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+// * this is for making emacs happy: -*-Mode: C++;-*-
+/****************************************************************************
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+/****************************************************************************
+ *   Author: Juergen Pfeifer, 1997                                          *
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+// $Id: cursslk.h,v 1.13 2005/05/28 21:58:18 tom Exp $
+
+#ifndef NCURSES_CURSSLK_H_incl
+#define NCURSES_CURSSLK_H_incl
+
+#include <cursesw.h>
+
+class NCURSES_IMPEXP Soft_Label_Key_Set {
+public:
+  // This inner class represents the attributes of a Soft Label Key (SLK)
+  class NCURSES_IMPEXP Soft_Label_Key {
+    friend class Soft_Label_Key_Set;
+  public:
+    typedef enum { Left=0, Center=1, Right=2 } Justification;
+
+  private:
+    char *label;           // The Text of the Label
+    Justification format;  // The Justification
+    int num;               // The number of the Label
+
+    Soft_Label_Key() : label(NULL), format(Left), num(-1) {
+    }
+
+    virtual ~Soft_Label_Key() {
+      delete[] label;
+    };
+
+  public:
+    // Set the text of the Label
+    Soft_Label_Key& operator=(char *text);
+
+    // Set the Justification of the Label
+    Soft_Label_Key& operator=(Justification just) {
+      format = just;
+      return *this;
+    }
+
+    // Retrieve the text of the label
+    inline char* operator()(void) const {
+      return label;
+    }
+
+    Soft_Label_Key& operator=(const Soft_Label_Key& rhs)
+    {
+      if (this != &rhs) {
+        *this = rhs;
+      }
+      return *this;
+    }
+
+    Soft_Label_Key(const Soft_Label_Key& rhs)
+      : label(NULL),
+        format(rhs.format),
+        num(rhs.num)
+    {
+      *this = rhs.label;
+    }
+  };
+
+public:
+  typedef enum {
+    None                = -1,
+    Three_Two_Three     = 0,
+    Four_Four           = 1,
+    PC_Style            = 2,
+    PC_Style_With_Index = 3
+  } Label_Layout;
+
+private:
+  static long NCURSES_IMPEXP count;               // Number of Key Sets
+  static Label_Layout NCURSES_IMPEXP  format;     // Layout of the Key Sets
+  static int  NCURSES_IMPEXP num_labels;          // Number Of Labels in Key Sets
+  bool NCURSES_IMPEXP b_attrInit;                 // Are attributes initialized
+
+  Soft_Label_Key *slk_array;       // The array of SLK's
+
+  // Init the Key Set
+  void init();
+
+  // Activate or Deactivate Label# i, Label counting starts with 1!
+  void activate_label(int i, bool bf=TRUE);
+
+  // Activate of Deactivate all Labels
+  void activate_labels(bool bf);
+
+protected:
+  inline void Error (const char* msg) const THROWS(NCursesException) {
+    THROW(new NCursesException (msg));
+  }
+
+  // Remove SLK's from screen
+  void clear() {
+    if (ERR==::slk_clear())
+      Error("slk_clear");
+  }
+
+  // Restore them
+  void restore() {
+    if (ERR==::slk_restore())
+      Error("slk_restore");
+  }
+
+public:
+
+  // Construct a Key Set, use the most comfortable layout as default.
+  // You must create a Soft_Label_Key_Set before you create any object of
+  // the NCursesWindow, NCursesPanel or derived classes. (Actually before
+  // ::initscr() is called).
+  Soft_Label_Key_Set(Label_Layout fmt);
+
+  // This constructor assumes, that you already constructed a Key Set
+  // with a layout by the constructor above. This layout will be reused.
+  NCURSES_IMPEXP Soft_Label_Key_Set();
+
+  Soft_Label_Key_Set& operator=(const Soft_Label_Key_Set& rhs)
+  {
+    if (this != &rhs) {
+      *this = rhs;
+      init();		// allocate a new slk_array[]
+    }
+    return *this;
+  }
+
+  Soft_Label_Key_Set(const Soft_Label_Key_Set& rhs)
+    : b_attrInit(rhs.b_attrInit),
+      slk_array(NULL)
+  {
+    init();		// allocate a new slk_array[]
+  }
+
+  virtual ~Soft_Label_Key_Set();
+
+  // Get Label# i. Label counting starts with 1!
+  NCURSES_IMPEXP Soft_Label_Key& operator[](int i);
+
+  // Retrieve number of Labels
+  inline int labels() const { return num_labels; }
+
+  // Refresh the SLK portion of the screen
+  inline void refresh() {
+    if (ERR==::slk_refresh())
+      Error("slk_refresh");
+  }
+
+  // Mark the SLK portion of the screen for refresh, defer actual refresh
+  // until next update call.
+  inline void noutrefresh() {
+    if (ERR==::slk_noutrefresh())
+      Error("slk_noutrefresh");
+  }
+
+  // Mark the whole SLK portion of the screen as modified
+  inline void touch() {
+    if (ERR==::slk_touch())
+      Error("slk_touch");
+  }
+
+  // Activate Label# i
+  inline void show(int i) {
+    activate_label(i,FALSE);
+    activate_label(i,TRUE);
+  }
+
+  // Hide Label# i
+  inline void hide(int i) {
+    activate_label(i,FALSE);
+  }
+
+  // Show all Labels
+  inline void show() {
+    activate_labels(FALSE);
+    activate_labels(TRUE);
+  }
+
+  // Hide all Labels
+  inline void hide() {
+    activate_labels(FALSE);
+  }
+
+  inline void attron(attr_t attrs) {
+    if (ERR==::slk_attron(attrs))
+      Error("slk_attron");
+  }
+
+  inline void attroff(attr_t attrs) {
+    if (ERR==::slk_attroff(attrs))
+      Error("slk_attroff");
+  }
+
+  inline void attrset(attr_t attrs) {
+    if (ERR==::slk_attrset(attrs))
+      Error("slk_attrset");
+  }
+
+  inline void color(short color_pair_number) {
+    if (ERR==::slk_color(color_pair_number))
+      Error("slk_color");
+  }
+
+  inline attr_t attr() const {
+    return ::slk_attr();
+  }
+};
+
+#endif /* NCURSES_CURSSLK_H_incl */