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org.openide.windows
Class WindowManager

java.lang.Object
  org.openide.windows.WindowManager

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Serializable

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public abstract class WindowManager

extends Object

implements Serializable

Manages window system. Allows the work with window system components, i.e. ModeS, TopComponentGroupS and provides handling of operations privided over TopComponentS.

Important note: Do not provide implementation of this abstract class unless you are window system provider!

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Serialized Form

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Nested Class Summary
protected static interface	WindowManager.Component           Deprecated. Do not use anymore. This interface is replaced by bunch of protedcted methods which name starts with topComponent prefix, i.e. topComponentOpen(org.openide.windows.TopComponent), topComponentClose(org.openide.windows.TopComponent) etc.

 

Field Summary
static String	PROP_CURRENT_WORKSPACE           Deprecated. Do not use. Workspaces are not supported anymore.
static String	PROP_MODES           Name of property for modes in the workspace.
static String	PROP_WORKSPACES           Deprecated. Do not use. Workspaces are not supported anymore.

 

Constructor Summary

WindowManager()

 

Method Summary
protected  void	activateComponent(TopComponent tc)           Activate a component.
abstract  void	addPropertyChangeListener(PropertyChangeListener l)           Attaches a listener for changes in workspaces.
protected  void	componentCloseNotify(TopComponent tc)           Notifies component that it was closed (and is not opened on any workspace anymore).
protected  void	componentHidden(TopComponent tc)           Notifies TopComponent it was hidden.
protected  void	componentOpenNotify(TopComponent tc)           Notifies component that it was opened (and wasn't opened on any workspace before).
protected  TopComponent.Registry	componentRegistry()           Access method for registry of all components in the system.
protected  void	componentShowing(TopComponent tc)           Notifies TopComponent it is about to be shown.
protected abstract  WindowManager.Component	createTopComponentManager(TopComponent c)           Create a component manager for the given top component.
Workspace	createWorkspace(String name)           Deprecated. Do not use. Workspaces are not supported anymore.
abstract  Workspace	createWorkspace(String name, String displayName)           Deprecated. Do not use. Workspaces are not supported anymore.
protected static WindowManager.Component	findComponentManager(TopComponent tc)           Deprecated. Do not use anymore. See WindowManager.Component deprecation.
abstract  Mode	findMode(String name)           Finds mode where specified name.
abstract  Mode	findMode(TopComponent tc)           Finds mode which contains specified TopComponent.
abstract  TopComponent	findTopComponent(String tcID)           Returns TopComponent for given unique ID.
abstract  TopComponentGroup	findTopComponentGroup(String name)           Finds TopComponentGroup of given name.
String	findTopComponentID(TopComponent tc)           Returns unique ID for specified TopComponent.
abstract  Workspace	findWorkspace(String name)           Deprecated. Do not use. Workspaces are not supported anymore.
abstract  Workspace	getCurrentWorkspace()           Deprecated. Do not use. Workspaces are not supported anymore.
static WindowManager	getDefault()           Singleton instance accessor method for window manager.
abstract  Frame	getMainWindow()           Get the Main Window of the IDE.
abstract  Set	getModes()           Gets set of all ModeS added into window system.
TopComponent.Registry	getRegistry()           Getter for component registry.
abstract  Workspace[]	getWorkspaces()           Deprecated. Do not use. Workspaces are not supported anymore.
abstract  void	removePropertyChangeListener(PropertyChangeListener l)           Removes a listener for changes in workspaces.
abstract  void	setWorkspaces(Workspace[] workspaces)           Deprecated. Do not use. Workspaces are not supported anymore.
protected abstract  void	topComponentActivatedNodesChanged(TopComponent tc, Node[] activatedNodes)           Informs about change of activated nodes of specified TopComponent.
protected  void	topComponentCancelRequestAttention(TopComponent tc)           Stop this TopComponent's tab from flashing if it is flashing.
protected abstract  void	topComponentClose(TopComponent tc)           Provides closing of specified TopComponent.
protected abstract  Action[]	topComponentDefaultActions(TopComponent tc)           Gets default list of actions which appear in popup menu of TopComponent.
protected abstract  void	topComponentDisplayNameChanged(TopComponent tc, String displayName)           Informs about change of display name of specified TopComponent.
protected abstract  void	topComponentIconChanged(TopComponent tc, Image icon)           Informs about chagne of icon of specified TopComponent.
protected abstract  String	topComponentID(TopComponent tc, String preferredID)           Returns unique ID for specified TopComponent.
protected abstract  boolean	topComponentIsOpened(TopComponent tc)           Indicates whether specified TopComponent is opened.
protected abstract  void	topComponentOpen(TopComponent tc)           Provides opening of specified TopComponent.
protected abstract  void	topComponentRequestActive(TopComponent tc)           Provides activation of specified TopComponent.
protected  void	topComponentRequestAttention(TopComponent tc)           Cause this TopComponent's tab to flash or otherwise draw the users' attention to it.
protected abstract  void	topComponentRequestVisible(TopComponent tc)           Provides selection of specfied TopComponent.
protected  void	topComponentToFront(TopComponent tc)           Attempts to bring the parent Window of the given TopComponent to front of other windows.
protected abstract  void	topComponentToolTipChanged(TopComponent tc, String toolTip)           Informs about change of tooltip of specified TopComponent.
abstract  void	updateUI()           Called after a Look&Feel change to update the IDE's UI.

 

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

 

Field Detail

PROP_WORKSPACES

public static final String PROP_WORKSPACES

Deprecated. Do not use. Workspaces are not supported anymore.

property change of workspaces.

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Constant Field Values

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PROP_CURRENT_WORKSPACE

public static final String PROP_CURRENT_WORKSPACE

Deprecated. Do not use. Workspaces are not supported anymore.

property change of current workspace.

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Constant Field Values

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PROP_MODES

public static final String PROP_MODES

Name of property for modes in the workspace.

Since:

4.13

See Also:

Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

WindowManager

public WindowManager()

Method Detail

getDefault

public static final WindowManager getDefault()

Singleton instance accessor method for window manager. Provides entry point for further work with window system API of the system.

Returns:

instance of window manager installed in the system

Since:

2.10

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findMode

public abstract Mode findMode(String name)

Finds mode where specified name.

Returns:

Mode whith the specified name is or null if there does not exist such Mode inside window system.

Since:

4.13

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findMode

public abstract Mode findMode(TopComponent tc)

Finds mode which contains specified TopComponent.

Returns:

Mode which contains specified TopComponent or null if the TopComponent is not added into any Mode inside window system.

Since:

4.13

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getModes

public abstract Set getModes()

Gets set of all ModeS added into window system.

Since:

4.13

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getMainWindow

public abstract Frame getMainWindow()

Get the Main Window of the IDE. This should ONLY be used for:

• using the Main Window as the parent for dialogs
• using the Main Window's position for preplacement of windows

Returns:

the Main Window of the IDE

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updateUI

public abstract void updateUI()

Called after a Look&Feel change to update the IDE's UI. Should call JComponent.updateUI() on all opened windows.

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createTopComponentManager

protected abstract WindowManager.Component createTopComponentManager(TopComponent c)

Create a component manager for the given top component.

Parameters:

c - the component

Returns:

the manager to handle opening, closing and selecting the component

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componentRegistry

protected TopComponent.Registry componentRegistry()

Access method for registry of all components in the system.

Returns:

the registry

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getRegistry

public TopComponent.Registry getRegistry()

Getter for component registry.

Returns:

the registry

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createWorkspace

public final Workspace createWorkspace(String name)

Deprecated. Do not use. Workspaces are not supported anymore.

Creates new workspace.

Parameters:

name - the name of the workspace

Returns:

new workspace

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createWorkspace

public abstract Workspace createWorkspace(String name,
                                          String displayName)

Deprecated. Do not use. Workspaces are not supported anymore.

Creates new workspace with I18N support. Note that it will not be displayed until setWorkspaces(org.openide.windows.Workspace[]) is called with an array containing the new workspace.

Parameters:

name - the code name (used for internal purposes)

displayName - the display name

Returns:

the new workspace

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findWorkspace

public abstract Workspace findWorkspace(String name)

Deprecated. Do not use. Workspaces are not supported anymore.

Finds workspace given its name.

Parameters:

name - the (code) name of workspace to find

Returns:

workspace or null if not found

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getWorkspaces

public abstract Workspace[] getWorkspaces()

Deprecated. Do not use. Workspaces are not supported anymore.

Gets a list of all workspaces.

Returns:

an array of all known workspaces

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setWorkspaces

public abstract void setWorkspaces(Workspace[] workspaces)

Deprecated. Do not use. Workspaces are not supported anymore.

Sets new array of workspaces. In conjunction with getWorkspaces(), this may be used to reorder workspaces, or add or remove workspaces.

Parameters:

workspaces - An array consisting of new workspaces.

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getCurrentWorkspace

public abstract Workspace getCurrentWorkspace()

Deprecated. Do not use. Workspaces are not supported anymore.

Gets the current workspace.

Returns:

the currently active workspace

See Also:

Workspace.activate()

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findTopComponentGroup

public abstract TopComponentGroup findTopComponentGroup(String name)

Finds TopComponentGroup of given name.

Returns:

instance of TopComponetnGroup or null

Since:

4.13

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addPropertyChangeListener

public abstract void addPropertyChangeListener(PropertyChangeListener l)

Attaches a listener for changes in workspaces.

Parameters:

l - the new listener

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removePropertyChangeListener

public abstract void removePropertyChangeListener(PropertyChangeListener l)

Removes a listener for changes in workspaces.

Parameters:

l - the listener to remove

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findComponentManager

protected static final WindowManager.Component findComponentManager(TopComponent tc)

Deprecated. Do not use anymore. See WindowManager.Component deprecation.

Finds top component manager for given top component.

Parameters:

tc - top component to find manager for.

Returns:

component manager for given top component.

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activateComponent

protected void activateComponent(TopComponent tc)

Activate a component. The top component containers should inform the top component that it is active via a call to this method through derived window manager implementation.

Parameters:

tc - the top component to activate; or null to deactivate all top components

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componentOpenNotify

protected void componentOpenNotify(TopComponent tc)

Notifies component that it was opened (and wasn't opened on any workspace before). Top component manager that implements Component inner interface of this class should send open notifications via calling this method

Parameters:

tc - the top component to be notified

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componentCloseNotify

protected void componentCloseNotify(TopComponent tc)

Notifies component that it was closed (and is not opened on any workspace anymore). Top component manager that implements Component inner interface of this class should send close notifications via calling this method

Parameters:

tc - the top component to be notified

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componentShowing

protected void componentShowing(TopComponent tc)

Notifies TopComponent it is about to be shown.

Parameters:

tc - TopComponent to be notified

Since:

2.18

See Also:

TopComponent.componentShowing()

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componentHidden

protected void componentHidden(TopComponent tc)

Notifies TopComponent it was hidden.

Parameters:

tc - TopComponent to be notified

Since:

2.18

See Also:

TopComponent.componentHidden()

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topComponentOpen

protected abstract void topComponentOpen(TopComponent tc)

Provides opening of specified TopComponent.

Parameters:

tc - TopComponent to open

Since:

4.13

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topComponentClose

protected abstract void topComponentClose(TopComponent tc)

Provides closing of specified TopComponent.

Parameters:

tc - TopComponent to close

Since:

4.13

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topComponentRequestActive

protected abstract void topComponentRequestActive(TopComponent tc)

Provides activation of specified TopComponent.

Parameters:

tc - TopComponent to activate

Since:

4.13

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topComponentRequestVisible

protected abstract void topComponentRequestVisible(TopComponent tc)

Provides selection of specfied TopComponent.

Parameters:

tc - TopComponent to set visible (select)

Since:

4.13

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topComponentDisplayNameChanged

protected abstract void topComponentDisplayNameChanged(TopComponent tc,
                                                       String displayName)

Informs about change of display name of specified TopComponent.

Parameters:

tc - TopComponent which display name has changed

displayName - newly changed display name value

Since:

4.13

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topComponentToolTipChanged

protected abstract void topComponentToolTipChanged(TopComponent tc,
                                                   String toolTip)

Informs about change of tooltip of specified TopComponent.

Parameters:

tc - TopComponent which tooltip has changed

toolTip - newly changed tooltip value

Since:

4.13

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topComponentIconChanged

protected abstract void topComponentIconChanged(TopComponent tc,
                                                Image icon)

Informs about chagne of icon of specified TopComponent.

Parameters:

tc - TopComponent which icon has changed

icon - newly chaned icon value

Since:

4.13

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topComponentActivatedNodesChanged

protected abstract void topComponentActivatedNodesChanged(TopComponent tc,
                                                          Node[] activatedNodes)

Informs about change of activated nodes of specified TopComponent.

Parameters:

tc - TopComponent which activated nodes has chagned

activatedNodes - newly chaged activated nodes value

Since:

4.13

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topComponentIsOpened

protected abstract boolean topComponentIsOpened(TopComponent tc)

Indicates whether specified TopComponent is opened.

Parameters:

tc - specified TopComponent

Since:

4.13

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topComponentDefaultActions

protected abstract Action[] topComponentDefaultActions(TopComponent tc)

Gets default list of actions which appear in popup menu of TopComponent. The popup menu which is handled by window systsm implementation, typically at tab.

Parameters:

tc - TopComponent for which the default actions to provide

Since:

4.13

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topComponentID

protected abstract String topComponentID(TopComponent tc,
                                         String preferredID)

Returns unique ID for specified TopComponent.

Parameters:

tc - TopComponent the component for which is ID returned

preferredID - first approximation used for ID

Returns:

unique TopComponent ID

Since:

4.13

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topComponentRequestAttention

protected void topComponentRequestAttention(TopComponent tc)

Cause this TopComponent's tab to flash or otherwise draw the users' attention to it. Note to WindowManager providers: This method not abstract for backward compatibility reasons, please override and provide implementation.

Parameters:

tc - A TopComponent

Since:

5.1

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topComponentToFront

protected void topComponentToFront(TopComponent tc)

Attempts to bring the parent Window of the given TopComponent to front of other windows.

Since:

5.8

See Also:

Window.toFront()

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topComponentCancelRequestAttention

protected void topComponentCancelRequestAttention(TopComponent tc)

Stop this TopComponent's tab from flashing if it is flashing. Note to WindowManager providers: This method not abstract for backward compatibility reasons, please override and provide implementation.

Parameters:

tc - A TopComponent

Since:

5.1

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findTopComponentID

public String findTopComponentID(TopComponent tc)

Returns unique ID for specified TopComponent.

Parameters:

tc - TopComponent the component for which is ID returned

Returns:

unique TopComponent ID

Since:

4.13

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findTopComponent

public abstract TopComponent findTopComponent(String tcID)

Returns TopComponent for given unique ID.

Parameters:

tcID - unique TopComponent ID

Returns:

TopComponent instance corresponding to unique ID

Since:

4.15

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