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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;
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42
43// FIXME should use wxStricmp() instead
717b9bf2 44#if defined(__GNUWIN32__)
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45 #define stricmp strcasecmp
46 #define strnicmp strncasecmp
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47#endif
48
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49// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
50// Macros
51// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
c801d85f 52
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53#define wxMax(a,b) (((a) > (b)) ? (a) : (b))
54#define wxMin(a,b) (((a) < (b)) ? (a) : (b))
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56// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
57// String functions (deprecated, use wxString)
58// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
59
60// Useful buffer (FIXME VZ: yeah, that is. To be removed!)
9d2f3c71 61WXDLLEXPORT_DATA(extern wxChar*) wxBuffer;
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62
63// Make a copy of this string using 'new'
9d2f3c71 64WXDLLEXPORT wxChar* copystring(const wxChar *s);
c801d85f 65
d6b9496a 66// Matches string one within string two regardless of case
9d2f3c71 67WXDLLEXPORT bool StringMatch(wxChar *one, wxChar *two, bool subString = TRUE, bool exact = FALSE);
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68
69// A shorter way of using strcmp
9d2f3c71 70#define wxStringEq(s1, s2) (s1 && s2 && (wxStrcmp(s1, s2) == 0))
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71
72// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
73// Miscellaneous functions
74// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
75
76// Sound the bell
e90c1d2a 77WXDLLEXPORT void wxBell();
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78
79// Get OS version
80WXDLLEXPORT int wxGetOsVersion(int *majorVsn= (int *) NULL,int *minorVsn= (int *) NULL) ;
81
82// Return a string with the current date/time
83WXDLLEXPORT wxString wxNow();
84
e90c1d2a 85#if wxUSE_GUI
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86// Don't synthesize KeyUp events holding down a key and producing
87// KeyDown events with autorepeat. On by default and always on
88// in wxMSW.
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89WXDLLEXPORT bool wxSetDetectableAutoRepeat( bool flag );
90
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91// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
92// Window ID management
93// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
94
c801d85f 95// Generate a unique ID
afb74891 96WXDLLEXPORT long wxNewId();
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97#if !defined(NewId) && defined(WXWIN_COMPATIBILITY)
98 #define NewId wxNewId
99#endif
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100
101// Ensure subsequent IDs don't clash with this one
184b5d99 102WXDLLEXPORT void wxRegisterId(long id);
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103#if !defined(RegisterId) && defined(WXWIN_COMPATIBILITY)
104 #define RegisterId wxRegisterId
105#endif
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106
107// Return the current ID
afb74891 108WXDLLEXPORT long wxGetCurrentId();
c801d85f 109
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110#endif // wxUSE_GUI
111
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112// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
113// Various conversions
114// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
c801d85f 115
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116WXDLLEXPORT_DATA(extern const wxChar*) wxFloatToStringStr;
117WXDLLEXPORT_DATA(extern const wxChar*) wxDoubleToStringStr;
c801d85f 118
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119WXDLLEXPORT void StringToFloat(wxChar *s, float *number);
120WXDLLEXPORT wxChar* FloatToString(float number, const wxChar *fmt = wxFloatToStringStr);
121WXDLLEXPORT void StringToDouble(wxChar *s, double *number);
122WXDLLEXPORT wxChar* DoubleToString(double number, const wxChar *fmt = wxDoubleToStringStr);
123WXDLLEXPORT void StringToInt(wxChar *s, int *number);
124WXDLLEXPORT void StringToLong(wxChar *s, long *number);
125WXDLLEXPORT wxChar* IntToString(int number);
126WXDLLEXPORT wxChar* LongToString(long number);
c801d85f 127
c801d85f 128// Convert 2-digit hex number to decimal
184b5d99 129WXDLLEXPORT int wxHexToDec(const wxString& buf);
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130
131// Convert decimal integer to 2-character hex string
9d2f3c71 132WXDLLEXPORT void wxDecToHex(int dec, wxChar *buf);
184b5d99 133WXDLLEXPORT wxString wxDecToHex(int dec);
c801d85f 134
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135// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
136// Process management
137// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
138
c801d85f 139// Execute another program. Returns 0 if there was an error, a PID otherwise.
9d2f3c71 140WXDLLEXPORT long wxExecute(wxChar **argv, bool sync = FALSE,
c67daf87 141 wxProcess *process = (wxProcess *) NULL);
184b5d99 142WXDLLEXPORT long wxExecute(const wxString& command, bool sync = FALSE,
c67daf87 143 wxProcess *process = (wxProcess *) NULL);
c801d85f 144
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145enum wxSignal
146{
147 wxSIGNONE = 0, // verify if the process exists under Unix
148 wxSIGHUP,
149 wxSIGINT,
150 wxSIGQUIT,
151 wxSIGILL,
152 wxSIGTRAP,
153 wxSIGABRT,
154 wxSIGIOT = wxSIGABRT, // another name
155 wxSIGEMT,
156 wxSIGFPE,
157 wxSIGKILL,
158 wxSIGBUS,
159 wxSIGSEGV,
160 wxSIGSYS,
161 wxSIGPIPE,
162 wxSIGALRM,
163 wxSIGTERM
164
165 // further signals are different in meaning between different Unix systems
166};
c801d85f 167
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168// the argument is ignored under Windows - the process is always killed
169WXDLLEXPORT int wxKill(long pid, wxSignal sig = wxSIGTERM);
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170
171// Execute a command in an interactive shell window
172// If no command then just the shell
62448488 173WXDLLEXPORT bool wxShell(const wxString& command = wxEmptyString);
c801d85f 174
b568d04f 175// Sleep for nSecs seconds
184b5d99 176WXDLLEXPORT void wxSleep(int nSecs);
c801d85f 177
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178// Sleep for a given amount of milliseconds
179WXDLLEXPORT void wxUsleep(unsigned long milliseconds);
180
c801d85f 181// Get free memory in bytes, or -1 if cannot determine amount (e.g. on UNIX)
afb74891 182WXDLLEXPORT long wxGetFreeMemory();
c801d85f 183
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184// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
185// Network and username functions.
186// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
c801d85f 187
d6b9496a 188// NB: "char *" functions are deprecated, use wxString ones!
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189
190// Get eMail address
9d2f3c71 191WXDLLEXPORT bool wxGetEmailAddress(wxChar *buf, int maxSize);
d6b9496a 192WXDLLEXPORT wxString wxGetEmailAddress();
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193
194// Get hostname.
9d2f3c71 195WXDLLEXPORT bool wxGetHostName(wxChar *buf, int maxSize);
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196WXDLLEXPORT wxString wxGetHostName();
197
198// Get FQDN
199WXDLLEXPORT wxString wxGetFullHostName();
96c5bd7f 200WXDLLEXPORT bool wxGetFullHostName(wxChar *buf, int maxSize);
c801d85f 201
d6b9496a 202// Get user ID e.g. jacs (this is known as login name under Unix)
9d2f3c71 203WXDLLEXPORT bool wxGetUserId(wxChar *buf, int maxSize);
d6b9496a 204WXDLLEXPORT wxString wxGetUserId();
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205
206// Get user name e.g. Julian Smart
9d2f3c71 207WXDLLEXPORT bool wxGetUserName(wxChar *buf, int maxSize);
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208WXDLLEXPORT wxString wxGetUserName();
209
210// Get current Home dir and copy to dest (returns pstr->c_str())
9d2f3c71 211WXDLLEXPORT const wxChar* wxGetHomeDir(wxString *pstr);
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212
213// Get the user's home dir (caller must copy --- volatile)
214// returns NULL is no HOME dir is known
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215#if defined(__UNIX__) && wxUSE_UNICODE
216WXDLLEXPORT const wxMB2WXbuf wxGetUserHome(const wxString& user = wxEmptyString);
217#else
9d2f3c71 218WXDLLEXPORT wxChar* wxGetUserHome(const wxString& user = wxEmptyString);
61ef57fc 219#endif
d6b9496a 220
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221#if wxUSE_GUI // GUI only things from now on
222
d6b9496a 223// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
974e8d94 224// Menu accelerators related things
d6b9496a 225// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
c801d85f 226
9d2f3c71 227WXDLLEXPORT wxChar* wxStripMenuCodes(wxChar *in, wxChar *out = (wxChar *) NULL);
184b5d99 228WXDLLEXPORT wxString wxStripMenuCodes(const wxString& str);
c801d85f 229
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230#if wxUSE_ACCEL
231class WXDLLEXPORT wxAcceleratorEntry;
232WXDLLEXPORT wxAcceleratorEntry *wxGetAccelFromString(const wxString& label);
233#endif // wxUSE_ACCEL
234
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235// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
236// Window search
237// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
238
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239// Find the window/widget with the given title or label.
240// Pass a parent to begin the search from, or NULL to look through
241// all windows.
184b5d99 242WXDLLEXPORT wxWindow* wxFindWindowByLabel(const wxString& title, wxWindow *parent = (wxWindow *) NULL);
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243
244// Find window by name, and if that fails, by label.
184b5d99 245WXDLLEXPORT wxWindow* wxFindWindowByName(const wxString& name, wxWindow *parent = (wxWindow *) NULL);
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246
247// Returns menu item id or -1 if none.
184b5d99 248WXDLLEXPORT int wxFindMenuItemId(wxFrame *frame, const wxString& menuString, const wxString& itemString);
c801d85f 249
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250// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
251// Message/event queue helpers
252// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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253
254// Yield to other apps/messages
afb74891 255WXDLLEXPORT bool wxYield();
c801d85f 256
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257// Yield to other apps/messages and disable user input
258WXDLLEXPORT bool wxSafeYield(wxWindow *win = NULL);
259
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260// Enable or disable input to all top level windows
261WXDLLEXPORT void wxEnableTopLevelWindows(bool enable = TRUE);
262
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263// Check whether this window wants to process messages, e.g. Stop button
264// in long calculations.
265WXDLLEXPORT bool wxCheckForInterrupt(wxWindow *wnd);
266
267// Consume all events until no more left
268WXDLLEXPORT void wxFlushEvents();
269
270// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
271// Cursors
272// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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273
274// Set the cursor to the busy cursor for all windows
275class WXDLLEXPORT wxCursor;
276WXDLLEXPORT_DATA(extern wxCursor*) wxHOURGLASS_CURSOR;
184b5d99 277WXDLLEXPORT void wxBeginBusyCursor(wxCursor *cursor = wxHOURGLASS_CURSOR);
e2a6f233 278
c801d85f 279// Restore cursor to normal
afb74891 280WXDLLEXPORT void wxEndBusyCursor();
d6b9496a 281
c801d85f 282// TRUE if we're between the above two calls
afb74891 283WXDLLEXPORT bool wxIsBusy();
c801d85f 284
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285// Convenience class so we can just create a wxBusyCursor object on the stack
286class WXDLLEXPORT wxBusyCursor
287{
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288public:
289 wxBusyCursor(wxCursor* cursor = wxHOURGLASS_CURSOR)
290 { wxBeginBusyCursor(cursor); }
291 ~wxBusyCursor()
292 { wxEndBusyCursor(); }
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293};
294
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295// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
296// Error message functions used by wxWindows (deprecated, use wxLog)
297// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
298
299// Format a message on the standard error (UNIX) or the debugging
300// stream (Windows)
9d2f3c71 301WXDLLEXPORT void wxDebugMsg(const wxChar *fmt ...) ;
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302
303// Non-fatal error (continues)
9d2f3c71 304WXDLLEXPORT_DATA(extern const wxChar*) wxInternalErrorStr;
184b5d99 305WXDLLEXPORT void wxError(const wxString& msg, const wxString& title = wxInternalErrorStr);
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306
307// Fatal error (exits)
9d2f3c71 308WXDLLEXPORT_DATA(extern const wxChar*) wxFatalErrorStr;
184b5d99 309WXDLLEXPORT void wxFatalError(const wxString& msg, const wxString& title = wxFatalErrorStr);
c801d85f 310
d6b9496a 311// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
c801d85f 312// Reading and writing resources (eg WIN.INI, .Xdefaults)
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313// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
314
47d67540 315#if wxUSE_RESOURCES
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316WXDLLEXPORT bool wxWriteResource(const wxString& section, const wxString& entry, const wxString& value, const wxString& file = wxEmptyString);
317WXDLLEXPORT bool wxWriteResource(const wxString& section, const wxString& entry, float value, const wxString& file = wxEmptyString);
318WXDLLEXPORT bool wxWriteResource(const wxString& section, const wxString& entry, long value, const wxString& file = wxEmptyString);
319WXDLLEXPORT bool wxWriteResource(const wxString& section, const wxString& entry, int value, const wxString& file = wxEmptyString);
320
9d2f3c71 321WXDLLEXPORT bool wxGetResource(const wxString& section, const wxString& entry, wxChar **value, const wxString& file = wxEmptyString);
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322WXDLLEXPORT bool wxGetResource(const wxString& section, const wxString& entry, float *value, const wxString& file = wxEmptyString);
323WXDLLEXPORT bool wxGetResource(const wxString& section, const wxString& entry, long *value, const wxString& file = wxEmptyString);
324WXDLLEXPORT bool wxGetResource(const wxString& section, const wxString& entry, int *value, const wxString& file = wxEmptyString);
47d67540 325#endif // wxUSE_RESOURCES
c801d85f 326
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327void WXDLLEXPORT wxGetMousePosition( int* x, int* y );
328
329// MSW only: get user-defined resource from the .res file.
330// Returns NULL or newly-allocated memory, so use delete[] to clean up.
2049ba38 331#ifdef __WXMSW__
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332WXDLLEXPORT extern const wxChar* wxUserResourceStr;
333WXDLLEXPORT wxChar* wxLoadUserResource(const wxString& resourceName, const wxString& resourceType = wxUserResourceStr);
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334
335// Implemented in utils.cpp: VC++, Win95 only. Sets up a console for standard
336// input/output
337WXDLLEXPORT void wxRedirectIOToConsole();
338
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339#endif // MSW
340
341// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
342// Display and colorss (X only)
343// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
c801d85f 344
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345#ifdef __WXGTK__
346 void *wxGetDisplay();
347#endif
348
c801d85f 349#ifdef __X__
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350 WXDisplay *wxGetDisplay();
351 bool wxSetDisplay(const wxString& display_name);
352 wxString wxGetDisplayName();
d111a89a 353#endif // X or GTK+
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354
355#ifdef __X__
356
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357#ifdef __VMS__ // Xlib.h for VMS is not (yet) compatible with C++
358 // The resulting warnings are switched off here
359#pragma message disable nosimpint
360#endif
c801d85f 361#include <X11/Xlib.h>
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362#ifdef __VMS__
363#pragma message enable nosimpint
364#endif
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365
366#define wxMAX_RGB 0xff
367#define wxMAX_SV 1000
368#define wxSIGN(x) ((x < 0) ? -x : x)
369#define wxH_WEIGHT 4
370#define wxS_WEIGHT 1
371#define wxV_WEIGHT 2
372
373typedef struct wx_hsv {
374 int h,s,v;
375 } wxHSV;
d6b9496a 376
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377#define wxMax3(x,y,z) ((x > y) ? ((x > z) ? x : z) : ((y > z) ? y : z))
378#define wxMin3(x,y,z) ((x < y) ? ((x < z) ? x : z) : ((y < z) ? y : z))
379
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380void wxHSVToXColor(wxHSV *hsv,XColor *xcolor);
381void wxXColorToHSV(wxHSV *hsv,XColor *xcolor);
382void wxAllocNearestColor(Display *display,Colormap colormap,XColor *xcolor);
383void wxAllocColor(Display *display,Colormap colormap,XColor *xcolor);
384
385#endif //__X__
386
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387#endif // wxUSE_GUI
388
c801d85f 389#endif
34138703 390 // _WX_UTILSH__