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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
23#include "wx/setup.h"
24#include "wx/object.h"
25#include "wx/list.h"
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26#include "wx/filefn.h"
27
c801d85f 28#ifdef __X__
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29 #include <dirent.h>
30 #include <unistd.h>
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31#endif
32
33#include <stdio.h>
34
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35// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
36// Forward declaration
37// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
38
39class WXDLLEXPORT wxProcess;
40class WXDLLEXPORT wxFrame;
e4b4d60e 41class WXDLLEXPORT wxWindow;
cd6ce4a9 42class WXDLLEXPORT wxWindowList;
59a12e90 43class WXDLLEXPORT wxPoint;
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44
45// FIXME should use wxStricmp() instead
717b9bf2 46#if defined(__GNUWIN32__)
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47 #define stricmp strcasecmp
48 #define strnicmp strncasecmp
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49#endif
50
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51// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
52// Macros
53// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
c801d85f 54
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55#define wxMax(a,b) (((a) > (b)) ? (a) : (b))
56#define wxMin(a,b) (((a) < (b)) ? (a) : (b))
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58// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
59// String functions (deprecated, use wxString)
60// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
61
8fd0d89b 62// Useful buffer (FIXME VZ: To be removed!!!)
9d2f3c71 63WXDLLEXPORT_DATA(extern wxChar*) wxBuffer;
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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
9d2f3c71 69WXDLLEXPORT bool StringMatch(wxChar *one, 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
e90c1d2a 91#if wxUSE_GUI
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92// Don't synthesize KeyUp events holding down a key and producing
93// KeyDown events with autorepeat. On by default and always on
94// in wxMSW.
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95WXDLLEXPORT bool wxSetDetectableAutoRepeat( bool flag );
96
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97// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
98// Window ID management
99// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
100
c801d85f 101// Generate a unique ID
afb74891 102WXDLLEXPORT long wxNewId();
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103#if !defined(NewId) && defined(WXWIN_COMPATIBILITY)
104 #define NewId wxNewId
105#endif
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106
107// Ensure subsequent IDs don't clash with this one
184b5d99 108WXDLLEXPORT void wxRegisterId(long id);
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109#if !defined(RegisterId) && defined(WXWIN_COMPATIBILITY)
110 #define RegisterId wxRegisterId
111#endif
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112
113// Return the current ID
afb74891 114WXDLLEXPORT long wxGetCurrentId();
c801d85f 115
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116#endif // wxUSE_GUI
117
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118// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
119// Various conversions
120// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
c801d85f 121
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122WXDLLEXPORT_DATA(extern const wxChar*) wxFloatToStringStr;
123WXDLLEXPORT_DATA(extern const wxChar*) wxDoubleToStringStr;
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125WXDLLEXPORT void StringToFloat(wxChar *s, float *number);
126WXDLLEXPORT wxChar* FloatToString(float number, const wxChar *fmt = wxFloatToStringStr);
127WXDLLEXPORT void StringToDouble(wxChar *s, double *number);
128WXDLLEXPORT wxChar* DoubleToString(double number, const wxChar *fmt = wxDoubleToStringStr);
129WXDLLEXPORT void StringToInt(wxChar *s, int *number);
130WXDLLEXPORT void StringToLong(wxChar *s, long *number);
131WXDLLEXPORT wxChar* IntToString(int number);
132WXDLLEXPORT wxChar* LongToString(long number);
c801d85f 133
c801d85f 134// Convert 2-digit hex number to decimal
184b5d99 135WXDLLEXPORT int wxHexToDec(const wxString& buf);
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136
137// Convert decimal integer to 2-character hex string
9d2f3c71 138WXDLLEXPORT void wxDecToHex(int dec, wxChar *buf);
184b5d99 139WXDLLEXPORT wxString wxDecToHex(int dec);
c801d85f 140
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141// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
142// Process management
143// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
144
c801d85f 145// Execute another program. Returns 0 if there was an error, a PID otherwise.
9d2f3c71 146WXDLLEXPORT long wxExecute(wxChar **argv, bool sync = FALSE,
c67daf87 147 wxProcess *process = (wxProcess *) NULL);
184b5d99 148WXDLLEXPORT long wxExecute(const wxString& command, bool sync = FALSE,
c67daf87 149 wxProcess *process = (wxProcess *) NULL);
c801d85f 150
cd6ce4a9 151// execute the command capturing its output into an array line by line
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152WXDLLEXPORT long wxExecute(const wxString& command,
153 wxArrayString& output);
154
155// also capture stderr
156WXDLLEXPORT long wxExecute(const wxString& command,
157 wxArrayString& output,
158 wxArrayString& error);
cd6ce4a9 159
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160enum wxSignal
161{
162 wxSIGNONE = 0, // verify if the process exists under Unix
163 wxSIGHUP,
164 wxSIGINT,
165 wxSIGQUIT,
166 wxSIGILL,
167 wxSIGTRAP,
168 wxSIGABRT,
169 wxSIGIOT = wxSIGABRT, // another name
170 wxSIGEMT,
171 wxSIGFPE,
172 wxSIGKILL,
173 wxSIGBUS,
174 wxSIGSEGV,
175 wxSIGSYS,
176 wxSIGPIPE,
177 wxSIGALRM,
178 wxSIGTERM
179
180 // further signals are different in meaning between different Unix systems
181};
c801d85f 182
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183// the argument is ignored under Windows - the process is always killed
184WXDLLEXPORT int wxKill(long pid, wxSignal sig = wxSIGTERM);
c801d85f 185
2c8e4738 186// Execute a command in an interactive shell window (always synchronously)
c801d85f 187// If no command then just the shell
62448488 188WXDLLEXPORT bool wxShell(const wxString& command = wxEmptyString);
c801d85f 189
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190// As wxShell(), but must give a (non interactive) command and its output will
191// be returned in output array
192WXDLLEXPORT bool wxShell(const wxString& command, wxArrayString& output);
193
b568d04f 194// Sleep for nSecs seconds
184b5d99 195WXDLLEXPORT void wxSleep(int nSecs);
c801d85f 196
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197// Sleep for a given amount of milliseconds
198WXDLLEXPORT void wxUsleep(unsigned long milliseconds);
199
c801d85f 200// Get free memory in bytes, or -1 if cannot determine amount (e.g. on UNIX)
afb74891 201WXDLLEXPORT long wxGetFreeMemory();
c801d85f 202
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203// should wxApp::OnFatalException() be called?
204WXDLLEXPORT bool wxHandleFatalExceptions(bool doit = TRUE);
205
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206// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
207// Environment variables
208// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
209
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210// returns TRUE if variable exists (value may be NULL if you just want to check
211// for this)
212WXDLLEXPORT bool wxGetEnv(const wxString& var, wxString *value);
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213
214// set the env var name to the given value, return TRUE on success
215WXDLLEXPORT bool wxSetEnv(const wxString& var, const wxChar *value);
216
217// remove the env var from environment
218inline bool wxUnsetEnv(const wxString& var) { return wxSetEnv(var, NULL); }
219
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220// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
221// Network and username functions.
222// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
c801d85f 223
d6b9496a 224// NB: "char *" functions are deprecated, use wxString ones!
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225
226// Get eMail address
9d2f3c71 227WXDLLEXPORT bool wxGetEmailAddress(wxChar *buf, int maxSize);
d6b9496a 228WXDLLEXPORT wxString wxGetEmailAddress();
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229
230// Get hostname.
9d2f3c71 231WXDLLEXPORT bool wxGetHostName(wxChar *buf, int maxSize);
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232WXDLLEXPORT wxString wxGetHostName();
233
234// Get FQDN
235WXDLLEXPORT wxString wxGetFullHostName();
96c5bd7f 236WXDLLEXPORT bool wxGetFullHostName(wxChar *buf, int maxSize);
c801d85f 237
d6b9496a 238// Get user ID e.g. jacs (this is known as login name under Unix)
9d2f3c71 239WXDLLEXPORT bool wxGetUserId(wxChar *buf, int maxSize);
d6b9496a 240WXDLLEXPORT wxString wxGetUserId();
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241
242// Get user name e.g. Julian Smart
9d2f3c71 243WXDLLEXPORT bool wxGetUserName(wxChar *buf, int maxSize);
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244WXDLLEXPORT wxString wxGetUserName();
245
246// Get current Home dir and copy to dest (returns pstr->c_str())
c51deffc 247WXDLLEXPORT wxString wxGetHomeDir();
9d2f3c71 248WXDLLEXPORT const wxChar* wxGetHomeDir(wxString *pstr);
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249
250// Get the user's home dir (caller must copy --- volatile)
251// returns NULL is no HOME dir is known
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252#if defined(__UNIX__) && wxUSE_UNICODE
253WXDLLEXPORT const wxMB2WXbuf wxGetUserHome(const wxString& user = wxEmptyString);
254#else
9d2f3c71 255WXDLLEXPORT wxChar* wxGetUserHome(const wxString& user = wxEmptyString);
61ef57fc 256#endif
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258#ifdef __WXMAC__
259WXDLLEXPORT wxString wxMacFindFolder(short vRefNum,
260 OSType folderType,
261 Boolean createFolder);
262#endif
263
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264#if wxUSE_GUI // GUI only things from now on
265
d6b9496a 266// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
974e8d94 267// Menu accelerators related things
d6b9496a 268// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
c801d85f 269
9d2f3c71 270WXDLLEXPORT wxChar* wxStripMenuCodes(wxChar *in, wxChar *out = (wxChar *) NULL);
184b5d99 271WXDLLEXPORT wxString wxStripMenuCodes(const wxString& str);
c801d85f 272
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273#if wxUSE_ACCEL
274class WXDLLEXPORT wxAcceleratorEntry;
275WXDLLEXPORT wxAcceleratorEntry *wxGetAccelFromString(const wxString& label);
276#endif // wxUSE_ACCEL
277
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278// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
279// Window search
280// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
281
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282// Find the window/widget with the given title or label.
283// Pass a parent to begin the search from, or NULL to look through
284// all windows.
184b5d99 285WXDLLEXPORT wxWindow* wxFindWindowByLabel(const wxString& title, wxWindow *parent = (wxWindow *) NULL);
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286
287// Find window by name, and if that fails, by label.
184b5d99 288WXDLLEXPORT wxWindow* wxFindWindowByName(const wxString& name, wxWindow *parent = (wxWindow *) NULL);
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289
290// Returns menu item id or -1 if none.
184b5d99 291WXDLLEXPORT int wxFindMenuItemId(wxFrame *frame, const wxString& menuString, const wxString& itemString);
c801d85f 292
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293// Find the wxWindow at the given point. wxGenericFindWindowAtPoint
294// is always present but may be less reliable than a native version.
295WXDLLEXPORT wxWindow* wxGenericFindWindowAtPoint(const wxPoint& pt);
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296WXDLLEXPORT wxWindow* wxFindWindowAtPoint(const wxPoint& pt);
297
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298// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
299// Message/event queue helpers
300// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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301
302// Yield to other apps/messages
afb74891 303WXDLLEXPORT bool wxYield();
c801d85f 304
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305// Like wxYield, but fails silently if the yield is recursive.
306WXDLLEXPORT bool wxYieldIfNeeded();
307
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308// Yield to other apps/messages and disable user input
309WXDLLEXPORT bool wxSafeYield(wxWindow *win = NULL);
310
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311// Enable or disable input to all top level windows
312WXDLLEXPORT void wxEnableTopLevelWindows(bool enable = TRUE);
313
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314// Check whether this window wants to process messages, e.g. Stop button
315// in long calculations.
316WXDLLEXPORT bool wxCheckForInterrupt(wxWindow *wnd);
317
318// Consume all events until no more left
319WXDLLEXPORT void wxFlushEvents();
320
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321// a class which disables all windows (except, may be, thegiven one) in its
322// ctor and enables them back in its dtor
323class WXDLLEXPORT wxWindowDisabler
324{
325public:
326 wxWindowDisabler(wxWindow *winToSkip = (wxWindow *)NULL);
327 ~wxWindowDisabler();
328
329private:
330 wxWindowList *m_winDisabled;
331};
332
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333// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
334// Cursors
335// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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336
337// Set the cursor to the busy cursor for all windows
338class WXDLLEXPORT wxCursor;
339WXDLLEXPORT_DATA(extern wxCursor*) wxHOURGLASS_CURSOR;
184b5d99 340WXDLLEXPORT void wxBeginBusyCursor(wxCursor *cursor = wxHOURGLASS_CURSOR);
e2a6f233 341
c801d85f 342// Restore cursor to normal
afb74891 343WXDLLEXPORT void wxEndBusyCursor();
d6b9496a 344
c801d85f 345// TRUE if we're between the above two calls
afb74891 346WXDLLEXPORT bool wxIsBusy();
c801d85f 347
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348// Convenience class so we can just create a wxBusyCursor object on the stack
349class WXDLLEXPORT wxBusyCursor
350{
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351public:
352 wxBusyCursor(wxCursor* cursor = wxHOURGLASS_CURSOR)
353 { wxBeginBusyCursor(cursor); }
f6bcfd97 354 ~wxBusyCursor()
afb74891 355 { wxEndBusyCursor(); }
e2a6f233 356
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357 // FIXME: These two methods are currently only implemented (and needed?)
358 // in wxGTK. BusyCursor handling should probably be moved to
359 // common code since the wxGTK and wxMSW implementations are very
360 // similar except for wxMSW using HCURSOR directly instead of
361 // wxCursor.. -- RL.
362 static const wxCursor &GetStoredCursor();
363 static const wxCursor GetBusyCursor();
364};
c801d85f 365
c801d85f 366
d6b9496a 367// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
c801d85f 368// Reading and writing resources (eg WIN.INI, .Xdefaults)
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369// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
370
47d67540 371#if wxUSE_RESOURCES
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372WXDLLEXPORT bool wxWriteResource(const wxString& section, const wxString& entry, const wxString& value, const wxString& file = wxEmptyString);
373WXDLLEXPORT bool wxWriteResource(const wxString& section, const wxString& entry, float value, const wxString& file = wxEmptyString);
374WXDLLEXPORT bool wxWriteResource(const wxString& section, const wxString& entry, long value, const wxString& file = wxEmptyString);
375WXDLLEXPORT bool wxWriteResource(const wxString& section, const wxString& entry, int value, const wxString& file = wxEmptyString);
376
9d2f3c71 377WXDLLEXPORT bool wxGetResource(const wxString& section, const wxString& entry, wxChar **value, const wxString& file = wxEmptyString);
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378WXDLLEXPORT bool wxGetResource(const wxString& section, const wxString& entry, float *value, const wxString& file = wxEmptyString);
379WXDLLEXPORT bool wxGetResource(const wxString& section, const wxString& entry, long *value, const wxString& file = wxEmptyString);
380WXDLLEXPORT bool wxGetResource(const wxString& section, const wxString& entry, int *value, const wxString& file = wxEmptyString);
47d67540 381#endif // wxUSE_RESOURCES
c801d85f 382
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383void WXDLLEXPORT wxGetMousePosition( int* x, int* y );
384
385// MSW only: get user-defined resource from the .res file.
386// Returns NULL or newly-allocated memory, so use delete[] to clean up.
2049ba38 387#ifdef __WXMSW__
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388WXDLLEXPORT extern const wxChar* wxUserResourceStr;
389WXDLLEXPORT wxChar* wxLoadUserResource(const wxString& resourceName, const wxString& resourceType = wxUserResourceStr);
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390
391// Implemented in utils.cpp: VC++, Win95 only. Sets up a console for standard
392// input/output
393WXDLLEXPORT void wxRedirectIOToConsole();
394
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395#endif // MSW
396
397// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
398// Display and colorss (X only)
399// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
c801d85f 400
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401#ifdef __WXGTK__
402 void *wxGetDisplay();
403#endif
404
c801d85f 405#ifdef __X__
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406 WXDisplay *wxGetDisplay();
407 bool wxSetDisplay(const wxString& display_name);
408 wxString wxGetDisplayName();
d111a89a 409#endif // X or GTK+
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410
411#ifdef __X__
412
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413#ifdef __VMS__ // Xlib.h for VMS is not (yet) compatible with C++
414 // The resulting warnings are switched off here
415#pragma message disable nosimpint
416#endif
c801d85f 417#include <X11/Xlib.h>
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418#ifdef __VMS__
419#pragma message enable nosimpint
420#endif
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421
422#define wxMAX_RGB 0xff
423#define wxMAX_SV 1000
424#define wxSIGN(x) ((x < 0) ? -x : x)
425#define wxH_WEIGHT 4
426#define wxS_WEIGHT 1
427#define wxV_WEIGHT 2
428
429typedef struct wx_hsv {
430 int h,s,v;
431 } wxHSV;
d6b9496a 432
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433#define wxMax3(x,y,z) ((x > y) ? ((x > z) ? x : z) : ((y > z) ? y : z))
434#define wxMin3(x,y,z) ((x < y) ? ((x < z) ? x : z) : ((y < z) ? y : z))
435
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436void wxHSVToXColor(wxHSV *hsv,XColor *xcolor);
437void wxXColorToHSV(wxHSV *hsv,XColor *xcolor);
438void wxAllocNearestColor(Display *display,Colormap colormap,XColor *xcolor);
439void wxAllocColor(Display *display,Colormap colormap,XColor *xcolor);
440
441#endif //__X__
442
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443#endif // wxUSE_GUI
444
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445// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
446// Error message functions used by wxWindows (deprecated, use wxLog)
447// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
448
449// Format a message on the standard error (UNIX) or the debugging
450// stream (Windows)
451WXDLLEXPORT void wxDebugMsg(const wxChar *fmt ...);
452
453// Non-fatal error (continues)
454WXDLLEXPORT_DATA(extern const wxChar*) wxInternalErrorStr;
455WXDLLEXPORT void wxError(const wxString& msg, const wxString& title = wxInternalErrorStr);
456
457// Fatal error (exits)
458WXDLLEXPORT_DATA(extern const wxChar*) wxFatalErrorStr;
459WXDLLEXPORT void wxFatalError(const wxString& msg, const wxString& title = wxFatalErrorStr);
460
461
c801d85f 462#endif
34138703 463 // _WX_UTILSH__