what are the major changes in AppKit

The major changes in AppKit presented at WWDC 2024 include:

1. New macOS Features:

   • Enhanced writing tools that help with spelling, grammar, structure, clarity, and tone.
   • System-wide integration of these writing tools, providing automatic intelligence features in apps.

2. SwiftUI Integrations:

   • Improved interoperability between SwiftUI and AppKit, allowing for better integration and use of SwiftUI features within AppKit apps.
   • New APIs for building menus and animations with SwiftUI.

3. API Refinements:

   • New ways to open context menus, including the ability to use the keyboard to open a context menu for the currently focused UI element.
   • New capabilities in the text system and SF Symbols.
   • New convenience features for saving documents.
   • Introduction of new cursors, such as zoom in and zoom out cursors.
   • More control over toolbars, including enhancements to NSToolbar for better display mode and item control.
   • An exciting new API to assist with text input.

4. Context Menu Refinements:

   • Customizable positioning of context menus when presented with the keyboard.

5. Text Highlighting and Entry Suggestions:

   • New features for text highlighting and text entry suggestions to enhance user experience.

For a detailed overview, you can refer to the session "What’s new in AppKit" (00:00:07).

Relevant Sessions

• What’s new in AppKit
• Platforms State of the Union