// internal enum of known types

enum Type { None_Type, TUI_Type, Text_Type, Point_Type, Line_Type, List_Type };

// track the type, default none

Type itemType = None_Type;

QPoint pos;

QVector<Settings> list;

QString text; // used when type is Text_Type or TUI_Type

double scale; // used when type is Text_Type

double rotate;// used when type is Text_Type

double size; // used when type is Point_Type

QPoint p1; // used when type is Line_Type

QPoint p2; // used when type is Line_Type

double thicc; // used when type is Line_Type

// constructors for use in assignment, signal, and output

Settings() {};

Settings(Type t, QString str) : itemType(t), text(str) {};

Settings(Type t, QPoint p, QString str, double s, double r) : itemType(t), pos(p), text(str), scale(s), rotate(r) {};

Settings(Type p, QPoint c, double s) : itemType(p), pos(c), size(s) {};

Settings(Type l, QPoint p1, QPoint p2, double t) : itemType(l), p1(p1), p2(p2), thicc(t) {};

Settings(Type v, QVector<Settings> l) : itemType(v), list(l) {};