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NAME

       SoDirectionalLightDragger — directional icon you rotate and translate by dragging with the
       mouse

INHERITS FROM

       SoBase  >  SoFieldContainer  >  SoNode  >  SoBaseKit  >  SoInteractionKit  >  SoDragger  >
       SoDirectionalLightDragger

SYNOPSIS

       #include <Inventor/draggers/SoDirectionalLightDragger.h>

          Fields from class SoDirectionalLightDragger:

     SoSFRotation        rotation
     SoSFVec3f           translation

          Fields from class SoDragger:

     SoSFBool            isActive

          Fields from class SoInteractionKit:

     SoSFEnum            renderCaching
     SoSFEnum            boundingBoxCaching
     SoSFEnum            renderCulling
     SoSFEnum            pickCulling

          Parts from class SoBaseKit:

     (SoNodeKitListPart)  callbackList

          Methods from class SoDirectionalLightDragger:

                         SoDirectionalLightDragger()
     static const SoNodekitCatalog *
                         getClassNodekitCatalog() const
     static SoType       getClassTypeId()

          Methods from class SoDragger:

     void                addStartCallback(SoDraggerCB *f, void *userData = NULL)
     void                removeStartCallback(SoDraggerCB *f, void *userData = NULL)
     void                addMotionCallback(SoDraggerCB *f, void *userData = NULL)
     void                removeMotionCallback(SoDraggerCB *f, void *userData = NULL)
     void                addFinishCallback(SoDraggerCB *f, void *userData = NULL)
     void                removeFinishCallback(SoDraggerCB *f, void *userData = NULL)
     void                addValueChangedCallback(SoDraggerCB *f, void *userData = NULL)
     void                removeValueChangedCallback(SoDraggerCB *f, void *userData = NULL)
     SbBool              enableValueChangedCallbacks()
     void                setMinGesture(int pixels)
     int                 getMinGesture() const
     static void         setMinScale(float newMinScale)
     static float        getMinScale()

          Methods from class SoInteractionKit:

     virtual SbBool      setPartAsPath(const SbName &partName, SoPath *surrogatePath )

          Methods from class SoBaseKit:

     virtual const SoNodekitCatalog *
                              getNodekitCatalog() const
     virtual SoNode *         getPart(const SbName &partName, SbBool makeIfNeeded)
     SbString                 getPartString(const SoBase *part)
     virtual SoNodeKitPath *  createPathToPart(const SbName &partName, SbBool makeIfNeeded, const
                                   SoPath *pathToExtend = NULL)
     virtual SbBool           setPart(const SbName &partName, SoNode *newPart)
     SbBool                   set(char *partName, char *parameters)
     SbBool                   set(char *nameValuePairs)
     static SbBool            isSearchingChildren()
     static void              setSearchingChildren(SbBool newVal)

          Methods from class SoNode:

     void                setOverride(SbBool state)
     SbBool              isOverride() const
     SoNode *            copy(SbBool copyConnections = FALSE) const
     virtual SbBool      affectsState() const
     static SoNode *     getByName(const SbName &name)
     static int          getByName(const SbName &name, SoNodeList &list)

          Methods from class SoFieldContainer:

     void                setToDefaults()
     SbBool              hasDefaultValues() const
     SbBool              fieldsAreEqual(const SoFieldContainer *fc) const
     void                copyFieldValues(const SoFieldContainer  *fc,  SbBool  copyConnections  =
                              FALSE)
     void                get(SbString &fieldDataString)
     virtual int         getFields(SoFieldList &resultList) const
     virtual SoField *   getField(const SbName &fieldName) const
     SbBool              getFieldName(const SoField *field, SbName &fieldName) const
     SbBool              isNotifyEnabled() const
     SbBool              enableNotify(SbBool flag)

          Methods from class SoBase:

     void                ref()
     void                unref() const
     void                unrefNoDelete() const
     void                touch()
     virtual SoType      getTypeId() const
     SbBool              isOfType(SoType type) const
     virtual void        setName(const SbName &name)
     virtual SbName      getName() const

          Macros from class SoBaseKit:

     SO_GET_PART(kit, partName, partClass)
     SO_CHECK_PART(kit, partName, partClass)

DESCRIPTION

       SoDirectionalLightDragger  is  a composite dragger. It looks like a sun with a large arrow
       coming out of it. The arrow can be rotated about the sun by dragging with the  mouse;  its
       orientation  is given by the rotation field. You can also drag the sun (and the arrow with
       it) through 3-space. The location is stored in the translation field.

       The dragger uses an SoRotateSphericalDragger for changing the rotation. Instead  of  using
       the default spherical geometry, this dragger uses an arrow shape.

       The  sun is an SoDragPointDragger. Dragging it edits the translation field; conversely, if
       you change the translation field the sun will move to  that  new  location,  bringing  the
       arrow  with  it. The sun looks and behaves just like the sun in an SoPointLightDragger, as
       does the material part. See the SoPointLightDragger man page for details.

       Remember: This is not a light source! It just looks like one. If you want to move a  light
       with this dragger, you can either:

       [a]  Use  an  SoDirectionalLightManip,  which  is  subclassed  from SoLight. It creates an
       SoDirectionalLightDragger and uses it as the interface to  change  the  direction  of  its
       light  source  (see  the SoDirectionalLightManip man page). The manipulator also edits the
       material part of this dragger to match the color of light the  manipulator  is  producing.
       However,  the  directional  light manipulator will ignore the translation field, because a
       directional light has no location or translation field. So in this  case  the  translation
       dragger merely allows you to move the physical arrow to wherever you'd like it to be.

       [b]  Put  an  SoTransform under an SoTransformSeparator. Add the SoDirectionalLight as the
       next child. Use a field-to-field connection between the rotation fields  of  this  dragger
       and the transform node to synchronize the light with this dragger.

       [c] Use engines to connect the rotation field of this dragger to the direction field of an
       SoDirectionalLight. Use the rotation as input to an SoComposeMatrix engine. Then,  use  an
       SoTransformVec3f engine to apply that matrix to (0,0,-1), the default light direction.

       You can change the parts in any instance of this dragger using setPart(). The default part
       geometries are defined as resources for this  SoDirectionalLightDragger  class.  They  are
       detailed in the Dragger Resources section of the online reference page for this class. You
       can make your program use different default resources for the parts by  copying  the  file
       /usr/share/data/draggerDefaults/directionalLightDragger.iv   into   your   own  directory,
       editing the file, and then setting the environment variable SO_DRAGGER_DIR to be a path to
       that directory.

FIELDS

     SoSFRotation        rotation
          Orientation of the rotating part (an arrow by default).

     SoSFVec3f           translation
          Position of the origin of the directional light dragger.

METHODS

                         SoDirectionalLightDragger()
          Constructor.

     static const SoNodekitCatalog *
                         getClassNodekitCatalog() const
          Returns an SoNodekitCatalog for this class

     static SoType       getClassTypeId()
          Returns type identifier for this class.

CATALOG PARTS

       ┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
       │                            All parts                              │
       │                                                           NULL by │
       │Part Name          Part Type                Default Type   Default │
       │                                                                   │
       │callbackList       NodeKitListPart          --               yes   │
       │material           Material                 --               yes   │
       │translatorRotInv   Rotation                 --               yes   │
       │translator         DragPointDragger         --               yes   │
       │rotator            RotateSphericalDragger   --               yes   │
       │                                                                   │
       └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
       ┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
       │      Extra information for list parts from above table        │
       │                                                               │
       │Part Name      Container Type   Permissible Types              │
       │                                                               │
       │callbackList   Separator        Callback, EventCallback        │
       │                                                               │
       └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

DRAGGER RESOURCES

       .in 0n+.5i
     Resource:         directionalLightRotatorRotator
       .in 0n+.5i
     Part:             rotator.rotator
     Appearance:       white arrow that goes through the sun
     Description:      picking this begins rotation of the arrow about the sun-shape

                         .in 0n+.5i
     Resource:         directionalLightRotatorRotatorActive
                         .in 0n+.5i
     Part:             rotator.rotatorActive
     Appearance:       yellow arrow that goes through the sun
     Description:      displayed while the arrow is being rotated

                         .in 0n+.5i
     Resource:         directionalLightRotatorFeedback
                         .in 0n+.5i
     Part:             rotator.feedback
     Appearance:       empty Separator
     Description:      this  disables  display of the axes that a rotateSpherical dragger uses by
                         default

                         .in 0n+.5i
     Resource:         directionalLightRotatorFeedbackActive
                         .in 0n+.5i
     Part:             rotator.feedbackActive
     Appearance:       empty Separator
     Description:      this disables display of the axes that a rotateSpherical dragger  uses  by
                         default

                         .in 0n+.5i
     Resource:         directionalLightOverallMaterial
                         .in 0n+.5i
     Part:             material
     Appearance:       white. half strength emissive, half strength diffuse
     Description:      sets  material  for the sun shape when stationary. Resource for the moving
                         sun, directionalLightTranslatorPlaneTranslatorActive, contains a  yellow
                         material for highlighting.

                         .in 0n+.5i
     Resource:         directionalLightTranslatorPlaneTranslator
                         .in 0n+.5i
     Parts:            translator.yzTranslator.translator
                                           translator.xzTranslator.translator
                                           translator.xyTranslator.translator
     Appearance:       sun shape with no material
     Description:      picking  these  parts  initiates  dragging  by  the  yz, xz, and xy planar
                         draggers respectively.

                         .in 0n+.5i
     Resource:         directionalLightTranslatorPlaneTranslatorActive
                         .in 0n+.5i
     Parts:            translator.yzTranslator.translatorActive
                                           translator.xzTranslator.translatorActive
                                           translator.xyTranslator.translatorActive
     Appearance:       yellow sun shape
     Description:      shown during planar dragging in the yz, xz, and xy planes respectively.

                         .in 0n+.5i
     Resource:         directionalLightTranslatorLineTranslator
                         .in 0n+.5i
     Parts:            translator.xTranslator.translator
                                           translator.yTranslator.translator
                                           translator.zTranslator.translator
     Appearance:       white cylinder
     Description:      picking these parts initiates dragging in the x, y, and z linear  draggers
                         respectively.

                         .in 0n+.5i
     Resource:         directionalLightTranslatorLineTranslatorActive
                         .in 0n+.5i
     Parts:            translator.xTranslator.translatorActive
                                           translator.yTranslator.translatorActive
                                           translator.zTranslator.translatorActive
     Appearance:       yellow cylinder
     Description:      shown during linear dragging in the x, y, and z directions respectively.

FILE FORMAT/DEFAULTS

       DirectionalLightDragger {
          renderCaching                             AUTO
          boundingBoxCaching                        AUTO
          renderCulling                             AUTO
          pickCulling                               AUTO
          isActive                                  FALSE
          translation                               0 0 0
          rotation                                  0 0 1  0
          callbackList                              NULL
          material                                  <directionalLightOverallMaterial resource>
          translatorRotInv                          NULL
          translator                                DragPointDragger {
          }

          rotator                                   RotateSphericalDragger {
          }

          rotator.rotator                           <directionalLightRotatorRotator resource>
          rotator.rotatorActive                     <directionalLightRotatorRotatorActive resource>
          rotator.feedback                          <directionalLightRotatorFeedback resource>
          rotator.feedbackActive                    <directionalLightRotatorFeedbackActive resource>
          translator.yzTranslator.translator        <directionalLightTranslatorPlaneTranslator resource>
          translator.xzTranslator.translator        <directionalLightTranslatorPlaneTranslator resource>
          translator.xyTranslator.translator        <directionalLightTranslatorPlaneTranslator resource>
          translator.yzTranslator.translatorActive  <directionalLightTranslatorPlaneTranslatorActive resource>
          translator.xzTranslator.translatorActive  <directionalLightTranslatorPlaneTranslatorActive resource>
          translator.xyTranslator.translatorActive  <directionalLightTranslatorPlaneTranslatorActive resource>
          translator.xTranslator.translator         <directionalLightTranslatorLineTranslator resource>
          translator.yTranslator.translator         <directionalLightTranslatorLineTranslator resource>
          translator.zTranslator.translator         <directionalLightTranslatorLineTranslator resource>
          translator.xTranslator.translatorActive   <directionalLightTranslatorLineTranslatorActive resource>
          translator.yTranslator.translatorActive   <directionalLightTranslatorLineTranslatorActive resource>
          translator.zTranslator.translatorActive   <directionalLightTranslatorLineTranslatorActive resource>
     }

SEE ALSO

       SoInteractionKit,  SoDragger, SoCenterballDragger, SoDragPointDragger, SoHandleBoxDragger,
       SoJackDragger,   SoPointLightDragger,   SoRotateCylindricalDragger,   SoRotateDiscDragger,
       SoRotateSphericalDragger,    SoScale1Dragger,   SoScale2Dragger,   SoScale2UniformDragger,
       SoScaleUniformDragger,     SoSpotLightDragger,     SoTabBoxDragger,     SoTabPlaneDragger,
       SoTrackballDragger,   SoTransformBoxDragger,   SoTransformerDragger,  SoTranslate1Dragger,
       SoTranslate2Dragger

                                                                 SoDirectionalLightDragger(3IV)()