HITheme APIs
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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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| HITheme APIs canonical | 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]
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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.
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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.
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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.
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D.
Gemini API
Gemini API is Google’s developer interface for integrating its Gemini family of generative AI models into applications and services.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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D.
Gemini API
Gemini API is Google’s developer interface for integrating its Gemini family of generative AI models into applications and services.
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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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Graphics and drawing APIs
ⓘ
User interface programming ⓘ |
| designGoal | replace Appearance Manager with theme-aware drawing ⓘ |
| developedBy | Apple Inc. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatingSystem | macOS ⓘ |
| partOf | HIToolbox framework NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| platform |
Intel-based Mac
ⓘ
PowerPC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| programmingLanguage | C ⓘ |
| provides |
support for managing user interface elements
ⓘ
theme-aware drawing support ⓘ |
| providesFunction |
HIThemeDrawButton
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
HIThemeDrawFrame NERFINISHED ⓘ HIThemeDrawTextBox NERFINISHED ⓘ HIThemeGetButtonShape NERFINISHED ⓘ HIThemeGetTextDimensions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Carbon Event Manager
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Core Graphics NERFINISHED ⓘ HIToolbox APIs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replaces | Appearance Manager NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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
NERFINISHED
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HIThemeMenuItemDrawInfo NERFINISHED ⓘ HIThemeTextInfo NERFINISHED ⓘ HIThemeTrackDrawInfo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: HITheme APIs Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.