Alacatia Labs, Inc. bring you the most thorough investigation of undocumented CoreGraphics functions to date, with CGSInternal.
There’s a subversion repository as well if you’re keen to stay up to date.
Tag: CoreGraphics
CTGradient code bloat
While getting rid of extraneous junk in an application package is easy using Trimmit, the only way to prevent "code bloat" (and accompanying excess RAM and CPU usage) is through good programming practices. Where most developers fall short is in poor optimization of borrowed code. Let’s take CTGradient as an example as it’s well known and used (or more accurately, abused) in dozens of applications.
Getting things done with style
In the world of GTD, Midnight Inbox is surely one of the best designed contenders. It’s so good it’s addictive.
Cocoa Animation Effects
I wrote this app about 8 months ago, and it’s managed to find itself on Youtube.
Secret Quicksilver animation effects
You may have had a shot at creating a Quicksilver interface. (If you haven’t, see the tutorial). While it’s good fun to play with changing the colors and positions of the controls, there is a whole lot of really clever code in Quicksilver that lets you go beyond that and play with some weird and wacky effects on any window.
Continue Reading Secret Quicksilver animation effectsWarp, bend, squeeze and transform windows with CGSSetWindowWarp
How would you like to have the power to squish, warp and transform windows to your liking? With the private Core Graphics function CGSSetWindowWarp, you can!
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