include/wx/stdpaths.h

   1 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
   2 // Name:        wx/stdpaths.h
   3 // Purpose:     declaration of wxStandardPaths class
   4 // Author:      Vadim Zeitlin
   5 // Modified by:
   6 // Created:     2004-10-17
   7 // RCS-ID:      $Id$
   8 // Copyright:   (c) 2004 Vadim Zeitlin <vadim@wxwindows.org>
   9 // Licence:     wxWindows licence
  10 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
  11
  12 #ifndef _WX_STDPATHS_H_
  13 #define _WX_STDPATHS_H_
  14
  15 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  16 // wxStandardPaths returns the standard locations in the file system
  17 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  18
  19 class WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxStandardPaths
  20 {
  21 public:
  22 #ifdef __UNIX_LIKE__
  23     // set the program installation directory which is /usr/local by default
  24     //
  25     // under some systems (currently only Linux) the program directory can be
  26     // determined automatically but for portable programs you should always set
  27     // it explicitely
  28     static void SetInstallPrefix(const wxString& prefix);
  29
  30     // get the program installation prefix
  31     //
  32     // if the prefix had been previously by SetInstallPrefix, returns that
  33     // value, otherwise tries to determine it automatically (Linux only right
  34     // now) and returns /usr/local if it failed
  35     static wxString GetInstallPrefix();
  36 #endif // __UNIX_LIKE__
  37
  38
  39     // return the directory with system config files:
  40     // /etc under Unix, c:\Windows under Windows, /Library/Preferences for Mac
  41     static wxString GetConfigDir();
  42
  43     // return the directory for the user config files:
  44     // $HOME under Unix, c:\Documents and Settings\username under Windows,
  45     // ~/Library/Preferences under Mac
  46     //
  47     // only use this if you have a single file to put there, otherwise
  48     // GetUserDataDir() is more appropriate
  49     static wxString GetUserConfigDir();
  50
  51     // return the location of the applications global, i.e. not user-specific,
  52     // data files
  53     //
  54     // prefix/share/appname under Unix, c:\Program Files\appname under Windows,
  55     // appname.app/Contents/SharedSupport app bundle directory under Mac
  56     static wxString GetDataDir();
  57
  58     // return the location for application data files which are host-specific
  59     //
  60     // same as GetDataDir() except under Unix where it is /etc/appname
  61     static wxString GetLocalDataDir();
  62
  63     // return the directory for the user-dependent application data files
  64     //
  65     // $HOME/.appname under Unix,
  66     // c:\Documents and Settings\username\Application Data\appname under Windows
  67     // and ~/Library/Application Support/appname under Mac
  68     static wxString GetUserDataDir();
  69
  70     // return the directory for user data files which shouldn't be shared with
  71     // the other machines
  72     //
  73     // same as GetUserDataDir() for all platforms except Windows where it is
  74     // the "Local Settings\Application Data\appname" directory
  75     static wxString GetUserLocalDataDir();
  76
  77     // return the directory where the loadable modules (plugins) live
  78     //
  79     // prefix/lib/appname under Unix, program directory under Windows and
  80     // Contents/Plugins app bundle subdirectory under Mac
  81     static wxString GetPluginsDir();
  82 };
  83
  84 #endif // _WX_STDPATHS_H_
  85