haiku/docs/user/interface/ColorControl.dox

/*
 * Copyright 2011 Haiku, Inc. All rights reserved.
 * Distributed under the terms of the MIT License.
 *
 * Authors:
 *		John Scipione, jscipione@gmail.com
 *
 * Corresponds to:
 *		headers/os/interface/ColorControl.h	 rev 42794
 *		src/kits/interface/ColorControl.cpp	 rev 42794
 */


/*!
	\file ColorControl.h
	\ingroup interface
	\ingroup libbe
	\brief BColorControl class definition and support enums.
*/


/*!
	\enum color_control_layout
	\ingroup interface

	Enumeration of the color control layout options.
*/

/*!
	\var color_control_layout B_CELLS_4x64

	Cells are arranged in 4 columns, 64 rows.
*/

/*!
	\var color_control_layout B_CELLS_8x32

	Cells are arranged in 8 columns, 32 rows.
*/

/*!
	\var color_control_layout B_CELLS_16x16

	Cells are arranged in 16 columns, 16 rows.
*/

/*!
	\var color_control_layout B_CELLS_32x8

	Cells are arranged in 32 columns, 8 rows.
*/

/*!
	\var color_control_layout B_CELLS_64x4

	Cells are arranged in 64 columns, 4 rows.
*/


/*!
	\class BColorControl
	\ingroup interface
	\ingroup libbe

	\brief BColorControl displays an on-screen color picker.

	The value of the color control is a rgb_color data structure
	containing a 32-bit color. If a message is specified in the
	constructor then the message is sent to a target in response to
	changes in the color value.

	The color value is initially set to 0 which corresponds to black.
	To set the color of the color control use the SetValue() method.

	An example of creating a color control looks like this:
\code
colorControl = new BColorControl(BPoint(0, 0), B_CELLS_32x8, 7.0,
    "ColorControl", new BMessage(kValueChanged));
colorControl->SetValue(0x336698);
\endcode

	A BColorControl contains four color ramps to set the red, green,
	and blue components of the color control value. A greyscale slider
	is provided to easily select black, white, and shades of grey. The color
	control also contains three child BTextControl objects used to set the
	color by typing in a number between 0 and 255 for the red, green, and
	blue components of the color value.

	\image html BColorControl_example.png

	If the screen is set to 8-bit (256) colors then the color ramps are
	replaced with a palette of color cells.

	\image html BColorControl_example_256_colors.png

	You can set the size of these cells by calling the SetCellSize() method.
*/


/*!
	\fn BColorControl::BColorControl(BPoint leftTop,
		color_control_layout layout, float cellSize, const char *name,
		BMessage *message = NULL, bool bufferedDrawing = false)
	\brief Constructs a new color control object.

	\param leftTop location of the left top corner of the frame rectangle
		relative to the parent view.
	\param layout The \a layout of the BColorControl. See the
		#color_control_layout enum for more information. Color control
		layout options include:
			- \c B_CELLS_4x64
			- \c B_CELLS_8x32
			- \c B_CELLS_16x16
			- \c B_CELLS_32x8
			- \c B_CELLS_32x8
	\param cellSize The size of the sides of the color cell.
	\param name The name of the color control.
	\param message The optional \a message to send to a target in response
		to a change in color value.
	\param bufferedDrawing If \c true, all on-screen changes are first
		made to an off-screen bitmap and then copied to the screen
		making the drawing smoother, but requiring more memory
		(currently unused).
*/


/*!
	\fn BColorControl::BColorControl(BMessage* archive)
	\brief Constructs a BColorControl object from an \a archive message.

	This method is usually not called directly. If you want to build a
	color control from a message you should call Instantiate() which can
	handle errors properly.

	If the \a archive deep, the BColorControl object will also unarchive
	each of its child views recursively.

	\param archive The \a archive message to restore from.
*/


/*!
	\fn BColorControl::~BColorControl()
	\brief Destructor method.
*/


/*!
	\fn void BColorControl::SetLayout(BLayout* layout)
	\brief Set the layout of the BColorControl object to \a layout.

	\param layout The \a layout to set.

	\sa BView::SetLayout()
*/


/*!
	\fn void BColorControl::SetLayout(color_control_layout layout)
	\brief Set the layout of the color control.

	Color control layout options include:
		- \c B_CELLS_4x64
		- \c B_CELLS_8x32
		- \c B_CELLS_16x16
		- \c B_CELLS_32x8
		- \c B_CELLS_32x8

	\param layout The color control layout to set.
*/



/*!
	\fn void BColorControl::SetValue(int32 value)
	\brief Set the color of the BColorControl to \a value.

	\param value The 32-bit color value to set.
*/


/*!
	\fn inline void BColorControl::SetValue(rgb_color color)
	\brief Set the color of the BColorControl to \a color.

	\param color The rgb_color to set.
*/


/*!
	\fn rgb_color BColorControl::ValueAsColor()
	\brief Return the current color value as an rgb_color.

	\returns The current color as an rgb_color.
*/


/*!
	\fn void BColorControl::SetEnabled(bool enabled)
	\brief Enable and disable the color control.

	\param enabled Whether to enable or disable the color control.
*/


/*!
	\fn void BColorControl::AttachedToWindow()
	\brief Hook method that is called when the object is attached to a
		window.

	This method also sets the view color and low color of the color control
	to be the same as its parent's view color and sets the red, green, and
	blue BTextControl color values.

	\sa BControl::AttachedToWindow()
	\sa BView::SetViewColor()
*/


/*!
	\fn void BColorControl::Draw(BRect updateRect)
	\brief Draws the area of the color control that intersects \a updateRect.

	\note This is an hook method called by the Interface Kit, you don't
	have to call it yourself. If you need to forcefully redraw the color
	control consider calling Invalidate() instead.

	\param updateRect The area to be drawn.

	\sa BView::Draw()
*/


/*!
	\fn void BColorControl::SetCellSize(float cellSide)
	\brief Set the size of the color cell in the color control.

	\param cellSide The cell size to set.
*/


/*!
	\fn float BColorControl::CellSize() const
	\brief Get the current color cell size.

	\returns the current color cell size as a float.
*/


/*!
	\fn color_control_layout BColorControl::Layout() const
	\brief Get the current color control layout.

	\returns The current color_control_layout
*/


/*!
	\fn void BColorControl::DetachedFromWindow()
	\brief Hook method that is called when the object is detached from a
		window.

	\sa BView::DetachedFromWindow()
*/


/*!
	\fn void BColorControl::GetPreferredSize(float *_width, float *_height)
	\brief Fill out the preferred width and height of the checkbox
		into the \a _width and \a _height parameters.

	\param _width Pointer to a \c float to hold the width of the checkbox.
	\param _height Pointer to a \c float to hold the height of the checkbox.

	\sa BView::GetPreferredSize()
*/


/*!
	\fn void BColorControl::ResizeToPreferred()
	\brief Resize the color control to its preferred size.

	\sa BView::ResizeToPreferred()
*/


/*!
	\fn status_t BColorControl::Invoke(BMessage *msg)
	\brief Tells the messenger to send a message.

	\param msg The message to send.

	\sa BControl::Invoke()
*/


/*!
	\fn void BColorControl::FrameMoved(BPoint new_position)
	\brief Hook method that gets called when the color control is moved.

	\param new_position The point that the top left corner of the frame
		is moved to.

	\sa BView::FrameMoved()
*/


/*!
	\fn void BColorControl::FrameResized(float new_width, float new_height)
	\brief Hook method that gets called when the checkbox is resized.

	\param new_width The new width of the checkbox.
	\param new_height The new height of the checkbox.

	\sa BView::FrameResized()
*/


/*!
	\fn void BColorControl::MakeFocus(bool state)
	\brief Gives focus to or removes focus from the color control.

	\param state \a true to set focus, \a false to remove it.

	\sa BControl::MakeFocus()

*/