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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{Library}
45
46\helpref{wxCore}{librarieslist}
47
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48\wxheading{Window styles}
49
50The following styles can apply to all windows, although they will not always make sense for a particular
4130b487 51window class or on all platforms.
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52
53\twocolwidtha{5cm}%
54\begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
78cd9c69 55\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxBORDER\_DEFAULT}}{The window class will decide the kind of border to show, if any.}
5a617be8 56\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxBORDER\_SIMPLE}}{Displays a thin border around the window. wxSIMPLE\_BORDER is the old name
27d029c7 57for this style. }
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58\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxBORDER\_SUNKEN}}{Displays a sunken border. wxSUNKEN\_BORDER is the old name for this style.}
59\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxBORDER\_RAISED}}{Displays a raised border. wxRAISED\_BORDER is the old name for this style. }
60\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxBORDER\_STATIC}}{Displays a border suitable for a static control. wxSTATIC\_BORDER is the old name for this style. Windows only. }
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61\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxBORDER\_THEME}}{Displays a native border suitable for a control, on the current platform. On Windows XP or Vista, this will be a themed border; on most other platforms
62a sunken border will be used. For more information for themed borders on Windows, please see \helpref{Themed borders on Windows}{wxmswthemedborders}.}
5a617be8 63\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxBORDER\_NONE}}{Displays no border, overriding the default border style for the window. wxNO\_BORDER is the old name for this style.}
78cd9c69 64\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxBORDER\_DOUBLE}}{This style is obsolete and should not be used.}
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65\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxTRANSPARENT\_WINDOW}}{The window is transparent, that is, it will not receive paint
66events. Windows only.}
a660d684 67\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxTAB\_TRAVERSAL}}{Use this to enable tab traversal for non-dialog windows.}
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68\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWANTS\_CHARS}}{Use this to indicate that
69the window wants to get all char/key events for all keys - even for
70keys like TAB or ENTER which are usually used for dialog navigation
71and which wouldn't be generated without this style. If you need to
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72use this style in order to get the arrows or etc., but would still like
73to have normal keyboard navigation take place, you should call
74\helpref{Navigate}{wxwindownavigate} in response to the key events for
75Tab and Shift-Tab.}
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76\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxNO\_FULL\_REPAINT\_ON\_RESIZE}}{On Windows, this style used to disable repainting
77the window completely when its size is changed. Since this behaviour is now the default, the style is now obsolete
78and no longer has an effect.}
dc99a350 79\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxVSCROLL}}{Use this style to enable a vertical
420455b5 80scrollbar. Notice that this style cannot be used with native controls
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81which don't support scrollbars nor with top-level windows in most ports.}
82\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxHSCROLL}}{Use this style to enable a horizontal
83scrollbar. The same limitations as for wxVSCROLL apply to this style.}
3c9676ea 84\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxALWAYS\_SHOW\_SB}}{If a window has scrollbars,
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85disable them instead of hiding them when they are not needed (i.e. when the
86size of the window is big enough to not require the scrollbars to navigate it).
4ff4d045 87This style is currently implemented for wxMSW, wxGTK and wxUniversal and does
a647d42a 88nothing on the other platforms.}
884360bc 89\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxCLIP\_CHILDREN}}{Use this style to eliminate flicker caused by the background being
6453876e 90repainted, then children being painted over them. Windows only.}
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91\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxFULL\_REPAINT\_ON\_RESIZE}}{Use this style to force
92a complete redraw of the window whenever it is resized instead of redrawing
93just the part of the window affected by resizing. Note that this was the
94behaviour by default before 2.5.1 release and that if you experience redraw
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95problems with code which previously used to work you may want to try this.
96Currently this style applies on GTK+ 2 and Windows only, and full repainting is always
97done on other platforms.}
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98\end{twocollist}
99
100See also \helpref{window styles overview}{windowstyles}.
101
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102\wxheading{Extra window styles}
103
104The following are extra styles, set using \helpref{wxWindow::SetExtraStyle}{wxwindowsetextrastyle}.
105
106\twocolwidtha{5cm}%
107\begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
108\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_VALIDATE\_RECURSIVELY}}{By default, Validate/TransferDataTo/FromWindow()
109only work on direct children of the window (compatible behaviour). Set this flag to make them recursively
110descend into all subwindows.}
111\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_BLOCK\_EVENTS}}{wxCommandEvents and the objects of the derived classes are forwarded to the
112parent window and so on recursively by default. Using this flag for the
113given window allows to block this propagation at this window, i.e. prevent
114the events from being propagated further upwards. Dialogs have this
115flag on by default.}
116\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_TRANSIENT}}{Don't use this window as an implicit parent for the other windows: this must
117be used with transient windows as otherwise there is the risk of creating a
118dialog/frame with this window as a parent which would lead to a crash if the
119parent is destroyed before the child.}
120\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_PROCESS\_IDLE}}{This window should always process idle events, even
121if the mode set by \helpref{wxIdleEvent::SetMode}{wxidleeventsetmode} is wxIDLE\_PROCESS\_SPECIFIED.}
122\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_PROCESS\_UI\_UPDATES}}{This window should always process UI update events,
123even if the mode set by \helpref{wxUpdateUIEvent::SetMode}{wxupdateuieventsetmode} is wxUPDATE\_UI\_PROCESS\_SPECIFIED.}
124\end{twocollist}
125
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126\wxheading{See also}
127
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128\helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}\\
129\helpref{Window sizing overview}{windowsizingoverview}
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130
131\latexignore{\rtfignore{\wxheading{Members}}}
132
a1037371 133
f6bcfd97 134\membersection{wxWindow::wxWindow}\label{wxwindowctor}
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135
136\func{}{wxWindow}{\void}
137
138Default constructor.
139
eaaa6a06 140\func{}{wxWindow}{\param{wxWindow*}{ parent}, \param{wxWindowID }{id},
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141 \param{const wxPoint\& }{pos = wxDefaultPosition},
142 \param{const wxSize\& }{size = wxDefaultSize},
eaaa6a06 143 \param{long }{style = 0},
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144 \param{const wxString\& }{name = wxPanelNameStr}}
145
146Constructs a window, which can be a child of a frame, dialog or any other non-control window.
147
148\wxheading{Parameters}
149
150\docparam{parent}{Pointer to a parent window.}
151
5e06d749 152\docparam{id}{Window identifier. If wxID\_ANY, will automatically create an identifier.}
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60fef964 154\docparam{pos}{Window position. wxDefaultPosition indicates that wxWidgets
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155should generate a default position for the window. If using the wxWindow class directly, supply
156an actual position.}
157
60fef964 158\docparam{size}{Window size. wxDefaultSize indicates that wxWidgets
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159should generate a default size for the window. If no suitable size can be found, the
160window will be sized to 20x20 pixels so that the window is visible but obviously not
161correctly sized. }
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163\docparam{style}{Window style. For generic window styles, please see \helpref{wxWindow}{wxwindow}.}
164
165\docparam{name}{Window name.}
166
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6d06e061 168\membersection{wxWindow::\destruct{wxWindow}}\label{wxwindowdtor}
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170\func{}{\destruct{wxWindow}}{\void}
171
172Destructor. Deletes all subwindows, then deletes itself. Instead of using
173the {\bf delete} operator explicitly, you should normally
fc2171bd 174use \helpref{wxWindow::Destroy}{wxwindowdestroy} so that wxWidgets
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175can delete a window only when it is safe to do so, in idle time.
176
177\wxheading{See also}
178
179\helpref{Window deletion overview}{windowdeletionoverview},\rtfsp
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180\helpref{wxWindow::Destroy}{wxwindowdestroy},\rtfsp
181\helpref{wxCloseEvent}{wxcloseevent}
182
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184\membersection{wxWindow::AcceptsFocus}\label{wxwindowacceptsfocus}
185
186\constfunc{bool}{AcceptsFocus}{\void}
187
188This method may be overridden in the derived classes to return \false to
189indicate that this control doesn't accept input at all (i.e. behaves like e.g.
190\helpref{wxStaticText}{wxstatictext}) and so doesn't need focus.
191
192\wxheading{See also}
193
194\helpref{AcceptsFocusFromKeyboard}{wxwindowacceptsfocusfromkeyboard}
195
196
197\membersection{wxWindow::AcceptsFocusFromKeyboard}\label{wxwindowacceptsfocusfromkeyboard}
198
199\constfunc{bool}{AcceptsFocusFromKeyboard}{\void}
200
201This method may be overridden in the derived classes to return \false to
202indicate that while this control can, in principle, have focus if the user
203clicks it with the mouse, it shouldn't be included in the TAB traversal chain
204when using the keyboard.
205
206
6d06e061 207\membersection{wxWindow::AddChild}\label{wxwindowaddchild}
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209\func{virtual void}{AddChild}{\param{wxWindow* }{child}}
210
211Adds a child window. This is called automatically by window creation
212functions so should not be required by the application programmer.
213
fc2171bd 214Notice that this function is mostly internal to wxWidgets and shouldn't be
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215called by the user code.
216
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217\wxheading{Parameters}
218
219\docparam{child}{Child window to add.}
220
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222\membersection{wxWindow::AlwaysShowScrollbars}\label{wxwindowalwaysshowscrollbars}
223
224\func{void}{AlwaysShowScrollbars}{\param{bool}{ hflag}, \param{bool}{ vflag}}
225
226Call this function to force one or both scrollbars to be always shown, even if
227the window is big enough to show its entire contents without scrolling.
228
229\newsince{2.9.0}
230
231\wxheading{Parameters}
232
233\docparam{hflag}{Whether the horizontal scroll bar should always be visible.}
234
235\docparam{vflag}{Whether the vertical scroll bar should always be visible.}
236
237\wxheading{Remarks}
238
239This function is currently only implemented under Mac/Carbon.
240
241
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242\membersection{wxWindow::CacheBestSize}\label{wxwindowcachebestsize}
243
244\constfunc{void}{CacheBestSize}{\param{const wxSize\& }{size}}
245
246Sets the cached best size value.
247
248
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249\membersection{wxWindow::CanSetTransparent}\label{wxwindowcansettransparent}
250
251\func{bool}{CanSetTransparent}{\void}
252
253Returns \true if the system supports transparent windows and calling
254\helpref{SetTransparent}{wxwindowsettransparent} may succeed. If this function
255returns \false, transparent windows are definitely not supported by the current
256system.
257
258
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259\membersection{wxWindow::CaptureMouse}\label{wxwindowcapturemouse}
260
261\func{virtual void}{CaptureMouse}{\void}
262
263Directs all mouse input to this window. Call \helpref{wxWindow::ReleaseMouse}{wxwindowreleasemouse} to
264release the capture.
265
fc2171bd 266Note that wxWidgets maintains the stack of windows having captured the mouse
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267and when the mouse is released the capture returns to the window which had had
268captured it previously and it is only really released if there were no previous
269window. In particular, this means that you must release the mouse as many times
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270as you capture it, unless the window receives
271the \helpref{wxMouseCaptureLostEvent}{wxmousecapturelostevent} event.
272
273Any application which captures the mouse in the beginning of some operation
274{\em must} handle \helpref{wxMouseCaptureLostEvent}{wxmousecapturelostevent}
275and cancel this operation when it receives the event. The event handler must
276not recapture mouse.
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278\wxheading{See also}
279
280\helpref{wxWindow::ReleaseMouse}{wxwindowreleasemouse}
63e819f2 281\helpref{wxMouseCaptureLostEvent}{wxmousecapturelostevent}
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284\membersection{wxWindow::Center}\label{wxwindowcenter}
285
eaaa6a06 286\func{void}{Center}{\param{int}{ direction}}
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288A synonym for \helpref{Centre}{wxwindowcentre}.
289
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292
293\func{void}{CenterOnParent}{\param{int}{ direction}}
294
295A synonym for \helpref{CentreOnParent}{wxwindowcentreonparent}.
296
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298\membersection{wxWindow::Centre}\label{wxwindowcentre}
299
7eb4e9cc 300\func{void}{Centre}{\param{int}{ direction = wxBOTH}}
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302Centres the window.
303
304\wxheading{Parameters}
305
306\docparam{direction}{Specifies the direction for the centering. May be {\tt wxHORIZONTAL}, {\tt wxVERTICAL}\rtfsp
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307or {\tt wxBOTH}. It may also include {\tt wxCENTRE\_ON\_SCREEN} flag
308if you want to center the window on the entire screen and not on its
309parent window.}
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311The flag {\tt wxCENTRE\_FRAME} is obsolete and should not be used any longer
312(it has no effect).
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314\wxheading{Remarks}
315
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316If the window is a top level one (i.e. doesn't have a parent), it will be
317centered relative to the screen anyhow.
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319\wxheading{See also}
320
321\helpref{wxWindow::Center}{wxwindowcenter}
322
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324\membersection{wxWindow::CentreOnParent}\label{wxwindowcentreonparent}
325
7eb4e9cc 326\func{void}{CentreOnParent}{\param{int}{ direction = wxBOTH}}
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c9f00eeb 328Centres the window on its parent. This is a more readable synonym for
7eb4e9cc 329\helpref{Centre}{wxwindowcentre}.
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331\wxheading{Parameters}
332
333\docparam{direction}{Specifies the direction for the centering. May be {\tt wxHORIZONTAL}, {\tt wxVERTICAL}\rtfsp
334or {\tt wxBOTH}.}
335
336\wxheading{Remarks}
337
338This methods provides for a way to center top level windows over their
339parents instead of the entire screen. If there is no parent or if the
c9f00eeb 340window is not a top level window, then behaviour is the same as
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341\helpref{wxWindow::Centre}{wxwindowcentre}.
342
343\wxheading{See also}
344
95883d6c 345\helpref{wxTopLevelWindow::CentreOnScreen}{wxtoplevelwindowcenteronscreen}
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5da0803c 348\membersection{wxWindow::ClearBackground}\label{wxwindowclearbackground}
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5da0803c 350\func{void}{ClearBackground}{\void}
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352Clears the window by filling it with the current background colour. Does not
353cause an erase background event to be generated.
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6d06e061 356\membersection{wxWindow::ClientToScreen}\label{wxwindowclienttoscreen}
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358\constfunc{virtual void}{ClientToScreen}{\param{int* }{x}, \param{int* }{y}}
359
2edb0bde 360\perlnote{In wxPerl this method returns a 2-element list instead of
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361modifying its parameters.}
362
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363\constfunc{virtual wxPoint}{ClientToScreen}{\param{const wxPoint\&}{ pt}}
364
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365Converts to screen coordinates from coordinates relative to this window.
366
367\docparam{x}{A pointer to a integer value for the x coordinate. Pass the client coordinate in, and
368a screen coordinate will be passed out.}
369
370\docparam{y}{A pointer to a integer value for the y coordinate. Pass the client coordinate in, and
371a screen coordinate will be passed out.}
372
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373\docparam{pt}{The client position for the second form of the function.}
374
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375\pythonnote{In place of a single overloaded method name, wxPython
376implements the following methods:\par
377\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
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378\twocolitem{{\bf ClientToScreen(point)}}{Accepts and returns a wxPoint}
379\twocolitem{{\bf ClientToScreenXY(x, y)}}{Returns a 2-tuple, (x, y)}
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381}
382
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384\membersection{wxWindow::Close}\label{wxwindowclose}
385
cc81d32f 386\func{bool}{Close}{\param{bool}{ force = {\tt false}}}
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388This function simply generates a \helpref{wxCloseEvent}{wxcloseevent} whose
389handler usually tries to close the window. It doesn't close the window itself,
390however.
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392\wxheading{Parameters}
393
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394\docparam{force}{{\tt false} if the window's close handler should be able to veto the destruction
395of this window, {\tt true} if it cannot.}
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397\wxheading{Remarks}
398
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399Close calls the \helpref{close handler}{wxcloseevent} for the window, providing
400an opportunity for the window to choose whether to destroy the window.
401Usually it is only used with the top level windows (wxFrame and wxDialog
402classes) as the others are not supposed to have any special OnClose() logic.
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404The close handler should check whether the window is being deleted forcibly,
f29d3d61 405using \helpref{wxCloseEvent::CanVeto}{wxcloseeventcanveto}, in which case it
24174c30 406should destroy the window using \helpref{wxWindow::Destroy}{wxwindowdestroy}.
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408{\it Note} that calling Close does not guarantee that the window will be
409destroyed; but it provides a way to simulate a manual close of a window, which
410may or may not be implemented by destroying the window. The default
411implementation of wxDialog::OnCloseWindow does not necessarily delete the
412dialog, since it will simply simulate an wxID\_CANCEL event which is handled by
413the appropriate button event handler and may do anything at all.
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324eeecb 415To guarantee that the window will be destroyed, call
24174c30 416\helpref{wxWindow::Destroy}{wxwindowdestroy} instead
532372a3 417
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419
420\helpref{Window deletion overview}{windowdeletionoverview},\rtfsp
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421\helpref{wxWindow::Destroy}{wxwindowdestroy},\rtfsp
422\helpref{wxCloseEvent}{wxcloseevent}
423
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425\membersection{wxWindow::ConvertDialogToPixels}\label{wxwindowconvertdialogtopixels}
426
427\func{wxPoint}{ConvertDialogToPixels}{\param{const wxPoint\&}{ pt}}
428
429\func{wxSize}{ConvertDialogToPixels}{\param{const wxSize\&}{ sz}}
430
431Converts a point or size from dialog units to pixels.
432
433For the x dimension, the dialog units are multiplied by the average character width
434and then divided by 4.
435
436For the y dimension, the dialog units are multiplied by the average character height
437and then divided by 8.
438
439\wxheading{Remarks}
440
441Dialog units are used for maintaining a dialog's proportions even if the font changes.
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443You can also use these functions programmatically. A convenience macro is defined:
444
445{\small
446\begin{verbatim}
447#define wxDLG_UNIT(parent, pt) parent->ConvertDialogToPixels(pt)
448\end{verbatim}
449}
450
451\wxheading{See also}
452
453\helpref{wxWindow::ConvertPixelsToDialog}{wxwindowconvertpixelstodialog}
454
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456implements the following methods:\par
457\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
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458\twocolitem{{\bf ConvertDialogPointToPixels(point)}}{Accepts and returns a wxPoint}
459\twocolitem{{\bf ConvertDialogSizeToPixels(size)}}{Accepts and returns a wxSize}
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461
462Additionally, the following helper functions are defined:\par
463\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
c9110876 464\twocolitem{{\bf wxDLG\_PNT(win, point)}}{Converts a wxPoint from dialog
06d20283 465units to pixels}
c9110876 466\twocolitem{{\bf wxDLG\_SZE(win, size)}}{Converts a wxSize from dialog
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467units to pixels}
468\end{twocollist}}
469}
470
471
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473\membersection{wxWindow::ConvertPixelsToDialog}\label{wxwindowconvertpixelstodialog}
474
475\func{wxPoint}{ConvertPixelsToDialog}{\param{const wxPoint\&}{ pt}}
476
477\func{wxSize}{ConvertPixelsToDialog}{\param{const wxSize\&}{ sz}}
478
479Converts a point or size from pixels to dialog units.
480
481For the x dimension, the pixels are multiplied by 4 and then divided by the average
482character width.
483
2edb0bde 484For the y dimension, the pixels are multiplied by 8 and then divided by the average
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485character height.
486
487\wxheading{Remarks}
488
489Dialog units are used for maintaining a dialog's proportions even if the font changes.
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491\wxheading{See also}
492
493\helpref{wxWindow::ConvertDialogToPixels}{wxwindowconvertdialogtopixels}
494
dbd94b75 495\pythonnote{In place of a single overloaded method name, wxPython implements the following methods:\par
06d20283 496\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
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497\twocolitem{{\bf ConvertDialogPointToPixels(point)}}{Accepts and returns a wxPoint}
498\twocolitem{{\bf ConvertDialogSizeToPixels(size)}}{Accepts and returns a wxSize}
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500}
501
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503\membersection{wxWindow::Destroy}\label{wxwindowdestroy}
504
505\func{virtual bool}{Destroy}{\void}
506
507Destroys the window safely. Use this function instead of the delete operator, since
508different window classes can be destroyed differently. Frames and dialogs
24174c30 509are not destroyed immediately when this function is called -- they are added
a660d684 510to a list of windows to be deleted on idle time, when all the window's events
2edb0bde 511have been processed. This prevents problems with events being sent to non-existent
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512windows.
513
514\wxheading{Return value}
515
cc81d32f 516{\tt true} if the window has either been successfully deleted, or it has been added
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517to the list of windows pending real deletion.
518
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6d06e061 520\membersection{wxWindow::DestroyChildren}\label{wxwindowdestroychildren}
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522\func{virtual void}{DestroyChildren}{\void}
523
524Destroys all children of a window. Called automatically by the destructor.
525
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528
c222be41 529\func{bool}{Disable}{\void}
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cc81d32f 531Disables the window, same as \helpref{Enable({\tt false})}{wxwindowenable}.
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534
cc81d32f 535Returns {\tt true} if the window has been disabled, {\tt false} if it had been
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537
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540
541\constfunc{virtual wxSize}{DoGetBestSize}{\void}
542
543Gets the size which best suits the window: for a control, it would be
544the minimal size which doesn't truncate the control, for a panel - the
545same size as it would have after a call to \helpref{Fit()}{wxwindowfit}.
546
547
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549
550\func{virtual void}{DoUpdateWindowUI}{\param{wxUpdateUIEvent\&}{ event}}
551
552Does the window-specific updating after processing the update event.
324eeecb 553This function is called by \helpref{wxWindow::UpdateWindowUI}{wxwindowupdatewindowui}
e39af974 554in order to check return values in the \helpref{wxUpdateUIEvent}{wxupdateuievent} and
fc2171bd 555act appropriately. For example, to allow frame and dialog title updating, wxWidgets
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557
558\begin{verbatim}
559// do the window-specific processing after processing the update event
560void wxTopLevelWindowBase::DoUpdateWindowUI(wxUpdateUIEvent& event)
561{
562 if ( event.GetSetEnabled() )
563 Enable(event.GetEnabled());
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566 {
567 if ( event.GetText() != GetTitle() )
568 SetTitle(event.GetText());
569 }
570}
571\end{verbatim}
572
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576
8a293590 577\func{virtual void}{DragAcceptFiles}{\param{bool}{ accept}}
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2edb0bde 579Enables or disables eligibility for drop file events (OnDropFiles).
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581\wxheading{Parameters}
582
cc81d32f 583\docparam{accept}{If {\tt true}, the window is eligible for drop file events. If {\tt false}, the window
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585
586\wxheading{Remarks}
587
588Windows only.
589
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592
cc81d32f 593\func{virtual bool}{Enable}{\param{bool}{ enable = {\tt true}}}
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596disabled, all of its children are disabled as well and they are reenabled again
597when the parent is.
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599\wxheading{Parameters}
600
cc81d32f 601\docparam{enable}{If {\tt true}, enables the window for input. If {\tt false}, disables the window.}
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604
cc81d32f 605Returns {\tt true} if the window has been enabled or disabled, {\tt false} if
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607
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609
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612\helpref{wxRadioBox::Enable}{wxradioboxenable}
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616
617\func{static wxWindow*}{FindFocus}{\void}
618
619Finds the window or control which currently has the keyboard focus.
620
621\wxheading{Remarks}
622
623Note that this is a static function, so it can be called without needing a wxWindow pointer.
624
625\wxheading{See also}
626
627\helpref{wxWindow::SetFocus}{wxwindowsetfocus}
628
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632
6b73af79 633\constfunc{wxWindow*}{FindWindow}{\param{long}{ id}}
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635Find a child of this window, by identifier.
636
6b73af79 637\constfunc{wxWindow*}{FindWindow}{\param{const wxString\&}{ name}}
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639Find a child of this window, by name.
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642implements the following methods:\par
643\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
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645\twocolitem{{\bf FindWindowByName(name)}}{Accepts a string}
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647}
648
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f89a1397 650\membersection{wxWindow::FindWindowById}\label{wxwindowfindwindowbyid}
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f89a1397 652\func{static wxWindow*}{FindWindowById}{\param{long}{ id}, \param{wxWindow*}{ parent = NULL}}
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654Find the first window with the given {\it id}.
655
656If {\it parent} is NULL, the search will start from all top-level
657frames and dialog boxes; if non-NULL, the search will be limited to the given window hierarchy.
658The search is recursive in both cases.
659
660\wxheading{See also}
661
f89a1397 662\helpref{FindWindow}{wxwindowfindwindow}
146ba0fe 663
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d9f42a9e 665\membersection{wxWindow::FindWindowByLabel}\label{wxwindowfindwindowbylabel}
146ba0fe 666
d9f42a9e 667\func{static wxWindow*}{FindWindowByLabel}{\param{const wxString\&}{ label}, \param{wxWindow*}{ parent = NULL}}
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670or panel item label. If {\it parent} is NULL, the search will start from all top-level
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672The search is recursive in both cases.
673
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675
f89a1397 676\helpref{FindWindow}{wxwindowfindwindow}
146ba0fe 677
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d9f42a9e 679\membersection{wxWindow::FindWindowByName}\label{wxwindowfindwindowbyname}
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d9f42a9e 681\func{static wxWindow*}{FindWindowByName}{\param{const wxString\&}{ name}, \param{wxWindow*}{ parent = NULL}}
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684If {\it parent} is NULL, the search will start from all top-level
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686The search is recursive in both cases.
687
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689\helpref{FindWindowByLabel}{wxwindowfindwindowbylabel} is called.
690
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692
f89a1397 693\helpref{FindWindow}{wxwindowfindwindow}
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697
698\func{virtual void}{Fit}{\void}
699
f68586e5 700Sizes the window so that it fits around its subwindows. This function won't do
fab86f26 701anything if there are no subwindows and will only really work correctly if
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703subwindow it is better (faster and the result is more precise as Fit adds some
704margin to account for fuzziness of its calculations) to call
705
706\begin{verbatim}
707 window->SetClientSize(child->GetSize());
708\end{verbatim}
709
710instead of calling Fit.
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714
715\func{virtual void}{FitInside}{\void}
716
717Similar to \helpref{Fit}{wxwindowfit}, but sizes the interior (virtual) size
718of a window. Mainly useful with scrolled windows to reset scrollbars after
719sizing changes that do not trigger a size event, and/or scrolled windows without
720an interior sizer. This function similarly won't do anything if there are no
721subwindows.
722
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725
726\func{virtual void}{Freeze}{\void}
727
728Freezes the window or, in other words, prevents any updates from taking place
729on screen, the window is not redrawn at all. \helpref{Thaw}{wxwindowthaw} must
a1037371 730be called to reenable window redrawing. Calls to these two functions may be
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732it exactly as many times as you froze it.
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734This method is useful for visual appearance optimization (for example, it
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736a wxTextCtrl under wxGTK) but is not implemented on all platforms nor for all
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739
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741
742\helpref{wxWindowUpdateLocker}{wxwindowupdatelocker}
743
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746
747\constfunc{wxAcceleratorTable*}{GetAcceleratorTable}{\void}
748
749Gets the accelerator table for this window. See \helpref{wxAcceleratorTable}{wxacceleratortable}.
750
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753
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756Returns the accessible object for this window, if any.
757
758See also \helpref{wxAccessible}{wxaccessible}.
759
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762
763\constfunc{wxSize}{GetAdjustedBestSize}{\void}
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766instead.
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770
771\constfunc{virtual wxColour}{GetBackgroundColour}{\void}
772
773Returns the background colour of the window.
774
775\wxheading{See also}
776
777\helpref{wxWindow::SetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowsetbackgroundcolour},\rtfsp
778\helpref{wxWindow::SetForegroundColour}{wxwindowsetforegroundcolour},\rtfsp
9866d9c2 779\helpref{wxWindow::GetForegroundColour}{wxwindowgetforegroundcolour}
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782
783\constfunc{virtual wxBackgroundStyle}{GetBackgroundStyle}{\void}
784
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786\begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
787\twocolitem{wxBG\_STYLE\_SYSTEM}{Use the default background, as determined by
788the system or the current theme.}
789\twocolitem{wxBG\_STYLE\_COLOUR}{Use a solid colour for the background, this
790style is set automatically if you call
791\helpref{SetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowsetbackgroundcolour} so you only need to
792set it explicitly if you had changed the background style to something else
793before.}
794\twocolitem{wxBG\_STYLE\_CUSTOM}{Don't draw the background at all, it's
795supposed that it is drawn by the user-defined erase background event handler.
796This style should be used to avoid flicker when the background is entirely
797custom-drawn.}
798\twocolitem{wxBG\_STYLE\_TRANSPARET}{The background is (partially) transparent,
799this style is automatically set if you call
800\helpref{SetTransparent}{wxwindowsettransparent} which is used to set the
801transparency level.}
802\end{twocollist}
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804\wxheading{See also}
805
806\helpref{wxWindow::SetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowsetbackgroundcolour},\rtfsp
807\helpref{wxWindow::GetForegroundColour}{wxwindowgetforegroundcolour},\rtfsp
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809\helpref{wxWindow::SetTransparent}{wxwindowsettransparent}
810
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170acdc9 812\membersection{wxWindow::GetEffectiveMinSize}\label{wxwindowgeteffectiveminsize}
9f884528 813
170acdc9 814\constfunc{wxSize}{GetEffectiveMinSize}{\void}
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817result. This is the value used by sizers to determine the appropriate
818ammount of sapce to allocate for the widget.
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820\wxheading{See also}
821
822\helpref{wxWindow::GetBestSize}{wxwindowgetbestsize},\rtfsp
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825
7f071e73 826\membersection{wxWindow::GetBestSize}\label{wxwindowgetbestsize}
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830This functions returns the best acceptable minimal size for the window. For
831example, for a static control, it will be the minimal size such that the
3e02f5ed 832control label is not truncated. For windows containing subwindows (typically
8771a323 833\helpref{wxPanel}{wxpanel}), the size returned by this function will be the
3e02f5ed 834same as the size the window would have had after calling
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836
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839
840\func{static wxWindow *}{GetCapture}{\void}
841
842Returns the currently captured window.
843
844\wxheading{See also}
845
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847\helpref{wxWindow::CaptureMouse}{wxwindowcapturemouse},
848\helpref{wxWindow::ReleaseMouse}{wxwindowreleasemouse},
63e819f2 849\helpref{wxMouseCaptureLostEvent}{wxmousecapturelostevent}
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851
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854
855\constfunc{wxCaret *}{GetCaret}{\void}
856
857Returns the \helpref{caret}{wxcaret} associated with the window.
858
859
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862\constfunc{virtual int}{GetCharHeight}{\void}
863
864Returns the character height for this window.
865
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6d06e061 867\membersection{wxWindow::GetCharWidth}\label{wxwindowgetcharwidth}
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869\constfunc{virtual int}{GetCharWidth}{\void}
870
871Returns the average character width for this window.
872
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6d06e061 874\membersection{wxWindow::GetChildren}\label{wxwindowgetchildren}
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dc7a2021 876\func{wxWindowList\&}{GetChildren}{\void}
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879
880Returns a reference to the list of the window's children. \texttt{wxWindowList}
881is a type-safe \helpref{wxList}{wxlist}-like class whose elements are of type
882\texttt{wxWindow *}.
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887\func{static wxVisualAttributes}{GetClassDefaultAttributes}{\param{wxWindowVariant}{ variant = \texttt{wxWINDOW\_VARIANT\_NORMAL}}}
888
889Returns the default font and colours which are used by the control. This is
890useful if you want to use the same font or colour in your own control as in a
891standard control -- which is a much better idea than hard coding specific
892colours or fonts which might look completely out of place on the users
893system, especially if it uses themes.
894
895The \arg{variant} parameter is only relevant under Mac currently and is
896ignore under other platforms. Under Mac, it will change the size of the
324eeecb 897returned font. See \helpref{wxWindow::SetWindowVariant}{wxwindowsetwindowvariant}
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899
900This static method is ``overridden'' in many derived classes and so calling,
488e1507 901for example, \helpref{wxButton}{wxbutton}::GetClassDefaultAttributes() will typically
1b69c815 902return the values appropriate for a button which will be normally different
488e1507 903from those returned by, say, \helpref{wxListCtrl}{wxlistctrl}::GetClassDefaultAttributes().
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907if it was not possible to determine the default control appearance or,
908especially for the background colour, if the field doesn't make sense as is
909the case for \texttt{colBg} for the controls with themed background.
910
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912
913\helpref{InheritAttributes}{wxwindowinheritattributes}
914
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917
c66c3af1 918\constfunc{void}{GetClientSize}{\param{int* }{width}, \param{int* }{height}}
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c9f00eeb 920\perlnote{In wxPerl this method takes no parameter and returns
d2c2afc9 921a 2-element list {\tt (width, height)}.}
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c66c3af1 923\constfunc{wxSize}{GetClientSize}{\void}
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926area which may be drawn on by the programmer, excluding title bar, border,
927scrollbars, etc.
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930return size is empty (both width and height are $0$).
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933
934\docparam{width}{Receives the client width in pixels.}
935
936\docparam{height}{Receives the client height in pixels.}
937
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939implements the following methods:\par
940\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
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942\twocolitem{{\bf GetClientSize()}}{Returns a wxSize object}
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947
d2c2afc9 948\helpref{GetSize}{wxwindowgetsize},\rtfsp
566d84a7 949\helpref{GetVirtualSize}{wxwindowgetvirtualsize}
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954
955\constfunc{wxLayoutConstraints*}{GetConstraints}{\void}
956
957Returns a pointer to the window's layout constraints, or NULL if there are none.
958
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961
962\constfunc{const wxSizer *}{GetContainingSizer}{\void}
963
964Return the sizer that this window is a member of, if any, otherwise
965{\tt NULL}.
966
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969
970\constfunc{const wxCursor\&}{GetCursor}{\void}
971
972Return the cursor associated with this window.
973
974\wxheading{See also}
975
976\helpref{wxWindow::SetCursor}{wxwindowsetcursor}
8c4b73d1 977
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981\constfunc{virtual wxVisualAttributes}{GetDefaultAttributes}{\void}
982
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985
986One advantage of using this function compared to the static version is that
987the call is automatically dispatched to the correct class (as usual with
988virtual functions) and you don't have to specify the class name explicitly.
989
990The other one is that in the future this function could return different
991results, for example it might return a different font for an ``Ok'' button
992than for a generic button if the users GUI is configured to show such buttons
993in bold font. Of course, the down side is that it is impossible to call this
994function without actually having an object to apply it to whereas the static
995version can be used without having to create an object first.
996
997
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999
1000\constfunc{wxDropTarget*}{GetDropTarget}{\void}
1001
1002Returns the associated drop target, which may be NULL.
1003
1004\wxheading{See also}
1005
c9f00eeb 1006\helpref{wxWindow::SetDropTarget}{wxwindowsetdroptarget},
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1011
1012\constfunc{wxEvtHandler*}{GetEventHandler}{\void}
1013
1014Returns the event handler for this window. By default, the window is its
1015own event handler.
1016
1017\wxheading{See also}
1018
1019\helpref{wxWindow::SetEventHandler}{wxwindowseteventhandler},\rtfsp
1020\helpref{wxWindow::PushEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler},\rtfsp
1021\helpref{wxWindow::PopEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler},\rtfsp
1022\helpref{wxEvtHandler::ProcessEvent}{wxevthandlerprocessevent},\rtfsp
1023\helpref{wxEvtHandler}{wxevthandler}\rtfsp
1024
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1027
1028\constfunc{long}{GetExtraStyle}{\void}
1029
1030Returns the extra style bits for the window.
1031
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1034
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1039\wxheading{See also}
1040
1041\helpref{wxWindow::SetFont}{wxwindowsetfont}
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1045
1046\func{virtual wxColour}{GetForegroundColour}{\void}
1047
1048Returns the foreground colour of the window.
1049
1050\wxheading{Remarks}
1051
1052The interpretation of foreground colour is open to interpretation according
1053to the window class; it may be the text colour or other colour, or it may not
1054be used at all.
1055
1056\wxheading{See also}
1057
1058\helpref{wxWindow::SetForegroundColour}{wxwindowsetforegroundcolour},\rtfsp
1059\helpref{wxWindow::SetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowsetbackgroundcolour},\rtfsp
1060\helpref{wxWindow::GetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowgetbackgroundcolour}
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1065\constfunc{wxWindow*}{GetGrandParent}{\void}
1066
1067Returns the grandparent of a window, or NULL if there isn't one.
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1072\constfunc{void*}{GetHandle}{\void}
1073
1074Returns the platform-specific handle of the physical window. Cast it to an appropriate
324eeecb 1075handle, such as {\bf HWND} for Windows, {\bf Widget} for Motif, {\bf GtkWidget} for GTK or {\bf WinHandle} for PalmOS.
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1078
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1080
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1083
1084\constfunc{virtual wxString}{GetHelpTextAtPoint}{\param{const wxPoint &}{point}, \param{wxHelpEvent::Origin }{origin}}
1085
1086Gets the help text to be used as context-sensitive help for this window. This
1087method should be overridden if the help message depends on the position inside
1088the window, otherwise \helpref{GetHelpText}{wxwindowgethelptext} can be used.
1089
1090\wxheading{Parameters}
1091
1092\docparam{point}{Coordinates of the mouse at the moment of help event emission.}
1093
d57725b5 1094\docparam{origin}{Help event origin, see also \helpref{wxHelpEvent::GetOrigin}{wxhelpeventgetorigin}.}
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1096\newsince{2.7.0}
1097
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1100
1101\constfunc{virtual wxString}{GetHelpText}{\void}
1102
1103Gets the help text to be used as context-sensitive help for this window.
1104
1105Note that the text is actually stored by the current \helpref{wxHelpProvider}{wxhelpprovider} implementation,
1106and not in the window object itself.
1107
1108\wxheading{See also}
1109
dc6588e7 1110\helpref{SetHelpText}{wxwindowsethelptext}, \helpref{GetHelpTextAtPoint}{wxwindowgethelptextatpoint}, \helpref{wxHelpProvider}{wxhelpprovider}
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1114
1115\constfunc{int}{GetId}{\void}
1116
1117Returns the identifier of the window.
1118
1119\wxheading{Remarks}
1120
6453876e 1121Each window has an integer identifier. If the application has not provided one
5e06d749 1122(or the default wxID\_ANY) an unique identifier with a negative value will be generated.
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1125
b2cf617c 1126\helpref{wxWindow::SetId}{wxwindowsetid},\rtfsp
5b6aa0ff 1127\helpref{Window identifiers}{windowids}
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1132\constfunc{virtual wxString }{GetLabel}{\void}
1133
1134Generic way of getting a label from any window, for
1135identification purposes.
1136
1137\wxheading{Remarks}
1138
1139The interpretation of this function differs from class to class.
1140For frames and dialogs, the value returned is the title. For buttons or static text controls, it is
1141the button text. This function can be useful for meta-programs (such as testing
1142tools or special-needs access programs) which need to identify windows
1143by name.
1144
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1146
1147\constfunc{wxSize}{GetMaxSize}{\void}
1148
1149Returns the maximum size of the window, an indication to the sizer layout mechanism
a3dae7b7 1150that this is the maximum possible size.
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1152\membersection{wxWindow::GetMinSize}\label{wxwindowgetminsize}
1153
a3dae7b7 1154\constfunc{virtual wxSize}{GetMinSize}{\void}
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1156Returns the minimum size of the window, an indication to the sizer layout mechanism
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1158by \helpref{SetMinSize}{wxwindowsetminsize}, but it can be overridden to do the
1159calculation on demand.
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1162
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1165Returns the window's name.
1166
1167\wxheading{Remarks}
1168
1169This name is not guaranteed to be unique; it is up to the programmer to supply an appropriate
1170name in the window constructor or via \helpref{wxWindow::SetName}{wxwindowsetname}.
1171
1172\wxheading{See also}
1173
1174\helpref{wxWindow::SetName}{wxwindowsetname}
1175
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1178
1179\constfunc{wxWindow *}{GetNextSibling}{\void}
1180
1181Returns the next window after this one among the parent children or \NULL if
1182this window is the last child.
1183
1184\newsince{2.8.8}
1185
1186\wxheading{See also}
1187
1188\helpref{GetPrevSibling}{wxwindowgetprevsibling}
1189
1190
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1193\constfunc{virtual wxWindow*}{GetParent}{\void}
1194
1195Returns the parent of the window, or NULL if there is no parent.
1196
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1199
1200\func{int}{GetPopupMenuSelectionFromUser}{\param{wxMenu\&}{ menu}, \param{const wxPoint\&}{ pos}}
1201
1202\func{int}{GetPopupMenuSelectionFromUser}{\param{wxMenu\&}{ menu}, \param{int}{ x}, \param{int}{ y}}
1203
1204This function shows a popup menu at the given position in this window and
1205returns the selected id. It can be more convenient than the general purpose
1206\helpref{PopupMenu}{wxwindowpopupmenu} function for simple menus proposing a
1207choice in a list of strings to the user.
1208
1209\wxheading{Parameters}
1210
1211\docparam{menu}{The menu to show}
1212
1213\docparam{pos}{The position at which to show the menu in client coordinates}
1214
1215\docparam{x}{The horizontal position of the menu}
1216
1217\docparam{y}{The vertical position of the menu}
1218
1219\wxheading{Return value}
1220
1221The selected menu item id or \texttt{wxID\_NONE} if none selected or an error
1222occurred.
1223
1224
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1226
1227\constfunc{virtual void}{GetPosition}{\param{int* }{x}, \param{int* }{y}}
1228
1229\constfunc{wxPoint}{GetPosition}{\void}
1230
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1232for the child windows or relative to the display origin for the top level
1233windows.
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1235\wxheading{Parameters}
1236
3c81c9aa 1237\docparam{x}{Receives the x position of the window if non-\NULL.}
15770d1a 1238
3c81c9aa 1239\docparam{y}{Receives the y position of the window if non-\NULL.}
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1241\pythonnote{In place of a single overloaded method name, wxPython
1242implements the following methods:\par
1243\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
1244\twocolitem{{\bf GetPosition()}}{Returns a wxPoint}
1245\twocolitem{{\bf GetPositionTuple()}}{Returns a tuple (x, y)}
1246\end{twocollist}}
1247}
1248
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1250method:\par
1251\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
1252\twocolitem{{\bf GetPosition()}}{Returns a Wx::Point}
1253\twocolitem{{\bf GetPositionXY()}}{Returns a 2-element list
1254 {\tt ( x, y )}}
1255\end{twocollist}
1256}}
1257
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1260
1261\helpref{GetScreenPosition}{wxwindowgetscreenposition}
1262
1263
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1265
1266\constfunc{wxWindow *}{GetPrevSibling}{\void}
1267
1268Returns the previous window before this one among the parent children or \NULL if
1269this window is the first child.
1270
1271\newsince{2.8.8}
1272
1273\wxheading{See also}
1274
1275\helpref{GetNextSibling}{wxwindowgetnextsibling}
1276
1277
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1279
1280\constfunc{virtual wxRect}{GetRect}{\void}
1281
fab86f26 1282Returns the position and size of the window as a \helpref{wxRect}{wxrect} object.
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1285
1286\helpref{GetScreenRect}{wxwindowgetscreenrect}
1287
1288
1289\membersection{wxWindow::GetScreenPosition}\label{wxwindowgetscreenposition}
1290
1291\constfunc{virtual void}{GetScreenPosition}{\param{int* }{x}, \param{int* }{y}}
1292
1293\constfunc{wxPoint}{GetScreenPosition}{\void}
1294
1295Returns the window position in screen coordinates, whether the window is a
1296child window or a top level one.
1297
1298\wxheading{Parameters}
1299
1300\docparam{x}{Receives the x position of the window on the screen if non-\NULL.}
1301
1302\docparam{y}{Receives the y position of the window on the screen if non-\NULL.}
1303
1304\wxheading{See also}
1305
1306\helpref{GetPosition}{wxwindowgetposition}
1307
1308
1309\membersection{wxWindow::GetScreenRect}\label{wxwindowgetscreenrect}
1310
1311\constfunc{virtual wxRect}{GetScreenRect}{\void}
1312
fab86f26 1313Returns the position and size of the window on the screen as a
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1314\helpref{wxRect}{wxrect} object.
1315
1316\wxheading{See also}
1317
1318\helpref{GetRect}{wxwindowgetrect}
1319
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1322
eaaa6a06 1323\func{virtual int}{GetScrollPos}{\param{int }{orientation}}
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1325Returns the built-in scrollbar position.
1326
1327\wxheading{See also}
1328
1329See \helpref{wxWindow::SetScrollbar}{wxwindowsetscrollbar}
1330
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1333
eaaa6a06 1334\func{virtual int}{GetScrollRange}{\param{int }{orientation}}
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1336Returns the built-in scrollbar range.
1337
1338\wxheading{See also}
1339
1340\helpref{wxWindow::SetScrollbar}{wxwindowsetscrollbar}
1341
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1344
1345\func{virtual int}{GetScrollThumb}{\param{int }{orientation}}
1346
1347Returns the built-in scrollbar thumb size.
1348
1349\wxheading{See also}
1350
1351\helpref{wxWindow::SetScrollbar}{wxwindowsetscrollbar}
1352
1353
a974387a 1354\membersection{wxWindow::GetSize}\label{wxwindowgetsize}
a660d684 1355
c66c3af1 1356\constfunc{void}{GetSize}{\param{int* }{width}, \param{int* }{height}}
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c66c3af1 1358\constfunc{wxSize}{GetSize}{\void}
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1361scrollbars, etc.
1362
1363Note that if this window is a top-level one and it is currently minimized, the
1364returned size is the restored window size, not the size of the window icon.
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1366\wxheading{Parameters}
1367
1368\docparam{width}{Receives the window width.}
1369
1370\docparam{height}{Receives the window height.}
1371
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1373implements the following methods:\par
1374\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
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1376\twocolitem{{\bf GetSizeTuple()}}{Returns a 2-tuple (width, height)}
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1378}
1379
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1381method:\par
1382\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
1383\twocolitem{{\bf GetSize()}}{Returns a Wx::Size}
1384\twocolitem{{\bf GetSizeWH()}}{Returns a 2-element list
1385 {\tt ( width, height )}}
1386\end{twocollist}
1387}}
1388
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1390
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1392\helpref{GetVirtualSize}{wxwindowgetvirtualsize}
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1395\membersection{wxWindow::GetSizer}\label{wxwindowgetsizer}
1396
772c017b 1397\constfunc{wxSizer *}{GetSizer}{\void}
e6973167 1398
be90c029 1399Return the sizer associated with the window by a previous call to
e6973167 1400\helpref{SetSizer()}{wxwindowsetsizer} or {\tt NULL}.
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1404
6b062263 1405\constfunc{virtual void}{GetTextExtent}{\param{const wxString\& }{string}, \param{int* }{w}, \param{int* }{h},
a660d684 1406 \param{int* }{descent = NULL}, \param{int* }{externalLeading = NULL},
cc81d32f 1407 \param{const wxFont* }{font = NULL}, \param{bool}{ use16 = {\tt false}}}
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1410
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1412window with the currently selected font.
1413
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1415\helpref{wxSize}{wxsize} object (second form).
1416
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1417\wxheading{Parameters}
1418
1419\docparam{string}{String whose extent is to be measured.}
1420
6b062263 1421\docparam{w}{Return value for width.}
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1425\docparam{descent}{Return value for descent (optional).}
1426
1427\docparam{externalLeading}{Return value for external leading (optional).}
1428
1429\docparam{font}{Font to use instead of the current window font (optional).}
1430
cc81d32f 1431\docparam{use16}{If {\tt true}, {\it string} contains 16-bit characters. The default is {\tt false}.}
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1434implements the following methods:\par
1435\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
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1437\twocolitem{{\bf GetFullTextExtent(string, font=NULL)}}{Returns a
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1439\end{twocollist}}
1440}
1441
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1443 {\tt font} parameters, and returns a 4-element list
1444 {\tt ( x, y, descent, externalLeading )}.}
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1447\membersection{wxWindow::GetToolTip}\label{wxwindowgettooltip}
1448
1449\constfunc{wxToolTip*}{GetToolTip}{\void}
1450
1451Get the associated tooltip or NULL if none.
1452
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1454\membersection{wxWindow::GetUpdateRegion}\label{wxwindowgetupdateregion}
1455
1456\constfunc{virtual wxRegion}{GetUpdateRegion}{\void}
1457
1458Returns the region specifying which parts of the window have been damaged. Should
f4fcc291 1459only be called within an \helpref{wxPaintEvent}{wxpaintevent} handler.
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1461\wxheading{See also}
1462
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1463\helpref{wxRegion}{wxregion},\rtfsp
1464\helpref{wxRegionIterator}{wxregioniterator}
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1467\membersection{wxWindow::GetValidator}\label{wxwindowgetvalidator}
1468
1469\constfunc{wxValidator*}{GetValidator}{\void}
1470
1471Returns a pointer to the current validator for the window, or NULL if there is none.
1472
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1475
1476\constfunc{void}{GetVirtualSize}{\param{int* }{width}, \param{int* }{height}}
1477
1478\constfunc{wxSize}{GetVirtualSize}{\void}
1479
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1481returns the client size of the window, but after a call to
1482\helpref{SetVirtualSize}{wxwindowsetvirtualsize} it will return
1483that size.
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1485\wxheading{Parameters}
1486
1487\docparam{width}{Receives the window virtual width.}
1488
1489\docparam{height}{Receives the window virtual height.}
1490
1491\helpref{GetSize}{wxwindowgetsize},\rtfsp
1492\helpref{GetClientSize}{wxwindowgetclientsize}
1493
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1495\membersection{wxWindow::GetWindowBorderSize}\label{wxwindowgetwindowbordersize}
1496
1497\constfunc{wxSize}{GetWindowBorderSize}{\void}
1498
1499Returns the size of the left/right and top/bottom borders of this window in x
1500and y components of the result respectively.
1501
1502
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1505\constfunc{long}{GetWindowStyleFlag}{\void}
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1508method. {\bf GetWindowStyle()} is another name for the same function.
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1512
488e1507 1513\constfunc{wxWindowVariant}{GetWindowVariant}{\void}
416101be 1514
43e8916f 1515Returns the value previously passed to
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1517
1518
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1520
1521\func{bool}{HandleWindowEvent}{\param{wxEvent\& }{event}}
1522
1523Shorthand for \texttt{\helpref{GetEventHandler}{wxwindowgeteventhandler}()->\helpref{SafelyProcessEvent}{wxevthandlersafelyprocessevent}(event)}.
1524
1525
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1527
1528\constfunc{virtual bool}{HasCapture}{\void}
1529
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1532\wxheading{See also}
1533
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1535\helpref{wxWindow::ReleaseMouse}{wxwindowreleasemouse},
63e819f2 1536\helpref{wxMouseCaptureLostEvent}{wxmousecapturelostevent}
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1538
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1540\membersection{wxWindow::HasExtraStyle}\label{wxwindowhasextrastyle}
1541
1542\constfunc{bool}{HasExtraStyle}{\param{int }{exFlag}}
1543
1544Returns \texttt{true} if the window has the given \arg{exFlag} bit set in its
1545extra styles.
1546
1547\wxheading{See also}
1548
1549\helpref{SetExtraStyle}{wxwindowsetextrastyle}
1550
1551
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1553
1554\constfunc{bool}{HasFlag}{\param{int }{flag}}
1555
1556Returns \texttt{true} if the window has the given \arg{flag} bit set.
1557
1558
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1559\membersection{wxWindow::HasMultiplePages}\label{wxwindowhasmultiplepages}
1560
1561\constfunc{virtual bool}{HasMultiplePages}{\void}
1562
1563This method should be overridden to return \texttt{true} if this window has
1564multiple pages. All standard class with multiple pages such as
1565\helpref{wxNotebook}{wxnotebook}, \helpref{wxListbook}{wxlistbook} and
1566\helpref{wxTreebook}{wxtreebook} already override it to return \texttt{true}
1567and user-defined classes with similar behaviour should do it as well to allow
1568the library to handle such windows appropriately.
1569
1570
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1572
1573\constfunc{virtual bool}{HasScrollbar}{\param{int }{orient}}
1574
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1576
1577\wxheading{Parameters}
1578
1579\docparam{orient}{Orientation to check, either {\tt wxHORIZONTAL} or {\tt wxVERTICAL}.}
1580
1581
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1582\membersection{wxWindow::HasTransparentBackground}\label{wxwindowhastransparentbackground}
1583
1584\constfunc{virtual bool}{HasTransparentBackground}{\void}
1585
1586Returns \true if this window background is transparent (as, for example, for
1587wxStaticText) and should show the parent window background.
1588
1589This method is mostly used internally by the library itself and you normally
1590shouldn't have to call it. You may, however, have to override it in your
1591wxWindow-derived class to ensure that background is painted correctly.
1592
1593
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1595
1596\func{bool}{Hide}{\void}
1597
cc81d32f 1598Equivalent to calling \helpref{Show}{wxwindowshow}({\tt false}).
bc5879ef 1599
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1602
1603\func{virtual bool}{HideWithEffect}{\param{wxShowEffect }{effect}, \param{unsigned }{timeout = $0$}, \param{wxDirection }{dir = wxBOTTOM}}
1604
1605This function hides a window, like \helpref{Hide()}{wxwindowhide}, but using a
1606special visual effect if possible.
1607
1608The parameters of this function are the same as for
1609\helpref{ShowWithEffect()}{wxwindowshowwitheffect}, please see their
1610description there.
1611
1612\newsince{2.9.0}
1613
1614
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1616
1617\func{void}{InheritAttributes}{\void}
1618
1619This function is (or should be, in case of custom controls) called during
1620window creation to intelligently set up the window visual attributes, that is
1621the font and the foreground and background colours.
1622
1623By ``intelligently'' the following is meant: by default, all windows use their
1624own \helpref{default}{wxwindowgetclassdefaultattributes} attributes. However
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1626\helpref{SetFont}{wxwindowsetfont} and not
fa47d7a7 1627\helpref{SetOwnFont}{wxwindowsetownfont}) changed \emph{and} if the
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1628corresponding attribute hadn't been explicitly set for this window itself,
1629then this window takes the same value as used by the parent. In addition, if
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1631to return \false, the colours will not be changed no matter what and only the
1632font might.
1633
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1635different usage scenarios. The most common one is when all default attributes
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1636are used and in this case, nothing should be inherited as in modern GUIs
1637different controls use different fonts (and colours) than their siblings so
1638they can't inherit the same value from the parent. However it was also deemed
1639desirable to allow to simply change the attributes of all children at once by
1640just changing the font or colour of their common parent, hence in this case we
1641do inherit the parents attributes.
1642
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1645
1646\func{void}{InitDialog}{\void}
1647
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1649to the dialog via validators.
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1653
1654\func{void}{InvalidateBestSize}{\void}
1655
1656Resets the cached best size value so it will be recalculated the next time it is needed.
1657
1658
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1660
1661\constfunc{virtual bool}{IsDoubleBuffered}{\void}
1662
1663Returns \true if the window contents is double-buffered by the system, i.e. if
1664any drawing done on the window is really done on a temporary backing surface
1665and transferred to the screen all at once later.
1666
1667\wxheading{See also}
1668
1669\helpref{wxBufferedDC}{wxbuffereddc}
1670
1671
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1673
1674\constfunc{virtual bool}{IsEnabled}{\void}
1675
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1677otherwise.
1678
1679Notice that this method can return \false even if this window itself hadn't
1680been explicitly disabled when one of its parent windows is disabled. To get the
1681intrinsic status of this window, use
1682\helpref{IsThisEnabled}{wxwindowisthisenabled}
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1684\wxheading{See also}
1685
1686\helpref{wxWindow::Enable}{wxwindowenable}
1687
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1691\constfunc{bool}{IsExposed}{\param{int }{x}, \param{int }{y}}
1692
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1696
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cc81d32f 1699Returns {\tt true} if the given point or rectangle area has been exposed since the
ad9edf45 1700last repaint. Call this in an paint event handler to optimize redrawing by
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1704implements the following methods:\par
1705\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
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1708\twocolitem{{\bf IsExposedRect(rect)}}{}
8771a323 1709\end{twocollist}}}
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1713
1714\constfunc{virtual bool}{IsFrozen}{\void}
1715
1716Returns \true if the window is currently frozen by a call to
1717\helpref{Freeze()}{wxwindowfreeze}.
1718
1719\wxheading{See also}
1720
1721\helpref{Thaw()}{wxwindowthaw}
1722
1723
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1725
1726\constfunc{virtual bool}{IsRetained}{\void}
1727
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1730\wxheading{Remarks}
1731
1732Retained windows are only available on X platforms.
1733
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1736
1737\func{bool}{IsScrollbarAlwaysShown}{\param{int}{ orient}}
1738
1739Return whether a scrollbar is always shown.
1740
1741\wxheading{Parameters}
1742
1743\docparam{orient}{Orientation to check, either {\tt wxHORIZONTAL} or {\tt wxVERTICAL}.}
1744
1745\wxheading{See also}
1746
1747\helpref{wxWindow::AlwaysShowScrollbars}{wxwindowalwaysshowscrollbars}
1748
1749
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1751
1752\constfunc{virtual bool}{IsShown}{\void}
1753
cc81d32f 1754Returns {\tt true} if the window is shown, {\tt false} if it has been hidden.
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1757
865a74c7 1758\helpref{wxWindow::IsShownOnScreen}{wxwindowisshownonscreen}
9c72cf76 1759
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865a74c7 1761\membersection{wxWindow::IsShownOnScreen}\label{wxwindowisshownonscreen}
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865a74c7 1763\constfunc{virtual bool}{IsShownOnScreen}{\void}
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1765Returns {\tt true} if the window is physically visible on the screen, i.e. it
1766is shown and all its parents up to the toplevel window are shown as well.
1767
1768\wxheading{See also}
1769
1770\helpref{wxWindow::IsShown}{wxwindowisshown}
1771
1772
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1774
1775\constfunc{bool}{IsThisEnabled}{\void}
1776
1777Returns \true if this window is intrinsically enabled, \false otherwise, i.e.
1778if \helpref{Enable(false)}{wxwindowenable} had been called. This method is
1779mostly used for wxWidgets itself, user code should normally use
1780\helpref{IsEnabled}{wxwindowisenabled} instead.
1781
1782
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1784
1785\constfunc{bool}{IsTopLevel}{\void}
1786
1787Returns {\tt true} if the given window is a top-level one. Currently all frames and
1788dialogs are considered to be top-level windows (even if they have a parent
1789window).
1790
1791
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1793
1794\func{void}{Layout}{\void}
1795
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1797for this window.
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1800layout is on, this function gets called automatically when the window is resized.
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1804
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1809
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1814
1815\func{void}{Lower}{\void}
1816
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1819\wxheading{See also}
1820
1821\helpref{Raise}{wxwindowraise}
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1825
8a293590 1826\func{virtual void}{MakeModal}{\param{bool }{flag}}
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1828Disables all other windows in the application so that
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1831\wxheading{Parameters}
1832
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1834the user can only interact with this window. If {\tt false}, the effect is reversed.}
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1838
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1842
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1844
1845\wxheading{Parameters}
1846
1847\docparam{x}{Required x position.}
1848
1849\docparam{y}{Required y position.}
1850
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1852
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1854
1855Implementations of SetSize can also implicitly implement the
1856wxWindow::Move function, which is defined in the base wxWindow class
1857as the call:
1858
1859\begin{verbatim}
60fef964 1860 SetSize(x, y, wxDefaultCoord, wxDefaultCoord, wxSIZE_USE_EXISTING);
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1862
1863\wxheading{See also}
1864
1865\helpref{wxWindow::SetSize}{wxwindowsetsize}
1866
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1868implements the following methods:\par
1869\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
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1871\twocolitem{{\bf MoveXY(x, y)}}{Accepts a pair of integers}
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1873}
1874
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1876\membersection{wxWindow::MoveAfterInTabOrder}\label{wxwindowmoveafterintaborder}
1877
1878\func{void}{MoveAfterInTabOrder}{\param{wxWindow *}{win}}
1879
1880Moves this window in the tab navigation order after the specified \arg{win}.
1881This means that when the user presses \texttt{TAB} key on that other window,
1882the focus switches to this window.
1883
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1886it after creating all the windows.
1887
1888\wxheading{Parameters}
1889
1890\docparam{win}{A sibling of this window which should precede it in tab order,
1891must not be NULL}
1892
1893
1894\membersection{wxWindow::MoveBeforeInTabOrder}\label{wxwindowmovebeforeintaborder}
1895
1896\func{void}{MoveBeforeInTabOrder}{\param{wxWindow *}{win}}
1897
1898Same as \helpref{MoveAfterInTabOrder}{wxwindowmoveafterintaborder} except that
1899it inserts this window just before \arg{win} instead of putting it right after
1900it.
1901
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1904
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1908equivalent to calling \helpref{NavigateIn()}{wxwindownavigatein} method on the
1909parent window.
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1911\wxheading{Parameters}
1912
eedc82f4 1913\docparam{flags}{A combination of wxNavigationKeyEvent::IsForward and wxNavigationKeyEvent::WinChange.}
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1916
1917Returns \true if the focus was moved to another window or \false if nothing
1918changed.
1919
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1921
1922You may wish to call this from a text control custom keypress handler to do the default
1923navigation behaviour for the tab key, since the standard default behaviour for
1924a multiline text control with the wxTE\_PROCESS\_TAB style is to insert a tab
a701b455 1925and not navigate to the next control. See also \helpref{wxNavigationKeyEvent}{wxnavigationkeyevent}.
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1929
1930\func{bool}{NavigateIn}{\param{int}{ flags = wxNavigationKeyEvent::IsForward}}
1931
1932Performs a keyboard navigation action inside this window.
1933
1934See \helpref{Navigate}{wxwindownavigate} for more information.
1935
1936
302511a3 1937\membersection{wxWindow::NewControlId}\label{wxwindownewcontrolid}
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302511a3 1939\func{static wxWindowID}{NewControlId}{\param{int}{ count = 1}}
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1942IDs will be reserved until assigned to a \helpref{wxWindowIDRef}{windowidsoverview}
1943or unreserved with \helpref{UnreserveControlId}{wxwindowunreservecontrolid}.
1944
1945See \helpref{Window IDs overview}{windowidsoverview} for more information.
1946
1947\wxheading{Parameters}
1948
1949\docparam{count}{The number of sequential IDs to reserve.}
1950
1951\wxheading{Return value}
1952
1953Returns the ID or the first ID of the range, or wxID_NONE if enough
1954free IDs were not available.
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1956\wxheading{See also}
1957
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1959\helpref{wxIdManager}{wxidmanager}
1960\helpref{Window IDs overview}{windowidsoverview}
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1962
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1964%% the old docs here in case we want to move any still needed bits to
1965%% the right location (i.e. probably the corresponding events docs)
1966%%
1967%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnActivate}\label{wxwindowonactivate}
1968%%
1969%% \func{void}{OnActivate}{\param{wxActivateEvent\&}{ event}}
1970%%
1971%% Called when a window is activated or deactivated.
1972%%
1973%% \wxheading{Parameters}
1974%%
1975%% \docparam{event}{Object containing activation information.}
1976%%
1977%% \wxheading{Remarks}
1978%%
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1980%% otherwise it returns {\tt false} (it is being deactivated).
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1982%% \wxheading{See also}
1983%%
1984%% \helpref{wxActivateEvent}{wxactivateevent},\rtfsp
1985%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
1986%%
1987%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnChar}\label{wxwindowonchar}
1988%%
1989%% \func{void}{OnChar}{\param{wxKeyEvent\&}{ event}}
1990%%
1991%% Called when the user has pressed a key that is not a modifier (SHIFT, CONTROL or ALT).
1992%%
1993%% \wxheading{Parameters}
1994%%
1995%% \docparam{event}{Object containing keypress information. See \helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent} for
1996%% details about this class.}
1997%%
1998%% \wxheading{Remarks}
1999%%
2000%% This member function is called in response to a keypress. To intercept this event,
2001%% use the EVT\_CHAR macro in an event table definition. Your {\bf OnChar} handler may call this
2002%% default function to achieve default keypress functionality.
2003%%
2004%% Note that the ASCII values do not have explicit key codes: they are passed as ASCII
2005%% values.
2006%%
2007%% Note that not all keypresses can be intercepted this way. If you wish to intercept modifier
2008%% keypresses, then you will need to use \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyDown}{wxwindowonkeydown} or
2009%% \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyUp}{wxwindowonkeyup}.
2010%%
2011%% Most, but not all, windows allow keypresses to be intercepted.
2012%%
2013%% {\bf Tip:} be sure to call {\tt event.Skip()} for events that you don't process in this function,
2014%% otherwise menu shortcuts may cease to work under Windows.
2015%%
2016%% \wxheading{See also}
2017%%
2018%% \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyDown}{wxwindowonkeydown}, \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyUp}{wxwindowonkeyup},\rtfsp
2019%% \helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent}, \helpref{wxWindow::OnCharHook}{wxwindowoncharhook},\rtfsp
2020%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
2021%%
2022%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnCharHook}\label{wxwindowoncharhook}
2023%%
2024%% \func{void}{OnCharHook}{\param{wxKeyEvent\&}{ event}}
2025%%
2026%% This member is called to allow the window to intercept keyboard events
2027%% before they are processed by child windows.
2028%%
2029%% \wxheading{Parameters}
2030%%
2031%% \docparam{event}{Object containing keypress information. See \helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent} for
2032%% details about this class.}
2033%%
2034%% \wxheading{Remarks}
2035%%
2036%% This member function is called in response to a keypress, if the window is active. To intercept this event,
2037%% use the EVT\_CHAR\_HOOK macro in an event table definition. If you do not process a particular
2038%% keypress, call \helpref{wxEvent::Skip}{wxeventskip} to allow default processing.
2039%%
2040%% An example of using this function is in the implementation of escape-character processing for wxDialog,
2041%% where pressing ESC dismisses the dialog by {\bf OnCharHook} 'forging' a cancel button press event.
2042%%
2043%% Note that the ASCII values do not have explicit key codes: they are passed as ASCII
2044%% values.
2045%%
2046%% This function is only relevant to top-level windows (frames and dialogs), and under
2047%% Windows only. Under GTK the normal EVT\_CHAR\_ event has the functionality, i.e.
acbadd0b 2048%% you can intercept it, and if you don't call \helpref{wxEvent::Skip}{wxeventskip}
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2050%%
2051%% \wxheading{See also}
2052%%
2053%% \helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent},\rtfsp
2054%% \helpref{wxWindow::OnCharHook}{wxwindowoncharhook},\rtfsp
2055%% %% GD: OnXXX functions are not documented
2056%% %%\helpref{wxApp::OnCharHook}{wxapponcharhook},\rtfsp
2057%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
2058%%
2059%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnCommand}\label{wxwindowoncommand}
2060%%
2061%% \func{virtual void}{OnCommand}{\param{wxEvtHandler\& }{object}, \param{wxCommandEvent\& }{event}}
2062%%
2063%% This virtual member function is called if the control does not handle the command event.
2064%%
2065%% \wxheading{Parameters}
2066%%
2067%% \docparam{object}{Object receiving the command event.}
2068%%
2069%% \docparam{event}{Command event}
2070%%
2071%% \wxheading{Remarks}
2072%%
2073%% This virtual function is provided mainly for backward compatibility. You can also intercept commands
2074%% from child controls by using an event table, with identifiers or identifier ranges to identify
2075%% the control(s) in question.
2076%%
2077%% \wxheading{See also}
2078%%
2079%% \helpref{wxCommandEvent}{wxcommandevent},\rtfsp
2080%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
2081%%
2082%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnClose}\label{wxwindowonclose}
2083%%
2084%% \func{virtual bool}{OnClose}{\void}
2085%%
2086%% Called when the user has tried to close a a frame
2087%% or dialog box using the window manager (X) or system menu (Windows).
2088%%
2089%% {\bf Note:} This is an obsolete function.
2edb0bde 2090%% It is superseded by the \helpref{wxWindow::OnCloseWindow}{wxwindowonclosewindow} event
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2092%%
2093%% \wxheading{Return value}
2094%%
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2097%% you may delete other windows.
2098%%
2099%% \wxheading{See also}
2100%%
2101%% \helpref{Window deletion overview}{windowdeletionoverview},\rtfsp
2102%% \helpref{wxWindow::Close}{wxwindowclose},\rtfsp
2103%% \helpref{wxWindow::OnCloseWindow}{wxwindowonclosewindow},\rtfsp
2104%% \helpref{wxCloseEvent}{wxcloseevent}
2105%%
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2107%%
2108%% \func{void}{OnKeyDown}{\param{wxKeyEvent\&}{ event}}
2109%%
2110%% Called when the user has pressed a key, before it is translated into an ASCII value using other
2111%% modifier keys that might be pressed at the same time.
2112%%
2113%% \wxheading{Parameters}
2114%%
2115%% \docparam{event}{Object containing keypress information. See \helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent} for
2116%% details about this class.}
2117%%
2118%% \wxheading{Remarks}
2119%%
2120%% This member function is called in response to a key down event. To intercept this event,
2121%% use the EVT\_KEY\_DOWN macro in an event table definition. Your {\bf OnKeyDown} handler may call this
2122%% default function to achieve default keypress functionality.
2123%%
2124%% Note that not all keypresses can be intercepted this way. If you wish to intercept special
2125%% keys, such as shift, control, and function keys, then you will need to use \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyDown}{wxwindowonkeydown} or
2126%% \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyUp}{wxwindowonkeyup}.
2127%%
2128%% Most, but not all, windows allow keypresses to be intercepted.
2129%%
2130%% {\bf Tip:} be sure to call {\tt event.Skip()} for events that you don't process in this function,
2131%% otherwise menu shortcuts may cease to work under Windows.
2132%%
2133%% \wxheading{See also}
2134%%
2135%% \helpref{wxWindow::OnChar}{wxwindowonchar}, \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyUp}{wxwindowonkeyup},\rtfsp
2136%% \helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent}, \helpref{wxWindow::OnCharHook}{wxwindowoncharhook},\rtfsp
2137%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
2138%%
2139%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnKeyUp}\label{wxwindowonkeyup}
2140%%
2141%% \func{void}{OnKeyUp}{\param{wxKeyEvent\&}{ event}}
2142%%
2143%% Called when the user has released a key.
2144%%
2145%% \wxheading{Parameters}
2146%%
2147%% \docparam{event}{Object containing keypress information. See \helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent} for
2148%% details about this class.}
2149%%
2150%% \wxheading{Remarks}
2151%%
2152%% This member function is called in response to a key up event. To intercept this event,
2153%% use the EVT\_KEY\_UP macro in an event table definition. Your {\bf OnKeyUp} handler may call this
2154%% default function to achieve default keypress functionality.
2155%%
2156%% Note that not all keypresses can be intercepted this way. If you wish to intercept special
2157%% keys, such as shift, control, and function keys, then you will need to use \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyDown}{wxwindowonkeydown} or
2158%% \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyUp}{wxwindowonkeyup}.
2159%%
2160%% Most, but not all, windows allow key up events to be intercepted.
2161%%
2162%% \wxheading{See also}
2163%%
2164%% \helpref{wxWindow::OnChar}{wxwindowonchar}, \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyDown}{wxwindowonkeydown},\rtfsp
2165%% \helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent}, \helpref{wxWindow::OnCharHook}{wxwindowoncharhook},\rtfsp
2166%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
2167%%
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2169%%
2170%% \func{void}{OnInitDialog}{\param{wxInitDialogEvent\&}{ event}}
2171%%
2172%% Default handler for the wxEVT\_INIT\_DIALOG event. Calls \helpref{wxWindow::TransferDataToWindow}{wxwindowtransferdatatowindow}.
2173%%
2174%% \wxheading{Parameters}
2175%%
2176%% \docparam{event}{Dialog initialisation event.}
2177%%
2178%% \wxheading{Remarks}
2179%%
2180%% Gives the window the default behaviour of transferring data to child controls via
2181%% the validator that each control has.
2182%%
2183%% \wxheading{See also}
2184%%
2185%% \helpref{wxValidator}{wxvalidator}, \helpref{wxWindow::TransferDataToWindow}{wxwindowtransferdatatowindow}
2186%%
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2188%%
2189%% \func{void}{OnMenuHighlight}{\param{wxMenuEvent\& }{event}}
2190%%
2191%% Called when a menu select is received from a menu bar: that is, the
2192%% mouse cursor is over a menu item, but the left mouse button has not been
2193%% pressed.
2194%%
2195%% \wxheading{Parameters}
2196%%
2197%% \docparam{event}{The menu highlight event. For more information, see \helpref{wxMenuEvent}{wxmenuevent}.}
2198%%
2199%% \wxheading{Remarks}
2200%%
2201%% You can choose any member function to receive
2202%% menu select events, using the EVT\_MENU\_HIGHLIGHT macro for individual menu items or EVT\_MENU\_HIGHLIGHT\_ALL macro
2203%% for all menu items.
2204%%
2205%% The default implementation for \helpref{wxFrame::OnMenuHighlight}{wxframeonmenuhighlight} displays help
2206%% text in the first field of the status bar.
2207%%
fc2171bd 2208%% This function was known as {\bf OnMenuSelect} in earlier versions of wxWidgets, but this was confusing
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2210%%
2211%% \wxheading{See also}
2212%%
2213%% \helpref{wxMenuEvent}{wxmenuevent},\rtfsp
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2215%%
2216%%
2217%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnMouseEvent}\label{wxwindowonmouseevent}
2218%%
2219%% \func{void}{OnMouseEvent}{\param{wxMouseEvent\&}{ event}}
2220%%
2221%% Called when the user has initiated an event with the
2222%% mouse.
2223%%
2224%% \wxheading{Parameters}
2225%%
2226%% \docparam{event}{The mouse event. See \helpref{wxMouseEvent}{wxmouseevent} for
2227%% more details.}
2228%%
2229%% \wxheading{Remarks}
2230%%
2231%% Most, but not all, windows respond to this event.
2232%%
2233%% To intercept this event, use the EVT\_MOUSE\_EVENTS macro in an event table definition, or individual
2234%% mouse event macros such as EVT\_LEFT\_DOWN.
2235%%
2236%% \wxheading{See also}
2237%%
2238%% \helpref{wxMouseEvent}{wxmouseevent},\rtfsp
2239%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
2240%%
2241%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnMove}\label{wxwindowonmove}
2242%%
2243%% \func{void}{OnMove}{\param{wxMoveEvent\& }{event}}
2244%%
2245%% Called when a window is moved.
2246%%
2247%% \wxheading{Parameters}
2248%%
2249%% \docparam{event}{The move event. For more information, see \helpref{wxMoveEvent}{wxmoveevent}.}
2250%%
2251%% \wxheading{Remarks}
2252%%
2253%% Use the EVT\_MOVE macro to intercept move events.
2254%%
2255%% \wxheading{Remarks}
2256%%
2257%% Not currently implemented.
2258%%
2259%% \wxheading{See also}
2260%%
2261%% \helpref{wxMoveEvent}{wxmoveevent},\rtfsp
2262%% \helpref{wxFrame::OnSize}{wxframeonsize},\rtfsp
2263%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
2264%%
2265%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnPaint}\label{wxwindowonpaint}
2266%%
2267%% \func{void}{OnPaint}{\param{wxPaintEvent\& }{event}}
2268%%
2269%% Sent to the event handler when the window must be refreshed.
2270%%
2271%% \wxheading{Parameters}
2272%%
2273%% \docparam{event}{Paint event. For more information, see \helpref{wxPaintEvent}{wxpaintevent}.}
2274%%
2275%% \wxheading{Remarks}
2276%%
2277%% Use the EVT\_PAINT macro in an event table definition to intercept paint events.
2278%%
2279%% Note that In a paint event handler, the application must {\it always} create a \helpref{wxPaintDC}{wxpaintdc} object,
2280%% even if you do not use it. Otherwise, under MS Windows, refreshing for this and other windows will go wrong.
2281%%
2282%% For example:
2283%%
2284%% \small{%
2285%% \begin{verbatim}
2286%% void MyWindow::OnPaint(wxPaintEvent\& event)
2287%% {
2288%% wxPaintDC dc(this);
2289%%
2290%% DrawMyDocument(dc);
2291%% }
2292%% \end{verbatim}
2293%% }%
2294%%
2295%% You can optimize painting by retrieving the rectangles
2296%% that have been damaged and only repainting these. The rectangles are in
2297%% terms of the client area, and are unscrolled, so you will need to do
2298%% some calculations using the current view position to obtain logical,
2299%% scrolled units.
2300%%
2301%% Here is an example of using the \helpref{wxRegionIterator}{wxregioniterator} class:
2302%%
2303%% {\small%
2304%% \begin{verbatim}
2305%% // Called when window needs to be repainted.
2306%% void MyWindow::OnPaint(wxPaintEvent\& event)
2307%% {
2308%% wxPaintDC dc(this);
2309%%
2310%% // Find Out where the window is scrolled to
2311%% int vbX,vbY; // Top left corner of client
2312%% GetViewStart(&vbX,&vbY);
2313%%
2314%% int vX,vY,vW,vH; // Dimensions of client area in pixels
2315%% wxRegionIterator upd(GetUpdateRegion()); // get the update rect list
2316%%
2317%% while (upd)
2318%% {
2319%% vX = upd.GetX();
2320%% vY = upd.GetY();
2321%% vW = upd.GetW();
2322%% vH = upd.GetH();
2323%%
2324%% // Alternatively we can do this:
2325%% // wxRect rect;
2326%% // upd.GetRect(&rect);
2327%%
2328%% // Repaint this rectangle
2329%% ...some code...
2330%%
2331%% upd ++ ;
2332%% }
2333%% }
2334%% \end{verbatim}
2335%% }%
2336%%
2337%% \wxheading{See also}
2338%%
2339%% \helpref{wxPaintEvent}{wxpaintevent},\rtfsp
2340%% \helpref{wxPaintDC}{wxpaintdc},\rtfsp
2341%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
2342%%
2343%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnScroll}\label{wxwindowonscroll}
2344%%
2345%% \func{void}{OnScroll}{\param{wxScrollWinEvent\& }{event}}
2346%%
2347%% Called when a scroll window event is received from one of the window's built-in scrollbars.
2348%%
2349%% \wxheading{Parameters}
2350%%
2351%% \docparam{event}{Command event. Retrieve the new scroll position by
2352%% calling \helpref{wxScrollEvent::GetPosition}{wxscrolleventgetposition}, and the
2353%% scrollbar orientation by calling \helpref{wxScrollEvent::GetOrientation}{wxscrolleventgetorientation}.}
2354%%
2355%% \wxheading{Remarks}
2356%%
2357%% Note that it is not possible to distinguish between horizontal and vertical scrollbars
2358%% until the function is executing (you can't have one function for vertical, another
2359%% for horizontal events).
2360%%
2361%% \wxheading{See also}
2362%%
2363%% \helpref{wxScrollWinEvent}{wxscrollwinevent},\rtfsp
2364%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
2365%%
2366%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnSetFocus}\label{wxwindowonsetfocus}
2367%%
2368%% \func{void}{OnSetFocus}{\param{wxFocusEvent\& }{event}}
2369%%
2370%% Called when a window's focus is being set.
2371%%
2372%% \wxheading{Parameters}
2373%%
2374%% \docparam{event}{The focus event. For more information, see \helpref{wxFocusEvent}{wxfocusevent}.}
2375%%
2376%% \wxheading{Remarks}
2377%%
2378%% To intercept this event, use the macro EVT\_SET\_FOCUS in an event table definition.
2379%%
2380%% Most, but not all, windows respond to this event.
2381%%
2382%% \wxheading{See also}
2383%%
2384%% \helpref{wxFocusEvent}{wxfocusevent}, \helpref{wxWindow::OnKillFocus}{wxwindowonkillfocus},\rtfsp
2385%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
2386%%
2387%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnSize}\label{wxwindowonsize}
2388%%
2389%% \func{void}{OnSize}{\param{wxSizeEvent\& }{event}}
2390%%
2391%% Called when the window has been resized. This is not a virtual function; you should
2392%% provide your own non-virtual OnSize function and direct size events to it using EVT\_SIZE
2393%% in an event table definition.
2394%%
2395%% \wxheading{Parameters}
2396%%
2397%% \docparam{event}{Size event. For more information, see \helpref{wxSizeEvent}{wxsizeevent}.}
2398%%
2399%% \wxheading{Remarks}
2400%%
2401%% You may wish to use this for frames to resize their child windows as appropriate.
2402%%
2403%% Note that the size passed is of
2404%% the whole window: call \helpref{wxWindow::GetClientSize}{wxwindowgetclientsize} for the area which may be
2405%% used by the application.
2406%%
2407%% When a window is resized, usually only a small part of the window is damaged and you
2408%% may only need to repaint that area. However, if your drawing depends on the size of the window,
2409%% you may need to clear the DC explicitly and repaint the whole window. In which case, you
2410%% may need to call \helpref{wxWindow::Refresh}{wxwindowrefresh} to invalidate the entire window.
2411%%
2412%% \wxheading{See also}
2413%%
2414%% \helpref{wxSizeEvent}{wxsizeevent},\rtfsp
2415%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
2416%%
2417%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnSysColourChanged}\label{wxwindowonsyscolourchanged}
2418%%
2419%% \func{void}{OnSysColourChanged}{\param{wxOnSysColourChangedEvent\& }{event}}
2420%%
2421%% Called when the user has changed the system colours. Windows only.
2422%%
2423%% \wxheading{Parameters}
2424%%
2425%% \docparam{event}{System colour change event. For more information, see \helpref{wxSysColourChangedEvent}{wxsyscolourchangedevent}.}
2426%%
2427%% \wxheading{See also}
2428%%
2429%% \helpref{wxSysColourChangedEvent}{wxsyscolourchangedevent},\rtfsp
2430%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
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2433\membersection{wxWindow::OnInternalIdle}\label{wxwindowoninternalidle}
2434
2435\func{virtual void}{OnInternalIdle}{\void}
2436
2437This virtual function is normally only used internally, but
2438sometimes an application may need it to implement functionality
2439that should not be disabled by an application defining an OnIdle
2440handler in a derived class.
2441
2442This function may be used to do delayed painting, for example,
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2444in order to send update events to the window in idle time.
2445
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2448
2449This is just a wrapper for \helpref{ScrollPages()}{wxwindowscrollpages}$(1)$.
2450
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2452\membersection{wxWindow::PageUp}\label{wxwindowpageup}
2453
2454This is just a wrapper for \helpref{ScrollPages()}{wxwindowscrollpages}$(-1)$.
2455
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2458
cc81d32f 2459\constfunc{wxEvtHandler*}{PopEventHandler}{\param{bool }{deleteHandler = {\tt false}}}
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2461Removes and returns the top-most event handler on the event handler stack.
2462
2463\wxheading{Parameters}
2464
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2466default value is {\tt false}.}
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2468\wxheading{See also}
2469
2470\helpref{wxWindow::SetEventHandler}{wxwindowseteventhandler},\rtfsp
2471\helpref{wxWindow::GetEventHandler}{wxwindowgeteventhandler},\rtfsp
2472\helpref{wxWindow::PushEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler},\rtfsp
2473\helpref{wxEvtHandler::ProcessEvent}{wxevthandlerprocessevent},\rtfsp
2474\helpref{wxEvtHandler}{wxevthandler}\rtfsp
2475
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2477\membersection{wxWindow::PopupMenu}\label{wxwindowpopupmenu}
2478
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2481\func{bool}{PopupMenu}{\param{wxMenu* }{menu}, \param{int }{x}, \param{int }{y}}
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2483Pops up the given menu at the specified coordinates, relative to this
2484window, and returns control when the user has dismissed the menu. If a
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2487cursor position is used.
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2489\wxheading{Parameters}
2490
2491\docparam{menu}{Menu to pop up.}
2492
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2494
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2495\docparam{x}{Required x position for the menu to appear.}
2496
2497\docparam{y}{Required y position for the menu to appear.}
2498
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2499\wxheading{See also}
2500
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2501\helpref{wxMenu}{wxmenu}
2502
2503\wxheading{Remarks}
2504
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2505Just before the menu is popped up, \helpref{wxMenu::UpdateUI}{wxmenuupdateui}
2506is called to ensure that the menu items are in the correct state. The menu does
2507not get deleted by the window.
2508
2509It is recommended to not explicitly specify coordinates when calling PopupMenu
2510in response to mouse click, because some of the ports (namely, wxGTK) can do
2511a better job of positioning the menu in that case.
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2514implements the following methods:\par
2515\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
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2516\twocolitem{{\bf PopupMenu(menu, point)}}{Specifies position with a wxPoint}
2517\twocolitem{{\bf PopupMenuXY(menu, x, y)}}{Specifies position with two integers (x, y)}
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2519}
2520
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2521\membersection{wxWindow::PushEventHandler}\label{wxwindowpusheventhandler}
2522
2523\func{void}{PushEventHandler}{\param{wxEvtHandler* }{handler}}
2524
2525Pushes this event handler onto the event stack for the window.
2526
2527\wxheading{Parameters}
2528
2529\docparam{handler}{Specifies the handler to be pushed.}
2530
2531\wxheading{Remarks}
2532
2533An event handler is an object that is capable of processing the events
2534sent to a window. By default, the window is its own event handler, but
2535an application may wish to substitute another, for example to allow
2536central implementation of event-handling for a variety of different
2537window classes.
2538
2539\helpref{wxWindow::PushEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler} allows
2540an application to set up a chain of event handlers, where an event not handled by one event handler is
2541handed to the next one in the chain. Use \helpref{wxWindow::PopEventHandler}{wxwindowpopeventhandler} to
2542remove the event handler.
2543
2544\wxheading{See also}
2545
2546\helpref{wxWindow::SetEventHandler}{wxwindowseteventhandler},\rtfsp
2547\helpref{wxWindow::GetEventHandler}{wxwindowgeteventhandler},\rtfsp
2548\helpref{wxWindow::PopEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler},\rtfsp
2549\helpref{wxEvtHandler::ProcessEvent}{wxevthandlerprocessevent},\rtfsp
2550\helpref{wxEvtHandler}{wxevthandler}
2551
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2553\membersection{wxWindow::Raise}\label{wxwindowraise}
2554
2555\func{void}{Raise}{\void}
2556
4e43c815 2557Raises the window to the top of the window hierarchy (z-order).
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4e43c815 2559In current version of wxWidgets this works both for managed and child windows.
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2561\wxheading{See also}
2562
2563\helpref{Lower}{wxwindowlower}
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2566\membersection{wxWindow::Refresh}\label{wxwindowrefresh}
2567
a67f1484 2568\func{virtual void}{Refresh}{\param{bool}{ eraseBackground = {\tt true}}, \param{const wxRect* }{rect = NULL}}
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2571where this is not implemented), to be repainted. Note that repainting doesn't
2572happen immediately but only during the next event loop iteration, if you need
60fef964 2573to update the window immediately you should use \helpref{Update}{wxwindowupdate}
a67f1484 2574instead.
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2576\wxheading{Parameters}
2577
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2580
2581\docparam{rect}{If non-NULL, only the given rectangle will
2582be treated as damaged.}
2583
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2585
2586\helpref{wxWindow::RefreshRect}{wxwindowrefreshrect}
2587
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2589\membersection{wxWindow::RefreshRect}\label{wxwindowrefreshrect}
2590
8cfa09bd 2591\func{void}{RefreshRect}{\param{const wxRect\& }{rect}, \param{bool }{eraseBackground = \true}}
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8cfa09bd 2593Redraws the contents of the given rectangle: only the area inside it will be
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2595
8cfa09bd 2596This is the same as \helpref{Refresh}{wxwindowrefresh} but has a nicer syntax
324eeecb 2597as it can be called with a temporary wxRect object as argument like this
8cfa09bd 2598\texttt{RefreshRect(wxRect(x, y, w, h))}.
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2601\membersection{wxWindow::RegisterHotKey}\label{wxwindowregisterhotkey}
2602
2603\func{bool}{RegisterHotKey}{\param{int}{ hotkeyId}, \param{int}{ modifiers}, \param{int}{ virtualKeyCode}}
2604
2605Registers a system wide hotkey. Every time the user presses the hotkey registered here, this window
2606will receive a hotkey event. It will receive the event even if the application is in the background
2607and does not have the input focus because the user is working with some other application.
2608
2609\wxheading{Parameters}
2610
2611\docparam{hotkeyId}{Numeric identifier of the hotkey. For applications this must be between 0 and 0xBFFF. If
2612this function is called from a shared DLL, it must be a system wide unique identifier between 0xC000 and 0xFFFF.
2613This is a MSW specific detail.}
2614
2615\docparam{modifiers}{A bitwise combination of {\tt wxMOD\_SHIFT}, {\tt wxMOD\_CONTROL}, {\tt wxMOD\_ALT}
2616or {\tt wxMOD\_WIN} specifying the modifier keys that have to be pressed along with the key.}
2617
2618\docparam{virtualKeyCode}{The virtual key code of the hotkey.}
2619
2620\wxheading{Return value}
2621
2622{\tt true} if the hotkey was registered successfully. {\tt false} if some other application already registered a
2623hotkey with this modifier/virtualKeyCode combination.
2624
2625\wxheading{Remarks}
2626
2627Use EVT\_HOTKEY(hotkeyId, fnc) in the event table to capture the event.
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2629in the \helpref{Windows CE port}{wxwince} for detecting hardware button presses.
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2631\wxheading{See also}
2632
2633\helpref{wxWindow::UnregisterHotKey}{wxwindowunregisterhotkey}
2634
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2636\membersection{wxWindow::ReleaseMouse}\label{wxwindowreleasemouse}
2637
2638\func{virtual void}{ReleaseMouse}{\void}
2639
2640Releases mouse input captured with \helpref{wxWindow::CaptureMouse}{wxwindowcapturemouse}.
2641
2642\wxheading{See also}
2643
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2645\helpref{wxWindow::HasCapture}{wxwindowhascapture},
2646\helpref{wxWindow::ReleaseMouse}{wxwindowreleasemouse},
63e819f2 2647\helpref{wxMouseCaptureLostEvent}{wxmousecapturelostevent}
a5e84126 2648\helpref{wxMouseCaptureChangedEvent}{wxmousecapturechangedevent}
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2651\membersection{wxWindow::RemoveChild}\label{wxwindowremovechild}
2652
2653\func{virtual void}{RemoveChild}{\param{wxWindow* }{child}}
2654
2655Removes a child window. This is called automatically by window deletion
2656functions so should not be required by the application programmer.
2657
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2660
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2662
2663\docparam{child}{Child window to remove.}
2664
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2668\func{bool}{RemoveEventHandler}{\param{wxEvtHandler *}{handler}}
2669
2670Find the given {\it handler} in the windows event handler chain and remove (but
2671not delete) it from it.
2672
2673\wxheading{Parameters}
2674
154b6b0f 2675\docparam{handler}{The event handler to remove, must be non-{\tt NULL} and
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2677
2678\wxheading{Return value}
2679
cc81d32f 2680Returns {\tt true} if it was found and {\tt false} otherwise (this also results
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2681in an assert failure so this function should only be called when the
2682handler is supposed to be there).
2683
2684\wxheading{See also}
2685
2686\helpref{PushEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler},\rtfsp
2687\helpref{PopEventHandler}{wxwindowpopeventhandler}
2688
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2691
2692\func{virtual bool}{Reparent}{\param{wxWindow* }{newParent}}
2693
2694Reparents the window, i.e the window will be removed from its
18ac8d69 2695current parent window (e.g. a non-standard toolbar in a wxFrame)
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2698\wxheading{Parameters}
2699
2700\docparam{newParent}{New parent.}
2701
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2705\constfunc{virtual void}{ScreenToClient}{\param{int* }{x}, \param{int* }{y}}
2706
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2708
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2710
2711\wxheading{Parameters}
2712
2713\docparam{x}{Stores the screen x coordinate and receives the client x coordinate.}
2714
2715\docparam{y}{Stores the screen x coordinate and receives the client x coordinate.}
2716
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2718
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2720implements the following methods:\par
2721\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
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2723\twocolitem{{\bf ScreenToClientXY(x, y)}}{Returns a 2-tuple, (x, y)}
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2725}
2726
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2729
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2732Scrolls the window by the given number of lines down (if {\it lines} is
2733positive) or up.
2734
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2736
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2739
2740\wxheading{Remarks}
2741
2742This function is currently only implemented under MSW and wxTextCtrl under
2743wxGTK (it also works for wxScrolledWindow derived classes under all
2744platforms).
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2746\wxheading{See also}
2747
2748\helpref{ScrollPages}{wxwindowscrollpages}
2749
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2751\membersection{wxWindow::ScrollPages}\label{wxwindowscrollpages}
2752
9cd6d737 2753\func{virtual bool}{ScrollPages}{\param{int }{pages}}
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2755Scrolls the window by the given number of pages down (if {\it pages} is
2756positive) or up.
2757
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2759
cc81d32f 2760Returns {\tt true} if the window was scrolled, {\tt false} if it was already
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2762
2763\wxheading{Remarks}
2764
0c131a5a 2765This function is currently only implemented under MSW and wxGTK.
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2766
2767\wxheading{See also}
2768
2769\helpref{ScrollLines}{wxwindowscrolllines}
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2772\membersection{wxWindow::ScrollWindow}\label{wxwindowscrollwindow}
2773
eaaa6a06 2774\func{virtual void}{ScrollWindow}{\param{int }{dx}, \param{int }{dy}, \param{const wxRect*}{ rect = NULL}}
a660d684 2775
6453876e 2776Physically scrolls the pixels in the window and move child windows accordingly.
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2777
2778\wxheading{Parameters}
2779
2780\docparam{dx}{Amount to scroll horizontally.}
2781
2782\docparam{dy}{Amount to scroll vertically.}
2783
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2784\docparam{rect}{Rectangle to scroll, if it is \NULL, the whole window is
2785scrolled (this is always the case under wxGTK which doesn't support this
2786parameter)}
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2787
2788\wxheading{Remarks}
2789
60fef964 2790Note that you can often use \helpref{wxScrolledWindow}{wxscrolledwindow}
9f1a4466 2791instead of using this function directly.
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2794\membersection{wxWindow::SetAcceleratorTable}\label{wxwindowsetacceleratortable}
2795
2796\func{virtual void}{SetAcceleratorTable}{\param{const wxAcceleratorTable\&}{ accel}}
2797
2798Sets the accelerator table for this window. See \helpref{wxAcceleratorTable}{wxacceleratortable}.
2799
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2801\membersection{wxWindow::SetAccessible}\label{wxwindowsetaccessible}
2802
dbd94b75 2803\func{void}{SetAccessible}{\param{wxAccessible*}{ accessible}}
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2804
2805Sets the accessible for this window. Any existing accessible for this window
2806will be deleted first, if not identical to {\it accessible}.
2807
2808See also \helpref{wxAccessible}{wxaccessible}.
2809
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2811\membersection{wxWindow::SetAutoLayout}\label{wxwindowsetautolayout}
2812
8a293590 2813\func{void}{SetAutoLayout}{\param{bool}{ autoLayout}}
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2814
2815Determines whether the \helpref{wxWindow::Layout}{wxwindowlayout} function will
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2816be called automatically when the window is resized. Please note that this only
2817happens for the windows usually used to contain children, namely
2818\helpref{wxPanel}{wxpanel} and \helpref{wxTopLevelWindow}{wxtoplevelwindow}
2819(and the classes deriving from them).
2820
2821This method is called implicitly by
2822\helpref{wxWindow::SetSizer}{wxwindowsetsizer} but if you use
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2823\helpref{wxWindow::SetConstraints}{wxwindowsetconstraints} you should call it
2824manually or otherwise the window layout won't be correctly updated when its
2825size changes.
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2827\wxheading{Parameters}
2828
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2829\docparam{autoLayout}{Set this to \true if you wish the Layout function to be
2830called automatically when the window is resized.}
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2831
2832\wxheading{See also}
2833
2834\helpref{wxWindow::SetConstraints}{wxwindowsetconstraints}
2835
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2837\membersection{wxWindow::SetBackgroundColour}\label{wxwindowsetbackgroundcolour}
2838
e477b168 2839\func{virtual bool}{SetBackgroundColour}{\param{const wxColour\& }{colour}}
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2840
2841Sets the background colour of the window.
2842
b8e7b673 2843Please see \helpref{InheritAttributes}{wxwindowinheritattributes} for
324eeecb 2844explanation of the difference between this method and
fa47d7a7 2845\helpref{SetOwnBackgroundColour}{wxwindowsetownbackgroundcolour}.
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2847\wxheading{Parameters}
2848
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2850 {\tt wxNullColour} to reset to the default colour.}
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2851
2852\wxheading{Remarks}
2853
2854The background colour is usually painted by the default\rtfsp
f4fcc291 2855\helpref{wxEraseEvent}{wxeraseevent} event handler function
6453876e 2856under Windows and automatically under GTK.
a660d684 2857
5b6aa0ff 2858Note that setting the background colour does not cause an immediate refresh, so you
684761db 2859may wish to call \helpref{wxWindow::ClearBackground}{wxwindowclearbackground} or \helpref{wxWindow::Refresh}{wxwindowrefresh} after
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2861
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2863window, if the system supports them. Use with care since usually the
2864themes represent the appearance chosen by the user to be used for all
2865applications on the system.
2866
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2868\wxheading{See also}
2869
2870\helpref{wxWindow::GetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowgetbackgroundcolour},\rtfsp
2871\helpref{wxWindow::SetForegroundColour}{wxwindowsetforegroundcolour},\rtfsp
2872\helpref{wxWindow::GetForegroundColour}{wxwindowgetforegroundcolour},\rtfsp
684761db 2873\helpref{wxWindow::ClearBackground}{wxwindowclearbackground},\rtfsp
5b6aa0ff 2874\helpref{wxWindow::Refresh}{wxwindowrefresh},\rtfsp
f4fcc291 2875\helpref{wxEraseEvent}{wxeraseevent}
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2877\membersection{wxWindow::SetBackgroundStyle}\label{wxwindowsetbackgroundstyle}
2878
2879\func{virtual void}{SetBackgroundStyle}{\param{wxBackgroundStyle}{ style}}
2880
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2882\helpref{GetBackgroundStyle()}{wxwindowgetbackgroundstyle} for the description
2883of the possible style values.
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2884
2885\wxheading{See also}
2886
2887\helpref{wxWindow::SetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowsetbackgroundcolour},\rtfsp
2888\helpref{wxWindow::GetForegroundColour}{wxwindowgetforegroundcolour},\rtfsp
4488a1d3 2889\helpref{wxWindow::SetTransparent}{wxwindowsettransparent}
50c53860 2890
9f884528 2891
fe161a26 2892
00ff24c8 2893\membersection{wxWindow::SetCanFocus}\label{wxwindowsetcanfocus}
fe161a26 2894
00ff24c8 2895\func{virtual void}{SetCanFocus}{\param{bool}{ canFocus}}
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2898native TAB traversal (such as GTK+ 2.0). It is called by wxWidgets'
2899container control code to give the native system a hint when
2900doing TAB traversal. A call to this does not disable or change
2901the effect of programmatically calling
2902\helpref{wxWindow::SetFocus}{wxwindowsetfocus}.
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2905
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2906\helpref{wxFocusEvent}{wxfocusevent}
2907\helpref{wxPanel::SetFocus}{wxpanelsetfocus}
2908\helpref{wxPanel::SetFocusIgnoringChildren}{wxpanelsetfocusignoringchildren}
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2911\membersection{wxWindow::SetCaret}\label{wxwindowsetcaret}
2912
2913\constfunc{void}{SetCaret}{\param{wxCaret *}{caret}}
2914
2915Sets the \helpref{caret}{wxcaret} associated with the window.
2916
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2918\membersection{wxWindow::SetClientSize}\label{wxwindowsetclientsize}
2919
2920\func{virtual void}{SetClientSize}{\param{int}{ width}, \param{int}{ height}}
2921
2922\func{virtual void}{SetClientSize}{\param{const wxSize\&}{ size}}
2923
2924This sets the size of the window client area in pixels. Using this function to size a window
2925tends to be more device-independent than \helpref{wxWindow::SetSize}{wxwindowsetsize}, since the application need not
2926worry about what dimensions the border or title bar have when trying to fit the window
2927around panel items, for example.
2928
2929\wxheading{Parameters}
2930
2931\docparam{width}{The required client area width.}
2932
2933\docparam{height}{The required client area height.}
2934
2935\docparam{size}{The required client size.}
2936
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2938implements the following methods:\par
2939\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
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2940\twocolitem{{\bf SetClientSize(size)}}{Accepts a wxSize}
2941\twocolitem{{\bf SetClientSizeWH(width, height)}}{}
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2943}
2944
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2946\membersection{wxWindow::SetConstraints}\label{wxwindowsetconstraints}
2947
2948\func{void}{SetConstraints}{\param{wxLayoutConstraints* }{constraints}}
2949
2950Sets the window to have the given layout constraints. The window
2951will then own the object, and will take care of its deletion.
2952If an existing layout constraints object is already owned by the
2953window, it will be deleted.
2954
2955\wxheading{Parameters}
2956
2957\docparam{constraints}{The constraints to set. Pass NULL to disassociate and delete the window's
2958constraints.}
2959
2960\wxheading{Remarks}
2961
2962You must call \helpref{wxWindow::SetAutoLayout}{wxwindowsetautolayout} to tell a window to use
2cdac558 2963the constraints automatically in OnSize; otherwise, you must override OnSize and call Layout()
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2964explicitly. When setting both a wxLayoutConstraints and a \helpref{wxSizer}{wxsizer}, only the
2965sizer will have effect.
a660d684 2966
d9f42a9e 2967\membersection{wxWindow::SetContainingSizer}\label{wxwindowsetcontainingsizer}
b8e7b673 2968
d9f42a9e 2969\func{void}{SetContainingSizer}{\param{wxSizer* }{sizer}}
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2972when a window is added to a sizer, and is used so the window can
2973remove itself from the sizer when it is destroyed.
b8e7b673 2974
b8e7b673 2975
d9f42a9e 2976\membersection{wxWindow::SetCursor}\label{wxwindowsetcursor}
b8e7b673 2977
d9f42a9e 2978\func{virtual void}{SetCursor}{\param{const wxCursor\&}{cursor}}
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2981% changed
2982Sets the window's cursor. Notice that the window cursor also sets it for the
2983children of the window implicitly.
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2986be reset back to default.
b8e7b673 2987
d9f42a9e 2988\wxheading{Parameters}
b8e7b673 2989
d9f42a9e 2990\docparam{cursor}{Specifies the cursor that the window should normally display.}
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2991
2992\wxheading{See also}
2993
d9f42a9e 2994\helpref{::wxSetCursor}{wxsetcursor}, \helpref{wxCursor}{wxcursor}
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2995
2996
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2997\membersection{wxWindow::SetDropTarget}\label{wxwindowsetdroptarget}
2998
2999\func{void}{SetDropTarget}{\param{wxDropTarget*}{ target}}
3000
3001Associates a drop target with this window.
3002
3003If the window already has a drop target, it is deleted.
3004
3005\wxheading{See also}
3006
c9f00eeb 3007\helpref{wxWindow::GetDropTarget}{wxwindowgetdroptarget},
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3008\helpref{Drag and drop overview}{wxdndoverview}
3009
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3012\membersection{wxWindow::SetEventHandler}\label{wxwindowseteventhandler}
3013
3014\func{void}{SetEventHandler}{\param{wxEvtHandler* }{handler}}
3015
3016Sets the event handler for this window.
3017
3018\wxheading{Parameters}
3019
3020\docparam{handler}{Specifies the handler to be set.}
3021
3022\wxheading{Remarks}
3023
3024An event handler is an object that is capable of processing the events
3025sent to a window. By default, the window is its own event handler, but
3026an application may wish to substitute another, for example to allow
3027central implementation of event-handling for a variety of different
3028window classes.
3029
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3031since this sets up a chain of event handlers, where an event not handled by
3032one event handler is handed to the next one in the chain.
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3033
3034\wxheading{See also}
3035
3036\helpref{wxWindow::GetEventHandler}{wxwindowgeteventhandler},\rtfsp
3037\helpref{wxWindow::PushEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler},\rtfsp
3038\helpref{wxWindow::PopEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler},\rtfsp
3039\helpref{wxEvtHandler::ProcessEvent}{wxevthandlerprocessevent},\rtfsp
3040\helpref{wxEvtHandler}{wxevthandler}
3041
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3043\membersection{wxWindow::SetExtraStyle}\label{wxwindowsetextrastyle}
3044
3045\func{void}{SetExtraStyle}{\param{long }{exStyle}}
3046
3047Sets the extra style bits for the window. The currently defined extra style
3048bits are:
3049
3050\twocolwidtha{5cm}%
3051\begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
3052\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_VALIDATE\_RECURSIVELY}}{TransferDataTo/FromWindow()
3053and Validate() methods will recursively descend into all children of the
3054window if it has this style flag set.}
e4b713a2 3055\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_BLOCK\_EVENTS}}{Normally, the command
2edb0bde 3056events are propagated upwards to the window parent recursively until a handler
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3057for them is found. Using this style allows to prevent them from being
3058propagated beyond this window. Notice that wxDialog has this style on by
be90c029 3059default for the reasons explained in the
e4b713a2 3060\helpref{event processing overview}{eventprocessing}.}
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3061\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_TRANSIENT}}{This can be used to prevent a
3062window from being used as an implicit parent for the dialogs which were
3063created without a parent. It is useful for the windows which can disappear at
2edb0bde 3064any moment as creating children of such windows results in fatal problems.}
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3065\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_CONTEXTHELP}}{Under Windows, puts a query
3066button on the caption. When pressed, Windows will go into a context-sensitive
3067help mode and wxWidgets will send a wxEVT\_HELP event if the user clicked on an
3068application window.
335c9e32 3069This style cannot be used together with wxMAXIMIZE\_BOX or wxMINIMIZE\_BOX, so
7ce6cc9b 3070these two styles are automatically turned of if this one is used.}
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3071\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_PROCESS\_IDLE}}{This window should always process idle events, even
3072if the mode set by \helpref{wxIdleEvent::SetMode}{wxidleeventsetmode} is wxIDLE\_PROCESS\_SPECIFIED.}
3073\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_PROCESS\_UI\_UPDATES}}{This window should always process UI update events,
3074even if the mode set by \helpref{wxUpdateUIEvent::SetMode}{wxupdateuieventsetmode} is wxUPDATE\_UI\_PROCESS\_SPECIFIED.}
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3075\end{twocollist}
3076
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3078\membersection{wxWindow::SetFocus}\label{wxwindowsetfocus}
3079
3080\func{virtual void}{SetFocus}{\void}
3081
3082This sets the window to receive keyboard input.
3083
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3084\wxheading{See also}
3085
3086\helpref{wxFocusEvent}{wxfocusevent}
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3087\helpref{wxPanel::SetFocus}{wxpanelsetfocus}
3088\helpref{wxPanel::SetFocusIgnoringChildren}{wxpanelsetfocusignoringchildren}
d577d610 3089
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3091\membersection{wxWindow::SetFocusFromKbd}\label{wxwindowsetfocusfromkbd}
3092
3093\func{virtual void}{SetFocusFromKbd}{\void}
3094
fc2171bd 3095This function is called by wxWidgets keyboard navigation code when the user
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3096gives the focus to this window from keyboard (e.g. using {\tt TAB} key).
3097By default this method simply calls \helpref{SetFocus}{wxwindowsetfocus} but
3098can be overridden to do something in addition to this in the derived classes.
3099
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3101\membersection{wxWindow::SetFont}\label{wxwindowsetfont}
3102
9c575662 3103\func{bool}{SetFont}{\param{const wxFont\& }{font}}
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3105Sets the font for this window. This function should not be called for the
3106parent window if you don't want its font to be inherited by its children,
fa47d7a7 3107use \helpref{SetOwnFont}{wxwindowsetownfont} instead in this case and
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3108see \helpref{InheritAttributes}{wxwindowinheritattributes} for more
3109explanations.
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3111Please notice that the given font is \emph{not} automatically used for
3112\helpref{wxPaintDC}{wxpaintdc} objects associated with this window, you need to
3113call \helpref{wxDC::SetFont()}{wxdcsetfont} too. However this font is used by
3114any standard controls for drawing their text as well as by
3115\helpref{wxWindow::GetTextExtent()}{wxwindowgettextextent}.
3116
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3117\wxheading{Parameters}
3118
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3119\docparam{font}{Font to associate with this window, pass
3120{\tt wxNullFont} to reset to the default font.}
a660d684 3121
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3122\wxheading{Return value}
3123
3124\true if the want was really changed, \false if it was already set to this
3125\arg{font} and so nothing was done.
3126
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3127\wxheading{See also}
3128
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3129\helpref{wxWindow::GetFont}{wxwindowgetfont},\\
3130\helpref{InheritAttributes}{wxwindowinheritattributes}
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3133\membersection{wxWindow::SetForegroundColour}\label{wxwindowsetforegroundcolour}
3134
3135\func{virtual void}{SetForegroundColour}{\param{const wxColour\& }{colour}}
3136
3137Sets the foreground colour of the window.
3138
b8e7b673 3139Please see \helpref{InheritAttributes}{wxwindowinheritattributes} for
324eeecb 3140explanation of the difference between this method and
fa47d7a7 3141\helpref{SetOwnForegroundColour}{wxwindowsetownforegroundcolour}.
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3144
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3146 {\tt wxNullColour} to reset to the default colour.}
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3147
3148\wxheading{Remarks}
3149
3150The interpretation of foreground colour is open to interpretation according
3151to the window class; it may be the text colour or other colour, or it may not
3152be used at all.
3153
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3155window, if the system supports them. Use with care since usually the
3156themes represent the appearance chosen by the user to be used for all
3157applications on the system.
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3159\wxheading{See also}
3160
3161\helpref{wxWindow::GetForegroundColour}{wxwindowgetforegroundcolour},\rtfsp
3162\helpref{wxWindow::SetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowsetbackgroundcolour},\rtfsp
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3163\helpref{wxWindow::GetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowgetbackgroundcolour},\rtfsp
3164\helpref{wxWindow::ShouldInheritColours}{wxwindowshouldinheritcolours}
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3167\membersection{wxWindow::SetHelpText}\label{wxwindowsethelptext}
3168
3169\func{virtual void}{SetHelpText}{\param{const wxString\& }{helpText}}
3170
3171Sets the help text to be used as context-sensitive help for this window.
3172
3173Note that the text is actually stored by the current \helpref{wxHelpProvider}{wxhelpprovider} implementation,
3174and not in the window object itself.
3175
3176\wxheading{See also}
3177
3178\helpref{GetHelpText}{wxwindowgethelptext}, \helpref{wxHelpProvider}{wxhelpprovider}
3179
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3181\membersection{wxWindow::SetId}\label{wxwindowsetid}
3182
3183\func{void}{SetId}{\param{int}{ id}}
3184
3185Sets the identifier of the window.
3186
3187\wxheading{Remarks}
3188
3189Each window has an integer identifier. If the application has not provided one,
3190an identifier will be generated. Normally, the identifier should be provided
3191on creation and should not be modified subsequently.
3192
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3194
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3196\helpref{Window identifiers}{windowids}
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3201
3202\func{virtual void}{SetInitialBestSize}{\param{const wxSize\& }{size}}
3203
3204Sets the initial window size if none is given (i.e. at least one of the
3205components of the size passed to ctor/Create() is wxDefaultCoord).
3206
3207
3208\membersection{wxWindow::SetInitialSize}\label{wxwindowsetinitialsize}
3209
3210\func{void}{SetInitialSize}{\param{const wxSize\& }{size = wxDefaultSize}}
3211
3212A {\it smart} SetSize that will fill in default size components with the
3213window's {\it best} size values. Also sets the window's minsize to
3214the value passed in for use with sizers. This means that if a full or
3215partial size is passed to this function then the sizers will use that
3216size instead of the results of GetBestSize to determine the minimum
3217needs of the window for layout.
3218
3219Most controls will use this to set their initial size, and their min
3220size to the passed in value (if any.)
3221
3222
3223\wxheading{See also}
3224
3225\helpref{wxWindow::SetSize}{wxwindowsetsize},\rtfsp
3226\helpref{wxWindow::GetBestSize}{wxwindowgetbestsize},\rtfsp
3227\helpref{wxWindow::GetEffectiveMinSize}{wxwindowgeteffectiveminsize}
3228
3229
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3231
3232\func{virtual void}{SetLabel}{\param{const wxString\& }{label}}
3233
3234Sets the window's label.
3235
3236\wxheading{Parameters}
3237
3238\docparam{label}{The window label.}
3239
3240\wxheading{See also}
3241
3242\helpref{wxWindow::GetLabel}{wxwindowgetlabel}
3243
3244
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3246
3247\func{void}{SetMaxSize}{\param{const wxSize\& }{size}}
3248
3249Sets the maximum size of the window, to indicate to the sizer layout mechanism
3250that this is the maximum possible size.
3251
3252\membersection{wxWindow::SetMinSize}\label{wxwindowsetminsize}
3253
3254\func{void}{SetMinSize}{\param{const wxSize\& }{size}}
3255
3256Sets the minimum size of the window, to indicate to the sizer layout mechanism
3257that this is the minimum required size. You may need to call this
3258if you change the window size after construction and before adding
3259to its parent sizer.
3260
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3261\membersection{wxWindow::SetName}\label{wxwindowsetname}
3262
3263\func{virtual void}{SetName}{\param{const wxString\& }{name}}
3264
3265Sets the window's name.
3266
3267\wxheading{Parameters}
3268
3269\docparam{name}{A name to set for the window.}
3270
3271\wxheading{See also}
3272
3273\helpref{wxWindow::GetName}{wxwindowgetname}
3274
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3277
3278\func{void}{SetOwnBackgroundColour}{\param{const wxColour\& }{colour}}
3279
3280Sets the background colour of the window but prevents it from being inherited
3281by the children of this window.
3282
3283\wxheading{See also}
3284
3285\helpref{SetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowsetbackgroundcolour},\rtfsp
3286\helpref{InheritAttributes}{wxwindowinheritattributes}
3287
3288
3289\membersection{wxWindow::SetOwnFont}\label{wxwindowsetownfont}
3290
3291\func{void}{SetOwnFont}{\param{const wxFont\& }{font}}
3292
3293Sets the font of the window but prevents it from being inherited by the
3294children of this window.
3295
3296\wxheading{See also}
3297
3298\helpref{SetFont}{wxwindowsetfont},\rtfsp
3299\helpref{InheritAttributes}{wxwindowinheritattributes}
3300
3301
3302\membersection{wxWindow::SetOwnForegroundColour}\label{wxwindowsetownforegroundcolour}
3303
3304\func{void}{SetOwnForegroundColour}{\param{const wxColour\& }{colour}}
3305
3306Sets the foreground colour of the window but prevents it from being inherited
3307by the children of this window.
3308
3309\wxheading{See also}
3310
3311\helpref{SetForegroundColour}{wxwindowsetforegroundcolour},\rtfsp
3312\helpref{InheritAttributes}{wxwindowinheritattributes}
3313
3314
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3316
3317\func{virtual void}{SetPalette}{\param{wxPalette* }{palette}}
3318
3319Obsolete - use \helpref{wxDC::SetPalette}{wxdcsetpalette} instead.
3320
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3323
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3324\func{virtual void}{SetScrollbar}{\param{int }{orientation}, \param{int }{position},\rtfsp
3325\param{int }{thumbSize}, \param{int }{range},\rtfsp
cc81d32f 3326\param{bool }{refresh = {\tt true}}}
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3328Sets the scrollbar properties of a built-in scrollbar.
3329
3330\wxheading{Parameters}
3331
3332\docparam{orientation}{Determines the scrollbar whose page size is to be set. May be wxHORIZONTAL or wxVERTICAL.}
3333
3334\docparam{position}{The position of the scrollbar in scroll units.}
3335
3336\docparam{thumbSize}{The size of the thumb, or visible portion of the scrollbar, in scroll units.}
3337
3338\docparam{range}{The maximum position of the scrollbar.}
3339
cc81d32f 3340\docparam{refresh}{{\tt true} to redraw the scrollbar, {\tt false} otherwise.}
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3341
3342\wxheading{Remarks}
3343
3344Let's say you wish to display 50 lines of text, using the same font.
3345The window is sized so that you can only see 16 lines at a time.
3346
3347You would use:
3348
3349{\small%
3350\begin{verbatim}
3351 SetScrollbar(wxVERTICAL, 0, 16, 50);
3352\end{verbatim}
3353}
3354
3355Note that with the window at this size, the thumb position can never go
3356above 50 minus 16, or 34.
3357
3358You can determine how many lines are currently visible by dividing the current view
3359size by the character height in pixels.
3360
3361When defining your own scrollbar behaviour, you will always need to recalculate
3362the scrollbar settings when the window size changes. You could therefore put your
3363scrollbar calculations and SetScrollbar
3364call into a function named AdjustScrollbars, which can be called initially and also
f4fcc291 3365from your \helpref{wxSizeEvent}{wxsizeevent} handler function.
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3367\wxheading{See also}
3368
3369\helpref{Scrolling overview}{scrollingoverview},\rtfsp
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3370\helpref{wxScrollBar}{wxscrollbar}, \helpref{wxScrolledWindow}{wxscrolledwindow},\rtfsp
3371\helpref{wxScrollWinEvent}{wxscrollwinevent}
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3373\begin{comment}
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3376\membersection{wxWindow::SetScrollPage}\label{wxwindowsetscrollpage}
3377
cc81d32f 3378\func{virtual void}{SetScrollPage}{\param{int }{orientation}, \param{int }{pageSize}, \param{bool }{refresh = {\tt true}}}
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3379
3380Sets the page size of one of the built-in scrollbars.
3381
3382\wxheading{Parameters}
3383
3384\docparam{orientation}{Determines the scrollbar whose page size is to be set. May be wxHORIZONTAL or wxVERTICAL.}
3385
3386\docparam{pageSize}{Page size in scroll units.}
3387
cc81d32f 3388\docparam{refresh}{{\tt true} to redraw the scrollbar, {\tt false} otherwise.}
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3389
3390\wxheading{Remarks}
3391
3392The page size of a scrollbar is the number of scroll units that the scroll thumb travels when you
3393click on the area above/left of or below/right of the thumb. Normally you will want a whole visible
3394page to be scrolled, i.e. the size of the current view (perhaps the window client size). This
3395value has to be adjusted when the window is resized, since the page size will have changed.
3396
3397In addition to specifying how far the scroll thumb travels when paging, in Motif and some versions of Windows
3398the thumb changes size to reflect the page size relative to the length of the document. When the
3399document size is only slightly bigger than the current view (window) size, almost all of the scrollbar
3400will be taken up by the thumb. When the two values become the same, the scrollbar will (on some systems)
3401disappear.
3402
3403Currently, this function should be called before SetPageRange, because of a quirk in the Windows
3404handling of pages and ranges.
3405
3406\wxheading{See also}
3407
3408\helpref{wxWindow::SetScrollPos}{wxwindowsetscrollpos},\rtfsp
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3410\helpref{wxWindow::GetScrollPage}{wxwindowgetscrollpage},\rtfsp
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3412\end{comment}
3413
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3415\membersection{wxWindow::SetScrollPos}\label{wxwindowsetscrollpos}
3416
cc81d32f 3417\func{virtual void}{SetScrollPos}{\param{int }{orientation}, \param{int }{pos}, \param{bool }{refresh = {\tt true}}}
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3418
3419Sets the position of one of the built-in scrollbars.
3420
3421\wxheading{Parameters}
3422
3423\docparam{orientation}{Determines the scrollbar whose position is to be set. May be wxHORIZONTAL or wxVERTICAL.}
3424
3425\docparam{pos}{Position in scroll units.}
3426
cc81d32f 3427\docparam{refresh}{{\tt true} to redraw the scrollbar, {\tt false} otherwise.}
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3429\wxheading{Remarks}
3430
3431This function does not directly affect the contents of the window: it is up to the
3432application to take note of scrollbar attributes and redraw contents accordingly.
3433
3434\wxheading{See also}
3435
3436\helpref{wxWindow::SetScrollbar}{wxwindowsetscrollbar},\rtfsp
4179da8a 3437\helpref{wxWindow::GetScrollPos}{wxwindowgetscrollpos},\rtfsp
f7bd2698 3438\helpref{wxWindow::GetScrollThumb}{wxwindowgetscrollthumb},\rtfsp
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3439\helpref{wxScrollBar}{wxscrollbar}, \helpref{wxScrolledWindow}{wxscrolledwindow}
3440
3441\begin{comment}
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3444\membersection{wxWindow::SetScrollRange}\label{wxwindowsetscrollrange}
3445
cc81d32f 3446\func{virtual void}{SetScrollRange}{\param{int }{orientation}, \param{int }{range}, \param{bool }{refresh = {\tt true}}}
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3447
3448Sets the range of one of the built-in scrollbars.
3449
3450\wxheading{Parameters}
3451
3452\docparam{orientation}{Determines the scrollbar whose range is to be set. May be wxHORIZONTAL or wxVERTICAL.}
3453
3454\docparam{range}{Scroll range.}
3455
cc81d32f 3456\docparam{refresh}{{\tt true} to redraw the scrollbar, {\tt false} otherwise.}
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3457
3458\wxheading{Remarks}
3459
3460The range of a scrollbar is the number of steps that the thumb may travel, rather than the total
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3461object length of the scrollbar. If you are implementing a scrolling window, for example, you
3462would adjust the scroll range when the window is resized, by subtracting the window view size from the
3463total virtual window size. When the two sizes are the same (all the window is visible), the range goes to zero
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3464and usually the scrollbar will be automatically hidden.
3465
3466\wxheading{See also}
3467
3468\helpref{wxWindow::SetScrollPos}{wxwindowsetscrollpos},\rtfsp
3469\helpref{wxWindow::SetScrollPage}{wxwindowsetscrollpage},\rtfsp
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3470\helpref{wxWindow::GetScrollPos}{wxwindowgetscrollpos},\rtfsp
3471\helpref{wxWindow::GetScrollPage}{wxwindowgetscrollpage},\rtfsp
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3472\helpref{wxScrollBar}{wxscrollbar}, \helpref{wxScrolledWindow}{wxscrolledwindow}
3473\end{comment}
3474
a1037371 3475
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3476\membersection{wxWindow::SetSize}\label{wxwindowsetsize}
3477
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3478\func{virtual void}{SetSize}{\param{int}{ x}, \param{int}{ y}, \param{int}{ width}, \param{int}{ height},
3479 \param{int}{ sizeFlags = wxSIZE\_AUTO}}
a660d684 3480
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3481\func{virtual void}{SetSize}{\param{const wxRect\&}{ rect}}
3482
fab86f26 3483Sets the position and size of the window in pixels.
a660d684 3484
eaaa6a06 3485\func{virtual void}{SetSize}{\param{int}{ width}, \param{int}{ height}}
a660d684 3486
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3487\func{virtual void}{SetSize}{\param{const wxSize\&}{ size}}
3488
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3489Sets the size of the window in pixels.
3490
3491\wxheading{Parameters}
3492
60fef964 3493\docparam{x}{Required x position in pixels, or wxDefaultCoord to indicate that the existing
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3494value should be used.}
3495
60fef964 3496\docparam{y}{Required y position in pixels, or wxDefaultCoord to indicate that the existing
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3497value should be used.}
3498
60fef964 3499\docparam{width}{Required width in pixels, or wxDefaultCoord to indicate that the existing
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3500value should be used.}
3501
60fef964 3502\docparam{height}{Required height position in pixels, or wxDefaultCoord to indicate that the existing
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3503value should be used.}
3504
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3505\docparam{size}{\helpref{wxSize}{wxsize} object for setting the size.}
3506
3507\docparam{rect}{\helpref{wxRect}{wxrect} object for setting the position and size.}
3508
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3509\docparam{sizeFlags}{Indicates the interpretation of other parameters. It is a bit list of the following:
3510
60fef964 3511{\bf wxSIZE\_AUTO\_WIDTH}: a $wxDefaultCoord$ width value is taken to indicate
fc2171bd 3512a wxWidgets-supplied default width.\\
60fef964 3513{\bf wxSIZE\_AUTO\_HEIGHT}: a $wxDefaultCoord$ height value is taken to indicate
4e43c815 3514a wxWidgets-supplied default height.\\
60fef964 3515{\bf wxSIZE\_AUTO}: $wxDefaultCoord$ size values are taken to indicate
fc2171bd 3516a wxWidgets-supplied default size.\\
a660d684 3517{\bf wxSIZE\_USE\_EXISTING}: existing dimensions should be used
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3519{\bf wxSIZE\_ALLOW\_MINUS\_ONE}: allow negative dimensions (ie. value of $wxDefaultCoord$) to be interpreted
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3522already the same as the parameters of this function, nothing is done. but with
3523this flag a window resize may be forced even in this case (supported in wx
35242.6.2 and later and only implemented for MSW and ignored elsewhere currently)
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3525}
3526
3527\wxheading{Remarks}
3528
3529The second form is a convenience for calling the first form with default
3530x and y parameters, and must be used with non-default width and height values.
3531
3532The first form sets the position and optionally size, of the window.
60fef964 3533Parameters may be $wxDefaultCoord$ to indicate either that a default should be supplied
fc2171bd 3534by wxWidgets, or that the current value of the dimension should be used.
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3535
3536\wxheading{See also}
3537
3538\helpref{wxWindow::Move}{wxwindowmove}
3539
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3541implements the following methods:\par
3542\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
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3543\twocolitem{{\bf SetDimensions(x, y, width, height, sizeFlags=wxSIZE\_AUTO)}}{}
3544\twocolitem{{\bf SetSize(size)}}{}
3545\twocolitem{{\bf SetPosition(point)}}{}
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3547}
3548
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3550\membersection{wxWindow::SetSizeHints}\label{wxwindowsetsizehints}
3551
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3552Use of this function for windows which are not toplevel windows
3553(such as wxDialog or wxFrame) is discouraged. Please use
3554\helpref{SetMinSize}{wxwindowsetminsize} and \helpref{SetMaxSize}{wxwindowsetmaxsize}
3555instead.
3556
3557\wxheading{See also}
3558
9379c0d7 3559\helpref{wxTopLevelWindow::SetSizeHints}{wxtoplevelwindowsetsizehints}.
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a1037371 3561
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3562\membersection{wxWindow::SetSizer}\label{wxwindowsetsizer}
3563
cc81d32f 3564\func{void}{SetSizer}{\param{wxSizer* }{sizer}, \param{bool }{deleteOld=true}}
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3566Sets the window to have the given layout sizer. The window
3567will then own the object, and will take care of its deletion.
3568If an existing layout constraints object is already owned by the
cc81d32f 3569window, it will be deleted if the deleteOld parameter is true.
515da557 3570
324eeecb 3571Note that this function will also call
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3573parameter if the {\it sizer}\/ is non-NULL and {\tt false} otherwise.
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3575\wxheading{Parameters}
3576
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3577\docparam{sizer}{The sizer to set. Pass NULL to disassociate and conditionally delete
3578the window's sizer. See below.}
3579
fab86f26 3580\docparam{deleteOld}{If true (the default), this will delete any pre-existing sizer.
cc81d32f 3581Pass false if you wish to handle deleting the old sizer yourself.}
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3582
3583\wxheading{Remarks}
3584
fc2171bd 3585SetSizer now enables and disables Layout automatically, but prior to wxWidgets 2.3.3
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3586the following applied:
3587
515da557 3588You must call \helpref{wxWindow::SetAutoLayout}{wxwindowsetautolayout} to tell a window to use
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3589the sizer automatically in OnSize; otherwise, you must override OnSize and call Layout()
3590explicitly. When setting both a wxSizer and a \helpref{wxLayoutConstraints}{wxlayoutconstraints},
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3591only the sizer will have effect.
3592
a1037371 3593
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3594\membersection{wxWindow::SetSizerAndFit}\label{wxwindowsetsizerandfit}
3595
cc81d32f 3596\func{void}{SetSizerAndFit}{\param{wxSizer* }{sizer}, \param{bool }{deleteOld=true}}
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3599\helpref{wxSizer::SetSizeHints}{wxsizersetsizehints} which sets the initial
3600window size to the size needed to accommodate all sizer elements and sets the
3601size hints which, if this window is a top level one, prevent the user from
3602resizing it to be less than this minimial size.
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3606
3607\func{virtual void}{SetThemeEnabled}{\param{bool }{enable}}
3608
3609This function tells a window if it should use the system's "theme" code
3610to draw the windows' background instead if its own background drawing
3611code. This does not always have any effect since the underlying platform
3612obviously needs to support the notion of themes in user defined windows.
3613One such platform is GTK+ where windows can have (very colourful) backgrounds
3614defined by a user's selected theme.
3615
cc81d32f 3616Dialogs, notebook pages and the status bar have this flag set to true
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3618
a1037371 3619
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3620\membersection{wxWindow::SetToolTip}\label{wxwindowsettooltip}
3621
3622\func{void}{SetToolTip}{\param{const wxString\& }{tip}}
3623
3624\func{void}{SetToolTip}{\param{wxToolTip* }{tip}}
3625
c9f00eeb 3626Attach a tooltip to the window.
f6bcfd97 3627
c9f00eeb 3628See also: \helpref{GetToolTip}{wxwindowgettooltip},
8161ba08 3629 \helpref{wxToolTip}{wxtooltip}
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3633
3634\func{bool}{SetTransparent}{\param{wxByte }{alpha}}
3635
3636Set the transparency of the window. If the system supports transparent windows,
3637returns \true, otherwise returns \false and the window remains fully opaque.
3638See also \helpref{CanSetTransparent}{wxwindowcansettransparent}.
3639
3640The parameter \arg{alpha} is in the range $0..255$ where $0$ corresponds to a
3641fully transparent window and $255$ to the fully opaque one. The constants
3642\texttt{wxIMAGE\_ALPHA\_TRANSPARENT} and \texttt{wxIMAGE\_ALPHA\_OPAQUE} can be
3643used.
3644
3645
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3647
3648\func{virtual void}{SetValidator}{\param{const wxValidator\&}{ validator}}
3649
3650Deletes the current validator (if any) and sets the window validator, having called wxValidator::Clone to
3651create a new validator of this type.
3652
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3655
3656\func{void}{SetVirtualSize}{\param{int}{ width}, \param{int}{ height}}
3657
3658\func{void}{SetVirtualSize}{\param{const wxSize\&}{ size}}
3659
3660Sets the virtual size of the window in pixels.
3661
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3664
3665\func{virtual void}{SetVirtualSizeHints}{\param{int}{ minW},\param{int}{ minH}, \param{int}{ maxW=-1}, \param{int}{ maxH=-1}}
3666
324eeecb 3667\func{void}{SetVirtualSizeHints}{\param{const wxSize\&}{ minSize=wxDefaultSize},
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3669
3670
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3671Allows specification of minimum and maximum virtual window sizes.
3672If a pair of values is not set (or set to -1), the default values
3673will be used.
3674
3675\wxheading{Parameters}
3676
3677\docparam{minW}{Specifies the minimum width allowable.}
3678
3679\docparam{minH}{Specifies the minimum height allowable.}
3680
3681\docparam{maxW}{Specifies the maximum width allowable.}
3682
3683\docparam{maxH}{Specifies the maximum height allowable.}
3684
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3686
3687\docparam{maxSize}{Maximum size.}
3688
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3690
3691If this function is called, the user will not be able to size the virtual area
3692of the window outside the given bounds.
f6bcfd97 3693
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3695\membersection{wxWindow::SetWindowStyle}\label{wxwindowsetwindowstyle}
3696
3697\func{void}{SetWindowStyle}{\param{long}{ style}}
3698
3699Identical to \helpref{SetWindowStyleFlag}{wxwindowsetwindowstyleflag}.
3700
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3702\membersection{wxWindow::SetWindowStyleFlag}\label{wxwindowsetwindowstyleflag}
3703
3704\func{virtual void}{SetWindowStyleFlag}{\param{long}{ style}}
3705
3706Sets the style of the window. Please note that some styles cannot be changed
3707after the window creation and that \helpref{Refresh()}{wxwindowrefresh} might
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3708need to be be called after changing the others for the change to take place
3709immediately.
d80cd92a 3710
b2cf617c 3711See \helpref{Window styles}{windowstyles} for more information about flags.
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3713\wxheading{See also}
3714
3715\helpref{GetWindowStyleFlag}{wxwindowgetwindowstyleflag}
3716
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3718\membersection{wxWindow::SetWindowVariant}\label{wxwindowsetwindowvariant}
3719
3720\func{void}{SetWindowVariant}{\param{wxWindowVariant}{variant}}
3721
3722This function can be called under all platforms but only does anything under
3723Mac OS X 10.3+ currently. Under this system, each of the standard control can
dbd94b75 3724exist in several sizes which correspond to the elements of wxWindowVariant
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3725enum:
3726\begin{verbatim}
3727enum wxWindowVariant
3728{
3729 wxWINDOW_VARIANT_NORMAL, // Normal size
3730 wxWINDOW_VARIANT_SMALL, // Smaller size (about 25 % smaller than normal )
3731 wxWINDOW_VARIANT_MINI, // Mini size (about 33 % smaller than normal )
3732 wxWINDOW_VARIANT_LARGE, // Large size (about 25 % larger than normal )
3733};
3734\end{verbatim}
3735
3736By default the controls use the normal size, of course, but this function can
3737be used to change this.
3738
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3740\membersection{wxWindow::ShouldInheritColours}\label{wxwindowshouldinheritcolours}
3741
3742\func{virtual bool}{ShouldInheritColours}{\void}
3743
324eeecb 3744Return \true from here to allow the colours of this window to be changed by
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3745\helpref{InheritAttributes}{wxwindowinheritattributes}, returning \false
3746forbids inheriting them from the parent window.
3747
324eeecb 3748The base class version returns \false, but this method is overridden in
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3749\helpref{wxControl}{wxcontrol} where it returns \true.
3750
3751
aeab10d0 3752\membersection{wxWindow::Show}\label{wxwindowshow}
a660d684 3753
cc81d32f 3754\func{virtual bool}{Show}{\param{bool}{ show = {\tt true}}}
a660d684 3755
be90c029 3756Shows or hides the window. You may need to call \helpref{Raise}{wxwindowraise}
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3758needed if Show() is called immediately after the frame creation.
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3760\wxheading{Parameters}
3761
cc81d32f 3762\docparam{show}{If {\tt true} displays the window. Otherwise, hides it.}
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3763
3764\wxheading{Return value}
3765
cc81d32f 3766{\tt true} if the window has been shown or hidden or {\tt false} if nothing was
bc5879ef 3767done because it already was in the requested state.
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3769\wxheading{See also}
3770
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3772\helpref{wxWindow::Hide}{wxwindowhide},\rtfsp
3773\helpref{wxRadioBox::Show}{wxradioboxshow}
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3776\membersection{wxWindow::ShowWithEffect}\label{wxwindowshowwitheffect}
3777
3778\func{virtual bool}{ShowWithEffect}{\param{wxShowEffect }{effect}, \param{unsigned }{timeout = $0$}, \param{wxDirection }{dir = wxBOTTOM}}
3779
3780This function shows a window, like \helpref{Show()}{wxwindowshow}, but using a
3781special visual effect if possible.
3782
3783Possible values for \arg{effect} are:
3784\begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
3785\twocolitem{wxSHOW\_EFFECT\_ROLL}{Roll window effect}
3786\twocolitem{wxSHOW\_EFFECT\_SLIDE}{Sliding window effect}
3787\twocolitem{wxSHOW\_EFFECT\_BLEND}{Fade in or out effect}
3788\twocolitem{wxSHOW\_EFFECT\_EXPAND}{Expanding or collapsing effect}
3789\end{twocollist}
3790
3791For the roll and slide effects the \arg{dir} parameter specifies the animation
3792direction: it can be one of \texttt{wxTOP}, \texttt{wxBOTTOM}, \texttt{wxLEFT}
3793or \texttt{wxRIGHT}. For the other effects, this parameter is unused.
3794
3795The \arg{timeout} parameter specifies the time of the animation, in
3796milliseconds. If the default value of $0$ is used, the default animation time
3797for the current platform is used.
3798
3799Currently this function is only implemented in wxMSW and does the same thing as
3800Show() in the other ports.
3801
3802\newsince{2.9.0}
3803
3804\wxheading{See also}
3805
3806\helpref{HideWithEffect}{wxwindowhidewitheffect}
3807
3808
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3809\membersection{wxWindow::Thaw}\label{wxwindowthaw}
3810
3811\func{virtual void}{Thaw}{\void}
3812
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3814\helpref{Freeze}{wxwindowfreeze}. To really thaw the control, it must be called
3815exactly the same number of times as \helpref{Freeze}{wxwindowfreeze}.
3816
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3817\wxheading{See also}
3818
3819\helpref{wxWindowUpdateLocker}{wxwindowupdatelocker}
3820
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3822\membersection{wxWindow::ToggleWindowStyle}\label{wxwindowtogglewindowstyle}
3823
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3825
3826Turns the given \arg{flag} on if it's currently turned off and vice versa.
3827This function cannot be used if the value of the flag is $0$ (which is often
3828the case for default flags).
3829
3830Also, please notice that not all styles can be changed after the control
3831creation.
3832
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3833\wxheading{Return value}
3834
3835Returns \true if the style was turned on by this function, \false if it was
3836switched off.
3837
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3838\wxheading{See also}
3839
3840\helpref{wxWindow::SetWindowStyleFlag}{wxwindowsetwindowstyleflag},\rtfsp
3841\helpref{wxWindow::HasFlag}{wxwindowhasflag}
3842
3843
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3844\membersection{wxWindow::TransferDataFromWindow}\label{wxwindowtransferdatafromwindow}
3845
3846\func{virtual bool}{TransferDataFromWindow}{\void}
3847
3848Transfers values from child controls to data areas specified by their validators. Returns
cc81d32f 3849{\tt false} if a transfer failed.
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3851If the window has {\tt wxWS\_EX\_VALIDATE\_RECURSIVELY} extra style flag set,
3852the method will also call TransferDataFromWindow() of all child windows.
3853
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3854\wxheading{See also}
3855
3856\helpref{wxWindow::TransferDataToWindow}{wxwindowtransferdatatowindow},\rtfsp
3857\helpref{wxValidator}{wxvalidator}, \helpref{wxWindow::Validate}{wxwindowvalidate}
3858
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3860\membersection{wxWindow::TransferDataToWindow}\label{wxwindowtransferdatatowindow}
3861
3862\func{virtual bool}{TransferDataToWindow}{\void}
3863
3864Transfers values to child controls from data areas specified by their validators.
3865
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3866If the window has {\tt wxWS\_EX\_VALIDATE\_RECURSIVELY} extra style flag set,
3867the method will also call TransferDataToWindow() of all child windows.
3868
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3869\wxheading{Return value}
3870
cc81d32f 3871Returns {\tt false} if a transfer failed.
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3872
3873\wxheading{See also}
3874
3875\helpref{wxWindow::TransferDataFromWindow}{wxwindowtransferdatafromwindow},\rtfsp
3876\helpref{wxValidator}{wxvalidator}, \helpref{wxWindow::Validate}{wxwindowvalidate}
3877
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3879\membersection{wxWindow::UnregisterHotKey}\label{wxwindowunregisterhotkey}
3880
3881\func{bool}{UnregisterHotKey}{\param{int}{ hotkeyId}}
3882
3883Unregisters a system wide hotkey.
3884
3885\wxheading{Parameters}
3886
3887\docparam{hotkeyId}{Numeric identifier of the hotkey. Must be the same id that was passed to RegisterHotKey.}
3888
3889\wxheading{Return value}
3890
3891{\tt true} if the hotkey was unregistered successfully, {\tt false} if the id was invalid.
3892
3893\wxheading{Remarks}
3894
3895This function is currently only implemented under MSW.
3896
3897\wxheading{See also}
3898
3899\helpref{wxWindow::RegisterHotKey}{wxwindowregisterhotkey}
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3901\membersection{wxWindow::UnreserveControlId}\label{wxwindowunreservecontrolid}
3902
3903\func{static void}{UnreserveControlId}{\param{wxWindowID}{ id}, \param{int}{ count = 1}}
3904
3905Unreserve an ID or range of IDs that was reserved by \helpref{NewControlId}{wxwindownewcontrolid}.
3906
3907See \helpref{Window IDs overview}{windowidsoverview} for more information.
3908
3909\wxheading{Parameters}
3910
3911\docparam{id}{The starting ID of the range of IDs to unreserve.}
3912
3913\docparam{count}{The number of sequential IDs to unreserve.}
3914
3915\wxheading{See also}
3916
3917\helpref{NewControlId}{wxwindownewcontrolid}
3918\helpref{wxIdManager}{wxidmanager}
3919\helpref{Window IDs overview}{windowidsoverview}
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3921\membersection{wxWindow::Update}\label{wxwindowupdate}
3922
3923\func{virtual void}{Update}{\void}
3924
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3925Calling this method immediately repaints the invalidated area of the window and
3926all of its children recursively while this would usually only happen when the
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3927flow of control returns to the event loop.
3928Notice that this function doesn't invalidate any area of the window so
3929nothing happens if nothing has been invalidated (i.e. marked as requiring
3930a redraw). Use \helpref{Refresh}{wxwindowrefresh} first if you want to
a67f1484 3931immediately redraw the window unconditionally.
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3934\membersection{wxWindow::UpdateWindowUI}\label{wxwindowupdatewindowui}
3935
c0d26c0f 3936\func{virtual void}{UpdateWindowUI}{\param{long}{ flags = wxUPDATE\_UI\_NONE}}
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3937
3938This function sends \helpref{wxUpdateUIEvents}{wxupdateuievent} to
3939the window. The particular implementation depends on the window; for
3940example a wxToolBar will send an update UI event for each toolbar button,
3941and a wxFrame will send an update UI event for each menubar menu item.
3942You can call this function from your application to ensure that your
3943UI is up-to-date at this point (as far as your wxUpdateUIEvent handlers
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3944are concerned). This may be necessary if you have called
3945\helpref{wxUpdateUIEvent::SetMode}{wxupdateuieventsetmode} or
e39af974 3946\helpref{wxUpdateUIEvent::SetUpdateInterval}{wxupdateuieventsetupdateinterval} to
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3948
3949{\it flags} should be a bitlist of one or more of the following values.
3950
3951\begin{verbatim}
3952enum wxUpdateUI
3953{
3954 wxUPDATE_UI_NONE = 0x0000, // No particular value
3955 wxUPDATE_UI_RECURSE = 0x0001, // Call the function for descendants
3956 wxUPDATE_UI_FROMIDLE = 0x0002 // Invoked from On(Internal)Idle
3957};
3958\end{verbatim}
3959
3960If you are calling this function from an OnInternalIdle or OnIdle
3961function, make sure you pass the wxUPDATE\_UI\_FROMIDLE flag, since
3962this tells the window to only update the UI elements that need
3963to be updated in idle time. Some windows update their elements
3964only when necessary, for example when a menu is about to be shown.
3965The following is an example of how to call UpdateWindowUI from
3966an idle function.
3967
3968\begin{verbatim}
3969void MyWindow::OnInternalIdle()
3970{
3971 if (wxUpdateUIEvent::CanUpdate(this))
3972 UpdateWindowUI(wxUPDATE_UI_FROMIDLE);
3973}
3974\end{verbatim}
3975
3976\wxheading{See also}
3977
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3978\helpref{wxUpdateUIEvent}{wxupdateuievent},
3979\helpref{wxWindow::DoUpdateWindowUI}{wxwindowdoupdatewindowui},
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3981
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3983\membersection{wxWindow::Validate}\label{wxwindowvalidate}
3984
3985\func{virtual bool}{Validate}{\void}
3986
3987Validates the current values of the child controls using their validators.
3988
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3990the method will also call Validate() of all child windows.
3991
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3992\wxheading{Return value}
3993
cc81d32f 3994Returns {\tt false} if any of the validations failed.
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3995
3996\wxheading{See also}
3997
3998\helpref{wxWindow::TransferDataFromWindow}{wxwindowtransferdatafromwindow},\rtfsp
3980000c 3999\helpref{wxWindow::TransferDataToWindow}{wxwindowtransferdatatowindow},\rtfsp
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4000\helpref{wxValidator}{wxvalidator}
4001
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4003\membersection{wxWindow::WarpPointer}\label{wxwindowwarppointer}
4004
4005\func{void}{WarpPointer}{\param{int}{ x}, \param{int}{ y}}
4006
4007Moves the pointer to the given position on the window.
4008
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4009{\bf NB: } This function is not supported under Mac because Apple Human
4010Interface Guidelines forbid moving the mouse cursor programmatically.
4011
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4012\wxheading{Parameters}
4013
4014\docparam{x}{The new x position for the cursor.}
4015
4016\docparam{y}{The new y position for the cursor.}
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