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1\section{\class{wxContextHelp}}\label{wxcontexthelp}
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3This class changes the cursor to a query and puts the application into a 'context-sensitive help mode'.
4When the user left-clicks on a window within the specified window, a wxEVT\_HELP event is
5sent to that control, and the application may respond to it by popping up some help.
6
7For example:
8
9\begin{verbatim}
10 wxContextHelp contextHelp(myWindow);
11\end{verbatim}
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13There are a couple of ways to invoke this behaviour implicitly:
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15\begin{itemize}
16\item Use the wxDIALOG\_EX\_CONTEXTHELP style for a dialog (Windows only). This will put a question mark
17in the titlebar, and Windows will put the application into context-sensitive help mode automatically,
18with further programming.
19\item Create a \helpref{wxContextHelpButton}{wxcontexthelpbutton}, whose predefined behaviour is to create a context help object.
20Normally you will write your application so that this button is only added to a dialog for non-Windows platforms
21(use wxDIALOG\_EX\_CONTEXTHELP on Windows).
22\end{itemize}
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24Note that on Mac OS X, the cursor does not change when in context-sensitive
25help mode.
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27\wxheading{Derived from}
28
29\helpref{wxObject}{wxobject}
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31\wxheading{Include files}
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33<wx/cshelp.h>
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35\wxheading{See also}
36
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37\helpref{wxHelpEvent}{wxhelpevent},
38\helpref{wxHelpController}{wxhelpcontroller},
39\helpref{wxContextHelpButton}{wxcontexthelpbutton}
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41\latexignore{\rtfignore{\wxheading{Members}}}
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f510b7b2 43\membersection{wxContextHelp::wxContextHelp}\label{wxcontexthelpctor}
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cc81d32f 45\func{}{wxContextHelp}{\param{wxWindow*}{ window = NULL}, \param{bool}{ doNow = true}}
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47Constructs a context help object, calling \helpref{BeginContextHelp}{wxcontexthelpbegincontexthelp} if\rtfsp
cc81d32f 48{\it doNow} is true (the default).
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50If {\it window} is NULL, the top window is used.
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f510b7b2 52\membersection{wxContextHelp::\destruct{wxContextHelp}}\label{wxcontexthelpdtor}
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54\func{}{\destruct{wxContextHelp}}{\void}
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56Destroys the context help object.
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58\membersection{wxContextHelp::BeginContextHelp}\label{wxcontexthelpbegincontexthelp}
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60\func{bool}{BeginContextHelp}{\param{wxWindow*}{ window = NULL}}
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62Puts the application into context-sensitive help mode. {\it window} is the window
63which will be used to catch events; if NULL, the top window will be used.
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cc81d32f 65Returns true if the application was successfully put into context-sensitive help mode.
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66This function only returns when the event loop has finished.
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68\membersection{wxContextHelp::EndContextHelp}\label{wxcontexthelpendcontexthelp}
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70\func{bool}{EndContextHelp}{\void}
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72Ends context-sensitive help mode. Not normally called by the application.
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74\section{\class{wxContextHelpButton}}\label{wxcontexthelpbutton}
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76Instances of this class may be used to add a question mark button that when pressed, puts the
77application into context-help mode. It does this by creating a \helpref{wxContextHelp}{wxcontexthelp} object which itself
78generates a wxEVT\_HELP event when the user clicks on a window.
79
80On Windows, you may add a question-mark icon to a dialog by use of the wxDIALOG\_EX\_CONTEXTHELP extra style, but
81on other platforms you will have to add a button explicitly, usually next to OK, Cancel or similar buttons.
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83\wxheading{Derived from}
84
85\helpref{wxBitmapButton}{wxbitmapbutton}\\
86\helpref{wxButton}{wxbutton}\\
87\helpref{wxControl}{wxcontrol}\\
88\helpref{wxWindow}{wxwindow}\\
89\helpref{wxEvtHandler}{wxevthandler}\\
90\helpref{wxObject}{wxobject}
91
92\wxheading{Include files}
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94<wx/cshelp.h>
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96\wxheading{See also}
97
98\helpref{wxBitmapButton}{wxbitmapbutton}, \helpref{wxContextHelp}{wxcontexthelp}
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100\latexignore{\rtfignore{\wxheading{Members}}}
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102\membersection{wxContextHelpButton::wxContextHelpButton}\label{wxcontexthelpbuttonconstr}
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104\func{}{wxContextHelpButton}{\void}
105
106Default constructor.
107
108\func{}{wxContextHelpButton}{
109\param{wxWindow* }{parent},
e7240349 110\param{wxWindowID }{id = wxID\_CONTEXT\_HELP},
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111\param{const wxPoint\& }{pos = wxDefaultPosition},
112\param{const wxSize\& }{size = wxDefaultSize},
113\param{long }{style = wxBU\_AUTODRAW}}
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115Constructor, creating and showing a context help button.
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117\wxheading{Parameters}
118
119\docparam{parent}{Parent window. Must not be NULL.}
120
121\docparam{id}{Button identifier. Defaults to wxID\_CONTEXT\_HELP.}
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123\docparam{pos}{Button position.}
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125\docparam{size}{Button size. If the default size (-1, -1) is specified then the button is sized
126appropriately for the question mark bitmap.}
127
128\docparam{style}{Window style.}
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130\wxheading{Remarks}
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132Normally you need pass only the parent window to the constructor, and use the defaults for the remaining parameters.
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