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2004-11-05 Sending an Email (HTML)
First Version
 First Version Apple Applications
2004-10-05 Clickable Static Text Item (HTML)
First Version
 First Version Carbon
2005-01-18 Core Audio & Xcode - Ensuring the latest Core Audio Headers are installed (HTML)
Editorial
 Minor Change Carbon
2004-10-15 Enabling the Navigation Services default behavior in its dialogs (HTML)
First Version
 First Version Carbon
2004-10-14 Fixing the Layout Binding of the Tab control User Panes (HTML)
First Version
 First Version Carbon
2004-10-14 Managing custom drawing code in a compositing world (HTML)
First Version
 First Version Carbon
2004-11-22 My custom item dismisses my Navigation Services dialog (HTML)
First Version
 First Version Carbon
2004-12-01 OpenGL Sample Code (HTML)
First Version
 First Version Carbon
2004-10-22 Preventing sleep (HTML)
First Version
 First Version Carbon
2005-01-27 Printer Queue vs. Printer Name (HTML)
First Version
 First Version Carbon
2004-10-27 Private HITheme APIs in Mac OS X 10.2 should not be called (HTML)
First Version
 First Version Carbon
2004-10-25 Registering for sleep notifications (HTML)
First Version
 First Version Carbon
2005-01-10 Resolves may return an IPv6 address in Panther (HTML)
Updated example code to be more robust against changes in callback behavior that might occur in the future.
 Minor Change Carbon
2004-11-05 Sending an Email (HTML)
First Version
 First Version Carbon
2005-01-06 Sequence Grabber - Determining the capture resolution of an IIDC device (HTML)
First Version
 First Version Carbon
2004-10-04 SetFontInfoForSelection incorrect prototype (HTML)
First Version
 First Version Carbon
2004-10-27 Sorting Like the Finder (HTML)
First Version
 First Version Carbon
2004-12-13 Finding an NSView's current magnification. (HTML)
There was a mistake in the implementation of -resetScaling. I was doing a -convertSize:toView: that should have been a -convertSize:fromView:
 Minor Change Cocoa
2004-10-11 How do I determine how much VRAM is available on my video card? (HTML)
First Version
 First Version Cocoa
2004-12-03 NSOpenGLView redraw problems after a window is closed and re-opened. (HTML)
First Version
 First Version Cocoa
2004-10-04 NSTimers and Rendering Loops (HTML)
First Version
 First Version Cocoa
2004-12-01 OpenGL Sample Code (HTML)
First Version
 First Version Cocoa
2004-10-22 Preventing sleep (HTML)
First Version
 First Version Cocoa
2004-10-25 Registering for sleep notifications (HTML)
First Version
 First Version Cocoa
2005-01-10 Resolves may return an IPv6 address in Panther (HTML)
Updated example code to be more robust against changes in callback behavior that might occur in the future.
 Minor Change Cocoa
2004-11-05 Sending an Email (HTML)
First Version
 First Version Cocoa
2004-10-27 Sorting Like the Finder (HTML)
First Version
 First Version Cocoa
2004-10-28 Using Interface Builder's NSOpenGLView or Custom View objects for an OpenGL application (HTML)
Edited out the capital 'I' in NSOpenGLPixelFormat, Edited code block for -awakeFromNib to be more accurate, Edited code block to add the @interface section to show an instance variable, Added additional descriptive information regarding a dragged-in NSOpenGLView, Added 'NOTE:' box for text following code listing
 Content Update Cocoa
2005-01-13 Variable arguments in Objective-C methods (HTML)
First Version
 First Version Cocoa
2004-12-02 Why aren't my tracking rects working? (HTML)
First Version
 First Version Cocoa
2005-01-10 Resolves may return an IPv6 address in Panther (HTML)
Updated example code to be more robust against changes in callback behavior that might occur in the future.
 Minor Change Core Foundation
2004-10-25 Enabling X11 Forwarding (HTML)
Updated command line syntax.
 Content Update Darwin
2005-01-06 Mach Absolute Time Units (HTML)
First Version
 First Version Darwin
2004-10-22 Preventing sleep (HTML)
First Version
 First Version Darwin
2004-10-25 Registering for sleep notifications (HTML)
First Version
 First Version Darwin
2004-10-11 How do I determine how much VRAM is available on my video card? (HTML)
First Version
 First Version Games
2004-10-04 NSTimers and Rendering Loops (HTML)
First Version
 First Version Games
2004-12-01 OpenGL Sample Code (HTML)
First Version
 First Version Games
2004-10-28 Using Interface Builder's NSOpenGLView or Custom View objects for an OpenGL application (HTML)
Edited out the capital 'I' in NSOpenGLPixelFormat, Edited code block for -awakeFromNib to be more accurate, Edited code block to add the @interface section to show an instance variable, Added additional descriptive information regarding a dragged-in NSOpenGLView, Added 'NOTE:' box for text following code listing
 Content Update Games
2005-01-13 Creating color spaces that ensure color matching. (HTML)
First Version
 First Version Graphics & Imaging
2004-12-13 Finding an NSView's current magnification. (HTML)
There was a mistake in the implementation of -resetScaling. I was doing a -convertSize:toView: that should have been a -convertSize:fromView:
 Minor Change Graphics & Imaging
2004-10-11 glFlush() vs. glFinish() (HTML)
First Version
 First Version Graphics & Imaging
2004-10-11 How do I determine how much VRAM is available on my video card? (HTML)
First Version
 First Version Graphics & Imaging
2004-12-03 NSOpenGLView redraw problems after a window is closed and re-opened. (HTML)
First Version
 First Version Graphics & Imaging
2004-10-04 NSTimers and Rendering Loops (HTML)
First Version
 First Version Graphics & Imaging
2004-12-01 OpenGL Sample Code (HTML)
First Version
 First Version Graphics & Imaging
2004-10-28 Using Interface Builder's NSOpenGLView or Custom View objects for an OpenGL application (HTML)
Edited out the capital 'I' in NSOpenGLPixelFormat, Edited code block for -awakeFromNib to be more accurate, Edited code block to add the @interface section to show an instance variable, Added additional descriptive information regarding a dragged-in NSOpenGLView, Added 'NOTE:' box for text following code listing
 Content Update Graphics & Imaging
2004-12-01 Obtaining the name of an external MIDI Device from a MIDI Endpoint (HTML)
First Version
 First Version Hardware
2005-01-06 Sequence Grabber - Determining the capture resolution of an IIDC device (HTML)
First Version
 First Version Hardware
2004-10-25 Enabling X11 Forwarding (HTML)
Updated command line syntax.
 Content Update Internet & Web
2004-12-02 Hang launching signed Applets from JavaScript (HTML)
First Version
 First Version Internet & Web
2004-10-13 Sharing Browser Cookies With Java Applets (HTML) ()
Cited problem resolution in 1.4.1 Update 1 (for Jaguar) and later.
 Minor Change Internet & Web
2004-12-02 Hang launching signed Applets from JavaScript (HTML)
First Version
 First Version Java
2004-10-13 Sharing Browser Cookies With Java Applets (HTML) ()
Cited problem resolution in 1.4.1 Update 1 (for Jaguar) and later.
 Minor Change Java
2004-10-25 Enabling X11 Forwarding (HTML)
Updated command line syntax.
 Content Update Mac OS X Server
2005-01-18 Core Audio & Xcode - Ensuring the latest Core Audio Headers are installed (HTML)
Editorial
 Minor Change Music & Audio
2004-12-01 Obtaining the name of an external MIDI Device from a MIDI Endpoint (HTML)
First Version
 First Version Music & Audio
2005-01-10 Resolves may return an IPv6 address in Panther (HTML)
Updated example code to be more robust against changes in callback behavior that might occur in the future.
 Minor Change Networking
2004-11-05 Sending an Email (HTML)
First Version
 First Version Networking
2005-01-27 Printer Queue vs. Printer Name (HTML)
First Version
 First Version Printing
2005-01-18 Core Audio & Xcode - Ensuring the latest Core Audio Headers are installed (HTML)
Editorial
 Minor Change QuickTime
2005-01-06 Sequence Grabber - Determining the capture resolution of an IIDC device (HTML)
First Version
 First Version QuickTime
2004-12-01 SetSoundMediaBalance balance parameter clarification (HTML) ()
Editorial
 Minor Change QuickTime
2004-10-25 Enabling X11 Forwarding (HTML)
Updated command line syntax.
 Content Update Security
2004-10-04 SetFontInfoForSelection incorrect prototype (HTML)
First Version
 First Version Text & Fonts
2004-10-27 Sorting Like the Finder (HTML)
First Version
 First Version Text & Fonts
2004-10-27 Detecting the Debugger (HTML)
First Version
 First Version Tools
2004-11-15 Symbol to Library in GDB (HTML)
First Version
 First Version Tools
2004-10-08 Using the latest Mac OS X headers in my CFM project with CodeWarrior (HTML)
First Version
 First Version Tools
2004-10-05 Clickable Static Text Item (HTML)
First Version
 First Version User Experience
2004-12-13 Finding an NSView's current magnification. (HTML)
There was a mistake in the implementation of -resetScaling. I was doing a -convertSize:toView: that should have been a -convertSize:fromView:
 Minor Change User Experience
2004-11-22 My custom item dismisses my Navigation Services dialog (HTML)
First Version
 First Version User Experience
2004-10-04 SetFontInfoForSelection incorrect prototype (HTML)
First Version
 First Version User Experience