Written by members of the development team at Apple, Programming with Quartz is the first book to describe the sophisticated graphics system of Mac OS X. By using the methods described in this book, developers will be able to fully exploit the state-of-the-art graphics capabilities of Mac OS X in their applications, whether for Cocoa or Carbon development. This book also serves as an introduction to 2D graphics concepts, including how images are drawn and how color is rendered. It includes guidance for working with PDF documents, drawing bitmap graphics, using Quartz built-in color management, and drawing text. Programming with Quartz is a rich resource for new and experienced Mac OS X developers, Cocoa and Carbon programmers, UNIX developers who are migrating to Mac OS X, and anyone interested in powerful 2D graphics systems.

Audience
Cocoa and Carbon programmers who want to understand and fully exploit the power of the graphics system in Mac OS X and those who are looking to add new drawing capabilities, add support for PDF documents, or improve the quality of the graphics in their applications. UNIX developers interested in the graphics capabilities of Mac OS X. Web developers who want to create dynamic content using Quartz.

• Introducing Quartz 2D
• Quartz 2D Drawing Basics
• Using Quartz 2D in Cocoa Xcode
• Using Quartz 2D in Carbon
• The Quartz Coordinate System and Coordinate Transformations
• Drawing with Paths Properties of Paths
• Color, Alpha Transparency, and the Quartz Graphics
• Data Providers and Data Consumers
• Drawing Images
• Image Masking
• Text
• Creating Bits
• Opening and Drawing PDF Documents
• Creating and Examining PDF Documents
• Advanced Drawing Features
• Supporting PostScript and EPS Data
• Performance and Debugging
• Creating Quartz Tools and Python Scripts