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Quartz 2D Interpolation
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QA1186: Explains how to control Quartz 2D's image interpolation.
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Carbon, Cocoa, Printing, Quartz |
Technical Q&A |
2002-10-29
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QuickDraw Text Anti-Aliasing using Quartz 2D
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QA1193: Describes APIs added to Mac OS X to allow applications to draw QD text using CG anti-aliasing.
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Carbon |
Technical Q&A |
2002-10-29
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Getting the name of a profile
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QA1205: Shows how to programmatically get the name of a ColorSync profile.
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ColorSync |
Technical Q&A |
2002-10-25
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Ticket Services Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the C API used by printer modules and PDEs to communicate printing information to the system.
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Carbon, Printing |
Reference |
2002-10-23
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Why don't all of my PDE localizations show up in all applications?
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QA1185: Explains why some PDE localizations might not appear in all applications.
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Printing |
Technical Q&A |
2002-10-16
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FontSync Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the C API for content-based font identification and comparison.
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Carbon, Typography |
Reference |
2002-10-01
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SCSIAction and IOSCSIUserClient on Mac OS X 10.2
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QA1201: Describes migrating to a new API for SCSI Parallel devices starting with Mac OS X 10.2.
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Printing |
Technical Q&A |
2002-09-13
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Preserving embedded ICC profiles when using QuickTime Graphics Importer/Exporters
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QA1145: Shows how to preserve the embedded ICC profile when using the QuickTime Graphics Importer/Exporter routines
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Carbon |
Technical Q&A |
2002-09-04
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Retain Counts of io_object_t Objects in IOKit.framework
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QA1195: Distinguishes between the retain counts of an I/O Kit kernel object and its io_object_t user space proxy.
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Printing |
Technical Q&A |
2002-09-04
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Disabling a Processor on a Multiprocessor System
(HTML)
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QA1141: Describes how to disable a processor on a multiprocessor system for testing purposes.
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Performance |
Technical Q&A |
2002-05-22
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ICC Profile copyright field
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QA1136: Discusses how applications should honor the copyright field in the header of an ICC profile.
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ColorSync |
Technical Q&A |
2002-04-08
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Current GDevice Dependencies
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QA1115: Describes potential problems with creating windows or ports when the current GDevice isn't the main device.
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Carbon, Games |
Technical Q&A |
2002-02-13
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IOKit Framework Headers
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QA1107: Describes the differences between the headers in IOKit.framework and the I/O Kit headers in Kernel.framework.
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Hardware & Drivers |
Technical Q&A |
2002-01-15
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CGContextClosePath
(HTML)
QA1046: Explains when you should call CGContextClosePath.
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Carbon, Cocoa, Printing, Quartz |
Technical Q&A |
2001-10-02
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Saving the current Core Graphics Path
(HTML)
QA1056: Explains that the Core Graphics save and restore GState APIs do not affect the path.
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Carbon, Cocoa, Printing, Quartz |
Technical Q&A |
2001-10-02
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Carbon Full Screen Conundrums
(HTML)
QA1068: Describes the available Mac OS X DrawSprocket services.
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Games |
Technical Q&A |
2001-08-20
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The Mac OS X Font Manager
(HTML)
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TN2024: Information on installing and accessing fonts programatically.
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Typography |
Technical Note |
2001-07-11
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CGContext Bounds
(HTML)
QA1048: Explains how to determine the bounds of a CGContext.
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Carbon, Printing, Quartz |
Technical Q&A |
2001-07-02
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CGContextAddLineToPoint, CGContextAddCurveToPoint, et. al.
(HTML)
QA1049: Explains why the CGContextAddXYZ APIs don't draw anything immediately.
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Carbon, Cocoa, Printing, Quartz |
Technical Q&A |
2001-07-02
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Drawing a Path Multiple Times
(HTML)
QA1047: Explains that path drawing operations consume the path.
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Carbon, Cocoa, Printing, Quartz |
Technical Q&A |
2001-07-02
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Turning Off Core Graphics Clipping
(HTML)
QA1050: Explains how to clear the clipping path for a CGContext.
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Carbon, Cocoa, Printing, Quartz |
Technical Q&A |
2001-07-02
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Unexpected CG state changes
(HTML)
QA1045: Explains why the Core Graphics drawing state sometimes changes for no apparent reason.
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Carbon, Cocoa, Printing, Quartz |
Technical Q&A |
2001-07-02
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Importing animated GIFs
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TN2018: Describes how to tell if a GIF file or dataref contains more than one frame.
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QuickTime |
Technical Note |
2001-04-17
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Improving ATSUI Text Drawing Performance
(HTML)
QA1027: Talks about one way of improving ATSUI text drawing performance.
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Typography |
Technical Q&A |
2001-04-17
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How do I use QuickDraw with CGDirectDisplay?
(HTML)
QA1011: Explains how to draw to a CGDirectDisplay-captured display using QuickDraw.
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Carbon, Games, Quartz |
Technical Q&A |
2001-04-11
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SyncCGContextOriginWithPort
(HTML)
QA1010: Describes how to use SyncCGContextOriginWithPort.
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Quartz |
Technical Q&A |
2001-04-11
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Why are my Core Graphics calls drawing upside down?
(HTML)
QA1009: Explains why CoreGraphics drawing comes out upside down relative to QuickDraw drawing.
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Quartz |
Technical Q&A |
2001-04-11
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Creating Sub GWorlds using QTNewGWorldFromPtr
(HTML)
QA1014: Using QTNewGWorldFromPtr to create sub GWorlds which reference the pixel data of other GWorlds.
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QuickTime |
Technical Q&A |
2001-03-20
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Extracting DV Fields using QTNewGWorldFromPtr
(HTML)
QA1017: Describes using QTNewGWorldFromPtr to access individual fields contained within a frame of DV source.
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QuickTime |
Technical Q&A |
2001-03-20
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LockPixels and DisposeGWorld with QTNewGWorldFromPtr
(HTML)
QA1007: Clarifies some issues surrounding pointer ownership when creating GWorlds with QTNewGWorldFromPtr
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Carbon, QuickTime |
Technical Q&A |
2001-02-26
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CalcCMask and SeedCFill in Carbon
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QD62: Explains how to use CalcCMask and SeedCFill in Carbon even though Carbon doesn't support OpenPort.
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Carbon |
Technical Q&A |
2000-11-08
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Finding the bit depth of a Carbon Printing Manager graphics context
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QD63: Explains how to find the bit depth of a Carbon Printing Manager graphics context.
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Carbon |
Technical Q&A |
2000-11-08
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GetPortBitMapForCopyBits
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Deprecated - QD61: Describes the proper usage of GetPortBitMapForCopyBits.
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Carbon |
Technical Q&A |
2000-11-08
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QDFlushPortBuffer
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QD65: Describes a possible solution for window update problems under Carbon.
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Carbon, Games |
Technical Q&A |
2000-11-08
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New ColorSync 3.0 APIs
(HTML)
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TN1185: APIs application can use to take advantage of new features available in ColorSync 3.0.
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ColorSync |
Technical Note |
2000-08-14
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Legacy Devices
(HTML)
HW84: Discusses why legacy devices with hard-wired I/O addresses may not work properly with Open Firmware.
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Hardware & Drivers |
Technical Q&A |
2000-03-20
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Is the Open Firmware device tree object oriented?
(HTML)
HW80: Discusses the object-oriented attributes of the Open Firmware device tree.
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Hardware & Drivers |
Technical Q&A |
1999-11-15
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When to use PCMCIA, PC Card, and CardBus
(HTML)
HW77: Explains the differences between PCMCIA, PC Card, and CardBus.
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Hardware & Drivers |
Technical Q&A |
1999-11-15
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Sample code for allocating an amount of dictionary space
(HTML)
HW71: Discusses the allocation and the setting of memory for Dictionary space in Open Firmware.
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Hardware & Drivers |
Technical Q&A |
1999-10-11
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What is the "dump" word and how do I use it?
(HTML)
HW68: Describes the function of the Open Firmware word "dump" and how it can be used.
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Hardware & Drivers |
Technical Q&A |
1999-10-11
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What numeric base is the default for the Open Firmware user interface?
(HTML)
HW65: Describes how the default numeric base used by the Open Firmware user interface is hexadecimal.
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Hardware & Drivers |
Technical Q&A |
1999-10-11
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Missing ColorSync Profiles
(HTML)
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CS13: Describes ColorSync profiles, focusing on the desc tag of the profile and the results of incorrect tags.
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ColorSync |
Technical Q&A |
1999-05-03
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What's New With ColorSync 2.6
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TN1160: Details the changes in ColorSync 2.6.
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ColorSync |
Technical Note |
1999-04-01
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Determining Open Firmware configuration variables
(HTML)
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HW56: Discusses how to determine the Open Firmware variables on a system.
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Hardware & Drivers |
Technical Q&A |
1999-03-29
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Expansion ROM device properties
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HW50: Describes the Open Firmware properties that should be included in a boot device's expansion ROM.
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Hardware & Drivers |
Technical Q&A |
1999-03-29
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Why did the name of the PCI bridge change?
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HW59: Explains the name change of the PCI bridge to the generic name "pci" in Open Firmware.
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Hardware & Drivers |
Technical Q&A |
1999-03-29
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Difference between using Restart or Shut Down in the Finder's Special menu in Open Firmware
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HW47: Explains the differences between using Restart or Shut Down on Open Firmware
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Hardware & Drivers |
Technical Q&A |
1999-02-15
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Parsing the PICT File Format
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Deprecated - QD56: Explains where to find information on the PICT file format and warns against parsing a PICT file.
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Carbon |
Technical Q&A |
1998-02-10
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Creating Gray Scaled Images > 8 bits
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Deprecated - QD51: Shows how to create gray-scaled images at resolutions greater than 8 bits for display.
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Carbon |
Technical Q&A |
1997-11-17
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Embedding ICC Profiles
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CS06: Gives downloads for documents describing embedding ICC profiles in EPS, PICT, and TIFF files.
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ColorSync |
Technical Q&A |
1996-02-09
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Successful Call to NCWNewColorWorld
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CS08: Explains the return value of NCWNewColorWorld and the CMWorldRef parameter as a valid return value when successful.
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ColorSync |
Technical Q&A |
1996-02-09
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Using Embedded EPS Profiles
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CS09: Gives source on embedding ColorSync profiles in EPS as well as PICT and TIFF formats.
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ColorSync |
Technical Q&A |
1996-02-09
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Using qd and QDGlobals
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Deprecated - QD40: Why a sample program compiled with SC may give the link error: undefined entry qd. Provides a solution.
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Carbon |
Technical Q&A |
1996-02-09
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Using Temporary Memory with OpenPicture
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Deprecated - QD20: Provides several techniques of causing OpenPicture to allocate temporary memory for a picture handle.
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Carbon |
Technical Q&A |
1996-02-01
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Converting RGB Colors to a Palette Index
(HTML)
Deprecated - QD21: Explains how to convert RGB colors into the palette index created by an application.
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Carbon |
Technical Q&A |
1995-09-15
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Error -151 and NewGWorld
(HTML)
Deprecated - QD18: Explains what the error code -151 means when in NewGWorld.
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Carbon |
Technical Q&A |
1995-09-15
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Incorrect Inside Macintosh Volume V documentation
(HTML)
Deprecated - QD15: Identifies incorrect documentation in Inside Macintosh Volume V regarding the formats of PnPixPat and BkPixPat opcodes.
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Carbon |
Technical Q&A |
1995-09-15
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Problem Getting PICTS to Display in Correct Colors
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Deprecated - QD24: Using a custom color table to get PICTs to display with the right colors in an offscreen GWorld.
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Carbon |
Technical Q&A |
1995-09-15
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Problem with PaintRgn on 256-color Screens
(HTML)
Deprecated - QD23: PaintRgn with RGBForeColor and transfer mode addOver doesn't return color to original on 256-color-screens.
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Carbon |
Technical Q&A |
1995-09-15
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Problems Creating a Mask for a Picture
(HTML)
Deprecated - QD27: Demonstrates creating a mask where the mask is 0 for pure white pixels and 1 everywhere else.
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Carbon |
Technical Q&A |
1995-09-15
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Spooling in or out of CompressPicture or CompressImage
(HTML)
Deprecated - QD17: Recommends alternatives to spooling the results of CompressPicture or CompressImage to or from disk.
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Carbon |
Technical Q&A |
1995-09-15
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Window Manager and EraseRect
(HTML)
Deprecated - QD26: Why WindowManager causes a flicker using EraseRect and provides a solution for this problem.
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Carbon |
Technical Q&A |
1995-09-15
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PCI Type 1 Cycles
(HTML)
HW26: Describes the circumstances when the PowerMac generates a Configuration Type 1 command.
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Hardware & Drivers |
Technical Q&A |
1995-07-15
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Special Profile Sizes in ColorSync Manager
(HTML)
CS03: Answers several questions on special profile sizes in ColorSync Manager and other efficiency issues.
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ColorSync |
Technical Q&A |
1995-05-01
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