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FileChooser (gb.form)
This control allows the user to select a file, or a list of files in the same directory.
This class inherits
UserControl
in
gb.qt4
.
This class is
Creates a new
FileChooser
control.
creatable
.
Properties
Methods
Events
Returns or sets the action string associated with the control.
Action
Return or set if the extension of the file is automatically set from the current filter.
AutoExt
Returns or sets the background color used by the control.
Background
Sets or returns the list of user-defined bookmarks.
Bookmarks
Return or set if the
FileChooser
has a border.
Border
Returns a collection of each control included in the container.
Children
A synonymous for the
ClientHeight
property.
ClientH
Returns the height of the area containing the controls.
ClientHeight
A synonymous for the
ClientWidth
property.
ClientW
Returns the width of the area containing the controls.
ClientWidth
Returns the position of the left border of the area containing the controls.
ClientX
Returns the position of the top border of the area containing the controls.
ClientY
Use this property for assigning a custom cursor to a control.
Cursor
Indicates that the control is in design mode.
Design
Returns or sets the current directory.
Dir
Return the
DirView
control internally used by the
FileChooser
.
DirView
Return or set the control text direction.
Direction
Returns or sets if a control accepts drops.
Drop
Indicates that the control is enabled.
Enabled
Returns or sets if a control will expand if included in a container that arranges its contents.
Expand
Return the internal container that can be used for inserting extensions inside the
FileChooser
control.
Extension
Return the
FileView
control internally used by the
FileChooser
.
FileView
Returns or sets the filters used by the control for only displaying specific file types.
Filter
Returns or sets the index of the filter that is used by
FileChooser
control.
FilterIndex
Returns or sets the font used to draw text in the control.
Font
Returns or sets the foreground color used by the control.
Foreground
A synonymous for the
Height
property.
H
Returns the internal X11 window handle of the control.
Handle
Returns whether the control has the focus.
HasFocus
Returns or sets the height of the control.
Height
Returns whether the mouse cursor is inside the control.
Hovered
Returns or sets the icon used for displaying a file or a directory.
Icon
A synonymous for the
Handle
property.
Id
Returns or sets if a control must be ignored when its parent arranges its children.
Ignore
Returns or sets the position of the left border of the control relative to its parent.
Left
Return or set if there is a margin around the file
TextBox
and the filter
ComboBox
.
Margin
Returns or sets the appearence of the cursor when it points inside the control.
Mouse
Returns or sets if the user can select only one or many files.
Multi
Returns or sets the name of the control.
Name
Returns the next control having the same parent.
Next
Return or set if a control cannot be focused with the TAB key.
NoTabFocus
Returns the control container.
Parent
Returns or sets the picture displayed by the
FileChooser
directory view.
Picture
Return or set the name of the menu that will be popped-up when the user presses the right mouse button or the keyboard
MENU
key.
PopupMenu
Returns the previous control having the same parent.
Previous
Return or set the "proxy" of a control.
Proxy
Returns or sets if the
FileChooser
is read-only.
ReadOnly
Return if the control is right to left oriented.
RightToLeft
Returns or sets the root directory.
Root
Returns the position of the left border of the control in screen coordinates.
ScreenX
Returns the position of the top border of the control in screen coordinates.
ScreenY
Returns the current selected file.
SelectedPath
Returns the list of all selected files, if the
Multi
property is
TRUE
.
SelectedPaths
Returns or sets a string that represents the control current state.
Settings
Returns or sets if the bookmark panel is visible or not.
ShowBookmark
Return or set if the standard
dialog
buttons ('OK' and 'Cancel') are visible or not.
ShowButton
Returns or sets if the files are displayed with a detailed view or with icons.
ShowDetailed
Returns if the directories are displayed in the file view.
ShowDirectory
Return or set if the file
TextBox
is visible or not.
ShowFile
Returns or sets if the hidden files or directories are shown or hidden.
ShowHidden
Return or set if the image thumbnails are displayed or not
ShowPreview
Return or set if the toolbar is visible.
ShowToolbar
Returns or sets the control tag.
Tag
Returns or sets the tooltip shown when the mouse stays on the control for a short time.
Tooltip
Returns or sets the position of the top border of the control relative to its parent.
Top
Returns or sets if the control will receive
MouseMove
events.
Tracking
Return or set a list of file filters that identify files that can be uncompressed in response of the
Uncompress
event.
UncompressFilter
If the
Multi
property is
FALSE
, then this property is a synonymous of the
SelectedPath
property.
Value
Return or set the view mode of the internal file view.
View
Indicates if the control is visible or not.
Visible
A synonymous for the
Width
property.
W
Returns or sets the width of the control.
Width
Returns the top-level window that contains the control.
Window
Returns or sets the position of the left border of the control relative to its parent.
X
Returns or sets the position of the top border of the control relative to its parent.
Y
Destroys the control.
Delete
Starts a drag & drop process.
Drag
Finds the first child control pointed by the
X
and
Y
coordinates.
FindChild
Grab the keyboard and the mouse so that all keyboard and mouse events are received by the control.
Grab
Hides the control.
Hide
Sends the control to the background of its parent.
Lower
Moves and/or resizes the control.
Move
Moves and/or resizes the control.
MoveScaled
Sends the control to the foreground of its parent.
Raise
Trigger a redraw of the control.
Refresh
Reload the view contents as if you have clicked on the refresh button.
Reload
Changes the container of a control.
Reparent
Resizes the control.
Resize
Resizes the control.
ResizeScaled
Gives the focus to the control.
SetFocus
Shows the control.
Show
This event is raised when the user double-clicks on a file, or clicks on the 'OK' button.
Activate
This event is raised when a container has just finished arranging its contents.
Arrange
This event is raised just before a container arranges its contents.
BeforeArrange
Raised when the user clicks on the 'Cancel' button.
Cancel
This event is raised when the selected file changes.
Change
Raised when the user quickly clicks twice on the control.
DblClick
This event is raised when the mouse enters the control during a drag & drop process.
Drag
This event is raised when the mouse leaves the control during a drag & drop operation.
DragLeave
This event is raised while the mouse moves inside the control during a drag & drop process.
DragMove
This event is raised when a drag is dropped in the control.
Drop
Raised when the mouse enters the control.
Enter
Raised when the control has got the focus.
GotFocus
This event is raised when the control needs to get the icon associated with a specific file or directory.
Icon
Raised when a key is pressed while the control has the focus.
KeyPress
Raised when a key is released while the control has the focus.
KeyRelease
Raised when the mouse leaves the control.
Leave
Raised when the control has lost the focus.
LostFocus
Raised when the user clicks on the control with the right mouse button, or if it hits the
MENU
key.
Menu
Raised when a mouse button is pressed while the cursor is inside the control.
MouseDown
This event is raised when a drag operation should be started.
MouseDrag
Raised when the mouse moves inside the control while a mouse button is pressed.
MouseMove
Raised when a mouse button is depressed while the cursor is inside the control.
MouseUp
This event is raised when the user moves or presses the mouse wheel while the mouse is inside the control.
MouseWheel
This event is raised when a new child
Control
has just been inserted into the container.
NewChild
Raise when a specific compressed file must be uncompressed.
Uncompress