HITheme APIs

E782138

Carbon API macOS user interface API

HITheme APIs are a set of macOS system interfaces that provide modern, theme-aware support for drawing and managing user interface elements in place of the legacy Appearance Manager.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
HITheme	1
HITheme APIs canonical	1
HIThemeButtonDrawInfo	1
HIThemeDrawButton	1
HIThemeDrawFrame	1
HIThemeDrawTextBox	1
HIThemeGetButtonShape	1
HIThemeGetTextDimensions	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9177337 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: HITheme APIs
Context triple: [Appearance Manager, replacedBy, HITheme APIs]

A. Gnocchi API
Gnocchi API is a time-series and resource indexing service API used in OpenStack for efficient storage, retrieval, and aggregation of metrics data.
B. Luna theme
Luna theme is the default visual style introduced with Windows XP, featuring colorful, rounded interface elements that replaced the older Windows 2000-era look.
C. Zeen web curation service
Zeen web curation service was an online platform that allowed users to collect, organize, and present web content in magazine-style formats.
D. Gemini API
Gemini API is Google’s developer interface for integrating its Gemini family of generative AI models into applications and services.
E. Sahara API
Sahara API is an OpenStack service API that provisions and manages Hadoop and other big data clusters on cloud infrastructure.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: HITheme APIs
Target entity description: HITheme APIs are a set of macOS system interfaces that provide modern, theme-aware support for drawing and managing user interface elements in place of the legacy Appearance Manager.

A. Gnocchi API
Gnocchi API is a time-series and resource indexing service API used in OpenStack for efficient storage, retrieval, and aggregation of metrics data.
B. Luna theme
Luna theme is the default visual style introduced with Windows XP, featuring colorful, rounded interface elements that replaced the older Windows 2000-era look.
C. Zeen web curation service
Zeen web curation service was an online platform that allowed users to collect, organize, and present web content in magazine-style formats.
D. Gemini API
Gemini API is Google’s developer interface for integrating its Gemini family of generative AI models into applications and services.
E. Sahara API
Sahara API is an OpenStack service API that provisions and manages Hadoop and other big data clusters on cloud infrastructure.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Carbon API ⓘ macOS user interface API ⓘ
accessibleVia	ApplicationServices framework ⓘ
category	Graphics and drawing APIs ⓘ User interface programming ⓘ
designGoal	replace Appearance Manager with theme-aware drawing ⓘ
developedBy	Apple Inc. ⓘ
documentationURL	https://developer.apple.com/library/archive/documentation/Carbon/Reference/HITheme/index.html ⓘ
ensures	visual consistency with system theme ⓘ
intendedFor	Carbon applications ⓘ
introducedIn	Mac OS X era ⓘ
namespace	HITheme ⓘ linked to: HITheme APIs
operatingSystem	macOS ⓘ
partOf	HIToolbox framework ⓘ linked to: Macintosh Toolbox
platform	Intel-based Mac ⓘ PowerPC ⓘ
programmingLanguage	C ⓘ
provides	support for managing user interface elements ⓘ theme-aware drawing support ⓘ
providesFunction	HIThemeDrawButton ⓘ linked to: HITheme APIs HIThemeDrawFrame ⓘ linked to: HITheme APIs HIThemeDrawTextBox ⓘ linked to: HITheme APIs HIThemeGetButtonShape ⓘ linked to: HITheme APIs HIThemeGetTextDimensions ⓘ linked to: HITheme APIs
relatedTo	Carbon Event Manager ⓘ linked to: Carbon Events Core Graphics ⓘ linked to: Quartz 2D HIToolbox APIs ⓘ linked to: Macintosh Toolbox
replaces	Appearance Manager ⓘ
requires	Quartz-based drawing environment ⓘ
status	legacy ⓘ
supersededBy	Cocoa AppKit APIs ⓘ
supports	Aqua user interface theme ⓘ macOS system themes ⓘ
supportsFeature	drawing buttons ⓘ drawing controls with current system theme ⓘ drawing focus rings ⓘ drawing list headers ⓘ drawing menus and menu items ⓘ drawing progress bars ⓘ drawing scrollbars ⓘ drawing text fields ⓘ drawing toolbar elements ⓘ drawing windows and frames ⓘ
supportsVersion	Mac OS X 10.2 and later (Carbon) ⓘ
usesConcept	HIThemeButtonDrawInfo ⓘ linked to: HITheme APIs HIThemeMenuItemDrawInfo ⓘ HIThemeTextInfo ⓘ HIThemeTrackDrawInfo ⓘ linked to: Instruments System Trace

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Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Appearance Manager → replacedBy → HITheme APIs ⓘ

HITheme APIs → usesConcept → HIThemeButtonDrawInfo ⓘ

linked to: HITheme APIs

HITheme APIs → namespace → HITheme ⓘ

linked to: HITheme APIs

HITheme APIs → providesFunction → HIThemeDrawButton ⓘ

linked to: HITheme APIs

HITheme APIs → providesFunction → HIThemeDrawFrame ⓘ

linked to: HITheme APIs

HITheme APIs → providesFunction → HIThemeDrawTextBox ⓘ

linked to: HITheme APIs

HITheme APIs → providesFunction → HIThemeGetButtonShape ⓘ

linked to: HITheme APIs

HITheme APIs → providesFunction → HIThemeGetTextDimensions ⓘ

linked to: HITheme APIs

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Referenced by (8)

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