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#ifndef __com_sun_star_ui_ConfigurableUIElement_idl__
#define __com_sun_star_ui_ConfigurableUIElement_idl__

#ifndef __com_sun_star_ui_UIElement_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/ui/UIElement.idl>
#endif

#ifndef __com_sun_star_ui_XUIElementSettings_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/ui/XUIElementSettings.idl>
#endif

#ifndef __com_sun_star_beans_XPropertySet_idl__ 
#include <com/sun/star/beans/XPropertySet.idl>
#endif

#ifndef __com_sun_star_ui_UIElementType_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/ui/UIElementType.idl>
#endif

#ifndef __com_sun_star_ui_XUIConfigurationManager_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/ui/XUIConfigurationManager.idl>
#endif

#ifndef __com_sun_star_frame_XFrame_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/frame/XFrame.idl>
#endif

#ifndef __com_sun_star_lang_XInitialization_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/lang/XInitialization.idl>
#endif

//============================================================================= 

module com { module sun { module star { module ui {

//============================================================================= 

/** specifies a configurable user interface element that supports persistence.

    <p>
    Configurable user interface elements are:
    <ul>
        <li>menubar</li>
        <li>popupmenu<li>
        <li>toolbar</li>
        <li>statusbar</li>
    </ul>
    </p>
    
    @since OOo 2.0
*/

service ConfigurableUIElement
{
    /** provides properties and functions to initialize and identify a user 
        interface element.
    
        <p>
        A configurable user interface element must be initialized using 
        <member scope=com::sun::star::lang>XInitialization::initialize</member> before
        it can be used. The following properties must be provided:
        <ul>
            <li><b>ResourceURL</b><br>specifies the user interface name.</li>
            <li><b>Frame</b><br>specifies to which frame instance the user interface belongs to.</li>
            <li><b>ConfigurationSource</b><br>specifies to which configuration manager a user interface 
            element instance is bound to.</li>
        </ul>
        </p>
        
        A user interface element factory creates and initializes every user interface element
        correctly.

        @see com::sun::star::ui::UIElementFactory
    */
    service UIElement;

    /** provides functions to retrieve and change the user interface element structure data and to 
        update its visible representation.
    */
    interface com::sun::star::ui::XUIElementSettings;

    /** specifies if the user interface element stores changes of its structure to its creator 
        source defined by the property <member>ConfigurationSource</member>. */
    [property] boolean Persistent;

    /** specifies the configuration source of this user interface element.
    
        <p>
        If the property <member>Persistent</member> is <TRUE/> changes on the structure of 
        the user interface element are written back to configuration source. When this property is
        changed, afterwards <member>XUIElementSettings::updateSettings</member>  must be called so
        the user interface element tries to retrieve its settings from the new user interface 
        configuration manager.
        </p>
    */
    [property] com::sun::star::ui::XUIConfigurationManager ConfigurationSource;
};

}; }; }; };

#endif
