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Linked List: August 31, 2006

Thursday, 31 August 2006

CGSSetWindowWarp Explained ★

Kevin Ballard’s analysis of the undocumented system call behind the “live window” Genie special effects. He made use of it in his Ironcoder contest entry, DaliClock. (Via Mark Dalrymple via email.)

Minimized Window Trick ★

Not news to me that windows being sucked into the Dock are “live” (try the slow-minimize effect with a running QuickTime movie, for example), but this is a neat trick nonetheless, and it’s one of those things most people probably don’t realize. (Thanks to Chris Ryland for the link.)