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// this class is used to gather caret properties from the OS. It
// must be implemented by each platform that wants more than
// the generic caret properties.

class nsCaretProperties
{
	
	public:
	
												nsCaretProperties();
		virtual							~nsCaretProperties() {}
	
		virtual PRInt32			GetCaretWidth() 		{ return mCaretWidth; }
		virtual PRUint32		GetCaretBlinkRate()	{ return mBlinkRate; }
		
		
	protected:

	// have value for no blinking
	
		enum {
			eDefaulBlinkRate					= 500,			// twice a second
			eDefaultCaretWidth				= 20				// 20 twips = 1 pixel
		};


		PRInt32					mCaretWidth;			// caret width in twips
		PRUint32				mBlinkRate;				// blink rate in milliseconds
		
		
		// members for vertical placement & size?

};

NS_BASE nsCaretProperties* NewCaretProperties();