/*
	
	Preferences.h
	
	ProcessController
	(c) 2000, Georges-Edouard Berenger, All Rights Reserved.
	Copyright (C) 2004 beunited.org 

	This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or 
	modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public 
	License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either 
	version 2.1 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 
	Lesser General Public License for more details. 

	You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public 
	License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software 
	Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA	
	
*/

#ifndef _Preferences_H_
#define _Preferences_H_

#include <Window.h>
#include <Message.h>
#include <Locker.h>

class GebsPreferences : public BMessage, public BLocker {

public:
				GebsPreferences (const char* thename, const char* thesignature=NULL, bool doSave=true);
				GebsPreferences (const entry_ref &ref, const char* thesignature=NULL, bool doSave=true);
				~GebsPreferences ();
	status_t	MakeEmpty ();
	void		SaveWindowPosition (BWindow* window, const char* name);
	void		LoadWindowPosition (BWindow* window, const char* name);
	void		SaveWindowFrame (BWindow* window, const char* name);
	void		LoadWindowFrame (BWindow* window, const char* name);
	void		SaveInt32 (int32 val, const char* name);
	bool		ReadInt32 (int32 &val, const char* name);
	void		SaveFloat (float val, const char* name);
	bool		ReadFloat (float &val, const char* name);
	void		SaveRect (BRect &rect, const char* name);
	BRect&		ReadRect (BRect &rect, const char* name);
	void		SaveString (BString &string, const char* name);
	void		SaveString (const char* string, const char* name);
	bool		ReadString (BString &string, const char* name);
	bool		fNewPreferences;
	bool		fSavePreferences;
	char		*fName;
	char		*fSignature;
	entry_ref	*fSettingsFile;
};

extern GebsPreferences gPreferences;

// ggPreferences.LoadWindowPosition(this, kPosPrefName);
// ggPreferences.SaveWindowPosition(this, kPosPrefName);

// ggPreferences.LoadWindowFrame(this, frame);
// ggPreferences.SaveWindowFrame(this, frame);

#endif // _Preferences_H_