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Exception Programming Topics for Cocoa
(HTML)
(PDF)
Explains how to raise and handle exceptions in Cocoa applications.
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Cocoa |
Guides |
2007-10-02
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Exclusive File Access in Mac OS X
(HTML)
( )
TN2037: Covers exclusive file access In Mac OS X
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Carbon, Cocoa |
Technical Notes |
2002-05-01
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Expanding Tilde-based paths
(HTML)
QA1549: Demonstrates how to resolve tilde-based relevant paths.
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Carbon, Cocoa, Core Foundation |
Technical Q&As |
2007-09-24
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Expansion ROM device properties
(HTML)
()
HW50: Describes the Open Firmware properties that should be included in a boot device's expansion ROM.
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Audio, Darwin, Graphics & Imaging, Hardware & Drivers, Mac OS X Server, Networking, Printing, QuickTime |
Technical Q&As |
1999-03-29
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Explanation of SDRAM configuration Nomenclature
(HTML)
HW75: Explains the three-part "Device configuration" numbers for SDRAM in the Power Mac G4 Computer Developer Note.
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Hardware & Drivers |
Technical Q&As |
1999-10-18
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Exploring Tiger Server
(HTML)
Explore Tiger Server technologies such as Xgrid, 64-bit support, and access control lists.
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Mac OS X Server |
Articles |
2005-04-29
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Exporting Movies for iPod, Apple TV and iPhone
(HTML)
TN2188: Discusses the use of the iPod, Apple TV and iPhone QuickTime export components.
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Graphics & Imaging, QuickTime |
Technical Notes |
2007-07-19
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Exporting TIFF files in little-endian format
(HTML)
QA1044: Explains how to export a TIFF file in little-endian format.
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QuickTime |
Technical Q&As |
2001-06-26
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ExpressCard Prevents System Sleep
(HTML)
QA1517: Describes how some ExpressCard cards can prevent system sleep and how to fix the problem.
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Darwin, Hardware & Drivers |
Technical Q&As |
2007-02-28
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Extending and Controlling Sherlock
(HTML)
()
TN1141: Discusses features of Sherlock 2, including additions to the Internet Search Plug-in language and Applescript commands.
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Internet & Web |
Technical Notes |
2000-08-14
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Extending and Troubleshooting Directory Services
(HTML)
Explains how to extend Directory Services for Mac OS X Server v10.5 and how to troubleshoot problems.
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Mac OS X Server, Networking |
Release Notes |
2008-06-09
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Extending Printing Dialogs
(HTML)
(PDF)
A guide to developing printing dialog extensions, including basic concepts and a documented Carbon-based sample project.
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Carbon, Graphics & Imaging, Printing |
Guides |
2006-10-03
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Extending Your Wiki Server
(PDF)
Explains how to migrate content from other wikis, create custom themes, and enable JavaScript, YouTube, and Flash.
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Enterprise IT, Internet & Web, Mac OS X Server |
Guides |
2008-06-09
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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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Carbon, Graphics & Imaging, QuickTime |
Technical Q&As |
2001-03-20
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ExtractMovieAudioToAIFF
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Demonstrates how to extract audio from QuickTime Movies and write the data to an AIFF file.
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Audio, Cocoa, QuickTime |
Sample Code |
2006-03-31
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Fader
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Demonstrates fading of elements inside a Dashboard widget
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Apple Applications |
Sample Code |
2007-09-12
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FancyAbout
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Demonstrates several visual effects for "About..." panels such as scrolling text, window without a title bar, and ways to dismiss the window.
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Cocoa |
Sample Code |
2003-10-27
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FastDitherUsingQT
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Demonstrates how you can use QuickTime to get faster dithering.
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QuickTime |
Sample Code |
2003-02-25
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Faster DDR DRAM in the 867MHz Power Mac G4 (Mirrored Drive Doors)
(HTML)
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QA1191: Confirms the use of faster DDR DRAM in the 867MHz Power Mac G4 (Mirrored Drive Doors).
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Hardware & Drivers |
Technical Q&As |
2002-08-19
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FBOBunnies
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Demonstrates how to use framebuffer objects (FBO)
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Graphics & Imaging, Performance |
Sample Code |
2006-09-18
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fBroadCastAddr Always Zero
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Deprecated - NW58: Explains why the fBroadcastAddr field may be zero after a call to OTInetGetInterfaceInfo and includes the workaround.
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Carbon, Networking |
Technical Q&As |
1999-03-08
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FCode & OS X
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()
QA1106: Provides useful tips for Open Firmware debugging on on machines introduced in 2001 or later.
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Hardware & Drivers |
Technical Q&As |
2002-01-15
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Fiendishthngs
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Fiendishthngs lists all the the Components it finds on the system and lets you query them for information.
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Cocoa, QuickTime |
Sample Code |
2007-09-13
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Fighting Spam on Mac OS X Server
(HTML)
Learn how to filter out spam before it gets to your users.
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Mac OS X Server |
Articles |
2004-02-09
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File Manager File Handling Q&As
(HTML)
FL515: Contains an archive of Q&As related to the Mac OS File Manager.
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Carbon |
Technical Notes |
2000-08-14
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File Manager Performance and Caching
(HTML)
FL16: Discusses traditional Mac OS file system input/output performance issues and the File Manager's volume cache.
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Carbon, Cocoa |
Technical Notes |
2000-09-01
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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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Carbon |
Reference |
2007-07-13
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File Manager Text Encoding Hints
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QA1223: How to use Text Encoding Hints.
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Carbon, Darwin |
Technical Q&As |
2003-01-20
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File System Events Programming Guide
(HTML)
(PDF)
Explains how applications can detect changes in the file system.
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Core Foundation, Darwin, Storage |
Guides |
2008-03-11
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File System Overview
(HTML)
(PDF)
Conceptual information and guidelines describing the structure and usage of the Mac OS X file system.
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Carbon, Cocoa, Darwin, Mac OS X, Open Source, Tools, User Experience |
Guides |
2008-07-11
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File-System Performance Guidelines
(HTML)
(PDF)
Guidelines for improving the performance of file-related code.
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Carbon, Cocoa, Core Foundation, Performance, Storage, Tools |
Guides |
2005-07-07
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FileNotification
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
kqueue file notification introduced in 10.3. Notification API to detect file system modifications.
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Carbon, Cocoa, Core Foundation, Darwin |
Sample Code |
2005-10-27
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filesystem_examples
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Collection of command line tools illustrating filesystem features.
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Carbon, Cocoa, Core Foundation, Darwin |
Sample Code |
2006-01-10
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Fill in the size field before calling ICMGetPixelFormatInfo
(HTML)
()
TN2057: Discusses why you should always fill in the size field of the ICMPixelFormatInfo structure before calling ICMGetPixelFormatInfo.
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QuickTime |
Technical Notes |
2002-07-17
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Filtering QuickTime media types in Navigation Services
(HTML)
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QA1274: Describes how to filter QuickTime media types in a Navigation Services filter procedure.
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Carbon, QuickTime |
Technical Q&As |
2003-07-23
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Filtering the Effects List returned by QTGetEffectsList
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QA1190: Shows how to edit the list of effects returned by the QTGetEffectsList function.
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QuickTime |
Technical Q&As |
2002-09-04
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Final Cut Pro - Preferred Video Media Time Scales and Sample Durations
(HTML)
QA1447: Lists the preferred time scales/sample durations for media created for use with FCP.
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Apple Applications, QuickTime |
Technical Q&As |
2005-10-24
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Final Cut Pro - The 'r4fl' Pixel Format
(HTML)
TN2201: Describes the 'r4fl' pixel format used by Final Cut Pro to support greater than 8-bit rendering.
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Apple Applications, Graphics & Imaging, QuickTime |
Technical Notes |
2008-08-06
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Final Cut Pro XML Interchange Format
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes Final Cut Pro XML Interchange Format version 4, providing access to contents of FCP projects.
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Apple Applications |
Guides |
2007-11-14
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FinalCutPro_AppleEvents
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Uses Apple Events to interact with Final Cut Pro 5.1.2 or later.
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Apple Applications |
Sample Code |
2007-11-16
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FinalCutServerIntegrationSample
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Shows how to integrate an external application with Final Cut Server
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Apple Applications |
Sample Code |
2008-06-07
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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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Carbon, Cocoa, Text & Fonts, User Experience |
Reference |
2006-07-13
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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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Carbon, User Experience |
Reference |
2006-10-31
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FinderDragPro
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Sample file illustrating drag and drop techniques for use with file system objects.
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Carbon |
Sample Code |
2003-01-14
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FinderLaunch
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Shows how to open documents by sending Apple Events to the Finder.
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Carbon |
Sample Code |
2003-10-14
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Finding an NSView's current magnification.
(HTML)
QA1346: How to discover the current magnification (zoom level) of any NSView.
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Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging, User Experience |
Technical Q&As |
2005-03-08
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Finding EXC_BAD_ACCESS bugs in a Cocoa project
(HTML)
QA1367: Discusses how to find memory protection violations or EXC_BAD_ACCESS bugs in Cocoa projects.
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Cocoa |
Technical Q&As |
2006-10-10
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Finding your application's directory
(HTML)
FL14: Demonstrates finding your application's directory and setting it as the default directory.
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Carbon |
Technical Q&As |
2000-06-19
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FireWire Audio User Library Framework Reference
(HTML)
Describes the API that supports user-space access to FireWire audio devices and enables the creation of virtual FireWire audio devices.
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Audio, Hardware & Drivers |
Reference |
2008-04-08
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FireWire Developer Note
(HTML)
Provides an overview of FireWire (IEEE 1394) and describes support for it on Mac computers.
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Hardware & Drivers |
Guides |
2008-04-28
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FireWire Device Interface Guide
(HTML)
(PDF)
Explains how to develop applications to communicate with or control FireWire devices and units.
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Darwin, Hardware & Drivers |
Guides |
2007-02-08
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FireWire: DCL Programs Under Mac OS X
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TN2072: Describes the structure and creation of DCL programs under Mac OS X.
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Hardware & Drivers |
Technical Notes |
2003-06-21
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Fixing the Layout Binding of the Tab control User Panes
(HTML)
QA1161: Describes the Tab control hierarchy and layouts of its panes and provides a fix to a common problem.
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Carbon |
Technical Q&As |
2004-10-14
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FloatingWindow
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Demonstrates that floating windows are very easy to implement on Mac OS X using Nib files.
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Carbon |
Sample Code |
2003-10-24
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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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Carbon |
Reference |
2006-07-12
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Folder Watching
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Demonstrates how a background only application can use Apple events to pass work to another application.
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Carbon |
Sample Code |
2003-01-14
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Font Handling
(HTML)
(PDF)
Explains the Cocoa font management system and how users select fonts.
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Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging, Text & Fonts |
Guides |
2008-02-08
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Font Manager Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the C API for QuickDraw-based font access and management.
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Carbon, Graphics & Imaging, Text & Fonts |
Reference |
2007-12-11
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Font Panel
(HTML)
(PDF)
Explains how to use the Cocoa Font panel.
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Cocoa, Text & Fonts, User Experience |
Guides |
2004-08-31
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The Font Panel for Carbon API
(HTML)
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TN2058: The API to display and interact with the Font Panel from Carbon applications on Mac OS X.
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Carbon, Graphics & Imaging |
Technical Notes |
2006-10-26
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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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Carbon, Graphics & Imaging, Text & Fonts, User Experience |
Reference |
2007-02-26
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FontSync Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the C API for content-based font identification and comparison.
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Carbon, Graphics & Imaging, Text & Fonts |
Reference |
2002-10-01
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Force Feedback Framework Reference
(HTML)
Describes the public interfaces to the Force Feedback implementation in Mac OS X, including support for plug-ins.
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Darwin, Games, Hardware & Drivers, User Experience |
Reference |
2008-04-08
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Forms
(HTML)
(PDF)
Explains how to use Cocoa forms.
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Cocoa, User Experience |
Guides |
2002-11-12
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Fortune
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Deprecated - Demonstrates use of a widget plug-in
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Apple Applications |
Sample Code |
2005-06-01
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Foundation Constants Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the constants defined in the Foundation framework not described in individual classes.
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Cocoa |
Reference |
2007-04-03
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Foundation Data Types Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the data types defined in the Foundation framework not described in individual classes.
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Cocoa |
Reference |
2008-03-11
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Foundation Framework Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the Cocoa Objective-C API for the Foundation framework.
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Cocoa |
Reference |
2007-10-31
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Foundation Functions Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the functions defined in the Foundation framework.
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Cocoa |
Reference |
2008-07-11
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Foundation Reference Update
(HTML)
(PDF)
Summarizes the symbols added to the Foundation framework.
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Cocoa |
Reference |
2007-07-18
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Foundation Release Notes
(HTML)
Describes new features, notes, and known issues for the Foundation framework in Mac OS X v10.5.
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Cocoa, Internationalization, Scripting & Automation |
Release Notes |
2007-10-31
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Fractal Performance
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Three fractal applications that show various bottlenecks and how they can be fixed.
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Graphics & Imaging, Java, Performance, Tools |
Sample Code |
2006-04-17
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Fragment Tool
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Demonstrates manipulation of code fragments; combining and separating; viewing and editing information associated with each.
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Carbon |
Sample Code |
2003-01-30
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Framework Programming Guide
(HTML)
(PDF)
Conceptual information and guidelines on how to create a framework.
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Tools |
Guides |
2006-11-07
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Frequently Asked Questions about the X Window System (X11) for Mac OS X
(HTML)
TN2165: Answers several FAQs about the Mac OS X implementation of X11
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Darwin |
Technical Notes |
2007-01-22
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Frequently Asked Text Services Manager (TSM) Questions
(HTML)
TN2128: Regroups a collection of Text Services Manager (TSM) questions frequently asked by Input Method Developers
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Carbon, Cocoa, Core Foundation, Text & Fonts, User Experience |
Technical Notes |
2005-06-24
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FrontBase and JDBC
(HTML)
QA1041: Describes an alternative to using the JDBC adaptor with FrontBase for WebObjects 5.0.
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Tools |
Technical Q&As |
2001-07-09
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FSCopyObject
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Copy engine for copying files and directories.
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Carbon, Cocoa, Core Foundation |
Sample Code |
2004-03-19
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FSCreateFileAndOpenForkUnicode
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Demonstartes the use of FSCreateFileAndOpenForkUnicode to create a file with restricted access on disk and a read/write access path.
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Carbon |
Sample Code |
2005-06-01
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FSDeleteObject fails with fBsyErr, sometimes
(HTML)
QA1497: Why Spotlight indexing can cause file deletion to fail, and what to do about it.
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Carbon |
Technical Q&As |
2006-11-17
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FSEvents Reference
(HTML)
Describes the API used to provide lightweight notification of directory changes in a file-system subtree.
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Core Foundation, Darwin |
Reference |
2008-04-08
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FSFileOperation
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
This sample shows how to use the FSFileOperation API which supports copying and moving filesystem objects.
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Carbon |
Sample Code |
2005-06-06
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FSMegaInfo
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Prints information about various file system objects; helpful when debugging VFS plug-ins.
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Carbon, Cocoa, Core Foundation, Darwin |
Sample Code |
2008-02-25
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FSRemoveInheritedACEs
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Demonstrates manipulating access control lists of existing file system objects using the File Manager.
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Carbon |
Sample Code |
2005-06-01
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FSReplaceObject
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
FSReplaceObject is an example command line tool showing how to exercise the FSReplaceObject and FSPathReplaceObject related APIs.
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Carbon |
Sample Code |
2007-02-14
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FSSetCatalogInfo versus UID and GID
(HTML)
()
QA1251: Describes why FSSetCatalogInfo does not set the UID and GID of the file, and provides a work around.
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Carbon, Cocoa |
Technical Q&As |
2003-03-26
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Full Screen changes in QuickTime 6.1 and 6.3
(HTML)
()
TN2068: Changes made to the QuickTime Full Screen API with the release of QuickTime6.1 and QuickTime6.3
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QuickTime |
Technical Notes |
2003-06-19
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FullScreen
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Shows how to use BeginFullScreen and EndFullScreen to enter and exit full-screen mode.
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Carbon, Graphics & Imaging, QuickTime |
Sample Code |
2003-01-14
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Functions that Modify Movie Properties, QuickTime Track, and Movie Sound Volume
(HTML)
QTMTB39: Explains movie volume values, and how to exceed the maximum level using Sound Manager 3.0.
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QuickTime |
Technical Q&As |
1995-05-01
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Fundamentals of Open Firmware, Part I: The User Interface
(HTML)
TN1061: Describes the Open Firmware User Interface, Forth and the Open Firmware language used in Apple products.
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Hardware & Drivers |
Technical Notes |
1996-07-01
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Fundamentals of Open Firmware, Part II: The Device Tree
(HTML)
TN1062: Describes the Open Firmware device tree.
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Hardware & Drivers |
Technical Notes |
1996-09-01
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Fundamentals of Open Firmware, Part III: Understanding PCI Expansion ROM Choices for Mac OS
(HTML)
TN1044: Recommended contents for PCI expansion ROMs, including a table of standard devices, properties and methods.
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Hardware & Drivers |
Technical Notes |
2001-06-26
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FunkyOverlayWindow
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Demonstrates several window layering, transparency and widget interaction techniques in Cocoa.
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Cocoa |
Sample Code |
2003-05-08
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FunWithFileDialogs
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Demo of the AWT FileChooser and Swing Aqua JFileChooser, and available Mac-specific runtime options.
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Java |
Sample Code |
2003-04-30
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FxPlug Reference
(HTML)
Describes the APIs for writing plug-ins for Motion and Final Cut Pro.
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Apple Applications |
Reference |
2008-07-04
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FxPlug SDK Overview
(HTML)
(PDF)
Update for FxPlug SDK 1.2.3.
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Apple Applications |
Guides |
2008-07-04
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Gamma Filter for FxPlug and AE
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Cross-application FxPlug and After Effects plug-in code.
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Apple Applications |
Sample Code |
2008-06-02
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The Gamma function in the Mac OS X 10.2 Math Library
(HTML)
()
QA1143: How various gamma functions are implemented in Mac OS X
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Porting |
Technical Q&As |
2002-08-27
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Garbage Collection Programming Guide
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the garbage collection system for Cocoa.
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Cocoa |
Guides |
2008-03-11
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Garbage Collection Release Notes
(HTML)
Describes features, issues, and workarounds related to Mac OS X v10.5 and its support of garbage collection.
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Cocoa |
Release Notes |
2007-10-31
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