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//
// C++ Interface: ViewModeInterface
//
// Description:
//
//
// Author: Jan Moebius <jan_moebius@web.de>, (C) 2007
//

#ifndef VIEWMODEINTERFACE_HH
#define VIEWMODEINTERFACE_HH

 #include <QtGui>
 #include <QMenuBar>
 #include <QStringList>

 /**
  * \brief Define View Modes using this interface
  *
  * This Interface can be used to configure visible widgets in the viewer. A given
  * view mode contains a list of toolbars, toolboxes and context menus which should
  * be visible if the mode is active. Therefore you can define a subset of the
  * full interface for special tasks.
  *
  */
class ViewModeInterface {

  private slots :

  public :

    /// Destructor
    virtual ~ViewModeInterface() {};

  signals :

    /** \brief Defines a ViewMode for the Toolboxes
    *
    * With this function you can define a set of toolboxes which should be visible 
    * for the specified view mode.
    * 
    * @param _mode name of the ViewMode
    * @param _usedWidgets list of used Widgets names
    */
    virtual void defineViewModeToolboxes(QString /*_mode*/, QStringList /*_usedWidgets*/){};
    
    /** \brief Defines a ViewMode for the Toolbars
    *
    * With this function you can define a set of toolbars which should be visible 
    * for the specified view mode.
    * 
    * @param _mode name of the ViewMode
    * @param _usedWidgets list of used toolbars 
    */
    virtual void defineViewModeToolbars(QString /*_mode*/, QStringList /*_usedToolbars*/){};    
    
    /** \brief Defines an Icon for a ViewMode
    *
    * With this function you can define an Icon associated with this view mode
    * The Icon will be taken from the standard Icon path or in the OpenFlipper 
    * home directory.\n
    * The Icon should have a size of 150x150 pixels.
    * 
    * @param _mode name of the ViewMode
    * @param _iconName Name of the Icon used for this view mode
    */
    virtual void defineViewModeIcon(QString /*_mode*/, QString /*_iconName*/){};        

};

Q_DECLARE_INTERFACE(ViewModeInterface,"OpenFlipper.ViewModeInterface/1.0")

#endif // VIEWMODEINTERFACE_HH