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1\section{\class{wxWindow}}\label{wxwindow}
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3wxWindow is the base class for all windows and represents any visible objecto n
4screen. All controls, top level windows and so on are windows. Sizers and
5device contexts are not, however, as they don't appear on screen themselves.
6
7Please note that all children of the window will be deleted automatically by
8the destructor before the window itself is deleted which means that you don't
9have to worry about deleting them manually. Please see the \helpref{window
10deletion overview}{windowdeletionoverview} for more information.
11
12Also note that in this, and many others, wxWindows classes some
13\texttt{GetXXX()} methods may be overloaded (as, for example,
14\helpref{GetSize}{wxwindowgetsize} or
15\helpref{GetClientSize}{wxwindowgetclientsize}). In this case, the overloads
16are non-virtual because having multiple virtual functions with the same name
17results in a virtual function name hiding at the derived class level (in
18English, this means that the derived class has to override all overloaded
19variants if it overrides any of them). To allow overriding them in the derived
20class, wxWindows uses a unique protected virtual \texttt{DoGetXXX()} method
21and all \texttt{GetXXX()} ones are forwarded to it, so overriding the former
22changes the behaviour of the latter.
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24\wxheading{Derived from}
25
26\helpref{wxEvtHandler}{wxevthandler}\\
27\helpref{wxObject}{wxobject}
28
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29\wxheading{Include files}
30
31<wx/window.h>
32
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33\wxheading{Window styles}
34
35The following styles can apply to all windows, although they will not always make sense for a particular
4130b487 36window class or on all platforms.
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38\twocolwidtha{5cm}%
39\begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
40\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxSIMPLE\_BORDER}}{Displays a thin border around the window. wxBORDER is the old name
27d029c7 41for this style. }
69a126b0 42\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxDOUBLE\_BORDER}}{Displays a double border. Windows and Mac only.}
a660d684 43\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxSUNKEN\_BORDER}}{Displays a sunken border.}
69a126b0 44\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxRAISED\_BORDER}}{Displays a raised border.}
6453876e 45\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxSTATIC\_BORDER}}{Displays a border suitable for a static control. Windows only. }
8d99dec0 46\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxNO\_BORDER}}{Displays no border, overriding the default border style for the window.}
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47\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxTRANSPARENT\_WINDOW}}{The window is transparent, that is, it will not receive paint
48events. Windows only.}
a660d684 49\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxTAB\_TRAVERSAL}}{Use this to enable tab traversal for non-dialog windows.}
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50\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWANTS\_CHARS}}{Use this to indicate that
51the window wants to get all char/key events for all keys - even for
52keys like TAB or ENTER which are usually used for dialog navigation
53and which wouldn't be generated without this style. If you need to
54use this style in order to get the arrows or etc., but would still like to have
55normal keyboard navigation take place, you should create and send a
56wxNavigationKeyEvent in response to the key events for Tab and
57Shift-Tab.}
f6bcfd97 58\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxNO\_FULL\_REPAINT\_ON\_RESIZE}}{Disables repainting
895fc9cb 59the window completely when its size is changed - you will have to repaint the
f6bcfd97 60new window area manually if you use this style. Currently only has an effect for
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62\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxVSCROLL}}{Use this style to enable a vertical scrollbar.}
63\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxHSCROLL}}{Use this style to enable a horizontal scrollbar.}
3c9676ea 64\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxALWAYS\_SHOW\_SB}}{If a window has scrollbars,
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65disable them instead of hiding them when they are not needed (i.e. when the
66size of the window is big enough to not require the scrollbars to navigate it).
67This style is currently only implemented for wxMSW and wxUniversal and does
68nothing on the other platforms.}
884360bc 69\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxCLIP\_CHILDREN}}{Use this style to eliminate flicker caused by the background being
6453876e 70repainted, then children being painted over them. Windows only.}
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71\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxFULL\_REPAINT\_ON\_RESIZE}}{Use this style to force
72a complete redraw of the window whenever it is resized instead of redrawing
73just the part of the window affected by resizing. Note that this was the
74behaviour by default before 2.5.1 release and that if you experience redraw
75problems with the code which previously used to work you may want to try this.}
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76\end{twocollist}
77
78See also \helpref{window styles overview}{windowstyles}.
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80\wxheading{Extra window styles}
81
82The following are extra styles, set using \helpref{wxWindow::SetExtraStyle}{wxwindowsetextrastyle}.
83
84\twocolwidtha{5cm}%
85\begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
86\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_VALIDATE\_RECURSIVELY}}{By default, Validate/TransferDataTo/FromWindow()
87only work on direct children of the window (compatible behaviour). Set this flag to make them recursively
88descend into all subwindows.}
89\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_BLOCK\_EVENTS}}{wxCommandEvents and the objects of the derived classes are forwarded to the
90parent window and so on recursively by default. Using this flag for the
91given window allows to block this propagation at this window, i.e. prevent
92the events from being propagated further upwards. Dialogs have this
93flag on by default.}
94\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_TRANSIENT}}{Don't use this window as an implicit parent for the other windows: this must
95be used with transient windows as otherwise there is the risk of creating a
96dialog/frame with this window as a parent which would lead to a crash if the
97parent is destroyed before the child.}
98\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_PROCESS\_IDLE}}{This window should always process idle events, even
99if the mode set by \helpref{wxIdleEvent::SetMode}{wxidleeventsetmode} is wxIDLE\_PROCESS\_SPECIFIED.}
100\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_PROCESS\_UI\_UPDATES}}{This window should always process UI update events,
101even if the mode set by \helpref{wxUpdateUIEvent::SetMode}{wxupdateuieventsetmode} is wxUPDATE\_UI\_PROCESS\_SPECIFIED.}
102\end{twocollist}
103
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104\wxheading{See also}
105
106\helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
107
108\latexignore{\rtfignore{\wxheading{Members}}}
109
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f6bcfd97 111\membersection{wxWindow::wxWindow}\label{wxwindowctor}
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113\func{}{wxWindow}{\void}
114
115Default constructor.
116
eaaa6a06 117\func{}{wxWindow}{\param{wxWindow*}{ parent}, \param{wxWindowID }{id},
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118 \param{const wxPoint\& }{pos = wxDefaultPosition},
119 \param{const wxSize\& }{size = wxDefaultSize},
eaaa6a06 120 \param{long }{style = 0},
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121 \param{const wxString\& }{name = wxPanelNameStr}}
122
123Constructs a window, which can be a child of a frame, dialog or any other non-control window.
124
125\wxheading{Parameters}
126
127\docparam{parent}{Pointer to a parent window.}
128
129\docparam{id}{Window identifier. If -1, will automatically create an identifier.}
130
131\docparam{pos}{Window position. wxDefaultPosition is (-1, -1) which indicates that wxWindows
132should generate a default position for the window. If using the wxWindow class directly, supply
133an actual position.}
134
135\docparam{size}{Window size. wxDefaultSize is (-1, -1) which indicates that wxWindows
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136should generate a default size for the window. If no suitable size can be found, the
137window will be sized to 20x20 pixels so that the window is visible but obviously not
138correctly sized. }
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140\docparam{style}{Window style. For generic window styles, please see \helpref{wxWindow}{wxwindow}.}
141
142\docparam{name}{Window name.}
143
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145\membersection{wxWindow::\destruct{wxWindow}}
146
147\func{}{\destruct{wxWindow}}{\void}
148
149Destructor. Deletes all subwindows, then deletes itself. Instead of using
150the {\bf delete} operator explicitly, you should normally
151use \helpref{wxWindow::Destroy}{wxwindowdestroy} so that wxWindows
152can delete a window only when it is safe to do so, in idle time.
153
154\wxheading{See also}
155
156\helpref{Window deletion overview}{windowdeletionoverview},\rtfsp
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157\helpref{wxWindow::Destroy}{wxwindowdestroy},\rtfsp
158\helpref{wxCloseEvent}{wxcloseevent}
159
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161\membersection{wxWindow::AddChild}
162
163\func{virtual void}{AddChild}{\param{wxWindow* }{child}}
164
165Adds a child window. This is called automatically by window creation
166functions so should not be required by the application programmer.
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168Notice that this function is mostly internal to wxWindows and shouldn't be
169called by the user code.
170
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171\wxheading{Parameters}
172
173\docparam{child}{Child window to add.}
174
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176\membersection{wxWindow::CaptureMouse}\label{wxwindowcapturemouse}
177
178\func{virtual void}{CaptureMouse}{\void}
179
180Directs all mouse input to this window. Call \helpref{wxWindow::ReleaseMouse}{wxwindowreleasemouse} to
181release the capture.
182
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183Note that wxWindows maintains the stack of windows having captured the mouse
184and when the mouse is released the capture returns to the window which had had
185captured it previously and it is only really released if there were no previous
186window. In particular, this means that you must release the mouse as many times
187as you capture it.
188
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189\wxheading{See also}
190
191\helpref{wxWindow::ReleaseMouse}{wxwindowreleasemouse}
192
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194\membersection{wxWindow::Center}\label{wxwindowcenter}
195
eaaa6a06 196\func{void}{Center}{\param{int}{ direction}}
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198A synonym for \helpref{Centre}{wxwindowcentre}.
199
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201\membersection{wxWindow::CenterOnParent}\label{wxwindowcenteronparent}
202
203\func{void}{CenterOnParent}{\param{int}{ direction}}
204
205A synonym for \helpref{CentreOnParent}{wxwindowcentreonparent}.
206
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208\membersection{wxWindow::CenterOnScreen}\label{wxwindowcenteronscreen}
209
210\func{void}{CenterOnScreen}{\param{int}{ direction}}
211
212A synonym for \helpref{CentreOnScreen}{wxwindowcentreonscreen}.
213
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215\membersection{wxWindow::Centre}\label{wxwindowcentre}
216
7eb4e9cc 217\func{void}{Centre}{\param{int}{ direction = wxBOTH}}
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219Centres the window.
220
221\wxheading{Parameters}
222
223\docparam{direction}{Specifies the direction for the centering. May be {\tt wxHORIZONTAL}, {\tt wxVERTICAL}\rtfsp
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224or {\tt wxBOTH}. It may also include {\tt wxCENTRE\_ON\_SCREEN} flag
225if you want to center the window on the entire screen and not on its
226parent window.}
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228The flag {\tt wxCENTRE\_FRAME} is obsolete and should not be used any longer
229(it has no effect).
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231\wxheading{Remarks}
232
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233If the window is a top level one (i.e. doesn't have a parent), it will be
234centered relative to the screen anyhow.
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236\wxheading{See also}
237
238\helpref{wxWindow::Center}{wxwindowcenter}
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241\membersection{wxWindow::CentreOnParent}\label{wxwindowcentreonparent}
242
7eb4e9cc 243\func{void}{CentreOnParent}{\param{int}{ direction = wxBOTH}}
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c9f00eeb 245Centres the window on its parent. This is a more readable synonym for
7eb4e9cc 246\helpref{Centre}{wxwindowcentre}.
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248\wxheading{Parameters}
249
250\docparam{direction}{Specifies the direction for the centering. May be {\tt wxHORIZONTAL}, {\tt wxVERTICAL}\rtfsp
251or {\tt wxBOTH}.}
252
253\wxheading{Remarks}
254
255This methods provides for a way to center top level windows over their
256parents instead of the entire screen. If there is no parent or if the
c9f00eeb 257window is not a top level window, then behaviour is the same as
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258\helpref{wxWindow::Centre}{wxwindowcentre}.
259
260\wxheading{See also}
261
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262\helpref{wxWindow::CentreOnScreen}{wxwindowcenteronscreen}
263
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265\membersection{wxWindow::CentreOnScreen}\label{wxwindowcentreonscreen}
266
267\func{void}{CentreOnScreen}{\param{int}{ direction = wxBOTH}}
268
269Centres the window on screen. This only works for top level windows -
270otherwise, the window will still be centered on its parent.
271
272\wxheading{Parameters}
273
274\docparam{direction}{Specifies the direction for the centering. May be {\tt wxHORIZONTAL}, {\tt wxVERTICAL}\rtfsp
275or {\tt wxBOTH}.}
276
277\wxheading{See also}
278
279\helpref{wxWindow::CentreOnParent}{wxwindowcenteronparent}
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5da0803c 282\membersection{wxWindow::ClearBackground}\label{wxwindowclearbackground}
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5da0803c 284\func{void}{ClearBackground}{\void}
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286Clears the window by filling it with the current background colour. Does not
287cause an erase background event to be generated.
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290\membersection{wxWindow::ClientToScreen}
291
292\constfunc{virtual void}{ClientToScreen}{\param{int* }{x}, \param{int* }{y}}
293
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296
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297\constfunc{virtual wxPoint}{ClientToScreen}{\param{const wxPoint\&}{ pt}}
298
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299Converts to screen coordinates from coordinates relative to this window.
300
301\docparam{x}{A pointer to a integer value for the x coordinate. Pass the client coordinate in, and
302a screen coordinate will be passed out.}
303
304\docparam{y}{A pointer to a integer value for the y coordinate. Pass the client coordinate in, and
305a screen coordinate will be passed out.}
306
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307\docparam{pt}{The client position for the second form of the function.}
308
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310implements the following methods:\par
311\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
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312\twocolitem{{\bf ClientToScreen(point)}}{Accepts and returns a wxPoint}
313\twocolitem{{\bf ClientToScreenXY(x, y)}}{Returns a 2-tuple, (x, y)}
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315}
316
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318\membersection{wxWindow::Close}\label{wxwindowclose}
319
cc81d32f 320\func{bool}{Close}{\param{bool}{ force = {\tt false}}}
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323handler usually tries to close the window. It doesn't close the window itself,
324however.
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326\wxheading{Parameters}
327
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328\docparam{force}{{\tt false} if the window's close handler should be able to veto the destruction
329of this window, {\tt true} if it cannot.}
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331\wxheading{Remarks}
332
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333Close calls the \helpref{close handler}{wxcloseevent} for the window, providing
334an opportunity for the window to choose whether to destroy the window.
335Usually it is only used with the top level windows (wxFrame and wxDialog
336classes) as the others are not supposed to have any special OnClose() logic.
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338The close handler should check whether the window is being deleted forcibly,
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339using \helpref{wxCloseEvent::GetForce}{wxcloseeventgetforce}, in which case it
340should destroy the window using \helpref{wxWindow::Destroy}{wxwindowdestroy}.
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342{\it Note} that calling Close does not guarantee that the window will be
343destroyed; but it provides a way to simulate a manual close of a window, which
344may or may not be implemented by destroying the window. The default
345implementation of wxDialog::OnCloseWindow does not necessarily delete the
346dialog, since it will simply simulate an wxID\_CANCEL event which is handled by
347the appropriate button event handler and may do anything at all.
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349To guarantee that the window will be destroyed, call
350\helpref{wxWindow::Destroy}{wxwindowdestroy} instead
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352\wxheading{See also}
353
354\helpref{Window deletion overview}{windowdeletionoverview},\rtfsp
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355\helpref{wxWindow::Destroy}{wxwindowdestroy},\rtfsp
356\helpref{wxCloseEvent}{wxcloseevent}
357
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359\membersection{wxWindow::ConvertDialogToPixels}\label{wxwindowconvertdialogtopixels}
360
361\func{wxPoint}{ConvertDialogToPixels}{\param{const wxPoint\&}{ pt}}
362
363\func{wxSize}{ConvertDialogToPixels}{\param{const wxSize\&}{ sz}}
364
365Converts a point or size from dialog units to pixels.
366
367For the x dimension, the dialog units are multiplied by the average character width
368and then divided by 4.
369
370For the y dimension, the dialog units are multiplied by the average character height
371and then divided by 8.
372
373\wxheading{Remarks}
374
375Dialog units are used for maintaining a dialog's proportions even if the font changes.
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377You can also use these functions programmatically. A convenience macro is defined:
378
379{\small
380\begin{verbatim}
381#define wxDLG_UNIT(parent, pt) parent->ConvertDialogToPixels(pt)
382\end{verbatim}
383}
384
385\wxheading{See also}
386
387\helpref{wxWindow::ConvertPixelsToDialog}{wxwindowconvertpixelstodialog}
388
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390implements the following methods:\par
391\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
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392\twocolitem{{\bf ConvertDialogPointToPixels(point)}}{Accepts and returns a wxPoint}
393\twocolitem{{\bf ConvertDialogSizeToPixels(size)}}{Accepts and returns a wxSize}
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395
396Additionally, the following helper functions are defined:\par
397\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
c9110876 398\twocolitem{{\bf wxDLG\_PNT(win, point)}}{Converts a wxPoint from dialog
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c9110876 400\twocolitem{{\bf wxDLG\_SZE(win, size)}}{Converts a wxSize from dialog
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402\end{twocollist}}
403}
404
405
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407\membersection{wxWindow::ConvertPixelsToDialog}\label{wxwindowconvertpixelstodialog}
408
409\func{wxPoint}{ConvertPixelsToDialog}{\param{const wxPoint\&}{ pt}}
410
411\func{wxSize}{ConvertPixelsToDialog}{\param{const wxSize\&}{ sz}}
412
413Converts a point or size from pixels to dialog units.
414
415For the x dimension, the pixels are multiplied by 4 and then divided by the average
416character width.
417
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419character height.
420
421\wxheading{Remarks}
422
423Dialog units are used for maintaining a dialog's proportions even if the font changes.
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425\wxheading{See also}
426
427\helpref{wxWindow::ConvertDialogToPixels}{wxwindowconvertdialogtopixels}
428
c92ddcd2 429\pythonnote{In place of a single overloaded method name, wxPythonimplements the following methods:\par
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431\twocolitem{{\bf ConvertDialogPointToPixels(point)}}{Accepts and returns a wxPoint}
432\twocolitem{{\bf ConvertDialogSizeToPixels(size)}}{Accepts and returns a wxSize}
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434}
435
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437\membersection{wxWindow::Destroy}\label{wxwindowdestroy}
438
439\func{virtual bool}{Destroy}{\void}
440
441Destroys the window safely. Use this function instead of the delete operator, since
442different window classes can be destroyed differently. Frames and dialogs
24174c30 443are not destroyed immediately when this function is called -- they are added
a660d684 444to a list of windows to be deleted on idle time, when all the window's events
2edb0bde 445have been processed. This prevents problems with events being sent to non-existent
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446windows.
447
448\wxheading{Return value}
449
cc81d32f 450{\tt true} if the window has either been successfully deleted, or it has been added
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451to the list of windows pending real deletion.
452
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454\membersection{wxWindow::DestroyChildren}
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456\func{virtual void}{DestroyChildren}{\void}
457
458Destroys all children of a window. Called automatically by the destructor.
459
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462
c222be41 463\func{bool}{Disable}{\void}
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cc81d32f 465Disables the window, same as \helpref{Enable({\tt false})}{wxwindowenable}.
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467\wxheading{Return value}
468
cc81d32f 469Returns {\tt true} if the window has been disabled, {\tt false} if it had been
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470already disabled before the call to this function.
471
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473\membersection{wxWindow::DoUpdateWindowUI}\label{wxwindowdoupdatewindowui}
474
475\func{virtual void}{DoUpdateWindowUI}{\param{wxUpdateUIEvent\&}{ event}}
476
477Does the window-specific updating after processing the update event.
478This function is called by \helpref{wxWindow::UpdateWindowUI}{wxwindowupdatewindowui}
479in order to check return values in the \helpref{wxUpdateUIEvent}{wxupdateuievent} and
480act appropriately. For example, to allow frame and dialog title updating, wxWindows
481implements this function as follows:
482
483\begin{verbatim}
484// do the window-specific processing after processing the update event
485void wxTopLevelWindowBase::DoUpdateWindowUI(wxUpdateUIEvent& event)
486{
487 if ( event.GetSetEnabled() )
488 Enable(event.GetEnabled());
489
490 if ( event.GetSetText() )
491 {
492 if ( event.GetText() != GetTitle() )
493 SetTitle(event.GetText());
494 }
495}
496\end{verbatim}
497
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501
8a293590 502\func{virtual void}{DragAcceptFiles}{\param{bool}{ accept}}
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2edb0bde 504Enables or disables eligibility for drop file events (OnDropFiles).
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506\wxheading{Parameters}
507
cc81d32f 508\docparam{accept}{If {\tt true}, the window is eligible for drop file events. If {\tt false}, the window
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509will not accept drop file events.}
510
511\wxheading{Remarks}
512
513Windows only.
514
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517
cc81d32f 518\func{virtual bool}{Enable}{\param{bool}{ enable = {\tt true}}}
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521disabled, all of its children are disabled as well and they are reenabled again
522when the parent is.
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524\wxheading{Parameters}
525
cc81d32f 526\docparam{enable}{If {\tt true}, enables the window for input. If {\tt false}, disables the window.}
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529
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532
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533\wxheading{See also}
534
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535\helpref{wxWindow::IsEnabled}{wxwindowisenabled},\rtfsp
536\helpref{wxWindow::Disable}{wxwindowdisable}
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539\membersection{wxWindow::FindFocus}\label{wxwindowfindfocus}
540
541\func{static wxWindow*}{FindFocus}{\void}
542
543Finds the window or control which currently has the keyboard focus.
544
545\wxheading{Remarks}
546
547Note that this is a static function, so it can be called without needing a wxWindow pointer.
548
549\wxheading{See also}
550
551\helpref{wxWindow::SetFocus}{wxwindowsetfocus}
552
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556
557\func{wxWindow*}{FindWindow}{\param{long}{ id}}
558
559Find a child of this window, by identifier.
560
561\func{wxWindow*}{FindWindow}{\param{const wxString\&}{ name}}
562
563Find a child of this window, by name.
564
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566implements the following methods:\par
567\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
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569\twocolitem{{\bf FindWindowByName(name)}}{Accepts a string}
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571}
572
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f89a1397 574\membersection{wxWindow::FindWindowById}\label{wxwindowfindwindowbyid}
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f89a1397 576\func{static wxWindow*}{FindWindowById}{\param{long}{ id}, \param{wxWindow*}{ parent = NULL}}
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578Find the first window with the given {\it id}.
579
580If {\it parent} is NULL, the search will start from all top-level
581frames and dialog boxes; if non-NULL, the search will be limited to the given window hierarchy.
582The search is recursive in both cases.
583
584\wxheading{See also}
585
f89a1397 586\helpref{FindWindow}{wxwindowfindwindow}
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590
f89a1397 591\func{static wxWindow*}{FindWindowByName}{\param{const wxString\&}{ name}, \param{wxWindow*}{ parent = NULL}}
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593Find a window by its name (as given in a window constructor or {\bf Create} function call).
594If {\it parent} is NULL, the search will start from all top-level
595frames and dialog boxes; if non-NULL, the search will be limited to the given window hierarchy.
596The search is recursive in both cases.
597
598If no window with such name is found,
599\helpref{FindWindowByLabel}{wxwindowfindwindowbylabel} is called.
600
601\wxheading{See also}
602
f89a1397 603\helpref{FindWindow}{wxwindowfindwindow}
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607
f89a1397 608\func{static wxWindow*}{FindWindowByLabel}{\param{const wxString\&}{ label}, \param{wxWindow*}{ parent = NULL}}
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610Find a window by its label. Depending on the type of window, the label may be a window title
611or panel item label. If {\it parent} is NULL, the search will start from all top-level
612frames and dialog boxes; if non-NULL, the search will be limited to the given window hierarchy.
613The search is recursive in both cases.
614
615\wxheading{See also}
616
f89a1397 617\helpref{FindWindow}{wxwindowfindwindow}
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621
622\func{virtual void}{Fit}{\void}
623
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626sizers are used for the subwindows layout. Also, if the window has exactly one
627subwindow it is better (faster and the result is more precise as Fit adds some
628margin to account for fuzziness of its calculations) to call
629
630\begin{verbatim}
631 window->SetClientSize(child->GetSize());
632\end{verbatim}
633
634instead of calling Fit.
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638
639\func{virtual void}{FitInside}{\void}
640
641Similar to \helpref{Fit}{wxwindowfit}, but sizes the interior (virtual) size
642of a window. Mainly useful with scrolled windows to reset scrollbars after
643sizing changes that do not trigger a size event, and/or scrolled windows without
644an interior sizer. This function similarly won't do anything if there are no
645subwindows.
646
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649
650\func{virtual void}{Freeze}{\void}
651
652Freezes the window or, in other words, prevents any updates from taking place
653on screen, the window is not redrawn at all. \helpref{Thaw}{wxwindowthaw} must
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655nested.
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657This method is useful for visual appearance optimization (for example, it
658is a good idea to use it before inserting large amount of text into a
659wxTextCtrl under wxGTK) but is not implemented on all platforms nor for all
660controls so it is mostly just a hint to wxWindows and not a mandatory
661directive.
662
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665
666\constfunc{wxAcceleratorTable*}{GetAcceleratorTable}{\void}
667
668Gets the accelerator table for this window. See \helpref{wxAcceleratorTable}{wxacceleratortable}.
669
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672
673\func{wxAccessibile*}{GetAccessible}{\void}
674
675Returns the accessible object for this window, if any.
676
677See also \helpref{wxAccessible}{wxaccessible}.
678
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681
682\constfunc{wxSize}{GetAdjustedBestSize}{\void}
683
684This method is similar to \helpref{GetBestSize}{wxwindowgetbestsize}, except
685in one thing. GetBestSize should return the minimum untruncated size of the
686window, while this method will return the largest of BestSize and any user
687specified minimum size. ie. it is the minimum size the window should currently
688be drawn at, not the minimal size it can possibly tolerate.
689
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692
693\constfunc{virtual wxColour}{GetBackgroundColour}{\void}
694
695Returns the background colour of the window.
696
697\wxheading{See also}
698
699\helpref{wxWindow::SetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowsetbackgroundcolour},\rtfsp
700\helpref{wxWindow::SetForegroundColour}{wxwindowsetforegroundcolour},\rtfsp
9866d9c2 701\helpref{wxWindow::GetForegroundColour}{wxwindowgetforegroundcolour}
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708This functions returns the best acceptable minimal size for the window. For
709example, for a static control, it will be the minimal size such that the
3e02f5ed 710control label is not truncated. For windows containing subwindows (typically
8771a323 711\helpref{wxPanel}{wxpanel}), the size returned by this function will be the
3e02f5ed 712same as the size the window would have had after calling
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714
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717
718\constfunc{wxCaret *}{GetCaret}{\void}
719
720Returns the \helpref{caret}{wxcaret} associated with the window.
721
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724
725\func{static wxWindow *}{GetCapture}{\void}
726
727Returns the currently captured window.
728
729\wxheading{See also}
730
731\helpref{wxWindow::HasCapture}{wxwindowhascapture},
732\helpref{wxWindow::CaptureMouse}{wxwindowcapturemouse},
733\helpref{wxWindow::ReleaseMouse}{wxwindowreleasemouse},
734\helpref{wxMouseCaptureChangedEvent}{wxmousecapturechangedevent}
735
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738
739\constfunc{virtual int}{GetCharHeight}{\void}
740
741Returns the character height for this window.
742
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745
746\constfunc{virtual int}{GetCharWidth}{\void}
747
748Returns the average character width for this window.
749
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752
c0ed460c 753\func{wxList\&}{GetChildren}{\void}
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759
760\func{static wxVisualAttributes}{GetClassDefaultAttributes}{\param{wxWindowVariant}{ variant = \texttt{wxWINDOW\_VARIANT\_NORMAL}}}
761
762Returns the default font and colours which are used by the control. This is
763useful if you want to use the same font or colour in your own control as in a
764standard control -- which is a much better idea than hard coding specific
765colours or fonts which might look completely out of place on the users
766system, especially if it uses themes.
767
768The \arg{variant} parameter is only relevant under Mac currently and is
769ignore under other platforms. Under Mac, it will change the size of the
770returned font. See \helpref{wxWindow::SetWindowVariant}{wxwindowsetwindowvariant}
771for more about this.
772
773This static method is ``overridden'' in many derived classes and so calling,
488e1507 774for example, \helpref{wxButton}{wxbutton}::GetClassDefaultAttributes() will typically
1b69c815 775return the values appropriate for a button which will be normally different
488e1507 776from those returned by, say, \helpref{wxListCtrl}{wxlistctrl}::GetClassDefaultAttributes().
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778The \texttt{wxVisualAttributes} structure has at least the fields
779\texttt{font}, \texttt{colFg} and \texttt{colBg}. All of them may be invalid
780if it was not possible to determine the default control appearance or,
781especially for the background colour, if the field doesn't make sense as is
782the case for \texttt{colBg} for the controls with themed background.
783
784
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786
c66c3af1 787\constfunc{void}{GetClientSize}{\param{int* }{width}, \param{int* }{height}}
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c9f00eeb 789\perlnote{In wxPerl this method takes no parameter and returns
d2c2afc9 790a 2-element list {\tt (width, height)}.}
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c66c3af1 792\constfunc{wxSize}{GetClientSize}{\void}
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795The client area is the area which may be drawn on by the programmer,
796excluding title bar, border, scrollbars, etc.
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798\wxheading{Parameters}
799
800\docparam{width}{Receives the client width in pixels.}
801
802\docparam{height}{Receives the client height in pixels.}
803
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805implements the following methods:\par
806\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
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808\twocolitem{{\bf GetClientSize()}}{Returns a wxSize object}
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810}
811
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813
d2c2afc9 814\helpref{GetSize}{wxwindowgetsize},\rtfsp
566d84a7 815\helpref{GetVirtualSize}{wxwindowgetvirtualsize}
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820
821\constfunc{wxLayoutConstraints*}{GetConstraints}{\void}
822
823Returns a pointer to the window's layout constraints, or NULL if there are none.
824
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827
828\constfunc{const wxSizer *}{GetContainingSizer}{\void}
829
830Return the sizer that this window is a member of, if any, otherwise
831{\tt NULL}.
832
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835
836\constfunc{const wxCursor\&}{GetCursor}{\void}
837
838Return the cursor associated with this window.
839
840\wxheading{See also}
841
842\helpref{wxWindow::SetCursor}{wxwindowsetcursor}
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846
847\constfunc{virtual wxVisualAttributes}{GetDefaultAttributes}{\void}
848
849Currently this is the same as calling
850\helpref{GetClassDefaultAttributes}{wxwindowgetclassdefaultattributes}(\helpref{GetWindowVariant}{wxwindowgetwindowvariant}()).
851
852One advantage of using this function compared to the static version is that
853the call is automatically dispatched to the correct class (as usual with
854virtual functions) and you don't have to specify the class name explicitly.
855
856The other one is that in the future this function could return different
857results, for example it might return a different font for an ``Ok'' button
858than for a generic button if the users GUI is configured to show such buttons
859in bold font. Of course, the down side is that it is impossible to call this
860function without actually having an object to apply it to whereas the static
861version can be used without having to create an object first.
862
863
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865
866\constfunc{wxDropTarget*}{GetDropTarget}{\void}
867
868Returns the associated drop target, which may be NULL.
869
870\wxheading{See also}
871
c9f00eeb 872\helpref{wxWindow::SetDropTarget}{wxwindowsetdroptarget},
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874
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877
878\constfunc{wxEvtHandler*}{GetEventHandler}{\void}
879
880Returns the event handler for this window. By default, the window is its
881own event handler.
882
883\wxheading{See also}
884
885\helpref{wxWindow::SetEventHandler}{wxwindowseteventhandler},\rtfsp
886\helpref{wxWindow::PushEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler},\rtfsp
887\helpref{wxWindow::PopEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler},\rtfsp
888\helpref{wxEvtHandler::ProcessEvent}{wxevthandlerprocessevent},\rtfsp
889\helpref{wxEvtHandler}{wxevthandler}\rtfsp
890
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893
894\constfunc{long}{GetExtraStyle}{\void}
895
896Returns the extra style bits for the window.
897
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900
c0ed460c 901\constfunc{wxFont\&}{GetFont}{\void}
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905\wxheading{See also}
906
907\helpref{wxWindow::SetFont}{wxwindowsetfont}
908
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911
912\func{virtual wxColour}{GetForegroundColour}{\void}
913
914Returns the foreground colour of the window.
915
916\wxheading{Remarks}
917
918The interpretation of foreground colour is open to interpretation according
919to the window class; it may be the text colour or other colour, or it may not
920be used at all.
921
922\wxheading{See also}
923
924\helpref{wxWindow::SetForegroundColour}{wxwindowsetforegroundcolour},\rtfsp
925\helpref{wxWindow::SetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowsetbackgroundcolour},\rtfsp
926\helpref{wxWindow::GetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowgetbackgroundcolour}
927
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930
931\constfunc{wxWindow*}{GetGrandParent}{\void}
932
933Returns the grandparent of a window, or NULL if there isn't one.
934
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938\constfunc{void*}{GetHandle}{\void}
939
940Returns the platform-specific handle of the physical window. Cast it to an appropriate
6453876e 941handle, such as {\bf HWND} for Windows, {\bf Widget} for Motif or {\bf GtkWidget} for GTK.
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944
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946
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949
950\constfunc{virtual wxString}{GetHelpText}{\void}
951
952Gets the help text to be used as context-sensitive help for this window.
953
954Note that the text is actually stored by the current \helpref{wxHelpProvider}{wxhelpprovider} implementation,
955and not in the window object itself.
956
957\wxheading{See also}
958
959\helpref{SetHelpText}{wxwindowsethelptext}, \helpref{wxHelpProvider}{wxhelpprovider}
960
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962\membersection{wxWindow::GetId}\label{wxwindowgetid}
963
964\constfunc{int}{GetId}{\void}
965
966Returns the identifier of the window.
967
968\wxheading{Remarks}
969
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971(or the default Id -1) an unique identifier with a negative value will be generated.
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974
b2cf617c 975\helpref{wxWindow::SetId}{wxwindowsetid},\rtfsp
5b6aa0ff 976\helpref{Window identifiers}{windowids}
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980
981\constfunc{virtual wxString }{GetLabel}{\void}
982
983Generic way of getting a label from any window, for
984identification purposes.
985
986\wxheading{Remarks}
987
988The interpretation of this function differs from class to class.
989For frames and dialogs, the value returned is the title. For buttons or static text controls, it is
990the button text. This function can be useful for meta-programs (such as testing
991tools or special-needs access programs) which need to identify windows
992by name.
993
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996
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999Returns the window's name.
1000
1001\wxheading{Remarks}
1002
1003This name is not guaranteed to be unique; it is up to the programmer to supply an appropriate
1004name in the window constructor or via \helpref{wxWindow::SetName}{wxwindowsetname}.
1005
1006\wxheading{See also}
1007
1008\helpref{wxWindow::SetName}{wxwindowsetname}
1009
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1012
1013\constfunc{virtual wxWindow*}{GetParent}{\void}
1014
1015Returns the parent of the window, or NULL if there is no parent.
1016
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1019
1020\constfunc{virtual void}{GetPosition}{\param{int* }{x}, \param{int* }{y}}
1021
1022\constfunc{wxPoint}{GetPosition}{\void}
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1025for the child windows or relative to the display origin for the top level
1026windows.
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1028\wxheading{Parameters}
1029
1030\docparam{x}{Receives the x position of the window.}
1031
1032\docparam{y}{Receives the y position of the window.}
1033
1034\pythonnote{In place of a single overloaded method name, wxPython
1035implements the following methods:\par
1036\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
1037\twocolitem{{\bf GetPosition()}}{Returns a wxPoint}
1038\twocolitem{{\bf GetPositionTuple()}}{Returns a tuple (x, y)}
1039\end{twocollist}}
1040}
1041
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1043method:\par
1044\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
1045\twocolitem{{\bf GetPosition()}}{Returns a Wx::Point}
1046\twocolitem{{\bf GetPositionXY()}}{Returns a 2-element list
1047 {\tt ( x, y )}}
1048\end{twocollist}
1049}}
1050
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1053
1054\constfunc{virtual wxRect}{GetRect}{\void}
1055
1056Returns the size and position of the window as a \helpref{wxRect}{wxrect} object.
1057
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1063Returns the built-in scrollbar thumb size.
1064
1065\wxheading{See also}
1066
1067\helpref{wxWindow::SetScrollbar}{wxwindowsetscrollbar}
1068
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1071
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1074Returns the built-in scrollbar position.
1075
1076\wxheading{See also}
1077
1078See \helpref{wxWindow::SetScrollbar}{wxwindowsetscrollbar}
1079
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1082
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1085Returns the built-in scrollbar range.
1086
1087\wxheading{See also}
1088
1089\helpref{wxWindow::SetScrollbar}{wxwindowsetscrollbar}
1090
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c66c3af1 1094\constfunc{void}{GetSize}{\param{int* }{width}, \param{int* }{height}}
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c66c3af1 1096\constfunc{wxSize}{GetSize}{\void}
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1101\wxheading{Parameters}
1102
1103\docparam{width}{Receives the window width.}
1104
1105\docparam{height}{Receives the window height.}
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1116method:\par
1117\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
1118\twocolitem{{\bf GetSize()}}{Returns a Wx::Size}
1119\twocolitem{{\bf GetSizeWH()}}{Returns a 2-element list
1120 {\tt ( width, height )}}
1121\end{twocollist}
1122}}
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1125
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1127\helpref{GetVirtualSize}{wxwindowgetvirtualsize}
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1131
772c017b 1132\constfunc{wxSizer *}{GetSizer}{\void}
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1141 \param{int* }{descent = NULL}, \param{int* }{externalLeading = NULL},
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1144Gets the dimensions of the string as it would be drawn on the
1145window with the currently selected font.
1146
1147\wxheading{Parameters}
1148
1149\docparam{string}{String whose extent is to be measured.}
1150
1151\docparam{x}{Return value for width.}
1152
1153\docparam{y}{Return value for height.}
1154
1155\docparam{descent}{Return value for descent (optional).}
1156
1157\docparam{externalLeading}{Return value for external leading (optional).}
1158
1159\docparam{font}{Font to use instead of the current window font (optional).}
1160
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1165\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
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1167\twocolitem{{\bf GetFullTextExtent(string, font=NULL)}}{Returns a
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1169\end{twocollist}}
1170}
1171
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1173 {\tt font} parameters, and returns a 4-element list
1174 {\tt ( x, y, descent, externalLeading )}.}
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1177\membersection{wxWindow::GetTitle}\label{wxwindowgettitle}
1178
1179\func{virtual wxString}{GetTitle}{\void}
1180
1181Gets the window's title. Applicable only to frames and dialogs.
1182
1183\wxheading{See also}
1184
1185\helpref{wxWindow::SetTitle}{wxwindowsettitle}
1186
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1189
1190\constfunc{wxToolTip*}{GetToolTip}{\void}
1191
1192Get the associated tooltip or NULL if none.
1193
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1196
1197\constfunc{virtual wxRegion}{GetUpdateRegion}{\void}
1198
1199Returns the region specifying which parts of the window have been damaged. Should
f4fcc291 1200only be called within an \helpref{wxPaintEvent}{wxpaintevent} handler.
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1202\wxheading{See also}
1203
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1205\helpref{wxRegionIterator}{wxregioniterator}
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1209
1210\constfunc{wxValidator*}{GetValidator}{\void}
1211
1212Returns a pointer to the current validator for the window, or NULL if there is none.
1213
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1216
1217\constfunc{void}{GetVirtualSize}{\param{int* }{width}, \param{int* }{height}}
1218
1219\constfunc{wxSize}{GetVirtualSize}{\void}
1220
1221This gets the virtual size of the window in pixels.
1222
1223\wxheading{Parameters}
1224
1225\docparam{width}{Receives the window virtual width.}
1226
1227\docparam{height}{Receives the window virtual height.}
1228
1229\helpref{GetSize}{wxwindowgetsize},\rtfsp
1230\helpref{GetClientSize}{wxwindowgetclientsize}
1231
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1235\constfunc{long}{GetWindowStyleFlag}{\void}
1236
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1238method. {\bf GetWindowStyle()} is another name for the same function.
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1242
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1245Returns the value previous passed to
1246\helpref{wxWindow::SetWindowVariant}{wxwindowsetwindowvariant}.
1247
1248
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1250
1251\constfunc{virtual bool}{HasCapture}{\void}
1252
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1255\wxheading{See also}
1256
1257\helpref{wxWindow::CaptureMouse}{wxwindowcapturemouse},
1258\helpref{wxWindow::ReleaseMouse}{wxwindowreleasemouse},
1259\helpref{wxMouseCaptureChangedEvent}{wxmousecapturechangedevent}
1260
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1263
1264\func{bool}{Hide}{\void}
1265
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1270
1271\func{void}{InitDialog}{\void}
1272
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1274to the dialog via validators.
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1278
1279\constfunc{virtual bool}{IsEnabled}{\void}
1280
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1283\wxheading{See also}
1284
1285\helpref{wxWindow::Enable}{wxwindowenable}
1286
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1290\constfunc{bool}{IsExposed}{\param{int }{x}, \param{int }{y}}
1291
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1295
605d715d 1296\constfunc{bool}{IsExposed}{\param{wxRect }{\&rect}}
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cc81d32f 1298Returns {\tt true} if the given point or rectangle area has been exposed since the
ad9edf45 1299last repaint. Call this in an paint event handler to optimize redrawing by
4130b487 1300only redrawing those areas, which have been exposed.
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1307\twocolitem{{\bf IsExposedRect(rect)}}{}
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1312
1313\constfunc{virtual bool}{IsRetained}{\void}
1314
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1317\wxheading{Remarks}
1318
1319Retained windows are only available on X platforms.
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1323
1324\constfunc{virtual bool}{IsShown}{\void}
1325
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1331\constfunc{bool}{IsTopLevel}{\void}
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1339
1340\func{void}{Layout}{\void}
1341
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1343for this window.
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1350
1351This is just a wrapper for \helpref{ScrollLines()}{wxwindowscrolllines}$(1)$.
1352
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1355
1356This is just a wrapper for \helpref{ScrollLines()}{wxwindowscrolllines}$(-1)$.
1357
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1360
1361\func{void}{Lower}{\void}
1362
1363Lowers the window to the bottom of the window hierarchy if it is a managed window (dialog
1364or frame).
1365
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1368
8a293590 1369\func{virtual void}{MakeModal}{\param{bool }{flag}}
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1374\wxheading{Parameters}
1375
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1377the user can only interact with this window. If {\tt false}, the effect is reversed.}
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1381
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1385
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1387
1388\wxheading{Parameters}
1389
1390\docparam{x}{Required x position.}
1391
1392\docparam{y}{Required y position.}
1393
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1395
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1397
1398Implementations of SetSize can also implicitly implement the
1399wxWindow::Move function, which is defined in the base wxWindow class
1400as the call:
1401
1402\begin{verbatim}
1403 SetSize(x, y, -1, -1, wxSIZE_USE_EXISTING);
1404\end{verbatim}
1405
1406\wxheading{See also}
1407
1408\helpref{wxWindow::SetSize}{wxwindowsetsize}
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1414\twocolitem{{\bf MoveXY(x, y)}}{Accepts a pair of integers}
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1419%% the old docs here in case we want to move any still needed bits to
1420%% the right location (i.e. probably the corresponding events docs)
1421%%
1422%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnActivate}\label{wxwindowonactivate}
1423%%
1424%% \func{void}{OnActivate}{\param{wxActivateEvent\&}{ event}}
1425%%
1426%% Called when a window is activated or deactivated.
1427%%
1428%% \wxheading{Parameters}
1429%%
1430%% \docparam{event}{Object containing activation information.}
1431%%
1432%% \wxheading{Remarks}
1433%%
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1435%% otherwise it returns {\tt false} (it is being deactivated).
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1437%% \wxheading{See also}
1438%%
1439%% \helpref{wxActivateEvent}{wxactivateevent},\rtfsp
1440%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
1441%%
1442%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnChar}\label{wxwindowonchar}
1443%%
1444%% \func{void}{OnChar}{\param{wxKeyEvent\&}{ event}}
1445%%
1446%% Called when the user has pressed a key that is not a modifier (SHIFT, CONTROL or ALT).
1447%%
1448%% \wxheading{Parameters}
1449%%
1450%% \docparam{event}{Object containing keypress information. See \helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent} for
1451%% details about this class.}
1452%%
1453%% \wxheading{Remarks}
1454%%
1455%% This member function is called in response to a keypress. To intercept this event,
1456%% use the EVT\_CHAR macro in an event table definition. Your {\bf OnChar} handler may call this
1457%% default function to achieve default keypress functionality.
1458%%
1459%% Note that the ASCII values do not have explicit key codes: they are passed as ASCII
1460%% values.
1461%%
1462%% Note that not all keypresses can be intercepted this way. If you wish to intercept modifier
1463%% keypresses, then you will need to use \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyDown}{wxwindowonkeydown} or
1464%% \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyUp}{wxwindowonkeyup}.
1465%%
1466%% Most, but not all, windows allow keypresses to be intercepted.
1467%%
1468%% {\bf Tip:} be sure to call {\tt event.Skip()} for events that you don't process in this function,
1469%% otherwise menu shortcuts may cease to work under Windows.
1470%%
1471%% \wxheading{See also}
1472%%
1473%% \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyDown}{wxwindowonkeydown}, \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyUp}{wxwindowonkeyup},\rtfsp
1474%% \helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent}, \helpref{wxWindow::OnCharHook}{wxwindowoncharhook},\rtfsp
1475%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
1476%%
1477%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnCharHook}\label{wxwindowoncharhook}
1478%%
1479%% \func{void}{OnCharHook}{\param{wxKeyEvent\&}{ event}}
1480%%
1481%% This member is called to allow the window to intercept keyboard events
1482%% before they are processed by child windows.
1483%%
1484%% \wxheading{Parameters}
1485%%
1486%% \docparam{event}{Object containing keypress information. See \helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent} for
1487%% details about this class.}
1488%%
1489%% \wxheading{Remarks}
1490%%
1491%% This member function is called in response to a keypress, if the window is active. To intercept this event,
1492%% use the EVT\_CHAR\_HOOK macro in an event table definition. If you do not process a particular
1493%% keypress, call \helpref{wxEvent::Skip}{wxeventskip} to allow default processing.
1494%%
1495%% An example of using this function is in the implementation of escape-character processing for wxDialog,
1496%% where pressing ESC dismisses the dialog by {\bf OnCharHook} 'forging' a cancel button press event.
1497%%
1498%% Note that the ASCII values do not have explicit key codes: they are passed as ASCII
1499%% values.
1500%%
1501%% This function is only relevant to top-level windows (frames and dialogs), and under
1502%% Windows only. Under GTK the normal EVT\_CHAR\_ event has the functionality, i.e.
1503%% you can intercepts it and if you don't call \helpref{wxEvent::Skip}{wxeventskip}
1504%% the window won't get the event.
1505%%
1506%% \wxheading{See also}
1507%%
1508%% \helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent},\rtfsp
1509%% \helpref{wxWindow::OnCharHook}{wxwindowoncharhook},\rtfsp
1510%% %% GD: OnXXX functions are not documented
1511%% %%\helpref{wxApp::OnCharHook}{wxapponcharhook},\rtfsp
1512%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
1513%%
1514%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnCommand}\label{wxwindowoncommand}
1515%%
1516%% \func{virtual void}{OnCommand}{\param{wxEvtHandler\& }{object}, \param{wxCommandEvent\& }{event}}
1517%%
1518%% This virtual member function is called if the control does not handle the command event.
1519%%
1520%% \wxheading{Parameters}
1521%%
1522%% \docparam{object}{Object receiving the command event.}
1523%%
1524%% \docparam{event}{Command event}
1525%%
1526%% \wxheading{Remarks}
1527%%
1528%% This virtual function is provided mainly for backward compatibility. You can also intercept commands
1529%% from child controls by using an event table, with identifiers or identifier ranges to identify
1530%% the control(s) in question.
1531%%
1532%% \wxheading{See also}
1533%%
1534%% \helpref{wxCommandEvent}{wxcommandevent},\rtfsp
1535%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
1536%%
1537%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnClose}\label{wxwindowonclose}
1538%%
1539%% \func{virtual bool}{OnClose}{\void}
1540%%
1541%% Called when the user has tried to close a a frame
1542%% or dialog box using the window manager (X) or system menu (Windows).
1543%%
1544%% {\bf Note:} This is an obsolete function.
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1547%%
1548%% \wxheading{Return value}
1549%%
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1552%% you may delete other windows.
1553%%
1554%% \wxheading{See also}
1555%%
1556%% \helpref{Window deletion overview}{windowdeletionoverview},\rtfsp
1557%% \helpref{wxWindow::Close}{wxwindowclose},\rtfsp
1558%% \helpref{wxWindow::OnCloseWindow}{wxwindowonclosewindow},\rtfsp
1559%% \helpref{wxCloseEvent}{wxcloseevent}
1560%%
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1562%%
1563%% \func{void}{OnKeyDown}{\param{wxKeyEvent\&}{ event}}
1564%%
1565%% Called when the user has pressed a key, before it is translated into an ASCII value using other
1566%% modifier keys that might be pressed at the same time.
1567%%
1568%% \wxheading{Parameters}
1569%%
1570%% \docparam{event}{Object containing keypress information. See \helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent} for
1571%% details about this class.}
1572%%
1573%% \wxheading{Remarks}
1574%%
1575%% This member function is called in response to a key down event. To intercept this event,
1576%% use the EVT\_KEY\_DOWN macro in an event table definition. Your {\bf OnKeyDown} handler may call this
1577%% default function to achieve default keypress functionality.
1578%%
1579%% Note that not all keypresses can be intercepted this way. If you wish to intercept special
1580%% keys, such as shift, control, and function keys, then you will need to use \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyDown}{wxwindowonkeydown} or
1581%% \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyUp}{wxwindowonkeyup}.
1582%%
1583%% Most, but not all, windows allow keypresses to be intercepted.
1584%%
1585%% {\bf Tip:} be sure to call {\tt event.Skip()} for events that you don't process in this function,
1586%% otherwise menu shortcuts may cease to work under Windows.
1587%%
1588%% \wxheading{See also}
1589%%
1590%% \helpref{wxWindow::OnChar}{wxwindowonchar}, \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyUp}{wxwindowonkeyup},\rtfsp
1591%% \helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent}, \helpref{wxWindow::OnCharHook}{wxwindowoncharhook},\rtfsp
1592%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
1593%%
1594%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnKeyUp}\label{wxwindowonkeyup}
1595%%
1596%% \func{void}{OnKeyUp}{\param{wxKeyEvent\&}{ event}}
1597%%
1598%% Called when the user has released a key.
1599%%
1600%% \wxheading{Parameters}
1601%%
1602%% \docparam{event}{Object containing keypress information. See \helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent} for
1603%% details about this class.}
1604%%
1605%% \wxheading{Remarks}
1606%%
1607%% This member function is called in response to a key up event. To intercept this event,
1608%% use the EVT\_KEY\_UP macro in an event table definition. Your {\bf OnKeyUp} handler may call this
1609%% default function to achieve default keypress functionality.
1610%%
1611%% Note that not all keypresses can be intercepted this way. If you wish to intercept special
1612%% keys, such as shift, control, and function keys, then you will need to use \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyDown}{wxwindowonkeydown} or
1613%% \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyUp}{wxwindowonkeyup}.
1614%%
1615%% Most, but not all, windows allow key up events to be intercepted.
1616%%
1617%% \wxheading{See also}
1618%%
1619%% \helpref{wxWindow::OnChar}{wxwindowonchar}, \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyDown}{wxwindowonkeydown},\rtfsp
1620%% \helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent}, \helpref{wxWindow::OnCharHook}{wxwindowoncharhook},\rtfsp
1621%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
1622%%
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1624%%
1625%% \func{void}{OnInitDialog}{\param{wxInitDialogEvent\&}{ event}}
1626%%
1627%% Default handler for the wxEVT\_INIT\_DIALOG event. Calls \helpref{wxWindow::TransferDataToWindow}{wxwindowtransferdatatowindow}.
1628%%
1629%% \wxheading{Parameters}
1630%%
1631%% \docparam{event}{Dialog initialisation event.}
1632%%
1633%% \wxheading{Remarks}
1634%%
1635%% Gives the window the default behaviour of transferring data to child controls via
1636%% the validator that each control has.
1637%%
1638%% \wxheading{See also}
1639%%
1640%% \helpref{wxValidator}{wxvalidator}, \helpref{wxWindow::TransferDataToWindow}{wxwindowtransferdatatowindow}
1641%%
1642%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnMenuCommand}\label{wxwindowonmenucommand}
1643%%
1644%% \func{void}{OnMenuCommand}{\param{wxCommandEvent\& }{event}}
1645%%
1646%% Called when a menu command is received from a menu bar.
1647%%
1648%% \wxheading{Parameters}
1649%%
1650%% \docparam{event}{The menu command event. For more information, see \helpref{wxCommandEvent}{wxcommandevent}.}
1651%%
1652%% \wxheading{Remarks}
1653%%
1654%% A function with this name doesn't actually exist; you can choose any member function to receive
1655%% menu command events, using the EVT\_COMMAND macro for individual commands or EVT\_COMMAND\_RANGE for
1656%% a range of commands.
1657%%
1658%% \wxheading{See also}
1659%%
1660%% \helpref{wxCommandEvent}{wxcommandevent},\rtfsp
1661%% \helpref{wxWindow::OnMenuHighlight}{wxwindowonmenuhighlight},\rtfsp
1662%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
1663%%
1664%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnMenuHighlight}\label{wxwindowonmenuhighlight}
1665%%
1666%% \func{void}{OnMenuHighlight}{\param{wxMenuEvent\& }{event}}
1667%%
1668%% Called when a menu select is received from a menu bar: that is, the
1669%% mouse cursor is over a menu item, but the left mouse button has not been
1670%% pressed.
1671%%
1672%% \wxheading{Parameters}
1673%%
1674%% \docparam{event}{The menu highlight event. For more information, see \helpref{wxMenuEvent}{wxmenuevent}.}
1675%%
1676%% \wxheading{Remarks}
1677%%
1678%% You can choose any member function to receive
1679%% menu select events, using the EVT\_MENU\_HIGHLIGHT macro for individual menu items or EVT\_MENU\_HIGHLIGHT\_ALL macro
1680%% for all menu items.
1681%%
1682%% The default implementation for \helpref{wxFrame::OnMenuHighlight}{wxframeonmenuhighlight} displays help
1683%% text in the first field of the status bar.
1684%%
1685%% This function was known as {\bf OnMenuSelect} in earlier versions of wxWindows, but this was confusing
1686%% since a selection is normally a left-click action.
1687%%
1688%% \wxheading{See also}
1689%%
1690%% \helpref{wxMenuEvent}{wxmenuevent},\rtfsp
1691%% \helpref{wxWindow::OnMenuCommand}{wxwindowonmenucommand},\rtfsp
1692%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
1693%%
1694%%
1695%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnMouseEvent}\label{wxwindowonmouseevent}
1696%%
1697%% \func{void}{OnMouseEvent}{\param{wxMouseEvent\&}{ event}}
1698%%
1699%% Called when the user has initiated an event with the
1700%% mouse.
1701%%
1702%% \wxheading{Parameters}
1703%%
1704%% \docparam{event}{The mouse event. See \helpref{wxMouseEvent}{wxmouseevent} for
1705%% more details.}
1706%%
1707%% \wxheading{Remarks}
1708%%
1709%% Most, but not all, windows respond to this event.
1710%%
1711%% To intercept this event, use the EVT\_MOUSE\_EVENTS macro in an event table definition, or individual
1712%% mouse event macros such as EVT\_LEFT\_DOWN.
1713%%
1714%% \wxheading{See also}
1715%%
1716%% \helpref{wxMouseEvent}{wxmouseevent},\rtfsp
1717%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
1718%%
1719%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnMove}\label{wxwindowonmove}
1720%%
1721%% \func{void}{OnMove}{\param{wxMoveEvent\& }{event}}
1722%%
1723%% Called when a window is moved.
1724%%
1725%% \wxheading{Parameters}
1726%%
1727%% \docparam{event}{The move event. For more information, see \helpref{wxMoveEvent}{wxmoveevent}.}
1728%%
1729%% \wxheading{Remarks}
1730%%
1731%% Use the EVT\_MOVE macro to intercept move events.
1732%%
1733%% \wxheading{Remarks}
1734%%
1735%% Not currently implemented.
1736%%
1737%% \wxheading{See also}
1738%%
1739%% \helpref{wxMoveEvent}{wxmoveevent},\rtfsp
1740%% \helpref{wxFrame::OnSize}{wxframeonsize},\rtfsp
1741%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
1742%%
1743%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnPaint}\label{wxwindowonpaint}
1744%%
1745%% \func{void}{OnPaint}{\param{wxPaintEvent\& }{event}}
1746%%
1747%% Sent to the event handler when the window must be refreshed.
1748%%
1749%% \wxheading{Parameters}
1750%%
1751%% \docparam{event}{Paint event. For more information, see \helpref{wxPaintEvent}{wxpaintevent}.}
1752%%
1753%% \wxheading{Remarks}
1754%%
1755%% Use the EVT\_PAINT macro in an event table definition to intercept paint events.
1756%%
1757%% Note that In a paint event handler, the application must {\it always} create a \helpref{wxPaintDC}{wxpaintdc} object,
1758%% even if you do not use it. Otherwise, under MS Windows, refreshing for this and other windows will go wrong.
1759%%
1760%% For example:
1761%%
1762%% \small{%
1763%% \begin{verbatim}
1764%% void MyWindow::OnPaint(wxPaintEvent\& event)
1765%% {
1766%% wxPaintDC dc(this);
1767%%
1768%% DrawMyDocument(dc);
1769%% }
1770%% \end{verbatim}
1771%% }%
1772%%
1773%% You can optimize painting by retrieving the rectangles
1774%% that have been damaged and only repainting these. The rectangles are in
1775%% terms of the client area, and are unscrolled, so you will need to do
1776%% some calculations using the current view position to obtain logical,
1777%% scrolled units.
1778%%
1779%% Here is an example of using the \helpref{wxRegionIterator}{wxregioniterator} class:
1780%%
1781%% {\small%
1782%% \begin{verbatim}
1783%% // Called when window needs to be repainted.
1784%% void MyWindow::OnPaint(wxPaintEvent\& event)
1785%% {
1786%% wxPaintDC dc(this);
1787%%
1788%% // Find Out where the window is scrolled to
1789%% int vbX,vbY; // Top left corner of client
1790%% GetViewStart(&vbX,&vbY);
1791%%
1792%% int vX,vY,vW,vH; // Dimensions of client area in pixels
1793%% wxRegionIterator upd(GetUpdateRegion()); // get the update rect list
1794%%
1795%% while (upd)
1796%% {
1797%% vX = upd.GetX();
1798%% vY = upd.GetY();
1799%% vW = upd.GetW();
1800%% vH = upd.GetH();
1801%%
1802%% // Alternatively we can do this:
1803%% // wxRect rect;
1804%% // upd.GetRect(&rect);
1805%%
1806%% // Repaint this rectangle
1807%% ...some code...
1808%%
1809%% upd ++ ;
1810%% }
1811%% }
1812%% \end{verbatim}
1813%% }%
1814%%
1815%% \wxheading{See also}
1816%%
1817%% \helpref{wxPaintEvent}{wxpaintevent},\rtfsp
1818%% \helpref{wxPaintDC}{wxpaintdc},\rtfsp
1819%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
1820%%
1821%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnScroll}\label{wxwindowonscroll}
1822%%
1823%% \func{void}{OnScroll}{\param{wxScrollWinEvent\& }{event}}
1824%%
1825%% Called when a scroll window event is received from one of the window's built-in scrollbars.
1826%%
1827%% \wxheading{Parameters}
1828%%
1829%% \docparam{event}{Command event. Retrieve the new scroll position by
1830%% calling \helpref{wxScrollEvent::GetPosition}{wxscrolleventgetposition}, and the
1831%% scrollbar orientation by calling \helpref{wxScrollEvent::GetOrientation}{wxscrolleventgetorientation}.}
1832%%
1833%% \wxheading{Remarks}
1834%%
1835%% Note that it is not possible to distinguish between horizontal and vertical scrollbars
1836%% until the function is executing (you can't have one function for vertical, another
1837%% for horizontal events).
1838%%
1839%% \wxheading{See also}
1840%%
1841%% \helpref{wxScrollWinEvent}{wxscrollwinevent},\rtfsp
1842%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
1843%%
1844%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnSetFocus}\label{wxwindowonsetfocus}
1845%%
1846%% \func{void}{OnSetFocus}{\param{wxFocusEvent\& }{event}}
1847%%
1848%% Called when a window's focus is being set.
1849%%
1850%% \wxheading{Parameters}
1851%%
1852%% \docparam{event}{The focus event. For more information, see \helpref{wxFocusEvent}{wxfocusevent}.}
1853%%
1854%% \wxheading{Remarks}
1855%%
1856%% To intercept this event, use the macro EVT\_SET\_FOCUS in an event table definition.
1857%%
1858%% Most, but not all, windows respond to this event.
1859%%
1860%% \wxheading{See also}
1861%%
1862%% \helpref{wxFocusEvent}{wxfocusevent}, \helpref{wxWindow::OnKillFocus}{wxwindowonkillfocus},\rtfsp
1863%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
1864%%
1865%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnSize}\label{wxwindowonsize}
1866%%
1867%% \func{void}{OnSize}{\param{wxSizeEvent\& }{event}}
1868%%
1869%% Called when the window has been resized. This is not a virtual function; you should
1870%% provide your own non-virtual OnSize function and direct size events to it using EVT\_SIZE
1871%% in an event table definition.
1872%%
1873%% \wxheading{Parameters}
1874%%
1875%% \docparam{event}{Size event. For more information, see \helpref{wxSizeEvent}{wxsizeevent}.}
1876%%
1877%% \wxheading{Remarks}
1878%%
1879%% You may wish to use this for frames to resize their child windows as appropriate.
1880%%
1881%% Note that the size passed is of
1882%% the whole window: call \helpref{wxWindow::GetClientSize}{wxwindowgetclientsize} for the area which may be
1883%% used by the application.
1884%%
1885%% When a window is resized, usually only a small part of the window is damaged and you
1886%% may only need to repaint that area. However, if your drawing depends on the size of the window,
1887%% you may need to clear the DC explicitly and repaint the whole window. In which case, you
1888%% may need to call \helpref{wxWindow::Refresh}{wxwindowrefresh} to invalidate the entire window.
1889%%
1890%% \wxheading{See also}
1891%%
1892%% \helpref{wxSizeEvent}{wxsizeevent},\rtfsp
1893%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
1894%%
1895%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnSysColourChanged}\label{wxwindowonsyscolourchanged}
1896%%
1897%% \func{void}{OnSysColourChanged}{\param{wxOnSysColourChangedEvent\& }{event}}
1898%%
1899%% Called when the user has changed the system colours. Windows only.
1900%%
1901%% \wxheading{Parameters}
1902%%
1903%% \docparam{event}{System colour change event. For more information, see \helpref{wxSysColourChangedEvent}{wxsyscolourchangedevent}.}
1904%%
1905%% \wxheading{See also}
1906%%
1907%% \helpref{wxSysColourChangedEvent}{wxsyscolourchangedevent},\rtfsp
1908%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
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1912
1913\func{virtual void}{OnInternalIdle}{\void}
1914
1915This virtual function is normally only used internally, but
1916sometimes an application may need it to implement functionality
1917that should not be disabled by an application defining an OnIdle
1918handler in a derived class.
1919
1920This function may be used to do delayed painting, for example,
1921and most implementations call \helpref{wxWindow::UpdateWindowUI}{wxwindowupdatewindowui}
1922in order to send update events to the window in idle time.
1923
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1926
1927This is just a wrapper for \helpref{ScrollPages()}{wxwindowscrollpages}$(1)$.
1928
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1931
1932This is just a wrapper for \helpref{ScrollPages()}{wxwindowscrollpages}$(-1)$.
1933
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1936
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1939Removes and returns the top-most event handler on the event handler stack.
1940
1941\wxheading{Parameters}
1942
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1944default value is {\tt false}.}
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1946\wxheading{See also}
1947
1948\helpref{wxWindow::SetEventHandler}{wxwindowseteventhandler},\rtfsp
1949\helpref{wxWindow::GetEventHandler}{wxwindowgeteventhandler},\rtfsp
1950\helpref{wxWindow::PushEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler},\rtfsp
1951\helpref{wxEvtHandler::ProcessEvent}{wxevthandlerprocessevent},\rtfsp
1952\helpref{wxEvtHandler}{wxevthandler}\rtfsp
1953
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1956
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1959\func{bool}{PopupMenu}{\param{wxMenu* }{menu}, \param{int }{x}, \param{int }{y}}
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1961Pops up the given menu at the specified coordinates, relative to this
1962window, and returns control when the user has dismissed the menu. If a
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1964processed as usually.
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1966\wxheading{Parameters}
1967
1968\docparam{menu}{Menu to pop up.}
1969
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1971
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1973
1974\docparam{y}{Required y position for the menu to appear.}
1975
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1977
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1979
1980\wxheading{Remarks}
1981
1982Just before the menu is popped up, \helpref{wxMenu::UpdateUI}{wxmenuupdateui} is called
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1984by the window.
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1987implements the following methods:\par
1988\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
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1990\twocolitem{{\bf PopupMenuXY(menu, x, y)}}{Specifies position with two integers (x, y)}
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1992}
1993
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1996
1997\func{void}{PushEventHandler}{\param{wxEvtHandler* }{handler}}
1998
1999Pushes this event handler onto the event stack for the window.
2000
2001\wxheading{Parameters}
2002
2003\docparam{handler}{Specifies the handler to be pushed.}
2004
2005\wxheading{Remarks}
2006
2007An event handler is an object that is capable of processing the events
2008sent to a window. By default, the window is its own event handler, but
2009an application may wish to substitute another, for example to allow
2010central implementation of event-handling for a variety of different
2011window classes.
2012
2013\helpref{wxWindow::PushEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler} allows
2014an application to set up a chain of event handlers, where an event not handled by one event handler is
2015handed to the next one in the chain. Use \helpref{wxWindow::PopEventHandler}{wxwindowpopeventhandler} to
2016remove the event handler.
2017
2018\wxheading{See also}
2019
2020\helpref{wxWindow::SetEventHandler}{wxwindowseteventhandler},\rtfsp
2021\helpref{wxWindow::GetEventHandler}{wxwindowgeteventhandler},\rtfsp
2022\helpref{wxWindow::PopEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler},\rtfsp
2023\helpref{wxEvtHandler::ProcessEvent}{wxevthandlerprocessevent},\rtfsp
2024\helpref{wxEvtHandler}{wxevthandler}
2025
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2028
2029\func{void}{Raise}{\void}
2030
2031Raises the window to the top of the window hierarchy if it is a managed window (dialog
2032or frame).
2033
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2036
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2039
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2042
2043\wxheading{Parameters}
2044
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2047
2048\docparam{rect}{If non-NULL, only the given rectangle will
2049be treated as damaged.}
2050
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2052
2053\helpref{wxWindow::RefreshRect}{wxwindowrefreshrect}
2054
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2057
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2060Redraws the contents of the given rectangle: the area inside it will be
2061repainted.
2062
2063This is the same as \helpref{Refresh}{wxwindowrefresh} but has a nicer syntax.
2064
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2067
2068\func{bool}{RegisterHotKey}{\param{int}{ hotkeyId}, \param{int}{ modifiers}, \param{int}{ virtualKeyCode}}
2069
2070Registers a system wide hotkey. Every time the user presses the hotkey registered here, this window
2071will receive a hotkey event. It will receive the event even if the application is in the background
2072and does not have the input focus because the user is working with some other application.
2073
2074\wxheading{Parameters}
2075
2076\docparam{hotkeyId}{Numeric identifier of the hotkey. For applications this must be between 0 and 0xBFFF. If
2077this function is called from a shared DLL, it must be a system wide unique identifier between 0xC000 and 0xFFFF.
2078This is a MSW specific detail.}
2079
2080\docparam{modifiers}{A bitwise combination of {\tt wxMOD\_SHIFT}, {\tt wxMOD\_CONTROL}, {\tt wxMOD\_ALT}
2081or {\tt wxMOD\_WIN} specifying the modifier keys that have to be pressed along with the key.}
2082
2083\docparam{virtualKeyCode}{The virtual key code of the hotkey.}
2084
2085\wxheading{Return value}
2086
2087{\tt true} if the hotkey was registered successfully. {\tt false} if some other application already registered a
2088hotkey with this modifier/virtualKeyCode combination.
2089
2090\wxheading{Remarks}
2091
2092Use EVT\_HOTKEY(hotkeyId, fnc) in the event table to capture the event.
2093This function is currently only implemented under MSW.
2094
2095\wxheading{See also}
2096
2097\helpref{wxWindow::UnregisterHotKey}{wxwindowunregisterhotkey}
2098
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2101
2102\func{virtual void}{ReleaseMouse}{\void}
2103
2104Releases mouse input captured with \helpref{wxWindow::CaptureMouse}{wxwindowcapturemouse}.
2105
2106\wxheading{See also}
2107
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2109\helpref{wxWindow::HasCapture}{wxwindowhascapture},
2110\helpref{wxWindow::ReleaseMouse}{wxwindowreleasemouse},
2111\helpref{wxMouseCaptureChangedEvent}{wxmousecapturechangedevent}
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2115
2116\func{virtual void}{RemoveChild}{\param{wxWindow* }{child}}
2117
2118Removes a child window. This is called automatically by window deletion
2119functions so should not be required by the application programmer.
2120
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2122called by the user code.
2123
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2125
2126\docparam{child}{Child window to remove.}
2127
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2131\func{bool}{RemoveEventHandler}{\param{wxEvtHandler *}{handler}}
2132
2133Find the given {\it handler} in the windows event handler chain and remove (but
2134not delete) it from it.
2135
2136\wxheading{Parameters}
2137
2138\docparam{handler}{The event handler to remove, must be non {\tt NULL} and
2139must be present in this windows event handlers chain}
2140
2141\wxheading{Return value}
2142
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2145handler is supposed to be there).
2146
2147\wxheading{See also}
2148
2149\helpref{PushEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler},\rtfsp
2150\helpref{PopEventHandler}{wxwindowpopeventhandler}
2151
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2154
2155\func{virtual bool}{Reparent}{\param{wxWindow* }{newParent}}
2156
2157Reparents the window, i.e the window will be removed from its
18ac8d69 2158current parent window (e.g. a non-standard toolbar in a wxFrame)
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2161\wxheading{Parameters}
2162
2163\docparam{newParent}{New parent.}
2164
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2168\constfunc{virtual void}{ScreenToClient}{\param{int* }{x}, \param{int* }{y}}
2169
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2171
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2173
2174\wxheading{Parameters}
2175
2176\docparam{x}{Stores the screen x coordinate and receives the client x coordinate.}
2177
2178\docparam{y}{Stores the screen x coordinate and receives the client x coordinate.}
2179
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2181
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2183implements the following methods:\par
2184\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
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2186\twocolitem{{\bf ScreenToClientXY(x, y)}}{Returns a 2-tuple, (x, y)}
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2188}
2189
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2192
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2195Scrolls the window by the given number of lines down (if {\it lines} is
2196positive) or up.
2197
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2199
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2202
2203\wxheading{Remarks}
2204
2205This function is currently only implemented under MSW and wxTextCtrl under
2206wxGTK (it also works for wxScrolledWindow derived classes under all
2207platforms).
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2209\wxheading{See also}
2210
2211\helpref{ScrollPages}{wxwindowscrollpages}
2212
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2215
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2218Scrolls the window by the given number of pages down (if {\it pages} is
2219positive) or up.
2220
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2222
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2225
2226\wxheading{Remarks}
2227
2228This function is currently only implemented under MSW and wxTextCtrl under
2229wxGTK (it also works for wxScrolledWindow derived classes under all
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2232\wxheading{See also}
2233
2234\helpref{ScrollLines}{wxwindowscrolllines}
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2238
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2243\wxheading{Parameters}
2244
2245\docparam{dx}{Amount to scroll horizontally.}
2246
2247\docparam{dy}{Amount to scroll vertically.}
2248
2249\docparam{rect}{Rectangle to invalidate. If this is NULL, the whole window is invalidated. If you
2250pass a rectangle corresponding to the area of the window exposed by the scroll, your painting handler
f6bcfd97 2251can optimize painting by checking for the invalidated region. This parameter is ignored under GTK.}
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2253\wxheading{Remarks}
2254
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2260
2261\func{virtual void}{SetAcceleratorTable}{\param{const wxAcceleratorTable\&}{ accel}}
2262
2263Sets the accelerator table for this window. See \helpref{wxAcceleratorTable}{wxacceleratortable}.
2264
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2267
2268\func{void}{SetAccessible}{\param{wxAccessibile*}{ accessible}}
2269
2270Sets the accessible for this window. Any existing accessible for this window
2271will be deleted first, if not identical to {\it accessible}.
2272
2273See also \helpref{wxAccessible}{wxaccessible}.
2274
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2277
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2280Determines whether the \helpref{wxWindow::Layout}{wxwindowlayout} function will
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2282\helpref{wxWindow::SetSizer}{wxwindowsetsizer} but if you use
2283\helpref{wxWindow::SetConstraints}{wxwindowsetconstraints} you should call it
2284manually or otherwise the window layout won't be correctly updated when its
2285size changes.
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2287\wxheading{Parameters}
2288
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2290from within wxWindow::OnSize functions.}
2291
2292\wxheading{See also}
2293
2294\helpref{wxWindow::SetConstraints}{wxwindowsetconstraints}
2295
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2297\membersection{wxWindow::SetBackgroundColour}\label{wxwindowsetbackgroundcolour}
2298
2299\func{virtual void}{SetBackgroundColour}{\param{const wxColour\& }{colour}}
2300
2301Sets the background colour of the window.
2302
2303\wxheading{Parameters}
2304
2305\docparam{colour}{The colour to be used as the background colour.}
2306
2307\wxheading{Remarks}
2308
2309The background colour is usually painted by the default\rtfsp
f4fcc291 2310\helpref{wxEraseEvent}{wxeraseevent} event handler function
6453876e 2311under Windows and automatically under GTK.
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5b6aa0ff 2313Note that setting the background colour does not cause an immediate refresh, so you
684761db 2314may wish to call \helpref{wxWindow::ClearBackground}{wxwindowclearbackground} or \helpref{wxWindow::Refresh}{wxwindowrefresh} after
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2316
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2317Use this function with care under GTK+ as the new appearance of the window might
2318not look equally well when used with "Themes", i.e GTK+'s ability to change its
103aab26 2319look as the user wishes with run-time loadable modules.
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2322
2323\helpref{wxWindow::GetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowgetbackgroundcolour},\rtfsp
2324\helpref{wxWindow::SetForegroundColour}{wxwindowsetforegroundcolour},\rtfsp
2325\helpref{wxWindow::GetForegroundColour}{wxwindowgetforegroundcolour},\rtfsp
684761db 2326\helpref{wxWindow::ClearBackground}{wxwindowclearbackground},\rtfsp
5b6aa0ff 2327\helpref{wxWindow::Refresh}{wxwindowrefresh},\rtfsp
f4fcc291 2328\helpref{wxEraseEvent}{wxeraseevent}
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2331\membersection{wxWindow::SetCaret}\label{wxwindowsetcaret}
2332
2333\constfunc{void}{SetCaret}{\param{wxCaret *}{caret}}
2334
2335Sets the \helpref{caret}{wxcaret} associated with the window.
2336
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2339
2340\func{virtual void}{SetClientSize}{\param{int}{ width}, \param{int}{ height}}
2341
2342\func{virtual void}{SetClientSize}{\param{const wxSize\&}{ size}}
2343
2344This sets the size of the window client area in pixels. Using this function to size a window
2345tends to be more device-independent than \helpref{wxWindow::SetSize}{wxwindowsetsize}, since the application need not
2346worry about what dimensions the border or title bar have when trying to fit the window
2347around panel items, for example.
2348
2349\wxheading{Parameters}
2350
2351\docparam{width}{The required client area width.}
2352
2353\docparam{height}{The required client area height.}
2354
2355\docparam{size}{The required client size.}
2356
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2358implements the following methods:\par
2359\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
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2361\twocolitem{{\bf SetClientSizeWH(width, height)}}{}
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2363}
2364
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2367
2368\func{void}{SetContainingSizer}{\param{wxSizer* }{sizer}}
2369
2370This normally does not need to be called by user code. It is called
2371when a window is added to a sizer, and is used so the window can
2372remove itself from the sizer when it is destroyed.
2373
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2375\membersection{wxWindow::SetCursor}\label{wxwindowsetcursor}
2376
2377\func{virtual void}{SetCursor}{\param{const wxCursor\&}{cursor}}
2378
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2380% changed
2381Sets the window's cursor. Notice that the window cursor also sets it for the
2382children of the window implicitly.
2383
2384The {\it cursor} may be {\tt wxNullCursor} in which case the window cursor will
2385be reset back to default.
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2387\wxheading{Parameters}
2388
2389\docparam{cursor}{Specifies the cursor that the window should normally display.}
2390
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2392
2393\helpref{::wxSetCursor}{wxsetcursor}, \helpref{wxCursor}{wxcursor}
2394
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2396\membersection{wxWindow::SetConstraints}\label{wxwindowsetconstraints}
2397
2398\func{void}{SetConstraints}{\param{wxLayoutConstraints* }{constraints}}
2399
2400Sets the window to have the given layout constraints. The window
2401will then own the object, and will take care of its deletion.
2402If an existing layout constraints object is already owned by the
2403window, it will be deleted.
2404
2405\wxheading{Parameters}
2406
2407\docparam{constraints}{The constraints to set. Pass NULL to disassociate and delete the window's
2408constraints.}
2409
2410\wxheading{Remarks}
2411
2412You must call \helpref{wxWindow::SetAutoLayout}{wxwindowsetautolayout} to tell a window to use
2cdac558 2413the constraints automatically in OnSize; otherwise, you must override OnSize and call Layout()
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2415sizer will have effect.
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2418\membersection{wxWindow::SetDropTarget}\label{wxwindowsetdroptarget}
2419
2420\func{void}{SetDropTarget}{\param{wxDropTarget*}{ target}}
2421
2422Associates a drop target with this window.
2423
2424If the window already has a drop target, it is deleted.
2425
2426\wxheading{See also}
2427
c9f00eeb 2428\helpref{wxWindow::GetDropTarget}{wxwindowgetdroptarget},
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2430
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2434
2435\func{void}{SetEventHandler}{\param{wxEvtHandler* }{handler}}
2436
2437Sets the event handler for this window.
2438
2439\wxheading{Parameters}
2440
2441\docparam{handler}{Specifies the handler to be set.}
2442
2443\wxheading{Remarks}
2444
2445An event handler is an object that is capable of processing the events
2446sent to a window. By default, the window is its own event handler, but
2447an application may wish to substitute another, for example to allow
2448central implementation of event-handling for a variety of different
2449window classes.
2450
2451It is usually better to use \helpref{wxWindow::PushEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler} since
2452this sets up a chain of event handlers, where an event not handled by one event handler is
2453handed to the next one in the chain.
2454
2455\wxheading{See also}
2456
2457\helpref{wxWindow::GetEventHandler}{wxwindowgeteventhandler},\rtfsp
2458\helpref{wxWindow::PushEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler},\rtfsp
2459\helpref{wxWindow::PopEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler},\rtfsp
2460\helpref{wxEvtHandler::ProcessEvent}{wxevthandlerprocessevent},\rtfsp
2461\helpref{wxEvtHandler}{wxevthandler}
2462
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2464\membersection{wxWindow::SetExtraStyle}\label{wxwindowsetextrastyle}
2465
2466\func{void}{SetExtraStyle}{\param{long }{exStyle}}
2467
2468Sets the extra style bits for the window. The currently defined extra style
2469bits are:
2470
2471\twocolwidtha{5cm}%
2472\begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
2473\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_VALIDATE\_RECURSIVELY}}{TransferDataTo/FromWindow()
2474and Validate() methods will recursively descend into all children of the
2475window if it has this style flag set.}
e4b713a2 2476\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_BLOCK\_EVENTS}}{Normally, the command
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2478for them is found. Using this style allows to prevent them from being
2479propagated beyond this window. Notice that wxDialog has this style on by
be90c029 2480default for the reasons explained in the
e4b713a2 2481\helpref{event processing overview}{eventprocessing}.}
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2482\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_TRANSIENT}}{This can be used to prevent a
2483window from being used as an implicit parent for the dialogs which were
2484created without a parent. It is useful for the windows which can disappear at
2edb0bde 2485any moment as creating children of such windows results in fatal problems.}
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2486\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxFRAME\_EX\_CONTEXTHELP}}{Under Windows, puts a query button on the
2487caption. When pressed, Windows will go into a context-sensitive help mode and wxWindows will send
2488a wxEVT\_HELP event if the user clicked on an application window.
2489This style cannot be used together with wxMAXIMIZE\_BOX or wxMINIMIZE\_BOX, so
be90c029 2490you should use the style of
7af3ca16 2491{\tt wxDEFAULT\_FRAME\_STYLE \& \textasciitilde(wxMINIMIZE\_BOX | wxMAXIMIZE\_BOX)} for the
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2492frames having this style (the dialogs don't have minimize nor maximize box by
2493default)}
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2494\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_PROCESS\_IDLE}}{This window should always process idle events, even
2495if the mode set by \helpref{wxIdleEvent::SetMode}{wxidleeventsetmode} is wxIDLE\_PROCESS\_SPECIFIED.}
2496\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_PROCESS\_UI\_UPDATES}}{This window should always process UI update events,
2497even if the mode set by \helpref{wxUpdateUIEvent::SetMode}{wxupdateuieventsetmode} is wxUPDATE\_UI\_PROCESS\_SPECIFIED.}
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2499
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2501\membersection{wxWindow::SetFocus}\label{wxwindowsetfocus}
2502
2503\func{virtual void}{SetFocus}{\void}
2504
2505This sets the window to receive keyboard input.
2506
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2507\wxheading{See also}
2508
2509\helpref{wxFocusEvent}{wxfocusevent}
2510
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2512\membersection{wxWindow::SetFocusFromKbd}\label{wxwindowsetfocusfromkbd}
2513
2514\func{virtual void}{SetFocusFromKbd}{\void}
2515
2516This function is called by wxWindows keyboard navigation code when the user
2517gives the focus to this window from keyboard (e.g. using {\tt TAB} key).
2518By default this method simply calls \helpref{SetFocus}{wxwindowsetfocus} but
2519can be overridden to do something in addition to this in the derived classes.
2520
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2522\membersection{wxWindow::SetFont}\label{wxwindowsetfont}
2523
2524\func{void}{SetFont}{\param{const wxFont\& }{font}}
2525
2526Sets the font for this window.
2527
2528\wxheading{Parameters}
2529
2530\docparam{font}{Font to associate with this window.}
2531
2532\wxheading{See also}
2533
2534\helpref{wxWindow::GetFont}{wxwindowgetfont}
2535
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2537\membersection{wxWindow::SetForegroundColour}\label{wxwindowsetforegroundcolour}
2538
2539\func{virtual void}{SetForegroundColour}{\param{const wxColour\& }{colour}}
2540
2541Sets the foreground colour of the window.
2542
2543\wxheading{Parameters}
2544
2545\docparam{colour}{The colour to be used as the foreground colour.}
2546
2547\wxheading{Remarks}
2548
2549The interpretation of foreground colour is open to interpretation according
2550to the window class; it may be the text colour or other colour, or it may not
2551be used at all.
2552
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2edb0bde 2554i.e. the user chosen appearance of windows and controls, including the themes of
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2555their parent windows.
2556
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2557\wxheading{See also}
2558
2559\helpref{wxWindow::GetForegroundColour}{wxwindowgetforegroundcolour},\rtfsp
2560\helpref{wxWindow::SetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowsetbackgroundcolour},\rtfsp
2561\helpref{wxWindow::GetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowgetbackgroundcolour}
2562
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2564\membersection{wxWindow::SetHelpText}\label{wxwindowsethelptext}
2565
2566\func{virtual void}{SetHelpText}{\param{const wxString\& }{helpText}}
2567
2568Sets the help text to be used as context-sensitive help for this window.
2569
2570Note that the text is actually stored by the current \helpref{wxHelpProvider}{wxhelpprovider} implementation,
2571and not in the window object itself.
2572
2573\wxheading{See also}
2574
2575\helpref{GetHelpText}{wxwindowgethelptext}, \helpref{wxHelpProvider}{wxhelpprovider}
2576
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2578\membersection{wxWindow::SetId}\label{wxwindowsetid}
2579
2580\func{void}{SetId}{\param{int}{ id}}
2581
2582Sets the identifier of the window.
2583
2584\wxheading{Remarks}
2585
2586Each window has an integer identifier. If the application has not provided one,
2587an identifier will be generated. Normally, the identifier should be provided
2588on creation and should not be modified subsequently.
2589
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2590\wxheading{See also}
2591
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2593\helpref{Window identifiers}{windowids}
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2597\membersection{wxWindow::SetName}\label{wxwindowsetname}
2598
2599\func{virtual void}{SetName}{\param{const wxString\& }{name}}
2600
2601Sets the window's name.
2602
2603\wxheading{Parameters}
2604
2605\docparam{name}{A name to set for the window.}
2606
2607\wxheading{See also}
2608
2609\helpref{wxWindow::GetName}{wxwindowgetname}
2610
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2613
2614\func{virtual void}{SetPalette}{\param{wxPalette* }{palette}}
2615
2616Obsolete - use \helpref{wxDC::SetPalette}{wxdcsetpalette} instead.
2617
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2620
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2621\func{virtual void}{SetScrollbar}{\param{int }{orientation}, \param{int }{position},\rtfsp
2622\param{int }{thumbSize}, \param{int }{range},\rtfsp
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2625Sets the scrollbar properties of a built-in scrollbar.
2626
2627\wxheading{Parameters}
2628
2629\docparam{orientation}{Determines the scrollbar whose page size is to be set. May be wxHORIZONTAL or wxVERTICAL.}
2630
2631\docparam{position}{The position of the scrollbar in scroll units.}
2632
2633\docparam{thumbSize}{The size of the thumb, or visible portion of the scrollbar, in scroll units.}
2634
2635\docparam{range}{The maximum position of the scrollbar.}
2636
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2639\wxheading{Remarks}
2640
2641Let's say you wish to display 50 lines of text, using the same font.
2642The window is sized so that you can only see 16 lines at a time.
2643
2644You would use:
2645
2646{\small%
2647\begin{verbatim}
2648 SetScrollbar(wxVERTICAL, 0, 16, 50);
2649\end{verbatim}
2650}
2651
2652Note that with the window at this size, the thumb position can never go
2653above 50 minus 16, or 34.
2654
2655You can determine how many lines are currently visible by dividing the current view
2656size by the character height in pixels.
2657
2658When defining your own scrollbar behaviour, you will always need to recalculate
2659the scrollbar settings when the window size changes. You could therefore put your
2660scrollbar calculations and SetScrollbar
2661call into a function named AdjustScrollbars, which can be called initially and also
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2664\wxheading{See also}
2665
2666\helpref{Scrolling overview}{scrollingoverview},\rtfsp
2667\helpref{wxScrollBar}{wxscrollbar}, \helpref{wxScrolledWindow}{wxscrolledwindow}
2668
2669\begin{comment}
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2672\membersection{wxWindow::SetScrollPage}\label{wxwindowsetscrollpage}
2673
cc81d32f 2674\func{virtual void}{SetScrollPage}{\param{int }{orientation}, \param{int }{pageSize}, \param{bool }{refresh = {\tt true}}}
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2676Sets the page size of one of the built-in scrollbars.
2677
2678\wxheading{Parameters}
2679
2680\docparam{orientation}{Determines the scrollbar whose page size is to be set. May be wxHORIZONTAL or wxVERTICAL.}
2681
2682\docparam{pageSize}{Page size in scroll units.}
2683
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2686\wxheading{Remarks}
2687
2688The page size of a scrollbar is the number of scroll units that the scroll thumb travels when you
2689click on the area above/left of or below/right of the thumb. Normally you will want a whole visible
2690page to be scrolled, i.e. the size of the current view (perhaps the window client size). This
2691value has to be adjusted when the window is resized, since the page size will have changed.
2692
2693In addition to specifying how far the scroll thumb travels when paging, in Motif and some versions of Windows
2694the thumb changes size to reflect the page size relative to the length of the document. When the
2695document size is only slightly bigger than the current view (window) size, almost all of the scrollbar
2696will be taken up by the thumb. When the two values become the same, the scrollbar will (on some systems)
2697disappear.
2698
2699Currently, this function should be called before SetPageRange, because of a quirk in the Windows
2700handling of pages and ranges.
2701
2702\wxheading{See also}
2703
2704\helpref{wxWindow::SetScrollPos}{wxwindowsetscrollpos},\rtfsp
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2708\end{comment}
2709
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2712
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2715Sets the position of one of the built-in scrollbars.
2716
2717\wxheading{Parameters}
2718
2719\docparam{orientation}{Determines the scrollbar whose position is to be set. May be wxHORIZONTAL or wxVERTICAL.}
2720
2721\docparam{pos}{Position in scroll units.}
2722
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2725\wxheading{Remarks}
2726
2727This function does not directly affect the contents of the window: it is up to the
2728application to take note of scrollbar attributes and redraw contents accordingly.
2729
2730\wxheading{See also}
2731
2732\helpref{wxWindow::SetScrollbar}{wxwindowsetscrollbar},\rtfsp
2733\helpref{wxWindow::GetScrollPos}{wxwindowsetscrollpos},\rtfsp
f7bd2698 2734\helpref{wxWindow::GetScrollThumb}{wxwindowgetscrollthumb},\rtfsp
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2736
2737\begin{comment}
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2740\membersection{wxWindow::SetScrollRange}\label{wxwindowsetscrollrange}
2741
cc81d32f 2742\func{virtual void}{SetScrollRange}{\param{int }{orientation}, \param{int }{range}, \param{bool }{refresh = {\tt true}}}
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2743
2744Sets the range of one of the built-in scrollbars.
2745
2746\wxheading{Parameters}
2747
2748\docparam{orientation}{Determines the scrollbar whose range is to be set. May be wxHORIZONTAL or wxVERTICAL.}
2749
2750\docparam{range}{Scroll range.}
2751
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2754\wxheading{Remarks}
2755
2756The range of a scrollbar is the number of steps that the thumb may travel, rather than the total
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2757object length of the scrollbar. If you are implementing a scrolling window, for example, you
2758would adjust the scroll range when the window is resized, by subtracting the window view size from the
2759total virtual window size. When the two sizes are the same (all the window is visible), the range goes to zero
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2760and usually the scrollbar will be automatically hidden.
2761
2762\wxheading{See also}
2763
2764\helpref{wxWindow::SetScrollPos}{wxwindowsetscrollpos},\rtfsp
2765\helpref{wxWindow::SetScrollPage}{wxwindowsetscrollpage},\rtfsp
2766\helpref{wxWindow::GetScrollPos}{wxwindowsetscrollpos},\rtfsp
f7bd2698 2767\helpref{wxWindow::GetScrollPage}{wxwindowsetscrollpage},\rtfsp
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2769\end{comment}
2770
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2772\membersection{wxWindow::SetSize}\label{wxwindowsetsize}
2773
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2775 \param{int}{ sizeFlags = wxSIZE\_AUTO}}
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2778
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2780
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2784
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2785Sets the size of the window in pixels.
2786
2787\wxheading{Parameters}
2788
2789\docparam{x}{Required x position in pixels, or -1 to indicate that the existing
2790value should be used.}
2791
2792\docparam{y}{Required y position in pixels, or -1 to indicate that the existing
2793value should be used.}
2794
2795\docparam{width}{Required width in pixels, or -1 to indicate that the existing
2796value should be used.}
2797
2798\docparam{height}{Required height position in pixels, or -1 to indicate that the existing
2799value should be used.}
2800
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2801\docparam{size}{\helpref{wxSize}{wxsize} object for setting the size.}
2802
2803\docparam{rect}{\helpref{wxRect}{wxrect} object for setting the position and size.}
2804
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2806
2807{\bf wxSIZE\_AUTO\_WIDTH}: a -1 width value is taken to indicate
2808a wxWindows-supplied default width.\\
2809{\bf wxSIZE\_AUTO\_HEIGHT}: a -1 height value is taken to indicate
2810a wxWindows-supplied default width.\\
2811{\bf wxSIZE\_AUTO}: -1 size values are taken to indicate
2812a wxWindows-supplied default size.\\
2813{\bf wxSIZE\_USE\_EXISTING}: existing dimensions should be used
2814if -1 values are supplied.\\
2815{\bf wxSIZE\_ALLOW\_MINUS\_ONE}: allow dimensions of -1 and less to be interpreted
2816as real dimensions, not default values.
2817}
2818
2819\wxheading{Remarks}
2820
2821The second form is a convenience for calling the first form with default
2822x and y parameters, and must be used with non-default width and height values.
2823
2824The first form sets the position and optionally size, of the window.
2825Parameters may be -1 to indicate either that a default should be supplied
2826by wxWindows, or that the current value of the dimension should be used.
2827
2828\wxheading{See also}
2829
2830\helpref{wxWindow::Move}{wxwindowmove}
2831
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2833implements the following methods:\par
2834\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
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2836\twocolitem{{\bf SetSize(size)}}{}
2837\twocolitem{{\bf SetPosition(point)}}{}
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2839}
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2842\membersection{wxWindow::SetSizeHints}\label{wxwindowsetsizehints}
2843
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2845 \param{int}{ incW=-1}, \param{int}{ incH=-1}}
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2847Allows specification of minimum and maximum window sizes, and window size increments.
2848If a pair of values is not set (or set to -1), the default values will be used.
2849
2850\wxheading{Parameters}
2851
2852\docparam{minW}{Specifies the minimum width allowable.}
2853
2854\docparam{minH}{Specifies the minimum height allowable.}
2855
2856\docparam{maxW}{Specifies the maximum width allowable.}
2857
2858\docparam{maxH}{Specifies the maximum height allowable.}
2859
2860\docparam{incW}{Specifies the increment for sizing the width (Motif/Xt only).}
2861
2862\docparam{incH}{Specifies the increment for sizing the height (Motif/Xt only).}
2863
2864\wxheading{Remarks}
2865
2866If this function is called, the user will not be able to size the window outside the
2867given bounds.
2868
2869The resizing increments are only significant under Motif or Xt.
2870
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2872\membersection{wxWindow::SetSizer}\label{wxwindowsetsizer}
2873
cc81d32f 2874\func{void}{SetSizer}{\param{wxSizer* }{sizer}, \param{bool }{deleteOld=true}}
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2876Sets the window to have the given layout sizer. The window
2877will then own the object, and will take care of its deletion.
2878If an existing layout constraints object is already owned by the
cc81d32f 2879window, it will be deleted if the deleteOld parameter is true.
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e5251d4f 2881Note that this function will also call
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2883parameter if the {\it sizer}\/ is non-NULL and {\tt false} otherwise.
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2885\wxheading{Parameters}
2886
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2888the window's sizer. See below.}
2889
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2891Pass false if you wish to handle deleting the old sizer yourself.}
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2893\wxheading{Remarks}
2894
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2896the following applied:
2897
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2900explicitly. When setting both a wxSizer and a \helpref{wxLayoutConstraints}{wxlayoutconstraints},
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2902
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2904\membersection{wxWindow::SetSizerAndFit}\label{wxwindowsetsizerandfit}
2905
cc81d32f 2906\func{void}{SetSizerAndFit}{\param{wxSizer* }{sizer}, \param{bool }{deleteOld=true}}
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2908The same as \helpref{SetSizer}{wxwindowsetsizer}, except it also sets the size hints
2909for the window based on the sizer's minimum size.
2910
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2912\membersection{wxWindow::SetTitle}\label{wxwindowsettitle}
2913
2914\func{virtual void}{SetTitle}{\param{const wxString\& }{title}}
2915
2916Sets the window's title. Applicable only to frames and dialogs.
2917
2918\wxheading{Parameters}
2919
2920\docparam{title}{The window's title.}
2921
2922\wxheading{See also}
2923
2924\helpref{wxWindow::GetTitle}{wxwindowgettitle}
2925
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2928
2929\func{virtual void}{SetThemeEnabled}{\param{bool }{enable}}
2930
2931This function tells a window if it should use the system's "theme" code
2932to draw the windows' background instead if its own background drawing
2933code. This does not always have any effect since the underlying platform
2934obviously needs to support the notion of themes in user defined windows.
2935One such platform is GTK+ where windows can have (very colourful) backgrounds
2936defined by a user's selected theme.
2937
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2940
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2942\membersection{wxWindow::SetToolTip}\label{wxwindowsettooltip}
2943
2944\func{void}{SetToolTip}{\param{const wxString\& }{tip}}
2945
2946\func{void}{SetToolTip}{\param{wxToolTip* }{tip}}
2947
c9f00eeb 2948Attach a tooltip to the window.
f6bcfd97 2949
c9f00eeb 2950See also: \helpref{GetToolTip}{wxwindowgettooltip},
8161ba08 2951 \helpref{wxToolTip}{wxtooltip}
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2954\membersection{wxWindow::SetValidator}\label{wxwindowsetvalidator}
2955
2956\func{virtual void}{SetValidator}{\param{const wxValidator\&}{ validator}}
2957
2958Deletes the current validator (if any) and sets the window validator, having called wxValidator::Clone to
2959create a new validator of this type.
2960
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2962\membersection{wxWindow::SetVirtualSize}\label{wxwindowsetvirtualsize}
2963
2964\func{void}{SetVirtualSize}{\param{int}{ width}, \param{int}{ height}}
2965
2966\func{void}{SetVirtualSize}{\param{const wxSize\&}{ size}}
2967
2968Sets the virtual size of the window in pixels.
2969
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2971\membersection{wxWindow::SetVirtualSizeHints}\label{wxwindowsetvirtualsizehints}
2972
2973\func{virtual void}{SetVirtualSizeHints}{\param{int}{ minW},\param{int}{ minH}, \param{int}{ maxW=-1}, \param{int}{ maxH=-1}}
2974
2975Allows specification of minimum and maximum virtual window sizes.
2976If a pair of values is not set (or set to -1), the default values
2977will be used.
2978
2979\wxheading{Parameters}
2980
2981\docparam{minW}{Specifies the minimum width allowable.}
2982
2983\docparam{minH}{Specifies the minimum height allowable.}
2984
2985\docparam{maxW}{Specifies the maximum width allowable.}
2986
2987\docparam{maxH}{Specifies the maximum height allowable.}
2988
2989\wxheading{Remarks}
2990
2991If this function is called, the user will not be able to size the virtual area
2992of the window outside the given bounds.
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2995\membersection{wxWindow::SetWindowStyle}\label{wxwindowsetwindowstyle}
2996
2997\func{void}{SetWindowStyle}{\param{long}{ style}}
2998
2999Identical to \helpref{SetWindowStyleFlag}{wxwindowsetwindowstyleflag}.
3000
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3002\membersection{wxWindow::SetWindowStyleFlag}\label{wxwindowsetwindowstyleflag}
3003
3004\func{virtual void}{SetWindowStyleFlag}{\param{long}{ style}}
3005
3006Sets the style of the window. Please note that some styles cannot be changed
3007after the window creation and that \helpref{Refresh()}{wxwindowrefresh} might
3008be called after changing the others for the change to take place immediately.
3009
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3012\wxheading{See also}
3013
3014\helpref{GetWindowStyleFlag}{wxwindowgetwindowstyleflag}
3015
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3017\membersection{wxWindow::SetWindowVariant}\label{wxwindowsetwindowvariant}
3018
3019\func{void}{SetWindowVariant}{\param{wxWindowVariant}{variant}}
3020
3021This function can be called under all platforms but only does anything under
3022Mac OS X 10.3+ currently. Under this system, each of the standard control can
3023exist in several sizes which correpond to the elements of wxWindowVariant
3024enum:
3025\begin{verbatim}
3026enum wxWindowVariant
3027{
3028 wxWINDOW_VARIANT_NORMAL, // Normal size
3029 wxWINDOW_VARIANT_SMALL, // Smaller size (about 25 % smaller than normal )
3030 wxWINDOW_VARIANT_MINI, // Mini size (about 33 % smaller than normal )
3031 wxWINDOW_VARIANT_LARGE, // Large size (about 25 % larger than normal )
3032};
3033\end{verbatim}
3034
3035By default the controls use the normal size, of course, but this function can
3036be used to change this.
3037
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cc81d32f 3041\func{virtual bool}{Show}{\param{bool}{ show = {\tt true}}}
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be90c029 3043Shows or hides the window. You may need to call \helpref{Raise}{wxwindowraise}
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3045needed if Show() is called immediately after the frame creation.
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3047\wxheading{Parameters}
3048
cc81d32f 3049\docparam{show}{If {\tt true} displays the window. Otherwise, hides it.}
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3050
3051\wxheading{Return value}
3052
cc81d32f 3053{\tt true} if the window has been shown or hidden or {\tt false} if nothing was
bc5879ef 3054done because it already was in the requested state.
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3056\wxheading{See also}
3057
3058\helpref{wxWindow::IsShown}{wxwindowisshown}
3059
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3062\membersection{wxWindow::Thaw}\label{wxwindowthaw}
3063
3064\func{virtual void}{Thaw}{\void}
3065
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3066Reenables window updating after a previous call to
3067\helpref{Freeze}{wxwindowfreeze}. To really thaw the control, it must be called
3068exactly the same number of times as \helpref{Freeze}{wxwindowfreeze}.
3069
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3071\membersection{wxWindow::TransferDataFromWindow}\label{wxwindowtransferdatafromwindow}
3072
3073\func{virtual bool}{TransferDataFromWindow}{\void}
3074
3075Transfers values from child controls to data areas specified by their validators. Returns
cc81d32f 3076{\tt false} if a transfer failed.
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3078If the window has {\tt wxWS\_EX\_VALIDATE\_RECURSIVELY} extra style flag set,
3079the method will also call TransferDataFromWindow() of all child windows.
3080
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3081\wxheading{See also}
3082
3083\helpref{wxWindow::TransferDataToWindow}{wxwindowtransferdatatowindow},\rtfsp
3084\helpref{wxValidator}{wxvalidator}, \helpref{wxWindow::Validate}{wxwindowvalidate}
3085
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3087\membersection{wxWindow::TransferDataToWindow}\label{wxwindowtransferdatatowindow}
3088
3089\func{virtual bool}{TransferDataToWindow}{\void}
3090
3091Transfers values to child controls from data areas specified by their validators.
3092
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3093If the window has {\tt wxWS\_EX\_VALIDATE\_RECURSIVELY} extra style flag set,
3094the method will also call TransferDataToWindow() of all child windows.
3095
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3096\wxheading{Return value}
3097
cc81d32f 3098Returns {\tt false} if a transfer failed.
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3100\wxheading{See also}
3101
3102\helpref{wxWindow::TransferDataFromWindow}{wxwindowtransferdatafromwindow},\rtfsp
3103\helpref{wxValidator}{wxvalidator}, \helpref{wxWindow::Validate}{wxwindowvalidate}
3104
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3106\membersection{wxWindow::UnregisterHotKey}\label{wxwindowunregisterhotkey}
3107
3108\func{bool}{UnregisterHotKey}{\param{int}{ hotkeyId}}
3109
3110Unregisters a system wide hotkey.
3111
3112\wxheading{Parameters}
3113
3114\docparam{hotkeyId}{Numeric identifier of the hotkey. Must be the same id that was passed to RegisterHotKey.}
3115
3116\wxheading{Return value}
3117
3118{\tt true} if the hotkey was unregistered successfully, {\tt false} if the id was invalid.
3119
3120\wxheading{Remarks}
3121
3122This function is currently only implemented under MSW.
3123
3124\wxheading{See also}
3125
3126\helpref{wxWindow::RegisterHotKey}{wxwindowregisterhotkey}
3127
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3129\membersection{wxWindow::Update}\label{wxwindowupdate}
3130
3131\func{virtual void}{Update}{\void}
3132
3133Calling this method immediately repaints the invalidated area of the window
3134while this would usually only happen when the flow of control returns to the
3135event loop. Notice that this function doesn't refresh the window and does
3136nothing if the window hadn't been already repainted. Use
3137\helpref{Refresh}{wxwindowrefresh} first if you want to immediately redraw the
3138window unconditionally.
3139
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3141\membersection{wxWindow::UpdateWindowUI}\label{wxwindowupdatewindowui}
3142
c0d26c0f 3143\func{virtual void}{UpdateWindowUI}{\param{long}{ flags = wxUPDATE\_UI\_NONE}}
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3144
3145This function sends \helpref{wxUpdateUIEvents}{wxupdateuievent} to
3146the window. The particular implementation depends on the window; for
3147example a wxToolBar will send an update UI event for each toolbar button,
3148and a wxFrame will send an update UI event for each menubar menu item.
3149You can call this function from your application to ensure that your
3150UI is up-to-date at this point (as far as your wxUpdateUIEvent handlers
3151are concerned). This may be necessary if you have called
3152\helpref{wxUpdateUIEvent::SetMode}{wxupdateuieventsetmode} or
3153\helpref{wxUpdateUIEvent::SetUpdateInterval}{wxupdateuieventsetupdateinterval} to
3154limit the overhead that wxWindows incurs by sending update UI events in idle time.
3155
3156{\it flags} should be a bitlist of one or more of the following values.
3157
3158\begin{verbatim}
3159enum wxUpdateUI
3160{
3161 wxUPDATE_UI_NONE = 0x0000, // No particular value
3162 wxUPDATE_UI_RECURSE = 0x0001, // Call the function for descendants
3163 wxUPDATE_UI_FROMIDLE = 0x0002 // Invoked from On(Internal)Idle
3164};
3165\end{verbatim}
3166
3167If you are calling this function from an OnInternalIdle or OnIdle
3168function, make sure you pass the wxUPDATE\_UI\_FROMIDLE flag, since
3169this tells the window to only update the UI elements that need
3170to be updated in idle time. Some windows update their elements
3171only when necessary, for example when a menu is about to be shown.
3172The following is an example of how to call UpdateWindowUI from
3173an idle function.
3174
3175\begin{verbatim}
3176void MyWindow::OnInternalIdle()
3177{
3178 if (wxUpdateUIEvent::CanUpdate(this))
3179 UpdateWindowUI(wxUPDATE_UI_FROMIDLE);
3180}
3181\end{verbatim}
3182
3183\wxheading{See also}
3184
3185\helpref{wxUpdateUIEvent}{wxupdateuievent},
3186\helpref{wxWindow::DoUpdateWindowUI}{wxwindowdoupdatewindowui},
3187\helpref{wxWindow::OnInternalIdle}{wxwindowoninternalidle}
3188
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3190\membersection{wxWindow::Validate}\label{wxwindowvalidate}
3191
3192\func{virtual bool}{Validate}{\void}
3193
3194Validates the current values of the child controls using their validators.
3195
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3197the method will also call Validate() of all child windows.
3198
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3200
cc81d32f 3201Returns {\tt false} if any of the validations failed.
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3203\wxheading{See also}
3204
3205\helpref{wxWindow::TransferDataFromWindow}{wxwindowtransferdatafromwindow},\rtfsp
3206\helpref{wxWindow::TransferDataFromWindow}{wxwindowtransferdatafromwindow},\rtfsp
3207\helpref{wxValidator}{wxvalidator}
3208
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3210\membersection{wxWindow::WarpPointer}\label{wxwindowwarppointer}
3211
3212\func{void}{WarpPointer}{\param{int}{ x}, \param{int}{ y}}
3213
3214Moves the pointer to the given position on the window.
3215
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3217Interface Guidelines forbid moving the mouse cursor programmatically.
3218
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3220
3221\docparam{x}{The new x position for the cursor.}
3222
3223\docparam{y}{The new y position for the cursor.}
3224