28
NSColorWell Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class used for selecting and displaying a single color value.
2007-02-28
NSErrorRecoveryAttempting Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the informal protocol that lets applications attempt recovery from errors.
2007-02-23
NSOutlineViewDataSource Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the protocol used by an outline view to retrieve data from its data source delegate, and--optionally--to update data values.
2007-02-19
NSMenuItem Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Deprecated - Deprecated. Describes the protocol for managing command items in menus.
2007-02-08
NSDatePicker Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class that provides a control for displaying and editing a date.
2007-02-06
NSOpenGLView Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class for a view that supports OpenGL drawing calls.
2007-01-26
NSDateFormatter Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class used to convert between string representations of date and time information and date objects.
2007-01-23
NSImageCell Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class for managing image data in a control.
2007-01-22
NSImageView Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class for image controls.
2007-01-22
NSPredicateEditor Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the Cocoa class used to present an editable view of a predicate.
2007-01-15
NSPredicateEditorRowTemplate Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class that specifies, for a predicate editor view, predicates and how to display them.
2007-01-12
NSCollectionViewItem Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class that acts as a controller between a prototype view and a model object.
2006-12-28
DOMDocument Additions Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the API added to the DOMDocument class to facilitate communication between Web Kit and the DOM API.
2006-07-31
DOMNode Additions Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the API added to the DOMNode class to facilitate communication between Web Kit and the DOM API.
2006-07-31
DOMRange Additions Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the API added to the DOMRange class to facilitate communication between Web Kit and the DOM API.
2006-07-31
WebUIDelegate Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the protocol used to control user interface-related aspects, such as opening windows and augmenting default menus.
2006-07-31
WebView Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class for embedding web content in a window.
2006-07-31
Search Kit Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Programming interfaces that support user searching of textual content, supporting query-based and similarity-based searches.
2006-07-14
Find By Content Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Deprecated - Describes the legacy C API for performing relevance-ranked searches. Replaced by Search Kit.
2006-07-13
NSToolbar Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class that allows a window to display a toolbar below its title bar.
2006-06-28
NSToolbarItem Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class that encapsulates a single item in a window's toolbar.
2006-06-28
DOMHTMLFrameElement Additions Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the API added to the DOMHTMLFrameElement class to facilitate communication between Web Kit and the DOM API.
2006-05-23
DOMHTMLIFrameElement Additions Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the API added to the DOMHTMLIFrameElement class to facilitate communication between Web Kit and the DOM API.
2006-05-23
DOMHTMLObjectElement Additions Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the API added to the DOMHTMLObjectElement class to facilitate communication between Web Kit and the DOM API.
2006-05-23
NSComboBox Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class that implements a control for entering text or select ing from a pop-up list of items.
2006-05-23
NSComboBoxCell Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the subclass of NSTextFieldCell used to implement the user interface of a combo box.
2006-05-23
NSComboBoxCellDataSource Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the informal protocol used by NSComboBoxCell to access its data source object.
2006-05-23
NSComboBoxDataSource Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the informal protocol used by NSComboBox to access its data source object.
2006-05-23