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1/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
2// Name: utils.h
3// Purpose: Miscellaneous utilities
4// Author: Julian Smart
5// Modified by:
6// Created: 29/01/98
7// RCS-ID: $Id$
8// Copyright: (c) 1998 Julian Smart
3f4a0c5b 9// Licence: wxWindows license
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10/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
11
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12#ifndef _WX_UTILSH__
13#define _WX_UTILSH__
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15// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
16// headers
17// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
18
c801d85f 19#ifdef __GNUG__
d6b9496a 20 #pragma interface "utils.h"
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21#endif
22
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23#include "wx/object.h"
24#include "wx/list.h"
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25#include "wx/filefn.h"
26
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27// need this for wxGetDiskSpace() as we can't, unfortunately, forward declare
28// wxLongLong
29#include "wx/longlong.h"
30
c801d85f 31#ifdef __X__
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32 #include <dirent.h>
33 #include <unistd.h>
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34#endif
35
36#include <stdio.h>
37
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38// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
39// Forward declaration
40// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
41
42class WXDLLEXPORT wxProcess;
43class WXDLLEXPORT wxFrame;
e4b4d60e 44class WXDLLEXPORT wxWindow;
cd6ce4a9 45class WXDLLEXPORT wxWindowList;
59a12e90 46class WXDLLEXPORT wxPoint;
d6b9496a 47
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48// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
49// Macros
50// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
c801d85f 51
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52#define wxMax(a,b) (((a) > (b)) ? (a) : (b))
53#define wxMin(a,b) (((a) < (b)) ? (a) : (b))
c801d85f 54
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55// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
56// String functions (deprecated, use wxString)
57// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
58
8fd0d89b 59// Useful buffer (FIXME VZ: To be removed!!!)
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60// Now only needed in Mac and MSW ports
61#if !defined(__WXMOTIF__) && !defined(__WXGTK__) && !defined(__WXX11__) && !defined(__WXMGL__)
9d2f3c71 62WXDLLEXPORT_DATA(extern wxChar*) wxBuffer;
45ff6421 63#endif
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64
65// Make a copy of this string using 'new'
9d2f3c71 66WXDLLEXPORT wxChar* copystring(const wxChar *s);
c801d85f 67
d6b9496a 68// Matches string one within string two regardless of case
bc87fd68 69WXDLLEXPORT bool StringMatch(const wxChar *one, const wxChar *two, bool subString = TRUE, bool exact = FALSE);
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70
71// A shorter way of using strcmp
9d2f3c71 72#define wxStringEq(s1, s2) (s1 && s2 && (wxStrcmp(s1, s2) == 0))
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73
74// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
75// Miscellaneous functions
76// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
77
78// Sound the bell
e90c1d2a 79WXDLLEXPORT void wxBell();
d6b9496a 80
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81// Get OS description as a user-readable string
82WXDLLEXPORT wxString wxGetOsDescription();
83
d6b9496a 84// Get OS version
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85WXDLLEXPORT int wxGetOsVersion(int *majorVsn = (int *) NULL,
86 int *minorVsn = (int *) NULL);
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87
88// Return a string with the current date/time
89WXDLLEXPORT wxString wxNow();
90
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91// Return path where wxWindows is installed (mostly useful in Unices)
92WXDLLEXPORT const wxChar *wxGetInstallPrefix();
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93// Return path to wxWin data (/usr/share/wx/%{version}) (Unices)
94WXDLLEXPORT wxString wxGetDataDir();
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95
96
e90c1d2a 97#if wxUSE_GUI
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98// Don't synthesize KeyUp events holding down a key and producing
99// KeyDown events with autorepeat. On by default and always on
100// in wxMSW.
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101WXDLLEXPORT bool wxSetDetectableAutoRepeat( bool flag );
102
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103// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
104// Window ID management
105// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
106
c801d85f 107// Generate a unique ID
afb74891 108WXDLLEXPORT long wxNewId();
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109#if !defined(NewId) && defined(WXWIN_COMPATIBILITY)
110 #define NewId wxNewId
111#endif
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112
113// Ensure subsequent IDs don't clash with this one
184b5d99 114WXDLLEXPORT void wxRegisterId(long id);
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115#if !defined(RegisterId) && defined(WXWIN_COMPATIBILITY)
116 #define RegisterId wxRegisterId
117#endif
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118
119// Return the current ID
afb74891 120WXDLLEXPORT long wxGetCurrentId();
c801d85f 121
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122#endif // wxUSE_GUI
123
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124// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
125// Various conversions
126// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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128WXDLLEXPORT_DATA(extern const wxChar*) wxFloatToStringStr;
129WXDLLEXPORT_DATA(extern const wxChar*) wxDoubleToStringStr;
c801d85f 130
bc87fd68 131WXDLLEXPORT void StringToFloat(const wxChar *s, float *number);
9d2f3c71 132WXDLLEXPORT wxChar* FloatToString(float number, const wxChar *fmt = wxFloatToStringStr);
bc87fd68 133WXDLLEXPORT void StringToDouble(const wxChar *s, double *number);
9d2f3c71 134WXDLLEXPORT wxChar* DoubleToString(double number, const wxChar *fmt = wxDoubleToStringStr);
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135WXDLLEXPORT void StringToInt(const wxChar *s, int *number);
136WXDLLEXPORT void StringToLong(const wxChar *s, long *number);
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137WXDLLEXPORT wxChar* IntToString(int number);
138WXDLLEXPORT wxChar* LongToString(long number);
c801d85f 139
c801d85f 140// Convert 2-digit hex number to decimal
184b5d99 141WXDLLEXPORT int wxHexToDec(const wxString& buf);
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142
143// Convert decimal integer to 2-character hex string
9d2f3c71 144WXDLLEXPORT void wxDecToHex(int dec, wxChar *buf);
184b5d99 145WXDLLEXPORT wxString wxDecToHex(int dec);
c801d85f 146
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147// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
148// Process management
149// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
150
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151// NB: for backwars compatibility reasons the values of wxEXEC_[A]SYNC *must*
152// be 0 and 1, don't change!
153
154enum
155{
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156 // execute the process asynchronously
157 wxEXEC_ASYNC = 0,
158
159 // execute it synchronously, i.e. wait until it finishes
160 wxEXEC_SYNC = 1,
161
162 // under Windows, don't hide the child even if it's IO is redirected (this
163 // is done by default)
164 wxEXEC_NOHIDE = 2,
165
166 // under Unix, if the process is the group leader then killing -pid kills
167 // all children as well as pid
168 wxEXEC_MAKE_GROUP_LEADER = 4
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169};
170
171// Execute another program.
172//
173// If flags contain wxEXEC_SYNC, return -1 on failure and the exit code of the
174// process if everything was ok. Otherwise (i.e. if wxEXEC_ASYNC), return 0 on
175// failure and the PID of the launched process if ok.
176WXDLLEXPORT long wxExecute(wxChar **argv, int flags = wxEXEC_ASYNC,
c67daf87 177 wxProcess *process = (wxProcess *) NULL);
fbf456aa 178WXDLLEXPORT long wxExecute(const wxString& command, int flags = wxEXEC_ASYNC,
c67daf87 179 wxProcess *process = (wxProcess *) NULL);
c801d85f 180
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181// execute the command capturing its output into an array line by line, this is
182// always synchronous
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183WXDLLEXPORT long wxExecute(const wxString& command,
184 wxArrayString& output);
185
fbf456aa 186// also capture stderr (also synchronous)
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187WXDLLEXPORT long wxExecute(const wxString& command,
188 wxArrayString& output,
189 wxArrayString& error);
cd6ce4a9 190
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191enum wxSignal
192{
193 wxSIGNONE = 0, // verify if the process exists under Unix
194 wxSIGHUP,
195 wxSIGINT,
196 wxSIGQUIT,
197 wxSIGILL,
198 wxSIGTRAP,
199 wxSIGABRT,
200 wxSIGIOT = wxSIGABRT, // another name
201 wxSIGEMT,
202 wxSIGFPE,
203 wxSIGKILL,
204 wxSIGBUS,
205 wxSIGSEGV,
206 wxSIGSYS,
207 wxSIGPIPE,
208 wxSIGALRM,
209 wxSIGTERM
210
211 // further signals are different in meaning between different Unix systems
212};
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214enum wxKillError
215{
216 wxKILL_OK, // no error
217 wxKILL_BAD_SIGNAL, // no such signal
218 wxKILL_ACCESS_DENIED, // permission denied
219 wxKILL_NO_PROCESS, // no such process
220 wxKILL_ERROR // another, unspecified error
221};
222
223// send the given signal to the process (only NONE and KILL are supported under
224// Windows, all others mean TERM), return 0 if ok and -1 on error
225//
226// return detailed error in rc if not NULL
227WXDLLEXPORT int wxKill(long pid,
228 wxSignal sig = wxSIGTERM,
229 wxKillError *rc = NULL);
c801d85f 230
2c8e4738 231// Execute a command in an interactive shell window (always synchronously)
c801d85f 232// If no command then just the shell
62448488 233WXDLLEXPORT bool wxShell(const wxString& command = wxEmptyString);
c801d85f 234
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235// As wxShell(), but must give a (non interactive) command and its output will
236// be returned in output array
237WXDLLEXPORT bool wxShell(const wxString& command, wxArrayString& output);
238
b568d04f 239// Sleep for nSecs seconds
184b5d99 240WXDLLEXPORT void wxSleep(int nSecs);
c801d85f 241
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242// Sleep for a given amount of milliseconds
243WXDLLEXPORT void wxUsleep(unsigned long milliseconds);
244
c801d85f 245// Get free memory in bytes, or -1 if cannot determine amount (e.g. on UNIX)
afb74891 246WXDLLEXPORT long wxGetFreeMemory();
c801d85f 247
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248// should wxApp::OnFatalException() be called?
249WXDLLEXPORT bool wxHandleFatalExceptions(bool doit = TRUE);
250
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251// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
252// Environment variables
253// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
254
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255// returns TRUE if variable exists (value may be NULL if you just want to check
256// for this)
257WXDLLEXPORT bool wxGetEnv(const wxString& var, wxString *value);
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258
259// set the env var name to the given value, return TRUE on success
260WXDLLEXPORT bool wxSetEnv(const wxString& var, const wxChar *value);
261
262// remove the env var from environment
263inline bool wxUnsetEnv(const wxString& var) { return wxSetEnv(var, NULL); }
264
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265// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
266// Network and username functions.
267// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
c801d85f 268
d6b9496a 269// NB: "char *" functions are deprecated, use wxString ones!
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270
271// Get eMail address
9d2f3c71 272WXDLLEXPORT bool wxGetEmailAddress(wxChar *buf, int maxSize);
d6b9496a 273WXDLLEXPORT wxString wxGetEmailAddress();
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274
275// Get hostname.
9d2f3c71 276WXDLLEXPORT bool wxGetHostName(wxChar *buf, int maxSize);
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277WXDLLEXPORT wxString wxGetHostName();
278
279// Get FQDN
280WXDLLEXPORT wxString wxGetFullHostName();
96c5bd7f 281WXDLLEXPORT bool wxGetFullHostName(wxChar *buf, int maxSize);
c801d85f 282
d6b9496a 283// Get user ID e.g. jacs (this is known as login name under Unix)
9d2f3c71 284WXDLLEXPORT bool wxGetUserId(wxChar *buf, int maxSize);
d6b9496a 285WXDLLEXPORT wxString wxGetUserId();
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286
287// Get user name e.g. Julian Smart
9d2f3c71 288WXDLLEXPORT bool wxGetUserName(wxChar *buf, int maxSize);
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289WXDLLEXPORT wxString wxGetUserName();
290
291// Get current Home dir and copy to dest (returns pstr->c_str())
c51deffc 292WXDLLEXPORT wxString wxGetHomeDir();
9d2f3c71 293WXDLLEXPORT const wxChar* wxGetHomeDir(wxString *pstr);
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294
295// Get the user's home dir (caller must copy --- volatile)
296// returns NULL is no HOME dir is known
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297#if defined(__UNIX__) && wxUSE_UNICODE
298WXDLLEXPORT const wxMB2WXbuf wxGetUserHome(const wxString& user = wxEmptyString);
299#else
9d2f3c71 300WXDLLEXPORT wxChar* wxGetUserHome(const wxString& user = wxEmptyString);
61ef57fc 301#endif
d6b9496a 302
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303// get number of total/free bytes on the disk where path belongs
304WXDLLEXPORT bool wxGetDiskSpace(const wxString& path,
305 wxLongLong *pTotal = NULL,
306 wxLongLong *pFree = NULL);
307
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308#if wxUSE_GUI // GUI only things from now on
309
d6b9496a 310// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
974e8d94 311// Menu accelerators related things
d6b9496a 312// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
c801d85f 313
bc87fd68 314WXDLLEXPORT wxChar* wxStripMenuCodes(const wxChar *in, wxChar *out = (wxChar *) NULL);
184b5d99 315WXDLLEXPORT wxString wxStripMenuCodes(const wxString& str);
c801d85f 316
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317#if wxUSE_ACCEL
318class WXDLLEXPORT wxAcceleratorEntry;
319WXDLLEXPORT wxAcceleratorEntry *wxGetAccelFromString(const wxString& label);
320#endif // wxUSE_ACCEL
321
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322// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
323// Window search
324// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
325
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326// Find the window/widget with the given title or label.
327// Pass a parent to begin the search from, or NULL to look through
328// all windows.
184b5d99 329WXDLLEXPORT wxWindow* wxFindWindowByLabel(const wxString& title, wxWindow *parent = (wxWindow *) NULL);
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330
331// Find window by name, and if that fails, by label.
184b5d99 332WXDLLEXPORT wxWindow* wxFindWindowByName(const wxString& name, wxWindow *parent = (wxWindow *) NULL);
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333
334// Returns menu item id or -1 if none.
184b5d99 335WXDLLEXPORT int wxFindMenuItemId(wxFrame *frame, const wxString& menuString, const wxString& itemString);
c801d85f 336
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337// Find the wxWindow at the given point. wxGenericFindWindowAtPoint
338// is always present but may be less reliable than a native version.
339WXDLLEXPORT wxWindow* wxGenericFindWindowAtPoint(const wxPoint& pt);
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340WXDLLEXPORT wxWindow* wxFindWindowAtPoint(const wxPoint& pt);
341
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342// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
343// Message/event queue helpers
344// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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345
346// Yield to other apps/messages
afb74891 347WXDLLEXPORT bool wxYield();
c801d85f 348
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349// Like wxYield, but fails silently if the yield is recursive.
350WXDLLEXPORT bool wxYieldIfNeeded();
351
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352// Yield to other apps/messages and disable user input
353WXDLLEXPORT bool wxSafeYield(wxWindow *win = NULL);
354
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355// Enable or disable input to all top level windows
356WXDLLEXPORT void wxEnableTopLevelWindows(bool enable = TRUE);
357
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358// Check whether this window wants to process messages, e.g. Stop button
359// in long calculations.
360WXDLLEXPORT bool wxCheckForInterrupt(wxWindow *wnd);
361
362// Consume all events until no more left
363WXDLLEXPORT void wxFlushEvents();
364
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365// a class which disables all windows (except, may be, thegiven one) in its
366// ctor and enables them back in its dtor
367class WXDLLEXPORT wxWindowDisabler
368{
369public:
370 wxWindowDisabler(wxWindow *winToSkip = (wxWindow *)NULL);
371 ~wxWindowDisabler();
372
373private:
374 wxWindowList *m_winDisabled;
375};
376
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377// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
378// Cursors
379// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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380
381// Set the cursor to the busy cursor for all windows
382class WXDLLEXPORT wxCursor;
383WXDLLEXPORT_DATA(extern wxCursor*) wxHOURGLASS_CURSOR;
184b5d99 384WXDLLEXPORT void wxBeginBusyCursor(wxCursor *cursor = wxHOURGLASS_CURSOR);
e2a6f233 385
c801d85f 386// Restore cursor to normal
afb74891 387WXDLLEXPORT void wxEndBusyCursor();
d6b9496a 388
c801d85f 389// TRUE if we're between the above two calls
afb74891 390WXDLLEXPORT bool wxIsBusy();
c801d85f 391
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392// Convenience class so we can just create a wxBusyCursor object on the stack
393class WXDLLEXPORT wxBusyCursor
394{
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395public:
396 wxBusyCursor(wxCursor* cursor = wxHOURGLASS_CURSOR)
397 { wxBeginBusyCursor(cursor); }
f6bcfd97 398 ~wxBusyCursor()
afb74891 399 { wxEndBusyCursor(); }
e2a6f233 400
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401 // FIXME: These two methods are currently only implemented (and needed?)
402 // in wxGTK. BusyCursor handling should probably be moved to
403 // common code since the wxGTK and wxMSW implementations are very
404 // similar except for wxMSW using HCURSOR directly instead of
405 // wxCursor.. -- RL.
406 static const wxCursor &GetStoredCursor();
407 static const wxCursor GetBusyCursor();
408};
c801d85f 409
c801d85f 410
d6b9496a 411// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
c801d85f 412// Reading and writing resources (eg WIN.INI, .Xdefaults)
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413// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
414
47d67540 415#if wxUSE_RESOURCES
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416WXDLLEXPORT bool wxWriteResource(const wxString& section, const wxString& entry, const wxString& value, const wxString& file = wxEmptyString);
417WXDLLEXPORT bool wxWriteResource(const wxString& section, const wxString& entry, float value, const wxString& file = wxEmptyString);
418WXDLLEXPORT bool wxWriteResource(const wxString& section, const wxString& entry, long value, const wxString& file = wxEmptyString);
419WXDLLEXPORT bool wxWriteResource(const wxString& section, const wxString& entry, int value, const wxString& file = wxEmptyString);
420
9d2f3c71 421WXDLLEXPORT bool wxGetResource(const wxString& section, const wxString& entry, wxChar **value, const wxString& file = wxEmptyString);
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422WXDLLEXPORT bool wxGetResource(const wxString& section, const wxString& entry, float *value, const wxString& file = wxEmptyString);
423WXDLLEXPORT bool wxGetResource(const wxString& section, const wxString& entry, long *value, const wxString& file = wxEmptyString);
424WXDLLEXPORT bool wxGetResource(const wxString& section, const wxString& entry, int *value, const wxString& file = wxEmptyString);
47d67540 425#endif // wxUSE_RESOURCES
c801d85f 426
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427void WXDLLEXPORT wxGetMousePosition( int* x, int* y );
428
429// MSW only: get user-defined resource from the .res file.
430// Returns NULL or newly-allocated memory, so use delete[] to clean up.
2049ba38 431#ifdef __WXMSW__
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432 WXDLLEXPORT extern const wxChar* wxUserResourceStr;
433 WXDLLEXPORT wxChar* wxLoadUserResource(const wxString& resourceName, const wxString& resourceType = wxUserResourceStr);
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434#endif // MSW
435
436// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
437// Display and colorss (X only)
438// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
c801d85f 439
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440#ifdef __WXGTK__
441 void *wxGetDisplay();
442#endif
443
c801d85f 444#ifdef __X__
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445 WXDisplay *wxGetDisplay();
446 bool wxSetDisplay(const wxString& display_name);
447 wxString wxGetDisplayName();
d111a89a 448#endif // X or GTK+
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449
450#ifdef __X__
451
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452#ifdef __VMS__ // Xlib.h for VMS is not (yet) compatible with C++
453 // The resulting warnings are switched off here
454#pragma message disable nosimpint
455#endif
7266b672 456// #include <X11/Xlib.h>
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457#ifdef __VMS__
458#pragma message enable nosimpint
459#endif
c801d85f 460
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461#endif //__X__
462
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463#endif // wxUSE_GUI
464
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465// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
466// Error message functions used by wxWindows (deprecated, use wxLog)
467// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
468
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469#if WXWIN_COMPATIBILITY_2_2
470
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471// Format a message on the standard error (UNIX) or the debugging
472// stream (Windows)
473WXDLLEXPORT void wxDebugMsg(const wxChar *fmt ...);
474
475// Non-fatal error (continues)
476WXDLLEXPORT_DATA(extern const wxChar*) wxInternalErrorStr;
477WXDLLEXPORT void wxError(const wxString& msg, const wxString& title = wxInternalErrorStr);
478
479// Fatal error (exits)
480WXDLLEXPORT_DATA(extern const wxChar*) wxFatalErrorStr;
481WXDLLEXPORT void wxFatalError(const wxString& msg, const wxString& title = wxFatalErrorStr);
482
73deed44 483#endif // WXWIN_COMPATIBILITY_2_2
f6bcfd97 484
c801d85f 485#endif
34138703 486 // _WX_UTILSH__