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#ifndef UIGUISETTINGS_H
#define UIGUISETTINGS_H

#include <tqobject.h>
#include <tqstringlist.h>
/////#include <tqmultimap.h>

class TQSettings;


class UiGuiSettings : public TQObject
{
	Q_OBJECT

	private:
		UiGuiSettings();

		static UiGuiSettings *_instance;

	public:
		static UiGuiSettings* getInstance();

		~UiGuiSettings();

		bool registerObjectProperty(TQObject *obj, const TQString &propertyName,
		        const TQString &settingName);
		bool registerObjectPropertyRecursive(TQObject *obj);
		bool setObjectPropertyToSettingValue(TQObject *obj, const TQString &propertyName,
		        const TQString &settingName);
		bool setObjectPropertyToSettingValueRecursive(TQObject *obj);
		bool setSettingToObjectPropertyValue(TQObject *obj, const TQString &propertyName,
		        const TQString &settingName);
		bool setSettingToObjectPropertyValueRecursive(TQObject *obj);
		bool registerObjectSlot(TQObject *obj, const TQString &slotName,
		        const TQString &settingName);
		TQVariant    getValueByName(TQString settingName);
		TQStringList getAvailableTranslations();

	public slots:
		void setValueByName(const TQString &settingName, const TQVariant &value);
		void unregisterObjectProperty(TQObject *obj);
		void unregisterObjectSlot(TQObject *obj, const TQString &slotName = "",
		        const TQString &settingName = "");

	protected:
		bool initSettings();
		bool invokeMethodWithValue(TQObject *obj, TQMetaMethod mMethod, TQVariant value);

		bool checkCustomPropertiesAndCallFunction(TQObject * obj,
		        bool (UiGuiSettings::*callBackFunc)(TQObject *obj, const TQString &propertyName,
		        const TQString &settingName));

	private slots:
		void handleObjectPropertyChange();

	private:
		void readAvailableTranslations();

		//! Stores the mnemonics of the available translations.
		TQStringList _availableTranslations;

		//! The settings file.
		TQSettings *_qsettings;

		//! Maps an TQObject to a string list containing the property name and the associated setting
		// name.
		TQMap<TQObject*, TQStringList> _registeredObjectProperties;

		//! Maps TQObjects to a string list containing the method name and the associated setting name.
		TQMultiMap<TQObject*, TQStringList> _registeredObjectSlots;

		TQString _indenterDirctoryStr;
};

#endif // UIGUISETTINGS_H