Technical Q&A's

Welcome to the Technical Q&A page for developers. Technical Q&A's provide you with the latest information on new Apple technologies as well as programming tips, code snippets and FAQ's by Apple's technical support engineers.

• What's New
  
• Q & A's by Category

What's New

13-October-1997

• Toolbox features one new Q&A on White Backgrounds for Dialog editText Items.
  
  
• Networking features one new Q&A on OTScheduleDeferredTask When Task Running.
  
  
• Hardware features an update to an existing Q&A on Gestalt Values for Recent Macintosh Models.

For more detailed explanations of new Q&A's for this edition, check out the What's Up? page.

Q&A's by Category

Conceptual categories for Apple Technical Q&A's are listed here. Check the various categories to find what you are looking for. We have listed some categories under several different headings for ease of reference.

Mac OS System Software Technologies

User Interface

• AppleGuide (AG)

Graphics & Media

• ColorSync (CS)
• QuickDraw (QD)
• QuickDraw 3D (QD3D)
• QuickDraw GX
  • GX New Changes (GXNEW)
  • GX Graphics (GX)
  • GX Printing (GXPD)
  • GX Typography (GXTY)
• Printing
  • QuickDraw (QD)
  • GX Printing (GXPD)
• QuickTime
  • QuickTime Image Compression Manager (QTICM)
  • QuickTime Components (QTMCC)
  • QuickTime Movie Resource Formats (QTMRF)
  • QuickTime Movie Toolbox (QTMTB)
  • QuickTime Performance & Compatibility (QTPC)
  • QuickTime Music Architecture (QTMA)
  • QuickTime for Windows (QTW)
  • QuickTime VR (QTVR)
  • Sound (SND)

Communications & Collaboration (including Networking)

• Networking (NW)

Operating System Services

• Files (FL)
• Text (TX)
• Memory (ME)
• Processes (PS)
• IAC: Inter-Application Communications (including AppleScript/OSA) (IC)
• Toolbox (TB)
• OS Utilities (OPS)

Developer Tools & Languages

Interfaces & Libraries

• GuideMaker (GM)
• Apple Media Tool Programming Environment (AMT_PE)

Platforms & Tools (PLAT)

Hardware (for Mac OS) (HW)

Devices (DV)

PowerPC

• PowerPC Systems (PPCSYS)

Cross-Platform

• QuickTime for Windows (QTW)