interface/wx/sysopt.h

   1 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
   2 // Name:        sysopt.h
   3 // Purpose:     interface of wxSystemOptions
   4 // Author:      wxWidgets team
   5 // RCS-ID:      $Id$
   6 // Licence:     wxWindows license
   7 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
   8
   9 /**
  10     @class wxSystemOptions
  11
  12     wxSystemOptions stores option/value pairs that wxWidgets itself or
  13     applications can use to alter behaviour at run-time. It can be
  14     used to optimize behaviour that doesn't deserve a distinct API,
  15     but is still important to be able to configure.
  16
  17     These options are currently recognised by wxWidgets:
  18
  19
  20     @section sysopt_win Windows
  21
  22     @beginFlagTable
  23     @flag{no-maskblt}
  24         1 to never use WIN32's MaskBlt function, 0 to allow it to be used where possible.
  25         Default: 0. In some circumstances the MaskBlt function can be slower than using
  26         the fallback code, especially if using DC cacheing. By default, MaskBlt will be
  27         used where it is implemented by the operating system and driver.
  28     @flag{msw.remap}
  29         If 1 (the default), wxToolBar bitmap colours will be remapped to the current
  30         theme's values. Set this to 0 to disable this functionality, for example if
  31         you're using more than 16 colours in your tool bitmaps.
  32     @flag{msw.window.no-clip-children}
  33         If 1, windows will not automatically get the WS_CLIPCHILDREN style.
  34         This restores the way windows are refreshed back to the method used in
  35         versions of wxWidgets earlier than 2.5.4, and for some complex window
  36         hierarchies it can reduce apparent refresh delays.
  37         You may still specify wxCLIP_CHILDREN for individual windows.
  38     @flag{msw.notebook.themed-background}
  39         If set to 0, globally disables themed backgrounds on notebook pages.
  40         Note that this won't disable the theme on the actual notebook background
  41         (noticeable only if there are no pages).
  42     @flag{msw.staticbox.optimized-paint}
  43         If set to 0, switches off optimized wxStaticBox painting.
  44         Setting this to 0 causes more flicker, but allows applications to paint
  45         graphics on the parent of a static box (the optimized refresh causes any
  46         such drawing to disappear).
  47     @flag{msw.display.directdraw}
  48         If set to 1, use DirectDraw-based implementation of wxDisplay.
  49         By default the standard Win32 functions are used.
  50     @flag{msw.font.no-proof-quality}
  51         If set to 1, use default fonts quality instead of proof quality when
  52         creating fonts. With proof quality the fonts have slightly better
  53         appearance but not all fonts are available in this quality,
  54         e.g. the Terminal font in small sizes is not and this option may be
  55         used if wider fonts selection is more important than higher quality.
  56     @endFlagTable
  57
  58
  59     @section sysopt_gtk GTK+
  60
  61     @beginFlagTable
  62     @flag{gtk.tlw.can-set-transparent}
  63         wxTopLevelWindow::CanSetTransparent() method normally tries to detect
  64         automatically whether transparency for top level windows is currently
  65         supported, however this may sometimes fail and this option allows to
  66         override the automatic detection. Setting it to 1 makes the transparency
  67         be always available (setting it can still fail, of course) and setting it
  68         to 0 makes it always unavailable.
  69     @flag{gtk.desktop}
  70         This option can be set to override the default desktop environment
  71         determination. Supported values are GNOME and KDE.
  72     @flag{gtk.window.force-background-colour}
  73         If 1, the backgrounds of windows with the wxBG_STYLE_COLOUR background
  74         style are cleared forcibly instead of relying on the underlying GTK+
  75         window colour. This works around a display problem when running
  76         applications under KDE with the gtk-qt theme installed (0.6 and below).
  77     @endFlagTable
  78
  79
  80     @section sysopt_mac Mac
  81
  82     @beginFlagTable
  83     @flag{mac.window-plain-transition}
  84         If 1, uses a plainer transition when showing a window.
  85         You can also use the symbol wxMAC_WINDOW_PLAIN_TRANSITION.
  86     @flag{window-default-variant}
  87         The default variant used by windows (cast to integer from the wxWindowVariant enum).
  88         Also known as wxWINDOW_DEFAULT_VARIANT.
  89     flag{mac.listctrl.always_use_generic}
  90         Tells wxListCtrl to use the generic control even when it is capable of
  91         using the native control instead. Also knwon as wxMAC_ALWAYS_USE_GENERIC_LISTCTRL.
  92     flag{mac.textcontrol-use-spell-checker}
  93         This option only has effect for Mac OS X 10.4 and higher.
  94         If 1 activates the spell checking in wxTextCtrl.
  95     @endFlagTable
  96
  97
  98     @section sysopt_mgl MGL
  99
 100     @beginFlagTable
 101     @flag{mgl.aa-threshold}
 102         Set this integer option to point size below which fonts are not antialiased. Default: 10.
 103     @flag{mgl.screen-refresh}
 104         Screen refresh rate in Hz. A reasonable default is used if not specified.
 105     @endFlagTable
 106
 107
 108     @section sysopt_motif Motif
 109
 110     @beginFlagTable
 111     @flag{motif.largebuttons}
 112         If 1, uses a bigger default size for wxButtons.
 113     @endFlagTable
 114
 115
 116     The compile-time option to include or exclude this functionality is wxUSE_SYSTEM_OPTIONS.
 117
 118     @library{wxbase}
 119     @category{misc}
 120
 121     @see wxSystemOptions::SetOption, wxSystemOptions::GetOptionInt,
 122     wxSystemOptions::HasOption
 123 */
 124 class wxSystemOptions : public wxObject
 125 {
 126 public:
 127     /**
 128         Default constructor.
 129
 130         You don't need to create an instance of wxSystemOptions since all
 131         of its functions are static.
 132     */
 133     wxSystemOptions();
 134
 135     /**
 136         Gets an option. The function is case-insensitive to @a name.
 137         Returns empty string if the option hasn't been set.
 138
 139         @see SetOption(), GetOptionInt(), HasOption()
 140     */
 141     static wxString GetOption(const wxString& name);
 142
 143     /**
 144         Gets an option as an integer. The function is case-insensitive to @a name.
 145         If the option hasn't been set, this function returns 0.
 146
 147         @see SetOption(), GetOption(), HasOption()
 148     */
 149     static int GetOptionInt(const wxString& name);
 150
 151     /**
 152         Returns @true if the given option is present.
 153         The function is case-insensitive to @a name.
 154
 155         @see SetOption(), GetOption(), GetOptionInt()
 156     */
 157     static bool HasOption(const wxString& name);
 158
 159     /**
 160         Returns @true if the option with the given @a name had been set to 0 value.
 161
 162         This is mostly useful for boolean options for which you can't use
 163         @c GetOptionInt(name) == 0 as this would also be @true if the option
 164         hadn't been set at all.
 165     */
 166     static bool IsFalse(const wxString& name);
 167
 168     //@{
 169     /**
 170         Sets an option. The function is case-insensitive to @a name.
 171     */
 172     void SetOption(const wxString& name, const wxString& value);
 173     void SetOption(const wxString& name, int value);
 174     //@}
 175 };
 176