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Rendezvous and wake from sleep
(HTML)
QA1290: Explains why applications that use Rendezvous should stay registered and continue browsing on sleep.
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Carbon |
2003-09-18 |
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Rendezvous enforces the service type format in Panther
(HTML)
QA1198: Explains why registering a Rendezvous service might fail on Panther.
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Carbon |
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 |
2004-07-14 |
The Rendezvous Name is not the Rendezvous name
(HTML)
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QA1228: Explains why you should use the Computer Name when advertising a Rendezvous service.
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Carbon |
2004-03-05 |
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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 |
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 |
2000-11-08 |
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Resolves may return an IPv6 address in Panther
(HTML)
QA1298: Explains why you get an IP address of 0.0.0.0 when resolving a Rendezvous service.
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Carbon |
2005-01-10 |
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Resource forks in Mach-O binaries
(HTML)
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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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Retrieving Data from AEDesc Records - do not use the dataHandle field
(HTML)
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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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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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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 |
2001-10-02 |
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SCSIAction and IOSCSIUserClient on Mac OS X 10.2
(HTML)
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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 |
2002-09-13 |
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Securely Erasing, Accessing and Dismounting a Macintosh Partition
(HTML)
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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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Selecting a specific sound input source
(HTML)
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Deprecated - SND10: Using the sound input driver to select specific sound input sources.
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Carbon |
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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Carbon |
2004-11-05 |
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Sequence Grabber - Determining the capture resolution of an IIDC device
(HTML)
QA1403: Discusses how to determine the resolution of a captured image from an IIDC device
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Carbon |
2005-01-06 |
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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 |
1996-08-21 |
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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 |
2004-10-04 |
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Setting a Control's Variant Field
(HTML)
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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 UserPane's feature
(HTML)
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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
(HTML)
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Deprecated - SND11: Setting audio input gain under Mac OS 8.1.
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Carbon |
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 |
2001-10-25 |
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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 |
2002-09-10 |
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Setting the preferred CMM programatically?
(HTML)
QA1086: Uses the NCMConcatProfileSet structure to specify the CMM to be used to make the CMWorldRef with the NCWConcatColorWorld function.
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Carbon |
2001-10-24 |
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siActive Channels Unsupported on Some Power Macs
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Deprecated - SND03: siActive Channels is unsupported on some older PowerMacs (siUnknownInfoType returned by SPBGetDeviceInfo).
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Carbon |
1996-06-01 |
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Signals and Threads
(HTML)
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QA1184: Describes how threads and signals interact.
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Carbon |
2002-08-27 |
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siMonitorSource Selector
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Deprecated - SND13: Using the sound output siMonitorAvailable, and siMonitorSource selectors.
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Carbon |
1998-04-12 |
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siOSTypeInput Selectors
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Deprecated - SND12: The use of siOSTypeInputSource, and siOSTypeInputAvailable selectors and extracting the siOSTypeInputAvailable OSTypes returned.
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Carbon |
1998-04-12 |
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siOSTypeInputAvailable Format
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Deprecated - SND09: The format of the data returned by the siOSTypeInputAvailable selector is SoundInfoList.
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Carbon |
1998-01-16 |
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Sorting Like the Finder
(HTML)
QA1159: Shows how to sort strings like the Finder's list view.
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Carbon |
2004-10-27 |
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Spooling in or out of CompressPicture or CompressImage
(HTML)
Deprecated - QD17: Recommends alternatives to spooling the results of CompressPicture or CompressImage to or from disk.
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Carbon |
1995-09-15 |
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Static linking of user binaries on Mac OS X
(HTML)
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QA1118: Explains why static linking of user binaries is not supported on Mac OS X, and possible workarounds.
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Carbon |
2002-02-07 |
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Storing file references in CFPreferences
(HTML)
QA1350: Storing file references in CFPreferences
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Carbon |
2004-10-01 |
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Styled Custom Dialog Items Under Nav Services
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TB58: Describes how to customize the font characteristics of custom items in a NavPutFile dialog.
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Carbon |
1999-01-11 |
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Suppressing the "unexpectedly quit" alert
(HTML)
QA1288: Describes how to suppress the "unexpectedly quit" alert.
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Carbon |
2003-10-10 |
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Synchronizing Sounds to Video
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Deprecated - SND19: Enabling regular sound callbacks under Mac OS 9 and Sound Manager 4.0.
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Carbon |
1999-10-05 |
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Synchronous SysBeep
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Deprecated - SND18: Obtaining a synchronous SysBeep with Sound Manager 3.1.
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Carbon |
1999-10-05 |
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Synchronous TCP OTConnect Client Call Completes Before Server Responds
(HTML)
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Deprecated - NW24: Explains why an OTConnect call will complete before the server responds.
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Carbon |
1996-05-14 |
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T_DATA_REQ vs M_DATA TPI Message Blocks
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NW42: Explains why OT passes data to a TPI module using M_DATA message blocks instead of M_PROTO+T_DATA_REQ.
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Carbon |
1996-10-25 |
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Targeting DebuggingCarbonLib asserts
(HTML)
Deprecated - QA1033: Describes how to focus DebuggingCarbonLib asserts to a single application.
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Carbon |
2001-05-04 |
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TCP Option Sizes
(HTML)
Deprecated - NW27: Tells where to get more information on TCP Option sizes and setting TCP Options.
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Carbon |
1996-05-14 |
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TCP/IP Option Sizes
(HTML)
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NW62: Enumerates the TCP/IP options and their sizes for Open Transport.
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Carbon |
1999-04-26 |
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Temporary Memory
(HTML)
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ME08: Discusses the tradeoff between temporary memory and system memory for short-lived memory requirements.
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Carbon |
1998-08-24 |
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Text Encodings in VFS
(HTML)
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QA1173: How to handle text encodings correctly when writing a file system (VFS) plug-in for Mac OS X.
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Carbon |
2003-02-10 |
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Third party VFS can't unmount on Mac OS X 10.3
(HTML)
QA1308: Describes changes in unmounting behavior for VFS plug-ins under Mac OS X 10.3 "Panther."
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Carbon |
2003-10-23 |
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Timely Issues - 1904
(HTML)
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OPS23: Explains why the beginning of the year 1904 was chosen for epoch of the Time global variable.
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Carbon |
1999-05-17 |
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Translating Postscript font file names
(HTML)
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TX09: Describes how to translate a font name to a Postscript font file name.
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Carbon |
1997-11-17 |
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Turning Off Core Graphics Clipping
(HTML)
QA1050: Explains how to clear the clipping path for a CGContext.
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Carbon |
2001-07-02 |
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Unexpected CG state changes
(HTML)
QA1045: Explains why the Core Graphics drawing state sometimes changes for no apparent reason.
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Carbon |
2001-07-02 |
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Updating OpenGL Contexts
(HTML)
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QA1209: When and why to update an OpenGL context in response to system and user actions.
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Carbon |
2003-06-19 |
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Updating the TXT record of a Rendezvous service
(HTML)
QA1302: Explains how to update a Rendezvous TXT record while running on either Jaguar or Panther.
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Carbon |
2004-07-14 |
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URL Access and the Missing Progress Dialog
(HTML)
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Deprecated - QA1140: Explains a known bug in URL Access related to progress dialogs.
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Carbon |
2002-09-23 |
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URL Access vs. CFNetwork
(HTML)
QA1291: Explains when to choose URL Access or CFNetwork when downloading files from within your application.
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Carbon |
2003-10-29 |
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Using AppleScript to send an email with an attachment
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QA1018: Explains how to send an attachment with an email message using an AppleScript.
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Carbon |
2002-01-04 |
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Using Clip Region and Buffer Rectangles with OpenGL Carbon
(HTML)
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QA1222: Shows the basics of using buffer rectangles and clip regions with AGL.
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Carbon |
2002-12-19 |
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Using cmPathBased profile locations on Mac OS X
(HTML)
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QA1203: Shows how to correctly specify cmPath-based profile locations on Mac OS X
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Carbon |
2002-11-06 |
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Using Navigation Services to filter QuickTime files
(HTML)
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QA1152: Using the CanQuickTimeOpenFile function in a Navigation Services filter to display files that QuickTime can open.
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Carbon |
2002-07-15 |
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Using qd and QDGlobals
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Deprecated - QD40: Why a sample program compiled with SC may give the link error: undefined entry qd. Provides a solution.
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Carbon |
1996-02-09 |
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Using Sound control panel to configure the sound input settings
(HTML)
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SND17: Under Mac OS 9.0, configuring sound input settings isn't possible after application launch.
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Carbon |
1999-10-05 |
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Using Temporary Memory with OpenPicture
(HTML)
Deprecated - QD20: Provides several techniques of causing OpenPicture to allocate temporary memory for a picture handle.
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Carbon |
1996-02-01 |
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Using the Wide Routines in <FixMath.h>
(HTML)
TB14: Details the Wide routines listed in the FixMath.h header (WideDivide, WideCompare, WideBitShift, WideShift, etc.).
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Carbon |
1995-06-01 |
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The 'vers' Resource and Your Place in the World
(HTML)
TX14: Setting the correct country code in the 'vers' resource to reflect the application's localization.
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Carbon |
2000-05-01 |
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WaitMouseUp documentation errata
(HTML)
QA1008: Specifies the correct behavior of the WaitMouseUp function.
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Carbon |
2001-02-27 |
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What is the minimal set of Carbon Events I need to override in order to implement a simple custom push button?
(HTML)
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QA1210: Details the minimal set of Carbon Events needed to implement a simple custom push button HIView.
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Carbon |
2002-11-12 |
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Why am I drawing directly to the screen?
(HTML)
QA1015: Explains why drawing to a window's backbuffer can affect the upper left corner of the screen instead.
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Carbon |
2004-02-19 |
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Why doesn't my Scrolling Text Box control work in a compositing window?
(HTML)
QA1324: Explains why some older controls do not function properly in compositing windows and points to a replacement.
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Carbon |
2003-11-13 |
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Why isn't my edit text box in my Navigation dialog's custom area working on 10.3?
(HTML)
QA1315: Explains a bug in the Mac OS X 10.3 Navigation Services Custom Area involving the EditText and its work around.
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Carbon |
2003-10-28 |
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Why isn't my Static Text Control deactivating when my other controls are?
(HTML)
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QA1125: Explains why a Static Text Control is not deactivating when the other controls are.
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Carbon |
2002-03-11 |
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Window Manager and EraseRect
(HTML)
Deprecated - QD26: Why WindowManager causes a flicker using EraseRect and provides a solution for this problem.
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Carbon |
1995-09-15 |
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X11 FAQ
(HTML)
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QA1232: Frequently Asked Questions about using Apple's X Window System (X11) implementation.
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Carbon |
2003-11-17 |
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Yielding Time Without Getting Events
(HTML)
PS06: Describes how to yield processor time to other processes without accepting user interface events.
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Carbon |
2000-10-16 |
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Allocate and Disk Full Error
(HTML)
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FL12: Discusses a problem with AFP volumes displaying incorrect free space, and returning disk full errors.
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Cocoa |
1999-07-21 |
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Avoiding the -42 error with DiscRecording
(HTML)
QA1292: Explains how to workaround the -42 error when using the DiscRecording API.
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Cocoa |
2004-05-25 |
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Background-only apps with NSStatusItems become active in 10.1 on NSStatusItem clicks
(HTML)
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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BOM characters in 'utxt' clipboard flavor
(HTML)
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QA1221: Explains the use of the BOM character in 'utxt' scrap data
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Cocoa |
2003-01-20 |
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Calling an AppleScript and providing parameters from an Application
(HTML)
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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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Cocoa |
2002-03-13 |
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CFXML to CFPropertyListRef (and back!)
(HTML)
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QA1208: Describes to how save and restore a CFPropertyListRef to and from an XML file.
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Cocoa |
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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Cocoa |
2004-09-09 |
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CGContext Bounds
(HTML)
QA1048: Explains how to determine the bounds of a CGContext.
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Cocoa |
2001-07-02 |
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CGContextAddLineToPoint, CGContextAddCurveToPoint, et. al.
(HTML)
QA1049: Explains why the CGContextAddXYZ APIs don't draw anything immediately.
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Cocoa |
2001-07-02 |
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CGContextClosePath
(HTML)
QA1046: Explains when you should call CGContextClosePath.
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Cocoa |
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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Cocoa |
2003-07-17 |
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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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Cocoa |
1997-03-14 |
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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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Converting Simplified Chinese
(HTML)
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TX06: Describes how to convert Macintosh Simplified Chinese encoding into GB2312.
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Cocoa |
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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Cocoa |
2003-02-07 |
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Debugging Graphics with QuartzDebug
(HTML)
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QA1236: Explains how to use QuartzDebug to debug graphics issues.
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Cocoa |
2003-02-25 |
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Detecting specific ROM-in-RAM Mac
(HTML)
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Deprecated - HW49: Identifying a Mac by name ("iMac"), and better alternatives for determining specific features ("has Firewire").
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Cocoa |
1999-10-05 |
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Determining user login/logout status
(HTML)
QA1133: Tells how to determinine if a user is logged in, and how to get login/logout notification
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Cocoa |
2002-04-08 |
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Developing for VFS
(HTML)
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QA1242: Describes Apple's position on developing external file systems (VFS plug-ins) for Mac OS X.
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Cocoa |
2003-03-26 |
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Disabling a Processor on a Multiprocessor System
(HTML)
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QA1141: Describes how to disable a processor on a multiprocessor system for testing purposes.
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Cocoa |
2002-05-22 |
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Discovering all advertised Rendezvous service types
(HTML)
QA1337: Explains how to discover all Rendezvous service types being advertised on the local network.
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Cocoa |
2004-06-01 |
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Don't forget to cancel your Rendezvous resolve
(HTML)
QA1297: Explains why it's important to cancel a Rendezvous resolve operation.
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Cocoa |
2003-10-15 |
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Downloading through a proxy server in Mac OS X
(HTML)
QA1296: Explains when downloading through a proxy server will work, and when it will fail.
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Cocoa |
2003-10-29 |
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Drawing a Path Multiple Times
(HTML)
QA1047: Explains that path drawing operations consume the path.
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Cocoa |
2001-07-02 |
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Environment Variables
(HTML)
QA1255: Describes how a process gets its environment variables.
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Cocoa |
2003-10-29 |
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Finding an NSView's current magnification.
(HTML)
QA1346: How to discover the current magnification (zoom level) of any NSView.
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Cocoa |
2004-12-13 |
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FSSetCatalogInfo versus UID and GID
(HTML)
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QA1251: Describes why FSSetCatalogInfo does not set the UID and GID of the file, and provides a work around.
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Cocoa |
2003-03-26 |
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Getting a Packet Trace
(HTML)
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QA1176: Lists tools available for looking at the network packets on the wire.
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Cocoa |
2004-07-13 |
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Getting NSWindow's toolbar actions to show up in Interface Builder
(HTML)
QA1030: How to add the missing -toggleToolbarShown: and -runToolbarCustomizationPalette actions to Interface Builder.
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Cocoa |
2001-05-03 |
