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/* This file is part of the KDE libraries
 * Copyright (C) 2001 Frerich Raabe <raabe@kde.org>
 *
 * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 * modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public
 * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
 * version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
 *
 * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
 * Library General Public License for more details.
 *
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public License
 * along with this library; see the file COPYING.LIB.  If not, write to
 * the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330,
 * Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
 */

#ifndef __KPREVIEWWIDGETBASE_H__
#define __KPREVIEWWIDGETBASE_H__

/**
 * Abstract baseclass for all preview widgets which shall be used via
 * KFileDialog::setPreviewWidget(const KPreviewWidgetBase *).
 * Ownership will be transferred to KFileDialog, so you have to create
 * the preview with "new" and let KFileDialog delete it.
 *
 * Just derive your custom preview widget from KPreviewWidgetBase and overload
 * all methods, especially the slot showPreview(const KURL &) which is called
 * every time the file selection changes.
 *
 * @short Abstract baseclass for all preview widgets.
 * @author Frerich Raabe <raabe@kde.org>
 */

#include <qwidget.h>

class KURL;

class KPreviewWidgetBase : public QWidget
{
    Q_OBJECT
	
public:
    /**
     * Constructor. Construct the user interface of your preview widget here
     * and pass the KFileDialog this preview widget is going to be used in as
     * the parent.
     *
     * @param parent The KFileDialog this preview widget is going to be used in
     */
    KPreviewWidgetBase(QWidget *parent, const char *name=0) 
        : QWidget(parent,name) {}

public slots:
    /**
     * This slot is called everytime the user selects another file in the
     * file dialog. Implement the stuff necessary to reflect the change here.
     *
     * @param url The URL of the currently selected file.
     */
    virtual void showPreview(const KURL &url) = 0;

};

#endif