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1/************************************************************************
2    filename:   CEGUITooltip.h
3    created:    21/2/2005
4    author:     Paul D Turner
5*************************************************************************/
6/*************************************************************************
7    Crazy Eddie's GUI System (http://www.cegui.org.uk)
8    Copyright (C)2004 - 2005 Paul D Turner (paul@cegui.org.uk)
9 
10    This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
11    modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
12    License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
13    version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
14 
15    This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
16    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
17    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
18    Lesser General Public License for more details.
19 
20    You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
21    License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
22    Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
23*************************************************************************/
24#ifndef _CEGUITooltip_h_
25#define _CEGUITooltip_h_
26
27#include "CEGUIWindow.h"
28#include "elements/CEGUITooltipProperties.h"
29
30// Start of CEGUI namespace section
31namespace CEGUI
32{
33    class CEGUIEXPORT Tooltip : public Window
34    {
35    public:
36        /*************************************************************************
37            Constants
38        *************************************************************************/
39        static const String EventNamespace;                 //!< Namespace for global events
40        static const String EventHoverTimeChanged;          //!< Event fired when the hover timeout gets changed.
41        static const String EventDisplayTimeChanged;        //!< Event fired when the display timeout gets changed.
42        static const String EventFadeTimeChanged;           //!< Event fired when the fade timeout gets changed.
43        static const String EventTooltipActive;             //!< Event fired when the tooltip is about to get activated.
44        static const String EventTooltipInactive;           //!< Event fired when the tooltip has been deactivated.
45
46        /************************************************************************
47            Object Construction and Destruction
48        ************************************************************************/
49        /*!
50        \brief
51            Constructor for the Tooltip base class constructor
52         */
53        Tooltip(const String& type, const String& name);
54
55        /*!
56        \brief
57            Destructor for the Tooltip base class.
58         */
59        ~Tooltip(void);
60
61        /************************************************************************
62            Public interface
63        ************************************************************************/
64        /*!
65        \brief
66            Sets the target window for the tooltip.  This used internally to manage tooltips, you
67            should not have to call this yourself.
68
69        \param wnd
70            Window object that the tooltip should be associated with (for now).
71
72        \return
73            Nothing.
74         */
75        void setTargetWindow(Window* wnd);
76
77        /*!
78        \brief
79            return the current target window for this Tooltip.
80
81        \return
82            Pointer to the target window for this Tooltip or 0 for none.
83        */
84        const Window* getTargetWindow();
85
86        /*!
87        \brief
88            Resets the timer on the tooltip when in the Active / Inactive states.  This is used internally
89            to control the tooltip, it is not normally necessary to call this method yourself.
90
91        \return
92            Nothing.
93         */
94        void resetTimer(void);
95
96        /*!
97        \brief
98            Return the number of seconds the mouse should hover stationary over the target window before
99            the tooltip gets activated.
100
101        \return
102            float value representing a number of seconds.
103         */
104        float getHoverTime(void) const;
105
106        /*!
107        \brief
108            Set the number of seconds the mouse should hover stationary over the target window before
109            the tooltip gets activated.
110
111        \param seconds
112            float value representing a number of seconds.
113
114        \return
115            Nothing.
116         */
117        void setDisplayTime(float seconds);
118
119        /*!
120        \brief
121            Return the number of seconds that should be taken to fade the tooltip into and out of
122            visibility.
123
124        \return
125            float value representing a number of seconds.
126         */
127        float getFadeTime(void) const;
128
129        /*!
130        \brief
131            Set the number of seconds that should be taken to fade the tooltip into and out of
132            visibility.
133
134        \param seconds
135            float value representing a number of seconds.
136
137        \return
138            Nothing.
139         */
140        void setHoverTime(float seconds);
141
142        /*!
143        \brief
144            Return the number of seconds the tooltip should be displayed for before it automatically
145            de-activates itself.  0 indicates that the tooltip never timesout and auto-deactivates.
146
147        \return
148            float value representing a number of seconds.
149         */
150        float getDisplayTime(void) const;
151
152        /*!
153        \brief
154            Set the number of seconds the tooltip should be displayed for before it automatically
155            de-activates itself.  use a value of 0 if you never want the tooltip to timeout.
156
157        \param seconds
158            float value representing a number of seconds.
159
160        \return
161            Nothing.
162         */
163        void setFadeTime(float seconds);
164
165        //
166        /*!
167        \brief
168            Causes the tooltip to position itself appropriately.
169
170        \return
171            Nothing.
172        */
173        void positionSelf(void);
174
175    protected:
176        /*************************************************************************
177            Implementation Methods
178        *************************************************************************/
179        /*!
180        \brief
181            Add ScrollablePane specific events
182        */
183        void addTooltipEvents(void);
184
185        // methods to perform processing for each of the widget states
186        void doActiveState(float elapsed);
187        void doInactiveState(float elapsed);
188        void doFadeInState(float elapsed);
189        void doFadeOutState(float elapsed);
190
191        // methods to switch widget states
192        void switchToInactiveState(void);
193        void switchToActiveState(void);
194        void switchToFadeInState(void);
195        void switchToFadeOutState(void);
196
197
198                /*!
199                \brief
200                        Return whether this window was inherited from the given class name at some point in the inheritance heirarchy.
201
202                \param class_name
203                        The class name that is to be checked.
204
205                \return
206                        true if this window was inherited from \a class_name. false if not.
207                */
208                virtual bool    testClassName_impl(const String& class_name) const
209                {
210                        if (class_name==(const utf8*)"Tooltip") return true;
211                        return Window::testClassName_impl(class_name);
212                }
213
214        /*************************************************************************
215            Event triggers
216        *************************************************************************/
217        /*!
218        \brief
219            Event trigger method called when the hover timeout gets changed.
220
221        \param e
222            WindowEventArgs object.
223
224        \return
225            Nothing.
226        */
227        virtual void onHoverTimeChanged(WindowEventArgs& e);
228
229        /*!
230        \brief
231            Event trigger method called when the display timeout gets changed.
232
233        \param e
234            WindowEventArgs object.
235
236        \return
237            Nothing.
238        */
239        virtual void onDisplayTimeChanged(WindowEventArgs& e);
240
241        /*!
242        \brief
243            Event trigger method called when the fade timeout gets changed.
244
245        \param e
246            WindowEventArgs object.
247
248        \return
249            Nothing.
250        */
251        virtual void onFadeTimeChanged(WindowEventArgs& e);
252
253        /*!
254        \brief
255            Event trigger method called just before the tooltip becomes active.
256
257        \param e
258            WindowEventArgs object.
259
260        \return
261            Nothing.
262        */
263        virtual void onTooltipActive(WindowEventArgs& e);
264
265        /*!
266        \brief
267            Event trigger method called just after the tooltip is deactivated.
268
269        \param e
270            WindowEventArgs object.
271
272        \return
273            Nothing.
274        */
275        virtual void onTooltipInactive(WindowEventArgs& e);
276
277
278        /************************************************************************
279            Overridden from Window.
280        ************************************************************************/
281        void updateSelf(float elapsed);
282        void onMouseEnters(MouseEventArgs& e);
283        void onTextChanged(WindowEventArgs& e);
284
285        /************************************************************************
286            Enumerations
287        ************************************************************************/
288        /*!
289        \brief
290            states for tooltip
291         */
292        enum TipState
293        {
294            Inactive,   //!< Tooltip is currently inactive.
295            Active,     //!< Tooltip is currently displayed and active.
296            FadeIn,     //!< Tooltip is currently transitioning from Inactive to Active state.
297            FadeOut     //!< Tooltip is currently transitioning from Active to Inactive state.
298        };
299
300        /************************************************************************
301            Data fields
302        ************************************************************************/
303        TipState    d_state;        //!< Current tooltip state.
304        float       d_elapsed;      //!< Used to track state change timings
305        const Window* d_target;     //!< Current target Window for this Tooltip.
306        float       d_hoverTime;    //!< tool-tip hover time (seconds mouse must stay stationary before tip shows).
307        float       d_displayTime;  //!< tool-tip display time (seconds that tip is showsn for).
308        float       d_fadeTime;     //!< tool-tip fade time (seconds it takes for tip to fade in and/or out).
309
310    private:
311        /*************************************************************************
312            Static Properties for this class
313        *************************************************************************/
314        static TooltipProperties::HoverTime      d_hoverTimeProperty;
315        static TooltipProperties::DisplayTime    d_displayTimeProperty;
316        static TooltipProperties::FadeTime       d_fadeTimeProperty;
317
318        /*************************************************************************
319            Private methods
320        *************************************************************************/
321        void addTooltipProperties(void);
322    };
323
324} // End of  CEGUI namespace section
325
326
327#endif  // end of guard _CEGUITooltip_h_
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