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[wxWidgets.git] / interface / wx / stdpaths.h

diff --git a/interface/wx/stdpaths.h b/interface/wx/stdpaths.h
index d082af4b97976c92eb2366a851f4ec95df2c91bb..29d9c849e3928d50c5f02573c141d44e42838a93 100644 (file)
--- a/interface/wx/stdpaths.h
+++ b/interface/wx/stdpaths.h
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 // Purpose:     interface of wxStandardPaths
 // Author:      wxWidgets team
 // RCS-ID:      $Id$
 // Purpose:     interface of wxStandardPaths
 // Author:      wxWidgets team
 // RCS-ID:      $Id$

-// Licence:     wxWindows license
+// Licence:     wxWindows licence

 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
 /**
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
 /**


@@ -12,17 +12,30 @@
     wxStandardPaths returns the standard locations in the file system and should be
     used by applications to find their data files in a portable way.
 
     wxStandardPaths returns the standard locations in the file system and should be
     used by applications to find their data files in a portable way.
 

+    Note that you must not create objects of class wxStandardPaths directly,
+    but use the global standard paths object returned by wxStandardPaths::Get()
+    (which can be of a type derived from wxStandardPaths and not of exactly
+    this type) and call the methods you need on it. The object returned by
+    Get() may be customized by overriding wxAppTraits::GetStandardPaths()
+    methods.
+

     In the description of the methods below, the example return values are given
     for the Unix, Windows and Mac OS X systems, however please note that these are
     just the examples and the actual values may differ. For example, under Windows:
     In the description of the methods below, the example return values are given
     for the Unix, Windows and Mac OS X systems, however please note that these are
     just the examples and the actual values may differ. For example, under Windows:

-    the system administrator may change the standard directories locations, i.e.
+    the system administrator may change the standard directories locations, e.g.

     the Windows directory may be named @c "W:\Win2003" instead of
     the default @c "C:\Windows".
 
     the Windows directory may be named @c "W:\Win2003" instead of
     the default @c "C:\Windows".
 

-    The strings @c appname and @c username should be replaced with the value
-    returned by wxApp::GetAppName() and the name of the currently logged in user,
-    respectively. The string @c prefix is only used under Unix and is @c /usr/local by
-    default but may be changed using wxStandardPaths::SetInstallPrefix.
+    Notice that in the examples below the string @c appinfo may be either just
+    the application name (as returned by wxApp::GetAppName()) or a combination
+    of the vendor name (wxApp::GetVendorName()) and the application name, with
+    a path separator between them. By default, only the application name is
+    used, use UseAppInfo() to change this.
+
+    The other placeholders should be self-explanatory: the string @c username
+    should be replaced with the value the name of the currently logged in user.
+    and @c prefix is only used under Unix and is @c /usr/local by default but
+    may be changed using wxStandardPaths::SetInstallPrefix().

 
     The directories returned by the methods of this class may or may not exist.
     If they don't exist, it's up to the caller to create them, wxStandardPaths doesn't
 
     The directories returned by the methods of this class may or may not exist.
     If they don't exist, it's up to the caller to create them, wxStandardPaths doesn't


@@ -36,10 +49,6 @@
     This class is MT-safe: its methods may be called concurrently from different
     threads without additional locking.
 
     This class is MT-safe: its methods may be called concurrently from different
     threads without additional locking.
 

-    Note that you don't allocate an instance of class wxStandardPaths, but retrieve the
-    global standard paths object using @c wxStandardPaths::Get on which you call the
-    desired methods.
-

     @library{wxbase}
     @category{file}
 
     @library{wxbase}
     @category{file}
 


@@ -48,6 +57,30 @@
 class wxStandardPaths
 {
 public:
 class wxStandardPaths
 {
 public:

+    /// Possible values for category parameter of GetLocalizedResourcesDir().
+    enum ResourceCat
+    {
+        /// No special category, this is the default.
+        ResourceCat_None,
+
+        /// Message catalog resources category.
+        ResourceCat_Messages
+    };
+
+
+    /**
+        MSW-specific function undoing the effect of IgnoreAppSubDir() calls.
+
+        After a call to this function the program directory will be exactly the
+        directory containing the main application binary, i.e. it undoes the
+        effect of any previous IgnoreAppSubDir() calls including the ones done
+        indirectly by IgnoreAppBuildSubDirs() called from the class
+        constructor.
+
+        @since 2.9.1
+     */
+    void DontIgnoreAppSubDir();
+

     /**
         Returns reference to the unique global standard paths object.
     */
     /**
         Returns reference to the unique global standard paths object.
     */


@@ -60,9 +93,9 @@ public:
         returns GetDocumentsDir().
 
         Example return values:
         returns GetDocumentsDir().
 
         Example return values:

-        - Unix: @c ~/appname
-        - Windows: @c "C:\Documents and Settings\username\My Documents\appname"
-        - Mac: @c ~/Documents/appname
+        - Unix: @c ~/appinfo
+        - Windows: @c "C:\Documents and Settings\username\My Documents\appinfo"
+        - Mac: @c ~/Documents/appinfo

 
         @since 2.9.0
 
 
         @since 2.9.0
 


@@ -82,12 +115,21 @@ public:
     virtual wxString GetConfigDir() const;
 
     /**
     virtual wxString GetConfigDir() const;
 
     /**

-        Return the location of the applications global, i.e. not user-specific,
+        Return the location of the applications global, i.e.\ not user-specific,

         data files.
         data files.

+

         Example return values:
         Example return values:

-        - Unix: @c prefix/share/appname
+        - Unix: @c prefix/share/appinfo

         - Windows: the directory where the executable file is located
         - Windows: the directory where the executable file is located

-        - Mac: @c appname.app/Contents/SharedSupport bundle subdirectory
+        - Mac: @c appinfo.app/Contents/SharedSupport bundle subdirectory
+
+        Under Unix (only) it is possible to override the default value returned
+        from this function by setting the value of @c WX_APPNAME_DATA_DIR
+        environment variable to the directory to use (where @c APPNAME is the
+        upper-cased value of wxApp::GetAppName()). This is useful in order to
+        be able to run applications using this function without installing them
+        as you can simply set this environment variable to the source directory
+        location to allow the application to find its files there.

 
         @see GetLocalDataDir()
     */
 
         @see GetLocalDataDir()
     */


@@ -112,18 +154,21 @@ public:
         Example return values:
         - Unix: @c /usr/local/bin/exename
         - Windows: @c "C:\Programs\AppFolder\exename.exe"
         Example return values:
         - Unix: @c /usr/local/bin/exename
         - Windows: @c "C:\Programs\AppFolder\exename.exe"

-        - Mac: @c /Programs/exename
+        - Mac: @c /Applications/exename.app/Contents/MacOS/exename

     */
     virtual wxString GetExecutablePath() const;
 
     /**
     */
     virtual wxString GetExecutablePath() const;
 
     /**

-        Return the program installation prefix, e.g. @c /usr, @c /opt or @c /home/zeitlin.
+        Return the program installation prefix, e.g.\ @c /usr, @c /opt or @c /home/zeitlin.

 
         If the prefix had been previously by SetInstallPrefix(), returns that
         value, otherwise tries to determine it automatically (Linux only right now)
         and finally returns the default @c /usr/local value if it failed.
 
 
         If the prefix had been previously by SetInstallPrefix(), returns that
         value, otherwise tries to determine it automatically (Linux only right now)
         and finally returns the default @c /usr/local value if it failed.
 

-        @note This function is only available under Unix.
+        @note This function is only available under Unix platforms (but not limited
+        to wxGTK mentioned below).
+
+        @onlyfor{wxos2,wxgtk}

     */
     wxString GetInstallPrefix() const;
 
     */
     wxString GetInstallPrefix() const;
 


@@ -131,7 +176,7 @@ public:
         Return the location for application data files which are host-specific and
         can't, or shouldn't, be shared with the other machines.
 
         Return the location for application data files which are host-specific and
         can't, or shouldn't, be shared with the other machines.
 

-        This is the same as GetDataDir() except under Unix where it returns @c /etc/appname.
+        This is the same as GetDataDir() except under Unix where it returns @c /etc/appinfo.

     */
     virtual wxString GetLocalDataDir() const;
 
     */
     virtual wxString GetLocalDataDir() const;
 


@@ -146,15 +191,16 @@ public:
 
         @since 2.7.0
     */
 
         @since 2.7.0
     */

-    virtual wxString GetLocalizedResourcesDir(const wxString& lang,
-                                              ResourceCat category) const;
+    virtual wxString
+    GetLocalizedResourcesDir(const wxString& lang,
+                             ResourceCat category = ResourceCat_None) const;

 
     /**
         Return the directory where the loadable modules (plugins) live.
         Example return values:
 
     /**
         Return the directory where the loadable modules (plugins) live.
         Example return values:

-        - Unix: @c prefix/lib/appname
+        - Unix: @c prefix/lib/appinfo

         - Windows: the directory of the executable file
         - Windows: the directory of the executable file

-        - Mac: @c appname.app/Contents/PlugIns bundle subdirectory
+        - Mac: @c appinfo.app/Contents/PlugIns bundle subdirectory

 
         @see wxDynamicLibrary
     */
 
         @see wxDynamicLibrary
     */


@@ -168,9 +214,9 @@ public:
 
         This function is the same as GetDataDir() for all platforms except Mac OS X.
         Example return values:
 
         This function is the same as GetDataDir() for all platforms except Mac OS X.
         Example return values:

-        - Unix: @c prefix/share/appname
+        - Unix: @c prefix/share/appinfo

         - Windows: the directory where the executable file is located
         - Windows: the directory where the executable file is located

-        - Mac: @c appname.app/Contents/Resources bundle subdirectory
+        - Mac: @c appinfo.app/Contents/Resources bundle subdirectory

 
         @since 2.7.0
 
 
         @since 2.7.0
 


@@ -194,15 +240,16 @@ public:
         - Mac: @c ~/Library/Preferences
 
         Only use this method if you have a single configuration file to put in this
         - Mac: @c ~/Library/Preferences
 
         Only use this method if you have a single configuration file to put in this

-        directory, otherwise GetUserDataDir() is more appropriate.
+        directory, otherwise GetUserDataDir() is more appropriate as the latter
+        adds @c appinfo to the path, unlike this function.

     */
     virtual wxString GetUserConfigDir() const;
 
     /**
         Return the directory for the user-dependent application data files:
     */
     virtual wxString GetUserConfigDir() const;
 
     /**
         Return the directory for the user-dependent application data files:

-        - Unix: @c ~/.appname
-        - Windows: @c "C:\Documents and Settings\username\Application Data\appname"
-        - Mac: @c "~/Library/Application Support/appname"
+        - Unix: @c ~/.appinfo
+        - Windows: @c "C:\Documents and Settings\username\Application Data\appinfo"
+        - Mac: @c "~/Library/Application Support/appinfo"

     */
     virtual wxString GetUserDataDir() const;
 
     */
     virtual wxString GetUserDataDir() const;
 


@@ -211,10 +258,77 @@ public:
         the other machines.
 
         This is the same as GetUserDataDir() for all platforms except Windows where it returns
         the other machines.
 
         This is the same as GetUserDataDir() for all platforms except Windows where it returns

-        @c "C:\Documents and Settings\username\Local Settings\Application Data\appname"
+        @c "C:\Documents and Settings\username\Local Settings\Application Data\appinfo"

     */
     virtual wxString GetUserLocalDataDir() const;
 
     */
     virtual wxString GetUserLocalDataDir() const;
 

+    /**
+        MSW-specific function to customize application directory detection.
+
+        This class supposes that data, plugins &c files are located under the
+        program directory which is the directory containing the application
+        binary itself. But sometimes this binary may be in a subdirectory of
+        the main program directory, e.g. this happens in at least the following
+        common cases:
+         - The program is in "bin" subdirectory of the installation directory.
+         - The program is in "debug" subdirectory of the directory containing
+           sources and data files during development
+
+        By calling this function you instruct the class to remove the last
+        component of the path if it matches its argument. Notice that it may be
+        called more than once, e.g. you can call both IgnoreAppSubDir("bin") and
+        IgnoreAppSubDir("debug") to take care of both production and development
+        cases above but that each call will only remove the last path component.
+        Finally note that the argument can contain wild cards so you can also
+        call IgnoreAppSubDir("vc*msw*") to ignore all build directories at once
+        when using wxWidgets-inspired output directories names.
+
+        @since 2.9.1
+
+        @see IgnoreAppBuildSubDirs()
+
+        @param subdirPattern
+            The subdirectory containing the application binary which should be
+            ignored when determining the top application directory. The pattern
+            is case-insensitive and may contain wild card characters @c '?' and
+            @c '*'.
+     */
+    void IgnoreAppSubDir(const wxString& subdirPattern);
+
+    /**
+        MSW-specific function to ignore all common build directories.
+
+        This function calls IgnoreAppSubDir() with all common values for build
+        directory, e.g. @c "debug" and @c "release".
+
+        It is called by the class constructor and so the build directories are
+        always ignored by default. You may use DontIgnoreAppSubDir() to avoid
+        ignoring them if this is inappropriate for your application.
+
+        @since 2.9.1
+     */
+    void IgnoreAppBuildSubDirs();
+
+    /**
+        Returns location of Windows shell special folder.
+
+        This function is, by definition, MSW-specific. It can be used to access
+        pre-defined shell directories not covered by the existing methods of
+        this class, e.g.:
+        @code
+        #ifdef __WXMSW__
+            // get the location of files waiting to be burned on a CD
+            wxString cdburnArea =
+                wxStandardPaths::MSWGetShellDir(CSIDL_CDBURN_AREA);
+        #endif // __WXMSW__
+        @endcode
+
+        @param csidl
+
+        @since 2.9.1
+     */
+    static wxString MSWGetShellDir(int csidl);
+

     /**
         Lets wxStandardPaths know about the real program installation prefix on a Unix
         system. By default, the value returned by GetInstallPrefix() is used.
     /**
         Lets wxStandardPaths know about the real program installation prefix on a Unix
         system. By default, the value returned by GetInstallPrefix() is used.


@@ -224,7 +338,10 @@ public:
         is set during program configuration if using GNU autotools and so it is enough
         to pass its value defined in @c config.h to this function.
 
         is set during program configuration if using GNU autotools and so it is enough
         to pass its value defined in @c config.h to this function.
 

-        @note This function is only available under Unix.
+        @note This function is only available under Unix platforms (but not limited
+        to wxGTK mentioned below).
+
+        @onlyfor{wxos2,wxgtk}

     */
     void SetInstallPrefix(const wxString& prefix);
 
     */
     void SetInstallPrefix(const wxString& prefix);
 


@@ -233,12 +350,17 @@ public:
         should be unique to this program, such as the application data directory, the
         plugins directory on Unix, etc.
 
         should be unique to this program, such as the application data directory, the
         plugins directory on Unix, etc.
 

-        Valid values for @a info are @c AppInfo_None and either one or combination
-        of @c AppInfo_AppName and @c AppInfo_VendorName. The first one tells this
-        class to not use neither application nor vendor name in the paths.
+        Valid values for @a info are:
+            - @c AppInfo_None: don't use neither application nor vendor name in
+            the paths.
+            - @c AppInfo_AppName: use the application name in the paths.
+            - @c AppInfo_VendorName: use the vendor name in the paths, usually
+            used combined with AppInfo_AppName, i.e. as @code AppInfo_AppName |
+            AppInfo_VendorName @endcode
+
+        By default, only the application name is used.

 
 

-        By default, only the application name is used under Unix systems but both
-        application and vendor names are used under Windows and Mac.
+        @since 2.9.0

     */
     void UseAppInfo(int info);
 };
     */
     void UseAppInfo(int info);
 };