Another attempt at wxFrame::SaveSettings() standard infrastructure.

common/basicframe.cpp

@@ -99,6 +99,18 @@ EDA_BASE_FRAME::EDA_BASE_FRAME( wxWindow* aParent,
 
     Connect( ID_AUTO_SAVE_TIMER, wxEVT_TIMER,
              wxTimerEventHandler( EDA_BASE_FRAME::onAutoSaveTimer ) );
+
+    // hook wxEVT_CLOSE_WINDOW so we can call SaveSettings().  This function seems
+    // to be called before any other hook for wxCloseEvent, which is necessary.
+    Connect( wxEVT_CLOSE_WINDOW, wxCloseEventHandler( EDA_BASE_FRAME::windowClosing ) );
+}
+
+
+void EDA_BASE_FRAME::windowClosing( wxCloseEvent& event )
+{
+    SaveSettings();     // virtual, wxFrame specific
+
+    event.Skip();       // we did not "handle" the event, only eavesdropped on it.
 }
 
 
@@ -109,9 +121,8 @@ EDA_BASE_FRAME::~EDA_BASE_FRAME()
 
     delete m_autoSaveTimer;
 
-    /* This needed for OSX: avoids further OnDraw processing after this
+    // This is needed for OSX: avoids further OnDraw processing after this
-     * destructor and before the native window is destroyed
+    // destructor and before the native window is destroyed
-     */
     this->Freeze();
 }
 
@@ -141,19 +152,6 @@ bool EDA_BASE_FRAME::ProcessEvent( wxEvent& aEvent )
 }
 
 
-bool EDA_BASE_FRAME::Show( bool show )
-{
-    if( !show )     // closing
-    {
-        SaveSettings();     // virtual, wxFrame specific
-    }
-
-    int ret = wxFrame::Show( show );
-
-    return ret;
-}
-
-
 void EDA_BASE_FRAME::onAutoSaveTimer( wxTimerEvent& aEvent )
 {
     if( !doAutoSave() )

cvpcb/cvframe.cpp

@@ -338,9 +338,6 @@ void CVPCB_MAINFRAME::OnCloseWindow( wxCloseEvent& Event )
 
     m_modified = false;
 
-    // hide main frame, which also forces saving curr pos and size in config
-    Show( false );
-
     Destroy();
     return;
 }

eeschema/schframe.cpp

@@ -505,8 +505,6 @@ void SCH_EDIT_FRAME::OnCloseWindow( wxCloseEvent& aEvent )
 
     // all sub sheets are deleted, only the main sheet is usable
     m_CurrentSheet->Clear();
-    // hide main frame, which also forces saving curr pos and size in config
-    Show( false );
 
     Destroy();
 }

gerbview/gerbview_frame.cpp

@@ -177,9 +177,6 @@ GERBVIEW_FRAME::~GERBVIEW_FRAME()
 
 void GERBVIEW_FRAME::OnCloseWindow( wxCloseEvent& Event )
 {
-    // hide main frame, which also forces saving curr pos and size in config
-    Show( false );
-
     Destroy();
 }
 

include/wxstruct.h

@@ -107,10 +107,26 @@ extern const wxChar traceAutoSave[];
 /**
  * Class EDA_BASE_FRAME
  * is the base frame for deriving all KiCad main window classes.  This class is not
- * intended to be used directly.
+ * intended to be used directly.  It provides support for automatic calls to
+ * a virtual SaveSettings() function.  SaveSettings() for a derived class can choose
+ * to do nothing, or rely on basic SaveSettings() support in this base class to do
+ * most of the work by calling it from the derived class's SaveSettings().
  */
 class EDA_BASE_FRAME : public wxFrame
 {
+    /**
+     * Function windowClosing
+     * (with its unexpected name so it does not collide with the real OnWindowClose()
+     * function provided in derived classes) is called just before a window
+     * closing, and is used to call a derivation specific
+     * SaveSettings().  SaveSettings() is called for all derived wxFrames in this
+     * base class overload.  (Calling it from a destructor is deprecated since the
+     * wxFrame's position is not available in the destructor on linux.)  In other words,
+     * you should not need to call call SaveSettings() anywhere, except in this
+     * one function found only in this class.
+     */
+    void windowClosing( wxCloseEvent& event );
+
 protected:
     ID_DRAWFRAME_TYPE m_Ident;      ///< Id Type (pcb, schematic, library..)
     wxPoint      m_FramePos;
@@ -177,17 +193,6 @@ public:
      */
     bool ProcessEvent( wxEvent& aEvent );       // overload wxFrame::ProcessEvent()
 
-    /**
-     * Function Show
-     * hooks the wxFrame close scenario so we can grab the window size and position
-     * in the wxFrame specific SaveSettings() function.  SaveSettings() is
-     * called for all derived wxFrames in this base class overload.  Calling it
-     * from a destructor is deprecated since the wxFrame's position is not available
-     * in the destructor on linux.  In other words, don't call SaveSettings() anywhere,
-     * except in this one function.
-     */
-    bool Show( bool show );                     // overload wxFrame::Show()
-
     void SetAutoSaveInterval( int aInterval ) { m_autoSaveInterval = aInterval; }
 
     int GetAutoSaveInterval() const { return m_autoSaveInterval; }

kicad/mainframe.cpp

@@ -159,8 +159,6 @@ void KICAD_MANAGER_FRAME::OnCloseWindow( wxCloseEvent& Event )
     }
 
     m_LeftWin->Show( false );
-    // hide main frame, which also forces saving curr pos and size in config
-    Show( false );
 
     Destroy();
 }

pcbnew/footprint_wizard_frame.cpp

@@ -258,7 +258,6 @@ void FOOTPRINT_WIZARD_FRAME::OnCloseWindow( wxCloseEvent& Event )
     }
     else
     {
-        Show( false );
         Destroy();
     }
 }