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1/*
2 This file is part of the KDE libraries
3
4 Copyright (c) 1999 Matthias Hoelzer-Kluepfel <hoelzer@kde.org>
5
6 This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
7 modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public
8 License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
9 version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
10
11 This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
12 but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
13 MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
14 Library General Public License for more details.
15
16 You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public License
17 along with this library; see the file COPYING.LIB. If not, write to
18 the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330,
19 Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
20
21*/
22#ifndef __KCMODULE_H__
23#define __KCMODULE_H__
24
25#include <qwidget.h>
26#include <qstringlist.h>
27//USclass KAboutData;
28class KCModulePrivate;
29//US class KInstance;
30
31/**
32 * The base class for control center modules.
33 *
34 * Starting from KDE 2.0, control center modules are realized as shared
35 * libraries that are loaded into the control center at runtime.
36 *
37 * The module in principle is a simple widget displaying the
38 * item to be changed. The module has a very small interface.
39 *
40 * All the necessary glue logic and the GUI bells and whistles
41 * are provided by the control center and must not concern
42 * the module author.
43 *
44 * To write a config module, you have to create a library
45 * that contains at one factory function like this:
46 *
47 * <pre>
48 * #include <kgenericfactory.h>
49 *
50 * typedef KGenericFactory<YourKCModule, QWidget> YourKCModuleFactory;
51 * K_EXPORT_COMPONENT_FACTORY( yourLibName, YourKCModuleFactory("name_of_the_po_file") );
52 * </pre>
53 *
54 * The parameter "name_of_the_po_file" has to correspond with the messages target
55 * that you created in your Makefile.am.
56 *
57 * See kdebase/kcontrol/HOWTO for more detailed documentation.
58 *
59 * @author Matthias Hoelzer-Kluepfel <hoelzer@kde.org>
60 */
61
62class KCModule : public QWidget
63{
64 Q_OBJECT
65
66public:
67
68 /**
69 * An enumeration type for the buttons used by this module.
70 * You should only use Help, Default and Apply. The rest is obsolete.
71 *
72 * @see KCModule::buttons @see KCModule::setButtons
73 */
74 enum Button {Help=1, Default=2, Apply=16,
75 Reset=4, /* obsolete, do not use! */
76 Cancel=8, /* obsolete, do not use! */
77 Ok=32, /* obsolete, do not use! */
78 SysDefault=64 /* obsolete, do not use! */ };
79
80 /*
81 * Base class for all KControlModules.
82 * Make sure you have a QStringList argument in your
83 * implementation.
84 */
85 KCModule(QWidget *parent=0, const char *name=0, const QStringList &args=QStringList() );
86
87//US KCModule(KInstance *instance, QWidget *parent=0, const QStringList &args=QStringList() );
88
89 /*
90 * Destroys the module.
91 */
92 ~KCModule();
93
94 /**
95 * Load the configuration data into the module.
96 *
97 * The load method sets the user interface elements of the
98 * module to reflect the current settings stored in the
99 * configuration files.
100 *
101 * This method is invoked whenever the module should read its configuration
102 * (most of the times from a config file) and update the user interface.
103 * This happens when the user clicks the "Reset" button in the control
104 * center, to undo all of his changes and restore the currently valid
105 * settings. NOTE that this is not called after the modules is loaded,
106 * so you probably want to call this method in the constructor.
107 */
108 virtual void load() {};
109
110 /**
111 * Save the configuration data.
112 *
113 * The save method stores the config information as shown
114 * in the user interface in the config files.
115 *
116 * If necessary, this method also updates the running system,
117 * e.g. by restarting applications.
118 *
119 * save is called when the user clicks "Apply" or "Ok".
120 */
121 virtual void save() {};
122
123 /**
124 * Sets the configuration to sensible default values.
125 *
126 * This method is called when the user clicks the "Default"
127 * button. It should set the display to useful values.
128 */
129 virtual void defaults() {};
130
131 /**
132 * Set the configuration to system default values.
133 *
134 * This method is called when the user clicks the "System-Default"
135 * button. It should set the display to the system default values.
136 *
137 * NOTE: The default behaviour is to call defaults().
138 */
139 virtual void sysdefaults() { defaults(); };
140
141 /**
142 * Return a quick-help text.
143 *
144 * This method is called when the module is docked.
145 * The quick-help text should contain a short description of the module and
146 * links to the module's help files. You can use QML formating tags in the text.
147 *
148 * NOTE: Please make sure the quick help text gets translated (use i18n()).
149 */
150 virtual QString quickHelp() const { return QString::null; };
151
152 /**
153 * Returns a the KAboutData for this module
154 * This is generally only called for the KBugReport.
155 * Override and have it return a pointer to a constant
156 */
157//US virtual const KAboutData *aboutData() const { return 0; }
158
159 /**
160 * Indicate which buttons will be used.
161 *
162 * The return value is a value or'ed together from
163 * the Button enumeration type.
164 *
165 * @see KCModule::setButtons
166 */
167 int buttons() const { return _btn; };
168
169 /**
170 * Get the RootOnly message for this module.
171 *
172 * When the module must be run as root, or acts differently
173 * for root and a normal user, it is sometimes useful to
174 * customize the message that appears at the top of the module
175 * when used as a normal user. This function returns this
176 * customized message. If none has been set, a default message
177 * will be used.
178 *
179 * @see KCModule::setRootOnlyMsg
180 */
181 QString rootOnlyMsg() const;
182
183 /**
184 * Tell if KControl should show a RootOnly message when run as
185 * a normal user.
186 *
187 * In some cases, the module don't want a RootOnly message to
188 * appear (for example if it has already one). This function
189 * tells KControl if a RootOnly message should be shown
190 *
191 * @see KCModule::setUseRootOnlyMsg
192 */
193 bool useRootOnlyMsg() const;
194
195
196//US KInstance *instance() const;
197
198signals:
199
200 /**
201 * Indicate that the state of the modules contents has changed.
202 *
203 * This signal is emitted whenever the state of the configuration
204 * shown in the module changes. It allows the control center to
205 * keep track of unsaved changes.
206 *
207 */
208 void changed(bool state);
209
210 /**
211 * Indicate that the module's quickhelp has changed.
212 *
213 * Emit this signal whenever the module's quickhelp changes.
214 * Modules implemented as tabbed dialogs might want to implement
215 * per-tab quickhelp for example.
216 *
217 */
218 void quickHelpChanged();
219
220protected:
221
222 /**
223 * Sets the buttons to display.
224 *
225 * Help: shows a "Help" button.
226 * Default: shows a "Use Defaults" button
227 * Apply: in kcontrol this will show an "Apply" and "Reset" button
228 * in kcmshell this will show an "Ok", "Apply" and "Cancel" button
229 *
230 * If Apply is not specified, kcmshell will show a "Close" button.
231 *
232 * @see KCModule::buttons
233 */
234 void setButtons(int btn) { _btn = btn; };
235
236 /**
237 * Sets the RootOnly message.
238 *
239 * This message will be shown at the top of the module of the
240 * corresponding desktop file contains the line X-KDE-RootOnly=true.
241 * If no message is set, a default one will be used.
242 *
243 * @see KCModule::rootOnlyMessage
244 */
245 void setRootOnlyMsg(const QString& msg);
246
247 /**
248 * Change wether or not the RootOnly message should be shown.
249 *
250 * Following the value of @p on, the RootOnly message will be
251 * shown or not.
252 *
253 * @see KCModule::useRootOnlyMsg
254 */
255 void setUseRootOnlyMsg(bool on);
256
257private:
258
259 int _btn;
260protected:
261 virtual void virtual_hook( int id, void* data );
262private:
263 KCModulePrivate *d;
264};
265
266#endif