plasma-framework/windoweffects.h

/*
 *   Copyright 2009 Marco Martin <notmart@gmail.com>
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#ifndef PLASMA_WINDOWEFFECTS_H
#define PLASMA_WINDOWEFFECTS_H

#include <QtGui/QWidget>

#include <plasma/plasma.h>

/** @headerfile plasma/windoweffect.h <Plasma/PaintUtils> */

namespace Plasma
{

/**
 * Namespace for all window effects for Plasma/KWin interaction
 * @since 4.4
 */
namespace WindowEffects
{
    enum Effect {
        Slide = 1,
        WindowPreview = 2,
        PresentWindows = 3,
        PresentWindowsGroup = 4
    };

    /**
     * @return if an atom property is available
     *
     * @param effect the effect we want to check
     * @since 4.4
     */
    PLASMA_EXPORT bool isEffectAvailable(Effect effect);

    /**
     * Mark a window as sliding from screen edge
     *
     * @arg id of the window on which we want to apply the effect
     * @arg location edge of the screen from which we want the slifing effect.
     *               Desktop and FLoating won't have effect.
     * @arg offset distance in pixels from the screen edge defined by location
     * @since 4.4
     */
    PLASMA_EXPORT void slideWindow(WId id, Plasma::Location location, int offset);

    /**
     * Mark a window as sliding from screen edge
     * This is an overloaded member function provided for convenience
     *
     * @arg widget QWidget corresponding to the top level window we want to animate
     * @arg location edge of the screen from which we want the slifing effect.
     *               Desktop and FLoating won't have effect.
     * @since 4.4
     */
    PLASMA_EXPORT void slideWindow(QWidget *widget, Plasma::Location location);

    /**
     * @return dimension of all the windows passed as parameter
     *
     * @param ids all the windows we want the size
     * @since 4.4
     */
    PLASMA_EXPORT QList<QSize> windowSizes(const QList<WId> &ids);

    /**
     * Paint inside the window parent the thumbnails of the windows list in
     * the respective rectangles of the rects list
     *
     * @param parent window where we should paint
     * @param windows windows we want a thumbnail of.
     *                If it is empty any thumbnail will be deleted
     * @param rects rectangles in parent coordinates where to paint the window thumbnails.
     *              If it is empty any thumbnail will be deleted
     * @since 4.4
     */
    PLASMA_EXPORT void showWindowThumbnails(WId parent, const QList<WId> &windows = QList<WId>(), const QList<QRect> &rects = QList<QRect>());

    /**
    * Activate the Present Windows effect for the given groups of windows.
    *
    * @param controler The window which is the controler of this effect. The property
    *                   will be set on this window. It will be removed by the effect
    * @param ids all the windows which should be presented.
    * @since 4.4
    */
    PLASMA_EXPORT void presentWindows(WId controler, const QList<WId> &ids);
    /**
    * Activate the Present Windows effect for the windows of the given desktop.
    *
    * @param controler The window which is the controler of this effect. The property
    *                   will be set on this window. It will be removed by the effect
    * @param desktop The desktop whose windows should be presented. -1 for all desktops
    * @since 4.4
    */
    PLASMA_EXPORT void presentWindows(WId controler, int desktop = -1);
}

} // namespace Plasma

#endif