/* This file is part of the KDE libraries
   Copyright (C) 2005 David Faure <faure@kde.org>

   This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
   modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public
   License version 2 as published by the Free Software Foundation.

   This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
   Library General Public License for more details.

   You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public License
   along with this library; see the file COPYING.LIB.  If not, write to
   the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor,
   Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
*/

#ifndef KHBOX_H
#define KHBOX_H

#include <kdeui_export.h>

#include <QFrame>
#include <QChildEvent>

/**
 * A container widget which arranges its children horizontally.
 * When using a KHBox you don't need to create a layout nor
 * to add the child widgets to it.
 *
 * Both margin and spacing are initialized to 0. Use QHBoxLayout
 * if you need standard layout margins.
 *
 * \image html khbox.png "KDE Horizontal Box containing three buttons"
 *
 * @see KVBox
 */
class KDEUI_EXPORT KHBox : public QFrame
{
    Q_OBJECT
  
public:
    /**
     * Creates a new hbox.
     */
    explicit KHBox(QWidget* parent = 0);

    /**
     * Sets the @p margin of the hbox.
     */
    void setMargin(int margin);

    /**
     * Sets the spacing between the child widgets to @p space.
     *
     * To get the default layout spacing, set @p space to -1.
     */
    void setSpacing(int space);

    /**
     * Sets the stretch factor of @p widget to @p stretch.
     */
    void setStretchFactor(QWidget* widget, int stretch);

    /**
     * Calculate the recommended size for this hbox.
     */
    virtual QSize sizeHint() const;

    /**
     * Calculate the recommended minimum size for this hbox.
     */
    virtual QSize minimumSizeHint() const;

protected:
    /*
     * @internal
     */
    KHBox(bool vertical, QWidget* parent);

    virtual void childEvent(QChildEvent* ev);

private:
    Q_DISABLE_COPY(KHBox)
};

#endif