1 /*****************************************************************************
2 * vlc_interface.h: interface access for other threads
3 * This library provides basic functions for threads to interact with user
4 * interface, such as message output.
5 *****************************************************************************
6 * Copyright (C) 1999, 2000 VideoLAN
7 * $Id: vlc_interface.h,v 1.7 2003/10/14 22:41:41 gbazin Exp $
9 * Authors: Vincent Seguin <seguin@via.ecp.fr>
11 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
12 * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
13 * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
14 * (at your option) any later version.
16 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
17 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
18 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
19 * GNU General Public License for more details.
21 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
22 * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
23 * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111, USA.
24 *****************************************************************************/
26 typedef struct intf_dialog_args_t intf_dialog_args_t;
30 * This file contains structures and function prototypes for
31 * interface management in vlc
35 /*****************************************************************************
36 * intf_thread_t: describe an interface thread
37 *****************************************************************************
38 * This struct describes all interface-specific data of the main (interface)
40 *****************************************************************************/
43 * \defgroup vlc_interface Interface
44 * These functions and structures are for interface management
51 /* Thread properties and locks */
54 /* Specific interfaces */
55 intf_console_t * p_console; /** console */
56 intf_sys_t * p_sys; /** system interface */
58 /** Interface module */
60 void ( *pf_run ) ( intf_thread_t * ); /** Run function */
62 /** Specific for dialogs providers */
63 void ( *pf_show_dialog ) ( intf_thread_t *, int, int,
64 intf_dialog_args_t * );
66 /* XXX: new message passing stuff will go here */
67 vlc_mutex_t change_lock;
68 vlc_bool_t b_menu_change;
71 /* Provides the ability to switch an interface on the fly */
72 char *psz_switch_intf;
75 /*****************************************************************************
76 * intf_dialog_args_t: arguments structure passed to a dialogs provider.
77 *****************************************************************************
78 * This struct describes the arguments passed to the dialogs provider.
79 * For now they are only used with INTF_DIALOG_FILE_GENERIC.
80 *****************************************************************************/
81 struct intf_dialog_args_t
85 vlc_bool_t b_blocking;
93 void (*pf_callback) ( intf_dialog_args_t * );
96 /* Specifically for INTF_DIALOG_FILE_GENERIC */
99 vlc_bool_t b_multiple;
102 /*****************************************************************************
104 *****************************************************************************/
105 #define intf_Create(a,b) __intf_Create(VLC_OBJECT(a),b)
106 VLC_EXPORT( intf_thread_t *, __intf_Create, ( vlc_object_t *, const char * ) );
107 VLC_EXPORT( int, intf_RunThread, ( intf_thread_t * ) );
108 VLC_EXPORT( void, intf_StopThread, ( intf_thread_t * ) );
109 VLC_EXPORT( void, intf_Destroy, ( intf_thread_t * ) );
113 /*****************************************************************************
115 *****************************************************************************/
116 #if defined( WIN32 ) && !defined( UNDER_CE )
117 # define CONSOLE_INTRO_MSG \
119 freopen( "CONOUT$", "w", stdout ); \
120 freopen( "CONOUT$", "w", stderr ); \
121 freopen( "CONIN$", "r", stdin ); \
122 msg_Info( p_intf, COPYRIGHT_MESSAGE ); \
123 msg_Info( p_intf, _("\nWarning: if you can't access the GUI " \
124 "anymore, open a dos command box, go to the " \
125 "directory where you installed VLC and run " \
126 "\"vlc -I wxwin\"\n") )
128 # define CONSOLE_INTRO_MSG
131 /* Interface dialog ids for dialog providers */
132 #define INTF_DIALOG_FILE_SIMPLE 1
133 #define INTF_DIALOG_FILE 2
134 #define INTF_DIALOG_DISC 3
135 #define INTF_DIALOG_NET 4
136 #define INTF_DIALOG_SAT 5
138 #define INTF_DIALOG_PLAYLIST 10
139 #define INTF_DIALOG_MESSAGES 11
140 #define INTF_DIALOG_FILEINFO 12
141 #define INTF_DIALOG_PREFS 13
143 #define INTF_DIALOG_POPUPMENU 20
145 #define INTF_DIALOG_FILE_GENERIC 30
147 #define INTF_DIALOG_EXIT 99
149 /* Useful text messages shared by interfaces */
150 #define INTF_ABOUT_MSG \
151 _( "VLC is an open-source and cross-platform multimedia " \
152 "player for various audio and video formats (MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, " \
153 "DivX, mp3, Ogg, ...) as well as DVDs, VCDs, CD audio, and various " \
154 "streaming protocols.\n\n" \
155 "VLC is also a streaming server with transcoding capabilities " \
156 "(UDP unicast and multicast, HTTP, ...) mainly designed for " \
157 "high-bandwidth networks.\n\n"\
158 "For more information, have a look at the web site." )