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2008-04-08 Animation Overview (HTML) (PDF)
Corrected typos.
 Minor Change Guides Carbon
2008-08-27 Getting the pixel data from a CGImage object (HTML)
Updated to refer to CGDataProviderCopyData(), available as of Mac OS X 10.5.
 Content Update Technical Q&As Carbon
2008-05-07 HID Config Save (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Updated for new Leopard HID Manager APIs.
 Content Update Sample Code Carbon
2008-08-08 Requirements for Quartz GL (HTML)
Document the QuartzGLEnable property list key and HIWindowSetBackingLocation(). Fixed typos.
 Content Update Technical Q&As Carbon
2008-04-08 Animation Overview (HTML) (PDF)
Corrected typos.
 Minor Change Guides Cocoa
2008-09-30 CALayerEssentials (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Demonstrates the basics of setting up various Core Animation layers
 First Version Sample Code Cocoa
2008-08-27 Getting the pixel data from a CGImage object (HTML)
Updated to refer to CGDataProviderCopyData(), available as of Mac OS X 10.5.
 Content Update Technical Q&As Cocoa
2008-02-06 OpenGL Filter Basics Cocoa (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
How to use Objective-C and MVC design patterns in installing and utilizing filters in an OpenGL rendering pipeline
 First Version Sample Code Cocoa
2008-08-08 Requirements for Quartz GL (HTML)
Document the QuartzGLEnable property list key and HIWindowSetBackingLocation(). Fixed typos.
 Content Update Technical Q&As Cocoa
2008-04-08 2D Graphics Release Notes for Mac OS X v10.5 (HTML)
Update information on garbage collection.
 Minor Change Release Notes Graphics & Imaging
2008-04-08 Animation Overview (HTML) (PDF)
Corrected typos.
 Minor Change Guides Graphics & Imaging
2008-09-30 CALayerEssentials (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Demonstrates the basics of setting up various Core Animation layers
 First Version Sample Code Graphics & Imaging
2008-04-24 CIColorTracking (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
More comments. Fixed some errors in the project.
 Content Update Sample Code Graphics & Imaging
2008-06-09 Core Image Kernel Language Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Updated for Mac OS X v10.5.
 Content Update Reference Graphics & Imaging
2008-06-09 Core Image Programming Guide (HTML) (PDF)
Added details on coordinate spaces.
 Minor Change Guides Graphics & Imaging
2008-08-27 Getting the pixel data from a CGImage object (HTML)
Updated to refer to CGDataProviderCopyData(), available as of Mac OS X 10.5.
 Content Update Technical Q&As Graphics & Imaging
2008-06-09 Image Unit Tutorial (HTML) (PDF)
Updated the table of input parameters to kernel routines.
 Minor Change Guides Graphics & Imaging
2008-02-06 OpenGL Filter Basics Cocoa (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
How to use Objective-C and MVC design patterns in installing and utilizing filters in an OpenGL rendering pipeline
 First Version Sample Code Graphics & Imaging
2008-06-09 OpenGL Programming Guide for Mac OS X (HTML) (PDF)
Updated the Cocoa OpenGL tutorial and made numerous other minor changes.
 Content Update Guides Graphics & Imaging
2008-09-16 Real world profiling with the OpenGL Profiler (HTML)
First Version
 First Version Technical Notes Graphics & Imaging
2008-08-08 Requirements for Quartz GL (HTML)
Document the QuartzGLEnable property list key and HIWindowSetBackingLocation(). Fixed typos.
 Content Update Technical Q&As Graphics & Imaging
2008-04-08 Force Feedback Framework Reference (HTML)
Reprocessed content with new toolchain.
 Minor Change Reference Human Interface Device & Force Feedback
2008-05-07 HID Calibrator (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Human Interface Device Manager Calibrator sample
 First Version Sample Code Human Interface Device & Force Feedback
2008-05-07 HID Config Save (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Updated for new Leopard HID Manager APIs.
 Content Update Sample Code Human Interface Device & Force Feedback
2008-05-07 HID Explorer (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Updated *.xcconfig files to use standard SDK root paths: "SDKROOT = $(DEVELOPER_SDK_DIR)/MacOSX10.XXX.sdk". About box bug (typo) fixed.
Minor Change Sample Code Human Interface Device & Force Feedback
2008-07-25 HID LED test tool (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
HID Manager sample project that shows how to set and clear keyboard LEDs.
 First Version Sample Code Human Interface Device & Force Feedback
2008-09-24 Retain Counts of io_object_t Objects in IOKit.framework (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
Minor editorial changes.
 Minor Change Technical Q&As Human Interface Device & Force Feedback
2008-06-03 Getting a Packet Trace (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
Streamlined product descriptions and reorganized the Miscellaneous notes. Restructured entire document and added additional packages. Added additional Hub/Switch information.
 Minor Change Technical Q&As Networking
2008-02-06 OpenGL Filter Basics Cocoa (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
How to use Objective-C and MVC design patterns in installing and utilizing filters in an OpenGL rendering pipeline
 First Version Sample Code Performance
2008-09-16 Real world profiling with the OpenGL Profiler (HTML)
First Version
 First Version Technical Notes Performance
2008-08-08 Requirements for Quartz GL (HTML)
Document the QuartzGLEnable property list key and HIWindowSetBackingLocation(). Fixed typos.
 Content Update Technical Q&As Performance
2008-05-07 HID Calibrator (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Human Interface Device Manager Calibrator sample
 First Version Sample Code Porting
2008-05-07 HID Config Save (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Updated for new Leopard HID Manager APIs.
 Content Update Sample Code Porting
2008-05-07 HID Explorer (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Updated *.xcconfig files to use standard SDK root paths: "SDKROOT = $(DEVELOPER_SDK_DIR)/MacOSX10.XXX.sdk". About box bug (typo) fixed.
Minor Change Sample Code Porting
2008-07-25 HID LED test tool (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
HID Manager sample project that shows how to set and clear keyboard LEDs.
 First Version Sample Code Porting