include/wx/helpbase.h

   1 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
   2 // Name:        helpbase.h
   3 // Purpose:     Help system base classes
   4 // Author:      Julian Smart
   5 // Modified by:
   6 // Created:     04/01/98
   7 // RCS-ID:      $Id$
   8 // Copyright:   (c) Julian Smart and Markus Holzem
   9 // Licence:     wxWindows license
  10 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
  11
  12 #ifndef _WX_HELPBASEH__
  13 #define _WX_HELPBASEH__
  14
  15 #ifdef __GNUG__
  16 #pragma interface "helpbase.h"
  17 #endif
  18
  19 #include "wx/defs.h"
  20 #include "wx/object.h"
  21 #include "wx/string.h"
  22 #include "wx/gdicmn.h"
  23 #include "wx/frame.h"
  24
  25 #if wxUSE_HELP
  26
  27 // Flags for SetViewer
  28 #define wxHELP_NETSCAPE     1
  29
  30 // Defines the API for help controllers
  31 class WXDLLEXPORT wxHelpControllerBase: public wxObject
  32 {
  33     DECLARE_CLASS(wxHelpControllerBase)
  34
  35 public:
  36     inline wxHelpControllerBase() {}
  37     inline ~wxHelpControllerBase() {};
  38
  39     // Must call this to set the filename and server name.
  40     // server is only required when implementing TCP/IP-based
  41     // help controllers.
  42     virtual bool Initialize(const wxString& WXUNUSED(file), int WXUNUSED(server) ) { return FALSE; }
  43     virtual bool Initialize(const wxString& WXUNUSED(file)) { return FALSE; }
  44
  45     // Set viewer: only relevant to some kinds of controller
  46     virtual void SetViewer(const wxString& WXUNUSED(viewer), long WXUNUSED(flags) = 0) {}
  47
  48     // If file is "", reloads file given  in Initialize
  49     virtual bool LoadFile(const wxString& file = "") = 0;
  50     virtual bool DisplayContents(void) = 0;
  51     virtual bool DisplaySection(int sectionNo) = 0;
  52
  53     // By default, uses KeywordSection to display a topic. Implementations
  54     // may override this for more specific behaviour.
  55     virtual bool DisplaySection(const wxString& section) { return KeywordSearch(section); };
  56     virtual bool DisplayBlock(long blockNo) = 0;
  57     virtual bool KeywordSearch(const wxString& k) = 0;
  58     /// Allows one to override the default settings for the help frame.
  59     virtual void SetFrameParameters(const wxString& WXUNUSED(title),
  60         const wxSize& WXUNUSED(size),
  61         const wxPoint& WXUNUSED(pos) = wxDefaultPosition,
  62         bool WXUNUSED(newFrameEachTime) = FALSE)
  63     {
  64         // does nothing by default
  65     }
  66     /// Obtains the latest settings used by the help frame and the help
  67     /// frame.
  68     virtual wxFrame *GetFrameParameters(wxSize *WXUNUSED(size) = NULL,
  69         wxPoint *WXUNUSED(pos) = NULL,
  70         bool *WXUNUSED(newFrameEachTime) = NULL)
  71     {
  72         return (wxFrame*) NULL;// does nothing by default
  73     }
  74
  75     virtual bool Quit(void) = 0;
  76     virtual void OnQuit(void) {};
  77 };
  78
  79 #endif // wxUSE_HELP
  80 #endif
  81 // _WX_HELPBASEH__