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Mac OS X Debugging Magic
(HTML)
TN2124: Collection of Mac OS X debugging hints and tips.
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Tools |
2004-12-02 |
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OpenGL Performance Optimization : The Basics
(HTML)
TN2093: This document describes some of the concepts and techniques for optimizing performance in OpenGL applications;
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Graphics & Imaging |
2004-12-01 |
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Idling Movie Importers
(HTML)
TN2111: discusses how to write an idling movie importer component
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QuickTime |
2004-11-12 |
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Kernel Core Dumps
(HTML)
TN2118: Explains how to gather and use remote kernel core dumps.
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Darwin, Hardware, Networking, Tools |
2004-11-12 |
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Thread-safe programming in QuickTime
(HTML)
TN2125: Discusses how to use QuickTime from background threads for applications and component developers.
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Carbon, Cocoa, QuickTime |
2004-10-08 |
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Identifying Java on Mac OS X
(HTML)
TN2110: Discovering installed versions of J2SE, Mac OS X from Java code.
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Java |
2004-10-05 |
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FireWire for Mac OS 9: An Overview
(HTML)
TN2126: Overview of FireWire on Mac OS 9.
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Mac OS 9 & Earlier |
2004-09-17 |
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CrashReporter
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TN2123: Describes CrashReporter and how to debug with crash logs.
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Tools |
2004-09-09 |
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Device input using the HAL Output Audio Unit
(HTML)
TN2091: How to get input from an audio device by using the HAL's Output Audio Unit.
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Music & Audio |
2004-08-23 |
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The System Sound APIs for Mac OS X 10.2, 10.3 and later
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TN2102: Discusses the System Sound APIs for correctly playing Alerts and User Interface Sound Effects
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Music & Audio |
2004-07-13 |
ColorSync on Mac OS X
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TN2035: Describes ColorSync, which is fundamentally integrated into Mac OS X.
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Graphics & Imaging |
2004-06-25 |
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Using the 3DMixer Audio Unit
(HTML)
TN2112: Discusses how to use Core Audio's 3DMixer version 2.0
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Carbon, Games, Music & Audio, Performance |
2004-06-14 |
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Tagging Handle and Pointer Data References in QuickTime
(HTML)
(PDF)
TN1195: The use of data reference extensions used by QuickTime to tag handle and pointer data references.
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Cocoa, QuickTime |
2004-05-26 |
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Native Scripting Additions
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TN1164: Talks about how to create AppleScript scripting additions (OSAX) for Mac OS X.
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AppleScript, Carbon |
2004-04-26 |
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HFS Plus Volume Format
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TN1150: Describes the physical layout of an HFS Plus volume.
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Carbon, Cocoa |
2004-03-05 |
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Scripting Interface Guidelines
(HTML)
TN2106: Directions for providing a clean and consistent scripting interface for your application.
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AppleScript, Carbon, Cocoa, User Experience |
2004-03-01 |
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Handling Audio Unit Events
(HTML)
TN2104: This technote explains how to handle AudioUnit Events
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Music & Audio |
2004-02-16 |
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Working Around Incorrect -needsToDrawRect: Behavior in Custom View Classes
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TN2107: Describes how to work around a bug in NSView's -needsToDrawRect: method.
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Cocoa |
2004-02-06 |
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Mac OS X 10.3 Navigation Services Changes
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TN2105: Explains Navigation Services changes in Mac OS X 10.3 Panther
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Carbon |
2004-01-30 |
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Understanding and Detecting OpenGL Functionality
(HTML)
TN2080: Discusses OpenGL API design, and how to access the full power of hardware and software renderers.
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Carbon, Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging |
2003-12-29 |
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The Enhanced Print Apple Event
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TN2082: Describes an enhancement to the print Apple event that gives developers more control over scripted printing.
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AppleScript, Carbon, Cocoa, Printing |
2003-12-09 |
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HIView APIs vs. Control Manager APIs
(HTML)
TN2074: Provides some clarification on the similar APIs and similar behaviors found in the HIView and Control Managers.
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Carbon |
2003-10-29 |
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Authorization for Everyone
(HTML)
TN2095: Describes applications of Authorization Services beyond simple privilege requesting.
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Carbon, Security |
2003-10-23 |
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iTunes Visual Plug-ins for Windows
(HTML)
(PDF)
TN2098: Creating visual plug-ins for iTunes Windows 4.1 and later.
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Apple Applications |
2003-10-17 |
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Tuning for G5: A Practical Guide
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TN2086: Explains how to get started tuning your application for the new Macintosh G5 architecture.
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Carbon |
2003-10-01 |
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Porting Command Line Unix Tools to Mac OS X
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TN2071: A general guide for Unix developers porting software to Mac OS X.
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Darwin, Porting |
2003-09-03 |
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PowerPC G5 Performance Primer
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TN2087: Offers a high-level overview of how to maximize performance on G5 Macs.
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Carbon, Hardware |
2003-09-03 |
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Version Territory
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TN1132: Clarifies the format of data in the NumVersion structure used in a version ( 'vers') resource.
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Carbon |
2003-08-25 |
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Driver Tuning on Panther or G5
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TN2090: Describes potential issues when using drivers in Panther or later, or on a Power Macintosh G5.
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Darwin, Hardware |
2003-06-24 |
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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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Device Drivers, Hardware |
2003-06-21 |
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I/O Kit Power Controller
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TN2076: Describes code to include in a KEXT in order to register for power management events.
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Hardware |
2003-06-20 |
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Full Screen changes in QuickTime 6.1 and 6.3
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TN2068: Changes made to the QuickTime Full Screen API with the release of QuickTime6.1 and QuickTime6.3
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QuickTime |
2003-06-19 |
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TWAIN Data Sources for Mac OS X
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TN2088: Describes how to implement a TWAIN Data Source (DS) for Mac OS X
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QuickTime |
2003-06-19 |
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Power Management for Macintosh; getting started
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TN2075: Outlines available documentation and its location for power management on Mac OS X and OS 9.
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Device Drivers, Hardware |
2003-05-30 |
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Deconstructing A Keynote Document: Part One - Slides
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TN2073: Provides a Keynote XML file format overview; details the XML, showing slide, text and graphics functionality.
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Apple Applications |
2003-05-20 |
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Supplying codec-specific options within the Standard Compression Dialog
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TN2081: Discusses the ImageCodec 'DITL' APIs introduced with QuickTime 6.
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QuickTime |
2003-05-20 |
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Glyph Access Protocol
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TN2079: How to support unencoded glyphs using the TSM, ATSUI and Cocoa.
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Carbon, Internationalization |
2003-05-06 |
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Migrating to FSRefs & long Unicode names from FSSpecs
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TN2078: Answers and coding techniques to commonly asked questions about adopting FSRefs and long file names.
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Carbon |
2003-05-06 |
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Guide to Creating Kiosks on Mac OS X
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TN2062: Discusses techniques used in creating applications which require kiosk-like functionality on Mac OS X.
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Carbon, Cocoa, User Experience |
2003-02-24 |
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Ensuring Backwards Binary Compatibility - Weak Linking and Availability Macros on Mac OS X
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TN2064: Ensuring that Mach-O applications built using today's Mac OS X runs on previous versions of the OS.
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Carbon, Cocoa, Performance, Tools |
2003-02-18 |
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Mac OS X QuickDraw Performance
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TN2051: Some of the trouble spots in the Mac OS X windowing system and how to avoid them.
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Carbon, Graphics & Imaging |
2003-02-13 |
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About the Keynote XML File Format (APXL Schema)
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TN2067: Describes the Keynote XML file format schema for developers creating or modifying Keynote presentations programmatically.
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Apple Applications |
2003-02-12 |
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do shell script in AppleScript
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TN2065: Frequently Asked Questions about the AppleScript "do shell script" command.
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AppleScript |
2003-01-27 |
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Understanding and Debugging Kernel Panics
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TN2063: Addresses kernel panics: what they are and how to debug the code that caused the panic.
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Darwin |
2002-11-11 |
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Installable Keyboard Layouts
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TN2056: Explains how to define a Unicode keyboard via an XML text file.
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Internationalization, User Experience |
2002-09-27 |
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Using collection classes safely with multithreaded applications
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TN2059: Describes some problems with and workarounds for using mutable collection classes in multithreaded applications.
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Carbon, Cocoa |
2002-09-10 |
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The Font Panel for Carbon API
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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 |
2002-09-05 |
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Mac OS X 10.2
(HTML)
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TN2053: Describes software development-related changes provided in system software update Mac OS X 10.2.
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Carbon, Cocoa, Performance |
2002-09-04 |
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Living in a Dynamic TCP/IP Environment
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TN1145: Describes some of the intricacies of dealing with TCP/IP in a dynamic environment, such as Open Transport.
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Networking |
2002-08-27 |
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ICM Drawing non-scheduled frames with QuickTime 6
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TN2060: Changes to how the Image Compression Manager draws non-scheduled frames in QuickTime 6 on Mac OS X.
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QuickTime |
2002-08-21 |
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Fill in the size field before calling ICMGetPixelFormatInfo
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TN2057: Discusses why you should always fill in the size field of the ICMPixelFormatInfo structure before calling ICMGetPixelFormatInfo.
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QuickTime |
2002-07-17 |
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Observing Process Lifetimes Without Polling
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TN2050: Shows a variety of methods to determine process lifetimes without polling.
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Carbon, Cocoa |
2002-07-01 |
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Java Runtime Properties for Mac OS X
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Deprecated - TN2031: Runtime properties for use with Java 1.3.1 applications.
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Java |
2002-06-12 |
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SndPlayDoubleBuffer and Carbon
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TN1198: Removal of the SndPlayDoubleBuffer and other APIs from the Carbon API set and Carbon solutions.
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Carbon, Games, Music & Audio, Porting, QuickTime |
2002-06-12 |
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Tailoring Java Applications for Mac OS X
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Deprecated - TN2042: Tips and tricks for an optimal Macintosh experience in a Java application.
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Java |
2002-05-23 |
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ChooseMovieClock and Video Output Components
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TN2052: Discusses the ChooseMovieClock API introduced in QuickTime 6.
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QuickTime |
2002-05-07 |
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Exclusive File Access in Mac OS X
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TN2037: Covers exclusive file access In Mac OS X
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Carbon, Cocoa |
2002-05-01 |
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'pdat' specification
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TN2049: Describes 'pdat' resource printer vendors must include in their drivers to support CarbonLib printing.
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Carbon |
2002-04-22 |
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Apple Image Capture Camera Module changes for Mac OS X Update 10.1.3
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TN2040: Changes to the Apple Image Capture camera modules for Mac OS X Update 10.1.3.
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Apple Applications |
2002-04-16 |
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Decompressing DV frames and accessing the pixels
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TN2044: Discusses and demonstrates how to decompress DV frames and access the pixels directly.
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QuickTime |
2002-04-11 |
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AEStream and Friends
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TN2046: Describes the AEStream family of routines.
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Carbon |
2002-03-29 |
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AEBuild*, AEPrint* and Friends
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TN2045: Describes the AEBuild* and AEPrint* family of routines.
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AppleScript, Carbon |
2002-03-21 |
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Mac OS X: v10.1.1 - v10.1.3
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TN2043: Describes changes provided by system software updates 10.1.1 through 10.1.3.
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Carbon, Cocoa, Performance |
2002-03-06 |
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The 'plst' Resource
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TN2013: Describes the 'plst' resource for Carbon-based applications.
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Carbon |
2002-02-07 |
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Movie Data Security
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TN2038: Describes techniques you can use to protect data in QuickTime movies.
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QuickTime |
2001-12-13 |
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Getting Started with GDB
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TN2032: Explains common C, C++ and Objective-C debugging tasks using gdb, plus helpful tips and tricks.
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Tools |
2001-12-07 |
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How to use the ATSUI Low Level APIs to get glyph outlines
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TN2033: Covers the ATSUI low-level APIs.
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Carbon, Internationalization |
2001-11-26 |
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Open Firmware Ethernet Debugging II: Telnet downloading
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TN2023: Describes a method of debugging a device's firmware using Ethernet to connect a host machine and target machine.
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Device Drivers, Hardware |
2001-10-30 |
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GDB for MacsBug Veterans
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TN2030: Translate your experience with MacsBug into a working knowledge of the GNU source-level debugger (GDB).
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Carbon, Darwin, Performance, Tools |
2001-10-18 |
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Mac OS X v10.1
(HTML)
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TN2029: Updated list of APIs for Mac OS X 10.1.
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Tools |
2001-10-15 |
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Threading Architectures
(HTML)
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TN2028: Describes the various threading APIs on Mac OS 9 and Mac OS X.
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Carbon |
2001-08-08 |
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Compatibility between JDirect 2 and JDirect 3
(HTML)
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Deprecated - TN2002: Changes in JDirect between MRJ 2.2 on MacOS 8/9 and the Java runtime on Mac OS X.
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Java |
2001-08-03 |
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Mac OS X: versions 10.0.1 through 10.0.4
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TN2025: List of API differences betweem 10.0.1 trough 10.0.4
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Tools |
2001-07-26 |
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How to write a JDBC Plugin (With Example)
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TN2027: Describes the process of writing JDBC Adaptor plugins for WebObjects.
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Java, WebObjects |
2001-07-11 |
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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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Graphics & Imaging |
2001-07-11 |
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Multilingual Text Engine Frequently Asked Questions
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TN2026: A list of frequently asked questions for the Multilingual Text Engine (MLTE).
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Internationalization |
2001-07-11 |
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Fundamentals of Open Firmware, Part III: Understanding PCI Expansion ROM Choices for Mac OS
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TN1044: Recommended contents for PCI expansion ROMs, including a table of standard devices, properties and methods.
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Hardware |
2001-06-26 |
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iTunes Visual Plug-ins
(HTML)
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TN2016: Describes the APIs used by iTunes and its Visual plug-ins to communicate back and forth.
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Apple Applications |
2001-06-26 |
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The Death of typeFSSpec: moving along to typeFileURL
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TN2022: Discusses the typeFileURL format and using it to pass file references between applications in Mac OS X.
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Carbon |
2001-06-07 |
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Browser Plugins in Mac OS X
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TN2020: Describes the format of web browser plugins for Mac OS X.
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Apple Applications, Carbon |
2001-05-31 |
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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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Graphics & Imaging, QuickTime |
2001-04-17 |
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Using Launch Services for discovering document binding and launching applications
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TN2017: Interface to starting applications, opening documents either with a specific application, or using the default application.
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Carbon |
2001-04-17 |
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Locating Application Support Files under Mac OS X
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TN2015: Describes different methods for an application to determine its location.
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Carbon |
2001-03-27 |
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Insights on OpenGL
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TN2014: Frequently Asked Questions regarding OpenGL and graphics on the Macintosh.
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Graphics & Imaging |
2001-03-26 |
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Building QuickTime Components for Mac OS X
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TN2012: Discusses the changes necessary to build Carbon CFM and Mach-O QuickTime Components for Mac OS X.
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QuickTime |
2001-03-08 |
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MP-Safe Routines
(HTML)
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TN2006: Lists all routines callable from MP tasks under Multiprocessing Services 2.0 and higher.
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Carbon |
2000-12-21 |
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The CGDirectDisplay API
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TN2007: Provides a reference for the CGDirectDisplay API on Mac OS X.
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Graphics & Imaging |
2000-11-08 |
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The CGDirectPalette API
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TN2008: Provides a reference for the CGDirectPalette API on Mac OS X
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Carbon |
2000-11-08 |
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Interrupt-Safe Routines
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TN1104: Dicusses Mac OS, "safe " routines to call at interrupt time.
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Hardware |
2000-11-08 |
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Understanding Open Transport Asset Tracking
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TN1173: Open Transport tracks assets, like memory and providers, which it allocates on your behalf.
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Networking |
2000-11-03 |
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SimpleCocoaApp: An Overview
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TN2005: A high level overview of the steps required to build a simple Cocoa application.
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Cocoa |
2000-10-25 |
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Applet Signing with MRJ and Javakey
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Deprecated - TN1175: Procedures needed to sign jar files, install certificates, and successfully utilize a signed applet.
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Java |
2000-10-16 |
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Debugging Open Firmware Using Telnet
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TN2004: Addresses debugging device's firmware using Ethernet and telnet protocol to a target machine running Open Firmware.
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Device Drivers, Hardware |
2000-10-16 |
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Moving Your Code to Mac OS X
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TN2003: Talks about considerations for moving older Mac OS 9 applications to Mac OS X.
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Carbon |
2000-10-05 |
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Running files from a hard drive in Open Firmware
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TN2001: Demonstrates editing, saving, and retrieving Open Firmware commands to a file on a Macintosh hard drive.
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Device Drivers, Hardware |
2000-09-22 |
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File Manager Performance and Caching
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FL16: Discusses traditional Mac OS file system input/output performance issues and the File Manager's volume cache.
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Carbon, Cocoa |
2000-09-01 |
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Background-Only Applications
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TN1070: Describes issues and implementation strategies for creating Background-Only Applications.
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Carbon, Mac OS 9 & Earlier |
2000-08-14 |
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The Care And Feeding Of Runtime.exec
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Deprecated - TN1168: JDK-1.1.x on Mac OS Classic describes MRJ 2.x's implementation of Runtime.exec.
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Java |
2000-08-14 |
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CD-ROM Driver Calls
(HTML)
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Deprecated - DV22: Discusses public interface to Apple CD-ROM driver and supersedes information in AppleCD SC Developer's Guide.
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Accessibility, Darwin, Device Drivers, Hardware, Mac OS 9 & Earlier |
2000-08-14 |
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Checklist for Building Applications and Extensions
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TN1126: Summarizes the different items which you need to include to build a good, well-behaved Macintosh product.
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Carbon |
2000-08-14 |
