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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
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65use this style in order to get the arrows or etc., but would still like
66to have normal keyboard navigation take place, you should call
67\helpref{Navigate}{wxwindownavigate} in response to the key events for
68Tab and Shift-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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247
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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345modifying its parameters.}
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.
a660d684 398
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
2edb0bde 468For the y dimension, the pixels are multiplied by 8 and then divided by the average
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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}
6ba68e88 514
cc81d32f 515Disables the window, same as \helpref{Enable({\tt false})}{wxwindowenable}.
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517\wxheading{Return value}
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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1127that this is the minimum required size. It normally just returns the value set
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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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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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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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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1306\helpref{GetClientSize}{wxwindowgetclientsize},\rtfsp
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}}}
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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.}
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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}.}
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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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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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1422Gets the window style that was passed to the constructor or {\bf Create}
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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1431\helpref{wxWindow::SetWindowVariant}{wxwindowsetwindowvariant}.
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::HasExtraStyle}\label{wxwindowhasextrastyle}
1449
1450\constfunc{bool}{HasExtraStyle}{\param{int }{exFlag}}
1451
1452Returns \texttt{true} if the window has the given \arg{exFlag} bit set in its
1453extra styles.
1454
1455\wxheading{See also}
1456
1457\helpref{SetExtraStyle}{wxwindowsetextrastyle}
1458
1459
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1460\membersection{wxWindow::HasFlag}\label{wxwindowhasflag}
1461
1462\constfunc{bool}{HasFlag}{\param{int }{flag}}
1463
1464Returns \texttt{true} if the window has the given \arg{flag} bit set.
1465
1466
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1468
1469\constfunc{virtual bool}{HasMultiplePages}{\void}
1470
1471This method should be overridden to return \texttt{true} if this window has
1472multiple pages. All standard class with multiple pages such as
1473\helpref{wxNotebook}{wxnotebook}, \helpref{wxListbook}{wxlistbook} and
1474\helpref{wxTreebook}{wxtreebook} already override it to return \texttt{true}
1475and user-defined classes with similar behaviour should do it as well to allow
1476the library to handle such windows appropriately.
1477
1478
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1480
1481\constfunc{virtual bool}{HasScrollbar}{\param{int }{orient}}
1482
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1484
1485\wxheading{Parameters}
1486
1487\docparam{orient}{Orientation to check, either {\tt wxHORIZONTAL} or {\tt wxVERTICAL}.}
1488
1489
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1490\membersection{wxWindow::HasTransparentBackground}\label{wxwindowhastransparentbackground}
1491
1492\constfunc{virtual bool}{HasTransparentBackground}{\void}
1493
1494Returns \true if this window background is transparent (as, for example, for
1495wxStaticText) and should show the parent window background.
1496
1497This method is mostly used internally by the library itself and you normally
1498shouldn't have to call it. You may, however, have to override it in your
1499wxWindow-derived class to ensure that background is painted correctly.
1500
1501
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1503
1504\func{bool}{Hide}{\void}
1505
cc81d32f 1506Equivalent to calling \helpref{Show}{wxwindowshow}({\tt false}).
bc5879ef 1507
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1510
1511\func{void}{InheritAttributes}{\void}
1512
1513This function is (or should be, in case of custom controls) called during
1514window creation to intelligently set up the window visual attributes, that is
1515the font and the foreground and background colours.
1516
1517By ``intelligently'' the following is meant: by default, all windows use their
1518own \helpref{default}{wxwindowgetclassdefaultattributes} attributes. However
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1520\helpref{SetFont}{wxwindowsetfont} and not
fa47d7a7 1521\helpref{SetOwnFont}{wxwindowsetownfont}) changed \emph{and} if the
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1522corresponding attribute hadn't been explicitly set for this window itself,
1523then this window takes the same value as used by the parent. In addition, if
324eeecb 1524the window overrides \helpref{ShouldInheritColours}{wxwindowshouldinheritcolours}
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1525to return \false, the colours will not be changed no matter what and only the
1526font might.
1527
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1529different usage scenarios. The most common one is when all default attributes
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1530are used and in this case, nothing should be inherited as in modern GUIs
1531different controls use different fonts (and colours) than their siblings so
1532they can't inherit the same value from the parent. However it was also deemed
1533desirable to allow to simply change the attributes of all children at once by
1534just changing the font or colour of their common parent, hence in this case we
1535do inherit the parents attributes.
1536
1537
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1539
1540\func{void}{InitDialog}{\void}
1541
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1543to the dialog via validators.
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1547
1548\func{void}{InvalidateBestSize}{\void}
1549
1550Resets the cached best size value so it will be recalculated the next time it is needed.
1551
1552
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1554
1555\constfunc{virtual bool}{IsDoubleBuffered}{\void}
1556
1557Returns \true if the window contents is double-buffered by the system, i.e. if
1558any drawing done on the window is really done on a temporary backing surface
1559and transferred to the screen all at once later.
1560
1561\wxheading{See also}
1562
1563\helpref{wxBufferedDC}{wxbuffereddc}
1564
1565
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1567
1568\constfunc{virtual bool}{IsEnabled}{\void}
1569
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1571otherwise.
1572
1573Notice that this method can return \false even if this window itself hadn't
1574been explicitly disabled when one of its parent windows is disabled. To get the
1575intrinsic status of this window, use
1576\helpref{IsThisEnabled}{wxwindowisthisenabled}
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1578\wxheading{See also}
1579
1580\helpref{wxWindow::Enable}{wxwindowenable}
1581
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aa4b42f0 1583\membersection{wxWindow::IsExposed}\label{wxwindowisexposed}
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1585\constfunc{bool}{IsExposed}{\param{int }{x}, \param{int }{y}}
1586
605d715d 1587\constfunc{bool}{IsExposed}{\param{wxPoint }{\&pt}}
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1590
605d715d 1591\constfunc{bool}{IsExposed}{\param{wxRect }{\&rect}}
515da557 1592
cc81d32f 1593Returns {\tt true} if the given point or rectangle area has been exposed since the
ad9edf45 1594last repaint. Call this in an paint event handler to optimize redrawing by
4130b487 1595only redrawing those areas, which have been exposed.
ad9edf45 1596
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1598implements the following methods:\par
1599\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
d3e78bab 1600\twocolitem{{\bf IsExposed(x,y, w=0,h=0)}}{}
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1602\twocolitem{{\bf IsExposedRect(rect)}}{}
8771a323 1603\end{twocollist}}}
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1607
1608\constfunc{virtual bool}{IsFrozen}{\void}
1609
1610Returns \true if the window is currently frozen by a call to
1611\helpref{Freeze()}{wxwindowfreeze}.
1612
1613\wxheading{See also}
1614
1615\helpref{Thaw()}{wxwindowthaw}
1616
1617
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1619
1620\constfunc{virtual bool}{IsRetained}{\void}
1621
cc81d32f 1622Returns {\tt true} if the window is retained, {\tt false} otherwise.
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1624\wxheading{Remarks}
1625
1626Retained windows are only available on X platforms.
1627
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1630
1631\constfunc{virtual bool}{IsShown}{\void}
1632
cc81d32f 1633Returns {\tt true} if the window is shown, {\tt false} if it has been hidden.
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1636
865a74c7 1637\helpref{wxWindow::IsShownOnScreen}{wxwindowisshownonscreen}
9c72cf76 1638
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865a74c7 1640\membersection{wxWindow::IsShownOnScreen}\label{wxwindowisshownonscreen}
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865a74c7 1642\constfunc{virtual bool}{IsShownOnScreen}{\void}
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1644Returns {\tt true} if the window is physically visible on the screen, i.e. it
1645is shown and all its parents up to the toplevel window are shown as well.
1646
1647\wxheading{See also}
1648
1649\helpref{wxWindow::IsShown}{wxwindowisshown}
1650
1651
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1653
1654\constfunc{bool}{IsThisEnabled}{\void}
1655
1656Returns \true if this window is intrinsically enabled, \false otherwise, i.e.
1657if \helpref{Enable(false)}{wxwindowenable} had been called. This method is
1658mostly used for wxWidgets itself, user code should normally use
1659\helpref{IsEnabled}{wxwindowisenabled} instead.
1660
1661
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1663
1664\constfunc{bool}{IsTopLevel}{\void}
1665
1666Returns {\tt true} if the given window is a top-level one. Currently all frames and
1667dialogs are considered to be top-level windows (even if they have a parent
1668window).
1669
1670
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1672
1673\func{void}{Layout}{\void}
1674
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1676for this window.
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1679layout is on, this function gets called automatically when the window is resized.
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1683
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1688
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1693
1694\func{void}{Lower}{\void}
1695
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1698\wxheading{See also}
1699
1700\helpref{Raise}{wxwindowraise}
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1704
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1707Disables all other windows in the application so that
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1710\wxheading{Parameters}
1711
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1713the user can only interact with this window. If {\tt false}, the effect is reversed.}
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1717
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1721
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1723
1724\wxheading{Parameters}
1725
1726\docparam{x}{Required x position.}
1727
1728\docparam{y}{Required y position.}
1729
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1731
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1733
1734Implementations of SetSize can also implicitly implement the
1735wxWindow::Move function, which is defined in the base wxWindow class
1736as the call:
1737
1738\begin{verbatim}
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1741
1742\wxheading{See also}
1743
1744\helpref{wxWindow::SetSize}{wxwindowsetsize}
1745
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1747implements the following methods:\par
1748\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
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1750\twocolitem{{\bf MoveXY(x, y)}}{Accepts a pair of integers}
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1752}
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1755\membersection{wxWindow::MoveAfterInTabOrder}\label{wxwindowmoveafterintaborder}
1756
1757\func{void}{MoveAfterInTabOrder}{\param{wxWindow *}{win}}
1758
1759Moves this window in the tab navigation order after the specified \arg{win}.
1760This means that when the user presses \texttt{TAB} key on that other window,
1761the focus switches to this window.
1762
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1765it after creating all the windows.
1766
1767\wxheading{Parameters}
1768
1769\docparam{win}{A sibling of this window which should precede it in tab order,
1770must not be NULL}
1771
1772
1773\membersection{wxWindow::MoveBeforeInTabOrder}\label{wxwindowmovebeforeintaborder}
1774
1775\func{void}{MoveBeforeInTabOrder}{\param{wxWindow *}{win}}
1776
1777Same as \helpref{MoveAfterInTabOrder}{wxwindowmoveafterintaborder} except that
1778it inserts this window just before \arg{win} instead of putting it right after
1779it.
1780
1781
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1783
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1787equivalent to calling \helpref{NavigateIn()}{wxwindownavigatein} method on the
1788parent window.
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1790\wxheading{Parameters}
1791
eedc82f4 1792\docparam{flags}{A combination of wxNavigationKeyEvent::IsForward and wxNavigationKeyEvent::WinChange.}
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1795
1796Returns \true if the focus was moved to another window or \false if nothing
1797changed.
1798
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1800
1801You may wish to call this from a text control custom keypress handler to do the default
1802navigation behaviour for the tab key, since the standard default behaviour for
1803a multiline text control with the wxTE\_PROCESS\_TAB style is to insert a tab
1804and not navigate to the next control.
1805
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1808
1809\func{bool}{NavigateIn}{\param{int}{ flags = wxNavigationKeyEvent::IsForward}}
1810
1811Performs a keyboard navigation action inside this window.
1812
1813See \helpref{Navigate}{wxwindownavigate} for more information.
1814
1815
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1817
1818\func{static int}{NextControlId}{\param{int }{winid}}
1819
1820If two controls are created consecutively using \texttt{wxID\_ANY} id, this
1821function allows to retrieve the effective id of the latter control from the id
1822of the former. This is useful for example to find the control following its
1823\helpref{wxStaticText}{wxstatictext} label if only the id of or pointer to the
1824label is available to the caller but it is known that the two controls were
1825created together.
1826
1827\wxheading{See also}
1828
1829\helpref{PrevControlId}{wxwindowprevcontrolid}
1830
1831
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1833%% the old docs here in case we want to move any still needed bits to
1834%% the right location (i.e. probably the corresponding events docs)
1835%%
1836%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnActivate}\label{wxwindowonactivate}
1837%%
1838%% \func{void}{OnActivate}{\param{wxActivateEvent\&}{ event}}
1839%%
1840%% Called when a window is activated or deactivated.
1841%%
1842%% \wxheading{Parameters}
1843%%
1844%% \docparam{event}{Object containing activation information.}
1845%%
1846%% \wxheading{Remarks}
1847%%
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1849%% otherwise it returns {\tt false} (it is being deactivated).
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1851%% \wxheading{See also}
1852%%
1853%% \helpref{wxActivateEvent}{wxactivateevent},\rtfsp
1854%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
1855%%
1856%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnChar}\label{wxwindowonchar}
1857%%
1858%% \func{void}{OnChar}{\param{wxKeyEvent\&}{ event}}
1859%%
1860%% Called when the user has pressed a key that is not a modifier (SHIFT, CONTROL or ALT).
1861%%
1862%% \wxheading{Parameters}
1863%%
1864%% \docparam{event}{Object containing keypress information. See \helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent} for
1865%% details about this class.}
1866%%
1867%% \wxheading{Remarks}
1868%%
1869%% This member function is called in response to a keypress. To intercept this event,
1870%% use the EVT\_CHAR macro in an event table definition. Your {\bf OnChar} handler may call this
1871%% default function to achieve default keypress functionality.
1872%%
1873%% Note that the ASCII values do not have explicit key codes: they are passed as ASCII
1874%% values.
1875%%
1876%% Note that not all keypresses can be intercepted this way. If you wish to intercept modifier
1877%% keypresses, then you will need to use \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyDown}{wxwindowonkeydown} or
1878%% \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyUp}{wxwindowonkeyup}.
1879%%
1880%% Most, but not all, windows allow keypresses to be intercepted.
1881%%
1882%% {\bf Tip:} be sure to call {\tt event.Skip()} for events that you don't process in this function,
1883%% otherwise menu shortcuts may cease to work under Windows.
1884%%
1885%% \wxheading{See also}
1886%%
1887%% \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyDown}{wxwindowonkeydown}, \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyUp}{wxwindowonkeyup},\rtfsp
1888%% \helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent}, \helpref{wxWindow::OnCharHook}{wxwindowoncharhook},\rtfsp
1889%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
1890%%
1891%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnCharHook}\label{wxwindowoncharhook}
1892%%
1893%% \func{void}{OnCharHook}{\param{wxKeyEvent\&}{ event}}
1894%%
1895%% This member is called to allow the window to intercept keyboard events
1896%% before they are processed by child windows.
1897%%
1898%% \wxheading{Parameters}
1899%%
1900%% \docparam{event}{Object containing keypress information. See \helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent} for
1901%% details about this class.}
1902%%
1903%% \wxheading{Remarks}
1904%%
1905%% This member function is called in response to a keypress, if the window is active. To intercept this event,
1906%% use the EVT\_CHAR\_HOOK macro in an event table definition. If you do not process a particular
1907%% keypress, call \helpref{wxEvent::Skip}{wxeventskip} to allow default processing.
1908%%
1909%% An example of using this function is in the implementation of escape-character processing for wxDialog,
1910%% where pressing ESC dismisses the dialog by {\bf OnCharHook} 'forging' a cancel button press event.
1911%%
1912%% Note that the ASCII values do not have explicit key codes: they are passed as ASCII
1913%% values.
1914%%
1915%% This function is only relevant to top-level windows (frames and dialogs), and under
1916%% Windows only. Under GTK the normal EVT\_CHAR\_ event has the functionality, i.e.
acbadd0b 1917%% you can intercept it, and if you don't call \helpref{wxEvent::Skip}{wxeventskip}
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1919%%
1920%% \wxheading{See also}
1921%%
1922%% \helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent},\rtfsp
1923%% \helpref{wxWindow::OnCharHook}{wxwindowoncharhook},\rtfsp
1924%% %% GD: OnXXX functions are not documented
1925%% %%\helpref{wxApp::OnCharHook}{wxapponcharhook},\rtfsp
1926%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
1927%%
1928%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnCommand}\label{wxwindowoncommand}
1929%%
1930%% \func{virtual void}{OnCommand}{\param{wxEvtHandler\& }{object}, \param{wxCommandEvent\& }{event}}
1931%%
1932%% This virtual member function is called if the control does not handle the command event.
1933%%
1934%% \wxheading{Parameters}
1935%%
1936%% \docparam{object}{Object receiving the command event.}
1937%%
1938%% \docparam{event}{Command event}
1939%%
1940%% \wxheading{Remarks}
1941%%
1942%% This virtual function is provided mainly for backward compatibility. You can also intercept commands
1943%% from child controls by using an event table, with identifiers or identifier ranges to identify
1944%% the control(s) in question.
1945%%
1946%% \wxheading{See also}
1947%%
1948%% \helpref{wxCommandEvent}{wxcommandevent},\rtfsp
1949%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
1950%%
1951%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnClose}\label{wxwindowonclose}
1952%%
1953%% \func{virtual bool}{OnClose}{\void}
1954%%
1955%% Called when the user has tried to close a a frame
1956%% or dialog box using the window manager (X) or system menu (Windows).
1957%%
1958%% {\bf Note:} This is an obsolete function.
2edb0bde 1959%% It is superseded by the \helpref{wxWindow::OnCloseWindow}{wxwindowonclosewindow} event
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1961%%
1962%% \wxheading{Return value}
1963%%
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1966%% you may delete other windows.
1967%%
1968%% \wxheading{See also}
1969%%
1970%% \helpref{Window deletion overview}{windowdeletionoverview},\rtfsp
1971%% \helpref{wxWindow::Close}{wxwindowclose},\rtfsp
1972%% \helpref{wxWindow::OnCloseWindow}{wxwindowonclosewindow},\rtfsp
1973%% \helpref{wxCloseEvent}{wxcloseevent}
1974%%
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1976%%
1977%% \func{void}{OnKeyDown}{\param{wxKeyEvent\&}{ event}}
1978%%
1979%% Called when the user has pressed a key, before it is translated into an ASCII value using other
1980%% modifier keys that might be pressed at the same time.
1981%%
1982%% \wxheading{Parameters}
1983%%
1984%% \docparam{event}{Object containing keypress information. See \helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent} for
1985%% details about this class.}
1986%%
1987%% \wxheading{Remarks}
1988%%
1989%% This member function is called in response to a key down event. To intercept this event,
1990%% use the EVT\_KEY\_DOWN macro in an event table definition. Your {\bf OnKeyDown} handler may call this
1991%% default function to achieve default keypress functionality.
1992%%
1993%% Note that not all keypresses can be intercepted this way. If you wish to intercept special
1994%% keys, such as shift, control, and function keys, then you will need to use \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyDown}{wxwindowonkeydown} or
1995%% \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyUp}{wxwindowonkeyup}.
1996%%
1997%% Most, but not all, windows allow keypresses to be intercepted.
1998%%
1999%% {\bf Tip:} be sure to call {\tt event.Skip()} for events that you don't process in this function,
2000%% otherwise menu shortcuts may cease to work under Windows.
2001%%
2002%% \wxheading{See also}
2003%%
2004%% \helpref{wxWindow::OnChar}{wxwindowonchar}, \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyUp}{wxwindowonkeyup},\rtfsp
2005%% \helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent}, \helpref{wxWindow::OnCharHook}{wxwindowoncharhook},\rtfsp
2006%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
2007%%
2008%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnKeyUp}\label{wxwindowonkeyup}
2009%%
2010%% \func{void}{OnKeyUp}{\param{wxKeyEvent\&}{ event}}
2011%%
2012%% Called when the user has released a key.
2013%%
2014%% \wxheading{Parameters}
2015%%
2016%% \docparam{event}{Object containing keypress information. See \helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent} for
2017%% details about this class.}
2018%%
2019%% \wxheading{Remarks}
2020%%
2021%% This member function is called in response to a key up event. To intercept this event,
2022%% use the EVT\_KEY\_UP macro in an event table definition. Your {\bf OnKeyUp} handler may call this
2023%% default function to achieve default keypress functionality.
2024%%
2025%% Note that not all keypresses can be intercepted this way. If you wish to intercept special
2026%% keys, such as shift, control, and function keys, then you will need to use \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyDown}{wxwindowonkeydown} or
2027%% \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyUp}{wxwindowonkeyup}.
2028%%
2029%% Most, but not all, windows allow key up events to be intercepted.
2030%%
2031%% \wxheading{See also}
2032%%
2033%% \helpref{wxWindow::OnChar}{wxwindowonchar}, \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyDown}{wxwindowonkeydown},\rtfsp
2034%% \helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent}, \helpref{wxWindow::OnCharHook}{wxwindowoncharhook},\rtfsp
2035%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
2036%%
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2038%%
2039%% \func{void}{OnInitDialog}{\param{wxInitDialogEvent\&}{ event}}
2040%%
2041%% Default handler for the wxEVT\_INIT\_DIALOG event. Calls \helpref{wxWindow::TransferDataToWindow}{wxwindowtransferdatatowindow}.
2042%%
2043%% \wxheading{Parameters}
2044%%
2045%% \docparam{event}{Dialog initialisation event.}
2046%%
2047%% \wxheading{Remarks}
2048%%
2049%% Gives the window the default behaviour of transferring data to child controls via
2050%% the validator that each control has.
2051%%
2052%% \wxheading{See also}
2053%%
2054%% \helpref{wxValidator}{wxvalidator}, \helpref{wxWindow::TransferDataToWindow}{wxwindowtransferdatatowindow}
2055%%
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2057%%
2058%% \func{void}{OnMenuHighlight}{\param{wxMenuEvent\& }{event}}
2059%%
2060%% Called when a menu select is received from a menu bar: that is, the
2061%% mouse cursor is over a menu item, but the left mouse button has not been
2062%% pressed.
2063%%
2064%% \wxheading{Parameters}
2065%%
2066%% \docparam{event}{The menu highlight event. For more information, see \helpref{wxMenuEvent}{wxmenuevent}.}
2067%%
2068%% \wxheading{Remarks}
2069%%
2070%% You can choose any member function to receive
2071%% menu select events, using the EVT\_MENU\_HIGHLIGHT macro for individual menu items or EVT\_MENU\_HIGHLIGHT\_ALL macro
2072%% for all menu items.
2073%%
2074%% The default implementation for \helpref{wxFrame::OnMenuHighlight}{wxframeonmenuhighlight} displays help
2075%% text in the first field of the status bar.
2076%%
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2079%%
2080%% \wxheading{See also}
2081%%
2082%% \helpref{wxMenuEvent}{wxmenuevent},\rtfsp
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2084%%
2085%%
2086%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnMouseEvent}\label{wxwindowonmouseevent}
2087%%
2088%% \func{void}{OnMouseEvent}{\param{wxMouseEvent\&}{ event}}
2089%%
2090%% Called when the user has initiated an event with the
2091%% mouse.
2092%%
2093%% \wxheading{Parameters}
2094%%
2095%% \docparam{event}{The mouse event. See \helpref{wxMouseEvent}{wxmouseevent} for
2096%% more details.}
2097%%
2098%% \wxheading{Remarks}
2099%%
2100%% Most, but not all, windows respond to this event.
2101%%
2102%% To intercept this event, use the EVT\_MOUSE\_EVENTS macro in an event table definition, or individual
2103%% mouse event macros such as EVT\_LEFT\_DOWN.
2104%%
2105%% \wxheading{See also}
2106%%
2107%% \helpref{wxMouseEvent}{wxmouseevent},\rtfsp
2108%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
2109%%
2110%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnMove}\label{wxwindowonmove}
2111%%
2112%% \func{void}{OnMove}{\param{wxMoveEvent\& }{event}}
2113%%
2114%% Called when a window is moved.
2115%%
2116%% \wxheading{Parameters}
2117%%
2118%% \docparam{event}{The move event. For more information, see \helpref{wxMoveEvent}{wxmoveevent}.}
2119%%
2120%% \wxheading{Remarks}
2121%%
2122%% Use the EVT\_MOVE macro to intercept move events.
2123%%
2124%% \wxheading{Remarks}
2125%%
2126%% Not currently implemented.
2127%%
2128%% \wxheading{See also}
2129%%
2130%% \helpref{wxMoveEvent}{wxmoveevent},\rtfsp
2131%% \helpref{wxFrame::OnSize}{wxframeonsize},\rtfsp
2132%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
2133%%
2134%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnPaint}\label{wxwindowonpaint}
2135%%
2136%% \func{void}{OnPaint}{\param{wxPaintEvent\& }{event}}
2137%%
2138%% Sent to the event handler when the window must be refreshed.
2139%%
2140%% \wxheading{Parameters}
2141%%
2142%% \docparam{event}{Paint event. For more information, see \helpref{wxPaintEvent}{wxpaintevent}.}
2143%%
2144%% \wxheading{Remarks}
2145%%
2146%% Use the EVT\_PAINT macro in an event table definition to intercept paint events.
2147%%
2148%% Note that In a paint event handler, the application must {\it always} create a \helpref{wxPaintDC}{wxpaintdc} object,
2149%% even if you do not use it. Otherwise, under MS Windows, refreshing for this and other windows will go wrong.
2150%%
2151%% For example:
2152%%
2153%% \small{%
2154%% \begin{verbatim}
2155%% void MyWindow::OnPaint(wxPaintEvent\& event)
2156%% {
2157%% wxPaintDC dc(this);
2158%%
2159%% DrawMyDocument(dc);
2160%% }
2161%% \end{verbatim}
2162%% }%
2163%%
2164%% You can optimize painting by retrieving the rectangles
2165%% that have been damaged and only repainting these. The rectangles are in
2166%% terms of the client area, and are unscrolled, so you will need to do
2167%% some calculations using the current view position to obtain logical,
2168%% scrolled units.
2169%%
2170%% Here is an example of using the \helpref{wxRegionIterator}{wxregioniterator} class:
2171%%
2172%% {\small%
2173%% \begin{verbatim}
2174%% // Called when window needs to be repainted.
2175%% void MyWindow::OnPaint(wxPaintEvent\& event)
2176%% {
2177%% wxPaintDC dc(this);
2178%%
2179%% // Find Out where the window is scrolled to
2180%% int vbX,vbY; // Top left corner of client
2181%% GetViewStart(&vbX,&vbY);
2182%%
2183%% int vX,vY,vW,vH; // Dimensions of client area in pixels
2184%% wxRegionIterator upd(GetUpdateRegion()); // get the update rect list
2185%%
2186%% while (upd)
2187%% {
2188%% vX = upd.GetX();
2189%% vY = upd.GetY();
2190%% vW = upd.GetW();
2191%% vH = upd.GetH();
2192%%
2193%% // Alternatively we can do this:
2194%% // wxRect rect;
2195%% // upd.GetRect(&rect);
2196%%
2197%% // Repaint this rectangle
2198%% ...some code...
2199%%
2200%% upd ++ ;
2201%% }
2202%% }
2203%% \end{verbatim}
2204%% }%
2205%%
2206%% \wxheading{See also}
2207%%
2208%% \helpref{wxPaintEvent}{wxpaintevent},\rtfsp
2209%% \helpref{wxPaintDC}{wxpaintdc},\rtfsp
2210%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
2211%%
2212%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnScroll}\label{wxwindowonscroll}
2213%%
2214%% \func{void}{OnScroll}{\param{wxScrollWinEvent\& }{event}}
2215%%
2216%% Called when a scroll window event is received from one of the window's built-in scrollbars.
2217%%
2218%% \wxheading{Parameters}
2219%%
2220%% \docparam{event}{Command event. Retrieve the new scroll position by
2221%% calling \helpref{wxScrollEvent::GetPosition}{wxscrolleventgetposition}, and the
2222%% scrollbar orientation by calling \helpref{wxScrollEvent::GetOrientation}{wxscrolleventgetorientation}.}
2223%%
2224%% \wxheading{Remarks}
2225%%
2226%% Note that it is not possible to distinguish between horizontal and vertical scrollbars
2227%% until the function is executing (you can't have one function for vertical, another
2228%% for horizontal events).
2229%%
2230%% \wxheading{See also}
2231%%
2232%% \helpref{wxScrollWinEvent}{wxscrollwinevent},\rtfsp
2233%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
2234%%
2235%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnSetFocus}\label{wxwindowonsetfocus}
2236%%
2237%% \func{void}{OnSetFocus}{\param{wxFocusEvent\& }{event}}
2238%%
2239%% Called when a window's focus is being set.
2240%%
2241%% \wxheading{Parameters}
2242%%
2243%% \docparam{event}{The focus event. For more information, see \helpref{wxFocusEvent}{wxfocusevent}.}
2244%%
2245%% \wxheading{Remarks}
2246%%
2247%% To intercept this event, use the macro EVT\_SET\_FOCUS in an event table definition.
2248%%
2249%% Most, but not all, windows respond to this event.
2250%%
2251%% \wxheading{See also}
2252%%
2253%% \helpref{wxFocusEvent}{wxfocusevent}, \helpref{wxWindow::OnKillFocus}{wxwindowonkillfocus},\rtfsp
2254%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
2255%%
2256%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnSize}\label{wxwindowonsize}
2257%%
2258%% \func{void}{OnSize}{\param{wxSizeEvent\& }{event}}
2259%%
2260%% Called when the window has been resized. This is not a virtual function; you should
2261%% provide your own non-virtual OnSize function and direct size events to it using EVT\_SIZE
2262%% in an event table definition.
2263%%
2264%% \wxheading{Parameters}
2265%%
2266%% \docparam{event}{Size event. For more information, see \helpref{wxSizeEvent}{wxsizeevent}.}
2267%%
2268%% \wxheading{Remarks}
2269%%
2270%% You may wish to use this for frames to resize their child windows as appropriate.
2271%%
2272%% Note that the size passed is of
2273%% the whole window: call \helpref{wxWindow::GetClientSize}{wxwindowgetclientsize} for the area which may be
2274%% used by the application.
2275%%
2276%% When a window is resized, usually only a small part of the window is damaged and you
2277%% may only need to repaint that area. However, if your drawing depends on the size of the window,
2278%% you may need to clear the DC explicitly and repaint the whole window. In which case, you
2279%% may need to call \helpref{wxWindow::Refresh}{wxwindowrefresh} to invalidate the entire window.
2280%%
2281%% \wxheading{See also}
2282%%
2283%% \helpref{wxSizeEvent}{wxsizeevent},\rtfsp
2284%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
2285%%
2286%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnSysColourChanged}\label{wxwindowonsyscolourchanged}
2287%%
2288%% \func{void}{OnSysColourChanged}{\param{wxOnSysColourChangedEvent\& }{event}}
2289%%
2290%% Called when the user has changed the system colours. Windows only.
2291%%
2292%% \wxheading{Parameters}
2293%%
2294%% \docparam{event}{System colour change event. For more information, see \helpref{wxSysColourChangedEvent}{wxsyscolourchangedevent}.}
2295%%
2296%% \wxheading{See also}
2297%%
2298%% \helpref{wxSysColourChangedEvent}{wxsyscolourchangedevent},\rtfsp
2299%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
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2302\membersection{wxWindow::OnInternalIdle}\label{wxwindowoninternalidle}
2303
2304\func{virtual void}{OnInternalIdle}{\void}
2305
2306This virtual function is normally only used internally, but
2307sometimes an application may need it to implement functionality
2308that should not be disabled by an application defining an OnIdle
2309handler in a derived class.
2310
2311This function may be used to do delayed painting, for example,
324eeecb 2312and most implementations call \helpref{wxWindow::UpdateWindowUI}{wxwindowupdatewindowui}
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2313in order to send update events to the window in idle time.
2314
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2316\membersection{wxWindow::PageDown}\label{wxwindowpagedown}
2317
2318This is just a wrapper for \helpref{ScrollPages()}{wxwindowscrollpages}$(1)$.
2319
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2321\membersection{wxWindow::PageUp}\label{wxwindowpageup}
2322
2323This is just a wrapper for \helpref{ScrollPages()}{wxwindowscrollpages}$(-1)$.
2324
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2327
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2330Removes and returns the top-most event handler on the event handler stack.
2331
2332\wxheading{Parameters}
2333
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2335default value is {\tt false}.}
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2337\wxheading{See also}
2338
2339\helpref{wxWindow::SetEventHandler}{wxwindowseteventhandler},\rtfsp
2340\helpref{wxWindow::GetEventHandler}{wxwindowgeteventhandler},\rtfsp
2341\helpref{wxWindow::PushEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler},\rtfsp
2342\helpref{wxEvtHandler::ProcessEvent}{wxevthandlerprocessevent},\rtfsp
2343\helpref{wxEvtHandler}{wxevthandler}\rtfsp
2344
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2346\membersection{wxWindow::PopupMenu}\label{wxwindowpopupmenu}
2347
45b8a256 2348\func{bool}{PopupMenu}{\param{wxMenu* }{menu}, \param{const wxPoint\& }{pos = wxDefaultPosition}}
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2350\func{bool}{PopupMenu}{\param{wxMenu* }{menu}, \param{int }{x}, \param{int }{y}}
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2352Pops up the given menu at the specified coordinates, relative to this
2353window, and returns control when the user has dismissed the menu. If a
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2356cursor position is used.
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2358\wxheading{Parameters}
2359
2360\docparam{menu}{Menu to pop up.}
2361
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2362\docparam{pos}{The position where the menu will appear.}
2363
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2364\docparam{x}{Required x position for the menu to appear.}
2365
2366\docparam{y}{Required y position for the menu to appear.}
2367
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2368\wxheading{See also}
2369
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2370\helpref{wxMenu}{wxmenu}
2371
2372\wxheading{Remarks}
2373
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2374Just before the menu is popped up, \helpref{wxMenu::UpdateUI}{wxmenuupdateui}
2375is called to ensure that the menu items are in the correct state. The menu does
2376not get deleted by the window.
2377
2378It is recommended to not explicitly specify coordinates when calling PopupMenu
2379in response to mouse click, because some of the ports (namely, wxGTK) can do
2380a better job of positioning the menu in that case.
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2383implements the following methods:\par
2384\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
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2385\twocolitem{{\bf PopupMenu(menu, point)}}{Specifies position with a wxPoint}
2386\twocolitem{{\bf PopupMenuXY(menu, x, y)}}{Specifies position with two integers (x, y)}
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2388}
2389
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2391\membersection{wxWindow::PrevControlId}\label{wxwindowprevcontrolid}
2392
2393\func{static int}{PrevControlId}{\param{int }{winid}}
2394
2395This is similar to \helpref{NextControlId}{wxwindownextcontrolid} but returns
2396the id of the control created just before the one with the given \arg{winid}.
2397
2398
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2399\membersection{wxWindow::PushEventHandler}\label{wxwindowpusheventhandler}
2400
2401\func{void}{PushEventHandler}{\param{wxEvtHandler* }{handler}}
2402
2403Pushes this event handler onto the event stack for the window.
2404
2405\wxheading{Parameters}
2406
2407\docparam{handler}{Specifies the handler to be pushed.}
2408
2409\wxheading{Remarks}
2410
2411An event handler is an object that is capable of processing the events
2412sent to a window. By default, the window is its own event handler, but
2413an application may wish to substitute another, for example to allow
2414central implementation of event-handling for a variety of different
2415window classes.
2416
2417\helpref{wxWindow::PushEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler} allows
2418an application to set up a chain of event handlers, where an event not handled by one event handler is
2419handed to the next one in the chain. Use \helpref{wxWindow::PopEventHandler}{wxwindowpopeventhandler} to
2420remove the event handler.
2421
2422\wxheading{See also}
2423
2424\helpref{wxWindow::SetEventHandler}{wxwindowseteventhandler},\rtfsp
2425\helpref{wxWindow::GetEventHandler}{wxwindowgeteventhandler},\rtfsp
2426\helpref{wxWindow::PopEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler},\rtfsp
2427\helpref{wxEvtHandler::ProcessEvent}{wxevthandlerprocessevent},\rtfsp
2428\helpref{wxEvtHandler}{wxevthandler}
2429
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2431\membersection{wxWindow::Raise}\label{wxwindowraise}
2432
2433\func{void}{Raise}{\void}
2434
4e43c815 2435Raises the window to the top of the window hierarchy (z-order).
2bdd6b12 2436
4e43c815 2437In current version of wxWidgets this works both for managed and child windows.
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2439\wxheading{See also}
2440
2441\helpref{Lower}{wxwindowlower}
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2444\membersection{wxWindow::Refresh}\label{wxwindowrefresh}
2445
a67f1484 2446\func{virtual void}{Refresh}{\param{bool}{ eraseBackground = {\tt true}}, \param{const wxRect* }{rect = NULL}}
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2449where this is not implemented), to be repainted. Note that repainting doesn't
2450happen immediately but only during the next event loop iteration, if you need
60fef964 2451to update the window immediately you should use \helpref{Update}{wxwindowupdate}
a67f1484 2452instead.
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2454\wxheading{Parameters}
2455
cc81d32f 2456\docparam{eraseBackground}{If {\tt true}, the background will be
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2458
2459\docparam{rect}{If non-NULL, only the given rectangle will
2460be treated as damaged.}
2461
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2462\wxheading{See also}
2463
2464\helpref{wxWindow::RefreshRect}{wxwindowrefreshrect}
2465
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2467\membersection{wxWindow::RefreshRect}\label{wxwindowrefreshrect}
2468
8cfa09bd 2469\func{void}{RefreshRect}{\param{const wxRect\& }{rect}, \param{bool }{eraseBackground = \true}}
2b5f62a0 2470
8cfa09bd 2471Redraws the contents of the given rectangle: only the area inside it will be
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2472repainted.
2473
8cfa09bd 2474This is the same as \helpref{Refresh}{wxwindowrefresh} but has a nicer syntax
324eeecb 2475as it can be called with a temporary wxRect object as argument like this
8cfa09bd 2476\texttt{RefreshRect(wxRect(x, y, w, h))}.
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2479\membersection{wxWindow::RegisterHotKey}\label{wxwindowregisterhotkey}
2480
2481\func{bool}{RegisterHotKey}{\param{int}{ hotkeyId}, \param{int}{ modifiers}, \param{int}{ virtualKeyCode}}
2482
2483Registers a system wide hotkey. Every time the user presses the hotkey registered here, this window
2484will receive a hotkey event. It will receive the event even if the application is in the background
2485and does not have the input focus because the user is working with some other application.
2486
2487\wxheading{Parameters}
2488
2489\docparam{hotkeyId}{Numeric identifier of the hotkey. For applications this must be between 0 and 0xBFFF. If
2490this function is called from a shared DLL, it must be a system wide unique identifier between 0xC000 and 0xFFFF.
2491This is a MSW specific detail.}
2492
2493\docparam{modifiers}{A bitwise combination of {\tt wxMOD\_SHIFT}, {\tt wxMOD\_CONTROL}, {\tt wxMOD\_ALT}
2494or {\tt wxMOD\_WIN} specifying the modifier keys that have to be pressed along with the key.}
2495
2496\docparam{virtualKeyCode}{The virtual key code of the hotkey.}
2497
2498\wxheading{Return value}
2499
2500{\tt true} if the hotkey was registered successfully. {\tt false} if some other application already registered a
2501hotkey with this modifier/virtualKeyCode combination.
2502
2503\wxheading{Remarks}
2504
2505Use EVT\_HOTKEY(hotkeyId, fnc) in the event table to capture the event.
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2506This function is currently only implemented under Windows. It is used
2507in the \helpref{Windows CE port}{wxwince} for detecting hardware button presses.
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2509\wxheading{See also}
2510
2511\helpref{wxWindow::UnregisterHotKey}{wxwindowunregisterhotkey}
2512
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2514\membersection{wxWindow::ReleaseMouse}\label{wxwindowreleasemouse}
2515
2516\func{virtual void}{ReleaseMouse}{\void}
2517
2518Releases mouse input captured with \helpref{wxWindow::CaptureMouse}{wxwindowcapturemouse}.
2519
2520\wxheading{See also}
2521
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2522\helpref{wxWindow::CaptureMouse}{wxwindowcapturemouse},
2523\helpref{wxWindow::HasCapture}{wxwindowhascapture},
2524\helpref{wxWindow::ReleaseMouse}{wxwindowreleasemouse},
63e819f2 2525\helpref{wxMouseCaptureLostEvent}{wxmousecapturelostevent}
a5e84126 2526\helpref{wxMouseCaptureChangedEvent}{wxmousecapturechangedevent}
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2529\membersection{wxWindow::RemoveChild}\label{wxwindowremovechild}
2530
2531\func{virtual void}{RemoveChild}{\param{wxWindow* }{child}}
2532
2533Removes a child window. This is called automatically by window deletion
2534functions so should not be required by the application programmer.
2535
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2538
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2539\wxheading{Parameters}
2540
2541\docparam{child}{Child window to remove.}
2542
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2545
2546\func{bool}{RemoveEventHandler}{\param{wxEvtHandler *}{handler}}
2547
2548Find the given {\it handler} in the windows event handler chain and remove (but
2549not delete) it from it.
2550
2551\wxheading{Parameters}
2552
154b6b0f 2553\docparam{handler}{The event handler to remove, must be non-{\tt NULL} and
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2554must be present in this windows event handlers chain}
2555
2556\wxheading{Return value}
2557
cc81d32f 2558Returns {\tt true} if it was found and {\tt false} otherwise (this also results
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2559in an assert failure so this function should only be called when the
2560handler is supposed to be there).
2561
2562\wxheading{See also}
2563
2564\helpref{PushEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler},\rtfsp
2565\helpref{PopEventHandler}{wxwindowpopeventhandler}
2566
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2569
2570\func{virtual bool}{Reparent}{\param{wxWindow* }{newParent}}
2571
2572Reparents the window, i.e the window will be removed from its
18ac8d69 2573current parent window (e.g. a non-standard toolbar in a wxFrame)
83930b2f 2574and then re-inserted into another.
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2576\wxheading{Parameters}
2577
2578\docparam{newParent}{New parent.}
2579
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2582
2583\constfunc{virtual void}{ScreenToClient}{\param{int* }{x}, \param{int* }{y}}
2584
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2585\constfunc{virtual wxPoint}{ScreenToClient}{\param{const wxPoint\& }{pt}}
2586
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2587Converts from screen to client window coordinates.
2588
2589\wxheading{Parameters}
2590
2591\docparam{x}{Stores the screen x coordinate and receives the client x coordinate.}
2592
2593\docparam{y}{Stores the screen x coordinate and receives the client x coordinate.}
2594
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2596
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2598implements the following methods:\par
2599\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
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2600\twocolitem{{\bf ScreenToClient(point)}}{Accepts and returns a wxPoint}
2601\twocolitem{{\bf ScreenToClientXY(x, y)}}{Returns a 2-tuple, (x, y)}
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2603}
2604
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2606\membersection{wxWindow::ScrollLines}\label{wxwindowscrolllines}
2607
9cd6d737 2608\func{virtual bool}{ScrollLines}{\param{int }{lines}}
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2609
2610Scrolls the window by the given number of lines down (if {\it lines} is
2611positive) or up.
2612
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2613\wxheading{Return value}
2614
cc81d32f 2615Returns {\tt true} if the window was scrolled, {\tt false} if it was already
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2616on top/bottom and nothing was done.
2617
2618\wxheading{Remarks}
2619
2620This function is currently only implemented under MSW and wxTextCtrl under
2621wxGTK (it also works for wxScrolledWindow derived classes under all
2622platforms).
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2624\wxheading{See also}
2625
2626\helpref{ScrollPages}{wxwindowscrollpages}
2627
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2629\membersection{wxWindow::ScrollPages}\label{wxwindowscrollpages}
2630
9cd6d737 2631\func{virtual bool}{ScrollPages}{\param{int }{pages}}
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2632
2633Scrolls the window by the given number of pages down (if {\it pages} is
2634positive) or up.
2635
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2636\wxheading{Return value}
2637
cc81d32f 2638Returns {\tt true} if the window was scrolled, {\tt false} if it was already
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2639on top/bottom and nothing was done.
2640
2641\wxheading{Remarks}
2642
0c131a5a 2643This function is currently only implemented under MSW and wxGTK.
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2645\wxheading{See also}
2646
2647\helpref{ScrollLines}{wxwindowscrolllines}
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2650\membersection{wxWindow::ScrollWindow}\label{wxwindowscrollwindow}
2651
eaaa6a06 2652\func{virtual void}{ScrollWindow}{\param{int }{dx}, \param{int }{dy}, \param{const wxRect*}{ rect = NULL}}
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2655
2656\wxheading{Parameters}
2657
2658\docparam{dx}{Amount to scroll horizontally.}
2659
2660\docparam{dy}{Amount to scroll vertically.}
2661
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2663scrolled (this is always the case under wxGTK which doesn't support this
2664parameter)}
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2666\wxheading{Remarks}
2667
60fef964 2668Note that you can often use \helpref{wxScrolledWindow}{wxscrolledwindow}
9f1a4466 2669instead of using this function directly.
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2672\membersection{wxWindow::SetAcceleratorTable}\label{wxwindowsetacceleratortable}
2673
2674\func{virtual void}{SetAcceleratorTable}{\param{const wxAcceleratorTable\&}{ accel}}
2675
2676Sets the accelerator table for this window. See \helpref{wxAcceleratorTable}{wxacceleratortable}.
2677
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2680
dbd94b75 2681\func{void}{SetAccessible}{\param{wxAccessible*}{ accessible}}
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2682
2683Sets the accessible for this window. Any existing accessible for this window
2684will be deleted first, if not identical to {\it accessible}.
2685
2686See also \helpref{wxAccessible}{wxaccessible}.
2687
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2689\membersection{wxWindow::SetAutoLayout}\label{wxwindowsetautolayout}
2690
8a293590 2691\func{void}{SetAutoLayout}{\param{bool}{ autoLayout}}
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2693Determines whether the \helpref{wxWindow::Layout}{wxwindowlayout} function will
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2694be called automatically when the window is resized. Please note that this only
2695happens for the windows usually used to contain children, namely
2696\helpref{wxPanel}{wxpanel} and \helpref{wxTopLevelWindow}{wxtoplevelwindow}
2697(and the classes deriving from them).
2698
2699This method is called implicitly by
2700\helpref{wxWindow::SetSizer}{wxwindowsetsizer} but if you use
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2702manually or otherwise the window layout won't be correctly updated when its
2703size changes.
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2705\wxheading{Parameters}
2706
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2708called automatically when the window is resized.}
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2710\wxheading{See also}
2711
2712\helpref{wxWindow::SetConstraints}{wxwindowsetconstraints}
2713
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2716
e477b168 2717\func{virtual bool}{SetBackgroundColour}{\param{const wxColour\& }{colour}}
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2719Sets the background colour of the window.
2720
b8e7b673 2721Please see \helpref{InheritAttributes}{wxwindowinheritattributes} for
324eeecb 2722explanation of the difference between this method and
fa47d7a7 2723\helpref{SetOwnBackgroundColour}{wxwindowsetownbackgroundcolour}.
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2726
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2728 {\tt wxNullColour} to reset to the default colour.}
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2730\wxheading{Remarks}
2731
2732The background colour is usually painted by the default\rtfsp
f4fcc291 2733\helpref{wxEraseEvent}{wxeraseevent} event handler function
6453876e 2734under Windows and automatically under GTK.
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5b6aa0ff 2736Note that setting the background colour does not cause an immediate refresh, so you
684761db 2737may wish to call \helpref{wxWindow::ClearBackground}{wxwindowclearbackground} or \helpref{wxWindow::Refresh}{wxwindowrefresh} after
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2739
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2741window, if the system supports them. Use with care since usually the
2742themes represent the appearance chosen by the user to be used for all
2743applications on the system.
2744
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2747
2748\helpref{wxWindow::GetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowgetbackgroundcolour},\rtfsp
2749\helpref{wxWindow::SetForegroundColour}{wxwindowsetforegroundcolour},\rtfsp
2750\helpref{wxWindow::GetForegroundColour}{wxwindowgetforegroundcolour},\rtfsp
684761db 2751\helpref{wxWindow::ClearBackground}{wxwindowclearbackground},\rtfsp
5b6aa0ff 2752\helpref{wxWindow::Refresh}{wxwindowrefresh},\rtfsp
f4fcc291 2753\helpref{wxEraseEvent}{wxeraseevent}
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2756
2757\func{virtual void}{SetBackgroundStyle}{\param{wxBackgroundStyle}{ style}}
2758
2759Sets the background style of the window. The background style indicates
2760whether background colour should be determined by the system (wxBG\_STYLE\_SYSTEM),
2761be set to a specific colour (wxBG\_STYLE\_COLOUR), or should be left to the
2762application to implement (wxBG\_STYLE\_CUSTOM).
2763
2764On GTK+, use of wxBG\_STYLE\_CUSTOM allows the flicker-free drawing of a custom
2765background, such as a tiled bitmap. Currently the style has no effect on other platforms.
2766
2767\wxheading{See also}
2768
2769\helpref{wxWindow::SetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowsetbackgroundcolour},\rtfsp
2770\helpref{wxWindow::GetForegroundColour}{wxwindowgetforegroundcolour},\rtfsp
2771\helpref{wxWindow::GetBackgroundStyle}{wxwindowgetbackgroundstyle}
2772
9f884528 2773
170acdc9 2774\membersection{wxWindow::SetInitialSize}\label{wxwindowsetinitialsize}
fe161a26 2775
170acdc9 2776\func{void}{SetInitialSize}{\param{const wxSize\& }{size = wxDefaultSize}}
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2778A {\it smart} SetSize that will fill in default size components with the
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2779window's {\it best} size values. Also sets the window's minsize to
2780the value passed in for use with sizers. This means that if a full or
2781partial size is passed to this function then the sizers will use that
2782size instead of the results of GetBestSize to determine the minimum
2783needs of the window for layout.
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2785Most controls will use this to set their initial size, and their min
2786size to the passed in value (if any.)
2787
2788
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2789\wxheading{See also}
2790
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2791\helpref{wxWindow::SetSize}{wxwindowsetsize},\rtfsp
2792\helpref{wxWindow::GetBestSize}{wxwindowgetbestsize},\rtfsp
170acdc9 2793\helpref{wxWindow::GetEffectiveMinSize}{wxwindowgeteffectiveminsize}
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2797
2798\constfunc{void}{SetCaret}{\param{wxCaret *}{caret}}
2799
2800Sets the \helpref{caret}{wxcaret} associated with the window.
2801
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2803\membersection{wxWindow::SetClientSize}\label{wxwindowsetclientsize}
2804
2805\func{virtual void}{SetClientSize}{\param{int}{ width}, \param{int}{ height}}
2806
2807\func{virtual void}{SetClientSize}{\param{const wxSize\&}{ size}}
2808
2809This sets the size of the window client area in pixels. Using this function to size a window
2810tends to be more device-independent than \helpref{wxWindow::SetSize}{wxwindowsetsize}, since the application need not
2811worry about what dimensions the border or title bar have when trying to fit the window
2812around panel items, for example.
2813
2814\wxheading{Parameters}
2815
2816\docparam{width}{The required client area width.}
2817
2818\docparam{height}{The required client area height.}
2819
2820\docparam{size}{The required client size.}
2821
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2823implements the following methods:\par
2824\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
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2826\twocolitem{{\bf SetClientSizeWH(width, height)}}{}
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2828}
2829
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2832
2833\func{void}{SetConstraints}{\param{wxLayoutConstraints* }{constraints}}
2834
2835Sets the window to have the given layout constraints. The window
2836will then own the object, and will take care of its deletion.
2837If an existing layout constraints object is already owned by the
2838window, it will be deleted.
2839
2840\wxheading{Parameters}
2841
2842\docparam{constraints}{The constraints to set. Pass NULL to disassociate and delete the window's
2843constraints.}
2844
2845\wxheading{Remarks}
2846
2847You must call \helpref{wxWindow::SetAutoLayout}{wxwindowsetautolayout} to tell a window to use
2cdac558 2848the constraints automatically in OnSize; otherwise, you must override OnSize and call Layout()
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2850sizer will have effect.
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d9f42a9e 2852\membersection{wxWindow::SetContainingSizer}\label{wxwindowsetcontainingsizer}
b8e7b673 2853
d9f42a9e 2854\func{void}{SetContainingSizer}{\param{wxSizer* }{sizer}}
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2857when a window is added to a sizer, and is used so the window can
2858remove itself from the sizer when it is destroyed.
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b8e7b673 2860
d9f42a9e 2861\membersection{wxWindow::SetCursor}\label{wxwindowsetcursor}
b8e7b673 2862
d9f42a9e 2863\func{virtual void}{SetCursor}{\param{const wxCursor\&}{cursor}}
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2867Sets the window's cursor. Notice that the window cursor also sets it for the
2868children of the window implicitly.
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2871be reset back to default.
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d9f42a9e 2873\wxheading{Parameters}
b8e7b673 2874
d9f42a9e 2875\docparam{cursor}{Specifies the cursor that the window should normally display.}
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2876
2877\wxheading{See also}
2878
d9f42a9e 2879\helpref{::wxSetCursor}{wxsetcursor}, \helpref{wxCursor}{wxcursor}
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2880
2881
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2882\membersection{wxWindow::SetDropTarget}\label{wxwindowsetdroptarget}
2883
2884\func{void}{SetDropTarget}{\param{wxDropTarget*}{ target}}
2885
2886Associates a drop target with this window.
2887
2888If the window already has a drop target, it is deleted.
2889
2890\wxheading{See also}
2891
c9f00eeb 2892\helpref{wxWindow::GetDropTarget}{wxwindowgetdroptarget},
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2893\helpref{Drag and drop overview}{wxdndoverview}
2894
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2898
2899\func{virtual void}{SetInitialBestSize}{\param{const wxSize\& }{size}}
2900
2901Sets the initial window size if none is given (i.e. at least one of the
2902components of the size passed to ctor/Create() is wxDefaultCoord).
2903
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2905
2906\func{void}{SetEventHandler}{\param{wxEvtHandler* }{handler}}
2907
2908Sets the event handler for this window.
2909
2910\wxheading{Parameters}
2911
2912\docparam{handler}{Specifies the handler to be set.}
2913
2914\wxheading{Remarks}
2915
2916An event handler is an object that is capable of processing the events
2917sent to a window. By default, the window is its own event handler, but
2918an application may wish to substitute another, for example to allow
2919central implementation of event-handling for a variety of different
2920window classes.
2921
2922It is usually better to use \helpref{wxWindow::PushEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler} since
2923this sets up a chain of event handlers, where an event not handled by one event handler is
2924handed to the next one in the chain.
2925
2926\wxheading{See also}
2927
2928\helpref{wxWindow::GetEventHandler}{wxwindowgeteventhandler},\rtfsp
2929\helpref{wxWindow::PushEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler},\rtfsp
2930\helpref{wxWindow::PopEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler},\rtfsp
2931\helpref{wxEvtHandler::ProcessEvent}{wxevthandlerprocessevent},\rtfsp
2932\helpref{wxEvtHandler}{wxevthandler}
2933
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2935\membersection{wxWindow::SetExtraStyle}\label{wxwindowsetextrastyle}
2936
2937\func{void}{SetExtraStyle}{\param{long }{exStyle}}
2938
2939Sets the extra style bits for the window. The currently defined extra style
2940bits are:
2941
2942\twocolwidtha{5cm}%
2943\begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
2944\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_VALIDATE\_RECURSIVELY}}{TransferDataTo/FromWindow()
2945and Validate() methods will recursively descend into all children of the
2946window if it has this style flag set.}
e4b713a2 2947\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_BLOCK\_EVENTS}}{Normally, the command
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2949for them is found. Using this style allows to prevent them from being
2950propagated beyond this window. Notice that wxDialog has this style on by
be90c029 2951default for the reasons explained in the
e4b713a2 2952\helpref{event processing overview}{eventprocessing}.}
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2953\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_TRANSIENT}}{This can be used to prevent a
2954window from being used as an implicit parent for the dialogs which were
2955created without a parent. It is useful for the windows which can disappear at
2edb0bde 2956any moment as creating children of such windows results in fatal problems.}
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2957\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_CONTEXTHELP}}{Under Windows, puts a query
2958button on the caption. When pressed, Windows will go into a context-sensitive
2959help mode and wxWidgets will send a wxEVT\_HELP event if the user clicked on an
2960application window.
335c9e32 2961This style cannot be used together with wxMAXIMIZE\_BOX or wxMINIMIZE\_BOX, so
7ce6cc9b 2962these two styles are automatically turned of if this one is used.}
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2963\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_PROCESS\_IDLE}}{This window should always process idle events, even
2964if the mode set by \helpref{wxIdleEvent::SetMode}{wxidleeventsetmode} is wxIDLE\_PROCESS\_SPECIFIED.}
2965\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_PROCESS\_UI\_UPDATES}}{This window should always process UI update events,
2966even if the mode set by \helpref{wxUpdateUIEvent::SetMode}{wxupdateuieventsetmode} is wxUPDATE\_UI\_PROCESS\_SPECIFIED.}
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2967\end{twocollist}
2968
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2970\membersection{wxWindow::SetFocus}\label{wxwindowsetfocus}
2971
2972\func{virtual void}{SetFocus}{\void}
2973
2974This sets the window to receive keyboard input.
2975
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2976\wxheading{See also}
2977
2978\helpref{wxFocusEvent}{wxfocusevent}
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2979\helpref{wxPanel::SetFocus}{wxpanelsetfocus}
2980\helpref{wxPanel::SetFocusIgnoringChildren}{wxpanelsetfocusignoringchildren}
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2983\membersection{wxWindow::SetFocusFromKbd}\label{wxwindowsetfocusfromkbd}
2984
2985\func{virtual void}{SetFocusFromKbd}{\void}
2986
fc2171bd 2987This function is called by wxWidgets keyboard navigation code when the user
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2988gives the focus to this window from keyboard (e.g. using {\tt TAB} key).
2989By default this method simply calls \helpref{SetFocus}{wxwindowsetfocus} but
2990can be overridden to do something in addition to this in the derived classes.
2991
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2993\membersection{wxWindow::SetFont}\label{wxwindowsetfont}
2994
9c575662 2995\func{bool}{SetFont}{\param{const wxFont\& }{font}}
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2997Sets the font for this window. This function should not be called for the
2998parent window if you don't want its font to be inherited by its children,
fa47d7a7 2999use \helpref{SetOwnFont}{wxwindowsetownfont} instead in this case and
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3000see \helpref{InheritAttributes}{wxwindowinheritattributes} for more
3001explanations.
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3003Please notice that the given font is \emph{not} automatically used for
3004\helpref{wxPaintDC}{wxpaintdc} objects associated with this window, you need to
3005call \helpref{wxDC::SetFont()}{wxdcsetfont} too. However this font is used by
3006any standard controls for drawing their text as well as by
3007\helpref{wxWindow::GetTextExtent()}{wxwindowgettextextent}.
3008
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3009\wxheading{Parameters}
3010
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3011\docparam{font}{Font to associate with this window, pass
3012{\tt wxNullFont} to reset to the default font.}
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3014\wxheading{Return value}
3015
3016\true if the want was really changed, \false if it was already set to this
3017\arg{font} and so nothing was done.
3018
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3019\wxheading{See also}
3020
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3021\helpref{wxWindow::GetFont}{wxwindowgetfont},\\
3022\helpref{InheritAttributes}{wxwindowinheritattributes}
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3025\membersection{wxWindow::SetForegroundColour}\label{wxwindowsetforegroundcolour}
3026
3027\func{virtual void}{SetForegroundColour}{\param{const wxColour\& }{colour}}
3028
3029Sets the foreground colour of the window.
3030
b8e7b673 3031Please see \helpref{InheritAttributes}{wxwindowinheritattributes} for
324eeecb 3032explanation of the difference between this method and
fa47d7a7 3033\helpref{SetOwnForegroundColour}{wxwindowsetownforegroundcolour}.
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3035\wxheading{Parameters}
3036
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3038 {\tt wxNullColour} to reset to the default colour.}
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3039
3040\wxheading{Remarks}
3041
3042The interpretation of foreground colour is open to interpretation according
3043to the window class; it may be the text colour or other colour, or it may not
3044be used at all.
3045
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3046Using this function will disable attempts to use themes for this
3047window, if the system supports them. Use with care since usually the
3048themes represent the appearance chosen by the user to be used for all
3049applications on the system.
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3051\wxheading{See also}
3052
3053\helpref{wxWindow::GetForegroundColour}{wxwindowgetforegroundcolour},\rtfsp
3054\helpref{wxWindow::SetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowsetbackgroundcolour},\rtfsp
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3055\helpref{wxWindow::GetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowgetbackgroundcolour},\rtfsp
3056\helpref{wxWindow::ShouldInheritColours}{wxwindowshouldinheritcolours}
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3059\membersection{wxWindow::SetHelpText}\label{wxwindowsethelptext}
3060
3061\func{virtual void}{SetHelpText}{\param{const wxString\& }{helpText}}
3062
3063Sets the help text to be used as context-sensitive help for this window.
3064
3065Note that the text is actually stored by the current \helpref{wxHelpProvider}{wxhelpprovider} implementation,
3066and not in the window object itself.
3067
3068\wxheading{See also}
3069
3070\helpref{GetHelpText}{wxwindowgethelptext}, \helpref{wxHelpProvider}{wxhelpprovider}
3071
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3073\membersection{wxWindow::SetId}\label{wxwindowsetid}
3074
3075\func{void}{SetId}{\param{int}{ id}}
3076
3077Sets the identifier of the window.
3078
3079\wxheading{Remarks}
3080
3081Each window has an integer identifier. If the application has not provided one,
3082an identifier will be generated. Normally, the identifier should be provided
3083on creation and should not be modified subsequently.
3084
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3085\wxheading{See also}
3086
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3087\helpref{wxWindow::GetId}{wxwindowgetid},\rtfsp
3088\helpref{Window identifiers}{windowids}
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3092\membersection{wxWindow::SetLabel}\label{wxwindowsetlabel}
3093
3094\func{virtual void}{SetLabel}{\param{const wxString\& }{label}}
3095
3096Sets the window's label.
3097
3098\wxheading{Parameters}
3099
3100\docparam{label}{The window label.}
3101
3102\wxheading{See also}
3103
3104\helpref{wxWindow::GetLabel}{wxwindowgetlabel}
3105
3106
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3107\membersection{wxWindow::SetMaxSize}\label{wxwindowsetmaxsize}
3108
3109\func{void}{SetMaxSize}{\param{const wxSize\& }{size}}
3110
3111Sets the maximum size of the window, to indicate to the sizer layout mechanism
3112that this is the maximum possible size.
3113
3114\membersection{wxWindow::SetMinSize}\label{wxwindowsetminsize}
3115
3116\func{void}{SetMinSize}{\param{const wxSize\& }{size}}
3117
3118Sets the minimum size of the window, to indicate to the sizer layout mechanism
3119that this is the minimum required size. You may need to call this
3120if you change the window size after construction and before adding
3121to its parent sizer.
3122
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3123\membersection{wxWindow::SetName}\label{wxwindowsetname}
3124
3125\func{virtual void}{SetName}{\param{const wxString\& }{name}}
3126
3127Sets the window's name.
3128
3129\wxheading{Parameters}
3130
3131\docparam{name}{A name to set for the window.}
3132
3133\wxheading{See also}
3134
3135\helpref{wxWindow::GetName}{wxwindowgetname}
3136
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3138\membersection{wxWindow::SetOwnBackgroundColour}\label{wxwindowsetownbackgroundcolour}
3139
3140\func{void}{SetOwnBackgroundColour}{\param{const wxColour\& }{colour}}
3141
3142Sets the background colour of the window but prevents it from being inherited
3143by the children of this window.
3144
3145\wxheading{See also}
3146
3147\helpref{SetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowsetbackgroundcolour},\rtfsp
3148\helpref{InheritAttributes}{wxwindowinheritattributes}
3149
3150
3151\membersection{wxWindow::SetOwnFont}\label{wxwindowsetownfont}
3152
3153\func{void}{SetOwnFont}{\param{const wxFont\& }{font}}
3154
3155Sets the font of the window but prevents it from being inherited by the
3156children of this window.
3157
3158\wxheading{See also}
3159
3160\helpref{SetFont}{wxwindowsetfont},\rtfsp
3161\helpref{InheritAttributes}{wxwindowinheritattributes}
3162
3163
3164\membersection{wxWindow::SetOwnForegroundColour}\label{wxwindowsetownforegroundcolour}
3165
3166\func{void}{SetOwnForegroundColour}{\param{const wxColour\& }{colour}}
3167
3168Sets the foreground colour of the window but prevents it from being inherited
3169by the children of this window.
3170
3171\wxheading{See also}
3172
3173\helpref{SetForegroundColour}{wxwindowsetforegroundcolour},\rtfsp
3174\helpref{InheritAttributes}{wxwindowinheritattributes}
3175
3176
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3178
3179\func{virtual void}{SetPalette}{\param{wxPalette* }{palette}}
3180
3181Obsolete - use \helpref{wxDC::SetPalette}{wxdcsetpalette} instead.
3182
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3184\membersection{wxWindow::SetScrollbar}\label{wxwindowsetscrollbar}
3185
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3186\func{virtual void}{SetScrollbar}{\param{int }{orientation}, \param{int }{position},\rtfsp
3187\param{int }{thumbSize}, \param{int }{range},\rtfsp
cc81d32f 3188\param{bool }{refresh = {\tt true}}}
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3190Sets the scrollbar properties of a built-in scrollbar.
3191
3192\wxheading{Parameters}
3193
3194\docparam{orientation}{Determines the scrollbar whose page size is to be set. May be wxHORIZONTAL or wxVERTICAL.}
3195
3196\docparam{position}{The position of the scrollbar in scroll units.}
3197
3198\docparam{thumbSize}{The size of the thumb, or visible portion of the scrollbar, in scroll units.}
3199
3200\docparam{range}{The maximum position of the scrollbar.}
3201
cc81d32f 3202\docparam{refresh}{{\tt true} to redraw the scrollbar, {\tt false} otherwise.}
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3203
3204\wxheading{Remarks}
3205
3206Let's say you wish to display 50 lines of text, using the same font.
3207The window is sized so that you can only see 16 lines at a time.
3208
3209You would use:
3210
3211{\small%
3212\begin{verbatim}
3213 SetScrollbar(wxVERTICAL, 0, 16, 50);
3214\end{verbatim}
3215}
3216
3217Note that with the window at this size, the thumb position can never go
3218above 50 minus 16, or 34.
3219
3220You can determine how many lines are currently visible by dividing the current view
3221size by the character height in pixels.
3222
3223When defining your own scrollbar behaviour, you will always need to recalculate
3224the scrollbar settings when the window size changes. You could therefore put your
3225scrollbar calculations and SetScrollbar
3226call into a function named AdjustScrollbars, which can be called initially and also
f4fcc291 3227from your \helpref{wxSizeEvent}{wxsizeevent} handler function.
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3228
3229\wxheading{See also}
3230
3231\helpref{Scrolling overview}{scrollingoverview},\rtfsp
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3233\helpref{wxScrollWinEvent}{wxscrollwinevent}
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3235\begin{comment}
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3238\membersection{wxWindow::SetScrollPage}\label{wxwindowsetscrollpage}
3239
cc81d32f 3240\func{virtual void}{SetScrollPage}{\param{int }{orientation}, \param{int }{pageSize}, \param{bool }{refresh = {\tt true}}}
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3241
3242Sets the page size of one of the built-in scrollbars.
3243
3244\wxheading{Parameters}
3245
3246\docparam{orientation}{Determines the scrollbar whose page size is to be set. May be wxHORIZONTAL or wxVERTICAL.}
3247
3248\docparam{pageSize}{Page size in scroll units.}
3249
cc81d32f 3250\docparam{refresh}{{\tt true} to redraw the scrollbar, {\tt false} otherwise.}
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3251
3252\wxheading{Remarks}
3253
3254The page size of a scrollbar is the number of scroll units that the scroll thumb travels when you
3255click on the area above/left of or below/right of the thumb. Normally you will want a whole visible
3256page to be scrolled, i.e. the size of the current view (perhaps the window client size). This
3257value has to be adjusted when the window is resized, since the page size will have changed.
3258
3259In addition to specifying how far the scroll thumb travels when paging, in Motif and some versions of Windows
3260the thumb changes size to reflect the page size relative to the length of the document. When the
3261document size is only slightly bigger than the current view (window) size, almost all of the scrollbar
3262will be taken up by the thumb. When the two values become the same, the scrollbar will (on some systems)
3263disappear.
3264
3265Currently, this function should be called before SetPageRange, because of a quirk in the Windows
3266handling of pages and ranges.
3267
3268\wxheading{See also}
3269
3270\helpref{wxWindow::SetScrollPos}{wxwindowsetscrollpos},\rtfsp
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3271\helpref{wxWindow::GetScrollPos}{wxwindowgetscrollpos},\rtfsp
3272\helpref{wxWindow::GetScrollPage}{wxwindowgetscrollpage},\rtfsp
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3274\end{comment}
3275
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3277\membersection{wxWindow::SetScrollPos}\label{wxwindowsetscrollpos}
3278
cc81d32f 3279\func{virtual void}{SetScrollPos}{\param{int }{orientation}, \param{int }{pos}, \param{bool }{refresh = {\tt true}}}
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3280
3281Sets the position of one of the built-in scrollbars.
3282
3283\wxheading{Parameters}
3284
3285\docparam{orientation}{Determines the scrollbar whose position is to be set. May be wxHORIZONTAL or wxVERTICAL.}
3286
3287\docparam{pos}{Position in scroll units.}
3288
cc81d32f 3289\docparam{refresh}{{\tt true} to redraw the scrollbar, {\tt false} otherwise.}
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3290
3291\wxheading{Remarks}
3292
3293This function does not directly affect the contents of the window: it is up to the
3294application to take note of scrollbar attributes and redraw contents accordingly.
3295
3296\wxheading{See also}
3297
3298\helpref{wxWindow::SetScrollbar}{wxwindowsetscrollbar},\rtfsp
4179da8a 3299\helpref{wxWindow::GetScrollPos}{wxwindowgetscrollpos},\rtfsp
f7bd2698 3300\helpref{wxWindow::GetScrollThumb}{wxwindowgetscrollthumb},\rtfsp
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3301\helpref{wxScrollBar}{wxscrollbar}, \helpref{wxScrolledWindow}{wxscrolledwindow}
3302
3303\begin{comment}
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3306\membersection{wxWindow::SetScrollRange}\label{wxwindowsetscrollrange}
3307
cc81d32f 3308\func{virtual void}{SetScrollRange}{\param{int }{orientation}, \param{int }{range}, \param{bool }{refresh = {\tt true}}}
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3309
3310Sets the range of one of the built-in scrollbars.
3311
3312\wxheading{Parameters}
3313
3314\docparam{orientation}{Determines the scrollbar whose range is to be set. May be wxHORIZONTAL or wxVERTICAL.}
3315
3316\docparam{range}{Scroll range.}
3317
cc81d32f 3318\docparam{refresh}{{\tt true} to redraw the scrollbar, {\tt false} otherwise.}
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3319
3320\wxheading{Remarks}
3321
3322The range of a scrollbar is the number of steps that the thumb may travel, rather than the total
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3323object length of the scrollbar. If you are implementing a scrolling window, for example, you
3324would adjust the scroll range when the window is resized, by subtracting the window view size from the
3325total virtual window size. When the two sizes are the same (all the window is visible), the range goes to zero
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3326and usually the scrollbar will be automatically hidden.
3327
3328\wxheading{See also}
3329
3330\helpref{wxWindow::SetScrollPos}{wxwindowsetscrollpos},\rtfsp
3331\helpref{wxWindow::SetScrollPage}{wxwindowsetscrollpage},\rtfsp
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3333\helpref{wxWindow::GetScrollPage}{wxwindowgetscrollpage},\rtfsp
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3334\helpref{wxScrollBar}{wxscrollbar}, \helpref{wxScrolledWindow}{wxscrolledwindow}
3335\end{comment}
3336
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3338\membersection{wxWindow::SetSize}\label{wxwindowsetsize}
3339
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3340\func{virtual void}{SetSize}{\param{int}{ x}, \param{int}{ y}, \param{int}{ width}, \param{int}{ height},
3341 \param{int}{ sizeFlags = wxSIZE\_AUTO}}
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3343\func{virtual void}{SetSize}{\param{const wxRect\&}{ rect}}
3344
fab86f26 3345Sets the position and size of the window in pixels.
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eaaa6a06 3347\func{virtual void}{SetSize}{\param{int}{ width}, \param{int}{ height}}
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3349\func{virtual void}{SetSize}{\param{const wxSize\&}{ size}}
3350
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3351Sets the size of the window in pixels.
3352
3353\wxheading{Parameters}
3354
60fef964 3355\docparam{x}{Required x position in pixels, or wxDefaultCoord to indicate that the existing
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3356value should be used.}
3357
60fef964 3358\docparam{y}{Required y position in pixels, or wxDefaultCoord to indicate that the existing
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3359value should be used.}
3360
60fef964 3361\docparam{width}{Required width in pixels, or wxDefaultCoord to indicate that the existing
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3362value should be used.}
3363
60fef964 3364\docparam{height}{Required height position in pixels, or wxDefaultCoord to indicate that the existing
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3365value should be used.}
3366
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3367\docparam{size}{\helpref{wxSize}{wxsize} object for setting the size.}
3368
3369\docparam{rect}{\helpref{wxRect}{wxrect} object for setting the position and size.}
3370
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3371\docparam{sizeFlags}{Indicates the interpretation of other parameters. It is a bit list of the following:
3372
60fef964 3373{\bf wxSIZE\_AUTO\_WIDTH}: a $wxDefaultCoord$ width value is taken to indicate
fc2171bd 3374a wxWidgets-supplied default width.\\
60fef964 3375{\bf wxSIZE\_AUTO\_HEIGHT}: a $wxDefaultCoord$ height value is taken to indicate
4e43c815 3376a wxWidgets-supplied default height.\\
60fef964 3377{\bf wxSIZE\_AUTO}: $wxDefaultCoord$ size values are taken to indicate
fc2171bd 3378a wxWidgets-supplied default size.\\
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3381{\bf wxSIZE\_ALLOW\_MINUS\_ONE}: allow negative dimensions (ie. value of $wxDefaultCoord$) to be interpreted
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3384already the same as the parameters of this function, nothing is done. but with
3385this flag a window resize may be forced even in this case (supported in wx
33862.6.2 and later and only implemented for MSW and ignored elsewhere currently)
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3387}
3388
3389\wxheading{Remarks}
3390
3391The second form is a convenience for calling the first form with default
3392x and y parameters, and must be used with non-default width and height values.
3393
3394The first form sets the position and optionally size, of the window.
60fef964 3395Parameters may be $wxDefaultCoord$ to indicate either that a default should be supplied
fc2171bd 3396by wxWidgets, or that the current value of the dimension should be used.
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3398\wxheading{See also}
3399
3400\helpref{wxWindow::Move}{wxwindowmove}
3401
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3403implements the following methods:\par
3404\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
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3405\twocolitem{{\bf SetDimensions(x, y, width, height, sizeFlags=wxSIZE\_AUTO)}}{}
3406\twocolitem{{\bf SetSize(size)}}{}
3407\twocolitem{{\bf SetPosition(point)}}{}
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3409}
3410
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3412\membersection{wxWindow::SetSizeHints}\label{wxwindowsetsizehints}
3413
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3415(such as wxDialog or wxFrame) is discouraged. Please use
3416\helpref{SetMinSize}{wxwindowsetminsize} and \helpref{SetMaxSize}{wxwindowsetmaxsize}
3417instead.
3418
3419\wxheading{See also}
3420
9379c0d7 3421\helpref{wxTopLevelWindow::SetSizeHints}{wxtoplevelwindowsetsizehints}.
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3425
cc81d32f 3426\func{void}{SetSizer}{\param{wxSizer* }{sizer}, \param{bool }{deleteOld=true}}
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3428Sets the window to have the given layout sizer. The window
3429will then own the object, and will take care of its deletion.
3430If an existing layout constraints object is already owned by the
cc81d32f 3431window, it will be deleted if the deleteOld parameter is true.
515da557 3432
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3435parameter if the {\it sizer}\/ is non-NULL and {\tt false} otherwise.
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3438
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3440the window's sizer. See below.}
3441
fab86f26 3442\docparam{deleteOld}{If true (the default), this will delete any pre-existing sizer.
cc81d32f 3443Pass false if you wish to handle deleting the old sizer yourself.}
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3444
3445\wxheading{Remarks}
3446
fc2171bd 3447SetSizer now enables and disables Layout automatically, but prior to wxWidgets 2.3.3
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3448the following applied:
3449
515da557 3450You must call \helpref{wxWindow::SetAutoLayout}{wxwindowsetautolayout} to tell a window to use
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3451the sizer automatically in OnSize; otherwise, you must override OnSize and call Layout()
3452explicitly. When setting both a wxSizer and a \helpref{wxLayoutConstraints}{wxlayoutconstraints},
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3453only the sizer will have effect.
3454
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3457
cc81d32f 3458\func{void}{SetSizerAndFit}{\param{wxSizer* }{sizer}, \param{bool }{deleteOld=true}}
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3460The same as \helpref{SetSizer}{wxwindowsetsizer}, except it also sets the size hints
3461for the window based on the sizer's minimum size.
3462
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3464\membersection{wxWindow::SetThemeEnabled}\label{wxwindowsetthemeenabled}
3465
3466\func{virtual void}{SetThemeEnabled}{\param{bool }{enable}}
3467
3468This function tells a window if it should use the system's "theme" code
3469to draw the windows' background instead if its own background drawing
3470code. This does not always have any effect since the underlying platform
3471obviously needs to support the notion of themes in user defined windows.
3472One such platform is GTK+ where windows can have (very colourful) backgrounds
3473defined by a user's selected theme.
3474
cc81d32f 3475Dialogs, notebook pages and the status bar have this flag set to true
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3477
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3479\membersection{wxWindow::SetToolTip}\label{wxwindowsettooltip}
3480
3481\func{void}{SetToolTip}{\param{const wxString\& }{tip}}
3482
3483\func{void}{SetToolTip}{\param{wxToolTip* }{tip}}
3484
c9f00eeb 3485Attach a tooltip to the window.
f6bcfd97 3486
c9f00eeb 3487See also: \helpref{GetToolTip}{wxwindowgettooltip},
8161ba08 3488 \helpref{wxToolTip}{wxtooltip}
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3491\membersection{wxWindow::SetValidator}\label{wxwindowsetvalidator}
3492
3493\func{virtual void}{SetValidator}{\param{const wxValidator\&}{ validator}}
3494
3495Deletes the current validator (if any) and sets the window validator, having called wxValidator::Clone to
3496create a new validator of this type.
3497
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3500
3501\func{void}{SetVirtualSize}{\param{int}{ width}, \param{int}{ height}}
3502
3503\func{void}{SetVirtualSize}{\param{const wxSize\&}{ size}}
3504
3505Sets the virtual size of the window in pixels.
3506
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3509
3510\func{virtual void}{SetVirtualSizeHints}{\param{int}{ minW},\param{int}{ minH}, \param{int}{ maxW=-1}, \param{int}{ maxH=-1}}
3511
324eeecb 3512\func{void}{SetVirtualSizeHints}{\param{const wxSize\&}{ minSize=wxDefaultSize},
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3514
3515
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3517If a pair of values is not set (or set to -1), the default values
3518will be used.
3519
3520\wxheading{Parameters}
3521
3522\docparam{minW}{Specifies the minimum width allowable.}
3523
3524\docparam{minH}{Specifies the minimum height allowable.}
3525
3526\docparam{maxW}{Specifies the maximum width allowable.}
3527
3528\docparam{maxH}{Specifies the maximum height allowable.}
3529
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3531
3532\docparam{maxSize}{Maximum size.}
3533
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3535
3536If this function is called, the user will not be able to size the virtual area
3537of the window outside the given bounds.
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3540\membersection{wxWindow::SetWindowStyle}\label{wxwindowsetwindowstyle}
3541
3542\func{void}{SetWindowStyle}{\param{long}{ style}}
3543
3544Identical to \helpref{SetWindowStyleFlag}{wxwindowsetwindowstyleflag}.
3545
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3547\membersection{wxWindow::SetWindowStyleFlag}\label{wxwindowsetwindowstyleflag}
3548
3549\func{virtual void}{SetWindowStyleFlag}{\param{long}{ style}}
3550
3551Sets the style of the window. Please note that some styles cannot be changed
3552after the window creation and that \helpref{Refresh()}{wxwindowrefresh} might
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3553need to be be called after changing the others for the change to take place
3554immediately.
d80cd92a 3555
b2cf617c 3556See \helpref{Window styles}{windowstyles} for more information about flags.
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3557
3558\wxheading{See also}
3559
3560\helpref{GetWindowStyleFlag}{wxwindowgetwindowstyleflag}
3561
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3563\membersection{wxWindow::SetWindowVariant}\label{wxwindowsetwindowvariant}
3564
3565\func{void}{SetWindowVariant}{\param{wxWindowVariant}{variant}}
3566
3567This function can be called under all platforms but only does anything under
3568Mac OS X 10.3+ currently. Under this system, each of the standard control can
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3570enum:
3571\begin{verbatim}
3572enum wxWindowVariant
3573{
3574 wxWINDOW_VARIANT_NORMAL, // Normal size
3575 wxWINDOW_VARIANT_SMALL, // Smaller size (about 25 % smaller than normal )
3576 wxWINDOW_VARIANT_MINI, // Mini size (about 33 % smaller than normal )
3577 wxWINDOW_VARIANT_LARGE, // Large size (about 25 % larger than normal )
3578};
3579\end{verbatim}
3580
3581By default the controls use the normal size, of course, but this function can
3582be used to change this.
3583
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3585\membersection{wxWindow::ShouldInheritColours}\label{wxwindowshouldinheritcolours}
3586
3587\func{virtual bool}{ShouldInheritColours}{\void}
3588
324eeecb 3589Return \true from here to allow the colours of this window to be changed by
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3590\helpref{InheritAttributes}{wxwindowinheritattributes}, returning \false
3591forbids inheriting them from the parent window.
3592
324eeecb 3593The base class version returns \false, but this method is overridden in
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3594\helpref{wxControl}{wxcontrol} where it returns \true.
3595
3596
aeab10d0 3597\membersection{wxWindow::Show}\label{wxwindowshow}
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cc81d32f 3599\func{virtual bool}{Show}{\param{bool}{ show = {\tt true}}}
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be90c029 3601Shows or hides the window. You may need to call \helpref{Raise}{wxwindowraise}
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3602for a top level window if you want to bring it to top, although this is not
3603needed if Show() is called immediately after the frame creation.
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3605\wxheading{Parameters}
3606
cc81d32f 3607\docparam{show}{If {\tt true} displays the window. Otherwise, hides it.}
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3608
3609\wxheading{Return value}
3610
cc81d32f 3611{\tt true} if the window has been shown or hidden or {\tt false} if nothing was
bc5879ef 3612done because it already was in the requested state.
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3614\wxheading{See also}
3615
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3616\helpref{wxWindow::IsShown}{wxwindowisshown},\rtfsp
3617\helpref{wxWindow::Hide}{wxwindowhide},\rtfsp
3618\helpref{wxRadioBox::Show}{wxradioboxshow}
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3621\membersection{wxWindow::Thaw}\label{wxwindowthaw}
3622
3623\func{virtual void}{Thaw}{\void}
3624
324eeecb 3625Reenables window updating after a previous call to
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3626\helpref{Freeze}{wxwindowfreeze}. To really thaw the control, it must be called
3627exactly the same number of times as \helpref{Freeze}{wxwindowfreeze}.
3628
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3629\wxheading{See also}
3630
3631\helpref{wxWindowUpdateLocker}{wxwindowupdatelocker}
3632
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3634\membersection{wxWindow::ToggleWindowStyle}\label{wxwindowtogglewindowstyle}
3635
e23d4019 3636\func{bool}{ToggleWindowStyle}{\param{int }{flag}}
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3637
3638Turns the given \arg{flag} on if it's currently turned off and vice versa.
3639This function cannot be used if the value of the flag is $0$ (which is often
3640the case for default flags).
3641
3642Also, please notice that not all styles can be changed after the control
3643creation.
3644
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3645\wxheading{Return value}
3646
3647Returns \true if the style was turned on by this function, \false if it was
3648switched off.
3649
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3651
3652\helpref{wxWindow::SetWindowStyleFlag}{wxwindowsetwindowstyleflag},\rtfsp
3653\helpref{wxWindow::HasFlag}{wxwindowhasflag}
3654
3655
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3657
3658\func{virtual bool}{TransferDataFromWindow}{\void}
3659
3660Transfers values from child controls to data areas specified by their validators. Returns
cc81d32f 3661{\tt false} if a transfer failed.
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3664the method will also call TransferDataFromWindow() of all child windows.
3665
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3667
3668\helpref{wxWindow::TransferDataToWindow}{wxwindowtransferdatatowindow},\rtfsp
3669\helpref{wxValidator}{wxvalidator}, \helpref{wxWindow::Validate}{wxwindowvalidate}
3670
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3672\membersection{wxWindow::TransferDataToWindow}\label{wxwindowtransferdatatowindow}
3673
3674\func{virtual bool}{TransferDataToWindow}{\void}
3675
3676Transfers values to child controls from data areas specified by their validators.
3677
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3679the method will also call TransferDataToWindow() of all child windows.
3680
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3681\wxheading{Return value}
3682
cc81d32f 3683Returns {\tt false} if a transfer failed.
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3685\wxheading{See also}
3686
3687\helpref{wxWindow::TransferDataFromWindow}{wxwindowtransferdatafromwindow},\rtfsp
3688\helpref{wxValidator}{wxvalidator}, \helpref{wxWindow::Validate}{wxwindowvalidate}
3689
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3692
3693\func{bool}{UnregisterHotKey}{\param{int}{ hotkeyId}}
3694
3695Unregisters a system wide hotkey.
3696
3697\wxheading{Parameters}
3698
3699\docparam{hotkeyId}{Numeric identifier of the hotkey. Must be the same id that was passed to RegisterHotKey.}
3700
3701\wxheading{Return value}
3702
3703{\tt true} if the hotkey was unregistered successfully, {\tt false} if the id was invalid.
3704
3705\wxheading{Remarks}
3706
3707This function is currently only implemented under MSW.
3708
3709\wxheading{See also}
3710
3711\helpref{wxWindow::RegisterHotKey}{wxwindowregisterhotkey}
3712
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3714\membersection{wxWindow::Update}\label{wxwindowupdate}
3715
3716\func{virtual void}{Update}{\void}
3717
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3719all of its children recursively while this would usually only happen when the
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3720flow of control returns to the event loop.
3721Notice that this function doesn't invalidate any area of the window so
3722nothing happens if nothing has been invalidated (i.e. marked as requiring
3723a redraw). Use \helpref{Refresh}{wxwindowrefresh} first if you want to
a67f1484 3724immediately redraw the window unconditionally.
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3727\membersection{wxWindow::UpdateWindowUI}\label{wxwindowupdatewindowui}
3728
c0d26c0f 3729\func{virtual void}{UpdateWindowUI}{\param{long}{ flags = wxUPDATE\_UI\_NONE}}
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3731This function sends \helpref{wxUpdateUIEvents}{wxupdateuievent} to
3732the window. The particular implementation depends on the window; for
3733example a wxToolBar will send an update UI event for each toolbar button,
3734and a wxFrame will send an update UI event for each menubar menu item.
3735You can call this function from your application to ensure that your
3736UI is up-to-date at this point (as far as your wxUpdateUIEvent handlers
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3737are concerned). This may be necessary if you have called
3738\helpref{wxUpdateUIEvent::SetMode}{wxupdateuieventsetmode} or
e39af974 3739\helpref{wxUpdateUIEvent::SetUpdateInterval}{wxupdateuieventsetupdateinterval} to
fc2171bd 3740limit the overhead that wxWidgets incurs by sending update UI events in idle time.
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3741
3742{\it flags} should be a bitlist of one or more of the following values.
3743
3744\begin{verbatim}
3745enum wxUpdateUI
3746{
3747 wxUPDATE_UI_NONE = 0x0000, // No particular value
3748 wxUPDATE_UI_RECURSE = 0x0001, // Call the function for descendants
3749 wxUPDATE_UI_FROMIDLE = 0x0002 // Invoked from On(Internal)Idle
3750};
3751\end{verbatim}
3752
3753If you are calling this function from an OnInternalIdle or OnIdle
3754function, make sure you pass the wxUPDATE\_UI\_FROMIDLE flag, since
3755this tells the window to only update the UI elements that need
3756to be updated in idle time. Some windows update their elements
3757only when necessary, for example when a menu is about to be shown.
3758The following is an example of how to call UpdateWindowUI from
3759an idle function.
3760
3761\begin{verbatim}
3762void MyWindow::OnInternalIdle()
3763{
3764 if (wxUpdateUIEvent::CanUpdate(this))
3765 UpdateWindowUI(wxUPDATE_UI_FROMIDLE);
3766}
3767\end{verbatim}
3768
3769\wxheading{See also}
3770
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3772\helpref{wxWindow::DoUpdateWindowUI}{wxwindowdoupdatewindowui},
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3774
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3777
3778\func{virtual bool}{Validate}{\void}
3779
3780Validates the current values of the child controls using their validators.
3781
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3783the method will also call Validate() of all child windows.
3784
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3786
cc81d32f 3787Returns {\tt false} if any of the validations failed.
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3789\wxheading{See also}
3790
3791\helpref{wxWindow::TransferDataFromWindow}{wxwindowtransferdatafromwindow},\rtfsp
3980000c 3792\helpref{wxWindow::TransferDataToWindow}{wxwindowtransferdatatowindow},\rtfsp
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3794
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3796\membersection{wxWindow::WarpPointer}\label{wxwindowwarppointer}
3797
3798\func{void}{WarpPointer}{\param{int}{ x}, \param{int}{ y}}
3799
3800Moves the pointer to the given position on the window.
3801
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3803Interface Guidelines forbid moving the mouse cursor programmatically.
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3806
3807\docparam{x}{The new x position for the cursor.}
3808
3809\docparam{y}{The new y position for the cursor.}
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