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Generic Dialog Framework
The Generic Dialog Framework is an easy way to generate your own dialogs by adjusting a set of prefabricated panels.
Generic Dialog Framework Class
multiLanguages()
This member function opens the multiLanguages dialog panel. It loads a dialog sub panel to edit a langString.

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  - Generic Dialog Framework Class
    - general()
      This member function opens the general dialog panel. The content displayed is a given panel reference, which is called the dialog sub panel.
    - information()
      This member function opens the information dialog panel. It is a variation of the general() function and panel, with different default parameters to produce a dialog to display information.
    - input()
      This member function opens the input dialog panel. This loads the "dialog_subInput.pnl" into the dialog panel. The associated value is written to and from a connected variable.
    - multiLanguages()
      This member function opens the multiLanguages dialog panel. It loads a dialog sub panel to edit a langString.
    - question()
      This member function is a variation of the general() function and opens the question dialog panel. The differing default parameters produce a dialog panel to answer a question by selecting a specific button.
    - warning()
      This member function opens the warning dialog panel. It is a variation of the general() function and panel. The different default parameters generate a dialog panel to show and acknowledge a warning.
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multiLanguages()

This member function opens the multiLanguages dialog panel. It loads a dialog sub panel to edit a langString.

Synopsis

int DialogFramework::multiLanguages( langString &langText, string title= "", string extraTitle = "")

Parameter


Parameter	Description
langText	The langString which will be edited.
title	A text, which will be displayed as dialog header. There will be no title if an empty string is given. Default value: ""
extraTitle	A text, which will be displayed as an additional, colored dialog header. There will be no title if an empty string is given. Default value: ""

Return Value

Returns the value associated with the selected button. This can be 0 when the "cancel" button is clicked, or 1 if the "ok" button is clicked.

Error

-

Description

This function opens the multiLanguages dialog panel, its dialog sub panel is an editor for a langString. The editor panel shows all entries of the langString and the buttons to copy one entry to all languages, delete all entries, cancel the process or save the entries.

The function defines the langString to be edited and two differently colored headers.

Example

A detailed example can be found with the "dialogFramework.pnl" in the GEDI.

Assignment

Generic Dialog Framework

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UI, CTRL