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| author | Greg Ercolano <erco@seriss.com> | 2011-02-05 17:45:00 +0000 |
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| committer | Greg Ercolano <erco@seriss.com> | 2011-02-05 17:45:00 +0000 |
| commit | 46518adf5884914f4f6fc3e36bc0c4ed2ebcf846 (patch) | |
| tree | 37a4915b2b43d1add436ee02e18ca59fc5ea724c /FL/Fl_Native_File_Chooser.H | |
| parent | b4e27fb9436986b1ebded7e05fbf37fbc796c5c9 (diff) | |
Fixes problem with doxygen docs showing incorrect #include reference
at top of docs that was confusing users into #include'ing the wrong file.
Problem described here: http://fltk.org/newsgroups.php?gfltk.development+v:11617
git-svn-id: file:///fltk/svn/fltk/branches/branch-1.3@8377 ea41ed52-d2ee-0310-a9c1-e6b18d33e121
Diffstat (limited to 'FL/Fl_Native_File_Chooser.H')
| -rw-r--r-- | FL/Fl_Native_File_Chooser.H | 54 |
1 files changed, 54 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/FL/Fl_Native_File_Chooser.H b/FL/Fl_Native_File_Chooser.H index 448eaa8b9..c4129fd53 100644 --- a/FL/Fl_Native_File_Chooser.H +++ b/FL/Fl_Native_File_Chooser.H @@ -26,6 +26,60 @@ // http://www.fltk.org/str.php // +/* \file + Fl_Native_File_Chooser widget. */ + +/** + \class Fl_Native_File_Chooser + + This class lets an FLTK application easily and consistently access + the operating system's native file chooser. Some operating systems + have very complex and specific file choosers that many users want + access to specifically, instead of FLTK's default file chooser(s). + + In cases where there is no native file browser, FLTK's own file browser + is used instead. + + To use this widget correctly, use the following include in your code: + \code + #include <FL/Fl_Native_File_Chooser.H> + \endcode + Do not include the other Fl_Native_File_Choser_XXX.H files in your code; + those are platform specific files that will be included automatically + depending on your build platform. + + The following example shows how to pick a single file: + \code + // Create and post the local native file chooser + #include <FL/Fl_Native_File_Chooser.H> + [..] + Fl_Native_File_Chooser fnfc; + fnfc.title("Pick a file"); + fnfc.type(Fl_Native_File_Chooser::BROWSE_FILE); + fnfc.filter("Text\t*.txt\n" + "C Files\t*.{cxx,h,c}"); + fnfc.directory("/var/tmp"); // default directory to use + // Show native chooser + switch ( fnfc.show() ) { + case -1: printf("ERROR: %s\n", fnfc.errmsg()); break; // ERROR + case 1: printf("CANCEL\n"); break; // CANCEL + default: printf("PICKED: %s\n", fnfc.filename()); break; // FILE CHOSEN + } + \endcode + + <B>Platform Specific Caveats</B> + + - Under X windows, it's best if you call Fl_File_Icon::load_system_icons() + at the start of main(), to enable the nicer looking file browser widgets. + Use the static public attributes of class Fl_File_Chooser to localize + the browser. + - Some operating systems support certain OS specific options; see + Fl_Native_File_Chooser::options() for a list. + + \image html Fl_Native_File_Chooser.png "The Fl_Native_File_Chooser on different platforms." + \image latex Fl_Native_File_Chooser.png "The Fl_Native_File_Chooser on different platforms" width=14cm + +*/ #ifndef FL_NATIVE_FILE_CHOOSER_H #define FL_NATIVE_FILE_CHOOSER_H |
