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Technote Number Index

Mac OS Contents

• TN1171: LaserWriter 8.6: How to Write a Converter Plug-in for the Download Manager- 06/99
• TN1170: The Printing Plug-ins Manager- 06/99
• TN1169: The Download Manager- 06/99
• TN1168: The Care And Feeding of Runtime.exec- 05/99
  
• TN1167: The Mac ROM Enters a New World- 05/99
  
• TN1166: LaserWriter 8.6.5 Job Log Format- 05/99
  
• TN1165: Introducing the LaserWriter 8 Driver version 8.6.5- 05/99
  
• TN1164: Native Scripting Additions- 05/99
  
• TN1163: Mac OS 8.6- 05/99
  
• TN1162: Introduction to MRJ Scripting with AppleScript for Java- 04/99
  
• TN1161: Extending the Print Record for LaserWriter 8 - Updated 07/99
  
• TN1160: What's New With ColorSync 2.6- 04/99
  
• TN1159: Data Fork Font Support in Mac OS 8.5- 03/99
  
• TN1158: Levatatus Interruptus- 03/99
  
• TN1157: Don't println to a Socket- 02/99
  
• TN1156: Scribbling Into AWT Components- 02/99
  
• TN1155: JNI Tips: Building Your Native-Method Libraries For MacOS- 02/99
  
• TN1153: Thread-Safe Toolbox Access From MRJ- 02/99
  
• TN1154: Debugging Java Code With MacsBug- 02/99
  
• TN1152: JIS Keyboard Support in Mac OS 8 - 02/99
• TN1151: Creating NetBoot Server-Friendly Applications - 02/99
• TN1150: HFS Plus Volume Format - Updated 03/99
• TN1149: Smoothing Fonts - 01/99
• TN1148: Dialog Manager Helper Functions - 01/99
• TN1147: Pending Update Perils - 01/99
• TN1146: LaserWriter 8.6 and Fonts - Updated 5/99
• TN1145: Living in a Dynamic TCP Environment - 11/98
• TN1144: Writing Custom Hoses For LaserWriter 8.6 - 11/98
• TN1143: Introducing the LaserWriter 8 Driver Version 8.6 - 11/98
• TN1142: Mac OS 8.5 - 10/98
• TN1141: Extending and Controlling Sherlock - Updated 3/99
• TN1140: The Euro Currency Symbol - 10/98
  
• TN1139: QuickTime 3.0.2 - 09/98
  
• TN1138: High-Speed SDRAM Design Considerations - 08/98
• TN1137: Disabling Interrupts on the Traditional Mac OS - 08/98
• TN1136: MicroBug: The ROM Debugger - Revised 09/98
• TN1135: Dealing with PCI Expansion Chassis Problems - 08/98
• TN1134: The Preferences Problem - Updated 10/98
• TN1133: The New PrGeneral Version Opcode - 6/98
• TN1132: Version Territory - 06/98
• TN1131: Creating Desktop Printers on the Fly - 06/98
• TN1130: This Technote has been withdrawn. - 06/98

• TN1129: LaserWriter 8.5.1: The Settings Library - 05/98
• TN1128: Understanding Open Transport Memory Management - 05/98
• TN1127: In Search of Missing Links - 05/98
• TN1126: Checklist for Building Applications and Extensions - Updated 10/98
• TN1125: Building a 3D application that calls RAVE - 04/98
• TN1124: New Sound Input Driver Features - 04/98
• TN1123: Start Manager Extension Table Mechanism - 04/98
• TN1122: Locking and Unlocking Handles - 02/98
• TN1121: Mac OS 8.1 - 01/98

• TN1120: Opening Resource Files Twice Considered Hard? - 01/98
• TN1119: Serial Port Apocrypha - 12/97
• TN1118: Unlocking GDHandles Considered Harmful - Updated 06/98
• TN1117: Open Transport STREAMS FAQ - 12/97
• TN1116: PowerBook HD Upgrades and SCSI disk mode Compatibility - 11/97
• TN1115: LaserWriter 8.5.1: The Extended 'PAPA' Resource - 11/97
• TN1114: LW 8.5.1 CopyBits Support: Transparent and Clipped Images - 11/97
• TN1113: Customizing Desktop Printer Utility - 11/97
• TN1112: Introducing the LaserWriter Driver Version 8.5.1 - 11/97
• TN1111: Programmatic Mounting of AppleShare Volumes - 10/97

• TN1110: Supporting Plug-in Renderers in QD3D 1.5.3 Applications - 10/97
• TN1109: Optimizing QD3D 1.5.3 Apps For Maximum Performance - 10/97
• TN1108: Unknown Sound Features - 10/97
• TN1107: Extensible Folder Manager - Updated 5/98
• TN1106: Update: Borrowed AFP Sessions - 9/97
• TN1105: AppleVision Technote - 9/97
• TN1104: Interrupt-Safe Routines - Updated 7/98
• TN1103: Uniquely Identifying a Mac OS Computer - 8/97
• TN1102: Mac OS 8 - Updated 03/99
• TN1101: Using The GXGraphics Extension - 7/97

• TN1100: Color Picker 2.1 - 7/97
• TN1099: Power Management & PC Card Manager 3.0 - 7/97
• TN1098: ATA Device Software Guide Additions and Corrections - Updated 5/98
• TN1097: Desktop Printing Revealed - Updated 08/98
• TN1096: Mac OS 7.6.1 - 3/97
• TN1095: Object Support Library Version History - Updated 11/98
• TN1094: Virtual Memory Application Compatibility - 3/97
• TN1093: QuickDraw GX 'rdip' Resources: The Number of the Beast - 2/97
• TN1092: A Printing Loop That Cares -- The Sequel - 2/97
• TN1091: Extensions Manager 4.0 - 1/97

• TN1090: Mac OS 7.6 - 1/97
• TN1089: HFS Elucidations Revisited - 12/96
• TN1088: Strategies for Producing Browser-Based Technical Documentation - 12/96
• TN1087: Maximizing Your Media: A Brief Guide To the Latest and Greatest QuickTime Media Types - 12/96
• TN1086: Power Management & The Energy Saver API - 12/96
• TN1085: Using the Drag Manager to Interact with and Manipulate File System Entities - 12/96
• TN1084: Running CFM-68K Code at Interrupt Time: Is Your Code at Risk? - Updated 3/97
• TN1083:Weak-Linking to a Code Fragment Manager-based Shared Library - 11/96
• TN1082: The Problem with & (Simple) Fix to Purgeable WDEFs - 11/96
• TN1081: Understanding the Differences Between Apple and Windows IMA-ADPCM Compressed Sound Files - 11/96

• TN1080: Adding Items to the Printing Manager's Dialogs - 11/96
  
• TN1079: Power Management & Servers: Auto Restart From Power Failure - 11/96
• TN1078: Solutions for Finding Missing MPW Libraries and Tools - 11/96
• TN1077: Calling CFM Code From Classic 68K Code - 11/96
• TN1076: Cross-Platform Communication Using the PC Compatibility Messaging System - 10/96
• TN1075: Some Techniques for Handling Variables in Apple Guide - 10/96
• TN1074: QuickTime For Windows: Resolving Common Installation Issues - 10/96
• TN1073: Customizing Apple Media Tool 2.0 & 2.1 Scroll Bars and Movie Controllers - 10/96
• TN1072: Porting WinHelp to Apple Guide with Guide Maker - 10/96
• TN1071: Working with Apple's Multiprocessing API - 10/96

• TN1070: Background-Only Applications - 10/96
  
• TN1069: System 7.5.5 - 9/96
• TN1068: Writing PPD Files for Use With LaserWriter 8, version 8.4.1 - 9/96
• TN1067: Traditional Device Drivers: Sync or Swim - 9/96
• TN1066: E.T.O: The Right Tools for the Right Job - 9/96
• TN1065: Using QuickDraw GX Functionality from Pascal or Modula-2 -- Without Writing Any C Code - 9/96
• TN1064: Inside Macintosh: Operating System Utilities: Addendum to Chapter 4 -- Determining If Daylight Savings Time is in Effect - 9/96
• TN1063: Inside Macintosh: Processes: Time Manager Addenda - 9/96
• TN1062: Fundamentals of Open Firmware, Part II: The Device Tree - 9/96
• TN1061: Fundamentals of Open Firmware, Part I: The User Interface - 7/96

• TN1060: Controlling Apps with Synthesized Events, or jGNEFilter -- the Untold Story - 7/96
  
• TN1059: On Improving Open Transport Network Server Performance - 7/96
• TN1058: QuickDraw GX 'ptyp' Resource: Calculations, Uses & Limitations - 7/96
• TN1057: Querying PostScript Printers at dtp Creation Time the QuickDraw GX Way - 7/96
• TN1056: Apple Media Tool's "Not Enough External Memory (3)" Error Explained - 7/96
• TN1055: SIMMs to DIMMs: Making Sense Out of Memory Expansion for the Power Macintosh - 7/96
• TN1054: Decomposing a QuickDraw GX Mapping - 7/96
• TN1053: QuickDraw GX GraphicsBug: Description, Uses &Limitations - 7/96
• TN1052: QuickDraw GX ConicLibrary.c in Detail: Description and Derivations - 6/96
  
• TN1051: Understanding Conic Splines - 6/96
  

• TN1050: System 7.5.3 Revision 2 - 6/96
• TN1049: Approaching the Millennium: The Mac and the Year 2000 - 6/96
  
• TN1048: Some Sound Advice: Getting the Most Out of the Sound Manager - 6/96
  
• TN1047: On Creating Web-Friendly Documentation: A Few Techniques - 5/96
  
• TN1046: Inside Macintosh: Devices, Power Manager Addenda - 5/96
  
• TN1045: On Changes to QuickTime Conferencing Components: New Error Codes, Behavior & Methods of Retrieving Errors - 5/96
  
• TN1044: Understanding PCI Expansion ROM Choices for Mac OS 8 - 5/96
  
• TN1043: On Drag Manager Additions - 5/96
  
• TN1042: Strategies for Dealing with Low-Memory Conditions - 5/96
  
• TN1041: Inside Macintosh: Files Errata - Updated 2/99
  

• TN1040: Write Cache Flushing: Techniques for Properly Handling System Shutdown - 4/96
• TN1039: Access & the Power Manager:Headaches & Cures - 4/96
  
• TN1038: QuickDraw GX OffscreenLibrary.c in Detail: Description, Uses & Limitations - 4/96
  
• TN1037: QuickDraw GX MappingLibrary.c: Its Uses and Limitations - 4/96
  
• TN1036: QuickTime VR 1.0 Object Movie File Format - 4/96
  
• TN1035: QuickTime VR 1.0 Panorama Movie File Format - 4/96
  
• TN1034: Inside Macintosh: QuickDraw GX Graphics Errata - 2/96
  
• TN1033: Interrupts in Need of (a Good) Time - 2/96
  
• TN1032: Mixing QuickDraw & Post-Script Printing from Your App: Some Gotchas - 2/96
  
• TN1031: History & Peregrinations: The Dogcow Goes QuickTime VR - 4/96
  

• TN1030: A Technique for Estimating the Total RAM You Need for a QuickTime VR Project - 2/96
• TN1029: Getting Up to Speed with QuickTime VR: Notes from the Field - 2/96
  
• TN1028: Inside Macintosh: GX Series Addenda - 2/96
  
• TN1027: On the Importance of Print Testing: A Brief Checklist - 2/96
  
• TN1026: The Notification Manager: Problems & Fixes - 2/96
  
• TN1025: Driver Loader Library Call GetDriverInformation: A Bug & Workaround - 2/96
  
• TN1024: Palette Manager Tidbits - 2/96
  
• TN1023: Understanding PackBits - 2/96
  
• TN1022: Inside Macintosh: QuickDraw GX Environment and Utilities Errata - 2/96
  
• TN1021: Creating Off-Screen Bitmaps When Speed is Critical - 2/96
  

• TN1020: Color Cursing: Two Major Causes - 2/96
• TN1019: Plotting Small Icons: The 'SICN' Resource - 2/96
  
• TN1018: Understanding the SerialDMA Driver - 2/96
  
• TN1017: System 7.5 Update 2.0; System 7.5.3 - 4/96
  
• TN1016: Where Has My qd Gone? How Do I Use QDGlobals Correctly? - 2/96
  
• TN1015: Inside Macintosh: QuickDraw GX Objects Errata - 2/96
  
• TN1014: Inside Macintosh: QuickDraw GX Printing Extensions and Drivers Errata - 2/96
  
• TN1013: Printer Direct Mode APIs for Macintosh Printer Drivers - 2/96
  
• TN1012: QuickTime TV Tuner APIs - 10/95
  
• TN1011: Understanding Type 11 & No FPU Installed Errors on the Power Macintosh - 10/95
  

• TN1010: QuickTime Teletext Component APIs - 10/95
• TN1009: On Multiple Inheritance & HandleObjects - 10/95
  
• TN1008: Understanding PCI Bus Performance - 10/95
  
• TN1007: On the E l e m e n t s of a Technote - 10/95
  
• TN1006: A Technique for Figuring Out a Resource's Base Value - 10/95
  
• TN1005: The Compleat Guide To SimpleText - 10/95
  
• TN1004: On QuickTime Component Manager 3.0 & PowerPC Native Components - 10/95
  
• TN1003: On the Deferred Task Manager - 10/95
  
• TN1002: On Launching an App with a Document - 10/95
  
• TN1001: On Power Macintosh Interrupt Management - 10/95
  

• TN FL 37: You Want Permission to do What?!! - (Updated 04/99
  
• TN DV12: Our Checksum Bounced - Updated 10/98
  
• TN IM02: Inside Macintosh--Memory Errata - Updated 10/98
• TN DV22: CD-ROM Driver Calls - Updated 09/98
  
• TN HW01: ADB-The Untold Story : Space Aliens Ate My Mouse - Updated 09/98