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Problem with PaintRgn on 256-color Screens
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Deprecated - QD23: PaintRgn with RGBForeColor and transfer mode addOver doesn't return color to original on 256-color-screens.
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Carbon, Graphics & Imaging, Performance, User Experience |
1995-09-15 |
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Problems Creating a Mask for a Picture
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Deprecated - QD27: Demonstrates creating a mask where the mask is 0 for pure white pixels and 1 everywhere else.
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Carbon, Graphics & Imaging |
1995-09-15 |
Problems recording CopyBits into a PICT on Mac OS X 10.2
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QA1189: Identifies a problem with CopyBits and PICT on Mac OS X 10.2 and gives a simple workaround.
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Carbon, Graphics & Imaging, Porting |
2002-11-19 |
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Process Carbon Events Not Delivered in 10.2
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QA1181: Work around for a bug in Mac OS X 10.2 that prevents the delivery of process Carbon events.
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Carbon |
2002-08-27 |
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Programmatic configuration of a Movie Export Component
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QA1147: Demonstrates how to programmatically configure a movie export component without showing the Movie Export dialog.
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QuickTime |
2002-06-18 |
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Programmatically causing restart, shutdown and/or logout
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QA1134: Describes how to programmatically cause restart, shutdown, sleep or logout.
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Carbon, Cocoa, Core Foundation, Darwin, Hardware, Mac OS X Server, Tools |
2003-02-10 |
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Project Builder 2.1 needs projects to be checked into CVS to enable CVS support
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QA1245: Explains how to workaround a bug in Project Builder that blocks CVS functionality.
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Tools |
2003-03-20 |
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Prompting the user with MRJQuitHandler
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QA1187: How to intercept Cmd-Q for all Java 1.3 releases on Mac OS X.
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Java |
2002-08-15 |
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Properties versus methods in automatically generated 'aete' resources
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Deprecated - JAVA14: Explains describing properties versus methods in generated 'aete' resources on Mac OS Classic Java.
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Java |
1999-05-17 |
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Providing QuickDraw with a Known Good Port
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Deprecated - QA1237: How to use SetPort( NULL) to provide QuickDraw with a known good port.
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Graphics & Imaging |
2003-09-29 |
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PSetSelfSend in Classic AppleTalk vs. Open Transport AppleTalk
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NW23: Describes the relationship between PSetSelfSend in Classic AppleTalk and Open Transport AppleTalk.
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Networking |
1996-05-14 |
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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, Graphics & Imaging, Mac OS X Server, Performance, Porting, Text & Fonts, User Experience |
2000-11-08 |
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QDSwapPort
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QA1128: Explains when to use QDSwapPort.
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Carbon, Graphics & Imaging, Porting |
2002-11-06 |
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QTML, c2pstr and Pascal strings
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QA1112: Describes how to avoid headaches when dealing with Pascal to C string conversion with QTML.
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QuickTime |
2002-01-21 |
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Quality of QuickTime video effects
(HTML)
QA1089: Describes some of the factors affecting QuickTime video effects quality.
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QuickTime |
2001-10-26 |
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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, Graphics & Imaging, Printing |
2002-10-29 |
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Quartz 2D Thread Safety
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QA1238: Explains the thread-safety issues for the Quartz 2D API.
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Carbon, Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging, Performance, Printing |
2003-02-25 |
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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, Graphics & Imaging, Porting |
2002-10-29 |
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QuickTime & Noise Problems
(HTML)
QTPC02: Talks about ways to reduce noise in movies created with the CinePak codec.
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QuickTime |
1995-05-01 |
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QuickTime & PutMovieIntoDataFork, Offsets
(HTML)
QTMTB34: Explains restrictions on moving movie data around in a file after creation; also gives work arounds.
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QuickTime |
1995-05-01 |
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QuickTime .qtx/.qtr/.qt/.mov files defined
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QTW99: Definitions for the QuickTime for Windows .qtx/.qtr/.qt/.mov files.
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QuickTime |
2000-09-05 |
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QuickTime 6.4 & AvailabilityMacros.h on Mac OS X 10.2.x
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QA1316: Fixing compilation issues when upgrading to QuickTime 6.4 on Mac OS X 10.2.x systems.
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QuickTime, Tools |
2003-10-21 |
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QuickTime and Carbon Events
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QA1090: Discusses how to ensure smooth movie playback when using Carbon Events in an application.
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Carbon, QuickTime |
2001-10-26 |
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QuickTime DirectDraw Surfaces
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QTW96: How to make QuickTime 4 for Windows draw onto a surface using your custom DirectDraw object.
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QuickTime |
1999-11-01 |
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QuickTime Effects - How to set up parameter description values when using kParameterTypeDataImage
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QA1326: Setting up an effect parameter description when using kParameterTypeDataImage as the parameter data type.
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QuickTime |
2003-12-09 |
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QuickTime Error -2127 qtNetworkAlreadyAllocatedErr Explained
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QA1244: QuickTime qtNetworkAlreadyAllocatedErr error code (-2127) occurs when the user's Connection Speed preference setting is too slow.
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QuickTime |
2003-03-20 |
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QuickTime for Windows resource files
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QA1132: Describes resource file extensions supported by QuickTime for Windows.
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QuickTime |
2002-04-08 |
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QuickTime Media Editing
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QA1110: Explains the term "Media" as used in QuickTime and how it relates to media editing APIs.
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QuickTime |
2002-01-16 |
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QuickTime movies require a valid graphics port
(HTML)
QA1345: The QuickTime Movie Toolbox requires a valid graphics port for all movies.
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QuickTime |
2004-03-19 |
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QuickTime Music Architecture Header Update
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QTMA06: Explains missing and changed items in QuickTime 2.5.
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QuickTime |
1996-08-21 |
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QuickTime Preview Behavior
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QTMCC10: Describes the expected behavior of the create/update preview button in the SFPGetFilePreview dialog.
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QuickTime |
1996-11-27 |
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QuickTime Sound
(HTML)
QTMRF04: Explains what the sowt and the twos format is in QuickTime.
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QuickTime |
1995-05-01 |
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QuickTime Supported YUV Pixel Formats
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QA1060: Describes which YUV pixel formats are supported by QuickTime.
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QuickTime |
2001-07-19 |
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QuickTime Toolbox GetMovieTime Call
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QTMTB38: Provides the calls to change the current time and to reposition a movie to play from the start.
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QuickTime |
1995-05-01 |
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Raw IP and Open Transport 2.5.x
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Deprecated - NW63: Discusses Open Transport 2.5's change to the behavior of raw IP endpoints with IP_HDRINCL set.
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Carbon, Networking |
1999-10-25 |
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Re-enabling dragging from NSTableView to other applications
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QA1220: Explains how to re-enable drag-and-drop from NSTableViews to other applications
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Cocoa |
2002-12-02 |
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Receiving UDP Broadcasts
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Deprecated - NW53: Explains why UDP endpoints may never receive UDP broadcast messages.
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Carbon, Networking |
1997-11-17 |
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Recording Compressed Sounds
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Deprecated - SND14: Sound Manager and sound input driver compression options are limited to allow interrupt time recording.
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Carbon, Music & Audio |
1998-04-12 |
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Reducing the size of Physical Memory in Open Firmware
(HTML)
QA1099: Describes how to configure the Power Macintosh so less memory is recognized than is actually present.
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Hardware |
2001-12-20 |
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Registering a Rendezvous service multiple times
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QA1311: Explains why registering the same Rendezvous service twice on the same machine doesn't cause a name conflict.
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Carbon, Hardware, Networking |
2003-10-23 |
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Registering for sleep notifications
(HTML)
QA1340: Explains how register for sleep notifcations on Mac OS X.
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Carbon, Cocoa, Darwin |
2004-10-25 |
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Remote or Two-Machine Debugging Applications with GDB
(HTML)
QA1279: Explains how to setup a remote or two-machine debugging configuration using gdb and ssh.
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Tools |
2003-09-09 |
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Rendering Multi-line text in JTree nodes
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QA1091: Correcting render problems with multi-line JTree node labels in the Aqua look and feel.
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Java |
2001-11-02 |
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Rendezvous and wake from sleep
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QA1290: Explains why applications that use Rendezvous should stay registered and continue browsing on sleep.
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Carbon, Cocoa, Networking |
2003-09-18 |
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Rendezvous enforces the service type format in Panther
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QA1198: Explains why registering a Rendezvous service might fail on Panther.
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Carbon, Cocoa, Hardware, Networking |
2004-03-23 |
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Rendezvous enforces the TXT record format in Panther
(HTML)
QA1306: Explains how mDNSResponder enforces the proper TXT record format in Panther.
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Carbon, Cocoa, Core Foundation, Darwin, Networking |
2004-07-14 |
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The Rendezvous Name is not the Rendezvous name
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QA1228: Explains why you should use the Computer Name when advertising a Rendezvous service.
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Carbon, Cocoa, Networking |
2004-03-05 |
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Rendezvous service types used in Mac OS X
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QA1312: Provides a list of common Rendezvous service types used in Mac OS X.
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Hardware, Networking |
2004-07-14 |
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Rendezvous TXT record rate limiting in Panther
(HTML)
QA1293: Explains how mDNSResponder implements TXT record rate limiting in Panther.
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Carbon, Cocoa, Hardware, Networking |
2003-10-23 |
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Replacing OpenPort in Carbon
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QD66: Discusses a potential crashing problem when Carbonizing code that uses black and white GrafPorts.
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Carbon, Graphics & Imaging, Porting |
2000-11-08 |
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Resetting NVRAM to factory defaults
(HTML)
QA1103: Describes what happens when you boot holding the Command-Option-P-R keys.
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Accessibility, Hardware |
2001-12-21 |
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Resolves may return an IPv6 address in Panther
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QA1298: Explains why you get an IP address of 0.0.0.0 when resolving a Rendezvous service.
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Carbon, Cocoa, Core Foundation, Networking |
2005-01-10 |
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Resource forks in Mach-O binaries
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QA1175: Advises against using resource forks in Mach-O binaries.
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Carbon |
2002-08-07 |
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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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Darwin, Device Drivers, Games, Graphics & Imaging, Hardware, Music & Audio, Networking, Printing, User Experience |
2002-09-04 |
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Retrieving Audio from QuickTime Files
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QTMTB30: Describes how to retrieve audio from QuickTime files in 1 second chunks.
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QuickTime |
1995-05-01 |
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Retrieving Data from AEDesc Records - do not use the dataHandle field
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QA1139: Describes the correct way to access data stored in AEDesc records.
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Carbon |
2002-04-10 |
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Right- and Control-Drags on Mac OS X
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QA1362: Describes a difference in Drag and Drop on Mac OS X that affects all cross-platform Java applications
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Java |
2004-08-31 |
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RunApplicationEventLoop and Thread Manager
(HTML)
QA1061: Describes how to yield to cooperative (Thread Manager) threads from a RunApplicationEventLoop-based application.
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Carbon |
2001-10-10 |
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Running out of TOC Space
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PLAT22: Explains why an application might run out of TOC space and provides a workaround for this limitation.
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Tools |
1996-06-01 |
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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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Device Drivers, Graphics & Imaging, Hardware, Mac OS X Server, Music & Audio, Networking, Performance, QuickTime |
1999-10-11 |
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Saving changes to modified movies
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QTMTB60: Describes how to ensure any changes made to a movie are saved.
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QuickTime |
2000-09-05 |
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Saving playback hints in a Movie
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QA1194: Demonstrates how to use the SetTrackLoadSettings function to save the hintsHighQuality playback hint in a movie.
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QuickTime |
2002-09-04 |
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Saving QuickTime Movie Files
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QTMTB47: Explains a few complications one might face in creating and saving QuickTime movie files.
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QuickTime |
1997-01-31 |
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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, Graphics & Imaging, Printing |
2001-10-02 |
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Scripting Java-based command-line interface applications
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Deprecated - JAVA16: AppleScripting a Mac OS Classic application for non-gui tools on Mac OS Classic Java.
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Java |
1999-05-17 |
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SCSI ID from vRefNum
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DV29: Legacy Mac OS technique for identifying the ID of a SCSI Parallel device containing a specified disk volume.
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Accessibility, Device Drivers, Hardware, Mac OS 9 & Earlier |
1997-05-23 |
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A SCSI little secret
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HW81: Details what to expect when accessing the motherboard SCSI bus on the Blue & White G3.
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Accessibility, Device Drivers, Hardware |
1999-12-20 |
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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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Carbon, Cocoa, Darwin, Device Drivers, Graphics & Imaging, Hardware, Networking, Printing |
2002-09-13 |
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SDRAM Problems With Self-Powered USB Devices
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HW82: Alerts that non-compliant, self-powered USB devices plugged into a G4, can cause problems with low-voltage-sensitive SDRAM .
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Accessibility, Device Drivers, Hardware |
2003-08-21 |
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SDRAM, CAS Latency for the "Quicksilver" PowerMacG4s
(HTML)
QA1071: Describes the supported CAS Latency values for the "QuickSilver", PowerMac G4 CPUs.
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Accessibility, Hardware |
2001-09-13 |
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Securely Erasing, Accessing and Dismounting a Macintosh Partition
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FL11: Set up a disk for secure erasures. Resources with information on magnetic disks, information recovery.
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Carbon |
1999-01-11 |
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Security Credentials
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QA1277: Discusses AuthorizationCopyRights and the relationship between Authorization Services, authorization sessions, Security Server, credentials, and the credentials cache.
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Security |
2003-08-06 |
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Selecting a specific sound input source
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Deprecated - SND10: Using the sound input driver to select specific sound input sources.
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Carbon, Music & Audio |
1998-01-16 |
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Sending an Email
(HTML)
QA1084: Shows how to create an email in the user's prefered email application.
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Apple Applications, Carbon, Cocoa, Networking |
2004-11-05 |
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Sending SCSI commands to storage devices
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QA1179: Explains that Mac OS X does not implement SCSI pass-through for many mass storage devices.
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Device Drivers, Hardware |
2002-08-06 |
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Sequence Grabber - Determining the capture resolution of an IIDC device
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QA1403: Discusses how to determine the resolution of a captured image from an IIDC device
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Carbon, Hardware, QuickTime |
2005-01-06 |
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Sequence Grabber - Ensuring the SG TimeBase is being driven by the Sound Clock.
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QA1314: Ensuring the Sequence Grabber TimeBase is being driven by the Sound Clock when recording audio and video.
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QuickTime |
2003-10-24 |
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Sequence Grabber - How do I save user settings as CFPreferences?
(HTML)
QA1286: Saving UserData settings returned from the Sequence Grabber as CFPreferences.
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QuickTime |
2003-09-04 |
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Sequence Grabber - How often should I call SGIdle?
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QA1349: This Q&A discusses how often SGIdle should be called when capturing using the Sequence Grabber.
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QuickTime |
2004-04-06 |
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Sequence Grabber - Setting the sound channel play through state
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QA1303: Setting the Sound play though state when previewing and recording a sound channel with the Sequence Grabber.
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QuickTime |
2003-09-23 |
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Sequence Grabber - Using the SGDataProc for Sound
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QA1348: This Q&A discusses how you can use a Sound SGChannel with the Sequence Grabber DataProc
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QuickTime |
2004-04-06 |
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Sequence Grabber - Video capture with multiple IIDC cameras
(HTML)
QA1365: Discusses factors which influence the number of IIDC cameras that can simultaniously be used for capture.
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Hardware, QuickTime |
2004-08-25 |
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Sequence Grabber Source, Video, and Channel Bounds
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QA1250: Explains the QuickTime Sequence Grabber's relationship between the Source, Video, and Channel Bounds when capturing video.
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QuickTime |
2003-07-16 |
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Serial API Choice
(HTML)
DV39: Discusses the choice of serial APIs supported by traditional Mac OS and Mac OS X.
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Device Drivers, Hardware |
2001-07-02 |
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Server Endpoint 'qlen' Limit
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Deprecated - NW38: Tells how to determine the maximum 'qlen' value which limits the number of supported handoff endpoints.
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Carbon, Networking |
1996-08-21 |
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Server Processes and the Dock
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QA1328: Discusses using headless AWT from Java server applications that need to be hidden.
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Java, Mac OS X Server, Porting |
2004-01-19 |
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SetFontInfoForSelection incorrect prototype
(HTML)
QA1375: Describes the incorrect prototyping of the SetFontInfoForSelection API and gives a workaround.
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Carbon, Text & Fonts, User Experience |
2004-10-04 |
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SetSoundMediaBalance balance parameter clarification
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QTMTB49: Describes correct parameter values for the SetSoundMediaBalance routine.
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QuickTime |
2004-12-01 |
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Setting a Control's Variant Field
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Deprecated - TB63: Details how to change the variant of a custom control after creating the control.
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Carbon |
1999-05-03 |
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Setting a Movie's Clipping Region
(HTML)
QTMTB23: Explains why ShowMoviePoster doesn't honor the clipping region when clipped to the cell size.
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QuickTime |
1995-05-01 |
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Setting a UserPane's feature
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TB64: Explains how to set up the control attributes when creating controls, and UserPanes in particular.
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Carbon |
1999-09-27 |
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Setting Audio Input Gain
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Deprecated - SND11: Setting audio input gain under Mac OS 8.1.
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Carbon, Music & Audio |
1998-02-10 |
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Setting environment variables for user processes
(HTML)
QA1067: Tells how to set environment variables for user processes.
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Carbon, Cocoa, Core Foundation, Darwin, Games, Performance, Porting, Tools |
2001-10-25 |
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Setting Export Quality
(HTML)
QTMCC13: Demonstrates how to change the compression factor when exporting a JPEG file.
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QuickTime |
1999-12-06 |
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Setting request headers in URL Access
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Deprecated - QA1073: Explains how to work around a bug in URL Access when setting request headers.
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Carbon, Networking |
2002-09-10 |
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Setting Sequence Grabber Sound Input Device Driver Parameters
(HTML)
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QA1204: Setting sound input device driver parameters for QuickTime sequence grabber audio channels.
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QuickTime |
2002-10-25 |
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Setting the ColorSync profile for a NSBitmapImageRep object
(HTML)
QA1369: Setting the ColorSync profile for a NSBitmapImageRep object
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Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging |
2004-09-08 |
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Setting the default look-and-feel for Swing applications
(HTML)
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QA1059: Changing the default look-and-feel for Swing applications on Mac OS X.
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Java |
2004-02-10 |
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Setting the movie background color
(HTML)
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QTMTB53: Describes how to apply a background color to an entire movie.
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QuickTime |
1999-08-16 |
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Setting the option button in the ICM dialog
(HTML)
QTMCC02: Describes how your codec can display an extra Options button in the Standard Compression dialog.
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QuickTime |
1995-06-01 |
