/* This file is part of the KDE libraries
Copyright (C) 1999 Waldo Bastian (bastian@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 as published by the Free Software Foundation; version 2
of the License.
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., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330,
Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
*/
#ifndef _KMESSAGEBOX_H_
#define _KMESSAGEBOX_H_
#include <qstring.h>
class QWidget;
class QStringList;
/**
* Easy message dialog box.
*
* Provides convenience functions for some i18n'ed standard dialogs.
*
* @author Waldo Bastian (bastian@kde.org)
* @version $Id: kmessagebox.h,v 1.17 2000/09/23 20:33:38 pfeiffer Exp $
*/
class KMessageBox
{
public:
/**
* Button types.
**/
enum { Ok = 1, Cancel = 2, Yes = 3, No = 4, Continue = 5 };
/**
* Display a simple "question" dialog.
*
* @param parent If @p parent is 0, then the message box becomes an
* application-global modal dialog box. If @p parent is a
* widget, the message box becomes modal relative to parent.
* @param text Message string. May contain newlines.
* @param caption Message box title. The application name is added to
* the title. The default title is i18n("Question").
* @param buttonYes The text for the first button.
* The default is i18n("&Yes").
* @param buttonNo The text for the second button.
* The default is i18n("&No").
* @param notify Emit a @ref KNotify event.
*
* @return 'Yes' is returned if the Yes-button is pressed. 'No' is returned
* if the No-button is pressed.
*
* To be used for questions like "Do you have a printer?"
*
* The default button is "Yes". Pressing "Esc" selects "No".
*/
static int questionYesNo(QWidget *parent,
const QString &text,
const QString &caption = QString::null,
const QString &buttonYes = QString::null,
const QString &buttonNo = QString::null, bool notify=true);
/**
* Display a "question" dialog with a listbox to show information to the user
*
* @param parent If @p parent is 0, then the message box becomes an
* application-global modal dialog box. If @p parent is a
* widget, the message box becomes modal relative to parent.
* @param text Message string. May contain newlines.
* @param strlist List of strings to be written in the listbox. If the list is
* empty, it doesn't show any listbox, working as questionYesNo.
* @param caption Message box title. The application name is added to
* the title. The default title is i18n("Question").
* @param buttonYes The text for the first button.
* The default is i18n("&Yes").
* @param buttonNo The text for the second button.
* The default is i18n("&No").
* @param notify Emit a KNotify event.
*
* @return 'Yes' is returned if the Yes-button is pressed. 'No' is returned
* if the No-button is pressed.
*
* To be used for questions like "Do you really want to delete these files?"
* And show the user exactly which files are going to be deleted in case
* he presses "Yes"
*
* The default button is "Yes". Pressing "Esc" selects "No".
*/
static int questionYesNoList(QWidget *parent,
const QString &text,
const QStringList &strlist,
const QString &caption = QString::null,
const QString &buttonYes = QString::null,
const QString &buttonNo = QString::null, bool notify=true);
/**
* Display a "warning" dialog.
*
* @param parent If @p parent is 0, then the message box becomes an
* application-global modal dialog box. If @p parent is a
* widget, the message box becomes modal relative to parent.
* @param text Message string. May contain newlines.
* @param caption Message box title. The application name is added to
* the title. The default title is i18n("Warning").
* @param buttonYes The text for the first button.
* The default is i18n("&Yes").
* @param buttonNo The text for the second button.
* The default is i18n("&No").
* @param notify Emit a KNotify event.
*
* @return @p Yes is returned if the Yes-button is pressed. @p No is returned
* if the No-button is pressed.
*
* To be used for questions "Shall I update your configuration?"
* The text should explain the implication of both options.
*
* The default button is "No". Pressing "Esc" selects "No".
*/
static int warningYesNo(QWidget *parent,
const QString &text,
const QString &caption = QString::null,
const QString &buttonYes = QString::null,
const QString &buttonNo = QString::null, bool notify=true);
/**
* Display a "warning" dialog.
*
* @param parent If @p parent is 0, then the message box becomes an
* application-global modal dialog box. If @p parent is a
* widget, the message box becomes modal relative to parent.
* @param text Message string. May contain newlines.
* @param caption Message box title. The application name is added to
* the title. The default title is i18n("Warning").
* @param buttonContinue The text for the first button.
* @param notify Emit a KNotify event.
*
* The second button always has the text "Cancel".
*
* @return @p Continue is returned if the Continue-button is pressed.
* @p Cancel is returned if the Cancel-button is pressed.
*
* To be used for questions like "You are about to Print. Are you sure?"
* the continueButton should then be labeled "Print".
*
* The default button is buttonContinue. Pressing "Esc" selects "Cancel".
*/
static int warningContinueCancel(QWidget *parent,
const QString &text,
const QString &caption,
const QString &buttonContinue, bool notify=true);
/**
* Display a Yes/No/Cancel "warning" dialog.
*
* @param parent If @p parent is 0, then the message box becomes an
* application-global modal dialog box. If @p parent is a
* widget, the message box becomes modal relative to parent.
* @param text Message string. May contain newlines.
* @param caption Message box title. The application name is added to
* the title. The default title is i18n("Warning").
* @param buttonYes The text for the first button.
* The default is i18n("&Yes").
* @param buttonNo The text for the second button.
* The default is i18n("&No").
* @param notify Emit a KNotify event.
*
* @return @p Yes is returned if the Yes-button is pressed. @p No is returned
* if the No-button is pressed. @p Cancel is retunred if the Cancel-
* button is pressed.
*
* To be used for questions "Do you want to save your changes?"
* The text should explain the implication of choosing 'No'.
*
* The default button is "Yes". Pressing "Esc" selects "Cancel"
*
* NOTE: The cancel button will always have the i18n'ed text '&Cancel'.
*/
static int warningYesNoCancel(QWidget *parent,
const QString &text,
const QString &caption = QString::null,
const QString &buttonYes = QString::null,
const QString &buttonNo = QString::null, bool notify=true);
/**
* Display an "Error" dialog.
*
* @param parent If @p parent is 0, then the message box becomes an
* application-global modal dialog box. If @p parent is a
* widget, the message box becomes modal relative to parent.
* @param text Message string. May contain newlines.
* @param caption Message box title. The application name is added to
* the title. The default title is i18n("Error").
* @param notify Emit a KNotify event.
*
* Your program messed up and now it's time to inform the user.
* To be used for important things like "Sorry, I deleted your hard disk."
*
* If your program detects the action specified by the user is somehow
* not allowed, this should never be reported with error(). Use sorry()
* instead to explain to the user that this action is not allowed.
*
* The default button is "&OK". Pressing "Esc" selects the OK-button.
*
* NOTE: The OK button will always have the i18n'ed text '&OK'.
*/
static void error(QWidget *parent,
const QString &text,
const QString &caption = QString::null, bool notify=true);
/**
* Display an "Sorry" dialog.
*
* @param parent If @p parent is 0, then the message box becomes an
* application-global modal dialog box. If @p parent is a
* widget, the message box becomes modal relative to parent.
* @param text Message string. May contain newlines.
* @param caption Message box title. The application name is added to
* the title. The default title is i18n("Sorry").
* @param notify Emit a KNotify event.
*
* Either your program messed up and asks for understanding
* or your user did something stupid.
*
* To be used for small problems like
* "Sorry, I can't find the file you specified."
*
* The default button is "&OK". Pressing "Esc" selects the OK-button.
*
* NOTE: The ok button will always have the i18n'ed text '&OK'.
*/
static void sorry(QWidget *parent,
const QString &text,
const QString &caption = QString::null, bool notify=true);
/**
* Display an "Information" dialog.
*
* @param parent If @p parent is 0, then the message box becomes an
* application-global modal dialog box. If @p parent is a
* widget, the message box becomes modal relative to parent.
* @param text Message string. May contain newlines.
* @param caption Message box title. The application name is added to
* the title. The default title is i18n("Information").
* @param dontShowAgainName If provided, a checkbox is added with which
* further notifications can be turned off.
* The string is used to lookup and store the setting
* in the applications config file.
* @param notify Emit a KNotify event.
*
*
* Your program wants to tell the user something.
* To be used for things like:
* "Your bookmarks have been rearranged."
*
* The default button is "&OK". Pressing "Esc" selects the OK-button.
*
* NOTE: The OK button will always have the i18n'ed text '&OK'.
*/
static void information(QWidget *parent,
const QString &text,
const QString &caption = QString::null,
const QString &dontShowAgainName = QString::null, bool notify=true);
/**
* Enable all messages which have been turned off with the
* @p dontShowAgainName feature of the information dialog.
*/
static void enableAllMessages();
/**
* Display an "About" dialog.
*
* @param parent If @p parent is 0, then the message box becomes an
* application-global modal dialog box. If @p parent is a
* widget, the message box becomes modal relative to parent.
* @param text Message string. May contain newlines.
* @param caption Message box title. The application name is added to
* the title. The default title is i18n("About <appname>").
* @param notify Emit a KNotify event.
*
*
* Your program wants to show some general information about the application
* like the authors's names and email addresses.
*
* The default button is "&OK".
*
* NOTE: The ok button will always have the i18n'ed text '&OK'.
*/
static void about(QWidget *parent,
const QString& text,
const QString& caption = QString::null, bool notify=true);
};
#endif