org.havi.ui
Class HImageHints

java.lang.Object
  org.havi.ui.HImageHints

public class HImageHints
extends Object

The HImageHints object allows an application to pass hints to the system how best to tailor an image to match a (possibly) restricted HGraphicsConfiguration.

The parameters to the constructors are as follows, in cases where parameters are not used, then the constructor should use the default values.

Default parameter values exposed in the constructors

Parameter	Description	Default value	Set method	Get method

Default parameter values not exposed in the constructors

Description	Default value	Set method	Get method
The image type.	NATURAL_IMAGE	---	---

Field Summary

static int	BUSINESS_GRAPHICS The image is business graphics, with strong, well-defined, blocks of solid color, etc.
static int	CARTOON The image is a cartoon, with strong, well-defined, blocks of solid color, etc.
static int	LINE_ART The image is a two-tone lineart, with colors varying between foreground and background, etc.
static int	NATURAL_IMAGE The image is a "natural" scene, with subtle gradations of color, etc.

Constructor Summary

HImageHints()
Creates an HImageHints object.

Method Summary

int	getType() Get the expected type of the image being loaded.
void	setType(int type) Set the expected type of the image being loaded.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

NATURAL_IMAGE

public static final int NATURAL_IMAGE

The image is a "natural" scene, with subtle gradations of color, etc. Suitable for dithering.

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Constant Field Values

CARTOON

public static final int CARTOON

The image is a cartoon, with strong, well-defined, blocks of solid color, etc. Not suitable for dithering, suitable for nearest color matching.

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Constant Field Values

BUSINESS_GRAPHICS

public static final int BUSINESS_GRAPHICS

The image is business graphics, with strong, well-defined, blocks of solid color, etc. Not suitable for dithering, suitable for nearest color matching.

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Constant Field Values

LINE_ART

public static final int LINE_ART

The image is a two-tone lineart, with colors varying between foreground and background, etc. Not suitable for dithering. Possibly suitable for color-map adjustment, etc., if applicable.

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Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

HImageHints

public HImageHints()

Creates an HImageHints object. See the class description for details of constructor parameters and default values.

Method Detail

setType

public void setType(int type)

Set the expected type of the image being loaded.

Parameters:

type - the expected type of image

getType

public int getType()

Get the expected type of the image being loaded.