// @(#)root/gui:$Id: TGuiBuilder.cxx 23115 2008-04-10 13:35:37Z rdm $ // Author: Valeriy Onuchin 12/08/04 /************************************************************************* * Copyright (C) 1995-2004, Rene Brun and Fons Rademakers. * * All rights reserved. * * * * For the licensing terms see $ROOTSYS/LICENSE. * * For the list of contributors see $ROOTSYS/README/CREDITS. * *************************************************************************/ ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// // // TGuiBuilder // // // ************************************************ // ROOT GUI Builder principles // ************************************************ // // With the GUI builder, we try to make the next step from WYSIWYG // to embedded editing concept - WYSIWYE ("what you see is what you edit"). // The ROOT GUI Builder allows modifying real GUI objects. // For example, one can edit the existing GUI application created by // $ROOTSYS/tutorials/gui/guitest.C. // GUI components can be added to a design area from a widget palette, // or can be borrowed from another application. // One can drag and and drop TCanvas's menu bar into the application. // GUI objects can be resized and dragged, copied and pasted. // ROOT GUI Builder allows changing the layout, snap to grid, change object's // layout order via the GUI Builder toolbar, or by options in the right-click // context menus. // A final design can be immediatly tested and used, or saved as a C++ macro. // For example, it's possible to rearrange buttons in control bar, // add separators etc. and continue to use a new fancy control bar in the // application. // // ************************************************ // // The following is a short description of the GUI Builder actions and key shortcuts: // // o Press Ctrl-Double-Click to start/stop edit mode // o Press Double-Click to activate quick edit action (defined in root.mimes) // // Selection, grabbing, dropping // ************************************************ // It is possible to select, drag any frame and drop it to any frame // // o Click left mouse button or Ctrl-Click to select an object to edit. // o Press right mouse button to activate context menu // o Mutiple selection (grabbing): // - draw lasso and press Return key // - press Shift key and draw lasso // o Dropping: // - select frame and press Ctrl-Return key // o Changing layout order: // - select frame and use arrow keys to change layout order // o Alignment: // - draw lasso and press arrow keys (or Shift-Arrow key) to align frames // // Key shortcuts // ************************************************ // o Return - grab selected frames // o Ctrl-Return - drop frames // o Del - delete selected frame // o Shift-Del - crop action // o Ctrl-X - cut action // o Ctrl-C - copy action // o Ctrl-V - paste action // o Ctrl-R - replace action // o Ctrl-L - compact layout // o Ctrl-B - break layout // o Ctrl-H - switch horizontal-vertical layout // o Ctrl-G - switch on/off grid // o Ctrl-S - save action // o Ctrl-O - open and execute a ROOT macro file. GUI components created // after macro execution will be emebedded to currently edited // design area. // o Ctrl-N - create new main frame // //Begin_Html /* <img src="gif/RootGuiBuilder.gif"> */ //End_Html #include "TGuiBuilder.h" #include "TVirtualDragManager.h" #include "TPluginManager.h" #include "TROOT.h" #include "TApplication.h" ClassImp(TGuiBuilder) ClassImp(TGuiBldAction) TGuiBuilder *gGuiBuilder = 0; static TPluginHandler *gHandler = 0; //______________________________________________________________________________ TGuiBldAction::TGuiBldAction(const char *name, const char *title, Int_t type, TGLayoutHints *hints) : TNamed(name, title), fType(type), fHints(hints) { // constructor fPicture = 0; fPic = 0; fAct = ""; } //______________________________________________________________________________ TGuiBldAction::~TGuiBldAction() { // destructor } //______________________________________________________________________________ TGuiBuilder::TGuiBuilder() { // constructor // load plugin if (!gGuiBuilder) { gHandler = gROOT->GetPluginManager()->FindHandler("TGuiBuilder"); if (!gHandler || (gHandler->LoadPlugin() == -1)) return; gGuiBuilder = this; gHandler->ExecPlugin(0); } else { fAction = 0; gGuiBuilder->Show(); } } //______________________________________________________________________________ TGuiBuilder::~TGuiBuilder() { // destructor } //______________________________________________________________________________ TGuiBuilder *TGuiBuilder::Instance() { // return an instance of TGuiBuilder object return (gGuiBuilder? gGuiBuilder : new TGuiBuilder()); }