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| author | Fabien Costantini <fabien@onepost.net> | 2008-10-17 11:22:35 +0000 |
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| committer | Fabien Costantini <fabien@onepost.net> | 2008-10-17 11:22:35 +0000 |
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diff --git a/documentation/src/events.dox b/documentation/src/events.dox deleted file mode 100644 index 9682cf3ce..000000000 --- a/documentation/src/events.dox +++ /dev/null @@ -1,389 +0,0 @@ -/** - - \page events 6 - Handling Events - -This chapter discusses the FLTK event model and how to handle -events in your program or widget. - -\section events_model The FLTK Event Model - -Every time a user moves the mouse pointer, clicks a button, -or presses a key, an event is generated and sent to your -application. Events can also come from other programs like the -window manager. - -Events are identified by the integer argument passed to the -<A href="subclassing.html#handle"><tt>Fl_Widget::handle()</tt></A> -virtual -method. Other information about the most recent event is stored in -static locations and acquired by calling the \ref events_event_xxx -methods. This static information remains valid until the next event -is read from the window system, so it is ok to look at it outside -of the <tt>handle()</tt> method. - -\section events_mouse Mouse Events - -\subsection events_fl_push FL_PUSH - -A mouse button has gone down with the mouse pointing at this -widget. You can find out what button by calling -<A href="Fl.html#Fl.event_button"><tt>Fl::event_button()</tt></A>. -You find out the mouse position by calling -<A href="Fl.html#Fl.event_x"><tt>Fl::event_x()</tt></A> -and -<A href="Fl.html#Fl.event_y"> <tt>Fl::event_y()</tt></A>. - -A widget indicates that it "wants" the mouse click -by returning non-zero from its -<A href="subclassing.html#handle"><tt>handle()</tt></A> -method. It will then become the -<A href="Fl.html#Fl.pushed"><tt>Fl::pushed()</tt></A> -widget and will get <tt>FL_DRAG</tt> and -the matching <tt>FL_RELEASE</tt> events. If <tt>handle()</tt> -returns zero then FLTK will try sending the <tt>FL_PUSH</tt> to -another widget. - -\subsection events_fl_drag FL_DRAG - -The mouse has moved with a button held down. The current -button state is in -<a href="Fl.html#Fl.event_state"><tt>Fl::event_state()</tt></a>. -The mouse position is in -<a href="Fl.html#Fl.event_x"><tt>Fl::event_x()</tt></a> -and -<a href="Fl.html#Fl.event_y"><tt>Fl::event_y()</tt></a>. - -In order to receive <tt>FL_DRAG</tt> events, the widget must -return non-zero when handling <tt>FL_PUSH</tt>. - -\subsection events_fl_release FL_RELEASE - -A mouse button has been released. You can find out what button by calling -<A href="Fl.html#Fl.event_button"><tt>Fl::event_button()</tt></A>. - -In order to receive the <tt>FL_RELEASE</tt> event, the widget must -return non-zero when handling <tt>FL_PUSH</tt>. - -\subsection events_fl_move FL_MOVE - -The mouse has moved without any mouse buttons held down. -This event is sent to the -<A href="Fl.html#Fl.belowmouse"><tt>Fl::belowmouse()</tt></A> -widget. - -In order to receive <tt>FL_MOVE</tt> events, the widget must -return non-zero when handling <tt>FL_ENTER</tt>. - -\subsection events_fl_mousewheel FL_MOUSEWHEEL - -The user has moved the mouse wheel. The -<A HREF="Fl.html#Fl.event_dx"><tt>Fl::event_dx()</tt></A> -and -<A HREF="Fl.html#Fl.event_dy"><tt>Fl::event_dy()</tt></A> -methods can be used to find the amount to scroll horizontally and -vertically. - -\section events_focus Focus Events - -\subsection events_fl_enter FL_ENTER - -The mouse has been moved to point at this widget. This can -be used for highlighting feedback. If a widget wants to -highlight or otherwise track the mouse, it indicates this by -returning non-zero from its -<A href="Fl.html#Fl.handle"><tt>handle()</tt></A> -method. It then becomes the -<A href="Fl.html#Fl.belowmouse"><tt>Fl::belowmouse()</tt></A> -widget and will receive <tt>FL_MOVE</tt> and <tt>FL_LEAVE</tt> -events. - -\subsection events_fl_leave FL_LEAVE - -The mouse has moved out of the widget. - -In order to receive the <tt>FL_LEAVE</tt> event, the widget must -return non-zero when handling <tt>FL_ENTER</tt>. - -\subsection events_fl_focus FL_FOCUS - -This indicates an <I>attempt</I> to give a widget the -keyboard focus. - -If a widget wants the focus, it should change itself to -display the fact that it has the focus, and return non-zero from its -<A href="Fl_Widget.html#Fl_Widget.handle"><tt>handle()</tt></A> -method. It then becomes the -<A href="Fl.html#Fl.focus"><tt>Fl::focus()</tt></A> -widget and gets -<tt>FL_KEYDOWN</tt>, <tt>FL_KEYUP</tt>, and <tt>FL_UNFOCUS</tt> -events. - -The focus will change either because the window manager -changed which window gets the focus, or because the user tried -to navigate using tab, arrows, or other keys. You can check -<A href="Fl.html#Fl.event_key"><tt>Fl::event_key()</tt></A> -to figure out why it moved. For navigation it will be the key -pressed and interaction with the window manager it will be zero. - -\subsection events_fl_unfocus FL_UNFOCUS - -This event is sent to the previous -<A href="Fl.html#Fl.focus"><tt>Fl::focus()</tt></A> -widget when another widget gets the focus or the window loses focus. - -\section events_keyboard Keyboard Events - -\subsection events_fl_keydown FL_KEYDOWN, FL_KEYUP - -A key was pressed or released. The key can be found in -<A href="Fl.html#Fl.event_key"><tt>Fl::event_key()</tt></A>. -The text that the key should insert can be found with -<A href="Fl.html#Fl.event_text"><tt>Fl::event_text()</tt></A> -and its length is in -<A href="Fl.html#Fl.event_length"><tt>Fl::event_length()</tt></A>. -If you use the key <tt>handle()</tt> should return 1. If you -return zero then FLTK assumes you ignored the key and will -then attempt to send it to a parent widget. If none of them want -it, it will change the event into a <tt>FL_SHORTCUT</tt> event. - -To receive <CODE>FL_KEYBOARD</CODE> events you must also -respond to the <CODE>FL_FOCUS</CODE> and <CODE>FL_UNFOCUS</CODE> -events. - -If you are writing a text-editing widget you may also want to -call the -<a href="Fl.html#Fl.compose"><tt>Fl::compose()</tt></a> -function to translate individual keystrokes into foreign characters. - -<code>FL_KEYUP</code> events are sent to the widget that -currently has focus. This is not necessarily the same widget -that received the corresponding <code>FL_KEYDOWN</code> event -because focus may have changed between events. - -\subsection events_fl_shortcut FL_SHORTCUT - -If the -<A href="Fl.html#Fl.focus"><tt>Fl::focus()</tt></A> -widget is zero or ignores an <tt>FL_KEYBOARD</tt> event then -FLTK tries sending this event to every widget it can, until one -of them returns non-zero. <tt>FL_SHORTCUT</tt> is first sent to -the <tt>Fl::belowmouse()</tt> widget, then its parents and -siblings, and eventually to every widget in the window, trying -to find an object that returns non-zero. FLTK tries really hard -to not to ignore any keystrokes! - -You can also make "global" shortcuts by using -<A href="Fl.html#Fl.add_handler"><tt>Fl::add_handler()</tt></A>. -A global shortcut will work no matter what windows are displayed -or which one has the focus. - -\section events_widget Widget Events - -\subsection events_fl_deactivate FL_DEACTIVATE - -This widget is no longer active, due to -<A href="Fl_Widget.html#Fl_Widget.deactivate"><tt>deactivate()</tt></A> -being called on it or one of its parents. <tt> active()</tt> may -still be true after this, the widget is only active if -<tt>active()</tt> is true on it and all its parents (use <tt>active_r()</tt> to check this). - -\subsection events_fl_activate FL_ACTIVATE - -This widget is now active, due to -<A href="Fl_Widget.html#Fl_Widget.activate"><tt>activate()</tt></A> -being called on it or one of its parents. - -\subsection events_fl_hide FL_HIDE - -This widget is no longer visible, due to -<A href="Fl_Widget.html#Fl_Widget.hide"><tt>hide()</tt></a> -being called on it or one of its parents, or due to a parent window -being minimized. <tt>visible()</tt> may still be true after -this, but the widget is visible only if <tt>visible()</tt> is -true for it and all its parents (use <tt>visible_r()</tt> to -check this). - -\subsection events_fl_show FL_SHOW - -This widget is visible again, due to -<a href="Fl_Widget.html#Fl_Widget.show"><tt>show()</tt></A> -being called on it or one of its parents, or due to a parent window -being restored. <I>Child <tt>Fl_Window</tt>s respond to this by -actually creating the window if not done already, so if you -subclass a window, be sure to pass <tt>FL_SHOW</tt> to the base -class <tt>handle()</tt> method!</I> - -\section events_clipboard Clipboard Events - -\subsection events_fl_paste FL_PASTE - -You should get this event some time after you call -<A href="Fl.html#Fl.paste"><tt>Fl::paste()</tt></A>. -The contents of -<A href="Fl.html#Fl.event_text"><tt>Fl::event_text()</tt></A> -is the text to insert and the number of characters is in -<A href="Fl.html#Fl.event_length"><tt>Fl::event_length()</tt></A>. - -\subsection events_fl_selectionclear FL_SELECTIONCLEAR - -The <A href="Fl.html#Fl.selection_owner"><tt>Fl::selection_owner()</tt></A> -will get this event before the selection is moved to another -widget. This indicates that some other widget or program has -claimed the selection. Motif programs used this to clear the -selection indication. Most modern programs ignore this. - -<A NAME="dnd"></A> <!-- For old HTML links only ! --> -\section events_dnd Drag and Drop Events - -FLTK supports drag and drop of text and files from any -application on the desktop. Text is transfered using -the current code page. Files are received as a list of full path -and file names, seperated by newline. On some platforms, path -names are prepended with <tt>file://</tt>. - -The drag and drop data is available in <tt>Fl::event_text()</tt> -at the concluding <tt>FL_PASTE</tt>. On some platforms, the -event text is also available for the <tt>FL_DND_*</tt> events, -however application must not depend on that behavior because it -depends on the protocol used on each platform. - -<tt>FL_DND_*</tt> events cannot be used in widgets derived -from <tt>Fl_Group</tt> or <tt>Fl_Window</tt>. - -\subsection events_fl_dnd_enter FL_DND_ENTER - -The mouse has been moved to point at this widget. A widget -that is interested in receiving drag'n'drop data must return 1 -to receive FL_DND_DRAG, FL_DND_LEAVE and FL_DND_RELEASE events. - -\subsection events_fl_dnd_drag FL_DND_DRAG - -The mouse has been moved inside a widget while dragging data. -A widget that is interested in receiving drag'n'drop data should -indicate the possible drop position. - -\subsection events_fl_dnd_leave FL_DND_LEAVE - -The mouse has moved out of the widget. - -\subsection events_fl_dnd_release FL_DND_RELEASE - -The user has released the mouse button dropping data into -the widget. If the widget returns 1, it will receive the data in -the immediatly following FL_PASTE event. - -<!-- NEED 6in --> - -<A NAME="event_xxx"></A> <!-- For old HTML links only ! --> -\section events_event_xxx Fl::event_*() methods - -FLTK keeps the information about the most recent event in -static storage. This information is good until the next event is -processed. Thus it is valid inside <tt>handle()</tt> and -<tt>callback()</tt> methods. - -These are all trivial inline functions and thus very fast and small: - -\li <A HREF="Fl.html#Fl.event_button"><tt>Fl::event_button</tt></A> - -\li <A HREF="Fl.html#Fl.event_clicks"><tt>Fl::event_clicks</tt></A> - -\li <A HREF="Fl.html#Fl.event_dx"><tt>Fl::event_dx</tt></A> - -\li <A HREF="Fl.html#Fl.event_dy"><tt>Fl::event_dy</tt></A> - -\li <A HREF="Fl.html#Fl.event_inside"><tt>Fl::event_inside</tt></A> - -\li <A HREF="Fl.html#Fl.event_is_click"><tt>Fl::event_is_click</tt></A> - -\li <A HREF="Fl.html#Fl.event_key"><tt>Fl::event_key</tt></A> - -\li <A HREF="Fl.html#Fl.event_length"><tt>Fl::event_length</tt></A> - -\li <A HREF="Fl.html#Fl.event_state"><tt>Fl::event_state</tt></A> - -\li <A HREF="Fl.html#Fl.event_text"><tt>Fl::event_text</tt></A> - -\li <A HREF="Fl.html#Fl.event_x"><tt>Fl::event_x</tt></A> - -\li <A HREF="Fl.html#Fl.event_x_root"><tt>Fl::event_x_root</tt></A> - -\li <A HREF="Fl.html#Fl.event_y"><tt>Fl::event_y</tt></A> - -\li <A HREF="Fl.html#Fl.event_y_root"><tt>Fl::event_y_root</tt></A> - -\li <A HREF="Fl.html#Fl.get_key"><tt>Fl::get_key</tt></A> - -\li <A HREF="Fl.html#Fl.get_mouse"><tt>Fl::get_mouse</tt></A> - -\li <A HREF="Fl.html#Fl.test_shortcut"><tt>Fl::test_shortcut</tt></A> - -<A NAME="event_xxx"></A> <!-- For old HTML links only ! --> -\section events_propagation Event Propagation - -FLTK follows very simple and unchangeable rules for sending -events. The major innovation is that widgets can indicate (by -returning 0 from the <tt>handle()</tt> method) that they are not -interested in an event, and FLTK can then send that event -elsewhere. This eliminates the need for "interests" -(event masks or tables), and this is probably the main reason -FLTK is much smaller than other toolkits. - -Most events are sent directly to the <tt>handle()</tt> method -of the <tt>Fl_Window</tt> that the window system says they -belong to. The window (actually the <tt>Fl_Group</tt> that -<tt>Fl_Window</tt> is a subclass of) is responsible for sending -the events on to any child widgets. To make the -<tt>Fl_Group</tt> code somewhat easier, FLTK sends some events -(<tt>FL_DRAG</tt>, <tt>FL_RELEASE</tt>, <tt>FL_KEYBOARD</tt>, -<tt>FL_SHORTCUT</tt>, <tt>FL_UNFOCUS</tt>, and -<tt>FL_LEAVE</tt>) directly to leaf widgets. These procedures -control those leaf widgets: - -\li <A HREF="Fl.html#Fl.add_handler"><tt>Fl::add_handler</tt></A> - -\li <A HREF="Fl.html#Fl.belowmouse"><tt>Fl::belowmouse</tt></A> - -\li <A HREF="Fl.html#Fl.focus"><tt>Fl::focus</tt></A> - -\li <A HREF="Fl.html#Fl.grab"><tt>Fl::grab</tt></A> - -\li <A HREF="Fl.html#Fl.modal"><tt>Fl::modal</tt></A> - -\li <A HREF="Fl.html#Fl.pushed"><tt>Fl::pushed</tt></A> - -\li <A HREF="Fl.html#Fl.release"><tt>Fl::release</tt></A> - -\li <A HREF="Fl_Widget.html#Fl_Widget.take_focus"><tt>Fl_Widget::take_focus</tt></A> - -<A name="compose"></A> <!-- For old HTML links only ! --> -\section events_compose_characters FLTK Compose-Character Sequences - -The foreign-letter compose processing done by the -<A href="Fl_Input.html#compose"><tt>Fl_Input</tt></a> -widget is provided in a function that you can call if you are writing -your own text editor widget. - -FLTK uses its own compose processing to allow "preview" of -the partially composed sequence, which is impossible with the -usual "dead key" processing. - -Although currently only characters in the ISO-8859-1 -character set are handled, you should call this in case any -enhancements to the processing are done in the future. The -interface has been designed to handle arbitrary UTF-8 encoded -text. - -The following methods are provided for character composition: - -\li <A HREF="Fl.html#Fl.compose"><tt>Fl::compose()</tt></A> - -\li <A HREF="Fl.html#Fl.compose_reset"><tt>Fl::compose_reset()</tt></A> - -\htmlonly -<hr> -<a class="el" href="index.html">[Index]</a> -<a class="el" href="drawing.html">[Previous] 5 - Drawing Things in FLTK</a> -<a class="el" href="subclassing.html">[Next] 7 - Adding and Extending Widgets</a> -\endhtmlonly -*/ |
