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title: Introduction to Quartz Composer WebKit Plug-in JavaScript Reference
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# Introduction to Quartz Composer WebKit Plug-in JavaScript Reference

Describes the API for manipulating Quartz Composer compositions in webpages and Dashboard widgets via the Quartz Composer WebKit Plug-in.

## Who Should Read This Document?

*Quartz Composer WebKit Plug-in JavaScript Reference* is for web content and Dashboard widget creators who want to manipulate a Quartz Composer composition used in a webpage or Dashboard widget via JavaScript. You will find a reference for the JavaScript API available from the Quartz Composer WebKit plug-in.

To learn how to create a composition using Quartz Composer, read *[Quartz Composer Programming Guide](../../../../GraphicsImaging/Conceptual/QuartzComposer/qc_intro/qc_intro.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40001357)*.

**Note:** *Quartz Composer WebKit Plug-in JavaScript Reference* was previously titled *Quartz Composer Web Kit Plug-in Programming Guide*. Earlier versions of the document described how to include and manipulate a Quartz Composer composition in a web page or Dashboard widget. You can now find this information in [Webpages and Widgets](../../../../GraphicsImaging/Conceptual/QuartzComposer/qc_webkit/qc_webkit.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40001357-CH3) .

## Organization of This Document

This document contains the following chapter:

- [Quartz Composer WebKit Plug-in JavaScript Reference](../QCPluginReference/QCPluginReference.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40004517-CH4-SW18) documents the JavaScript API available when using the Quartz Composer WebKit plug-in.

## See Also

To learn more about Quartz Composer and creating compositions, along with including a composition in a web page or Dashboard widget, read *[Quartz Composer Programming Guide](../../../../GraphicsImaging/Conceptual/QuartzComposer/qc_intro/qc_intro.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40001357)*.

*[Safari HTML Reference](../../../../AppleApplications/Reference/SafariHTMLRef/Introduction.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40002049)*, *[Safari CSS Reference](../../../../AppleApplications/Reference/SafariCSSRef/Introduction.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40002050)*, and *[WebKit DOM Programming Topics](../../../../AppleApplications/Conceptual/SafariJSProgTopics/index.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40001483)* provide information on creating content for WebKit-based browsers like Safari.

For more on Dashboard widget creation, read *Dashboard Tutorial* and *[Dashboard Programming Topics](../../../../AppleApplications/Conceptual/Dashboard_ProgTopics/Introduction/Introduction.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40002837)*.

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