1 /* This file is part of the KDE libraries
2     Copyright (C) 1999 Reginald Stadlbauer <reggie@kde.org>
3               (C) 1999 Simon Hausmann <hausmann@kde.org>
4               (C) 2000 Nicolas Hadacek <haadcek@kde.org>
5               (C) 2000 Kurt Granroth <granroth@kde.org>
6               (C) 2000 Michael Koch <koch@kde.org>
7               (C) 2001 Holger Freyther <freyther@kde.org>
8               (C) 2002 Ellis Whitehead <ellis@kde.org>
9               (C) 2005-2006 Hamish Rodda <rodda@kde.org>
10 
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25 
26 #ifndef KACTION_H
27 #define KACTION_H
28 
29 #include <kdelibs4support_export.h>
30 #include <kauthaction.h>
31 
32 #include <QWidgetAction>
33 
34 class KShapeGesture;
35 class KRockerGesture;
36 class KShortcut;
37 
38 //TODO Reduce the word count. This is not very focused and takes too long to read.
39 //Keep in mind that QAction also has documentation that we don't need to repeat here.
40 /**
41  * @short Class to encapsulate user-driven action or event
42  * @extends QAction
43  *
44  * The KAction class (and derived and super classes) extends QAction,
45  * which provides a way to easily encapsulate a "real" user-selected
46  * action or event in your program.
47  *
48  * For instance, a user may want to @p paste the contents of
49  * the clipboard, @p scroll @p down a document, or @p quit the
50  * application.  These are all \b actions -- events that the
51  * user causes to happen.  The KAction class allows the developer to
52  * deal with these actions in an easy and intuitive manner, and conforms
53  * to KDE's extended functionality requirements - including supporting
54  * multiple user-configurable shortcuts, and KDE named icons.  Actions
55  * also improve accessibility.
56  *
57  * Specifically, QAction (and thus KAction) encapsulates the various attributes
58  * of an event/action.  For instance, an action might have an icon()
59  * that provides a visual representation (a clipboard for a "paste" action or
60  * scissors for a "cut" action).  The action should also be described by some text().
61  * It will certainly be connected to a method that actually @p executes the action!
62  * All these attributes are contained within the action object.
63  *
64  * The advantage of dealing with actions is that you can manipulate
65  * the Action without regard to the GUI representation of it.  For
66  * instance, in the "normal" way of dealing with actions like "cut",
67  * you would manually insert a item for Cut into a menu and a button
68  * into a toolbar.  If you want to disable the cut action for a moment
69  * (maybe nothing is selected), you would have to hunt down the pointer
70  * to the menu item and the toolbar button and disable both
71  * individually.  Setting the menu item and toolbar item up uses very
72  * similar code - but has to be done twice!
73  *
74  * With the action concept, you simply add the action to whatever
75  * GUI element you want.  The KAction class will then take care of
76  * correctly defining the menu item (with icons, accelerators, text,
77  * etc), toolbar button, or other.  From then on, if you
78  * manipulate the action at all, the effect will propagate through all
79  * GUI representations of it.  Back to the "cut" example: if you want
80  * to disable the Cut Action, you would simply call
81  * 'cutAction->setEnabled(false)' and both the menuitem and button would
82  * instantly be disabled!
83  *
84  * This is the biggest advantage to the action concept -- there is a
85  * one-to-one relationship between the "real" action and @p all
86  * GUI representations of it.
87  *
88  * KAction emits the hovered() signal on mouseover, and the triggered(bool checked)
89  * signal on activation of a corresponding GUI element ( menu item, toolbar button, etc. )
90  *
91  * If you are in the situation of wanting to map the triggered()
92  * signal of multiple action objects to one slot, with a special
93  * argument bound to each action, you have several options:
94  *
95  * Using QActionGroup:
96  * \li Create a QActionGroup and assign it to each of the actions with setActionGroup(), then
97  * \li Connect the QActionGroup::triggered(QAction*) signal to your slot.
98  *
99  * Using QSignalMapper:
100  * \code
101  * QSignalMapper *desktopNumberMapper = new QSignalMapper( this );
102  * connect( desktopNumberMapper, SIGNAL( mapped( int ) ),
103  *          this, SLOT( moveWindowToDesktop( int ) ) );
104  *
105  * for ( uint i = 0; i < numberOfDesktops; ++i ) {
106  *     KAction *desktopAction = new KAction( i18n( "Move Window to Desktop %i" ).arg( i ), ... );
107  *     connect( desktopAction, SIGNAL( triggered(bool) ), desktopNumberMapper, SLOT( map() ) );
108  *     desktopNumberMapper->setMapping( desktopAction, i );
109  * }
110  * \endcode
111  *
112  * \section kaction_general General Usage
113  *
114  * The steps to using actions are roughly as follows:
115  *
116  * @li Decide which attributes you want to associate with a given
117  *     action (icons, text, keyboard shortcut, etc)
118  * @li Create the action using KAction (or derived or super class).
119  * @li Add the action into whatever GUI element you want.  Typically,
120  *      this will be a menu or toolbar.
121  *
122  * \section kaction_general The kinds of shortcuts
123  *
124  * Local shortcuts are active if their context has the focus, global shortcus
125  * are active even if the program does not have the focus. If a global
126  * shortcut and a local shortcut are ambiguous the global shortcut wins.
127  *
128  * @li Active shortcuts trigger a KAction if activated.
129  * @li Default shortcuts are what the active shortcuts revert to if the user chooses
130  * to reset shortcuts to default.
131  *
132  * \section kaction_example Detailed Example
133  *
134  * Here is an example of enabling a "New [document]" action
135  * \code
136  * KAction *newAct = actionCollection()->addAction(
137  *              KStandardAction::New,   //< see KStandardAction
138  *              this,                   //< Receiver
139  *              SLOT(fileNew())  );     //< SLOT
140  * \endcode
141  *
142  * This section creates our action. Text, Icon and Shortcut will be set from
143  * KStandardAction. KStandardAction ensures your application complies to the
144  * platform standards. When triggered the \c fileNew() slot will be called.
145  *
146  * @see KStandardAction for more information.
147  *
148  * If you want to create your own actions use
149  * \code
150  * KAction *newAct = actionCollection()->addAction("quick-connect");
151  * newAct->setText(i18n("Quick Connect"))
152  * newAct->setIcon(QIcon::fromTheme("quick-connect"));
153  * newAct->setShortcut(Qt::Key_F6);
154  * connect(newAct, SIGNAL(triggered()), this, SLOT(quickConnect()));
155  * \endcode
156  *
157  * This section creates our action. It displays the text "Quick Connect",
158  * uses the Icon "quick-connect" and pressing \c F6 will trigger it. When
159  * invoked, the slot quickConnect() is called.
160  *
161  * \code
162  * QMenu *file = new QMenu;
163  * file->addAction(newAct);
164  * \endcode
165  * That just inserted the action into the File menu.  The point is, it's not
166  * important in which menu it is: all manipulation of the item is
167  * done through the newAct object.
168  *
169  * \code
170  * toolBar()->addAction(newAct);
171  * \endcode
172  * And this added the action into the main toolbar as a button.
173  *
174  * That's it!
175  *
176  * If you want to disable that action sometime later, you can do so
177  * with
178  * \code
179  * newAct->setEnabled(false)
180  * \endcode
181  * and both the menuitem in File and the toolbar button will instantly
182  * be disabled.
183  *
184  * Unlike with previous versions of KDE, the action can simply be deleted
185  * when you have finished with it - the destructor takes care of all
186  * of the cleanup.
187  *
188  * \warning calling QAction::setShortcut() on a KAction may lead to unexpected
189  * behavior. There is nothing we can do about it because QAction::setShortcut()
190  * is not virtual.
191  *
192  * \note if you are using a "standard" action like "new", "paste",
193  * "quit", or any other action described in the KDE UI Standards,
194  * please use the methods in the KStandardAction class rather than
195  * defining your own.
196  *
197  * \section Using QActions
198  *
199  * Mixing QActions and KActions in an application is not a
200  * good idea. KShortcutsEditor doesn't handle QActions at all.
201  *
202  * \section kaction_xmlgui Usage Within the XML Framework
203  *
204  * If you are using KAction within the context of the XML menu and
205  * toolbar building framework, you do not ever
206  * have to add your actions to containers manually.  The framework
207  * does that for you.
208  *
209  * @see KStandardAction
210  */
211 class KDELIBS4SUPPORT_DEPRECATED_EXPORT KAction : public QWidgetAction
212 {
213     Q_OBJECT
214 
215     Q_PROPERTY(KShortcut shortcut READ shortcut WRITE setShortcut)
216     Q_PROPERTY(bool shortcutConfigurable READ isShortcutConfigurable WRITE setShortcutConfigurable)
217     Q_PROPERTY(KShortcut globalShortcut READ globalShortcut WRITE setGlobalShortcut)
218 #ifndef KDELIBS4SUPPORT_NO_DEPRECATED
219     Q_PROPERTY(bool globalShortcutAllowed READ globalShortcutAllowed WRITE setGlobalShortcutAllowed)
220 #endif
221     Q_PROPERTY(bool globalShortcutEnabled READ isGlobalShortcutEnabled)
222     Q_FLAGS(ShortcutType)
223 
224 public:
225     /**
226      * An enumeration about the two types of shortcuts in a KAction
227      */
228     enum ShortcutType {
229         /// The shortcut will immediately become active but may be reset to "default".
230         ActiveShortcut = 0x1,
231         /// The shortcut is a default shortcut - it becomes active when somebody decides to
232         /// reset shortcuts to default.
233         DefaultShortcut = 0x2
234     };
235     Q_DECLARE_FLAGS(ShortcutTypes, ShortcutType)
236 
237     /**
238      * An enum about global shortcut setter semantics
239      */
240     //This enum will be ORed with ShortcutType in calls to KGlobalAccel, so it must not contain
241     //any value equal to a value in ShortcutType.
242     enum GlobalShortcutLoading {
243         /// Look up the action in global settings (using its main component's name and text())
244         /// and set the shortcut as saved there.
245         /// @see setGlobalShortcut()
246         Autoloading = 0x0,
247         /// Prevent autoloading of saved global shortcut for action
248         NoAutoloading = 0x4
249     };
250     /**
251      * Constructs an action.
252      */
253     KDELIBS4SUPPORT_DEPRECATED explicit KAction(QObject *parent);
254 
255     /**
256      * Constructs an action with the specified parent and visible text.
257      *
258      * @param text The visible text for this action.
259      * @param parent The parent for this action.
260      */
261     KAction(const QString &text, QObject *parent);
262 
263     /**
264      * Constructs an action with text and icon; a shortcut may be specified by
265      * the ampersand character (e.g. \"&amp;Option\" creates a shortcut with key \e O )
266      *
267      * This is the other common KAction constructor used.  Use it when you
268      * \e do have a corresponding icon.
269      *
270      * @param icon The icon to display.
271      * @param text The text that will be displayed.
272      * @param parent The parent for this action.
273      */
274     KAction(const QIcon &icon, const QString &text, QObject *parent);
275 
276     /**
277      * Standard destructor
278      */
279     ~KAction() override;
280 
281     /**
282      * Sets the help text for the action.
283      * This help text will be set for all help mechanisms:
284      *  - the status-bar help text
285      *  - the tooltip (for toolbar buttons)
286      *  - the "WhatsThis" help text (unless one was already set)
287      *
288      * This is more convenient than calling all three methods with the
289      * same text, and this level of abstraction can allow to change
290      * the default implementation of help one day more easily.
291      * Of course you can also call setStatusTip, setToolTip and setWhatsThis
292      * separately for more flexibility.
293      *
294      * This method is also the easiest way to port from KDE3's KAction::setToolTip.
295      *
296      * @since 4.3
297      */
298     void setHelpText(const QString &text);
299 
300     /**
301      * Get the shortcut for this action.
302      *
303      * This is preferred over QAction::shortcut(), as it allows for multiple shortcuts
304      * per action. The first and second shortcut as reported by shortcuts() will be the
305      * primary and alternate shortcut of the shortcut returned.
306      *
307      * \param types the type of shortcut to return. Should both be specified, only the
308      *             active shortcut will be returned. Defaults to the active shortcut, if one exists.
309      * \sa shortcuts()
310      */
311     KShortcut shortcut(ShortcutTypes types = ActiveShortcut) const;
312 
313     /**
314      * Set the shortcut for this action.
315      *
316      * This is preferred over QAction::setShortcut(), as it allows for multiple shortcuts
317      * per action.
318      *
319      * \param shortcut shortcut(s) to use for this action in its specified shortcutContext()
320      * \param type type of shortcut to be set: active shortcut,
321      *  default shortcut, or both (the default).
322      */
323     void setShortcut(const KShortcut &shortcut, ShortcutTypes type = ShortcutTypes(ActiveShortcut | DefaultShortcut));
324 
325     /**
326      * \overload void setShortcut(const KShortcut& shortcut)
327      *
328      * Set the primary shortcut only for this action.
329      *
330      * This function is there to explicitly override QAction::setShortcut(const QKeySequence&).
331      * QAction::setShortcut() will bypass everything in KAction and may lead to unexpected behavior.
332      *
333      * \param shortcut shortcut(s) to use for this action in its specified shortcutContext()
334      * \param type type of shortcut to be set: active shortcut,
335      *  default shortcut, or both (default argument value).
336      */
337     void setShortcut(const QKeySequence &shortcut, ShortcutTypes type = ShortcutTypes(ActiveShortcut | DefaultShortcut));
338 
339     /**
340      * \overload void setShortcuts(const QList\<QKeySequence\>& shortcuts).
341      *
342      * Set the shortcuts for this action.
343      *
344      * This function is there to explicitly override QAction::setShortcut(const QList\<QKeySequence\>&).
345      * QAction::setShortcuts() will bypass everything in KAction and may lead to unexpected behavior.
346      *
347      * \param shortcut shortcut(s) to use for this action in its specified shortcutContext()
348      * \param type type of shortcut to be set: active shortcut,
349      *  default shortcut, or both (default argument value).
350      */
351     void setShortcuts(const QList<QKeySequence> &shortcuts, ShortcutTypes type = ShortcutTypes(ActiveShortcut | DefaultShortcut));
352 
353     /**
354      * Returns true if this action's shortcut is configurable.
355      */
356     bool isShortcutConfigurable() const;
357 
358     /**
359      * Indicate whether the user may configure the action's shortcut.
360      *
361      * \param configurable set to \e true if this shortcut may be configured by the user, otherwise \e false.
362      */
363     void setShortcutConfigurable(bool configurable);
364 
365     /**
366      * Get the global shortcut for this action, if one exists. Global shortcuts
367      * allow your actions to respond to accellerators independently of the focused window.
368      * Unlike regular shortcuts, the application's window does not need focus
369      * for them to be activated.
370      *
371      * \param type the type of shortcut to be returned. Should both be specified, only the
372      *             active shortcut will be returned.  Defaults to the active shortcut,
373      *             if one exists.
374      *
375      * \sa KGlobalAccel
376      * \sa setGlobalShortcut()
377      */
378     KShortcut globalShortcut(ShortcutTypes type = ActiveShortcut) const;
379 
380     /**
381      * Assign a global shortcut for this action. Global shortcuts
382      * allow an action to respond to key shortcuts independently of the focused window,
383      * i.e. the action will trigger if the keys were pressed no matter where in the X session.
384      *
385      * The action must have a per main component unique
386      * objectName() to enable cross-application bookeeping. If the objectName() is empty this method will
387      * do nothing, otherwise the isGlobalShortcutEnabled() property will be set to true and the
388      * shortcut will be enabled.
389      * It is mandatory that the objectName() doesn't change once isGlobalshortcutEnabled()
390      * has become true.
391      *
392      * \note KActionCollection::insert(name, action) will set action's objectName to name so you often
393      * don't have to set an objectName explicitly.
394      *
395      * When an action, identified by main component name and objectName(), is assigned
396      * a global shortcut for the first time on a KDE installation the assignment will
397      * be saved. The shortcut will then be restored every time setGlobalShortcut() is
398      * called with @p loading == Autoloading.
399      *
400      * If you actually want to change the global shortcut you have to set
401      * @p loading to NoAutoloading. The new shortcut will be automatically saved again.
402      *
403      * \param shortcut global shortcut(s) to assign. Will be ignored unless \p loading is set to NoAutoloading or this is the first time ever you call this method (see above).
404      * \param type the type of shortcut to be set, whether the active shortcut, the default shortcut,
405      *             or both (the default).
406      * \param loading if Autoloading, assign the global shortcut this action has previously had if any.
407      *                   That way user preferences and changes made to avoid clashes will be conserved.
408      *                if NoAutoloading the given shortcut will be assigned without looking up old values.
409      *                   You should only do this if the user wants to change the shortcut or if you have
410      *                   another very good reason. Key combinations that clash with other shortcuts will be
411      *                   dropped.
412      *
413      * \note the default shortcut will never be influenced by autoloading - it will be set as given.
414      * \sa globalShortcut()
415      */
416     void setGlobalShortcut(const KShortcut &shortcut, ShortcutTypes type =
417                                ShortcutTypes(ActiveShortcut | DefaultShortcut),
418                            GlobalShortcutLoading loading = Autoloading);
419 
420     /**
421      * Returns true if this action is permitted to have a global shortcut.
422      * Defaults to false.
423      * Use isGlobalShortcutEnabled() instead.
424      */
425 #ifndef KDELIBS4SUPPORT_NO_DEPRECATED
426     KDELIBS4SUPPORT_DEPRECATED bool globalShortcutAllowed() const;
427 #endif
428 
429     /**
430      * Indicate whether the programmer and/or user may define a global shortcut for this action.
431      * Defaults to false. Note that calling setGlobalShortcut() turns this on automatically.
432      *
433      * \param allowed set to \e true if this action may have a global shortcut, otherwise \e false.
434      * \param loading if Autoloading, assign to this action the global shortcut it has previously had
435      *                if any.
436      */
437 #ifndef KDELIBS4SUPPORT_NO_DEPRECATED
438     KDELIBS4SUPPORT_DEPRECATED void setGlobalShortcutAllowed(bool allowed, GlobalShortcutLoading loading = Autoloading);
439 #endif
440 
441     /**
442      * Returns true if this action is enabled to have a global shortcut.
443      * This will be respected by \class KGlobalShortcutsEditor.
444      * Defaults to false.
445      */
446     bool isGlobalShortcutEnabled() const;
447 
448     /**
449      * Sets the globalShortcutEnabled property to false and sets the global shortcut to an
450      * empty shortcut.
451      * This will also wipe out knowlegde about the existence of this action's global shortcut
452      * so it will not be considered anymore for shortcut conflict resolution. It will also not be
453      * visible anymore in the shortcuts KControl module.
454      * This method should not be used unless these effects are explicitly desired.
455      * @since 4.1
456      */
457     void forgetGlobalShortcut();
458 
459     KShapeGesture shapeGesture(ShortcutTypes type = ActiveShortcut) const;
460     KRockerGesture rockerGesture(ShortcutTypes type = ActiveShortcut) const;
461 
462     void setShapeGesture(const KShapeGesture &gest, ShortcutTypes type = ShortcutTypes(ActiveShortcut | DefaultShortcut));
463     void setRockerGesture(const KRockerGesture &gest, ShortcutTypes type = ShortcutTypes(ActiveShortcut | DefaultShortcut));
464 
465     /**
466      * Returns the action object associated with this action, or 0 if it does not have one
467      *
468      * @returns the KAuth::Action associated with this action.
469      */
470     KAuth::Action authAction() const;
471 
472     /**
473      * Sets the action object associated with this action
474      *
475      * By setting a KAuth::Action, this action will become associated with it, and
476      * whenever it gets clicked, it will trigger the authorization and execution process
477      * for the action. The signal activated will also be emitted whenever the action gets
478      * clicked and the action gets authorized. Pass 0 to this function to disassociate the action
479      *
480      * @param action the KAuth::Action to associate with this action.
481      */
482     void setAuthAction(const KAuth::Action &action);
483 
484     /**
485     * Sets the action object associated with this action
486     *
487     * Overloaded member to allow creating the action by name
488     *
489     * @param actionName the name of the action to associate
490     */
491     void setAuthAction(const QString &actionName);
492 
493 Q_SIGNALS:
494 #ifdef KDE3_SUPPORT
495     /**
496      * Emitted when this action is activated
497      *
498      * \deprecated use triggered(bool checked) instead.
499      */
500     QT_MOC_COMPAT void activated();
501 #endif
502 
503     /**
504      * Emitted when the action is triggered. Also provides the state of the
505      * keyboard modifiers and mouse buttons at the time.
506      * @deprecated since 5.0, use triggered() signal from QAction and check for
507      * QApplication::mouseButtons() and QApplication::keyboardModifiers() in the slot.
508      */
509     void triggered(Qt::MouseButtons buttons, Qt::KeyboardModifiers modifiers);
510 
511     /**
512      * Signal emitted when the action is triggered and authorized
513      *
514      * If the action needs authorization, when the user triggers the action,
515      * the authorization process automatically begins.
516      * If it succeeds, this signal is emitted. The KAuth::Action object is provided for convenience
517      * if you have multiple KAuthorizedAction objects, but of course it's always the same set with
518      * setAuthAction().
519      *
520      * WARNING: If your action needs authorization you should connect eventual slots processing
521      * stuff to this signal, and NOT triggered. Triggered will be emitted even if the user has not
522      * been authorized
523      *
524      * @param action The object set with setAuthAction()
525      */
526     void authorized(const KAuth::Action &action);
527 
528     /**
529      * Emitted when the global shortcut is changed. A global shortcut is
530      * subject to be changed by the global shortcuts kcm.
531      * @deprecated use KGlobalAccel::globalShortcutChanged instead
532      */
533     void globalShortcutChanged(const QKeySequence &);
534 
535 private:
536     friend class KGlobalAccelPrivate; // Needs access to the component
537     friend class KActionCollectionPrivate; // Needs access to the component
538     friend class KShortcutsEditorDelegate; // Needs access to the component
539     Q_PRIVATE_SLOT(d, void slotTriggered())
540     Q_PRIVATE_SLOT(d, void _k_emitActionGlobalShortcutChanged(QAction *, const QKeySequence &))
541     class KActionPrivate *const d;
542     friend class KActionPrivate;
543     friend class KGlobalShortcutTest;
544 };
545 
546 Q_DECLARE_OPERATORS_FOR_FLAGS(KAction::ShortcutTypes)
547 
548 #endif
549