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/**
@page xml_layout Layout XML files.
@author Paul D Turner

A layout XML file defines a hierachy of window based objects to be created, with
property and event binding information for each window.

@section xml_layout_contents Layout Element List:
@ref xml_layout_autowindow <br>
@ref xml_layout_event <br>
@ref xml_layout_guilayout <br>
@ref xml_layout_layoutimport <br>
@ref xml_layout_property <br>
@ref xml_layout_window <br>

<br>
@section xml_layout_overview Overview
The reference for each element is arranged into sections, as described below:
- Purpose:
    - This section describes what the elements general purpose is within the
      specifications.

- Attributes:
    - This section describes available attributes for the elements, and whether
      they are required or optional.

- Usage:
    - Describes where the element may appear, whether the element may have
      sub-elements, and other important usage information.

- Examples:
    - For many elements, this section will contain brief examples showing the
      element used in context.

<br>
@section xml_layout_guilayout \<GUILayout\> Element
- Purpose:
    - \<GUILayout\> is the root element in layout XML files.

- Attributes:
    - @c version: specifies the version of the resource file. Should be
    specified for all files, current CEGUI layout version is: 4

- Usage:
    - The \<GUILayout\> element is the root element for layout files.
    - The \<GUILayout\> element must contain a single \<Window\> element.
    - No element may contain a \<GUILayout\> element as a sub-element.

- Examples:

<br>
@section xml_layout_window \<Window\> Element
- Purpose:
    - The \<Window\> element is used to specify a new window object to be
      created.

- Attributes:
    - @c type: Specifies the type of window to be created.  This may refer to
      a concrete window type, an alias, or a falagard mapped type.
      Required attribute.
    - @c name: Specifies the name to give the window.  Window names must be
      unique within the system.  Optional attribute, if the attribute is not
      specified a name will be generated automatically.

- Usage:
    - The \<Window\> may appear as a sub-element of the following:
        - \<GUILayout\> elements.
        - \<Window\> elements.
        - \<AutoWindow\> elements.
    - The \<Window\> element may contain the following sub-elements:
        - Any number of \<LayoutImport\> elements.  Followed by,
        - Any number of \<Property\> elements.  Followed by,
        - Any number of \<Event\> elements.  Followed by,
        - Any number of \<Window\> elements.
        - Any number of \<AutoWindow\> elements.
        - Finally, any number of \<Property\> elements (again).

- Examples:

<br>
@section xml_layout_property \<Property\> Element
- Purpose:
    - The \<Property\> element is used to set properties on the Window created
      by the containing \<Window\> element.

- Attributes:
    - @c name: Specifies the name of the property to set.  Required attribute.
    - @c value: Specifies the value to set on the property.
      Optional attribute, if the attribute is not specified the value to be set
      should be given via the element text content.

- Usage:
    - The \<Property\> may appear as a sub-element of \<Window\> elements and
      \<AutoWindow\> elements.
    - The \<Property\> element may not contain any sub-elements.
    - The \<Property\> element may contain text content to be used as the value.

- Examples:

<br>
@section xml_layout_event \<Event\> Element
- Purpose:
    - The Event element is used to create bindings between GUI elements and
      script functions.

- Attributes:
    - @c name: Specifies the name of the event to which the handler function
      specified by the @c Function attribute will be subscribed.
      Required attribute.
    - @c function: Specifis the name of a script function to be subscribed to
      the event specified by the @c Name attribute.  Required attribute.

- Usage:
    - The \<Event\> may appear as a sub-element of \<Window\> elements
      and \<AutoWindow\> elements.
    - The \<Event\> element may not contain any sub-elements.

- Examples:

<br>
@section xml_layout_layoutimport \<LayoutImport\> Element
- Purpose:
    - The \<LayoutImport\> element is used to reference (import) a layout file
      into another.  The root window of the imported layout is attached to the
      Window where the import occurrs.

- Attributes:
    - @c filename: Specifies the path to the xml layout file to be imported.
      Required attribute.
    - @c resourceGroup: Specifies the resource group identifier to pass to the
      ResourceProvider when loading the file given in the @c Filename attribute.
      Optional attribute, default is the WindowManager default group.

- Usage:
    - The \<LayoutImport\> may appear as a sub-element of \<Window\> elements
      and \<AutoWindow\> elements.
    - The \<LayoutImport\> element may not contain any sub-elements.

- Examples:

<br>
@section xml_layout_autowindow \<AutoWindow\> Element
- Purpose:
    - The \<AutoWindow\> element is used to target property settings, events and
      other content on to an automatically created child window of the current
      Window (or AutoWindow).

- Attributes:
    - @c namePath: Specifies the name path for the target auto-window.
      Required attribute.

- Usage:
    - The \<AutoWindow\> may appear as a sub-element of the following:
        - \<Window\> elements.
        - \<AutoWindow\> elements.
    - The \<AutoWindow\> element may contain the following sub-elements:
        - Any number of \<LayoutImport\> elements.  Followed by,
        - Any number of \<Property\> elements.  Followed by,
        - Any number of \<Event\> elements.  Followed by,
        - Any number of \<Window\> elements.
        - Any number of \<AutoWindow\> elements.
        - Finally, any number of \<Property\> elements (again).

- Examples:

*/