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tdelibs/tdeui/kcompletionbox.h

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/* This file is part of the KDE libraries
Copyright (c) 2000 Carsten Pfeiffer <pfeiffer@kde.org>
2000 Stefan Schimanski <1Stein@gmx.de>
2000,2001,2002,2003,2004 Dawit Alemayehu <adawit@kde.org>
This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public
License (LGPL) as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
Library General Public License for more details.
You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public License
along with this library; see the file COPYING.LIB. If not, write to
the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor,
Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
*/
#ifndef KCOMPLETIONBOX_H
#define KCOMPLETIONBOX_H
class TQEvent;
#include <tqstringlist.h>
#include <klistbox.h>
/**
* @short A helper widget for "completion-widgets" (KLineEdit, KComboBox))
*
* A little utility class for "completion-widgets", like KLineEdit or
* KComboBox. KCompletionBox is a listbox, displayed as a rectangle without
* any window decoration, usually directly under the lineedit or combobox.
* It is filled with all possible matches for a completion, so the user
* can select the one he wants.
*
* It is used when KGlobalSettings::Completion == CompletionPopup or CompletionPopupAuto.
*
* @author Carsten Pfeiffer <pfeiffer@kde.org>
*/
class TDEUI_EXPORT KCompletionBox : public KListBox
{
Q_OBJECT
TQ_PROPERTY( bool isTabHandling READ isTabHandling WRITE setTabHandling )
TQ_PROPERTY(TQString cancelledText READ cancelledText WRITE setCancelledText)
TQ_PROPERTY( bool activateOnSelect READ activateOnSelect WRITE setActivateOnSelect )
public:
/**
* Constructs a KCompletionBox.
*
* The parent widget is used to give the focus back when pressing the
* up-button on the very first item.
*/
KCompletionBox( TQWidget *parent, const char *name = 0 );
/**
* Destroys the box
*/
~KCompletionBox();
virtual TQSize sizeHint() const;
/**
* @returns true if selecting an item results in the emition of the selected signal.
*
* @since 3.4.1
*/
bool activateOnSelect() const;
public slots:
/**
* Returns a list of all items currently in the box.
*/
TQStringList items() const;
/**
* Inserts @p items into the box. Does not clear the items before.
* @p index determines at which position @p items will be inserted.
* (defaults to appending them at the end)
*/
void insertItems( const TQStringList& items, int index = -1 );
/**
* Clears the box and inserts @p items.
*/
void setItems( const TQStringList& items );
/**
* Adjusts the size of the box to fit the width of the parent given in the
* constructor and pops it up at the most appropriate place, relative to
* the parent.
*
* Depending on the screensize and the position of the parent, this may
* be a different place, however the default is to pop it up and the
* lower left corner of the parent.
*
* Make sure to hide() the box when appropriate.
*/
virtual void popup();
/**
* Makes this widget (when visible) capture Tab-key events to traverse the
* items in the dropdown list.
*
* Default off, as it conflicts with the usual behavior of Tab to traverse
* widgets. It is useful for cases like Konqueror's Location Bar, though.
*
* @see isTabHandling
*/
void setTabHandling( bool enable );
/**
* @returns true if this widget is handling Tab-key events to traverse the
* items in the dropdown list, otherwise false.
*
* Default is false.
*
* @see setTabHandling
*/
bool isTabHandling() const;
/**
* Sets the text to be emitted if the user chooses not to
* pick from the available matches.
*
* If the canceled text is not set through this function, the
* userCancelled signal will not be emitted.
*
* @see userCancelled( const TQString& )
* @param txt the text to be emitted if the user cancels this box
*/
void setCancelledText( const TQString& txt);
/**
* @returns the text set via setCancelledText() or TQString::null.
*/
TQString cancelledText() const;
/**
* Set whether or not the selected signal should be emitted when an
* item is selected. By default the selected signal is emitted.
*
* @param state false if the signal should not be emitted.
* @since 3.4.1
*/
void setActivateOnSelect(bool state);
/**
* Moves the selection one line down or select the first item if nothing is selected yet.
*/
void down();
/**
* Moves the selection one line up or select the first item if nothing is selected yet.
*/
void up();
/**
* Moves the selection one page down.
*/
void pageDown();
/**
* Moves the selection one page up.
*/
void pageUp();
/**
* Moves the selection up to the first item.
*/
void home();
/**
* Moves the selection down to the last item.
*/
void end();
/**
* Re-implemented for internal reasons. API is unaffected.
*/
virtual void show();
/**
* Re-implemented for internal reasons. API is unaffected.
*/
virtual void hide();
signals:
/**
* Emitted when an item was selected, contains the text of
* the selected item.
*/
void activated( const TQString& );
/**
* Emitted whenever the user chooses to ignore the available
* selections and close the this box.
*/
void userCancelled( const TQString& );
protected:
/**
* This calculates the size of the dropdown and the relative position of the top
* left corner with respect to the parent widget. This matches the geometry and position
* normally used by K/TQComboBox when used with one.
*/
TQRect calculateGeometry() const;
/**
* This properly sizes and positions the listbox.
*/
void sizeAndPosition();
/**
* Reimplemented from KListBox to get events from the viewport (to hide
* this widget on mouse-click, Escape-presses, etc.
*/
virtual bool eventFilter( TQObject *, TQEvent * );
protected slots:
/**
* Called when an item was activated. Emits
* activated() with the item.
*/
virtual void slotActivated( TQListBoxItem * );
private slots:
void slotSetCurrentItem( TQListBoxItem *i ) { setCurrentItem( i ); } // grrr
void slotCurrentChanged();
void canceled();
void slotItemClicked( TQListBoxItem * );
protected:
virtual void virtual_hook( int id, void* data );
private:
class KCompletionBoxPrivate;
KCompletionBoxPrivate* const d;
};
#endif // KCOMPLETIONBOX_H