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- // ObjectWindows - (C) Copyright 1992 by Borland International
-
- #include <stdlib.h>
- #include <stdio.h>
- #include <dos.h>
- #include <string.h>
- #include <owl.h>
- #include <static.h>
- #include <edit.h>
- #include <listbox.h>
- #include <button.h>
- #include "helpwind.h"
-
- THelpWindow::THelpWindow(PTWindowsObject AParent) :
- TWindow(AParent, "Help System")
- {
- DisableAutoCreate();
- Attr.Style |= WS_POPUPWINDOW | WS_CAPTION;
- Attr.X = 100;
- Attr.Y = 100;
- Attr.W = 300;
- Attr.H = 300;
- ListBox = new TListBox(this, ID_LISTBOX, 20, 20, 180, 80);
- new TButton(this, ID_BUTTON1, "Help", 220, 20, 60, 30, TRUE);
- new TButton(this, ID_BUTTON2, "Cancel", 220, 70, 60, 30, FALSE);
- Edit = new TEdit(this, ID_EDIT, "", 20, 180, 260, 90, 40, TRUE);
- new TStatic(this, -1, "Help Information:", 20, 160, 160, 20, 0);
- }
-
- void THelpWindow::SetupWindow()
- {
- TWindow::SetupWindow();
- ListBox->AddString("List Boxes");
- ListBox->AddString("Buttons");
- ListBox->AddString("Check Boxes");
- ListBox->AddString("Radio Buttons");
- ListBox->AddString("Group Boxes");
- ListBox->AddString("Scroll Bars");
- ListBox->AddString("Edit Controls");
- ListBox->AddString("Static Controls");
- ListBox->AddString("Combo Boxes");
- ListBox->SetSelIndex(0);
- };
-
- void THelpWindow::HandleListBoxMsg(RTMessage Msg)
- {
- char SelString[25];
-
- if ( Msg.LP.Hi == LBN_DBLCLK )
- {
- ListBox->GetSelString(SelString, sizeof(SelString));
- FillEdit(SelString);
- }
- }
-
- void THelpWindow::HandleButton1Msg(RTMessage)
- {
- char SelString[25];
-
- ListBox->GetSelString(SelString, sizeof(SelString));
- FillEdit(SelString);
- }
-
- void THelpWindow::HandleButton2Msg(RTMessage)
- {
- CloseWindow();
- }
-
- void THelpWindow::FillEdit(Pchar SelString)
- {
- Pchar HelpStr;
-
- if ( strcmp(SelString, "Buttons") == 0 )
- { HelpStr =
- "Button controls are used to allow\r\n"
- "the user to enter a command. The\r\n"
- "user \"presses\" a button by clicking\r\n"
- "upon it with the mouse. Button\r\n"
- "controls display a text string which\r\n"
- "indicates the action performed when\r\n"
- "the button is pressed.";
- };
- if ( strcmp(SelString, "Check Boxes") == 0 )
- { HelpStr =
- "Check boxes are used to represent\r\n"
- "an option which may be selected by\r\n"
- "the user. The user clicks upon the\r\n"
- "check box to toggle its check state.\r\n"
- "Check boxes are often displayed\r\n"
- "within a group box. Normally, any\r\n"
- "number of check boxes in a group\r\n"
- "may be selected, simultaneously.";
- }
- if ( strcmp(SelString, "Radio Buttons") == 0 )
- { HelpStr =
- "Radio Buttons are used to represent\r\n"
- "an option which may be selected by\r\n"
- "the user, by clicking upon it. Radio\r\n"
- "buttons are usually displayed within\r\n"
- "a group box, and normally are\r\n"
- "mutually exclusive options.";
- };
- if ( strcmp(SelString, "Group Boxes") == 0 )
- { HelpStr =
- "Group boxes are rectangular\r\n"
- "controls normally used to group\r\n"
- "check boxes and radio buttons. See\r\n"
- "\"Check Boxes\" and \"Radio Button\"\r\n"
- "HELP information.";
- };
- if ( strcmp(SelString, "List Boxes") == 0 )
- { HelpStr =
- "List boxes are used to retrieve user\r\n"
- "input in the form of a selection of a\r\n"
- "text item from a list. The user\r\n"
- "selects an item in the list by single-\r\n"
- "or double- clicking upon it.";
- };
- if ( strcmp(SelString, "Scroll Bars") == 0 )
- { HelpStr =
- "Scroll bar controls are used to\r\n"
- "retrieve a value in a particular\r\n"
- "range. The user inputs a value by\r\n"
- "moving a sliding box (a \"thumb\")\r\n"
- "along the scroll bar. The position\r\n"
- "of the box represents the input\r\n"
- "value.";
- };
- if (strcmp(SelString, "Edit Controls") == 0 )
- { HelpStr =
- "This is an edit control. An edit\r\n"
- "control is used to retrieve text\r\n"
- "input from a user. The user can\r\n"
- "enter and modify text in the edit\r\n"
- "control using the mouse and the\r\n"
- "keyboard. An edit control often\r\n"
- "contains default text input when\r\n"
- "initially displayed.";
- };
- if ( strcmp(SelString, "Static Controls") == 0 )
- { HelpStr =
- "Static controls are simple text items\r\n"
- "that are displayed in a window.\r\n"
- "Unlike most other types of controls,\r\n"
- "static controls cannot be modified\r\n"
- "by the user. They are often used in\r\n"
- "combination with other controls to\r\n"
- "display information to guide user\r\n"
- "input.";
- };
- if ( strcmp(SelString, "Combo Boxes") == 0 )
- { HelpStr =
- "Combo boxes provide the function-\r\n"
- "ality of both list boxes and edit\r\n"
- "controls. They are used to retrieve\r\n"
- "user input in the form of either a\r\n"
- "selection of a text item from a list\r\n"
- "or as text input into the edit control.\r\n"
- "The user has the option of selecting\r\n"
- "a listed item or typing in an item not\r\n"
- "listed.";
- };
- Edit->SetText(HelpStr);
- }
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