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+/*!
+ \page qundo.html
+ \title Overview of Qt's Undo Framework
+ \keyword Undo framework
+ \ingroup frameworks-technologies
+
+ \section1 Introduction
+
+ Qt's Undo Framework is an implementation of the Command pattern, for
+ implementing undo/redo functionality in applications.
+
+ The Command pattern is based on the idea that all editing in
+ an application is done by creating instances of command objects.
+ Command objects apply changes to the document and are stored
+ on a command stack. Furthermore, each command knows how to undo its
+ changes to bring the document back to its previous state. As long
+ as the application only uses command objects to change the state of
+ the document, it is possible to undo a sequence of commands by
+ traversing the stack downwards and calling undo
+ on each command in turn. It is also possible to redo a sequence of
+ commands by traversing the stack upwards and calling
+ redo on each command.
+
+ \section1 Classes
+
+ The framework consists of four classes:
+
+ \list
+ \i \l QUndoCommand is the base class of all commands stored on an
+ undo stack. It can apply (redo) or undo a single change in the document.
+ \i \l QUndoStack is a list of QUndoCommand objects. It contains all the
+ commands executed on the document and can roll the document's state
+ backwards or forwards by undoing or redoing them.
+ \i \l QUndoGroup is a group of undo stacks. It is useful when an application
+ contains more than one undo stack, typically one for each opened
+ document. QUndoGroup provides a single pair of undo/redo slots for all
+ the stacks in the group. It forwards undo and redo requests to
+ the active stack, which is the stack associated with the document that
+ is currently being edited by the user.
+ \i \l QUndoView is a widget which shows the contents of an undo stack. Clicking
+ on a command in the view rolls the document's state backwards or
+ forwards to that command.
+ \endlist
+
+ \section1 Concepts
+
+ The following concepts are supported by the framework:
+
+ \list
+ \i \bold{Clean state:} Used to signal when the document enters and leaves a
+ state that has been saved to disk. This is typically used to disable or
+ enable the save actions, and to update the document's title bar.
+ \i \bold{Command compression:} Used to compress sequences of commands into a
+ single command.
+ For example: In a text editor, the commands that insert individual
+ characters into the document can be compressed into a single command that
+ inserts whole sections of text. These bigger changes are more convenient
+ for the user to undo and redo.
+ \i \bold{Command macros:} A sequence of commands, all of which are undone or
+ redone in one step.
+ These simplify the task of writing an application, since a set of simpler
+ commands can be composed into more complex commands. For example, a command
+ that moves a set of selected objects in a document can be created by
+ combining a set of commands, each of which moves a single object.
+ \endlist
+
+ QUndoStack provides convenient undo and redo QAction objects that
+ can be inserted into a menu or a toolbar. The text properties of these
+ actions always reflect what command will be undone or redone when
+ they are triggered. Similarly, QUndoGroup provides undo and redo actions
+ that always behave like the undo and redo actions of the active stack.
+*/