added support for alpha channel to wxColour to/from string conversion functions ...

[wxWidgets.git] / docs / latex / wx / cursor.tex

\section{\class{wxCursor}}\label{wxcursor}

A cursor is a small bitmap usually used for denoting where the mouse
pointer is, with a picture that might indicate the interpretation of a
mouse click. As with icons, cursors in X and MS Windows are created
in a different manner. Therefore, separate cursors will be created for the
different environments.  Platform-specific methods for creating a {\bf
wxCursor} object are catered for, and this is an occasion where
conditional compilation will probably be required (see \helpref{wxIcon}{wxicon} for
an example).

A single cursor object may be used in many windows (any subwindow type).
The wxWidgets convention is to set the cursor for a window, as in X,
rather than to set it globally as in MS Windows, although a
global \helpref{::wxSetCursor}{wxsetcursor} is also available for MS Windows use.

\wxheading{Derived from}

\helpref{wxBitmap}{wxbitmap}\\
\helpref{wxGDIObject}{wxgdiobject}\\
\helpref{wxObject}{wxobject}

\wxheading{Include files}

<wx/cursor.h>

\wxheading{Predefined objects}

Objects:

{\bf wxNullCursor}

Pointers:

{\bf wxSTANDARD\_CURSOR\\
wxHOURGLASS\_CURSOR\\
wxCROSS\_CURSOR}

\wxheading{See also}

\helpref{wxBitmap}{wxbitmap}, \helpref{wxIcon}{wxicon}, \helpref{wxWindow::SetCursor}{wxwindowsetcursor},\rtfsp
\helpref{::wxSetCursor}{wxsetcursor}

\latexignore{\rtfignore{\wxheading{Members}}}

\membersection{wxCursor::wxCursor}\label{wxcursorctor}

\func{}{wxCursor}{\void}

Default constructor.

\func{}{wxCursor}{\param{const char}{ bits[]}, \param{int }{width},
 \param{int }{ height}, \param{int }{hotSpotX=-1}, \param{int }{hotSpotY=-1}, \param{const char }{maskBits[]=NULL},
 \param{wxColour*}{ fg=NULL}, \param{wxColour*}{ bg=NULL}}

Constructs a cursor by passing an array of bits (Motif and GTK+ only). {\it maskBits} is used only under
Motif and GTK+. The parameters {\it fg} and {\it bg} are only present on GTK+, and force the
cursor to use particular background and foreground colours.

If either {\it hotSpotX} or {\it hotSpotY} is -1, the hotspot will be the centre of the cursor image (Motif only).

\func{}{wxCursor}{\param{const wxString\& }{cursorName}, \param{long }{type}, \param{int }{hotSpotX=0}, \param{int }{hotSpotY=0}}

Constructs a cursor by passing a string resource name or filename.

On MacOS when specifying a string resource name, first the color cursors 'crsr' and then the black/white cursors 'CURS' in the resource chain are scanned through.

{\it hotSpotX} and {\it hotSpotY} are currently only used under Windows when loading from an
icon file, to specify the cursor hotspot relative to the top left of the image.

\func{}{wxCursor}{\param{int}{ cursorId}}

Constructs a cursor using a cursor identifier.

\func{}{wxCursor}{\param{const wxImage\&}{ image}}

Constructs a cursor from a wxImage. If cursor are monochrome on the current
platform, colors with the RGB elements all greater than 127 will be foreground,
colors less than this background. The mask (if any) will be used to specify the
transparent area.

In wxMSW the foreground will be white and the background black. If the cursor
is larger than 32x32 it is resized.

In wxGTK, colour cursors and alpha channel are supported (starting from GTK+
2.2). Otherwise the two most frequent colors will be used for foreground and
background. In any case, the cursor will be displayed at the size of the image.

In wxMac, if the cursor is larger than 16x16 it is resized and currently only
shown as black/white (mask respected).

\func{}{wxCursor}{\param{const wxCursor\&}{ cursor}}

Copy constructor, uses \helpref{reference counting}{trefcount}.

\wxheading{Parameters}

\docparam{bits}{An array of bits.}

\docparam{maskBits}{Bits for a mask bitmap.}

\docparam{width}{Cursor width.}

\docparam{height}{Cursor height.}

\docparam{hotSpotX}{Hotspot x coordinate.}

\docparam{hotSpotY}{Hotspot y coordinate.}

\docparam{type}{Icon type to load. Under Motif, {\it type} defaults to {\bf wxBITMAP\_TYPE\_XBM}. Under Windows,
it defaults to {\bf wxBITMAP\_TYPE\_CUR\_RESOURCE}. Under MacOS, it defaults to {\bf wxBITMAP\_TYPE\_MACCURSOR\_RESOURCE}.

Under X, the permitted cursor types are:

\twocolwidtha{6cm}
\begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxBITMAP\_TYPE\_XBM}}{Load an X bitmap file.}
\end{twocollist}

Under Windows, the permitted types are:

\twocolwidtha{6cm}
\begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxBITMAP\_TYPE\_CUR}}{Load a cursor from a .cur cursor file (only if USE\_RESOURCE\_LOADING\_IN\_MSW
is enabled in setup.h).}
\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxBITMAP\_TYPE\_CUR\_RESOURCE}}{Load a Windows resource (as specified in the .rc file).}
\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxBITMAP\_TYPE\_ICO}}{Load a cursor from a .ico icon file (only if USE\_RESOURCE\_LOADING\_IN\_MSW
is enabled in setup.h). Specify {\it hotSpotX} and {\it hotSpotY}.}
\end{twocollist}}

\docparam{cursorId}{A stock cursor identifier. May be one of:

\twocolwidtha{6cm}
\begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
\twocolitem{{\bf wxCURSOR\_ARROW}}{A standard arrow cursor.}
\twocolitem{{\bf wxCURSOR\_RIGHT\_ARROW}}{A standard arrow cursor
pointing to the right.}
\twocolitem{{\bf wxCURSOR\_BLANK}}{Transparent cursor.}
\twocolitem{{\bf wxCURSOR\_BULLSEYE}}{Bullseye cursor.}
\twocolitem{{\bf wxCURSOR\_CHAR}}{Rectangular character cursor.}
\twocolitem{{\bf wxCURSOR\_CROSS}}{A cross cursor.}
\twocolitem{{\bf wxCURSOR\_HAND}}{A hand cursor.}
\twocolitem{{\bf wxCURSOR\_IBEAM}}{An I-beam cursor (vertical line).}
\twocolitem{{\bf wxCURSOR\_LEFT\_BUTTON}}{Represents a mouse with the left button depressed.}
\twocolitem{{\bf wxCURSOR\_MAGNIFIER}}{A magnifier icon.}
\twocolitem{{\bf wxCURSOR\_MIDDLE\_BUTTON}}{Represents a mouse with the middle button depressed.}
\twocolitem{{\bf wxCURSOR\_NO\_ENTRY}}{A no-entry sign cursor.}
\twocolitem{{\bf wxCURSOR\_PAINT\_BRUSH}}{A paintbrush cursor.}
\twocolitem{{\bf wxCURSOR\_PENCIL}}{A pencil cursor.}
\twocolitem{{\bf wxCURSOR\_POINT\_LEFT}}{A cursor that points left.}
\twocolitem{{\bf wxCURSOR\_POINT\_RIGHT}}{A cursor that points right.}
\twocolitem{{\bf wxCURSOR\_QUESTION\_ARROW}}{An arrow and question mark.}
\twocolitem{{\bf wxCURSOR\_RIGHT\_BUTTON}}{Represents a mouse with the right button depressed.}
\twocolitem{{\bf wxCURSOR\_SIZENESW}}{A sizing cursor pointing NE-SW.}
\twocolitem{{\bf wxCURSOR\_SIZENS}}{A sizing cursor pointing N-S.}
\twocolitem{{\bf wxCURSOR\_SIZENWSE}}{A sizing cursor pointing NW-SE.}
\twocolitem{{\bf wxCURSOR\_SIZEWE}}{A sizing cursor pointing W-E.}
\twocolitem{{\bf wxCURSOR\_SIZING}}{A general sizing cursor.}
\twocolitem{{\bf wxCURSOR\_SPRAYCAN}}{A spraycan cursor.}
\twocolitem{{\bf wxCURSOR\_WAIT}}{A wait cursor.}
\twocolitem{{\bf wxCURSOR\_WATCH}}{A watch cursor.}
\twocolitem{{\bf wxCURSOR\_ARROWWAIT}}{A cursor with both an arrow and
an hourglass, (windows.)}
\end{twocollist}\twocolwidtha{5cm}

Note that not all cursors are available on all platforms.}

\docparam{cursor}{Pointer or reference to a cursor to copy.}

\pythonnote{Constructors supported by wxPython are:\par
\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
\twocolitem{{\bf wxCursor(name, flags, hotSpotX=0,
hotSpotY=0)}}{Constructs a cursor from a filename}
\twocolitem{{\bf wxStockCursor(id)}}{Constructs a stock cursor }
\end{twocollist}}
}

\perlnote{Constructors supported by wxPerl are:\par
\begin{itemize}
\item{Wx::Cursor->new( name, type, hotSpotX = 0, hotSpotY = 0 )}
\item{Wx::Cursor->new( id )}
\item{Wx::Cursor->new( image )}
\item{Wx::Cursor->newData( bits, width, height, hotSpotX = -1, hotSpotY = -1, maskBits = 0 )}
\end{itemize}
}

\wxheading{Example}

The following is an example of creating a
cursor from 32x32 bitmap data ({\tt down\_bits}) and a mask
({\tt down\_mask}) where 1 is black and 0 is white for
the bits, and 1 is opaque and 0 is transparent for
the mask. It works on Windows and GTK+.

\begin{verbatim}
static char down_bits[] = { 255, 255, 255, 255, 31,
  255, 255, 255, 31, 255, 255, 255, 31, 255, 255, 255,
  31, 255, 255, 255, 31, 255, 255, 255, 31, 255, 255,
  255, 31, 255, 255, 255, 31, 255, 255, 255, 25, 243,
  255, 255, 19, 249, 255, 255, 7, 252, 255, 255, 15, 254,
  255, 255, 31, 255, 255, 255, 191, 255, 255, 255, 255,
  255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255,
  255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255,
  255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255,
  255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255,
  255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255,
  255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255,
  255 };

static char down_mask[] = { 240, 1, 0, 0, 240, 1,
  0, 0, 240, 1, 0, 0, 240, 1, 0, 0, 240, 1, 0, 0, 240, 1,
  0, 0, 240, 1, 0, 0, 240, 1, 0, 0, 255, 31, 0, 0, 255,
  31, 0, 0, 254, 15, 0, 0, 252, 7, 0, 0, 248, 3, 0, 0,
  240, 1, 0, 0, 224, 0, 0, 0, 64, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,
  0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,
  0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,
  0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,
  0, 0, 0, 0, 0 };

#ifdef __WXMSW__
wxBitmap down_bitmap(down_bits, 32, 32);
wxBitmap down_mask_bitmap(down_mask, 32, 32);

down_bitmap.SetMask(new wxMask(down_mask_bitmap));
wxImage down_image = down_bitmap.ConvertToImage();
down_image.SetOption(wxIMAGE_OPTION_CUR_HOTSPOT_X, 6);
down_image.SetOption(wxIMAGE_OPTION_CUR_HOTSPOT_Y, 14);
wxCursor down_cursor = wxCursor(down_image);
#else
wxCursor down_cursor = wxCursor(down_bits, 32, 32,
  6, 14, down_mask, wxWHITE, wxBLACK);
#endif
\end{verbatim}

\membersection{wxCursor::\destruct{wxCursor}}\label{wxcursordtor}

\func{}{\destruct{wxCursor}}{\void}

Destroys the cursor.
See \helpref{reference-counted object destruction}{refcountdestruct} for more info.

A cursor can be reused for more
than one window, and does not get destroyed when the window is
destroyed. wxWidgets destroys all cursors on application exit, although
it is best to clean them up explicitly.

\membersection{wxCursor::IsOk}\label{wxcursorisok}

\constfunc{bool}{IsOk}{\void}

Returns true if cursor data is present.

\membersection{wxCursor::operator $=$}\label{wxcursorassignment}

\func{wxCursor\&}{operator $=$}{\param{const wxCursor\& }{cursor}}

Assignment operator, using \helpref{reference counting}{trefcount}.