1 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
3 // Purpose: SWIG interface for wxStandardPaths
7 // Created: 10-Nov-2004
9 // Copyright: (c) 2004 by Total Control Software
10 // Licence: wxWindows license
11 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
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19 #include <wx/stdpaths.h>
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26 DocStr(wxStandardPaths,
27 "wx.StandardPaths returns the standard locations in the file system and
28 should be used by the programs to find their data files in a portable
31 In the description of the methods below, the example return values are
32 given for the Unix, Windows and Mac OS X systems, however please note
33 that these are just the examples and the actual values may differ. For
34 example, under Windows: the system administrator may change the
35 standard directories locations, i.e. the Windows directory may be
36 named W:\Win2003 instead of the default C:\Windows.
38 The strings appname and username should be replaced with the value
39 returned by `wx.App.GetAppName` and the name of the currently logged
40 in user, respectively. The string prefix is only used under Unix and
41 is /usr/local by default but may be changed using `SetInstallPrefix`.
43 The directories returned by the methods of this class may or may not
44 exist. If they don't exist, it's up to the caller to create them,
45 wxStandardPaths doesn't do it.
47 Finally note that these functions only work with standardly packaged
48 applications. I.e. under Unix you should follow the standard
49 installation conventions and under Mac you should create your
50 application bundle according to the Apple guidelines. Again, this
51 class doesn't help you to do it.", "");
59 "Return the global standard paths singleton", "");
61 static wxStandardPaths* Get() {
62 return (wxStandardPaths*) &wxStandardPaths::Get();
69 virtual wxString , GetConfigDir() const,
70 "Return the directory with system config files: /etc under Unix,
71 'c:\\Documents and Settings\\All Users\\Application Data' under Windows,
72 /Library/Preferences for Mac", "");
76 virtual wxString , GetUserConfigDir() const,
77 "Return the directory for the user config files: $HOME under Unix,
78 'c:\\Documents and Settings\\username' under Windows, and
79 ~/Library/Preferences under Mac
81 Only use this if you have a single file to put there, otherwise
82 `GetUserDataDir` is more appropriate", "");
86 virtual wxString , GetDataDir() const,
87 "Return the location of the application's global, (i.e. not
88 user-specific,) data files: prefix/share/appname under Unix,
89 'c:\\Program Files\\appname' under Windows,
90 appname.app/Contents/SharedSupport app bundle directory under Mac.", "");
94 virtual wxString , GetLocalDataDir() const,
95 "Return the location for application data files which are
96 host-specific. Same as `GetDataDir` except under Unix where it is
101 virtual wxString , GetUserDataDir() const,
102 "Return the directory for the user-dependent application data files:
103 $HOME/.appname under Unix, c:\\Documents and
104 Settings\\username\\Application Data\\appname under Windows and
105 ~/Library/Application Support/appname under Mac", "");
109 virtual wxString , GetUserLocalDataDir() const,
110 "Return the directory for user data files which shouldn't be shared
111 with the other machines
113 Same as `GetUserDataDir` for all platforms except Windows where it is
114 the 'Local Settings\\Application Data\\appname' directory.", "");
118 virtual wxString , GetPluginsDir() const,
119 "Return the directory where the loadable modules (plugins) live:
120 prefix/lib/appname under Unix, program directory under Windows and
121 Contents/Plugins app bundle subdirectory under Mac", "");
125 DocStr(SetInstallPrefix,
126 "Set the program installation directory which is /usr/local by default.
127 This value will be used by other methods such as `GetDataDir` and
128 `GetPluginsDir` as the prefix for what they return. (This function
129 only has meaning on Unix systems.)", "");
131 DocStr(GetInstallPrefix,
132 "Get the program installation prefix. The default is the prefix where
133 Python is installed. (This function only has meaning on Unix systems.)", "");
136 void SetInstallPrefix(const wxString& prefix);
137 wxString GetInstallPrefix() const;
140 void SetInstallPrefix(const wxString& prefix) {}
141 wxString GetInstallPrefix() { return wxEmptyString; }
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