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+/* -*- Mode: C++ -*-
+   $Id$
+   KDGantt - a multi-platform charting engine
+*/
+
+/****************************************************************************
+ ** Copyright (C)  2002-2004 Klarälvdalens Datakonsult AB.  All rights reserved.
+ **
+ ** This file is part of the KDGantt library.
+ **
+ ** This file may be distributed and/or modified under the terms of the
+ ** GNU General Public License version 2 as published by the Free Software
+ ** Foundation and appearing in the file LICENSE.GPL included in the
+ ** packaging of this file.
+ **
+ ** Licensees holding valid commercial KDGantt licenses may use this file in
+ ** accordance with the KDGantt Commercial License Agreement provided with
+ ** the Software.
+ **
+ ** This file is provided AS IS with NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING THE
+ ** WARRANTY OF DESIGN, MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
+ **
+ ** See http://www.klaralvdalens-datakonsult.se/Public/products/ for
+ **   information about KDGantt Commercial License Agreements.
+ **
+ ** Contact info@klaralvdalens-datakonsult.se if any conditions of this
+ ** licensing are not clear to you.
+ **
+ ** As a special exception, permission is given to link this program
+ ** with any edition of Qt, and distribute the resulting executable,
+ ** without including the source code for Qt in the source distribution.
+ **
+ **********************************************************************/
+
+
+#include "KDGanttView.h"
+#include "KDGanttViewSubwidgets.h"
+#include "KDGanttMinimizeSplitter.h"
+#include "KDGanttViewItem.h"
+#include "KDGanttXMLTools.h"
+#include "itemAttributeDialog.h"
+#include <qprinter.h>
+#include <qpainter.h>
+#include <qlayout.h>
+#include <qpaintdevicemetrics.h>
+#include <qfile.h>
+#include <qheader.h>
+#include <qscrollview.h>
+#include <qapplication.h>
+#include <qevent.h>
+#include <qiconview.h>
+
+#include <qmessagebox.h>
+#include <qfileinfo.h>
+
+#ifndef KDGANTT_MASTER_CVS
+#include "KDGanttView.moc"
+#endif
+
+#if defined KDAB_EVAL
+#include "../evaldialog/evaldialog.h"
+#endif
+
+/*!
+  \class KDGanttView KDGanttView.h
+  This class represents a Gantt view with the Gantt chart, the header,
+  an optional listview and an optional legend.
+
+  In order to set up a Gantt view, create an object of this class, and
+  populate it with a number of \a KDGanttViewItem objects.
+
+  If you experience problems with the repainting of the content of the
+  Gantt View after scrolling, call \a setRepaintMode().
+*/
+
+/*!
+  Constructs an empty KDGanttView.
+
+  \param parent the widget parent
+  \param name the internal debugging name
+*/
+
+KDGanttView::KDGanttView( QWidget* parent, const char* name  )
+    : KDGanttMinimizeSplitter( Qt::Vertical, parent, name ),
+      myCanvasView(0),
+      myTimeHeaderScroll(0),
+      mFixedHorizon( false )
+{
+#if defined KDAB_EVAL
+    EvalDialog::checkEvalLicense( "KD Gantt" );
+#endif
+  myCurrentItem = 0;
+    setMinimizeDirection ( KDGanttMinimizeSplitter::Down );
+    mySplitter = new KDGanttMinimizeSplitter( this );
+    mySplitter->setMinimizeDirection ( KDGanttMinimizeSplitter::Left );
+    leftWidget = new QVBox( mySplitter );
+    rightWidget = new QVBox( mySplitter );
+
+    myLegend = new KDLegendWidget( leftWidget, this );
+    spacerLeft = new QHBox( leftWidget );
+    myListView = new KDListView(leftWidget, this);
+    myListView->setVScrollBarMode (QScrollView::AlwaysOff );
+    connect( myListView, SIGNAL( selectionChanged( QListViewItem* ) ),
+             this, SLOT( slotSelectionChanged( QListViewItem* ) ) );
+
+    connect( myListView, SIGNAL( mouseButtonClicked ( int, QListViewItem * , const QPoint &, int ) ), this, SLOT( slotmouseButtonClicked ( int , QListViewItem * , const QPoint &, int ) ) );
+    connect( myListView, SIGNAL( contextMenuRequested ( QListViewItem * , const QPoint &, int  ) ), this, SLOT( slotcontextMenuRequested ( QListViewItem * , const QPoint & , int ) ) );
+
+  connect( myListView, SIGNAL(currentChanged( QListViewItem *  ) ), this, SLOT(slotCurrentChanged ( QListViewItem * ) ) );
+  connect( myListView, SIGNAL(itemRenamed ( QListViewItem * , int , const QString &  ) ), this, SLOT(slotItemRenamed ( QListViewItem *, int , const QString &  ) ) );
+  connect( myListView, SIGNAL(mouseButtonPressed(  int, QListViewItem * , const QPoint &, int ) ), this, SLOT(slotMouseButtonPressed (  int , QListViewItem * , const QPoint & , int ) ) );
+
+    //connect( myListView, SIGNAL( ), this, SLOT( ) );
+    myTimeTable = new KDTimeTableWidget (rightWidget,this);
+
+    spacerRight = new QWidget(  rightWidget );
+
+    myTimeHeaderContainer = new QHBox( rightWidget );
+    myTimeHeaderContainer->setFrameStyle( QFrame::NoFrame  );
+    myTimeHeaderContainer->setMargin( 0 );
+    myTimeHeaderScroll = new QScrollView ( myTimeHeaderContainer );
+    myTimeHeaderScroll->setHScrollBarMode( QScrollView::AlwaysOff );
+    myTimeHeaderScroll->setVScrollBarMode( QScrollView::AlwaysOff );
+    timeHeaderSpacerWidget = new QWidget( myTimeHeaderContainer );
+
+
+    /*
+    myTimeHeaderScroll = new QScrollView ( rightWidget );
+    myTimeHeaderScroll->setHScrollBarMode( QScrollView::AlwaysOff );
+    myTimeHeaderScroll->setVScrollBarMode( QScrollView::AlwaysOn );
+    */
+    //myTimeHeader = new KDTimeHeaderWidget (rightWidget,this);
+    myTimeHeader = new KDTimeHeaderWidget (myTimeHeaderScroll->viewport(),this);
+    myTimeHeaderScroll->addChild( myTimeHeader );
+    myTimeHeaderScroll->viewport()->setBackgroundColor( myTimeHeader->backgroundColor() );
+    timeHeaderSpacerWidget->setBackgroundColor( myTimeHeader->backgroundColor() );
+    myCanvasView = new KDGanttCanvasView (this,myTimeTable,rightWidget);
+    myTimeHeaderScroll->setFrameStyle( QFrame::NoFrame  );
+    //
+    myCanvasView->setFrameStyle( QFrame::NoFrame  );
+    myCanvasView->setMargin( 0 );
+    //
+    myTimeHeaderScroll->setMargin( 0 );//myCanvasView->frameWidth() );
+    setFrameStyle(myListView->frameStyle());
+    setLineWidth( 2 );
+    myListView->setFrameStyle( QFrame::NoFrame  );
+    myListView->setMargin( 0 );
+    QObject::connect(myListView, SIGNAL (  expanded ( QListViewItem * ) ) , myTimeTable , SLOT( expandItem(QListViewItem * ))) ;
+    QObject::connect(myListView, SIGNAL (collapsed ( QListViewItem * ) ) , myTimeTable , SLOT(collapseItem(QListViewItem * ))) ;
+
+    timeHeaderSpacerWidget->setFixedWidth(myCanvasView->verticalScrollBar()->width() );
+    listViewIsVisible = true;
+    chartIsEditable = true;
+    editorIsEnabled = true;
+    _displaySubitemsAsGroup = false;
+    initDefaults();
+    _showHeader = false;
+
+    myTextColor = Qt::black;
+    myLegendItems = new QPtrList<legendItem>;
+    //QObject::connect( this, SIGNAL (itemDoubleClicked( KDGanttViewItem* ) ) , this, SLOT( editItem( KDGanttViewItem*  ))) ;
+    myItemAttributeDialog = new itemAttributeDialog();
+    setRepaintMode( KDGanttView::Medium );
+    //setRepaintMode( KDGanttView::Always );
+    setShowLegendButton( true );
+    setHeaderVisible( false );
+
+    // now connecting the widgets
+    connect(myCanvasView->horizontalScrollBar(), SIGNAL (  valueChanged ( int )) ,myTimeHeaderScroll->horizontalScrollBar(), SLOT( setValue ( int))) ;
+    connect(myCanvasView, SIGNAL (  heightResized( int )) ,myTimeTable, SLOT( checkHeight ( int))) ;
+    connect(myCanvasView, SIGNAL (  widthResized( int )) ,myTimeHeader, SLOT( checkWidth ( int))) ;
+
+    QObject::connect(myCanvasView->verticalScrollBar(), SIGNAL ( valueChanged ( int ) ) ,myListView->verticalScrollBar(), SLOT( setValue ( int ))) ;
+    connect(myTimeHeader, SIGNAL ( sizeChanged( int ) ) ,this, SLOT(slotHeaderSizeChanged()  )) ;
+    connect(myTimeHeader, SIGNAL ( sizeChanged( int ) ) ,myTimeTable, SLOT(resetWidth( int ) )) ;
+    connect(myListView, SIGNAL ( contentsMoving ( int, int ) ) ,myCanvasView, SLOT(  moveMyContent( int, int ))) ;
+   connect(myTimeTable, SIGNAL ( heightComputed ( int ) ) ,myCanvasView, SLOT(  setMyContentsHeight( int ))) ;
+   // the next three are for adding new ticks at left/right
+    connect( myCanvasView->horizontalScrollBar(), SIGNAL (prevLine () ) ,this, SLOT(addTickLeft()));
+    connect( myCanvasView->horizontalScrollBar(), SIGNAL (nextLine () ) ,this, SLOT(addTickRight()));
+    connect( myCanvasView->horizontalScrollBar(), SIGNAL (valueChanged ( int ) ) ,this, SLOT( enableAdding( int )));
+
+   // now initing
+    fCenterTimeLineAfterShow = false;
+    fDragEnabled = false;
+    fDropEnabled = false;
+    closingBlocked = false;
+   myTimeHeader->computeTicks();
+   centerTimelineAfterShow( QDateTime::currentDateTime () );
+   setDisplayEmptyTasksAsLine( false );
+   QValueList<int> list;
+   list.append(240);
+   list.append(530);
+   mySplitter->setSizes( list );
+   myTimeTable->setBlockUpdating();// block updating until this->show() is called
+}
+
+
+
+KDGanttView::~KDGanttView()
+{
+  setUpdateEnabled(false);
+  // delete cut item, if there is any
+  myCanvasView->resetCutPaste( 0 );
+  myTimeTable->clearTaskLinks();
+}
+/*!
+  Enables or disables updating of the content of the Gantt view.
+  To avoid flickering in the Gantt view while inserting large amounts
+  of Gantt items, you should call
+
+  bool upd = KDGanttView::getUpdateEnabled();
+  KDGanttView::settUpdateEnabled( false );
+    ...  insert items here  ...
+  KDGanttView::settUpdateEnabled( upd );
+
+  With this code, you avoid unwanted side effects with other parts in
+  your code, where you disable (and re-enable) the update.
+
+  When calling setUpdateEnabled( true ),
+  all the content is recomputed, resized, and updated.
+
+  Before calling show() for the first time, updating is disabled.
+  When calling show(), updating is automatically enabled.
+
+  \param enable if true, the content of the Gantt view is updated after
+  every insertion of a new item.
+  \sa getUpdateEnabled()
+*/
+void KDGanttView::setUpdateEnabled( bool enable )
+{
+  myTimeTable->setBlockUpdating( !enable );
+  if ( enable ) {
+    myTimeTable->updateMyContent();
+    myCanvasView->setMyContentsHeight( 0 );
+  }
+}
+
+/*!
+  Returns whether updating is enabled or not.
+
+  \return true, if updating is enabled
+  \sa setUpdateEnabled()
+*/
+
+bool KDGanttView::getUpdateEnabled() const
+{
+  return !myTimeTable->blockUpdating();
+}
+
+
+
+
+/*!
+  Sets the maximum width of the Gantt view part widget in pixels.
+  The largest allowed width is 32767.
+  \param w the maximum width
+*/
+
+void KDGanttView::setGanttMaximumWidth( int w )
+{
+  myTimeHeader->setMaximumWidth ( w );
+}
+/*!
+  Returns the maximum width of the Gantt view part widget in pixels.
+  The default maximum width is 32767 pixels.
+
+  \return the maximum width of the Gantt view part widget in pixels.
+*/
+
+int  KDGanttView::ganttMaximumWidth() const
+{
+  return myTimeHeader->maximumWidth();
+}
+
+/*!
+  Updates the content of the GanttView and shows it.
+  Automatically sets setUpdateEnabled( true ).
+  \sa setUpdateEnabled()
+*/
+
+void KDGanttView::show()
+{
+  myTimeTable->setBlockUpdating( false );
+  if (myCanvasView->horizontalScrollBar()->value() > 0 )
+    myCanvasView->horizontalScrollBar()->setValue(myCanvasView->horizontalScrollBar()->value()-1  );
+  else
+    myCanvasView->horizontalScrollBar()->setValue(1 );
+  myTimeTable->updateMyContent();
+  QWidget::show();
+  myCanvasView->setMyContentsHeight( 0 );
+  if ( fCenterTimeLineAfterShow ) {
+    fCenterTimeLineAfterShow = false;
+    centerTimeline (dtCenterTimeLineAfterShow);
+  }
+}
+/*!
+  Closes the widget.
+  The closing is rejected, if a repainting is currently being done.
+  \param alsoDelete if true, the widget is deleted
+  \return true, if the widget was closed
+*/
+
+bool KDGanttView::close ( bool alsoDelete )
+{
+  //qDebug("close ");
+  if ( closingBlocked )
+    return false;
+  return QWidget::close ( alsoDelete );
+}
+
+
+/*!
+  Returns a useful size for the view.
+  Returned width:
+  sizeHint().width() of the list view + width of TimeTable
+  Returned height:
+  height() of TimeHeader + height() of TimeTable + height() of Legend (if shown)
+*/
+
+QSize KDGanttView::sizeHint() const
+{
+  bool block = myTimeTable->blockUpdating();
+  myTimeTable->setBlockUpdating( false );
+  myTimeTable->updateMyContent();
+  /* The below causes recursive calls to various size updating methods, which
+   * cause QCanvas to hide and show items like mad, which is very slow. If
+   * there is a legitimate gui updating issue here somewhere, it will need
+   * to be solved differently.
+   */
+  //qApp->processEvents();
+  int hintHeight = myTimeHeader->height();
+  int legendHeight = 0;
+  if ( showLegendButton() )
+    legendHeight = myLegend->height();
+  int listViewHeaderHeight = 0;
+  if ( headerVisible() )
+    listViewHeaderHeight = myListView->header()->height();
+  if ( hintHeight < legendHeight+listViewHeaderHeight )
+    hintHeight = legendHeight + listViewHeaderHeight;
+  hintHeight += myListView->horizontalScrollBar()->height();
+  if ( myLegend->isShown() )
+    hintHeight += myLegend->legendSizeHint().height() +10;
+  hintHeight += myTimeTable->minimumHeight+myListView->frameWidth()*2+2;
+  int hintWid = myListView->sizeHint().width();
+  //hintWid += myTimeHeader->mySizeHint+myCanvasView->verticalScrollBar()->width();
+  hintWid += myCanvasView->sizeHint().width();
+  // add 10 for the splitter-bars
+  // qDebug("sizehint %d %d ",hintWid+10, hintHeight );
+  myTimeTable->setBlockUpdating( block );
+  return QSize( hintWid+10, hintHeight );
+}
+
+
+/*!
+  Specifies whether the legend button should be visible. By default,
+  it is visible.
+
+  \param show true to show the legend button, false to hide it
+  \sa showLegendButton()
+*/
+void KDGanttView::setShowLegendButton( bool show )
+{
+  _showLegendButton = show;
+     if ( show )
+         myLegend->show();
+    else
+         myLegend->hide();
+     slotHeaderSizeChanged();
+}
+
+
+/*!
+  Returns whether the legend button is visible.
+
+  \return whether the legend button is visible
+  \sa setShowLegendButton()
+*/
+bool KDGanttView::showLegendButton() const
+{
+    return _showLegendButton;
+}
+
+
+/*!
+  Specifies whether the listview header should be visible. By default,
+  it is not visible.
+
+  \param visible true to make the header visible, false to make it invisible
+*/
+void KDGanttView::setHeaderVisible( bool visible )
+{
+    if( visible )
+        myListView->header()->show();
+    else
+        myListView->header()->hide();
+    _showHeader = visible;
+    slotHeaderSizeChanged();
+}
+
+
+/*!
+  Returns whether the listview header is visible.
+
+  \return whether the header is visible
+*/
+bool KDGanttView::headerVisible() const
+{
+  return _showHeader;
+}
+
+
+/*!
+  Returns the corresponding date and time of the coordinate X in the
+  Gantt view.
+
+  \param coordX the coordinate to search for
+  \param global true if coordX is a global position, false otherwise
+  \return the date and time at coordinate X in the Gantt view.
+*/
+QDateTime KDGanttView::getDateTimeForCoordX(int coordX, bool global ) const
+{
+  // default for myTimeHeader->getDateTimeForIndex() is local
+   return myTimeHeader->getDateTimeForIndex(coordX, !global );
+}
+
+
+/*!
+  Implements a casted pass-through of the selectionChanged() signal.
+*/
+void KDGanttView::slotSelectionChanged( QListViewItem* item )
+{
+    KDGanttViewItem* gItem = static_cast<KDGanttViewItem*>( item );
+    Q_ASSERT( gItem );
+    emit lvSelectionChanged( gItem );
+}
+
+
+/*
+  Implements a casted pass-through of the mouseButtonClicked() signal.
+  Signals itemLeftClicked() , itemMidClicked() are emitted as well.
+*/
+void KDGanttView::slotmouseButtonClicked ( int button, QListViewItem * item,
+                                           const QPoint & pos, int c )
+{
+  KDGanttViewItem* gItem = static_cast<KDGanttViewItem*>( item );
+  emit lvMouseButtonClicked ( button , gItem,  pos,  c );
+  if (gItem == 0 && myCurrentItem != 0 ) {
+    myCurrentItem = 0;
+    emit lvCurrentChanged( gItem );
+  }
+  if (gItem != 0 && myCurrentItem == 0 ) {
+    myCurrentItem = gItem;
+    emit lvCurrentChanged( gItem );
+  }
+
+  // removed - makes no sense!
+  //emit mouseButtonClicked ( button , gItem,  pos,  c );
+   {
+    switch ( button ) {
+    case  LeftButton:
+      emit lvItemLeftClicked( gItem );
+      emit itemLeftClicked( gItem );
+      break;
+    case  MidButton:
+      emit lvItemMidClicked( gItem );
+      emit itemMidClicked( gItem );
+      break;
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+
+/*
+  Implements a casted pass-through of the contextMenuRequested() signal.
+  The signal itemRightClicked() is emitted as well;
+  the position is the global position.
+*/
+void KDGanttView::slotcontextMenuRequested ( QListViewItem * item, const QPoint & pos, int col )
+{
+    KDGanttViewItem* gItem = static_cast<KDGanttViewItem*>( item );
+    emit lvContextMenuRequested ( gItem,  pos,  col );
+    emit lvItemRightClicked( gItem );
+    emit itemRightClicked( gItem );
+}
+
+
+void KDGanttView::emptySpaceDoubleClicked( QMouseEvent * e )
+{
+    emit dateTimeDoubleClicked( getDateTimeForCoordX( e->x(), false ) );
+}
+
+
+/*
+  Implements a casted pass-through of the currentChanged() signal.
+*/
+void KDGanttView::slotCurrentChanged ( QListViewItem * item )
+{
+    KDGanttViewItem* gItem = static_cast<KDGanttViewItem*>( item );
+    myCurrentItem = gItem;
+    emit lvCurrentChanged( gItem );
+}
+
+
+/*
+  Implements a casted pass-through of the itemRenamed() signal.
+*/
+void KDGanttView::slotItemRenamed ( QListViewItem * item , int col,
+                                    const QString & text )
+{
+    KDGanttViewItem* gItem = static_cast<KDGanttViewItem*>( item );
+    emit lvItemRenamed( gItem,  col, text );
+}
+
+
+/*
+  Implements a casted pass-through of the mouseButtonPressed() signal.
+*/
+void KDGanttView::slotMouseButtonPressed ( int button, QListViewItem * item,
+                                           const QPoint & pos, int c )
+{
+    KDGanttViewItem* gItem = static_cast<KDGanttViewItem*>( item );
+    emit lvMouseButtonPressed( button, gItem,  pos,  c  );
+}
+
+
+/*!
+  Specifies whether the content should be repainted after scrolling or
+  not.
+
+  \param mode If No, there is no repainting after scrolling. This is
+                 the fastest mode.
+              If Medium, there is extra repainting after releasing the
+                 scrollbar. This provides fast scrolling with updated content
+                 after scrolling. Recommended, when repaint problems occur.
+                 This is the default value after startup.
+              If Always, there is an extra update after every move of the
+                 scrollbar. This entails slow scrolling with updated
+                 content at all time.
+*/
+void KDGanttView::setRepaintMode( RepaintMode mode )
+{
+
+  QScrollBar  *cvh, *cvv;
+  cvh = myCanvasView->horizontalScrollBar();
+  cvv = myCanvasView->verticalScrollBar();
+  // first disconnect
+  cvh->disconnect( this );
+  cvv->disconnect( this );
+
+  switch ( mode ) {
+  case  No:
+
+    break;
+  case Medium:
+    connect( cvv, SIGNAL (sliderReleased () ) ,this, SLOT(forceRepaint()));
+    connect( cvh, SIGNAL (sliderReleased () ) ,this, SLOT(forceRepaint()));
+    connect( cvv, SIGNAL (nextLine () ) ,this, SLOT(forceRepaint()));
+    connect( cvh, SIGNAL (nextLine () ) ,this, SLOT(forceRepaint()));
+    connect( cvv, SIGNAL (prevLine () ) ,this, SLOT(forceRepaint()));
+    connect( cvh, SIGNAL (prevLine () ) ,this, SLOT(forceRepaint()));
+    break;
+  case Always:
+    connect( cvv, SIGNAL (valueChanged ( int ) ) ,this, SLOT(forceRepaint( int )));
+    connect( cvh, SIGNAL (valueChanged ( int ) ) ,this, SLOT(forceRepaint( int )));
+    connect( cvv, SIGNAL (sliderReleased () ) ,this, SLOT(forceRepaint()));
+    connect( cvh, SIGNAL (sliderReleased () ) ,this, SLOT(forceRepaint()));
+    break;
+  }
+}
+
+
+void KDGanttView::forceRepaint( int )
+{
+  if ( myTimeTable->blockUpdating() )
+    return;
+  // qDebug("forceRepaint( int ) ");
+  myTimeTable->setAllChanged();
+  myTimeTable->update();
+}
+
+
+void KDGanttView::slotHeaderSizeChanged()
+{
+  int legendHeight = 0;
+  if ( showLegendButton() )
+    legendHeight = 24;
+  int listViewHeaderHeight = 0;
+  if ( headerVisible() )
+    listViewHeaderHeight = myListView->header()->height();
+  int timeHeaderHeight = myTimeHeader->height()+myTimeHeaderScroll->frameWidth()*2;;
+  int diffY = timeHeaderHeight-legendHeight-listViewHeaderHeight;
+  if ( diffY < 0 ) {
+    spacerLeft->setFixedHeight( 0 );
+    spacerRight->setFixedHeight(-diffY);
+  } else {
+    spacerRight->setFixedHeight( 0 );
+    spacerLeft->setFixedHeight( diffY );
+  }
+  myLegend->setFixedHeight( legendHeight );
+  myTimeHeaderContainer->setFixedHeight( timeHeaderHeight );
+}
+
+
+/*!
+  Specifies whether the legend should be shown as a dock window or not.
+
+  \param show if true, show legend as a dock window
+  \sa showLegend(), legendIsDockwindow(), legendDockwindow()
+*/void KDGanttView::setLegendIsDockwindow( bool show )
+{
+  bool isdock = myLegend->asDockwindow();
+  if ( show != isdock ) {
+    myLegend->setAsDockwindow(show);
+    // legend is cleared - reinit legend with list
+    legendItem* li;
+    for ( li = myLegendItems->first(); li; li = myLegendItems->next() ) {
+      myLegend->addLegendItem(li->shape, li->color, li->text );
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+
+/*!
+  Returns whether the legend is shown as a dock window
+
+  \return true if the legend is shown as a dock window
+  \sa setShowLegend(), setLegendIsDockwindow(), legendDockwindow()
+*/bool KDGanttView::legendIsDockwindow() const
+{
+    return myLegend->asDockwindow();
+}
+
+
+/*!
+  Returns the pointer to the legend dock window.
+  DO NOT DELETE THIS POINTER!
+  If the legend is not a dock window, 0 is returned
+  To set the legend as a dock window, call
+  KDGanttView::setLegendIsDockwindow( true );
+
+  \return the pointer to the legend dock window
+          0 is returned, if the legend is no dock window
+          DO NOT DELETE THIS POINTER!
+  \sa setShowLegend(), setLegendIsDockwindow(),legendIsDockwindow()
+*/
+QDockWindow* KDGanttView::legendDockwindow() const
+{
+  return myLegend->dockwindow();
+}
+
+
+/*!
+  Specifies whether the legend should be shown or not. Besides setting
+  this programmatically, the user can also show/hide the legend by
+  using the button provided for this purpose.
+
+  \param show force legend to be shown
+  \sa showLegend()
+*/
+void KDGanttView::setShowLegend( bool show )
+{
+    myLegend->showMe(show);
+}
+
+
+/*!
+  Returns whether the legend is currently shown. The visibility of the
+  legend can be changed both by \a setShowLegend(), and interactively
+  by the user.
+
+  \return true if the legend is currently visible
+  \sa setShowLegend()
+*/
+bool KDGanttView::showLegend() const
+{
+    return myLegend->isShown();
+}
+
+
+/*!
+  Specifies whether the listview of the Gantt view should be shown or
+  not.
+
+  \param show pass true in order to show the listview and false in
+  order to hide it.
+  \sa showListView()
+*/
+void KDGanttView::setShowListView( bool show )
+{
+    if(listViewIsVisible == show) return;
+    listViewIsVisible = show;
+    if (listViewIsVisible)
+        myListView->parentWidget()->show();
+    else
+        myListView->parentWidget()->hide();
+}
+
+
+/*!
+  Returns whether the listview of the Gantt view is shown or not.
+
+  \return true if the listview is shown
+  \sa setShowListView()
+*/
+bool KDGanttView::showListView() const
+{
+    return listViewIsVisible;
+}
+
+
+/*!
+  Specifies whether it should be possible to edit the appearance of a
+  Gantt item visually in a dialog by double-clicking the item.
+
+  \param enable pass true in order to enable the visual editor and
+  false in order to turn it off
+  \sa editorEnabled()
+*/
+
+void KDGanttView::setEditorEnabled( bool enable )
+{
+  editorIsEnabled =  enable;
+}
+
+
+/*!
+  Returns whether it is possible to edit the appearance of a Gantt
+  item visually in a dialog by double-clicking the item.
+
+  \return true if visual editing is enabled, false otherwise
+  \sa setEditorEnabled()
+*/
+
+bool KDGanttView::editorEnabled() const
+{
+    return editorIsEnabled;
+}
+
+
+/*!
+  Specifies whether the Gantt chart is user-editable.
+
+  \param editable pass true in order to get a user-editable Gantt
+  chart, pass false in order to get a read-only chart
+  \sa editable()
+*/
+
+void KDGanttView::setEditable( bool editable )
+{
+  chartIsEditable =  editable;
+}
+
+
+/*!
+  Returns whether the Gantt chart is user-editable
+
+  \return true if the Gantt chart is user-editable
+  \sa setEditable()
+*/
+
+bool KDGanttView::editable() const
+{
+    return chartIsEditable;
+}
+
+
+/*!
+  Saves the state of the Gantt view in an IO device in XML format. The saved
+  data can be reloaded with \a loadProject().
+
+  \param device a pointer to the IO device in which to store the Gantt
+  view state.
+  \return true if the data could be written, false if an error
+  occurred
+  \sa loadProject()
+*/
+
+bool KDGanttView::saveProject( QIODevice* device )
+{
+    Q_ASSERT( device );
+
+    QDomDocument doc = saveXML();
+    if( device->isOpen() )
+        device->close();
+    if( device->open( IO_WriteOnly ) ) {
+        QTextStream ts( device );
+        ts << doc.toString();
+        return true;
+    } else
+        return false;
+}
+
+
+/*!
+  Loads a previously saved state of the Gantt view. All current
+  settings and items are discarded before loading the data.
+
+  \param device a pointer to the IO device from which to load the
+  Gantt view state.
+  \return true if the file could be read, false if an error
+  occurred
+  \sa saveProject()
+*/
+
+bool KDGanttView::loadProject( QIODevice* device )
+{
+    Q_ASSERT( device );
+
+    if( device->isOpen() )
+        device->close();
+    if( device->open( IO_ReadOnly ) ) {
+        QDomDocument doc( "GanttView" );
+        QString err;
+        int errline, errcol;
+        if ( !doc.setContent( device, &err, &errline, &errcol ) ) {
+          qDebug("KDGantt::Error parsing XML data at line %d. Message is:", errline );
+          qDebug("%s ", err.latin1());
+          device->close();
+          return false;
+        }
+        device->close();
+        return loadXML( doc );
+    } else
+        return false;
+}
+
+
+/*!
+  Sends a Gantt view to a printer. The printer should already be set
+  up for printing (by calling QPrinter::setup()).
+  If the printer is not set up, QPrinter::setup() is called before printing
+
+  You can specify, whether the ListView, TimeLine, or Legend will be
+  printed. All combinations of these three widgets are allowed.
+
+  \param printer a pointer to the printer to print on. If printer is
+  0, the method creates a temporary printer and discards it when it is
+  done printing.
+  \param printListView if true, the list view is printed
+  \param printTimeLine if true, the time line is printed
+  \param printLegend if true, the legend is printed
+
+  \sa drawContents()
+*/
+
+void KDGanttView::print( QPrinter* printer ,
+                         bool printListView, bool printTimeLine,
+                         bool printLegend )
+{
+  bool deletePrinter = false;
+  if (! printer ) {
+    printer = new QPrinter();
+    deletePrinter = true;
+    if ( !printer->setup()) {
+      delete printer;
+      return;
+    }
+  }
+  // now we have a printer to print on
+  QPainter p( printer );
+  // get the paper metrics
+  QPaintDeviceMetrics m = QPaintDeviceMetrics ( printer );
+  float dx, dy;
+  // get the size of the desired output for scaling.
+  // here we want to print all: ListView, TimeLine, and Legend
+  // for this purpose, we call drawContents() with a 0 pointer as painter
+  QSize size = drawContents( 0, printListView, printTimeLine, printLegend );
+
+  // at the top, we want to print current time/date
+  QString date = "Printing Time: " + QDateTime::currentDateTime().toString();
+  int hei = p.boundingRect(0,0, 5, 5, Qt::AlignLeft, date ).height();
+  p.drawText( 0, 0, date );
+
+  // compute the scale
+  dx = (float) m.width()  / (float)size.width();
+  dy  = (float)(m.height() - ( 2 * hei )) / (float)size.height();
+  float scale;
+  // scale to fit the width or height of the paper
+  if ( dx < dy )
+    scale = dx;
+  else
+    scale = dy;
+  // set the scale
+  p.scale( scale, scale );
+  // now printing with y offset:  2 hei
+  p.translate( 0, 2*hei );
+  drawContents( &p, printListView, printTimeLine, printLegend );
+  // the drawContents() has the side effect, that the painter translation is
+  // after drawContents() set to the bottom of the painted stuff
+  // for instance a
+  // p.drawText(0, 0, "printend");
+  // would be painted directly below the paintout of drawContents()
+  p.end();
+  if ( deletePrinter )
+    delete printer;
+}
+
+
+/*!
+  Paints a Gantt view on a QPainter.
+  You can specify, whether the list view, the time line, or the legend
+  is painted.
+  All combinations of these three widgets are allowed.
+  Returns the size of the painted area.
+  Paints the list view in the top-left corner, the time line to the
+  right of the list view, and the legend below the list view.
+  If called with \a p = 0, nothing is painted and only
+  the size of the painted area is computed.
+  This is useful for determining only the painted area and setting
+  the scale of the painter, before calling this method with a painter.
+  In order to get the output fitted to your paper and your printer,
+  call first
+  QSize size = drawContents( 0, printListView, printTimeLine, printLegend );
+  //then compute the scale
+  dx = paper.width()  / size.width();
+  dy  = paper.height() / size.height();
+  //then make float scale to fit the width or height of the paper
+  if ( dx < dy )
+    scale = dx;
+  else
+    scale = dy;
+  // then set the scale
+  p.scale( scale, scale );
+  // and now call drawContents with painter p
+  drawContents( &p, printListView, printTimeLine, printLegend );
+
+  For a detailed example, please see the commented source code in
+  KDGanttView::print(...)
+
+  \param p  a pointer to the painter to paint on. If p is
+  0, nothing is painted and only the size of the painted area is computed
+  \param drawListView if true, the list view is painted
+  \param drawTimeLine if true, the time line is painted
+  \param drawLegend if true, the legend is painted
+  \return the size of the painted area
+  \sa print()
+*/
+QSize KDGanttView::drawContents( QPainter* p,
+                      bool drawListView , bool drawTimeLine, bool drawLegend )
+{
+  QSize size;
+  int lvX, lvY, thX, thY, tlX, tlY, lwX, lwY, allX, allY;
+  lvX = myListView->contentsWidth();
+  lvY = myCanvasView->canvas()->height() + 20;
+  thX = myTimeHeader->width();
+  thY = myTimeHeader->height();
+  tlX = myCanvasView->canvas()->width();
+  tlY = lvY;
+  lwX = myLegend->legendSize().width();
+  lwY = myLegend->legendSize().height();
+  allX = 0;
+  allY = 0;
+  if ( drawListView ) {
+    allX += lvX;
+    allY += tlY;
+  }
+  if ( drawTimeLine ) {
+    allX += thX;
+    allY += thY;
+  }
+  if ( drawLegend ) {
+    allY += lwY;
+    if ( allX < lwX )
+      allX = lwX ;
+  }
+  size = QSize( allX, allY );
+  int temp = 0;
+  if ( p ) {
+    if ( drawListView ) {
+      if ( drawTimeLine )
+        temp =  thY;
+      p->translate( 0, temp );
+      //HACK: Only draw list headers if we draw timeline, else
+      // there is no room for it. This will most probably be changed
+      // with qt4 anyway, so I think we can live with it atm.
+      myListView->drawToPainter( p, drawTimeLine );
+      p->translate( lvX, -temp);
+    }
+    if ( drawTimeLine ) {
+      p->translate( myCanvasView->frameWidth(), 0);
+      myTimeHeader->repaintMe( 0, myTimeHeader->width(), p );
+      p->translate( -myCanvasView->frameWidth(), thY);
+      myCanvasView->drawToPainter( p );
+      if ( drawListView )
+        p->translate( -lvX, tlY);
+      else
+        p->translate( 0, tlY);
+    } else {
+      if ( drawListView )
+        p->translate( -lvX, 0 );
+    }
+    if ( drawLegend ) {
+       myLegend->drawToPainter( p );
+       p->translate( 0, lwY );
+    }
+  }
+  return size;
+}
+
+/*!
+  Zooms into the Gantt chart. Values less than 1 mean zooming in,
+  values greater than 1 mean zooming out. A zooming factor of exactly
+  1.0 means original size.
+
+  \param factor the zoom factor
+  \param absolute if true, factor is interpreted absolutely, if false,
+  factor is interpreted relatively to the current zoom factor
+  \sa zoomToFit()
+  \sa zoomToSelection()
+  \sa zoomFactor()
+*/
+
+void KDGanttView::setZoomFactor( double factor, bool absolute )
+{
+    myTimeHeader->zoom(factor,absolute);
+}
+
+
+/*!
+  Returns the current zoom factor.
+
+  \return the current zoom factor
+  \sa zoomToFit(), zoomToSelection(), setZoomFactor()
+*/
+
+double KDGanttView::zoomFactor() const
+{
+    return myTimeHeader->zoomFactor();
+}
+
+
+/*!
+  Zooms such that the Gantt chart is less than the available space of the widget.
+
+  \sa setZoomFactor()
+  \sa zoomFactor()
+  \sa zoomToSelection()
+*/
+
+void KDGanttView::zoomToFit()
+{
+  myTimeHeader->zoomToFit();
+}
+
+
+/*!
+  Zooms so that at least the selected time period is visible after the zoom.
+
+  \param start the new font of the widget
+  \param end the new font of the widget
+
+  \sa setZoomFactor()
+  \sa zoomFactor()
+  \sa zoomToFit()
+*/
+
+void KDGanttView::zoomToSelection( const QDateTime& start,  const QDateTime&  end )
+{
+
+  myTimeHeader->zoomToSelection( start, end);
+
+}
+
+
+/*!
+  Makes sure that the specified Gantt item is visible without
+  scrolling.
+
+  \sa center(), centerTimelineAfterShow()
+*/
+void KDGanttView::ensureVisible( KDGanttViewItem* item )
+{
+    myListView->ensureItemVisible (item);
+}
+
+
+/*!
+  Makes sure that the specified QDateTime is in the center of the
+  visible Gantt chart (if possible).
+  If you want to center the timeline when the KDGanttView is hidden,
+  calling centerTimelineAfterShow() is the better alternative.
+
+  \sa center(), centerTimelineAfterShow()
+*/
+void KDGanttView::centerTimeline( const QDateTime& center )
+{
+  myTimeHeader->centerDateTime( center );
+}
+
+
+/*!
+  Makes sure that the specified QDateTime is in the center of the
+  visible Gantt chart (if possible).  If the KDGanttView is currently
+  hidden, this method resets the center once again after the next
+  show() call. Use this method if you want to center the timeline when
+  the KDGanttView is hidden. After calling KDGanttView::show(), there
+  may be computations of the sizes of the widgets and subwidgets and
+  of the automatically computed start datetime. This method ensures
+  that the center of the timeline is to be properly reset after
+  show().
+
+  \sa center(), centerTimeline()
+*/
+void KDGanttView::centerTimelineAfterShow( const QDateTime& center )
+{
+  myTimeHeader->centerDateTime( center );
+  if ( ! isVisible() ) {
+    dtCenterTimeLineAfterShow = center;
+    fCenterTimeLineAfterShow = true;
+  }
+}
+
+/*!
+  Sets the timeline to the horizon start.
+*/
+
+void KDGanttView::setTimelineToStart()
+{
+  myCanvasView->horizontalScrollBar()->setValue( 0 );
+}
+
+
+/*!
+  Sets the timeline to the horizon end.
+*/
+void KDGanttView::setTimelineToEnd()
+{
+ myCanvasView->horizontalScrollBar()->setValue(myCanvasView->horizontalScrollBar()->maxValue());
+}
+
+
+/*!
+  Add \a num minor ticks of the current scale of the timeline
+  to the start of the timeline.
+  The timeline is not set automatically at the start.
+  Call \a setTimelineToStart() to ensure that the timeline is at the start
+  after calling this method.
+
+  \param num the number of minor ticks which should be added
+  \sa addTicksRight(),setTimelineToStart(), setTimelineToEnd()
+*/
+void KDGanttView::addTicksLeft( int num )
+{
+  myTimeHeader->addTickLeft( num  );
+}
+
+
+/*!
+  Add \a num minor ticks of the current scale of the timeline
+  to the end of the timeline.
+  The timeline is not set automatically at the end.
+  Call \a setTimelineToEnd() to ensure that the timeline is at the end
+  after calling this method.
+  \param num the number of minor ticks which should be added
+  \sa addTicksLeft(),setTimelineToStart(), setTimelineToEnd()
+*/
+void KDGanttView::addTicksRight( int num )
+{
+  myTimeHeader->addTickRight( num );
+}
+
+
+/*!
+  Makes sure that the specified Gantt item is in the center of the
+  visible Gantt chart (if possible).
+*/
+void KDGanttView::center( KDGanttViewItem* item )
+{
+    ensureVisible(item);
+    int x =  myListView->contentsWidth()/2;
+    int y = myListView->itemPos (item );
+    myListView->center(x,y);
+}
+
+
+/*!
+  Specifies whether task links should be shown.
+
+  \param show true for showing task links, false for not showing them
+  \sa showTaskLinks(), KDGanttViewTaskLink
+*/
+void KDGanttView::setShowTaskLinks( bool show )
+{
+    myTimeTable->setShowTaskLinks(show);
+
+}
+
+
+/*!
+  Returns whether task links should be shown.
+
+  \return true if task links are shown, false otherwise
+  \sa setShowTaskLinks(), KDGanttViewTaskLink
+*/
+bool KDGanttView::showTaskLinks() const
+{
+    return  myTimeTable->showTaskLinks();
+}
+
+
+/*!
+  Sets the font in the left list view widget and
+  in the right time header widget.
+  The settings of the fonts in the time table widget are not effected.
+
+  \param font the new font of the widget
+*/
+void KDGanttView::setFont(const QFont& font)
+{
+    myListView->setFont(font);
+    myListView->repaint();
+    myTimeHeader->setFont(font);
+    myLegend->setFont( font );
+    QWidget::setFont( font );
+    setScale(scale());
+}
+
+
+/*!
+  Specifies whether the configure popup menu should be shown on
+  right click on the time header widget.
+  This menu lets the user quickly change
+  the zoom factor,
+  the scale mode (minute, hour, day, week, month, auto) ,
+  the time format,
+  the year format,
+  the grid format,
+  and printing.
+  The default setting is not to show the popup menu.
+  This functionality must be enabled explicitly by the application
+  developer.
+  You can disable each submenu of the popmenu.
+
+  \param show true in order to show the popup menu, false in order not
+  to. The default is true.
+  \param showZoom show the zoom submenu, default: true
+  \param showScale show the scale submenu, default: true
+  \param showTime show the time format submenu, default: true
+  \param showYear show the year format submenu, default: true
+  \param showGrid show the grid submenu, default: true
+  \param showPrint show the print submenu, default: false
+*/
+void KDGanttView::setShowHeaderPopupMenu( bool show,
+                                          bool showZoom,
+                                          bool showScale,
+                                          bool showTime,
+                                          bool showYear,
+                                          bool showGrid,
+                                          bool showPrint)
+{
+    myTimeHeader->setShowPopupMenu( show,showZoom,showScale,showTime,
+                                    showYear,showGrid,showPrint );
+}
+
+
+/*!
+  Returns whether the configure popup menu should be shown on right
+  click on the time header widget.
+
+  \return true if the popup menu should be shown
+*/
+bool KDGanttView::showHeaderPopupMenu() const
+{
+    return myTimeHeader->showPopupMenu();
+}
+//****************************************************
+
+
+/*!
+  Specifies whether the add item popup menu should be shown on
+  right click on the time table widget.
+  This menu lets the user quickly add new items to the Gantt view
+  (as root, as child or after an item).
+  It also offers cutting and pasting of items.
+
+  The default setting is that the popup menu is not shown.
+  It must be enabled by the program.
+
+  \param show true in order to show popup menu, false in order not to
+
+*/
+void KDGanttView::setShowTimeTablePopupMenu( bool show )
+{
+    myCanvasView->setShowPopupMenu( show );
+}
+
+
+/*!
+  Returns whether the add item popup menu should be shown on right
+  click on the time table widget.
+
+  \return true if the popup menu should be shown
+*/
+bool KDGanttView::showTimeTablePopupMenu() const
+{
+    return myCanvasView->showPopupMenu();
+}
+
+
+/*!
+  Sets the shapes for a certain type of Gantt item. Not all items use
+  all three shapes (e.g., only summary items use the middle shape).
+
+  This setting overrides any shape settings made on individual items.
+  These settings will be taken as initial values of any newly created
+  item of this certain type.
+  See also the documentation of the KDGanttViewItem class.
+
+  \param type the type of Gantt items for which to set the shapes
+  \param start the shape to use for the beginning of the item
+  \param middle the shape to use for the middle of the item
+  \param end the shape to use for the end of the item
+  \param overwriteExisting if true, overwrites existing shape settings
+  in the individual items
+  \sa shapes()
+*/
+void KDGanttView::setShapes( KDGanttViewItem::Type type,
+                             KDGanttViewItem::Shape start,
+                             KDGanttViewItem::Shape middle,
+                             KDGanttViewItem::Shape end,
+                             bool overwriteExisting )
+{
+    if ( overwriteExisting ) {
+      QListViewItemIterator it(myListView);
+      for ( ; it.current(); ++it ) {
+        if ( ((KDGanttViewItem*)it.current())->type() == type)
+          ((KDGanttViewItem*)it.current())->setShapes(start,middle, end );
+      }
+    }
+    int index = getIndex( type );
+    myDefaultShape [index*3] = start;
+    myDefaultShape [index*3+1] = middle;
+    myDefaultShape [index*3+2] = end;
+    undefinedShape[index] = false;
+}
+
+
+/*!
+  Queries the shapes for a particular type of Gantt item.
+
+  \param type the type of Gantt items for which to query the shapes
+  \param start the start shape is returned in this parameter
+  \param middle the middle shape is returned in this parameter
+  \param end the end shape is returned in this parameter
+  \return true if there was a general shape set for the specified
+  type. If the return value is false, the values of the three shape
+  parameters are undefined.
+  \sa setShapes()
+*/
+bool KDGanttView::shapes( KDGanttViewItem::Type type,
+                          KDGanttViewItem::Shape& start,
+                          KDGanttViewItem::Shape& middle,
+                          KDGanttViewItem::Shape& end ) const
+{
+    int index = getIndex( type );
+    start = myDefaultShape [index*3];
+    middle = myDefaultShape [index*3+1];
+    end = myDefaultShape [index*3+2];
+    return !undefinedShape[index];
+}
+
+
+/*!
+  Sets the colors for a certain type of Gantt item. Not all items use
+  all three colors (e.g., only summary items use the middle color).
+
+  This setting overrides any color settings made on individual items.
+  These settings will be taken as initial values of any newly created
+  item of this certain type.
+  See also the description of the KDGanttViewItem class.
+
+  \param type the type of Gantt items for which to set the colors
+  \param start the color to use for the beginning of the item
+  \param middle the color to use for the middle of the item
+  \param end the color to use for the end of the item
+  \param overwriteExisting if true, overwrites existing color settings
+  on invididual items
+  \sa colors(), setDefaultColors(), defaultColors()
+*/
+void KDGanttView::setColors( KDGanttViewItem::Type type,
+                             const QColor& start, const QColor& middle,
+                             const QColor& end,
+                             bool overwriteExisting )
+{
+    if ( overwriteExisting ) {
+      QListViewItemIterator it(myListView);
+      for ( ; it.current(); ++it ) {
+        if ( ((KDGanttViewItem*)it.current())->type() == type)
+          ((KDGanttViewItem*)it.current())->setColors(start,middle, end );
+      }
+    }
+    int index = getIndex( type );
+    myColor [index*3] = start;
+    myColor [index*3+1] = middle;
+    myColor [index*3+2] = end;
+    undefinedColor[index] = false;
+}
+
+
+/*!
+  Queries the colors for a particular type of Gantt item.
+
+  \param type the type of Gantt items for which to query the colors
+  \param start the start color is returned in this parameter
+  \param middle the middle color is returned in this parameter
+  \param end the end color is returned in this parameter
+  \return true if there was a general color set for the specified
+  type. If the return value is false, the values of the three color
+  parameters are undefined.
+  \sa setColors(), setDefaultColor(), defaultColor()
+*/
+bool KDGanttView::colors( KDGanttViewItem::Type type,
+                          QColor& start, QColor& middle, QColor& end ) const
+{
+  int index = getIndex( type );
+  start = myColor [index*3];
+    middle = myColor [index*3+1];
+    end = myColor [index*3+2];
+    return !undefinedColor[index];
+}
+
+
+/*!
+  Sets the highlight colors for a certain type of Gantt item. Not
+  all items use all three highlight colors (e.g., only summary items
+  use the middle highlight color).
+
+  This setting overrides any highlight color settings made on
+  individual items.
+  These settings will be taken as initial values of any newly created
+  item of this certain type.
+  See also the description of the KDGanttViewItem class.
+
+  \param type the type of Gantt items for which to set the highlight colors
+  \param start the highlight color to use for the beginning of the item
+  \param middle the highlight color to use for the middle of the item
+  \param end the highlight color to use for the end of the item
+  \param overwriteExisting if true, overwrites existing color settings
+  in the individual items
+  \sa highlightColors(), setDefaultHighlightColor(), defaultHighlightColor()
+*/
+void KDGanttView::setHighlightColors( KDGanttViewItem::Type type,
+                                      const QColor& start,
+                                      const QColor& middle,
+                                      const QColor& end,
+                                      bool overwriteExisting )
+{
+    if ( overwriteExisting ) {
+      QListViewItemIterator it(myListView);
+      for ( ; it.current(); ++it ) {
+        if ( ((KDGanttViewItem*)it.current())->type() == type)
+          ((KDGanttViewItem*)it.current())->setHighlightColors(start,middle, end );
+      }
+    }
+    int index = getIndex( type );
+    myColorHL [index*3] = start;
+    myColorHL [index*3+1] = middle;
+    myColorHL [index*3+2] = end;
+    undefinedColorHL[index] = false;
+
+}
+
+
+/*!
+  Queries the highlight colors for a particular type of Gantt item.
+
+  \param type the type of Gantt items for which to query the highlight
+  colors
+  \param start the start highlight color is returned in this parameter
+  \param middle the middle highlight color is returned in this parameter
+  \param end the end highlight color is returned in this parameter
+  \return true if there was a general highlight color set for the specified
+  type. If the return value is false, the values of the three highlight color
+  parameters are undefined.
+  \sa setHighlightColors(), setDefaultHighlightColor(),
+  defaultHighlightColor()
+*/
+bool KDGanttView::highlightColors( KDGanttViewItem::Type type,
+                                   QColor& start, QColor& middle,
+                                   QColor& end ) const
+{
+  int index = getIndex( type );
+  start = myColorHL [index*3];
+    middle = myColorHL [index*3+1];
+    end = myColorHL [index*3+2];
+    return !undefinedColorHL[index];
+}
+
+
+/*!
+  Sets the color used for texts in the Gantt chart.
+  Overrides all individual settings of the Gantt items.
+
+  \param color the text color to use
+  \sa textColor()
+*/
+void KDGanttView::setTextColor( const QColor& color )
+{
+    QListViewItemIterator it(myListView);
+    for ( ; it.current(); ++it ) {
+        ((KDGanttViewItem*)it.current())->setTextColor(color);
+    }
+    myTextColor = color;
+}
+
+
+/*!
+  Returns the color used for texts in the Gantt chart.
+
+  \return the color used for texts in the Gantt chart.
+  \sa setTextColor()
+*/
+QColor KDGanttView::textColor() const
+{
+    return myTextColor;
+}
+
+
+/*!
+  Specifies the brush in which the 'showNoInformation' line of items
+  should be drawn.
+
+  \param  brush the brush of the 'showNoInformation' lines
+  \sa  KDGanttViewItem::showNoInformation(),
+  KDGanttViewItem::setShowNoInformation(),
+  KDGanttView::noInformationBrush()
+
+*/
+void KDGanttView::setNoInformationBrush( const QBrush& brush )
+{
+  myTimeTable->setNoInformationBrush( brush );
+}
+
+
+/*!
+  Returns the brush of the 'showNoInformation' lines
+  \return  the brush of the 'showNoInformation' lines
+  \sa  KDGanttViewItem::showNoInformation(), KDGanttViewItem::setShowNoInformation(),
+  setNoInformationBrush()
+*/
+QBrush KDGanttView::noInformationBrush() const
+{
+  return myTimeTable->noInformationBrush();
+}
+
+
+/*!
+  Removes all items from the legend.
+
+  \sa addLegendItem()
+*/
+void KDGanttView::clearLegend( )
+{
+    myLegend->clearLegend();
+    myLegendItems->setAutoDelete( true );
+    delete myLegendItems;
+    myLegendItems = new QPtrList<legendItem>;
+}
+
+
+/*!
+  Adds an item to the legend.
+
+  \param shape the shape to display
+  \param shapeColor the color in which to display the shape
+  \param text the text to display
+  \sa clearLegend()
+*/
+void KDGanttView::addLegendItem( KDGanttViewItem::Shape shape,
+                                 const QColor& shapeColor,
+                                 const QString& text )
+{
+    myLegend->addLegendItem( shape,shapeColor,text );
+    legendItem* item = new legendItem;
+    item->shape = shape;
+    item->color = shapeColor;
+    item->text = text;
+    myLegendItems->append( item );
+}
+
+
+/*!
+  Sets the start of the horizon of the Gantt chart. If \a start is
+  null, the horizon start is computed automatically.
+
+  \param start the start of the horizon
+  \sa horizonStart()
+*/
+void KDGanttView::setHorizonStart( const QDateTime& start )
+{
+    myTimeHeader->setHorizonStart(start);
+}
+
+
+/*!
+  Returns the start of the horizon of the Gantt chart.
+
+  \return the start of the horizon of the Gantt chart
+  \sa setHorizonStart()
+*/
+QDateTime KDGanttView::horizonStart() const
+{
+    return myTimeHeader->horizonStart();
+}
+
+
+/*!
+  Sets the end of the horizon of the Gantt chart. If \a end is
+  null, the horizon end is computed automatically.
+
+  \param end the end of the horizon
+  \sa setHorizonEnd()
+*/
+void KDGanttView::setHorizonEnd( const QDateTime& end )
+{
+    myTimeHeader->setHorizonEnd(end);
+}
+
+
+/*!
+  Returns the end of the horizon of the Gantt chart.
+
+  \return the end of the horizon of the Gantt chart
+  \sa setHorizonEnd()
+
+*/
+QDateTime KDGanttView::horizonEnd() const
+{
+    return myTimeHeader->horizonEnd();
+}
+
+
+/*!
+  Configures the unit of the lower scale of the header. The higher
+  unit is computed automatically.
+
+  \param unit the unit of the lower scale of the header.
+  \sa scale()
+*/
+void KDGanttView::setScale( Scale unit )
+{
+    myTimeHeader->setScale( unit );
+}
+
+
+/*!
+  Returns the unit of the lower scale of the header.
+
+  \return the unit of the lower scale of the header.
+  \sa setScale()
+*/
+KDGanttView::Scale KDGanttView::scale() const
+{
+    return myTimeHeader->scale();
+}
+
+
+/*!
+  Sets the maximum allowed time scale of the lower scale of the header.
+
+  \param unit the unit of the lower scale of the header.
+  \sa scale()
+*/
+void KDGanttView::setMaximumScale( Scale unit )
+{
+    myTimeHeader->setMaximumScale( unit );
+}
+
+
+/*!
+  Returns the maximum allowed time scale of the lower scale of the header.
+
+  \return the unit of the lower scale of the header.
+  \sa setScale()
+*/
+KDGanttView::Scale KDGanttView::maximumScale() const
+{
+    return myTimeHeader->maximumScale();
+}
+
+
+/*!
+  Sets the minimum allowed time scale of the lower scale of the header.
+
+  \param unit the unit of the lower scale of the header.
+  \sa scale()
+*/
+void KDGanttView::setMinimumScale( Scale unit )
+{
+    myTimeHeader->setMinimumScale( unit );
+}
+
+
+/*!
+  Returns the minimum allowed time scale of the lower scale of the header.
+
+  \return the unit of the lower scale of the header.
+  \sa setScale()
+*/
+KDGanttView::Scale KDGanttView::minimumScale() const
+{
+    return myTimeHeader->minimumScale();
+}
+
+
+/*!
+  Sets the absolute number of minor ticks, if scaling is set to Auto.
+  If the scale mode is set to Auto, then the actual scale and
+  the minorScaleCount is automatically computed, such that there are
+  count minor ticks
+
+  \param count the number of minor ticks
+  \sa autoScaleMinorTickCount(),setScale(),scale()
+*/
+void KDGanttView::setAutoScaleMinorTickCount( int count )
+{
+  myTimeHeader->setAutoScaleMinorTickCount( count );
+}
+
+
+/*!
+  Returns the absolut number of minor ticks, if scaling is set to Auto
+
+  \return the absolut number of minor ticks
+  \sa setAutoScaleMinorTickCount(),setScale(),scale()
+*/
+int KDGanttView::autoScaleMinorTickCount() const
+{
+  return myTimeHeader->autoScaleMinorTickCount();
+}
+
+
+/*!
+  Sets the minimum width that a column needs to have. If the size of the
+  Gantt chart and the scale would make it necessary to go below this
+  limit otherwise, the chart will automatically be made less exact.
+
+  \param width the minimum column width
+  \sa minimumColumnWidth()
+*/
+void KDGanttView::setMinimumColumnWidth( int width )
+{
+    myTimeHeader->setMinimumColumnWidth( width );
+}
+
+
+/*!
+  Returns the minimum width a column needs to have.
+
+  \return the column minimum width
+  \sa setMinimumColumnWidth()
+*/
+int KDGanttView::minimumColumnWidth() const
+{
+    return myTimeHeader->minimumColumnWidth();
+}
+
+
+/*!
+  Specifies the format in which to display years. If no years are
+  shown, this method has no effect.
+
+  \param format the year format
+  \sa yearFormat(), setHourFormat(), hourFormat()
+*/
+void KDGanttView::setYearFormat( YearFormat format )
+{
+    myTimeHeader->setYearFormat(format );
+}
+
+
+/*!
+  Returns the format in which to display years.
+
+  \return the year format
+  \sa setYearFormat(), setHourFormat(), hourFormat()
+*/
+KDGanttView::YearFormat KDGanttView::yearFormat() const
+{
+    return myTimeHeader->yearFormat();
+}
+
+
+/*!
+  Specifies the format in which to display hours. If no hours are
+  shown, this method has no effect.
+
+  \param format the hour format
+  \sa hourFormat(), setYearFormat(), yearFormat()
+
+*/
+void KDGanttView::setHourFormat( HourFormat format )
+{
+    myTimeHeader->setHourFormat( format );
+}
+
+
+/*!
+  Returns the format in which to display hours.
+
+  \return the hour format
+  \sa setHourFormat(), setYearFormat(), yearFormat()
+
+*/
+KDGanttView::HourFormat KDGanttView::hourFormat() const
+{
+    return myTimeHeader->hourFormat();
+}
+
+
+/*!
+  Hides/shows the grid for the major ticks of the time header in the gantt view.
+
+  \param show true in order to show ticks, false in order to hide them.
+         If show is true, setShowMinorTicks( false ) is performed automatically
+         to hide the grid of the minor ticks.
+         In order to show now grid, call setShowMinorTicks( false ) and
+         setShowMajorTicks( false ).
+  \sa showMajorTicks(), setShowMinorTicks(), showMinorTicks()
+*/
+void KDGanttView::setShowMajorTicks( bool show )
+{
+    myTimeHeader->setShowMajorTicks(show );
+}
+
+
+/*!
+  Returns whether the grid is shown on the major scale.
+
+  \return true if ticks are shown on the major scale
+  \sa setShowMajorTicks(), setShowMinorTicks(), showMinorTicks()
+*/
+bool KDGanttView::showMajorTicks() const
+{
+    return myTimeHeader->showMajorTicks();
+}
+
+
+/*!
+  Hides/shows the grid for the minor ticks of the time header in the gantt view.
+
+  \param show true in order to show ticks, false in order to hide them.
+         If show is true, setShowMajorTicks( false ) is performed automatically
+         to hide the grid of the major ticks.
+         In order to show now grid, call setShowMinorTicks( false ) and
+         setShowMajorTicks( false ).
+
+  \sa showMinorTicks(), setShowMajorTicks(), showMajorTicks()
+
+*/
+void KDGanttView::setShowMinorTicks( bool show)
+{
+    myTimeHeader->setShowMinorTicks( show );
+}
+
+
+/*!
+  Returns whether ticks are shown on the minor scale.
+
+  \return true if ticks are shown on the minor scale
+  \sa setShowMinorTicks(), setShowMajorTicks(), showMajorTicks()
+*/
+bool KDGanttView::showMinorTicks() const
+{
+    return myTimeHeader->showMinorTicks();
+}
+
+
+/*!
+  Sets the background color for the column closest to \a column.
+  It can be specified whether the color should be shown in all scales or
+  only in specific scales.
+  If you want to define the color only for the daily view, specify
+  mini and maxi as Day.
+  If there is no value specified for mini and maxi, the color for the column
+  is shown on all scales. Note that it is possible that there are two
+  values for a column in a scale. In this case, the shown color is unspecified.
+
+  \param column the column to set the background color for
+  \param color the background color
+  \param mini show the colour only in scales greater than this
+  \param maxi show the colour only in scales lesser than this
+  \sa columnBackgroundColor(), setWeekendBackgroundColor(),
+  weekendBackgroundColor()
+*/
+void KDGanttView::setColumnBackgroundColor( const QDateTime& column,
+                                            const QColor& color ,
+                                            Scale mini, Scale maxi )
+{
+  myTimeHeader->setColumnBackgroundColor( column, color,mini,maxi );
+}
+
+#if 0
+/*!
+  Sets the background color for a time interval given by \a start and
+  \a end.  \a start may be later than \a end.  If there is already a
+  background interval with the same \a start and \a end values
+  defined, the values (i.e.  const QColor& color , Scale mini, Scale
+  maxi) of this background interval are changed.  Change the times of
+  an already defined interval with \a changeBackgroundInterval().
+  Delete an already defined interval with \a
+  deleteBackgroundInterval().
+
+  It can be defined, whether the color should be shown in all scales or
+  only in specific scales.
+  If you want to define the color only for the daily view, scecify
+  mini and maxi as Day.
+  If there is no value for mini/maxi specified, the color for the columns
+  is shown in all scales.
+
+  \param start start datetime of the time interval
+  \param end end datetime of the time interval
+  \param color the background color
+  \param mini show the color only in scales greater than this
+  \param maxi show the color only in scales lesser than this
+  \sa changeBackgroundInterval(), deleteBackgroundInterval(),
+  columnBackgroundColor(), setWeekendBackgroundColor(),
+  weekendBackgroundColor()
+*/
+void KDGanttView::setIntervalBackgroundColor( const QDateTime& start,
+                                              const QDateTime& end,
+                                              const QColor& color ,
+                                              Scale mini, Scale maxi )
+{
+  myTimeHeader->setIntervalBackgroundColor( start, end, color,mini,maxi );
+}
+
+
+/*!
+  Changes the times of an already defined background color interval.
+  The new values \a startnew and \a endnew should not be datetime
+  values of an already defined background color interval.
+  If that is the case, nothing is changed and false is returned.
+
+  \param oldstart the start date and time of the interval to change
+  \param oldend the end date and time of the interval to change
+  \param newstart the new start date and time
+  \param newend the new end date and time
+  \return true, if there is a backgroundcolor interval with values
+  \a start and \a end found  and the new values \a startnew and \a endnew
+  are not datetime values of an already defined background color interval.
+          Returns false otherwise.
+  \sa changeBackgroundInterval(), deleteBackgroundInterval(),
+  columnBackgroundColor(), setWeekendBackgroundColor(),
+  weekendBackgroundColor()
+*/
+bool KDGanttView::changeBackgroundInterval( const QDateTime& oldstart,
+                                   const QDateTime& oldend,
+                                   const QDateTime& newstart,
+                                   const QDateTime& newend )
+{
+  return myTimeHeader->changeBackgroundInterval( oldstart, oldend,
+                                                 newstart, newend );
+}
+
+/*!
+  Deletes an already defined background color interval.
+
+  \param start start datetime of time interval
+  \param end end datetime of time interval
+  \return true, if there is a backgroundcolor interval with values
+  \a start and \a end found  (and hence deleted).
+  \sa changeBackgroundInterval(),  columnBackgroundColor()
+*/
+bool KDGanttView::deleteBackgroundInterval( const QDateTime& start,
+                                            const QDateTime& end)
+{
+  return myTimeHeader->deleteBackgroundInterval( start, end );
+}
+#endif
+
+/*!
+  Adds a filled rectangle for a time interval given by \a start and
+  \a end, across all tasks.  \a start may be later than \a end.
+  \sa KDIntervalColorRectangle
+*/
+void KDGanttView::addIntervalBackgroundColor( KDIntervalColorRectangle* newItem )
+{
+  myTimeHeader->addIntervalBackgroundColor( newItem );
+}
+
+/*!
+  Removes all background color settings set with setColumnBackgroundColor()
+  and setIntervalBackgroundColor().
+  Does not affect the settings of setWeekendBackgroundColor().
+
+  \sa setColumnBackgroundColor(), setWeekendBackgroundColor(),
+  weekendBackgroundColor(), setIntervalBackgroundColor()
+*/
+void KDGanttView::clearBackgroundColor()
+{
+  myTimeHeader->clearBackgroundColor();
+}
+
+
+/*!
+  Returns the background color for the column closest to \a column.
+
+  \param column the column to query the background color for
+  \return the background color of the specified color
+  \sa setColumnBackgroundColor(), setWeekendBackgroundColor(),
+  weekendBackgroundColor()
+*/
+QColor KDGanttView::columnBackgroundColor( const QDateTime& column ) const
+{
+    return myTimeHeader->columnBackgroundColor( column ) ;
+}
+
+
+/*!
+  Specifies the background color for weekend days. If no individual
+  days are visible on the Gantt chart, this method has no visible
+  effect.
+
+  \param color the background color to use for weekend days.
+  \sa weekendBackgroundColor(), setWeekendDays(), weekendDays()
+*/
+void KDGanttView::setWeekendBackgroundColor( const QColor& color )
+{
+    myTimeHeader->setWeekendBackgroundColor( color );
+}
+
+
+/*!
+  Returns the background color for weekend days.
+
+  \return the background color for weekend days
+  \sa setWeekendBackgroundColor(), setWeekendDays(), weekendDays()
+*/
+QColor KDGanttView::weekendBackgroundColor() const
+{
+    return myTimeHeader->weekendBackgroundColor();
+}
+
+
+/*!
+  Specifies the background color for weekday days. If no individual
+  days are visible on the Gantt chart, this method has no visible
+  effect. The days are specified as an intervals of integer values
+  where 1 means Monday and 7 means Sunday.
+
+  \param color the background color to use for weekend days.
+  \param weekday the day of the week (Monday = 1, Sunday = 7)
+  \sa weekendBackgroundColor(), setWeekendDays(), weekendDays()
+*/
+void KDGanttView::setWeekdayBackgroundColor( const QColor& color, int  weekday )
+{
+  myTimeHeader->setWeekdayBackgroundColor( color,  weekday );
+}
+
+
+/*!
+  Returns the background color for weekday days.
+
+  \param weekday the day of the week (Monday = 1, Sunday = 7)
+  \return the background color for weekend days
+  \sa setWeekendBackgroundColor(), setWeekendDays(), weekendDays()
+*/
+QColor KDGanttView::weekdayBackgroundColor(int weekday) const
+{
+  return myTimeHeader->weekdayBackgroundColor( weekday);
+}
+
+
+
+/*!
+  Defines which days are considered weekends. The days are specified
+  as an interval of integer values where 1 means Monday and 7 means
+  Sunday. In order to define a weekend from Sunday to Monday, specify
+  (7,1).
+
+  \param start the first day of the weekend
+  \param end the last day of the weekend
+  \sa weekendDays(), setWeekendBackgroundColor(), weekendBackgroundColor()
+*/
+void KDGanttView::setWeekendDays( int start, int end )
+{
+    myTimeHeader->setWeekendDays( start,  end );
+}
+
+
+/*!
+  Returns which days are considered weekends.
+
+  \param start in this parameter, the first day of the weekend is returned
+  \param end in this parameter, the end day of the weekend is returned
+  \sa setWeekendDays(), setWeekendBackgroundColor(), weekendBackgroundColor()
+*/
+void KDGanttView::weekendDays( int& start, int& end ) const
+{
+    myTimeHeader->weekendDays( start,  end );
+}
+
+
+/*!
+  \fn void KDGanttView::itemLeftClicked( KDGanttViewItem* )
+
+  This signal is emitted when the user clicks on an item with the left
+  mouse button.
+*/
+
+
+/*!
+  \fn void KDGanttView::itemMidClicked( KDGanttViewItem* )
+
+  This signal is emitted when the user clicks on an item with the middle
+  mouse button.
+*/
+
+
+/*!
+  \fn void KDGanttView::itemRightClicked( KDGanttViewItem* )
+
+  This signal is emitted when the user clicks on an item with the right
+  mouse button.
+*/
+
+
+/*!
+  \fn void KDGanttView::itemDoubleClicked( KDGanttViewItem* )
+
+  This signal is emitted when the user double-clicks an item.
+*/
+
+
+/*!
+  \fn void KDGanttView::itemConfigured( KDGanttViewItem* )
+
+  This signal is emitted when the user has configured an item
+  visually.
+*/
+
+
+
+/*!
+  \fn void KDGanttView::taskLinkLeftClicked( KDGanttViewTaskLink* )
+
+  This signal is emitted when the user clicks on a task link with the
+  left mouse button.
+*/
+
+
+/*!
+  \fn void KDGanttView::taskLinkMidClicked( KDGanttViewTaskLink* )
+
+  This signal is emitted when the user clicks on a task link with the
+  middle mouse button.
+*/
+
+
+/*!
+  \fn void KDGanttView::taskLinkRightClicked( KDGanttViewTaskLink* )
+
+  This signal is emitted when the user clicks on a task link with the
+  right mouse button.
+*/
+
+
+/*!
+  \fn void KDGanttView::taskLinkDoubleClicked( KDGanttViewTaskLink* )
+
+  This signal is emitted when the user double-clicks a task link.
+*/
+
+
+/*!
+  \enum KDGanttView::YearFormat
+
+  This enum is used to specify the year format used in the header.
+*/
+
+
+/*!
+  \enum KDGanttView::HourFormat
+
+  This enum is used to specify the hour format used in the header.
+*/
+
+
+/*!
+  \enum KDGanttView::Scale
+
+  This enum is used to specify the units of the scales in the header.
+*/
+
+
+
+
+/*!
+  Sets the number of ticks in the major scale.
+
+  \param count the number of ticks in the major scale
+  \sa majorScaleCount(), setMinorScaleCount(), minorScaleCount()
+*/
+void KDGanttView::setMajorScaleCount( int count )
+{
+    myTimeHeader->setMajorScaleCount(count );
+}
+
+
+/*!
+  Returns the number of ticks per unit in the major scale.
+
+  \return the number of ticks in the major scale
+  \sa setMajorScaleCount(), setMinorScaleCount(), minorScaleCount()
+*/
+int KDGanttView::majorScaleCount() const
+{
+    return myTimeHeader->majorScaleCount();
+}
+
+
+/*!
+  Sets the number of ticks in the minor scale.
+
+  \param count the number of ticks in the minor scale
+  \sa minorScaleCount, setMajorScaleCount, majorScaleCount()
+*/
+void KDGanttView::setMinorScaleCount( int count )
+{
+    myTimeHeader->setMinorScaleCount(count );
+}
+
+
+/*!
+  Returns the number of ticks per unit in the minor scale.
+
+  \return the number of ticks in the minor scale
+  \sa setMinorScaleCount(), setMajorScaleCount(), majorScaleCount()
+*/
+int KDGanttView::minorScaleCount() const
+{
+    return myTimeHeader->minorScaleCount();
+
+}
+
+
+/*!
+  Sets the default color for a particular type of Gantt item that is
+  used for the item if no specific start, middle, or end colors are
+  set.
+
+  \param type the type of Gantt items for which to query the highlight
+  colors
+  \param color the default color to use
+  \param overwriteExisting if true, existing settings for individual
+  items are overwritten
+  \sa defaultColor(), setColors(), colors()
+*/
+void KDGanttView::setDefaultColor( KDGanttViewItem::Type type,
+                                   const QColor& color,
+                                   bool overwriteExisting )
+{
+    if ( overwriteExisting ) {
+      QListViewItemIterator it(myListView);
+      for ( ; it.current(); ++it ) {
+        if ( ((KDGanttViewItem*)it.current())->type() == type)
+          ((KDGanttViewItem*)it.current())->setDefaultColor(color );
+      }
+    }
+    int index = getIndex( type );
+    myDefaultColor [index] = color;
+}
+
+
+
+/*!
+  Returns the default color for a particular type of Gantt item that
+  is used for the item if no specific start, middle, or end colors are
+  set.
+
+  \param type the type of Gantt items for which to query the highlight
+  colors
+  \return color the default color used
+  \sa setDefaultColor(), setColors(), colors()
+*/
+QColor KDGanttView::defaultColor( KDGanttViewItem::Type type ) const
+{
+  int index = getIndex( type );
+  return myDefaultColor [index];
+}
+
+
+/*!
+  Sets the default highlighting color for a particular type of
+  Gantt item that is used for the item if no specific start, middle,
+  or end colors are set.
+
+  \param type the type of Gantt items for which to query the highlight
+  colors
+  \param color the default highlighting color to use
+  \param overwriteExisting if true, existing color settings in
+  individual items are overwritten
+  \sa defaultHighlightColor(), setHighlightColors(), highlightColors()
+*/
+void KDGanttView::setDefaultHighlightColor( KDGanttViewItem::Type type,
+                                            const QColor& color,
+                                            bool overwriteExisting )
+{
+    if ( overwriteExisting ) {
+      QListViewItemIterator it(myListView);
+      for ( ; it.current(); ++it ) {
+        if ( ((KDGanttViewItem*)it.current())->type() == type)
+          ((KDGanttViewItem*)it.current())->setDefaultHighlightColor(color );
+      }
+    }
+    int index = getIndex( type );
+    myDefaultColorHL [index] = color;
+}
+
+
+
+/*!
+  Returns the default highlighting color for a particular type of
+  Gantt item that is used for the item if no specific start, middle,
+  or end colors are set.
+
+  \param type the type of Gantt items for which to query the highlight
+  colors
+  \return color the default highlighting color used
+  \sa setDefaultHighlightColor(), setHighlightColors(), highlightColors()
+*/
+QColor KDGanttView::defaultHighlightColor( KDGanttViewItem::Type type ) const
+{
+  int index = getIndex( type );
+  return myDefaultColorHL [index];
+}
+
+
+/*!
+  Returns the first item in the Gantt view.
+
+  \return the first item in the Gantt view, 0 if there are no items
+*/
+KDGanttViewItem* KDGanttView::firstChild() const
+{
+    return (KDGanttViewItem*)myListView->firstChild();
+
+}
+/*!
+  This method turns calendar mode on and off.  In calendar mode, only
+  those items can be opened which have subitems which have
+  subitems. I.e., if an item contains multiple calendars, it can be
+  opened, but not a calendar item itself.  If you want to use this
+  GanttView as a calendar view, you have to call
+  setDisplaySubitemsAsGroup( true ); to use the root items as calendar
+  items.  To create new calendar entries for these root items, create
+  a new KDGanttViewTaskItem with this root item as a parent.  If you
+  want an item with subitems to behave like a calendar (which is
+  possibly empty at startup), please call setIsCalendar( true ); for
+  this item.
+
+  \param mode if true, the calendar view mode is turned on
+              if false, the calendar view mode is turned off
+  \sa setDisplaySubitemsAsGroup(), displaySubitemsAsGroup(), calendarMode()
+*/
+void KDGanttView::setCalendarMode( bool mode )
+{
+  myListView->setCalendarMode( mode );
+}
+
+
+/*!
+  Returns true, if the Gantt view is in calendar mode. See
+  setCalendarMode() for the meaning of calendar mode.
+
+  \return returns true, if the Gantt view is in calendermode
+  \sa setCalendarMode()
+*/
+bool  KDGanttView::calendarMode() const
+{
+  return  myListView->calendarMode();
+}
+
+
+
+/*!
+  This method specifies whether hidden subitems should be displayed.
+  It iterates over all KDGanttViewItems in this Gantt view
+  and sets their displaySubitemsAsGroup() property.
+  All newly created items will have this setting by default.
+  \param show if true, the hidden subitems are displayed in all items of
+         this Gantt view.
+  \sa KDGanttViewItem::setDisplaySubitemsAsGroup(), KDGanttViewItem::displaySubitemsAsGroup()
+*/
+void KDGanttView::setDisplaySubitemsAsGroup( bool show )
+{
+ QListViewItemIterator it( myListView );
+ for ( ; it.current(); ++it ) {
+   KDGanttViewItem* currentItem = ( KDGanttViewItem* )it.current();
+   currentItem->setDisplaySubitemsAsGroup( show );
+ }
+ _displaySubitemsAsGroup = show;
+}
+
+
+/*!
+  Returns, whether new items are created with the
+  displayHiddenSubitems property.
+  \return true, if hidden subitems should be displayed on newly created items.
+  \sa setDisplaySubitemsAsGroup(),
+  KDGanttViewItem::setDisplaySubitemsAsGroup(),
+  KDGanttViewItem::displaySubitemsAsGroup()
+*/
+bool KDGanttView::displaySubitemsAsGroup() const
+{
+  return _displaySubitemsAsGroup;
+}
+
+
+/*!
+  This method specifies whether tasks where the start time and the end
+  time are the same are displayed
+  as a line over the full height of the Gantt view.
+  \param show if true, tasks with starttime == endtime are displayed
+  as a line
+*/
+void KDGanttView::setDisplayEmptyTasksAsLine( bool show )
+{
+  _displayEmptyTasksAsLine = show;
+}
+
+
+/*!
+  Returns, whether tasks where the start time and the end time are the
+  same are displayed
+  as a line over the full height of the Gantt view.
+  \return true, if empty tasks are displayed as line.
+*/
+bool KDGanttView::displayEmptyTasksAsLine() const
+{
+  return _displayEmptyTasksAsLine;
+}
+
+
+/*!
+  Defines the horizontal background lines of the Gantt chart.
+  Call setHorBackgroundLines()
+  (equivalent to setHorBackgroundLines( 2, QBrush( QColor ( 240,240,240 )) ) )
+  to draw a light grey horizontal background line for every second Gantt item.
+  Call setHorBackgroundLines(0) in order to not show horizontal
+  background lines.
+  You may specify the number of lines and the brush of the lines.
+
+  \param count for count >=  2, every count line gets a backgroud
+               specified by brush
+               for count <  2, no background lines are drawn
+  \param brush the brush of the lines
+*/
+void KDGanttView::setHorBackgroundLines( int count, QBrush brush )
+{
+  myTimeTable->setHorBackgroundLines(  count, brush );
+}
+
+
+/*!
+  Returns the definition of the horizontal background lines of the
+  Gantt chart.
+
+  \param brush the brush of the lines
+  \return every nth line gets a background specified by brush
+  if 0 is returned, no backgroud lines are drawn
+
+*/
+int KDGanttView::horBackgroundLines( QBrush& brush )
+{
+  return myTimeTable->horBackgroundLines( brush );
+}
+
+
+/*!
+  Returns the last item in the Gantt view
+
+  \return the last item in the Gantt view, 0 if there are no items
+*/
+KDGanttViewItem* KDGanttView::lastItem() const
+{
+    return (KDGanttViewItem*)myListView->lastItem ();
+}
+
+
+/*!
+  Returns the list of task links in the Gantt view.
+
+  \return the list of task links in the Gantt view
+*/
+QPtrList<KDGanttViewTaskLink> KDGanttView::taskLinks() const
+{
+
+    return myTimeTable->taskLinks();
+}
+
+
+/*!
+  Returns the list of task link groups in the Gantt view.
+
+  \return the list of task link groups in the Gantt view
+*/
+QPtrList<KDGanttViewTaskLinkGroup> KDGanttView::taskLinkGroups() const
+{
+    return myTaskLinkGroupList;
+}
+
+
+/**
+   Reads the parameters of the view from an XML document.
+   \param doc the XML document to read from
+   \return true if the parameters could be read, false if a file
+   format error occurred
+   \sa saveXML
+*/
+bool KDGanttView::loadXML( const QDomDocument& doc )
+{
+    QDomElement docRoot = doc.documentElement(); // ChartParams element
+    QDomNode node = docRoot.firstChild();
+    while( !node.isNull() ) {
+        QDomElement element = node.toElement();
+        if( !element.isNull() ) { // was really an element
+            QString tagName = element.tagName();
+            if( tagName == "ShowLegend" ) {
+                bool value;
+                if( KDGanttXML::readBoolNode( element, value ) )
+                    setShowLegend( value );
+            } else if( tagName == "ShowLegendButton" ) {
+                bool value;
+                if( KDGanttXML::readBoolNode( element, value ) )
+                    setShowLegendButton( value );
+            } else if( tagName == "LegendIsDockWindow" ) {
+                bool value;
+                if( KDGanttXML::readBoolNode( element, value ) )
+                    setLegendIsDockwindow( value );
+            } else if( tagName == "ShowListView" ) {
+                bool value;
+                if( KDGanttXML::readBoolNode( element, value ) )
+                    setShowListView( value );
+            } else if( tagName == "ShowHeader" ) {
+              bool value;
+              if( KDGanttXML::readBoolNode( element, value ) )
+                setHeaderVisible( value );
+            } else if( tagName == "ShowTaskLinks" ) {
+                bool value;
+                if( KDGanttXML::readBoolNode( element, value ) )
+                    setShowTaskLinks( value );
+            } else if( tagName == "EditorEnabled" ) {
+                bool value;
+                if( KDGanttXML::readBoolNode( element, value ) )
+                    setEditorEnabled( value );
+            } else if( tagName == "DisplayEmptyTasksAsLine" ) {
+              bool value;
+              if( KDGanttXML::readBoolNode( element, value ) )
+                setDisplayEmptyTasksAsLine( value );
+            } else if( tagName == "GlobalFont" ) {
+                QFont font;
+                if( KDGanttXML::readFontNode( element, font ) )
+                    setFont( font );
+            } else if( tagName == "HorizonStart" ) {
+                QDateTime value;
+                if( KDGanttXML::readDateTimeNode( element, value ) )
+                    setHorizonStart( value );
+            } else if( tagName == "HorizonEnd" ) {
+                QDateTime value;
+                if( KDGanttXML::readDateTimeNode( element, value ) )
+                    setHorizonEnd( value );
+            } else if( tagName == "Scale" ) {
+                QString value;
+                if( KDGanttXML::readStringNode( element, value ) )
+                    setScale( stringToScale( value ) );
+            } else if( tagName == "MinimumScale" ) {
+                QString value;
+                if( KDGanttXML::readStringNode( element, value ) )
+                    setMinimumScale( stringToScale( value ) );
+            } else if( tagName == "MaximumScale" ) {
+                QString value;
+                if( KDGanttXML::readStringNode( element, value ) )
+                    setMaximumScale( stringToScale( value ) );
+            } else if( tagName == "YearFormat" ) {
+                QString value;
+                if( KDGanttXML::readStringNode( element, value ) )
+                    setYearFormat( stringToYearFormat( value ) );
+            } else if( tagName == "HourFormat" ) {
+                QString value;
+                if( KDGanttXML::readStringNode( element, value ) )
+                    setHourFormat( stringToHourFormat( value ) );
+            } else if( tagName == "ShowMinorTicks" ) {
+                bool value;
+                if( KDGanttXML::readBoolNode( element, value ) )
+                    setShowMinorTicks( value );
+            } else if( tagName == "ShowMajorTicks" ) {
+                bool value;
+                if( KDGanttXML::readBoolNode( element, value ) )
+                    setShowMajorTicks( value );
+            } else if( tagName == "DragEnabled" ) {
+                bool value;
+                if( KDGanttXML::readBoolNode( element, value ) )
+                    setDragEnabled( value );
+            } else if( tagName == "DropEnabled" ) {
+                bool value;
+                if( KDGanttXML::readBoolNode( element, value ) )
+                    setDropEnabled( value );
+            } else if( tagName == "CalendarMode" ) {
+                bool value;
+                if( KDGanttXML::readBoolNode( element, value ) )
+                    setCalendarMode( value );
+            } else if( tagName == "Editable" ) {
+                bool value;
+                if( KDGanttXML::readBoolNode( element, value ) )
+                    setEditable( value );
+            } else if( tagName == "TextColor" ) {
+                QColor value;
+                if( KDGanttXML::readColorNode( element, value ) )
+                    setTextColor( value );
+            } else if( tagName == "MajorScaleCount" ) {
+                int value;
+                if( KDGanttXML::readIntNode( element, value ) )
+                    setMajorScaleCount( value );
+            } else if( tagName == "MinorScaleCount" ) {
+                int value;
+                if( KDGanttXML::readIntNode( element, value ) )
+                    setMinorScaleCount( value );
+            } else if( tagName == "AutoScaleMinorTickCount" ) {
+                int value;
+                if( KDGanttXML::readIntNode( element, value ) )
+                    setAutoScaleMinorTickCount( value );
+            } else if( tagName == "MinimumColumnWidth" ) {
+                int value;
+                if( KDGanttXML::readIntNode( element, value ) )
+                    setMinimumColumnWidth( value );
+            } else if( tagName == "GanttMaximumWidth" ) {
+                int value;
+                if( KDGanttXML::readIntNode( element, value ) )
+                    setGanttMaximumWidth( value );
+            } else if( tagName == "NoInformationBrush" ) {
+              QBrush value;
+              if( KDGanttXML::readBrushNode( element, value ) )
+                setNoInformationBrush( value );
+            } else if( tagName == "GanttViewBackgroundColor" ) {
+                QColor value;
+                if( KDGanttXML::readColorNode( element, value ) )
+                    setGvBackgroundColor( value );
+            } else if( tagName == "ListViewBackgroundColor" ) {
+                QColor value;
+                if( KDGanttXML::readColorNode( element, value ) )
+                    setLvBackgroundColor( value );
+            } else if( tagName == "TimeHeaderBackgroundColor" ) {
+                QColor value;
+                if( KDGanttXML::readColorNode( element, value ) )
+                    setTimeHeaderBackgroundColor( value );
+            } else if( tagName == "LegendHeaderBackgroundColor" ) {
+                QColor value;
+                if( KDGanttXML::readColorNode( element, value ) )
+                    setLegendHeaderBackgroundColor( value );
+            } else if( tagName == "WeekendBackgroundColor" ) {
+                QColor value;
+                if( KDGanttXML::readColorNode( element, value ) )
+                    setWeekendBackgroundColor( value );
+            } else if( tagName == "WeekdayBackgroundColor" ) {
+                QDomNode node = element.firstChild();
+                int day = 0;
+                QColor color;
+                while( !node.isNull() ) {
+                    QDomElement element = node.toElement();
+                    if( !element.isNull() ) { // was really an elemente
+                        QString tagName = element.tagName();
+                        if( tagName == "Day" ) {
+                            int value;
+                            if( KDGanttXML::readIntNode( element, value ) )
+                                day = value;
+                        } else if( tagName == "Color" ) {
+                            QColor value;
+                            if( KDGanttXML::readColorNode( element, value ) )
+                                color = value;
+                        } else {
+                            qDebug( "Unrecognized tag name: %s", tagName.latin1() );
+                            Q_ASSERT( false );
+                        }
+                    }
+                    node = node.nextSibling();
+                }
+
+                if( day && color.isValid() )
+                    setWeekdayBackgroundColor( color, day );
+            } else if( tagName == "WeekendDays" ) {
+                QString startString = element.attribute( "Start" );
+                QString endString = element.attribute( "End" );
+                bool startOk = false, endOk = false;
+                int start = startString.toInt( &startOk );
+                int end = startString.toInt( &endOk );
+                if( startOk && endOk )
+                    setWeekendDays( start, end );
+            } else if( tagName == "ZoomFactor" ) {
+                double value;
+                if( KDGanttXML::readDoubleNode( element, value ) )
+                    setZoomFactor( value, true );
+            } else if( tagName == "ShowHeaderPopupMenu" ) {
+                bool value;
+                if( KDGanttXML::readBoolNode( element, value ) )
+                    setShowHeaderPopupMenu( value );
+            } else if( tagName == "ShowTimeTablePopupMenu" ) {
+                bool value;
+                if( KDGanttXML::readBoolNode( element, value ) )
+                    setShowTimeTablePopupMenu( value );
+            } else if( tagName == "Shapes" ) {
+                QDomNode node = element.firstChild();
+                bool undefinedShape = false;
+                while( !node.isNull() ) {
+                    QDomElement element = node.toElement();
+                    if( !element.isNull() ) { // was really an elemente
+                        QString tagName = element.tagName();
+                        if( tagName == "Event" ) {
+                            KDGanttViewItem::Shape startShape, middleShape, endShape;
+                            startShape = KDGanttViewItem::TriangleDown;
+                            middleShape = KDGanttViewItem::TriangleDown;
+                            endShape = KDGanttViewItem::TriangleDown;
+                            QDomNode node = element.firstChild();
+                            while( !node.isNull() ) {
+                                QDomElement element = node.toElement();
+                                if( !element.isNull() ) { // was really an elemente
+                                    QString tagName = element.tagName();
+                                    if( tagName == "Start" ) {
+                                        QString value;
+                                        if( KDGanttXML::readStringNode( element, value ) )
+                                            startShape = KDGanttViewItem::stringToShape( value );
+                                        if ( value == "Undefined" )
+                                          undefinedShape = true;
+                                    } else if( tagName == "Middle" ) {
+                                        QString value;
+                                        if( KDGanttXML::readStringNode( element, value ) )
+                                            middleShape = KDGanttViewItem::stringToShape( value );
+                                        if ( value == "Undefined" )
+                                          undefinedShape = true;
+                                    } else if( tagName == "End" ) {
+                                        QString value;
+                                        if( KDGanttXML::readStringNode( element, value ) )
+                                            endShape = KDGanttViewItem::stringToShape( value );
+                                        if ( value == "Undefined" )
+                                          undefinedShape = true;
+                                    } else {
+                                        qDebug( "Unrecognized tag name: %s", tagName.latin1() );
+                                        Q_ASSERT( false );
+                                    }
+                                }
+                                node = node.nextSibling();
+                            }
+                            if ( ! undefinedShape )
+                              setShapes( KDGanttViewItem::Event, startShape,
+                                       middleShape, endShape, false );
+                            undefinedShape = false;
+                        } else if( tagName == "Task" ) {
+                            KDGanttViewItem::Shape startShape, middleShape, endShape;
+                            startShape = KDGanttViewItem::TriangleDown;
+                            middleShape = KDGanttViewItem::TriangleDown;
+                            endShape = KDGanttViewItem::TriangleDown;
+                            QDomNode node = element.firstChild();
+                            while( !node.isNull()) {
+                                QDomElement element = node.toElement();
+                                if( !element.isNull() ) { // was really an elemente
+                                    QString tagName = element.tagName();
+                                    if( tagName == "Start" ) {
+                                        QString value;
+                                        if( KDGanttXML::readStringNode( element, value ) )
+                                            startShape = KDGanttViewItem::stringToShape( value );
+                                        if ( value == "Undefined" )
+                                          undefinedShape = true;
+                                    } else if( tagName == "Middle" ) {
+                                        QString value;
+                                        if( KDGanttXML::readStringNode( element, value ) )
+                                            middleShape = KDGanttViewItem::stringToShape( value );
+                                        if ( value == "Undefined" )
+                                          undefinedShape = true;
+                                    } else if( tagName == "End" ) {
+                                        QString value;
+                                        if( KDGanttXML::readStringNode( element, value ) )
+                                            endShape = KDGanttViewItem::stringToShape( value );
+                                        if ( value == "Undefined" )
+                                          undefinedShape = true;
+                                    } else {
+                                        qDebug( "Unrecognized tag name: %s", tagName.latin1() );
+                                        Q_ASSERT( false );
+                                    }
+                                }
+                                node = node.nextSibling();
+                            }
+                            if ( ! undefinedShape )
+                              setShapes( KDGanttViewItem::Task, startShape, middleShape, endShape, false );
+                            undefinedShape = false;
+                        } else if( tagName == "Summary" ) {
+                            KDGanttViewItem::Shape startShape, middleShape, endShape;
+                            startShape = KDGanttViewItem::TriangleDown;
+                            middleShape = KDGanttViewItem::TriangleDown;
+                            endShape = KDGanttViewItem::TriangleDown;
+                            QDomNode node = element.firstChild();
+                            while( !node.isNull() ) {
+                                QDomElement element = node.toElement();
+                                if( !element.isNull() ) { // was really an elemente
+                                    QString tagName = element.tagName();
+                                    if( tagName == "Start" ) {
+                                        QString value;
+                                        if( KDGanttXML::readStringNode( element, value ) )
+                                            startShape = KDGanttViewItem::stringToShape( value );
+                                        if ( value == "Undefined" )
+                                          undefinedShape = true;
+                                    } else if( tagName == "Middle" ) {
+                                        QString value;
+                                        if( KDGanttXML::readStringNode( element, value ) )
+                                            middleShape = KDGanttViewItem::stringToShape( value );
+                                        if ( value == "Undefined" )
+                                          undefinedShape = true;
+                                    } else if( tagName == "End" ) {
+                                        QString value;
+                                        if( KDGanttXML::readStringNode( element, value ) )
+                                            endShape = KDGanttViewItem::stringToShape( value );
+                                        if ( value == "Undefined" )
+                                          undefinedShape = true;
+                                    } else {
+                                        qDebug( "Unrecognized tag name: %s", tagName.latin1() );
+                                        Q_ASSERT( false );
+                                    }
+                                }
+                                node = node.nextSibling();
+                            }
+                            if ( ! undefinedShape )
+                              setShapes( KDGanttViewItem::Summary, startShape,
+                                       middleShape, endShape, false );
+                            undefinedShape = false;
+                        } else {
+                            qDebug( "Unrecognized tag name: %s", tagName.latin1() );
+                            Q_ASSERT( false );
+                        }
+                    }
+                    node = node.nextSibling();
+                }
+            } else if( tagName == "Colors" ) {
+                QDomNode node = element.firstChild();
+                while( !node.isNull()) {
+                    QDomElement element = node.toElement();
+                    if( !element.isNull() ) { // was really an elemente
+                        QString tagName = element.tagName();
+                        if( tagName == "Event" ) {
+                            QColor startColor, middleColor, endColor;
+                            QDomNode node = element.firstChild();
+                            while( !node.isNull() ) {
+                                QDomElement element = node.toElement();
+                                if( !element.isNull() ) { // was really an elemente
+                                    QString tagName = element.tagName();
+                                    if( tagName == "Start" ) {
+                                        QColor value;
+                                        if( KDGanttXML::readColorNode( element, value ) )
+                                            startColor = value;
+                                    } else if( tagName == "Middle" ) {
+                                        QColor value;
+                                        if( KDGanttXML::readColorNode( element, value ) )
+                                            middleColor = value;
+                                    } else if( tagName == "End" ) {
+                                        QColor value;
+                                        if( KDGanttXML::readColorNode( element, value ) )
+                                            endColor = value;
+                                    } else {
+                                        qDebug( "Unrecognized tag name: %s", tagName.latin1() );
+                                        Q_ASSERT( false );
+                                    }
+                                }
+                                node = node.nextSibling();
+                            }
+                            setColors( KDGanttViewItem::Event, startColor,
+                                       middleColor, endColor, false );
+                        } else if( tagName == "Task" ) {
+                            QColor startColor, middleColor, endColor;
+                            QDomNode node = element.firstChild();
+                            while( !node.isNull() ) {
+                                QDomElement element = node.toElement();
+                                if( !element.isNull() ) { // was really an elemente
+                                    QString tagName = element.tagName();
+                                    if( tagName == "Start" ) {
+                                        QColor value;
+                                        if( KDGanttXML::readColorNode( element, value ) )
+                                            startColor = value;
+                                    } else if( tagName == "Middle" ) {
+                                        QColor value;
+                                        if( KDGanttXML::readColorNode( element, value ) )
+                                            middleColor = value;
+                                    } else if( tagName == "End" ) {
+                                        QColor value;
+                                        if( KDGanttXML::readColorNode( element, value ) )
+                                            endColor = value;
+                                    } else {
+                                        qDebug( "Unrecognized tag name: %s", tagName.latin1() );
+                                        Q_ASSERT( false );
+                                    }
+                                }
+                                node = node.nextSibling();
+                            }
+                            setColors( KDGanttViewItem::Task, startColor,
+                                       middleColor, endColor, false );
+                        } else if( tagName == "Summary" ) {
+                            QColor startColor, middleColor, endColor;
+                            QDomNode node = element.firstChild();
+                            while( !node.isNull() ) {
+                                QDomElement element = node.toElement();
+                                if( !element.isNull() ) { // was really an elemente
+                                    QString tagName = element.tagName();
+                                    if( tagName == "Start" ) {
+                                        QColor value;
+                                        if( KDGanttXML::readColorNode( element, value ) )
+                                            startColor = value;
+                                    } else if( tagName == "Middle" ) {
+                                        QColor value;
+                                        if( KDGanttXML::readColorNode( element, value ) )
+                                            middleColor = value;
+                                    } else if( tagName == "End" ) {
+                                        QColor value;
+                                        if( KDGanttXML::readColorNode( element, value ) )
+                                            endColor = value;
+                                    } else {
+                                        qDebug( "Unrecognized tag name: %s", tagName.latin1() );
+                                        Q_ASSERT( false );
+                                    }
+                                }
+                                node = node.nextSibling();
+                            }
+                            setColors( KDGanttViewItem::Summary, startColor,
+                                       middleColor, endColor , false);
+                        } else {
+                            qDebug( "Unrecognized tag name: %s", tagName.latin1() );
+                            Q_ASSERT( false );
+                        }
+                    }
+                    node = node.nextSibling();
+                }
+            } else if( tagName == "DefaultColors" ) {
+                QDomNode node = element.firstChild();
+                while( !node.isNull() ) {
+                    QDomElement element = node.toElement();
+                    if( !element.isNull() ) { // was really an element
+                        QString tagName = element.tagName();
+                        if( tagName == "Event" ) {
+                            QColor value;
+                            if( KDGanttXML::readColorNode( element, value ) )
+                                setDefaultColor( KDGanttViewItem::Event,
+                                                 value, false );
+                        } else if( tagName == "Task" ) {
+                            QColor value;
+                            if( KDGanttXML::readColorNode( element, value ) )
+                                setDefaultColor( KDGanttViewItem::Task,
+                                                 value, false );
+                        } else if( tagName == "Summary" ) {
+                            QColor value;
+                            if( KDGanttXML::readColorNode( element, value ) )
+                                setDefaultColor( KDGanttViewItem::Summary,
+                                                 value , false);
+                        } else {
+                            qDebug( "Unrecognized tag name: %s", tagName.latin1() );
+                            Q_ASSERT( false );
+                        }
+                    }
+
+                    node = node.nextSibling();
+                }
+            } else if( tagName == "HighlightColors" ) {
+                QDomNode node = element.firstChild();
+                while( !node.isNull() ) {
+                    QDomElement element = node.toElement();
+                    if( !element.isNull() ) { // was really an elemente
+                        QString tagName = element.tagName();
+                        if( tagName == "Event" ) {
+                            QColor startColor, middleColor, endColor;
+                            QDomNode node = element.firstChild();
+                            while( !node.isNull() ) {
+                                QDomElement element = node.toElement();
+                                if( !element.isNull() ) { // was really an elemente
+                                    QString tagName = element.tagName();
+                                    if( tagName == "Start" ) {
+                                        QColor value;
+                                        if( KDGanttXML::readColorNode( element, value ) )
+                                            startColor = value;
+                                    } else if( tagName == "Middle" ) {
+                                        QColor value;
+                                        if( KDGanttXML::readColorNode( element, value ) )
+                                            middleColor = value;
+                                    } else if( tagName == "End" ) {
+                                        QColor value;
+                                        if( KDGanttXML::readColorNode( element, value ) )
+                                            endColor = value;
+                                    } else {
+                                        qDebug( "Unrecognized tag name: %s", tagName.latin1() );
+                                        Q_ASSERT( false );
+                                    }
+                                }
+                                node = node.nextSibling();
+                            }
+                            setHighlightColors( KDGanttViewItem::Event,
+                                                startColor,
+                                                middleColor, endColor, false );
+                        } else if( tagName == "Task" ) {
+                            QColor startColor, middleColor, endColor;
+                            QDomNode node = element.firstChild();
+                            while( !node.isNull() ) {
+                                QDomElement element = node.toElement();
+                                if( !element.isNull() ) { // was really an elemente
+                                    QString tagName = element.tagName();
+                                    if( tagName == "Start" ) {
+                                        QColor value;
+                                        if( KDGanttXML::readColorNode( element, value ) )
+                                            startColor = value;
+                                    } else if( tagName == "Middle" ) {
+                                        QColor value;
+                                        if( KDGanttXML::readColorNode( element, value ) )
+                                            middleColor = value;
+                                    } else if( tagName == "End" ) {
+                                        QColor value;
+                                        if( KDGanttXML::readColorNode( element, value ) )
+                                            endColor = value;
+                                    } else {
+                                        qDebug( "Unrecognized tag name: %s", tagName.latin1() );
+                                        Q_ASSERT( false );
+                                    }
+                                }
+                                node = node.nextSibling();
+                            }
+                            setHighlightColors( KDGanttViewItem::Task,
+                                                startColor,
+                                                middleColor, endColor , false);
+                        } else if( tagName == "Summary" ) {
+                            QColor startColor, middleColor, endColor;
+                            QDomNode node = element.firstChild();
+                            while( !node.isNull() ) {
+                                QDomElement element = node.toElement();
+                                if( !element.isNull() ) { // was really an elemente
+                                    QString tagName = element.tagName();
+                                    if( tagName == "Start" ) {
+                                        QColor value;
+                                        if( KDGanttXML::readColorNode( element, value ) )
+                                            startColor = value;
+                                    } else if( tagName == "Middle" ) {
+                                        QColor value;
+                                        if( KDGanttXML::readColorNode( element, value ) )
+                                            middleColor = value;
+                                    } else if( tagName == "End" ) {
+                                        QColor value;
+                                        if( KDGanttXML::readColorNode( element, value ) )
+                                            endColor = value;
+                                    } else {
+                                        qDebug( "Unrecognized tag name: %s", tagName.latin1() );
+                                        Q_ASSERT( false );
+                                    }
+                                }
+                                node = node.nextSibling();
+                            }
+                            setHighlightColors( KDGanttViewItem::Summary,
+                                                startColor,
+                                                middleColor, endColor, false );
+                        } else {
+                            qDebug( "Unrecognized tag name: %s", tagName.latin1() );
+                            Q_ASSERT( false );
+                        }
+                    }
+                    node = node.nextSibling();
+                }
+            } else if( tagName == "DefaultHighlightColors" ) {
+                QDomNode node = element.firstChild();
+                while( !node.isNull() ) {
+                    QDomElement element = node.toElement();
+                    if( !element.isNull() ) { // was really an element
+                        QString tagName = element.tagName();
+                        if( tagName == "Event" ) {
+                            QColor value;
+                            if( KDGanttXML::readColorNode( element, value ) )
+                                setDefaultHighlightColor( KDGanttViewItem::Event,
+                                                 value , false);
+                        } else if( tagName == "Task" ) {
+                            QColor value;
+                            if( KDGanttXML::readColorNode( element, value ) )
+                                setDefaultHighlightColor( KDGanttViewItem::Task,
+                                                 value, false );
+                        } else if( tagName == "Summary" ) {
+                            QColor value;
+                            if( KDGanttXML::readColorNode( element, value ) )
+                                setDefaultHighlightColor( KDGanttViewItem::Summary,
+                                                 value, false );
+                        } else {
+                            qDebug( "Unrecognized tag name: %s", tagName.latin1() );
+                            Q_ASSERT( false );
+                        }
+                    }
+
+                    node = node.nextSibling();
+                }
+            } else if( tagName == "Items" ) {
+                QDomNode node = element.firstChild();
+                KDGanttViewItem* previous = 0;
+                while( !node.isNull() ) {
+                    QDomElement element = node.toElement();
+                    if( !element.isNull() ) { // was really an element
+                        QString tagName = element.tagName();
+                        if( tagName == "Item" ) {
+                            KDGanttViewItem* newItem;
+                            if( previous )
+                                newItem =
+                                    KDGanttViewItem::createFromDomElement( this,
+                                                                           previous,
+                                                                           element );
+                            else
+                                newItem =
+                                    KDGanttViewItem::createFromDomElement( this,
+                                                                           element );
+                            previous = newItem;
+                        } else {
+                            qDebug( "Unrecognized tag name: %s", tagName.latin1() );
+                            Q_ASSERT( false );
+                        }
+                    }
+
+                    node = node.nextSibling();
+                }
+            } else if( tagName == "TaskLinks" ) {
+                QDomNode node = element.firstChild();
+                while( !node.isNull() ) {
+                    QDomElement element = node.toElement();
+                    if( !element.isNull() ) { // was really an element
+                        QString tagName = element.tagName();
+                        if( tagName == "TaskLink" )
+                            KDGanttViewTaskLink::createFromDomElement( element );
+                        else {
+                            qDebug( "Unrecognized tag name: %s", tagName.latin1() );
+                            Q_ASSERT( false );
+                        }
+                    }
+
+                    node = node.nextSibling();
+                }
+            } else if( tagName == "TaskLinkGroups" ) {
+                QDomNode node = element.firstChild();
+                while( !node.isNull() ) {
+                    QDomElement element = node.toElement();
+                    if( !element.isNull() ) { // was really an element
+                        QString tagName = element.tagName();
+                        if( tagName == "TaskLink" )
+                            KDGanttViewTaskLinkGroup::createFromDomElement( element );
+                    } else {
+                        qDebug( "Unrecognized tag name: %s", tagName.latin1() );
+                        Q_ASSERT( false );
+                    }
+
+                    node = node.nextSibling();
+                }
+            } else if( tagName == "ColumnBackgroundColors" ) {
+                QDomNode node = element.firstChild();
+                while( !node.isNull() ) {
+                    QDomElement element = node.toElement();
+                    if( !element.isNull() ) { // was really an element
+                        QString tagName = element.tagName();
+                        if( tagName == "ColumnBackgroundColor" ) {
+                            QDomNode node = element.firstChild();
+                            QDateTime dateTime;
+                            QColor color;
+                            while( !node.isNull() ) {
+                                QDomElement element = node.toElement();
+                                if( !element.isNull() ) { // was
+                                                          // really an
+                                                          // element
+                                    QString tagName = element.tagName();
+                                    if( tagName == "DateTime" ) {
+                                        QDateTime value;
+                                        if( KDGanttXML::readDateTimeNode( element, value ) )
+                                            dateTime = value;
+                                    } else if( tagName == "Color" ) {
+                                        QColor value;
+                                        if( KDGanttXML::readColorNode( element, value ) )
+                                            color = value;
+                                    } else {
+                                        qDebug( "Unrecognized tag name: %s", tagName.latin1() );
+                                        Q_ASSERT( false );
+                                    }
+                                }
+
+                                node = node.nextSibling();
+                            }
+                            setColumnBackgroundColor( dateTime, color );
+                        } else {
+                            qDebug( "Unrecognized tag name: %s", tagName.latin1() );
+                            Q_ASSERT( false );
+                        }
+                    }
+                    node = node.nextSibling();
+                }
+            } else if( tagName == "LegendItems" ) {
+                clearLegend();
+                QDomNode node = element.firstChild();
+                while( !node.isNull() ) {
+                    QDomElement element = node.toElement();
+                    if( !element.isNull() ) { // was really an element
+                        QString tagName = element.tagName();
+                        if( tagName == "LegendItem" ) {
+                            KDGanttViewItem::Shape tempLegendShape;
+                            tempLegendShape = KDGanttViewItem::TriangleDown;
+                            QColor tempLegendColor;
+                            QString tempLegendString;
+                            bool ok = true;
+                            QDomNode node = element.firstChild();
+                            while( !node.isNull() ) {
+                                QDomElement element = node.toElement();
+                                if( !element.isNull() ) { // was really an element
+                                    QString tagName = element.tagName();
+                                    if( tagName == "Shape" ) {
+                                        QString value;
+                                        if( KDGanttXML::readStringNode( element, value ) )
+                                            tempLegendShape = KDGanttViewItem::stringToShape( value );
+                                        else
+                                            ok = false;
+                                    } else if( tagName == "Color" ) {
+                                        QColor value;
+                                        if( KDGanttXML::readColorNode( element, value ) )
+                                            tempLegendColor = value;
+                                        else
+                                            ok = false;
+                                    } else if( tagName == "Text" ) {
+                                        QString value;
+                                        if( KDGanttXML::readStringNode( element, value ) )
+                                            tempLegendString = value;
+                                        else
+                                            ok = false;
+                                    } else {
+                                        qDebug( "Unrecognized tag name: %s", tagName.latin1() );
+                                        Q_ASSERT( false );
+                                    }
+                                }
+                                node = node.nextSibling();
+                            }
+                            if( ok ) {
+                                addLegendItem( tempLegendShape,
+                                               tempLegendColor,
+                                               tempLegendString );
+                                qDebug( "Adding legend item %s", tempLegendString.latin1() );
+                            }
+                        } else {
+                            qDebug( "Unrecognized tag name: %s", tagName.latin1() );
+                            Q_ASSERT( false );
+                        }
+                    }
+                    node = node.nextSibling();
+                }
+            } else {
+                qDebug( "Unrecognized tag name: %s", tagName.latin1() );
+                Q_ASSERT( false );
+            }
+        }
+
+        node = node.nextSibling();
+    } // while
+        return true; /* FIXME: Do real error-reporting. The ASSERT's should be "return false" stmnts */
+} // method
+
+
+/**
+   Saves the parameters of the view parameters to an XML document.
+
+   \param withPI pass true to store processing instructions, false to
+   leave them out
+   \return the XML document that represents the parameters
+   \sa loadXML
+*/
+QDomDocument KDGanttView::saveXML( bool withPI ) const
+{
+    // Create an inital DOM document
+    QString docstart = "<GanttView/>";
+
+    QDomDocument doc( "GanttView" );
+    doc.setContent( docstart );
+    if( withPI ) {
+      QDomProcessingInstruction pin = doc.createProcessingInstruction( "kdgantt", "version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\""  ) ;
+       doc.appendChild ( pin );
+    }
+
+    QDomElement docRoot = doc.documentElement();
+    docRoot.setAttribute( "xmlns", "http://www.klaralvdalens-datakonsult.se/kdgantt" );
+    docRoot.setAttribute( "xmlns:xsi", "http://www.w3.org/2000/10/XMLSchema-instance" );
+    docRoot.setAttribute( "xsi:schemaLocation", "http://www.klaralvdalens-datakonsult.se/kdgantt" );
+
+    // the ShowLegend element
+    KDGanttXML::createBoolNode( doc, docRoot, "ShowLegend", showLegend() );
+
+    // the ShowLegendButton element
+    KDGanttXML::createBoolNode( doc, docRoot, "ShowLegendButton",
+                           showLegendButton() );
+
+    // the LegendIsDockWindow element
+    KDGanttXML::createBoolNode( doc, docRoot, "LegendIsDockWindow",
+                           legendIsDockwindow() );
+
+    // the ShowListView element
+    KDGanttXML::createBoolNode( doc, docRoot, "ShowListView", showListView() );
+
+    // the ShowHeader element
+    KDGanttXML::createBoolNode( doc, docRoot, "ShowHeader", headerVisible() );
+
+    // the ShowTaskLinks element
+    KDGanttXML::createBoolNode( doc, docRoot, "ShowTaskLinks", showTaskLinks() );
+
+    // the EditorEnabled element
+    KDGanttXML::createBoolNode( doc, docRoot, "EditorEnabled", editorEnabled() );
+
+    // the global font element
+    KDGanttXML::createFontNode( doc, docRoot, "GlobalFont", font() );
+
+    // the DisplayEmptyTasksAsLine element
+    KDGanttXML::createBoolNode( doc, docRoot, "DisplayEmptyTasksAsLine",
+                           displayEmptyTasksAsLine() );
+
+    // the HorizonStart element
+    KDGanttXML::createDateTimeNode( doc, docRoot, "HorizonStart", horizonStart() );
+
+    // the HorizonEnd element
+    KDGanttXML::createDateTimeNode( doc, docRoot, "HorizonEnd", horizonEnd() );
+
+    // the Scale, MinimumScale, MaximumScale elements
+    KDGanttXML::createStringNode( doc, docRoot, "Scale", scaleToString( scale() ) );
+    KDGanttXML::createStringNode( doc, docRoot, "MinimumScale",
+                             scaleToString( minimumScale() ) );
+    KDGanttXML::createStringNode( doc, docRoot, "MaximumScale",
+                             scaleToString( maximumScale() ) );
+
+    // the YearFormat element
+    KDGanttXML::createStringNode( doc, docRoot, "YearFormat",
+                             yearFormatToString( yearFormat() ) );
+
+    // the HourFormat element
+    KDGanttXML::createStringNode( doc, docRoot, "HourFormat",
+                             hourFormatToString( hourFormat() ) );
+
+    // the ShowMinorTicks element
+    KDGanttXML::createBoolNode( doc, docRoot, "ShowMinorTicks", showMinorTicks() );
+
+    // the ShowMajorTicks element
+    KDGanttXML::createBoolNode( doc, docRoot, "ShowMajorTicks", showMajorTicks() );
+
+    // the Editable element
+    KDGanttXML::createBoolNode( doc, docRoot, "Editable", editable() );
+
+    // the TextColor element
+    KDGanttXML::createColorNode( doc, docRoot, "TextColor", textColor() );
+
+    // the MajorScaleCount element
+    KDGanttXML::createIntNode( doc, docRoot, "MajorScaleCount", majorScaleCount() );
+
+    // the MinorScaleCount element
+    KDGanttXML::createIntNode( doc, docRoot, "MinorScaleCount", minorScaleCount() );
+
+    // the AutoScaleMinorTickCount element
+    KDGanttXML::createIntNode( doc, docRoot, "AutoScaleMinorTickCount",
+                          autoScaleMinorTickCount() );
+
+    // the MinimumColumnWidth element
+    KDGanttXML::createIntNode( doc, docRoot, "MinimumColumnWidth",
+                          minimumColumnWidth() );
+
+    // the GanttMaximumWidth element
+    KDGanttXML::createIntNode( doc, docRoot, "GanttMaximumWidth",
+                          ganttMaximumWidth() );
+
+    // the NoInformationBrush element
+    KDGanttXML::createBrushNode( doc, docRoot, "NoInformationBrush",
+                            noInformationBrush() );
+
+    // the GanttViewBackgroundColor element
+    KDGanttXML::createColorNode( doc, docRoot, "GanttViewBackgroundColor",
+                            gvBackgroundColor() );
+
+    // the ListViewBackgroundColor element
+    KDGanttXML::createColorNode( doc, docRoot, "ListViewBackgroundColor",
+                            lvBackgroundColor() );
+
+    // the TimeHeaderBackgroundColor element
+    KDGanttXML::createColorNode( doc, docRoot, "TimeHeaderBackgroundColor",
+                            timeHeaderBackgroundColor() );
+
+    // the LegendHeaderBackgroundColor element
+    KDGanttXML::createColorNode( doc, docRoot, "LegendHeaderBackgroundColor",
+                            legendHeaderBackgroundColor() );
+
+    // the WeekendBackgroundColor element
+    KDGanttXML::createColorNode( doc, docRoot, "WeekendBackgroundColor",
+                            weekendBackgroundColor() );
+
+    // the WeekdayBackgroundColor elements
+    for( int weekday = 1; weekday <= 7; weekday++ ) {
+        QColor color = weekdayBackgroundColor( weekday );
+        if( color.isValid() ) {
+            QDomElement weekendBackgroundColorElement = doc.createElement( "WeekdayBackgroundColor" );
+            docRoot.appendChild( weekendBackgroundColorElement );
+            KDGanttXML::createIntNode( doc, weekendBackgroundColorElement,
+                                  "Day", weekday );
+            KDGanttXML::createColorNode( doc, weekendBackgroundColorElement,
+                                    "Color", color );
+        }
+    }
+
+    // the WeekendDays element
+    QDomElement weekendDaysElement = doc.createElement( "WeekendDays" );
+    docRoot.appendChild( weekendDaysElement );
+    int weekendStart, weekendEnd;
+    weekendDays( weekendStart, weekendEnd );
+    weekendDaysElement.setAttribute( "Start", weekendStart );
+    weekendDaysElement.setAttribute( "End", weekendStart );
+
+    // the ZoomFactor element
+    KDGanttXML::createDoubleNode( doc, docRoot, "ZoomFactor",
+                             zoomFactor() );
+
+    // the ShowHeaderPopupMenu element
+    KDGanttXML::createBoolNode( doc, docRoot, "ShowHeaderPopupMenu",
+                           showHeaderPopupMenu() );
+
+    // the ShowTimeTablePopupMenu element
+    KDGanttXML::createBoolNode( doc, docRoot, "ShowTimeTablePopupMenu",
+                           showTimeTablePopupMenu() );
+
+    // the Shapes element
+    QDomElement shapesElement = doc.createElement( "Shapes" );
+    docRoot.appendChild( shapesElement );
+    QDomElement shapesEventElement = doc.createElement( "Event" );
+    shapesElement.appendChild( shapesEventElement );
+    KDGanttViewItem::Shape start, middle, end;
+    if( shapes( KDGanttViewItem::Event, start, middle, end ) ) {
+        KDGanttXML::createStringNode( doc, shapesEventElement, "Start",
+                                 KDGanttViewItem::shapeToString( start ) );
+        KDGanttXML::createStringNode( doc, shapesEventElement, "Middle",
+                                 KDGanttViewItem::shapeToString( middle ) );
+        KDGanttXML::createStringNode( doc, shapesEventElement, "End",
+                                 KDGanttViewItem::shapeToString( end ) );
+    } else {
+        KDGanttXML::createStringNode( doc, shapesEventElement, "Start",
+                                 "Undefined" );
+        KDGanttXML::createStringNode( doc, shapesEventElement, "Middle",
+                                 "Undefined" );
+        KDGanttXML::createStringNode( doc, shapesEventElement, "End",
+                                 "Undefined" );
+    }
+    QDomElement shapesTaskElement = doc.createElement( "Task" );
+    shapesElement.appendChild( shapesTaskElement );
+    if( shapes( KDGanttViewItem::Task, start, middle, end ) ) {
+        KDGanttXML::createStringNode( doc, shapesTaskElement, "Start",
+                                 KDGanttViewItem::shapeToString( start ) );
+        KDGanttXML::createStringNode( doc, shapesTaskElement, "Middle",
+                                 KDGanttViewItem::shapeToString( middle ) );
+        KDGanttXML::createStringNode( doc, shapesTaskElement, "End",
+                                 KDGanttViewItem::shapeToString( end ) );
+    } else {
+        KDGanttXML::createStringNode( doc, shapesTaskElement, "Start",
+                                 "Undefined" );
+        KDGanttXML::createStringNode( doc, shapesTaskElement, "Middle",
+                                 "Undefined" );
+        KDGanttXML::createStringNode( doc, shapesTaskElement, "End",
+                                 "Undefined" );
+    }
+    QDomElement shapesSummaryElement = doc.createElement( "Summary" );
+    shapesElement.appendChild( shapesSummaryElement );
+    if( shapes( KDGanttViewItem::Event, start, middle, end ) ) {
+        KDGanttXML::createStringNode( doc, shapesSummaryElement, "Start",
+                                 KDGanttViewItem::shapeToString( start ) );
+        KDGanttXML::createStringNode( doc, shapesSummaryElement, "Middle",
+                                 KDGanttViewItem::shapeToString( middle ) );
+        KDGanttXML::createStringNode( doc, shapesSummaryElement, "End",
+                                 KDGanttViewItem::shapeToString( end ) );
+    } else {
+        KDGanttXML::createStringNode( doc, shapesSummaryElement, "Start",
+                                 "Undefined" );
+        KDGanttXML::createStringNode( doc, shapesSummaryElement, "Middle",
+                                 "Undefined" );
+        KDGanttXML::createStringNode( doc, shapesSummaryElement, "End",
+                                 "Undefined" );
+    }
+
+    // the Colors element
+    QDomElement colorsElement = doc.createElement( "Colors" );
+    docRoot.appendChild( colorsElement );
+    QDomElement colorsEventElement = doc.createElement( "Event" );
+    colorsElement.appendChild( colorsEventElement );
+    QColor startColor, middleColor, endColor;
+    colors( KDGanttViewItem::Event, startColor, middleColor, endColor );
+    KDGanttXML::createColorNode( doc, colorsEventElement, "Start", startColor );
+    KDGanttXML::createColorNode( doc, colorsEventElement, "Middle", middleColor );
+    KDGanttXML::createColorNode( doc, colorsEventElement, "End", endColor );
+    QDomElement colorsTaskElement = doc.createElement( "Task" );
+    colorsElement.appendChild( colorsTaskElement );
+    colors( KDGanttViewItem::Task, startColor, middleColor, endColor );
+    KDGanttXML::createColorNode( doc, colorsTaskElement, "Start", startColor );
+    KDGanttXML::createColorNode( doc, colorsTaskElement, "Middle", middleColor );
+    KDGanttXML::createColorNode( doc, colorsTaskElement, "End", endColor );
+    QDomElement colorsSummaryElement = doc.createElement( "Summary" );
+    colorsElement.appendChild( colorsSummaryElement );
+    colors( KDGanttViewItem::Event, startColor, middleColor, endColor );
+    KDGanttXML::createColorNode( doc, colorsSummaryElement, "Start", startColor );
+    KDGanttXML::createColorNode( doc, colorsSummaryElement, "Middle", middleColor );
+    KDGanttXML::createColorNode( doc, colorsSummaryElement, "End", endColor );
+
+    // the DefaultColor element
+    QDomElement defaultColorsElement = doc.createElement( "DefaultColors" );
+    docRoot.appendChild( defaultColorsElement );
+    KDGanttXML::createColorNode( doc, defaultColorsElement, "Event",
+                            defaultColor( KDGanttViewItem::Event ) );
+    KDGanttXML::createColorNode( doc, defaultColorsElement, "Task",
+                            defaultColor( KDGanttViewItem::Task ) );
+    KDGanttXML::createColorNode( doc, defaultColorsElement, "Summary",
+                            defaultColor( KDGanttViewItem::Summary ) );
+
+
+    // the HighlightColors element
+    QDomElement highlightColorsElement = doc.createElement( "HighlightColors" );
+    docRoot.appendChild( highlightColorsElement );
+    QDomElement highlightColorsEventElement = doc.createElement( "Event" );
+    highlightColorsElement.appendChild( highlightColorsEventElement );
+    highlightColors( KDGanttViewItem::Event, startColor, middleColor, endColor );
+    KDGanttXML::createColorNode( doc, highlightColorsEventElement, "Start", startColor );
+    KDGanttXML::createColorNode( doc, highlightColorsEventElement, "Middle", middleColor );
+    KDGanttXML::createColorNode( doc, highlightColorsEventElement, "End", endColor );
+    QDomElement highlightColorsTaskElement = doc.createElement( "Task" );
+    highlightColorsElement.appendChild( highlightColorsTaskElement );
+    highlightColors( KDGanttViewItem::Task, startColor, middleColor, endColor );
+    KDGanttXML::createColorNode( doc, highlightColorsTaskElement, "Start", startColor );
+    KDGanttXML::createColorNode( doc, highlightColorsTaskElement, "Middle", middleColor );
+    KDGanttXML::createColorNode( doc, highlightColorsTaskElement, "End", endColor );
+    QDomElement highlightColorsSummaryElement = doc.createElement( "Summary" );
+    highlightColorsElement.appendChild( highlightColorsSummaryElement );
+    highlightColors( KDGanttViewItem::Event, startColor, middleColor, endColor );
+    KDGanttXML::createColorNode( doc, highlightColorsSummaryElement, "Start", startColor );
+    KDGanttXML::createColorNode( doc, highlightColorsSummaryElement, "Middle", middleColor );
+    KDGanttXML::createColorNode( doc, highlightColorsSummaryElement, "End", endColor );
+
+
+    /*
+    if( highlightColors( KDGanttViewItem::Event, startColor, middleColor, endColor ) ) {
+        KDGanttXML::createColorNode( doc, highlightColorsSummaryElement, "Start", startColor );
+        KDGanttXML::createColorNode( doc, highlightColorsSummaryElement, "Middle", middleColor );
+        KDGanttXML::createColorNode( doc, highlightColorsSummaryElement, "End", endColor );
+    } else {
+        KDGanttXML::createColorNode( doc, highlightColorsSummaryElement, "Start", QColor() );
+        KDGanttXML::createColorNode( doc, highlightColorsSummaryElement, "Middle", QColor() );
+        KDGanttXML::createColorNode( doc, highlightColorsSummaryElement, "End", QColor() );
+    }
+    */
+    // the DefaultHighlightColor element
+    QDomElement defaultHighlightColorsElement = doc.createElement( "DefaultHighlightColors" );
+    docRoot.appendChild( defaultHighlightColorsElement );
+    KDGanttXML::createColorNode( doc, defaultHighlightColorsElement, "Event",
+                            defaultHighlightColor( KDGanttViewItem::Event ) );
+    KDGanttXML::createColorNode( doc, defaultHighlightColorsElement, "Task",
+                            defaultHighlightColor( KDGanttViewItem::Task ) );
+    KDGanttXML::createColorNode( doc, defaultHighlightColorsElement, "Summary",
+                            defaultHighlightColor( KDGanttViewItem::Summary ) );
+
+
+    // the Items element
+    QDomElement itemsElement = doc.createElement( "Items" );
+    docRoot.appendChild( itemsElement );
+    KDGanttViewItem* currentItem = firstChild();
+    while( currentItem ) {
+        currentItem->createNode( doc, itemsElement );
+        currentItem = currentItem->nextSibling();
+    }
+
+    // the TaskLinks element
+    QDomElement taskLinksElement = doc.createElement( "TaskLinks" );
+    docRoot.appendChild( taskLinksElement );
+    QPtrList<KDGanttViewTaskLink> taskLinkList = taskLinks();
+    KDGanttViewTaskLink* currentTL = 0;
+    for( currentTL = taskLinkList.first(); currentTL;
+         currentTL = taskLinkList.next() )
+        currentTL->createNode( doc, taskLinksElement );
+
+    // the TaskLinkGroups element
+    QDomElement taskLinkGroupsElement = doc.createElement( "TaskLinkGroups" );
+    docRoot.appendChild( taskLinkGroupsElement );
+    QPtrList<KDGanttViewTaskLinkGroup> taskLinkGroupList = taskLinkGroups();
+    KDGanttViewTaskLinkGroup* currentTLG = 0;
+    for( currentTLG = taskLinkGroupList.first(); currentTLG;
+         currentTLG = taskLinkGroupList.next() )
+        currentTLG->createNode( doc, taskLinkGroupsElement );
+
+    // the ColumnBackgroundColors element
+    QDomElement columnBackgroundColorsElement =
+        doc.createElement( "ColumnBackgroundColors" );
+    docRoot.appendChild( columnBackgroundColorsElement );
+    KDTimeHeaderWidget::ColumnColorList ccList =
+        myTimeHeader->columnBackgroundColorList();
+    for( KDTimeHeaderWidget::ColumnColorList::iterator it = ccList.begin();
+         it != ccList.end(); ++it ) {
+        QDomElement columnBackgroundColorElement =
+            doc.createElement( "ColumnBackgroundColor" );
+        columnBackgroundColorsElement.appendChild( columnBackgroundColorElement );
+        KDGanttXML::createDateTimeNode( doc, columnBackgroundColorElement,
+                                   "DateTime", (*it).datetime );
+        KDGanttXML::createColorNode( doc, columnBackgroundColorElement,
+                                "Color", (*it).color );
+    }
+
+    // the LegendItems element
+    QDomElement legendItemsElement =
+        doc.createElement( "LegendItems" );
+    docRoot.appendChild( legendItemsElement );
+    legendItem* current;
+    QPtrListIterator<legendItem> lit( *myLegendItems );
+    while( ( current = lit.current() ) ) {
+        ++lit;
+        QDomElement legendItemElement = doc.createElement( "LegendItem" );
+        legendItemsElement.appendChild( legendItemElement );
+        KDGanttXML::createStringNode( doc, legendItemElement, "Shape",
+                                 KDGanttViewItem::shapeToString( current->shape ) );
+        KDGanttXML::createColorNode( doc, legendItemElement, "Color",
+                                current->color );
+        KDGanttXML::createStringNode( doc, legendItemElement, "Text",
+                                 current->text );
+    }
+
+    // the DragEnabled element
+    KDGanttXML::createBoolNode( doc, docRoot, "DragEnabled", isDragEnabled() );
+
+    // the DropEnabled element
+    KDGanttXML::createBoolNode( doc, docRoot, "DropEnabled", isDropEnabled() );
+
+    // the CalendarMode element
+    KDGanttXML::createBoolNode( doc, docRoot, "CalendarMode", calendarMode() );
+
+    return doc;
+}
+
+
+
+QString KDGanttView::scaleToString( Scale scale )
+{
+    switch( scale ) {
+    case Minute:
+        return "Minute";
+    case Hour:
+        return "Hour";
+    case Day:
+        return "Day";
+    case Week:
+        return "Week";
+    case Month:
+        return "Month";
+    case Auto:
+        return "Auto";
+    }
+    return "";
+}
+
+
+KDGanttView::Scale KDGanttView::stringToScale( const QString& string )
+{
+    if( string == "Minute" )
+        return Minute;
+    else if( string == "Hour" )
+        return Hour;
+    else if( string == "Day" )
+        return Day;
+    else if( string == "Week" )
+        return Week;
+    else if( string == "Month" )
+        return Month;
+    else if( string == "Auto" )
+        return Auto;
+
+    return Auto;
+}
+
+
+QString KDGanttView::yearFormatToString( YearFormat format )
+{
+    switch( format ) {
+    case FourDigit:
+        return "FourDigit";
+    case TwoDigit:
+        return "TwoDigit";
+    case TwoDigitApostrophe:
+        return "TwoDigitApostrophe";
+    case NoDate:
+        return "NoDate";
+    }
+    return "";
+}
+
+
+KDGanttView::YearFormat KDGanttView::stringToYearFormat( const QString& string )
+{
+    if( string == "FourDigit" )
+        return FourDigit;
+    else if( string == "TwoDigit" )
+        return TwoDigit;
+    else if( string == "TwoDigitApostrophe" )
+        return TwoDigitApostrophe;
+    else if( string == "NoDate" )
+        return NoDate;
+    else
+        return FourDigit;
+}
+
+
+QString KDGanttView::hourFormatToString( HourFormat format )
+{
+    switch( format ) {
+    case Hour_12:
+        return "Hour_12";
+    case Hour_24:
+        return "Hour_24";
+    case Hour_24_FourDigit:
+        return "Hour_24_FourDigit";
+    }
+    return "";
+}
+
+
+KDGanttView::HourFormat KDGanttView::stringToHourFormat( const QString& string )
+{
+    if( string == "Hour_12" )
+        return Hour_12;
+    else if( string == "Hour_24" )
+        return Hour_24;
+    else
+        return Hour_24;
+}
+
+
+void KDGanttView::addTaskLinkGroup(KDGanttViewTaskLinkGroup* group)
+{
+
+  if (myTaskLinkGroupList.isEmpty()) {
+    myTaskLinkGroupList.append(group);
+    return;
+  }
+    if (myTaskLinkGroupList.find(group) == -1)
+        myTaskLinkGroupList.append(group);
+}
+
+
+void KDGanttView::removeTaskLinkGroup(KDGanttViewTaskLinkGroup* group)
+{
+    myTaskLinkGroupList.remove(group);
+}
+
+
+/*!
+  This slot is called when a new item has been added to the Gantt
+  view. It will show the item attribute dialog in case the item is
+  editable. \a item is a pointer to the item that has been created.
+*/
+void KDGanttView::editItem( KDGanttViewItem*  item)
+{
+  if ( ! item )
+    return;
+  if ( editorEnabled() ) {
+    if ( item->editable() ) {
+      myItemAttributeDialog->reset( item );
+      myItemAttributeDialog->show();
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+
+/*!
+  This method returns the pixmap used for a certain shape, in the
+  selected color and size.
+
+  \param shape the shape to generate
+  \param shapeColor the foreground color of the shape
+  \param backgroundColor the background color of the shape
+  \param itemSize the size of the shape
+  \return the generated shape pixmap
+*/
+QPixmap KDGanttView::getPixmap( KDGanttViewItem::Shape shape,
+                                const QColor& shapeColor,
+                                const QColor& backgroundColor, int itemSize)
+{
+  // 10 is a good value as size
+  int size = itemSize+2;
+  int hei = ( itemSize/3 ) / 2;
+  QPixmap p = QPixmap( size+4, size+4 );
+  p.fill( backgroundColor );
+  QPainter paint (&p);
+  QBrush b = QBrush ( Qt::SolidPattern );
+  b.setColor( shapeColor );
+  paint.setBrush( b );
+  QPen pen( Qt::black, 1 ) ;
+  paint.setPen( pen );
+  switch (shape) {
+  case KDGanttViewItem::TriangleDown:{
+    QPointArray arr = QPointArray(3);
+    arr.setPoint(0,-size/2,-hei);
+    arr.setPoint(1,size/2,-hei);
+    arr.setPoint(2,0,((size/2)-hei));
+    arr.translate( ( size/2 ) +2 , ( size/2 ) +2);
+    paint.drawPolygon( arr );
+    break;
+  }
+  case KDGanttViewItem::TriangleUp :{
+    QPointArray arr = QPointArray(3);
+    arr.setPoint(0,-size/2,hei);
+    arr.setPoint(1,size/2,hei);
+    arr.setPoint(2,0,(-size/2)+hei);
+    arr.translate( ( size/2 ) +2 , ( size/2 ) +2);
+    paint.drawPolygon( arr );
+    break;
+  }
+  case  KDGanttViewItem::Diamond :{
+    QPointArray arr = QPointArray(4);
+    arr.setPoint(0,0,-size/2);
+    arr.setPoint(1,size/2,0);
+    arr.setPoint(2,0,size/2);
+    arr.setPoint(3,-size/2,0);
+    arr.translate( ( size/2 ) +2 , ( size/2 ) +2);
+    paint.drawPolygon( arr );
+    break;
+  }
+  case KDGanttViewItem::Square :{
+    QPointArray arr = QPointArray(4);
+    arr.setPoint(0,-size/2,-size/2);
+    arr.setPoint(1,size/2,-size/2);
+    arr.setPoint(2,size/2,size/2);
+    arr.setPoint(3,-size/2,size/2);
+    arr.translate( ( size/2 ) +2 , ( size/2 ) +2);
+    paint.drawPolygon( arr );
+    break;
+  }
+  case  KDGanttViewItem::Circle  :{
+    paint.drawEllipse( 2, 2, size, size);
+    break;
+  }
+  }
+  paint.end();
+  return p;
+}
+
+int KDGanttView::getIndex( KDGanttViewItem::Type type) const
+{
+    int index = -1;
+    switch (type) {
+    case (KDGanttViewItem::Event):
+        index = 0;
+        break;
+    case (KDGanttViewItem::Task):
+        index = 1;
+        break;
+    case (KDGanttViewItem::Summary):
+        index = 2;
+        break;
+    }
+    return index;
+}
+
+
+void KDGanttView::initDefaults()
+{
+  int i;
+  // We have 3 item types. Set all undefined to true.
+    for (i = 0;i<3;++i) {
+        undefinedShape[i] = true;
+        undefinedColor[i] = true;
+        undefinedColorHL[i] = true;
+    }
+    // setting the default colors
+    myDefaultColor [ getIndex( KDGanttViewItem::Event ) ] =  Qt::blue; //event
+    myDefaultColorHL [ getIndex( KDGanttViewItem::Event ) ] =  Qt::red;
+    myDefaultColor [ getIndex( KDGanttViewItem::Task ) ] =  Qt::green;//task
+    myDefaultColorHL [ getIndex( KDGanttViewItem::Task ) ] =  Qt::red;
+    myDefaultColor [ getIndex( KDGanttViewItem::Summary ) ] =  Qt::cyan;//summary
+    myDefaultColorHL [ getIndex( KDGanttViewItem::Summary ) ] =  Qt::red;
+
+    // setting the default shape types
+    // currently, we take for each item for all three shapes (start, middle, end) the same default shape
+    for (i = 0;i<3;++i) {
+      myDefaultShape [3*getIndex( KDGanttViewItem::Event )+ i] =  KDGanttViewItem::Diamond; //event
+      myDefaultShape [3*getIndex( KDGanttViewItem::Task ) +i] =  KDGanttViewItem::Square; //task
+      myDefaultShape [3*getIndex( KDGanttViewItem::Summary ) +i] =  KDGanttViewItem::TriangleDown; //summary
+
+    }
+}
+
+
+
+/*!
+  Calls to this method are passed through to the underlying \a QListView.
+*/
+int KDGanttView::addColumn( const QString& label, int width )
+{
+    return myListView->addColumn( label, width );
+}
+
+
+/*!
+  Calls to this method are passed through to the underlying \a QListView.
+*/
+
+int KDGanttView::addColumn( const QIconSet& iconset, const QString& label,
+                            int width )
+{
+    return myListView->addColumn( iconset, label, width );
+}
+
+
+/*!
+  Calls to this method are passed through to the underlying \a QListView.
+*/
+void KDGanttView::removeColumn( int index )
+{
+    myListView->removeColumn( index );
+}
+
+
+/*!
+  Calls to this method are passed through to the underlying \a QListView.
+*/
+KDGanttViewItem* KDGanttView::selectedItem() const
+{
+    return static_cast<KDGanttViewItem*>( myListView->selectedItem() );
+}
+
+
+/*!
+  Calls to this method are passed through to the underlying \a QListView.
+*/
+void KDGanttView::setSelected( KDGanttViewItem* item, bool selected )
+{
+    myListView->setSelected( item, selected );
+}
+
+
+/*!
+  Returns the pointer to the Gantt item with the name \a name.
+  If no item is found, the return value is 0.
+  If there is more than one item with the same name in the Gantt view,
+  the first item found will be returned. This may not necessarily be
+  the first item in the listview.
+
+  \param name the name of the Gantt item
+  \return the pointer to the item with name \a name. O, if there is no item
+  in the Gantt view with this name.
+
+*/
+KDGanttViewItem* KDGanttView::getItemByName( const QString& name ) const
+{
+    KDGanttViewItem* temp =  firstChild(),* ret;
+    while (temp != 0) {
+      if ( (ret = temp->getChildByName( name ) ) )
+        return ret;
+      temp = temp->nextSibling();
+    }
+    return 0;
+}
+
+
+/*!
+  Returns the pointer to the Gantt item at the position \a pos in the
+  list view.
+  The position \a pos is a global position.
+  If no item is found, 0 is returned.
+
+  \param pos the (global) position of the Gantt item
+  \return the pointer to the item with position \a pos. O, if there is
+  no item in the list view at this position.
+
+*/
+KDGanttViewItem* KDGanttView::getItemByListViewPos( const QPoint& pos ) const
+{
+    return static_cast<KDGanttViewItem*>( myListView->itemAt(myListView->mapFromGlobal(pos) ));
+}
+
+
+/*!
+  Returns the pointer to the Gantt item at the position \a pos in the
+  Gantt view.
+  The position \a pos is a global position.
+  If no items are found, or the item is disabled, 0 is returned.
+  If there is more than one item with the same position in the Gantt view,
+  the first item found will be returned. This is not necessarily the
+  first item in the listview.
+
+  \param pos the (global) position of the Gantt item
+  \return the pointer to the item with position \a pos. O, if there is no item
+  in the Gantt view at this position.
+
+*/
+KDGanttViewItem* KDGanttView::getItemByGanttViewPos( const QPoint& pos ) const
+{
+  KDGanttViewItem* item;
+  QPoint local = myCanvasView->mapFromGlobal(pos);
+
+    QCanvasItemList il = myTimeTable->collisions( myCanvasView->viewportToContents( local ));
+    QCanvasItemList::Iterator it;
+    for ( it = il.begin(); it != il.end(); ++it ) {
+      if ( myCanvasView->getType(*it) == Type_is_KDGanttViewItem) {
+        item = myCanvasView->getItem(*it);
+        if ( item->enabled() )
+          return item;
+      }
+    }
+    return 0;
+}
+
+
+/*!
+  Returns the pointer to the Gantt item at the position \a pos in the
+  list view part of the Gantt view.
+  The position \a pos is a global position if parameter \a global is true.
+  If the vertical part (y coordinate) of \a pos
+  (mapped to local coordinates) is less than 0 or
+  larger than the height of the listview, 0 is returned.
+  The horizontal part (x coordinate) of \a pos is ignored.
+  \param pos the position of the Gantt item
+  \param global if true, pos is assumed to be global
+  \return the pointer to the item with position \a pos. O, if there is no item
+  in the Gantt view at this position.
+
+*/
+KDGanttViewItem* KDGanttView::getItemAt( const QPoint& pos, bool global ) const
+{
+  /* buggy code - commented out
+  QPoint myPos;
+  if (  global )
+    myPos = myListView->contentsToViewport( myListView->mapFromGlobal(pos) );
+  else
+     myPos = myListView->contentsToViewport( pos );
+  return (KDGanttViewItem*) myListView->itemAt( myPos );
+  */
+
+  KDGanttViewItem* item;
+  KDGanttViewItem* retItem = 0;
+  int y;
+  if ( global )
+    y = myCanvasView->mapFromGlobal(pos).y();
+  else
+    y = pos.y();
+  item = firstChild();
+  while ( item != 0 ) {
+    int yc = item->itemPos();
+    if ( yc <= y && y < yc + item->height()) {
+      retItem = item;
+      break;
+    }
+    item = item->itemBelow();
+  }
+  return retItem;
+
+}
+
+
+void KDGanttView::addTickRight()
+{
+  if ( !mFixedHorizon && _enableAdding && myCanvasView->horizontalScrollBar()->value() ==  myCanvasView->horizontalScrollBar()->maxValue()) {
+    //myCanvasView->horizontalScrollBar()->blockSignals( true );
+    myTimeHeader->addTickRight();
+    //myCanvasView->horizontalScrollBar()->blockSignals( false );
+    myCanvasView->updateHorScrollBar();
+    setTimelineToEnd();
+  }
+}
+
+
+void KDGanttView::addTickLeft()
+{
+  if ( !mFixedHorizon && _enableAdding && myCanvasView->horizontalScrollBar()->value() == 0 ) {
+    myCanvasView->horizontalScrollBar()->blockSignals( true );
+    myTimeHeader->addTickLeft();
+    myCanvasView->horizontalScrollBar()->blockSignals( false );
+    setTimelineToStart();
+  }
+}
+
+
+void KDGanttView::enableAdding( int val )
+{
+  _enableAdding = ( val == 0 || val == myCanvasView->horizontalScrollBar()->maxValue());
+}
+
+
+/*!
+  Returns the number of items in the Gantt view.
+
+  \return the number of items in the Gantt view.
+*/
+int KDGanttView::childCount() const
+{
+    return myListView->childCount();
+}
+
+
+/*!
+  Removes all items from the Gantt view.
+*/
+void KDGanttView::clear()
+{
+  bool block = myTimeTable->blockUpdating();
+  myTimeTable->setBlockUpdating( true );
+  myListView->clear();
+  myTimeTable->setBlockUpdating( false );
+  myTimeTable->updateMyContent();
+  myTimeTable->setBlockUpdating( block );
+}
+
+
+/*!
+  Passes on the signal from the list view.
+*/
+void KDGanttView::slot_lvDropped(QDropEvent* e, KDGanttViewItem* droppedItem, KDGanttViewItem* itemBelowMouse  )
+{
+  emit dropped( e, droppedItem, itemBelowMouse);
+}
+
+/*!
+  Implements a pass-through to the list view.
+*/
+QDragObject * KDGanttView::dragObject ()
+{
+  return myListView->dragObject ();
+}
+
+
+/*!
+  Implements a pass-through to the list view.
+*/
+void KDGanttView::startDrag ()
+{
+  //myListView->pt_startDrag ();
+}
+
+
+/*!
+  This method is overridden for internal purposes.
+*/
+void KDGanttView::setPaletteBackgroundColor( const QColor& col)
+{
+  QWidget::setPaletteBackgroundColor( col );
+  timeHeaderSpacerWidget->setPaletteBackgroundColor( col );
+}
+
+
+/*!
+  Sets the background color of the Gantt view.
+
+  \param c the background color of the Gantt view.
+  \sa gvBackgroundColor()
+*/
+void KDGanttView::setGvBackgroundColor ( const QColor & c )
+{
+  myTimeTable->setBackgroundColor( c );
+}
+
+
+/*!
+  Sets the background color of the time header.
+
+  \param c the background color of the time header.
+  \sa timeHeaderBackgroundColor()
+*/
+void KDGanttView::setTimeHeaderBackgroundColor ( const QColor & c )
+{
+  myTimeHeader->setPaletteBackgroundColor( c );
+  //rightWidget->setPaletteBackgroundColor( c );
+  timeHeaderSpacerWidget->setPaletteBackgroundColor( c );
+}
+
+
+/*!
+  Sets the background color of the legend header.
+
+  \param c the background color of the legend header
+  \sa legendHeaderBackgroundColor()
+*/
+void KDGanttView::setLegendHeaderBackgroundColor ( const QColor & c )
+{
+  myLegend->setPaletteBackgroundColor( c );
+  leftWidget->setPaletteBackgroundColor( c );
+}
+
+
+/*!
+  Sets the background color of the list view.
+
+  \param c the background color of the list view
+  \sa lvBackgroundColor()
+*/
+void KDGanttView::setLvBackgroundColor ( const QColor & c )
+{
+ myListView->viewport()->setPaletteBackgroundColor( c );
+}
+
+
+/*!
+  Returns the background color of the list view.
+
+  \return the background color of the list view
+  \sa setLvBackgroundColor()
+*/
+QColor KDGanttView::lvBackgroundColor ( )const
+{
+ return myListView->viewport()->paletteBackgroundColor( );
+}
+
+
+/*!
+  Returns the background color of the Gantt view.
+
+  \return the background color of the Gantt view
+  \sa setGvBackgroundColor()
+*/
+QColor KDGanttView::gvBackgroundColor () const
+{
+ return myTimeTable->backgroundColor( );
+}
+
+
+/*!
+  Returns the background color of the time header.
+
+  \return the background color of the time header
+  \sa setTimeHeaderBackgroundColor()
+*/
+QColor KDGanttView::timeHeaderBackgroundColor () const
+{
+ return myTimeHeader->paletteBackgroundColor( );
+}
+
+
+/*!
+  Returns the background color of the legend header.
+
+  \return the background color of the legend header
+  \sa setLegendHeaderBackgroundColor()
+*/
+QColor KDGanttView::legendHeaderBackgroundColor () const
+{
+ return myLegend->paletteBackgroundColor( );
+}
+
+
+/*!
+  Adds a widget to the spacer widget above the list view part and
+  below the ShowLegendButton.  To assign all the space above the
+  Listview to the spacer widget, hide the ShowLegendButton by calling
+  setShowLegendButton( false ).  The spacer widget is a QHBox.  You
+  may add as many widgets as you want. They are ordered horizontally
+  from left to right.  To remove a widget from the spacer widget, call
+  widget->reparent(newParent,...) or delete the widget.  Since the spacer
+  is a QHBox, the layout of the added widgets is managed by this
+  QHBox.
+
+  \param w A pointer to the widget to be added.
+  \sa setShowLegendButton( )
+*/
+void KDGanttView::addUserdefinedLegendHeaderWidget( QWidget * w )
+{
+  if ( w ) {
+    w->reparent ( spacerLeft, 0, QPoint(0,0) );
+  }
+}
+
+
+/*!
+  Specifies whether drag operations are allowed in the Gantt
+  view. Recurses over all items contained in the Gantt view and
+  enables or disabled them for dragging.
+
+  \param b true if dragging is enabled, false if dragging is disabled
+  \sa isDragEnabled(), setDropEnabled(), isDropEnabled(), setDragDropEnabled()
+*/
+void KDGanttView::setDragEnabled( bool b )
+{
+  fDragEnabled = b;
+ QListViewItemIterator it( myListView );
+ for ( ; it.current(); ++it ) {
+   (( KDGanttViewItem* )it.current())->setDragEnabled(b);
+ }
+
+}
+
+
+/*!
+  Specifies whether drop operations are allowed in the Gantt
+  view. Recurses over all items contained in the Gantt view and
+  enables or disabled them for dropping.
+
+  \param b true if dragging is enabled, false if dragging is disabled
+  \sa setDropEnabled(), setDragEnabled(), isDragEnabled(), setDragDropEnabled()
+*/
+void KDGanttView::setDropEnabled( bool b )
+{
+  fDropEnabled = b;
+
+  //myListView->setAcceptDrops( b );
+ QListViewItemIterator it( myListView );
+ for ( ; it.current(); ++it ) {
+   (( KDGanttViewItem* )it.current())->setDropEnabled(b);
+ }
+}
+
+
+/*!
+  Combines setDragEnabled() and setDropEnabled() in one convenient
+  method.
+
+  \param b true if dragging and dropping are enabled, false if
+  dragging and dropping are disabled
+  \sa setDragEnabled(), setDropEnabled()
+*/
+void KDGanttView::setDragDropEnabled( bool b )
+{
+  setDropEnabled( b );
+  setDragEnabled( b );
+}
+
+
+/*!
+  Returns whether dragging is enabled for this Gantt view.
+
+  \return true if dragging is enabled
+  \sa setDragEnabled(), setDragDropEnabled()
+*/
+bool KDGanttView::isDragEnabled() const
+{
+  return fDragEnabled;
+}
+
+
+/*!
+  Returns whether dropping is enabled for this Gantt view.
+
+  \return true if dropping is enabled
+  \sa setDropEnabled(), setDragDropEnabled()
+*/
+bool KDGanttView::isDropEnabled() const
+{
+ return fDropEnabled;
+}
+
+
+/*!
+  \deprecated Use isDragEnabled() instead
+*/
+bool KDGanttView::dragEnabled() const
+{
+  return isDragEnabled();
+}
+
+
+/*!
+  \deprecated Use isDropEnabled() instead
+*/
+bool KDGanttView::dropEnabled() const
+{
+ return isDropEnabled();
+}
+
+
+/*!
+  This virtual method makes it possible to specify user-defined drop
+  handling.  The method is called directly before the internal drop
+  handling is executed.  Return false to execute internal drop
+  handling.  Return true to not execute internal drop handling.  In
+  order to specify user-defined drop handling, subclass
+  KDGanttView and reimplement this method.
+
+  \param e The QDropEvent
+  Note: e->source() is a pointer to the KDGanttView from which the drag started.
+  I.e., if e->source() == this, this drag is an internal drag.
+  \param droppedItem 0, if this is a drag operation from another
+  KDGanttView instance.
+  If this drag is an internal drag (i.e., within the KDGanttView),
+  this parameter points to the dropped item.
+  \param itemBelowMouse a pointer to the item below the dragged
+  item (i.e., below the mouse).
+  If you accept, the dragged item may be inserted
+  in the KDGanttView as a child of this item.
+  The value is 0 if there is no item below the dragged item,
+  and the dragged item will be inserted as a root item.
+
+  \return false, when the internal drop handling should be executed
+          true, when the internal drop handling should not be executed
+  \sa lvDropEvent(), lvStartDrag()
+*/
+bool  KDGanttView::lvDropEvent ( QDropEvent* e,
+                                 KDGanttViewItem* droppedItem,
+                                 KDGanttViewItem* itemBelowMouse )
+{
+    Q_UNUSED( e );
+    Q_UNUSED( droppedItem );
+    Q_UNUSED( itemBelowMouse );
+
+  // Example code for user defined behaviour:
+  // we want to accept the usual drags and the drags of files, which may be
+  // a saved Gantt file.
+  // Please uncomment the following lines for this behaviour
+  // You have to uncomment lines in lvDragMoveEvent() and llvDragEnterEvent() as well
+
+  // ************** begin example ************
+  /*
+  if ( QUriDrag::canDecode( e ) ) {
+    QStrList lst;
+    QUriDrag::decode( e, lst );
+    // we try the first file of icon-url-list
+    QString str = lst.at ( 0 );
+    // remove file: at beginning of string
+    str = str.right( str.length() - 5  );
+    QFileInfo info;
+    info.setFile( str ) ;
+    if ( info.isFile() ) {
+      if (!QMessageBox::information( this, "KDGantt Drag&Drop test",
+                                     "Try to insert file: "+ str + " ?",
+                                     "&Okay", "&Cancel",0,1  ) ) {
+        QFile file( str );
+        // store current updating status
+        bool uen = myTimeTable->blockUpdating();
+        // block updating while insertion of items
+        myTimeTable->setBlockUpdating();
+        loadProject( &file ) ;
+        // restore updating status and execute an update via setUpdateEnabled( true );
+        if ( !uen )
+          setUpdateEnabled( true );
+      }
+    }
+    return true;
+  }
+  */
+  // *********** end example ****************
+  return false;
+}
+
+
+/*!
+  This virtual method specifies whether a drag enter event may be
+  accepted or not.
+  To accept a drag enter event, call e->accept( true );
+  To not accept a drag enter evente, call e->accept( false );
+  This method does nothing but accepting the drag enter event, in case
+  decoding is possible.
+  In order to define accepting drops for particular items yourself,
+  subclass KDGanttView and reimplement this method.
+
+  \param e           The QDragMoveEvent
+                     Note: e->source() is a pointer to the KDGanttView, the drag started from.
+                     I.e., if e->source() == this, this drag is an internal drag.
+
+  \sa lvDropEvent(), lvStartDrag(), lvDragMoveEvent()
+*/
+void  KDGanttView::lvDragEnterEvent ( QDragEnterEvent * e)
+{
+  // the standard behaviour:
+  // accept drag enter events, if KDGanttViewItemDrag can decode the event
+  // e->accept(KDGanttViewItemDrag::canDecode(e) );
+
+  if ( KDGanttViewItemDrag::canDecode(e) ) {
+    e->accept( true);
+    return;
+  }
+
+  // example code for user defined behaviour:
+  // we want to accecpt the usual drags and the drags of files, which may be
+  // a saved Gantt file
+  // Please uncomment the following lines for this behaviour
+  // You have to uncomment lines in lvDragMoveEvent() and lvDropEvent () as well
+
+  //  if ( QUriDrag::canDecode( e ) ) {
+  // e->accept(true);
+  //  return;
+  // }
+
+  e->accept( false );
+}
+
+
+/*!
+  This virtual method specifies whether a drop event may be accepted or not.
+  To accept a drop event, call e->accept( true );
+  To not accept a drop event, call e->accept( false );
+  This method does nothing but allowing to execute the internal
+  drag move event handling.
+
+  In order to specify user-defined drop acceptance for particular
+  items, subclass KDGanttView and reimplement this method.
+
+  \param e           The QDragMoveEvent
+                     Note: e->source() is a pointer to the KDGanttView, the drag started from.
+                     I.e. if e->source() == this, this drag is an internal drag.
+         draggedItem 0, if this is a drag operation from another KDGanttView instance.
+         If this drag is an internal drag (i.e., within the KDGanttView),
+         this parameter points to the dragged item.
+         itemBelowMouse a pointer to the item below the dragged item
+         (i.e., below the mouse).
+         If you accept the drop, the dragged item will be inserted
+         in the KDGanttView as a child of this item.
+         The value is 0 if there is no item below the dragged item,
+         and the dragged item will be inserted as a root item.
+  \return false, when the internal drag move event handling should be executed
+          true, when the internal drag move event handling should not
+          be executed; usually you should return true,
+          if you have called  e->accept( true ) before.
+  \sa lvDropEvent(), lvStartDrag()
+*/
+bool  KDGanttView::lvDragMoveEvent ( QDragMoveEvent* /*e*/,
+                                     KDGanttViewItem* /* draggedItem*/,
+                                     KDGanttViewItem* /*itemBelowMouse*/)
+{
+
+  // Example code 1:
+  // To generally block items to be inserted as root items, subclass KDGanttView
+  // and reimplement this method with to following code uncommented:
+
+  // if ( !itemBelowMouse ) {
+  //  e->accept( false );
+  //  return true;
+  //}
+  //return false;
+
+  // Example code 2:
+  // To allow the drags of files, which may be
+  // a saved Gantt file, subclass KDGanttView
+  // and reimplement this method with to following code uncommented:
+
+  // if ( QUriDrag::canDecode( e ) ) {
+  //   e->accept(true);
+  //   return true;
+  //  }
+
+
+ // normal behaviour - the internal drag move event handling should be executed
+  return false;
+}
+
+
+/*!
+  This virtual method creates a QDragObject and starts a drag for a
+  KDGanttViewItem.
+  In order to prevent drags of particular items, subclass from
+  KDGanttView and reimplement this method.
+
+  \param item the KDGanttViewItem, which should be dragged
+  \sa lvDropEvent(), lvDragMoveEvent()
+*/
+void  KDGanttView::lvStartDrag (KDGanttViewItem* item)
+{
+  QDragObject* d = new KDGanttViewItemDrag(item, this, "itemdrag" );
+  // call d->drag() to start the dragging
+  // d->drag() returns true, if a move was requested as a drag
+  // if a copy (by pressing the <Ctrl>-key) was performed, d->drag() returns false
+  // In order to avoid starting drags for particular items, subclass KDGanttView
+  // an reimplement this method.
+  // insert here some code like
+  // if ( item->parent() )
+  // return;
+  // This particular code will make it impossible to drag other items but root items.
+  if ( d->drag()  ) {
+      delete item;
+  }
+}
+
+
+/*!
+  Sets the width of the list view. Space will be taken from or given
+  to the Gantt view.
+
+  \param w the width of the list view
+  \sa listViewWidth()
+*/
+void  KDGanttView::setListViewWidth( int w )
+{
+  int sw = mySplitter->width();
+  QValueList<int> list;
+  list.append(w);
+  list.append(sw-w);
+  mySplitter->setSizes( list );
+}
+
+
+/*!
+  Returns the width of the list view.
+
+  \return the width of the list view
+  \sa setListViewWidth()
+*/
+int  KDGanttView::listViewWidth( )
+{
+  return leftWidget->width();
+}
+
+
+/*!
+  Sets the scrollbar mode of the listview. The default is always off.
+  Possible values are always on, always off and auto.
+  It only makes sense to set this to always off
+  if setGvVScrollBarMode() is set to always on.
+
+  \param m the scrollbar mode.
+  \sa setGvVScrollBarMode( )
+*/
+void  KDGanttView::setLvVScrollBarMode( QScrollView::ScrollBarMode m )
+{
+  myListView->setVScrollBarMode ( m );
+}
+
+
+/*!
+  Sets the scrollbar mode of the time table. The default is always on.
+  Possible values are always on and always off.
+  It only makes sense to set this to always off
+  if setLvVScrollBarMode() is set to always on or auto.
+
+  \param m The scrollbar mode.
+  \sa setLvVScrollBarMode( )
+*/
+void  KDGanttView::setGvVScrollBarMode( QScrollView::ScrollBarMode m )
+{
+  if ( m == QScrollView::Auto )
+    qDebug("KDGanttView::setListViewVScrollBarMode: QScrollView::Auto not supported. Nothing changed. ");
+  else
+    {
+      myCanvasView->setVScrollBarMode ( m );
+      if ( m == QScrollView::AlwaysOn )
+        timeHeaderSpacerWidget->setFixedWidth(myCanvasView->verticalScrollBar()->width() );
+      else
+        timeHeaderSpacerWidget->setFixedWidth( 0 );
+    }
+}
+
+
+void  KDGanttView::notifyEditdialog( KDGanttViewItem * item)
+{
+  if (myItemAttributeDialog->getItem() == item ) {
+    myItemAttributeDialog->reset( 0 );
+  }
+}
+
+/*!
+  \fn void KDGanttView::setLinkItemsEnabled( bool on );
+
+  This enables/disables the linking ui of KDGanttViewItems in KDGanttView.
+  A signal linkItems() is emitted when two items shall be linked and can
+  be used to create the actual link.
+*/
+void KDGanttView::setLinkItemsEnabled(bool on)
+{
+    myCanvasView->linkItemsEnabled = on;
+    myCanvasView->autoScrollEnabled = true;
+}
+
+/*!
+  \fn void KDGanttView::isLinkItemsEnabled();
+
+  Returns if the linking functionallity is enabled or disabled.
+*/
+bool KDGanttView::isLinkItemsEnabled() const
+{
+    return myCanvasView->linkItemsEnabled;
+}
+
+/*!
+  \fn void KDGanttView::timeIntervalSelected( const QDateTime& start,  const QDateTime&  end);
+
+  This signal is emitted when the user selects a time
+  interval with the mouse on the time header connect this signal to
+  the slot void zoomToSelection( const QDateTime& start, const
+  QDateTime& end) to obtain automatic zooming.
+*/
+
+
+/*!
+  \fn void KDGanttView::timeIntervallSelected( const QDateTime& start,  const QDateTime&  end);
+
+  \deprecated This signal is deprecated, do not use it in new code;
+  use timeIntervalSelected() instead. timeIntervallSelected() will be
+  removed in future versions.
+*/
+
+
+/*!
+    \fn void KDGanttView::rescaling( Scale )
+
+    This signal is emitted if another scale is choosen than the
+    specified one: i.e. if the horizon has a very wide range from
+    start to end and as scale is choosen minute it may be that the
+    size of the Gantt widget would become more than 32000 pixels. In
+    this case the scale is automatically changed to Hour and
+    rescaling( Hour ) is emitted.  If the widget size would be still
+    more than 32000 pixels, the scale is automatically changed to day
+    and rescaling( Day ) is emitted.  In the new scale, the
+    minortickcount is increased such that the horizon will fit in the
+    maximum size of 32000 pixels.
+*/
+
+
+/*!
+  \fn void KDGanttView::gvCurrentChanged( KDGanttViewItem* item )
+
+  This signal is emitted whenever the user clicks on the Gantt view
+  \a item parameter is 0, if no item was clicked
+*/
+
+
+/*!
+  \fn void KDGanttView::gvItemLeftClicked( KDGanttViewItem* )
+
+  This signal is emitted whenever the user clicks into the Gantt view
+  with the left mouse button.
+*/
+
+
+/*!
+  \fn void KDGanttView::gvItemMidClicked( KDGanttViewItem* )
+
+  This signal is emitted whenever the user clicks into the Gantt view
+  with the middle mouse button.
+*/
+
+/*!
+  \fn void KDGanttView::gvItemRightClicked( KDGanttViewItem* )
+
+  This signal is emitted whenever the user clicks into the Gantt view
+  with the right mouse button.
+*/
+
+/*!
+  \fn void KDGanttView::gvMouseButtonClicked ( int button, KDGanttViewItem* item, const QPoint & pos)
+
+  This signal is emitted when the user clicks into the Gantt view with
+  any mouse button. Notice that \a pos is the absolute mouse position.
+*/
+
+/*!
+  \fn void KDGanttView::gvItemDoubleClicked( KDGanttViewItem* )
+
+  This signal is emitted whenever the user double-clicks into the Gantt view.
+*/
+
+/*!
+  \fn void KDGanttView::gvContextMenuRequested ( KDGanttViewItem * item, const QPoint & pos )
+
+  This signal is emitted when the user requests a context menu in the
+  Gantt view. Notice that \a pos is the absolute mouse position.
+*/
+
+
+/*!
+  \fn void KDGanttView::linkItems ( KDGanttViewItem* from, KDGanttViewItem* to, int linkType )
+
+  This signal is emitted when the user wants to link two items in the Gantt view.
+*/
+
+
+/*!
+  \fn void KDGanttView::lvCurrentChanged( KDGanttViewItem* item )
+
+  This signal is emitted whenever the user clicks on the list view
+  \a item parameter is 0, if no item was clicked
+*/
+
+
+/*!
+  \fn void KDGanttView::lvItemLeftClicked( KDGanttViewItem* )
+
+  This signal is emitted whenever the user clicks into the list view
+  with the left mouse button.
+*/
+
+
+/*!
+  \fn void KDGanttView::lvItemMidClicked( KDGanttViewItem* )
+
+  This signal is emitted whenever the user clicks into the list view
+  with the middle mouse button.
+*/
+
+/*!
+  \fn void KDGanttView::lvItemRightClicked( KDGanttViewItem* )
+
+  This signal is emitted whenever the user clicks into the list view
+  with the right mouse button.
+*/
+
+/*!
+  \fn void KDGanttView::lvMouseButtonPressed ( int button,
+  KDGanttViewItem* item, const QPoint & pos, int col)
+
+  This signal is emitted when the user presses any mouse button in the
+  list view. Notice that \a pos is the absolute mouse position.
+*/
+
+/*!
+  \fn void KDGanttView::lvMouseButtonClicked ( int button,
+  KDGanttViewItem* item, const QPoint & pos, int col)
+
+  This signal is emitted when the user clicks into the
+  list view with any mouse button . Notice that \a pos is the absolute
+  mouse position.
+*/
+
+/*!
+  \fn void KDGanttView::lvItemDoubleClicked( KDGanttViewItem* )
+
+  This signal is emitted whenever the user double-clicks into the list view.
+*/
+
+/*!
+  \fn void KDGanttView::lvItemRenamed( KDGanttViewItem*, int col,
+  const QString& text )
+
+  This signal is emitted whenever the user changes the name of an item
+  in the list view using in-place editing. \a text contains the new
+  text in the list view.
+*/
+
+/*!
+  \fn void KDGanttView::lvContextMenuRequested( KDGanttViewItem *
+  item, const QPoint & pos, int col )
+
+  This signal is emitted when the user requests a context menu in the
+  list view. Notice that \a pos is the absolute mouse position.
+*/
+
+/*!
+  \fn void KDGanttView::lvSelectionChanged( KDGanttViewItem* )
+
+  This signal is emitted whenever the user changes the selection in
+  the list view.
+*/
+
+
+/*!
+  \fn void KDGanttView::dropped ( QDropEvent * e, KDGanttViewItem* droppedItem, KDGanttViewItem* itemBelowMouse)
+
+  This signal is emitted whenever a Gantt item is dropped onto the
+  Gantt view. \a droppedItem is 0, if this is a drag operation from
+  another KDGanttView instance. If this drag is an internal drag
+  (i.e. within the KDGanttView), this parameter points to the dropped item.
+  \a itemBelowMouse is a pointer to the item below the dragged
+  item (i.e., below the mouse). The dragged item may be inserted
+  in the KDGanttView as a child of this item.
+  If The value is 0, if there is no item below the dragged item,
+  and the dragged item will be inserted as a root item.
+
+  In order to get user-defined behavior for drop events, reimplement
+  KDGanttView::lvDropEvent()
+*/
+
+
+/*!
+  \enum KDGanttView::RepaintMode
+
+  Please see setRepaintMode() for a description of the values of this
+  enumeration.
+*/
+