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#ifndef __com_sun_star_ui_UICategoryDescription_idl__
#define __com_sun_star_ui_UICategoryDescription_idl__

#ifndef __com_sun_star_container_XNameAccess_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/container/XNameAccess.idl>
#endif

module com {  module sun {  module star {  module ui {

//=============================================================================

/** a service which provides information about user interface command 
    categories.

    <p>
    OpenOffice.org has an amount of commands that can be used by user 
    interface elements. Every command is member of a single category. 
    Categories makes it easier to handle to huge amount of commands 
    provided by OpenOffice.org. This service is normally used by UI 
    implementations which provides all commands to a user.
    </p>
    
    @since OOo 2.0
*/

//============================================================================= 

service UICategoryDescription
{
    /** provides access to user interface command categories of the installed 
        modules.

        <p>
        To access the user interface command categories of a module, a unique 
        module specifier must be provided to 
        <member scope="com::sun::star::container">XNameAccess::getByName()</member> 
        function. The module specifier can be retrieved from the 
        <type scope="com::sun::star::frame">ModuleManager</type>
        service. The interface provides references to 
        <type scope="com::sun:star::ui">ModuleUICommandDescription</type>.
        </p>
        
        @see com::sun::star::frame::ModuleManager
    */

    interface com::sun::star::container::XNameAccess;
};

}; }; }; }; // com.sun.star.ui

#endif