Rework NetworkStatus to use a non-modal BAboutWindow

src/apps/networkstatus/Jamfile

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ Application NetworkStatus :
 	RadioView.cpp
 	WirelessNetworkMenuItem.cpp
 
-	: be $(HAIKU_LOCALE_LIBS) $(icon_libs) $(TARGET_NETWORK_LIBS)
+	: be libshared.a $(HAIKU_LOCALE_LIBS) $(icon_libs) $(TARGET_NETWORK_LIBS)
 		libbnetapi.so $(TARGET_LIBSTDC++)
 	: NetworkStatus.rdef NetworkStatusIcons.rdef
 ;

src/apps/networkstatus/NetworkStatusView.cpp

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include <sys/sockio.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include <AboutWindow.h>
 #include <Alert.h>
 #include <Application.h>
 #include <Catalog.h>
@@ -138,6 +139,9 @@ NetworkStatusView::NetworkStatusView(BMessage* archive)
 
 NetworkStatusView::~NetworkStatusView()
 {
+	// replicant deleted, destroy the about window
+	if (fAboutWindow != NULL)
+		fAboutWindow->Quit();
 }
 
 
@@ -150,6 +154,7 @@ NetworkStatusView::_Init()
 	}
 
 	_UpdateBitmaps();
+	fAboutWindow = NULL;
 }
 
 
@@ -216,7 +221,7 @@ NetworkStatusView::_Quit()
 }
 
 
-NetworkStatusView *
+NetworkStatusView*
 NetworkStatusView::Instantiate(BMessage* archive)
 {
 	if (!validate_instantiation(archive, "NetworkStatusView"))
@@ -503,26 +508,22 @@ NetworkStatusView::MouseDown(BPoint point)
 void
 NetworkStatusView::_AboutRequested()
 {
-	BString about = B_TRANSLATE(
-		"NetworkStatus\n\twritten by %1 and Hugo Santos\n\t%2, Haiku, Inc.\n"
-		);
-	about.ReplaceFirst("%1", "Axel Dörfler");
-		// Append a new developer here
-	about.ReplaceFirst("%2", "Copyright 2007-2010");
-		// Append a new year here
-	BAlert* alert = new BAlert("about", about, B_TRANSLATE("OK"));
-	alert->SetFlags(alert->Flags() | B_CLOSE_ON_ESCAPE);
-	BTextView *view = alert->TextView();
-	BFont font;
+	if (fAboutWindow == NULL) {
+		const char* authors[] = {
+			"Axel Dörfler",
+			"Hugo Santos",
+			NULL
+		};
 
-	view->SetStylable(true);
-
-	view->GetFont(&font);
-	font.SetSize(18);
-	font.SetFace(B_BOLD_FACE);
-	view->SetFontAndColor(0, 13, &font);
-
-	alert->Go();
+		fAboutWindow = new BAboutWindow(
+			B_TRANSLATE_SYSTEM_NAME("NetworkStatus"), kSignature);
+		fAboutWindow->AddCopyright(2007, "Haiku, Inc.");
+		fAboutWindow->AddAuthors(authors);
+		fAboutWindow->Show();
+	} else if (fAboutWindow->IsHidden())
+		fAboutWindow->Show();
+	else
+		fAboutWindow->Activate();
 }
 
 

src/apps/networkstatus/NetworkStatusView.h

@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 
 #include <map>
 
+
+class BAboutWindow;
 class BMessageRunner;
 class BNetworkInterface;
 
@@ -64,6 +66,7 @@ class NetworkStatusView : public BView {
 
 		std::map<BString, int32>
 						fInterfaceStatuses;
+		BAboutWindow*   fAboutWindow;
 		bool			fInDeskbar;
 		BBitmap*		fTrayIcons[kStatusCount];
 		BBitmap*		fNotifyIcons[kStatusCount];