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

January 9, 1997

• QuickDraw GX Printing features new Q&A's covering GXNewPaperType and flattening objects.
  
  
• Networking has a new Q&A about using sleep modes with server/client applications.
  
  
• Platforms & Tools has a new Q&A on missing low memory globals.
  
  
• Processes features a new Q&A on animating cursors at VBL time.
  
  
• QuickDraw has new Q&A's on print file sizes under LaserWriter 8.4.X and determining whether a printer supports PostScript, as well as an update on the availability of non-QuickDraw GX API's.
  
  

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)