3 files changed, 57 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/desktop-widgets/preferences/CMakeLists.txt b/desktop-widgets/preferences/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..953c587b1
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+++ b/desktop-widgets/preferences/CMakeLists.txt
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+# the profile widget
+set(SUBSURFACE_PREFERENCES_LIB_SRCS
+	abstractpreferenceswidget.cpp
+)
+
+source_group("Subsurface Preferences" FILES ${SUBSURFACE_PREFERENCES_LIB_SRCS})
+
+add_library(subsurface_desktop_preferences STATIC ${SUBSURFACE_PREFERENCES_LIB_SRCS})
+target_link_libraries(subsurface_desktop_preferences ${QT_LIBRARIES})
+\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/desktop-widgets/preferences/abstractpreferenceswidget.cpp b/desktop-widgets/preferences/abstractpreferenceswidget.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9334c74ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/desktop-widgets/preferences/abstractpreferenceswidget.cpp
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+#include "abstractpreferenceswidget.h"
+
+AbstractPreferencesWidget::AbstractPreferencesWidget(const QString& name, const QIcon& icon, float positionHeight)
+: QWidget(), _name(name), _icon(icon), _positionHeight(positionHeight)
+{
+}
+
+QIcon AbstractPreferencesWidget::icon() const
+{
+	return _icon;
+}
+
+QString AbstractPreferencesWidget::name() const
+{
+	return _name;
+}
+
+float AbstractPreferencesWidget::positionHeight() const
+{
+	return _positionHeight;
+}
diff --git a/desktop-widgets/preferences/abstractpreferenceswidget.h b/desktop-widgets/preferences/abstractpreferenceswidget.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2f607c4c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/desktop-widgets/preferences/abstractpreferenceswidget.h
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+#ifndef ABSTRACTPREFERENCESWIDGET_H
+#define ABSTRACTPREFERENCESWIDGET_H
+
+#include <QIcon>
+#include <QWidget>
+
+class AbstractPreferencesWidget : public QWidget {
+	Q_OBJECT
+public:
+	AbstractPreferencesWidget(const QString& name, const QIcon& icon, float positionHeight);
+	QIcon icon() const;
+	QString name() const;
+	float positionHeight() const;
+
+	/* gets the values from the preferences and should set the correct values in
+	 * the interface */
+	virtual void refreshSettings() = 0;
+
+	/* gets the values from the interface and set in the preferences object. */
+	virtual void syncSettings() = 0;
+
+private:
+	QIcon _icon;
+	QString _name;
+	float _positionHeight;
+};
+#endif
+\ No newline at end of file