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2%% Name: window.tex
3%% Purpose: wxWindow documentation
4%% Author: wxWidgets Team
5%% Modified by:
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8%% Copyright: (c) wxWidgets Team
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12\section{\class{wxWindow}}\label{wxwindow}
13
87b6002d 14wxWindow is the base class for all windows and represents any visible object on
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15screen. All controls, top level windows and so on are windows. Sizers and
16device contexts are not, however, as they don't appear on screen themselves.
17
18Please note that all children of the window will be deleted automatically by
19the destructor before the window itself is deleted which means that you don't
20have to worry about deleting them manually. Please see the \helpref{window
21deletion overview}{windowdeletionoverview} for more information.
22
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23Also note that in this, and many others, wxWidgets classes some
24\texttt{GetXXX()} methods may be overloaded (as, for example,
25\helpref{GetSize}{wxwindowgetsize} or
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26\helpref{GetClientSize}{wxwindowgetclientsize}). In this case, the overloads
27are non-virtual because having multiple virtual functions with the same name
28results in a virtual function name hiding at the derived class level (in
29English, this means that the derived class has to override all overloaded
30variants if it overrides any of them). To allow overriding them in the derived
fc2171bd 31class, wxWidgets uses a unique protected virtual \texttt{DoGetXXX()} method
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32and all \texttt{GetXXX()} ones are forwarded to it, so overriding the former
33changes the behaviour of the latter.
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35\wxheading{Derived from}
36
37\helpref{wxEvtHandler}{wxevthandler}\\
38\helpref{wxObject}{wxobject}
39
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40\wxheading{Include files}
41
42<wx/window.h>
43
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44\wxheading{Window styles}
45
46The following styles can apply to all windows, although they will not always make sense for a particular
4130b487 47window class or on all platforms.
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49\twocolwidtha{5cm}%
50\begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
51\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxSIMPLE\_BORDER}}{Displays a thin border around the window. wxBORDER is the old name
27d029c7 52for this style. }
69a126b0 53\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxDOUBLE\_BORDER}}{Displays a double border. Windows and Mac only.}
a660d684 54\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxSUNKEN\_BORDER}}{Displays a sunken border.}
69a126b0 55\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxRAISED\_BORDER}}{Displays a raised border.}
6453876e 56\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxSTATIC\_BORDER}}{Displays a border suitable for a static control. Windows only. }
8d99dec0 57\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxNO\_BORDER}}{Displays no border, overriding the default border style for the window.}
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58\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxTRANSPARENT\_WINDOW}}{The window is transparent, that is, it will not receive paint
59events. Windows only.}
a660d684 60\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxTAB\_TRAVERSAL}}{Use this to enable tab traversal for non-dialog windows.}
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61\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWANTS\_CHARS}}{Use this to indicate that
62the window wants to get all char/key events for all keys - even for
63keys like TAB or ENTER which are usually used for dialog navigation
64and which wouldn't be generated without this style. If you need to
65use this style in order to get the arrows or etc., but would still like to have
66normal keyboard navigation take place, you should create and send a
67wxNavigationKeyEvent in response to the key events for Tab and
68Shift-Tab.}
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69\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxNO\_FULL\_REPAINT\_ON\_RESIZE}}{On Windows, this style used to disable repainting
70the window completely when its size is changed. Since this behaviour is now the default, the style is now obsolete
71and no longer has an effect.}
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72\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxVSCROLL}}{Use this style to enable a vertical scrollbar.}
73\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxHSCROLL}}{Use this style to enable a horizontal scrollbar.}
3c9676ea 74\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxALWAYS\_SHOW\_SB}}{If a window has scrollbars,
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75disable them instead of hiding them when they are not needed (i.e. when the
76size of the window is big enough to not require the scrollbars to navigate it).
77This style is currently only implemented for wxMSW and wxUniversal and does
78nothing on the other platforms.}
884360bc 79\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxCLIP\_CHILDREN}}{Use this style to eliminate flicker caused by the background being
6453876e 80repainted, then children being painted over them. Windows only.}
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81\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxFULL\_REPAINT\_ON\_RESIZE}}{Use this style to force
82a complete redraw of the window whenever it is resized instead of redrawing
83just the part of the window affected by resizing. Note that this was the
84behaviour by default before 2.5.1 release and that if you experience redraw
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85problems with code which previously used to work you may want to try this.
86Currently this style applies on GTK+ 2 and Windows only, and full repainting is always
87done on other platforms.}
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88\end{twocollist}
89
90See also \helpref{window styles overview}{windowstyles}.
91
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92\wxheading{Extra window styles}
93
94The following are extra styles, set using \helpref{wxWindow::SetExtraStyle}{wxwindowsetextrastyle}.
95
96\twocolwidtha{5cm}%
97\begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
98\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_VALIDATE\_RECURSIVELY}}{By default, Validate/TransferDataTo/FromWindow()
99only work on direct children of the window (compatible behaviour). Set this flag to make them recursively
100descend into all subwindows.}
101\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_BLOCK\_EVENTS}}{wxCommandEvents and the objects of the derived classes are forwarded to the
102parent window and so on recursively by default. Using this flag for the
103given window allows to block this propagation at this window, i.e. prevent
104the events from being propagated further upwards. Dialogs have this
105flag on by default.}
106\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_TRANSIENT}}{Don't use this window as an implicit parent for the other windows: this must
107be used with transient windows as otherwise there is the risk of creating a
108dialog/frame with this window as a parent which would lead to a crash if the
109parent is destroyed before the child.}
110\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_PROCESS\_IDLE}}{This window should always process idle events, even
111if the mode set by \helpref{wxIdleEvent::SetMode}{wxidleeventsetmode} is wxIDLE\_PROCESS\_SPECIFIED.}
112\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_PROCESS\_UI\_UPDATES}}{This window should always process UI update events,
113even if the mode set by \helpref{wxUpdateUIEvent::SetMode}{wxupdateuieventsetmode} is wxUPDATE\_UI\_PROCESS\_SPECIFIED.}
114\end{twocollist}
115
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116\wxheading{See also}
117
118\helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
119
120\latexignore{\rtfignore{\wxheading{Members}}}
121
a1037371 122
f6bcfd97 123\membersection{wxWindow::wxWindow}\label{wxwindowctor}
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124
125\func{}{wxWindow}{\void}
126
127Default constructor.
128
eaaa6a06 129\func{}{wxWindow}{\param{wxWindow*}{ parent}, \param{wxWindowID }{id},
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130 \param{const wxPoint\& }{pos = wxDefaultPosition},
131 \param{const wxSize\& }{size = wxDefaultSize},
eaaa6a06 132 \param{long }{style = 0},
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133 \param{const wxString\& }{name = wxPanelNameStr}}
134
135Constructs a window, which can be a child of a frame, dialog or any other non-control window.
136
137\wxheading{Parameters}
138
139\docparam{parent}{Pointer to a parent window.}
140
5e06d749 141\docparam{id}{Window identifier. If wxID\_ANY, will automatically create an identifier.}
a660d684 142
60fef964 143\docparam{pos}{Window position. wxDefaultPosition indicates that wxWidgets
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144should generate a default position for the window. If using the wxWindow class directly, supply
145an actual position.}
146
60fef964 147\docparam{size}{Window size. wxDefaultSize indicates that wxWidgets
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148should generate a default size for the window. If no suitable size can be found, the
149window will be sized to 20x20 pixels so that the window is visible but obviously not
150correctly sized. }
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152\docparam{style}{Window style. For generic window styles, please see \helpref{wxWindow}{wxwindow}.}
153
154\docparam{name}{Window name.}
155
a1037371 156
6d06e061 157\membersection{wxWindow::\destruct{wxWindow}}\label{wxwindowdtor}
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159\func{}{\destruct{wxWindow}}{\void}
160
161Destructor. Deletes all subwindows, then deletes itself. Instead of using
162the {\bf delete} operator explicitly, you should normally
fc2171bd 163use \helpref{wxWindow::Destroy}{wxwindowdestroy} so that wxWidgets
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164can delete a window only when it is safe to do so, in idle time.
165
166\wxheading{See also}
167
168\helpref{Window deletion overview}{windowdeletionoverview},\rtfsp
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169\helpref{wxWindow::Destroy}{wxwindowdestroy},\rtfsp
170\helpref{wxCloseEvent}{wxcloseevent}
171
a1037371 172
6d06e061 173\membersection{wxWindow::AddChild}\label{wxwindowaddchild}
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175\func{virtual void}{AddChild}{\param{wxWindow* }{child}}
176
177Adds a child window. This is called automatically by window creation
178functions so should not be required by the application programmer.
179
fc2171bd 180Notice that this function is mostly internal to wxWidgets and shouldn't be
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181called by the user code.
182
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183\wxheading{Parameters}
184
185\docparam{child}{Child window to add.}
186
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188\membersection{wxWindow::CacheBestSize}\label{wxwindowcachebestsize}
189
190\constfunc{void}{CacheBestSize}{\param{const wxSize\& }{size}}
191
192Sets the cached best size value.
193
194
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195\membersection{wxWindow::CaptureMouse}\label{wxwindowcapturemouse}
196
197\func{virtual void}{CaptureMouse}{\void}
198
199Directs all mouse input to this window. Call \helpref{wxWindow::ReleaseMouse}{wxwindowreleasemouse} to
200release the capture.
201
fc2171bd 202Note that wxWidgets maintains the stack of windows having captured the mouse
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203and when the mouse is released the capture returns to the window which had had
204captured it previously and it is only really released if there were no previous
205window. In particular, this means that you must release the mouse as many times
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206as you capture it, unless the window receives
207the \helpref{wxMouseCaptureLostEvent}{wxmousecapturelostevent} event.
208
209Any application which captures the mouse in the beginning of some operation
210{\em must} handle \helpref{wxMouseCaptureLostEvent}{wxmousecapturelostevent}
211and cancel this operation when it receives the event. The event handler must
212not recapture mouse.
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214\wxheading{See also}
215
216\helpref{wxWindow::ReleaseMouse}{wxwindowreleasemouse}
63e819f2 217\helpref{wxMouseCaptureLostEvent}{wxmousecapturelostevent}
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220\membersection{wxWindow::Center}\label{wxwindowcenter}
221
eaaa6a06 222\func{void}{Center}{\param{int}{ direction}}
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224A synonym for \helpref{Centre}{wxwindowcentre}.
225
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227\membersection{wxWindow::CenterOnParent}\label{wxwindowcenteronparent}
228
229\func{void}{CenterOnParent}{\param{int}{ direction}}
230
231A synonym for \helpref{CentreOnParent}{wxwindowcentreonparent}.
232
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234\membersection{wxWindow::CenterOnScreen}\label{wxwindowcenteronscreen}
235
236\func{void}{CenterOnScreen}{\param{int}{ direction}}
237
238A synonym for \helpref{CentreOnScreen}{wxwindowcentreonscreen}.
239
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241\membersection{wxWindow::Centre}\label{wxwindowcentre}
242
7eb4e9cc 243\func{void}{Centre}{\param{int}{ direction = wxBOTH}}
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245Centres the window.
246
247\wxheading{Parameters}
248
249\docparam{direction}{Specifies the direction for the centering. May be {\tt wxHORIZONTAL}, {\tt wxVERTICAL}\rtfsp
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250or {\tt wxBOTH}. It may also include {\tt wxCENTRE\_ON\_SCREEN} flag
251if you want to center the window on the entire screen and not on its
252parent window.}
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254The flag {\tt wxCENTRE\_FRAME} is obsolete and should not be used any longer
255(it has no effect).
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257\wxheading{Remarks}
258
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259If the window is a top level one (i.e. doesn't have a parent), it will be
260centered relative to the screen anyhow.
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262\wxheading{See also}
263
264\helpref{wxWindow::Center}{wxwindowcenter}
265
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267\membersection{wxWindow::CentreOnParent}\label{wxwindowcentreonparent}
268
7eb4e9cc 269\func{void}{CentreOnParent}{\param{int}{ direction = wxBOTH}}
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c9f00eeb 271Centres the window on its parent. This is a more readable synonym for
7eb4e9cc 272\helpref{Centre}{wxwindowcentre}.
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274\wxheading{Parameters}
275
276\docparam{direction}{Specifies the direction for the centering. May be {\tt wxHORIZONTAL}, {\tt wxVERTICAL}\rtfsp
277or {\tt wxBOTH}.}
278
279\wxheading{Remarks}
280
281This methods provides for a way to center top level windows over their
282parents instead of the entire screen. If there is no parent or if the
c9f00eeb 283window is not a top level window, then behaviour is the same as
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284\helpref{wxWindow::Centre}{wxwindowcentre}.
285
286\wxheading{See also}
287
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288\helpref{wxWindow::CentreOnScreen}{wxwindowcenteronscreen}
289
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291\membersection{wxWindow::CentreOnScreen}\label{wxwindowcentreonscreen}
292
293\func{void}{CentreOnScreen}{\param{int}{ direction = wxBOTH}}
294
295Centres the window on screen. This only works for top level windows -
296otherwise, the window will still be centered on its parent.
297
298\wxheading{Parameters}
299
300\docparam{direction}{Specifies the direction for the centering. May be {\tt wxHORIZONTAL}, {\tt wxVERTICAL}\rtfsp
301or {\tt wxBOTH}.}
302
303\wxheading{See also}
304
305\helpref{wxWindow::CentreOnParent}{wxwindowcenteronparent}
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5da0803c 308\membersection{wxWindow::ClearBackground}\label{wxwindowclearbackground}
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5da0803c 310\func{void}{ClearBackground}{\void}
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312Clears the window by filling it with the current background colour. Does not
313cause an erase background event to be generated.
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6d06e061 316\membersection{wxWindow::ClientToScreen}\label{wxwindowclienttoscreen}
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318\constfunc{virtual void}{ClientToScreen}{\param{int* }{x}, \param{int* }{y}}
319
2edb0bde 320\perlnote{In wxPerl this method returns a 2-element list instead of
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322
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323\constfunc{virtual wxPoint}{ClientToScreen}{\param{const wxPoint\&}{ pt}}
324
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325Converts to screen coordinates from coordinates relative to this window.
326
327\docparam{x}{A pointer to a integer value for the x coordinate. Pass the client coordinate in, and
328a screen coordinate will be passed out.}
329
330\docparam{y}{A pointer to a integer value for the y coordinate. Pass the client coordinate in, and
331a screen coordinate will be passed out.}
332
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333\docparam{pt}{The client position for the second form of the function.}
334
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335\pythonnote{In place of a single overloaded method name, wxPython
336implements the following methods:\par
337\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
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338\twocolitem{{\bf ClientToScreen(point)}}{Accepts and returns a wxPoint}
339\twocolitem{{\bf ClientToScreenXY(x, y)}}{Returns a 2-tuple, (x, y)}
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341}
342
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344\membersection{wxWindow::Close}\label{wxwindowclose}
345
cc81d32f 346\func{bool}{Close}{\param{bool}{ force = {\tt false}}}
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348This function simply generates a \helpref{wxCloseEvent}{wxcloseevent} whose
349handler usually tries to close the window. It doesn't close the window itself,
350however.
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352\wxheading{Parameters}
353
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354\docparam{force}{{\tt false} if the window's close handler should be able to veto the destruction
355of this window, {\tt true} if it cannot.}
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357\wxheading{Remarks}
358
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359Close calls the \helpref{close handler}{wxcloseevent} for the window, providing
360an opportunity for the window to choose whether to destroy the window.
361Usually it is only used with the top level windows (wxFrame and wxDialog
362classes) as the others are not supposed to have any special OnClose() logic.
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364The close handler should check whether the window is being deleted forcibly,
f29d3d61 365using \helpref{wxCloseEvent::CanVeto}{wxcloseeventcanveto}, in which case it
24174c30 366should destroy the window using \helpref{wxWindow::Destroy}{wxwindowdestroy}.
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368{\it Note} that calling Close does not guarantee that the window will be
369destroyed; but it provides a way to simulate a manual close of a window, which
370may or may not be implemented by destroying the window. The default
371implementation of wxDialog::OnCloseWindow does not necessarily delete the
372dialog, since it will simply simulate an wxID\_CANCEL event which is handled by
373the appropriate button event handler and may do anything at all.
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324eeecb 375To guarantee that the window will be destroyed, call
24174c30 376\helpref{wxWindow::Destroy}{wxwindowdestroy} instead
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378\wxheading{See also}
379
380\helpref{Window deletion overview}{windowdeletionoverview},\rtfsp
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381\helpref{wxWindow::Destroy}{wxwindowdestroy},\rtfsp
382\helpref{wxCloseEvent}{wxcloseevent}
383
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385\membersection{wxWindow::ConvertDialogToPixels}\label{wxwindowconvertdialogtopixels}
386
387\func{wxPoint}{ConvertDialogToPixels}{\param{const wxPoint\&}{ pt}}
388
389\func{wxSize}{ConvertDialogToPixels}{\param{const wxSize\&}{ sz}}
390
391Converts a point or size from dialog units to pixels.
392
393For the x dimension, the dialog units are multiplied by the average character width
394and then divided by 4.
395
396For the y dimension, the dialog units are multiplied by the average character height
397and then divided by 8.
398
399\wxheading{Remarks}
400
401Dialog units are used for maintaining a dialog's proportions even if the font changes.
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403You can also use these functions programmatically. A convenience macro is defined:
404
405{\small
406\begin{verbatim}
407#define wxDLG_UNIT(parent, pt) parent->ConvertDialogToPixels(pt)
408\end{verbatim}
409}
410
411\wxheading{See also}
412
413\helpref{wxWindow::ConvertPixelsToDialog}{wxwindowconvertpixelstodialog}
414
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416implements the following methods:\par
417\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
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418\twocolitem{{\bf ConvertDialogPointToPixels(point)}}{Accepts and returns a wxPoint}
419\twocolitem{{\bf ConvertDialogSizeToPixels(size)}}{Accepts and returns a wxSize}
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420\end{twocollist}}
421
422Additionally, the following helper functions are defined:\par
423\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
c9110876 424\twocolitem{{\bf wxDLG\_PNT(win, point)}}{Converts a wxPoint from dialog
06d20283 425units to pixels}
c9110876 426\twocolitem{{\bf wxDLG\_SZE(win, size)}}{Converts a wxSize from dialog
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428\end{twocollist}}
429}
430
431
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433\membersection{wxWindow::ConvertPixelsToDialog}\label{wxwindowconvertpixelstodialog}
434
435\func{wxPoint}{ConvertPixelsToDialog}{\param{const wxPoint\&}{ pt}}
436
437\func{wxSize}{ConvertPixelsToDialog}{\param{const wxSize\&}{ sz}}
438
439Converts a point or size from pixels to dialog units.
440
441For the x dimension, the pixels are multiplied by 4 and then divided by the average
442character width.
443
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445character height.
446
447\wxheading{Remarks}
448
449Dialog units are used for maintaining a dialog's proportions even if the font changes.
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451\wxheading{See also}
452
453\helpref{wxWindow::ConvertDialogToPixels}{wxwindowconvertdialogtopixels}
454
dbd94b75 455\pythonnote{In place of a single overloaded method name, wxPython implements the following methods:\par
06d20283 456\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
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457\twocolitem{{\bf ConvertDialogPointToPixels(point)}}{Accepts and returns a wxPoint}
458\twocolitem{{\bf ConvertDialogSizeToPixels(size)}}{Accepts and returns a wxSize}
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460}
461
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463\membersection{wxWindow::Destroy}\label{wxwindowdestroy}
464
465\func{virtual bool}{Destroy}{\void}
466
467Destroys the window safely. Use this function instead of the delete operator, since
468different window classes can be destroyed differently. Frames and dialogs
24174c30 469are not destroyed immediately when this function is called -- they are added
a660d684 470to a list of windows to be deleted on idle time, when all the window's events
2edb0bde 471have been processed. This prevents problems with events being sent to non-existent
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472windows.
473
474\wxheading{Return value}
475
cc81d32f 476{\tt true} if the window has either been successfully deleted, or it has been added
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477to the list of windows pending real deletion.
478
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6d06e061 480\membersection{wxWindow::DestroyChildren}\label{wxwindowdestroychildren}
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482\func{virtual void}{DestroyChildren}{\void}
483
484Destroys all children of a window. Called automatically by the destructor.
485
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488
c222be41 489\func{bool}{Disable}{\void}
6ba68e88 490
cc81d32f 491Disables the window, same as \helpref{Enable({\tt false})}{wxwindowenable}.
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493\wxheading{Return value}
494
cc81d32f 495Returns {\tt true} if the window has been disabled, {\tt false} if it had been
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496already disabled before the call to this function.
497
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499\membersection{wxWindow::DoGetBestSize}\label{wxwindowdogetbestsize}
500
501\constfunc{virtual wxSize}{DoGetBestSize}{\void}
502
503Gets the size which best suits the window: for a control, it would be
504the minimal size which doesn't truncate the control, for a panel - the
505same size as it would have after a call to \helpref{Fit()}{wxwindowfit}.
506
507
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509
510\func{virtual void}{DoUpdateWindowUI}{\param{wxUpdateUIEvent\&}{ event}}
511
512Does the window-specific updating after processing the update event.
324eeecb 513This function is called by \helpref{wxWindow::UpdateWindowUI}{wxwindowupdatewindowui}
e39af974 514in order to check return values in the \helpref{wxUpdateUIEvent}{wxupdateuievent} and
fc2171bd 515act appropriately. For example, to allow frame and dialog title updating, wxWidgets
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516implements this function as follows:
517
518\begin{verbatim}
519// do the window-specific processing after processing the update event
520void wxTopLevelWindowBase::DoUpdateWindowUI(wxUpdateUIEvent& event)
521{
522 if ( event.GetSetEnabled() )
523 Enable(event.GetEnabled());
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525 if ( event.GetSetText() )
526 {
527 if ( event.GetText() != GetTitle() )
528 SetTitle(event.GetText());
529 }
530}
531\end{verbatim}
532
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535\membersection{wxWindow::DragAcceptFiles}\label{wxwindowdragacceptfiles}
536
8a293590 537\func{virtual void}{DragAcceptFiles}{\param{bool}{ accept}}
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2edb0bde 539Enables or disables eligibility for drop file events (OnDropFiles).
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541\wxheading{Parameters}
542
cc81d32f 543\docparam{accept}{If {\tt true}, the window is eligible for drop file events. If {\tt false}, the window
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544will not accept drop file events.}
545
546\wxheading{Remarks}
547
548Windows only.
549
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552
cc81d32f 553\func{virtual bool}{Enable}{\param{bool}{ enable = {\tt true}}}
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556disabled, all of its children are disabled as well and they are reenabled again
557when the parent is.
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559\wxheading{Parameters}
560
cc81d32f 561\docparam{enable}{If {\tt true}, enables the window for input. If {\tt false}, disables the window.}
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564
cc81d32f 565Returns {\tt true} if the window has been enabled or disabled, {\tt false} if
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567
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569
6ba68e88 570\helpref{wxWindow::IsEnabled}{wxwindowisenabled},\rtfsp
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572\helpref{wxRadioBox::Enable}{wxradioboxenable}
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575\membersection{wxWindow::FindFocus}\label{wxwindowfindfocus}
576
577\func{static wxWindow*}{FindFocus}{\void}
578
579Finds the window or control which currently has the keyboard focus.
580
581\wxheading{Remarks}
582
583Note that this is a static function, so it can be called without needing a wxWindow pointer.
584
585\wxheading{See also}
586
587\helpref{wxWindow::SetFocus}{wxwindowsetfocus}
588
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592
6b73af79 593\constfunc{wxWindow*}{FindWindow}{\param{long}{ id}}
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595Find a child of this window, by identifier.
596
6b73af79 597\constfunc{wxWindow*}{FindWindow}{\param{const wxString\&}{ name}}
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599Find a child of this window, by name.
600
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602implements the following methods:\par
603\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
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605\twocolitem{{\bf FindWindowByName(name)}}{Accepts a string}
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607}
608
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f89a1397 610\membersection{wxWindow::FindWindowById}\label{wxwindowfindwindowbyid}
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f89a1397 612\func{static wxWindow*}{FindWindowById}{\param{long}{ id}, \param{wxWindow*}{ parent = NULL}}
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614Find the first window with the given {\it id}.
615
616If {\it parent} is NULL, the search will start from all top-level
617frames and dialog boxes; if non-NULL, the search will be limited to the given window hierarchy.
618The search is recursive in both cases.
619
620\wxheading{See also}
621
f89a1397 622\helpref{FindWindow}{wxwindowfindwindow}
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d9f42a9e 625\membersection{wxWindow::FindWindowByLabel}\label{wxwindowfindwindowbylabel}
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d9f42a9e 627\func{static wxWindow*}{FindWindowByLabel}{\param{const wxString\&}{ label}, \param{wxWindow*}{ parent = NULL}}
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630or panel item label. If {\it parent} is NULL, the search will start from all top-level
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632The search is recursive in both cases.
633
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635
f89a1397 636\helpref{FindWindow}{wxwindowfindwindow}
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d9f42a9e 639\membersection{wxWindow::FindWindowByName}\label{wxwindowfindwindowbyname}
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d9f42a9e 641\func{static wxWindow*}{FindWindowByName}{\param{const wxString\&}{ name}, \param{wxWindow*}{ parent = NULL}}
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644If {\it parent} is NULL, the search will start from all top-level
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646The search is recursive in both cases.
647
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649\helpref{FindWindowByLabel}{wxwindowfindwindowbylabel} is called.
650
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652
f89a1397 653\helpref{FindWindow}{wxwindowfindwindow}
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657
658\func{virtual void}{Fit}{\void}
659
f68586e5 660Sizes the window so that it fits around its subwindows. This function won't do
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662sizers are used for the subwindows layout. Also, if the window has exactly one
663subwindow it is better (faster and the result is more precise as Fit adds some
664margin to account for fuzziness of its calculations) to call
665
666\begin{verbatim}
667 window->SetClientSize(child->GetSize());
668\end{verbatim}
669
670instead of calling Fit.
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674
675\func{virtual void}{FitInside}{\void}
676
677Similar to \helpref{Fit}{wxwindowfit}, but sizes the interior (virtual) size
678of a window. Mainly useful with scrolled windows to reset scrollbars after
679sizing changes that do not trigger a size event, and/or scrolled windows without
680an interior sizer. This function similarly won't do anything if there are no
681subwindows.
682
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685
686\func{virtual void}{Freeze}{\void}
687
688Freezes the window or, in other words, prevents any updates from taking place
689on screen, the window is not redrawn at all. \helpref{Thaw}{wxwindowthaw} must
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691nested.
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693This method is useful for visual appearance optimization (for example, it
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695a wxTextCtrl under wxGTK) but is not implemented on all platforms nor for all
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698
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700
701\helpref{wxWindowUpdateLocker}{wxwindowupdatelocker}
702
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705
706\constfunc{wxAcceleratorTable*}{GetAcceleratorTable}{\void}
707
708Gets the accelerator table for this window. See \helpref{wxAcceleratorTable}{wxacceleratortable}.
709
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712
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715Returns the accessible object for this window, if any.
716
717See also \helpref{wxAccessible}{wxaccessible}.
718
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721
722\constfunc{wxSize}{GetAdjustedBestSize}{\void}
723
724This method is similar to \helpref{GetBestSize}{wxwindowgetbestsize}, except
725in one thing. GetBestSize should return the minimum untruncated size of the
726window, while this method will return the largest of BestSize and any user
727specified minimum size. ie. it is the minimum size the window should currently
728be drawn at, not the minimal size it can possibly tolerate.
729
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733\constfunc{virtual wxColour}{GetBackgroundColour}{\void}
734
735Returns the background colour of the window.
736
737\wxheading{See also}
738
739\helpref{wxWindow::SetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowsetbackgroundcolour},\rtfsp
740\helpref{wxWindow::SetForegroundColour}{wxwindowsetforegroundcolour},\rtfsp
9866d9c2 741\helpref{wxWindow::GetForegroundColour}{wxwindowgetforegroundcolour}
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744
745\constfunc{virtual wxBackgroundStyle}{GetBackgroundStyle}{\void}
746
747Returns the background style of the window. The background style indicates
748whether background colour should be determined by the system (wxBG\_STYLE\_SYSTEM),
749be set to a specific colour (wxBG\_STYLE\_COLOUR), or should be left to the
750application to implement (wxBG\_STYLE\_CUSTOM).
751
752On GTK+, use of wxBG\_STYLE\_CUSTOM allows the flicker-free drawing of a custom
753background, such as a tiled bitmap. Currently the style has no effect on other platforms.
754
755\wxheading{See also}
756
757\helpref{wxWindow::SetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowsetbackgroundcolour},\rtfsp
758\helpref{wxWindow::GetForegroundColour}{wxwindowgetforegroundcolour},\rtfsp
759\helpref{wxWindow::SetBackgroundStyle}{wxwindowsetbackgroundstyle}
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762
763\constfunc{wxSize}{GetBestFittingSize}{\void}
764
765Merges the window's best size into the min size and returns the result.
766
767\wxheading{See also}
768
769\helpref{wxWindow::GetBestSize}{wxwindowgetbestsize},\rtfsp
770\helpref{wxWindow::SetBestFittingSize}{wxwindowsetbestfittingsize},\rtfsp
771\helpref{wxWindow::SetSizeHints}{wxwindowsetsizehints}
772
773
7f071e73 774\membersection{wxWindow::GetBestSize}\label{wxwindowgetbestsize}
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c66c3af1 776\constfunc{wxSize}{GetBestSize}{\void}
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778This functions returns the best acceptable minimal size for the window. For
779example, for a static control, it will be the minimal size such that the
3e02f5ed 780control label is not truncated. For windows containing subwindows (typically
8771a323 781\helpref{wxPanel}{wxpanel}), the size returned by this function will be the
3e02f5ed 782same as the size the window would have had after calling
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784
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787
788\func{static wxWindow *}{GetCapture}{\void}
789
790Returns the currently captured window.
791
792\wxheading{See also}
793
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795\helpref{wxWindow::CaptureMouse}{wxwindowcapturemouse},
796\helpref{wxWindow::ReleaseMouse}{wxwindowreleasemouse},
63e819f2 797\helpref{wxMouseCaptureLostEvent}{wxmousecapturelostevent}
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799
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802
803\constfunc{wxCaret *}{GetCaret}{\void}
804
805Returns the \helpref{caret}{wxcaret} associated with the window.
806
807
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810\constfunc{virtual int}{GetCharHeight}{\void}
811
812Returns the character height for this window.
813
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6d06e061 815\membersection{wxWindow::GetCharWidth}\label{wxwindowgetcharwidth}
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817\constfunc{virtual int}{GetCharWidth}{\void}
818
819Returns the average character width for this window.
820
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6d06e061 822\membersection{wxWindow::GetChildren}\label{wxwindowgetchildren}
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dc7a2021 824\func{wxWindowList\&}{GetChildren}{\void}
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827
828Returns a reference to the list of the window's children. \texttt{wxWindowList}
829is a type-safe \helpref{wxList}{wxlist}-like class whose elements are of type
830\texttt{wxWindow *}.
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835\func{static wxVisualAttributes}{GetClassDefaultAttributes}{\param{wxWindowVariant}{ variant = \texttt{wxWINDOW\_VARIANT\_NORMAL}}}
836
837Returns the default font and colours which are used by the control. This is
838useful if you want to use the same font or colour in your own control as in a
839standard control -- which is a much better idea than hard coding specific
840colours or fonts which might look completely out of place on the users
841system, especially if it uses themes.
842
843The \arg{variant} parameter is only relevant under Mac currently and is
844ignore under other platforms. Under Mac, it will change the size of the
324eeecb 845returned font. See \helpref{wxWindow::SetWindowVariant}{wxwindowsetwindowvariant}
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847
848This static method is ``overridden'' in many derived classes and so calling,
488e1507 849for example, \helpref{wxButton}{wxbutton}::GetClassDefaultAttributes() will typically
1b69c815 850return the values appropriate for a button which will be normally different
488e1507 851from those returned by, say, \helpref{wxListCtrl}{wxlistctrl}::GetClassDefaultAttributes().
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855if it was not possible to determine the default control appearance or,
856especially for the background colour, if the field doesn't make sense as is
857the case for \texttt{colBg} for the controls with themed background.
858
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860
861\helpref{InheritAttributes}{wxwindowinheritattributes}
862
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865
c66c3af1 866\constfunc{void}{GetClientSize}{\param{int* }{width}, \param{int* }{height}}
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c9f00eeb 868\perlnote{In wxPerl this method takes no parameter and returns
d2c2afc9 869a 2-element list {\tt (width, height)}.}
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c66c3af1 871\constfunc{wxSize}{GetClientSize}{\void}
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874The client area is the area which may be drawn on by the programmer,
875excluding title bar, border, scrollbars, etc.
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877\wxheading{Parameters}
878
879\docparam{width}{Receives the client width in pixels.}
880
881\docparam{height}{Receives the client height in pixels.}
882
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884implements the following methods:\par
885\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
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887\twocolitem{{\bf GetClientSize()}}{Returns a wxSize object}
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889}
890
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892
d2c2afc9 893\helpref{GetSize}{wxwindowgetsize},\rtfsp
566d84a7 894\helpref{GetVirtualSize}{wxwindowgetvirtualsize}
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899
900\constfunc{wxLayoutConstraints*}{GetConstraints}{\void}
901
902Returns a pointer to the window's layout constraints, or NULL if there are none.
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907\constfunc{const wxSizer *}{GetContainingSizer}{\void}
908
909Return the sizer that this window is a member of, if any, otherwise
910{\tt NULL}.
911
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915\constfunc{const wxCursor\&}{GetCursor}{\void}
916
917Return the cursor associated with this window.
918
919\wxheading{See also}
920
921\helpref{wxWindow::SetCursor}{wxwindowsetcursor}
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3fbade2b 924\membersection{wxWindow::GetDefaultAttributes}\label{wxwindowgetdefaultattributes}
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926\constfunc{virtual wxVisualAttributes}{GetDefaultAttributes}{\void}
927
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930
931One advantage of using this function compared to the static version is that
932the call is automatically dispatched to the correct class (as usual with
933virtual functions) and you don't have to specify the class name explicitly.
934
935The other one is that in the future this function could return different
936results, for example it might return a different font for an ``Ok'' button
937than for a generic button if the users GUI is configured to show such buttons
938in bold font. Of course, the down side is that it is impossible to call this
939function without actually having an object to apply it to whereas the static
940version can be used without having to create an object first.
941
942
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944
945\constfunc{wxDropTarget*}{GetDropTarget}{\void}
946
947Returns the associated drop target, which may be NULL.
948
949\wxheading{See also}
950
c9f00eeb 951\helpref{wxWindow::SetDropTarget}{wxwindowsetdroptarget},
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953
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956
957\constfunc{wxEvtHandler*}{GetEventHandler}{\void}
958
959Returns the event handler for this window. By default, the window is its
960own event handler.
961
962\wxheading{See also}
963
964\helpref{wxWindow::SetEventHandler}{wxwindowseteventhandler},\rtfsp
965\helpref{wxWindow::PushEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler},\rtfsp
966\helpref{wxWindow::PopEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler},\rtfsp
967\helpref{wxEvtHandler::ProcessEvent}{wxevthandlerprocessevent},\rtfsp
968\helpref{wxEvtHandler}{wxevthandler}\rtfsp
969
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972
973\constfunc{long}{GetExtraStyle}{\void}
974
975Returns the extra style bits for the window.
976
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979
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984\wxheading{See also}
985
986\helpref{wxWindow::SetFont}{wxwindowsetfont}
987
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990
991\func{virtual wxColour}{GetForegroundColour}{\void}
992
993Returns the foreground colour of the window.
994
995\wxheading{Remarks}
996
997The interpretation of foreground colour is open to interpretation according
998to the window class; it may be the text colour or other colour, or it may not
999be used at all.
1000
1001\wxheading{See also}
1002
1003\helpref{wxWindow::SetForegroundColour}{wxwindowsetforegroundcolour},\rtfsp
1004\helpref{wxWindow::SetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowsetbackgroundcolour},\rtfsp
1005\helpref{wxWindow::GetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowgetbackgroundcolour}
1006
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1010\constfunc{wxWindow*}{GetGrandParent}{\void}
1011
1012Returns the grandparent of a window, or NULL if there isn't one.
1013
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1017\constfunc{void*}{GetHandle}{\void}
1018
1019Returns the platform-specific handle of the physical window. Cast it to an appropriate
324eeecb 1020handle, such as {\bf HWND} for Windows, {\bf Widget} for Motif, {\bf GtkWidget} for GTK or {\bf WinHandle} for PalmOS.
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1028
1029\constfunc{virtual wxString}{GetHelpTextAtPoint}{\param{const wxPoint &}{point}, \param{wxHelpEvent::Origin }{origin}}
1030
1031Gets the help text to be used as context-sensitive help for this window. This
1032method should be overridden if the help message depends on the position inside
1033the window, otherwise \helpref{GetHelpText}{wxwindowgethelptext} can be used.
1034
1035\wxheading{Parameters}
1036
1037\docparam{point}{Coordinates of the mouse at the moment of help event emission.}
1038
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1041\newsince{2.7.0}
1042
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1045
1046\constfunc{virtual wxString}{GetHelpText}{\void}
1047
1048Gets the help text to be used as context-sensitive help for this window.
1049
1050Note that the text is actually stored by the current \helpref{wxHelpProvider}{wxhelpprovider} implementation,
1051and not in the window object itself.
1052
1053\wxheading{See also}
1054
dc6588e7 1055\helpref{SetHelpText}{wxwindowsethelptext}, \helpref{GetHelpTextAtPoint}{wxwindowgethelptextatpoint}, \helpref{wxHelpProvider}{wxhelpprovider}
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1060\constfunc{int}{GetId}{\void}
1061
1062Returns the identifier of the window.
1063
1064\wxheading{Remarks}
1065
6453876e 1066Each window has an integer identifier. If the application has not provided one
5e06d749 1067(or the default wxID\_ANY) an unique identifier with a negative value will be generated.
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1070
b2cf617c 1071\helpref{wxWindow::SetId}{wxwindowsetid},\rtfsp
5b6aa0ff 1072\helpref{Window identifiers}{windowids}
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1077\constfunc{virtual wxString }{GetLabel}{\void}
1078
1079Generic way of getting a label from any window, for
1080identification purposes.
1081
1082\wxheading{Remarks}
1083
1084The interpretation of this function differs from class to class.
1085For frames and dialogs, the value returned is the title. For buttons or static text controls, it is
1086the button text. This function can be useful for meta-programs (such as testing
1087tools or special-needs access programs) which need to identify windows
1088by name.
1089
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1090\membersection{wxWindow::GetMaxSize}\label{wxwindowgetmaxsize}
1091
1092\constfunc{wxSize}{GetMaxSize}{\void}
1093
1094Returns the maximum size of the window, an indication to the sizer layout mechanism
1095that this is the maximum possible size.
1096
1097\membersection{wxWindow::GetMinSize}\label{wxwindowgetminsize}
1098
1099\constfunc{wxSize}{GetMinSize}{\void}
1100
1101Returns the minimum size of the window, an indication to the sizer layout mechanism
1102that this is the minimum required size.
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1105
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1108Returns the window's name.
1109
1110\wxheading{Remarks}
1111
1112This name is not guaranteed to be unique; it is up to the programmer to supply an appropriate
1113name in the window constructor or via \helpref{wxWindow::SetName}{wxwindowsetname}.
1114
1115\wxheading{See also}
1116
1117\helpref{wxWindow::SetName}{wxwindowsetname}
1118
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1122\constfunc{virtual wxWindow*}{GetParent}{\void}
1123
1124Returns the parent of the window, or NULL if there is no parent.
1125
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1128
1129\constfunc{virtual void}{GetPosition}{\param{int* }{x}, \param{int* }{y}}
1130
1131\constfunc{wxPoint}{GetPosition}{\void}
1132
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1134for the child windows or relative to the display origin for the top level
1135windows.
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1137\wxheading{Parameters}
1138
3c81c9aa 1139\docparam{x}{Receives the x position of the window if non-\NULL.}
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3c81c9aa 1141\docparam{y}{Receives the y position of the window if non-\NULL.}
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1143\pythonnote{In place of a single overloaded method name, wxPython
1144implements the following methods:\par
1145\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
1146\twocolitem{{\bf GetPosition()}}{Returns a wxPoint}
1147\twocolitem{{\bf GetPositionTuple()}}{Returns a tuple (x, y)}
1148\end{twocollist}}
1149}
1150
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1152method:\par
1153\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
1154\twocolitem{{\bf GetPosition()}}{Returns a Wx::Point}
1155\twocolitem{{\bf GetPositionXY()}}{Returns a 2-element list
1156 {\tt ( x, y )}}
1157\end{twocollist}
1158}}
1159
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1161\wxheading{See also}
1162
1163\helpref{GetScreenPosition}{wxwindowgetscreenposition}
1164
1165
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1166\membersection{wxWindow::GetRect}\label{wxwindowgetrect}
1167
1168\constfunc{virtual wxRect}{GetRect}{\void}
1169
1170Returns the size and position of the window as a \helpref{wxRect}{wxrect} object.
1171
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1172\wxheading{See also}
1173
1174\helpref{GetScreenRect}{wxwindowgetscreenrect}
1175
1176
1177\membersection{wxWindow::GetScreenPosition}\label{wxwindowgetscreenposition}
1178
1179\constfunc{virtual void}{GetScreenPosition}{\param{int* }{x}, \param{int* }{y}}
1180
1181\constfunc{wxPoint}{GetScreenPosition}{\void}
1182
1183Returns the window position in screen coordinates, whether the window is a
1184child window or a top level one.
1185
1186\wxheading{Parameters}
1187
1188\docparam{x}{Receives the x position of the window on the screen if non-\NULL.}
1189
1190\docparam{y}{Receives the y position of the window on the screen if non-\NULL.}
1191
1192\wxheading{See also}
1193
1194\helpref{GetPosition}{wxwindowgetposition}
1195
1196
1197\membersection{wxWindow::GetScreenRect}\label{wxwindowgetscreenrect}
1198
1199\constfunc{virtual wxRect}{GetScreenRect}{\void}
1200
1201Returns the size and position of the window on the screen as a
1202\helpref{wxRect}{wxrect} object.
1203
1204\wxheading{See also}
1205
1206\helpref{GetRect}{wxwindowgetrect}
1207
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1210
eaaa6a06 1211\func{virtual int}{GetScrollPos}{\param{int }{orientation}}
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1213Returns the built-in scrollbar position.
1214
1215\wxheading{See also}
1216
1217See \helpref{wxWindow::SetScrollbar}{wxwindowsetscrollbar}
1218
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1221
eaaa6a06 1222\func{virtual int}{GetScrollRange}{\param{int }{orientation}}
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1224Returns the built-in scrollbar range.
1225
1226\wxheading{See also}
1227
1228\helpref{wxWindow::SetScrollbar}{wxwindowsetscrollbar}
1229
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1232
1233\func{virtual int}{GetScrollThumb}{\param{int }{orientation}}
1234
1235Returns the built-in scrollbar thumb size.
1236
1237\wxheading{See also}
1238
1239\helpref{wxWindow::SetScrollbar}{wxwindowsetscrollbar}
1240
1241
a974387a 1242\membersection{wxWindow::GetSize}\label{wxwindowgetsize}
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c66c3af1 1244\constfunc{void}{GetSize}{\param{int* }{width}, \param{int* }{height}}
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c66c3af1 1246\constfunc{wxSize}{GetSize}{\void}
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1249including title bar, border, scrollbars, etc.
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1251\wxheading{Parameters}
1252
1253\docparam{width}{Receives the window width.}
1254
1255\docparam{height}{Receives the window height.}
1256
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1258implements the following methods:\par
1259\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
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1261\twocolitem{{\bf GetSizeTuple()}}{Returns a 2-tuple (width, height)}
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1263}
1264
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1266method:\par
1267\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
1268\twocolitem{{\bf GetSize()}}{Returns a Wx::Size}
1269\twocolitem{{\bf GetSizeWH()}}{Returns a 2-element list
1270 {\tt ( width, height )}}
1271\end{twocollist}
1272}}
1273
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1275
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1276\helpref{GetClientSize}{wxwindowgetclientsize},\rtfsp
1277\helpref{GetVirtualSize}{wxwindowgetvirtualsize}
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1280\membersection{wxWindow::GetSizer}\label{wxwindowgetsizer}
1281
772c017b 1282\constfunc{wxSizer *}{GetSizer}{\void}
e6973167 1283
be90c029 1284Return the sizer associated with the window by a previous call to
e6973167 1285\helpref{SetSizer()}{wxwindowsetsizer} or {\tt NULL}.
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1289
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1290\constfunc{virtual void}{GetTextExtent}{\param{const wxString\& }{string}, \param{int* }{x}, \param{int* }{y},
1291 \param{int* }{descent = NULL}, \param{int* }{externalLeading = NULL},
cc81d32f 1292 \param{const wxFont* }{font = NULL}, \param{bool}{ use16 = {\tt false}}}
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1294Gets the dimensions of the string as it would be drawn on the
1295window with the currently selected font.
1296
1297\wxheading{Parameters}
1298
1299\docparam{string}{String whose extent is to be measured.}
1300
1301\docparam{x}{Return value for width.}
1302
1303\docparam{y}{Return value for height.}
1304
1305\docparam{descent}{Return value for descent (optional).}
1306
1307\docparam{externalLeading}{Return value for external leading (optional).}
1308
1309\docparam{font}{Font to use instead of the current window font (optional).}
1310
cc81d32f 1311\docparam{use16}{If {\tt true}, {\it string} contains 16-bit characters. The default is {\tt false}.}
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1314implements the following methods:\par
1315\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
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1317\twocolitem{{\bf GetFullTextExtent(string, font=NULL)}}{Returns a
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1319\end{twocollist}}
1320}
1321
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1322\perlnote{In wxPerl this method takes only the {\tt string} and optionally
1323 {\tt font} parameters, and returns a 4-element list
1324 {\tt ( x, y, descent, externalLeading )}.}
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1327\membersection{wxWindow::GetToolTip}\label{wxwindowgettooltip}
1328
1329\constfunc{wxToolTip*}{GetToolTip}{\void}
1330
1331Get the associated tooltip or NULL if none.
1332
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1334\membersection{wxWindow::GetUpdateRegion}\label{wxwindowgetupdateregion}
1335
1336\constfunc{virtual wxRegion}{GetUpdateRegion}{\void}
1337
1338Returns the region specifying which parts of the window have been damaged. Should
f4fcc291 1339only be called within an \helpref{wxPaintEvent}{wxpaintevent} handler.
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1341\wxheading{See also}
1342
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1343\helpref{wxRegion}{wxregion},\rtfsp
1344\helpref{wxRegionIterator}{wxregioniterator}
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1347\membersection{wxWindow::GetValidator}\label{wxwindowgetvalidator}
1348
1349\constfunc{wxValidator*}{GetValidator}{\void}
1350
1351Returns a pointer to the current validator for the window, or NULL if there is none.
1352
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1354\membersection{wxWindow::GetVirtualSize}\label{wxwindowgetvirtualsize}
1355
1356\constfunc{void}{GetVirtualSize}{\param{int* }{width}, \param{int* }{height}}
1357
1358\constfunc{wxSize}{GetVirtualSize}{\void}
1359
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1361returns the client size of the window, but after a call to
1362\helpref{SetVirtualSize}{wxwindowsetvirtualsize} it will return
1363that size.
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1365\wxheading{Parameters}
1366
1367\docparam{width}{Receives the window virtual width.}
1368
1369\docparam{height}{Receives the window virtual height.}
1370
1371\helpref{GetSize}{wxwindowgetsize},\rtfsp
1372\helpref{GetClientSize}{wxwindowgetclientsize}
1373
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d80cd92a 1375\membersection{wxWindow::GetWindowStyleFlag}\label{wxwindowgetwindowstyleflag}
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1377\constfunc{long}{GetWindowStyleFlag}{\void}
1378
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1380method. {\bf GetWindowStyle()} is another name for the same function.
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1384
488e1507 1385\constfunc{wxWindowVariant}{GetWindowVariant}{\void}
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43e8916f 1387Returns the value previously passed to
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1389
1390
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1391\membersection{wxWindow::HasCapture}\label{wxwindowhascapture}
1392
1393\constfunc{virtual bool}{HasCapture}{\void}
1394
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1396
1397\wxheading{See also}
1398
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1400\helpref{wxWindow::ReleaseMouse}{wxwindowreleasemouse},
63e819f2 1401\helpref{wxMouseCaptureLostEvent}{wxmousecapturelostevent}
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1402\helpref{wxMouseCaptureChangedEvent}{wxmousecapturechangedevent}
1403
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1405\membersection{wxWindow::HasFlag}\label{wxwindowhasflag}
1406
1407\constfunc{bool}{HasFlag}{\param{int }{flag}}
1408
1409Returns \texttt{true} if the window has the given \arg{flag} bit set.
1410
1411
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1413
1414\constfunc{virtual bool}{HasMultiplePages}{\void}
1415
1416This method should be overridden to return \texttt{true} if this window has
1417multiple pages. All standard class with multiple pages such as
1418\helpref{wxNotebook}{wxnotebook}, \helpref{wxListbook}{wxlistbook} and
1419\helpref{wxTreebook}{wxtreebook} already override it to return \texttt{true}
1420and user-defined classes with similar behaviour should do it as well to allow
1421the library to handle such windows appropriately.
1422
1423
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1425
1426\constfunc{virtual bool}{HasScrollbar}{\param{int }{orient}}
1427
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1429
1430\wxheading{Parameters}
1431
1432\docparam{orient}{Orientation to check, either {\tt wxHORIZONTAL} or {\tt wxVERTICAL}.}
1433
1434
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1435\membersection{wxWindow::HasTransparentBackground}\label{wxwindowhastransparentbackground}
1436
1437\constfunc{virtual bool}{HasTransparentBackground}{\void}
1438
1439Returns \true if this window background is transparent (as, for example, for
1440wxStaticText) and should show the parent window background.
1441
1442This method is mostly used internally by the library itself and you normally
1443shouldn't have to call it. You may, however, have to override it in your
1444wxWindow-derived class to ensure that background is painted correctly.
1445
1446
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1448
1449\func{bool}{Hide}{\void}
1450
cc81d32f 1451Equivalent to calling \helpref{Show}{wxwindowshow}({\tt false}).
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1454\membersection{wxWindow::InheritAttributes}\label{wxwindowinheritattributes}
1455
1456\func{void}{InheritAttributes}{\void}
1457
1458This function is (or should be, in case of custom controls) called during
1459window creation to intelligently set up the window visual attributes, that is
1460the font and the foreground and background colours.
1461
1462By ``intelligently'' the following is meant: by default, all windows use their
1463own \helpref{default}{wxwindowgetclassdefaultattributes} attributes. However
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1465\helpref{SetFont}{wxwindowsetfont} and not
fa47d7a7 1466\helpref{SetOwnFont}{wxwindowsetownfont}) changed \emph{and} if the
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1467corresponding attribute hadn't been explicitly set for this window itself,
1468then this window takes the same value as used by the parent. In addition, if
324eeecb 1469the window overrides \helpref{ShouldInheritColours}{wxwindowshouldinheritcolours}
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1470to return \false, the colours will not be changed no matter what and only the
1471font might.
1472
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1474different usage scenarios. The most common one is when all default attributes
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1475are used and in this case, nothing should be inherited as in modern GUIs
1476different controls use different fonts (and colours) than their siblings so
1477they can't inherit the same value from the parent. However it was also deemed
1478desirable to allow to simply change the attributes of all children at once by
1479just changing the font or colour of their common parent, hence in this case we
1480do inherit the parents attributes.
1481
1482
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1484
1485\func{void}{InitDialog}{\void}
1486
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1487Sends an {\tt wxEVT\_INIT\_DIALOG} event, whose handler usually transfers data
1488to the dialog via validators.
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1492
1493\func{void}{InvalidateBestSize}{\void}
1494
1495Resets the cached best size value so it will be recalculated the next time it is needed.
1496
1497
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1498\membersection{wxWindow::IsEnabled}\label{wxwindowisenabled}
1499
1500\constfunc{virtual bool}{IsEnabled}{\void}
1501
cc81d32f 1502Returns {\tt true} if the window is enabled for input, {\tt false} otherwise.
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1504\wxheading{See also}
1505
1506\helpref{wxWindow::Enable}{wxwindowenable}
1507
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1511\constfunc{bool}{IsExposed}{\param{int }{x}, \param{int }{y}}
1512
605d715d 1513\constfunc{bool}{IsExposed}{\param{wxPoint }{\&pt}}
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1516
605d715d 1517\constfunc{bool}{IsExposed}{\param{wxRect }{\&rect}}
515da557 1518
cc81d32f 1519Returns {\tt true} if the given point or rectangle area has been exposed since the
ad9edf45 1520last repaint. Call this in an paint event handler to optimize redrawing by
4130b487 1521only redrawing those areas, which have been exposed.
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1524implements the following methods:\par
1525\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
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1528\twocolitem{{\bf IsExposedRect(rect)}}{}
8771a323 1529\end{twocollist}}}
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1532\membersection{wxWindow::IsRetained}\label{wxwindowisretained}
1533
1534\constfunc{virtual bool}{IsRetained}{\void}
1535
cc81d32f 1536Returns {\tt true} if the window is retained, {\tt false} otherwise.
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1538\wxheading{Remarks}
1539
1540Retained windows are only available on X platforms.
1541
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1543\membersection{wxWindow::IsShown}\label{wxwindowisshown}
1544
1545\constfunc{virtual bool}{IsShown}{\void}
1546
cc81d32f 1547Returns {\tt true} if the window is shown, {\tt false} if it has been hidden.
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1551
1552\constfunc{bool}{IsTopLevel}{\void}
1553
cc81d32f 1554Returns {\tt true} if the given window is a top-level one. Currently all frames and
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1556window).
1557
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1559\membersection{wxWindow::Layout}\label{wxwindowlayout}
1560
1561\func{void}{Layout}{\void}
1562
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1564for this window.
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1567layout is on, this function gets called automatically when the window is resized.
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1570\membersection{wxWindow::LineDown}\label{wxwindowlinedown}
1571
43e8916f 1572This is just a wrapper for \helpref{ScrollLines}{wxwindowscrolllines}$(1)$.
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1576
43e8916f 1577This is just a wrapper for \helpref{ScrollLines}{wxwindowscrolllines}$(-1)$.
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1581
1582\func{void}{Lower}{\void}
1583
4e43c815 1584Lowers the window to the bottom of the window hierarchy (z-order).
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1586\wxheading{See also}
1587
1588\helpref{Raise}{wxwindowraise}
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1591\membersection{wxWindow::MakeModal}\label{wxwindowmakemodal}
1592
8a293590 1593\func{virtual void}{MakeModal}{\param{bool }{flag}}
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1595Disables all other windows in the application so that
d3e78bab 1596the user can only interact with this window.
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1598\wxheading{Parameters}
1599
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1601the user can only interact with this window. If {\tt false}, the effect is reversed.}
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1605
eaaa6a06 1606\func{void}{Move}{\param{int}{ x}, \param{int}{ y}}
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1609
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1611
1612\wxheading{Parameters}
1613
1614\docparam{x}{Required x position.}
1615
1616\docparam{y}{Required y position.}
1617
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1619
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1621
1622Implementations of SetSize can also implicitly implement the
1623wxWindow::Move function, which is defined in the base wxWindow class
1624as the call:
1625
1626\begin{verbatim}
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1629
1630\wxheading{See also}
1631
1632\helpref{wxWindow::SetSize}{wxwindowsetsize}
1633
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1635implements the following methods:\par
1636\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
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1638\twocolitem{{\bf MoveXY(x, y)}}{Accepts a pair of integers}
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1640}
1641
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1643\membersection{wxWindow::MoveAfterInTabOrder}\label{wxwindowmoveafterintaborder}
1644
1645\func{void}{MoveAfterInTabOrder}{\param{wxWindow *}{win}}
1646
1647Moves this window in the tab navigation order after the specified \arg{win}.
1648This means that when the user presses \texttt{TAB} key on that other window,
1649the focus switches to this window.
1650
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1653it after creating all the windows.
1654
1655\wxheading{Parameters}
1656
1657\docparam{win}{A sibling of this window which should precede it in tab order,
1658must not be NULL}
1659
1660
1661\membersection{wxWindow::MoveBeforeInTabOrder}\label{wxwindowmovebeforeintaborder}
1662
1663\func{void}{MoveBeforeInTabOrder}{\param{wxWindow *}{win}}
1664
1665Same as \helpref{MoveAfterInTabOrder}{wxwindowmoveafterintaborder} except that
1666it inserts this window just before \arg{win} instead of putting it right after
1667it.
1668
1669
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1671
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1674Does keyboard navigation from this window to another, by sending
1675a wxNavigationKeyEvent.
1676
1677\wxheading{Parameters}
1678
eedc82f4 1679\docparam{flags}{A combination of wxNavigationKeyEvent::IsForward and wxNavigationKeyEvent::WinChange.}
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1681\wxheading{Remarks}
1682
1683You may wish to call this from a text control custom keypress handler to do the default
1684navigation behaviour for the tab key, since the standard default behaviour for
1685a multiline text control with the wxTE\_PROCESS\_TAB style is to insert a tab
1686and not navigate to the next control.
1687
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1689%% the old docs here in case we want to move any still needed bits to
1690%% the right location (i.e. probably the corresponding events docs)
1691%%
1692%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnActivate}\label{wxwindowonactivate}
1693%%
1694%% \func{void}{OnActivate}{\param{wxActivateEvent\&}{ event}}
1695%%
1696%% Called when a window is activated or deactivated.
1697%%
1698%% \wxheading{Parameters}
1699%%
1700%% \docparam{event}{Object containing activation information.}
1701%%
1702%% \wxheading{Remarks}
1703%%
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1705%% otherwise it returns {\tt false} (it is being deactivated).
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1707%% \wxheading{See also}
1708%%
1709%% \helpref{wxActivateEvent}{wxactivateevent},\rtfsp
1710%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
1711%%
1712%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnChar}\label{wxwindowonchar}
1713%%
1714%% \func{void}{OnChar}{\param{wxKeyEvent\&}{ event}}
1715%%
1716%% Called when the user has pressed a key that is not a modifier (SHIFT, CONTROL or ALT).
1717%%
1718%% \wxheading{Parameters}
1719%%
1720%% \docparam{event}{Object containing keypress information. See \helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent} for
1721%% details about this class.}
1722%%
1723%% \wxheading{Remarks}
1724%%
1725%% This member function is called in response to a keypress. To intercept this event,
1726%% use the EVT\_CHAR macro in an event table definition. Your {\bf OnChar} handler may call this
1727%% default function to achieve default keypress functionality.
1728%%
1729%% Note that the ASCII values do not have explicit key codes: they are passed as ASCII
1730%% values.
1731%%
1732%% Note that not all keypresses can be intercepted this way. If you wish to intercept modifier
1733%% keypresses, then you will need to use \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyDown}{wxwindowonkeydown} or
1734%% \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyUp}{wxwindowonkeyup}.
1735%%
1736%% Most, but not all, windows allow keypresses to be intercepted.
1737%%
1738%% {\bf Tip:} be sure to call {\tt event.Skip()} for events that you don't process in this function,
1739%% otherwise menu shortcuts may cease to work under Windows.
1740%%
1741%% \wxheading{See also}
1742%%
1743%% \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyDown}{wxwindowonkeydown}, \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyUp}{wxwindowonkeyup},\rtfsp
1744%% \helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent}, \helpref{wxWindow::OnCharHook}{wxwindowoncharhook},\rtfsp
1745%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
1746%%
1747%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnCharHook}\label{wxwindowoncharhook}
1748%%
1749%% \func{void}{OnCharHook}{\param{wxKeyEvent\&}{ event}}
1750%%
1751%% This member is called to allow the window to intercept keyboard events
1752%% before they are processed by child windows.
1753%%
1754%% \wxheading{Parameters}
1755%%
1756%% \docparam{event}{Object containing keypress information. See \helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent} for
1757%% details about this class.}
1758%%
1759%% \wxheading{Remarks}
1760%%
1761%% This member function is called in response to a keypress, if the window is active. To intercept this event,
1762%% use the EVT\_CHAR\_HOOK macro in an event table definition. If you do not process a particular
1763%% keypress, call \helpref{wxEvent::Skip}{wxeventskip} to allow default processing.
1764%%
1765%% An example of using this function is in the implementation of escape-character processing for wxDialog,
1766%% where pressing ESC dismisses the dialog by {\bf OnCharHook} 'forging' a cancel button press event.
1767%%
1768%% Note that the ASCII values do not have explicit key codes: they are passed as ASCII
1769%% values.
1770%%
1771%% This function is only relevant to top-level windows (frames and dialogs), and under
1772%% Windows only. Under GTK the normal EVT\_CHAR\_ event has the functionality, i.e.
acbadd0b 1773%% you can intercept it, and if you don't call \helpref{wxEvent::Skip}{wxeventskip}
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1775%%
1776%% \wxheading{See also}
1777%%
1778%% \helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent},\rtfsp
1779%% \helpref{wxWindow::OnCharHook}{wxwindowoncharhook},\rtfsp
1780%% %% GD: OnXXX functions are not documented
1781%% %%\helpref{wxApp::OnCharHook}{wxapponcharhook},\rtfsp
1782%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
1783%%
1784%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnCommand}\label{wxwindowoncommand}
1785%%
1786%% \func{virtual void}{OnCommand}{\param{wxEvtHandler\& }{object}, \param{wxCommandEvent\& }{event}}
1787%%
1788%% This virtual member function is called if the control does not handle the command event.
1789%%
1790%% \wxheading{Parameters}
1791%%
1792%% \docparam{object}{Object receiving the command event.}
1793%%
1794%% \docparam{event}{Command event}
1795%%
1796%% \wxheading{Remarks}
1797%%
1798%% This virtual function is provided mainly for backward compatibility. You can also intercept commands
1799%% from child controls by using an event table, with identifiers or identifier ranges to identify
1800%% the control(s) in question.
1801%%
1802%% \wxheading{See also}
1803%%
1804%% \helpref{wxCommandEvent}{wxcommandevent},\rtfsp
1805%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
1806%%
1807%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnClose}\label{wxwindowonclose}
1808%%
1809%% \func{virtual bool}{OnClose}{\void}
1810%%
1811%% Called when the user has tried to close a a frame
1812%% or dialog box using the window manager (X) or system menu (Windows).
1813%%
1814%% {\bf Note:} This is an obsolete function.
2edb0bde 1815%% It is superseded by the \helpref{wxWindow::OnCloseWindow}{wxwindowonclosewindow} event
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1817%%
1818%% \wxheading{Return value}
1819%%
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1822%% you may delete other windows.
1823%%
1824%% \wxheading{See also}
1825%%
1826%% \helpref{Window deletion overview}{windowdeletionoverview},\rtfsp
1827%% \helpref{wxWindow::Close}{wxwindowclose},\rtfsp
1828%% \helpref{wxWindow::OnCloseWindow}{wxwindowonclosewindow},\rtfsp
1829%% \helpref{wxCloseEvent}{wxcloseevent}
1830%%
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1832%%
1833%% \func{void}{OnKeyDown}{\param{wxKeyEvent\&}{ event}}
1834%%
1835%% Called when the user has pressed a key, before it is translated into an ASCII value using other
1836%% modifier keys that might be pressed at the same time.
1837%%
1838%% \wxheading{Parameters}
1839%%
1840%% \docparam{event}{Object containing keypress information. See \helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent} for
1841%% details about this class.}
1842%%
1843%% \wxheading{Remarks}
1844%%
1845%% This member function is called in response to a key down event. To intercept this event,
1846%% use the EVT\_KEY\_DOWN macro in an event table definition. Your {\bf OnKeyDown} handler may call this
1847%% default function to achieve default keypress functionality.
1848%%
1849%% Note that not all keypresses can be intercepted this way. If you wish to intercept special
1850%% keys, such as shift, control, and function keys, then you will need to use \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyDown}{wxwindowonkeydown} or
1851%% \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyUp}{wxwindowonkeyup}.
1852%%
1853%% Most, but not all, windows allow keypresses to be intercepted.
1854%%
1855%% {\bf Tip:} be sure to call {\tt event.Skip()} for events that you don't process in this function,
1856%% otherwise menu shortcuts may cease to work under Windows.
1857%%
1858%% \wxheading{See also}
1859%%
1860%% \helpref{wxWindow::OnChar}{wxwindowonchar}, \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyUp}{wxwindowonkeyup},\rtfsp
1861%% \helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent}, \helpref{wxWindow::OnCharHook}{wxwindowoncharhook},\rtfsp
1862%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
1863%%
1864%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnKeyUp}\label{wxwindowonkeyup}
1865%%
1866%% \func{void}{OnKeyUp}{\param{wxKeyEvent\&}{ event}}
1867%%
1868%% Called when the user has released a key.
1869%%
1870%% \wxheading{Parameters}
1871%%
1872%% \docparam{event}{Object containing keypress information. See \helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent} for
1873%% details about this class.}
1874%%
1875%% \wxheading{Remarks}
1876%%
1877%% This member function is called in response to a key up event. To intercept this event,
1878%% use the EVT\_KEY\_UP macro in an event table definition. Your {\bf OnKeyUp} handler may call this
1879%% default function to achieve default keypress functionality.
1880%%
1881%% Note that not all keypresses can be intercepted this way. If you wish to intercept special
1882%% keys, such as shift, control, and function keys, then you will need to use \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyDown}{wxwindowonkeydown} or
1883%% \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyUp}{wxwindowonkeyup}.
1884%%
1885%% Most, but not all, windows allow key up events to be intercepted.
1886%%
1887%% \wxheading{See also}
1888%%
1889%% \helpref{wxWindow::OnChar}{wxwindowonchar}, \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyDown}{wxwindowonkeydown},\rtfsp
1890%% \helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent}, \helpref{wxWindow::OnCharHook}{wxwindowoncharhook},\rtfsp
1891%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
1892%%
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1894%%
1895%% \func{void}{OnInitDialog}{\param{wxInitDialogEvent\&}{ event}}
1896%%
1897%% Default handler for the wxEVT\_INIT\_DIALOG event. Calls \helpref{wxWindow::TransferDataToWindow}{wxwindowtransferdatatowindow}.
1898%%
1899%% \wxheading{Parameters}
1900%%
1901%% \docparam{event}{Dialog initialisation event.}
1902%%
1903%% \wxheading{Remarks}
1904%%
1905%% Gives the window the default behaviour of transferring data to child controls via
1906%% the validator that each control has.
1907%%
1908%% \wxheading{See also}
1909%%
1910%% \helpref{wxValidator}{wxvalidator}, \helpref{wxWindow::TransferDataToWindow}{wxwindowtransferdatatowindow}
1911%%
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1913%%
1914%% \func{void}{OnMenuHighlight}{\param{wxMenuEvent\& }{event}}
1915%%
1916%% Called when a menu select is received from a menu bar: that is, the
1917%% mouse cursor is over a menu item, but the left mouse button has not been
1918%% pressed.
1919%%
1920%% \wxheading{Parameters}
1921%%
1922%% \docparam{event}{The menu highlight event. For more information, see \helpref{wxMenuEvent}{wxmenuevent}.}
1923%%
1924%% \wxheading{Remarks}
1925%%
1926%% You can choose any member function to receive
1927%% menu select events, using the EVT\_MENU\_HIGHLIGHT macro for individual menu items or EVT\_MENU\_HIGHLIGHT\_ALL macro
1928%% for all menu items.
1929%%
1930%% The default implementation for \helpref{wxFrame::OnMenuHighlight}{wxframeonmenuhighlight} displays help
1931%% text in the first field of the status bar.
1932%%
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1935%%
1936%% \wxheading{See also}
1937%%
1938%% \helpref{wxMenuEvent}{wxmenuevent},\rtfsp
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1940%%
1941%%
1942%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnMouseEvent}\label{wxwindowonmouseevent}
1943%%
1944%% \func{void}{OnMouseEvent}{\param{wxMouseEvent\&}{ event}}
1945%%
1946%% Called when the user has initiated an event with the
1947%% mouse.
1948%%
1949%% \wxheading{Parameters}
1950%%
1951%% \docparam{event}{The mouse event. See \helpref{wxMouseEvent}{wxmouseevent} for
1952%% more details.}
1953%%
1954%% \wxheading{Remarks}
1955%%
1956%% Most, but not all, windows respond to this event.
1957%%
1958%% To intercept this event, use the EVT\_MOUSE\_EVENTS macro in an event table definition, or individual
1959%% mouse event macros such as EVT\_LEFT\_DOWN.
1960%%
1961%% \wxheading{See also}
1962%%
1963%% \helpref{wxMouseEvent}{wxmouseevent},\rtfsp
1964%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
1965%%
1966%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnMove}\label{wxwindowonmove}
1967%%
1968%% \func{void}{OnMove}{\param{wxMoveEvent\& }{event}}
1969%%
1970%% Called when a window is moved.
1971%%
1972%% \wxheading{Parameters}
1973%%
1974%% \docparam{event}{The move event. For more information, see \helpref{wxMoveEvent}{wxmoveevent}.}
1975%%
1976%% \wxheading{Remarks}
1977%%
1978%% Use the EVT\_MOVE macro to intercept move events.
1979%%
1980%% \wxheading{Remarks}
1981%%
1982%% Not currently implemented.
1983%%
1984%% \wxheading{See also}
1985%%
1986%% \helpref{wxMoveEvent}{wxmoveevent},\rtfsp
1987%% \helpref{wxFrame::OnSize}{wxframeonsize},\rtfsp
1988%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
1989%%
1990%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnPaint}\label{wxwindowonpaint}
1991%%
1992%% \func{void}{OnPaint}{\param{wxPaintEvent\& }{event}}
1993%%
1994%% Sent to the event handler when the window must be refreshed.
1995%%
1996%% \wxheading{Parameters}
1997%%
1998%% \docparam{event}{Paint event. For more information, see \helpref{wxPaintEvent}{wxpaintevent}.}
1999%%
2000%% \wxheading{Remarks}
2001%%
2002%% Use the EVT\_PAINT macro in an event table definition to intercept paint events.
2003%%
2004%% Note that In a paint event handler, the application must {\it always} create a \helpref{wxPaintDC}{wxpaintdc} object,
2005%% even if you do not use it. Otherwise, under MS Windows, refreshing for this and other windows will go wrong.
2006%%
2007%% For example:
2008%%
2009%% \small{%
2010%% \begin{verbatim}
2011%% void MyWindow::OnPaint(wxPaintEvent\& event)
2012%% {
2013%% wxPaintDC dc(this);
2014%%
2015%% DrawMyDocument(dc);
2016%% }
2017%% \end{verbatim}
2018%% }%
2019%%
2020%% You can optimize painting by retrieving the rectangles
2021%% that have been damaged and only repainting these. The rectangles are in
2022%% terms of the client area, and are unscrolled, so you will need to do
2023%% some calculations using the current view position to obtain logical,
2024%% scrolled units.
2025%%
2026%% Here is an example of using the \helpref{wxRegionIterator}{wxregioniterator} class:
2027%%
2028%% {\small%
2029%% \begin{verbatim}
2030%% // Called when window needs to be repainted.
2031%% void MyWindow::OnPaint(wxPaintEvent\& event)
2032%% {
2033%% wxPaintDC dc(this);
2034%%
2035%% // Find Out where the window is scrolled to
2036%% int vbX,vbY; // Top left corner of client
2037%% GetViewStart(&vbX,&vbY);
2038%%
2039%% int vX,vY,vW,vH; // Dimensions of client area in pixels
2040%% wxRegionIterator upd(GetUpdateRegion()); // get the update rect list
2041%%
2042%% while (upd)
2043%% {
2044%% vX = upd.GetX();
2045%% vY = upd.GetY();
2046%% vW = upd.GetW();
2047%% vH = upd.GetH();
2048%%
2049%% // Alternatively we can do this:
2050%% // wxRect rect;
2051%% // upd.GetRect(&rect);
2052%%
2053%% // Repaint this rectangle
2054%% ...some code...
2055%%
2056%% upd ++ ;
2057%% }
2058%% }
2059%% \end{verbatim}
2060%% }%
2061%%
2062%% \wxheading{See also}
2063%%
2064%% \helpref{wxPaintEvent}{wxpaintevent},\rtfsp
2065%% \helpref{wxPaintDC}{wxpaintdc},\rtfsp
2066%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
2067%%
2068%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnScroll}\label{wxwindowonscroll}
2069%%
2070%% \func{void}{OnScroll}{\param{wxScrollWinEvent\& }{event}}
2071%%
2072%% Called when a scroll window event is received from one of the window's built-in scrollbars.
2073%%
2074%% \wxheading{Parameters}
2075%%
2076%% \docparam{event}{Command event. Retrieve the new scroll position by
2077%% calling \helpref{wxScrollEvent::GetPosition}{wxscrolleventgetposition}, and the
2078%% scrollbar orientation by calling \helpref{wxScrollEvent::GetOrientation}{wxscrolleventgetorientation}.}
2079%%
2080%% \wxheading{Remarks}
2081%%
2082%% Note that it is not possible to distinguish between horizontal and vertical scrollbars
2083%% until the function is executing (you can't have one function for vertical, another
2084%% for horizontal events).
2085%%
2086%% \wxheading{See also}
2087%%
2088%% \helpref{wxScrollWinEvent}{wxscrollwinevent},\rtfsp
2089%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
2090%%
2091%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnSetFocus}\label{wxwindowonsetfocus}
2092%%
2093%% \func{void}{OnSetFocus}{\param{wxFocusEvent\& }{event}}
2094%%
2095%% Called when a window's focus is being set.
2096%%
2097%% \wxheading{Parameters}
2098%%
2099%% \docparam{event}{The focus event. For more information, see \helpref{wxFocusEvent}{wxfocusevent}.}
2100%%
2101%% \wxheading{Remarks}
2102%%
2103%% To intercept this event, use the macro EVT\_SET\_FOCUS in an event table definition.
2104%%
2105%% Most, but not all, windows respond to this event.
2106%%
2107%% \wxheading{See also}
2108%%
2109%% \helpref{wxFocusEvent}{wxfocusevent}, \helpref{wxWindow::OnKillFocus}{wxwindowonkillfocus},\rtfsp
2110%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
2111%%
2112%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnSize}\label{wxwindowonsize}
2113%%
2114%% \func{void}{OnSize}{\param{wxSizeEvent\& }{event}}
2115%%
2116%% Called when the window has been resized. This is not a virtual function; you should
2117%% provide your own non-virtual OnSize function and direct size events to it using EVT\_SIZE
2118%% in an event table definition.
2119%%
2120%% \wxheading{Parameters}
2121%%
2122%% \docparam{event}{Size event. For more information, see \helpref{wxSizeEvent}{wxsizeevent}.}
2123%%
2124%% \wxheading{Remarks}
2125%%
2126%% You may wish to use this for frames to resize their child windows as appropriate.
2127%%
2128%% Note that the size passed is of
2129%% the whole window: call \helpref{wxWindow::GetClientSize}{wxwindowgetclientsize} for the area which may be
2130%% used by the application.
2131%%
2132%% When a window is resized, usually only a small part of the window is damaged and you
2133%% may only need to repaint that area. However, if your drawing depends on the size of the window,
2134%% you may need to clear the DC explicitly and repaint the whole window. In which case, you
2135%% may need to call \helpref{wxWindow::Refresh}{wxwindowrefresh} to invalidate the entire window.
2136%%
2137%% \wxheading{See also}
2138%%
2139%% \helpref{wxSizeEvent}{wxsizeevent},\rtfsp
2140%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
2141%%
2142%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnSysColourChanged}\label{wxwindowonsyscolourchanged}
2143%%
2144%% \func{void}{OnSysColourChanged}{\param{wxOnSysColourChangedEvent\& }{event}}
2145%%
2146%% Called when the user has changed the system colours. Windows only.
2147%%
2148%% \wxheading{Parameters}
2149%%
2150%% \docparam{event}{System colour change event. For more information, see \helpref{wxSysColourChangedEvent}{wxsyscolourchangedevent}.}
2151%%
2152%% \wxheading{See also}
2153%%
2154%% \helpref{wxSysColourChangedEvent}{wxsyscolourchangedevent},\rtfsp
2155%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
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2159
2160\func{virtual void}{OnInternalIdle}{\void}
2161
2162This virtual function is normally only used internally, but
2163sometimes an application may need it to implement functionality
2164that should not be disabled by an application defining an OnIdle
2165handler in a derived class.
2166
2167This function may be used to do delayed painting, for example,
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2173
2174This is just a wrapper for \helpref{ScrollPages()}{wxwindowscrollpages}$(1)$.
2175
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2178
2179This is just a wrapper for \helpref{ScrollPages()}{wxwindowscrollpages}$(-1)$.
2180
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2186Removes and returns the top-most event handler on the event handler stack.
2187
2188\wxheading{Parameters}
2189
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2191default value is {\tt false}.}
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2193\wxheading{See also}
2194
2195\helpref{wxWindow::SetEventHandler}{wxwindowseteventhandler},\rtfsp
2196\helpref{wxWindow::GetEventHandler}{wxwindowgeteventhandler},\rtfsp
2197\helpref{wxWindow::PushEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler},\rtfsp
2198\helpref{wxEvtHandler::ProcessEvent}{wxevthandlerprocessevent},\rtfsp
2199\helpref{wxEvtHandler}{wxevthandler}\rtfsp
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2203
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2206\func{bool}{PopupMenu}{\param{wxMenu* }{menu}, \param{int }{x}, \param{int }{y}}
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2208Pops up the given menu at the specified coordinates, relative to this
2209window, and returns control when the user has dismissed the menu. If a
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2214\wxheading{Parameters}
2215
2216\docparam{menu}{Menu to pop up.}
2217
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2219
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2221
2222\docparam{y}{Required y position for the menu to appear.}
2223
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2225
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2227
2228\wxheading{Remarks}
2229
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2230Just before the menu is popped up, \helpref{wxMenu::UpdateUI}{wxmenuupdateui}
2231is called to ensure that the menu items are in the correct state. The menu does
2232not get deleted by the window.
2233
2234It is recommended to not explicitly specify coordinates when calling PopupMenu
2235in response to mouse click, because some of the ports (namely, wxGTK) can do
2236a better job of positioning the menu in that case.
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2239implements the following methods:\par
2240\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
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2242\twocolitem{{\bf PopupMenuXY(menu, x, y)}}{Specifies position with two integers (x, y)}
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2244}
2245
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2248
2249\func{void}{PushEventHandler}{\param{wxEvtHandler* }{handler}}
2250
2251Pushes this event handler onto the event stack for the window.
2252
2253\wxheading{Parameters}
2254
2255\docparam{handler}{Specifies the handler to be pushed.}
2256
2257\wxheading{Remarks}
2258
2259An event handler is an object that is capable of processing the events
2260sent to a window. By default, the window is its own event handler, but
2261an application may wish to substitute another, for example to allow
2262central implementation of event-handling for a variety of different
2263window classes.
2264
2265\helpref{wxWindow::PushEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler} allows
2266an application to set up a chain of event handlers, where an event not handled by one event handler is
2267handed to the next one in the chain. Use \helpref{wxWindow::PopEventHandler}{wxwindowpopeventhandler} to
2268remove the event handler.
2269
2270\wxheading{See also}
2271
2272\helpref{wxWindow::SetEventHandler}{wxwindowseteventhandler},\rtfsp
2273\helpref{wxWindow::GetEventHandler}{wxwindowgeteventhandler},\rtfsp
2274\helpref{wxWindow::PopEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler},\rtfsp
2275\helpref{wxEvtHandler::ProcessEvent}{wxevthandlerprocessevent},\rtfsp
2276\helpref{wxEvtHandler}{wxevthandler}
2277
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2279\membersection{wxWindow::Raise}\label{wxwindowraise}
2280
2281\func{void}{Raise}{\void}
2282
4e43c815 2283Raises the window to the top of the window hierarchy (z-order).
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4e43c815 2285In current version of wxWidgets this works both for managed and child windows.
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2286
2287\wxheading{See also}
2288
2289\helpref{Lower}{wxwindowlower}
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2292\membersection{wxWindow::Refresh}\label{wxwindowrefresh}
2293
a67f1484 2294\func{virtual void}{Refresh}{\param{bool}{ eraseBackground = {\tt true}}, \param{const wxRect* }{rect = NULL}}
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2296Causes this window, and all of its children recursively (except under wxGTK1
2297where this is not implemented), to be repainted. Note that repainting doesn't
2298happen immediately but only during the next event loop iteration, if you need
60fef964 2299to update the window immediately you should use \helpref{Update}{wxwindowupdate}
a67f1484 2300instead.
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2302\wxheading{Parameters}
2303
cc81d32f 2304\docparam{eraseBackground}{If {\tt true}, the background will be
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2305erased.}
2306
2307\docparam{rect}{If non-NULL, only the given rectangle will
2308be treated as damaged.}
2309
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2310\wxheading{See also}
2311
2312\helpref{wxWindow::RefreshRect}{wxwindowrefreshrect}
2313
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2315\membersection{wxWindow::RefreshRect}\label{wxwindowrefreshrect}
2316
8cfa09bd 2317\func{void}{RefreshRect}{\param{const wxRect\& }{rect}, \param{bool }{eraseBackground = \true}}
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8cfa09bd 2319Redraws the contents of the given rectangle: only the area inside it will be
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2320repainted.
2321
8cfa09bd 2322This is the same as \helpref{Refresh}{wxwindowrefresh} but has a nicer syntax
324eeecb 2323as it can be called with a temporary wxRect object as argument like this
8cfa09bd 2324\texttt{RefreshRect(wxRect(x, y, w, h))}.
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2328
2329\func{bool}{RegisterHotKey}{\param{int}{ hotkeyId}, \param{int}{ modifiers}, \param{int}{ virtualKeyCode}}
2330
2331Registers a system wide hotkey. Every time the user presses the hotkey registered here, this window
2332will receive a hotkey event. It will receive the event even if the application is in the background
2333and does not have the input focus because the user is working with some other application.
2334
2335\wxheading{Parameters}
2336
2337\docparam{hotkeyId}{Numeric identifier of the hotkey. For applications this must be between 0 and 0xBFFF. If
2338this function is called from a shared DLL, it must be a system wide unique identifier between 0xC000 and 0xFFFF.
2339This is a MSW specific detail.}
2340
2341\docparam{modifiers}{A bitwise combination of {\tt wxMOD\_SHIFT}, {\tt wxMOD\_CONTROL}, {\tt wxMOD\_ALT}
2342or {\tt wxMOD\_WIN} specifying the modifier keys that have to be pressed along with the key.}
2343
2344\docparam{virtualKeyCode}{The virtual key code of the hotkey.}
2345
2346\wxheading{Return value}
2347
2348{\tt true} if the hotkey was registered successfully. {\tt false} if some other application already registered a
2349hotkey with this modifier/virtualKeyCode combination.
2350
2351\wxheading{Remarks}
2352
2353Use EVT\_HOTKEY(hotkeyId, fnc) in the event table to capture the event.
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2354This function is currently only implemented under Windows. It is used
2355in the \helpref{Windows CE port}{wxwince} for detecting hardware button presses.
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2357\wxheading{See also}
2358
2359\helpref{wxWindow::UnregisterHotKey}{wxwindowunregisterhotkey}
2360
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2362\membersection{wxWindow::ReleaseMouse}\label{wxwindowreleasemouse}
2363
2364\func{virtual void}{ReleaseMouse}{\void}
2365
2366Releases mouse input captured with \helpref{wxWindow::CaptureMouse}{wxwindowcapturemouse}.
2367
2368\wxheading{See also}
2369
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2370\helpref{wxWindow::CaptureMouse}{wxwindowcapturemouse},
2371\helpref{wxWindow::HasCapture}{wxwindowhascapture},
2372\helpref{wxWindow::ReleaseMouse}{wxwindowreleasemouse},
63e819f2 2373\helpref{wxMouseCaptureLostEvent}{wxmousecapturelostevent}
a5e84126 2374\helpref{wxMouseCaptureChangedEvent}{wxmousecapturechangedevent}
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2377\membersection{wxWindow::RemoveChild}\label{wxwindowremovechild}
2378
2379\func{virtual void}{RemoveChild}{\param{wxWindow* }{child}}
2380
2381Removes a child window. This is called automatically by window deletion
2382functions so should not be required by the application programmer.
2383
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2386
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2387\wxheading{Parameters}
2388
2389\docparam{child}{Child window to remove.}
2390
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2393
2394\func{bool}{RemoveEventHandler}{\param{wxEvtHandler *}{handler}}
2395
2396Find the given {\it handler} in the windows event handler chain and remove (but
2397not delete) it from it.
2398
2399\wxheading{Parameters}
2400
154b6b0f 2401\docparam{handler}{The event handler to remove, must be non-{\tt NULL} and
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2402must be present in this windows event handlers chain}
2403
2404\wxheading{Return value}
2405
cc81d32f 2406Returns {\tt true} if it was found and {\tt false} otherwise (this also results
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2407in an assert failure so this function should only be called when the
2408handler is supposed to be there).
2409
2410\wxheading{See also}
2411
2412\helpref{PushEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler},\rtfsp
2413\helpref{PopEventHandler}{wxwindowpopeventhandler}
2414
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2417
2418\func{virtual bool}{Reparent}{\param{wxWindow* }{newParent}}
2419
2420Reparents the window, i.e the window will be removed from its
18ac8d69 2421current parent window (e.g. a non-standard toolbar in a wxFrame)
83930b2f 2422and then re-inserted into another.
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2424\wxheading{Parameters}
2425
2426\docparam{newParent}{New parent.}
2427
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2431\constfunc{virtual void}{ScreenToClient}{\param{int* }{x}, \param{int* }{y}}
2432
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2434
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2436
2437\wxheading{Parameters}
2438
2439\docparam{x}{Stores the screen x coordinate and receives the client x coordinate.}
2440
2441\docparam{y}{Stores the screen x coordinate and receives the client x coordinate.}
2442
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2444
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2446implements the following methods:\par
2447\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
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2449\twocolitem{{\bf ScreenToClientXY(x, y)}}{Returns a 2-tuple, (x, y)}
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2451}
2452
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2454\membersection{wxWindow::ScrollLines}\label{wxwindowscrolllines}
2455
9cd6d737 2456\func{virtual bool}{ScrollLines}{\param{int }{lines}}
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2457
2458Scrolls the window by the given number of lines down (if {\it lines} is
2459positive) or up.
2460
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2461\wxheading{Return value}
2462
cc81d32f 2463Returns {\tt true} if the window was scrolled, {\tt false} if it was already
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2464on top/bottom and nothing was done.
2465
2466\wxheading{Remarks}
2467
2468This function is currently only implemented under MSW and wxTextCtrl under
2469wxGTK (it also works for wxScrolledWindow derived classes under all
2470platforms).
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2472\wxheading{See also}
2473
2474\helpref{ScrollPages}{wxwindowscrollpages}
2475
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2477\membersection{wxWindow::ScrollPages}\label{wxwindowscrollpages}
2478
9cd6d737 2479\func{virtual bool}{ScrollPages}{\param{int }{pages}}
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2480
2481Scrolls the window by the given number of pages down (if {\it pages} is
2482positive) or up.
2483
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2484\wxheading{Return value}
2485
cc81d32f 2486Returns {\tt true} if the window was scrolled, {\tt false} if it was already
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2487on top/bottom and nothing was done.
2488
2489\wxheading{Remarks}
2490
0c131a5a 2491This function is currently only implemented under MSW and wxGTK.
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2493\wxheading{See also}
2494
2495\helpref{ScrollLines}{wxwindowscrolllines}
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2498\membersection{wxWindow::ScrollWindow}\label{wxwindowscrollwindow}
2499
eaaa6a06 2500\func{virtual void}{ScrollWindow}{\param{int }{dx}, \param{int }{dy}, \param{const wxRect*}{ rect = NULL}}
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2504\wxheading{Parameters}
2505
2506\docparam{dx}{Amount to scroll horizontally.}
2507
2508\docparam{dy}{Amount to scroll vertically.}
2509
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2511scrolled (this is always the case under wxGTK which doesn't support this
2512parameter)}
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2514\wxheading{Remarks}
2515
60fef964 2516Note that you can often use \helpref{wxScrolledWindow}{wxscrolledwindow}
9f1a4466 2517instead of using this function directly.
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2521
2522\func{virtual void}{SetAcceleratorTable}{\param{const wxAcceleratorTable\&}{ accel}}
2523
2524Sets the accelerator table for this window. See \helpref{wxAcceleratorTable}{wxacceleratortable}.
2525
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2528
dbd94b75 2529\func{void}{SetAccessible}{\param{wxAccessible*}{ accessible}}
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2530
2531Sets the accessible for this window. Any existing accessible for this window
2532will be deleted first, if not identical to {\it accessible}.
2533
2534See also \helpref{wxAccessible}{wxaccessible}.
2535
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2538
8a293590 2539\func{void}{SetAutoLayout}{\param{bool}{ autoLayout}}
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2540
2541Determines whether the \helpref{wxWindow::Layout}{wxwindowlayout} function will
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2542be called automatically when the window is resized. Please note that this only
2543happens for the windows usually used to contain children, namely
2544\helpref{wxPanel}{wxpanel} and \helpref{wxTopLevelWindow}{wxtoplevelwindow}
2545(and the classes deriving from them).
2546
2547This method is called implicitly by
2548\helpref{wxWindow::SetSizer}{wxwindowsetsizer} but if you use
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2549\helpref{wxWindow::SetConstraints}{wxwindowsetconstraints} you should call it
2550manually or otherwise the window layout won't be correctly updated when its
2551size changes.
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2553\wxheading{Parameters}
2554
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2556called automatically when the window is resized.}
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2558\wxheading{See also}
2559
2560\helpref{wxWindow::SetConstraints}{wxwindowsetconstraints}
2561
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2564
e477b168 2565\func{virtual bool}{SetBackgroundColour}{\param{const wxColour\& }{colour}}
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2566
2567Sets the background colour of the window.
2568
b8e7b673 2569Please see \helpref{InheritAttributes}{wxwindowinheritattributes} for
324eeecb 2570explanation of the difference between this method and
fa47d7a7 2571\helpref{SetOwnBackgroundColour}{wxwindowsetownbackgroundcolour}.
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2574
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2576 {\tt wxNullColour} to reset to the default colour.}
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2578\wxheading{Remarks}
2579
2580The background colour is usually painted by the default\rtfsp
f4fcc291 2581\helpref{wxEraseEvent}{wxeraseevent} event handler function
6453876e 2582under Windows and automatically under GTK.
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5b6aa0ff 2584Note that setting the background colour does not cause an immediate refresh, so you
684761db 2585may wish to call \helpref{wxWindow::ClearBackground}{wxwindowclearbackground} or \helpref{wxWindow::Refresh}{wxwindowrefresh} after
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2589window, if the system supports them. Use with care since usually the
2590themes represent the appearance chosen by the user to be used for all
2591applications on the system.
2592
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2595
2596\helpref{wxWindow::GetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowgetbackgroundcolour},\rtfsp
2597\helpref{wxWindow::SetForegroundColour}{wxwindowsetforegroundcolour},\rtfsp
2598\helpref{wxWindow::GetForegroundColour}{wxwindowgetforegroundcolour},\rtfsp
684761db 2599\helpref{wxWindow::ClearBackground}{wxwindowclearbackground},\rtfsp
5b6aa0ff 2600\helpref{wxWindow::Refresh}{wxwindowrefresh},\rtfsp
f4fcc291 2601\helpref{wxEraseEvent}{wxeraseevent}
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2604
2605\func{virtual void}{SetBackgroundStyle}{\param{wxBackgroundStyle}{ style}}
2606
2607Sets the background style of the window. The background style indicates
2608whether background colour should be determined by the system (wxBG\_STYLE\_SYSTEM),
2609be set to a specific colour (wxBG\_STYLE\_COLOUR), or should be left to the
2610application to implement (wxBG\_STYLE\_CUSTOM).
2611
2612On GTK+, use of wxBG\_STYLE\_CUSTOM allows the flicker-free drawing of a custom
2613background, such as a tiled bitmap. Currently the style has no effect on other platforms.
2614
2615\wxheading{See also}
2616
2617\helpref{wxWindow::SetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowsetbackgroundcolour},\rtfsp
2618\helpref{wxWindow::GetForegroundColour}{wxwindowgetforegroundcolour},\rtfsp
2619\helpref{wxWindow::GetBackgroundStyle}{wxwindowgetbackgroundstyle}
2620
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2623
027aa6fa 2624\func{void}{SetBestFittingSize}{\param{const wxSize\& }{size = wxDefaultSize}}
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2626A {\it smart} SetSize that will fill in default size components with the
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2627window's {\it best} size values. Also sets the window's minsize to
2628the value passed in for use with sizers. This means that if a full or
2629partial size is passed to this function then the sizers will use that
2630size instead of the results of GetBestSize to determine the minimum
2631needs of the window for layout.
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2633\wxheading{See also}
2634
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2636\helpref{wxWindow::GetBestSize}{wxwindowgetbestsize},\rtfsp
2637\helpref{wxWindow::GetBestFittingSize}{wxwindowgetbestfittingsize},\rtfsp
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2639
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2642
2643\constfunc{void}{SetCaret}{\param{wxCaret *}{caret}}
2644
2645Sets the \helpref{caret}{wxcaret} associated with the window.
2646
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2649
2650\func{virtual void}{SetClientSize}{\param{int}{ width}, \param{int}{ height}}
2651
2652\func{virtual void}{SetClientSize}{\param{const wxSize\&}{ size}}
2653
2654This sets the size of the window client area in pixels. Using this function to size a window
2655tends to be more device-independent than \helpref{wxWindow::SetSize}{wxwindowsetsize}, since the application need not
2656worry about what dimensions the border or title bar have when trying to fit the window
2657around panel items, for example.
2658
2659\wxheading{Parameters}
2660
2661\docparam{width}{The required client area width.}
2662
2663\docparam{height}{The required client area height.}
2664
2665\docparam{size}{The required client size.}
2666
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2668implements the following methods:\par
2669\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
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2671\twocolitem{{\bf SetClientSizeWH(width, height)}}{}
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2677
2678\func{void}{SetConstraints}{\param{wxLayoutConstraints* }{constraints}}
2679
2680Sets the window to have the given layout constraints. The window
2681will then own the object, and will take care of its deletion.
2682If an existing layout constraints object is already owned by the
2683window, it will be deleted.
2684
2685\wxheading{Parameters}
2686
2687\docparam{constraints}{The constraints to set. Pass NULL to disassociate and delete the window's
2688constraints.}
2689
2690\wxheading{Remarks}
2691
2692You must call \helpref{wxWindow::SetAutoLayout}{wxwindowsetautolayout} to tell a window to use
2cdac558 2693the constraints automatically in OnSize; otherwise, you must override OnSize and call Layout()
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2695sizer will have effect.
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d9f42a9e 2697\membersection{wxWindow::SetContainingSizer}\label{wxwindowsetcontainingsizer}
b8e7b673 2698
d9f42a9e 2699\func{void}{SetContainingSizer}{\param{wxSizer* }{sizer}}
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2702when a window is added to a sizer, and is used so the window can
2703remove itself from the sizer when it is destroyed.
b8e7b673 2704
b8e7b673 2705
d9f42a9e 2706\membersection{wxWindow::SetCursor}\label{wxwindowsetcursor}
b8e7b673 2707
d9f42a9e 2708\func{virtual void}{SetCursor}{\param{const wxCursor\&}{cursor}}
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2712Sets the window's cursor. Notice that the window cursor also sets it for the
2713children of the window implicitly.
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2716be reset back to default.
b8e7b673 2717
d9f42a9e 2718\wxheading{Parameters}
b8e7b673 2719
d9f42a9e 2720\docparam{cursor}{Specifies the cursor that the window should normally display.}
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2722\wxheading{See also}
2723
d9f42a9e 2724\helpref{::wxSetCursor}{wxsetcursor}, \helpref{wxCursor}{wxcursor}
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2725
2726
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2728
2729\func{void}{SetDropTarget}{\param{wxDropTarget*}{ target}}
2730
2731Associates a drop target with this window.
2732
2733If the window already has a drop target, it is deleted.
2734
2735\wxheading{See also}
2736
c9f00eeb 2737\helpref{wxWindow::GetDropTarget}{wxwindowgetdroptarget},
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2739
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2743
2744\func{virtual void}{SetInitialBestSize}{\param{const wxSize\& }{size}}
2745
2746Sets the initial window size if none is given (i.e. at least one of the
2747components of the size passed to ctor/Create() is wxDefaultCoord).
2748
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2750
2751\func{void}{SetEventHandler}{\param{wxEvtHandler* }{handler}}
2752
2753Sets the event handler for this window.
2754
2755\wxheading{Parameters}
2756
2757\docparam{handler}{Specifies the handler to be set.}
2758
2759\wxheading{Remarks}
2760
2761An event handler is an object that is capable of processing the events
2762sent to a window. By default, the window is its own event handler, but
2763an application may wish to substitute another, for example to allow
2764central implementation of event-handling for a variety of different
2765window classes.
2766
2767It is usually better to use \helpref{wxWindow::PushEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler} since
2768this sets up a chain of event handlers, where an event not handled by one event handler is
2769handed to the next one in the chain.
2770
2771\wxheading{See also}
2772
2773\helpref{wxWindow::GetEventHandler}{wxwindowgeteventhandler},\rtfsp
2774\helpref{wxWindow::PushEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler},\rtfsp
2775\helpref{wxWindow::PopEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler},\rtfsp
2776\helpref{wxEvtHandler::ProcessEvent}{wxevthandlerprocessevent},\rtfsp
2777\helpref{wxEvtHandler}{wxevthandler}
2778
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2780\membersection{wxWindow::SetExtraStyle}\label{wxwindowsetextrastyle}
2781
2782\func{void}{SetExtraStyle}{\param{long }{exStyle}}
2783
2784Sets the extra style bits for the window. The currently defined extra style
2785bits are:
2786
2787\twocolwidtha{5cm}%
2788\begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
2789\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_VALIDATE\_RECURSIVELY}}{TransferDataTo/FromWindow()
2790and Validate() methods will recursively descend into all children of the
2791window if it has this style flag set.}
e4b713a2 2792\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_BLOCK\_EVENTS}}{Normally, the command
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2794for them is found. Using this style allows to prevent them from being
2795propagated beyond this window. Notice that wxDialog has this style on by
be90c029 2796default for the reasons explained in the
e4b713a2 2797\helpref{event processing overview}{eventprocessing}.}
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2798\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_TRANSIENT}}{This can be used to prevent a
2799window from being used as an implicit parent for the dialogs which were
2800created without a parent. It is useful for the windows which can disappear at
2edb0bde 2801any moment as creating children of such windows results in fatal problems.}
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2802\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_CONTEXTHELP}}{Under Windows, puts a query
2803button on the caption. When pressed, Windows will go into a context-sensitive
2804help mode and wxWidgets will send a wxEVT\_HELP event if the user clicked on an
2805application window.
335c9e32 2806This style cannot be used together with wxMAXIMIZE\_BOX or wxMINIMIZE\_BOX, so
7ce6cc9b 2807these two styles are automatically turned of if this one is used.}
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2808\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_PROCESS\_IDLE}}{This window should always process idle events, even
2809if the mode set by \helpref{wxIdleEvent::SetMode}{wxidleeventsetmode} is wxIDLE\_PROCESS\_SPECIFIED.}
2810\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_PROCESS\_UI\_UPDATES}}{This window should always process UI update events,
2811even if the mode set by \helpref{wxUpdateUIEvent::SetMode}{wxupdateuieventsetmode} is wxUPDATE\_UI\_PROCESS\_SPECIFIED.}
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2812\end{twocollist}
2813
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2815\membersection{wxWindow::SetFocus}\label{wxwindowsetfocus}
2816
2817\func{virtual void}{SetFocus}{\void}
2818
2819This sets the window to receive keyboard input.
2820
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2821\wxheading{See also}
2822
2823\helpref{wxFocusEvent}{wxfocusevent}
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2824\helpref{wxPanel::SetFocus}{wxpanelsetfocus}
2825\helpref{wxPanel::SetFocusIgnoringChildren}{wxpanelsetfocusignoringchildren}
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2828\membersection{wxWindow::SetFocusFromKbd}\label{wxwindowsetfocusfromkbd}
2829
2830\func{virtual void}{SetFocusFromKbd}{\void}
2831
fc2171bd 2832This function is called by wxWidgets keyboard navigation code when the user
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2833gives the focus to this window from keyboard (e.g. using {\tt TAB} key).
2834By default this method simply calls \helpref{SetFocus}{wxwindowsetfocus} but
2835can be overridden to do something in addition to this in the derived classes.
2836
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2838\membersection{wxWindow::SetFont}\label{wxwindowsetfont}
2839
2840\func{void}{SetFont}{\param{const wxFont\& }{font}}
2841
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2842Sets the font for this window. This function should not be called for the
2843parent window if you don't want its font to be inherited by its children,
fa47d7a7 2844use \helpref{SetOwnFont}{wxwindowsetownfont} instead in this case and
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2845see \helpref{InheritAttributes}{wxwindowinheritattributes} for more
2846explanations.
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2848Please notice that the given font is \emph{not} automatically used for
2849\helpref{wxPaintDC}{wxpaintdc} objects associated with this window, you need to
2850call \helpref{wxDC::SetFont()}{wxdcsetfont} too. However this font is used by
2851any standard controls for drawing their text as well as by
2852\helpref{wxWindow::GetTextExtent()}{wxwindowgettextextent}.
2853
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2854\wxheading{Parameters}
2855
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2857{\tt wxNullFont} to reset to the default font.}
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2858
2859\wxheading{See also}
2860
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2861\helpref{wxWindow::GetFont}{wxwindowgetfont},\\
2862\helpref{InheritAttributes}{wxwindowinheritattributes}
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2865\membersection{wxWindow::SetForegroundColour}\label{wxwindowsetforegroundcolour}
2866
2867\func{virtual void}{SetForegroundColour}{\param{const wxColour\& }{colour}}
2868
2869Sets the foreground colour of the window.
2870
b8e7b673 2871Please see \helpref{InheritAttributes}{wxwindowinheritattributes} for
324eeecb 2872explanation of the difference between this method and
fa47d7a7 2873\helpref{SetOwnForegroundColour}{wxwindowsetownforegroundcolour}.
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2875\wxheading{Parameters}
2876
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2878 {\tt wxNullColour} to reset to the default colour.}
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2879
2880\wxheading{Remarks}
2881
2882The interpretation of foreground colour is open to interpretation according
2883to the window class; it may be the text colour or other colour, or it may not
2884be used at all.
2885
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2887window, if the system supports them. Use with care since usually the
2888themes represent the appearance chosen by the user to be used for all
2889applications on the system.
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2891\wxheading{See also}
2892
2893\helpref{wxWindow::GetForegroundColour}{wxwindowgetforegroundcolour},\rtfsp
2894\helpref{wxWindow::SetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowsetbackgroundcolour},\rtfsp
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2895\helpref{wxWindow::GetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowgetbackgroundcolour},\rtfsp
2896\helpref{wxWindow::ShouldInheritColours}{wxwindowshouldinheritcolours}
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2899\membersection{wxWindow::SetHelpText}\label{wxwindowsethelptext}
2900
2901\func{virtual void}{SetHelpText}{\param{const wxString\& }{helpText}}
2902
2903Sets the help text to be used as context-sensitive help for this window.
2904
2905Note that the text is actually stored by the current \helpref{wxHelpProvider}{wxhelpprovider} implementation,
2906and not in the window object itself.
2907
2908\wxheading{See also}
2909
2910\helpref{GetHelpText}{wxwindowgethelptext}, \helpref{wxHelpProvider}{wxhelpprovider}
2911
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2913\membersection{wxWindow::SetId}\label{wxwindowsetid}
2914
2915\func{void}{SetId}{\param{int}{ id}}
2916
2917Sets the identifier of the window.
2918
2919\wxheading{Remarks}
2920
2921Each window has an integer identifier. If the application has not provided one,
2922an identifier will be generated. Normally, the identifier should be provided
2923on creation and should not be modified subsequently.
2924
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2925\wxheading{See also}
2926
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2927\helpref{wxWindow::GetId}{wxwindowgetid},\rtfsp
2928\helpref{Window identifiers}{windowids}
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2932\membersection{wxWindow::SetLabel}\label{wxwindowsetlabel}
2933
2934\func{virtual void}{SetLabel}{\param{const wxString\& }{label}}
2935
2936Sets the window's label.
2937
2938\wxheading{Parameters}
2939
2940\docparam{label}{The window label.}
2941
2942\wxheading{See also}
2943
2944\helpref{wxWindow::GetLabel}{wxwindowgetlabel}
2945
2946
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2948
2949\func{void}{SetMaxSize}{\param{const wxSize\& }{size}}
2950
2951Sets the maximum size of the window, to indicate to the sizer layout mechanism
2952that this is the maximum possible size.
2953
2954\membersection{wxWindow::SetMinSize}\label{wxwindowsetminsize}
2955
2956\func{void}{SetMinSize}{\param{const wxSize\& }{size}}
2957
2958Sets the minimum size of the window, to indicate to the sizer layout mechanism
2959that this is the minimum required size. You may need to call this
2960if you change the window size after construction and before adding
2961to its parent sizer.
2962
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2963\membersection{wxWindow::SetName}\label{wxwindowsetname}
2964
2965\func{virtual void}{SetName}{\param{const wxString\& }{name}}
2966
2967Sets the window's name.
2968
2969\wxheading{Parameters}
2970
2971\docparam{name}{A name to set for the window.}
2972
2973\wxheading{See also}
2974
2975\helpref{wxWindow::GetName}{wxwindowgetname}
2976
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2978\membersection{wxWindow::SetOwnBackgroundColour}\label{wxwindowsetownbackgroundcolour}
2979
2980\func{void}{SetOwnBackgroundColour}{\param{const wxColour\& }{colour}}
2981
2982Sets the background colour of the window but prevents it from being inherited
2983by the children of this window.
2984
2985\wxheading{See also}
2986
2987\helpref{SetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowsetbackgroundcolour},\rtfsp
2988\helpref{InheritAttributes}{wxwindowinheritattributes}
2989
2990
2991\membersection{wxWindow::SetOwnFont}\label{wxwindowsetownfont}
2992
2993\func{void}{SetOwnFont}{\param{const wxFont\& }{font}}
2994
2995Sets the font of the window but prevents it from being inherited by the
2996children of this window.
2997
2998\wxheading{See also}
2999
3000\helpref{SetFont}{wxwindowsetfont},\rtfsp
3001\helpref{InheritAttributes}{wxwindowinheritattributes}
3002
3003
3004\membersection{wxWindow::SetOwnForegroundColour}\label{wxwindowsetownforegroundcolour}
3005
3006\func{void}{SetOwnForegroundColour}{\param{const wxColour\& }{colour}}
3007
3008Sets the foreground colour of the window but prevents it from being inherited
3009by the children of this window.
3010
3011\wxheading{See also}
3012
3013\helpref{SetForegroundColour}{wxwindowsetforegroundcolour},\rtfsp
3014\helpref{InheritAttributes}{wxwindowinheritattributes}
3015
3016
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3018
3019\func{virtual void}{SetPalette}{\param{wxPalette* }{palette}}
3020
3021Obsolete - use \helpref{wxDC::SetPalette}{wxdcsetpalette} instead.
3022
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3024\membersection{wxWindow::SetScrollbar}\label{wxwindowsetscrollbar}
3025
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3026\func{virtual void}{SetScrollbar}{\param{int }{orientation}, \param{int }{position},\rtfsp
3027\param{int }{thumbSize}, \param{int }{range},\rtfsp
cc81d32f 3028\param{bool }{refresh = {\tt true}}}
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3029
3030Sets the scrollbar properties of a built-in scrollbar.
3031
3032\wxheading{Parameters}
3033
3034\docparam{orientation}{Determines the scrollbar whose page size is to be set. May be wxHORIZONTAL or wxVERTICAL.}
3035
3036\docparam{position}{The position of the scrollbar in scroll units.}
3037
3038\docparam{thumbSize}{The size of the thumb, or visible portion of the scrollbar, in scroll units.}
3039
3040\docparam{range}{The maximum position of the scrollbar.}
3041
cc81d32f 3042\docparam{refresh}{{\tt true} to redraw the scrollbar, {\tt false} otherwise.}
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3043
3044\wxheading{Remarks}
3045
3046Let's say you wish to display 50 lines of text, using the same font.
3047The window is sized so that you can only see 16 lines at a time.
3048
3049You would use:
3050
3051{\small%
3052\begin{verbatim}
3053 SetScrollbar(wxVERTICAL, 0, 16, 50);
3054\end{verbatim}
3055}
3056
3057Note that with the window at this size, the thumb position can never go
3058above 50 minus 16, or 34.
3059
3060You can determine how many lines are currently visible by dividing the current view
3061size by the character height in pixels.
3062
3063When defining your own scrollbar behaviour, you will always need to recalculate
3064the scrollbar settings when the window size changes. You could therefore put your
3065scrollbar calculations and SetScrollbar
3066call into a function named AdjustScrollbars, which can be called initially and also
f4fcc291 3067from your \helpref{wxSizeEvent}{wxsizeevent} handler function.
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3068
3069\wxheading{See also}
3070
3071\helpref{Scrolling overview}{scrollingoverview},\rtfsp
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3073\helpref{wxScrollWinEvent}{wxscrollwinevent}
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3074
3075\begin{comment}
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3078\membersection{wxWindow::SetScrollPage}\label{wxwindowsetscrollpage}
3079
cc81d32f 3080\func{virtual void}{SetScrollPage}{\param{int }{orientation}, \param{int }{pageSize}, \param{bool }{refresh = {\tt true}}}
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3081
3082Sets the page size of one of the built-in scrollbars.
3083
3084\wxheading{Parameters}
3085
3086\docparam{orientation}{Determines the scrollbar whose page size is to be set. May be wxHORIZONTAL or wxVERTICAL.}
3087
3088\docparam{pageSize}{Page size in scroll units.}
3089
cc81d32f 3090\docparam{refresh}{{\tt true} to redraw the scrollbar, {\tt false} otherwise.}
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3091
3092\wxheading{Remarks}
3093
3094The page size of a scrollbar is the number of scroll units that the scroll thumb travels when you
3095click on the area above/left of or below/right of the thumb. Normally you will want a whole visible
3096page to be scrolled, i.e. the size of the current view (perhaps the window client size). This
3097value has to be adjusted when the window is resized, since the page size will have changed.
3098
3099In addition to specifying how far the scroll thumb travels when paging, in Motif and some versions of Windows
3100the thumb changes size to reflect the page size relative to the length of the document. When the
3101document size is only slightly bigger than the current view (window) size, almost all of the scrollbar
3102will be taken up by the thumb. When the two values become the same, the scrollbar will (on some systems)
3103disappear.
3104
3105Currently, this function should be called before SetPageRange, because of a quirk in the Windows
3106handling of pages and ranges.
3107
3108\wxheading{See also}
3109
3110\helpref{wxWindow::SetScrollPos}{wxwindowsetscrollpos},\rtfsp
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3111\helpref{wxWindow::GetScrollPos}{wxwindowgetscrollpos},\rtfsp
3112\helpref{wxWindow::GetScrollPage}{wxwindowgetscrollpage},\rtfsp
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3113\helpref{wxScrollBar}{wxscrollbar}, \helpref{wxScrolledWindow}{wxscrolledwindow}
3114\end{comment}
3115
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3117\membersection{wxWindow::SetScrollPos}\label{wxwindowsetscrollpos}
3118
cc81d32f 3119\func{virtual void}{SetScrollPos}{\param{int }{orientation}, \param{int }{pos}, \param{bool }{refresh = {\tt true}}}
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3120
3121Sets the position of one of the built-in scrollbars.
3122
3123\wxheading{Parameters}
3124
3125\docparam{orientation}{Determines the scrollbar whose position is to be set. May be wxHORIZONTAL or wxVERTICAL.}
3126
3127\docparam{pos}{Position in scroll units.}
3128
cc81d32f 3129\docparam{refresh}{{\tt true} to redraw the scrollbar, {\tt false} otherwise.}
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3130
3131\wxheading{Remarks}
3132
3133This function does not directly affect the contents of the window: it is up to the
3134application to take note of scrollbar attributes and redraw contents accordingly.
3135
3136\wxheading{See also}
3137
3138\helpref{wxWindow::SetScrollbar}{wxwindowsetscrollbar},\rtfsp
4179da8a 3139\helpref{wxWindow::GetScrollPos}{wxwindowgetscrollpos},\rtfsp
f7bd2698 3140\helpref{wxWindow::GetScrollThumb}{wxwindowgetscrollthumb},\rtfsp
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3141\helpref{wxScrollBar}{wxscrollbar}, \helpref{wxScrolledWindow}{wxscrolledwindow}
3142
3143\begin{comment}
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3146\membersection{wxWindow::SetScrollRange}\label{wxwindowsetscrollrange}
3147
cc81d32f 3148\func{virtual void}{SetScrollRange}{\param{int }{orientation}, \param{int }{range}, \param{bool }{refresh = {\tt true}}}
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3149
3150Sets the range of one of the built-in scrollbars.
3151
3152\wxheading{Parameters}
3153
3154\docparam{orientation}{Determines the scrollbar whose range is to be set. May be wxHORIZONTAL or wxVERTICAL.}
3155
3156\docparam{range}{Scroll range.}
3157
cc81d32f 3158\docparam{refresh}{{\tt true} to redraw the scrollbar, {\tt false} otherwise.}
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3159
3160\wxheading{Remarks}
3161
3162The range of a scrollbar is the number of steps that the thumb may travel, rather than the total
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3163object length of the scrollbar. If you are implementing a scrolling window, for example, you
3164would adjust the scroll range when the window is resized, by subtracting the window view size from the
3165total virtual window size. When the two sizes are the same (all the window is visible), the range goes to zero
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3166and usually the scrollbar will be automatically hidden.
3167
3168\wxheading{See also}
3169
3170\helpref{wxWindow::SetScrollPos}{wxwindowsetscrollpos},\rtfsp
3171\helpref{wxWindow::SetScrollPage}{wxwindowsetscrollpage},\rtfsp
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3173\helpref{wxWindow::GetScrollPage}{wxwindowgetscrollpage},\rtfsp
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3174\helpref{wxScrollBar}{wxscrollbar}, \helpref{wxScrolledWindow}{wxscrolledwindow}
3175\end{comment}
3176
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3178\membersection{wxWindow::SetSize}\label{wxwindowsetsize}
3179
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3180\func{virtual void}{SetSize}{\param{int}{ x}, \param{int}{ y}, \param{int}{ width}, \param{int}{ height},
3181 \param{int}{ sizeFlags = wxSIZE\_AUTO}}
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3184
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3185Sets the size and position of the window in pixels.
3186
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3189\func{virtual void}{SetSize}{\param{const wxSize\&}{ size}}
3190
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3191Sets the size of the window in pixels.
3192
3193\wxheading{Parameters}
3194
60fef964 3195\docparam{x}{Required x position in pixels, or wxDefaultCoord to indicate that the existing
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3197
60fef964 3198\docparam{y}{Required y position in pixels, or wxDefaultCoord to indicate that the existing
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3199value should be used.}
3200
60fef964 3201\docparam{width}{Required width in pixels, or wxDefaultCoord to indicate that the existing
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3202value should be used.}
3203
60fef964 3204\docparam{height}{Required height position in pixels, or wxDefaultCoord to indicate that the existing
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3205value should be used.}
3206
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3207\docparam{size}{\helpref{wxSize}{wxsize} object for setting the size.}
3208
3209\docparam{rect}{\helpref{wxRect}{wxrect} object for setting the position and size.}
3210
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3211\docparam{sizeFlags}{Indicates the interpretation of other parameters. It is a bit list of the following:
3212
60fef964 3213{\bf wxSIZE\_AUTO\_WIDTH}: a $wxDefaultCoord$ width value is taken to indicate
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60fef964 3215{\bf wxSIZE\_AUTO\_HEIGHT}: a $wxDefaultCoord$ height value is taken to indicate
4e43c815 3216a wxWidgets-supplied default height.\\
60fef964 3217{\bf wxSIZE\_AUTO}: $wxDefaultCoord$ size values are taken to indicate
fc2171bd 3218a wxWidgets-supplied default size.\\
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3221{\bf wxSIZE\_ALLOW\_MINUS\_ONE}: allow negative dimensions (ie. value of $wxDefaultCoord$) to be interpreted
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3224already the same as the parameters of this function, nothing is done. but with
3225this flag a window resize may be forced even in this case (supported in wx
32262.6.2 and later and only implemented for MSW and ignored elsewhere currently)
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3227}
3228
3229\wxheading{Remarks}
3230
3231The second form is a convenience for calling the first form with default
3232x and y parameters, and must be used with non-default width and height values.
3233
3234The first form sets the position and optionally size, of the window.
60fef964 3235Parameters may be $wxDefaultCoord$ to indicate either that a default should be supplied
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3238\wxheading{See also}
3239
3240\helpref{wxWindow::Move}{wxwindowmove}
3241
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3243implements the following methods:\par
3244\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
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3246\twocolitem{{\bf SetSize(size)}}{}
3247\twocolitem{{\bf SetPosition(point)}}{}
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3249}
3250
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3252\membersection{wxWindow::SetSizeHints}\label{wxwindowsetsizehints}
3253
c894d475 3254\func{virtual void}{SetSizeHints}{\param{int}{ minW}, \param{int}{ minH}, \param{int}{ maxW=-1}, \param{int}{ maxH=-1},
eaaa6a06 3255 \param{int}{ incW=-1}, \param{int}{ incH=-1}}
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3258\param{const wxSize\&}{ maxSize=wxDefaultSize}, \param{const wxSize\&}{ incSize=wxDefaultSize}}
3259
3260
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3262If a pair of values is not set (or set to -1), the default values will be used.
3263
3264\wxheading{Parameters}
3265
3266\docparam{minW}{Specifies the minimum width allowable.}
3267
3268\docparam{minH}{Specifies the minimum height allowable.}
3269
3270\docparam{maxW}{Specifies the maximum width allowable.}
3271
3272\docparam{maxH}{Specifies the maximum height allowable.}
3273
3274\docparam{incW}{Specifies the increment for sizing the width (Motif/Xt only).}
3275
3276\docparam{incH}{Specifies the increment for sizing the height (Motif/Xt only).}
3277
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3279
3280\docparam{maxSize}{Maximum size.}
3281
3282\docparam{incSize}{Increment size (Motif/Xt only).}
3283
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3285
3286If this function is called, the user will not be able to size the window outside the
3287given bounds.
3288
3289The resizing increments are only significant under Motif or Xt.
3290
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3292\membersection{wxWindow::SetSizer}\label{wxwindowsetsizer}
3293
cc81d32f 3294\func{void}{SetSizer}{\param{wxSizer* }{sizer}, \param{bool }{deleteOld=true}}
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3296Sets the window to have the given layout sizer. The window
3297will then own the object, and will take care of its deletion.
3298If an existing layout constraints object is already owned by the
cc81d32f 3299window, it will be deleted if the deleteOld parameter is true.
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324eeecb 3301Note that this function will also call
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3302\helpref{SetAutoLayout}{wxwindowsetautolayout} implicitly with {\tt true}
3303parameter if the {\it sizer}\/ is non-NULL and {\tt false} otherwise.
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3305\wxheading{Parameters}
3306
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3307\docparam{sizer}{The sizer to set. Pass NULL to disassociate and conditionally delete
3308the window's sizer. See below.}
3309
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3310\docparam{deleteOld}{If true (the default), this will delete any prexisting sizer.
3311Pass false if you wish to handle deleting the old sizer yourself.}
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3313\wxheading{Remarks}
3314
fc2171bd 3315SetSizer now enables and disables Layout automatically, but prior to wxWidgets 2.3.3
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3316the following applied:
3317
515da557 3318You must call \helpref{wxWindow::SetAutoLayout}{wxwindowsetautolayout} to tell a window to use
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3319the sizer automatically in OnSize; otherwise, you must override OnSize and call Layout()
3320explicitly. When setting both a wxSizer and a \helpref{wxLayoutConstraints}{wxlayoutconstraints},
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3321only the sizer will have effect.
3322
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3324\membersection{wxWindow::SetSizerAndFit}\label{wxwindowsetsizerandfit}
3325
cc81d32f 3326\func{void}{SetSizerAndFit}{\param{wxSizer* }{sizer}, \param{bool }{deleteOld=true}}
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3328The same as \helpref{SetSizer}{wxwindowsetsizer}, except it also sets the size hints
3329for the window based on the sizer's minimum size.
3330
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3332\membersection{wxWindow::SetThemeEnabled}\label{wxwindowsetthemeenabled}
3333
3334\func{virtual void}{SetThemeEnabled}{\param{bool }{enable}}
3335
3336This function tells a window if it should use the system's "theme" code
3337to draw the windows' background instead if its own background drawing
3338code. This does not always have any effect since the underlying platform
3339obviously needs to support the notion of themes in user defined windows.
3340One such platform is GTK+ where windows can have (very colourful) backgrounds
3341defined by a user's selected theme.
3342
cc81d32f 3343Dialogs, notebook pages and the status bar have this flag set to true
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3344by default so that the default look and feel is simulated best.
3345
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3347\membersection{wxWindow::SetToolTip}\label{wxwindowsettooltip}
3348
3349\func{void}{SetToolTip}{\param{const wxString\& }{tip}}
3350
3351\func{void}{SetToolTip}{\param{wxToolTip* }{tip}}
3352
c9f00eeb 3353Attach a tooltip to the window.
f6bcfd97 3354
c9f00eeb 3355See also: \helpref{GetToolTip}{wxwindowgettooltip},
8161ba08 3356 \helpref{wxToolTip}{wxtooltip}
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3359\membersection{wxWindow::SetValidator}\label{wxwindowsetvalidator}
3360
3361\func{virtual void}{SetValidator}{\param{const wxValidator\&}{ validator}}
3362
3363Deletes the current validator (if any) and sets the window validator, having called wxValidator::Clone to
3364create a new validator of this type.
3365
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3368
3369\func{void}{SetVirtualSize}{\param{int}{ width}, \param{int}{ height}}
3370
3371\func{void}{SetVirtualSize}{\param{const wxSize\&}{ size}}
3372
3373Sets the virtual size of the window in pixels.
3374
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3377
3378\func{virtual void}{SetVirtualSizeHints}{\param{int}{ minW},\param{int}{ minH}, \param{int}{ maxW=-1}, \param{int}{ maxH=-1}}
3379
324eeecb 3380\func{void}{SetVirtualSizeHints}{\param{const wxSize\&}{ minSize=wxDefaultSize},
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3382
3383
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3384Allows specification of minimum and maximum virtual window sizes.
3385If a pair of values is not set (or set to -1), the default values
3386will be used.
3387
3388\wxheading{Parameters}
3389
3390\docparam{minW}{Specifies the minimum width allowable.}
3391
3392\docparam{minH}{Specifies the minimum height allowable.}
3393
3394\docparam{maxW}{Specifies the maximum width allowable.}
3395
3396\docparam{maxH}{Specifies the maximum height allowable.}
3397
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3399
3400\docparam{maxSize}{Maximum size.}
3401
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3403
3404If this function is called, the user will not be able to size the virtual area
3405of the window outside the given bounds.
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3408\membersection{wxWindow::SetWindowStyle}\label{wxwindowsetwindowstyle}
3409
3410\func{void}{SetWindowStyle}{\param{long}{ style}}
3411
3412Identical to \helpref{SetWindowStyleFlag}{wxwindowsetwindowstyleflag}.
3413
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3415\membersection{wxWindow::SetWindowStyleFlag}\label{wxwindowsetwindowstyleflag}
3416
3417\func{virtual void}{SetWindowStyleFlag}{\param{long}{ style}}
3418
3419Sets the style of the window. Please note that some styles cannot be changed
3420after the window creation and that \helpref{Refresh()}{wxwindowrefresh} might
3421be called after changing the others for the change to take place immediately.
3422
b2cf617c 3423See \helpref{Window styles}{windowstyles} for more information about flags.
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3424
3425\wxheading{See also}
3426
3427\helpref{GetWindowStyleFlag}{wxwindowgetwindowstyleflag}
3428
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3430\membersection{wxWindow::SetWindowVariant}\label{wxwindowsetwindowvariant}
3431
3432\func{void}{SetWindowVariant}{\param{wxWindowVariant}{variant}}
3433
3434This function can be called under all platforms but only does anything under
3435Mac OS X 10.3+ currently. Under this system, each of the standard control can
dbd94b75 3436exist in several sizes which correspond to the elements of wxWindowVariant
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3437enum:
3438\begin{verbatim}
3439enum wxWindowVariant
3440{
3441 wxWINDOW_VARIANT_NORMAL, // Normal size
3442 wxWINDOW_VARIANT_SMALL, // Smaller size (about 25 % smaller than normal )
3443 wxWINDOW_VARIANT_MINI, // Mini size (about 33 % smaller than normal )
3444 wxWINDOW_VARIANT_LARGE, // Large size (about 25 % larger than normal )
3445};
3446\end{verbatim}
3447
3448By default the controls use the normal size, of course, but this function can
3449be used to change this.
3450
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3452\membersection{wxWindow::ShouldInheritColours}\label{wxwindowshouldinheritcolours}
3453
3454\func{virtual bool}{ShouldInheritColours}{\void}
3455
324eeecb 3456Return \true from here to allow the colours of this window to be changed by
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3457\helpref{InheritAttributes}{wxwindowinheritattributes}, returning \false
3458forbids inheriting them from the parent window.
3459
324eeecb 3460The base class version returns \false, but this method is overridden in
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3461\helpref{wxControl}{wxcontrol} where it returns \true.
3462
3463
aeab10d0 3464\membersection{wxWindow::Show}\label{wxwindowshow}
a660d684 3465
cc81d32f 3466\func{virtual bool}{Show}{\param{bool}{ show = {\tt true}}}
a660d684 3467
be90c029 3468Shows or hides the window. You may need to call \helpref{Raise}{wxwindowraise}
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3469for a top level window if you want to bring it to top, although this is not
3470needed if Show() is called immediately after the frame creation.
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3472\wxheading{Parameters}
3473
cc81d32f 3474\docparam{show}{If {\tt true} displays the window. Otherwise, hides it.}
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3475
3476\wxheading{Return value}
3477
cc81d32f 3478{\tt true} if the window has been shown or hidden or {\tt false} if nothing was
bc5879ef 3479done because it already was in the requested state.
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3480
3481\wxheading{See also}
3482
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3483\helpref{wxWindow::IsShown}{wxwindowisshown},\rtfsp
3484\helpref{wxWindow::Hide}{wxwindowhide},\rtfsp
3485\helpref{wxRadioBox::Show}{wxradioboxshow}
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3488\membersection{wxWindow::Thaw}\label{wxwindowthaw}
3489
3490\func{virtual void}{Thaw}{\void}
3491
324eeecb 3492Reenables window updating after a previous call to
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3493\helpref{Freeze}{wxwindowfreeze}. To really thaw the control, it must be called
3494exactly the same number of times as \helpref{Freeze}{wxwindowfreeze}.
3495
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3496\wxheading{See also}
3497
3498\helpref{wxWindowUpdateLocker}{wxwindowupdatelocker}
3499
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3501\membersection{wxWindow::TransferDataFromWindow}\label{wxwindowtransferdatafromwindow}
3502
3503\func{virtual bool}{TransferDataFromWindow}{\void}
3504
3505Transfers values from child controls to data areas specified by their validators. Returns
cc81d32f 3506{\tt false} if a transfer failed.
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3508If the window has {\tt wxWS\_EX\_VALIDATE\_RECURSIVELY} extra style flag set,
3509the method will also call TransferDataFromWindow() of all child windows.
3510
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3511\wxheading{See also}
3512
3513\helpref{wxWindow::TransferDataToWindow}{wxwindowtransferdatatowindow},\rtfsp
3514\helpref{wxValidator}{wxvalidator}, \helpref{wxWindow::Validate}{wxwindowvalidate}
3515
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3517\membersection{wxWindow::TransferDataToWindow}\label{wxwindowtransferdatatowindow}
3518
3519\func{virtual bool}{TransferDataToWindow}{\void}
3520
3521Transfers values to child controls from data areas specified by their validators.
3522
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3523If the window has {\tt wxWS\_EX\_VALIDATE\_RECURSIVELY} extra style flag set,
3524the method will also call TransferDataToWindow() of all child windows.
3525
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3526\wxheading{Return value}
3527
cc81d32f 3528Returns {\tt false} if a transfer failed.
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3529
3530\wxheading{See also}
3531
3532\helpref{wxWindow::TransferDataFromWindow}{wxwindowtransferdatafromwindow},\rtfsp
3533\helpref{wxValidator}{wxvalidator}, \helpref{wxWindow::Validate}{wxwindowvalidate}
3534
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3536\membersection{wxWindow::UnregisterHotKey}\label{wxwindowunregisterhotkey}
3537
3538\func{bool}{UnregisterHotKey}{\param{int}{ hotkeyId}}
3539
3540Unregisters a system wide hotkey.
3541
3542\wxheading{Parameters}
3543
3544\docparam{hotkeyId}{Numeric identifier of the hotkey. Must be the same id that was passed to RegisterHotKey.}
3545
3546\wxheading{Return value}
3547
3548{\tt true} if the hotkey was unregistered successfully, {\tt false} if the id was invalid.
3549
3550\wxheading{Remarks}
3551
3552This function is currently only implemented under MSW.
3553
3554\wxheading{See also}
3555
3556\helpref{wxWindow::RegisterHotKey}{wxwindowregisterhotkey}
3557
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3559\membersection{wxWindow::Update}\label{wxwindowupdate}
3560
3561\func{virtual void}{Update}{\void}
3562
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3563Calling this method immediately repaints the invalidated area of the window and
3564all of its children recursively while this would usually only happen when the
3565flow of control returns to the event loop. Notice that this function doesn't
3566refresh the window and does nothing if the window hadn't been already
3567repainted. Use \helpref{Refresh}{wxwindowrefresh} first if you want to
3568immediately redraw the window unconditionally.
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3571\membersection{wxWindow::UpdateWindowUI}\label{wxwindowupdatewindowui}
3572
c0d26c0f 3573\func{virtual void}{UpdateWindowUI}{\param{long}{ flags = wxUPDATE\_UI\_NONE}}
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3574
3575This function sends \helpref{wxUpdateUIEvents}{wxupdateuievent} to
3576the window. The particular implementation depends on the window; for
3577example a wxToolBar will send an update UI event for each toolbar button,
3578and a wxFrame will send an update UI event for each menubar menu item.
3579You can call this function from your application to ensure that your
3580UI is up-to-date at this point (as far as your wxUpdateUIEvent handlers
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3581are concerned). This may be necessary if you have called
3582\helpref{wxUpdateUIEvent::SetMode}{wxupdateuieventsetmode} or
e39af974 3583\helpref{wxUpdateUIEvent::SetUpdateInterval}{wxupdateuieventsetupdateinterval} to
fc2171bd 3584limit the overhead that wxWidgets incurs by sending update UI events in idle time.
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3585
3586{\it flags} should be a bitlist of one or more of the following values.
3587
3588\begin{verbatim}
3589enum wxUpdateUI
3590{
3591 wxUPDATE_UI_NONE = 0x0000, // No particular value
3592 wxUPDATE_UI_RECURSE = 0x0001, // Call the function for descendants
3593 wxUPDATE_UI_FROMIDLE = 0x0002 // Invoked from On(Internal)Idle
3594};
3595\end{verbatim}
3596
3597If you are calling this function from an OnInternalIdle or OnIdle
3598function, make sure you pass the wxUPDATE\_UI\_FROMIDLE flag, since
3599this tells the window to only update the UI elements that need
3600to be updated in idle time. Some windows update their elements
3601only when necessary, for example when a menu is about to be shown.
3602The following is an example of how to call UpdateWindowUI from
3603an idle function.
3604
3605\begin{verbatim}
3606void MyWindow::OnInternalIdle()
3607{
3608 if (wxUpdateUIEvent::CanUpdate(this))
3609 UpdateWindowUI(wxUPDATE_UI_FROMIDLE);
3610}
3611\end{verbatim}
3612
3613\wxheading{See also}
3614
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3615\helpref{wxUpdateUIEvent}{wxupdateuievent},
3616\helpref{wxWindow::DoUpdateWindowUI}{wxwindowdoupdatewindowui},
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3617\helpref{wxWindow::OnInternalIdle}{wxwindowoninternalidle}
3618
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3620\membersection{wxWindow::Validate}\label{wxwindowvalidate}
3621
3622\func{virtual bool}{Validate}{\void}
3623
3624Validates the current values of the child controls using their validators.
3625
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3626If the window has {\tt wxWS\_EX\_VALIDATE\_RECURSIVELY} extra style flag set,
3627the method will also call Validate() of all child windows.
3628
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3629\wxheading{Return value}
3630
cc81d32f 3631Returns {\tt false} if any of the validations failed.
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3633\wxheading{See also}
3634
3635\helpref{wxWindow::TransferDataFromWindow}{wxwindowtransferdatafromwindow},\rtfsp
3980000c 3636\helpref{wxWindow::TransferDataToWindow}{wxwindowtransferdatatowindow},\rtfsp
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3637\helpref{wxValidator}{wxvalidator}
3638
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3640\membersection{wxWindow::WarpPointer}\label{wxwindowwarppointer}
3641
3642\func{void}{WarpPointer}{\param{int}{ x}, \param{int}{ y}}
3643
3644Moves the pointer to the given position on the window.
3645
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3647Interface Guidelines forbid moving the mouse cursor programmatically.
3648
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3649\wxheading{Parameters}
3650
3651\docparam{x}{The new x position for the cursor.}
3652
3653\docparam{y}{The new y position for the cursor.}