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2%% Name: window.tex
3%% Purpose: wxWindow documentation
4%% Author: wxWidgets Team
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8%% Copyright: (c) wxWidgets Team
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12\section{\class{wxWindow}}\label{wxwindow}
13
87b6002d 14wxWindow is the base class for all windows and represents any visible object on
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15screen. All controls, top level windows and so on are windows. Sizers and
16device contexts are not, however, as they don't appear on screen themselves.
17
18Please note that all children of the window will be deleted automatically by
19the destructor before the window itself is deleted which means that you don't
20have to worry about deleting them manually. Please see the \helpref{window
21deletion overview}{windowdeletionoverview} for more information.
22
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23Also note that in this, and many others, wxWidgets classes some
24\texttt{GetXXX()} methods may be overloaded (as, for example,
25\helpref{GetSize}{wxwindowgetsize} or
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26\helpref{GetClientSize}{wxwindowgetclientsize}). In this case, the overloads
27are non-virtual because having multiple virtual functions with the same name
28results in a virtual function name hiding at the derived class level (in
29English, this means that the derived class has to override all overloaded
30variants if it overrides any of them). To allow overriding them in the derived
fc2171bd 31class, wxWidgets uses a unique protected virtual \texttt{DoGetXXX()} method
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32and all \texttt{GetXXX()} ones are forwarded to it, so overriding the former
33changes the behaviour of the latter.
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35\wxheading{Derived from}
36
37\helpref{wxEvtHandler}{wxevthandler}\\
38\helpref{wxObject}{wxobject}
39
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40\wxheading{Include files}
41
42<wx/window.h>
43
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44\wxheading{Window styles}
45
46The following styles can apply to all windows, although they will not always make sense for a particular
4130b487 47window class or on all platforms.
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49\twocolwidtha{5cm}%
50\begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
51\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxSIMPLE\_BORDER}}{Displays a thin border around the window. wxBORDER is the old name
27d029c7 52for this style. }
69a126b0 53\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxDOUBLE\_BORDER}}{Displays a double border. Windows and Mac only.}
a660d684 54\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxSUNKEN\_BORDER}}{Displays a sunken border.}
69a126b0 55\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxRAISED\_BORDER}}{Displays a raised border.}
6453876e 56\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxSTATIC\_BORDER}}{Displays a border suitable for a static control. Windows only. }
8d99dec0 57\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxNO\_BORDER}}{Displays no border, overriding the default border style for the window.}
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58\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxTRANSPARENT\_WINDOW}}{The window is transparent, that is, it will not receive paint
59events. Windows only.}
a660d684 60\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxTAB\_TRAVERSAL}}{Use this to enable tab traversal for non-dialog windows.}
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61\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWANTS\_CHARS}}{Use this to indicate that
62the window wants to get all char/key events for all keys - even for
63keys like TAB or ENTER which are usually used for dialog navigation
64and which wouldn't be generated without this style. If you need to
65use this style in order to get the arrows or etc., but would still like to have
66normal keyboard navigation take place, you should create and send a
67wxNavigationKeyEvent in response to the key events for Tab and
68Shift-Tab.}
f6bcfd97 69\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxNO\_FULL\_REPAINT\_ON\_RESIZE}}{Disables repainting
895fc9cb 70the window completely when its size is changed - you will have to repaint the
f6bcfd97 71new window area manually if you use this style. Currently only has an effect for
4130b487 72Windows.}
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73\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxVSCROLL}}{Use this style to enable a vertical scrollbar.}
74\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxHSCROLL}}{Use this style to enable a horizontal scrollbar.}
3c9676ea 75\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxALWAYS\_SHOW\_SB}}{If a window has scrollbars,
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76disable them instead of hiding them when they are not needed (i.e. when the
77size of the window is big enough to not require the scrollbars to navigate it).
78This style is currently only implemented for wxMSW and wxUniversal and does
79nothing on the other platforms.}
884360bc 80\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxCLIP\_CHILDREN}}{Use this style to eliminate flicker caused by the background being
6453876e 81repainted, then children being painted over them. Windows only.}
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82\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxFULL\_REPAINT\_ON\_RESIZE}}{Use this style to force
83a complete redraw of the window whenever it is resized instead of redrawing
84just the part of the window affected by resizing. Note that this was the
85behaviour by default before 2.5.1 release and that if you experience redraw
86problems with the code which previously used to work you may want to try this.}
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87\end{twocollist}
88
89See also \helpref{window styles overview}{windowstyles}.
90
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91\wxheading{Extra window styles}
92
93The following are extra styles, set using \helpref{wxWindow::SetExtraStyle}{wxwindowsetextrastyle}.
94
95\twocolwidtha{5cm}%
96\begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
97\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_VALIDATE\_RECURSIVELY}}{By default, Validate/TransferDataTo/FromWindow()
98only work on direct children of the window (compatible behaviour). Set this flag to make them recursively
99descend into all subwindows.}
100\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_BLOCK\_EVENTS}}{wxCommandEvents and the objects of the derived classes are forwarded to the
101parent window and so on recursively by default. Using this flag for the
102given window allows to block this propagation at this window, i.e. prevent
103the events from being propagated further upwards. Dialogs have this
104flag on by default.}
105\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_TRANSIENT}}{Don't use this window as an implicit parent for the other windows: this must
106be used with transient windows as otherwise there is the risk of creating a
107dialog/frame with this window as a parent which would lead to a crash if the
108parent is destroyed before the child.}
109\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_PROCESS\_IDLE}}{This window should always process idle events, even
110if the mode set by \helpref{wxIdleEvent::SetMode}{wxidleeventsetmode} is wxIDLE\_PROCESS\_SPECIFIED.}
111\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_PROCESS\_UI\_UPDATES}}{This window should always process UI update events,
112even if the mode set by \helpref{wxUpdateUIEvent::SetMode}{wxupdateuieventsetmode} is wxUPDATE\_UI\_PROCESS\_SPECIFIED.}
113\end{twocollist}
114
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115\wxheading{See also}
116
117\helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
118
119\latexignore{\rtfignore{\wxheading{Members}}}
120
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f6bcfd97 122\membersection{wxWindow::wxWindow}\label{wxwindowctor}
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123
124\func{}{wxWindow}{\void}
125
126Default constructor.
127
eaaa6a06 128\func{}{wxWindow}{\param{wxWindow*}{ parent}, \param{wxWindowID }{id},
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129 \param{const wxPoint\& }{pos = wxDefaultPosition},
130 \param{const wxSize\& }{size = wxDefaultSize},
eaaa6a06 131 \param{long }{style = 0},
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132 \param{const wxString\& }{name = wxPanelNameStr}}
133
134Constructs a window, which can be a child of a frame, dialog or any other non-control window.
135
136\wxheading{Parameters}
137
138\docparam{parent}{Pointer to a parent window.}
139
140\docparam{id}{Window identifier. If -1, will automatically create an identifier.}
141
fc2171bd 142\docparam{pos}{Window position. wxDefaultPosition is (-1, -1) which indicates that wxWidgets
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143should generate a default position for the window. If using the wxWindow class directly, supply
144an actual position.}
145
fc2171bd 146\docparam{size}{Window size. wxDefaultSize is (-1, -1) which indicates that wxWidgets
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147should generate a default size for the window. If no suitable size can be found, the
148window will be sized to 20x20 pixels so that the window is visible but obviously not
149correctly sized. }
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151\docparam{style}{Window style. For generic window styles, please see \helpref{wxWindow}{wxwindow}.}
152
153\docparam{name}{Window name.}
154
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6d06e061 156\membersection{wxWindow::\destruct{wxWindow}}\label{wxwindowdtor}
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158\func{}{\destruct{wxWindow}}{\void}
159
160Destructor. Deletes all subwindows, then deletes itself. Instead of using
161the {\bf delete} operator explicitly, you should normally
fc2171bd 162use \helpref{wxWindow::Destroy}{wxwindowdestroy} so that wxWidgets
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163can delete a window only when it is safe to do so, in idle time.
164
165\wxheading{See also}
166
167\helpref{Window deletion overview}{windowdeletionoverview},\rtfsp
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168\helpref{wxWindow::Destroy}{wxwindowdestroy},\rtfsp
169\helpref{wxCloseEvent}{wxcloseevent}
170
a1037371 171
6d06e061 172\membersection{wxWindow::AddChild}\label{wxwindowaddchild}
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174\func{virtual void}{AddChild}{\param{wxWindow* }{child}}
175
176Adds a child window. This is called automatically by window creation
177functions so should not be required by the application programmer.
178
fc2171bd 179Notice that this function is mostly internal to wxWidgets and shouldn't be
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180called by the user code.
181
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182\wxheading{Parameters}
183
184\docparam{child}{Child window to add.}
185
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187\membersection{wxWindow::CacheBestSize}\label{wxwindowcachebestsize}
188
189\constfunc{void}{CacheBestSize}{\param{const wxSize\& }{size}}
190
191Sets the cached best size value.
192
193
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194\membersection{wxWindow::CaptureMouse}\label{wxwindowcapturemouse}
195
196\func{virtual void}{CaptureMouse}{\void}
197
198Directs all mouse input to this window. Call \helpref{wxWindow::ReleaseMouse}{wxwindowreleasemouse} to
199release the capture.
200
fc2171bd 201Note that wxWidgets maintains the stack of windows having captured the mouse
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202and when the mouse is released the capture returns to the window which had had
203captured it previously and it is only really released if there were no previous
204window. In particular, this means that you must release the mouse as many times
205as you capture it.
206
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207\wxheading{See also}
208
209\helpref{wxWindow::ReleaseMouse}{wxwindowreleasemouse}
210
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212\membersection{wxWindow::Center}\label{wxwindowcenter}
213
eaaa6a06 214\func{void}{Center}{\param{int}{ direction}}
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216A synonym for \helpref{Centre}{wxwindowcentre}.
217
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219\membersection{wxWindow::CenterOnParent}\label{wxwindowcenteronparent}
220
221\func{void}{CenterOnParent}{\param{int}{ direction}}
222
223A synonym for \helpref{CentreOnParent}{wxwindowcentreonparent}.
224
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226\membersection{wxWindow::CenterOnScreen}\label{wxwindowcenteronscreen}
227
228\func{void}{CenterOnScreen}{\param{int}{ direction}}
229
230A synonym for \helpref{CentreOnScreen}{wxwindowcentreonscreen}.
231
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233\membersection{wxWindow::Centre}\label{wxwindowcentre}
234
7eb4e9cc 235\func{void}{Centre}{\param{int}{ direction = wxBOTH}}
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237Centres the window.
238
239\wxheading{Parameters}
240
241\docparam{direction}{Specifies the direction for the centering. May be {\tt wxHORIZONTAL}, {\tt wxVERTICAL}\rtfsp
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242or {\tt wxBOTH}. It may also include {\tt wxCENTRE\_ON\_SCREEN} flag
243if you want to center the window on the entire screen and not on its
244parent window.}
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246The flag {\tt wxCENTRE\_FRAME} is obsolete and should not be used any longer
247(it has no effect).
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249\wxheading{Remarks}
250
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251If the window is a top level one (i.e. doesn't have a parent), it will be
252centered relative to the screen anyhow.
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254\wxheading{See also}
255
256\helpref{wxWindow::Center}{wxwindowcenter}
257
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259\membersection{wxWindow::CentreOnParent}\label{wxwindowcentreonparent}
260
7eb4e9cc 261\func{void}{CentreOnParent}{\param{int}{ direction = wxBOTH}}
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c9f00eeb 263Centres the window on its parent. This is a more readable synonym for
7eb4e9cc 264\helpref{Centre}{wxwindowcentre}.
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266\wxheading{Parameters}
267
268\docparam{direction}{Specifies the direction for the centering. May be {\tt wxHORIZONTAL}, {\tt wxVERTICAL}\rtfsp
269or {\tt wxBOTH}.}
270
271\wxheading{Remarks}
272
273This methods provides for a way to center top level windows over their
274parents instead of the entire screen. If there is no parent or if the
c9f00eeb 275window is not a top level window, then behaviour is the same as
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276\helpref{wxWindow::Centre}{wxwindowcentre}.
277
278\wxheading{See also}
279
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280\helpref{wxWindow::CentreOnScreen}{wxwindowcenteronscreen}
281
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283\membersection{wxWindow::CentreOnScreen}\label{wxwindowcentreonscreen}
284
285\func{void}{CentreOnScreen}{\param{int}{ direction = wxBOTH}}
286
287Centres the window on screen. This only works for top level windows -
288otherwise, the window will still be centered on its parent.
289
290\wxheading{Parameters}
291
292\docparam{direction}{Specifies the direction for the centering. May be {\tt wxHORIZONTAL}, {\tt wxVERTICAL}\rtfsp
293or {\tt wxBOTH}.}
294
295\wxheading{See also}
296
297\helpref{wxWindow::CentreOnParent}{wxwindowcenteronparent}
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5da0803c 300\membersection{wxWindow::ClearBackground}\label{wxwindowclearbackground}
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5da0803c 302\func{void}{ClearBackground}{\void}
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304Clears the window by filling it with the current background colour. Does not
305cause an erase background event to be generated.
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6d06e061 308\membersection{wxWindow::ClientToScreen}\label{wxwindowclienttoscreen}
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310\constfunc{virtual void}{ClientToScreen}{\param{int* }{x}, \param{int* }{y}}
311
2edb0bde 312\perlnote{In wxPerl this method returns a 2-element list instead of
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314
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315\constfunc{virtual wxPoint}{ClientToScreen}{\param{const wxPoint\&}{ pt}}
316
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317Converts to screen coordinates from coordinates relative to this window.
318
319\docparam{x}{A pointer to a integer value for the x coordinate. Pass the client coordinate in, and
320a screen coordinate will be passed out.}
321
322\docparam{y}{A pointer to a integer value for the y coordinate. Pass the client coordinate in, and
323a screen coordinate will be passed out.}
324
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325\docparam{pt}{The client position for the second form of the function.}
326
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327\pythonnote{In place of a single overloaded method name, wxPython
328implements the following methods:\par
329\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
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330\twocolitem{{\bf ClientToScreen(point)}}{Accepts and returns a wxPoint}
331\twocolitem{{\bf ClientToScreenXY(x, y)}}{Returns a 2-tuple, (x, y)}
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332\end{twocollist}}
333}
334
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336\membersection{wxWindow::Close}\label{wxwindowclose}
337
cc81d32f 338\func{bool}{Close}{\param{bool}{ force = {\tt false}}}
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340This function simply generates a \helpref{wxCloseEvent}{wxcloseevent} whose
341handler usually tries to close the window. It doesn't close the window itself,
342however.
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343
344\wxheading{Parameters}
345
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346\docparam{force}{{\tt false} if the window's close handler should be able to veto the destruction
347of this window, {\tt true} if it cannot.}
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348
349\wxheading{Remarks}
350
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351Close calls the \helpref{close handler}{wxcloseevent} for the window, providing
352an opportunity for the window to choose whether to destroy the window.
353Usually it is only used with the top level windows (wxFrame and wxDialog
354classes) as the others are not supposed to have any special OnClose() logic.
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356The close handler should check whether the window is being deleted forcibly,
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357using \helpref{wxCloseEvent::GetForce}{wxcloseeventgetforce}, in which case it
358should destroy the window using \helpref{wxWindow::Destroy}{wxwindowdestroy}.
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360{\it Note} that calling Close does not guarantee that the window will be
361destroyed; but it provides a way to simulate a manual close of a window, which
362may or may not be implemented by destroying the window. The default
363implementation of wxDialog::OnCloseWindow does not necessarily delete the
364dialog, since it will simply simulate an wxID\_CANCEL event which is handled by
365the appropriate button event handler and may do anything at all.
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324eeecb 367To guarantee that the window will be destroyed, call
24174c30 368\helpref{wxWindow::Destroy}{wxwindowdestroy} instead
532372a3 369
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370\wxheading{See also}
371
372\helpref{Window deletion overview}{windowdeletionoverview},\rtfsp
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373\helpref{wxWindow::Destroy}{wxwindowdestroy},\rtfsp
374\helpref{wxCloseEvent}{wxcloseevent}
375
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377\membersection{wxWindow::ConvertDialogToPixels}\label{wxwindowconvertdialogtopixels}
378
379\func{wxPoint}{ConvertDialogToPixels}{\param{const wxPoint\&}{ pt}}
380
381\func{wxSize}{ConvertDialogToPixels}{\param{const wxSize\&}{ sz}}
382
383Converts a point or size from dialog units to pixels.
384
385For the x dimension, the dialog units are multiplied by the average character width
386and then divided by 4.
387
388For the y dimension, the dialog units are multiplied by the average character height
389and then divided by 8.
390
391\wxheading{Remarks}
392
393Dialog units are used for maintaining a dialog's proportions even if the font changes.
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395You can also use these functions programmatically. A convenience macro is defined:
396
397{\small
398\begin{verbatim}
399#define wxDLG_UNIT(parent, pt) parent->ConvertDialogToPixels(pt)
400\end{verbatim}
401}
402
403\wxheading{See also}
404
405\helpref{wxWindow::ConvertPixelsToDialog}{wxwindowconvertpixelstodialog}
406
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408implements the following methods:\par
409\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
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410\twocolitem{{\bf ConvertDialogPointToPixels(point)}}{Accepts and returns a wxPoint}
411\twocolitem{{\bf ConvertDialogSizeToPixels(size)}}{Accepts and returns a wxSize}
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413
414Additionally, the following helper functions are defined:\par
415\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
c9110876 416\twocolitem{{\bf wxDLG\_PNT(win, point)}}{Converts a wxPoint from dialog
06d20283 417units to pixels}
c9110876 418\twocolitem{{\bf wxDLG\_SZE(win, size)}}{Converts a wxSize from dialog
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419units to pixels}
420\end{twocollist}}
421}
422
423
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425\membersection{wxWindow::ConvertPixelsToDialog}\label{wxwindowconvertpixelstodialog}
426
427\func{wxPoint}{ConvertPixelsToDialog}{\param{const wxPoint\&}{ pt}}
428
429\func{wxSize}{ConvertPixelsToDialog}{\param{const wxSize\&}{ sz}}
430
431Converts a point or size from pixels to dialog units.
432
433For the x dimension, the pixels are multiplied by 4 and then divided by the average
434character width.
435
2edb0bde 436For the y dimension, the pixels are multiplied by 8 and then divided by the average
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437character height.
438
439\wxheading{Remarks}
440
441Dialog units are used for maintaining a dialog's proportions even if the font changes.
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443\wxheading{See also}
444
445\helpref{wxWindow::ConvertDialogToPixels}{wxwindowconvertdialogtopixels}
446
dbd94b75 447\pythonnote{In place of a single overloaded method name, wxPython implements the following methods:\par
06d20283 448\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
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449\twocolitem{{\bf ConvertDialogPointToPixels(point)}}{Accepts and returns a wxPoint}
450\twocolitem{{\bf ConvertDialogSizeToPixels(size)}}{Accepts and returns a wxSize}
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452}
453
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455\membersection{wxWindow::Destroy}\label{wxwindowdestroy}
456
457\func{virtual bool}{Destroy}{\void}
458
459Destroys the window safely. Use this function instead of the delete operator, since
460different window classes can be destroyed differently. Frames and dialogs
24174c30 461are not destroyed immediately when this function is called -- they are added
a660d684 462to a list of windows to be deleted on idle time, when all the window's events
2edb0bde 463have been processed. This prevents problems with events being sent to non-existent
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464windows.
465
466\wxheading{Return value}
467
cc81d32f 468{\tt true} if the window has either been successfully deleted, or it has been added
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469to the list of windows pending real deletion.
470
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6d06e061 472\membersection{wxWindow::DestroyChildren}\label{wxwindowdestroychildren}
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474\func{virtual void}{DestroyChildren}{\void}
475
476Destroys all children of a window. Called automatically by the destructor.
477
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480
c222be41 481\func{bool}{Disable}{\void}
6ba68e88 482
cc81d32f 483Disables the window, same as \helpref{Enable({\tt false})}{wxwindowenable}.
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485\wxheading{Return value}
486
cc81d32f 487Returns {\tt true} if the window has been disabled, {\tt false} if it had been
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488already disabled before the call to this function.
489
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491\membersection{wxWindow::DoGetBestSize}\label{wxwindowdogetbestsize}
492
493\constfunc{virtual wxSize}{DoGetBestSize}{\void}
494
495Gets the size which best suits the window: for a control, it would be
496the minimal size which doesn't truncate the control, for a panel - the
497same size as it would have after a call to \helpref{Fit()}{wxwindowfit}.
498
499
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500\membersection{wxWindow::DoUpdateWindowUI}\label{wxwindowdoupdatewindowui}
501
502\func{virtual void}{DoUpdateWindowUI}{\param{wxUpdateUIEvent\&}{ event}}
503
504Does the window-specific updating after processing the update event.
324eeecb 505This function is called by \helpref{wxWindow::UpdateWindowUI}{wxwindowupdatewindowui}
e39af974 506in order to check return values in the \helpref{wxUpdateUIEvent}{wxupdateuievent} and
fc2171bd 507act appropriately. For example, to allow frame and dialog title updating, wxWidgets
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508implements this function as follows:
509
510\begin{verbatim}
511// do the window-specific processing after processing the update event
512void wxTopLevelWindowBase::DoUpdateWindowUI(wxUpdateUIEvent& event)
513{
514 if ( event.GetSetEnabled() )
515 Enable(event.GetEnabled());
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517 if ( event.GetSetText() )
518 {
519 if ( event.GetText() != GetTitle() )
520 SetTitle(event.GetText());
521 }
522}
523\end{verbatim}
524
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527\membersection{wxWindow::DragAcceptFiles}\label{wxwindowdragacceptfiles}
528
8a293590 529\func{virtual void}{DragAcceptFiles}{\param{bool}{ accept}}
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2edb0bde 531Enables or disables eligibility for drop file events (OnDropFiles).
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533\wxheading{Parameters}
534
cc81d32f 535\docparam{accept}{If {\tt true}, the window is eligible for drop file events. If {\tt false}, the window
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536will not accept drop file events.}
537
538\wxheading{Remarks}
539
540Windows only.
541
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543\membersection{wxWindow::Enable}\label{wxwindowenable}
544
cc81d32f 545\func{virtual bool}{Enable}{\param{bool}{ enable = {\tt true}}}
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548disabled, all of its children are disabled as well and they are reenabled again
549when the parent is.
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551\wxheading{Parameters}
552
cc81d32f 553\docparam{enable}{If {\tt true}, enables the window for input. If {\tt false}, disables the window.}
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556
cc81d32f 557Returns {\tt true} if the window has been enabled or disabled, {\tt false} if
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559
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561
6ba68e88 562\helpref{wxWindow::IsEnabled}{wxwindowisenabled},\rtfsp
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564\helpref{wxRadioBox::Enable}{wxradioboxenable}
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568
569\func{static wxWindow*}{FindFocus}{\void}
570
571Finds the window or control which currently has the keyboard focus.
572
573\wxheading{Remarks}
574
575Note that this is a static function, so it can be called without needing a wxWindow pointer.
576
577\wxheading{See also}
578
579\helpref{wxWindow::SetFocus}{wxwindowsetfocus}
580
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584
6b73af79 585\constfunc{wxWindow*}{FindWindow}{\param{long}{ id}}
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587Find a child of this window, by identifier.
588
6b73af79 589\constfunc{wxWindow*}{FindWindow}{\param{const wxString\&}{ name}}
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591Find a child of this window, by name.
592
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594implements the following methods:\par
595\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
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597\twocolitem{{\bf FindWindowByName(name)}}{Accepts a string}
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599}
600
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f89a1397 602\membersection{wxWindow::FindWindowById}\label{wxwindowfindwindowbyid}
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f89a1397 604\func{static wxWindow*}{FindWindowById}{\param{long}{ id}, \param{wxWindow*}{ parent = NULL}}
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606Find the first window with the given {\it id}.
607
608If {\it parent} is NULL, the search will start from all top-level
609frames and dialog boxes; if non-NULL, the search will be limited to the given window hierarchy.
610The search is recursive in both cases.
611
612\wxheading{See also}
613
f89a1397 614\helpref{FindWindow}{wxwindowfindwindow}
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618
f89a1397 619\func{static wxWindow*}{FindWindowByName}{\param{const wxString\&}{ name}, \param{wxWindow*}{ parent = NULL}}
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621Find a window by its name (as given in a window constructor or {\bf Create} function call).
622If {\it parent} is NULL, the search will start from all top-level
623frames and dialog boxes; if non-NULL, the search will be limited to the given window hierarchy.
624The search is recursive in both cases.
625
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628
629\wxheading{See also}
630
f89a1397 631\helpref{FindWindow}{wxwindowfindwindow}
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635
f89a1397 636\func{static wxWindow*}{FindWindowByLabel}{\param{const wxString\&}{ label}, \param{wxWindow*}{ parent = NULL}}
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638Find a window by its label. Depending on the type of window, the label may be a window title
639or panel item label. If {\it parent} is NULL, the search will start from all top-level
640frames and dialog boxes; if non-NULL, the search will be limited to the given window hierarchy.
641The search is recursive in both cases.
642
643\wxheading{See also}
644
f89a1397 645\helpref{FindWindow}{wxwindowfindwindow}
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649
650\func{virtual void}{Fit}{\void}
651
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653anything if there are no subwindows and will only really work correctly if the
654sizers are used for the subwindows layout. Also, if the window has exactly one
655subwindow it is better (faster and the result is more precise as Fit adds some
656margin to account for fuzziness of its calculations) to call
657
658\begin{verbatim}
659 window->SetClientSize(child->GetSize());
660\end{verbatim}
661
662instead of calling Fit.
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666
667\func{virtual void}{FitInside}{\void}
668
669Similar to \helpref{Fit}{wxwindowfit}, but sizes the interior (virtual) size
670of a window. Mainly useful with scrolled windows to reset scrollbars after
671sizing changes that do not trigger a size event, and/or scrolled windows without
672an interior sizer. This function similarly won't do anything if there are no
673subwindows.
674
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677
678\func{virtual void}{Freeze}{\void}
679
680Freezes the window or, in other words, prevents any updates from taking place
681on screen, the window is not redrawn at all. \helpref{Thaw}{wxwindowthaw} must
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683nested.
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685This method is useful for visual appearance optimization (for example, it
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687a wxTextCtrl under wxGTK) but is not implemented on all platforms nor for all
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690
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692\membersection{wxWindow::GetAcceleratorTable}\label{wxwindowgetacceleratortable}
693
694\constfunc{wxAcceleratorTable*}{GetAcceleratorTable}{\void}
695
696Gets the accelerator table for this window. See \helpref{wxAcceleratorTable}{wxacceleratortable}.
697
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700
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703Returns the accessible object for this window, if any.
704
705See also \helpref{wxAccessible}{wxaccessible}.
706
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709
710\constfunc{wxSize}{GetAdjustedBestSize}{\void}
711
712This method is similar to \helpref{GetBestSize}{wxwindowgetbestsize}, except
713in one thing. GetBestSize should return the minimum untruncated size of the
714window, while this method will return the largest of BestSize and any user
715specified minimum size. ie. it is the minimum size the window should currently
716be drawn at, not the minimal size it can possibly tolerate.
717
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720
721\constfunc{virtual wxColour}{GetBackgroundColour}{\void}
722
723Returns the background colour of the window.
724
725\wxheading{See also}
726
727\helpref{wxWindow::SetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowsetbackgroundcolour},\rtfsp
728\helpref{wxWindow::SetForegroundColour}{wxwindowsetforegroundcolour},\rtfsp
9866d9c2 729\helpref{wxWindow::GetForegroundColour}{wxwindowgetforegroundcolour}
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732
733\constfunc{virtual wxBackgroundStyle}{GetBackgroundStyle}{\void}
734
735Returns the background style of the window. The background style indicates
736whether background colour should be determined by the system (wxBG\_STYLE\_SYSTEM),
737be set to a specific colour (wxBG\_STYLE\_COLOUR), or should be left to the
738application to implement (wxBG\_STYLE\_CUSTOM).
739
740On GTK+, use of wxBG\_STYLE\_CUSTOM allows the flicker-free drawing of a custom
741background, such as a tiled bitmap. Currently the style has no effect on other platforms.
742
743\wxheading{See also}
744
745\helpref{wxWindow::SetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowsetbackgroundcolour},\rtfsp
746\helpref{wxWindow::GetForegroundColour}{wxwindowgetforegroundcolour},\rtfsp
747\helpref{wxWindow::SetBackgroundStyle}{wxwindowsetbackgroundstyle}
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750
751\constfunc{wxSize}{GetBestFittingSize}{\void}
752
753Merges the window's best size into the min size and returns the result.
754
755\wxheading{See also}
756
757\helpref{wxWindow::GetBestSize}{wxwindowgetbestsize},\rtfsp
758\helpref{wxWindow::SetBestFittingSize}{wxwindowsetbestfittingsize},\rtfsp
759\helpref{wxWindow::SetSizeHints}{wxwindowsetsizehints}
760
761
7f071e73 762\membersection{wxWindow::GetBestSize}\label{wxwindowgetbestsize}
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c66c3af1 764\constfunc{wxSize}{GetBestSize}{\void}
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766This functions returns the best acceptable minimal size for the window. For
767example, for a static control, it will be the minimal size such that the
3e02f5ed 768control label is not truncated. For windows containing subwindows (typically
8771a323 769\helpref{wxPanel}{wxpanel}), the size returned by this function will be the
3e02f5ed 770same as the size the window would have had after calling
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772
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775
776\constfunc{wxCaret *}{GetCaret}{\void}
777
778Returns the \helpref{caret}{wxcaret} associated with the window.
779
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782
783\func{static wxWindow *}{GetCapture}{\void}
784
785Returns the currently captured window.
786
787\wxheading{See also}
788
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790\helpref{wxWindow::CaptureMouse}{wxwindowcapturemouse},
791\helpref{wxWindow::ReleaseMouse}{wxwindowreleasemouse},
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793
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6d06e061 795\membersection{wxWindow::GetCharHeight}\label{wxwindowgetcharheight}
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797\constfunc{virtual int}{GetCharHeight}{\void}
798
799Returns the character height for this window.
800
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6d06e061 802\membersection{wxWindow::GetCharWidth}\label{wxwindowgetcharwidth}
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804\constfunc{virtual int}{GetCharWidth}{\void}
805
806Returns the average character width for this window.
807
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6d06e061 809\membersection{wxWindow::GetChildren}\label{wxwindowgetchildren}
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c0ed460c 811\func{wxList\&}{GetChildren}{\void}
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c0ed460c 813Returns a reference to the list of the window's children.
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818\func{static wxVisualAttributes}{GetClassDefaultAttributes}{\param{wxWindowVariant}{ variant = \texttt{wxWINDOW\_VARIANT\_NORMAL}}}
819
820Returns the default font and colours which are used by the control. This is
821useful if you want to use the same font or colour in your own control as in a
822standard control -- which is a much better idea than hard coding specific
823colours or fonts which might look completely out of place on the users
824system, especially if it uses themes.
825
826The \arg{variant} parameter is only relevant under Mac currently and is
827ignore under other platforms. Under Mac, it will change the size of the
324eeecb 828returned font. See \helpref{wxWindow::SetWindowVariant}{wxwindowsetwindowvariant}
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830
831This static method is ``overridden'' in many derived classes and so calling,
488e1507 832for example, \helpref{wxButton}{wxbutton}::GetClassDefaultAttributes() will typically
1b69c815 833return the values appropriate for a button which will be normally different
488e1507 834from those returned by, say, \helpref{wxListCtrl}{wxlistctrl}::GetClassDefaultAttributes().
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838if it was not possible to determine the default control appearance or,
839especially for the background colour, if the field doesn't make sense as is
840the case for \texttt{colBg} for the controls with themed background.
841
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843
844\helpref{InheritAttributes}{wxwindowinheritattributes}
845
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848
c66c3af1 849\constfunc{void}{GetClientSize}{\param{int* }{width}, \param{int* }{height}}
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c9f00eeb 851\perlnote{In wxPerl this method takes no parameter and returns
d2c2afc9 852a 2-element list {\tt (width, height)}.}
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c66c3af1 854\constfunc{wxSize}{GetClientSize}{\void}
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857The client area is the area which may be drawn on by the programmer,
858excluding title bar, border, scrollbars, etc.
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860\wxheading{Parameters}
861
862\docparam{width}{Receives the client width in pixels.}
863
864\docparam{height}{Receives the client height in pixels.}
865
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867implements the following methods:\par
868\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
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870\twocolitem{{\bf GetClientSize()}}{Returns a wxSize object}
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872}
873
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875
d2c2afc9 876\helpref{GetSize}{wxwindowgetsize},\rtfsp
566d84a7 877\helpref{GetVirtualSize}{wxwindowgetvirtualsize}
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882
883\constfunc{wxLayoutConstraints*}{GetConstraints}{\void}
884
885Returns a pointer to the window's layout constraints, or NULL if there are none.
886
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889
890\constfunc{const wxSizer *}{GetContainingSizer}{\void}
891
892Return the sizer that this window is a member of, if any, otherwise
893{\tt NULL}.
894
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897
898\constfunc{const wxCursor\&}{GetCursor}{\void}
899
900Return the cursor associated with this window.
901
902\wxheading{See also}
903
904\helpref{wxWindow::SetCursor}{wxwindowsetcursor}
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909\constfunc{virtual wxVisualAttributes}{GetDefaultAttributes}{\void}
910
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913
914One advantage of using this function compared to the static version is that
915the call is automatically dispatched to the correct class (as usual with
916virtual functions) and you don't have to specify the class name explicitly.
917
918The other one is that in the future this function could return different
919results, for example it might return a different font for an ``Ok'' button
920than for a generic button if the users GUI is configured to show such buttons
921in bold font. Of course, the down side is that it is impossible to call this
922function without actually having an object to apply it to whereas the static
923version can be used without having to create an object first.
924
925
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927
928\constfunc{wxDropTarget*}{GetDropTarget}{\void}
929
930Returns the associated drop target, which may be NULL.
931
932\wxheading{See also}
933
c9f00eeb 934\helpref{wxWindow::SetDropTarget}{wxwindowsetdroptarget},
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936
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939
940\constfunc{wxEvtHandler*}{GetEventHandler}{\void}
941
942Returns the event handler for this window. By default, the window is its
943own event handler.
944
945\wxheading{See also}
946
947\helpref{wxWindow::SetEventHandler}{wxwindowseteventhandler},\rtfsp
948\helpref{wxWindow::PushEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler},\rtfsp
949\helpref{wxWindow::PopEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler},\rtfsp
950\helpref{wxEvtHandler::ProcessEvent}{wxevthandlerprocessevent},\rtfsp
951\helpref{wxEvtHandler}{wxevthandler}\rtfsp
952
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955
956\constfunc{long}{GetExtraStyle}{\void}
957
958Returns the extra style bits for the window.
959
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962
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967\wxheading{See also}
968
969\helpref{wxWindow::SetFont}{wxwindowsetfont}
970
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973
974\func{virtual wxColour}{GetForegroundColour}{\void}
975
976Returns the foreground colour of the window.
977
978\wxheading{Remarks}
979
980The interpretation of foreground colour is open to interpretation according
981to the window class; it may be the text colour or other colour, or it may not
982be used at all.
983
984\wxheading{See also}
985
986\helpref{wxWindow::SetForegroundColour}{wxwindowsetforegroundcolour},\rtfsp
987\helpref{wxWindow::SetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowsetbackgroundcolour},\rtfsp
988\helpref{wxWindow::GetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowgetbackgroundcolour}
989
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993\constfunc{wxWindow*}{GetGrandParent}{\void}
994
995Returns the grandparent of a window, or NULL if there isn't one.
996
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1000\constfunc{void*}{GetHandle}{\void}
1001
1002Returns the platform-specific handle of the physical window. Cast it to an appropriate
324eeecb 1003handle, such as {\bf HWND} for Windows, {\bf Widget} for Motif, {\bf GtkWidget} for GTK or {\bf WinHandle} for PalmOS.
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1008
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1011
1012\constfunc{virtual wxString}{GetHelpText}{\void}
1013
1014Gets the help text to be used as context-sensitive help for this window.
1015
1016Note that the text is actually stored by the current \helpref{wxHelpProvider}{wxhelpprovider} implementation,
1017and not in the window object itself.
1018
1019\wxheading{See also}
1020
1021\helpref{SetHelpText}{wxwindowsethelptext}, \helpref{wxHelpProvider}{wxhelpprovider}
1022
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1025
1026\constfunc{int}{GetId}{\void}
1027
1028Returns the identifier of the window.
1029
1030\wxheading{Remarks}
1031
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1033(or the default Id -1) an unique identifier with a negative value will be generated.
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1036
b2cf617c 1037\helpref{wxWindow::SetId}{wxwindowsetid},\rtfsp
5b6aa0ff 1038\helpref{Window identifiers}{windowids}
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1043\constfunc{virtual wxString }{GetLabel}{\void}
1044
1045Generic way of getting a label from any window, for
1046identification purposes.
1047
1048\wxheading{Remarks}
1049
1050The interpretation of this function differs from class to class.
1051For frames and dialogs, the value returned is the title. For buttons or static text controls, it is
1052the button text. This function can be useful for meta-programs (such as testing
1053tools or special-needs access programs) which need to identify windows
1054by name.
1055
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1057
1058\constfunc{wxSize}{GetMaxSize}{\void}
1059
1060Returns the maximum size of the window, an indication to the sizer layout mechanism
1061that this is the maximum possible size.
1062
1063\membersection{wxWindow::GetMinSize}\label{wxwindowgetminsize}
1064
1065\constfunc{wxSize}{GetMinSize}{\void}
1066
1067Returns the minimum size of the window, an indication to the sizer layout mechanism
1068that this is the minimum required size.
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1071
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1074Returns the window's name.
1075
1076\wxheading{Remarks}
1077
1078This name is not guaranteed to be unique; it is up to the programmer to supply an appropriate
1079name in the window constructor or via \helpref{wxWindow::SetName}{wxwindowsetname}.
1080
1081\wxheading{See also}
1082
1083\helpref{wxWindow::SetName}{wxwindowsetname}
1084
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1088\constfunc{virtual wxWindow*}{GetParent}{\void}
1089
1090Returns the parent of the window, or NULL if there is no parent.
1091
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1094
1095\constfunc{virtual void}{GetPosition}{\param{int* }{x}, \param{int* }{y}}
1096
1097\constfunc{wxPoint}{GetPosition}{\void}
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1100for the child windows or relative to the display origin for the top level
1101windows.
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1103\wxheading{Parameters}
1104
1105\docparam{x}{Receives the x position of the window.}
1106
1107\docparam{y}{Receives the y position of the window.}
1108
1109\pythonnote{In place of a single overloaded method name, wxPython
1110implements the following methods:\par
1111\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
1112\twocolitem{{\bf GetPosition()}}{Returns a wxPoint}
1113\twocolitem{{\bf GetPositionTuple()}}{Returns a tuple (x, y)}
1114\end{twocollist}}
1115}
1116
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1118method:\par
1119\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
1120\twocolitem{{\bf GetPosition()}}{Returns a Wx::Point}
1121\twocolitem{{\bf GetPositionXY()}}{Returns a 2-element list
1122 {\tt ( x, y )}}
1123\end{twocollist}
1124}}
1125
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1128
1129\constfunc{virtual wxRect}{GetRect}{\void}
1130
1131Returns the size and position of the window as a \helpref{wxRect}{wxrect} object.
1132
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1135
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1138Returns the built-in scrollbar position.
1139
1140\wxheading{See also}
1141
1142See \helpref{wxWindow::SetScrollbar}{wxwindowsetscrollbar}
1143
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1146
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1149Returns the built-in scrollbar range.
1150
1151\wxheading{See also}
1152
1153\helpref{wxWindow::SetScrollbar}{wxwindowsetscrollbar}
1154
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1157
1158\func{virtual int}{GetScrollThumb}{\param{int }{orientation}}
1159
1160Returns the built-in scrollbar thumb size.
1161
1162\wxheading{See also}
1163
1164\helpref{wxWindow::SetScrollbar}{wxwindowsetscrollbar}
1165
1166
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c66c3af1 1169\constfunc{void}{GetSize}{\param{int* }{width}, \param{int* }{height}}
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c66c3af1 1171\constfunc{wxSize}{GetSize}{\void}
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1176\wxheading{Parameters}
1177
1178\docparam{width}{Receives the window width.}
1179
1180\docparam{height}{Receives the window height.}
1181
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1183implements the following methods:\par
1184\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
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1186\twocolitem{{\bf GetSizeTuple()}}{Returns a 2-tuple (width, height)}
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1188}
1189
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1191method:\par
1192\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
1193\twocolitem{{\bf GetSize()}}{Returns a Wx::Size}
1194\twocolitem{{\bf GetSizeWH()}}{Returns a 2-element list
1195 {\tt ( width, height )}}
1196\end{twocollist}
1197}}
1198
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1200
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1202\helpref{GetVirtualSize}{wxwindowgetvirtualsize}
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1206
772c017b 1207\constfunc{wxSizer *}{GetSizer}{\void}
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be90c029 1209Return the sizer associated with the window by a previous call to
e6973167 1210\helpref{SetSizer()}{wxwindowsetsizer} or {\tt NULL}.
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1215\constfunc{virtual void}{GetTextExtent}{\param{const wxString\& }{string}, \param{int* }{x}, \param{int* }{y},
1216 \param{int* }{descent = NULL}, \param{int* }{externalLeading = NULL},
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1219Gets the dimensions of the string as it would be drawn on the
1220window with the currently selected font.
1221
1222\wxheading{Parameters}
1223
1224\docparam{string}{String whose extent is to be measured.}
1225
1226\docparam{x}{Return value for width.}
1227
1228\docparam{y}{Return value for height.}
1229
1230\docparam{descent}{Return value for descent (optional).}
1231
1232\docparam{externalLeading}{Return value for external leading (optional).}
1233
1234\docparam{font}{Font to use instead of the current window font (optional).}
1235
cc81d32f 1236\docparam{use16}{If {\tt true}, {\it string} contains 16-bit characters. The default is {\tt false}.}
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1240\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
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1242\twocolitem{{\bf GetFullTextExtent(string, font=NULL)}}{Returns a
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1244\end{twocollist}}
1245}
1246
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1248 {\tt font} parameters, and returns a 4-element list
1249 {\tt ( x, y, descent, externalLeading )}.}
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1252\membersection{wxWindow::GetTitle}\label{wxwindowgettitle}
1253
1254\func{virtual wxString}{GetTitle}{\void}
1255
1256Gets the window's title. Applicable only to frames and dialogs.
1257
1258\wxheading{See also}
1259
1260\helpref{wxWindow::SetTitle}{wxwindowsettitle}
1261
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1264
1265\constfunc{wxToolTip*}{GetToolTip}{\void}
1266
1267Get the associated tooltip or NULL if none.
1268
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1271
1272\constfunc{virtual wxRegion}{GetUpdateRegion}{\void}
1273
1274Returns the region specifying which parts of the window have been damaged. Should
f4fcc291 1275only be called within an \helpref{wxPaintEvent}{wxpaintevent} handler.
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1277\wxheading{See also}
1278
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1280\helpref{wxRegionIterator}{wxregioniterator}
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1283\membersection{wxWindow::GetValidator}\label{wxwindowgetvalidator}
1284
1285\constfunc{wxValidator*}{GetValidator}{\void}
1286
1287Returns a pointer to the current validator for the window, or NULL if there is none.
1288
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1291
1292\constfunc{void}{GetVirtualSize}{\param{int* }{width}, \param{int* }{height}}
1293
1294\constfunc{wxSize}{GetVirtualSize}{\void}
1295
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1297returns the client size of the window, but after a call to
1298\helpref{SetVirtualSize}{wxwindowsetvirtualsize} it will return
1299that size.
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1301\wxheading{Parameters}
1302
1303\docparam{width}{Receives the window virtual width.}
1304
1305\docparam{height}{Receives the window virtual height.}
1306
1307\helpref{GetSize}{wxwindowgetsize},\rtfsp
1308\helpref{GetClientSize}{wxwindowgetclientsize}
1309
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1313\constfunc{long}{GetWindowStyleFlag}{\void}
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1316method. {\bf GetWindowStyle()} is another name for the same function.
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1320
488e1507 1321\constfunc{wxWindowVariant}{GetWindowVariant}{\void}
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1325
1326
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1328
1329\constfunc{virtual bool}{HasCapture}{\void}
1330
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1333\wxheading{See also}
1334
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1336\helpref{wxWindow::ReleaseMouse}{wxwindowreleasemouse},
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1338
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1341
1342\constfunc{virtual bool}{HasScrollbar}{\param{int }{orient}}
1343
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1345
1346\wxheading{Parameters}
1347
1348\docparam{orient}{Orientation to check, either {\tt wxHORIZONTAL} or {\tt wxVERTICAL}.}
1349
1350
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1352
1353\constfunc{virtual bool}{HasTransparentBackground}{\void}
1354
1355Returns \true if this window background is transparent (as, for example, for
1356wxStaticText) and should show the parent window background.
1357
1358This method is mostly used internally by the library itself and you normally
1359shouldn't have to call it. You may, however, have to override it in your
1360wxWindow-derived class to ensure that background is painted correctly.
1361
1362
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1364
1365\func{bool}{Hide}{\void}
1366
cc81d32f 1367Equivalent to calling \helpref{Show}{wxwindowshow}({\tt false}).
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1371
1372\func{void}{InheritAttributes}{\void}
1373
1374This function is (or should be, in case of custom controls) called during
1375window creation to intelligently set up the window visual attributes, that is
1376the font and the foreground and background colours.
1377
1378By ``intelligently'' the following is meant: by default, all windows use their
1379own \helpref{default}{wxwindowgetclassdefaultattributes} attributes. However
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1381\helpref{SetFont}{wxwindowsetfont} and not
fa47d7a7 1382\helpref{SetOwnFont}{wxwindowsetownfont}) changed \emph{and} if the
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1384then this window takes the same value as used by the parent. In addition, if
324eeecb 1385the window overrides \helpref{ShouldInheritColours}{wxwindowshouldinheritcolours}
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1387font might.
1388
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1390different usage scenarios. The most common one is when all default attributes
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1391are used and in this case, nothing should be inherited as in modern GUIs
1392different controls use different fonts (and colours) than their siblings so
1393they can't inherit the same value from the parent. However it was also deemed
1394desirable to allow to simply change the attributes of all children at once by
1395just changing the font or colour of their common parent, hence in this case we
1396do inherit the parents attributes.
1397
1398
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1400
1401\func{void}{InitDialog}{\void}
1402
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1404to the dialog via validators.
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1408
1409\func{void}{InvalidateBestSize}{\void}
1410
1411Resets the cached best size value so it will be recalculated the next time it is needed.
1412
1413
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1415
1416\constfunc{virtual bool}{IsEnabled}{\void}
1417
cc81d32f 1418Returns {\tt true} if the window is enabled for input, {\tt false} otherwise.
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1420\wxheading{See also}
1421
1422\helpref{wxWindow::Enable}{wxwindowenable}
1423
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1427\constfunc{bool}{IsExposed}{\param{int }{x}, \param{int }{y}}
1428
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1432
605d715d 1433\constfunc{bool}{IsExposed}{\param{wxRect }{\&rect}}
515da557 1434
cc81d32f 1435Returns {\tt true} if the given point or rectangle area has been exposed since the
ad9edf45 1436last repaint. Call this in an paint event handler to optimize redrawing by
4130b487 1437only redrawing those areas, which have been exposed.
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1440implements the following methods:\par
1441\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
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1444\twocolitem{{\bf IsExposedRect(rect)}}{}
8771a323 1445\end{twocollist}}}
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1449
1450\constfunc{virtual bool}{IsRetained}{\void}
1451
cc81d32f 1452Returns {\tt true} if the window is retained, {\tt false} otherwise.
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1454\wxheading{Remarks}
1455
1456Retained windows are only available on X platforms.
1457
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1460
1461\constfunc{virtual bool}{IsShown}{\void}
1462
cc81d32f 1463Returns {\tt true} if the window is shown, {\tt false} if it has been hidden.
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1467
1468\constfunc{bool}{IsTopLevel}{\void}
1469
cc81d32f 1470Returns {\tt true} if the given window is a top-level one. Currently all frames and
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1472window).
1473
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1476
1477\func{void}{Layout}{\void}
1478
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1480for this window.
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1483layout is on, this function gets called automatically when the window is resized.
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1486\membersection{wxWindow::LineDown}\label{wxwindowlinedown}
1487
43e8916f 1488This is just a wrapper for \helpref{ScrollLines}{wxwindowscrolllines}$(1)$.
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1492
43e8916f 1493This is just a wrapper for \helpref{ScrollLines}{wxwindowscrolllines}$(-1)$.
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1497
1498\func{void}{Lower}{\void}
1499
1500Lowers the window to the bottom of the window hierarchy if it is a managed window (dialog
1501or frame).
1502
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1505
8a293590 1506\func{virtual void}{MakeModal}{\param{bool }{flag}}
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1508Disables all other windows in the application so that
d3e78bab 1509the user can only interact with this window.
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1511\wxheading{Parameters}
1512
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1514the user can only interact with this window. If {\tt false}, the effect is reversed.}
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1518
eaaa6a06 1519\func{void}{Move}{\param{int}{ x}, \param{int}{ y}}
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1522
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1524
1525\wxheading{Parameters}
1526
1527\docparam{x}{Required x position.}
1528
1529\docparam{y}{Required y position.}
1530
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1532
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1534
1535Implementations of SetSize can also implicitly implement the
1536wxWindow::Move function, which is defined in the base wxWindow class
1537as the call:
1538
1539\begin{verbatim}
1540 SetSize(x, y, -1, -1, wxSIZE_USE_EXISTING);
1541\end{verbatim}
1542
1543\wxheading{See also}
1544
1545\helpref{wxWindow::SetSize}{wxwindowsetsize}
1546
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1548implements the following methods:\par
1549\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
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1551\twocolitem{{\bf MoveXY(x, y)}}{Accepts a pair of integers}
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1553}
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1556\membersection{wxWindow::MoveAfterInTabOrder}\label{wxwindowmoveafterintaborder}
1557
1558\func{void}{MoveAfterInTabOrder}{\param{wxWindow *}{win}}
1559
1560Moves this window in the tab navigation order after the specified \arg{win}.
1561This means that when the user presses \texttt{TAB} key on that other window,
1562the focus switches to this window.
1563
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1566it after creating all the windows.
1567
1568\wxheading{Parameters}
1569
1570\docparam{win}{A sibling of this window which should precede it in tab order,
1571must not be NULL}
1572
1573
1574\membersection{wxWindow::MoveBeforeInTabOrder}\label{wxwindowmovebeforeintaborder}
1575
1576\func{void}{MoveBeforeInTabOrder}{\param{wxWindow *}{win}}
1577
1578Same as \helpref{MoveAfterInTabOrder}{wxwindowmoveafterintaborder} except that
1579it inserts this window just before \arg{win} instead of putting it right after
1580it.
1581
1582
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1584
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1587Does keyboard navigation from this window to another, by sending
1588a wxNavigationKeyEvent.
1589
1590\wxheading{Parameters}
1591
eedc82f4 1592\docparam{flags}{A combination of wxNavigationKeyEvent::IsForward and wxNavigationKeyEvent::WinChange.}
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1594\wxheading{Remarks}
1595
1596You may wish to call this from a text control custom keypress handler to do the default
1597navigation behaviour for the tab key, since the standard default behaviour for
1598a multiline text control with the wxTE\_PROCESS\_TAB style is to insert a tab
1599and not navigate to the next control.
1600
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1602%% the old docs here in case we want to move any still needed bits to
1603%% the right location (i.e. probably the corresponding events docs)
1604%%
1605%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnActivate}\label{wxwindowonactivate}
1606%%
1607%% \func{void}{OnActivate}{\param{wxActivateEvent\&}{ event}}
1608%%
1609%% Called when a window is activated or deactivated.
1610%%
1611%% \wxheading{Parameters}
1612%%
1613%% \docparam{event}{Object containing activation information.}
1614%%
1615%% \wxheading{Remarks}
1616%%
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1618%% otherwise it returns {\tt false} (it is being deactivated).
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1620%% \wxheading{See also}
1621%%
1622%% \helpref{wxActivateEvent}{wxactivateevent},\rtfsp
1623%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
1624%%
1625%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnChar}\label{wxwindowonchar}
1626%%
1627%% \func{void}{OnChar}{\param{wxKeyEvent\&}{ event}}
1628%%
1629%% Called when the user has pressed a key that is not a modifier (SHIFT, CONTROL or ALT).
1630%%
1631%% \wxheading{Parameters}
1632%%
1633%% \docparam{event}{Object containing keypress information. See \helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent} for
1634%% details about this class.}
1635%%
1636%% \wxheading{Remarks}
1637%%
1638%% This member function is called in response to a keypress. To intercept this event,
1639%% use the EVT\_CHAR macro in an event table definition. Your {\bf OnChar} handler may call this
1640%% default function to achieve default keypress functionality.
1641%%
1642%% Note that the ASCII values do not have explicit key codes: they are passed as ASCII
1643%% values.
1644%%
1645%% Note that not all keypresses can be intercepted this way. If you wish to intercept modifier
1646%% keypresses, then you will need to use \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyDown}{wxwindowonkeydown} or
1647%% \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyUp}{wxwindowonkeyup}.
1648%%
1649%% Most, but not all, windows allow keypresses to be intercepted.
1650%%
1651%% {\bf Tip:} be sure to call {\tt event.Skip()} for events that you don't process in this function,
1652%% otherwise menu shortcuts may cease to work under Windows.
1653%%
1654%% \wxheading{See also}
1655%%
1656%% \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyDown}{wxwindowonkeydown}, \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyUp}{wxwindowonkeyup},\rtfsp
1657%% \helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent}, \helpref{wxWindow::OnCharHook}{wxwindowoncharhook},\rtfsp
1658%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
1659%%
1660%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnCharHook}\label{wxwindowoncharhook}
1661%%
1662%% \func{void}{OnCharHook}{\param{wxKeyEvent\&}{ event}}
1663%%
1664%% This member is called to allow the window to intercept keyboard events
1665%% before they are processed by child windows.
1666%%
1667%% \wxheading{Parameters}
1668%%
1669%% \docparam{event}{Object containing keypress information. See \helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent} for
1670%% details about this class.}
1671%%
1672%% \wxheading{Remarks}
1673%%
1674%% This member function is called in response to a keypress, if the window is active. To intercept this event,
1675%% use the EVT\_CHAR\_HOOK macro in an event table definition. If you do not process a particular
1676%% keypress, call \helpref{wxEvent::Skip}{wxeventskip} to allow default processing.
1677%%
1678%% An example of using this function is in the implementation of escape-character processing for wxDialog,
1679%% where pressing ESC dismisses the dialog by {\bf OnCharHook} 'forging' a cancel button press event.
1680%%
1681%% Note that the ASCII values do not have explicit key codes: they are passed as ASCII
1682%% values.
1683%%
1684%% This function is only relevant to top-level windows (frames and dialogs), and under
1685%% Windows only. Under GTK the normal EVT\_CHAR\_ event has the functionality, i.e.
acbadd0b 1686%% you can intercept it, and if you don't call \helpref{wxEvent::Skip}{wxeventskip}
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1688%%
1689%% \wxheading{See also}
1690%%
1691%% \helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent},\rtfsp
1692%% \helpref{wxWindow::OnCharHook}{wxwindowoncharhook},\rtfsp
1693%% %% GD: OnXXX functions are not documented
1694%% %%\helpref{wxApp::OnCharHook}{wxapponcharhook},\rtfsp
1695%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
1696%%
1697%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnCommand}\label{wxwindowoncommand}
1698%%
1699%% \func{virtual void}{OnCommand}{\param{wxEvtHandler\& }{object}, \param{wxCommandEvent\& }{event}}
1700%%
1701%% This virtual member function is called if the control does not handle the command event.
1702%%
1703%% \wxheading{Parameters}
1704%%
1705%% \docparam{object}{Object receiving the command event.}
1706%%
1707%% \docparam{event}{Command event}
1708%%
1709%% \wxheading{Remarks}
1710%%
1711%% This virtual function is provided mainly for backward compatibility. You can also intercept commands
1712%% from child controls by using an event table, with identifiers or identifier ranges to identify
1713%% the control(s) in question.
1714%%
1715%% \wxheading{See also}
1716%%
1717%% \helpref{wxCommandEvent}{wxcommandevent},\rtfsp
1718%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
1719%%
1720%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnClose}\label{wxwindowonclose}
1721%%
1722%% \func{virtual bool}{OnClose}{\void}
1723%%
1724%% Called when the user has tried to close a a frame
1725%% or dialog box using the window manager (X) or system menu (Windows).
1726%%
1727%% {\bf Note:} This is an obsolete function.
2edb0bde 1728%% It is superseded by the \helpref{wxWindow::OnCloseWindow}{wxwindowonclosewindow} event
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1730%%
1731%% \wxheading{Return value}
1732%%
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1735%% you may delete other windows.
1736%%
1737%% \wxheading{See also}
1738%%
1739%% \helpref{Window deletion overview}{windowdeletionoverview},\rtfsp
1740%% \helpref{wxWindow::Close}{wxwindowclose},\rtfsp
1741%% \helpref{wxWindow::OnCloseWindow}{wxwindowonclosewindow},\rtfsp
1742%% \helpref{wxCloseEvent}{wxcloseevent}
1743%%
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1745%%
1746%% \func{void}{OnKeyDown}{\param{wxKeyEvent\&}{ event}}
1747%%
1748%% Called when the user has pressed a key, before it is translated into an ASCII value using other
1749%% modifier keys that might be pressed at the same time.
1750%%
1751%% \wxheading{Parameters}
1752%%
1753%% \docparam{event}{Object containing keypress information. See \helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent} for
1754%% details about this class.}
1755%%
1756%% \wxheading{Remarks}
1757%%
1758%% This member function is called in response to a key down event. To intercept this event,
1759%% use the EVT\_KEY\_DOWN macro in an event table definition. Your {\bf OnKeyDown} handler may call this
1760%% default function to achieve default keypress functionality.
1761%%
1762%% Note that not all keypresses can be intercepted this way. If you wish to intercept special
1763%% keys, such as shift, control, and function keys, then you will need to use \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyDown}{wxwindowonkeydown} or
1764%% \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyUp}{wxwindowonkeyup}.
1765%%
1766%% Most, but not all, windows allow keypresses to be intercepted.
1767%%
1768%% {\bf Tip:} be sure to call {\tt event.Skip()} for events that you don't process in this function,
1769%% otherwise menu shortcuts may cease to work under Windows.
1770%%
1771%% \wxheading{See also}
1772%%
1773%% \helpref{wxWindow::OnChar}{wxwindowonchar}, \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyUp}{wxwindowonkeyup},\rtfsp
1774%% \helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent}, \helpref{wxWindow::OnCharHook}{wxwindowoncharhook},\rtfsp
1775%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
1776%%
1777%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnKeyUp}\label{wxwindowonkeyup}
1778%%
1779%% \func{void}{OnKeyUp}{\param{wxKeyEvent\&}{ event}}
1780%%
1781%% Called when the user has released a key.
1782%%
1783%% \wxheading{Parameters}
1784%%
1785%% \docparam{event}{Object containing keypress information. See \helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent} for
1786%% details about this class.}
1787%%
1788%% \wxheading{Remarks}
1789%%
1790%% This member function is called in response to a key up event. To intercept this event,
1791%% use the EVT\_KEY\_UP macro in an event table definition. Your {\bf OnKeyUp} handler may call this
1792%% default function to achieve default keypress functionality.
1793%%
1794%% Note that not all keypresses can be intercepted this way. If you wish to intercept special
1795%% keys, such as shift, control, and function keys, then you will need to use \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyDown}{wxwindowonkeydown} or
1796%% \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyUp}{wxwindowonkeyup}.
1797%%
1798%% Most, but not all, windows allow key up events to be intercepted.
1799%%
1800%% \wxheading{See also}
1801%%
1802%% \helpref{wxWindow::OnChar}{wxwindowonchar}, \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyDown}{wxwindowonkeydown},\rtfsp
1803%% \helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent}, \helpref{wxWindow::OnCharHook}{wxwindowoncharhook},\rtfsp
1804%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
1805%%
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1807%%
1808%% \func{void}{OnInitDialog}{\param{wxInitDialogEvent\&}{ event}}
1809%%
1810%% Default handler for the wxEVT\_INIT\_DIALOG event. Calls \helpref{wxWindow::TransferDataToWindow}{wxwindowtransferdatatowindow}.
1811%%
1812%% \wxheading{Parameters}
1813%%
1814%% \docparam{event}{Dialog initialisation event.}
1815%%
1816%% \wxheading{Remarks}
1817%%
1818%% Gives the window the default behaviour of transferring data to child controls via
1819%% the validator that each control has.
1820%%
1821%% \wxheading{See also}
1822%%
1823%% \helpref{wxValidator}{wxvalidator}, \helpref{wxWindow::TransferDataToWindow}{wxwindowtransferdatatowindow}
1824%%
1825%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnMenuCommand}\label{wxwindowonmenucommand}
1826%%
1827%% \func{void}{OnMenuCommand}{\param{wxCommandEvent\& }{event}}
1828%%
1829%% Called when a menu command is received from a menu bar.
1830%%
1831%% \wxheading{Parameters}
1832%%
1833%% \docparam{event}{The menu command event. For more information, see \helpref{wxCommandEvent}{wxcommandevent}.}
1834%%
1835%% \wxheading{Remarks}
1836%%
1837%% A function with this name doesn't actually exist; you can choose any member function to receive
1838%% menu command events, using the EVT\_COMMAND macro for individual commands or EVT\_COMMAND\_RANGE for
1839%% a range of commands.
1840%%
1841%% \wxheading{See also}
1842%%
1843%% \helpref{wxCommandEvent}{wxcommandevent},\rtfsp
1844%% \helpref{wxWindow::OnMenuHighlight}{wxwindowonmenuhighlight},\rtfsp
1845%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
1846%%
1847%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnMenuHighlight}\label{wxwindowonmenuhighlight}
1848%%
1849%% \func{void}{OnMenuHighlight}{\param{wxMenuEvent\& }{event}}
1850%%
1851%% Called when a menu select is received from a menu bar: that is, the
1852%% mouse cursor is over a menu item, but the left mouse button has not been
1853%% pressed.
1854%%
1855%% \wxheading{Parameters}
1856%%
1857%% \docparam{event}{The menu highlight event. For more information, see \helpref{wxMenuEvent}{wxmenuevent}.}
1858%%
1859%% \wxheading{Remarks}
1860%%
1861%% You can choose any member function to receive
1862%% menu select events, using the EVT\_MENU\_HIGHLIGHT macro for individual menu items or EVT\_MENU\_HIGHLIGHT\_ALL macro
1863%% for all menu items.
1864%%
1865%% The default implementation for \helpref{wxFrame::OnMenuHighlight}{wxframeonmenuhighlight} displays help
1866%% text in the first field of the status bar.
1867%%
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1870%%
1871%% \wxheading{See also}
1872%%
1873%% \helpref{wxMenuEvent}{wxmenuevent},\rtfsp
1874%% \helpref{wxWindow::OnMenuCommand}{wxwindowonmenucommand},\rtfsp
1875%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
1876%%
1877%%
1878%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnMouseEvent}\label{wxwindowonmouseevent}
1879%%
1880%% \func{void}{OnMouseEvent}{\param{wxMouseEvent\&}{ event}}
1881%%
1882%% Called when the user has initiated an event with the
1883%% mouse.
1884%%
1885%% \wxheading{Parameters}
1886%%
1887%% \docparam{event}{The mouse event. See \helpref{wxMouseEvent}{wxmouseevent} for
1888%% more details.}
1889%%
1890%% \wxheading{Remarks}
1891%%
1892%% Most, but not all, windows respond to this event.
1893%%
1894%% To intercept this event, use the EVT\_MOUSE\_EVENTS macro in an event table definition, or individual
1895%% mouse event macros such as EVT\_LEFT\_DOWN.
1896%%
1897%% \wxheading{See also}
1898%%
1899%% \helpref{wxMouseEvent}{wxmouseevent},\rtfsp
1900%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
1901%%
1902%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnMove}\label{wxwindowonmove}
1903%%
1904%% \func{void}{OnMove}{\param{wxMoveEvent\& }{event}}
1905%%
1906%% Called when a window is moved.
1907%%
1908%% \wxheading{Parameters}
1909%%
1910%% \docparam{event}{The move event. For more information, see \helpref{wxMoveEvent}{wxmoveevent}.}
1911%%
1912%% \wxheading{Remarks}
1913%%
1914%% Use the EVT\_MOVE macro to intercept move events.
1915%%
1916%% \wxheading{Remarks}
1917%%
1918%% Not currently implemented.
1919%%
1920%% \wxheading{See also}
1921%%
1922%% \helpref{wxMoveEvent}{wxmoveevent},\rtfsp
1923%% \helpref{wxFrame::OnSize}{wxframeonsize},\rtfsp
1924%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
1925%%
1926%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnPaint}\label{wxwindowonpaint}
1927%%
1928%% \func{void}{OnPaint}{\param{wxPaintEvent\& }{event}}
1929%%
1930%% Sent to the event handler when the window must be refreshed.
1931%%
1932%% \wxheading{Parameters}
1933%%
1934%% \docparam{event}{Paint event. For more information, see \helpref{wxPaintEvent}{wxpaintevent}.}
1935%%
1936%% \wxheading{Remarks}
1937%%
1938%% Use the EVT\_PAINT macro in an event table definition to intercept paint events.
1939%%
1940%% Note that In a paint event handler, the application must {\it always} create a \helpref{wxPaintDC}{wxpaintdc} object,
1941%% even if you do not use it. Otherwise, under MS Windows, refreshing for this and other windows will go wrong.
1942%%
1943%% For example:
1944%%
1945%% \small{%
1946%% \begin{verbatim}
1947%% void MyWindow::OnPaint(wxPaintEvent\& event)
1948%% {
1949%% wxPaintDC dc(this);
1950%%
1951%% DrawMyDocument(dc);
1952%% }
1953%% \end{verbatim}
1954%% }%
1955%%
1956%% You can optimize painting by retrieving the rectangles
1957%% that have been damaged and only repainting these. The rectangles are in
1958%% terms of the client area, and are unscrolled, so you will need to do
1959%% some calculations using the current view position to obtain logical,
1960%% scrolled units.
1961%%
1962%% Here is an example of using the \helpref{wxRegionIterator}{wxregioniterator} class:
1963%%
1964%% {\small%
1965%% \begin{verbatim}
1966%% // Called when window needs to be repainted.
1967%% void MyWindow::OnPaint(wxPaintEvent\& event)
1968%% {
1969%% wxPaintDC dc(this);
1970%%
1971%% // Find Out where the window is scrolled to
1972%% int vbX,vbY; // Top left corner of client
1973%% GetViewStart(&vbX,&vbY);
1974%%
1975%% int vX,vY,vW,vH; // Dimensions of client area in pixels
1976%% wxRegionIterator upd(GetUpdateRegion()); // get the update rect list
1977%%
1978%% while (upd)
1979%% {
1980%% vX = upd.GetX();
1981%% vY = upd.GetY();
1982%% vW = upd.GetW();
1983%% vH = upd.GetH();
1984%%
1985%% // Alternatively we can do this:
1986%% // wxRect rect;
1987%% // upd.GetRect(&rect);
1988%%
1989%% // Repaint this rectangle
1990%% ...some code...
1991%%
1992%% upd ++ ;
1993%% }
1994%% }
1995%% \end{verbatim}
1996%% }%
1997%%
1998%% \wxheading{See also}
1999%%
2000%% \helpref{wxPaintEvent}{wxpaintevent},\rtfsp
2001%% \helpref{wxPaintDC}{wxpaintdc},\rtfsp
2002%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
2003%%
2004%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnScroll}\label{wxwindowonscroll}
2005%%
2006%% \func{void}{OnScroll}{\param{wxScrollWinEvent\& }{event}}
2007%%
2008%% Called when a scroll window event is received from one of the window's built-in scrollbars.
2009%%
2010%% \wxheading{Parameters}
2011%%
2012%% \docparam{event}{Command event. Retrieve the new scroll position by
2013%% calling \helpref{wxScrollEvent::GetPosition}{wxscrolleventgetposition}, and the
2014%% scrollbar orientation by calling \helpref{wxScrollEvent::GetOrientation}{wxscrolleventgetorientation}.}
2015%%
2016%% \wxheading{Remarks}
2017%%
2018%% Note that it is not possible to distinguish between horizontal and vertical scrollbars
2019%% until the function is executing (you can't have one function for vertical, another
2020%% for horizontal events).
2021%%
2022%% \wxheading{See also}
2023%%
2024%% \helpref{wxScrollWinEvent}{wxscrollwinevent},\rtfsp
2025%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
2026%%
2027%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnSetFocus}\label{wxwindowonsetfocus}
2028%%
2029%% \func{void}{OnSetFocus}{\param{wxFocusEvent\& }{event}}
2030%%
2031%% Called when a window's focus is being set.
2032%%
2033%% \wxheading{Parameters}
2034%%
2035%% \docparam{event}{The focus event. For more information, see \helpref{wxFocusEvent}{wxfocusevent}.}
2036%%
2037%% \wxheading{Remarks}
2038%%
2039%% To intercept this event, use the macro EVT\_SET\_FOCUS in an event table definition.
2040%%
2041%% Most, but not all, windows respond to this event.
2042%%
2043%% \wxheading{See also}
2044%%
2045%% \helpref{wxFocusEvent}{wxfocusevent}, \helpref{wxWindow::OnKillFocus}{wxwindowonkillfocus},\rtfsp
2046%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
2047%%
2048%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnSize}\label{wxwindowonsize}
2049%%
2050%% \func{void}{OnSize}{\param{wxSizeEvent\& }{event}}
2051%%
2052%% Called when the window has been resized. This is not a virtual function; you should
2053%% provide your own non-virtual OnSize function and direct size events to it using EVT\_SIZE
2054%% in an event table definition.
2055%%
2056%% \wxheading{Parameters}
2057%%
2058%% \docparam{event}{Size event. For more information, see \helpref{wxSizeEvent}{wxsizeevent}.}
2059%%
2060%% \wxheading{Remarks}
2061%%
2062%% You may wish to use this for frames to resize their child windows as appropriate.
2063%%
2064%% Note that the size passed is of
2065%% the whole window: call \helpref{wxWindow::GetClientSize}{wxwindowgetclientsize} for the area which may be
2066%% used by the application.
2067%%
2068%% When a window is resized, usually only a small part of the window is damaged and you
2069%% may only need to repaint that area. However, if your drawing depends on the size of the window,
2070%% you may need to clear the DC explicitly and repaint the whole window. In which case, you
2071%% may need to call \helpref{wxWindow::Refresh}{wxwindowrefresh} to invalidate the entire window.
2072%%
2073%% \wxheading{See also}
2074%%
2075%% \helpref{wxSizeEvent}{wxsizeevent},\rtfsp
2076%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
2077%%
2078%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnSysColourChanged}\label{wxwindowonsyscolourchanged}
2079%%
2080%% \func{void}{OnSysColourChanged}{\param{wxOnSysColourChangedEvent\& }{event}}
2081%%
2082%% Called when the user has changed the system colours. Windows only.
2083%%
2084%% \wxheading{Parameters}
2085%%
2086%% \docparam{event}{System colour change event. For more information, see \helpref{wxSysColourChangedEvent}{wxsyscolourchangedevent}.}
2087%%
2088%% \wxheading{See also}
2089%%
2090%% \helpref{wxSysColourChangedEvent}{wxsyscolourchangedevent},\rtfsp
2091%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
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2095
2096\func{virtual void}{OnInternalIdle}{\void}
2097
2098This virtual function is normally only used internally, but
2099sometimes an application may need it to implement functionality
2100that should not be disabled by an application defining an OnIdle
2101handler in a derived class.
2102
2103This function may be used to do delayed painting, for example,
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2106
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2109
2110This is just a wrapper for \helpref{ScrollPages()}{wxwindowscrollpages}$(1)$.
2111
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2114
2115This is just a wrapper for \helpref{ScrollPages()}{wxwindowscrollpages}$(-1)$.
2116
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2119
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2122Removes and returns the top-most event handler on the event handler stack.
2123
2124\wxheading{Parameters}
2125
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2127default value is {\tt false}.}
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2129\wxheading{See also}
2130
2131\helpref{wxWindow::SetEventHandler}{wxwindowseteventhandler},\rtfsp
2132\helpref{wxWindow::GetEventHandler}{wxwindowgeteventhandler},\rtfsp
2133\helpref{wxWindow::PushEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler},\rtfsp
2134\helpref{wxEvtHandler::ProcessEvent}{wxevthandlerprocessevent},\rtfsp
2135\helpref{wxEvtHandler}{wxevthandler}\rtfsp
2136
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2139
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2142\func{bool}{PopupMenu}{\param{wxMenu* }{menu}, \param{int }{x}, \param{int }{y}}
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2144Pops up the given menu at the specified coordinates, relative to this
2145window, and returns control when the user has dismissed the menu. If a
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2148cursor position is used.
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2150\wxheading{Parameters}
2151
2152\docparam{menu}{Menu to pop up.}
2153
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2155
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2157
2158\docparam{y}{Required y position for the menu to appear.}
2159
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2161
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2163
2164\wxheading{Remarks}
2165
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2167is called to ensure that the menu items are in the correct state. The menu does
2168not get deleted by the window.
2169
2170It is recommended to not explicitly specify coordinates when calling PopupMenu
2171in response to mouse click, because some of the ports (namely, wxGTK) can do
2172a better job of positioning the menu in that case.
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2175implements the following methods:\par
2176\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
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2178\twocolitem{{\bf PopupMenuXY(menu, x, y)}}{Specifies position with two integers (x, y)}
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2180}
2181
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2184
2185\func{void}{PushEventHandler}{\param{wxEvtHandler* }{handler}}
2186
2187Pushes this event handler onto the event stack for the window.
2188
2189\wxheading{Parameters}
2190
2191\docparam{handler}{Specifies the handler to be pushed.}
2192
2193\wxheading{Remarks}
2194
2195An event handler is an object that is capable of processing the events
2196sent to a window. By default, the window is its own event handler, but
2197an application may wish to substitute another, for example to allow
2198central implementation of event-handling for a variety of different
2199window classes.
2200
2201\helpref{wxWindow::PushEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler} allows
2202an application to set up a chain of event handlers, where an event not handled by one event handler is
2203handed to the next one in the chain. Use \helpref{wxWindow::PopEventHandler}{wxwindowpopeventhandler} to
2204remove the event handler.
2205
2206\wxheading{See also}
2207
2208\helpref{wxWindow::SetEventHandler}{wxwindowseteventhandler},\rtfsp
2209\helpref{wxWindow::GetEventHandler}{wxwindowgeteventhandler},\rtfsp
2210\helpref{wxWindow::PopEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler},\rtfsp
2211\helpref{wxEvtHandler::ProcessEvent}{wxevthandlerprocessevent},\rtfsp
2212\helpref{wxEvtHandler}{wxevthandler}
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2216
2217\func{void}{Raise}{\void}
2218
2219Raises the window to the top of the window hierarchy if it is a managed window (dialog
2220or frame).
2221
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2224
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2228where this is not implemented), to be repainted. Note that repainting doesn't
2229happen immediately but only during the next event loop iteration, if you need
2230to update the window immediately you should use \helpref{Update}{wxwindowupdate}
2231instead.
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2234
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2237
2238\docparam{rect}{If non-NULL, only the given rectangle will
2239be treated as damaged.}
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2241\wxheading{See also}
2242
2243\helpref{wxWindow::RefreshRect}{wxwindowrefreshrect}
2244
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2247
8cfa09bd 2248\func{void}{RefreshRect}{\param{const wxRect\& }{rect}, \param{bool }{eraseBackground = \true}}
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8cfa09bd 2250Redraws the contents of the given rectangle: only the area inside it will be
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2252
8cfa09bd 2253This is the same as \helpref{Refresh}{wxwindowrefresh} but has a nicer syntax
324eeecb 2254as it can be called with a temporary wxRect object as argument like this
8cfa09bd 2255\texttt{RefreshRect(wxRect(x, y, w, h))}.
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2258\membersection{wxWindow::RegisterHotKey}\label{wxwindowregisterhotkey}
2259
2260\func{bool}{RegisterHotKey}{\param{int}{ hotkeyId}, \param{int}{ modifiers}, \param{int}{ virtualKeyCode}}
2261
2262Registers a system wide hotkey. Every time the user presses the hotkey registered here, this window
2263will receive a hotkey event. It will receive the event even if the application is in the background
2264and does not have the input focus because the user is working with some other application.
2265
2266\wxheading{Parameters}
2267
2268\docparam{hotkeyId}{Numeric identifier of the hotkey. For applications this must be between 0 and 0xBFFF. If
2269this function is called from a shared DLL, it must be a system wide unique identifier between 0xC000 and 0xFFFF.
2270This is a MSW specific detail.}
2271
2272\docparam{modifiers}{A bitwise combination of {\tt wxMOD\_SHIFT}, {\tt wxMOD\_CONTROL}, {\tt wxMOD\_ALT}
2273or {\tt wxMOD\_WIN} specifying the modifier keys that have to be pressed along with the key.}
2274
2275\docparam{virtualKeyCode}{The virtual key code of the hotkey.}
2276
2277\wxheading{Return value}
2278
2279{\tt true} if the hotkey was registered successfully. {\tt false} if some other application already registered a
2280hotkey with this modifier/virtualKeyCode combination.
2281
2282\wxheading{Remarks}
2283
2284Use EVT\_HOTKEY(hotkeyId, fnc) in the event table to capture the event.
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2285This function is currently only implemented under Windows. It is used
2286in the \helpref{Windows CE port}{wxwince} for detecting hardware button presses.
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2288\wxheading{See also}
2289
2290\helpref{wxWindow::UnregisterHotKey}{wxwindowunregisterhotkey}
2291
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2294
2295\func{virtual void}{ReleaseMouse}{\void}
2296
2297Releases mouse input captured with \helpref{wxWindow::CaptureMouse}{wxwindowcapturemouse}.
2298
2299\wxheading{See also}
2300
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2302\helpref{wxWindow::HasCapture}{wxwindowhascapture},
2303\helpref{wxWindow::ReleaseMouse}{wxwindowreleasemouse},
a5e84126 2304\helpref{wxMouseCaptureChangedEvent}{wxmousecapturechangedevent}
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2307\membersection{wxWindow::RemoveChild}\label{wxwindowremovechild}
2308
2309\func{virtual void}{RemoveChild}{\param{wxWindow* }{child}}
2310
2311Removes a child window. This is called automatically by window deletion
2312functions so should not be required by the application programmer.
2313
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2316
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2318
2319\docparam{child}{Child window to remove.}
2320
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2323
2324\func{bool}{RemoveEventHandler}{\param{wxEvtHandler *}{handler}}
2325
2326Find the given {\it handler} in the windows event handler chain and remove (but
2327not delete) it from it.
2328
2329\wxheading{Parameters}
2330
2331\docparam{handler}{The event handler to remove, must be non {\tt NULL} and
2332must be present in this windows event handlers chain}
2333
2334\wxheading{Return value}
2335
cc81d32f 2336Returns {\tt true} if it was found and {\tt false} otherwise (this also results
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2337in an assert failure so this function should only be called when the
2338handler is supposed to be there).
2339
2340\wxheading{See also}
2341
2342\helpref{PushEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler},\rtfsp
2343\helpref{PopEventHandler}{wxwindowpopeventhandler}
2344
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2347
2348\func{virtual bool}{Reparent}{\param{wxWindow* }{newParent}}
2349
2350Reparents the window, i.e the window will be removed from its
18ac8d69 2351current parent window (e.g. a non-standard toolbar in a wxFrame)
103aab26 2352and then re-inserted into another. Available on Windows and GTK.
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2354\wxheading{Parameters}
2355
2356\docparam{newParent}{New parent.}
2357
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2360
2361\constfunc{virtual void}{ScreenToClient}{\param{int* }{x}, \param{int* }{y}}
2362
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2364
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2366
2367\wxheading{Parameters}
2368
2369\docparam{x}{Stores the screen x coordinate and receives the client x coordinate.}
2370
2371\docparam{y}{Stores the screen x coordinate and receives the client x coordinate.}
2372
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2374
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2376implements the following methods:\par
2377\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
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2379\twocolitem{{\bf ScreenToClientXY(x, y)}}{Returns a 2-tuple, (x, y)}
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2381}
2382
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2384\membersection{wxWindow::ScrollLines}\label{wxwindowscrolllines}
2385
9cd6d737 2386\func{virtual bool}{ScrollLines}{\param{int }{lines}}
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2387
2388Scrolls the window by the given number of lines down (if {\it lines} is
2389positive) or up.
2390
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2391\wxheading{Return value}
2392
cc81d32f 2393Returns {\tt true} if the window was scrolled, {\tt false} if it was already
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2394on top/bottom and nothing was done.
2395
2396\wxheading{Remarks}
2397
2398This function is currently only implemented under MSW and wxTextCtrl under
2399wxGTK (it also works for wxScrolledWindow derived classes under all
2400platforms).
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2402\wxheading{See also}
2403
2404\helpref{ScrollPages}{wxwindowscrollpages}
2405
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2408
9cd6d737 2409\func{virtual bool}{ScrollPages}{\param{int }{pages}}
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2411Scrolls the window by the given number of pages down (if {\it pages} is
2412positive) or up.
2413
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2415
cc81d32f 2416Returns {\tt true} if the window was scrolled, {\tt false} if it was already
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2417on top/bottom and nothing was done.
2418
2419\wxheading{Remarks}
2420
2421This function is currently only implemented under MSW and wxTextCtrl under
2422wxGTK (it also works for wxScrolledWindow derived classes under all
2423platforms).
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2425\wxheading{See also}
2426
2427\helpref{ScrollLines}{wxwindowscrolllines}
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2430\membersection{wxWindow::ScrollWindow}\label{wxwindowscrollwindow}
2431
eaaa6a06 2432\func{virtual void}{ScrollWindow}{\param{int }{dx}, \param{int }{dy}, \param{const wxRect*}{ rect = NULL}}
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6453876e 2434Physically scrolls the pixels in the window and move child windows accordingly.
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2436\wxheading{Parameters}
2437
2438\docparam{dx}{Amount to scroll horizontally.}
2439
2440\docparam{dy}{Amount to scroll vertically.}
2441
2442\docparam{rect}{Rectangle to invalidate. If this is NULL, the whole window is invalidated. If you
2443pass a rectangle corresponding to the area of the window exposed by the scroll, your painting handler
f6bcfd97 2444can optimize painting by checking for the invalidated region. This parameter is ignored under GTK.}
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2446\wxheading{Remarks}
2447
a660d684 2448Use this function to optimise your scrolling implementations, to minimise the area that must be
6453876e 2449redrawn. Note that it is rarely required to call this function from a user program.
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2452\membersection{wxWindow::SetAcceleratorTable}\label{wxwindowsetacceleratortable}
2453
2454\func{virtual void}{SetAcceleratorTable}{\param{const wxAcceleratorTable\&}{ accel}}
2455
2456Sets the accelerator table for this window. See \helpref{wxAcceleratorTable}{wxacceleratortable}.
2457
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2460
dbd94b75 2461\func{void}{SetAccessible}{\param{wxAccessible*}{ accessible}}
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2462
2463Sets the accessible for this window. Any existing accessible for this window
2464will be deleted first, if not identical to {\it accessible}.
2465
2466See also \helpref{wxAccessible}{wxaccessible}.
2467
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2469\membersection{wxWindow::SetAutoLayout}\label{wxwindowsetautolayout}
2470
8a293590 2471\func{void}{SetAutoLayout}{\param{bool}{ autoLayout}}
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2472
2473Determines whether the \helpref{wxWindow::Layout}{wxwindowlayout} function will
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2474be called automatically when the window is resized. It is called implicitly by
2475\helpref{wxWindow::SetSizer}{wxwindowsetsizer} but if you use
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2477manually or otherwise the window layout won't be correctly updated when its
2478size changes.
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2479
2480\wxheading{Parameters}
2481
cc81d32f 2482\docparam{autoLayout}{Set this to {\tt true} if you wish the Layout function to be called
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2483from within wxWindow::OnSize functions.}
2484
2485\wxheading{See also}
2486
2487\helpref{wxWindow::SetConstraints}{wxwindowsetconstraints}
2488
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2490\membersection{wxWindow::SetBackgroundColour}\label{wxwindowsetbackgroundcolour}
2491
e477b168 2492\func{virtual bool}{SetBackgroundColour}{\param{const wxColour\& }{colour}}
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2493
2494Sets the background colour of the window.
2495
b8e7b673 2496Please see \helpref{InheritAttributes}{wxwindowinheritattributes} for
324eeecb 2497explanation of the difference between this method and
fa47d7a7 2498\helpref{SetOwnBackgroundColour}{wxwindowsetownbackgroundcolour}.
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2501
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2503 {\tt wxNullColour} to reset to the default colour.}
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2504
2505\wxheading{Remarks}
2506
2507The background colour is usually painted by the default\rtfsp
f4fcc291 2508\helpref{wxEraseEvent}{wxeraseevent} event handler function
6453876e 2509under Windows and automatically under GTK.
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5b6aa0ff 2511Note that setting the background colour does not cause an immediate refresh, so you
684761db 2512may wish to call \helpref{wxWindow::ClearBackground}{wxwindowclearbackground} or \helpref{wxWindow::Refresh}{wxwindowrefresh} after
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2514
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2516window, if the system supports them. Use with care since usually the
2517themes represent the appearance chosen by the user to be used for all
2518applications on the system.
2519
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2522
2523\helpref{wxWindow::GetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowgetbackgroundcolour},\rtfsp
2524\helpref{wxWindow::SetForegroundColour}{wxwindowsetforegroundcolour},\rtfsp
2525\helpref{wxWindow::GetForegroundColour}{wxwindowgetforegroundcolour},\rtfsp
684761db 2526\helpref{wxWindow::ClearBackground}{wxwindowclearbackground},\rtfsp
5b6aa0ff 2527\helpref{wxWindow::Refresh}{wxwindowrefresh},\rtfsp
f4fcc291 2528\helpref{wxEraseEvent}{wxeraseevent}
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2530\membersection{wxWindow::SetBackgroundStyle}\label{wxwindowsetbackgroundstyle}
2531
2532\func{virtual void}{SetBackgroundStyle}{\param{wxBackgroundStyle}{ style}}
2533
2534Sets the background style of the window. The background style indicates
2535whether background colour should be determined by the system (wxBG\_STYLE\_SYSTEM),
2536be set to a specific colour (wxBG\_STYLE\_COLOUR), or should be left to the
2537application to implement (wxBG\_STYLE\_CUSTOM).
2538
2539On GTK+, use of wxBG\_STYLE\_CUSTOM allows the flicker-free drawing of a custom
2540background, such as a tiled bitmap. Currently the style has no effect on other platforms.
2541
2542\wxheading{See also}
2543
2544\helpref{wxWindow::SetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowsetbackgroundcolour},\rtfsp
2545\helpref{wxWindow::GetForegroundColour}{wxwindowgetforegroundcolour},\rtfsp
2546\helpref{wxWindow::GetBackgroundStyle}{wxwindowgetbackgroundstyle}
2547
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2550
027aa6fa 2551\func{void}{SetBestFittingSize}{\param{const wxSize\& }{size = wxDefaultSize}}
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2553A {\it smart} SetSize that will fill in default size components with the
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2554window's {\it best} size values. Also sets the window's minsize to
2555the value passed in for use with sizers. This means that if a full or
2556partial size is passed to this function then the sizers will use that
2557size instead of the results of GetBestSize to determine the minimum
2558needs of the window for layout.
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2560\wxheading{See also}
2561
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2563\helpref{wxWindow::GetBestSize}{wxwindowgetbestsize},\rtfsp
2564\helpref{wxWindow::GetBestFittingSize}{wxwindowgetbestfittingsize},\rtfsp
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2566
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2568\membersection{wxWindow::SetCaret}\label{wxwindowsetcaret}
2569
2570\constfunc{void}{SetCaret}{\param{wxCaret *}{caret}}
2571
2572Sets the \helpref{caret}{wxcaret} associated with the window.
2573
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2575\membersection{wxWindow::SetClientSize}\label{wxwindowsetclientsize}
2576
2577\func{virtual void}{SetClientSize}{\param{int}{ width}, \param{int}{ height}}
2578
2579\func{virtual void}{SetClientSize}{\param{const wxSize\&}{ size}}
2580
2581This sets the size of the window client area in pixels. Using this function to size a window
2582tends to be more device-independent than \helpref{wxWindow::SetSize}{wxwindowsetsize}, since the application need not
2583worry about what dimensions the border or title bar have when trying to fit the window
2584around panel items, for example.
2585
2586\wxheading{Parameters}
2587
2588\docparam{width}{The required client area width.}
2589
2590\docparam{height}{The required client area height.}
2591
2592\docparam{size}{The required client size.}
2593
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2595implements the following methods:\par
2596\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
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2598\twocolitem{{\bf SetClientSizeWH(width, height)}}{}
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2600}
2601
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2604
2605\func{void}{SetContainingSizer}{\param{wxSizer* }{sizer}}
2606
2607This normally does not need to be called by user code. It is called
2608when a window is added to a sizer, and is used so the window can
2609remove itself from the sizer when it is destroyed.
2610
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2613
2614\func{virtual void}{SetCursor}{\param{const wxCursor\&}{cursor}}
2615
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2618Sets the window's cursor. Notice that the window cursor also sets it for the
2619children of the window implicitly.
2620
2621The {\it cursor} may be {\tt wxNullCursor} in which case the window cursor will
2622be reset back to default.
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2624\wxheading{Parameters}
2625
2626\docparam{cursor}{Specifies the cursor that the window should normally display.}
2627
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2629
2630\helpref{::wxSetCursor}{wxsetcursor}, \helpref{wxCursor}{wxcursor}
2631
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2634
2635\func{void}{SetConstraints}{\param{wxLayoutConstraints* }{constraints}}
2636
2637Sets the window to have the given layout constraints. The window
2638will then own the object, and will take care of its deletion.
2639If an existing layout constraints object is already owned by the
2640window, it will be deleted.
2641
2642\wxheading{Parameters}
2643
2644\docparam{constraints}{The constraints to set. Pass NULL to disassociate and delete the window's
2645constraints.}
2646
2647\wxheading{Remarks}
2648
2649You must call \helpref{wxWindow::SetAutoLayout}{wxwindowsetautolayout} to tell a window to use
2cdac558 2650the constraints automatically in OnSize; otherwise, you must override OnSize and call Layout()
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2651explicitly. When setting both a wxLayoutConstraints and a \helpref{wxSizer}{wxsizer}, only the
2652sizer will have effect.
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2654\membersection{wxWindow::SetInitialBestSize}\label{wxwindowsetinitialbestsize}
2655
2656\func{virtual void}{SetInitialBestSize}{\param{const wxSize\& }{size}}
2657
2658Sets the initial window size if none is given (i.e. at least one of the
2659components of the size passed to ctor/Create() is wxDefaultCoord).
2660
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2662
2663\func{void}{SetMaxSize}{\param{const wxSize\& }{size}}
2664
2665Sets the maximum size of the window, to indicate to the sizer layout mechanism
2666that this is the maximum possible size.
2667
2668\membersection{wxWindow::SetMinSize}\label{wxwindowsetminsize}
2669
2670\func{void}{SetMinSize}{\param{const wxSize\& }{size}}
2671
2672Sets the minimum size of the window, to indicate to the sizer layout mechanism
2673that this is the minimum required size. You may need to call this
2674if you change the window size after construction and before adding
2675to its parent sizer.
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fa47d7a7 2677\membersection{wxWindow::SetOwnBackgroundColour}\label{wxwindowsetownbackgroundcolour}
b8e7b673 2678
fa47d7a7 2679\func{void}{SetOwnBackgroundColour}{\param{const wxColour\& }{colour}}
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2680
2681Sets the background colour of the window but prevents it from being inherited
2682by the children of this window.
2683
2684\wxheading{See also}
2685
2686\helpref{SetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowsetbackgroundcolour},\rtfsp
2687\helpref{InheritAttributes}{wxwindowinheritattributes}
2688
2689
fa47d7a7 2690\membersection{wxWindow::SetOwnFont}\label{wxwindowsetownfont}
b8e7b673 2691
9a75ba66 2692\func{void}{SetOwnFont}{\param{const wxFont\& }{font}}
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2694Sets the font of the window but prevents it from being inherited by the
2695children of this window.
2696
2697\wxheading{See also}
2698
2699\helpref{SetFont}{wxwindowsetfont},\rtfsp
2700\helpref{InheritAttributes}{wxwindowinheritattributes}
2701
2702
fa47d7a7 2703\membersection{wxWindow::SetOwnForegroundColour}\label{wxwindowsetownforegroundcolour}
b8e7b673 2704
fa47d7a7 2705\func{void}{SetOwnForegroundColour}{\param{const wxColour\& }{colour}}
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2707Sets the foreground colour of the window but prevents it from being inherited
2708by the children of this window.
2709
2710\wxheading{See also}
2711
2712\helpref{SetForegroundColour}{wxwindowsetforegroundcolour},\rtfsp
2713\helpref{InheritAttributes}{wxwindowinheritattributes}
2714
2715
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2717
2718\func{void}{SetDropTarget}{\param{wxDropTarget*}{ target}}
2719
2720Associates a drop target with this window.
2721
2722If the window already has a drop target, it is deleted.
2723
2724\wxheading{See also}
2725
c9f00eeb 2726\helpref{wxWindow::GetDropTarget}{wxwindowgetdroptarget},
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2728
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2732
2733\func{void}{SetEventHandler}{\param{wxEvtHandler* }{handler}}
2734
2735Sets the event handler for this window.
2736
2737\wxheading{Parameters}
2738
2739\docparam{handler}{Specifies the handler to be set.}
2740
2741\wxheading{Remarks}
2742
2743An event handler is an object that is capable of processing the events
2744sent to a window. By default, the window is its own event handler, but
2745an application may wish to substitute another, for example to allow
2746central implementation of event-handling for a variety of different
2747window classes.
2748
2749It is usually better to use \helpref{wxWindow::PushEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler} since
2750this sets up a chain of event handlers, where an event not handled by one event handler is
2751handed to the next one in the chain.
2752
2753\wxheading{See also}
2754
2755\helpref{wxWindow::GetEventHandler}{wxwindowgeteventhandler},\rtfsp
2756\helpref{wxWindow::PushEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler},\rtfsp
2757\helpref{wxWindow::PopEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler},\rtfsp
2758\helpref{wxEvtHandler::ProcessEvent}{wxevthandlerprocessevent},\rtfsp
2759\helpref{wxEvtHandler}{wxevthandler}
2760
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2763
2764\func{void}{SetExtraStyle}{\param{long }{exStyle}}
2765
2766Sets the extra style bits for the window. The currently defined extra style
2767bits are:
2768
2769\twocolwidtha{5cm}%
2770\begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
2771\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_VALIDATE\_RECURSIVELY}}{TransferDataTo/FromWindow()
2772and Validate() methods will recursively descend into all children of the
2773window if it has this style flag set.}
e4b713a2 2774\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_BLOCK\_EVENTS}}{Normally, the command
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2777propagated beyond this window. Notice that wxDialog has this style on by
be90c029 2778default for the reasons explained in the
e4b713a2 2779\helpref{event processing overview}{eventprocessing}.}
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2780\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_TRANSIENT}}{This can be used to prevent a
2781window from being used as an implicit parent for the dialogs which were
2782created without a parent. It is useful for the windows which can disappear at
2edb0bde 2783any moment as creating children of such windows results in fatal problems.}
335c9e32 2784\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxFRAME\_EX\_CONTEXTHELP}}{Under Windows, puts a query button on the
fc2171bd 2785caption. When pressed, Windows will go into a context-sensitive help mode and wxWidgets will send
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2786a wxEVT\_HELP event if the user clicked on an application window.
2787This style cannot be used together with wxMAXIMIZE\_BOX or wxMINIMIZE\_BOX, so
be90c029 2788you should use the style of
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2790frames having this style (the dialogs don't have minimize nor maximize box by
2791default)}
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2792\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_PROCESS\_IDLE}}{This window should always process idle events, even
2793if the mode set by \helpref{wxIdleEvent::SetMode}{wxidleeventsetmode} is wxIDLE\_PROCESS\_SPECIFIED.}
2794\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_PROCESS\_UI\_UPDATES}}{This window should always process UI update events,
2795even if the mode set by \helpref{wxUpdateUIEvent::SetMode}{wxupdateuieventsetmode} is wxUPDATE\_UI\_PROCESS\_SPECIFIED.}
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2796\end{twocollist}
2797
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2799\membersection{wxWindow::SetFocus}\label{wxwindowsetfocus}
2800
2801\func{virtual void}{SetFocus}{\void}
2802
2803This sets the window to receive keyboard input.
2804
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2805\wxheading{See also}
2806
2807\helpref{wxFocusEvent}{wxfocusevent}
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2808\helpref{wxPanel::SetFocus}{wxpanelsetfocus}
2809\helpref{wxPanel::SetFocusIgnoringChildren}{wxpanelsetfocusignoringchildren}
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2812\membersection{wxWindow::SetFocusFromKbd}\label{wxwindowsetfocusfromkbd}
2813
2814\func{virtual void}{SetFocusFromKbd}{\void}
2815
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2817gives the focus to this window from keyboard (e.g. using {\tt TAB} key).
2818By default this method simply calls \helpref{SetFocus}{wxwindowsetfocus} but
2819can be overridden to do something in addition to this in the derived classes.
2820
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2823
2824\func{void}{SetFont}{\param{const wxFont\& }{font}}
2825
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2826Sets the font for this window. This function should not be called for the
2827parent window if you don't want its font to be inherited by its children,
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2830explanations.
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2832\wxheading{Parameters}
2833
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2835{\tt wxNullFont} to reset to the default font.}
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2837\wxheading{See also}
2838
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2839\helpref{wxWindow::GetFont}{wxwindowgetfont},\\
2840\helpref{InheritAttributes}{wxwindowinheritattributes}
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2843\membersection{wxWindow::SetForegroundColour}\label{wxwindowsetforegroundcolour}
2844
2845\func{virtual void}{SetForegroundColour}{\param{const wxColour\& }{colour}}
2846
2847Sets the foreground colour of the window.
2848
b8e7b673 2849Please see \helpref{InheritAttributes}{wxwindowinheritattributes} for
324eeecb 2850explanation of the difference between this method and
fa47d7a7 2851\helpref{SetOwnForegroundColour}{wxwindowsetownforegroundcolour}.
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2854
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2856 {\tt wxNullColour} to reset to the default colour.}
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2858\wxheading{Remarks}
2859
2860The interpretation of foreground colour is open to interpretation according
2861to the window class; it may be the text colour or other colour, or it may not
2862be used at all.
2863
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2865window, if the system supports them. Use with care since usually the
2866themes represent the appearance chosen by the user to be used for all
2867applications on the system.
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2869\wxheading{See also}
2870
2871\helpref{wxWindow::GetForegroundColour}{wxwindowgetforegroundcolour},\rtfsp
2872\helpref{wxWindow::SetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowsetbackgroundcolour},\rtfsp
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2873\helpref{wxWindow::GetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowgetbackgroundcolour},\rtfsp
2874\helpref{wxWindow::ShouldInheritColours}{wxwindowshouldinheritcolours}
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2877\membersection{wxWindow::SetHelpText}\label{wxwindowsethelptext}
2878
2879\func{virtual void}{SetHelpText}{\param{const wxString\& }{helpText}}
2880
2881Sets the help text to be used as context-sensitive help for this window.
2882
2883Note that the text is actually stored by the current \helpref{wxHelpProvider}{wxhelpprovider} implementation,
2884and not in the window object itself.
2885
2886\wxheading{See also}
2887
2888\helpref{GetHelpText}{wxwindowgethelptext}, \helpref{wxHelpProvider}{wxhelpprovider}
2889
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2891\membersection{wxWindow::SetId}\label{wxwindowsetid}
2892
2893\func{void}{SetId}{\param{int}{ id}}
2894
2895Sets the identifier of the window.
2896
2897\wxheading{Remarks}
2898
2899Each window has an integer identifier. If the application has not provided one,
2900an identifier will be generated. Normally, the identifier should be provided
2901on creation and should not be modified subsequently.
2902
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2904
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2905\helpref{wxWindow::GetId}{wxwindowgetid},\rtfsp
2906\helpref{Window identifiers}{windowids}
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2910\membersection{wxWindow::SetLabel}\label{wxwindowsetlabel}
2911
2912\func{virtual void}{SetLabel}{\param{const wxString\& }{label}}
2913
2914Sets the window's label.
2915
2916\wxheading{Parameters}
2917
2918\docparam{label}{The window label.}
2919
2920\wxheading{See also}
2921
2922\helpref{wxWindow::GetLabel}{wxwindowgetlabel}
2923
2924
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2925\membersection{wxWindow::SetName}\label{wxwindowsetname}
2926
2927\func{virtual void}{SetName}{\param{const wxString\& }{name}}
2928
2929Sets the window's name.
2930
2931\wxheading{Parameters}
2932
2933\docparam{name}{A name to set for the window.}
2934
2935\wxheading{See also}
2936
2937\helpref{wxWindow::GetName}{wxwindowgetname}
2938
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2940\membersection{wxWindow::SetPalette}\label{wxwindowsetpalette}
2941
2942\func{virtual void}{SetPalette}{\param{wxPalette* }{palette}}
2943
2944Obsolete - use \helpref{wxDC::SetPalette}{wxdcsetpalette} instead.
2945
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2948
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2949\func{virtual void}{SetScrollbar}{\param{int }{orientation}, \param{int }{position},\rtfsp
2950\param{int }{thumbSize}, \param{int }{range},\rtfsp
cc81d32f 2951\param{bool }{refresh = {\tt true}}}
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2953Sets the scrollbar properties of a built-in scrollbar.
2954
2955\wxheading{Parameters}
2956
2957\docparam{orientation}{Determines the scrollbar whose page size is to be set. May be wxHORIZONTAL or wxVERTICAL.}
2958
2959\docparam{position}{The position of the scrollbar in scroll units.}
2960
2961\docparam{thumbSize}{The size of the thumb, or visible portion of the scrollbar, in scroll units.}
2962
2963\docparam{range}{The maximum position of the scrollbar.}
2964
cc81d32f 2965\docparam{refresh}{{\tt true} to redraw the scrollbar, {\tt false} otherwise.}
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2967\wxheading{Remarks}
2968
2969Let's say you wish to display 50 lines of text, using the same font.
2970The window is sized so that you can only see 16 lines at a time.
2971
2972You would use:
2973
2974{\small%
2975\begin{verbatim}
2976 SetScrollbar(wxVERTICAL, 0, 16, 50);
2977\end{verbatim}
2978}
2979
2980Note that with the window at this size, the thumb position can never go
2981above 50 minus 16, or 34.
2982
2983You can determine how many lines are currently visible by dividing the current view
2984size by the character height in pixels.
2985
2986When defining your own scrollbar behaviour, you will always need to recalculate
2987the scrollbar settings when the window size changes. You could therefore put your
2988scrollbar calculations and SetScrollbar
2989call into a function named AdjustScrollbars, which can be called initially and also
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2992\wxheading{See also}
2993
2994\helpref{Scrolling overview}{scrollingoverview},\rtfsp
2995\helpref{wxScrollBar}{wxscrollbar}, \helpref{wxScrolledWindow}{wxscrolledwindow}
2996
2997\begin{comment}
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3000\membersection{wxWindow::SetScrollPage}\label{wxwindowsetscrollpage}
3001
cc81d32f 3002\func{virtual void}{SetScrollPage}{\param{int }{orientation}, \param{int }{pageSize}, \param{bool }{refresh = {\tt true}}}
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3003
3004Sets the page size of one of the built-in scrollbars.
3005
3006\wxheading{Parameters}
3007
3008\docparam{orientation}{Determines the scrollbar whose page size is to be set. May be wxHORIZONTAL or wxVERTICAL.}
3009
3010\docparam{pageSize}{Page size in scroll units.}
3011
cc81d32f 3012\docparam{refresh}{{\tt true} to redraw the scrollbar, {\tt false} otherwise.}
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3014\wxheading{Remarks}
3015
3016The page size of a scrollbar is the number of scroll units that the scroll thumb travels when you
3017click on the area above/left of or below/right of the thumb. Normally you will want a whole visible
3018page to be scrolled, i.e. the size of the current view (perhaps the window client size). This
3019value has to be adjusted when the window is resized, since the page size will have changed.
3020
3021In addition to specifying how far the scroll thumb travels when paging, in Motif and some versions of Windows
3022the thumb changes size to reflect the page size relative to the length of the document. When the
3023document size is only slightly bigger than the current view (window) size, almost all of the scrollbar
3024will be taken up by the thumb. When the two values become the same, the scrollbar will (on some systems)
3025disappear.
3026
3027Currently, this function should be called before SetPageRange, because of a quirk in the Windows
3028handling of pages and ranges.
3029
3030\wxheading{See also}
3031
3032\helpref{wxWindow::SetScrollPos}{wxwindowsetscrollpos},\rtfsp
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3034\helpref{wxWindow::GetScrollPage}{wxwindowgetscrollpage},\rtfsp
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3035\helpref{wxScrollBar}{wxscrollbar}, \helpref{wxScrolledWindow}{wxscrolledwindow}
3036\end{comment}
3037
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3039\membersection{wxWindow::SetScrollPos}\label{wxwindowsetscrollpos}
3040
cc81d32f 3041\func{virtual void}{SetScrollPos}{\param{int }{orientation}, \param{int }{pos}, \param{bool }{refresh = {\tt true}}}
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3042
3043Sets the position of one of the built-in scrollbars.
3044
3045\wxheading{Parameters}
3046
3047\docparam{orientation}{Determines the scrollbar whose position is to be set. May be wxHORIZONTAL or wxVERTICAL.}
3048
3049\docparam{pos}{Position in scroll units.}
3050
cc81d32f 3051\docparam{refresh}{{\tt true} to redraw the scrollbar, {\tt false} otherwise.}
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3052
3053\wxheading{Remarks}
3054
3055This function does not directly affect the contents of the window: it is up to the
3056application to take note of scrollbar attributes and redraw contents accordingly.
3057
3058\wxheading{See also}
3059
3060\helpref{wxWindow::SetScrollbar}{wxwindowsetscrollbar},\rtfsp
4179da8a 3061\helpref{wxWindow::GetScrollPos}{wxwindowgetscrollpos},\rtfsp
f7bd2698 3062\helpref{wxWindow::GetScrollThumb}{wxwindowgetscrollthumb},\rtfsp
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3063\helpref{wxScrollBar}{wxscrollbar}, \helpref{wxScrolledWindow}{wxscrolledwindow}
3064
3065\begin{comment}
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3068\membersection{wxWindow::SetScrollRange}\label{wxwindowsetscrollrange}
3069
cc81d32f 3070\func{virtual void}{SetScrollRange}{\param{int }{orientation}, \param{int }{range}, \param{bool }{refresh = {\tt true}}}
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3071
3072Sets the range of one of the built-in scrollbars.
3073
3074\wxheading{Parameters}
3075
3076\docparam{orientation}{Determines the scrollbar whose range is to be set. May be wxHORIZONTAL or wxVERTICAL.}
3077
3078\docparam{range}{Scroll range.}
3079
cc81d32f 3080\docparam{refresh}{{\tt true} to redraw the scrollbar, {\tt false} otherwise.}
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3081
3082\wxheading{Remarks}
3083
3084The range of a scrollbar is the number of steps that the thumb may travel, rather than the total
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3085object length of the scrollbar. If you are implementing a scrolling window, for example, you
3086would adjust the scroll range when the window is resized, by subtracting the window view size from the
3087total virtual window size. When the two sizes are the same (all the window is visible), the range goes to zero
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3088and usually the scrollbar will be automatically hidden.
3089
3090\wxheading{See also}
3091
3092\helpref{wxWindow::SetScrollPos}{wxwindowsetscrollpos},\rtfsp
3093\helpref{wxWindow::SetScrollPage}{wxwindowsetscrollpage},\rtfsp
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3094\helpref{wxWindow::GetScrollPos}{wxwindowgetscrollpos},\rtfsp
3095\helpref{wxWindow::GetScrollPage}{wxwindowgetscrollpage},\rtfsp
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3096\helpref{wxScrollBar}{wxscrollbar}, \helpref{wxScrolledWindow}{wxscrolledwindow}
3097\end{comment}
3098
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3100\membersection{wxWindow::SetSize}\label{wxwindowsetsize}
3101
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3102\func{virtual void}{SetSize}{\param{int}{ x}, \param{int}{ y}, \param{int}{ width}, \param{int}{ height},
3103 \param{int}{ sizeFlags = wxSIZE\_AUTO}}
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3105\func{virtual void}{SetSize}{\param{const wxRect\&}{ rect}}
3106
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3107Sets the size and position of the window in pixels.
3108
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3111\func{virtual void}{SetSize}{\param{const wxSize\&}{ size}}
3112
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3113Sets the size of the window in pixels.
3114
3115\wxheading{Parameters}
3116
3117\docparam{x}{Required x position in pixels, or -1 to indicate that the existing
3118value should be used.}
3119
3120\docparam{y}{Required y position in pixels, or -1 to indicate that the existing
3121value should be used.}
3122
3123\docparam{width}{Required width in pixels, or -1 to indicate that the existing
3124value should be used.}
3125
3126\docparam{height}{Required height position in pixels, or -1 to indicate that the existing
3127value should be used.}
3128
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3129\docparam{size}{\helpref{wxSize}{wxsize} object for setting the size.}
3130
3131\docparam{rect}{\helpref{wxRect}{wxrect} object for setting the position and size.}
3132
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3133\docparam{sizeFlags}{Indicates the interpretation of other parameters. It is a bit list of the following:
3134
3135{\bf wxSIZE\_AUTO\_WIDTH}: a -1 width value is taken to indicate
fc2171bd 3136a wxWidgets-supplied default width.\\
a660d684 3137{\bf wxSIZE\_AUTO\_HEIGHT}: a -1 height value is taken to indicate
fc2171bd 3138a wxWidgets-supplied default width.\\
a660d684 3139{\bf wxSIZE\_AUTO}: -1 size values are taken to indicate
fc2171bd 3140a wxWidgets-supplied default size.\\
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3141{\bf wxSIZE\_USE\_EXISTING}: existing dimensions should be used
3142if -1 values are supplied.\\
3143{\bf wxSIZE\_ALLOW\_MINUS\_ONE}: allow dimensions of -1 and less to be interpreted
3144as real dimensions, not default values.
3145}
3146
3147\wxheading{Remarks}
3148
3149The second form is a convenience for calling the first form with default
3150x and y parameters, and must be used with non-default width and height values.
3151
3152The first form sets the position and optionally size, of the window.
3153Parameters may be -1 to indicate either that a default should be supplied
fc2171bd 3154by wxWidgets, or that the current value of the dimension should be used.
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3156\wxheading{See also}
3157
3158\helpref{wxWindow::Move}{wxwindowmove}
3159
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3161implements the following methods:\par
3162\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
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3164\twocolitem{{\bf SetSize(size)}}{}
3165\twocolitem{{\bf SetPosition(point)}}{}
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3167}
3168
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3170\membersection{wxWindow::SetSizeHints}\label{wxwindowsetsizehints}
3171
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3173 \param{int}{ incW=-1}, \param{int}{ incH=-1}}
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3177
3178
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3179Allows specification of minimum and maximum window sizes, and window size increments.
3180If a pair of values is not set (or set to -1), the default values will be used.
3181
3182\wxheading{Parameters}
3183
3184\docparam{minW}{Specifies the minimum width allowable.}
3185
3186\docparam{minH}{Specifies the minimum height allowable.}
3187
3188\docparam{maxW}{Specifies the maximum width allowable.}
3189
3190\docparam{maxH}{Specifies the maximum height allowable.}
3191
3192\docparam{incW}{Specifies the increment for sizing the width (Motif/Xt only).}
3193
3194\docparam{incH}{Specifies the increment for sizing the height (Motif/Xt only).}
3195
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3197
3198\docparam{maxSize}{Maximum size.}
3199
3200\docparam{incSize}{Increment size (Motif/Xt only).}
3201
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3203
3204If this function is called, the user will not be able to size the window outside the
3205given bounds.
3206
3207The resizing increments are only significant under Motif or Xt.
3208
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3211
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3214Sets the window to have the given layout sizer. The window
3215will then own the object, and will take care of its deletion.
3216If an existing layout constraints object is already owned by the
cc81d32f 3217window, it will be deleted if the deleteOld parameter is true.
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3221parameter if the {\it sizer}\/ is non-NULL and {\tt false} otherwise.
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3224
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3226the window's sizer. See below.}
3227
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3229Pass false if you wish to handle deleting the old sizer yourself.}
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3231\wxheading{Remarks}
3232
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3235
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3238explicitly. When setting both a wxSizer and a \helpref{wxLayoutConstraints}{wxlayoutconstraints},
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3239only the sizer will have effect.
3240
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3242\membersection{wxWindow::SetSizerAndFit}\label{wxwindowsetsizerandfit}
3243
cc81d32f 3244\func{void}{SetSizerAndFit}{\param{wxSizer* }{sizer}, \param{bool }{deleteOld=true}}
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3246The same as \helpref{SetSizer}{wxwindowsetsizer}, except it also sets the size hints
3247for the window based on the sizer's minimum size.
3248
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3250\membersection{wxWindow::SetTitle}\label{wxwindowsettitle}
3251
3252\func{virtual void}{SetTitle}{\param{const wxString\& }{title}}
3253
3254Sets the window's title. Applicable only to frames and dialogs.
3255
3256\wxheading{Parameters}
3257
3258\docparam{title}{The window's title.}
3259
3260\wxheading{See also}
3261
3262\helpref{wxWindow::GetTitle}{wxwindowgettitle}
3263
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3266
3267\func{virtual void}{SetThemeEnabled}{\param{bool }{enable}}
3268
3269This function tells a window if it should use the system's "theme" code
3270to draw the windows' background instead if its own background drawing
3271code. This does not always have any effect since the underlying platform
3272obviously needs to support the notion of themes in user defined windows.
3273One such platform is GTK+ where windows can have (very colourful) backgrounds
3274defined by a user's selected theme.
3275
cc81d32f 3276Dialogs, notebook pages and the status bar have this flag set to true
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3278
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3280\membersection{wxWindow::SetToolTip}\label{wxwindowsettooltip}
3281
3282\func{void}{SetToolTip}{\param{const wxString\& }{tip}}
3283
3284\func{void}{SetToolTip}{\param{wxToolTip* }{tip}}
3285
c9f00eeb 3286Attach a tooltip to the window.
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c9f00eeb 3288See also: \helpref{GetToolTip}{wxwindowgettooltip},
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3292\membersection{wxWindow::SetValidator}\label{wxwindowsetvalidator}
3293
3294\func{virtual void}{SetValidator}{\param{const wxValidator\&}{ validator}}
3295
3296Deletes the current validator (if any) and sets the window validator, having called wxValidator::Clone to
3297create a new validator of this type.
3298
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3300\membersection{wxWindow::SetVirtualSize}\label{wxwindowsetvirtualsize}
3301
3302\func{void}{SetVirtualSize}{\param{int}{ width}, \param{int}{ height}}
3303
3304\func{void}{SetVirtualSize}{\param{const wxSize\&}{ size}}
3305
3306Sets the virtual size of the window in pixels.
3307
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3309\membersection{wxWindow::SetVirtualSizeHints}\label{wxwindowsetvirtualsizehints}
3310
3311\func{virtual void}{SetVirtualSizeHints}{\param{int}{ minW},\param{int}{ minH}, \param{int}{ maxW=-1}, \param{int}{ maxH=-1}}
3312
324eeecb 3313\func{void}{SetVirtualSizeHints}{\param{const wxSize\&}{ minSize=wxDefaultSize},
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3315
3316
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3317Allows specification of minimum and maximum virtual window sizes.
3318If a pair of values is not set (or set to -1), the default values
3319will be used.
3320
3321\wxheading{Parameters}
3322
3323\docparam{minW}{Specifies the minimum width allowable.}
3324
3325\docparam{minH}{Specifies the minimum height allowable.}
3326
3327\docparam{maxW}{Specifies the maximum width allowable.}
3328
3329\docparam{maxH}{Specifies the maximum height allowable.}
3330
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3331\docparam{minSize}{Minimum size.}
3332
3333\docparam{maxSize}{Maximum size.}
3334
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3336
3337If this function is called, the user will not be able to size the virtual area
3338of the window outside the given bounds.
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3341\membersection{wxWindow::SetWindowStyle}\label{wxwindowsetwindowstyle}
3342
3343\func{void}{SetWindowStyle}{\param{long}{ style}}
3344
3345Identical to \helpref{SetWindowStyleFlag}{wxwindowsetwindowstyleflag}.
3346
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3348\membersection{wxWindow::SetWindowStyleFlag}\label{wxwindowsetwindowstyleflag}
3349
3350\func{virtual void}{SetWindowStyleFlag}{\param{long}{ style}}
3351
3352Sets the style of the window. Please note that some styles cannot be changed
3353after the window creation and that \helpref{Refresh()}{wxwindowrefresh} might
3354be called after changing the others for the change to take place immediately.
3355
b2cf617c 3356See \helpref{Window styles}{windowstyles} for more information about flags.
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3357
3358\wxheading{See also}
3359
3360\helpref{GetWindowStyleFlag}{wxwindowgetwindowstyleflag}
3361
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3363\membersection{wxWindow::SetWindowVariant}\label{wxwindowsetwindowvariant}
3364
3365\func{void}{SetWindowVariant}{\param{wxWindowVariant}{variant}}
3366
3367This function can be called under all platforms but only does anything under
3368Mac OS X 10.3+ currently. Under this system, each of the standard control can
dbd94b75 3369exist in several sizes which correspond to the elements of wxWindowVariant
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3370enum:
3371\begin{verbatim}
3372enum wxWindowVariant
3373{
3374 wxWINDOW_VARIANT_NORMAL, // Normal size
3375 wxWINDOW_VARIANT_SMALL, // Smaller size (about 25 % smaller than normal )
3376 wxWINDOW_VARIANT_MINI, // Mini size (about 33 % smaller than normal )
3377 wxWINDOW_VARIANT_LARGE, // Large size (about 25 % larger than normal )
3378};
3379\end{verbatim}
3380
3381By default the controls use the normal size, of course, but this function can
3382be used to change this.
3383
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3385\membersection{wxWindow::ShouldInheritColours}\label{wxwindowshouldinheritcolours}
3386
3387\func{virtual bool}{ShouldInheritColours}{\void}
3388
324eeecb 3389Return \true from here to allow the colours of this window to be changed by
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3390\helpref{InheritAttributes}{wxwindowinheritattributes}, returning \false
3391forbids inheriting them from the parent window.
3392
324eeecb 3393The base class version returns \false, but this method is overridden in
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3394\helpref{wxControl}{wxcontrol} where it returns \true.
3395
3396
aeab10d0 3397\membersection{wxWindow::Show}\label{wxwindowshow}
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cc81d32f 3399\func{virtual bool}{Show}{\param{bool}{ show = {\tt true}}}
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be90c029 3401Shows or hides the window. You may need to call \helpref{Raise}{wxwindowraise}
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3402for a top level window if you want to bring it to top, although this is not
3403needed if Show() is called immediately after the frame creation.
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3405\wxheading{Parameters}
3406
cc81d32f 3407\docparam{show}{If {\tt true} displays the window. Otherwise, hides it.}
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3408
3409\wxheading{Return value}
3410
cc81d32f 3411{\tt true} if the window has been shown or hidden or {\tt false} if nothing was
bc5879ef 3412done because it already was in the requested state.
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3414\wxheading{See also}
3415
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3416\helpref{wxWindow::IsShown}{wxwindowisshown},\rtfsp
3417\helpref{wxWindow::Hide}{wxwindowhide},\rtfsp
3418\helpref{wxRadioBox::Show}{wxradioboxshow}
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3421\membersection{wxWindow::Thaw}\label{wxwindowthaw}
3422
3423\func{virtual void}{Thaw}{\void}
3424
324eeecb 3425Reenables window updating after a previous call to
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3426\helpref{Freeze}{wxwindowfreeze}. To really thaw the control, it must be called
3427exactly the same number of times as \helpref{Freeze}{wxwindowfreeze}.
3428
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3430\membersection{wxWindow::TransferDataFromWindow}\label{wxwindowtransferdatafromwindow}
3431
3432\func{virtual bool}{TransferDataFromWindow}{\void}
3433
3434Transfers values from child controls to data areas specified by their validators. Returns
cc81d32f 3435{\tt false} if a transfer failed.
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3437If the window has {\tt wxWS\_EX\_VALIDATE\_RECURSIVELY} extra style flag set,
3438the method will also call TransferDataFromWindow() of all child windows.
3439
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3440\wxheading{See also}
3441
3442\helpref{wxWindow::TransferDataToWindow}{wxwindowtransferdatatowindow},\rtfsp
3443\helpref{wxValidator}{wxvalidator}, \helpref{wxWindow::Validate}{wxwindowvalidate}
3444
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3446\membersection{wxWindow::TransferDataToWindow}\label{wxwindowtransferdatatowindow}
3447
3448\func{virtual bool}{TransferDataToWindow}{\void}
3449
3450Transfers values to child controls from data areas specified by their validators.
3451
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3452If the window has {\tt wxWS\_EX\_VALIDATE\_RECURSIVELY} extra style flag set,
3453the method will also call TransferDataToWindow() of all child windows.
3454
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3455\wxheading{Return value}
3456
cc81d32f 3457Returns {\tt false} if a transfer failed.
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3458
3459\wxheading{See also}
3460
3461\helpref{wxWindow::TransferDataFromWindow}{wxwindowtransferdatafromwindow},\rtfsp
3462\helpref{wxValidator}{wxvalidator}, \helpref{wxWindow::Validate}{wxwindowvalidate}
3463
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3465\membersection{wxWindow::UnregisterHotKey}\label{wxwindowunregisterhotkey}
3466
3467\func{bool}{UnregisterHotKey}{\param{int}{ hotkeyId}}
3468
3469Unregisters a system wide hotkey.
3470
3471\wxheading{Parameters}
3472
3473\docparam{hotkeyId}{Numeric identifier of the hotkey. Must be the same id that was passed to RegisterHotKey.}
3474
3475\wxheading{Return value}
3476
3477{\tt true} if the hotkey was unregistered successfully, {\tt false} if the id was invalid.
3478
3479\wxheading{Remarks}
3480
3481This function is currently only implemented under MSW.
3482
3483\wxheading{See also}
3484
3485\helpref{wxWindow::RegisterHotKey}{wxwindowregisterhotkey}
3486
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3488\membersection{wxWindow::Update}\label{wxwindowupdate}
3489
3490\func{virtual void}{Update}{\void}
3491
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3492Calling this method immediately repaints the invalidated area of the window and
3493all of its children recursively while this would usually only happen when the
3494flow of control returns to the event loop. Notice that this function doesn't
3495refresh the window and does nothing if the window hadn't been already
3496repainted. Use \helpref{Refresh}{wxwindowrefresh} first if you want to
3497immediately redraw the window unconditionally.
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3500\membersection{wxWindow::UpdateWindowUI}\label{wxwindowupdatewindowui}
3501
c0d26c0f 3502\func{virtual void}{UpdateWindowUI}{\param{long}{ flags = wxUPDATE\_UI\_NONE}}
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3503
3504This function sends \helpref{wxUpdateUIEvents}{wxupdateuievent} to
3505the window. The particular implementation depends on the window; for
3506example a wxToolBar will send an update UI event for each toolbar button,
3507and a wxFrame will send an update UI event for each menubar menu item.
3508You can call this function from your application to ensure that your
3509UI is up-to-date at this point (as far as your wxUpdateUIEvent handlers
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3511\helpref{wxUpdateUIEvent::SetMode}{wxupdateuieventsetmode} or
e39af974 3512\helpref{wxUpdateUIEvent::SetUpdateInterval}{wxupdateuieventsetupdateinterval} to
fc2171bd 3513limit the overhead that wxWidgets incurs by sending update UI events in idle time.
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3514
3515{\it flags} should be a bitlist of one or more of the following values.
3516
3517\begin{verbatim}
3518enum wxUpdateUI
3519{
3520 wxUPDATE_UI_NONE = 0x0000, // No particular value
3521 wxUPDATE_UI_RECURSE = 0x0001, // Call the function for descendants
3522 wxUPDATE_UI_FROMIDLE = 0x0002 // Invoked from On(Internal)Idle
3523};
3524\end{verbatim}
3525
3526If you are calling this function from an OnInternalIdle or OnIdle
3527function, make sure you pass the wxUPDATE\_UI\_FROMIDLE flag, since
3528this tells the window to only update the UI elements that need
3529to be updated in idle time. Some windows update their elements
3530only when necessary, for example when a menu is about to be shown.
3531The following is an example of how to call UpdateWindowUI from
3532an idle function.
3533
3534\begin{verbatim}
3535void MyWindow::OnInternalIdle()
3536{
3537 if (wxUpdateUIEvent::CanUpdate(this))
3538 UpdateWindowUI(wxUPDATE_UI_FROMIDLE);
3539}
3540\end{verbatim}
3541
3542\wxheading{See also}
3543
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3544\helpref{wxUpdateUIEvent}{wxupdateuievent},
3545\helpref{wxWindow::DoUpdateWindowUI}{wxwindowdoupdatewindowui},
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3546\helpref{wxWindow::OnInternalIdle}{wxwindowoninternalidle}
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3549\membersection{wxWindow::Validate}\label{wxwindowvalidate}
3550
3551\func{virtual bool}{Validate}{\void}
3552
3553Validates the current values of the child controls using their validators.
3554
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3555If the window has {\tt wxWS\_EX\_VALIDATE\_RECURSIVELY} extra style flag set,
3556the method will also call Validate() of all child windows.
3557
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3558\wxheading{Return value}
3559
cc81d32f 3560Returns {\tt false} if any of the validations failed.
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3562\wxheading{See also}
3563
3564\helpref{wxWindow::TransferDataFromWindow}{wxwindowtransferdatafromwindow},\rtfsp
3980000c 3565\helpref{wxWindow::TransferDataToWindow}{wxwindowtransferdatatowindow},\rtfsp
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3566\helpref{wxValidator}{wxvalidator}
3567
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3569\membersection{wxWindow::WarpPointer}\label{wxwindowwarppointer}
3570
3571\func{void}{WarpPointer}{\param{int}{ x}, \param{int}{ y}}
3572
3573Moves the pointer to the given position on the window.
3574
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3575{\bf NB: } This function is not supported under Mac because Apple Human
3576Interface Guidelines forbid moving the mouse cursor programmatically.
3577
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3578\wxheading{Parameters}
3579
3580\docparam{x}{The new x position for the cursor.}
3581
3582\docparam{y}{The new y position for the cursor.}
3583