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2018-09-24 Markus Gans <guru.mail@muenster.de>
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* Stricter use of the keyword virtual
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* Add a first steps document
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2018-09-20 Markus Gans <guru.mail@muenster.de>
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* Added pkg-config file finalcut.pc
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First steps with the Final Cut widget toolkit
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=============================================
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How to use the library
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----------------------
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At the beginning of this introduction to the Final Cut usage,
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we start with a little example.
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It creates an empty 30×10 character dialog.
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**File:** *dialog.cpp*
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```cpp
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#include <final/final.h>
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int main (int argc, char* argv[])
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{
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finalcut::FApplication app(argc, argv);
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finalcut::FDialog dialog(&app);
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dialog.setText ("A dialog");
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dialog.setGeometry (25, 5, 30, 10);
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app.setMainWidget(&dialog);
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dialog.show();
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return app.exec();
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}
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```
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*(Note: Use mouse or <kbd>Shift</kbd>+<kbd>F10</kbd> or
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<kbd>Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>^</kbd> to close the dialog)*
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After entering the source code in *dialog.cpp* you can compile
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the above program with gcc:
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```cpp
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g++ -O2 -lfinal dialog.cpp -o dialog
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```
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How it works
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------------
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```cpp
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#include <final/final.h>
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```
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All final cut programs must include the *final.h* header.
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```cpp
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finalcut::FApplication app(argc, argv);
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```
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In this line creates the `finalcut::FApplication` object `app` with
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the command line arguments `argc` and `argv`. This object manages
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the application main event loop. It receives keyboard and mouse events
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and sends them to the target widgets. Before widgets can be created,
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an application object must be created! Only one `finalcut::FApplication`
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object should be created.
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The next line
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```cpp
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finalcut::FDialog dialog(&app);
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```
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creates the `finalcut::FDialog` object `dialog` with the object `app`
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as parent object. The `finalcut::FDialog` class is the base class for
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creating dialog windows.
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```cpp
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dialog.setText ("A dialog");
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```
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The title bar of the dialog box gets the text "A dialog".
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```cpp
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dialog.setGeometry (25, 5, 30, 10);
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```
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The dialog window geometry is set to a width of 30 characters and
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a height of 10 characters. The window is positioned in the terminal
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at the positions x=25 and y=5. (Note: x=1 and y=1 represents the upper
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left corner )
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```cpp
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app.setMainWidget(&dialog);
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```
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The `dialog` object is selected as the main widget for the application.
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When the user closes a main widget, the application exits.
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```cpp
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dialog.show();
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```
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A window or widget is not visible directly after its creation.
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Only the call of `show()` makes it (and its child objects,
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if available) visible.
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```cpp
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return app.exec();
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```
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The last line calls `exec()` to start the application and return
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the result to the operating system. When the application starts,
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it enters the main event loop. This loop doesn't end until the
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window/application is closed.
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