Prima::IntUtils - internal functions


NAME

Prima::IntUtils - internal functions


DESCRIPTION

The module provides packages, containing common functionality for some standard classes. The packages are designed as a code containers, not as widget classes, and are to be used as secondary ascendants in the widget inheritance declaration.


Prima::MouseScroller

Implements routines for emulation of auto repeating mouse events. A code inside MouseMove callback can be implemented by the following scheme:

   if ( mouse_pointer_inside_the_scrollable_area) {
      $self-> scroll_timer_stop;
   } else {
      $self-> scroll_timer_start unless $self->scroll_timer_active;
      return unless $self-> scroll_timer_semaphore;
      $self-> scroll_timer_semaphore( 0);
   }

The class uses a semaphore {mouseTransaction}, which should be set to non-zero if a widget is in mouse capture state, and set to zero or undef otherwise.

The class starts an internal timer, which sets a semaphore and calls MouseMove notification when triggered. The timer is assigned the timeouts, returned by Prima::Application::get_scroll_rate ( see get_scroll_rate in the Prima::Application manpage ).

Methods

scroll_timer_active
Returns a boolean value indicating if the internal timer is started.

scroll_timer_semaphore [ VALUE ]
A semaphore, set to 1 when the internal timer was triggered. It is advisable to check the semaphore state to discern a timer-generated event from the real mouse movement. If VALUE is specified, it is assigned to the semaphore.

scroll_timer_start
Starts the internal timer.

scroll_timer_stop
Stops the internal timer.


Prima::IntIndents

Provides the common functionality for the widgets that delegate part of their surface to the border elements. A list box can be of an example, where its scroll bars and 3-d borders are such elements.

Properties

indents ARRAY
Contains four integers, specifying the breadth of decoration elements for each side. The first integer is width of the left element, the second - height of the lower element, the third - width of the right element, the fourth - height of the upper element.

The property can accept and return the array either as a four scalars, or as an anonymous array of four scalars.

Methods

get_active_area [ TYPE = 0, WIDTH, HEIGHT ]
Calculates and returns the extension of the area without the border elements, or the active area. The extension are related to the current size of a widget, however, can be overridden by specifying WIDTH and HEIGHT. TYPE is an integer, indicating the type of calculation:
TYPE = 0
Returns four integers, defining the area in the inclusive-exclusive coordinates.

TYPE = 1
Returns four integers, defining the area in the inclusive-inclusive coordinates.

TYPE = 2
Returns two integers, the size of the area.


Prima::GroupScroller

The class is used for widgets that contain optional scroll bars, and provides means for their maintenance. The class is the descendant of the Prima::IntIndents manpage, and adjusts the indents property when scrollbars are shown or hidden, or borderWidth is changed.

The class does not provide range selection for the scrollbars; the descentant classes must implement that.

The descendant classes must follow the guidelines:

Properties

autoHScroll BOOLEAN
Selects if the horizontal scrollbar is to be shown and hidden dynamically, depending on the widget layout.

autoVScroll BOOLEAN
Selects if the vertical scrollbar is to be shown and hidden dynamically, depending on the widget layout.

borderWidth INTEGER
Width of 3d-shade border around the widget.

Recommended default value: 2

hScroll BOOLEAN
Selects if the horizontal scrollbar is visible. If it is, {hScrollBar} points to it.

vScroll BOOLEAN
Selects if the vertical scrollbar is visible. If it is, {vScrollBar} points to it.


AUTHOR

Dmitry Karasik, <dmitry@karasik.eu.org>.


SEE ALSO

Prima, the Prima::Widget manpage, the Prima::InputLine manpage, the Prima::Lists manpage, the Prima::Edit manpage, the Prima::Outlines manpage, the Prima::ScrollBar manpage.

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