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-rw-r--r--common/events.h6
-rw-r--r--common/system.h19
2 files changed, 23 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/common/events.h b/common/events.h
index 9b434e94f9..ac12fd3f4c 100644
--- a/common/events.h
+++ b/common/events.h
@@ -57,6 +57,12 @@ enum EventType {
EVENT_QUIT = 10,
EVENT_SCREEN_CHANGED = 11,
+ /** The backend requests the agi engine's predictive dialog to be shown.
+ * TODO: Fingolfin suggests that it would be of better value to expand
+ * on this notion by generalizing its use. For example the backend could
+ * use events to ask for the save game dialog or to pause the engine.
+ * An associated enumerated type can accomplish this.
+ **/
EVENT_PREDICTIVE_DIALOG = 12
};
diff --git a/common/system.h b/common/system.h
index ccca1fb7c7..500056e695 100644
--- a/common/system.h
+++ b/common/system.h
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ public:
kFeatureAutoComputeDirtyRects,
/**
- * This flags determines either cursor can have its own palette or not
+ * This flag determines either cursor can have its own palette or not
* It is currently used only by some Macintosh versions of Humongous
* Entertainment games. If backend doesn't implement this feature then
* engine switches to b/w version of cursors.
@@ -142,7 +142,22 @@ public:
/**
* Set to true to iconify the window.
*/
- kFeatureIconifyWindow
+ kFeatureIconifyWindow,
+
+ /**
+ * This feature, set to true, is a hint toward the backend to disable all
+ * key filtering/mapping, in cases where it would be beneficial to do so.
+ * As an example case, this is used in the agi engine's predictive dialog.
+ * When the dialog is displayed this feature is set so that backends with
+ * phone-like keypad temporarily unmap all user actions which leads to
+ * comfortable word entry. Conversely, when the dialog exits the feature
+ * is set to false.
+ * TODO: Fingolfin suggests that the way the feature is used can be
+ * generalized in this sense: Have a keyboard mapping feature, which the
+ * engine queries for to assign keys to actions ("Here's my default key
+ * map for these actions, what do you want them set to?").
+ */
+ kFeatureDisableKeyFiltering
};
/**