bibliothek.gui.dock.station.layer
Class LayerPriority

java.lang.Object
  bibliothek.gui.dock.station.layer.LayerPriority

All Implemented Interfaces:

Comparable<LayerPriority>

public class LayerPriority
extends Object
implements Comparable<LayerPriority>

A LayerPriority defines the basic ordering of DockStationDropLayers. Each LayerPriority has a custom priority, as higher this value is, as higher the priority of the DockStationDropLayer is. The reverse property tells whether the order should be reversed for DockStationDropLayers with the same LayerPriority.
Several default LayerPrioritys are defined, the framework itself uses only these priorities. Clients may introduce additional priorities. The default priorities all lay within a range of 0.1 to 0.9. Clients introducing new layers can use code like new LayerPriority( LAYER.getPriority()+0.5f, false ); to place their new layers between existing default layers.

Author:

Benjamin Sigg

Field Summary

static LayerPriority	BASE Used for DockStations itself, this is the default priority for most layers.
static LayerPriority	FALLBACK Describes the area where there are no stations, Dockables dragged into this area normally start to float (i.e.
static LayerPriority	FLOAT_ANCHORED Describes a layer that is floating above a window, but still attached to that window.
static LayerPriority	FLOAT_FREE Describes a layer that is floating freely above all other windows.
static LayerPriority	OUTSIDE_HIGH Used for the area around a DockStation, the layer has a high priority and is accessed unless there are floating windows present.
static LayerPriority	OUTSIDE_LOW Used for the area around a DockStation, the layer that is only accessed if all other layers are not used.
static LayerPriority	OVERRIDE_GUESS Describes an area with special behavior more important than BASE, but not an area where the user has a clear indicator of what will happen.This priority has the reverse flag set to true.
static LayerPriority	OVERRIDE_PRECISE Describes an area with special behavior more important than BASE, other than OVERRIDE_GUESS this layer is very small but also has very clear indicators of what will happen.

Constructor Summary

LayerPriority(float priority, boolean reverse)
Creates a new LayerPriority.

LayerPriority(float priority, boolean reverse, LayerPriority sub)
Creates a new LayerPriority.

Method Summary

int	compareTo(LayerPriority o)
float	getPriority() Gets the priority of this LayerPriority.
boolean	isReverse() Tells whether the order of DockStationDropLayers should be reversed
LayerPriority	merge(LayerPriority sub) Combines this LayerPriority with sub: The inner-layer priority is set to sub The priority is to the priority of this The reverse property is set to the value of sub
String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

FALLBACK

public static final LayerPriority FALLBACK

Describes the area where there are no stations, Dockables dragged into this area normally start to float (i.e. become children of ScreenDockStation).

OUTSIDE_LOW

public static final LayerPriority OUTSIDE_LOW

Used for the area around a DockStation, the layer that is only accessed if all other layers are not used.

BASE

public static final LayerPriority BASE

Used for DockStations itself, this is the default priority for most layers.

OVERRIDE_GUESS

public static final LayerPriority OVERRIDE_GUESS

Describes an area with special behavior more important than BASE, but not an area where the user has a clear indicator of what will happen.This priority has the reverse flag set to true.

OVERRIDE_PRECISE

public static final LayerPriority OVERRIDE_PRECISE

Describes an area with special behavior more important than BASE, other than OVERRIDE_GUESS this layer is very small but also has very clear indicators of what will happen.

OUTSIDE_HIGH

public static final LayerPriority OUTSIDE_HIGH

Used for the area around a DockStation, the layer has a high priority and is accessed unless there are floating windows present.

FLOAT_ANCHORED

public static final LayerPriority FLOAT_ANCHORED

Describes a layer that is floating above a window, but still attached to that window.

FLOAT_FREE

public static final LayerPriority FLOAT_FREE

Describes a layer that is floating freely above all other windows.

Constructor Detail

LayerPriority

public LayerPriority(float priority,
                     boolean reverse)

Creates a new LayerPriority.

Parameters:

priority - the priority, a number at least 0, where a higher number means that the priority is more important.

reverse - whether the order of DockStationDropLayers should be reversed

LayerPriority

public LayerPriority(float priority,
                     boolean reverse,
                     LayerPriority sub)

Creates a new LayerPriority.

Parameters:

priority - the priority, a number at least 0, where a higher number means that the priority is more important.

reverse - whether the order of DockStationDropLayers should be reversed

sub - further description of this priority

Method Detail

merge

public LayerPriority merge(LayerPriority sub)

Combines this LayerPriority with sub:

• The inner-layer priority is set to sub
• The priority is to the priority of this
• The reverse property is set to the value of sub

Parameters:

sub - the new sub layer

Returns:

the merged layer

isReverse

public boolean isReverse()

Tells whether the order of DockStationDropLayers should be reversed

Returns:

whether to reverse the order

getPriority

public float getPriority()

Gets the priority of this LayerPriority.

Returns:

the priority, a value at least 0, a higher number means that the priority is more important

compareTo

public int compareTo(LayerPriority o)

Specified by:

compareTo in interface Comparable<LayerPriority>

toString

public String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class Object