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1\section{\class{wxWindow}}\label{wxwindow}
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3wxWindow is the base class for all windows and represents any visible objecto n
4screen. All controls, top level windows and so on are windows. Sizers and
5device contexts are not, however, as they don't appear on screen themselves.
6
7Please note that all children of the window will be deleted automatically by
8the destructor before the window itself is deleted which means that you don't
9have to worry about deleting them manually. Please see the \helpref{window
10deletion overview}{windowdeletionoverview} for more information.
11
12Also note that in this, and many others, wxWindows classes some
13\texttt{GetXXX()} methods may be overloaded (as, for example,
14\helpref{GetSize}{wxwindowgetsize} or
15\helpref{GetClientSize}{wxwindowgetclientsize}). In this case, the overloads
16are non-virtual because having multiple virtual functions with the same name
17results in a virtual function name hiding at the derived class level (in
18English, this means that the derived class has to override all overloaded
19variants if it overrides any of them). To allow overriding them in the derived
20class, wxWindows uses a unique protected virtual \texttt{DoGetXXX()} method
21and all \texttt{GetXXX()} ones are forwarded to it, so overriding the former
22changes the behaviour of the latter.
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25\wxheading{Derived from}
26
27\helpref{wxEvtHandler}{wxevthandler}\\
28\helpref{wxObject}{wxobject}
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30\wxheading{Include files}
31
32<wx/window.h>
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34\wxheading{Window styles}
35
36The following styles can apply to all windows, although they will not always make sense for a particular
4130b487 37window class or on all platforms.
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39\twocolwidtha{5cm}%
40\begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
41\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxSIMPLE\_BORDER}}{Displays a thin border around the window. wxBORDER is the old name
27d029c7 42for this style. }
69a126b0 43\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxDOUBLE\_BORDER}}{Displays a double border. Windows and Mac only.}
a660d684 44\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxSUNKEN\_BORDER}}{Displays a sunken border.}
69a126b0 45\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxRAISED\_BORDER}}{Displays a raised border.}
6453876e 46\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxSTATIC\_BORDER}}{Displays a border suitable for a static control. Windows only. }
8d99dec0 47\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxNO\_BORDER}}{Displays no border, overriding the default border style for the window.}
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48\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxTRANSPARENT\_WINDOW}}{The window is transparent, that is, it will not receive paint
49events. Windows only.}
a660d684 50\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxTAB\_TRAVERSAL}}{Use this to enable tab traversal for non-dialog windows.}
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51\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWANTS\_CHARS}}{Use this to indicate that the window
52wants to get all char events - even for keys like TAB or ENTER which are
53usually used for dialog navigation and which wouldn't be generated without
54this style}
f6bcfd97 55\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxNO\_FULL\_REPAINT\_ON\_RESIZE}}{Disables repainting
895fc9cb 56the window completely when its size is changed - you will have to repaint the
f6bcfd97 57new window area manually if you use this style. Currently only has an effect for
4130b487 58Windows.}
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59\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxVSCROLL}}{Use this style to enable a vertical scrollbar.}
60\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxHSCROLL}}{Use this style to enable a horizontal scrollbar.}
3c9676ea 61\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxALWAYS\_SHOW\_SB}}{If a window has scrollbars,
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62disable them instead of hiding them when they are not needed (i.e. when the
63size of the window is big enough to not require the scrollbars to navigate it).
64This style is currently only implemented for wxMSW and wxUniversal and does
65nothing on the other platforms.}
884360bc 66\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxCLIP\_CHILDREN}}{Use this style to eliminate flicker caused by the background being
6453876e 67repainted, then children being painted over them. Windows only.}
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68\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxFULL\_REPAINT\_ON\_RESIZE}}{Use this style to force
69a complete redraw of the window whenever it is resized instead of redrawing
70just the part of the window affected by resizing. Note that this was the
71behaviour by default before 2.5.1 release and that if you experience redraw
72problems with the code which previously used to work you may want to try this.}
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73\end{twocollist}
74
75See also \helpref{window styles overview}{windowstyles}.
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77\wxheading{Extra window styles}
78
79The following are extra styles, set using \helpref{wxWindow::SetExtraStyle}{wxwindowsetextrastyle}.
80
81\twocolwidtha{5cm}%
82\begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
83\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_VALIDATE\_RECURSIVELY}}{By default, Validate/TransferDataTo/FromWindow()
84only work on direct children of the window (compatible behaviour). Set this flag to make them recursively
85descend into all subwindows.}
86\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_BLOCK\_EVENTS}}{wxCommandEvents and the objects of the derived classes are forwarded to the
87parent window and so on recursively by default. Using this flag for the
88given window allows to block this propagation at this window, i.e. prevent
89the events from being propagated further upwards. Dialogs have this
90flag on by default.}
91\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_TRANSIENT}}{Don't use this window as an implicit parent for the other windows: this must
92be used with transient windows as otherwise there is the risk of creating a
93dialog/frame with this window as a parent which would lead to a crash if the
94parent is destroyed before the child.}
95\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_PROCESS\_IDLE}}{This window should always process idle events, even
96if the mode set by \helpref{wxIdleEvent::SetMode}{wxidleeventsetmode} is wxIDLE\_PROCESS\_SPECIFIED.}
97\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_PROCESS\_UI\_UPDATES}}{This window should always process UI update events,
98even if the mode set by \helpref{wxUpdateUIEvent::SetMode}{wxupdateuieventsetmode} is wxUPDATE\_UI\_PROCESS\_SPECIFIED.}
99\end{twocollist}
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101\wxheading{See also}
102
103\helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
104
105\latexignore{\rtfignore{\wxheading{Members}}}
106
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f6bcfd97 108\membersection{wxWindow::wxWindow}\label{wxwindowctor}
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109
110\func{}{wxWindow}{\void}
111
112Default constructor.
113
eaaa6a06 114\func{}{wxWindow}{\param{wxWindow*}{ parent}, \param{wxWindowID }{id},
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115 \param{const wxPoint\& }{pos = wxDefaultPosition},
116 \param{const wxSize\& }{size = wxDefaultSize},
eaaa6a06 117 \param{long }{style = 0},
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118 \param{const wxString\& }{name = wxPanelNameStr}}
119
120Constructs a window, which can be a child of a frame, dialog or any other non-control window.
121
122\wxheading{Parameters}
123
124\docparam{parent}{Pointer to a parent window.}
125
126\docparam{id}{Window identifier. If -1, will automatically create an identifier.}
127
128\docparam{pos}{Window position. wxDefaultPosition is (-1, -1) which indicates that wxWindows
129should generate a default position for the window. If using the wxWindow class directly, supply
130an actual position.}
131
132\docparam{size}{Window size. wxDefaultSize is (-1, -1) which indicates that wxWindows
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133should generate a default size for the window. If no suitable size can be found, the
134window will be sized to 20x20 pixels so that the window is visible but obviously not
135correctly sized. }
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137\docparam{style}{Window style. For generic window styles, please see \helpref{wxWindow}{wxwindow}.}
138
139\docparam{name}{Window name.}
140
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142\membersection{wxWindow::\destruct{wxWindow}}
143
144\func{}{\destruct{wxWindow}}{\void}
145
146Destructor. Deletes all subwindows, then deletes itself. Instead of using
147the {\bf delete} operator explicitly, you should normally
148use \helpref{wxWindow::Destroy}{wxwindowdestroy} so that wxWindows
149can delete a window only when it is safe to do so, in idle time.
150
151\wxheading{See also}
152
153\helpref{Window deletion overview}{windowdeletionoverview},\rtfsp
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154\helpref{wxWindow::Destroy}{wxwindowdestroy},\rtfsp
155\helpref{wxCloseEvent}{wxcloseevent}
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158\membersection{wxWindow::AddChild}
159
160\func{virtual void}{AddChild}{\param{wxWindow* }{child}}
161
162Adds a child window. This is called automatically by window creation
163functions so should not be required by the application programmer.
164
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166called by the user code.
167
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168\wxheading{Parameters}
169
170\docparam{child}{Child window to add.}
171
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173\membersection{wxWindow::CaptureMouse}\label{wxwindowcapturemouse}
174
175\func{virtual void}{CaptureMouse}{\void}
176
177Directs all mouse input to this window. Call \helpref{wxWindow::ReleaseMouse}{wxwindowreleasemouse} to
178release the capture.
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180Note that wxWindows maintains the stack of windows having captured the mouse
181and when the mouse is released the capture returns to the window which had had
182captured it previously and it is only really released if there were no previous
183window. In particular, this means that you must release the mouse as many times
184as you capture it.
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186\wxheading{See also}
187
188\helpref{wxWindow::ReleaseMouse}{wxwindowreleasemouse}
189
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191\membersection{wxWindow::Center}\label{wxwindowcenter}
192
eaaa6a06 193\func{void}{Center}{\param{int}{ direction}}
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195A synonym for \helpref{Centre}{wxwindowcentre}.
196
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198\membersection{wxWindow::CenterOnParent}\label{wxwindowcenteronparent}
199
200\func{void}{CenterOnParent}{\param{int}{ direction}}
201
202A synonym for \helpref{CentreOnParent}{wxwindowcentreonparent}.
203
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205\membersection{wxWindow::CenterOnScreen}\label{wxwindowcenteronscreen}
206
207\func{void}{CenterOnScreen}{\param{int}{ direction}}
208
209A synonym for \helpref{CentreOnScreen}{wxwindowcentreonscreen}.
210
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212\membersection{wxWindow::Centre}\label{wxwindowcentre}
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7eb4e9cc 214\func{void}{Centre}{\param{int}{ direction = wxBOTH}}
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216Centres the window.
217
218\wxheading{Parameters}
219
220\docparam{direction}{Specifies the direction for the centering. May be {\tt wxHORIZONTAL}, {\tt wxVERTICAL}\rtfsp
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222if you want to center the window on the entire screen and not on its
223parent window.}
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225The flag {\tt wxCENTRE\_FRAME} is obsolete and should not be used any longer
226(it has no effect).
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228\wxheading{Remarks}
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230If the window is a top level one (i.e. doesn't have a parent), it will be
231centered relative to the screen anyhow.
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233\wxheading{See also}
234
235\helpref{wxWindow::Center}{wxwindowcenter}
236
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238\membersection{wxWindow::CentreOnParent}\label{wxwindowcentreonparent}
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7eb4e9cc 240\func{void}{CentreOnParent}{\param{int}{ direction = wxBOTH}}
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c9f00eeb 242Centres the window on its parent. This is a more readable synonym for
7eb4e9cc 243\helpref{Centre}{wxwindowcentre}.
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245\wxheading{Parameters}
246
247\docparam{direction}{Specifies the direction for the centering. May be {\tt wxHORIZONTAL}, {\tt wxVERTICAL}\rtfsp
248or {\tt wxBOTH}.}
249
250\wxheading{Remarks}
251
252This methods provides for a way to center top level windows over their
253parents instead of the entire screen. If there is no parent or if the
c9f00eeb 254window is not a top level window, then behaviour is the same as
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255\helpref{wxWindow::Centre}{wxwindowcentre}.
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257\wxheading{See also}
258
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259\helpref{wxWindow::CentreOnScreen}{wxwindowcenteronscreen}
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262\membersection{wxWindow::CentreOnScreen}\label{wxwindowcentreonscreen}
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264\func{void}{CentreOnScreen}{\param{int}{ direction = wxBOTH}}
265
266Centres the window on screen. This only works for top level windows -
267otherwise, the window will still be centered on its parent.
268
269\wxheading{Parameters}
270
271\docparam{direction}{Specifies the direction for the centering. May be {\tt wxHORIZONTAL}, {\tt wxVERTICAL}\rtfsp
272or {\tt wxBOTH}.}
273
274\wxheading{See also}
275
276\helpref{wxWindow::CentreOnParent}{wxwindowcenteronparent}
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5da0803c 279\membersection{wxWindow::ClearBackground}\label{wxwindowclearbackground}
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5da0803c 281\func{void}{ClearBackground}{\void}
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283Clears the window by filling it with the current background colour. Does not
284cause an erase background event to be generated.
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287\membersection{wxWindow::ClientToScreen}
288
289\constfunc{virtual void}{ClientToScreen}{\param{int* }{x}, \param{int* }{y}}
290
2edb0bde 291\perlnote{In wxPerl this method returns a 2-element list instead of
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293
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294\constfunc{virtual wxPoint}{ClientToScreen}{\param{const wxPoint\&}{ pt}}
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296Converts to screen coordinates from coordinates relative to this window.
297
298\docparam{x}{A pointer to a integer value for the x coordinate. Pass the client coordinate in, and
299a screen coordinate will be passed out.}
300
301\docparam{y}{A pointer to a integer value for the y coordinate. Pass the client coordinate in, and
302a screen coordinate will be passed out.}
303
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304\docparam{pt}{The client position for the second form of the function.}
305
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307implements the following methods:\par
308\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
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309\twocolitem{{\bf ClientToScreen(point)}}{Accepts and returns a wxPoint}
310\twocolitem{{\bf ClientToScreenXY(x, y)}}{Returns a 2-tuple, (x, y)}
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312}
313
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315\membersection{wxWindow::Close}\label{wxwindowclose}
316
cc81d32f 317\func{bool}{Close}{\param{bool}{ force = {\tt false}}}
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320handler usually tries to close the window. It doesn't close the window itself,
321however.
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323\wxheading{Parameters}
324
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325\docparam{force}{{\tt false} if the window's close handler should be able to veto the destruction
326of this window, {\tt true} if it cannot.}
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328\wxheading{Remarks}
329
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330Close calls the \helpref{close handler}{wxcloseevent} for the window, providing
331an opportunity for the window to choose whether to destroy the window.
332Usually it is only used with the top level windows (wxFrame and wxDialog
333classes) as the others are not supposed to have any special OnClose() logic.
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335The close handler should check whether the window is being deleted forcibly,
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336using \helpref{wxCloseEvent::GetForce}{wxcloseeventgetforce}, in which case it
337should destroy the window using \helpref{wxWindow::Destroy}{wxwindowdestroy}.
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339{\it Note} that calling Close does not guarantee that the window will be
340destroyed; but it provides a way to simulate a manual close of a window, which
341may or may not be implemented by destroying the window. The default
342implementation of wxDialog::OnCloseWindow does not necessarily delete the
343dialog, since it will simply simulate an wxID\_CANCEL event which is handled by
344the appropriate button event handler and may do anything at all.
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346To guarantee that the window will be destroyed, call
347\helpref{wxWindow::Destroy}{wxwindowdestroy} instead
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349\wxheading{See also}
350
351\helpref{Window deletion overview}{windowdeletionoverview},\rtfsp
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352\helpref{wxWindow::Destroy}{wxwindowdestroy},\rtfsp
353\helpref{wxCloseEvent}{wxcloseevent}
354
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356\membersection{wxWindow::ConvertDialogToPixels}\label{wxwindowconvertdialogtopixels}
357
358\func{wxPoint}{ConvertDialogToPixels}{\param{const wxPoint\&}{ pt}}
359
360\func{wxSize}{ConvertDialogToPixels}{\param{const wxSize\&}{ sz}}
361
362Converts a point or size from dialog units to pixels.
363
364For the x dimension, the dialog units are multiplied by the average character width
365and then divided by 4.
366
367For the y dimension, the dialog units are multiplied by the average character height
368and then divided by 8.
369
370\wxheading{Remarks}
371
372Dialog units are used for maintaining a dialog's proportions even if the font changes.
373Dialogs created using Dialog Editor optionally use dialog units.
374
375You can also use these functions programmatically. A convenience macro is defined:
376
377{\small
378\begin{verbatim}
379#define wxDLG_UNIT(parent, pt) parent->ConvertDialogToPixels(pt)
380\end{verbatim}
381}
382
383\wxheading{See also}
384
385\helpref{wxWindow::ConvertPixelsToDialog}{wxwindowconvertpixelstodialog}
386
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388implements the following methods:\par
389\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
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390\twocolitem{{\bf ConvertDialogPointToPixels(point)}}{Accepts and returns a wxPoint}
391\twocolitem{{\bf ConvertDialogSizeToPixels(size)}}{Accepts and returns a wxSize}
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393
394Additionally, the following helper functions are defined:\par
395\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
c9110876 396\twocolitem{{\bf wxDLG\_PNT(win, point)}}{Converts a wxPoint from dialog
06d20283 397units to pixels}
c9110876 398\twocolitem{{\bf wxDLG\_SZE(win, size)}}{Converts a wxSize from dialog
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400\end{twocollist}}
401}
402
403
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405\membersection{wxWindow::ConvertPixelsToDialog}\label{wxwindowconvertpixelstodialog}
406
407\func{wxPoint}{ConvertPixelsToDialog}{\param{const wxPoint\&}{ pt}}
408
409\func{wxSize}{ConvertPixelsToDialog}{\param{const wxSize\&}{ sz}}
410
411Converts a point or size from pixels to dialog units.
412
413For the x dimension, the pixels are multiplied by 4 and then divided by the average
414character width.
415
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417character height.
418
419\wxheading{Remarks}
420
421Dialog units are used for maintaining a dialog's proportions even if the font changes.
422Dialogs created using Dialog Editor optionally use dialog units.
423
424\wxheading{See also}
425
426\helpref{wxWindow::ConvertDialogToPixels}{wxwindowconvertdialogtopixels}
427
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429\pythonnote{In place of a single overloaded method name, wxPython
430implements the following methods:\par
431\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
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432\twocolitem{{\bf ConvertDialogPointToPixels(point)}}{Accepts and returns a wxPoint}
433\twocolitem{{\bf ConvertDialogSizeToPixels(size)}}{Accepts and returns a wxSize}
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435}
436
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438\membersection{wxWindow::Destroy}\label{wxwindowdestroy}
439
440\func{virtual bool}{Destroy}{\void}
441
442Destroys the window safely. Use this function instead of the delete operator, since
443different window classes can be destroyed differently. Frames and dialogs
24174c30 444are not destroyed immediately when this function is called -- they are added
a660d684 445to a list of windows to be deleted on idle time, when all the window's events
2edb0bde 446have been processed. This prevents problems with events being sent to non-existent
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447windows.
448
449\wxheading{Return value}
450
cc81d32f 451{\tt true} if the window has either been successfully deleted, or it has been added
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453
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455\membersection{wxWindow::DestroyChildren}
456
457\func{virtual void}{DestroyChildren}{\void}
458
459Destroys all children of a window. Called automatically by the destructor.
460
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463
c222be41 464\func{bool}{Disable}{\void}
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cc81d32f 466Disables the window, same as \helpref{Enable({\tt false})}{wxwindowenable}.
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468\wxheading{Return value}
469
cc81d32f 470Returns {\tt true} if the window has been disabled, {\tt false} if it had been
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472
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474\membersection{wxWindow::DoUpdateWindowUI}\label{wxwindowdoupdatewindowui}
475
476\func{virtual void}{DoUpdateWindowUI}{\param{wxUpdateUIEvent\&}{ event}}
477
478Does the window-specific updating after processing the update event.
479This function is called by \helpref{wxWindow::UpdateWindowUI}{wxwindowupdatewindowui}
480in order to check return values in the \helpref{wxUpdateUIEvent}{wxupdateuievent} and
481act appropriately. For example, to allow frame and dialog title updating, wxWindows
482implements this function as follows:
483
484\begin{verbatim}
485// do the window-specific processing after processing the update event
486void wxTopLevelWindowBase::DoUpdateWindowUI(wxUpdateUIEvent& event)
487{
488 if ( event.GetSetEnabled() )
489 Enable(event.GetEnabled());
490
491 if ( event.GetSetText() )
492 {
493 if ( event.GetText() != GetTitle() )
494 SetTitle(event.GetText());
495 }
496}
497\end{verbatim}
498
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500\membersection{wxWindow::DragAcceptFiles}\label{wxwindowdragacceptfiles}
501
8a293590 502\func{virtual void}{DragAcceptFiles}{\param{bool}{ accept}}
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2edb0bde 504Enables or disables eligibility for drop file events (OnDropFiles).
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506\wxheading{Parameters}
507
cc81d32f 508\docparam{accept}{If {\tt true}, the window is eligible for drop file events. If {\tt false}, the window
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509will not accept drop file events.}
510
511\wxheading{Remarks}
512
513Windows only.
514
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516\membersection{wxWindow::Enable}\label{wxwindowenable}
517
cc81d32f 518\func{virtual bool}{Enable}{\param{bool}{ enable = {\tt true}}}
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521disabled, all of its children are disabled as well and they are reenabled again
522when the parent is.
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524\wxheading{Parameters}
525
cc81d32f 526\docparam{enable}{If {\tt true}, enables the window for input. If {\tt false}, disables the window.}
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529
cc81d32f 530Returns {\tt true} if the window has been enabled or disabled, {\tt false} if
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532
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533\wxheading{See also}
534
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535\helpref{wxWindow::IsEnabled}{wxwindowisenabled},\rtfsp
536\helpref{wxWindow::Disable}{wxwindowdisable}
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539\membersection{wxWindow::FindFocus}\label{wxwindowfindfocus}
540
541\func{static wxWindow*}{FindFocus}{\void}
542
543Finds the window or control which currently has the keyboard focus.
544
545\wxheading{Remarks}
546
547Note that this is a static function, so it can be called without needing a wxWindow pointer.
548
549\wxheading{See also}
550
551\helpref{wxWindow::SetFocus}{wxwindowsetfocus}
552
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555
556\func{wxWindow*}{FindWindow}{\param{long}{ id}}
557
558Find a child of this window, by identifier.
559
560\func{wxWindow*}{FindWindow}{\param{const wxString\&}{ name}}
561
562Find a child of this window, by name.
563
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565implements the following methods:\par
566\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
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568\twocolitem{{\bf FindWindowByName(name)}}{Accepts a string}
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570}
571
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f89a1397 573\membersection{wxWindow::FindWindowById}\label{wxwindowfindwindowbyid}
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f89a1397 575\func{static wxWindow*}{FindWindowById}{\param{long}{ id}, \param{wxWindow*}{ parent = NULL}}
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577Find the first window with the given {\it id}.
578
579If {\it parent} is NULL, the search will start from all top-level
580frames and dialog boxes; if non-NULL, the search will be limited to the given window hierarchy.
581The search is recursive in both cases.
582
583\wxheading{See also}
584
f89a1397 585\helpref{FindWindow}{wxwindowfindwindow}
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589
f89a1397 590\func{static wxWindow*}{FindWindowByName}{\param{const wxString\&}{ name}, \param{wxWindow*}{ parent = NULL}}
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592Find a window by its name (as given in a window constructor or {\bf Create} function call).
593If {\it parent} is NULL, the search will start from all top-level
594frames and dialog boxes; if non-NULL, the search will be limited to the given window hierarchy.
595The search is recursive in both cases.
596
597If no window with such name is found,
598\helpref{FindWindowByLabel}{wxwindowfindwindowbylabel} is called.
599
600\wxheading{See also}
601
f89a1397 602\helpref{FindWindow}{wxwindowfindwindow}
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606
f89a1397 607\func{static wxWindow*}{FindWindowByLabel}{\param{const wxString\&}{ label}, \param{wxWindow*}{ parent = NULL}}
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609Find a window by its label. Depending on the type of window, the label may be a window title
610or panel item label. If {\it parent} is NULL, the search will start from all top-level
611frames and dialog boxes; if non-NULL, the search will be limited to the given window hierarchy.
612The search is recursive in both cases.
613
614\wxheading{See also}
615
f89a1397 616\helpref{FindWindow}{wxwindowfindwindow}
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620
621\func{virtual void}{Fit}{\void}
622
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625sizers are used for the subwindows layout. Also, if the window has exactly one
626subwindow it is better (faster and the result is more precise as Fit adds some
627margin to account for fuzziness of its calculations) to call
628
629\begin{verbatim}
630 window->SetClientSize(child->GetSize());
631\end{verbatim}
632
633instead of calling Fit.
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637
638\func{virtual void}{FitInside}{\void}
639
640Similar to \helpref{Fit}{wxwindowfit}, but sizes the interior (virtual) size
641of a window. Mainly useful with scrolled windows to reset scrollbars after
642sizing changes that do not trigger a size event, and/or scrolled windows without
643an interior sizer. This function similarly won't do anything if there are no
644subwindows.
645
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648
649\func{virtual void}{Freeze}{\void}
650
651Freezes the window or, in other words, prevents any updates from taking place
652on screen, the window is not redrawn at all. \helpref{Thaw}{wxwindowthaw} must
653be called to reenable window redrawing.
654
655This method is useful for visual appearance optimization (for example, it
656is a good idea to use it before inserting large amount of text into a
657wxTextCtrl under wxGTK) but is not implemented on all platforms nor for all
658controls so it is mostly just a hint to wxWindows and not a mandatory
659directive.
660
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663
664\func{wxAccessibile*}{GetAccessible}{\void}
665
666Returns the accessible object for this window, if any.
667
668See also \helpref{wxAccessible}{wxaccessible}.
669
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671\membersection{wxWindow::GetAdjustedBestSize}\label{wxwindowgetadjustedbestsize}
672
673\constfunc{wxSize}{GetAdjustedBestSize}{\void}
674
675This method is similar to \helpref{GetBestSize}{wxwindowgetbestsize}, except
676in one thing. GetBestSize should return the minimum untruncated size of the
677window, while this method will return the largest of BestSize and any user
678specified minimum size. ie. it is the minimum size the window should currently
679be drawn at, not the minimal size it can possibly tolerate.
680
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683
684\constfunc{virtual wxColour}{GetBackgroundColour}{\void}
685
686Returns the background colour of the window.
687
688\wxheading{See also}
689
690\helpref{wxWindow::SetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowsetbackgroundcolour},\rtfsp
691\helpref{wxWindow::SetForegroundColour}{wxwindowsetforegroundcolour},\rtfsp
9866d9c2 692\helpref{wxWindow::GetForegroundColour}{wxwindowgetforegroundcolour}
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7f071e73 695\membersection{wxWindow::GetBestSize}\label{wxwindowgetbestsize}
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c66c3af1 697\constfunc{wxSize}{GetBestSize}{\void}
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699This functions returns the best acceptable minimal size for the window. For
700example, for a static control, it will be the minimal size such that the
3e02f5ed 701control label is not truncated. For windows containing subwindows (typically
8771a323 702\helpref{wxPanel}{wxpanel}), the size returned by this function will be the
3e02f5ed 703same as the size the window would have had after calling
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705
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708
709\constfunc{wxCaret *}{GetCaret}{\void}
710
711Returns the \helpref{caret}{wxcaret} associated with the window.
712
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714\membersection{wxWindow::GetCapture}\label{wxwindowgetcapture}
715
716\func{static wxWindow *}{GetCapture}{\void}
717
718Returns the currently captured window.
719
720\wxheading{See also}
721
722\helpref{wxWindow::HasCapture}{wxwindowhascapture},
723\helpref{wxWindow::CaptureMouse}{wxwindowcapturemouse},
724\helpref{wxWindow::ReleaseMouse}{wxwindowreleasemouse},
725\helpref{wxMouseCaptureChangedEvent}{wxmousecapturechangedevent}
726
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729
730\constfunc{virtual int}{GetCharHeight}{\void}
731
732Returns the character height for this window.
733
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735\membersection{wxWindow::GetCharWidth}
736
737\constfunc{virtual int}{GetCharWidth}{\void}
738
739Returns the average character width for this window.
740
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742\membersection{wxWindow::GetChildren}
743
c0ed460c 744\func{wxList\&}{GetChildren}{\void}
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c0ed460c 746Returns a reference to the list of the window's children.
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749\membersection{wxWindow::GetClientSize}\label{wxwindowgetclientsize}
750
c66c3af1 751\constfunc{void}{GetClientSize}{\param{int* }{width}, \param{int* }{height}}
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c9f00eeb 753\perlnote{In wxPerl this method takes no parameter and returns
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755
c66c3af1 756\constfunc{wxSize}{GetClientSize}{\void}
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759The client area is the area which may be drawn on by the programmer,
760excluding title bar, border, scrollbars, etc.
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762\wxheading{Parameters}
763
764\docparam{width}{Receives the client width in pixels.}
765
766\docparam{height}{Receives the client height in pixels.}
767
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769implements the following methods:\par
770\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
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772\twocolitem{{\bf GetClientSize()}}{Returns a wxSize object}
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774}
775
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777
778\helpref{GetSize}{wxwindowgetsize}
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782\membersection{wxWindow::GetConstraints}\label{wxwindowgetconstraints}
783
784\constfunc{wxLayoutConstraints*}{GetConstraints}{\void}
785
786Returns a pointer to the window's layout constraints, or NULL if there are none.
787
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790
791\constfunc{const wxSizer *}{GetContainingSizer}{\void}
792
793Return the sizer that this window is a member of, if any, otherwise
794{\tt NULL}.
795
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798
799\constfunc{wxDropTarget*}{GetDropTarget}{\void}
800
801Returns the associated drop target, which may be NULL.
802
803\wxheading{See also}
804
c9f00eeb 805\helpref{wxWindow::SetDropTarget}{wxwindowsetdroptarget},
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807
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809\membersection{wxWindow::GetEventHandler}\label{wxwindowgeteventhandler}
810
811\constfunc{wxEvtHandler*}{GetEventHandler}{\void}
812
813Returns the event handler for this window. By default, the window is its
814own event handler.
815
816\wxheading{See also}
817
818\helpref{wxWindow::SetEventHandler}{wxwindowseteventhandler},\rtfsp
819\helpref{wxWindow::PushEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler},\rtfsp
820\helpref{wxWindow::PopEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler},\rtfsp
821\helpref{wxEvtHandler::ProcessEvent}{wxevthandlerprocessevent},\rtfsp
822\helpref{wxEvtHandler}{wxevthandler}\rtfsp
823
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825\membersection{wxWindow::GetExtraStyle}\label{wxwindowgetextrastyle}
826
827\constfunc{long}{GetExtraStyle}{\void}
828
829Returns the extra style bits for the window.
830
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833
c0ed460c 834\constfunc{wxFont\&}{GetFont}{\void}
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c0ed460c 836Returns a reference to the font for this window.
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838\wxheading{See also}
839
840\helpref{wxWindow::SetFont}{wxwindowsetfont}
841
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843\membersection{wxWindow::GetForegroundColour}\label{wxwindowgetforegroundcolour}
844
845\func{virtual wxColour}{GetForegroundColour}{\void}
846
847Returns the foreground colour of the window.
848
849\wxheading{Remarks}
850
851The interpretation of foreground colour is open to interpretation according
852to the window class; it may be the text colour or other colour, or it may not
853be used at all.
854
855\wxheading{See also}
856
857\helpref{wxWindow::SetForegroundColour}{wxwindowsetforegroundcolour},\rtfsp
858\helpref{wxWindow::SetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowsetbackgroundcolour},\rtfsp
859\helpref{wxWindow::GetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowgetbackgroundcolour}
860
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862\membersection{wxWindow::GetGrandParent}
863
864\constfunc{wxWindow*}{GetGrandParent}{\void}
865
866Returns the grandparent of a window, or NULL if there isn't one.
867
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871\constfunc{void*}{GetHandle}{\void}
872
873Returns the platform-specific handle of the physical window. Cast it to an appropriate
6453876e 874handle, such as {\bf HWND} for Windows, {\bf Widget} for Motif or {\bf GtkWidget} for GTK.
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877
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879
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881\membersection{wxWindow::GetHelpText}\label{wxwindowgethelptext}
882
883\constfunc{virtual wxString}{GetHelpText}{\void}
884
885Gets the help text to be used as context-sensitive help for this window.
886
887Note that the text is actually stored by the current \helpref{wxHelpProvider}{wxhelpprovider} implementation,
888and not in the window object itself.
889
890\wxheading{See also}
891
892\helpref{SetHelpText}{wxwindowsethelptext}, \helpref{wxHelpProvider}{wxhelpprovider}
893
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895\membersection{wxWindow::GetId}\label{wxwindowgetid}
896
897\constfunc{int}{GetId}{\void}
898
899Returns the identifier of the window.
900
901\wxheading{Remarks}
902
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904(or the default Id -1) an unique identifier with a negative value will be generated.
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907
b2cf617c 908\helpref{wxWindow::SetId}{wxwindowsetid},\rtfsp
5b6aa0ff 909\helpref{Window identifiers}{windowids}
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913
914\constfunc{virtual wxString }{GetLabel}{\void}
915
916Generic way of getting a label from any window, for
917identification purposes.
918
919\wxheading{Remarks}
920
921The interpretation of this function differs from class to class.
922For frames and dialogs, the value returned is the title. For buttons or static text controls, it is
923the button text. This function can be useful for meta-programs (such as testing
924tools or special-needs access programs) which need to identify windows
925by name.
926
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928\membersection{wxWindow::GetName}\label{wxwindowgetname}
929
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932Returns the window's name.
933
934\wxheading{Remarks}
935
936This name is not guaranteed to be unique; it is up to the programmer to supply an appropriate
937name in the window constructor or via \helpref{wxWindow::SetName}{wxwindowsetname}.
938
939\wxheading{See also}
940
941\helpref{wxWindow::SetName}{wxwindowsetname}
942
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944\membersection{wxWindow::GetParent}
945
946\constfunc{virtual wxWindow*}{GetParent}{\void}
947
948Returns the parent of the window, or NULL if there is no parent.
949
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951\membersection{wxWindow::GetPosition}\label{wxwindowgetposition}
952
953\constfunc{virtual void}{GetPosition}{\param{int* }{x}, \param{int* }{y}}
954
955\constfunc{wxPoint}{GetPosition}{\void}
956
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958for the child windows or relative to the display origin for the top level
959windows.
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961\wxheading{Parameters}
962
963\docparam{x}{Receives the x position of the window.}
964
965\docparam{y}{Receives the y position of the window.}
966
967\pythonnote{In place of a single overloaded method name, wxPython
968implements the following methods:\par
969\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
970\twocolitem{{\bf GetPosition()}}{Returns a wxPoint}
971\twocolitem{{\bf GetPositionTuple()}}{Returns a tuple (x, y)}
972\end{twocollist}}
973}
974
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976method:\par
977\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
978\twocolitem{{\bf GetPosition()}}{Returns a Wx::Point}
979\twocolitem{{\bf GetPositionXY()}}{Returns a 2-element list
980 {\tt ( x, y )}}
981\end{twocollist}
982}}
983
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986
987\constfunc{virtual wxRect}{GetRect}{\void}
988
989Returns the size and position of the window as a \helpref{wxRect}{wxrect} object.
990
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993
eaaa6a06 994\func{virtual int}{GetScrollThumb}{\param{int }{orientation}}
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996Returns the built-in scrollbar thumb size.
997
998\wxheading{See also}
999
1000\helpref{wxWindow::SetScrollbar}{wxwindowsetscrollbar}
1001
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1004
eaaa6a06 1005\func{virtual int}{GetScrollPos}{\param{int }{orientation}}
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1007Returns the built-in scrollbar position.
1008
1009\wxheading{See also}
1010
1011See \helpref{wxWindow::SetScrollbar}{wxwindowsetscrollbar}
1012
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1015
eaaa6a06 1016\func{virtual int}{GetScrollRange}{\param{int }{orientation}}
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1018Returns the built-in scrollbar range.
1019
1020\wxheading{See also}
1021
1022\helpref{wxWindow::SetScrollbar}{wxwindowsetscrollbar}
1023
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a974387a 1025\membersection{wxWindow::GetSize}\label{wxwindowgetsize}
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c66c3af1 1027\constfunc{void}{GetSize}{\param{int* }{width}, \param{int* }{height}}
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c66c3af1 1029\constfunc{wxSize}{GetSize}{\void}
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1032including title bar, border, scrollbars, etc.
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1034\wxheading{Parameters}
1035
1036\docparam{width}{Receives the window width.}
1037
1038\docparam{height}{Receives the window height.}
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1042\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
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1044\twocolitem{{\bf GetSizeTuple()}}{Returns a 2-tuple (width, height)}
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1046}
1047
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1049method:\par
1050\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
1051\twocolitem{{\bf GetSize()}}{Returns a Wx::Size}
1052\twocolitem{{\bf GetSizeWH()}}{Returns a 2-element list
1053 {\tt ( width, height )}}
1054\end{twocollist}
1055}}
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1058
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1060\helpref{GetVirtualSize}{wxwindowgetvirtualsize}
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1064
772c017b 1065\constfunc{wxSizer *}{GetSizer}{\void}
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be90c029 1067Return the sizer associated with the window by a previous call to
e6973167 1068\helpref{SetSizer()}{wxwindowsetsizer} or {\tt NULL}.
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1074 \param{int* }{descent = NULL}, \param{int* }{externalLeading = NULL},
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1077Gets the dimensions of the string as it would be drawn on the
1078window with the currently selected font.
1079
1080\wxheading{Parameters}
1081
1082\docparam{string}{String whose extent is to be measured.}
1083
1084\docparam{x}{Return value for width.}
1085
1086\docparam{y}{Return value for height.}
1087
1088\docparam{descent}{Return value for descent (optional).}
1089
1090\docparam{externalLeading}{Return value for external leading (optional).}
1091
1092\docparam{font}{Font to use instead of the current window font (optional).}
1093
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1099\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
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1101\twocolitem{{\bf GetFullTextExtent(string, font=NULL)}}{Returns a
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1103\end{twocollist}}
1104}
1105
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1107 {\tt font} parameters, and returns a 4-element list
1108 {\tt ( x, y, descent, externalLeading )}.}
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1112
1113\func{virtual wxString}{GetTitle}{\void}
1114
1115Gets the window's title. Applicable only to frames and dialogs.
1116
1117\wxheading{See also}
1118
1119\helpref{wxWindow::SetTitle}{wxwindowsettitle}
1120
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1123
1124\constfunc{wxToolTip*}{GetToolTip}{\void}
1125
1126Get the associated tooltip or NULL if none.
1127
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1130
1131\constfunc{virtual wxRegion}{GetUpdateRegion}{\void}
1132
1133Returns the region specifying which parts of the window have been damaged. Should
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1136\wxheading{See also}
1137
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1139\helpref{wxRegionIterator}{wxregioniterator}
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1143
1144\constfunc{wxValidator*}{GetValidator}{\void}
1145
1146Returns a pointer to the current validator for the window, or NULL if there is none.
1147
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1150
1151\constfunc{void}{GetVirtualSize}{\param{int* }{width}, \param{int* }{height}}
1152
1153\constfunc{wxSize}{GetVirtualSize}{\void}
1154
1155This gets the virtual size of the window in pixels.
1156
1157\wxheading{Parameters}
1158
1159\docparam{width}{Receives the window virtual width.}
1160
1161\docparam{height}{Receives the window virtual height.}
1162
1163\helpref{GetSize}{wxwindowgetsize},\rtfsp
1164\helpref{GetClientSize}{wxwindowgetclientsize}
1165
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1169\constfunc{long}{GetWindowStyleFlag}{\void}
1170
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1172method. {\bf GetWindowStyle()} is another name for the same function.
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1176
1177\constfunc{virtual bool}{HasCapture}{\void}
1178
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1181\wxheading{See also}
1182
1183\helpref{wxWindow::CaptureMouse}{wxwindowcapturemouse},
1184\helpref{wxWindow::ReleaseMouse}{wxwindowreleasemouse},
1185\helpref{wxMouseCaptureChangedEvent}{wxmousecapturechangedevent}
1186
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1189
1190\func{bool}{Hide}{\void}
1191
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1196
1197\func{void}{InitDialog}{\void}
1198
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1200to the dialog via validators.
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1204
1205\constfunc{virtual bool}{IsEnabled}{\void}
1206
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1209\wxheading{See also}
1210
1211\helpref{wxWindow::Enable}{wxwindowenable}
1212
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1216\constfunc{bool}{IsExposed}{\param{int }{x}, \param{int }{y}}
1217
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1221
605d715d 1222\constfunc{bool}{IsExposed}{\param{wxRect }{\&rect}}
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cc81d32f 1224Returns {\tt true} if the given point or rectangle area has been exposed since the
ad9edf45 1225last repaint. Call this in an paint event handler to optimize redrawing by
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1229implements the following methods:\par
1230\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
1231\twocolitem{{\bf IsExposed(x,y, w=0,h=0}}{}
1232\twocolitem{{\bf IsExposedPoint(pt)}}{}
1233\twocolitem{{\bf IsExposedRect(rect)}}{}
8771a323 1234\end{twocollist}}}
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1238
1239\constfunc{virtual bool}{IsRetained}{\void}
1240
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1243\wxheading{Remarks}
1244
1245Retained windows are only available on X platforms.
1246
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1249
1250\constfunc{virtual bool}{IsShown}{\void}
1251
cc81d32f 1252Returns {\tt true} if the window is shown, {\tt false} if it has been hidden.
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1257\constfunc{bool}{IsTopLevel}{\void}
1258
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1261window).
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1265
1266\func{void}{Layout}{\void}
1267
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1269for this window.
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1272layout is on, this function gets called automatically when the window is resized.
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1276
1277This is just a wrapper for \helpref{ScrollLines()}{wxwindowscrolllines}$(1)$.
1278
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1281
1282This is just a wrapper for \helpref{ScrollLines()}{wxwindowscrolllines}$(-1)$.
1283
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1286
1287\func{void}{Lower}{\void}
1288
1289Lowers the window to the bottom of the window hierarchy if it is a managed window (dialog
1290or frame).
1291
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1294
8a293590 1295\func{virtual void}{MakeModal}{\param{bool }{flag}}
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1301\wxheading{Parameters}
1302
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1304the user can only interact with this window. If {\tt false}, the effect is reversed.}
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1308
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1312
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1314
1315\wxheading{Parameters}
1316
1317\docparam{x}{Required x position.}
1318
1319\docparam{y}{Required y position.}
1320
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1322
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1324
1325Implementations of SetSize can also implicitly implement the
1326wxWindow::Move function, which is defined in the base wxWindow class
1327as the call:
1328
1329\begin{verbatim}
1330 SetSize(x, y, -1, -1, wxSIZE_USE_EXISTING);
1331\end{verbatim}
1332
1333\wxheading{See also}
1334
1335\helpref{wxWindow::SetSize}{wxwindowsetsize}
1336
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1339\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
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1341\twocolitem{{\bf MoveXY(x, y)}}{Accepts a pair of integers}
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1343}
1344
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1346%% the old docs here in case we want to move any still needed bits to
1347%% the right location (i.e. probably the corresponding events docs)
1348%%
1349%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnActivate}\label{wxwindowonactivate}
1350%%
1351%% \func{void}{OnActivate}{\param{wxActivateEvent\&}{ event}}
1352%%
1353%% Called when a window is activated or deactivated.
1354%%
1355%% \wxheading{Parameters}
1356%%
1357%% \docparam{event}{Object containing activation information.}
1358%%
1359%% \wxheading{Remarks}
1360%%
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1362%% otherwise it returns {\tt false} (it is being deactivated).
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1364%% \wxheading{See also}
1365%%
1366%% \helpref{wxActivateEvent}{wxactivateevent},\rtfsp
1367%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
1368%%
1369%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnChar}\label{wxwindowonchar}
1370%%
1371%% \func{void}{OnChar}{\param{wxKeyEvent\&}{ event}}
1372%%
1373%% Called when the user has pressed a key that is not a modifier (SHIFT, CONTROL or ALT).
1374%%
1375%% \wxheading{Parameters}
1376%%
1377%% \docparam{event}{Object containing keypress information. See \helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent} for
1378%% details about this class.}
1379%%
1380%% \wxheading{Remarks}
1381%%
1382%% This member function is called in response to a keypress. To intercept this event,
1383%% use the EVT\_CHAR macro in an event table definition. Your {\bf OnChar} handler may call this
1384%% default function to achieve default keypress functionality.
1385%%
1386%% Note that the ASCII values do not have explicit key codes: they are passed as ASCII
1387%% values.
1388%%
1389%% Note that not all keypresses can be intercepted this way. If you wish to intercept modifier
1390%% keypresses, then you will need to use \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyDown}{wxwindowonkeydown} or
1391%% \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyUp}{wxwindowonkeyup}.
1392%%
1393%% Most, but not all, windows allow keypresses to be intercepted.
1394%%
1395%% {\bf Tip:} be sure to call {\tt event.Skip()} for events that you don't process in this function,
1396%% otherwise menu shortcuts may cease to work under Windows.
1397%%
1398%% \wxheading{See also}
1399%%
1400%% \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyDown}{wxwindowonkeydown}, \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyUp}{wxwindowonkeyup},\rtfsp
1401%% \helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent}, \helpref{wxWindow::OnCharHook}{wxwindowoncharhook},\rtfsp
1402%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
1403%%
1404%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnCharHook}\label{wxwindowoncharhook}
1405%%
1406%% \func{void}{OnCharHook}{\param{wxKeyEvent\&}{ event}}
1407%%
1408%% This member is called to allow the window to intercept keyboard events
1409%% before they are processed by child windows.
1410%%
1411%% \wxheading{Parameters}
1412%%
1413%% \docparam{event}{Object containing keypress information. See \helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent} for
1414%% details about this class.}
1415%%
1416%% \wxheading{Remarks}
1417%%
1418%% This member function is called in response to a keypress, if the window is active. To intercept this event,
1419%% use the EVT\_CHAR\_HOOK macro in an event table definition. If you do not process a particular
1420%% keypress, call \helpref{wxEvent::Skip}{wxeventskip} to allow default processing.
1421%%
1422%% An example of using this function is in the implementation of escape-character processing for wxDialog,
1423%% where pressing ESC dismisses the dialog by {\bf OnCharHook} 'forging' a cancel button press event.
1424%%
1425%% Note that the ASCII values do not have explicit key codes: they are passed as ASCII
1426%% values.
1427%%
1428%% This function is only relevant to top-level windows (frames and dialogs), and under
1429%% Windows only. Under GTK the normal EVT\_CHAR\_ event has the functionality, i.e.
1430%% you can intercepts it and if you don't call \helpref{wxEvent::Skip}{wxeventskip}
1431%% the window won't get the event.
1432%%
1433%% \wxheading{See also}
1434%%
1435%% \helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent},\rtfsp
1436%% \helpref{wxWindow::OnCharHook}{wxwindowoncharhook},\rtfsp
1437%% %% GD: OnXXX functions are not documented
1438%% %%\helpref{wxApp::OnCharHook}{wxapponcharhook},\rtfsp
1439%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
1440%%
1441%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnCommand}\label{wxwindowoncommand}
1442%%
1443%% \func{virtual void}{OnCommand}{\param{wxEvtHandler\& }{object}, \param{wxCommandEvent\& }{event}}
1444%%
1445%% This virtual member function is called if the control does not handle the command event.
1446%%
1447%% \wxheading{Parameters}
1448%%
1449%% \docparam{object}{Object receiving the command event.}
1450%%
1451%% \docparam{event}{Command event}
1452%%
1453%% \wxheading{Remarks}
1454%%
1455%% This virtual function is provided mainly for backward compatibility. You can also intercept commands
1456%% from child controls by using an event table, with identifiers or identifier ranges to identify
1457%% the control(s) in question.
1458%%
1459%% \wxheading{See also}
1460%%
1461%% \helpref{wxCommandEvent}{wxcommandevent},\rtfsp
1462%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
1463%%
1464%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnClose}\label{wxwindowonclose}
1465%%
1466%% \func{virtual bool}{OnClose}{\void}
1467%%
1468%% Called when the user has tried to close a a frame
1469%% or dialog box using the window manager (X) or system menu (Windows).
1470%%
1471%% {\bf Note:} This is an obsolete function.
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1474%%
1475%% \wxheading{Return value}
1476%%
cc81d32f 1477%% If {\tt true} is returned by OnClose, the window will be deleted by the system, otherwise the
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1479%% you may delete other windows.
1480%%
1481%% \wxheading{See also}
1482%%
1483%% \helpref{Window deletion overview}{windowdeletionoverview},\rtfsp
1484%% \helpref{wxWindow::Close}{wxwindowclose},\rtfsp
1485%% \helpref{wxWindow::OnCloseWindow}{wxwindowonclosewindow},\rtfsp
1486%% \helpref{wxCloseEvent}{wxcloseevent}
1487%%
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1489%%
1490%% \func{void}{OnKeyDown}{\param{wxKeyEvent\&}{ event}}
1491%%
1492%% Called when the user has pressed a key, before it is translated into an ASCII value using other
1493%% modifier keys that might be pressed at the same time.
1494%%
1495%% \wxheading{Parameters}
1496%%
1497%% \docparam{event}{Object containing keypress information. See \helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent} for
1498%% details about this class.}
1499%%
1500%% \wxheading{Remarks}
1501%%
1502%% This member function is called in response to a key down event. To intercept this event,
1503%% use the EVT\_KEY\_DOWN macro in an event table definition. Your {\bf OnKeyDown} handler may call this
1504%% default function to achieve default keypress functionality.
1505%%
1506%% Note that not all keypresses can be intercepted this way. If you wish to intercept special
1507%% keys, such as shift, control, and function keys, then you will need to use \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyDown}{wxwindowonkeydown} or
1508%% \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyUp}{wxwindowonkeyup}.
1509%%
1510%% Most, but not all, windows allow keypresses to be intercepted.
1511%%
1512%% {\bf Tip:} be sure to call {\tt event.Skip()} for events that you don't process in this function,
1513%% otherwise menu shortcuts may cease to work under Windows.
1514%%
1515%% \wxheading{See also}
1516%%
1517%% \helpref{wxWindow::OnChar}{wxwindowonchar}, \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyUp}{wxwindowonkeyup},\rtfsp
1518%% \helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent}, \helpref{wxWindow::OnCharHook}{wxwindowoncharhook},\rtfsp
1519%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
1520%%
1521%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnKeyUp}\label{wxwindowonkeyup}
1522%%
1523%% \func{void}{OnKeyUp}{\param{wxKeyEvent\&}{ event}}
1524%%
1525%% Called when the user has released a key.
1526%%
1527%% \wxheading{Parameters}
1528%%
1529%% \docparam{event}{Object containing keypress information. See \helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent} for
1530%% details about this class.}
1531%%
1532%% \wxheading{Remarks}
1533%%
1534%% This member function is called in response to a key up event. To intercept this event,
1535%% use the EVT\_KEY\_UP macro in an event table definition. Your {\bf OnKeyUp} handler may call this
1536%% default function to achieve default keypress functionality.
1537%%
1538%% Note that not all keypresses can be intercepted this way. If you wish to intercept special
1539%% keys, such as shift, control, and function keys, then you will need to use \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyDown}{wxwindowonkeydown} or
1540%% \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyUp}{wxwindowonkeyup}.
1541%%
1542%% Most, but not all, windows allow key up events to be intercepted.
1543%%
1544%% \wxheading{See also}
1545%%
1546%% \helpref{wxWindow::OnChar}{wxwindowonchar}, \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyDown}{wxwindowonkeydown},\rtfsp
1547%% \helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent}, \helpref{wxWindow::OnCharHook}{wxwindowoncharhook},\rtfsp
1548%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
1549%%
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1551%%
1552%% \func{void}{OnInitDialog}{\param{wxInitDialogEvent\&}{ event}}
1553%%
1554%% Default handler for the wxEVT\_INIT\_DIALOG event. Calls \helpref{wxWindow::TransferDataToWindow}{wxwindowtransferdatatowindow}.
1555%%
1556%% \wxheading{Parameters}
1557%%
1558%% \docparam{event}{Dialog initialisation event.}
1559%%
1560%% \wxheading{Remarks}
1561%%
1562%% Gives the window the default behaviour of transferring data to child controls via
1563%% the validator that each control has.
1564%%
1565%% \wxheading{See also}
1566%%
1567%% \helpref{wxValidator}{wxvalidator}, \helpref{wxWindow::TransferDataToWindow}{wxwindowtransferdatatowindow}
1568%%
1569%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnMenuCommand}\label{wxwindowonmenucommand}
1570%%
1571%% \func{void}{OnMenuCommand}{\param{wxCommandEvent\& }{event}}
1572%%
1573%% Called when a menu command is received from a menu bar.
1574%%
1575%% \wxheading{Parameters}
1576%%
1577%% \docparam{event}{The menu command event. For more information, see \helpref{wxCommandEvent}{wxcommandevent}.}
1578%%
1579%% \wxheading{Remarks}
1580%%
1581%% A function with this name doesn't actually exist; you can choose any member function to receive
1582%% menu command events, using the EVT\_COMMAND macro for individual commands or EVT\_COMMAND\_RANGE for
1583%% a range of commands.
1584%%
1585%% \wxheading{See also}
1586%%
1587%% \helpref{wxCommandEvent}{wxcommandevent},\rtfsp
1588%% \helpref{wxWindow::OnMenuHighlight}{wxwindowonmenuhighlight},\rtfsp
1589%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
1590%%
1591%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnMenuHighlight}\label{wxwindowonmenuhighlight}
1592%%
1593%% \func{void}{OnMenuHighlight}{\param{wxMenuEvent\& }{event}}
1594%%
1595%% Called when a menu select is received from a menu bar: that is, the
1596%% mouse cursor is over a menu item, but the left mouse button has not been
1597%% pressed.
1598%%
1599%% \wxheading{Parameters}
1600%%
1601%% \docparam{event}{The menu highlight event. For more information, see \helpref{wxMenuEvent}{wxmenuevent}.}
1602%%
1603%% \wxheading{Remarks}
1604%%
1605%% You can choose any member function to receive
1606%% menu select events, using the EVT\_MENU\_HIGHLIGHT macro for individual menu items or EVT\_MENU\_HIGHLIGHT\_ALL macro
1607%% for all menu items.
1608%%
1609%% The default implementation for \helpref{wxFrame::OnMenuHighlight}{wxframeonmenuhighlight} displays help
1610%% text in the first field of the status bar.
1611%%
1612%% This function was known as {\bf OnMenuSelect} in earlier versions of wxWindows, but this was confusing
1613%% since a selection is normally a left-click action.
1614%%
1615%% \wxheading{See also}
1616%%
1617%% \helpref{wxMenuEvent}{wxmenuevent},\rtfsp
1618%% \helpref{wxWindow::OnMenuCommand}{wxwindowonmenucommand},\rtfsp
1619%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
1620%%
1621%%
1622%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnMouseEvent}\label{wxwindowonmouseevent}
1623%%
1624%% \func{void}{OnMouseEvent}{\param{wxMouseEvent\&}{ event}}
1625%%
1626%% Called when the user has initiated an event with the
1627%% mouse.
1628%%
1629%% \wxheading{Parameters}
1630%%
1631%% \docparam{event}{The mouse event. See \helpref{wxMouseEvent}{wxmouseevent} for
1632%% more details.}
1633%%
1634%% \wxheading{Remarks}
1635%%
1636%% Most, but not all, windows respond to this event.
1637%%
1638%% To intercept this event, use the EVT\_MOUSE\_EVENTS macro in an event table definition, or individual
1639%% mouse event macros such as EVT\_LEFT\_DOWN.
1640%%
1641%% \wxheading{See also}
1642%%
1643%% \helpref{wxMouseEvent}{wxmouseevent},\rtfsp
1644%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
1645%%
1646%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnMove}\label{wxwindowonmove}
1647%%
1648%% \func{void}{OnMove}{\param{wxMoveEvent\& }{event}}
1649%%
1650%% Called when a window is moved.
1651%%
1652%% \wxheading{Parameters}
1653%%
1654%% \docparam{event}{The move event. For more information, see \helpref{wxMoveEvent}{wxmoveevent}.}
1655%%
1656%% \wxheading{Remarks}
1657%%
1658%% Use the EVT\_MOVE macro to intercept move events.
1659%%
1660%% \wxheading{Remarks}
1661%%
1662%% Not currently implemented.
1663%%
1664%% \wxheading{See also}
1665%%
1666%% \helpref{wxMoveEvent}{wxmoveevent},\rtfsp
1667%% \helpref{wxFrame::OnSize}{wxframeonsize},\rtfsp
1668%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
1669%%
1670%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnPaint}\label{wxwindowonpaint}
1671%%
1672%% \func{void}{OnPaint}{\param{wxPaintEvent\& }{event}}
1673%%
1674%% Sent to the event handler when the window must be refreshed.
1675%%
1676%% \wxheading{Parameters}
1677%%
1678%% \docparam{event}{Paint event. For more information, see \helpref{wxPaintEvent}{wxpaintevent}.}
1679%%
1680%% \wxheading{Remarks}
1681%%
1682%% Use the EVT\_PAINT macro in an event table definition to intercept paint events.
1683%%
1684%% Note that In a paint event handler, the application must {\it always} create a \helpref{wxPaintDC}{wxpaintdc} object,
1685%% even if you do not use it. Otherwise, under MS Windows, refreshing for this and other windows will go wrong.
1686%%
1687%% For example:
1688%%
1689%% \small{%
1690%% \begin{verbatim}
1691%% void MyWindow::OnPaint(wxPaintEvent\& event)
1692%% {
1693%% wxPaintDC dc(this);
1694%%
1695%% DrawMyDocument(dc);
1696%% }
1697%% \end{verbatim}
1698%% }%
1699%%
1700%% You can optimize painting by retrieving the rectangles
1701%% that have been damaged and only repainting these. The rectangles are in
1702%% terms of the client area, and are unscrolled, so you will need to do
1703%% some calculations using the current view position to obtain logical,
1704%% scrolled units.
1705%%
1706%% Here is an example of using the \helpref{wxRegionIterator}{wxregioniterator} class:
1707%%
1708%% {\small%
1709%% \begin{verbatim}
1710%% // Called when window needs to be repainted.
1711%% void MyWindow::OnPaint(wxPaintEvent\& event)
1712%% {
1713%% wxPaintDC dc(this);
1714%%
1715%% // Find Out where the window is scrolled to
1716%% int vbX,vbY; // Top left corner of client
1717%% GetViewStart(&vbX,&vbY);
1718%%
1719%% int vX,vY,vW,vH; // Dimensions of client area in pixels
1720%% wxRegionIterator upd(GetUpdateRegion()); // get the update rect list
1721%%
1722%% while (upd)
1723%% {
1724%% vX = upd.GetX();
1725%% vY = upd.GetY();
1726%% vW = upd.GetW();
1727%% vH = upd.GetH();
1728%%
1729%% // Alternatively we can do this:
1730%% // wxRect rect;
1731%% // upd.GetRect(&rect);
1732%%
1733%% // Repaint this rectangle
1734%% ...some code...
1735%%
1736%% upd ++ ;
1737%% }
1738%% }
1739%% \end{verbatim}
1740%% }%
1741%%
1742%% \wxheading{See also}
1743%%
1744%% \helpref{wxPaintEvent}{wxpaintevent},\rtfsp
1745%% \helpref{wxPaintDC}{wxpaintdc},\rtfsp
1746%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
1747%%
1748%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnScroll}\label{wxwindowonscroll}
1749%%
1750%% \func{void}{OnScroll}{\param{wxScrollWinEvent\& }{event}}
1751%%
1752%% Called when a scroll window event is received from one of the window's built-in scrollbars.
1753%%
1754%% \wxheading{Parameters}
1755%%
1756%% \docparam{event}{Command event. Retrieve the new scroll position by
1757%% calling \helpref{wxScrollEvent::GetPosition}{wxscrolleventgetposition}, and the
1758%% scrollbar orientation by calling \helpref{wxScrollEvent::GetOrientation}{wxscrolleventgetorientation}.}
1759%%
1760%% \wxheading{Remarks}
1761%%
1762%% Note that it is not possible to distinguish between horizontal and vertical scrollbars
1763%% until the function is executing (you can't have one function for vertical, another
1764%% for horizontal events).
1765%%
1766%% \wxheading{See also}
1767%%
1768%% \helpref{wxScrollWinEvent}{wxscrollwinevent},\rtfsp
1769%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
1770%%
1771%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnSetFocus}\label{wxwindowonsetfocus}
1772%%
1773%% \func{void}{OnSetFocus}{\param{wxFocusEvent\& }{event}}
1774%%
1775%% Called when a window's focus is being set.
1776%%
1777%% \wxheading{Parameters}
1778%%
1779%% \docparam{event}{The focus event. For more information, see \helpref{wxFocusEvent}{wxfocusevent}.}
1780%%
1781%% \wxheading{Remarks}
1782%%
1783%% To intercept this event, use the macro EVT\_SET\_FOCUS in an event table definition.
1784%%
1785%% Most, but not all, windows respond to this event.
1786%%
1787%% \wxheading{See also}
1788%%
1789%% \helpref{wxFocusEvent}{wxfocusevent}, \helpref{wxWindow::OnKillFocus}{wxwindowonkillfocus},\rtfsp
1790%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
1791%%
1792%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnSize}\label{wxwindowonsize}
1793%%
1794%% \func{void}{OnSize}{\param{wxSizeEvent\& }{event}}
1795%%
1796%% Called when the window has been resized. This is not a virtual function; you should
1797%% provide your own non-virtual OnSize function and direct size events to it using EVT\_SIZE
1798%% in an event table definition.
1799%%
1800%% \wxheading{Parameters}
1801%%
1802%% \docparam{event}{Size event. For more information, see \helpref{wxSizeEvent}{wxsizeevent}.}
1803%%
1804%% \wxheading{Remarks}
1805%%
1806%% You may wish to use this for frames to resize their child windows as appropriate.
1807%%
1808%% Note that the size passed is of
1809%% the whole window: call \helpref{wxWindow::GetClientSize}{wxwindowgetclientsize} for the area which may be
1810%% used by the application.
1811%%
1812%% When a window is resized, usually only a small part of the window is damaged and you
1813%% may only need to repaint that area. However, if your drawing depends on the size of the window,
1814%% you may need to clear the DC explicitly and repaint the whole window. In which case, you
1815%% may need to call \helpref{wxWindow::Refresh}{wxwindowrefresh} to invalidate the entire window.
1816%%
1817%% \wxheading{See also}
1818%%
1819%% \helpref{wxSizeEvent}{wxsizeevent},\rtfsp
1820%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
1821%%
1822%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnSysColourChanged}\label{wxwindowonsyscolourchanged}
1823%%
1824%% \func{void}{OnSysColourChanged}{\param{wxOnSysColourChangedEvent\& }{event}}
1825%%
1826%% Called when the user has changed the system colours. Windows only.
1827%%
1828%% \wxheading{Parameters}
1829%%
1830%% \docparam{event}{System colour change event. For more information, see \helpref{wxSysColourChangedEvent}{wxsyscolourchangedevent}.}
1831%%
1832%% \wxheading{See also}
1833%%
1834%% \helpref{wxSysColourChangedEvent}{wxsyscolourchangedevent},\rtfsp
1835%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
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1839
1840\func{virtual void}{OnInternalIdle}{\void}
1841
1842This virtual function is normally only used internally, but
1843sometimes an application may need it to implement functionality
1844that should not be disabled by an application defining an OnIdle
1845handler in a derived class.
1846
1847This function may be used to do delayed painting, for example,
1848and most implementations call \helpref{wxWindow::UpdateWindowUI}{wxwindowupdatewindowui}
1849in order to send update events to the window in idle time.
1850
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1853
1854This is just a wrapper for \helpref{ScrollPages()}{wxwindowscrollpages}$(1)$.
1855
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1858
1859This is just a wrapper for \helpref{ScrollPages()}{wxwindowscrollpages}$(-1)$.
1860
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1863
cc81d32f 1864\constfunc{wxEvtHandler*}{PopEventHandler}{\param{bool }{deleteHandler = {\tt false}}}
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1866Removes and returns the top-most event handler on the event handler stack.
1867
1868\wxheading{Parameters}
1869
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1871default value is {\tt false}.}
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1873\wxheading{See also}
1874
1875\helpref{wxWindow::SetEventHandler}{wxwindowseteventhandler},\rtfsp
1876\helpref{wxWindow::GetEventHandler}{wxwindowgeteventhandler},\rtfsp
1877\helpref{wxWindow::PushEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler},\rtfsp
1878\helpref{wxEvtHandler::ProcessEvent}{wxevthandlerprocessevent},\rtfsp
1879\helpref{wxEvtHandler}{wxevthandler}\rtfsp
1880
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1883
605d715d 1884\func{bool}{PopupMenu}{\param{wxMenu* }{menu}, \param{const wxPoint\& }{pos}}
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1886\func{bool}{PopupMenu}{\param{wxMenu* }{menu}, \param{int }{x}, \param{int }{y}}
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1888Pops up the given menu at the specified coordinates, relative to this
1889window, and returns control when the user has dismissed the menu. If a
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1891processed as usually.
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1893\wxheading{Parameters}
1894
1895\docparam{menu}{Menu to pop up.}
1896
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1898
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1900
1901\docparam{y}{Required y position for the menu to appear.}
1902
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1904
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1906
1907\wxheading{Remarks}
1908
1909Just before the menu is popped up, \helpref{wxMenu::UpdateUI}{wxmenuupdateui} is called
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1911by the window.
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1914implements the following methods:\par
1915\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
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1917\twocolitem{{\bf PopupMenuXY(menu, x, y)}}{Specifies position with two integers (x, y)}
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1919}
1920
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1923
1924\func{void}{PushEventHandler}{\param{wxEvtHandler* }{handler}}
1925
1926Pushes this event handler onto the event stack for the window.
1927
1928\wxheading{Parameters}
1929
1930\docparam{handler}{Specifies the handler to be pushed.}
1931
1932\wxheading{Remarks}
1933
1934An event handler is an object that is capable of processing the events
1935sent to a window. By default, the window is its own event handler, but
1936an application may wish to substitute another, for example to allow
1937central implementation of event-handling for a variety of different
1938window classes.
1939
1940\helpref{wxWindow::PushEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler} allows
1941an application to set up a chain of event handlers, where an event not handled by one event handler is
1942handed to the next one in the chain. Use \helpref{wxWindow::PopEventHandler}{wxwindowpopeventhandler} to
1943remove the event handler.
1944
1945\wxheading{See also}
1946
1947\helpref{wxWindow::SetEventHandler}{wxwindowseteventhandler},\rtfsp
1948\helpref{wxWindow::GetEventHandler}{wxwindowgeteventhandler},\rtfsp
1949\helpref{wxWindow::PopEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler},\rtfsp
1950\helpref{wxEvtHandler::ProcessEvent}{wxevthandlerprocessevent},\rtfsp
1951\helpref{wxEvtHandler}{wxevthandler}
1952
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1955
1956\func{void}{Raise}{\void}
1957
1958Raises the window to the top of the window hierarchy if it is a managed window (dialog
1959or frame).
1960
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1963
cc81d32f 1964\func{virtual void}{Refresh}{\param{bool}{ eraseBackground = {\tt true}}, \param{const wxRect* }{rect
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1966
1967Causes a message or event to be generated to repaint the
1968window.
1969
1970\wxheading{Parameters}
1971
cc81d32f 1972\docparam{eraseBackground}{If {\tt true}, the background will be
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1974
1975\docparam{rect}{If non-NULL, only the given rectangle will
1976be treated as damaged.}
1977
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1979
1980\helpref{wxWindow::RefreshRect}{wxwindowrefreshrect}
1981
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1984
8c4b73d1 1985\func{void}{Refresh}{\param{const wxRect\& }{rect}}
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1987Redraws the contents of the given rectangle: the area inside it will be
1988repainted.
1989
1990This is the same as \helpref{Refresh}{wxwindowrefresh} but has a nicer syntax.
1991
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1994
1995\func{bool}{RegisterHotKey}{\param{int}{ hotkeyId}, \param{int}{ modifiers}, \param{int}{ virtualKeyCode}}
1996
1997Registers a system wide hotkey. Every time the user presses the hotkey registered here, this window
1998will receive a hotkey event. It will receive the event even if the application is in the background
1999and does not have the input focus because the user is working with some other application.
2000
2001\wxheading{Parameters}
2002
2003\docparam{hotkeyId}{Numeric identifier of the hotkey. For applications this must be between 0 and 0xBFFF. If
2004this function is called from a shared DLL, it must be a system wide unique identifier between 0xC000 and 0xFFFF.
2005This is a MSW specific detail.}
2006
2007\docparam{modifiers}{A bitwise combination of {\tt wxMOD\_SHIFT}, {\tt wxMOD\_CONTROL}, {\tt wxMOD\_ALT}
2008or {\tt wxMOD\_WIN} specifying the modifier keys that have to be pressed along with the key.}
2009
2010\docparam{virtualKeyCode}{The virtual key code of the hotkey.}
2011
2012\wxheading{Return value}
2013
2014{\tt true} if the hotkey was registered successfully. {\tt false} if some other application already registered a
2015hotkey with this modifier/virtualKeyCode combination.
2016
2017\wxheading{Remarks}
2018
2019Use EVT\_HOTKEY(hotkeyId, fnc) in the event table to capture the event.
2020This function is currently only implemented under MSW.
2021
2022\wxheading{See also}
2023
2024\helpref{wxWindow::UnregisterHotKey}{wxwindowunregisterhotkey}
2025
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2028
2029\func{virtual void}{ReleaseMouse}{\void}
2030
2031Releases mouse input captured with \helpref{wxWindow::CaptureMouse}{wxwindowcapturemouse}.
2032
2033\wxheading{See also}
2034
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2036\helpref{wxWindow::HasCapture}{wxwindowhascapture},
2037\helpref{wxWindow::ReleaseMouse}{wxwindowreleasemouse},
2038\helpref{wxMouseCaptureChangedEvent}{wxmousecapturechangedevent}
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2042
2043\func{virtual void}{RemoveChild}{\param{wxWindow* }{child}}
2044
2045Removes a child window. This is called automatically by window deletion
2046functions so should not be required by the application programmer.
2047
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2049called by the user code.
2050
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2052
2053\docparam{child}{Child window to remove.}
2054
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2058\func{bool}{RemoveEventHandler}{\param{wxEvtHandler *}{handler}}
2059
2060Find the given {\it handler} in the windows event handler chain and remove (but
2061not delete) it from it.
2062
2063\wxheading{Parameters}
2064
2065\docparam{handler}{The event handler to remove, must be non {\tt NULL} and
2066must be present in this windows event handlers chain}
2067
2068\wxheading{Return value}
2069
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2072handler is supposed to be there).
2073
2074\wxheading{See also}
2075
2076\helpref{PushEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler},\rtfsp
2077\helpref{PopEventHandler}{wxwindowpopeventhandler}
2078
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2081
2082\func{virtual bool}{Reparent}{\param{wxWindow* }{newParent}}
2083
2084Reparents the window, i.e the window will be removed from its
18ac8d69 2085current parent window (e.g. a non-standard toolbar in a wxFrame)
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2088\wxheading{Parameters}
2089
2090\docparam{newParent}{New parent.}
2091
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2095\constfunc{virtual void}{ScreenToClient}{\param{int* }{x}, \param{int* }{y}}
2096
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2098
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2100
2101\wxheading{Parameters}
2102
2103\docparam{x}{Stores the screen x coordinate and receives the client x coordinate.}
2104
2105\docparam{y}{Stores the screen x coordinate and receives the client x coordinate.}
2106
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2110implements the following methods:\par
2111\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
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2113\twocolitem{{\bf ScreenToClientXY(x, y)}}{Returns a 2-tuple, (x, y)}
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2115}
2116
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2119
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2122Scrolls the window by the given number of lines down (if {\it lines} is
2123positive) or up.
2124
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2126
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2129
2130\wxheading{Remarks}
2131
2132This function is currently only implemented under MSW and wxTextCtrl under
2133wxGTK (it also works for wxScrolledWindow derived classes under all
2134platforms).
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2136\wxheading{See also}
2137
2138\helpref{ScrollPages}{wxwindowscrollpages}
2139
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2142
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2145Scrolls the window by the given number of pages down (if {\it pages} is
2146positive) or up.
2147
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2149
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2152
2153\wxheading{Remarks}
2154
2155This function is currently only implemented under MSW and wxTextCtrl under
2156wxGTK (it also works for wxScrolledWindow derived classes under all
2157platforms).
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2159\wxheading{See also}
2160
2161\helpref{ScrollLines}{wxwindowscrolllines}
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2165
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2170\wxheading{Parameters}
2171
2172\docparam{dx}{Amount to scroll horizontally.}
2173
2174\docparam{dy}{Amount to scroll vertically.}
2175
2176\docparam{rect}{Rectangle to invalidate. If this is NULL, the whole window is invalidated. If you
2177pass a rectangle corresponding to the area of the window exposed by the scroll, your painting handler
f6bcfd97 2178can optimize painting by checking for the invalidated region. This parameter is ignored under GTK.}
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2180\wxheading{Remarks}
2181
a660d684 2182Use this function to optimise your scrolling implementations, to minimise the area that must be
6453876e 2183redrawn. Note that it is rarely required to call this function from a user program.
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2187
2188\func{virtual void}{SetAcceleratorTable}{\param{const wxAcceleratorTable\&}{ accel}}
2189
2190Sets the accelerator table for this window. See \helpref{wxAcceleratorTable}{wxacceleratortable}.
2191
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2194
2195\func{void}{SetAccessible}{\param{wxAccessibile*}{ accessible}}
2196
2197Sets the accessible for this window. Any existing accessible for this window
2198will be deleted first, if not identical to {\it accessible}.
2199
2200See also \helpref{wxAccessible}{wxaccessible}.
2201
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2204
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2207Determines whether the \helpref{wxWindow::Layout}{wxwindowlayout} function will
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2209\helpref{wxWindow::SetSizer}{wxwindowsetsizer} but if you use
2210\helpref{wxWindow::SetConstraints}{wxwindowsetconstraints} you should call it
2211manually or otherwise the window layout won't be correctly updated when its
2212size changes.
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2214\wxheading{Parameters}
2215
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2218
2219\wxheading{See also}
2220
2221\helpref{wxWindow::SetConstraints}{wxwindowsetconstraints}
2222
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2225
2226\func{virtual void}{SetBackgroundColour}{\param{const wxColour\& }{colour}}
2227
2228Sets the background colour of the window.
2229
2230\wxheading{Parameters}
2231
2232\docparam{colour}{The colour to be used as the background colour.}
2233
2234\wxheading{Remarks}
2235
2236The background colour is usually painted by the default\rtfsp
f4fcc291 2237\helpref{wxEraseEvent}{wxeraseevent} event handler function
6453876e 2238under Windows and automatically under GTK.
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5b6aa0ff 2240Note that setting the background colour does not cause an immediate refresh, so you
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2243
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2245not look equally well when used with "Themes", i.e GTK+'s ability to change its
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2249
2250\helpref{wxWindow::GetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowgetbackgroundcolour},\rtfsp
2251\helpref{wxWindow::SetForegroundColour}{wxwindowsetforegroundcolour},\rtfsp
2252\helpref{wxWindow::GetForegroundColour}{wxwindowgetforegroundcolour},\rtfsp
684761db 2253\helpref{wxWindow::ClearBackground}{wxwindowclearbackground},\rtfsp
5b6aa0ff 2254\helpref{wxWindow::Refresh}{wxwindowrefresh},\rtfsp
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2259
2260\constfunc{void}{SetCaret}{\param{wxCaret *}{caret}}
2261
2262Sets the \helpref{caret}{wxcaret} associated with the window.
2263
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2266
2267\func{virtual void}{SetClientSize}{\param{int}{ width}, \param{int}{ height}}
2268
2269\func{virtual void}{SetClientSize}{\param{const wxSize\&}{ size}}
2270
2271This sets the size of the window client area in pixels. Using this function to size a window
2272tends to be more device-independent than \helpref{wxWindow::SetSize}{wxwindowsetsize}, since the application need not
2273worry about what dimensions the border or title bar have when trying to fit the window
2274around panel items, for example.
2275
2276\wxheading{Parameters}
2277
2278\docparam{width}{The required client area width.}
2279
2280\docparam{height}{The required client area height.}
2281
2282\docparam{size}{The required client size.}
2283
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2285implements the following methods:\par
2286\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
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2288\twocolitem{{\bf SetClientSizeWH(width, height)}}{}
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2290}
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2294
2295\func{void}{SetContainingSizer}{\param{wxSizer* }{sizer}}
2296
2297This normally does not need to be called by user code. It is called
2298when a window is added to a sizer, and is used so the window can
2299remove itself from the sizer when it is destroyed.
2300
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2303
2304\func{virtual void}{SetCursor}{\param{const wxCursor\&}{cursor}}
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2308Sets the window's cursor. Notice that the window cursor also sets it for the
2309children of the window implicitly.
2310
2311The {\it cursor} may be {\tt wxNullCursor} in which case the window cursor will
2312be reset back to default.
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2314\wxheading{Parameters}
2315
2316\docparam{cursor}{Specifies the cursor that the window should normally display.}
2317
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2319
2320\helpref{::wxSetCursor}{wxsetcursor}, \helpref{wxCursor}{wxcursor}
2321
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2324
2325\func{void}{SetConstraints}{\param{wxLayoutConstraints* }{constraints}}
2326
2327Sets the window to have the given layout constraints. The window
2328will then own the object, and will take care of its deletion.
2329If an existing layout constraints object is already owned by the
2330window, it will be deleted.
2331
2332\wxheading{Parameters}
2333
2334\docparam{constraints}{The constraints to set. Pass NULL to disassociate and delete the window's
2335constraints.}
2336
2337\wxheading{Remarks}
2338
2339You must call \helpref{wxWindow::SetAutoLayout}{wxwindowsetautolayout} to tell a window to use
2cdac558 2340the constraints automatically in OnSize; otherwise, you must override OnSize and call Layout()
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2342sizer will have effect.
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2346
2347\func{void}{SetDropTarget}{\param{wxDropTarget*}{ target}}
2348
2349Associates a drop target with this window.
2350
2351If the window already has a drop target, it is deleted.
2352
2353\wxheading{See also}
2354
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2357
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2360
2361\func{void}{SetEventHandler}{\param{wxEvtHandler* }{handler}}
2362
2363Sets the event handler for this window.
2364
2365\wxheading{Parameters}
2366
2367\docparam{handler}{Specifies the handler to be set.}
2368
2369\wxheading{Remarks}
2370
2371An event handler is an object that is capable of processing the events
2372sent to a window. By default, the window is its own event handler, but
2373an application may wish to substitute another, for example to allow
2374central implementation of event-handling for a variety of different
2375window classes.
2376
2377It is usually better to use \helpref{wxWindow::PushEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler} since
2378this sets up a chain of event handlers, where an event not handled by one event handler is
2379handed to the next one in the chain.
2380
2381\wxheading{See also}
2382
2383\helpref{wxWindow::GetEventHandler}{wxwindowgeteventhandler},\rtfsp
2384\helpref{wxWindow::PushEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler},\rtfsp
2385\helpref{wxWindow::PopEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler},\rtfsp
2386\helpref{wxEvtHandler::ProcessEvent}{wxevthandlerprocessevent},\rtfsp
2387\helpref{wxEvtHandler}{wxevthandler}
2388
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2391
2392\func{void}{SetExtraStyle}{\param{long }{exStyle}}
2393
2394Sets the extra style bits for the window. The currently defined extra style
2395bits are:
2396
2397\twocolwidtha{5cm}%
2398\begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
2399\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_VALIDATE\_RECURSIVELY}}{TransferDataTo/FromWindow()
2400and Validate() methods will recursively descend into all children of the
2401window if it has this style flag set.}
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2404for them is found. Using this style allows to prevent them from being
2405propagated beyond this window. Notice that wxDialog has this style on by
be90c029 2406default for the reasons explained in the
e4b713a2 2407\helpref{event processing overview}{eventprocessing}.}
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2409window from being used as an implicit parent for the dialogs which were
2410created without a parent. It is useful for the windows which can disappear at
2edb0bde 2411any moment as creating children of such windows results in fatal problems.}
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2412\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxFRAME\_EX\_CONTEXTHELP}}{Under Windows, puts a query button on the
2413caption. When pressed, Windows will go into a context-sensitive help mode and wxWindows will send
2414a wxEVT\_HELP event if the user clicked on an application window.
2415This style cannot be used together with wxMAXIMIZE\_BOX or wxMINIMIZE\_BOX, so
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2418frames having this style (the dialogs don't have minimize nor maximize box by
2419default)}
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2421
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2423\membersection{wxWindow::SetFocus}\label{wxwindowsetfocus}
2424
2425\func{virtual void}{SetFocus}{\void}
2426
2427This sets the window to receive keyboard input.
2428
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2429\wxheading{See also}
2430
2431\helpref{wxFocusEvent}{wxfocusevent}
2432
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2434\membersection{wxWindow::SetFocusFromKbd}\label{wxwindowsetfocusfromkbd}
2435
2436\func{virtual void}{SetFocusFromKbd}{\void}
2437
2438This function is called by wxWindows keyboard navigation code when the user
2439gives the focus to this window from keyboard (e.g. using {\tt TAB} key).
2440By default this method simply calls \helpref{SetFocus}{wxwindowsetfocus} but
2441can be overridden to do something in addition to this in the derived classes.
2442
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2444\membersection{wxWindow::SetFont}\label{wxwindowsetfont}
2445
2446\func{void}{SetFont}{\param{const wxFont\& }{font}}
2447
2448Sets the font for this window.
2449
2450\wxheading{Parameters}
2451
2452\docparam{font}{Font to associate with this window.}
2453
2454\wxheading{See also}
2455
2456\helpref{wxWindow::GetFont}{wxwindowgetfont}
2457
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2459\membersection{wxWindow::SetForegroundColour}\label{wxwindowsetforegroundcolour}
2460
2461\func{virtual void}{SetForegroundColour}{\param{const wxColour\& }{colour}}
2462
2463Sets the foreground colour of the window.
2464
2465\wxheading{Parameters}
2466
2467\docparam{colour}{The colour to be used as the foreground colour.}
2468
2469\wxheading{Remarks}
2470
2471The interpretation of foreground colour is open to interpretation according
2472to the window class; it may be the text colour or other colour, or it may not
2473be used at all.
2474
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2478
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2479\wxheading{See also}
2480
2481\helpref{wxWindow::GetForegroundColour}{wxwindowgetforegroundcolour},\rtfsp
2482\helpref{wxWindow::SetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowsetbackgroundcolour},\rtfsp
2483\helpref{wxWindow::GetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowgetbackgroundcolour}
2484
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2486\membersection{wxWindow::SetHelpText}\label{wxwindowsethelptext}
2487
2488\func{virtual void}{SetHelpText}{\param{const wxString\& }{helpText}}
2489
2490Sets the help text to be used as context-sensitive help for this window.
2491
2492Note that the text is actually stored by the current \helpref{wxHelpProvider}{wxhelpprovider} implementation,
2493and not in the window object itself.
2494
2495\wxheading{See also}
2496
2497\helpref{GetHelpText}{wxwindowgethelptext}, \helpref{wxHelpProvider}{wxhelpprovider}
2498
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2500\membersection{wxWindow::SetId}\label{wxwindowsetid}
2501
2502\func{void}{SetId}{\param{int}{ id}}
2503
2504Sets the identifier of the window.
2505
2506\wxheading{Remarks}
2507
2508Each window has an integer identifier. If the application has not provided one,
2509an identifier will be generated. Normally, the identifier should be provided
2510on creation and should not be modified subsequently.
2511
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2513
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2514\helpref{wxWindow::GetId}{wxwindowgetid},\rtfsp
2515\helpref{Window identifiers}{windowids}
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2518\membersection{wxWindow::SetName}\label{wxwindowsetname}
2519
2520\func{virtual void}{SetName}{\param{const wxString\& }{name}}
2521
2522Sets the window's name.
2523
2524\wxheading{Parameters}
2525
2526\docparam{name}{A name to set for the window.}
2527
2528\wxheading{See also}
2529
2530\helpref{wxWindow::GetName}{wxwindowgetname}
2531
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2533\membersection{wxWindow::SetPalette}\label{wxwindowsetpalette}
2534
2535\func{virtual void}{SetPalette}{\param{wxPalette* }{palette}}
2536
2537Obsolete - use \helpref{wxDC::SetPalette}{wxdcsetpalette} instead.
2538
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2540\membersection{wxWindow::SetScrollbar}\label{wxwindowsetscrollbar}
2541
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2542\func{virtual void}{SetScrollbar}{\param{int }{orientation}, \param{int }{position},\rtfsp
2543\param{int }{thumbSize}, \param{int }{range},\rtfsp
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2546Sets the scrollbar properties of a built-in scrollbar.
2547
2548\wxheading{Parameters}
2549
2550\docparam{orientation}{Determines the scrollbar whose page size is to be set. May be wxHORIZONTAL or wxVERTICAL.}
2551
2552\docparam{position}{The position of the scrollbar in scroll units.}
2553
2554\docparam{thumbSize}{The size of the thumb, or visible portion of the scrollbar, in scroll units.}
2555
2556\docparam{range}{The maximum position of the scrollbar.}
2557
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2560\wxheading{Remarks}
2561
2562Let's say you wish to display 50 lines of text, using the same font.
2563The window is sized so that you can only see 16 lines at a time.
2564
2565You would use:
2566
2567{\small%
2568\begin{verbatim}
2569 SetScrollbar(wxVERTICAL, 0, 16, 50);
2570\end{verbatim}
2571}
2572
2573Note that with the window at this size, the thumb position can never go
2574above 50 minus 16, or 34.
2575
2576You can determine how many lines are currently visible by dividing the current view
2577size by the character height in pixels.
2578
2579When defining your own scrollbar behaviour, you will always need to recalculate
2580the scrollbar settings when the window size changes. You could therefore put your
2581scrollbar calculations and SetScrollbar
2582call into a function named AdjustScrollbars, which can be called initially and also
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2585\wxheading{See also}
2586
2587\helpref{Scrolling overview}{scrollingoverview},\rtfsp
2588\helpref{wxScrollBar}{wxscrollbar}, \helpref{wxScrolledWindow}{wxscrolledwindow}
2589
2590\begin{comment}
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2592\membersection{wxWindow::SetScrollPage}\label{wxwindowsetscrollpage}
2593
cc81d32f 2594\func{virtual void}{SetScrollPage}{\param{int }{orientation}, \param{int }{pageSize}, \param{bool }{refresh = {\tt true}}}
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2595
2596Sets the page size of one of the built-in scrollbars.
2597
2598\wxheading{Parameters}
2599
2600\docparam{orientation}{Determines the scrollbar whose page size is to be set. May be wxHORIZONTAL or wxVERTICAL.}
2601
2602\docparam{pageSize}{Page size in scroll units.}
2603
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2606\wxheading{Remarks}
2607
2608The page size of a scrollbar is the number of scroll units that the scroll thumb travels when you
2609click on the area above/left of or below/right of the thumb. Normally you will want a whole visible
2610page to be scrolled, i.e. the size of the current view (perhaps the window client size). This
2611value has to be adjusted when the window is resized, since the page size will have changed.
2612
2613In addition to specifying how far the scroll thumb travels when paging, in Motif and some versions of Windows
2614the thumb changes size to reflect the page size relative to the length of the document. When the
2615document size is only slightly bigger than the current view (window) size, almost all of the scrollbar
2616will be taken up by the thumb. When the two values become the same, the scrollbar will (on some systems)
2617disappear.
2618
2619Currently, this function should be called before SetPageRange, because of a quirk in the Windows
2620handling of pages and ranges.
2621
2622\wxheading{See also}
2623
2624\helpref{wxWindow::SetScrollPos}{wxwindowsetscrollpos},\rtfsp
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f7bd2698 2626\helpref{wxWindow::GetScrollPage}{wxwindowsetscrollpage},\rtfsp
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2628\end{comment}
2629
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2631\membersection{wxWindow::SetScrollPos}\label{wxwindowsetscrollpos}
2632
cc81d32f 2633\func{virtual void}{SetScrollPos}{\param{int }{orientation}, \param{int }{pos}, \param{bool }{refresh = {\tt true}}}
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2635Sets the position of one of the built-in scrollbars.
2636
2637\wxheading{Parameters}
2638
2639\docparam{orientation}{Determines the scrollbar whose position is to be set. May be wxHORIZONTAL or wxVERTICAL.}
2640
2641\docparam{pos}{Position in scroll units.}
2642
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2645\wxheading{Remarks}
2646
2647This function does not directly affect the contents of the window: it is up to the
2648application to take note of scrollbar attributes and redraw contents accordingly.
2649
2650\wxheading{See also}
2651
2652\helpref{wxWindow::SetScrollbar}{wxwindowsetscrollbar},\rtfsp
2653\helpref{wxWindow::GetScrollPos}{wxwindowsetscrollpos},\rtfsp
f7bd2698 2654\helpref{wxWindow::GetScrollThumb}{wxwindowgetscrollthumb},\rtfsp
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2656
2657\begin{comment}
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2659\membersection{wxWindow::SetScrollRange}\label{wxwindowsetscrollrange}
2660
cc81d32f 2661\func{virtual void}{SetScrollRange}{\param{int }{orientation}, \param{int }{range}, \param{bool }{refresh = {\tt true}}}
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2663Sets the range of one of the built-in scrollbars.
2664
2665\wxheading{Parameters}
2666
2667\docparam{orientation}{Determines the scrollbar whose range is to be set. May be wxHORIZONTAL or wxVERTICAL.}
2668
2669\docparam{range}{Scroll range.}
2670
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2673\wxheading{Remarks}
2674
2675The range of a scrollbar is the number of steps that the thumb may travel, rather than the total
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2677would adjust the scroll range when the window is resized, by subtracting the window view size from the
2678total virtual window size. When the two sizes are the same (all the window is visible), the range goes to zero
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2679and usually the scrollbar will be automatically hidden.
2680
2681\wxheading{See also}
2682
2683\helpref{wxWindow::SetScrollPos}{wxwindowsetscrollpos},\rtfsp
2684\helpref{wxWindow::SetScrollPage}{wxwindowsetscrollpage},\rtfsp
2685\helpref{wxWindow::GetScrollPos}{wxwindowsetscrollpos},\rtfsp
f7bd2698 2686\helpref{wxWindow::GetScrollPage}{wxwindowsetscrollpage},\rtfsp
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2688\end{comment}
2689
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2691\membersection{wxWindow::SetSize}\label{wxwindowsetsize}
2692
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2694 \param{int}{ sizeFlags = wxSIZE\_AUTO}}
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2697
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2699
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2703
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2705
2706\wxheading{Parameters}
2707
2708\docparam{x}{Required x position in pixels, or -1 to indicate that the existing
2709value should be used.}
2710
2711\docparam{y}{Required y position in pixels, or -1 to indicate that the existing
2712value should be used.}
2713
2714\docparam{width}{Required width in pixels, or -1 to indicate that the existing
2715value should be used.}
2716
2717\docparam{height}{Required height position in pixels, or -1 to indicate that the existing
2718value should be used.}
2719
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2721
2722\docparam{rect}{\helpref{wxRect}{wxrect} object for setting the position and size.}
2723
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2725
2726{\bf wxSIZE\_AUTO\_WIDTH}: a -1 width value is taken to indicate
2727a wxWindows-supplied default width.\\
2728{\bf wxSIZE\_AUTO\_HEIGHT}: a -1 height value is taken to indicate
2729a wxWindows-supplied default width.\\
2730{\bf wxSIZE\_AUTO}: -1 size values are taken to indicate
2731a wxWindows-supplied default size.\\
2732{\bf wxSIZE\_USE\_EXISTING}: existing dimensions should be used
2733if -1 values are supplied.\\
2734{\bf wxSIZE\_ALLOW\_MINUS\_ONE}: allow dimensions of -1 and less to be interpreted
2735as real dimensions, not default values.
2736}
2737
2738\wxheading{Remarks}
2739
2740The second form is a convenience for calling the first form with default
2741x and y parameters, and must be used with non-default width and height values.
2742
2743The first form sets the position and optionally size, of the window.
2744Parameters may be -1 to indicate either that a default should be supplied
2745by wxWindows, or that the current value of the dimension should be used.
2746
2747\wxheading{See also}
2748
2749\helpref{wxWindow::Move}{wxwindowmove}
2750
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2752implements the following methods:\par
2753\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
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2755\twocolitem{{\bf SetSize(size)}}{}
2756\twocolitem{{\bf SetPosition(point)}}{}
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2762
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2764 \param{int}{ incW=-1}, \param{int}{ incH=-1}}
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2766Allows specification of minimum and maximum window sizes, and window size increments.
2767If a pair of values is not set (or set to -1), the default values will be used.
2768
2769\wxheading{Parameters}
2770
2771\docparam{minW}{Specifies the minimum width allowable.}
2772
2773\docparam{minH}{Specifies the minimum height allowable.}
2774
2775\docparam{maxW}{Specifies the maximum width allowable.}
2776
2777\docparam{maxH}{Specifies the maximum height allowable.}
2778
2779\docparam{incW}{Specifies the increment for sizing the width (Motif/Xt only).}
2780
2781\docparam{incH}{Specifies the increment for sizing the height (Motif/Xt only).}
2782
2783\wxheading{Remarks}
2784
2785If this function is called, the user will not be able to size the window outside the
2786given bounds.
2787
2788The resizing increments are only significant under Motif or Xt.
2789
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2792
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2795Sets the window to have the given layout sizer. The window
2796will then own the object, and will take care of its deletion.
2797If an existing layout constraints object is already owned by the
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2802parameter if the {\it sizer}\/ is non-NULL and {\tt false} otherwise.
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2805
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2807the window's sizer. See below.}
2808
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2809\docparam{deleteOld}{If true (the default), this will delete any prexisting sizer.
2810Pass false if you wish to handle deleting the old sizer yourself.}
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2812\wxheading{Remarks}
2813
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2815the following applied:
2816
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2819explicitly. When setting both a wxSizer and a \helpref{wxLayoutConstraints}{wxlayoutconstraints},
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2821
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2823\membersection{wxWindow::SetSizerAndFit}\label{wxwindowsetsizerandfit}
2824
cc81d32f 2825\func{void}{SetSizerAndFit}{\param{wxSizer* }{sizer}, \param{bool }{deleteOld=true}}
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2827The same as \helpref{SetSizer}{wxwindowsetsizer}, except it also sets the size hints
2828for the window based on the sizer's minimum size.
2829
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2831\membersection{wxWindow::SetTitle}\label{wxwindowsettitle}
2832
2833\func{virtual void}{SetTitle}{\param{const wxString\& }{title}}
2834
2835Sets the window's title. Applicable only to frames and dialogs.
2836
2837\wxheading{Parameters}
2838
2839\docparam{title}{The window's title.}
2840
2841\wxheading{See also}
2842
2843\helpref{wxWindow::GetTitle}{wxwindowgettitle}
2844
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2846\membersection{wxWindow::SetThemeEnabled}\label{wxwindowsetthemeenabled}
2847
2848\func{virtual void}{SetThemeEnabled}{\param{bool }{enable}}
2849
2850This function tells a window if it should use the system's "theme" code
2851to draw the windows' background instead if its own background drawing
2852code. This does not always have any effect since the underlying platform
2853obviously needs to support the notion of themes in user defined windows.
2854One such platform is GTK+ where windows can have (very colourful) backgrounds
2855defined by a user's selected theme.
2856
cc81d32f 2857Dialogs, notebook pages and the status bar have this flag set to true
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2859
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2861\membersection{wxWindow::SetToolTip}\label{wxwindowsettooltip}
2862
2863\func{void}{SetToolTip}{\param{const wxString\& }{tip}}
2864
2865\func{void}{SetToolTip}{\param{wxToolTip* }{tip}}
2866
c9f00eeb 2867Attach a tooltip to the window.
f6bcfd97 2868
c9f00eeb 2869See also: \helpref{GetToolTip}{wxwindowgettooltip},
8161ba08 2870 \helpref{wxToolTip}{wxtooltip}
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2874
2875\func{virtual void}{SetValidator}{\param{const wxValidator\&}{ validator}}
2876
2877Deletes the current validator (if any) and sets the window validator, having called wxValidator::Clone to
2878create a new validator of this type.
2879
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2882
2883\func{void}{SetVirtualSize}{\param{int}{ width}, \param{int}{ height}}
2884
2885\func{void}{SetVirtualSize}{\param{const wxSize\&}{ size}}
2886
2887Sets the virtual size of the window in pixels.
2888
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2890\membersection{wxWindow::SetVirtualSizeHints}\label{wxwindowsetvirtualsizehints}
2891
2892\func{virtual void}{SetVirtualSizeHints}{\param{int}{ minW},\param{int}{ minH}, \param{int}{ maxW=-1}, \param{int}{ maxH=-1}}
2893
2894Allows specification of minimum and maximum virtual window sizes.
2895If a pair of values is not set (or set to -1), the default values
2896will be used.
2897
2898\wxheading{Parameters}
2899
2900\docparam{minW}{Specifies the minimum width allowable.}
2901
2902\docparam{minH}{Specifies the minimum height allowable.}
2903
2904\docparam{maxW}{Specifies the maximum width allowable.}
2905
2906\docparam{maxH}{Specifies the maximum height allowable.}
2907
2908\wxheading{Remarks}
2909
2910If this function is called, the user will not be able to size the virtual area
2911of the window outside the given bounds.
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2914\membersection{wxWindow::SetWindowStyle}\label{wxwindowsetwindowstyle}
2915
2916\func{void}{SetWindowStyle}{\param{long}{ style}}
2917
2918Identical to \helpref{SetWindowStyleFlag}{wxwindowsetwindowstyleflag}.
2919
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2921\membersection{wxWindow::SetWindowStyleFlag}\label{wxwindowsetwindowstyleflag}
2922
2923\func{virtual void}{SetWindowStyleFlag}{\param{long}{ style}}
2924
2925Sets the style of the window. Please note that some styles cannot be changed
2926after the window creation and that \helpref{Refresh()}{wxwindowrefresh} might
2927be called after changing the others for the change to take place immediately.
2928
b2cf617c 2929See \helpref{Window styles}{windowstyles} for more information about flags.
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2931\wxheading{See also}
2932
2933\helpref{GetWindowStyleFlag}{wxwindowgetwindowstyleflag}
2934
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aeab10d0 2936\membersection{wxWindow::Show}\label{wxwindowshow}
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cc81d32f 2938\func{virtual bool}{Show}{\param{bool}{ show = {\tt true}}}
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be90c029 2940Shows or hides the window. You may need to call \helpref{Raise}{wxwindowraise}
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2942needed if Show() is called immediately after the frame creation.
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2944\wxheading{Parameters}
2945
cc81d32f 2946\docparam{show}{If {\tt true} displays the window. Otherwise, hides it.}
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2948\wxheading{Return value}
2949
cc81d32f 2950{\tt true} if the window has been shown or hidden or {\tt false} if nothing was
bc5879ef 2951done because it already was in the requested state.
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2953\wxheading{See also}
2954
2955\helpref{wxWindow::IsShown}{wxwindowisshown}
2956
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2958\membersection{wxWindow::Thaw}\label{wxwindowthaw}
2959
2960\func{virtual void}{Thaw}{\void}
2961
be90c029 2962Reenables window updating after a previous call to
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2963\helpref{Freeze}{wxwindowfreeze}.
2964
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2966\membersection{wxWindow::TransferDataFromWindow}\label{wxwindowtransferdatafromwindow}
2967
2968\func{virtual bool}{TransferDataFromWindow}{\void}
2969
2970Transfers values from child controls to data areas specified by their validators. Returns
cc81d32f 2971{\tt false} if a transfer failed.
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2973If the window has {\tt wxWS\_EX\_VALIDATE\_RECURSIVELY} extra style flag set,
2974the method will also call TransferDataFromWindow() of all child windows.
2975
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2976\wxheading{See also}
2977
2978\helpref{wxWindow::TransferDataToWindow}{wxwindowtransferdatatowindow},\rtfsp
2979\helpref{wxValidator}{wxvalidator}, \helpref{wxWindow::Validate}{wxwindowvalidate}
2980
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2982\membersection{wxWindow::TransferDataToWindow}\label{wxwindowtransferdatatowindow}
2983
2984\func{virtual bool}{TransferDataToWindow}{\void}
2985
2986Transfers values to child controls from data areas specified by their validators.
2987
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2989the method will also call TransferDataToWindow() of all child windows.
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2992
cc81d32f 2993Returns {\tt false} if a transfer failed.
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2995\wxheading{See also}
2996
2997\helpref{wxWindow::TransferDataFromWindow}{wxwindowtransferdatafromwindow},\rtfsp
2998\helpref{wxValidator}{wxvalidator}, \helpref{wxWindow::Validate}{wxwindowvalidate}
2999
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3001\membersection{wxWindow::UnregisterHotKey}\label{wxwindowunregisterhotkey}
3002
3003\func{bool}{UnregisterHotKey}{\param{int}{ hotkeyId}}
3004
3005Unregisters a system wide hotkey.
3006
3007\wxheading{Parameters}
3008
3009\docparam{hotkeyId}{Numeric identifier of the hotkey. Must be the same id that was passed to RegisterHotKey.}
3010
3011\wxheading{Return value}
3012
3013{\tt true} if the hotkey was unregistered successfully, {\tt false} if the id was invalid.
3014
3015\wxheading{Remarks}
3016
3017This function is currently only implemented under MSW.
3018
3019\wxheading{See also}
3020
3021\helpref{wxWindow::RegisterHotKey}{wxwindowregisterhotkey}
3022
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3024\membersection{wxWindow::Update}\label{wxwindowupdate}
3025
3026\func{virtual void}{Update}{\void}
3027
3028Calling this method immediately repaints the invalidated area of the window
3029while this would usually only happen when the flow of control returns to the
3030event loop. Notice that this function doesn't refresh the window and does
3031nothing if the window hadn't been already repainted. Use
3032\helpref{Refresh}{wxwindowrefresh} first if you want to immediately redraw the
3033window unconditionally.
3034
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3036\membersection{wxWindow::UpdateWindowUI}\label{wxwindowupdatewindowui}
3037
3038\func{virtual void}{UpdateWindowUI}{\param{long}{ flags = wxUPDATE_UI_NONE}}
3039
3040This function sends \helpref{wxUpdateUIEvents}{wxupdateuievent} to
3041the window. The particular implementation depends on the window; for
3042example a wxToolBar will send an update UI event for each toolbar button,
3043and a wxFrame will send an update UI event for each menubar menu item.
3044You can call this function from your application to ensure that your
3045UI is up-to-date at this point (as far as your wxUpdateUIEvent handlers
3046are concerned). This may be necessary if you have called
3047\helpref{wxUpdateUIEvent::SetMode}{wxupdateuieventsetmode} or
3048\helpref{wxUpdateUIEvent::SetUpdateInterval}{wxupdateuieventsetupdateinterval} to
3049limit the overhead that wxWindows incurs by sending update UI events in idle time.
3050
3051{\it flags} should be a bitlist of one or more of the following values.
3052
3053\begin{verbatim}
3054enum wxUpdateUI
3055{
3056 wxUPDATE_UI_NONE = 0x0000, // No particular value
3057 wxUPDATE_UI_RECURSE = 0x0001, // Call the function for descendants
3058 wxUPDATE_UI_FROMIDLE = 0x0002 // Invoked from On(Internal)Idle
3059};
3060\end{verbatim}
3061
3062If you are calling this function from an OnInternalIdle or OnIdle
3063function, make sure you pass the wxUPDATE\_UI\_FROMIDLE flag, since
3064this tells the window to only update the UI elements that need
3065to be updated in idle time. Some windows update their elements
3066only when necessary, for example when a menu is about to be shown.
3067The following is an example of how to call UpdateWindowUI from
3068an idle function.
3069
3070\begin{verbatim}
3071void MyWindow::OnInternalIdle()
3072{
3073 if (wxUpdateUIEvent::CanUpdate(this))
3074 UpdateWindowUI(wxUPDATE_UI_FROMIDLE);
3075}
3076\end{verbatim}
3077
3078\wxheading{See also}
3079
3080\helpref{wxUpdateUIEvent}{wxupdateuievent},
3081\helpref{wxWindow::DoUpdateWindowUI}{wxwindowdoupdatewindowui},
3082\helpref{wxWindow::OnInternalIdle}{wxwindowoninternalidle}
3083
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3085\membersection{wxWindow::Validate}\label{wxwindowvalidate}
3086
3087\func{virtual bool}{Validate}{\void}
3088
3089Validates the current values of the child controls using their validators.
3090
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3092the method will also call Validate() of all child windows.
3093
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3095
cc81d32f 3096Returns {\tt false} if any of the validations failed.
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3098\wxheading{See also}
3099
3100\helpref{wxWindow::TransferDataFromWindow}{wxwindowtransferdatafromwindow},\rtfsp
3101\helpref{wxWindow::TransferDataFromWindow}{wxwindowtransferdatafromwindow},\rtfsp
3102\helpref{wxValidator}{wxvalidator}
3103
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3105\membersection{wxWindow::WarpPointer}\label{wxwindowwarppointer}
3106
3107\func{void}{WarpPointer}{\param{int}{ x}, \param{int}{ y}}
3108
3109Moves the pointer to the given position on the window.
3110
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3112Interface Guidelines forbid moving the mouse cursor programmatically.
3113
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3115
3116\docparam{x}{The new x position for the cursor.}
3117
3118\docparam{y}{The new y position for the cursor.}
3119