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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
62// Useful buffer (FIXME VZ: yeah, that is. 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// Network and username functions.
208// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
c801d85f 209
d6b9496a 210// NB: "char *" functions are deprecated, use wxString ones!
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211
212// Get eMail address
9d2f3c71 213WXDLLEXPORT bool wxGetEmailAddress(wxChar *buf, int maxSize);
d6b9496a 214WXDLLEXPORT wxString wxGetEmailAddress();
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215
216// Get hostname.
9d2f3c71 217WXDLLEXPORT bool wxGetHostName(wxChar *buf, int maxSize);
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218WXDLLEXPORT wxString wxGetHostName();
219
220// Get FQDN
221WXDLLEXPORT wxString wxGetFullHostName();
96c5bd7f 222WXDLLEXPORT bool wxGetFullHostName(wxChar *buf, int maxSize);
c801d85f 223
d6b9496a 224// Get user ID e.g. jacs (this is known as login name under Unix)
9d2f3c71 225WXDLLEXPORT bool wxGetUserId(wxChar *buf, int maxSize);
d6b9496a 226WXDLLEXPORT wxString wxGetUserId();
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227
228// Get user name e.g. Julian Smart
9d2f3c71 229WXDLLEXPORT bool wxGetUserName(wxChar *buf, int maxSize);
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230WXDLLEXPORT wxString wxGetUserName();
231
232// Get current Home dir and copy to dest (returns pstr->c_str())
c51deffc 233WXDLLEXPORT wxString wxGetHomeDir();
9d2f3c71 234WXDLLEXPORT const wxChar* wxGetHomeDir(wxString *pstr);
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235
236// Get the user's home dir (caller must copy --- volatile)
237// returns NULL is no HOME dir is known
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238#if defined(__UNIX__) && wxUSE_UNICODE
239WXDLLEXPORT const wxMB2WXbuf wxGetUserHome(const wxString& user = wxEmptyString);
240#else
9d2f3c71 241WXDLLEXPORT wxChar* wxGetUserHome(const wxString& user = wxEmptyString);
61ef57fc 242#endif
d6b9496a 243
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244#if wxUSE_GUI // GUI only things from now on
245
d6b9496a 246// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
974e8d94 247// Menu accelerators related things
d6b9496a 248// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
c801d85f 249
9d2f3c71 250WXDLLEXPORT wxChar* wxStripMenuCodes(wxChar *in, wxChar *out = (wxChar *) NULL);
184b5d99 251WXDLLEXPORT wxString wxStripMenuCodes(const wxString& str);
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253#if wxUSE_ACCEL
254class WXDLLEXPORT wxAcceleratorEntry;
255WXDLLEXPORT wxAcceleratorEntry *wxGetAccelFromString(const wxString& label);
256#endif // wxUSE_ACCEL
257
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258// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
259// Window search
260// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
261
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262// Find the window/widget with the given title or label.
263// Pass a parent to begin the search from, or NULL to look through
264// all windows.
184b5d99 265WXDLLEXPORT wxWindow* wxFindWindowByLabel(const wxString& title, wxWindow *parent = (wxWindow *) NULL);
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266
267// Find window by name, and if that fails, by label.
184b5d99 268WXDLLEXPORT wxWindow* wxFindWindowByName(const wxString& name, wxWindow *parent = (wxWindow *) NULL);
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269
270// Returns menu item id or -1 if none.
184b5d99 271WXDLLEXPORT int wxFindMenuItemId(wxFrame *frame, const wxString& menuString, const wxString& itemString);
c801d85f 272
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273// Find the wxWindow at the given point. wxGenericFindWindowAtPoint
274// is always present but may be less reliable than a native version.
275WXDLLEXPORT wxWindow* wxGenericFindWindowAtPoint(const wxPoint& pt);
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276WXDLLEXPORT wxWindow* wxFindWindowAtPoint(const wxPoint& pt);
277
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278// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
279// Message/event queue helpers
280// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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281
282// Yield to other apps/messages
afb74891 283WXDLLEXPORT bool wxYield();
c801d85f 284
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285// Yield to other apps/messages and disable user input
286WXDLLEXPORT bool wxSafeYield(wxWindow *win = NULL);
287
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288// Enable or disable input to all top level windows
289WXDLLEXPORT void wxEnableTopLevelWindows(bool enable = TRUE);
290
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291// Check whether this window wants to process messages, e.g. Stop button
292// in long calculations.
293WXDLLEXPORT bool wxCheckForInterrupt(wxWindow *wnd);
294
295// Consume all events until no more left
296WXDLLEXPORT void wxFlushEvents();
297
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298// a class which disables all windows (except, may be, thegiven one) in its
299// ctor and enables them back in its dtor
300class WXDLLEXPORT wxWindowDisabler
301{
302public:
303 wxWindowDisabler(wxWindow *winToSkip = (wxWindow *)NULL);
304 ~wxWindowDisabler();
305
306private:
307 wxWindowList *m_winDisabled;
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308
309#ifdef __WXMSW__
310 wxWindow *m_winTop;
311#endif // MSW
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312};
313
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314// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
315// Cursors
316// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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317
318// Set the cursor to the busy cursor for all windows
319class WXDLLEXPORT wxCursor;
320WXDLLEXPORT_DATA(extern wxCursor*) wxHOURGLASS_CURSOR;
184b5d99 321WXDLLEXPORT void wxBeginBusyCursor(wxCursor *cursor = wxHOURGLASS_CURSOR);
e2a6f233 322
c801d85f 323// Restore cursor to normal
afb74891 324WXDLLEXPORT void wxEndBusyCursor();
d6b9496a 325
c801d85f 326// TRUE if we're between the above two calls
afb74891 327WXDLLEXPORT bool wxIsBusy();
c801d85f 328
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329// Convenience class so we can just create a wxBusyCursor object on the stack
330class WXDLLEXPORT wxBusyCursor
331{
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332public:
333 wxBusyCursor(wxCursor* cursor = wxHOURGLASS_CURSOR)
334 { wxBeginBusyCursor(cursor); }
f6bcfd97 335 ~wxBusyCursor()
afb74891 336 { wxEndBusyCursor(); }
e2a6f233 337
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338 // FIXME: These two methods are currently only implemented (and needed?)
339 // in wxGTK. BusyCursor handling should probably be moved to
340 // common code since the wxGTK and wxMSW implementations are very
341 // similar except for wxMSW using HCURSOR directly instead of
342 // wxCursor.. -- RL.
343 static const wxCursor &GetStoredCursor();
344 static const wxCursor GetBusyCursor();
345};
c801d85f 346
c801d85f 347
d6b9496a 348// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
c801d85f 349// Reading and writing resources (eg WIN.INI, .Xdefaults)
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350// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
351
47d67540 352#if wxUSE_RESOURCES
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353WXDLLEXPORT bool wxWriteResource(const wxString& section, const wxString& entry, const wxString& value, const wxString& file = wxEmptyString);
354WXDLLEXPORT bool wxWriteResource(const wxString& section, const wxString& entry, float value, const wxString& file = wxEmptyString);
355WXDLLEXPORT bool wxWriteResource(const wxString& section, const wxString& entry, long value, const wxString& file = wxEmptyString);
356WXDLLEXPORT bool wxWriteResource(const wxString& section, const wxString& entry, int value, const wxString& file = wxEmptyString);
357
9d2f3c71 358WXDLLEXPORT bool wxGetResource(const wxString& section, const wxString& entry, wxChar **value, const wxString& file = wxEmptyString);
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359WXDLLEXPORT bool wxGetResource(const wxString& section, const wxString& entry, float *value, const wxString& file = wxEmptyString);
360WXDLLEXPORT bool wxGetResource(const wxString& section, const wxString& entry, long *value, const wxString& file = wxEmptyString);
361WXDLLEXPORT bool wxGetResource(const wxString& section, const wxString& entry, int *value, const wxString& file = wxEmptyString);
47d67540 362#endif // wxUSE_RESOURCES
c801d85f 363
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364void WXDLLEXPORT wxGetMousePosition( int* x, int* y );
365
366// MSW only: get user-defined resource from the .res file.
367// Returns NULL or newly-allocated memory, so use delete[] to clean up.
2049ba38 368#ifdef __WXMSW__
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369WXDLLEXPORT extern const wxChar* wxUserResourceStr;
370WXDLLEXPORT wxChar* wxLoadUserResource(const wxString& resourceName, const wxString& resourceType = wxUserResourceStr);
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371
372// Implemented in utils.cpp: VC++, Win95 only. Sets up a console for standard
373// input/output
374WXDLLEXPORT void wxRedirectIOToConsole();
375
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376#endif // MSW
377
378// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
379// Display and colorss (X only)
380// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
c801d85f 381
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382#ifdef __WXGTK__
383 void *wxGetDisplay();
384#endif
385
c801d85f 386#ifdef __X__
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387 WXDisplay *wxGetDisplay();
388 bool wxSetDisplay(const wxString& display_name);
389 wxString wxGetDisplayName();
d111a89a 390#endif // X or GTK+
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391
392#ifdef __X__
393
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394#ifdef __VMS__ // Xlib.h for VMS is not (yet) compatible with C++
395 // The resulting warnings are switched off here
396#pragma message disable nosimpint
397#endif
c801d85f 398#include <X11/Xlib.h>
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399#ifdef __VMS__
400#pragma message enable nosimpint
401#endif
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402
403#define wxMAX_RGB 0xff
404#define wxMAX_SV 1000
405#define wxSIGN(x) ((x < 0) ? -x : x)
406#define wxH_WEIGHT 4
407#define wxS_WEIGHT 1
408#define wxV_WEIGHT 2
409
410typedef struct wx_hsv {
411 int h,s,v;
412 } wxHSV;
d6b9496a 413
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414#define wxMax3(x,y,z) ((x > y) ? ((x > z) ? x : z) : ((y > z) ? y : z))
415#define wxMin3(x,y,z) ((x < y) ? ((x < z) ? x : z) : ((y < z) ? y : z))
416
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417void wxHSVToXColor(wxHSV *hsv,XColor *xcolor);
418void wxXColorToHSV(wxHSV *hsv,XColor *xcolor);
419void wxAllocNearestColor(Display *display,Colormap colormap,XColor *xcolor);
420void wxAllocColor(Display *display,Colormap colormap,XColor *xcolor);
421
422#endif //__X__
423
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424#endif // wxUSE_GUI
425
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426// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
427// Error message functions used by wxWindows (deprecated, use wxLog)
428// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
429
430// Format a message on the standard error (UNIX) or the debugging
431// stream (Windows)
432WXDLLEXPORT void wxDebugMsg(const wxChar *fmt ...);
433
434// Non-fatal error (continues)
435WXDLLEXPORT_DATA(extern const wxChar*) wxInternalErrorStr;
436WXDLLEXPORT void wxError(const wxString& msg, const wxString& title = wxInternalErrorStr);
437
438// Fatal error (exits)
439WXDLLEXPORT_DATA(extern const wxChar*) wxFatalErrorStr;
440WXDLLEXPORT void wxFatalError(const wxString& msg, const wxString& title = wxFatalErrorStr);
441
442
c801d85f 443#endif
34138703 444 // _WX_UTILSH__