racket/collects/scribblings/gui/clipboard-intf.scrbl
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#lang scribble/doc
@(require "common.ss")
@definterface/title[clipboard<%> ()]{
A single @scheme[clipboard<%>] object, @indexed-scheme[the-clipboard],
manages the content of the system-wide clipboard for cut and paste.
Under X, a second @scheme[clipboard<%>] object,
@indexed-scheme[the-x-selection-clipboard], manages the content of the
system-wide X selection. If the @ResourceFirst{selectionAsClipboard}
preference (see @|mrprefsdiscuss|) is set to a non-zero true value,
however, then @scheme[the-clipboard] is always the same as
@scheme[the-x-selection-clipboard], and the system-wide X clipboard
is not used.
Under Windows and Mac OS X, @scheme[the-x-selection-clipboard] is
always the same as @scheme[the-clipboard].
Data can be entered into a clipboard in one of two ways: by setting
the current clipboard string or byte string, or by installing a
@scheme[clipboard-client%] object. When a client is installed,
requests for clipboard data are directed to the client.
Generic data is always retrieved from the clipboard as a byte
string. When retrieving clipboard data, a data type string specifies
the format of the data string. The availability of different
clipboard formats is determined by the current clipboard owner.
@defmethod[(get-clipboard-bitmap [time (and/c exact? integer?)])
(or/c (is-a?/c bitmap%) false/c)]{
Gets the current clipboard contents as a bitmap (Windows, Mac OS X),
returning @scheme[#f] if the clipboard does not contain a bitmap.
See
@method[clipboard<%> get-clipboard-data] for information on eventspaces and the current clipboard client.
See @|timediscuss| for a discussion of the @scheme[time] argument. If
@scheme[time] is outside the platform-specific range of times,
@|MismatchExn|.
}
@defmethod[(get-clipboard-data [format string]
[time (and/c exact? integer?)])
(or/c bytes? string? false/c)]{
Gets the current clipboard contents in a specific format, returning
@scheme[#f] if the clipboard does not contain data in the requested
format.
If the clipboard client is associated to an eventspace that is not the
current one, the data is retrieved through a callback event in the
client's eventspace. If no result is available within one second, the
request is abandoned and @scheme[#f] is returned.
See @xmethod[clipboard-client% add-type] for information on
@scheme[format].
See @|timediscuss| for a discussion of the @scheme[time] argument. If
@scheme[time] is outside the platform-specific range of times,
@|MismatchExn|.
}
@defmethod[(get-clipboard-string [time (and/c exact? integer?)])
(or/c string false/c)]{
Gets the current clipboard contents as simple text, returning
@scheme[#f] if the clipboard does not contain any text.
See @method[clipboard<%> get-clipboard-data] for information on
eventspaces and the current clipboard client.
See @|timediscuss| for a discussion of the @scheme[time] argument. If
@scheme[time] is outside the platform-specific range of times,
@|MismatchExn|.
}
@defmethod[(same-clipboard-client? [owner (is-a?/c clipboard-client%)])
boolean?]{
Returns @scheme[#t] if @scheme[owner] currently owns the clipboard,
@scheme[#f] otherwise.}
@defmethod[(set-clipboard-bitmap [new-bitmap (is-a?/c bitmap%)]
[time (and/c exact? integer?)])
void?]{
Changes the current clipboard contents to @scheme[new-bitmap] (Windows, Mac OS X)
and releases the current clipboard client (if any).
See @|timediscuss| for
a discussion of the @scheme[time] argument. If @scheme[time] is outside
the platform-specific range of times, @|MismatchExn|.
}
@defmethod[(set-clipboard-client [new-owner (is-a?/c clipboard-client%)]
[time (and/c exact? integer?)])
void?]{
Changes the clipboard-owning client: sets the client to
@scheme[new-owner] and associates @scheme[new-owner] with the current
eventspace (as determined by @scheme[current-eventspace]). The
eventspace association is removed when the client is no longer the
current one.
See @|timediscuss| for a discussion of the @scheme[time] argument. If
@scheme[time] is outside the platform-specific range of times,
@|MismatchExn|.
}
@defmethod[(set-clipboard-string [new-text string]
[time (and/c exact? integer?)])
void?]{
Changes the current clipboard contents to @scheme[new-text],
and releases the current clipboard client (if any).
See @|timediscuss| for
a discussion of the @scheme[time] argument. If @scheme[time] is outside
the platform-specific range of times, @|MismatchExn|.
}
}