FlyByHelp.st
author Claus Gittinger <cg@exept.de>
Sat, 12 Jul 2008 15:54:02 +0200
changeset 2519 af89806c67e4
parent 2518 fc1d2b481b6e
child 2521 7e51aa294156
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"
 COPYRIGHT (c) 2001 by eXept Software AG
              All Rights Reserved

 This software is furnished under a license and may be used
 only in accordance with the terms of that license and with the
 inclusion of the above copyright notice.   This software may not
 be provided or otherwise made available to, or used by, any
 other person.  No title to or ownership of the software is
 hereby transferred.
"
"{ Package: 'stx:libview2' }"

ActiveHelp subclass:#FlyByHelp
	instanceVariableNames:'currentFrame currentView currentHelpView showProcess closeProcess'
	classVariableNames:''
	poolDictionaries:''
	category:'Interface-Help'
!

!FlyByHelp class methodsFor:'documentation'!

copyright
"
 COPYRIGHT (c) 2001 by eXept Software AG
              All Rights Reserved

 This software is furnished under a license and may be used
 only in accordance with the terms of that license and with the
 inclusion of the above copyright notice.   This software may not
 be provided or otherwise made available to, or used by, any
 other person.  No title to or ownership of the software is
 hereby transferred.
"
!

examples
"
     FlyByHelp isActive

     FlyByHelp stop
     FlyByHelp start
"
! !

!FlyByHelp class methodsFor:'initialization'!

initialize
    "set default delay & help-display times"

    ShowTime := 10.
    DelayTime := 0.4.

    "
     FlyByHelp initialize
    "

    "Modified: 27.4.1996 / 15:07:27 / cg"
! !

!FlyByHelp methodsFor:'event handling'!

buttonMotion:buttonAndModifierState x:x y:y view:aView
    aView == currentHelpView ifTrue:[
        "/ the help-bubble itself
        ^ false
    ].

    "/ don't start tooltip, if this view is not active
    "/ aView topView isActive ifFalse:[^ false].

    ^ super buttonMotion:buttonAndModifierState x:x y:y view:aView
!

pointerLeave:state view:aView
    aView == currentHelpView ifTrue:[^ self].
    super pointerLeave:state view:aView
! !

!FlyByHelp methodsFor:'help texts'!

helpTextFromModel:aModel view:aView at:aPointOrNil 
    "helper: ask aModel for its helpText."

    |text|

    aPointOrNil notNil ifTrue:[
        (aModel respondsTo:#flyByHelpTextFor:at:) ifTrue:[
            text := aModel flyByHelpTextFor:aView at:aPointOrNil.
        ].
    ].
    text isNil ifTrue:[
        (aModel respondsTo:#flyByHelpTextFor:) ifTrue:[
            text := aModel flyByHelpTextFor:aView.
        ].
    ].
    ^ text
!

helpTextFromView:aView at:aPointOrNil 
    "helper: ask aView for its helpText."

    |text|

    aPointOrNil notNil ifTrue:[
        (aView respondsTo:#flyByHelpTextAt:) ifTrue:[
            text := aView flyByHelpTextAt:aPointOrNil.
        ].
    ].
    text isNil ifTrue:[
        (aView respondsTo:#flyByHelpText) ifTrue:[
            text := aView flyByHelpText.
        ].
    ].
    ^ text.
! !

!FlyByHelp methodsFor:'private'!

hideIfPointerLeft:aView
    "hide help, if the pointer is not in aView"

    |whereOnScreen|

    currentFrame notNil ifTrue:[
        whereOnScreen := aView graphicsDevice pointerPosition.

        (currentFrame notNil
        and:[(currentFrame insetBy:1@1) containsPoint:whereOnScreen]) ifFalse:[
            self hideHelp.
        ].
    ].

    "Modified: 28.5.1996 / 20:18:28 / cg"
!

initiateHelpFor:aView at:aPointOrNil now:showItNow
    "ask aView for helpText, passing x/y coordinates;
     start a timeout process to display this helpText after some delay;
     Normally used internally, but can also be used by widgets to force 
     re-negotiation of the displayed helpText 
     (for example in a menu, when the selection changes)"

    |text delayTime|

    (self interestedIn:aView) ifFalse:[
        ^ self
    ].

    text := self helpTextFor:aView at:aPointOrNil.
    lastHelpText = text ifTrue:[
        self toolTipFollowsMouse ifFalse:[
            ^ self
        ]
    ].

    text size > 0 ifTrue:[
        delayTime := self delayTime.
        (showItNow not and:[delayTime > 0]) ifTrue:[
            self stopHelpDisplayProcess.
            showProcess := 
                [
                        Delay waitForSeconds:delayTime.
                        showProcess := nil.
                        aView device anyButtonPressed ifFalse:[
                            self showHelp:text for:aView
                        ]
                ] forkAt:(Processor userSchedulingPriority + 1).
        ] ifFalse:[
            self showHelp:text for:aView
        ]
    ] ifFalse:[
        self hideHelp
    ].
!

interestedIn:aView
    "return true, if I am interested in aView (either listeningForAll,
     or in my list of apps)"

    aView isNil ifTrue:[^ false].
    "/ aView topView == currentHelpView ifTrue:[^ false].

    ^ super interestedIn:aView
! !

!FlyByHelp methodsFor:'queries'!

toolTipFollowsMouse
    ^ false
! !

!FlyByHelp methodsFor:'show & hide help'!

hideHelp
    "hide the help text"

    |p|

    lastHelpText := nil.
    self stopHelpDisplayProcess.

    currentHelpView notNil ifTrue:[
        [
            currentHelpView destroy.
            currentHelpView := nil.
            currentView := nil.
        ] valueUninterruptably
    ].
    currentFrame := nil.
    closeProcess notNil ifTrue:[
        p := closeProcess. closeProcess := nil.
        p terminate.
    ]

    "Modified: 28.6.1997 / 14:03:50 / cg"
!

showHelp:aHelpText for:view
    "show the help text for aView"

    |org p v dev|

    view == currentView ifTrue:[
        lastHelpText = aHelpText ifTrue:[
            ^ self
        ]
    ].

    lastHelpText := aHelpText.

    closeProcess notNil ifTrue:[
        p := closeProcess. closeProcess := nil.
        p terminate.
    ].
    currentHelpView notNil ifTrue:[
        self hideHelp
    ].

    org := view originRelativeTo:nil.
    currentFrame := org extent:view extent.
    org :=org + (view extent // 2).

    dev := view graphicsDevice.

    v := ActiveHelpView for:aHelpText onDevice:dev.

    org := dev pointerPosition.
    org := org + (0@18"24").
    (org x + v width) > dev width ifTrue:[
        org := (org x - v width) @ org y
    ].
    (org y + v height) > dev height ifTrue:[
        org := org x @ (org y - v height).
    ].

    v origin:org.
"/    currentHelpView open.
    v realize.
    v enableButtonMotionEvents.
    v enableMotionEvents.
    currentHelpView := v.
    currentView := view.

    self showTime notNil ifTrue:[
        closeProcess := [
                [
                    (Delay forSeconds:self showTime) wait.
                    [
                        currentHelpView notNil ifTrue:[
                            currentHelpView destroy.
                            currentHelpView := nil.
                        ]
                    ] valueUninterruptably
                ] ifCurtailed:[
                    closeProcess := nil.
                ].
            ] newProcess.
        closeProcess priority:(Processor userSchedulingPriority + 1).
        closeProcess resume.
    ].

    "Modified: / 31-08-1995 / 19:20:45 / claus"
    "Modified: / 16-03-2004 / 15:27:50 / cg"
!

stopHelpDisplayProcess
    |p|

    showProcess notNil ifTrue:[
        p := showProcess. showProcess := nil.
        p terminate.
    ].

    "Created: 28.6.1997 / 14:03:17 / cg"
! !

!FlyByHelp class methodsFor:'documentation'!

version
    ^ '$Header: /cvs/stx/stx/libview2/FlyByHelp.st,v 1.22 2008-07-12 13:54:02 cg Exp $'
! !

FlyByHelp initialize!