SDL_pen.h

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/**
 * # CategoryPen
 *
 * SDL pen event handling.
 *
 * SDL provides an API for pressure-sensitive pen (stylus and/or eraser)
 * handling, e.g., for input and drawing tablets or suitably equipped mobile /
 * tablet devices.
 *
 * To get started with pens, simply handle pen events:
 *
 * - SDL_EVENT_PEN_PROXIMITY_IN, SDL_EVENT_PEN_PROXIMITY_OUT
 *   (SDL_PenProximityEvent)
 * - SDL_EVENT_PEN_DOWN, SDL_EVENT_PEN_UP (SDL_PenTouchEvent)
 * - SDL_EVENT_PEN_MOTION (SDL_PenMotionEvent)
 * - SDL_EVENT_PEN_BUTTON_DOWN, SDL_EVENT_PEN_BUTTON_UP (SDL_PenButtonEvent)
 * - SDL_EVENT_PEN_AXIS (SDL_PenAxisEvent)
 *
 * Pens may provide more than simple touch input; they might have other axes,
 * such as pressure, tilt, rotation, etc.
 *
 * When a pen starts providing input, SDL will assign it a unique SDL_PenID,
 * which will remain for the life of the process, as long as the pen stays
 * connected. A pen leaving proximity (being taken far enough away from the
 * digitizer tablet that it no longer reponds) and then coming back should
 * fire proximity events, but the SDL_PenID should remain consistent.
 * Unplugging the digitizer and reconnecting may cause future input to have a
 * new SDL_PenID, as SDL may not know that this is the same hardware.
 *
 * Please note that various platforms vary wildly in how (and how well) they
 * support pen input. If your pen supports some piece of functionality but SDL
 * doesn't seem to, it might actually be the operating system's fault. For
 * example, some platforms can manage multiple devices at the same time, but
 * others will make any connected pens look like a single logical device, much
 * how all USB mice connected to a computer will move the same system cursor.
 * Other platforms might not support pen buttons, or the distance axis, etc.
 * Very few platforms can even report _what_ functionality the pen supports in
 * the first place, so best practices is to either build UI to let the user
 * configure their pens, or be prepared to handle new functionality for a pen
 * the first time an event is reported.
 */
 
#ifndef SDL_pen_h_
#define SDL_pen_h_
 
#include <SDL3/SDL_stdinc.h>
#include <SDL3/SDL_mouse.h>
#include <SDL3/SDL_touch.h>
 
#include <SDL3/SDL_begin_code.h>
/* Set up for C function definitions, even when using C++ */
#ifdef __cplusplus
extern "C" {
#endif
 
/**
 * SDL pen instance IDs.
 *
 * Zero is used to signify an invalid/null device.
 *
 * These show up in pen events when SDL sees input from them. They remain
 * consistent as long as SDL can recognize a tool to be the same pen; but if a
 * pen's digitizer table is physically detached from the computer, it might
 * get a new ID when reconnected, as SDL won't know it's the same device.
 *
 * These IDs are only stable within a single run of a program; the next time a
 * program is run, the pen's ID will likely be different, even if the hardware
 * hasn't been disconnected, etc.
 *
 * \since This datatype is available since SDL 3.2.0.
 */
typedef Uint32 SDL_PenID;
 
/**
 * The SDL_MouseID for mouse events simulated with pen input.
 *
 * \since This macro is available since SDL 3.2.0.
 */
#define SDL_PEN_MOUSEID ((SDL_MouseID)-2)
 
/**
 * The SDL_TouchID for touch events simulated with pen input.
 *
 * \since This macro is available since SDL 3.2.0.
 */
#define SDL_PEN_TOUCHID ((SDL_TouchID)-2)
 
/**
 * Pen input flags, as reported by various pen events' `pen_state` field.
 *
 * \since This datatype is available since SDL 3.2.0.
 */
typedef Uint32 SDL_PenInputFlags;
 
#define SDL_PEN_INPUT_DOWN         (1u << 0)  /**< pen is pressed down */
#define SDL_PEN_INPUT_BUTTON_1     (1u << 1)  /**< button 1 is pressed */
#define SDL_PEN_INPUT_BUTTON_2     (1u << 2)  /**< button 2 is pressed */
#define SDL_PEN_INPUT_BUTTON_3     (1u << 3)  /**< button 3 is pressed */
#define SDL_PEN_INPUT_BUTTON_4     (1u << 4)  /**< button 4 is pressed */
#define SDL_PEN_INPUT_BUTTON_5     (1u << 5)  /**< button 5 is pressed */
#define SDL_PEN_INPUT_ERASER_TIP   (1u << 30) /**< eraser tip is used */
#define SDL_PEN_INPUT_IN_PROXIMITY (1u << 31) /**< pen is in proximity (since SDL 3.4.0) */
 
/**
 * Pen axis indices.
 *
 * These are the valid values for the `axis` field in SDL_PenAxisEvent. All
 * axes are either normalised to 0..1 or report a (positive or negative) angle
 * in degrees, with 0.0 representing the centre. Not all pens/backends support
 * all axes: unsupported axes are always zero.
 *
 * To convert angles for tilt and rotation into vector representation, use
 * SDL_sinf on the XTILT, YTILT, or ROTATION component, for example:
 *
 * `SDL_sinf(xtilt * SDL_PI_F / 180.0)`.
 *
 * \since This enum is available since SDL 3.2.0.
 */
typedef enum SDL_PenAxis
{
    SDL_PEN_AXIS_PRESSURE,  /**< Pen pressure.  Unidirectional: 0 to 1.0 */
    SDL_PEN_AXIS_XTILT,     /**< Pen horizontal tilt angle.  Bidirectional: -90.0 to 90.0 (left-to-right). */
    SDL_PEN_AXIS_YTILT,     /**< Pen vertical tilt angle.  Bidirectional: -90.0 to 90.0 (top-to-down). */
    SDL_PEN_AXIS_DISTANCE,  /**< Pen distance to drawing surface.  Unidirectional: 0.0 to 1.0 */
    SDL_PEN_AXIS_ROTATION,  /**< Pen barrel rotation.  Bidirectional: -180 to 179.9 (clockwise, 0 is facing up, -180.0 is facing down). */
    SDL_PEN_AXIS_SLIDER,    /**< Pen finger wheel or slider (e.g., Airbrush Pen).  Unidirectional: 0 to 1.0 */
    SDL_PEN_AXIS_TANGENTIAL_PRESSURE,    /**< Pressure from squeezing the pen ("barrel pressure"). */
    SDL_PEN_AXIS_COUNT       /**< Total known pen axis types in this version of SDL. This number may grow in future releases! */
} SDL_PenAxis;
 
/**
 * An enum that describes the type of a pen device.
 *
 * A "direct" device is a pen that touches a graphic display (like an Apple
 * Pencil on an iPad's screen). "Indirect" devices touch an external tablet
 * surface that is connected to the machine but is not a display (like a
 * lower-end Wacom tablet connected over USB).
 *
 * Apps may use this information to decide if they should draw a cursor; if
 * the pen is touching the screen directly, a cursor doesn't make sense and
 * can be in the way, but becomes necessary for indirect devices to know where
 * on the display they are interacting.
 *
 * \since This enum is available since SDL 3.4.0.
 */
typedef enum SDL_PenDeviceType
{
    SDL_PEN_DEVICE_TYPE_INVALID = -1, /**< Not a valid pen device. */
    SDL_PEN_DEVICE_TYPE_UNKNOWN,      /**< Don't know specifics of this pen. */
    SDL_PEN_DEVICE_TYPE_DIRECT,       /**< Pen touches display. */
    SDL_PEN_DEVICE_TYPE_INDIRECT      /**< Pen touches something that isn't the display. */
} SDL_PenDeviceType;
 
/**
 * Get the device type of the given pen.
 *
 * Many platforms do not supply this information, so an app must always be
 * prepared to get an SDL_PEN_DEVICE_TYPE_UNKNOWN result.
 *
 * \param instance_id the pen instance ID.
 * \returns the device type of the given pen, or SDL_PEN_DEVICE_TYPE_INVALID
 *          on failure; call SDL_GetError() for more information.
 *
 * \threadsafety It is safe to call this function from any thread.
 *
 * \since This function is available since SDL 3.4.0.
 */
extern SDL_DECLSPEC SDL_PenDeviceType SDLCALL SDL_GetPenDeviceType(SDL_PenID instance_id);
 
/* Ends C function definitions when using C++ */
#ifdef __cplusplus
}
#endif
#include <SDL3/SDL_close_code.h>
 
#endif /* SDL_pen_h_ */