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QLThumbnailRequest Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the opaque type used by Quick Look generators to create thumbnail images for documents.
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User Experience |
Reference |
2007-10-31
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Quartz Display Services Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the C API for configuration and control of display hardware.
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Graphics & Imaging |
Reference |
2007-10-31
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Quartz Event Services Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the C API for event taps, filters used to observe and alter the stream of low-level user input events.
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Events & Other Input |
Reference |
2007-10-31
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Resource Manager Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the C API for accessing information stored in resource files.
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File Management, Resource Management |
Reference |
2007-10-31
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Window Manager Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the C API for creating and manipulating Carbon windows.
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Human Interface Toolbox, User Experience |
Reference |
2007-10-31
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Carbon Printing Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the C API used by Carbon applications to provide a user interface for printing.
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Printing |
Reference |
2007-07-24
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Core Printing Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the C API that provides an abstraction layer for application printing.
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Printing |
Reference |
2007-07-24
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ABPicker Reference for C
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the ABPicker opaque type.
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Apple Applications |
Reference |
2007-07-20
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Application Services Reference Update
(HTML)
(PDF)
Summarizes the symbols added to the Application Services framework.
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File Management, Graphics & Imaging |
Reference |
2007-07-18
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Carbon Reference Update
(HTML)
(PDF)
Summarizes the symbols added to the Carbon framework.
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Human Interface Toolbox |
Reference |
2007-07-18
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Core Services Reference Update
(HTML)
(PDF)
Summarizes the symbols added to the Core Services framework.
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General |
Reference |
2007-07-18
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Security Reference Update
(HTML)
(PDF)
Summarizes the symbols added to the Security framework.
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Security |
Reference |
2007-07-18
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Apple Event Manager Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the C API for interapplication communication using Apple events.
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Events & Other Input, Interapplication Communication, Scripting & Automation |
Reference |
2007-07-13
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File Manager Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the C API for basic file management tasks, such as opening and saving files.
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File Management |
Reference |
2007-07-13
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vImage Reference Collection
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the C programming interface for high-performance image processing.
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Graphics & Imaging |
Reference |
2007-07-12
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ABAddressBook C Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the opaque type for accessing, adding, and removing Address Book records.
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Apple Applications |
Reference |
2007-07-08
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Address Book Actions Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the Address Book action callbacks.
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Apple Applications |
Reference |
2007-07-08
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Address Book Utilities Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the C functions that support the Carbon API for Address Book.
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Apple Applications |
Reference |
2007-07-08
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Color Picker Manager Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the C API used in Classic Mac OS to solicit color choices from users.
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Graphics & Imaging |
Reference |
2007-07-02
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CTFont Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the Core Text opaque type that represents a font.
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Text & Fonts |
Reference |
2007-06-29
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Pasteboard Manager Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the C API for creating and interacting with pasteboards.
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Interapplication Communication |
Reference |
2007-06-29
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QuickDraw Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the C API for the legacy two-dimensional drawing engine in Mac OS. Replaced by Quartz 2D.
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Graphics & Imaging |
Reference |
2007-06-29
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ATSUI Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the C API for rendering Unicode-encoded text with advanced typographic features.
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Graphics & Imaging, Internationalization, Text & Fonts |
Reference |
2007-06-28
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CGL Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the C API for the lowest-level accessible interface for the Apple implementation of the OpenGL graphics system.
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Graphics & Imaging |
Reference |
2007-06-28
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Memory Manager Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the C API for controlling dynamic allocation of memory in versions of the Macintosh operating system prior to Mac OS X.
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Resource Management |
Reference |
2007-06-27
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vDSP Complex Vector Conversion Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
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Performance |
Reference |
2007-06-15
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vDSP Correlation, Convolution, and Filtering Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
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Performance |
Reference |
2007-06-15
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vDSP Matrix Operations Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
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Performance |
Reference |
2007-06-15
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vDSP Single-Vector Operations Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
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Performance |
Reference |
2007-06-15
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vDSP Two-Dimensional Fast Fourier Transforms Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
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Performance |
Reference |
2007-06-15
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vDSP Vector Scalar Arithmetic Operations Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
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Performance |
Reference |
2007-06-15
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vDSP Vector-To-Scalar Operations Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
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Performance |
Reference |
2007-06-15
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vDSP Vector-to-Vector Arithmetic Operations Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
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Performance |
Reference |
2007-06-15
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HIGeometry Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the C API that defines basic geometric objects for HIToolbox.
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Graphics & Imaging, Human Interface Toolbox |
Reference |
2007-06-11
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Text Input Source Services Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the API for operating on text input sources, such as keyboards, character palettes, and ink input.
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Internationalization, Text & Fonts |
Reference |
2007-06-07
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CTFontDescriptor Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the Core Text opaque type used to represent a font descriptor.
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Text & Fonts |
Reference |
2007-05-30
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Audio File Services Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes a C programming interface for reading and writing audio files.
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Audio, File Management |
Reference |
2007-05-29
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Core Endian Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the C API for creating and installing callbacks to byte swap custom data.
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Data Management, Intel-Based Macs, Porting |
Reference |
2007-05-29
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Dictionary Services Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the Objective-C and C routines that support programmatic access to dictionaries.
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Text & Fonts |
Reference |
2007-05-29
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Text Utilities Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the C API for operating on strings (formatting, sorting, converting, comparing).
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Text & Fonts |
Reference |
2007-05-29
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CTLine Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the Core Text opaque type used to represent a line of text.
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Text & Fonts |
Reference |
2007-05-24
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CTRun Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the Core Text opaque type used to represent a glyph run.
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Text & Fonts |
Reference |
2007-05-24
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CFFileDescriptor Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
CFFileDescriptor provides an opaque type to monitor file descriptors for read and write activity via CFRunLoop.
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File Management |
Reference |
2007-05-23
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Spotlight Metadata Attributes Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the usage and types of metadata attributes for various file types used with Spotlight.
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File Management |
Reference |
2007-05-22
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CTFontCollection Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the Core Text opaque type used to store a collection of font references.
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Text & Fonts |
Reference |
2007-05-16
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Authorization Plug-in Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the C API for implementing an authorization plug-in.
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Security |
Reference |
2007-05-15
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Speech Synthesis Manager Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the C API for converting text into synthesized speech.
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Accessibility, User Experience |
Reference |
2007-05-15
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CTGlyphInfo Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the Core Text opaque type used to override a font's mapping from Unicode to the glyph ID.
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Text & Fonts |
Reference |
2007-05-09
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Open Scripting Architecture Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the API for compiling and executing scripts in applications and writing scripting components.
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Interapplication Communication, Scripting & Automation |
Reference |
2007-05-07
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Core Text String Attributes Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the CFAttributedString attributes recognized by Core Text.
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Text & Fonts |
Reference |
2007-05-01
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CTFrame Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the Core Text opaque type used to represent a frame containing multiple lines of text.
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Text & Fonts |
Reference |
2007-05-01
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CTTextTab Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the Core Text opaque type used to represent a tab in a paragraph style.
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Text & Fonts |
Reference |
2007-05-01
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CTTypesetter Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the Core Text opaque type used to represent a typesetter, which performs line layout.
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Text & Fonts |
Reference |
2007-05-01
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Mac OS X ABI Mach-O File Format Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the data structures that make up the Mach-O file format.
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Runtime Architecture |
Reference |
2007-04-26
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Core Text Utilities Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the Core Text functions and data types that apply to the framework as a whole.
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Text & Fonts |
Reference |
2007-04-21
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CTFramesetter Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the Core Text opaque type used to generate text frames.
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Text & Fonts |
Reference |
2007-04-21
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CTParagraphStyle Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the Core Text opaque type used to represent paragraph or ruler attributes in an attributed string.
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Text & Fonts |
Reference |
2007-04-21
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QLPreviewRequest Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the API related to the QLPreviewRequest opaque type of the Quick Look framework.
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User Experience |
Reference |
2007-04-20
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HIView Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the C API for creating and manipulating view-based controls and menus in Carbon applications.
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Human Interface Toolbox, User Experience |
Reference |
2007-04-13
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Quick Look Framework Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the Quick Look framework classes and functions used for creating Quick Look generator plug-ins.
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User Experience |
Reference |
2007-04-13
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Image I/O Reference Collection
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the API for reading and writing image data.
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Graphics & Imaging |
Reference |
2007-04-09
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Icon Services and Utilities Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the C API for manipulating and drawing icons in Carbon applications.
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Human Interface Toolbox, User Experience |
Reference |
2007-04-06
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Thread Manager Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the C API for creating cooperatively scheduled threads in Carbon applications.
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Process Management |
Reference |
2007-04-04
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Control Manager Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the C API for creating and manipulating Carbon controls.
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Human Interface Toolbox, User Experience |
Reference |
2007-03-26
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Fonts Panel Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the C API for providing a Fonts window in a Carbon application.
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Graphics & Imaging, Text & Fonts, User Experience |
Reference |
2007-02-26
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Multilingual Text Engine Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the C API for supporting Unicode text editing.
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Internationalization, Text & Fonts |
Reference |
2007-02-19
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Appearance Manager Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the C API for coordinating the look of the standard Mac OS human interface.
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Human Interface Toolbox, User Experience |
Reference |
2007-01-23
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Quartz 2D Reference Collection
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the C API for the native two-dimensional drawing engine in Mac OS X.
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Graphics & Imaging |
Reference |
2006-12-18
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Alias Manager Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the C API for creating and managing persistent references to file system objects.
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File Management |
Reference |
2006-12-05
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Finder Interface Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes several C data types used by the Finder to contain information about file system objects.
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File Management, Human Interface Toolbox, User Experience |
Reference |
2006-10-31
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Date, Time, and Measurement Utilities Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the C API for manipulating the locale-specific data of the battery-operated clock.
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Internationalization |
Reference |
2006-09-29
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Menu Manager Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the C API for creating and managing an application's menus.
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Human Interface Toolbox, User Experience |
Reference |
2006-09-15
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Navigation Services Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the C API for presenting a user interface for opening, saving, and navigating files.
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File Management, User Experience |
Reference |
2006-08-16
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ABPerson C Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the opaque type that encapsulates information about a person in Address Book.
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Apple Applications |
Reference |
2006-07-26
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Component Manager Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Explains how to enable applications to find and use shared code resources.
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Runtime Architecture |
Reference |
2006-07-17
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Search Kit Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Programming interfaces that support user searching of textual content, supporting query-based and similarity-based searches.
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Data Management, Text & Fonts, User Experience |
Reference |
2006-07-14
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Apple Game Sprockets Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Deprecated - Describes the programming interface defined by Game Sprockets. Replaced by Quartz Display Services.
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Games, Graphics & Imaging |
Reference |
2006-07-13
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Find By Content Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Deprecated - Describes the legacy C API for performing relevance-ranked searches. Replaced by Search Kit.
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Data Management, Text & Fonts, User Experience |
Reference |
2006-07-13
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HTML Rendering Library Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Deprecated - Describes the legacy C API for drawing HTML text and images in a window. Replaced by the Web Kit.
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Graphics & Imaging |
Reference |
2006-07-13
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Launch Services Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes an API for opening documents, other applications, and URLs, in a way similar to the Finder or the Dock.
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File Management, Interapplication Communication |
Reference |
2006-07-13
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Low Memory Accessors Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the C API for obtaining information stored in low-memory variables.
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Resource Management |
Reference |
2006-07-13
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MDLineage Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the functions that can be used to track different versions of the same logical file.
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File Management |
Reference |
2006-07-13
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Palette Manager Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Deprecated - Describes the legacy C API used to select colors for display devices limited to an 8-bit pixel depth.
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Graphics & Imaging |
Reference |
2006-07-13
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Picture Utilities Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Deprecated - Describes the legacy C API for reading and modifying image data stored in PICT-formatted files. Replaced by Quartz2D.
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Graphics & Imaging |
Reference |
2006-07-13
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Power Manager Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the legacy C API for controlling power to the internal hardware devices of battery-powered Macintosh computers.
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Resource Management |
Reference |
2006-07-13
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QuickDraw Text Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Deprecated - Describes the legacy C API for measuring and drawing text. Replaced by ATSUI.
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Text & Fonts |
Reference |
2006-07-13
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Spotlight Reference Collection
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the API and metadata attributes for supporting and working with Spotlight.
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File Management |
Reference |
2006-07-13
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TextEdit Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Deprecated - Describes the legacy C API for text handling and manipulation. Replaced by the Multilingual Text Engine (MLTE).
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Text & Fonts |
Reference |
2006-07-13
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URL Access Manager Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Deprecated - Describes the legacy C API for transferring data to and from a URL from within an application. Replaced by CFNetwork.
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File Management, Internet & Web, Networking |
Reference |
2006-07-13
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Apple Help Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the C API for finding and displaying help content using Apple's HTML-based help system.
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User Experience |
Reference |
2006-07-12
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Drag Manager Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the C API for dragging objects within the user interface.
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Interapplication Communication, User Experience |
Reference |
2006-07-12
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Folder Manager Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the C API for finding and accessing directories, including common Mac OS X system locations.
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File Management |
Reference |
2006-07-12
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Memory Management Utilities Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the C API for accessing global variables and managing the operating-system queue.
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Resource Management |
Reference |
2006-07-12
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Pascal String Utilities Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the C API for manipulating Pascal strings in Carbon applications.
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Runtime Architecture, Text & Fonts |
Reference |
2006-07-12
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SCSI Manager Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Deprecated - Describes the C API for accessing SCSI devices in Classic Mac OS. Replaced by the I/O Kit.
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Resource Management |
Reference |
2006-07-12
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Translation Manager Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the C API for handling data and documents between applications, including applications from another operating system.
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File Management |
Reference |
2006-07-12
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MDItem Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the opaque type that encapsulates the metadata attributes for a file.
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File Management |
Reference |
2006-06-28
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Address Book C Framework Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the C API for supporting and working with Address Book.
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Apple Applications |
Reference |
2006-05-23
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Byte-Order Utilities Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes Core Foundation byte-order functions.
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Intel-Based Macs |
Reference |
2006-05-23
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CFNetwork Reference Collection
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the C APIs for performing a variety network tasks.
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Networking |
Reference |
2006-05-23
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