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Technical Q&As: Legacy Technologies
As Mac OS X and Apple hardware devices evolve, the APIs and technologies they encompass change to meet the needs of developers and users. As part of this evolution, less efficient features, interfaces, and programming techniques are deprecated or retired in favor of newer ones. Apple makes these changes only when deemed absolutely necessary. A technology identified in the ADC Reference Library as deprecated has been superseded and may become unsupported in the future. A technology identified as unsupported is no longer available from Apple for use by developers. Legacy documents help developers understand legacy technologies, identify replacements, and update their products to run on current Apple platforms.

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-27835 Error at GXFinishPage (HTML)
GX06.
Unsupported 1995-08-01
-28482 Errors When Selecting Markers (HTML)
QD3D03.
Unsupported 1995-06-01
-51 or -39 Error Code with GX Printing (HTML)
GXPD24.
Unsupported 1995-07-01
3D Acceleration (HTML) ()
QD3D42.
Unsupported 1996-04-08
Adding File and Clipboard Support to a QuickDraw 3D Application (HTML)
QD3D12.
Unsupported 1995-06-01
Adding Print Items to a Dialog (HTML)
GXPD26.
Unsupported 1995-08-01
Adding QuickDraw GX Printing Panels (HTML)
GXPD27.
Unsupported 1995-08-01
All Geometry Vertices Need UV Parameterization (HTML) ()
QD3D55.
Unsupported 1997-07-11
Altering the GX General Print Panel (HTML) ()
GXPD41.
Unsupported 1996-10-25
Ambient Coefficient (HTML) ()
QD3D35.
Unsupported 1996-04-08
AMT_PE and QuickTime for Windows Compatibility under Windows 95 (HTML)
AMTPE18.
Unsupported 1995-08-01
API for Non-GX Printing? (HTML)
QD29.
Unsupported 1996-03-04
Apple Accelerator Card & Textures (HTML) ()
QD3D61.
Unsupported 1997-07-11
Application Freezes on Startup with WorldScript I v7.1 (HTML)
QD13.
Unsupported 1995-07-01
The Backfacing Option (HTML) ()
QD3D36.
Unsupported 1996-04-08
Building an Application for Windows in Apple Media Tool (HTML)
AMTPE20.
Unsupported 1995-08-01
Call Q3View_GetWorldToFrustumMatrixState Only In A Rendering Loop (HTML) ()
QD3D77.
Unsupported 1997-07-11
Camera Hither Distance Must Be > 0 (HTML) ()
QD3D62.
Unsupported 1997-07-11
Can't Print Hairlines (HTML)
GXPD28.
Unsupported 1995-08-01
Can't Turn Off DrawContext's clearImageMethod (HTML)
QD3D01.
Unsupported 1995-06-01
Changing Scaling, Flipping, and Resolution (HTML)
GXPD34.
Unsupported 1995-08-01
Checking For QD3D Windows DLL's (HTML) ()
QD3D84.
Unsupported 1997-07-11
Checking for the Availability of Acceleration Hardware (HTML) ()
CS12.
Unsupported 1996-03-05
Checking Whether QD3D Is Available (HTML) ()
QD3D69.
Unsupported 1997-07-11
Clarification of TQ3HitData's 'distance' Field (HTML) ()
QD3D45.
Unsupported 1996-04-08
Clearing the Z-buffer in RAVE (HTML) ()
QD3D93.
Unsupported 1998-04-20
Collision Detection (HTML) ()
QD3D41.
Unsupported 1996-04-08
Color-Separating Arbitrary Shapes (HTML) ()
GX09.
Unsupported 1996-06-01
ColorSync 2.0 Gamut Checking (HTML)
CS04.
Unsupported 1995-08-01
Connecting to a Sleeping or Dozing Macintosh (HTML) ()
NW46.
Unsupported 1997-01-31
Converting RGB Colors to a Palette Index (HTML)
QD21: Explains how to convert RGB colors into the palette index created by an application.
Deprecated 1995-09-15
CopyBits and Background Printing (HTML)
QD16.
Unsupported 1995-09-15
Copybits Bus Error with Offscreen GWorld (HTML) ()
QD49.
Unsupported 1997-11-17
Crash When Sending Messages in an Override (HTML)
GXPD29.
Unsupported 1995-08-01
Creating a GX Printing Extension to Obtain Print Job Information (HTML)
GXPD21.
Unsupported 1995-07-01
Creating Gray Scaled Images > 8 bits (HTML) ()
QD51: Shows how to create gray-scaled images at resolutions greater than 8 bits for display.
Deprecated 1997-11-17
Creating QuickDrawGX Fonts (HTML)
GXTY01.
Unsupported 1995-05-01
Custom Designing a GX Font (HTML) ()
GXTY11.
Unsupported 1996-07-03
Debugging GX Graphics Code (HTML)
GX08.
Unsupported 1995-12-11
Default Number of Surface Planes (HTML) ()
QD3D56.
Unsupported 1997-07-11
Default Surface/Shader UV Params For Caps of Cones & Cylinders (HTML) ()
QD3D73.
Unsupported 1997-07-11
Determining 3DMF Endian-ness (HTML) ()
QD3D33.
Unsupported 1996-04-08
Determining The Selected Printer's Address (HTML)
QD35.
Unsupported 1995-11-22
Determining Which Features Are Supported by Specific Renderers (HTML) ()
QD3D31.
Unsupported 1996-04-08
Difference between PCCard SDK2 and SDK3 (HTML) ()
HW62.
Unsupported 1999-03-29
Differences between QuickDraw GX 1.1.1 and 1.0.x (HTML)
GXNEW01.
Unsupported 1995-05-01
Direction of Mesh Contours (HTML)
QD3D25.
Unsupported 1995-09-15
Displaying Windows 3DMF Files On A Mac (HTML) ()
QD3D81.
Unsupported 1997-07-11
DONT_NEED_DDRAW Preprocessor Explained (HTML) ()
QD3D82.
Unsupported 1997-07-11
Drawing Text into a RAVE Context (HTML) ()
QD3D89.
Unsupported 1998-04-20
Embedding a GX Picture into a PICT (HTML)
GX07.
Unsupported 1995-09-15
Error -151 and NewGWorld (HTML)
QD18: Explains what the error code -151 means when in NewGWorld.
Deprecated 1995-09-15
Error -8976 When Displaying JPEG-Compressed PICTS with DrawPicture (HTML)
QD28.
Unsupported 1995-09-15
Error Loading: DriverServicesLib (-2804) Error Explained (HTML) ()
QD3D59.
Unsupported 1997-07-11
Error on Page 4-163 of QDGX Printing Extensions and Drivers (HTML)
GXPD20.
Unsupported 1995-07-01
Errors in QADrawContextNew (HTML) ()
QD3D86.
Unsupported 1998-04-20
Excluding UVs When Building a Vertex List (HTML)
QD3D04.
Unsupported 1995-06-01
Exporting Light Groups in QuickDraw 3D (HTML)
QD3D22.
Unsupported 1995-07-15
Extensions vs. Libraries (HTML) ()
QD3D37.
Unsupported 1996-04-08
FetchTaggedData not Called Often (HTML)
GXPD22.
Unsupported 1995-07-01
Finding The Center Of A Model (HTML) ()
QD3D70.
Unsupported 1997-07-11
Flattening Objects Separately (HTML) ()
GXPD44.
Unsupported 1997-01-09
Fonts not Appearing in Spool File (HTML)
QD10.
Unsupported 1995-07-01
GetPortBitMapForCopyBits (HTML) ()
QD61: Describes the proper usage of GetPortBitMapForCopyBits.
Deprecated 2000-11-08
Getting Default Settings for a Given Font (HTML) ()
GXTY10.
Unsupported 1996-06-01
GWorld in the 'grafPort' Field of a MacDrawContext Struct (HTML)
QD3D13.
Unsupported 1995-06-01
GX 'comm' Resource Type (HTML)
GXPD01.
Unsupported 1995-05-01
GXGetShapeLocalBounds Call (HTML)
GX02.
Unsupported 1995-05-01
Header Conditions (HTML) ()
QD3D48.
Unsupported 1996-04-08
Highlight State (HTML) ()
QD3D38.
Unsupported 1996-04-08
How to get the Monitor ID as displayed in the Monitors & Sound Control Panel (HTML) ()
QD55.
Unsupported 1998-01-16
Implementing read-modify-write on PCI (HTML)
HW08.
Unsupported 1995-07-15
Importing Non-PICT Files Into Apple Media Tool (HTML)
AMTPE22.
Unsupported 1995-08-01
Improper Texture Mapping with Trigrids (HTML)
QD3D09.
Unsupported 1995-06-01
Including the Cursor in a Screen Capture when using CopyBits (HTML) ()
QD45.
Unsupported 1996-09-27
Inconsistencies, LaserWriter 'xdtl', adding a padByte (HTML)
GXPD07.
Unsupported 1995-05-01
Incorrect Inside Macintosh Volume V documentation (HTML)
QD15: Identifies incorrect documentation in Inside Macintosh Volume V regarding the formats of PnPixPat and BkPixPat opcodes.
Deprecated 1995-09-15
Incorrect Paper Size with QuickDraw GX 1.1.2 (HTML)
GXPD35.
Unsupported 1995-08-01
Interactive Renderer Not Drawing Flat Surfaces (HTML)
QD3D05.
Unsupported 1995-06-01
Interrupt Management (HTML)
HW10.
Unsupported 1995-07-15
Invisibility of ColorSync Accelerators (HTML) ()
CS10.
Unsupported 1996-03-05
Is there a relationship between the device tree and the Name Registry? (HTML) ()
HW41.
Unsupported 1999-02-15
Jumpy Mouse when Transferring Data on PowerMacs (HTML)
DV23.
Unsupported 1995-11-01
Kanji & PostScript Printing (HTML)
QD07.
Unsupported 1996-02-01
Keywords Dropped from 3DMF Specification (HTML)
QD3D10.
Unsupported 1995-06-01
LaserWriter 8 Local Customization File (HTML)
QD11.
Unsupported 1995-07-01
LaserWriter 8.3 %%?BeginQuery: RBIAppleDevice Query (HTML)
QD08.
Unsupported 1995-07-01
LaserWriter GX CustomDialogs Sample (HTML)
GXPD30.
Unsupported 1995-08-01
Light Color (HTML) ()
QD3D30.
Unsupported 1996-02-15
Limitations of the Apple QuickDraw 3D Acceleration Card (HTML) ()
QD3D34.
Unsupported 1996-04-08
Loading Applications Without QD3D (HTML)
QD3D26.
Unsupported 1995-09-15
Locating the Selected Printer (HTML)
GXPD36.
Unsupported 1995-09-15
Making Objects Invisible (HTML) ()
QD3D64.
Unsupported 1997-07-11
MemError (HTML) ()
ME06.
Unsupported 1997-09-12
Mesh Edge Structure Can Not Have More Than 2 Faces (HTML) ()
QD3D65.
Unsupported 1997-07-11
Metafile Specification Discrepancies (HTML)
QD3D02.
Unsupported 1995-06-01
A Method for AMT to "remember" Changes Made on Screen (HTML)
AMTPE16.
Unsupported 1995-08-01
Missing Geometries in QuickDraw 3D 1.0.X (HTML) ()
QD3D49.
Unsupported 1996-04-08
More Choices and Scroll Bar not Working in Print Dialog (HTML)
GXPD31.
Unsupported 1995-08-01
Moving Code in DespoolPage to GXSetUpPageImageData (HTML)
GXPD06.
Unsupported 1995-05-01