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[wxWidgets.git] / interface / wx / settings.h
1 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
2 // Name: settings.h
3 // Purpose: interface of wxSystemSettings
4 // Author: wxWidgets team
5 // Licence: wxWindows licence
6 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
7
8
9 /**
10 Possible values for wxSystemSettings::GetFont() parameter.
11
12 These values map 1:1 the native values supported by the Windows' @c GetStockObject
13 function. Note that other ports (other than wxMSW) will try to provide meaningful
14 fonts but they usually map the same font to various @c wxSYS_*_FONT values.
15 */
16 enum wxSystemFont
17 {
18 /// Original equipment manufacturer dependent fixed-pitch font.
19 wxSYS_OEM_FIXED_FONT = 10,
20
21 /// Windows fixed-pitch (monospaced) font.
22 wxSYS_ANSI_FIXED_FONT,
23
24 /// Windows variable-pitch (proportional) font.
25 wxSYS_ANSI_VAR_FONT,
26
27 /// System font. By default, the system uses the system font to draw menus,
28 /// dialog box controls, and text.
29 wxSYS_SYSTEM_FONT,
30
31 /// Device-dependent font (Windows NT and later only).
32 wxSYS_DEVICE_DEFAULT_FONT,
33
34 /**
35 Default font for user interface objects such as menus and dialog boxes.
36 Note that with modern GUIs nothing guarantees that the same font is used
37 for all GUI elements, so some controls might use a different font by default.
38 */
39 wxSYS_DEFAULT_GUI_FONT
40 };
41
42
43 /**
44 Possible values for wxSystemSettings::GetColour() parameter.
45
46 These values map 1:1 the native values supported by the Windows' @c GetSysColor
47 function. Note that other ports (other than wxMSW) will try to provide meaningful
48 colours but they usually map the same colour to various @c wxSYS_COLOUR_* values.
49 */
50 enum wxSystemColour
51 {
52 wxSYS_COLOUR_SCROLLBAR, //!< The scrollbar grey area.
53 wxSYS_COLOUR_DESKTOP, //!< The desktop colour.
54 wxSYS_COLOUR_ACTIVECAPTION, //!< Active window caption colour.
55 wxSYS_COLOUR_INACTIVECAPTION, //!< Inactive window caption colour.
56 wxSYS_COLOUR_MENU, //!< Menu background colour.
57 wxSYS_COLOUR_WINDOW, //!< Window background colour.
58 wxSYS_COLOUR_WINDOWFRAME, //!< Window frame colour.
59 wxSYS_COLOUR_MENUTEXT, //!< Colour of the text used in the menus.
60 wxSYS_COLOUR_WINDOWTEXT, //!< Colour of the text used in generic windows.
61 wxSYS_COLOUR_CAPTIONTEXT, //!< Colour of the text used in captions, size boxes and scrollbar arrow boxes.
62 wxSYS_COLOUR_ACTIVEBORDER, //!< Active window border colour.
63 wxSYS_COLOUR_INACTIVEBORDER, //!< Inactive window border colour.
64 wxSYS_COLOUR_APPWORKSPACE, //!< Background colour for MDI applications.
65 wxSYS_COLOUR_HIGHLIGHT, //!< Colour of item(s) selected in a control.
66 wxSYS_COLOUR_HIGHLIGHTTEXT, //!< Colour of the text of item(s) selected in a control.
67 wxSYS_COLOUR_BTNFACE, //!< Face shading colour on push buttons.
68 wxSYS_COLOUR_BTNSHADOW, //!< Edge shading colour on push buttons.
69 wxSYS_COLOUR_GRAYTEXT, //!< Colour of greyed (disabled) text.
70 wxSYS_COLOUR_BTNTEXT, //!< Colour of the text on push buttons.
71 wxSYS_COLOUR_INACTIVECAPTIONTEXT, //!< Colour of the text in active captions.
72 wxSYS_COLOUR_BTNHIGHLIGHT, //!< Highlight colour for buttons.
73 wxSYS_COLOUR_3DDKSHADOW, //!< Dark shadow colour for three-dimensional display elements.
74 wxSYS_COLOUR_3DLIGHT, //!< Light colour for three-dimensional display elements.
75 wxSYS_COLOUR_INFOTEXT, //!< Text colour for tooltip controls.
76 wxSYS_COLOUR_INFOBK, //!< Background colour for tooltip controls.
77 wxSYS_COLOUR_LISTBOX, //!< Background colour for list-like controls.
78 wxSYS_COLOUR_HOTLIGHT, //!< Colour for a hyperlink or hot-tracked item.
79
80 /**
81 Right side colour in the color gradient of an active window's title bar.
82 @c wxSYS_COLOUR_ACTIVECAPTION specifies the left side color.
83 */
84 wxSYS_COLOUR_GRADIENTACTIVECAPTION,
85
86 /**
87 Right side colour in the color gradient of an inactive window's title bar.
88 @c wxSYS_COLOUR_INACTIVECAPTION specifies the left side color.
89 */
90 wxSYS_COLOUR_GRADIENTINACTIVECAPTION,
91
92 /**
93 The colour used to highlight menu items when the menu appears as a flat menu.
94 The highlighted menu item is outlined with @c wxSYS_COLOUR_HIGHLIGHT.
95 */
96 wxSYS_COLOUR_MENUHILIGHT,
97
98 /**
99 The background colour for the menu bar when menus appear as flat menus.
100 However, @c wxSYS_COLOUR_MENU continues to specify the background color of the menu popup.
101 */
102 wxSYS_COLOUR_MENUBAR,
103
104 /**
105 Text colour for list-like controls.
106
107 @since 2.9.0
108 */
109 wxSYS_COLOUR_LISTBOXTEXT,
110
111 /**
112 Text colour for the unfocused selection of list-like controls.
113
114 @since 2.9.1
115 */
116 wxSYS_COLOUR_LISTBOXHIGHLIGHTTEXT,
117
118 wxSYS_COLOUR_MAX
119
120
121
122 // synonyms:
123
124 wxSYS_COLOUR_BACKGROUND = wxSYS_COLOUR_DESKTOP,
125 //!< Synonym for @c wxSYS_COLOUR_DESKTOP.
126 wxSYS_COLOUR_3DFACE = wxSYS_COLOUR_BTNFACE,
127 //!< Synonym for @c wxSYS_COLOUR_BTNFACE.
128 wxSYS_COLOUR_3DSHADOW = wxSYS_COLOUR_BTNSHADOW,
129 //!< Synonym for @c wxSYS_COLOUR_BTNSHADOW.
130 wxSYS_COLOUR_BTNHILIGHT = wxSYS_COLOUR_BTNHIGHLIGHT,
131 //!< Synonym for @c wxSYS_COLOUR_BTNHIGHLIGHT.
132 wxSYS_COLOUR_3DHIGHLIGHT = wxSYS_COLOUR_BTNHIGHLIGHT,
133 //!< Synonym for @c wxSYS_COLOUR_BTNHIGHLIGHT.
134 wxSYS_COLOUR_3DHILIGHT = wxSYS_COLOUR_BTNHIGHLIGHT,
135 //!< Synonym for @c wxSYS_COLOUR_BTNHIGHLIGHT.
136
137 /**
138 Synonym for @c wxSYS_COLOUR_BTNFACE.
139
140 On wxMSW this colour should be used as the background colour of
141 wxFrames which are used as containers of controls; this is in fact the
142 same colour used for the borders of controls like e.g. wxNotebook or
143 for the background of e.g. wxPanel.
144
145 @since 2.9.0
146 */
147 wxSYS_COLOUR_FRAMEBK = wxSYS_COLOUR_BTNFACE
148 };
149
150 /**
151 Possible values for wxSystemSettings::GetMetric() index parameter.
152 */
153 enum wxSystemMetric
154 {
155 wxSYS_MOUSE_BUTTONS, //!< Number of buttons on mouse, or zero if no mouse was installed.
156 wxSYS_BORDER_X, //!< Width of single border.
157 wxSYS_BORDER_Y, //!< Height of single border.
158 wxSYS_CURSOR_X, //!< Width of cursor.
159 wxSYS_CURSOR_Y, //!< Height of cursor.
160 wxSYS_DCLICK_X, //!< Width in pixels of rectangle within which two successive mouse clicks must fall to generate a double-click.
161 wxSYS_DCLICK_Y, //!< Height in pixels of rectangle within which two successive mouse clicks must fall to generate a double-click.
162 wxSYS_DRAG_X, //!< Width in pixels of a rectangle centered on a drag point to allow for limited movement of the mouse pointer before a drag operation begins.
163 wxSYS_DRAG_Y, //!< Height in pixels of a rectangle centered on a drag point to allow for limited movement of the mouse pointer before a drag operation begins.
164 wxSYS_EDGE_X, //!< Width of a 3D border, in pixels.
165 wxSYS_EDGE_Y, //!< Height of a 3D border, in pixels.
166 wxSYS_HSCROLL_ARROW_X, //!< Width of arrow bitmap on horizontal scrollbar.
167 wxSYS_HSCROLL_ARROW_Y, //!< Height of arrow bitmap on horizontal scrollbar.
168 wxSYS_HTHUMB_X, //!< Width of horizontal scrollbar thumb.
169 wxSYS_ICON_X, //!< The default width of an icon.
170 wxSYS_ICON_Y, //!< The default height of an icon.
171 wxSYS_ICONSPACING_X, //!< Width of a grid cell for items in large icon view, in pixels. Each item fits into a rectangle of this size when arranged.
172 wxSYS_ICONSPACING_Y, //!< Height of a grid cell for items in large icon view, in pixels. Each item fits into a rectangle of this size when arranged.
173 wxSYS_WINDOWMIN_X, //!< Minimum width of a window.
174 wxSYS_WINDOWMIN_Y, //!< Minimum height of a window.
175 wxSYS_SCREEN_X, //!< Width of the screen in pixels.
176 wxSYS_SCREEN_Y, //!< Height of the screen in pixels.
177 wxSYS_FRAMESIZE_X, //!< Width of the window frame for a wxTHICK_FRAME window.
178 wxSYS_FRAMESIZE_Y, //!< Height of the window frame for a wxTHICK_FRAME window.
179 wxSYS_SMALLICON_X, //!< Recommended width of a small icon (in window captions, and small icon view).
180 wxSYS_SMALLICON_Y, //!< Recommended height of a small icon (in window captions, and small icon view).
181 wxSYS_HSCROLL_Y, //!< Height of horizontal scrollbar in pixels.
182 wxSYS_VSCROLL_X, //!< Width of vertical scrollbar in pixels.
183 wxSYS_VSCROLL_ARROW_X, //!< Width of arrow bitmap on a vertical scrollbar.
184 wxSYS_VSCROLL_ARROW_Y, //!< Height of arrow bitmap on a vertical scrollbar.
185 wxSYS_VTHUMB_Y, //!< Height of vertical scrollbar thumb.
186 wxSYS_CAPTION_Y, //!< Height of normal caption area.
187 wxSYS_MENU_Y, //!< Height of single-line menu bar.
188 wxSYS_NETWORK_PRESENT, //!< 1 if there is a network present, 0 otherwise.
189 wxSYS_PENWINDOWS_PRESENT, //!< 1 if PenWindows is installed, 0 otherwise.
190 wxSYS_SHOW_SOUNDS, //!< Non-zero if the user requires an application to present information
191 //!< visually in situations where it would otherwise present the information
192 //!< only in audible form; zero otherwise.
193 wxSYS_SWAP_BUTTONS, //!< Non-zero if the meanings of the left and right mouse buttons are swapped; zero otherwise.
194 wxSYS_DCLICK_MSEC //!< Maximal time, in milliseconds, which may pass between subsequent clicks for a double click to be generated.
195 };
196
197 /**
198 Possible values for wxSystemSettings::HasFeature() parameter.
199 */
200 enum wxSystemFeature
201 {
202 wxSYS_CAN_DRAW_FRAME_DECORATIONS = 1,
203 wxSYS_CAN_ICONIZE_FRAME,
204 wxSYS_TABLET_PRESENT
205 };
206
207 /**
208 Values for different screen designs. See wxSystemSettings::GetScreenType().
209 */
210 enum wxSystemScreenType
211 {
212 wxSYS_SCREEN_NONE = 0, //!< Undefined screen type.
213
214 wxSYS_SCREEN_TINY, //!< Tiny screen, less than 320x240
215 wxSYS_SCREEN_PDA, //!< PDA screen, 320x240 or more but less than 640x480
216 wxSYS_SCREEN_SMALL, //!< Small screen, 640x480 or more but less than 800x600
217 wxSYS_SCREEN_DESKTOP //!< Desktop screen, 800x600 or more
218 };
219
220
221 /**
222 @class wxSystemSettings
223
224 wxSystemSettings allows the application to ask for details about the system.
225
226 This can include settings such as standard colours, fonts, and user interface
227 element sizes.
228
229 @library{wxcore}
230 @category{cfg}
231
232 @see wxFont, wxColour, wxSystemOptions
233 */
234 class wxSystemSettings : public wxObject
235 {
236 public:
237 /**
238 Default constructor.
239
240 You don't need to create an instance of wxSystemSettings
241 since all of its functions are static.
242 */
243 wxSystemSettings();
244
245 /**
246 Returns a system colour.
247
248 @param index
249 Can be one of the ::wxSystemColour enum values.
250
251 @return
252 The returned colour is always valid.
253 */
254 static wxColour GetColour(wxSystemColour index);
255
256 /**
257 Returns a system font.
258
259 @param index
260 Can be one of the ::wxSystemFont enum values.
261
262 @return
263 The returned font is always valid.
264 */
265 static wxFont GetFont(wxSystemFont index);
266
267 /**
268 Returns the value of a system metric, or -1 if the metric is not supported on
269 the current system.
270
271 The value of @a win determines if the metric returned is a global value or
272 a wxWindow based value, in which case it might determine the widget, the
273 display the window is on, or something similar. The window given should be as
274 close to the metric as possible (e.g. a wxTopLevelWindow in case of the
275 wxSYS_CAPTION_Y metric).
276
277 @a index can be one of the ::wxSystemMetric enum values.
278
279 @a win is a pointer to the window for which the metric is requested.
280 Specifying the @a win parameter is encouraged, because some metrics on some
281 ports are not supported without one,or they might be capable of reporting
282 better values if given one. If a window does not make sense for a metric,
283 one should still be given, as for example it might determine which displays
284 cursor width is requested with wxSYS_CURSOR_X.
285 */
286 static int GetMetric(wxSystemMetric index, wxWindow* win = NULL);
287
288 /**
289 Returns the screen type.
290 The return value is one of the ::wxSystemScreenType enum values.
291 */
292 static wxSystemScreenType GetScreenType();
293
294 /**
295 Returns @true if the port has certain feature.
296 See the ::wxSystemFeature enum values.
297 */
298 static bool HasFeature(wxSystemFeature index);
299 };
300