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+/****************************************************************************
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+
+/*!
+ \example widgets/windowflags
+ \title Window Flags Example
+
+ The Window Flags example shows how to use the window flags
+ available in Qt.
+
+ A window flag is either a type or a hint. A type is used to
+ specify various window-system properties for the widget. A widget
+ can only have one type, and the default is Qt::Widget. However, a
+ widget can have zero or more hints. The hints are used to
+ customize the appearance of top-level windows.
+
+ A widget's flags are stored in a Qt::WindowFlags type which stores
+ an OR combination of the flags.
+
+ \image windowflags-example.png Screenshot of the Window Flags example
+
+ The example consists of two classes:
+
+ \list
+ \li \c ControllerWindow is the main application widget that allows
+ the user to choose among the available window flags, and displays
+ the effect on a separate preview window.
+ \li \c PreviewWindow is a custom widget displaying the name of
+ its currently set window flags in a read-only text editor.
+ \endlist
+
+ We will start by reviewing the \c ControllerWindow class, then we
+ will take a look at the \c PreviewWindow class.
+
+ \section1 ControllerWindow Class Definition
+
+ \snippet widgets/windowflags/controllerwindow.h 0
+
+ The \c ControllerWindow class inherits QWidget. The widget allows
+ the user to choose among the available window flags, and displays
+ the effect on a separate preview window.
+
+ We declare a private \c updatePreview() slot to refresh the
+ preview window whenever the user changes the window flags.
+
+ We also declare several private functions to simplify the
+ constructor: We call the \c createTypeGroupBox() function to
+ create a radio button for each available window type, using the
+ private \c createButton() function, and gather them within a group
+ box. In a similar way we use the \c createHintsGroupBox() function
+ to create a check box for each available hint, using the private
+ \c createCheckBox() function.
+
+ In addition to the various radio buttons and checkboxes, we need
+ an associated \c PreviewWindow to show the effect of the currently
+ chosen window flags.
+
+ \image windowflags_controllerwindow.png Screenshot of the Controller Window
+
+ \section1 ControllerWindow Class Implementation
+
+ \snippet widgets/windowflags/controllerwindow.cpp 0
+
+ In the constructor we first create the preview window. Then we
+ create the group boxes containing the available window flags using
+ the private \c createTypeGroupBox() and \c createHintsGroupBox()
+ functions. In addition we create a \uicontrol Quit button. We put the
+ button and a stretchable space in a separate layout to make the
+ button appear in the \c WindowFlag widget's right bottom corner.
+
+ Finally, we add the button's layout and the two goup boxes to a
+ QVBoxLayout, set the window title and refresh the preview window
+ using the \c updatePreview() slot.
+
+ \snippet widgets/windowflags/controllerwindow.cpp 1
+ \snippet widgets/windowflags/controllerwindow.cpp 2
+
+ The \c updatePreview() slot is called whenever the user changes
+ any of the window flags. First we create an empty Qt::WindowFlags
+ \c flags, then we determine which one of the types that is checked
+ and add it to \c flags.
+
+ \snippet widgets/windowflags/controllerwindow.cpp 3
+
+ We also determine which of the hints that are checked, and add
+ them to \c flags using an OR operator. We use \c flags to set the
+ window flags for the preview window.
+
+ \snippet widgets/windowflags/controllerwindow.cpp 4
+
+ We adjust the position of the preview window. The reason we do
+ that, is that playing around with the window's frame may on some
+ platforms cause the window's position to be changed behind our
+ back. If a window is located in the upper left corner of the
+ screen, parts of the window may not be visible. So we adjust the
+ widget's position to make sure that, if this happens, the window
+ is moved within the screen's boundaries. Finally, we call
+ QWidget::show() to make sure the preview window is visible.
+
+ \omit
+ \skipto pos
+ \printuntil /^\}/
+ \endomit
+
+ \snippet widgets/windowflags/controllerwindow.cpp 5
+
+ The private \c createTypeGroupBox() function is called from the
+ constructor.
+
+ First we create a group box, and then we create a radio button
+ (using the private \c createRadioButton() function) for each of
+ the available types among the window flags. We make Qt::Window the
+ initially applied type. We put the radio buttons into a
+ QGridLayout and install the layout on the group box.
+
+ We do not include the default Qt::Widget type. The reason is that
+ it behaves somewhat different than the other types. If the type is
+ not specified for a widget, and it has no parent, the widget is a
+ window. However, if it has a parent, it is a standard child
+ widget. The other types are all top-level windows, and since the
+ hints only affect top-level windows, we abandon the Qt::Widget
+ type.
+
+ \snippet widgets/windowflags/controllerwindow.cpp 6
+
+ The private \c createHintsGroupBox() function is also called from
+ the constructor.
+
+ Again, the first thing we do is to create a group box. Then we
+ create a checkbox, using the private \c createCheckBox() function,
+ for each of the available hints among the window flags. We put the
+ checkboxes into a QGridLayout and install the layout on the group
+ box.
+
+ \snippet widgets/windowflags/controllerwindow.cpp 7
+
+ The private \c createCheckBox() function is called from \c
+ createHintsGroupBox().
+
+ We simply create a QCheckBox with the provided text, connect it to
+ the private \c updatePreview() slot, and return a pointer to the
+ checkbox.
+
+ \snippet widgets/windowflags/controllerwindow.cpp 8
+
+ In the private \c createRadioButton() function it is a
+ QRadioButton we create with the provided text, and connect to the
+ private \c updatePreview() slot. The function is called from \c
+ createTypeGroupBox(), and returns a pointer to the button.
+
+ \section1 PreviewWindow Class Definition
+
+ \snippet widgets/windowflags/previewwindow.h 0
+
+ The \c PreviewWindow class inherits QWidget. It is a custom widget
+ that displays the names of its currently set window flags in a
+ read-only text editor. It is also provided with a QPushbutton that
+ closes the window.
+
+ We reimplement the constructor to create the \uicontrol Close button and
+ the text editor, and the QWidget::setWindowFlags() function to
+ display the names of the window flags.
+
+ \image windowflags_previewwindow.png Screenshot of the Preview Window
+
+ \section1 PreviewWindow Class Implementation
+
+ \snippet widgets/windowflags/previewwindow.cpp 0
+
+ In the constructor, we first create a QTextEdit and make sure that
+ it is read-only.
+
+ We also prohibit any line wrapping in the text editor using the
+ QTextEdit::setLineWrapMode() function. The result is that a
+ horizontal scrollbar appears when a window flag's name exceeds the
+ width of the editor. This is a reasonable solution since we
+ construct the displayed text with built-in line breaks. If no line
+ breaks were guaranteed, using another QTextEdit::LineWrapMode
+ would perhaps make more sense.
+
+ Then we create the \uicontrol Close button, and put both the widgets
+ into a QVBoxLayout before we set the window title.
+
+ \snippet widgets/windowflags/previewwindow.cpp 1
+
+ In our reimplementation of the \c setWindowFlags() function, we
+ first set the widgets flags using the QWidget::setWindowFlags()
+ function. Then we run through the available window flags, creating
+ a text that contains the names of the flags that matches the \c
+ flags parameter. Finally, we display the text in the widgets text
+ editor.
+*/