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2%% Name: window.tex
3%% Purpose: wxWindow documentation
4%% Author: wxWidgets Team
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8%% Copyright: (c) wxWidgets Team
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12\section{\class{wxWindow}}\label{wxwindow}
13
87b6002d 14wxWindow is the base class for all windows and represents any visible object on
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15screen. All controls, top level windows and so on are windows. Sizers and
16device contexts are not, however, as they don't appear on screen themselves.
17
18Please note that all children of the window will be deleted automatically by
19the destructor before the window itself is deleted which means that you don't
20have to worry about deleting them manually. Please see the \helpref{window
21deletion overview}{windowdeletionoverview} for more information.
22
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23Also note that in this, and many others, wxWidgets classes some
24\texttt{GetXXX()} methods may be overloaded (as, for example,
25\helpref{GetSize}{wxwindowgetsize} or
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26\helpref{GetClientSize}{wxwindowgetclientsize}). In this case, the overloads
27are non-virtual because having multiple virtual functions with the same name
28results in a virtual function name hiding at the derived class level (in
29English, this means that the derived class has to override all overloaded
30variants if it overrides any of them). To allow overriding them in the derived
fc2171bd 31class, wxWidgets uses a unique protected virtual \texttt{DoGetXXX()} method
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32and all \texttt{GetXXX()} ones are forwarded to it, so overriding the former
33changes the behaviour of the latter.
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35\wxheading{Derived from}
36
37\helpref{wxEvtHandler}{wxevthandler}\\
38\helpref{wxObject}{wxobject}
39
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40\wxheading{Include files}
41
42<wx/window.h>
43
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44\wxheading{Window styles}
45
46The following styles can apply to all windows, although they will not always make sense for a particular
4130b487 47window class or on all platforms.
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48
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).
4ff4d045 77This style is currently implemented for wxMSW, wxGTK and wxUniversal and does
a647d42a 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
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118\helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}\\
119\helpref{Window sizing overview}{windowsizingoverview}
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120
121\latexignore{\rtfignore{\wxheading{Members}}}
122
a1037371 123
f6bcfd97 124\membersection{wxWindow::wxWindow}\label{wxwindowctor}
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125
126\func{}{wxWindow}{\void}
127
128Default constructor.
129
eaaa6a06 130\func{}{wxWindow}{\param{wxWindow*}{ parent}, \param{wxWindowID }{id},
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131 \param{const wxPoint\& }{pos = wxDefaultPosition},
132 \param{const wxSize\& }{size = wxDefaultSize},
eaaa6a06 133 \param{long }{style = 0},
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134 \param{const wxString\& }{name = wxPanelNameStr}}
135
136Constructs a window, which can be a child of a frame, dialog or any other non-control window.
137
138\wxheading{Parameters}
139
140\docparam{parent}{Pointer to a parent window.}
141
5e06d749 142\docparam{id}{Window identifier. If wxID\_ANY, will automatically create an identifier.}
a660d684 143
60fef964 144\docparam{pos}{Window position. wxDefaultPosition indicates that wxWidgets
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145should generate a default position for the window. If using the wxWindow class directly, supply
146an actual position.}
147
60fef964 148\docparam{size}{Window size. wxDefaultSize indicates that wxWidgets
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149should generate a default size for the window. If no suitable size can be found, the
150window will be sized to 20x20 pixels so that the window is visible but obviously not
151correctly sized. }
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153\docparam{style}{Window style. For generic window styles, please see \helpref{wxWindow}{wxwindow}.}
154
155\docparam{name}{Window name.}
156
a1037371 157
6d06e061 158\membersection{wxWindow::\destruct{wxWindow}}\label{wxwindowdtor}
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160\func{}{\destruct{wxWindow}}{\void}
161
162Destructor. Deletes all subwindows, then deletes itself. Instead of using
163the {\bf delete} operator explicitly, you should normally
fc2171bd 164use \helpref{wxWindow::Destroy}{wxwindowdestroy} so that wxWidgets
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165can delete a window only when it is safe to do so, in idle time.
166
167\wxheading{See also}
168
169\helpref{Window deletion overview}{windowdeletionoverview},\rtfsp
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170\helpref{wxWindow::Destroy}{wxwindowdestroy},\rtfsp
171\helpref{wxCloseEvent}{wxcloseevent}
172
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174\membersection{wxWindow::AcceptsFocus}\label{wxwindowacceptsfocus}
175
176\constfunc{bool}{AcceptsFocus}{\void}
177
178This method may be overridden in the derived classes to return \false to
179indicate that this control doesn't accept input at all (i.e. behaves like e.g.
180\helpref{wxStaticText}{wxstatictext}) and so doesn't need focus.
181
182\wxheading{See also}
183
184\helpref{AcceptsFocusFromKeyboard}{wxwindowacceptsfocusfromkeyboard}
185
186
187\membersection{wxWindow::AcceptsFocusFromKeyboard}\label{wxwindowacceptsfocusfromkeyboard}
188
189\constfunc{bool}{AcceptsFocusFromKeyboard}{\void}
190
191This method may be overridden in the derived classes to return \false to
192indicate that while this control can, in principle, have focus if the user
193clicks it with the mouse, it shouldn't be included in the TAB traversal chain
194when using the keyboard.
195
196
6d06e061 197\membersection{wxWindow::AddChild}\label{wxwindowaddchild}
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199\func{virtual void}{AddChild}{\param{wxWindow* }{child}}
200
201Adds a child window. This is called automatically by window creation
202functions so should not be required by the application programmer.
203
fc2171bd 204Notice that this function is mostly internal to wxWidgets and shouldn't be
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205called by the user code.
206
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207\wxheading{Parameters}
208
209\docparam{child}{Child window to add.}
210
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212\membersection{wxWindow::CacheBestSize}\label{wxwindowcachebestsize}
213
214\constfunc{void}{CacheBestSize}{\param{const wxSize\& }{size}}
215
216Sets the cached best size value.
217
218
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219\membersection{wxWindow::CaptureMouse}\label{wxwindowcapturemouse}
220
221\func{virtual void}{CaptureMouse}{\void}
222
223Directs all mouse input to this window. Call \helpref{wxWindow::ReleaseMouse}{wxwindowreleasemouse} to
224release the capture.
225
fc2171bd 226Note that wxWidgets maintains the stack of windows having captured the mouse
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227and when the mouse is released the capture returns to the window which had had
228captured it previously and it is only really released if there were no previous
229window. In particular, this means that you must release the mouse as many times
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230as you capture it, unless the window receives
231the \helpref{wxMouseCaptureLostEvent}{wxmousecapturelostevent} event.
232
233Any application which captures the mouse in the beginning of some operation
234{\em must} handle \helpref{wxMouseCaptureLostEvent}{wxmousecapturelostevent}
235and cancel this operation when it receives the event. The event handler must
236not recapture mouse.
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238\wxheading{See also}
239
240\helpref{wxWindow::ReleaseMouse}{wxwindowreleasemouse}
63e819f2 241\helpref{wxMouseCaptureLostEvent}{wxmousecapturelostevent}
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244\membersection{wxWindow::Center}\label{wxwindowcenter}
245
eaaa6a06 246\func{void}{Center}{\param{int}{ direction}}
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248A synonym for \helpref{Centre}{wxwindowcentre}.
249
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251\membersection{wxWindow::CenterOnParent}\label{wxwindowcenteronparent}
252
253\func{void}{CenterOnParent}{\param{int}{ direction}}
254
255A synonym for \helpref{CentreOnParent}{wxwindowcentreonparent}.
256
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258\membersection{wxWindow::CenterOnScreen}\label{wxwindowcenteronscreen}
259
260\func{void}{CenterOnScreen}{\param{int}{ direction}}
261
262A synonym for \helpref{CentreOnScreen}{wxwindowcentreonscreen}.
263
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265\membersection{wxWindow::Centre}\label{wxwindowcentre}
266
7eb4e9cc 267\func{void}{Centre}{\param{int}{ direction = wxBOTH}}
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269Centres the window.
270
271\wxheading{Parameters}
272
273\docparam{direction}{Specifies the direction for the centering. May be {\tt wxHORIZONTAL}, {\tt wxVERTICAL}\rtfsp
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274or {\tt wxBOTH}. It may also include {\tt wxCENTRE\_ON\_SCREEN} flag
275if you want to center the window on the entire screen and not on its
276parent window.}
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278The flag {\tt wxCENTRE\_FRAME} is obsolete and should not be used any longer
279(it has no effect).
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281\wxheading{Remarks}
282
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283If the window is a top level one (i.e. doesn't have a parent), it will be
284centered relative to the screen anyhow.
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286\wxheading{See also}
287
288\helpref{wxWindow::Center}{wxwindowcenter}
289
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291\membersection{wxWindow::CentreOnParent}\label{wxwindowcentreonparent}
292
7eb4e9cc 293\func{void}{CentreOnParent}{\param{int}{ direction = wxBOTH}}
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c9f00eeb 295Centres the window on its parent. This is a more readable synonym for
7eb4e9cc 296\helpref{Centre}{wxwindowcentre}.
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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{Remarks}
304
305This methods provides for a way to center top level windows over their
306parents instead of the entire screen. If there is no parent or if the
c9f00eeb 307window is not a top level window, then behaviour is the same as
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308\helpref{wxWindow::Centre}{wxwindowcentre}.
309
310\wxheading{See also}
311
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312\helpref{wxWindow::CentreOnScreen}{wxwindowcenteronscreen}
313
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315\membersection{wxWindow::CentreOnScreen}\label{wxwindowcentreonscreen}
316
317\func{void}{CentreOnScreen}{\param{int}{ direction = wxBOTH}}
318
319Centres the window on screen. This only works for top level windows -
320otherwise, the window will still be centered on its parent.
321
322\wxheading{Parameters}
323
324\docparam{direction}{Specifies the direction for the centering. May be {\tt wxHORIZONTAL}, {\tt wxVERTICAL}\rtfsp
325or {\tt wxBOTH}.}
326
327\wxheading{See also}
328
329\helpref{wxWindow::CentreOnParent}{wxwindowcenteronparent}
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5da0803c 332\membersection{wxWindow::ClearBackground}\label{wxwindowclearbackground}
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5da0803c 334\func{void}{ClearBackground}{\void}
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336Clears the window by filling it with the current background colour. Does not
337cause an erase background event to be generated.
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6d06e061 340\membersection{wxWindow::ClientToScreen}\label{wxwindowclienttoscreen}
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342\constfunc{virtual void}{ClientToScreen}{\param{int* }{x}, \param{int* }{y}}
343
2edb0bde 344\perlnote{In wxPerl this method returns a 2-element list instead of
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346
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347\constfunc{virtual wxPoint}{ClientToScreen}{\param{const wxPoint\&}{ pt}}
348
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349Converts to screen coordinates from coordinates relative to this window.
350
351\docparam{x}{A pointer to a integer value for the x coordinate. Pass the client coordinate in, and
352a screen coordinate will be passed out.}
353
354\docparam{y}{A pointer to a integer value for the y coordinate. Pass the client coordinate in, and
355a screen coordinate will be passed out.}
356
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357\docparam{pt}{The client position for the second form of the function.}
358
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360implements the following methods:\par
361\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
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362\twocolitem{{\bf ClientToScreen(point)}}{Accepts and returns a wxPoint}
363\twocolitem{{\bf ClientToScreenXY(x, y)}}{Returns a 2-tuple, (x, y)}
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365}
366
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368\membersection{wxWindow::Close}\label{wxwindowclose}
369
cc81d32f 370\func{bool}{Close}{\param{bool}{ force = {\tt false}}}
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372This function simply generates a \helpref{wxCloseEvent}{wxcloseevent} whose
373handler usually tries to close the window. It doesn't close the window itself,
374however.
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375
376\wxheading{Parameters}
377
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378\docparam{force}{{\tt false} if the window's close handler should be able to veto the destruction
379of this window, {\tt true} if it cannot.}
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380
381\wxheading{Remarks}
382
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383Close calls the \helpref{close handler}{wxcloseevent} for the window, providing
384an opportunity for the window to choose whether to destroy the window.
385Usually it is only used with the top level windows (wxFrame and wxDialog
386classes) as the others are not supposed to have any special OnClose() logic.
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388The close handler should check whether the window is being deleted forcibly,
f29d3d61 389using \helpref{wxCloseEvent::CanVeto}{wxcloseeventcanveto}, in which case it
24174c30 390should destroy the window using \helpref{wxWindow::Destroy}{wxwindowdestroy}.
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392{\it Note} that calling Close does not guarantee that the window will be
393destroyed; but it provides a way to simulate a manual close of a window, which
394may or may not be implemented by destroying the window. The default
395implementation of wxDialog::OnCloseWindow does not necessarily delete the
396dialog, since it will simply simulate an wxID\_CANCEL event which is handled by
397the appropriate button event handler and may do anything at all.
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324eeecb 399To guarantee that the window will be destroyed, call
24174c30 400\helpref{wxWindow::Destroy}{wxwindowdestroy} instead
532372a3 401
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402\wxheading{See also}
403
404\helpref{Window deletion overview}{windowdeletionoverview},\rtfsp
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405\helpref{wxWindow::Destroy}{wxwindowdestroy},\rtfsp
406\helpref{wxCloseEvent}{wxcloseevent}
407
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409\membersection{wxWindow::ConvertDialogToPixels}\label{wxwindowconvertdialogtopixels}
410
411\func{wxPoint}{ConvertDialogToPixels}{\param{const wxPoint\&}{ pt}}
412
413\func{wxSize}{ConvertDialogToPixels}{\param{const wxSize\&}{ sz}}
414
415Converts a point or size from dialog units to pixels.
416
417For the x dimension, the dialog units are multiplied by the average character width
418and then divided by 4.
419
420For the y dimension, the dialog units are multiplied by the average character height
421and then divided by 8.
422
423\wxheading{Remarks}
424
425Dialog units are used for maintaining a dialog's proportions even if the font changes.
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427You can also use these functions programmatically. A convenience macro is defined:
428
429{\small
430\begin{verbatim}
431#define wxDLG_UNIT(parent, pt) parent->ConvertDialogToPixels(pt)
432\end{verbatim}
433}
434
435\wxheading{See also}
436
437\helpref{wxWindow::ConvertPixelsToDialog}{wxwindowconvertpixelstodialog}
438
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440implements the following methods:\par
441\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
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442\twocolitem{{\bf ConvertDialogPointToPixels(point)}}{Accepts and returns a wxPoint}
443\twocolitem{{\bf ConvertDialogSizeToPixels(size)}}{Accepts and returns a wxSize}
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445
446Additionally, the following helper functions are defined:\par
447\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
c9110876 448\twocolitem{{\bf wxDLG\_PNT(win, point)}}{Converts a wxPoint from dialog
06d20283 449units to pixels}
c9110876 450\twocolitem{{\bf wxDLG\_SZE(win, size)}}{Converts a wxSize from dialog
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451units to pixels}
452\end{twocollist}}
453}
454
455
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457\membersection{wxWindow::ConvertPixelsToDialog}\label{wxwindowconvertpixelstodialog}
458
459\func{wxPoint}{ConvertPixelsToDialog}{\param{const wxPoint\&}{ pt}}
460
461\func{wxSize}{ConvertPixelsToDialog}{\param{const wxSize\&}{ sz}}
462
463Converts a point or size from pixels to dialog units.
464
465For the x dimension, the pixels are multiplied by 4 and then divided by the average
466character width.
467
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469character height.
470
471\wxheading{Remarks}
472
473Dialog units are used for maintaining a dialog's proportions even if the font changes.
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475\wxheading{See also}
476
477\helpref{wxWindow::ConvertDialogToPixels}{wxwindowconvertdialogtopixels}
478
dbd94b75 479\pythonnote{In place of a single overloaded method name, wxPython implements the following methods:\par
06d20283 480\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
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481\twocolitem{{\bf ConvertDialogPointToPixels(point)}}{Accepts and returns a wxPoint}
482\twocolitem{{\bf ConvertDialogSizeToPixels(size)}}{Accepts and returns a wxSize}
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484}
485
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487\membersection{wxWindow::Destroy}\label{wxwindowdestroy}
488
489\func{virtual bool}{Destroy}{\void}
490
491Destroys the window safely. Use this function instead of the delete operator, since
492different window classes can be destroyed differently. Frames and dialogs
24174c30 493are not destroyed immediately when this function is called -- they are added
a660d684 494to a list of windows to be deleted on idle time, when all the window's events
2edb0bde 495have been processed. This prevents problems with events being sent to non-existent
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496windows.
497
498\wxheading{Return value}
499
cc81d32f 500{\tt true} if the window has either been successfully deleted, or it has been added
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501to the list of windows pending real deletion.
502
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6d06e061 504\membersection{wxWindow::DestroyChildren}\label{wxwindowdestroychildren}
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506\func{virtual void}{DestroyChildren}{\void}
507
508Destroys all children of a window. Called automatically by the destructor.
509
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512
c222be41 513\func{bool}{Disable}{\void}
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cc81d32f 515Disables the window, same as \helpref{Enable({\tt false})}{wxwindowenable}.
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518
cc81d32f 519Returns {\tt true} if the window has been disabled, {\tt false} if it had been
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520already disabled before the call to this function.
521
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523\membersection{wxWindow::DoGetBestSize}\label{wxwindowdogetbestsize}
524
525\constfunc{virtual wxSize}{DoGetBestSize}{\void}
526
527Gets the size which best suits the window: for a control, it would be
528the minimal size which doesn't truncate the control, for a panel - the
529same size as it would have after a call to \helpref{Fit()}{wxwindowfit}.
530
531
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532\membersection{wxWindow::DoUpdateWindowUI}\label{wxwindowdoupdatewindowui}
533
534\func{virtual void}{DoUpdateWindowUI}{\param{wxUpdateUIEvent\&}{ event}}
535
536Does the window-specific updating after processing the update event.
324eeecb 537This function is called by \helpref{wxWindow::UpdateWindowUI}{wxwindowupdatewindowui}
e39af974 538in order to check return values in the \helpref{wxUpdateUIEvent}{wxupdateuievent} and
fc2171bd 539act appropriately. For example, to allow frame and dialog title updating, wxWidgets
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541
542\begin{verbatim}
543// do the window-specific processing after processing the update event
544void wxTopLevelWindowBase::DoUpdateWindowUI(wxUpdateUIEvent& event)
545{
546 if ( event.GetSetEnabled() )
547 Enable(event.GetEnabled());
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550 {
551 if ( event.GetText() != GetTitle() )
552 SetTitle(event.GetText());
553 }
554}
555\end{verbatim}
556
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560
8a293590 561\func{virtual void}{DragAcceptFiles}{\param{bool}{ accept}}
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2edb0bde 563Enables or disables eligibility for drop file events (OnDropFiles).
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565\wxheading{Parameters}
566
cc81d32f 567\docparam{accept}{If {\tt true}, the window is eligible for drop file events. If {\tt false}, the window
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569
570\wxheading{Remarks}
571
572Windows only.
573
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576
cc81d32f 577\func{virtual bool}{Enable}{\param{bool}{ enable = {\tt true}}}
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580disabled, all of its children are disabled as well and they are reenabled again
581when the parent is.
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583\wxheading{Parameters}
584
cc81d32f 585\docparam{enable}{If {\tt true}, enables the window for input. If {\tt false}, disables the window.}
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588
cc81d32f 589Returns {\tt true} if the window has been enabled or disabled, {\tt false} if
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591
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593
6ba68e88 594\helpref{wxWindow::IsEnabled}{wxwindowisenabled},\rtfsp
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596\helpref{wxRadioBox::Enable}{wxradioboxenable}
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600
601\func{static wxWindow*}{FindFocus}{\void}
602
603Finds the window or control which currently has the keyboard focus.
604
605\wxheading{Remarks}
606
607Note that this is a static function, so it can be called without needing a wxWindow pointer.
608
609\wxheading{See also}
610
611\helpref{wxWindow::SetFocus}{wxwindowsetfocus}
612
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616
6b73af79 617\constfunc{wxWindow*}{FindWindow}{\param{long}{ id}}
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619Find a child of this window, by identifier.
620
6b73af79 621\constfunc{wxWindow*}{FindWindow}{\param{const wxString\&}{ name}}
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623Find a child of this window, by name.
624
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626implements the following methods:\par
627\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
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629\twocolitem{{\bf FindWindowByName(name)}}{Accepts a string}
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631}
632
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f89a1397 634\membersection{wxWindow::FindWindowById}\label{wxwindowfindwindowbyid}
146ba0fe 635
f89a1397 636\func{static wxWindow*}{FindWindowById}{\param{long}{ id}, \param{wxWindow*}{ parent = NULL}}
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638Find the first window with the given {\it id}.
639
640If {\it parent} is NULL, the search will start from all top-level
641frames and dialog boxes; if non-NULL, the search will be limited to the given window hierarchy.
642The search is recursive in both cases.
643
644\wxheading{See also}
645
f89a1397 646\helpref{FindWindow}{wxwindowfindwindow}
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d9f42a9e 649\membersection{wxWindow::FindWindowByLabel}\label{wxwindowfindwindowbylabel}
146ba0fe 650
d9f42a9e 651\func{static wxWindow*}{FindWindowByLabel}{\param{const wxString\&}{ label}, \param{wxWindow*}{ parent = NULL}}
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654or panel item label. If {\it parent} is NULL, the search will start from all top-level
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656The search is recursive in both cases.
657
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659
f89a1397 660\helpref{FindWindow}{wxwindowfindwindow}
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d9f42a9e 663\membersection{wxWindow::FindWindowByName}\label{wxwindowfindwindowbyname}
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d9f42a9e 665\func{static wxWindow*}{FindWindowByName}{\param{const wxString\&}{ name}, \param{wxWindow*}{ parent = NULL}}
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668If {\it parent} is NULL, the search will start from all top-level
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670The search is recursive in both cases.
671
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673\helpref{FindWindowByLabel}{wxwindowfindwindowbylabel} is called.
674
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676
f89a1397 677\helpref{FindWindow}{wxwindowfindwindow}
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681
682\func{virtual void}{Fit}{\void}
683
f68586e5 684Sizes the window so that it fits around its subwindows. This function won't do
fab86f26 685anything if there are no subwindows and will only really work correctly if
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687subwindow it is better (faster and the result is more precise as Fit adds some
688margin to account for fuzziness of its calculations) to call
689
690\begin{verbatim}
691 window->SetClientSize(child->GetSize());
692\end{verbatim}
693
694instead of calling Fit.
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698
699\func{virtual void}{FitInside}{\void}
700
701Similar to \helpref{Fit}{wxwindowfit}, but sizes the interior (virtual) size
702of a window. Mainly useful with scrolled windows to reset scrollbars after
703sizing changes that do not trigger a size event, and/or scrolled windows without
704an interior sizer. This function similarly won't do anything if there are no
705subwindows.
706
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709
710\func{virtual void}{Freeze}{\void}
711
712Freezes the window or, in other words, prevents any updates from taking place
713on screen, the window is not redrawn at all. \helpref{Thaw}{wxwindowthaw} must
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715nested.
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717This method is useful for visual appearance optimization (for example, it
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719a wxTextCtrl under wxGTK) but is not implemented on all platforms nor for all
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722
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724
725\helpref{wxWindowUpdateLocker}{wxwindowupdatelocker}
726
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729
730\constfunc{wxAcceleratorTable*}{GetAcceleratorTable}{\void}
731
732Gets the accelerator table for this window. See \helpref{wxAcceleratorTable}{wxacceleratortable}.
733
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736
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739Returns the accessible object for this window, if any.
740
741See also \helpref{wxAccessible}{wxaccessible}.
742
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745
746\constfunc{wxSize}{GetAdjustedBestSize}{\void}
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749instead.
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753
754\constfunc{virtual wxColour}{GetBackgroundColour}{\void}
755
756Returns the background colour of the window.
757
758\wxheading{See also}
759
760\helpref{wxWindow::SetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowsetbackgroundcolour},\rtfsp
761\helpref{wxWindow::SetForegroundColour}{wxwindowsetforegroundcolour},\rtfsp
9866d9c2 762\helpref{wxWindow::GetForegroundColour}{wxwindowgetforegroundcolour}
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765
766\constfunc{virtual wxBackgroundStyle}{GetBackgroundStyle}{\void}
767
768Returns the background style of the window. The background style indicates
769whether background colour should be determined by the system (wxBG\_STYLE\_SYSTEM),
770be set to a specific colour (wxBG\_STYLE\_COLOUR), or should be left to the
771application to implement (wxBG\_STYLE\_CUSTOM).
772
773On GTK+, use of wxBG\_STYLE\_CUSTOM allows the flicker-free drawing of a custom
774background, such as a tiled bitmap. Currently the style has no effect on other platforms.
775
776\wxheading{See also}
777
778\helpref{wxWindow::SetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowsetbackgroundcolour},\rtfsp
779\helpref{wxWindow::GetForegroundColour}{wxwindowgetforegroundcolour},\rtfsp
780\helpref{wxWindow::SetBackgroundStyle}{wxwindowsetbackgroundstyle}
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170acdc9 782\membersection{wxWindow::GetEffectiveMinSize}\label{wxwindowgeteffectiveminsize}
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170acdc9 784\constfunc{wxSize}{GetEffectiveMinSize}{\void}
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787result. This is the value used by sizers to determine the appropriate
788ammount of sapce to allocate for the widget.
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790\wxheading{See also}
791
792\helpref{wxWindow::GetBestSize}{wxwindowgetbestsize},\rtfsp
170acdc9 793\helpref{wxWindow::SetInitialSize}{wxwindowsetinitialsize}
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795
7f071e73 796\membersection{wxWindow::GetBestSize}\label{wxwindowgetbestsize}
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800This functions returns the best acceptable minimal size for the window. For
801example, for a static control, it will be the minimal size such that the
3e02f5ed 802control label is not truncated. For windows containing subwindows (typically
8771a323 803\helpref{wxPanel}{wxpanel}), the size returned by this function will be the
3e02f5ed 804same as the size the window would have had after calling
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806
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809
810\func{static wxWindow *}{GetCapture}{\void}
811
812Returns the currently captured window.
813
814\wxheading{See also}
815
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817\helpref{wxWindow::CaptureMouse}{wxwindowcapturemouse},
818\helpref{wxWindow::ReleaseMouse}{wxwindowreleasemouse},
63e819f2 819\helpref{wxMouseCaptureLostEvent}{wxmousecapturelostevent}
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821
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824
825\constfunc{wxCaret *}{GetCaret}{\void}
826
827Returns the \helpref{caret}{wxcaret} associated with the window.
828
829
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832\constfunc{virtual int}{GetCharHeight}{\void}
833
834Returns the character height for this window.
835
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839\constfunc{virtual int}{GetCharWidth}{\void}
840
841Returns the average character width for this window.
842
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6d06e061 844\membersection{wxWindow::GetChildren}\label{wxwindowgetchildren}
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dc7a2021 846\func{wxWindowList\&}{GetChildren}{\void}
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849
850Returns a reference to the list of the window's children. \texttt{wxWindowList}
851is a type-safe \helpref{wxList}{wxlist}-like class whose elements are of type
852\texttt{wxWindow *}.
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857\func{static wxVisualAttributes}{GetClassDefaultAttributes}{\param{wxWindowVariant}{ variant = \texttt{wxWINDOW\_VARIANT\_NORMAL}}}
858
859Returns the default font and colours which are used by the control. This is
860useful if you want to use the same font or colour in your own control as in a
861standard control -- which is a much better idea than hard coding specific
862colours or fonts which might look completely out of place on the users
863system, especially if it uses themes.
864
865The \arg{variant} parameter is only relevant under Mac currently and is
866ignore under other platforms. Under Mac, it will change the size of the
324eeecb 867returned font. See \helpref{wxWindow::SetWindowVariant}{wxwindowsetwindowvariant}
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869
870This static method is ``overridden'' in many derived classes and so calling,
488e1507 871for example, \helpref{wxButton}{wxbutton}::GetClassDefaultAttributes() will typically
1b69c815 872return the values appropriate for a button which will be normally different
488e1507 873from those returned by, say, \helpref{wxListCtrl}{wxlistctrl}::GetClassDefaultAttributes().
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877if it was not possible to determine the default control appearance or,
878especially for the background colour, if the field doesn't make sense as is
879the case for \texttt{colBg} for the controls with themed background.
880
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882
883\helpref{InheritAttributes}{wxwindowinheritattributes}
884
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887
c66c3af1 888\constfunc{void}{GetClientSize}{\param{int* }{width}, \param{int* }{height}}
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c9f00eeb 890\perlnote{In wxPerl this method takes no parameter and returns
d2c2afc9 891a 2-element list {\tt (width, height)}.}
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c66c3af1 893\constfunc{wxSize}{GetClientSize}{\void}
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896area which may be drawn on by the programmer, excluding title bar, border,
897scrollbars, etc.
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900return size is empty (both width and height are $0$).
901
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903
904\docparam{width}{Receives the client width in pixels.}
905
906\docparam{height}{Receives the client height in pixels.}
907
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909implements the following methods:\par
910\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
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912\twocolitem{{\bf GetClientSize()}}{Returns a wxSize object}
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914}
915
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917
d2c2afc9 918\helpref{GetSize}{wxwindowgetsize},\rtfsp
566d84a7 919\helpref{GetVirtualSize}{wxwindowgetvirtualsize}
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924
925\constfunc{wxLayoutConstraints*}{GetConstraints}{\void}
926
927Returns a pointer to the window's layout constraints, or NULL if there are none.
928
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931
932\constfunc{const wxSizer *}{GetContainingSizer}{\void}
933
934Return the sizer that this window is a member of, if any, otherwise
935{\tt NULL}.
936
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939
940\constfunc{const wxCursor\&}{GetCursor}{\void}
941
942Return the cursor associated with this window.
943
944\wxheading{See also}
945
946\helpref{wxWindow::SetCursor}{wxwindowsetcursor}
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951\constfunc{virtual wxVisualAttributes}{GetDefaultAttributes}{\void}
952
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955
956One advantage of using this function compared to the static version is that
957the call is automatically dispatched to the correct class (as usual with
958virtual functions) and you don't have to specify the class name explicitly.
959
960The other one is that in the future this function could return different
961results, for example it might return a different font for an ``Ok'' button
962than for a generic button if the users GUI is configured to show such buttons
963in bold font. Of course, the down side is that it is impossible to call this
964function without actually having an object to apply it to whereas the static
965version can be used without having to create an object first.
966
967
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969
970\constfunc{wxDropTarget*}{GetDropTarget}{\void}
971
972Returns the associated drop target, which may be NULL.
973
974\wxheading{See also}
975
c9f00eeb 976\helpref{wxWindow::SetDropTarget}{wxwindowsetdroptarget},
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978
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981
982\constfunc{wxEvtHandler*}{GetEventHandler}{\void}
983
984Returns the event handler for this window. By default, the window is its
985own event handler.
986
987\wxheading{See also}
988
989\helpref{wxWindow::SetEventHandler}{wxwindowseteventhandler},\rtfsp
990\helpref{wxWindow::PushEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler},\rtfsp
991\helpref{wxWindow::PopEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler},\rtfsp
992\helpref{wxEvtHandler::ProcessEvent}{wxevthandlerprocessevent},\rtfsp
993\helpref{wxEvtHandler}{wxevthandler}\rtfsp
994
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997
998\constfunc{long}{GetExtraStyle}{\void}
999
1000Returns the extra style bits for the window.
1001
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1004
733399fa 1005\constfunc{wxFont}{GetFont}{\void}
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1009\wxheading{See also}
1010
1011\helpref{wxWindow::SetFont}{wxwindowsetfont}
1012
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1015
1016\func{virtual wxColour}{GetForegroundColour}{\void}
1017
1018Returns the foreground colour of the window.
1019
1020\wxheading{Remarks}
1021
1022The interpretation of foreground colour is open to interpretation according
1023to the window class; it may be the text colour or other colour, or it may not
1024be used at all.
1025
1026\wxheading{See also}
1027
1028\helpref{wxWindow::SetForegroundColour}{wxwindowsetforegroundcolour},\rtfsp
1029\helpref{wxWindow::SetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowsetbackgroundcolour},\rtfsp
1030\helpref{wxWindow::GetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowgetbackgroundcolour}
1031
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1035\constfunc{wxWindow*}{GetGrandParent}{\void}
1036
1037Returns the grandparent of a window, or NULL if there isn't one.
1038
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1042\constfunc{void*}{GetHandle}{\void}
1043
1044Returns the platform-specific handle of the physical window. Cast it to an appropriate
324eeecb 1045handle, such as {\bf HWND} for Windows, {\bf Widget} for Motif, {\bf GtkWidget} for GTK or {\bf WinHandle} for PalmOS.
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1050
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1053
1054\constfunc{virtual wxString}{GetHelpTextAtPoint}{\param{const wxPoint &}{point}, \param{wxHelpEvent::Origin }{origin}}
1055
1056Gets the help text to be used as context-sensitive help for this window. This
1057method should be overridden if the help message depends on the position inside
1058the window, otherwise \helpref{GetHelpText}{wxwindowgethelptext} can be used.
1059
1060\wxheading{Parameters}
1061
1062\docparam{point}{Coordinates of the mouse at the moment of help event emission.}
1063
d57725b5 1064\docparam{origin}{Help event origin, see also \helpref{wxHelpEvent::GetOrigin}{wxhelpeventgetorigin}.}
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1066\newsince{2.7.0}
1067
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1070
1071\constfunc{virtual wxString}{GetHelpText}{\void}
1072
1073Gets the help text to be used as context-sensitive help for this window.
1074
1075Note that the text is actually stored by the current \helpref{wxHelpProvider}{wxhelpprovider} implementation,
1076and not in the window object itself.
1077
1078\wxheading{See also}
1079
dc6588e7 1080\helpref{SetHelpText}{wxwindowsethelptext}, \helpref{GetHelpTextAtPoint}{wxwindowgethelptextatpoint}, \helpref{wxHelpProvider}{wxhelpprovider}
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1083\membersection{wxWindow::GetId}\label{wxwindowgetid}
1084
1085\constfunc{int}{GetId}{\void}
1086
1087Returns the identifier of the window.
1088
1089\wxheading{Remarks}
1090
6453876e 1091Each window has an integer identifier. If the application has not provided one
5e06d749 1092(or the default wxID\_ANY) an unique identifier with a negative value will be generated.
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1094\wxheading{See also}
1095
b2cf617c 1096\helpref{wxWindow::SetId}{wxwindowsetid},\rtfsp
5b6aa0ff 1097\helpref{Window identifiers}{windowids}
a660d684 1098
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6d06e061 1100\membersection{wxWindow::GetLabel}\label{wxwindowgetlabel}
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1102\constfunc{virtual wxString }{GetLabel}{\void}
1103
1104Generic way of getting a label from any window, for
1105identification purposes.
1106
1107\wxheading{Remarks}
1108
1109The interpretation of this function differs from class to class.
1110For frames and dialogs, the value returned is the title. For buttons or static text controls, it is
1111the button text. This function can be useful for meta-programs (such as testing
1112tools or special-needs access programs) which need to identify windows
1113by name.
1114
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1115\membersection{wxWindow::GetMaxSize}\label{wxwindowgetmaxsize}
1116
1117\constfunc{wxSize}{GetMaxSize}{\void}
1118
1119Returns the maximum size of the window, an indication to the sizer layout mechanism
a3dae7b7 1120that this is the maximum possible size.
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1122\membersection{wxWindow::GetMinSize}\label{wxwindowgetminsize}
1123
a3dae7b7 1124\constfunc{virtual wxSize}{GetMinSize}{\void}
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1126Returns the minimum size of the window, an indication to the sizer layout mechanism
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1128by \helpref{SetMinSize}{wxwindowsetminsize}, but it can be overridden to do the
1129calculation on demand.
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1131\membersection{wxWindow::GetName}\label{wxwindowgetname}
1132
6453876e 1133\constfunc{virtual wxString }{GetName}{\void}
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1135Returns the window's name.
1136
1137\wxheading{Remarks}
1138
1139This name is not guaranteed to be unique; it is up to the programmer to supply an appropriate
1140name in the window constructor or via \helpref{wxWindow::SetName}{wxwindowsetname}.
1141
1142\wxheading{See also}
1143
1144\helpref{wxWindow::SetName}{wxwindowsetname}
1145
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6d06e061 1147\membersection{wxWindow::GetParent}\label{wxwindowgetparent}
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1149\constfunc{virtual wxWindow*}{GetParent}{\void}
1150
1151Returns the parent of the window, or NULL if there is no parent.
1152
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1155
1156\constfunc{virtual void}{GetPosition}{\param{int* }{x}, \param{int* }{y}}
1157
1158\constfunc{wxPoint}{GetPosition}{\void}
1159
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1161for the child windows or relative to the display origin for the top level
1162windows.
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1164\wxheading{Parameters}
1165
3c81c9aa 1166\docparam{x}{Receives the x position of the window if non-\NULL.}
15770d1a 1167
3c81c9aa 1168\docparam{y}{Receives the y position of the window if non-\NULL.}
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1169
1170\pythonnote{In place of a single overloaded method name, wxPython
1171implements the following methods:\par
1172\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
1173\twocolitem{{\bf GetPosition()}}{Returns a wxPoint}
1174\twocolitem{{\bf GetPositionTuple()}}{Returns a tuple (x, y)}
1175\end{twocollist}}
1176}
1177
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1178\perlnote{In wxPerl there are two methods instead of a single overloaded
1179method:\par
1180\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
1181\twocolitem{{\bf GetPosition()}}{Returns a Wx::Point}
1182\twocolitem{{\bf GetPositionXY()}}{Returns a 2-element list
1183 {\tt ( x, y )}}
1184\end{twocollist}
1185}}
1186
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1188\wxheading{See also}
1189
1190\helpref{GetScreenPosition}{wxwindowgetscreenposition}
1191
1192
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1193\membersection{wxWindow::GetRect}\label{wxwindowgetrect}
1194
1195\constfunc{virtual wxRect}{GetRect}{\void}
1196
fab86f26 1197Returns the position and size of the window as a \helpref{wxRect}{wxrect} object.
a974387a 1198
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1199\wxheading{See also}
1200
1201\helpref{GetScreenRect}{wxwindowgetscreenrect}
1202
1203
1204\membersection{wxWindow::GetScreenPosition}\label{wxwindowgetscreenposition}
1205
1206\constfunc{virtual void}{GetScreenPosition}{\param{int* }{x}, \param{int* }{y}}
1207
1208\constfunc{wxPoint}{GetScreenPosition}{\void}
1209
1210Returns the window position in screen coordinates, whether the window is a
1211child window or a top level one.
1212
1213\wxheading{Parameters}
1214
1215\docparam{x}{Receives the x position of the window on the screen if non-\NULL.}
1216
1217\docparam{y}{Receives the y position of the window on the screen if non-\NULL.}
1218
1219\wxheading{See also}
1220
1221\helpref{GetPosition}{wxwindowgetposition}
1222
1223
1224\membersection{wxWindow::GetScreenRect}\label{wxwindowgetscreenrect}
1225
1226\constfunc{virtual wxRect}{GetScreenRect}{\void}
1227
fab86f26 1228Returns the position and size of the window on the screen as a
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1229\helpref{wxRect}{wxrect} object.
1230
1231\wxheading{See also}
1232
1233\helpref{GetRect}{wxwindowgetrect}
1234
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1236\membersection{wxWindow::GetScrollPos}\label{wxwindowgetscrollpos}
1237
eaaa6a06 1238\func{virtual int}{GetScrollPos}{\param{int }{orientation}}
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1240Returns the built-in scrollbar position.
1241
1242\wxheading{See also}
1243
1244See \helpref{wxWindow::SetScrollbar}{wxwindowsetscrollbar}
1245
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1247\membersection{wxWindow::GetScrollRange}\label{wxwindowgetscrollrange}
1248
eaaa6a06 1249\func{virtual int}{GetScrollRange}{\param{int }{orientation}}
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1251Returns the built-in scrollbar range.
1252
1253\wxheading{See also}
1254
1255\helpref{wxWindow::SetScrollbar}{wxwindowsetscrollbar}
1256
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1259
1260\func{virtual int}{GetScrollThumb}{\param{int }{orientation}}
1261
1262Returns the built-in scrollbar thumb size.
1263
1264\wxheading{See also}
1265
1266\helpref{wxWindow::SetScrollbar}{wxwindowsetscrollbar}
1267
1268
a974387a 1269\membersection{wxWindow::GetSize}\label{wxwindowgetsize}
a660d684 1270
c66c3af1 1271\constfunc{void}{GetSize}{\param{int* }{width}, \param{int* }{height}}
a660d684 1272
c66c3af1 1273\constfunc{wxSize}{GetSize}{\void}
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1276scrollbars, etc.
1277
1278Note that if this window is a top-level one and it is currently minimized, the
1279returned size is the restored window size, not the size of the window icon.
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1281\wxheading{Parameters}
1282
1283\docparam{width}{Receives the window width.}
1284
1285\docparam{height}{Receives the window height.}
1286
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1288implements the following methods:\par
1289\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
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1290\twocolitem{{\bf GetSize()}}{Returns a wxSize}
1291\twocolitem{{\bf GetSizeTuple()}}{Returns a 2-tuple (width, height)}
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1293}
1294
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1295\perlnote{In wxPerl there are two methods instead of a single overloaded
1296method:\par
1297\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
1298\twocolitem{{\bf GetSize()}}{Returns a Wx::Size}
1299\twocolitem{{\bf GetSizeWH()}}{Returns a 2-element list
1300 {\tt ( width, height )}}
1301\end{twocollist}
1302}}
1303
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1305
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1307\helpref{GetVirtualSize}{wxwindowgetvirtualsize}
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1310\membersection{wxWindow::GetSizer}\label{wxwindowgetsizer}
1311
772c017b 1312\constfunc{wxSizer *}{GetSizer}{\void}
e6973167 1313
be90c029 1314Return the sizer associated with the window by a previous call to
e6973167 1315\helpref{SetSizer()}{wxwindowsetsizer} or {\tt NULL}.
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1318\membersection{wxWindow::GetTextExtent}\label{wxwindowgettextextent}
1319
6b062263 1320\constfunc{virtual void}{GetTextExtent}{\param{const wxString\& }{string}, \param{int* }{w}, \param{int* }{h},
a660d684 1321 \param{int* }{descent = NULL}, \param{int* }{externalLeading = NULL},
cc81d32f 1322 \param{const wxFont* }{font = NULL}, \param{bool}{ use16 = {\tt false}}}
a660d684 1323
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1324\constfunc{wxSize}{GetTextExtent}{\param{const wxString\& }{string}}
1325
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1326Gets the dimensions of the string as it would be drawn on the
1327window with the currently selected font.
1328
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1329The text extent is returned in \arg{w} and \arg{h} pointers (first form) or as a
1330\helpref{wxSize}{wxsize} object (second form).
1331
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1332\wxheading{Parameters}
1333
1334\docparam{string}{String whose extent is to be measured.}
1335
6b062263 1336\docparam{w}{Return value for width.}
a660d684 1337
6b062263 1338\docparam{h}{Return value for height.}
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1340\docparam{descent}{Return value for descent (optional).}
1341
1342\docparam{externalLeading}{Return value for external leading (optional).}
1343
1344\docparam{font}{Font to use instead of the current window font (optional).}
1345
cc81d32f 1346\docparam{use16}{If {\tt true}, {\it string} contains 16-bit characters. The default is {\tt false}.}
a660d684 1347
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1349implements the following methods:\par
1350\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
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1352\twocolitem{{\bf GetFullTextExtent(string, font=NULL)}}{Returns a
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13534-tuple, (width, height, descent, externalLeading) }
1354\end{twocollist}}
1355}
1356
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1357\perlnote{In wxPerl this method takes only the {\tt string} and optionally
1358 {\tt font} parameters, and returns a 4-element list
1359 {\tt ( x, y, descent, externalLeading )}.}
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1362\membersection{wxWindow::GetToolTip}\label{wxwindowgettooltip}
1363
1364\constfunc{wxToolTip*}{GetToolTip}{\void}
1365
1366Get the associated tooltip or NULL if none.
1367
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1369\membersection{wxWindow::GetUpdateRegion}\label{wxwindowgetupdateregion}
1370
1371\constfunc{virtual wxRegion}{GetUpdateRegion}{\void}
1372
1373Returns the region specifying which parts of the window have been damaged. Should
f4fcc291 1374only be called within an \helpref{wxPaintEvent}{wxpaintevent} handler.
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1376\wxheading{See also}
1377
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1378\helpref{wxRegion}{wxregion},\rtfsp
1379\helpref{wxRegionIterator}{wxregioniterator}
76c5df24 1380
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1382\membersection{wxWindow::GetValidator}\label{wxwindowgetvalidator}
1383
1384\constfunc{wxValidator*}{GetValidator}{\void}
1385
1386Returns a pointer to the current validator for the window, or NULL if there is none.
1387
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1389\membersection{wxWindow::GetVirtualSize}\label{wxwindowgetvirtualsize}
1390
1391\constfunc{void}{GetVirtualSize}{\param{int* }{width}, \param{int* }{height}}
1392
1393\constfunc{wxSize}{GetVirtualSize}{\void}
1394
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1396returns the client size of the window, but after a call to
1397\helpref{SetVirtualSize}{wxwindowsetvirtualsize} it will return
1398that size.
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1400\wxheading{Parameters}
1401
1402\docparam{width}{Receives the window virtual width.}
1403
1404\docparam{height}{Receives the window virtual height.}
1405
1406\helpref{GetSize}{wxwindowgetsize},\rtfsp
1407\helpref{GetClientSize}{wxwindowgetclientsize}
1408
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1410\membersection{wxWindow::GetWindowBorderSize}\label{wxwindowgetwindowbordersize}
1411
1412\constfunc{wxSize}{GetWindowBorderSize}{\void}
1413
1414Returns the size of the left/right and top/bottom borders of this window in x
1415and y components of the result respectively.
1416
1417
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1420\constfunc{long}{GetWindowStyleFlag}{\void}
1421
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1423method. {\bf GetWindowStyle()} is another name for the same function.
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1427
488e1507 1428\constfunc{wxWindowVariant}{GetWindowVariant}{\void}
416101be 1429
43e8916f 1430Returns the value previously passed to
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1432
1433
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1434\membersection{wxWindow::HasCapture}\label{wxwindowhascapture}
1435
1436\constfunc{virtual bool}{HasCapture}{\void}
1437
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1439
1440\wxheading{See also}
1441
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1442\helpref{wxWindow::CaptureMouse}{wxwindowcapturemouse},
1443\helpref{wxWindow::ReleaseMouse}{wxwindowreleasemouse},
63e819f2 1444\helpref{wxMouseCaptureLostEvent}{wxmousecapturelostevent}
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1445\helpref{wxMouseCaptureChangedEvent}{wxmousecapturechangedevent}
1446
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1448\membersection{wxWindow::HasFlag}\label{wxwindowhasflag}
1449
1450\constfunc{bool}{HasFlag}{\param{int }{flag}}
1451
1452Returns \texttt{true} if the window has the given \arg{flag} bit set.
1453
1454
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1456
1457\constfunc{virtual bool}{HasMultiplePages}{\void}
1458
1459This method should be overridden to return \texttt{true} if this window has
1460multiple pages. All standard class with multiple pages such as
1461\helpref{wxNotebook}{wxnotebook}, \helpref{wxListbook}{wxlistbook} and
1462\helpref{wxTreebook}{wxtreebook} already override it to return \texttt{true}
1463and user-defined classes with similar behaviour should do it as well to allow
1464the library to handle such windows appropriately.
1465
1466
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1468
1469\constfunc{virtual bool}{HasScrollbar}{\param{int }{orient}}
1470
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1472
1473\wxheading{Parameters}
1474
1475\docparam{orient}{Orientation to check, either {\tt wxHORIZONTAL} or {\tt wxVERTICAL}.}
1476
1477
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1478\membersection{wxWindow::HasTransparentBackground}\label{wxwindowhastransparentbackground}
1479
1480\constfunc{virtual bool}{HasTransparentBackground}{\void}
1481
1482Returns \true if this window background is transparent (as, for example, for
1483wxStaticText) and should show the parent window background.
1484
1485This method is mostly used internally by the library itself and you normally
1486shouldn't have to call it. You may, however, have to override it in your
1487wxWindow-derived class to ensure that background is painted correctly.
1488
1489
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1491
1492\func{bool}{Hide}{\void}
1493
cc81d32f 1494Equivalent to calling \helpref{Show}{wxwindowshow}({\tt false}).
bc5879ef 1495
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1498
1499\func{void}{InheritAttributes}{\void}
1500
1501This function is (or should be, in case of custom controls) called during
1502window creation to intelligently set up the window visual attributes, that is
1503the font and the foreground and background colours.
1504
1505By ``intelligently'' the following is meant: by default, all windows use their
1506own \helpref{default}{wxwindowgetclassdefaultattributes} attributes. However
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1508\helpref{SetFont}{wxwindowsetfont} and not
fa47d7a7 1509\helpref{SetOwnFont}{wxwindowsetownfont}) changed \emph{and} if the
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1510corresponding attribute hadn't been explicitly set for this window itself,
1511then this window takes the same value as used by the parent. In addition, if
324eeecb 1512the window overrides \helpref{ShouldInheritColours}{wxwindowshouldinheritcolours}
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1513to return \false, the colours will not be changed no matter what and only the
1514font might.
1515
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1517different usage scenarios. The most common one is when all default attributes
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1518are used and in this case, nothing should be inherited as in modern GUIs
1519different controls use different fonts (and colours) than their siblings so
1520they can't inherit the same value from the parent. However it was also deemed
1521desirable to allow to simply change the attributes of all children at once by
1522just changing the font or colour of their common parent, hence in this case we
1523do inherit the parents attributes.
1524
1525
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1527
1528\func{void}{InitDialog}{\void}
1529
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1531to the dialog via validators.
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1535
1536\func{void}{InvalidateBestSize}{\void}
1537
1538Resets the cached best size value so it will be recalculated the next time it is needed.
1539
1540
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1542
1543\constfunc{virtual bool}{IsDoubleBuffered}{\void}
1544
1545Returns \true if the window contents is double-buffered by the system, i.e. if
1546any drawing done on the window is really done on a temporary backing surface
1547and transferred to the screen all at once later.
1548
1549\wxheading{See also}
1550
1551\helpref{wxBufferedDC}{wxbuffereddc}
1552
1553
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1555
1556\constfunc{virtual bool}{IsEnabled}{\void}
1557
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1559otherwise.
1560
1561Notice that this method can return \false even if this window itself hadn't
1562been explicitly disabled when one of its parent windows is disabled. To get the
1563intrinsic status of this window, use
1564\helpref{IsThisEnabled}{wxwindowisthisenabled}
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1566\wxheading{See also}
1567
1568\helpref{wxWindow::Enable}{wxwindowenable}
1569
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aa4b42f0 1571\membersection{wxWindow::IsExposed}\label{wxwindowisexposed}
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1573\constfunc{bool}{IsExposed}{\param{int }{x}, \param{int }{y}}
1574
605d715d 1575\constfunc{bool}{IsExposed}{\param{wxPoint }{\&pt}}
515da557 1576
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1578
605d715d 1579\constfunc{bool}{IsExposed}{\param{wxRect }{\&rect}}
515da557 1580
cc81d32f 1581Returns {\tt true} if the given point or rectangle area has been exposed since the
ad9edf45 1582last repaint. Call this in an paint event handler to optimize redrawing by
4130b487 1583only redrawing those areas, which have been exposed.
ad9edf45 1584
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1586implements the following methods:\par
1587\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
d3e78bab 1588\twocolitem{{\bf IsExposed(x,y, w=0,h=0)}}{}
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1590\twocolitem{{\bf IsExposedRect(rect)}}{}
8771a323 1591\end{twocollist}}}
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1594\membersection{wxWindow::IsFrozen}\label{wxwindowisfrozen}
1595
1596\constfunc{virtual bool}{IsFrozen}{\void}
1597
1598Returns \true if the window is currently frozen by a call to
1599\helpref{Freeze()}{wxwindowfreeze}.
1600
1601\wxheading{See also}
1602
1603\helpref{Thaw()}{wxwindowthaw}
1604
1605
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1607
1608\constfunc{virtual bool}{IsRetained}{\void}
1609
cc81d32f 1610Returns {\tt true} if the window is retained, {\tt false} otherwise.
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1612\wxheading{Remarks}
1613
1614Retained windows are only available on X platforms.
1615
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1618
1619\constfunc{virtual bool}{IsShown}{\void}
1620
cc81d32f 1621Returns {\tt true} if the window is shown, {\tt false} if it has been hidden.
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1624
865a74c7 1625\helpref{wxWindow::IsShownOnScreen}{wxwindowisshownonscreen}
9c72cf76 1626
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865a74c7 1628\membersection{wxWindow::IsShownOnScreen}\label{wxwindowisshownonscreen}
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865a74c7 1630\constfunc{virtual bool}{IsShownOnScreen}{\void}
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1632Returns {\tt true} if the window is physically visible on the screen, i.e. it
1633is shown and all its parents up to the toplevel window are shown as well.
1634
1635\wxheading{See also}
1636
1637\helpref{wxWindow::IsShown}{wxwindowisshown}
1638
1639
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1641
1642\constfunc{bool}{IsThisEnabled}{\void}
1643
1644Returns \true if this window is intrinsically enabled, \false otherwise, i.e.
1645if \helpref{Enable(false)}{wxwindowenable} had been called. This method is
1646mostly used for wxWidgets itself, user code should normally use
1647\helpref{IsEnabled}{wxwindowisenabled} instead.
1648
1649
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1651
1652\constfunc{bool}{IsTopLevel}{\void}
1653
1654Returns {\tt true} if the given window is a top-level one. Currently all frames and
1655dialogs are considered to be top-level windows (even if they have a parent
1656window).
1657
1658
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1660
1661\func{void}{Layout}{\void}
1662
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1664for this window.
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1667layout is on, this function gets called automatically when the window is resized.
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1671
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1676
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1681
1682\func{void}{Lower}{\void}
1683
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1686\wxheading{See also}
1687
1688\helpref{Raise}{wxwindowraise}
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1692
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1695Disables all other windows in the application so that
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1698\wxheading{Parameters}
1699
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1701the user can only interact with this window. If {\tt false}, the effect is reversed.}
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1705
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1709
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1711
1712\wxheading{Parameters}
1713
1714\docparam{x}{Required x position.}
1715
1716\docparam{y}{Required y position.}
1717
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1719
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1721
1722Implementations of SetSize can also implicitly implement the
1723wxWindow::Move function, which is defined in the base wxWindow class
1724as the call:
1725
1726\begin{verbatim}
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1729
1730\wxheading{See also}
1731
1732\helpref{wxWindow::SetSize}{wxwindowsetsize}
1733
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1735implements the following methods:\par
1736\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
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1738\twocolitem{{\bf MoveXY(x, y)}}{Accepts a pair of integers}
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1740}
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1743\membersection{wxWindow::MoveAfterInTabOrder}\label{wxwindowmoveafterintaborder}
1744
1745\func{void}{MoveAfterInTabOrder}{\param{wxWindow *}{win}}
1746
1747Moves this window in the tab navigation order after the specified \arg{win}.
1748This means that when the user presses \texttt{TAB} key on that other window,
1749the focus switches to this window.
1750
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1753it after creating all the windows.
1754
1755\wxheading{Parameters}
1756
1757\docparam{win}{A sibling of this window which should precede it in tab order,
1758must not be NULL}
1759
1760
1761\membersection{wxWindow::MoveBeforeInTabOrder}\label{wxwindowmovebeforeintaborder}
1762
1763\func{void}{MoveBeforeInTabOrder}{\param{wxWindow *}{win}}
1764
1765Same as \helpref{MoveAfterInTabOrder}{wxwindowmoveafterintaborder} except that
1766it inserts this window just before \arg{win} instead of putting it right after
1767it.
1768
1769
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1771
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1774Does keyboard navigation from this window to another, by sending
1775a wxNavigationKeyEvent.
1776
1777\wxheading{Parameters}
1778
eedc82f4 1779\docparam{flags}{A combination of wxNavigationKeyEvent::IsForward and wxNavigationKeyEvent::WinChange.}
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1781\wxheading{Remarks}
1782
1783You may wish to call this from a text control custom keypress handler to do the default
1784navigation behaviour for the tab key, since the standard default behaviour for
1785a multiline text control with the wxTE\_PROCESS\_TAB style is to insert a tab
1786and not navigate to the next control.
1787
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1789\membersection{wxWindow::NextControlId}\label{wxwindownextcontrolid}
1790
1791\func{static int}{NextControlId}{\param{int }{winid}}
1792
1793If two controls are created consecutively using \texttt{wxID\_ANY} id, this
1794function allows to retrieve the effective id of the latter control from the id
1795of the former. This is useful for example to find the control following its
1796\helpref{wxStaticText}{wxstatictext} label if only the id of or pointer to the
1797label is available to the caller but it is known that the two controls were
1798created together.
1799
1800\wxheading{See also}
1801
1802\helpref{PrevControlId}{wxwindowprevcontrolid}
1803
1804
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1806%% the old docs here in case we want to move any still needed bits to
1807%% the right location (i.e. probably the corresponding events docs)
1808%%
1809%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnActivate}\label{wxwindowonactivate}
1810%%
1811%% \func{void}{OnActivate}{\param{wxActivateEvent\&}{ event}}
1812%%
1813%% Called when a window is activated or deactivated.
1814%%
1815%% \wxheading{Parameters}
1816%%
1817%% \docparam{event}{Object containing activation information.}
1818%%
1819%% \wxheading{Remarks}
1820%%
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1822%% otherwise it returns {\tt false} (it is being deactivated).
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1824%% \wxheading{See also}
1825%%
1826%% \helpref{wxActivateEvent}{wxactivateevent},\rtfsp
1827%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
1828%%
1829%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnChar}\label{wxwindowonchar}
1830%%
1831%% \func{void}{OnChar}{\param{wxKeyEvent\&}{ event}}
1832%%
1833%% Called when the user has pressed a key that is not a modifier (SHIFT, CONTROL or ALT).
1834%%
1835%% \wxheading{Parameters}
1836%%
1837%% \docparam{event}{Object containing keypress information. See \helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent} for
1838%% details about this class.}
1839%%
1840%% \wxheading{Remarks}
1841%%
1842%% This member function is called in response to a keypress. To intercept this event,
1843%% use the EVT\_CHAR macro in an event table definition. Your {\bf OnChar} handler may call this
1844%% default function to achieve default keypress functionality.
1845%%
1846%% Note that the ASCII values do not have explicit key codes: they are passed as ASCII
1847%% values.
1848%%
1849%% Note that not all keypresses can be intercepted this way. If you wish to intercept modifier
1850%% keypresses, 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::OnKeyDown}{wxwindowonkeydown}, \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyUp}{wxwindowonkeyup},\rtfsp
1861%% \helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent}, \helpref{wxWindow::OnCharHook}{wxwindowoncharhook},\rtfsp
1862%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
1863%%
1864%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnCharHook}\label{wxwindowoncharhook}
1865%%
1866%% \func{void}{OnCharHook}{\param{wxKeyEvent\&}{ event}}
1867%%
1868%% This member is called to allow the window to intercept keyboard events
1869%% before they are processed by child windows.
1870%%
1871%% \wxheading{Parameters}
1872%%
1873%% \docparam{event}{Object containing keypress information. See \helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent} for
1874%% details about this class.}
1875%%
1876%% \wxheading{Remarks}
1877%%
1878%% This member function is called in response to a keypress, if the window is active. To intercept this event,
1879%% use the EVT\_CHAR\_HOOK macro in an event table definition. If you do not process a particular
1880%% keypress, call \helpref{wxEvent::Skip}{wxeventskip} to allow default processing.
1881%%
1882%% An example of using this function is in the implementation of escape-character processing for wxDialog,
1883%% where pressing ESC dismisses the dialog by {\bf OnCharHook} 'forging' a cancel button press event.
1884%%
1885%% Note that the ASCII values do not have explicit key codes: they are passed as ASCII
1886%% values.
1887%%
1888%% This function is only relevant to top-level windows (frames and dialogs), and under
1889%% Windows only. Under GTK the normal EVT\_CHAR\_ event has the functionality, i.e.
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1892%%
1893%% \wxheading{See also}
1894%%
1895%% \helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent},\rtfsp
1896%% \helpref{wxWindow::OnCharHook}{wxwindowoncharhook},\rtfsp
1897%% %% GD: OnXXX functions are not documented
1898%% %%\helpref{wxApp::OnCharHook}{wxapponcharhook},\rtfsp
1899%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
1900%%
1901%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnCommand}\label{wxwindowoncommand}
1902%%
1903%% \func{virtual void}{OnCommand}{\param{wxEvtHandler\& }{object}, \param{wxCommandEvent\& }{event}}
1904%%
1905%% This virtual member function is called if the control does not handle the command event.
1906%%
1907%% \wxheading{Parameters}
1908%%
1909%% \docparam{object}{Object receiving the command event.}
1910%%
1911%% \docparam{event}{Command event}
1912%%
1913%% \wxheading{Remarks}
1914%%
1915%% This virtual function is provided mainly for backward compatibility. You can also intercept commands
1916%% from child controls by using an event table, with identifiers or identifier ranges to identify
1917%% the control(s) in question.
1918%%
1919%% \wxheading{See also}
1920%%
1921%% \helpref{wxCommandEvent}{wxcommandevent},\rtfsp
1922%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
1923%%
1924%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnClose}\label{wxwindowonclose}
1925%%
1926%% \func{virtual bool}{OnClose}{\void}
1927%%
1928%% Called when the user has tried to close a a frame
1929%% or dialog box using the window manager (X) or system menu (Windows).
1930%%
1931%% {\bf Note:} This is an obsolete function.
2edb0bde 1932%% It is superseded by the \helpref{wxWindow::OnCloseWindow}{wxwindowonclosewindow} event
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1934%%
1935%% \wxheading{Return value}
1936%%
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1939%% you may delete other windows.
1940%%
1941%% \wxheading{See also}
1942%%
1943%% \helpref{Window deletion overview}{windowdeletionoverview},\rtfsp
1944%% \helpref{wxWindow::Close}{wxwindowclose},\rtfsp
1945%% \helpref{wxWindow::OnCloseWindow}{wxwindowonclosewindow},\rtfsp
1946%% \helpref{wxCloseEvent}{wxcloseevent}
1947%%
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1949%%
1950%% \func{void}{OnKeyDown}{\param{wxKeyEvent\&}{ event}}
1951%%
1952%% Called when the user has pressed a key, before it is translated into an ASCII value using other
1953%% modifier keys that might be pressed at the same time.
1954%%
1955%% \wxheading{Parameters}
1956%%
1957%% \docparam{event}{Object containing keypress information. See \helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent} for
1958%% details about this class.}
1959%%
1960%% \wxheading{Remarks}
1961%%
1962%% This member function is called in response to a key down event. To intercept this event,
1963%% use the EVT\_KEY\_DOWN macro in an event table definition. Your {\bf OnKeyDown} handler may call this
1964%% default function to achieve default keypress functionality.
1965%%
1966%% Note that not all keypresses can be intercepted this way. If you wish to intercept special
1967%% keys, such as shift, control, and function keys, then you will need to use \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyDown}{wxwindowonkeydown} or
1968%% \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyUp}{wxwindowonkeyup}.
1969%%
1970%% Most, but not all, windows allow keypresses to be intercepted.
1971%%
1972%% {\bf Tip:} be sure to call {\tt event.Skip()} for events that you don't process in this function,
1973%% otherwise menu shortcuts may cease to work under Windows.
1974%%
1975%% \wxheading{See also}
1976%%
1977%% \helpref{wxWindow::OnChar}{wxwindowonchar}, \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyUp}{wxwindowonkeyup},\rtfsp
1978%% \helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent}, \helpref{wxWindow::OnCharHook}{wxwindowoncharhook},\rtfsp
1979%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
1980%%
1981%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnKeyUp}\label{wxwindowonkeyup}
1982%%
1983%% \func{void}{OnKeyUp}{\param{wxKeyEvent\&}{ event}}
1984%%
1985%% Called when the user has released a key.
1986%%
1987%% \wxheading{Parameters}
1988%%
1989%% \docparam{event}{Object containing keypress information. See \helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent} for
1990%% details about this class.}
1991%%
1992%% \wxheading{Remarks}
1993%%
1994%% This member function is called in response to a key up event. To intercept this event,
1995%% use the EVT\_KEY\_UP macro in an event table definition. Your {\bf OnKeyUp} handler may call this
1996%% default function to achieve default keypress functionality.
1997%%
1998%% Note that not all keypresses can be intercepted this way. If you wish to intercept special
1999%% keys, such as shift, control, and function keys, then you will need to use \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyDown}{wxwindowonkeydown} or
2000%% \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyUp}{wxwindowonkeyup}.
2001%%
2002%% Most, but not all, windows allow key up events to be intercepted.
2003%%
2004%% \wxheading{See also}
2005%%
2006%% \helpref{wxWindow::OnChar}{wxwindowonchar}, \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyDown}{wxwindowonkeydown},\rtfsp
2007%% \helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent}, \helpref{wxWindow::OnCharHook}{wxwindowoncharhook},\rtfsp
2008%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
2009%%
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2011%%
2012%% \func{void}{OnInitDialog}{\param{wxInitDialogEvent\&}{ event}}
2013%%
2014%% Default handler for the wxEVT\_INIT\_DIALOG event. Calls \helpref{wxWindow::TransferDataToWindow}{wxwindowtransferdatatowindow}.
2015%%
2016%% \wxheading{Parameters}
2017%%
2018%% \docparam{event}{Dialog initialisation event.}
2019%%
2020%% \wxheading{Remarks}
2021%%
2022%% Gives the window the default behaviour of transferring data to child controls via
2023%% the validator that each control has.
2024%%
2025%% \wxheading{See also}
2026%%
2027%% \helpref{wxValidator}{wxvalidator}, \helpref{wxWindow::TransferDataToWindow}{wxwindowtransferdatatowindow}
2028%%
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2030%%
2031%% \func{void}{OnMenuHighlight}{\param{wxMenuEvent\& }{event}}
2032%%
2033%% Called when a menu select is received from a menu bar: that is, the
2034%% mouse cursor is over a menu item, but the left mouse button has not been
2035%% pressed.
2036%%
2037%% \wxheading{Parameters}
2038%%
2039%% \docparam{event}{The menu highlight event. For more information, see \helpref{wxMenuEvent}{wxmenuevent}.}
2040%%
2041%% \wxheading{Remarks}
2042%%
2043%% You can choose any member function to receive
2044%% menu select events, using the EVT\_MENU\_HIGHLIGHT macro for individual menu items or EVT\_MENU\_HIGHLIGHT\_ALL macro
2045%% for all menu items.
2046%%
2047%% The default implementation for \helpref{wxFrame::OnMenuHighlight}{wxframeonmenuhighlight} displays help
2048%% text in the first field of the status bar.
2049%%
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2052%%
2053%% \wxheading{See also}
2054%%
2055%% \helpref{wxMenuEvent}{wxmenuevent},\rtfsp
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2057%%
2058%%
2059%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnMouseEvent}\label{wxwindowonmouseevent}
2060%%
2061%% \func{void}{OnMouseEvent}{\param{wxMouseEvent\&}{ event}}
2062%%
2063%% Called when the user has initiated an event with the
2064%% mouse.
2065%%
2066%% \wxheading{Parameters}
2067%%
2068%% \docparam{event}{The mouse event. See \helpref{wxMouseEvent}{wxmouseevent} for
2069%% more details.}
2070%%
2071%% \wxheading{Remarks}
2072%%
2073%% Most, but not all, windows respond to this event.
2074%%
2075%% To intercept this event, use the EVT\_MOUSE\_EVENTS macro in an event table definition, or individual
2076%% mouse event macros such as EVT\_LEFT\_DOWN.
2077%%
2078%% \wxheading{See also}
2079%%
2080%% \helpref{wxMouseEvent}{wxmouseevent},\rtfsp
2081%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
2082%%
2083%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnMove}\label{wxwindowonmove}
2084%%
2085%% \func{void}{OnMove}{\param{wxMoveEvent\& }{event}}
2086%%
2087%% Called when a window is moved.
2088%%
2089%% \wxheading{Parameters}
2090%%
2091%% \docparam{event}{The move event. For more information, see \helpref{wxMoveEvent}{wxmoveevent}.}
2092%%
2093%% \wxheading{Remarks}
2094%%
2095%% Use the EVT\_MOVE macro to intercept move events.
2096%%
2097%% \wxheading{Remarks}
2098%%
2099%% Not currently implemented.
2100%%
2101%% \wxheading{See also}
2102%%
2103%% \helpref{wxMoveEvent}{wxmoveevent},\rtfsp
2104%% \helpref{wxFrame::OnSize}{wxframeonsize},\rtfsp
2105%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
2106%%
2107%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnPaint}\label{wxwindowonpaint}
2108%%
2109%% \func{void}{OnPaint}{\param{wxPaintEvent\& }{event}}
2110%%
2111%% Sent to the event handler when the window must be refreshed.
2112%%
2113%% \wxheading{Parameters}
2114%%
2115%% \docparam{event}{Paint event. For more information, see \helpref{wxPaintEvent}{wxpaintevent}.}
2116%%
2117%% \wxheading{Remarks}
2118%%
2119%% Use the EVT\_PAINT macro in an event table definition to intercept paint events.
2120%%
2121%% Note that In a paint event handler, the application must {\it always} create a \helpref{wxPaintDC}{wxpaintdc} object,
2122%% even if you do not use it. Otherwise, under MS Windows, refreshing for this and other windows will go wrong.
2123%%
2124%% For example:
2125%%
2126%% \small{%
2127%% \begin{verbatim}
2128%% void MyWindow::OnPaint(wxPaintEvent\& event)
2129%% {
2130%% wxPaintDC dc(this);
2131%%
2132%% DrawMyDocument(dc);
2133%% }
2134%% \end{verbatim}
2135%% }%
2136%%
2137%% You can optimize painting by retrieving the rectangles
2138%% that have been damaged and only repainting these. The rectangles are in
2139%% terms of the client area, and are unscrolled, so you will need to do
2140%% some calculations using the current view position to obtain logical,
2141%% scrolled units.
2142%%
2143%% Here is an example of using the \helpref{wxRegionIterator}{wxregioniterator} class:
2144%%
2145%% {\small%
2146%% \begin{verbatim}
2147%% // Called when window needs to be repainted.
2148%% void MyWindow::OnPaint(wxPaintEvent\& event)
2149%% {
2150%% wxPaintDC dc(this);
2151%%
2152%% // Find Out where the window is scrolled to
2153%% int vbX,vbY; // Top left corner of client
2154%% GetViewStart(&vbX,&vbY);
2155%%
2156%% int vX,vY,vW,vH; // Dimensions of client area in pixels
2157%% wxRegionIterator upd(GetUpdateRegion()); // get the update rect list
2158%%
2159%% while (upd)
2160%% {
2161%% vX = upd.GetX();
2162%% vY = upd.GetY();
2163%% vW = upd.GetW();
2164%% vH = upd.GetH();
2165%%
2166%% // Alternatively we can do this:
2167%% // wxRect rect;
2168%% // upd.GetRect(&rect);
2169%%
2170%% // Repaint this rectangle
2171%% ...some code...
2172%%
2173%% upd ++ ;
2174%% }
2175%% }
2176%% \end{verbatim}
2177%% }%
2178%%
2179%% \wxheading{See also}
2180%%
2181%% \helpref{wxPaintEvent}{wxpaintevent},\rtfsp
2182%% \helpref{wxPaintDC}{wxpaintdc},\rtfsp
2183%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
2184%%
2185%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnScroll}\label{wxwindowonscroll}
2186%%
2187%% \func{void}{OnScroll}{\param{wxScrollWinEvent\& }{event}}
2188%%
2189%% Called when a scroll window event is received from one of the window's built-in scrollbars.
2190%%
2191%% \wxheading{Parameters}
2192%%
2193%% \docparam{event}{Command event. Retrieve the new scroll position by
2194%% calling \helpref{wxScrollEvent::GetPosition}{wxscrolleventgetposition}, and the
2195%% scrollbar orientation by calling \helpref{wxScrollEvent::GetOrientation}{wxscrolleventgetorientation}.}
2196%%
2197%% \wxheading{Remarks}
2198%%
2199%% Note that it is not possible to distinguish between horizontal and vertical scrollbars
2200%% until the function is executing (you can't have one function for vertical, another
2201%% for horizontal events).
2202%%
2203%% \wxheading{See also}
2204%%
2205%% \helpref{wxScrollWinEvent}{wxscrollwinevent},\rtfsp
2206%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
2207%%
2208%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnSetFocus}\label{wxwindowonsetfocus}
2209%%
2210%% \func{void}{OnSetFocus}{\param{wxFocusEvent\& }{event}}
2211%%
2212%% Called when a window's focus is being set.
2213%%
2214%% \wxheading{Parameters}
2215%%
2216%% \docparam{event}{The focus event. For more information, see \helpref{wxFocusEvent}{wxfocusevent}.}
2217%%
2218%% \wxheading{Remarks}
2219%%
2220%% To intercept this event, use the macro EVT\_SET\_FOCUS in an event table definition.
2221%%
2222%% Most, but not all, windows respond to this event.
2223%%
2224%% \wxheading{See also}
2225%%
2226%% \helpref{wxFocusEvent}{wxfocusevent}, \helpref{wxWindow::OnKillFocus}{wxwindowonkillfocus},\rtfsp
2227%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
2228%%
2229%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnSize}\label{wxwindowonsize}
2230%%
2231%% \func{void}{OnSize}{\param{wxSizeEvent\& }{event}}
2232%%
2233%% Called when the window has been resized. This is not a virtual function; you should
2234%% provide your own non-virtual OnSize function and direct size events to it using EVT\_SIZE
2235%% in an event table definition.
2236%%
2237%% \wxheading{Parameters}
2238%%
2239%% \docparam{event}{Size event. For more information, see \helpref{wxSizeEvent}{wxsizeevent}.}
2240%%
2241%% \wxheading{Remarks}
2242%%
2243%% You may wish to use this for frames to resize their child windows as appropriate.
2244%%
2245%% Note that the size passed is of
2246%% the whole window: call \helpref{wxWindow::GetClientSize}{wxwindowgetclientsize} for the area which may be
2247%% used by the application.
2248%%
2249%% When a window is resized, usually only a small part of the window is damaged and you
2250%% may only need to repaint that area. However, if your drawing depends on the size of the window,
2251%% you may need to clear the DC explicitly and repaint the whole window. In which case, you
2252%% may need to call \helpref{wxWindow::Refresh}{wxwindowrefresh} to invalidate the entire window.
2253%%
2254%% \wxheading{See also}
2255%%
2256%% \helpref{wxSizeEvent}{wxsizeevent},\rtfsp
2257%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
2258%%
2259%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnSysColourChanged}\label{wxwindowonsyscolourchanged}
2260%%
2261%% \func{void}{OnSysColourChanged}{\param{wxOnSysColourChangedEvent\& }{event}}
2262%%
2263%% Called when the user has changed the system colours. Windows only.
2264%%
2265%% \wxheading{Parameters}
2266%%
2267%% \docparam{event}{System colour change event. For more information, see \helpref{wxSysColourChangedEvent}{wxsyscolourchangedevent}.}
2268%%
2269%% \wxheading{See also}
2270%%
2271%% \helpref{wxSysColourChangedEvent}{wxsyscolourchangedevent},\rtfsp
2272%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
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2275\membersection{wxWindow::OnInternalIdle}\label{wxwindowoninternalidle}
2276
2277\func{virtual void}{OnInternalIdle}{\void}
2278
2279This virtual function is normally only used internally, but
2280sometimes an application may need it to implement functionality
2281that should not be disabled by an application defining an OnIdle
2282handler in a derived class.
2283
2284This function may be used to do delayed painting, for example,
324eeecb 2285and most implementations call \helpref{wxWindow::UpdateWindowUI}{wxwindowupdatewindowui}
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2286in order to send update events to the window in idle time.
2287
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2289\membersection{wxWindow::PageDown}\label{wxwindowpagedown}
2290
2291This is just a wrapper for \helpref{ScrollPages()}{wxwindowscrollpages}$(1)$.
2292
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2294\membersection{wxWindow::PageUp}\label{wxwindowpageup}
2295
2296This is just a wrapper for \helpref{ScrollPages()}{wxwindowscrollpages}$(-1)$.
2297
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2299\membersection{wxWindow::PopEventHandler}\label{wxwindowpopeventhandler}
2300
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2303Removes and returns the top-most event handler on the event handler stack.
2304
2305\wxheading{Parameters}
2306
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2308default value is {\tt false}.}
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2310\wxheading{See also}
2311
2312\helpref{wxWindow::SetEventHandler}{wxwindowseteventhandler},\rtfsp
2313\helpref{wxWindow::GetEventHandler}{wxwindowgeteventhandler},\rtfsp
2314\helpref{wxWindow::PushEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler},\rtfsp
2315\helpref{wxEvtHandler::ProcessEvent}{wxevthandlerprocessevent},\rtfsp
2316\helpref{wxEvtHandler}{wxevthandler}\rtfsp
2317
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2319\membersection{wxWindow::PopupMenu}\label{wxwindowpopupmenu}
2320
45b8a256 2321\func{bool}{PopupMenu}{\param{wxMenu* }{menu}, \param{const wxPoint\& }{pos = wxDefaultPosition}}
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2323\func{bool}{PopupMenu}{\param{wxMenu* }{menu}, \param{int }{x}, \param{int }{y}}
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2325Pops up the given menu at the specified coordinates, relative to this
2326window, and returns control when the user has dismissed the menu. If a
a1665b22 2327menu item is selected, the corresponding menu event is generated and will be
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2329cursor position is used.
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2331\wxheading{Parameters}
2332
2333\docparam{menu}{Menu to pop up.}
2334
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2335\docparam{pos}{The position where the menu will appear.}
2336
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2337\docparam{x}{Required x position for the menu to appear.}
2338
2339\docparam{y}{Required y position for the menu to appear.}
2340
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2341\wxheading{See also}
2342
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2343\helpref{wxMenu}{wxmenu}
2344
2345\wxheading{Remarks}
2346
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2347Just before the menu is popped up, \helpref{wxMenu::UpdateUI}{wxmenuupdateui}
2348is called to ensure that the menu items are in the correct state. The menu does
2349not get deleted by the window.
2350
2351It is recommended to not explicitly specify coordinates when calling PopupMenu
2352in response to mouse click, because some of the ports (namely, wxGTK) can do
2353a better job of positioning the menu in that case.
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2356implements the following methods:\par
2357\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
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2358\twocolitem{{\bf PopupMenu(menu, point)}}{Specifies position with a wxPoint}
2359\twocolitem{{\bf PopupMenuXY(menu, x, y)}}{Specifies position with two integers (x, y)}
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2361}
2362
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2364\membersection{wxWindow::PrevControlId}\label{wxwindowprevcontrolid}
2365
2366\func{static int}{PrevControlId}{\param{int }{winid}}
2367
2368This is similar to \helpref{NextControlId}{wxwindownextcontrolid} but returns
2369the id of the control created just before the one with the given \arg{winid}.
2370
2371
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2372\membersection{wxWindow::PushEventHandler}\label{wxwindowpusheventhandler}
2373
2374\func{void}{PushEventHandler}{\param{wxEvtHandler* }{handler}}
2375
2376Pushes this event handler onto the event stack for the window.
2377
2378\wxheading{Parameters}
2379
2380\docparam{handler}{Specifies the handler to be pushed.}
2381
2382\wxheading{Remarks}
2383
2384An event handler is an object that is capable of processing the events
2385sent to a window. By default, the window is its own event handler, but
2386an application may wish to substitute another, for example to allow
2387central implementation of event-handling for a variety of different
2388window classes.
2389
2390\helpref{wxWindow::PushEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler} allows
2391an application to set up a chain of event handlers, where an event not handled by one event handler is
2392handed to the next one in the chain. Use \helpref{wxWindow::PopEventHandler}{wxwindowpopeventhandler} to
2393remove the event handler.
2394
2395\wxheading{See also}
2396
2397\helpref{wxWindow::SetEventHandler}{wxwindowseteventhandler},\rtfsp
2398\helpref{wxWindow::GetEventHandler}{wxwindowgeteventhandler},\rtfsp
2399\helpref{wxWindow::PopEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler},\rtfsp
2400\helpref{wxEvtHandler::ProcessEvent}{wxevthandlerprocessevent},\rtfsp
2401\helpref{wxEvtHandler}{wxevthandler}
2402
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2404\membersection{wxWindow::Raise}\label{wxwindowraise}
2405
2406\func{void}{Raise}{\void}
2407
4e43c815 2408Raises the window to the top of the window hierarchy (z-order).
2bdd6b12 2409
4e43c815 2410In current version of wxWidgets this works both for managed and child windows.
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2412\wxheading{See also}
2413
2414\helpref{Lower}{wxwindowlower}
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2417\membersection{wxWindow::Refresh}\label{wxwindowrefresh}
2418
a67f1484 2419\func{virtual void}{Refresh}{\param{bool}{ eraseBackground = {\tt true}}, \param{const wxRect* }{rect = NULL}}
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2421Causes this window, and all of its children recursively (except under wxGTK1
2422where this is not implemented), to be repainted. Note that repainting doesn't
2423happen immediately but only during the next event loop iteration, if you need
60fef964 2424to update the window immediately you should use \helpref{Update}{wxwindowupdate}
a67f1484 2425instead.
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2427\wxheading{Parameters}
2428
cc81d32f 2429\docparam{eraseBackground}{If {\tt true}, the background will be
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2430erased.}
2431
2432\docparam{rect}{If non-NULL, only the given rectangle will
2433be treated as damaged.}
2434
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2435\wxheading{See also}
2436
2437\helpref{wxWindow::RefreshRect}{wxwindowrefreshrect}
2438
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2440\membersection{wxWindow::RefreshRect}\label{wxwindowrefreshrect}
2441
8cfa09bd 2442\func{void}{RefreshRect}{\param{const wxRect\& }{rect}, \param{bool }{eraseBackground = \true}}
2b5f62a0 2443
8cfa09bd 2444Redraws the contents of the given rectangle: only the area inside it will be
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2445repainted.
2446
8cfa09bd 2447This is the same as \helpref{Refresh}{wxwindowrefresh} but has a nicer syntax
324eeecb 2448as it can be called with a temporary wxRect object as argument like this
8cfa09bd 2449\texttt{RefreshRect(wxRect(x, y, w, h))}.
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2452\membersection{wxWindow::RegisterHotKey}\label{wxwindowregisterhotkey}
2453
2454\func{bool}{RegisterHotKey}{\param{int}{ hotkeyId}, \param{int}{ modifiers}, \param{int}{ virtualKeyCode}}
2455
2456Registers a system wide hotkey. Every time the user presses the hotkey registered here, this window
2457will receive a hotkey event. It will receive the event even if the application is in the background
2458and does not have the input focus because the user is working with some other application.
2459
2460\wxheading{Parameters}
2461
2462\docparam{hotkeyId}{Numeric identifier of the hotkey. For applications this must be between 0 and 0xBFFF. If
2463this function is called from a shared DLL, it must be a system wide unique identifier between 0xC000 and 0xFFFF.
2464This is a MSW specific detail.}
2465
2466\docparam{modifiers}{A bitwise combination of {\tt wxMOD\_SHIFT}, {\tt wxMOD\_CONTROL}, {\tt wxMOD\_ALT}
2467or {\tt wxMOD\_WIN} specifying the modifier keys that have to be pressed along with the key.}
2468
2469\docparam{virtualKeyCode}{The virtual key code of the hotkey.}
2470
2471\wxheading{Return value}
2472
2473{\tt true} if the hotkey was registered successfully. {\tt false} if some other application already registered a
2474hotkey with this modifier/virtualKeyCode combination.
2475
2476\wxheading{Remarks}
2477
2478Use EVT\_HOTKEY(hotkeyId, fnc) in the event table to capture the event.
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2479This function is currently only implemented under Windows. It is used
2480in the \helpref{Windows CE port}{wxwince} for detecting hardware button presses.
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2482\wxheading{See also}
2483
2484\helpref{wxWindow::UnregisterHotKey}{wxwindowunregisterhotkey}
2485
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2487\membersection{wxWindow::ReleaseMouse}\label{wxwindowreleasemouse}
2488
2489\func{virtual void}{ReleaseMouse}{\void}
2490
2491Releases mouse input captured with \helpref{wxWindow::CaptureMouse}{wxwindowcapturemouse}.
2492
2493\wxheading{See also}
2494
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2495\helpref{wxWindow::CaptureMouse}{wxwindowcapturemouse},
2496\helpref{wxWindow::HasCapture}{wxwindowhascapture},
2497\helpref{wxWindow::ReleaseMouse}{wxwindowreleasemouse},
63e819f2 2498\helpref{wxMouseCaptureLostEvent}{wxmousecapturelostevent}
a5e84126 2499\helpref{wxMouseCaptureChangedEvent}{wxmousecapturechangedevent}
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2502\membersection{wxWindow::RemoveChild}\label{wxwindowremovechild}
2503
2504\func{virtual void}{RemoveChild}{\param{wxWindow* }{child}}
2505
2506Removes a child window. This is called automatically by window deletion
2507functions so should not be required by the application programmer.
2508
fc2171bd 2509Notice that this function is mostly internal to wxWidgets and shouldn't be
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2511
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2513
2514\docparam{child}{Child window to remove.}
2515
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741ed114 2517\membersection{wxWindow::RemoveEventHandler}\label{wxwindowremoveeventhandler}
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2518
2519\func{bool}{RemoveEventHandler}{\param{wxEvtHandler *}{handler}}
2520
2521Find the given {\it handler} in the windows event handler chain and remove (but
2522not delete) it from it.
2523
2524\wxheading{Parameters}
2525
154b6b0f 2526\docparam{handler}{The event handler to remove, must be non-{\tt NULL} and
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2527must be present in this windows event handlers chain}
2528
2529\wxheading{Return value}
2530
cc81d32f 2531Returns {\tt true} if it was found and {\tt false} otherwise (this also results
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2532in an assert failure so this function should only be called when the
2533handler is supposed to be there).
2534
2535\wxheading{See also}
2536
2537\helpref{PushEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler},\rtfsp
2538\helpref{PopEventHandler}{wxwindowpopeventhandler}
2539
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2542
2543\func{virtual bool}{Reparent}{\param{wxWindow* }{newParent}}
2544
2545Reparents the window, i.e the window will be removed from its
18ac8d69 2546current parent window (e.g. a non-standard toolbar in a wxFrame)
83930b2f 2547and then re-inserted into another.
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2549\wxheading{Parameters}
2550
2551\docparam{newParent}{New parent.}
2552
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a974387a 2554\membersection{wxWindow::ScreenToClient}\label{wxwindowscreentoclient}
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2555
2556\constfunc{virtual void}{ScreenToClient}{\param{int* }{x}, \param{int* }{y}}
2557
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2558\constfunc{virtual wxPoint}{ScreenToClient}{\param{const wxPoint\& }{pt}}
2559
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2561
2562\wxheading{Parameters}
2563
2564\docparam{x}{Stores the screen x coordinate and receives the client x coordinate.}
2565
2566\docparam{y}{Stores the screen x coordinate and receives the client x coordinate.}
2567
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2569
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2571implements the following methods:\par
2572\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
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2573\twocolitem{{\bf ScreenToClient(point)}}{Accepts and returns a wxPoint}
2574\twocolitem{{\bf ScreenToClientXY(x, y)}}{Returns a 2-tuple, (x, y)}
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2576}
2577
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2579\membersection{wxWindow::ScrollLines}\label{wxwindowscrolllines}
2580
9cd6d737 2581\func{virtual bool}{ScrollLines}{\param{int }{lines}}
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2582
2583Scrolls the window by the given number of lines down (if {\it lines} is
2584positive) or up.
2585
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2586\wxheading{Return value}
2587
cc81d32f 2588Returns {\tt true} if the window was scrolled, {\tt false} if it was already
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2589on top/bottom and nothing was done.
2590
2591\wxheading{Remarks}
2592
2593This function is currently only implemented under MSW and wxTextCtrl under
2594wxGTK (it also works for wxScrolledWindow derived classes under all
2595platforms).
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2596
2597\wxheading{See also}
2598
2599\helpref{ScrollPages}{wxwindowscrollpages}
2600
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2602\membersection{wxWindow::ScrollPages}\label{wxwindowscrollpages}
2603
9cd6d737 2604\func{virtual bool}{ScrollPages}{\param{int }{pages}}
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2605
2606Scrolls the window by the given number of pages down (if {\it pages} is
2607positive) or up.
2608
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2609\wxheading{Return value}
2610
cc81d32f 2611Returns {\tt true} if the window was scrolled, {\tt false} if it was already
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2612on top/bottom and nothing was done.
2613
2614\wxheading{Remarks}
2615
0c131a5a 2616This function is currently only implemented under MSW and wxGTK.
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2617
2618\wxheading{See also}
2619
2620\helpref{ScrollLines}{wxwindowscrolllines}
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2623\membersection{wxWindow::ScrollWindow}\label{wxwindowscrollwindow}
2624
eaaa6a06 2625\func{virtual void}{ScrollWindow}{\param{int }{dx}, \param{int }{dy}, \param{const wxRect*}{ rect = NULL}}
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6453876e 2627Physically scrolls the pixels in the window and move child windows accordingly.
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2628
2629\wxheading{Parameters}
2630
2631\docparam{dx}{Amount to scroll horizontally.}
2632
2633\docparam{dy}{Amount to scroll vertically.}
2634
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2635\docparam{rect}{Rectangle to scroll, if it is \NULL, the whole window is
2636scrolled (this is always the case under wxGTK which doesn't support this
2637parameter)}
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2639\wxheading{Remarks}
2640
60fef964 2641Note that you can often use \helpref{wxScrolledWindow}{wxscrolledwindow}
9f1a4466 2642instead of using this function directly.
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2645\membersection{wxWindow::SetAcceleratorTable}\label{wxwindowsetacceleratortable}
2646
2647\func{virtual void}{SetAcceleratorTable}{\param{const wxAcceleratorTable\&}{ accel}}
2648
2649Sets the accelerator table for this window. See \helpref{wxAcceleratorTable}{wxacceleratortable}.
2650
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2653
dbd94b75 2654\func{void}{SetAccessible}{\param{wxAccessible*}{ accessible}}
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2655
2656Sets the accessible for this window. Any existing accessible for this window
2657will be deleted first, if not identical to {\it accessible}.
2658
2659See also \helpref{wxAccessible}{wxaccessible}.
2660
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2662\membersection{wxWindow::SetAutoLayout}\label{wxwindowsetautolayout}
2663
8a293590 2664\func{void}{SetAutoLayout}{\param{bool}{ autoLayout}}
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2666Determines whether the \helpref{wxWindow::Layout}{wxwindowlayout} function will
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2667be called automatically when the window is resized. Please note that this only
2668happens for the windows usually used to contain children, namely
2669\helpref{wxPanel}{wxpanel} and \helpref{wxTopLevelWindow}{wxtoplevelwindow}
2670(and the classes deriving from them).
2671
2672This method is called implicitly by
2673\helpref{wxWindow::SetSizer}{wxwindowsetsizer} but if you use
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2675manually or otherwise the window layout won't be correctly updated when its
2676size changes.
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2678\wxheading{Parameters}
2679
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2681called automatically when the window is resized.}
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2683\wxheading{See also}
2684
2685\helpref{wxWindow::SetConstraints}{wxwindowsetconstraints}
2686
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2688\membersection{wxWindow::SetBackgroundColour}\label{wxwindowsetbackgroundcolour}
2689
e477b168 2690\func{virtual bool}{SetBackgroundColour}{\param{const wxColour\& }{colour}}
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2692Sets the background colour of the window.
2693
b8e7b673 2694Please see \helpref{InheritAttributes}{wxwindowinheritattributes} for
324eeecb 2695explanation of the difference between this method and
fa47d7a7 2696\helpref{SetOwnBackgroundColour}{wxwindowsetownbackgroundcolour}.
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2699
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2701 {\tt wxNullColour} to reset to the default colour.}
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2703\wxheading{Remarks}
2704
2705The background colour is usually painted by the default\rtfsp
f4fcc291 2706\helpref{wxEraseEvent}{wxeraseevent} event handler function
6453876e 2707under Windows and automatically under GTK.
a660d684 2708
5b6aa0ff 2709Note that setting the background colour does not cause an immediate refresh, so you
684761db 2710may wish to call \helpref{wxWindow::ClearBackground}{wxwindowclearbackground} or \helpref{wxWindow::Refresh}{wxwindowrefresh} after
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2712
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2714window, if the system supports them. Use with care since usually the
2715themes represent the appearance chosen by the user to be used for all
2716applications on the system.
2717
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2720
2721\helpref{wxWindow::GetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowgetbackgroundcolour},\rtfsp
2722\helpref{wxWindow::SetForegroundColour}{wxwindowsetforegroundcolour},\rtfsp
2723\helpref{wxWindow::GetForegroundColour}{wxwindowgetforegroundcolour},\rtfsp
684761db 2724\helpref{wxWindow::ClearBackground}{wxwindowclearbackground},\rtfsp
5b6aa0ff 2725\helpref{wxWindow::Refresh}{wxwindowrefresh},\rtfsp
f4fcc291 2726\helpref{wxEraseEvent}{wxeraseevent}
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2729
2730\func{virtual void}{SetBackgroundStyle}{\param{wxBackgroundStyle}{ style}}
2731
2732Sets the background style of the window. The background style indicates
2733whether background colour should be determined by the system (wxBG\_STYLE\_SYSTEM),
2734be set to a specific colour (wxBG\_STYLE\_COLOUR), or should be left to the
2735application to implement (wxBG\_STYLE\_CUSTOM).
2736
2737On GTK+, use of wxBG\_STYLE\_CUSTOM allows the flicker-free drawing of a custom
2738background, such as a tiled bitmap. Currently the style has no effect on other platforms.
2739
2740\wxheading{See also}
2741
2742\helpref{wxWindow::SetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowsetbackgroundcolour},\rtfsp
2743\helpref{wxWindow::GetForegroundColour}{wxwindowgetforegroundcolour},\rtfsp
2744\helpref{wxWindow::GetBackgroundStyle}{wxwindowgetbackgroundstyle}
2745
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170acdc9 2747\membersection{wxWindow::SetInitialSize}\label{wxwindowsetinitialsize}
fe161a26 2748
170acdc9 2749\func{void}{SetInitialSize}{\param{const wxSize\& }{size = wxDefaultSize}}
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2751A {\it smart} SetSize that will fill in default size components with the
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2752window's {\it best} size values. Also sets the window's minsize to
2753the value passed in for use with sizers. This means that if a full or
2754partial size is passed to this function then the sizers will use that
2755size instead of the results of GetBestSize to determine the minimum
2756needs of the window for layout.
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2759size to the passed in value (if any.)
2760
2761
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2763
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2764\helpref{wxWindow::SetSize}{wxwindowsetsize},\rtfsp
2765\helpref{wxWindow::GetBestSize}{wxwindowgetbestsize},\rtfsp
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2769\membersection{wxWindow::SetCaret}\label{wxwindowsetcaret}
2770
2771\constfunc{void}{SetCaret}{\param{wxCaret *}{caret}}
2772
2773Sets the \helpref{caret}{wxcaret} associated with the window.
2774
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2776\membersection{wxWindow::SetClientSize}\label{wxwindowsetclientsize}
2777
2778\func{virtual void}{SetClientSize}{\param{int}{ width}, \param{int}{ height}}
2779
2780\func{virtual void}{SetClientSize}{\param{const wxSize\&}{ size}}
2781
2782This sets the size of the window client area in pixels. Using this function to size a window
2783tends to be more device-independent than \helpref{wxWindow::SetSize}{wxwindowsetsize}, since the application need not
2784worry about what dimensions the border or title bar have when trying to fit the window
2785around panel items, for example.
2786
2787\wxheading{Parameters}
2788
2789\docparam{width}{The required client area width.}
2790
2791\docparam{height}{The required client area height.}
2792
2793\docparam{size}{The required client size.}
2794
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2796implements the following methods:\par
2797\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
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2798\twocolitem{{\bf SetClientSize(size)}}{Accepts a wxSize}
2799\twocolitem{{\bf SetClientSizeWH(width, height)}}{}
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2801}
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2804\membersection{wxWindow::SetConstraints}\label{wxwindowsetconstraints}
2805
2806\func{void}{SetConstraints}{\param{wxLayoutConstraints* }{constraints}}
2807
2808Sets the window to have the given layout constraints. The window
2809will then own the object, and will take care of its deletion.
2810If an existing layout constraints object is already owned by the
2811window, it will be deleted.
2812
2813\wxheading{Parameters}
2814
2815\docparam{constraints}{The constraints to set. Pass NULL to disassociate and delete the window's
2816constraints.}
2817
2818\wxheading{Remarks}
2819
2820You must call \helpref{wxWindow::SetAutoLayout}{wxwindowsetautolayout} to tell a window to use
2cdac558 2821the constraints automatically in OnSize; otherwise, you must override OnSize and call Layout()
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2823sizer will have effect.
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d9f42a9e 2825\membersection{wxWindow::SetContainingSizer}\label{wxwindowsetcontainingsizer}
b8e7b673 2826
d9f42a9e 2827\func{void}{SetContainingSizer}{\param{wxSizer* }{sizer}}
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2830when a window is added to a sizer, and is used so the window can
2831remove itself from the sizer when it is destroyed.
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b8e7b673 2833
d9f42a9e 2834\membersection{wxWindow::SetCursor}\label{wxwindowsetcursor}
b8e7b673 2835
d9f42a9e 2836\func{virtual void}{SetCursor}{\param{const wxCursor\&}{cursor}}
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2840Sets the window's cursor. Notice that the window cursor also sets it for the
2841children of the window implicitly.
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2844be reset back to default.
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d9f42a9e 2846\wxheading{Parameters}
b8e7b673 2847
d9f42a9e 2848\docparam{cursor}{Specifies the cursor that the window should normally display.}
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2849
2850\wxheading{See also}
2851
d9f42a9e 2852\helpref{::wxSetCursor}{wxsetcursor}, \helpref{wxCursor}{wxcursor}
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2853
2854
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2855\membersection{wxWindow::SetDropTarget}\label{wxwindowsetdroptarget}
2856
2857\func{void}{SetDropTarget}{\param{wxDropTarget*}{ target}}
2858
2859Associates a drop target with this window.
2860
2861If the window already has a drop target, it is deleted.
2862
2863\wxheading{See also}
2864
c9f00eeb 2865\helpref{wxWindow::GetDropTarget}{wxwindowgetdroptarget},
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2866\helpref{Drag and drop overview}{wxdndoverview}
2867
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2870\membersection{wxWindow::SetInitialBestSize}\label{wxwindowsetinitialbestsize}
2871
2872\func{virtual void}{SetInitialBestSize}{\param{const wxSize\& }{size}}
2873
2874Sets the initial window size if none is given (i.e. at least one of the
2875components of the size passed to ctor/Create() is wxDefaultCoord).
2876
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2878
2879\func{void}{SetEventHandler}{\param{wxEvtHandler* }{handler}}
2880
2881Sets the event handler for this window.
2882
2883\wxheading{Parameters}
2884
2885\docparam{handler}{Specifies the handler to be set.}
2886
2887\wxheading{Remarks}
2888
2889An event handler is an object that is capable of processing the events
2890sent to a window. By default, the window is its own event handler, but
2891an application may wish to substitute another, for example to allow
2892central implementation of event-handling for a variety of different
2893window classes.
2894
2895It is usually better to use \helpref{wxWindow::PushEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler} since
2896this sets up a chain of event handlers, where an event not handled by one event handler is
2897handed to the next one in the chain.
2898
2899\wxheading{See also}
2900
2901\helpref{wxWindow::GetEventHandler}{wxwindowgeteventhandler},\rtfsp
2902\helpref{wxWindow::PushEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler},\rtfsp
2903\helpref{wxWindow::PopEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler},\rtfsp
2904\helpref{wxEvtHandler::ProcessEvent}{wxevthandlerprocessevent},\rtfsp
2905\helpref{wxEvtHandler}{wxevthandler}
2906
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2908\membersection{wxWindow::SetExtraStyle}\label{wxwindowsetextrastyle}
2909
2910\func{void}{SetExtraStyle}{\param{long }{exStyle}}
2911
2912Sets the extra style bits for the window. The currently defined extra style
2913bits are:
2914
2915\twocolwidtha{5cm}%
2916\begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
2917\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_VALIDATE\_RECURSIVELY}}{TransferDataTo/FromWindow()
2918and Validate() methods will recursively descend into all children of the
2919window if it has this style flag set.}
e4b713a2 2920\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_BLOCK\_EVENTS}}{Normally, the command
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2922for them is found. Using this style allows to prevent them from being
2923propagated beyond this window. Notice that wxDialog has this style on by
be90c029 2924default for the reasons explained in the
e4b713a2 2925\helpref{event processing overview}{eventprocessing}.}
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2926\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_TRANSIENT}}{This can be used to prevent a
2927window from being used as an implicit parent for the dialogs which were
2928created without a parent. It is useful for the windows which can disappear at
2edb0bde 2929any moment as creating children of such windows results in fatal problems.}
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2930\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_CONTEXTHELP}}{Under Windows, puts a query
2931button on the caption. When pressed, Windows will go into a context-sensitive
2932help mode and wxWidgets will send a wxEVT\_HELP event if the user clicked on an
2933application window.
335c9e32 2934This style cannot be used together with wxMAXIMIZE\_BOX or wxMINIMIZE\_BOX, so
7ce6cc9b 2935these two styles are automatically turned of if this one is used.}
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2936\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_PROCESS\_IDLE}}{This window should always process idle events, even
2937if the mode set by \helpref{wxIdleEvent::SetMode}{wxidleeventsetmode} is wxIDLE\_PROCESS\_SPECIFIED.}
2938\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_PROCESS\_UI\_UPDATES}}{This window should always process UI update events,
2939even if the mode set by \helpref{wxUpdateUIEvent::SetMode}{wxupdateuieventsetmode} is wxUPDATE\_UI\_PROCESS\_SPECIFIED.}
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2940\end{twocollist}
2941
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2943\membersection{wxWindow::SetFocus}\label{wxwindowsetfocus}
2944
2945\func{virtual void}{SetFocus}{\void}
2946
2947This sets the window to receive keyboard input.
2948
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2949\wxheading{See also}
2950
2951\helpref{wxFocusEvent}{wxfocusevent}
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2952\helpref{wxPanel::SetFocus}{wxpanelsetfocus}
2953\helpref{wxPanel::SetFocusIgnoringChildren}{wxpanelsetfocusignoringchildren}
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2956\membersection{wxWindow::SetFocusFromKbd}\label{wxwindowsetfocusfromkbd}
2957
2958\func{virtual void}{SetFocusFromKbd}{\void}
2959
fc2171bd 2960This function is called by wxWidgets keyboard navigation code when the user
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2961gives the focus to this window from keyboard (e.g. using {\tt TAB} key).
2962By default this method simply calls \helpref{SetFocus}{wxwindowsetfocus} but
2963can be overridden to do something in addition to this in the derived classes.
2964
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2966\membersection{wxWindow::SetFont}\label{wxwindowsetfont}
2967
2968\func{void}{SetFont}{\param{const wxFont\& }{font}}
2969
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2970Sets the font for this window. This function should not be called for the
2971parent window if you don't want its font to be inherited by its children,
fa47d7a7 2972use \helpref{SetOwnFont}{wxwindowsetownfont} instead in this case and
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2973see \helpref{InheritAttributes}{wxwindowinheritattributes} for more
2974explanations.
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2976Please notice that the given font is \emph{not} automatically used for
2977\helpref{wxPaintDC}{wxpaintdc} objects associated with this window, you need to
2978call \helpref{wxDC::SetFont()}{wxdcsetfont} too. However this font is used by
2979any standard controls for drawing their text as well as by
2980\helpref{wxWindow::GetTextExtent()}{wxwindowgettextextent}.
2981
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2982\wxheading{Parameters}
2983
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2985{\tt wxNullFont} to reset to the default font.}
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2986
2987\wxheading{See also}
2988
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2989\helpref{wxWindow::GetFont}{wxwindowgetfont},\\
2990\helpref{InheritAttributes}{wxwindowinheritattributes}
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2993\membersection{wxWindow::SetForegroundColour}\label{wxwindowsetforegroundcolour}
2994
2995\func{virtual void}{SetForegroundColour}{\param{const wxColour\& }{colour}}
2996
2997Sets the foreground colour of the window.
2998
b8e7b673 2999Please see \helpref{InheritAttributes}{wxwindowinheritattributes} for
324eeecb 3000explanation of the difference between this method and
fa47d7a7 3001\helpref{SetOwnForegroundColour}{wxwindowsetownforegroundcolour}.
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3003\wxheading{Parameters}
3004
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3006 {\tt wxNullColour} to reset to the default colour.}
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3007
3008\wxheading{Remarks}
3009
3010The interpretation of foreground colour is open to interpretation according
3011to the window class; it may be the text colour or other colour, or it may not
3012be used at all.
3013
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3014Using this function will disable attempts to use themes for this
3015window, if the system supports them. Use with care since usually the
3016themes represent the appearance chosen by the user to be used for all
3017applications on the system.
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3019\wxheading{See also}
3020
3021\helpref{wxWindow::GetForegroundColour}{wxwindowgetforegroundcolour},\rtfsp
3022\helpref{wxWindow::SetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowsetbackgroundcolour},\rtfsp
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3023\helpref{wxWindow::GetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowgetbackgroundcolour},\rtfsp
3024\helpref{wxWindow::ShouldInheritColours}{wxwindowshouldinheritcolours}
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3027\membersection{wxWindow::SetHelpText}\label{wxwindowsethelptext}
3028
3029\func{virtual void}{SetHelpText}{\param{const wxString\& }{helpText}}
3030
3031Sets the help text to be used as context-sensitive help for this window.
3032
3033Note that the text is actually stored by the current \helpref{wxHelpProvider}{wxhelpprovider} implementation,
3034and not in the window object itself.
3035
3036\wxheading{See also}
3037
3038\helpref{GetHelpText}{wxwindowgethelptext}, \helpref{wxHelpProvider}{wxhelpprovider}
3039
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3041\membersection{wxWindow::SetId}\label{wxwindowsetid}
3042
3043\func{void}{SetId}{\param{int}{ id}}
3044
3045Sets the identifier of the window.
3046
3047\wxheading{Remarks}
3048
3049Each window has an integer identifier. If the application has not provided one,
3050an identifier will be generated. Normally, the identifier should be provided
3051on creation and should not be modified subsequently.
3052
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3053\wxheading{See also}
3054
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3055\helpref{wxWindow::GetId}{wxwindowgetid},\rtfsp
3056\helpref{Window identifiers}{windowids}
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3060\membersection{wxWindow::SetLabel}\label{wxwindowsetlabel}
3061
3062\func{virtual void}{SetLabel}{\param{const wxString\& }{label}}
3063
3064Sets the window's label.
3065
3066\wxheading{Parameters}
3067
3068\docparam{label}{The window label.}
3069
3070\wxheading{See also}
3071
3072\helpref{wxWindow::GetLabel}{wxwindowgetlabel}
3073
3074
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3075\membersection{wxWindow::SetMaxSize}\label{wxwindowsetmaxsize}
3076
3077\func{void}{SetMaxSize}{\param{const wxSize\& }{size}}
3078
3079Sets the maximum size of the window, to indicate to the sizer layout mechanism
3080that this is the maximum possible size.
3081
3082\membersection{wxWindow::SetMinSize}\label{wxwindowsetminsize}
3083
3084\func{void}{SetMinSize}{\param{const wxSize\& }{size}}
3085
3086Sets the minimum size of the window, to indicate to the sizer layout mechanism
3087that this is the minimum required size. You may need to call this
3088if you change the window size after construction and before adding
3089to its parent sizer.
3090
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3091\membersection{wxWindow::SetName}\label{wxwindowsetname}
3092
3093\func{virtual void}{SetName}{\param{const wxString\& }{name}}
3094
3095Sets the window's name.
3096
3097\wxheading{Parameters}
3098
3099\docparam{name}{A name to set for the window.}
3100
3101\wxheading{See also}
3102
3103\helpref{wxWindow::GetName}{wxwindowgetname}
3104
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3106\membersection{wxWindow::SetOwnBackgroundColour}\label{wxwindowsetownbackgroundcolour}
3107
3108\func{void}{SetOwnBackgroundColour}{\param{const wxColour\& }{colour}}
3109
3110Sets the background colour of the window but prevents it from being inherited
3111by the children of this window.
3112
3113\wxheading{See also}
3114
3115\helpref{SetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowsetbackgroundcolour},\rtfsp
3116\helpref{InheritAttributes}{wxwindowinheritattributes}
3117
3118
3119\membersection{wxWindow::SetOwnFont}\label{wxwindowsetownfont}
3120
3121\func{void}{SetOwnFont}{\param{const wxFont\& }{font}}
3122
3123Sets the font of the window but prevents it from being inherited by the
3124children of this window.
3125
3126\wxheading{See also}
3127
3128\helpref{SetFont}{wxwindowsetfont},\rtfsp
3129\helpref{InheritAttributes}{wxwindowinheritattributes}
3130
3131
3132\membersection{wxWindow::SetOwnForegroundColour}\label{wxwindowsetownforegroundcolour}
3133
3134\func{void}{SetOwnForegroundColour}{\param{const wxColour\& }{colour}}
3135
3136Sets the foreground colour of the window but prevents it from being inherited
3137by the children of this window.
3138
3139\wxheading{See also}
3140
3141\helpref{SetForegroundColour}{wxwindowsetforegroundcolour},\rtfsp
3142\helpref{InheritAttributes}{wxwindowinheritattributes}
3143
3144
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3145\membersection{wxWindow::SetPalette}\label{wxwindowsetpalette}
3146
3147\func{virtual void}{SetPalette}{\param{wxPalette* }{palette}}
3148
3149Obsolete - use \helpref{wxDC::SetPalette}{wxdcsetpalette} instead.
3150
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3152\membersection{wxWindow::SetScrollbar}\label{wxwindowsetscrollbar}
3153
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3154\func{virtual void}{SetScrollbar}{\param{int }{orientation}, \param{int }{position},\rtfsp
3155\param{int }{thumbSize}, \param{int }{range},\rtfsp
cc81d32f 3156\param{bool }{refresh = {\tt true}}}
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3157
3158Sets the scrollbar properties of a built-in scrollbar.
3159
3160\wxheading{Parameters}
3161
3162\docparam{orientation}{Determines the scrollbar whose page size is to be set. May be wxHORIZONTAL or wxVERTICAL.}
3163
3164\docparam{position}{The position of the scrollbar in scroll units.}
3165
3166\docparam{thumbSize}{The size of the thumb, or visible portion of the scrollbar, in scroll units.}
3167
3168\docparam{range}{The maximum position of the scrollbar.}
3169
cc81d32f 3170\docparam{refresh}{{\tt true} to redraw the scrollbar, {\tt false} otherwise.}
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3171
3172\wxheading{Remarks}
3173
3174Let's say you wish to display 50 lines of text, using the same font.
3175The window is sized so that you can only see 16 lines at a time.
3176
3177You would use:
3178
3179{\small%
3180\begin{verbatim}
3181 SetScrollbar(wxVERTICAL, 0, 16, 50);
3182\end{verbatim}
3183}
3184
3185Note that with the window at this size, the thumb position can never go
3186above 50 minus 16, or 34.
3187
3188You can determine how many lines are currently visible by dividing the current view
3189size by the character height in pixels.
3190
3191When defining your own scrollbar behaviour, you will always need to recalculate
3192the scrollbar settings when the window size changes. You could therefore put your
3193scrollbar calculations and SetScrollbar
3194call into a function named AdjustScrollbars, which can be called initially and also
f4fcc291 3195from your \helpref{wxSizeEvent}{wxsizeevent} handler function.
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3196
3197\wxheading{See also}
3198
3199\helpref{Scrolling overview}{scrollingoverview},\rtfsp
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3201\helpref{wxScrollWinEvent}{wxscrollwinevent}
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3203\begin{comment}
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3206\membersection{wxWindow::SetScrollPage}\label{wxwindowsetscrollpage}
3207
cc81d32f 3208\func{virtual void}{SetScrollPage}{\param{int }{orientation}, \param{int }{pageSize}, \param{bool }{refresh = {\tt true}}}
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3209
3210Sets the page size of one of the built-in scrollbars.
3211
3212\wxheading{Parameters}
3213
3214\docparam{orientation}{Determines the scrollbar whose page size is to be set. May be wxHORIZONTAL or wxVERTICAL.}
3215
3216\docparam{pageSize}{Page size in scroll units.}
3217
cc81d32f 3218\docparam{refresh}{{\tt true} to redraw the scrollbar, {\tt false} otherwise.}
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3219
3220\wxheading{Remarks}
3221
3222The page size of a scrollbar is the number of scroll units that the scroll thumb travels when you
3223click on the area above/left of or below/right of the thumb. Normally you will want a whole visible
3224page to be scrolled, i.e. the size of the current view (perhaps the window client size). This
3225value has to be adjusted when the window is resized, since the page size will have changed.
3226
3227In addition to specifying how far the scroll thumb travels when paging, in Motif and some versions of Windows
3228the thumb changes size to reflect the page size relative to the length of the document. When the
3229document size is only slightly bigger than the current view (window) size, almost all of the scrollbar
3230will be taken up by the thumb. When the two values become the same, the scrollbar will (on some systems)
3231disappear.
3232
3233Currently, this function should be called before SetPageRange, because of a quirk in the Windows
3234handling of pages and ranges.
3235
3236\wxheading{See also}
3237
3238\helpref{wxWindow::SetScrollPos}{wxwindowsetscrollpos},\rtfsp
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3239\helpref{wxWindow::GetScrollPos}{wxwindowgetscrollpos},\rtfsp
3240\helpref{wxWindow::GetScrollPage}{wxwindowgetscrollpage},\rtfsp
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3242\end{comment}
3243
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3245\membersection{wxWindow::SetScrollPos}\label{wxwindowsetscrollpos}
3246
cc81d32f 3247\func{virtual void}{SetScrollPos}{\param{int }{orientation}, \param{int }{pos}, \param{bool }{refresh = {\tt true}}}
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3248
3249Sets the position of one of the built-in scrollbars.
3250
3251\wxheading{Parameters}
3252
3253\docparam{orientation}{Determines the scrollbar whose position is to be set. May be wxHORIZONTAL or wxVERTICAL.}
3254
3255\docparam{pos}{Position in scroll units.}
3256
cc81d32f 3257\docparam{refresh}{{\tt true} to redraw the scrollbar, {\tt false} otherwise.}
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3258
3259\wxheading{Remarks}
3260
3261This function does not directly affect the contents of the window: it is up to the
3262application to take note of scrollbar attributes and redraw contents accordingly.
3263
3264\wxheading{See also}
3265
3266\helpref{wxWindow::SetScrollbar}{wxwindowsetscrollbar},\rtfsp
4179da8a 3267\helpref{wxWindow::GetScrollPos}{wxwindowgetscrollpos},\rtfsp
f7bd2698 3268\helpref{wxWindow::GetScrollThumb}{wxwindowgetscrollthumb},\rtfsp
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3269\helpref{wxScrollBar}{wxscrollbar}, \helpref{wxScrolledWindow}{wxscrolledwindow}
3270
3271\begin{comment}
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3274\membersection{wxWindow::SetScrollRange}\label{wxwindowsetscrollrange}
3275
cc81d32f 3276\func{virtual void}{SetScrollRange}{\param{int }{orientation}, \param{int }{range}, \param{bool }{refresh = {\tt true}}}
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3277
3278Sets the range of one of the built-in scrollbars.
3279
3280\wxheading{Parameters}
3281
3282\docparam{orientation}{Determines the scrollbar whose range is to be set. May be wxHORIZONTAL or wxVERTICAL.}
3283
3284\docparam{range}{Scroll range.}
3285
cc81d32f 3286\docparam{refresh}{{\tt true} to redraw the scrollbar, {\tt false} otherwise.}
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3287
3288\wxheading{Remarks}
3289
3290The range of a scrollbar is the number of steps that the thumb may travel, rather than the total
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3291object length of the scrollbar. If you are implementing a scrolling window, for example, you
3292would adjust the scroll range when the window is resized, by subtracting the window view size from the
3293total virtual window size. When the two sizes are the same (all the window is visible), the range goes to zero
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3294and usually the scrollbar will be automatically hidden.
3295
3296\wxheading{See also}
3297
3298\helpref{wxWindow::SetScrollPos}{wxwindowsetscrollpos},\rtfsp
3299\helpref{wxWindow::SetScrollPage}{wxwindowsetscrollpage},\rtfsp
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3301\helpref{wxWindow::GetScrollPage}{wxwindowgetscrollpage},\rtfsp
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3302\helpref{wxScrollBar}{wxscrollbar}, \helpref{wxScrolledWindow}{wxscrolledwindow}
3303\end{comment}
3304
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3306\membersection{wxWindow::SetSize}\label{wxwindowsetsize}
3307
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3308\func{virtual void}{SetSize}{\param{int}{ x}, \param{int}{ y}, \param{int}{ width}, \param{int}{ height},
3309 \param{int}{ sizeFlags = wxSIZE\_AUTO}}
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3311\func{virtual void}{SetSize}{\param{const wxRect\&}{ rect}}
3312
fab86f26 3313Sets the position and size of the window in pixels.
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eaaa6a06 3315\func{virtual void}{SetSize}{\param{int}{ width}, \param{int}{ height}}
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3317\func{virtual void}{SetSize}{\param{const wxSize\&}{ size}}
3318
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3319Sets the size of the window in pixels.
3320
3321\wxheading{Parameters}
3322
60fef964 3323\docparam{x}{Required x position in pixels, or wxDefaultCoord to indicate that the existing
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3324value should be used.}
3325
60fef964 3326\docparam{y}{Required y position in pixels, or wxDefaultCoord to indicate that the existing
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3327value should be used.}
3328
60fef964 3329\docparam{width}{Required width in pixels, or wxDefaultCoord to indicate that the existing
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3330value should be used.}
3331
60fef964 3332\docparam{height}{Required height position in pixels, or wxDefaultCoord to indicate that the existing
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3333value should be used.}
3334
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3335\docparam{size}{\helpref{wxSize}{wxsize} object for setting the size.}
3336
3337\docparam{rect}{\helpref{wxRect}{wxrect} object for setting the position and size.}
3338
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3339\docparam{sizeFlags}{Indicates the interpretation of other parameters. It is a bit list of the following:
3340
60fef964 3341{\bf wxSIZE\_AUTO\_WIDTH}: a $wxDefaultCoord$ width value is taken to indicate
fc2171bd 3342a wxWidgets-supplied default width.\\
60fef964 3343{\bf wxSIZE\_AUTO\_HEIGHT}: a $wxDefaultCoord$ height value is taken to indicate
4e43c815 3344a wxWidgets-supplied default height.\\
60fef964 3345{\bf wxSIZE\_AUTO}: $wxDefaultCoord$ size values are taken to indicate
fc2171bd 3346a wxWidgets-supplied default size.\\
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3349{\bf wxSIZE\_ALLOW\_MINUS\_ONE}: allow negative dimensions (ie. value of $wxDefaultCoord$) to be interpreted
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3352already the same as the parameters of this function, nothing is done. but with
3353this flag a window resize may be forced even in this case (supported in wx
33542.6.2 and later and only implemented for MSW and ignored elsewhere currently)
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3355}
3356
3357\wxheading{Remarks}
3358
3359The second form is a convenience for calling the first form with default
3360x and y parameters, and must be used with non-default width and height values.
3361
3362The first form sets the position and optionally size, of the window.
60fef964 3363Parameters may be $wxDefaultCoord$ to indicate either that a default should be supplied
fc2171bd 3364by wxWidgets, or that the current value of the dimension should be used.
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3365
3366\wxheading{See also}
3367
3368\helpref{wxWindow::Move}{wxwindowmove}
3369
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3371implements the following methods:\par
3372\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
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3374\twocolitem{{\bf SetSize(size)}}{}
3375\twocolitem{{\bf SetPosition(point)}}{}
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3377}
3378
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3380\membersection{wxWindow::SetSizeHints}\label{wxwindowsetsizehints}
3381
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3383(such as wxDialog or wxFrame) is discouraged. Please use
3384\helpref{SetMinSize}{wxwindowsetminsize} and \helpref{SetMaxSize}{wxwindowsetmaxsize}
3385instead.
3386
3387\wxheading{See also}
3388
9379c0d7 3389\helpref{wxTopLevelWindow::SetSizeHints}{wxtoplevelwindowsetsizehints}.
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3393
cc81d32f 3394\func{void}{SetSizer}{\param{wxSizer* }{sizer}, \param{bool }{deleteOld=true}}
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3396Sets the window to have the given layout sizer. The window
3397will then own the object, and will take care of its deletion.
3398If an existing layout constraints object is already owned by the
cc81d32f 3399window, it will be deleted if the deleteOld parameter is true.
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324eeecb 3401Note that this function will also call
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3403parameter if the {\it sizer}\/ is non-NULL and {\tt false} otherwise.
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3405\wxheading{Parameters}
3406
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3408the window's sizer. See below.}
3409
fab86f26 3410\docparam{deleteOld}{If true (the default), this will delete any pre-existing sizer.
cc81d32f 3411Pass false if you wish to handle deleting the old sizer yourself.}
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3413\wxheading{Remarks}
3414
fc2171bd 3415SetSizer now enables and disables Layout automatically, but prior to wxWidgets 2.3.3
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3417
515da557 3418You must call \helpref{wxWindow::SetAutoLayout}{wxwindowsetautolayout} to tell a window to use
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3419the sizer automatically in OnSize; otherwise, you must override OnSize and call Layout()
3420explicitly. When setting both a wxSizer and a \helpref{wxLayoutConstraints}{wxlayoutconstraints},
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3421only the sizer will have effect.
3422
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3425
cc81d32f 3426\func{void}{SetSizerAndFit}{\param{wxSizer* }{sizer}, \param{bool }{deleteOld=true}}
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3428The same as \helpref{SetSizer}{wxwindowsetsizer}, except it also sets the size hints
3429for the window based on the sizer's minimum size.
3430
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3433
3434\func{virtual void}{SetThemeEnabled}{\param{bool }{enable}}
3435
3436This function tells a window if it should use the system's "theme" code
3437to draw the windows' background instead if its own background drawing
3438code. This does not always have any effect since the underlying platform
3439obviously needs to support the notion of themes in user defined windows.
3440One such platform is GTK+ where windows can have (very colourful) backgrounds
3441defined by a user's selected theme.
3442
cc81d32f 3443Dialogs, notebook pages and the status bar have this flag set to true
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3445
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3447\membersection{wxWindow::SetToolTip}\label{wxwindowsettooltip}
3448
3449\func{void}{SetToolTip}{\param{const wxString\& }{tip}}
3450
3451\func{void}{SetToolTip}{\param{wxToolTip* }{tip}}
3452
c9f00eeb 3453Attach a tooltip to the window.
f6bcfd97 3454
c9f00eeb 3455See also: \helpref{GetToolTip}{wxwindowgettooltip},
8161ba08 3456 \helpref{wxToolTip}{wxtooltip}
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3460
3461\func{virtual void}{SetValidator}{\param{const wxValidator\&}{ validator}}
3462
3463Deletes the current validator (if any) and sets the window validator, having called wxValidator::Clone to
3464create a new validator of this type.
3465
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3468
3469\func{void}{SetVirtualSize}{\param{int}{ width}, \param{int}{ height}}
3470
3471\func{void}{SetVirtualSize}{\param{const wxSize\&}{ size}}
3472
3473Sets the virtual size of the window in pixels.
3474
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3477
3478\func{virtual void}{SetVirtualSizeHints}{\param{int}{ minW},\param{int}{ minH}, \param{int}{ maxW=-1}, \param{int}{ maxH=-1}}
3479
324eeecb 3480\func{void}{SetVirtualSizeHints}{\param{const wxSize\&}{ minSize=wxDefaultSize},
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3482
3483
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3485If a pair of values is not set (or set to -1), the default values
3486will be used.
3487
3488\wxheading{Parameters}
3489
3490\docparam{minW}{Specifies the minimum width allowable.}
3491
3492\docparam{minH}{Specifies the minimum height allowable.}
3493
3494\docparam{maxW}{Specifies the maximum width allowable.}
3495
3496\docparam{maxH}{Specifies the maximum height allowable.}
3497
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3499
3500\docparam{maxSize}{Maximum size.}
3501
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3503
3504If this function is called, the user will not be able to size the virtual area
3505of the window outside the given bounds.
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3508\membersection{wxWindow::SetWindowStyle}\label{wxwindowsetwindowstyle}
3509
3510\func{void}{SetWindowStyle}{\param{long}{ style}}
3511
3512Identical to \helpref{SetWindowStyleFlag}{wxwindowsetwindowstyleflag}.
3513
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3515\membersection{wxWindow::SetWindowStyleFlag}\label{wxwindowsetwindowstyleflag}
3516
3517\func{virtual void}{SetWindowStyleFlag}{\param{long}{ style}}
3518
3519Sets the style of the window. Please note that some styles cannot be changed
3520after the window creation and that \helpref{Refresh()}{wxwindowrefresh} might
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3521need to be be called after changing the others for the change to take place
3522immediately.
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b2cf617c 3524See \helpref{Window styles}{windowstyles} for more information about flags.
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3525
3526\wxheading{See also}
3527
3528\helpref{GetWindowStyleFlag}{wxwindowgetwindowstyleflag}
3529
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3531\membersection{wxWindow::SetWindowVariant}\label{wxwindowsetwindowvariant}
3532
3533\func{void}{SetWindowVariant}{\param{wxWindowVariant}{variant}}
3534
3535This function can be called under all platforms but only does anything under
3536Mac OS X 10.3+ currently. Under this system, each of the standard control can
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3538enum:
3539\begin{verbatim}
3540enum wxWindowVariant
3541{
3542 wxWINDOW_VARIANT_NORMAL, // Normal size
3543 wxWINDOW_VARIANT_SMALL, // Smaller size (about 25 % smaller than normal )
3544 wxWINDOW_VARIANT_MINI, // Mini size (about 33 % smaller than normal )
3545 wxWINDOW_VARIANT_LARGE, // Large size (about 25 % larger than normal )
3546};
3547\end{verbatim}
3548
3549By default the controls use the normal size, of course, but this function can
3550be used to change this.
3551
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3553\membersection{wxWindow::ShouldInheritColours}\label{wxwindowshouldinheritcolours}
3554
3555\func{virtual bool}{ShouldInheritColours}{\void}
3556
324eeecb 3557Return \true from here to allow the colours of this window to be changed by
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3558\helpref{InheritAttributes}{wxwindowinheritattributes}, returning \false
3559forbids inheriting them from the parent window.
3560
324eeecb 3561The base class version returns \false, but this method is overridden in
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3562\helpref{wxControl}{wxcontrol} where it returns \true.
3563
3564
aeab10d0 3565\membersection{wxWindow::Show}\label{wxwindowshow}
a660d684 3566
cc81d32f 3567\func{virtual bool}{Show}{\param{bool}{ show = {\tt true}}}
a660d684 3568
be90c029 3569Shows or hides the window. You may need to call \helpref{Raise}{wxwindowraise}
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3570for a top level window if you want to bring it to top, although this is not
3571needed if Show() is called immediately after the frame creation.
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3573\wxheading{Parameters}
3574
cc81d32f 3575\docparam{show}{If {\tt true} displays the window. Otherwise, hides it.}
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3576
3577\wxheading{Return value}
3578
cc81d32f 3579{\tt true} if the window has been shown or hidden or {\tt false} if nothing was
bc5879ef 3580done because it already was in the requested state.
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3582\wxheading{See also}
3583
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3585\helpref{wxWindow::Hide}{wxwindowhide},\rtfsp
3586\helpref{wxRadioBox::Show}{wxradioboxshow}
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3589\membersection{wxWindow::Thaw}\label{wxwindowthaw}
3590
3591\func{virtual void}{Thaw}{\void}
3592
324eeecb 3593Reenables window updating after a previous call to
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3594\helpref{Freeze}{wxwindowfreeze}. To really thaw the control, it must be called
3595exactly the same number of times as \helpref{Freeze}{wxwindowfreeze}.
3596
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3597\wxheading{See also}
3598
3599\helpref{wxWindowUpdateLocker}{wxwindowupdatelocker}
3600
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3602\membersection{wxWindow::ToggleWindowStyle}\label{wxwindowtogglewindowstyle}
3603
e23d4019 3604\func{bool}{ToggleWindowStyle}{\param{int }{flag}}
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3605
3606Turns the given \arg{flag} on if it's currently turned off and vice versa.
3607This function cannot be used if the value of the flag is $0$ (which is often
3608the case for default flags).
3609
3610Also, please notice that not all styles can be changed after the control
3611creation.
3612
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3613\wxheading{Return value}
3614
3615Returns \true if the style was turned on by this function, \false if it was
3616switched off.
3617
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3619
3620\helpref{wxWindow::SetWindowStyleFlag}{wxwindowsetwindowstyleflag},\rtfsp
3621\helpref{wxWindow::HasFlag}{wxwindowhasflag}
3622
3623
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3625
3626\func{virtual bool}{TransferDataFromWindow}{\void}
3627
3628Transfers values from child controls to data areas specified by their validators. Returns
cc81d32f 3629{\tt false} if a transfer failed.
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3632the method will also call TransferDataFromWindow() of all child windows.
3633
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3635
3636\helpref{wxWindow::TransferDataToWindow}{wxwindowtransferdatatowindow},\rtfsp
3637\helpref{wxValidator}{wxvalidator}, \helpref{wxWindow::Validate}{wxwindowvalidate}
3638
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3640\membersection{wxWindow::TransferDataToWindow}\label{wxwindowtransferdatatowindow}
3641
3642\func{virtual bool}{TransferDataToWindow}{\void}
3643
3644Transfers values to child controls from data areas specified by their validators.
3645
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3647the method will also call TransferDataToWindow() of all child windows.
3648
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3650
cc81d32f 3651Returns {\tt false} if a transfer failed.
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3653\wxheading{See also}
3654
3655\helpref{wxWindow::TransferDataFromWindow}{wxwindowtransferdatafromwindow},\rtfsp
3656\helpref{wxValidator}{wxvalidator}, \helpref{wxWindow::Validate}{wxwindowvalidate}
3657
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3660
3661\func{bool}{UnregisterHotKey}{\param{int}{ hotkeyId}}
3662
3663Unregisters a system wide hotkey.
3664
3665\wxheading{Parameters}
3666
3667\docparam{hotkeyId}{Numeric identifier of the hotkey. Must be the same id that was passed to RegisterHotKey.}
3668
3669\wxheading{Return value}
3670
3671{\tt true} if the hotkey was unregistered successfully, {\tt false} if the id was invalid.
3672
3673\wxheading{Remarks}
3674
3675This function is currently only implemented under MSW.
3676
3677\wxheading{See also}
3678
3679\helpref{wxWindow::RegisterHotKey}{wxwindowregisterhotkey}
3680
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3682\membersection{wxWindow::Update}\label{wxwindowupdate}
3683
3684\func{virtual void}{Update}{\void}
3685
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3686Calling this method immediately repaints the invalidated area of the window and
3687all of its children recursively while this would usually only happen when the
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3689Notice that this function doesn't invalidate any area of the window so
3690nothing happens if nothing has been invalidated (i.e. marked as requiring
3691a redraw). Use \helpref{Refresh}{wxwindowrefresh} first if you want to
a67f1484 3692immediately redraw the window unconditionally.
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3696
c0d26c0f 3697\func{virtual void}{UpdateWindowUI}{\param{long}{ flags = wxUPDATE\_UI\_NONE}}
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3699This function sends \helpref{wxUpdateUIEvents}{wxupdateuievent} to
3700the window. The particular implementation depends on the window; for
3701example a wxToolBar will send an update UI event for each toolbar button,
3702and a wxFrame will send an update UI event for each menubar menu item.
3703You can call this function from your application to ensure that your
3704UI is up-to-date at this point (as far as your wxUpdateUIEvent handlers
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3705are concerned). This may be necessary if you have called
3706\helpref{wxUpdateUIEvent::SetMode}{wxupdateuieventsetmode} or
e39af974 3707\helpref{wxUpdateUIEvent::SetUpdateInterval}{wxupdateuieventsetupdateinterval} to
fc2171bd 3708limit the overhead that wxWidgets incurs by sending update UI events in idle time.
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3710{\it flags} should be a bitlist of one or more of the following values.
3711
3712\begin{verbatim}
3713enum wxUpdateUI
3714{
3715 wxUPDATE_UI_NONE = 0x0000, // No particular value
3716 wxUPDATE_UI_RECURSE = 0x0001, // Call the function for descendants
3717 wxUPDATE_UI_FROMIDLE = 0x0002 // Invoked from On(Internal)Idle
3718};
3719\end{verbatim}
3720
3721If you are calling this function from an OnInternalIdle or OnIdle
3722function, make sure you pass the wxUPDATE\_UI\_FROMIDLE flag, since
3723this tells the window to only update the UI elements that need
3724to be updated in idle time. Some windows update their elements
3725only when necessary, for example when a menu is about to be shown.
3726The following is an example of how to call UpdateWindowUI from
3727an idle function.
3728
3729\begin{verbatim}
3730void MyWindow::OnInternalIdle()
3731{
3732 if (wxUpdateUIEvent::CanUpdate(this))
3733 UpdateWindowUI(wxUPDATE_UI_FROMIDLE);
3734}
3735\end{verbatim}
3736
3737\wxheading{See also}
3738
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3740\helpref{wxWindow::DoUpdateWindowUI}{wxwindowdoupdatewindowui},
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3742
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3745
3746\func{virtual bool}{Validate}{\void}
3747
3748Validates the current values of the child controls using their validators.
3749
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3751the method will also call Validate() of all child windows.
3752
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3754
cc81d32f 3755Returns {\tt false} if any of the validations failed.
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3757\wxheading{See also}
3758
3759\helpref{wxWindow::TransferDataFromWindow}{wxwindowtransferdatafromwindow},\rtfsp
3980000c 3760\helpref{wxWindow::TransferDataToWindow}{wxwindowtransferdatatowindow},\rtfsp
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3762
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3764\membersection{wxWindow::WarpPointer}\label{wxwindowwarppointer}
3765
3766\func{void}{WarpPointer}{\param{int}{ x}, \param{int}{ y}}
3767
3768Moves the pointer to the given position on the window.
3769
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3771Interface Guidelines forbid moving the mouse cursor programmatically.
3772
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3774
3775\docparam{x}{The new x position for the cursor.}
3776
3777\docparam{y}{The new y position for the cursor.}
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