August 21, 1996
Here are seventeen new Q & A's for you on a wide range of subjects from Hardware and Networking to QuickTime and ToolBox:
The differences between BitMaps and Textures are explained in a Q &A that appears in QuickDraw 3D.
A listing of all the 'mach' Gestalt values for recent Macintosh models is supplied in response to a developer's request in Hardware.
A question regarding Open Transport's 'qlen' limit is answered in Networking.
Platforms & Tools has three new Q & A's this month, where issues regarding E.T.O. and MacApp are addressed.
QuickTime Music Architecture has a new Q & A regarding headers.
QuickTime Components has two fresh Q & A's, one on Derived Media Handlers and the other on Movie Import components.
Always a popular area, QuickTime
For Windows, has four new Q & A's. Topics include: mixing music tracks; sound hiccups under Win95; playing compressed WAVE files on the Mac; and handling cross-platform sounds.
Three new Q & A's appear in ToolBox, on topics including resizing a window when holding down the
Macintosh's 'Command' key; the limitations of ShowDragHilite; and Drag Manager & the 600 (procNotFound) Error.
For more detailed explanations of new Q&A's for this edition,
check out the What's Up? page.
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
Communications & Collaboration (including Networking)
Operating System Services
Developer Tools & Languages
Cross-Platform
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