source: trunk/src/gui/kernel/qclipboard.cpp@ 284

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#include "qclipboard.h"

#ifndef QT_NO_CLIPBOARD

#include "qapplication.h"
#include "qapplication_p.h"
#include "qpixmap.h"
#include "qclipboard_p.h"
#include "qvariant.h"
#include "qbuffer.h"
#include "qimage.h"

QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE

/*!
    \class QClipboard
    \brief The QClipboard class provides access to the window system clipboard.

    \ingroup io
    \ingroup environment
    \mainclass

    The clipboard offers a simple mechanism to copy and paste data
    between applications.

    QClipboard supports the same data types that QDrag does, and uses
    similar mechanisms. For advanced clipboard usage read \l{Drag and
    Drop}.

    There is a single QClipboard object in an application, accessible
    as QApplication::clipboard().

    Example:
    \snippet doc/src/snippets/code/src_gui_kernel_qclipboard.cpp 0

    QClipboard features some convenience functions to access common
    data types: setText() allows the exchange of Unicode text and
    setPixmap() and setImage() allows the exchange of QPixmaps and
    QImages between applications. The setMimeData() function is the
    ultimate in flexibility: it allows you to add any QMimeData into
    the clipboard. There are corresponding getters for each of these,
    e.g. text(), image() and pixmap(). You can clear the clipboard by
    calling clear().

    A typical example of the use of these functions follows:

    \snippet doc/src/snippets/droparea.cpp 0

    \section1 Notes for X11 Users

    \list

    \i The X11 Window System has the concept of a separate selection
    and clipboard.  When text is selected, it is immediately available
    as the global mouse selection.  The global mouse selection may
    later be copied to the clipboard.  By convention, the middle mouse
    button is used to paste the global mouse selection.

    \i X11 also has the concept of ownership; if you change the
    selection within a window, X11 will only notify the owner and the
    previous owner of the change, i.e. it will not notify all
    applications that the selection or clipboard data changed.

    \i Lastly, the X11 clipboard is event driven, i.e. the clipboard
    will not function properly if the event loop is not running.
    Similarly, it is recommended that the contents of the clipboard
    are stored or retrieved in direct response to user-input events,
    e.g. mouse button or key presses and releases.  You should not
    store or retrieve the clipboard contents in response to timer or
    non-user-input events.

    \endlist

    \section1 Notes for Mac OS X Users

    Mac OS X supports a separate find buffer that holds the current
    search string in Find operations. This find clipboard can be accessed
    by specifying the FindBuffer mode.

    \section1 Notes for Windows and Mac OS X Users

    \list

    \i Windows and Mac OS X do not support the global mouse
    selection; they only supports the global clipboard, i.e. they
    only add text to the clipboard when an explicit copy or cut is
    made.

    \i Windows and Mac OS X does not have the concept of ownership;
    the clipboard is a fully global resource so all applications are
    notified of changes.

    \endlist

    \sa QApplication
*/

#ifndef Q_WS_X11
// for X11 there is a separate implementation of a constructor.
/*!
    \internal

    Constructs a clipboard object.

    Do not call this function.

    Call QApplication::clipboard() instead to get a pointer to the
    application's global clipboard object.

    There is only one clipboard in the window system, and creating
    more than one object to represent it is almost certainly an error.
*/

QClipboard::QClipboard(QObject *parent)
    : QObject(*new QClipboardPrivate, parent)
{
    // nothing
}
#endif

#if !defined(Q_WS_WIN32) && !defined(Q_WS_PM)
/*!
    \internal

    Destroys the clipboard.

    You should never delete the clipboard. QApplication will do this
    when the application terminates.
*/
QClipboard::~QClipboard()
{
}
#endif

/*!
    \fn void QClipboard::changed(QClipboard::Mode mode)
    \since 4.2

    This signal is emitted when the data for the given clipboard \a
    mode is changed.

    \sa dataChanged(), selectionChanged(), findBufferChanged()
*/

/*!
    \fn void QClipboard::dataChanged()

    This signal is emitted when the clipboard data is changed.

    On Mac OS X and with Qt version 4.3 or higher, clipboard
    changes made by other applications will only be detected
    when the application is activated.

    \sa findBufferChanged(), selectionChanged(), changed()
*/

/*!
    \fn void QClipboard::selectionChanged()

    This signal is emitted when the selection is changed. This only
    applies to windowing systems that support selections, e.g. X11.
    Windows and Mac OS X don't support selections.

    \sa dataChanged(), findBufferChanged(), changed()
*/

/*!
    \fn void QClipboard::findBufferChanged()
    \since 4.2

    This signal is emitted when the find buffer is changed. This only
    applies to Mac OS X.

    With Qt version 4.3 or higher, clipboard changes made by other
    applications will only be detected when the application is activated.

    \sa dataChanged(), selectionChanged(), changed()
*/


/*! \enum QClipboard::Mode
    \keyword clipboard mode

    This enum type is used to control which part of the system clipboard is
    used by QClipboard::mimeData(), QClipboard::setMimeData() and related functions.

    \value Clipboard  indicates that data should be stored and retrieved from
    the global clipboard.

    \value Selection  indicates that data should be stored and retrieved from
    the global mouse selection. Support for \c Selection is provided only on
    systems with a global mouse selection (e.g. X11).

    \value FindBuffer indicates that data should be stored and retrieved from
    the Find buffer. This mode is used for holding search strings on Mac OS X.

    \omitvalue LastMode