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# KPalette Class Reference

Class for handling Palettes. More...

`#include <kpalette.h>`

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## Public Types
enum | Editable { Yes, No, Ask }
## Public Member Functions
| KPalette (const QString &name=QString::null)
| KPalette (const KPalette &)
virtual | ~KPalette ()
KPalette & | operator= (const KPalette &)
bool | save ()
QString | description () const
void | setDescription (const QString &desc)
QString | name () const
void | setName (const QString &name)
Editable | editable () const
void | setEditable (Editable editable)
int | nrColors () const
QColor | color (int index)
int | findColor (const QColor &color) const
QString | colorName (int index)
QString | colorName (const QColor &color)
int | addColor (const QColor &newColor, const QString &newColorName=QString::null)
int | changeColor (int index, const QColor &newColor, const QString &newColorName=QString::null)
int | changeColor (const QColor &oldColor, const QColor &newColor, const QString &newColorName=QString::null)
## Static Public Member Functions
static QStringList | getPaletteList ()

## Detailed Description

Class for handling Palettes.

This class makes it easy to handle palettes. A palette is a set of colors. This class can read and write palettes from and to a file.

This class uses the "GIMP" palette file format.

This class is totally unrelated to QPalette.

Author:
  Waldo Bastian (bastian@kde.org)

Definition at line 46 of file kpalette.h.

## Member Enumeration Documentation

enum KPalette::Editable

  | Used to specify whether a palette may be edited. See also: editable() setEditable() Enumeration values:
  Yes | Palette may be edited.
  No | Palette may not be edited.
  Ask | Ask user before editing.
Definition at line 118 of file kpalette.h.

## Constructor & Destructor Documentation

KPalette::KPalette | ( | const QString & | name = `QString::null` | ) |

  | KPalette constructor. Creates a KPalette from a file the filename is derived from the name. Parameters:
  | name | The name of palette as returned by getPaletteList()
Definition at line 50 of file kpalette.cpp. References QPtrList::append(), QString::ascii(), QFile::exists(), QString::find(), QString::isEmpty(), QString::mid(), QFile::open(), QFile::readLine(), QPtrList::setAutoDelete(), and QString::stripWhiteSpace().

KPalette::KPalette | ( | const KPalette & |  | ) |

| KPalette copy constructor. Definition at line 112 of file kpalette.cpp. References QPtrList::append(), QPtrList::first(), QPtrList::next(), and QPtrList::setAutoDelete().

KPalette::~KPalette | ( |  | ) | `[virtual]`

| KPalette destructor. Definition at line 126 of file kpalette.cpp.

## Member Function Documentation

QStringList KPalette::getPaletteList | ( |  | ) | `[static]`

| Query which KDE palettes are installed. Returns: A list with a palette names. Definition at line 34 of file kpalette.cpp. References KGlobal::dirs(), and KStandardDirs::findAllResources().

KPalette & KPalette::operator= | ( | const KPalette & |  | ) |

| KPalette assignment operator. Definition at line 159 of file kpalette.cpp. References QPtrList::append(), QPtrList::clear(), QPtrList::first(), and QPtrList::next().

bool KPalette::save | ( |  | ) |

| Save the palette. Returns: 'true' if successful Definition at line 132 of file kpalette.cpp. References KSaveFile::close(), description(), QPtrList::first(), QPtrList::next(), QStringList::split(), KSaveFile::status(), QString::stripWhiteSpace(), and KSaveFile::textStream().

QString KPalette::description | ( |  | ) | const`[inline]`

| Get the description of the palette. Returns: the description of the palette. Definition at line 89 of file kpalette.h. Referenced by save().

void KPalette::setDescription | ( | const QString & | desc | ) | `[inline]`

  | Set the description of the palette. Parameters:
  | desc | the new description
Definition at line 96 of file kpalette.h.

QString KPalette::name | ( |  | ) | const`[inline]`

| Get the name of the palette. Returns: the name of the palette Definition at line 103 of file kpalette.h.

void KPalette::setName | ( | const QString & | name | ) | `[inline]`

  | Set the name of the palette. Parameters:
  | name | the name of the palette
Definition at line 110 of file kpalette.h.

Editable KPalette::editable | ( |  | ) | const`[inline]`

| Returns whether the palette may be edited. Returns: the state of the palette Definition at line 127 of file kpalette.h.

void KPalette::setEditable | ( | Editable | editable | ) | `[inline]`

  | Change whether the palette may be edited. Parameters:
  | editable | the state of the palette
Definition at line 134 of file kpalette.h.

int KPalette::nrColors | ( |  | ) | const`[inline]`

| Return the number of colors in the palette. Returns: the number of colors Definition at line 141 of file kpalette.h. Referenced by addColor(), changeColor(), color(), and colorName().

QColor KPalette::color | ( | int | index | ) |

  | Find color by index. Parameters:
  | index | the index of the desired color
Returns: The `index` -th color of the palette, null if not found. Definition at line 178 of file kpalette.cpp. References QPtrList::at(), and nrColors(). Referenced by findColor().

int KPalette::findColor | ( | const QColor & | color | ) | const

  | Find index by `color`. Parameters:
  | color | the color to find
Returns: The index of the color in the palette or -1 if the color is not found. Definition at line 191 of file kpalette.cpp. References color(), and QPtrListIterator::current().

QString KPalette::colorName | ( | int | index | ) |

  | Find color name by `index`. Parameters:
  | index | the index of the color
Returns: The name of the `index` -th color. Note that not all palettes have named the colors. Null is returned if the color does not exist or has no name. Definition at line 204 of file kpalette.cpp. References QPtrList::at(), and nrColors().

QString KPalette::colorName | ( | const QColor & | color | ) | `[inline]`

| Find color name by `color`. Returns: The name of color according to this palette. Note that not all palettes have named the colors. Note also that each palette can give the same color a different name. Definition at line 175 of file kpalette.h.

int KPalette::addColor | ( | const QColor & | newColor,
|  | const QString & | newColorName = `QString::null`
| ) |

  | Add a color. Parameters:
  | newColor | The color to add.
  | newColorName | The name of the color, null to remove the name.
Returns: The index of the added color. Definition at line 217 of file kpalette.cpp. References QPtrList::append(), and nrColors().

int KPalette::changeColor | ( | int | index,
|  | const QColor & | newColor,
|  | const QString & | newColorName = `QString::null`
| ) |

  | Change a color. Parameters:
  | index | Index of the color to change
  | newColor | The new color.
  | newColorName | The new color name, null to remove the name.
Returns: The index of the new color or -1 if the color couldn't be changed. Definition at line 227 of file kpalette.cpp. References QPtrList::at(), and nrColors().

int KPalette::changeColor | ( | const QColor & | oldColor,
|  | const QColor & | newColor,
|  | const QString & | newColorName = `QString::null`
| ) | `[inline]`

  | Change a color. Parameters:
  | oldColor | The original color
  | newColor | The new color.
  | newColorName | The new color name, null to remove the name.
Returns: The index of the new color or -1 if the color couldn't be changed. Definition at line 210 of file kpalette.h.

The documentation for this class was generated from the following files:

- kpalette.h
- kpalette.cpp

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