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63 of 63 entries

AppKit and SwiftUI implementation-name translations
Interface concept	AppKit	SwiftUI	How well they match
Alert	`NSAlert` Apple documentation	`.alert(…)AlertScene` Apple documentation	Direct
Alternating row backgrounds	`NSTableView.usesAlternatingRowBackgroundColors` Apple documentation	`.alternatingRowBackgrounds(_:)` Apple documentation	Direct
App menu bar	`NSApplication.mainMenu` Apple documentation	`.commands { … }` Apple documentation	Direct
Button	`NSButton` Apple documentation	`Button` Apple documentation	Direct
Checkbox	`NSButton (switch type)` Apple documentation	`Toggle.toggleStyle(.checkbox)` Apple documentation	Direct
Color well / color picker	`NSColorWellNSColorPanel` Apple documentation	`ColorPicker` Apple documentation	Direct
Command group	`NSMenuItem (inserted group)` Apple documentation	`CommandGroup` Apple documentation	Direct
Confirmation dialog	`NSAlert` Apple documentation	`.confirmationDialog(…)` Apple documentation	Direct
Context menu	`NSView.menuNSMenu` Apple documentation	`.contextMenu { … }` Apple documentation	Direct
Date picker	`NSDatePicker` Apple documentation	`DatePicker` Apple documentation	Direct
Dialog icon	`NSAlert.icon` Apple documentation	`.dialogIcon(_:)` Apple documentation	Direct
Disclosure control	`NSButton.BezelStyle.disclosureNSOutlineView` Apple documentation	`DisclosureGroup` Apple documentation	Direct
“Don’t show again” checkbox	`NSAlert.showsSuppressionButton` Apple documentation	`.dialogSuppressionToggle(…)` Apple documentation	Direct
Gauge / level indicator	`NSLevelIndicator` Apple documentation	`Gauge` Apple documentation	Direct
Help button/link	`NSHelpManagerNSButton` Apple documentation	`HelpLink` Apple documentation	Direct
Hierarchical table row	`NSOutlineView row` Apple documentation	`DisclosureTableRow` Apple documentation	Direct
Inspector	`NSSplitViewItem.Behavior.inspectorNSInspectorBarNSPanel` Apple documentation	`.inspector(…)` Apple documentation	Depends on the app
List	`NSTableView` Apple documentation	`List` Apple documentation	Direct
Menu	`NSMenu` Apple documentation	`Menu` Apple documentation	Direct
Menu bar extra / status item	`NSStatusItem` Apple documentation	`MenuBarExtra` Apple documentation	Direct
Menu indicator arrow	`NSPopUpButtonCell.arrowPosition` Apple documentation	`.menuIndicator(_:)` Apple documentation	Direct
Menu item keyboard equivalent	`NSMenuItem.keyEquivalent` Apple documentation	`.keyboardShortcut(_:)` Apple documentation	Direct
Menu separator	`NSMenuItem.separator()` Apple documentation	`Divider` Apple documentation	Direct
Menu-style status item	`NSStatusItemNSMenu` Apple documentation	`MenuBarExtra.menuBarExtraStyle(.menu)` Apple documentation	Direct
Multi-window scene	`NSWindowController (multiple instances)` Apple documentation	`WindowGroup` Apple documentation	Direct
Navigation split view	`NSSplitViewController` Apple documentation	`NavigationSplitView` Apple documentation	Direct
Navigation stack	`NSPageController` Apple documentation	`NavigationStack` Apple documentation	Close match
Open/import panel	`NSOpenPanel` Apple documentation	`.fileImporter(…)` Apple documentation	Direct
Outline / source list	`NSOutlineView` Apple documentation	`OutlineGrouphierarchical List` Apple documentation	Direct
Palette picker	`NSMatrixNSSegmentedControl` Apple documentation	`Picker.pickerStyle(.palette)` Apple documentation	Direct
Paste button	`NSButtonNSPasteboard` Apple documentation	`PasteButton` Apple documentation	Direct
Pop-up button	`NSPopUpButton (pullsDown = false)` Apple documentation	`Picker.pickerStyle(.menu)` Apple documentation	Direct
Popover	`NSPopover` Apple documentation	`.popover(…)` Apple documentation	Direct
Progress bar / spinner	`NSProgressIndicator` Apple documentation	`ProgressView` Apple documentation	Direct
Pull-down button	`NSPopUpButton (pullsDown = true)` Apple documentation	`Menu.menuStyle(.button)` Apple documentation	Direct
Radio group	`NSButton (radio type, grouped)` Apple documentation	`Picker.pickerStyle(.radioGroup)` Apple documentation	Direct
Rename button	`NSButtonresponder-chain rename action` Apple documentation	`RenameButton` Apple documentation	Direct
Resizable split view	`NSSplitView` Apple documentation	`HSplitViewVSplitView` Apple documentation	Direct
Save/export panel	`NSSavePanel` Apple documentation	`.fileExporter(…)` Apple documentation	Direct
Search field	`NSSearchField` Apple documentation	`.searchable(…)` Apple documentation	Direct
Segmented control	`NSSegmentedControl` Apple documentation	`Picker.pickerStyle(.segmented)` Apple documentation	Direct
Settings window	`NSWindowController (preferences window)` Apple documentation	`Settings` Apple documentation	Direct
Share button / share picker	`NSSharingServicePicker` Apple documentation	`ShareLink` Apple documentation	Direct
Sheet	`NSWindow.beginSheet` Apple documentation	`.sheet(…)` Apple documentation	Direct
Sidebar toggle	`NSSplitViewController.toggleSidebar(_:)` Apple documentation	`SidebarCommandssystem toolbar item` Apple documentation	Direct
Single window	`NSWindow` Apple documentation	`Window` Apple documentation	Direct
Slider	`NSSlider` Apple documentation	`Slider` Apple documentation	Direct
Stepper	`NSStepper` Apple documentation	`Stepper` Apple documentation	Direct
Switch	`NSSwitch` Apple documentation	`Toggle.toggleStyle(.switch)` Apple documentation	Direct
Tab view	`NSTabViewControllerNSTabView` Apple documentation	`TabViewTab` Apple documentation	Direct
Table	`NSTableView` Apple documentation	`Table` Apple documentation	Direct
Table column	`NSTableColumn` Apple documentation	`TableColumn` Apple documentation	Direct
Table header strip	`NSTableHeaderView` Apple documentation	`.tableColumnHeaders(_:)` Apple documentation	Direct
Table row	`NSTableRowView` Apple documentation	`TableRow` Apple documentation	Direct
Toolbar	`NSToolbar` Apple documentation	`.toolbar { … }` Apple documentation	Direct
Toolbar customization palette	`NSToolbar customization` Apple documentation	`.toolbar(id:content:)` Apple documentation	Direct
Toolbar item	`NSToolbarItem` Apple documentation	`ToolbarItem` Apple documentation	Direct
Toolbar item group	`NSToolbarItemGroup` Apple documentation	`ToolbarItemGroup` Apple documentation	Direct
Toolbar overflow menu	`NSToolbar overflow menu` Apple documentation	`.toolbarOverflowMenu { … }` Apple documentation	Direct
Top-level command menu	`top-level NSMenuItemNSMenu` Apple documentation	`CommandMenu` Apple documentation	Direct
Utility window / tool palette	`NSPanel` Apple documentation	`UtilityWindow` Apple documentation	Direct
Web link	`link-style NSTextFieldNSWorkspace` Apple documentation	`Link` Apple documentation	Direct
Window-style status item	`NSStatusItemNSPopover or NSPanel` Apple documentation	`MenuBarExtra.menuBarExtraStyle(.window)` Apple documentation	Direct