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The "/.vol" directory and "volfs"
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QA1113: Describes how the Carbon File Manager interacts with BSD via "volfs" and the "/.vol" directory.
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Carbon |
2002-02-14 |
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The "/aliases" node in the device tree
(HTML)
HW89: Describes the aliases node in the Open Firmware device tree.
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Hardware |
2000-09-05 |
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128Mb SDRAM ICs limitation on original "Bronze Keyboard" Powerbook G3
(HTML)
QA1040: Outlines Memory ICs design limitation on original "Bronze Keyboard" Powerbook G3.
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Hardware |
2001-06-21 |
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48 bit & 64 bit Pixel Format support in QuickTime
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QA1114: Discusses QuickTime's support for pixel formats with more than 8 bits per channel.
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QuickTime |
2002-02-07 |
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68K Open Transport Code on Power Macintoshes
(HTML)
Deprecated - NW48: Explains why running Open Transport 68K code on a PowerPC may not always work.
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Carbon, Networking |
1997-03-14 |
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The AAPL, slot-name property and PCI
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HW61: Discusses the use of the AAPL,slot name property for PCI
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Device Drivers, Hardware |
1999-04-19 |
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Aborting a OTConnect in Progress
(HTML)
Deprecated - NW29: Describes the proper way to abort OTConnect, and why after calling OTSndDisconnect you may receive "kOTOutStateErr".
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Carbon, Networking |
1996-05-14 |
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Accessing Decompressed Images
(HTML)
QTMTB27: Demonstrates the use of a transfer procedure to access a decompressed image and manipulate it prior to display.
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QuickTime |
1995-05-01 |
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Accessing File Control Blocks
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FL10: Shows how to access file control blocks correctly, reiterating not to access FCBs directly.
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Carbon |
1999-10-05 |
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Accessing HTTPS Proxy Settings
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QA1234: Describes how to programatically access Secure Web Proxy information.
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Carbon, Core Foundation, Games, Internet & Web, Mac OS X Server, Networking, Security |
2003-02-19 |
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Activating CrashReporter in OS X
(HTML)
Deprecated - QA1057: Explains of how to enable crash reporting in Mac OS X version 10.0.
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User Experience |
2001-05-13 |
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Adding a movie reference to a movie
(HTML)
QA1376: Demonstrates how to add a reference for a movie to another movie
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Carbon, QuickTime |
2004-09-16 |
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Adding an automated Window menu to your application
(HTML)
QA1080: Explains how to add an automated Window menu to your Carbon application.
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Carbon |
2001-10-30 |
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Adding dependencies with kmodload
(HTML)
QA1097: Illustrates how to specify dependencies when using kmodload.
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Darwin, Device Drivers, Hardware |
2001-12-05 |
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Adding menu separator items to controls in a Sherlock channel
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QA1219: Using menu-item separators in an NSPopUpButton control of a Sherlock channel.
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Apple Applications |
2003-01-21 |
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Adding QuickTime Movie Data to Non-QuickTime Files
(HTML)
QTMTB31: Describes how to embed QuickTime movies into files, and play back on Windows or Mac.
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QuickTime |
1995-05-01 |
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AddrToName
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NW39: Explains why an AddrToName call with a hosts file causes Open Transport 1.1 to return authNameErr.
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Networking |
1996-09-27 |
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Adjusting the movie brightness
(HTML)
QA1382: Demonstrates how to adjust the brightness of a movie for playback.
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QuickTime |
2004-09-16 |
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'aete' in Java
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Deprecated - JAVA08: Programatically specifying the aete for AppleScriptable Mac OS Classic applications.
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Java |
1999-05-17 |
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aglChoosePixelFormat, The Inside Scoop
(HTML)
OGL01: Describes the nuances of aglChoosePixelFormat, including specific information on multi-monitor support.
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Carbon, Games, Graphics & Imaging |
2000-04-03 |
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Allocate and Disk Full Error
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FL12: Discusses a problem with AFP volumes displaying incorrect free space, and returning disk full errors.
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Carbon, Cocoa, Networking |
1999-07-21 |
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Animating the Cursor at VBL Time
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PS05: Describes animating the cursor under traditional Mac OS.
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Carbon |
1997-01-09 |
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ANSI SCSI Standards
(HTML)
Deprecated - DV03: Describes past Macintosh systems that did not fully support the ANSI SCSI-1 standard.
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Accessibility, Device Drivers, Hardware, Mac OS X Server, Performance |
1995-07-01 |
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Appearance Versions
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TB39: Explains how to retrieve the Appearance Manager version and verify the compatibility with the Mac OS version.
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Carbon |
2000-07-15 |
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AppleScript for Java
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Deprecated - JAVA07: Naming objects for calling Java from AppleScript on Mac OS Classic.
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Java |
1999-05-17 |
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Are interrupts enabled while Open Firmware is running?
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HW44: Explains that interrupts are disabled when Open Firmware is running.
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Device Drivers, Hardware |
1999-02-15 |
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Are the Name Registry device tree nodes unique?
(HTML)
Deprecated - HW64: Discusses whether Name Registry nodes copied from the Open Firmware device tree are unique.
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Accessibility, Darwin, Device Drivers, Hardware, Music & Audio, Networking, Printing |
1999-10-11 |
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Are the root control, the root view, and the content view the same entity?
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QA1214: Details the differences and similitudes between the root control, the root view, and the content view of windows.
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Carbon |
2002-11-12 |
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Are there any OSStatus values I can use in my programs?
(HTML)
OV02: Describes OSStatus values that generate errors without colliding with reserved Apple system values.
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Carbon |
1999-11-22 |
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ATSUI and MLTE Printing
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QD64: Describes a way to get MLTE and ATSUI text to print through the QuickDraw bottlenecks.
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Printing |
2000-11-08 |
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Audio Unit Resizing
(HTML)
QA1343: Discusses the host's responsibilities when resizing Audio Units.
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Music & Audio |
2004-03-23 |
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AudioDevice sample rates
(HTML)
QA1196: Getting, setting and converting sample rates with Audio Devices.
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Music & Audio |
2003-12-09 |
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AUGraphs and AudioUnit connections
(HTML)
QA1174: Discusses AudioUnit connection issues when using more than one AudioUnit or an AUGraph.
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Music & Audio |
2003-12-09 |
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Automatically starting and stopping application instances without using Monitor
(HTML)
QA1064: Describes how to use WebObjects' monitor utility to stop and start application instances.
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WebObjects |
2001-07-25 |
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Available FireWire Isochronous Bandwidth
(HTML)
QA1356: Discusses attempting to "pre-flight" an isochronous bandwidth allocation request by reading the currently available bandwidth.
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Device Drivers, Hardware, Music & Audio, QuickTime |
2004-07-07 |
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Avoiding Kernel Event Conflicts
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QA1063: Documents the namespace for the vendor_code field of the kern_event_msg structure.
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Carbon, Darwin, Hardware |
2001-09-14 |
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Avoiding Pauses When Looping Audio files with QuickTime
(HTML)
QA1371: Demonstrates how to avoid pauses when looping audio files with QuickTime
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Carbon, Games, Music & Audio, QuickTime |
2004-09-08 |
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Avoiding the -42 error with DiscRecording
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QA1292: Explains how to workaround the -42 error when using the DiscRecording API.
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Carbon, Cocoa |
2004-05-25 |
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Background-only apps with NSStatusItems become active in 10.1 on NSStatusItem clicks
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QA1081: Preventing background-only apps from activating when their NSStatusItem(s) are clicked in Mac OS X 10.1.
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Cocoa |
2001-10-30 |
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Base-Derived async image codecs must implement ImageCodecQueueStarting and ImageCodecQueueStopping
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QA1157: Describes why base-derived codecs that set canAsync must implement ImageCodecQueueStarting and ImageCodecQueueStopping.
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Carbon, QuickTime |
2002-07-09 |
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Batch Exporting movie sound tracks with ConvertMovieToFile()
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QTMTB62: Explains how to configure ConvertMovieToFile to use the same configuration information for more than one call.
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QuickTime |
2000-09-05 |
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Be careful when using AuthorizationCreate
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QA1172: Explains why you should avoid determining allowable rights when creating an AuthorizationRef.
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Security |
2002-09-20 |
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BeginMediaEdits -2050 badDataRefIndex error after calling NewMovie
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QTMTB58: Describes reasons why BeginMediaEdits would return the -2050 badDataRefIndex error code during a media-editing session.
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QuickTime |
2000-09-05 |
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Bluetooth Radio Power Class for Apple Systems
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QA1278: Notes Preferred Bluetooth Transmitter Characteristics for products designed for Apple Systems.
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Accessibility, Device Drivers, Hardware |
2003-08-06 |
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BOM characters in 'utxt' clipboard flavor
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QA1221: Explains the use of the BOM character in 'utxt' scrap data
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Cocoa, Internationalization |
2003-01-20 |
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Booting after invoking the Open Firmware user interface
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HW48: Tells how to boot a system after entering the Open Firmware user interface.
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Device Drivers, Hardware |
1999-02-15 |
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BowelsOfTheMemoryManager (aka YourHeapIsProbablyCorrupt)
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Deprecated - ME05: What the symbol BowelsoftheMemoryManager means and the most probable cause of this symbol in MacsBug.
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Carbon |
2001-02-01 |
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Bypassing AppendMenu's Meta-character Processing
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TB56: Explains how to bypass AppendMenu's meta-character processing and how to use AppendMenuItemText instead.
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Carbon |
1998-12-22 |
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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, Graphics & Imaging |
2000-11-08 |
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Calculating the video frame rate of an MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 movie
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QA1262: Computing the video frame rate of an MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 movie.
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QuickTime |
2003-06-02 |
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Calling an AppleScript and providing parameters from an Application
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QA1111: Explains calling and providing parameter values to an AppleScript event handler from an application written in C.
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AppleScript, Carbon, Cocoa |
2002-03-13 |
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Calling AppleScript from an Application
(HTML)
QA1026: Describes how to call an AppleScript from an application written in C.
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AppleScript, Carbon |
2001-04-10 |
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Calling CloseOpenTransport When Writing an App
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Deprecated - NW36: Identifies a bug in Open Transport 1.1 which means your application must CloseOpenTransport before quitting.
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Carbon, Networking |
1996-07-03 |
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Calling InitializeQTML from DLL Main
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QTW89: Don't do anything significant in your QuickTime 3 for Windows DLL Main procedure.
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QuickTime |
1998-09-21 |
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Can I have parameters of type typeHIRect instead of type typeQDRectangle in my kEventControlBoundsChanged message handler?
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QA1246: Details the automatic coercions between QuickDraw and Quartz types provided by the Carbon Event Parameter accessors.
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Carbon |
2003-04-03 |
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Can you explain the words "begin" and "again"?
(HTML)
HW70: Explains the Forth looping words "begin" and "again" and how to escape such a loop.
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Device Drivers, Hardware |
1999-10-11 |
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Can't attach during two-machine debugging with GDB
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Deprecated - QA1019: Describes a workaround for a problem attaching during two-machine debugging on Mac OS X 10.0.x.
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Darwin, Tools |
2003-06-02 |
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Capturing Speech Manager Output
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Deprecated - SND15: Capturing the output from the Speech Synthesis Manager to a file.
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Carbon, Music & Audio |
1998-05-18 |
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Carbon Full Screen Conundrums
(HTML)
QA1068: Describes the available Mac OS X DrawSprocket services.
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Carbon, Games, Graphics & Imaging |
2001-08-20 |
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CFXML to CFPropertyListRef (and back!)
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QA1208: Describes to how save and restore a CFPropertyListRef to and from an XML file.
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Carbon, Cocoa, Core Foundation |
2003-08-29 |
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CGBitmapContextCreate Supported Color Spaces
(HTML)
QA1037: Lists the color space and alpha info combinations currently supported by CGBitmapContextCreate.
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Carbon, Cocoa, Games, Graphics & Imaging |
2004-09-09 |
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CGContext Bounds
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QA1048: Explains how to determine the bounds of a CGContext.
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Carbon, Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging, Printing |
2001-07-02 |
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CGContext parameter missing in my kEventControlDraw event
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QA1212: Explains in which case your kEventControlDraw handler wouldn't receive a CGContext parameter.
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Carbon |
2002-11-12 |
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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, Graphics & Imaging, Printing |
2001-07-02 |
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CGContextClosePath
(HTML)
QA1046: Explains when you should call CGContextClosePath.
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Carbon, Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging, Printing |
2001-10-02 |
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CGImageRef contents are immutable
(HTML)
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QA1276: Explains that CGImageRef contents are considered immutable once created.
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Carbon, Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging |
2003-07-17 |
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Changing Menu Titles
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TB47: Explains how to change a menu's title after its insertion into the menu bar.
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Carbon |
1998-12-22 |
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Changing Size of sfnt Cache
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TX11: Describes how to change the size of the sfnt fragment cache.
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Carbon, Text & Fonts |
1998-04-12 |
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Changing the configuration variable in Open Firmware
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HW40: Tells how to change the configuration variable in Open Firmware.
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Device Drivers, Hardware |
1999-02-15 |
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Changing the TCP Window Size
(HTML)
NW47: Describes how to change the TCP window size in Open Transport.
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Carbon, Cocoa, Core Foundation, Device Drivers, Games, Hardware, Internet & Web, Networking, Performance, Tools |
1997-03-14 |
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Checking For Presence of QuickTime 3 for Windows
(HTML)
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QTW88: Programatically checking for the presence of QuickTime 3 for Windows.
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QuickTime |
1998-09-21 |
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Checking for the presence of a native library from Java
(HTML)
Deprecated - JAVA19: Checking for the presence of a JNI library from Mac OS Classic Java.
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Java |
1999-11-29 |
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Checking for the Printer Driver
(HTML)
DV42: Describes a legacy Mac OS technique avoiding system hangs when using serial drivers on USB systems.
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Accessibility, Carbon, Darwin, Device Drivers, Hardware |
2000-06-19 |
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Choosing the Position Where a Movie is Pasted
(HTML)
QTMTB26: Explains how the position of a pasted movie is determined and shows how to force a given location.
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QuickTime |
1995-05-01 |
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The "chosen" node in the device tree
(HTML)
HW88: Describes how to find the "chosen" node in the Open firmware device tree.
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Core Foundation, Darwin, Device Drivers, Hardware, Internet & Web, Mac OS X Server, Networking |
2000-09-05 |
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Clearing mDNSResponder's cached records
(HTML)
QA1310: Clearing the Rendezvous service cache (mDNSResponder's cached records) for testing purposes.
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Hardware, Networking |
2004-02-11 |
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Clickable Static Text Item
(HTML)
QA1380: Explains how to make a static text item respond to clicks
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Carbon, User Experience |
2004-10-05 |
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Closing the Connection: OpenTransport
(HTML)
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Deprecated - NW20: Describes an orderly disconnect situation in Open Transport between two nodes.
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Carbon, Networking |
1996-03-04 |
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ColorSync 2.0
(HTML)
CS02: Explains CMProfileLocation's second argument, where a ColorSync profile is, and the type of a profile location.
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Graphics & Imaging |
1995-05-01 |
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Combinations of cupsColorSpace, cupsColorOrder and cupsBitsPerColor values supported by Mac OS X
(HTML)
QA1368: Table of supported combinations of cupsColorSpace, cupsColorOrder and cupsBitsPerColor values supported by Mac OS X.
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Printing |
2004-08-27 |
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Common QA and Roadmap for USB Software Development on Mac OS X
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QA1370: Roadmap for development of USB Software on Mac OS X and some Common Questions and Answers
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Darwin, Device Drivers, Hardware |
2004-09-22 |
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Comparing selectors in Cocoa-Java code
(HTML)
QA1069: Explains why Objective-C and Java selectors appear to be the same name but equality tests fail.
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Cocoa |
2001-08-31 |
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Component Definitions
(HTML)
QTMCC14: Discusses the differences between components, component instances, component storage, and component RefCons.
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QuickTime |
2000-09-22 |
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Compressed and Uncompressed Samples in the Same Track
(HTML)
QTMTB43: Recommends not to mix compressed and uncompressed data samples into the same sound track.
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QuickTime |
1995-08-01 |
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CompressSequenceBegin & Ethernet in QuickTime
(HTML)
QTICM13: Describes resolving an issue with missing ImageDescription when sending compressed images over Ethernet using CompressSequenceBegin.
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QuickTime |
1995-05-01 |
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Context Sharing Tips
(HTML)
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QA1248: How to correctly share OpenGL contexts and what the limits on this sharing are.
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Carbon, Games, Graphics & Imaging |
2003-06-24 |
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Converting a numeric string to a number under Forth
(HTML)
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HW52: Demonstrates numeric string conversion in Forth.
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Device Drivers, Hardware |
1999-03-29 |
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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, Graphics & Imaging |
1995-09-15 |
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Converting Simplified Chinese
(HTML)
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TX06: Describes how to convert Macintosh Simplified Chinese encoding into GB2312.
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Carbon, Cocoa, Core Foundation |
1996-02-09 |
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Converting to Precomposed Unicode
(HTML)
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QA1235: Describes how to convert a string to precomposed Unicode.
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Carbon, Cocoa, Core Foundation, Internationalization, Text & Fonts |
2003-02-07 |
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ConvertMovieToFile unexpected results
(HTML)
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QTMTB51: Explains why white frames can occur in a movie that was saved using ConvertMovieToFile.
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QuickTime |
1999-06-14 |
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Core Audio & Xcode - Ensuring the latest Core Audio Headers are installed
(HTML)
QA1386: Describes how to ensure you're working with the latest Core Audio Header files with Xcode.
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Carbon, Music & Audio, QuickTime |
2005-01-18 |
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Correct Setup of an AGLDrawable
(HTML)
OGL02: Describes the setup of an AGLDrawable.
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Carbon, Games, Graphics & Imaging |
2000-10-04 |
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Correct Time Values
(HTML)
QTMTB32: Demonstrates finding correct time values for GetMoviePict to get all the frames of a QuickTime movie.
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QuickTime |
1995-05-01 |
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Correcting a PackageMaker version.plist and BundleVersions.plist problem
(HTML)
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QA1281: Describes how to correct a PackageMaker version.plist and BundleVersions.plist problem.
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Tools |
2003-08-25 |
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Correction to SetMediaDataRef, short, not pointer
(HTML)
QTMTB44: Makes a correction to the description of SetMediaDataRef in the QT2.0 CD.
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QuickTime |
1995-08-01 |
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couldNotResolveDataRef (-2000) returned from DataHSetDataRef and OpenADataHandler
(HTML)
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QA1116: Describes why DataHSetDataRef and OpenADataHandler may return a couldNotResolveDataRef error in the writing case.
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QuickTime |
2002-02-07 |
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CreatePortAssociation And WM_QUERYNEWPALETTE Message
(HTML)
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QTW91: Activating your custom palette under QuickTime 3 for Windows by calling NSetPalette and ActivatePalette.
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QuickTime |
1998-09-21 |
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CreateStaticTextControl fails with paramErr
(HTML)
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QA1211: Explains why CreateStaticTextControl fails with a paramErr in compositing windows and gives a work around.
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Carbon |
2002-11-12 |
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Creating a Movie from Movie Data in Memory
(HTML)
QA1341: Describes how to create a movie from movie data in memory.
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QuickTime |
2004-05-20 |
