plasma-framework/popupapplet.h

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#ifndef POPUPAPPLET_H
#define POPUPAPPLET_H

#include <plasma/applet.h>
#include <plasma/plasma_export.h>

class QGraphicsProxyWidget;
class QGraphicsLinearLayout;

namespace Plasma
{

class Dialog;
class Icon;
class PopupAppletPrivate;

/**
 * Allows applets to automatically 'collapse' into an icon when put in an panel, and is a convenient
 * base class for any applet that wishes to use extenders.
 * Applets that subclass this class should implement either widget() or graphicsWidget() to return a
 * widget that will be displayed in the applet if the applet is in a Planar or MediaCenter form
 * factor. If the applet is put in a panel, an icon will be displayed instead, which shows the
 * widget in a popup when clicked.
 * If you use this class as a base class for your extender using applet, you should implement
 * graphicsWidget() to return extender(), and connect the extenders geometryChanged() signal to the
 * widgetGeometryChanged() slot.
 */

class PLASMA_EXPORT PopupApplet : public Plasma::Applet
{
    Q_OBJECT
public:
    PopupApplet(QObject *parent, const QVariantList &args);
    ~PopupApplet();

    /**
     * @arg icon the icon that has to be displayed when the applet is in a panel.
     */
    void setIcon(const QIcon &icon);

    /**
     * @arg icon the icon that has to be displayed when the applet is in a panel.
     */
    void setIcon(const QString &iconName);

    /**
     * @return the icon that is displayed when the applet is in a panel.
     */
    QIcon icon() const;

    /**
     * Implement either this function or graphicsWidget.
     * @return the widget that will get shown in either a layout in the applet, or in a Dialog,
     * depending on the form factor of the applet.
     */
    virtual QWidget *widget();

    /**
     * Implement either this function or widget.
     * @return the widget that will get shown in either a layout in the applet, or in a Dialog,
     * depending on the form factor of the applet.
     */
    virtual QGraphicsWidget *graphicsWidget();

    /**
     * Shows the dialog showing the widget if the applet is in a panel.
     * @arg displayTime the time in ms that the popup should be displayed, defaults to 0 which means
     * always (until the user closes it again, that is).
     */
    void showPopup(uint displayTime = 0);

public Q_SLOTS:
    /**
     * Hides the popup.
     */
    void hidePopup();

    /**
     * Notify PopupApplet that the geometry of the graphicsWidget has changed. When you use an
     * extender you'll want to connect the extender's geometryChanged() signal to this slot.
     */
    void widgetGeometryChanged();

protected:
    void constraintsEvent(Plasma::Constraints constraints);

private:
    Q_PRIVATE_SLOT(d, void togglePopup())
    Q_PRIVATE_SLOT(d, void hideTimedPopup())
    Q_PRIVATE_SLOT(d, void dialogSizeChanged())
    PopupAppletPrivate * const d;
};

} // Plasma namespace

#endif /* POPUPAPPLET_H */