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2%% Name: window.tex
3%% Purpose: wxWindow documentation
4%% Author: wxWidgets Team
5%% Modified by:
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8%% Copyright: (c) wxWidgets Team
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12\section{\class{wxWindow}}\label{wxwindow}
13
87b6002d 14wxWindow is the base class for all windows and represents any visible object on
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15screen. All controls, top level windows and so on are windows. Sizers and
16device contexts are not, however, as they don't appear on screen themselves.
17
18Please note that all children of the window will be deleted automatically by
19the destructor before the window itself is deleted which means that you don't
20have to worry about deleting them manually. Please see the \helpref{window
21deletion overview}{windowdeletionoverview} for more information.
22
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23Also note that in this, and many others, wxWidgets classes some
24\texttt{GetXXX()} methods may be overloaded (as, for example,
25\helpref{GetSize}{wxwindowgetsize} or
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26\helpref{GetClientSize}{wxwindowgetclientsize}). In this case, the overloads
27are non-virtual because having multiple virtual functions with the same name
28results in a virtual function name hiding at the derived class level (in
29English, this means that the derived class has to override all overloaded
30variants if it overrides any of them). To allow overriding them in the derived
fc2171bd 31class, wxWidgets uses a unique protected virtual \texttt{DoGetXXX()} method
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32and all \texttt{GetXXX()} ones are forwarded to it, so overriding the former
33changes the behaviour of the latter.
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35\wxheading{Derived from}
36
37\helpref{wxEvtHandler}{wxevthandler}\\
38\helpref{wxObject}{wxobject}
39
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40\wxheading{Include files}
41
42<wx/window.h>
43
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44\wxheading{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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291\membersection{wxWindow::CenterOnParent}\label{wxwindowcenteronparent}
292
293\func{void}{CenterOnParent}{\param{int}{ direction}}
294
295A synonym for \helpref{CentreOnParent}{wxwindowcentreonparent}.
296
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298\membersection{wxWindow::CenterOnScreen}\label{wxwindowcenteronscreen}
299
300\func{void}{CenterOnScreen}{\param{int}{ direction}}
301
302A synonym for \helpref{CentreOnScreen}{wxwindowcentreonscreen}.
303
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305\membersection{wxWindow::Centre}\label{wxwindowcentre}
306
7eb4e9cc 307\func{void}{Centre}{\param{int}{ direction = wxBOTH}}
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309Centres the window.
310
311\wxheading{Parameters}
312
313\docparam{direction}{Specifies the direction for the centering. May be {\tt wxHORIZONTAL}, {\tt wxVERTICAL}\rtfsp
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314or {\tt wxBOTH}. It may also include {\tt wxCENTRE\_ON\_SCREEN} flag
315if you want to center the window on the entire screen and not on its
316parent window.}
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318The flag {\tt wxCENTRE\_FRAME} is obsolete and should not be used any longer
319(it has no effect).
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321\wxheading{Remarks}
322
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323If the window is a top level one (i.e. doesn't have a parent), it will be
324centered relative to the screen anyhow.
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325
326\wxheading{See also}
327
328\helpref{wxWindow::Center}{wxwindowcenter}
329
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331\membersection{wxWindow::CentreOnParent}\label{wxwindowcentreonparent}
332
7eb4e9cc 333\func{void}{CentreOnParent}{\param{int}{ direction = wxBOTH}}
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c9f00eeb 335Centres the window on its parent. This is a more readable synonym for
7eb4e9cc 336\helpref{Centre}{wxwindowcentre}.
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338\wxheading{Parameters}
339
340\docparam{direction}{Specifies the direction for the centering. May be {\tt wxHORIZONTAL}, {\tt wxVERTICAL}\rtfsp
341or {\tt wxBOTH}.}
342
343\wxheading{Remarks}
344
345This methods provides for a way to center top level windows over their
346parents instead of the entire screen. If there is no parent or if the
c9f00eeb 347window is not a top level window, then behaviour is the same as
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348\helpref{wxWindow::Centre}{wxwindowcentre}.
349
350\wxheading{See also}
351
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352\helpref{wxWindow::CentreOnScreen}{wxwindowcenteronscreen}
353
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355\membersection{wxWindow::CentreOnScreen}\label{wxwindowcentreonscreen}
356
357\func{void}{CentreOnScreen}{\param{int}{ direction = wxBOTH}}
358
359Centres the window on screen. This only works for top level windows -
360otherwise, the window will still be centered on its parent.
361
362\wxheading{Parameters}
363
364\docparam{direction}{Specifies the direction for the centering. May be {\tt wxHORIZONTAL}, {\tt wxVERTICAL}\rtfsp
365or {\tt wxBOTH}.}
366
367\wxheading{See also}
368
369\helpref{wxWindow::CentreOnParent}{wxwindowcenteronparent}
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5da0803c 372\membersection{wxWindow::ClearBackground}\label{wxwindowclearbackground}
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5da0803c 374\func{void}{ClearBackground}{\void}
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376Clears the window by filling it with the current background colour. Does not
377cause an erase background event to be generated.
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6d06e061 380\membersection{wxWindow::ClientToScreen}\label{wxwindowclienttoscreen}
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382\constfunc{virtual void}{ClientToScreen}{\param{int* }{x}, \param{int* }{y}}
383
2edb0bde 384\perlnote{In wxPerl this method returns a 2-element list instead of
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385modifying its parameters.}
386
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387\constfunc{virtual wxPoint}{ClientToScreen}{\param{const wxPoint\&}{ pt}}
388
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389Converts to screen coordinates from coordinates relative to this window.
390
391\docparam{x}{A pointer to a integer value for the x coordinate. Pass the client coordinate in, and
392a screen coordinate will be passed out.}
393
394\docparam{y}{A pointer to a integer value for the y coordinate. Pass the client coordinate in, and
395a screen coordinate will be passed out.}
396
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397\docparam{pt}{The client position for the second form of the function.}
398
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399\pythonnote{In place of a single overloaded method name, wxPython
400implements the following methods:\par
401\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
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402\twocolitem{{\bf ClientToScreen(point)}}{Accepts and returns a wxPoint}
403\twocolitem{{\bf ClientToScreenXY(x, y)}}{Returns a 2-tuple, (x, y)}
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405}
406
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408\membersection{wxWindow::Close}\label{wxwindowclose}
409
cc81d32f 410\func{bool}{Close}{\param{bool}{ force = {\tt false}}}
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412This function simply generates a \helpref{wxCloseEvent}{wxcloseevent} whose
413handler usually tries to close the window. It doesn't close the window itself,
414however.
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416\wxheading{Parameters}
417
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418\docparam{force}{{\tt false} if the window's close handler should be able to veto the destruction
419of this window, {\tt true} if it cannot.}
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421\wxheading{Remarks}
422
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423Close calls the \helpref{close handler}{wxcloseevent} for the window, providing
424an opportunity for the window to choose whether to destroy the window.
425Usually it is only used with the top level windows (wxFrame and wxDialog
426classes) as the others are not supposed to have any special OnClose() logic.
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428The close handler should check whether the window is being deleted forcibly,
f29d3d61 429using \helpref{wxCloseEvent::CanVeto}{wxcloseeventcanveto}, in which case it
24174c30 430should destroy the window using \helpref{wxWindow::Destroy}{wxwindowdestroy}.
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432{\it Note} that calling Close does not guarantee that the window will be
433destroyed; but it provides a way to simulate a manual close of a window, which
434may or may not be implemented by destroying the window. The default
435implementation of wxDialog::OnCloseWindow does not necessarily delete the
436dialog, since it will simply simulate an wxID\_CANCEL event which is handled by
437the appropriate button event handler and may do anything at all.
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324eeecb 439To guarantee that the window will be destroyed, call
24174c30 440\helpref{wxWindow::Destroy}{wxwindowdestroy} instead
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442\wxheading{See also}
443
444\helpref{Window deletion overview}{windowdeletionoverview},\rtfsp
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445\helpref{wxWindow::Destroy}{wxwindowdestroy},\rtfsp
446\helpref{wxCloseEvent}{wxcloseevent}
447
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449\membersection{wxWindow::ConvertDialogToPixels}\label{wxwindowconvertdialogtopixels}
450
451\func{wxPoint}{ConvertDialogToPixels}{\param{const wxPoint\&}{ pt}}
452
453\func{wxSize}{ConvertDialogToPixels}{\param{const wxSize\&}{ sz}}
454
455Converts a point or size from dialog units to pixels.
456
457For the x dimension, the dialog units are multiplied by the average character width
458and then divided by 4.
459
460For the y dimension, the dialog units are multiplied by the average character height
461and then divided by 8.
462
463\wxheading{Remarks}
464
465Dialog units are used for maintaining a dialog's proportions even if the font changes.
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467You can also use these functions programmatically. A convenience macro is defined:
468
469{\small
470\begin{verbatim}
471#define wxDLG_UNIT(parent, pt) parent->ConvertDialogToPixels(pt)
472\end{verbatim}
473}
474
475\wxheading{See also}
476
477\helpref{wxWindow::ConvertPixelsToDialog}{wxwindowconvertpixelstodialog}
478
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479\pythonnote{In place of a single overloaded method name, wxPython
480implements the following methods:\par
481\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
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482\twocolitem{{\bf ConvertDialogPointToPixels(point)}}{Accepts and returns a wxPoint}
483\twocolitem{{\bf ConvertDialogSizeToPixels(size)}}{Accepts and returns a wxSize}
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484\end{twocollist}}
485
486Additionally, the following helper functions are defined:\par
487\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
c9110876 488\twocolitem{{\bf wxDLG\_PNT(win, point)}}{Converts a wxPoint from dialog
06d20283 489units to pixels}
c9110876 490\twocolitem{{\bf wxDLG\_SZE(win, size)}}{Converts a wxSize from dialog
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491units to pixels}
492\end{twocollist}}
493}
494
495
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497\membersection{wxWindow::ConvertPixelsToDialog}\label{wxwindowconvertpixelstodialog}
498
499\func{wxPoint}{ConvertPixelsToDialog}{\param{const wxPoint\&}{ pt}}
500
501\func{wxSize}{ConvertPixelsToDialog}{\param{const wxSize\&}{ sz}}
502
503Converts a point or size from pixels to dialog units.
504
505For the x dimension, the pixels are multiplied by 4 and then divided by the average
506character width.
507
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509character height.
510
511\wxheading{Remarks}
512
513Dialog units are used for maintaining a dialog's proportions even if the font changes.
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514
515\wxheading{See also}
516
517\helpref{wxWindow::ConvertDialogToPixels}{wxwindowconvertdialogtopixels}
518
dbd94b75 519\pythonnote{In place of a single overloaded method name, wxPython implements the following methods:\par
06d20283 520\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
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521\twocolitem{{\bf ConvertDialogPointToPixels(point)}}{Accepts and returns a wxPoint}
522\twocolitem{{\bf ConvertDialogSizeToPixels(size)}}{Accepts and returns a wxSize}
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524}
525
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527\membersection{wxWindow::Destroy}\label{wxwindowdestroy}
528
529\func{virtual bool}{Destroy}{\void}
530
531Destroys the window safely. Use this function instead of the delete operator, since
532different window classes can be destroyed differently. Frames and dialogs
24174c30 533are not destroyed immediately when this function is called -- they are added
a660d684 534to a list of windows to be deleted on idle time, when all the window's events
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537
538\wxheading{Return value}
539
cc81d32f 540{\tt true} if the window has either been successfully deleted, or it has been added
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542
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6d06e061 544\membersection{wxWindow::DestroyChildren}\label{wxwindowdestroychildren}
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546\func{virtual void}{DestroyChildren}{\void}
547
548Destroys all children of a window. Called automatically by the destructor.
549
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552
c222be41 553\func{bool}{Disable}{\void}
6ba68e88 554
cc81d32f 555Disables the window, same as \helpref{Enable({\tt false})}{wxwindowenable}.
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558
cc81d32f 559Returns {\tt true} if the window has been disabled, {\tt false} if it had been
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561
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564
565\constfunc{virtual wxSize}{DoGetBestSize}{\void}
566
567Gets the size which best suits the window: for a control, it would be
568the minimal size which doesn't truncate the control, for a panel - the
569same size as it would have after a call to \helpref{Fit()}{wxwindowfit}.
570
571
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573
574\func{virtual void}{DoUpdateWindowUI}{\param{wxUpdateUIEvent\&}{ event}}
575
576Does the window-specific updating after processing the update event.
324eeecb 577This function is called by \helpref{wxWindow::UpdateWindowUI}{wxwindowupdatewindowui}
e39af974 578in order to check return values in the \helpref{wxUpdateUIEvent}{wxupdateuievent} and
fc2171bd 579act appropriately. For example, to allow frame and dialog title updating, wxWidgets
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581
582\begin{verbatim}
583// do the window-specific processing after processing the update event
584void wxTopLevelWindowBase::DoUpdateWindowUI(wxUpdateUIEvent& event)
585{
586 if ( event.GetSetEnabled() )
587 Enable(event.GetEnabled());
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590 {
591 if ( event.GetText() != GetTitle() )
592 SetTitle(event.GetText());
593 }
594}
595\end{verbatim}
596
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600
8a293590 601\func{virtual void}{DragAcceptFiles}{\param{bool}{ accept}}
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2edb0bde 603Enables or disables eligibility for drop file events (OnDropFiles).
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605\wxheading{Parameters}
606
cc81d32f 607\docparam{accept}{If {\tt true}, the window is eligible for drop file events. If {\tt false}, the window
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609
610\wxheading{Remarks}
611
612Windows only.
613
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616
cc81d32f 617\func{virtual bool}{Enable}{\param{bool}{ enable = {\tt true}}}
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620disabled, all of its children are disabled as well and they are reenabled again
621when the parent is.
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623\wxheading{Parameters}
624
cc81d32f 625\docparam{enable}{If {\tt true}, enables the window for input. If {\tt false}, disables the window.}
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628
cc81d32f 629Returns {\tt true} if the window has been enabled or disabled, {\tt false} if
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631
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633
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636\helpref{wxRadioBox::Enable}{wxradioboxenable}
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640
641\func{static wxWindow*}{FindFocus}{\void}
642
643Finds the window or control which currently has the keyboard focus.
644
645\wxheading{Remarks}
646
647Note that this is a static function, so it can be called without needing a wxWindow pointer.
648
649\wxheading{See also}
650
651\helpref{wxWindow::SetFocus}{wxwindowsetfocus}
652
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656
6b73af79 657\constfunc{wxWindow*}{FindWindow}{\param{long}{ id}}
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659Find a child of this window, by identifier.
660
6b73af79 661\constfunc{wxWindow*}{FindWindow}{\param{const wxString\&}{ name}}
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663Find a child of this window, by name.
664
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666implements the following methods:\par
667\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
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669\twocolitem{{\bf FindWindowByName(name)}}{Accepts a string}
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671}
672
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f89a1397 674\membersection{wxWindow::FindWindowById}\label{wxwindowfindwindowbyid}
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f89a1397 676\func{static wxWindow*}{FindWindowById}{\param{long}{ id}, \param{wxWindow*}{ parent = NULL}}
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678Find the first window with the given {\it id}.
679
680If {\it parent} is NULL, the search will start from all top-level
681frames and dialog boxes; if non-NULL, the search will be limited to the given window hierarchy.
682The search is recursive in both cases.
683
684\wxheading{See also}
685
f89a1397 686\helpref{FindWindow}{wxwindowfindwindow}
146ba0fe 687
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d9f42a9e 689\membersection{wxWindow::FindWindowByLabel}\label{wxwindowfindwindowbylabel}
146ba0fe 690
d9f42a9e 691\func{static wxWindow*}{FindWindowByLabel}{\param{const wxString\&}{ label}, \param{wxWindow*}{ parent = NULL}}
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694or panel item label. If {\it parent} is NULL, the search will start from all top-level
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696The search is recursive in both cases.
697
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699
f89a1397 700\helpref{FindWindow}{wxwindowfindwindow}
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d9f42a9e 703\membersection{wxWindow::FindWindowByName}\label{wxwindowfindwindowbyname}
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d9f42a9e 705\func{static wxWindow*}{FindWindowByName}{\param{const wxString\&}{ name}, \param{wxWindow*}{ parent = NULL}}
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708If {\it parent} is NULL, the search will start from all top-level
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710The search is recursive in both cases.
711
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713\helpref{FindWindowByLabel}{wxwindowfindwindowbylabel} is called.
714
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716
f89a1397 717\helpref{FindWindow}{wxwindowfindwindow}
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721
722\func{virtual void}{Fit}{\void}
723
f68586e5 724Sizes the window so that it fits around its subwindows. This function won't do
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727subwindow it is better (faster and the result is more precise as Fit adds some
728margin to account for fuzziness of its calculations) to call
729
730\begin{verbatim}
731 window->SetClientSize(child->GetSize());
732\end{verbatim}
733
734instead of calling Fit.
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738
739\func{virtual void}{FitInside}{\void}
740
741Similar to \helpref{Fit}{wxwindowfit}, but sizes the interior (virtual) size
742of a window. Mainly useful with scrolled windows to reset scrollbars after
743sizing changes that do not trigger a size event, and/or scrolled windows without
744an interior sizer. This function similarly won't do anything if there are no
745subwindows.
746
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749
750\func{virtual void}{Freeze}{\void}
751
752Freezes the window or, in other words, prevents any updates from taking place
753on screen, the window is not redrawn at all. \helpref{Thaw}{wxwindowthaw} must
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755nested.
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757This method is useful for visual appearance optimization (for example, it
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759a wxTextCtrl under wxGTK) but is not implemented on all platforms nor for all
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762
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764
765\helpref{wxWindowUpdateLocker}{wxwindowupdatelocker}
766
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769
770\constfunc{wxAcceleratorTable*}{GetAcceleratorTable}{\void}
771
772Gets the accelerator table for this window. See \helpref{wxAcceleratorTable}{wxacceleratortable}.
773
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776
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779Returns the accessible object for this window, if any.
780
781See also \helpref{wxAccessible}{wxaccessible}.
782
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786\constfunc{wxSize}{GetAdjustedBestSize}{\void}
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789instead.
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793
794\constfunc{virtual wxColour}{GetBackgroundColour}{\void}
795
796Returns the background colour of the window.
797
798\wxheading{See also}
799
800\helpref{wxWindow::SetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowsetbackgroundcolour},\rtfsp
801\helpref{wxWindow::SetForegroundColour}{wxwindowsetforegroundcolour},\rtfsp
9866d9c2 802\helpref{wxWindow::GetForegroundColour}{wxwindowgetforegroundcolour}
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805
806\constfunc{virtual wxBackgroundStyle}{GetBackgroundStyle}{\void}
807
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809\begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
810\twocolitem{wxBG\_STYLE\_SYSTEM}{Use the default background, as determined by
811the system or the current theme.}
812\twocolitem{wxBG\_STYLE\_COLOUR}{Use a solid colour for the background, this
813style is set automatically if you call
814\helpref{SetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowsetbackgroundcolour} so you only need to
815set it explicitly if you had changed the background style to something else
816before.}
817\twocolitem{wxBG\_STYLE\_CUSTOM}{Don't draw the background at all, it's
818supposed that it is drawn by the user-defined erase background event handler.
819This style should be used to avoid flicker when the background is entirely
820custom-drawn.}
821\twocolitem{wxBG\_STYLE\_TRANSPARET}{The background is (partially) transparent,
822this style is automatically set if you call
823\helpref{SetTransparent}{wxwindowsettransparent} which is used to set the
824transparency level.}
825\end{twocollist}
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827\wxheading{See also}
828
829\helpref{wxWindow::SetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowsetbackgroundcolour},\rtfsp
830\helpref{wxWindow::GetForegroundColour}{wxwindowgetforegroundcolour},\rtfsp
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832\helpref{wxWindow::SetTransparent}{wxwindowsettransparent}
833
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170acdc9 835\membersection{wxWindow::GetEffectiveMinSize}\label{wxwindowgeteffectiveminsize}
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170acdc9 837\constfunc{wxSize}{GetEffectiveMinSize}{\void}
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840result. This is the value used by sizers to determine the appropriate
841ammount of sapce to allocate for the widget.
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843\wxheading{See also}
844
845\helpref{wxWindow::GetBestSize}{wxwindowgetbestsize},\rtfsp
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853This functions returns the best acceptable minimal size for the window. For
854example, for a static control, it will be the minimal size such that the
3e02f5ed 855control label is not truncated. For windows containing subwindows (typically
8771a323 856\helpref{wxPanel}{wxpanel}), the size returned by this function will be the
3e02f5ed 857same as the size the window would have had after calling
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859
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862
863\func{static wxWindow *}{GetCapture}{\void}
864
865Returns the currently captured window.
866
867\wxheading{See also}
868
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870\helpref{wxWindow::CaptureMouse}{wxwindowcapturemouse},
871\helpref{wxWindow::ReleaseMouse}{wxwindowreleasemouse},
63e819f2 872\helpref{wxMouseCaptureLostEvent}{wxmousecapturelostevent}
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874
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877
878\constfunc{wxCaret *}{GetCaret}{\void}
879
880Returns the \helpref{caret}{wxcaret} associated with the window.
881
882
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885\constfunc{virtual int}{GetCharHeight}{\void}
886
887Returns the character height for this window.
888
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892\constfunc{virtual int}{GetCharWidth}{\void}
893
894Returns the average character width for this window.
895
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6d06e061 897\membersection{wxWindow::GetChildren}\label{wxwindowgetchildren}
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dc7a2021 899\func{wxWindowList\&}{GetChildren}{\void}
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902
903Returns a reference to the list of the window's children. \texttt{wxWindowList}
904is a type-safe \helpref{wxList}{wxlist}-like class whose elements are of type
905\texttt{wxWindow *}.
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910\func{static wxVisualAttributes}{GetClassDefaultAttributes}{\param{wxWindowVariant}{ variant = \texttt{wxWINDOW\_VARIANT\_NORMAL}}}
911
912Returns the default font and colours which are used by the control. This is
913useful if you want to use the same font or colour in your own control as in a
914standard control -- which is a much better idea than hard coding specific
915colours or fonts which might look completely out of place on the users
916system, especially if it uses themes.
917
918The \arg{variant} parameter is only relevant under Mac currently and is
919ignore under other platforms. Under Mac, it will change the size of the
324eeecb 920returned font. See \helpref{wxWindow::SetWindowVariant}{wxwindowsetwindowvariant}
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922
923This static method is ``overridden'' in many derived classes and so calling,
488e1507 924for example, \helpref{wxButton}{wxbutton}::GetClassDefaultAttributes() will typically
1b69c815 925return the values appropriate for a button which will be normally different
488e1507 926from those returned by, say, \helpref{wxListCtrl}{wxlistctrl}::GetClassDefaultAttributes().
1b69c815 927
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930if it was not possible to determine the default control appearance or,
931especially for the background colour, if the field doesn't make sense as is
932the case for \texttt{colBg} for the controls with themed background.
933
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935
936\helpref{InheritAttributes}{wxwindowinheritattributes}
937
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940
c66c3af1 941\constfunc{void}{GetClientSize}{\param{int* }{width}, \param{int* }{height}}
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c9f00eeb 943\perlnote{In wxPerl this method takes no parameter and returns
d2c2afc9 944a 2-element list {\tt (width, height)}.}
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c66c3af1 946\constfunc{wxSize}{GetClientSize}{\void}
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949area which may be drawn on by the programmer, excluding title bar, border,
950scrollbars, etc.
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953return size is empty (both width and height are $0$).
954
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956
957\docparam{width}{Receives the client width in pixels.}
958
959\docparam{height}{Receives the client height in pixels.}
960
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963\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
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965\twocolitem{{\bf GetClientSize()}}{Returns a wxSize object}
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967}
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970
d2c2afc9 971\helpref{GetSize}{wxwindowgetsize},\rtfsp
566d84a7 972\helpref{GetVirtualSize}{wxwindowgetvirtualsize}
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977
978\constfunc{wxLayoutConstraints*}{GetConstraints}{\void}
979
980Returns a pointer to the window's layout constraints, or NULL if there are none.
981
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984
985\constfunc{const wxSizer *}{GetContainingSizer}{\void}
986
987Return the sizer that this window is a member of, if any, otherwise
988{\tt NULL}.
989
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992
993\constfunc{const wxCursor\&}{GetCursor}{\void}
994
995Return the cursor associated with this window.
996
997\wxheading{See also}
998
999\helpref{wxWindow::SetCursor}{wxwindowsetcursor}
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1004\constfunc{virtual wxVisualAttributes}{GetDefaultAttributes}{\void}
1005
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1008
1009One advantage of using this function compared to the static version is that
1010the call is automatically dispatched to the correct class (as usual with
1011virtual functions) and you don't have to specify the class name explicitly.
1012
1013The other one is that in the future this function could return different
1014results, for example it might return a different font for an ``Ok'' button
1015than for a generic button if the users GUI is configured to show such buttons
1016in bold font. Of course, the down side is that it is impossible to call this
1017function without actually having an object to apply it to whereas the static
1018version can be used without having to create an object first.
1019
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1022
1023\constfunc{wxDropTarget*}{GetDropTarget}{\void}
1024
1025Returns the associated drop target, which may be NULL.
1026
1027\wxheading{See also}
1028
c9f00eeb 1029\helpref{wxWindow::SetDropTarget}{wxwindowsetdroptarget},
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1035\constfunc{wxEvtHandler*}{GetEventHandler}{\void}
1036
1037Returns the event handler for this window. By default, the window is its
1038own event handler.
1039
1040\wxheading{See also}
1041
1042\helpref{wxWindow::SetEventHandler}{wxwindowseteventhandler},\rtfsp
1043\helpref{wxWindow::PushEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler},\rtfsp
1044\helpref{wxWindow::PopEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler},\rtfsp
1045\helpref{wxEvtHandler::ProcessEvent}{wxevthandlerprocessevent},\rtfsp
1046\helpref{wxEvtHandler}{wxevthandler}\rtfsp
1047
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1050
1051\constfunc{long}{GetExtraStyle}{\void}
1052
1053Returns the extra style bits for the window.
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1057
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1062\wxheading{See also}
1063
1064\helpref{wxWindow::SetFont}{wxwindowsetfont}
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1068
1069\func{virtual wxColour}{GetForegroundColour}{\void}
1070
1071Returns the foreground colour of the window.
1072
1073\wxheading{Remarks}
1074
1075The interpretation of foreground colour is open to interpretation according
1076to the window class; it may be the text colour or other colour, or it may not
1077be used at all.
1078
1079\wxheading{See also}
1080
1081\helpref{wxWindow::SetForegroundColour}{wxwindowsetforegroundcolour},\rtfsp
1082\helpref{wxWindow::SetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowsetbackgroundcolour},\rtfsp
1083\helpref{wxWindow::GetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowgetbackgroundcolour}
1084
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1088\constfunc{wxWindow*}{GetGrandParent}{\void}
1089
1090Returns the grandparent of a window, or NULL if there isn't one.
1091
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1095\constfunc{void*}{GetHandle}{\void}
1096
1097Returns the platform-specific handle of the physical window. Cast it to an appropriate
324eeecb 1098handle, such as {\bf HWND} for Windows, {\bf Widget} for Motif, {\bf GtkWidget} for GTK or {\bf WinHandle} for PalmOS.
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1101
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1103
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1106
1107\constfunc{virtual wxString}{GetHelpTextAtPoint}{\param{const wxPoint &}{point}, \param{wxHelpEvent::Origin }{origin}}
1108
1109Gets the help text to be used as context-sensitive help for this window. This
1110method should be overridden if the help message depends on the position inside
1111the window, otherwise \helpref{GetHelpText}{wxwindowgethelptext} can be used.
1112
1113\wxheading{Parameters}
1114
1115\docparam{point}{Coordinates of the mouse at the moment of help event emission.}
1116
d57725b5 1117\docparam{origin}{Help event origin, see also \helpref{wxHelpEvent::GetOrigin}{wxhelpeventgetorigin}.}
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1119\newsince{2.7.0}
1120
1121
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1123
1124\constfunc{virtual wxString}{GetHelpText}{\void}
1125
1126Gets the help text to be used as context-sensitive help for this window.
1127
1128Note that the text is actually stored by the current \helpref{wxHelpProvider}{wxhelpprovider} implementation,
1129and not in the window object itself.
1130
1131\wxheading{See also}
1132
dc6588e7 1133\helpref{SetHelpText}{wxwindowsethelptext}, \helpref{GetHelpTextAtPoint}{wxwindowgethelptextatpoint}, \helpref{wxHelpProvider}{wxhelpprovider}
4e28924c 1134
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1136\membersection{wxWindow::GetId}\label{wxwindowgetid}
1137
1138\constfunc{int}{GetId}{\void}
1139
1140Returns the identifier of the window.
1141
1142\wxheading{Remarks}
1143
6453876e 1144Each window has an integer identifier. If the application has not provided one
5e06d749 1145(or the default wxID\_ANY) an unique identifier with a negative value will be generated.
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1148
b2cf617c 1149\helpref{wxWindow::SetId}{wxwindowsetid},\rtfsp
5b6aa0ff 1150\helpref{Window identifiers}{windowids}
a660d684 1151
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6d06e061 1153\membersection{wxWindow::GetLabel}\label{wxwindowgetlabel}
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1155\constfunc{virtual wxString }{GetLabel}{\void}
1156
1157Generic way of getting a label from any window, for
1158identification purposes.
1159
1160\wxheading{Remarks}
1161
1162The interpretation of this function differs from class to class.
1163For frames and dialogs, the value returned is the title. For buttons or static text controls, it is
1164the button text. This function can be useful for meta-programs (such as testing
1165tools or special-needs access programs) which need to identify windows
1166by name.
1167
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1168\membersection{wxWindow::GetMaxSize}\label{wxwindowgetmaxsize}
1169
1170\constfunc{wxSize}{GetMaxSize}{\void}
1171
1172Returns the maximum size of the window, an indication to the sizer layout mechanism
a3dae7b7 1173that this is the maximum possible size.
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1175\membersection{wxWindow::GetMinSize}\label{wxwindowgetminsize}
1176
a3dae7b7 1177\constfunc{virtual wxSize}{GetMinSize}{\void}
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1179Returns the minimum size of the window, an indication to the sizer layout mechanism
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1181by \helpref{SetMinSize}{wxwindowsetminsize}, but it can be overridden to do the
1182calculation on demand.
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1185
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1188Returns the window's name.
1189
1190\wxheading{Remarks}
1191
1192This name is not guaranteed to be unique; it is up to the programmer to supply an appropriate
1193name in the window constructor or via \helpref{wxWindow::SetName}{wxwindowsetname}.
1194
1195\wxheading{See also}
1196
1197\helpref{wxWindow::SetName}{wxwindowsetname}
1198
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1202\constfunc{virtual wxWindow*}{GetParent}{\void}
1203
1204Returns the parent of the window, or NULL if there is no parent.
1205
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1208
1209\func{int}{GetPopupMenuSelectionFromUser}{\param{wxMenu\&}{ menu}, \param{const wxPoint\&}{ pos}}
1210
1211\func{int}{GetPopupMenuSelectionFromUser}{\param{wxMenu\&}{ menu}, \param{int}{ x}, \param{int}{ y}}
1212
1213This function shows a popup menu at the given position in this window and
1214returns the selected id. It can be more convenient than the general purpose
1215\helpref{PopupMenu}{wxwindowpopupmenu} function for simple menus proposing a
1216choice in a list of strings to the user.
1217
1218\wxheading{Parameters}
1219
1220\docparam{menu}{The menu to show}
1221
1222\docparam{pos}{The position at which to show the menu in client coordinates}
1223
1224\docparam{x}{The horizontal position of the menu}
1225
1226\docparam{y}{The vertical position of the menu}
1227
1228\wxheading{Return value}
1229
1230The selected menu item id or \texttt{wxID\_NONE} if none selected or an error
1231occurred.
1232
1233
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1234\membersection{wxWindow::GetPosition}\label{wxwindowgetposition}
1235
1236\constfunc{virtual void}{GetPosition}{\param{int* }{x}, \param{int* }{y}}
1237
1238\constfunc{wxPoint}{GetPosition}{\void}
1239
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1241for the child windows or relative to the display origin for the top level
1242windows.
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1244\wxheading{Parameters}
1245
3c81c9aa 1246\docparam{x}{Receives the x position of the window if non-\NULL.}
15770d1a 1247
3c81c9aa 1248\docparam{y}{Receives the y position of the window if non-\NULL.}
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1250\pythonnote{In place of a single overloaded method name, wxPython
1251implements the following methods:\par
1252\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
1253\twocolitem{{\bf GetPosition()}}{Returns a wxPoint}
1254\twocolitem{{\bf GetPositionTuple()}}{Returns a tuple (x, y)}
1255\end{twocollist}}
1256}
1257
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1259method:\par
1260\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
1261\twocolitem{{\bf GetPosition()}}{Returns a Wx::Point}
1262\twocolitem{{\bf GetPositionXY()}}{Returns a 2-element list
1263 {\tt ( x, y )}}
1264\end{twocollist}
1265}}
1266
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1268\wxheading{See also}
1269
1270\helpref{GetScreenPosition}{wxwindowgetscreenposition}
1271
1272
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1273\membersection{wxWindow::GetRect}\label{wxwindowgetrect}
1274
1275\constfunc{virtual wxRect}{GetRect}{\void}
1276
fab86f26 1277Returns the position and size of the window as a \helpref{wxRect}{wxrect} object.
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1279\wxheading{See also}
1280
1281\helpref{GetScreenRect}{wxwindowgetscreenrect}
1282
1283
1284\membersection{wxWindow::GetScreenPosition}\label{wxwindowgetscreenposition}
1285
1286\constfunc{virtual void}{GetScreenPosition}{\param{int* }{x}, \param{int* }{y}}
1287
1288\constfunc{wxPoint}{GetScreenPosition}{\void}
1289
1290Returns the window position in screen coordinates, whether the window is a
1291child window or a top level one.
1292
1293\wxheading{Parameters}
1294
1295\docparam{x}{Receives the x position of the window on the screen if non-\NULL.}
1296
1297\docparam{y}{Receives the y position of the window on the screen if non-\NULL.}
1298
1299\wxheading{See also}
1300
1301\helpref{GetPosition}{wxwindowgetposition}
1302
1303
1304\membersection{wxWindow::GetScreenRect}\label{wxwindowgetscreenrect}
1305
1306\constfunc{virtual wxRect}{GetScreenRect}{\void}
1307
fab86f26 1308Returns the position and size of the window on the screen as a
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1309\helpref{wxRect}{wxrect} object.
1310
1311\wxheading{See also}
1312
1313\helpref{GetRect}{wxwindowgetrect}
1314
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1317
eaaa6a06 1318\func{virtual int}{GetScrollPos}{\param{int }{orientation}}
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1320Returns the built-in scrollbar position.
1321
1322\wxheading{See also}
1323
1324See \helpref{wxWindow::SetScrollbar}{wxwindowsetscrollbar}
1325
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1328
eaaa6a06 1329\func{virtual int}{GetScrollRange}{\param{int }{orientation}}
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1331Returns the built-in scrollbar range.
1332
1333\wxheading{See also}
1334
1335\helpref{wxWindow::SetScrollbar}{wxwindowsetscrollbar}
1336
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1339
1340\func{virtual int}{GetScrollThumb}{\param{int }{orientation}}
1341
1342Returns the built-in scrollbar thumb size.
1343
1344\wxheading{See also}
1345
1346\helpref{wxWindow::SetScrollbar}{wxwindowsetscrollbar}
1347
1348
a974387a 1349\membersection{wxWindow::GetSize}\label{wxwindowgetsize}
a660d684 1350
c66c3af1 1351\constfunc{void}{GetSize}{\param{int* }{width}, \param{int* }{height}}
a660d684 1352
c66c3af1 1353\constfunc{wxSize}{GetSize}{\void}
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1356scrollbars, etc.
1357
1358Note that if this window is a top-level one and it is currently minimized, the
1359returned size is the restored window size, not the size of the window icon.
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1361\wxheading{Parameters}
1362
1363\docparam{width}{Receives the window width.}
1364
1365\docparam{height}{Receives the window height.}
1366
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1368implements the following methods:\par
1369\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
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1371\twocolitem{{\bf GetSizeTuple()}}{Returns a 2-tuple (width, height)}
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1373}
1374
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1375\perlnote{In wxPerl there are two methods instead of a single overloaded
1376method:\par
1377\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
1378\twocolitem{{\bf GetSize()}}{Returns a Wx::Size}
1379\twocolitem{{\bf GetSizeWH()}}{Returns a 2-element list
1380 {\tt ( width, height )}}
1381\end{twocollist}
1382}}
1383
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1385
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1386\helpref{GetClientSize}{wxwindowgetclientsize},\rtfsp
1387\helpref{GetVirtualSize}{wxwindowgetvirtualsize}
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1390\membersection{wxWindow::GetSizer}\label{wxwindowgetsizer}
1391
772c017b 1392\constfunc{wxSizer *}{GetSizer}{\void}
e6973167 1393
be90c029 1394Return the sizer associated with the window by a previous call to
e6973167 1395\helpref{SetSizer()}{wxwindowsetsizer} or {\tt NULL}.
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1399
6b062263 1400\constfunc{virtual void}{GetTextExtent}{\param{const wxString\& }{string}, \param{int* }{w}, \param{int* }{h},
a660d684 1401 \param{int* }{descent = NULL}, \param{int* }{externalLeading = NULL},
cc81d32f 1402 \param{const wxFont* }{font = NULL}, \param{bool}{ use16 = {\tt false}}}
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1405
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1407window with the currently selected font.
1408
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1410\helpref{wxSize}{wxsize} object (second form).
1411
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1413
1414\docparam{string}{String whose extent is to be measured.}
1415
6b062263 1416\docparam{w}{Return value for width.}
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6b062263 1418\docparam{h}{Return value for height.}
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1420\docparam{descent}{Return value for descent (optional).}
1421
1422\docparam{externalLeading}{Return value for external leading (optional).}
1423
1424\docparam{font}{Font to use instead of the current window font (optional).}
1425
cc81d32f 1426\docparam{use16}{If {\tt true}, {\it string} contains 16-bit characters. The default is {\tt false}.}
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1429implements the following methods:\par
1430\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
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1432\twocolitem{{\bf GetFullTextExtent(string, font=NULL)}}{Returns a
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1434\end{twocollist}}
1435}
1436
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1438 {\tt font} parameters, and returns a 4-element list
1439 {\tt ( x, y, descent, externalLeading )}.}
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1442\membersection{wxWindow::GetToolTip}\label{wxwindowgettooltip}
1443
1444\constfunc{wxToolTip*}{GetToolTip}{\void}
1445
1446Get the associated tooltip or NULL if none.
1447
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1449\membersection{wxWindow::GetUpdateRegion}\label{wxwindowgetupdateregion}
1450
1451\constfunc{virtual wxRegion}{GetUpdateRegion}{\void}
1452
1453Returns the region specifying which parts of the window have been damaged. Should
f4fcc291 1454only be called within an \helpref{wxPaintEvent}{wxpaintevent} handler.
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1456\wxheading{See also}
1457
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1458\helpref{wxRegion}{wxregion},\rtfsp
1459\helpref{wxRegionIterator}{wxregioniterator}
76c5df24 1460
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1462\membersection{wxWindow::GetValidator}\label{wxwindowgetvalidator}
1463
1464\constfunc{wxValidator*}{GetValidator}{\void}
1465
1466Returns a pointer to the current validator for the window, or NULL if there is none.
1467
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1469\membersection{wxWindow::GetVirtualSize}\label{wxwindowgetvirtualsize}
1470
1471\constfunc{void}{GetVirtualSize}{\param{int* }{width}, \param{int* }{height}}
1472
1473\constfunc{wxSize}{GetVirtualSize}{\void}
1474
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1476returns the client size of the window, but after a call to
1477\helpref{SetVirtualSize}{wxwindowsetvirtualsize} it will return
1478that size.
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1480\wxheading{Parameters}
1481
1482\docparam{width}{Receives the window virtual width.}
1483
1484\docparam{height}{Receives the window virtual height.}
1485
1486\helpref{GetSize}{wxwindowgetsize},\rtfsp
1487\helpref{GetClientSize}{wxwindowgetclientsize}
1488
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1490\membersection{wxWindow::GetWindowBorderSize}\label{wxwindowgetwindowbordersize}
1491
1492\constfunc{wxSize}{GetWindowBorderSize}{\void}
1493
1494Returns the size of the left/right and top/bottom borders of this window in x
1495and y components of the result respectively.
1496
1497
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1500\constfunc{long}{GetWindowStyleFlag}{\void}
1501
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1503method. {\bf GetWindowStyle()} is another name for the same function.
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1507
488e1507 1508\constfunc{wxWindowVariant}{GetWindowVariant}{\void}
416101be 1509
43e8916f 1510Returns the value previously passed to
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1512
1513
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1514\membersection{wxWindow::HasCapture}\label{wxwindowhascapture}
1515
1516\constfunc{virtual bool}{HasCapture}{\void}
1517
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1520\wxheading{See also}
1521
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1523\helpref{wxWindow::ReleaseMouse}{wxwindowreleasemouse},
63e819f2 1524\helpref{wxMouseCaptureLostEvent}{wxmousecapturelostevent}
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1526
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1529
1530\constfunc{bool}{HasExtraStyle}{\param{int }{exFlag}}
1531
1532Returns \texttt{true} if the window has the given \arg{exFlag} bit set in its
1533extra styles.
1534
1535\wxheading{See also}
1536
1537\helpref{SetExtraStyle}{wxwindowsetextrastyle}
1538
1539
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1541
1542\constfunc{bool}{HasFlag}{\param{int }{flag}}
1543
1544Returns \texttt{true} if the window has the given \arg{flag} bit set.
1545
1546
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1548
1549\constfunc{virtual bool}{HasMultiplePages}{\void}
1550
1551This method should be overridden to return \texttt{true} if this window has
1552multiple pages. All standard class with multiple pages such as
1553\helpref{wxNotebook}{wxnotebook}, \helpref{wxListbook}{wxlistbook} and
1554\helpref{wxTreebook}{wxtreebook} already override it to return \texttt{true}
1555and user-defined classes with similar behaviour should do it as well to allow
1556the library to handle such windows appropriately.
1557
1558
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1560
1561\constfunc{virtual bool}{HasScrollbar}{\param{int }{orient}}
1562
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1564
1565\wxheading{Parameters}
1566
1567\docparam{orient}{Orientation to check, either {\tt wxHORIZONTAL} or {\tt wxVERTICAL}.}
1568
1569
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1570\membersection{wxWindow::HasTransparentBackground}\label{wxwindowhastransparentbackground}
1571
1572\constfunc{virtual bool}{HasTransparentBackground}{\void}
1573
1574Returns \true if this window background is transparent (as, for example, for
1575wxStaticText) and should show the parent window background.
1576
1577This method is mostly used internally by the library itself and you normally
1578shouldn't have to call it. You may, however, have to override it in your
1579wxWindow-derived class to ensure that background is painted correctly.
1580
1581
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1583
1584\func{bool}{Hide}{\void}
1585
cc81d32f 1586Equivalent to calling \helpref{Show}{wxwindowshow}({\tt false}).
bc5879ef 1587
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1590
1591\func{void}{InheritAttributes}{\void}
1592
1593This function is (or should be, in case of custom controls) called during
1594window creation to intelligently set up the window visual attributes, that is
1595the font and the foreground and background colours.
1596
1597By ``intelligently'' the following is meant: by default, all windows use their
1598own \helpref{default}{wxwindowgetclassdefaultattributes} attributes. However
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1600\helpref{SetFont}{wxwindowsetfont} and not
fa47d7a7 1601\helpref{SetOwnFont}{wxwindowsetownfont}) changed \emph{and} if the
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1603then this window takes the same value as used by the parent. In addition, if
324eeecb 1604the window overrides \helpref{ShouldInheritColours}{wxwindowshouldinheritcolours}
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1606font might.
1607
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1609different usage scenarios. The most common one is when all default attributes
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1611different controls use different fonts (and colours) than their siblings so
1612they can't inherit the same value from the parent. However it was also deemed
1613desirable to allow to simply change the attributes of all children at once by
1614just changing the font or colour of their common parent, hence in this case we
1615do inherit the parents attributes.
1616
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1619
1620\func{void}{InitDialog}{\void}
1621
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1623to the dialog via validators.
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1627
1628\func{void}{InvalidateBestSize}{\void}
1629
1630Resets the cached best size value so it will be recalculated the next time it is needed.
1631
1632
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1634
1635\constfunc{virtual bool}{IsDoubleBuffered}{\void}
1636
1637Returns \true if the window contents is double-buffered by the system, i.e. if
1638any drawing done on the window is really done on a temporary backing surface
1639and transferred to the screen all at once later.
1640
1641\wxheading{See also}
1642
1643\helpref{wxBufferedDC}{wxbuffereddc}
1644
1645
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1647
1648\constfunc{virtual bool}{IsEnabled}{\void}
1649
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1651otherwise.
1652
1653Notice that this method can return \false even if this window itself hadn't
1654been explicitly disabled when one of its parent windows is disabled. To get the
1655intrinsic status of this window, use
1656\helpref{IsThisEnabled}{wxwindowisthisenabled}
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1658\wxheading{See also}
1659
1660\helpref{wxWindow::Enable}{wxwindowenable}
1661
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1665\constfunc{bool}{IsExposed}{\param{int }{x}, \param{int }{y}}
1666
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1670
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515da557 1672
cc81d32f 1673Returns {\tt true} if the given point or rectangle area has been exposed since the
ad9edf45 1674last repaint. Call this in an paint event handler to optimize redrawing by
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1678implements the following methods:\par
1679\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
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1682\twocolitem{{\bf IsExposedRect(rect)}}{}
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1687
1688\constfunc{virtual bool}{IsFrozen}{\void}
1689
1690Returns \true if the window is currently frozen by a call to
1691\helpref{Freeze()}{wxwindowfreeze}.
1692
1693\wxheading{See also}
1694
1695\helpref{Thaw()}{wxwindowthaw}
1696
1697
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1699
1700\constfunc{virtual bool}{IsRetained}{\void}
1701
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1704\wxheading{Remarks}
1705
1706Retained windows are only available on X platforms.
1707
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1710
1711\func{bool}{IsScrollbarAlwaysShown}{\param{int}{ orient}}
1712
1713Return whether a scrollbar is always shown.
1714
1715\wxheading{Parameters}
1716
1717\docparam{orient}{Orientation to check, either {\tt wxHORIZONTAL} or {\tt wxVERTICAL}.}
1718
1719\wxheading{See also}
1720
1721\helpref{wxWindow::AlwaysShowScrollbars}{wxwindowalwaysshowscrollbars}
1722
1723
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1725
1726\constfunc{virtual bool}{IsShown}{\void}
1727
cc81d32f 1728Returns {\tt true} if the window is shown, {\tt false} if it has been hidden.
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1731
865a74c7 1732\helpref{wxWindow::IsShownOnScreen}{wxwindowisshownonscreen}
9c72cf76 1733
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865a74c7 1735\membersection{wxWindow::IsShownOnScreen}\label{wxwindowisshownonscreen}
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865a74c7 1737\constfunc{virtual bool}{IsShownOnScreen}{\void}
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1739Returns {\tt true} if the window is physically visible on the screen, i.e. it
1740is shown and all its parents up to the toplevel window are shown as well.
1741
1742\wxheading{See also}
1743
1744\helpref{wxWindow::IsShown}{wxwindowisshown}
1745
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1748
1749\constfunc{bool}{IsThisEnabled}{\void}
1750
1751Returns \true if this window is intrinsically enabled, \false otherwise, i.e.
1752if \helpref{Enable(false)}{wxwindowenable} had been called. This method is
1753mostly used for wxWidgets itself, user code should normally use
1754\helpref{IsEnabled}{wxwindowisenabled} instead.
1755
1756
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1758
1759\constfunc{bool}{IsTopLevel}{\void}
1760
1761Returns {\tt true} if the given window is a top-level one. Currently all frames and
1762dialogs are considered to be top-level windows (even if they have a parent
1763window).
1764
1765
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1767
1768\func{void}{Layout}{\void}
1769
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1771for this window.
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1774layout is on, this function gets called automatically when the window is resized.
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1778
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1783
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1788
1789\func{void}{Lower}{\void}
1790
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1793\wxheading{See also}
1794
1795\helpref{Raise}{wxwindowraise}
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1799
8a293590 1800\func{virtual void}{MakeModal}{\param{bool }{flag}}
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1802Disables all other windows in the application so that
d3e78bab 1803the user can only interact with this window.
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1805\wxheading{Parameters}
1806
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1808the user can only interact with this window. If {\tt false}, the effect is reversed.}
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1812
eaaa6a06 1813\func{void}{Move}{\param{int}{ x}, \param{int}{ y}}
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1816
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1818
1819\wxheading{Parameters}
1820
1821\docparam{x}{Required x position.}
1822
1823\docparam{y}{Required y position.}
1824
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1826
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1828
1829Implementations of SetSize can also implicitly implement the
1830wxWindow::Move function, which is defined in the base wxWindow class
1831as the call:
1832
1833\begin{verbatim}
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1836
1837\wxheading{See also}
1838
1839\helpref{wxWindow::SetSize}{wxwindowsetsize}
1840
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1842implements the following methods:\par
1843\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
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1845\twocolitem{{\bf MoveXY(x, y)}}{Accepts a pair of integers}
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1847}
1848
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1850\membersection{wxWindow::MoveAfterInTabOrder}\label{wxwindowmoveafterintaborder}
1851
1852\func{void}{MoveAfterInTabOrder}{\param{wxWindow *}{win}}
1853
1854Moves this window in the tab navigation order after the specified \arg{win}.
1855This means that when the user presses \texttt{TAB} key on that other window,
1856the focus switches to this window.
1857
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1860it after creating all the windows.
1861
1862\wxheading{Parameters}
1863
1864\docparam{win}{A sibling of this window which should precede it in tab order,
1865must not be NULL}
1866
1867
1868\membersection{wxWindow::MoveBeforeInTabOrder}\label{wxwindowmovebeforeintaborder}
1869
1870\func{void}{MoveBeforeInTabOrder}{\param{wxWindow *}{win}}
1871
1872Same as \helpref{MoveAfterInTabOrder}{wxwindowmoveafterintaborder} except that
1873it inserts this window just before \arg{win} instead of putting it right after
1874it.
1875
1876
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1878
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1882equivalent to calling \helpref{NavigateIn()}{wxwindownavigatein} method on the
1883parent window.
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1885\wxheading{Parameters}
1886
eedc82f4 1887\docparam{flags}{A combination of wxNavigationKeyEvent::IsForward and wxNavigationKeyEvent::WinChange.}
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1890
1891Returns \true if the focus was moved to another window or \false if nothing
1892changed.
1893
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1895
1896You may wish to call this from a text control custom keypress handler to do the default
1897navigation behaviour for the tab key, since the standard default behaviour for
1898a multiline text control with the wxTE\_PROCESS\_TAB style is to insert a tab
a701b455 1899and not navigate to the next control. See also \helpref{wxNavigationKeyEvent}{wxnavigationkeyevent}.
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1903
1904\func{bool}{NavigateIn}{\param{int}{ flags = wxNavigationKeyEvent::IsForward}}
1905
1906Performs a keyboard navigation action inside this window.
1907
1908See \helpref{Navigate}{wxwindownavigate} for more information.
1909
1910
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1912
1913\func{static int}{NextControlId}{\param{int }{winid}}
1914
1915If two controls are created consecutively using \texttt{wxID\_ANY} id, this
1916function allows to retrieve the effective id of the latter control from the id
1917of the former. This is useful for example to find the control following its
1918\helpref{wxStaticText}{wxstatictext} label if only the id of or pointer to the
1919label is available to the caller but it is known that the two controls were
1920created together.
1921
1922\wxheading{See also}
1923
1924\helpref{PrevControlId}{wxwindowprevcontrolid}
1925
1926
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1928%% the old docs here in case we want to move any still needed bits to
1929%% the right location (i.e. probably the corresponding events docs)
1930%%
1931%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnActivate}\label{wxwindowonactivate}
1932%%
1933%% \func{void}{OnActivate}{\param{wxActivateEvent\&}{ event}}
1934%%
1935%% Called when a window is activated or deactivated.
1936%%
1937%% \wxheading{Parameters}
1938%%
1939%% \docparam{event}{Object containing activation information.}
1940%%
1941%% \wxheading{Remarks}
1942%%
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1944%% otherwise it returns {\tt false} (it is being deactivated).
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1946%% \wxheading{See also}
1947%%
1948%% \helpref{wxActivateEvent}{wxactivateevent},\rtfsp
1949%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
1950%%
1951%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnChar}\label{wxwindowonchar}
1952%%
1953%% \func{void}{OnChar}{\param{wxKeyEvent\&}{ event}}
1954%%
1955%% Called when the user has pressed a key that is not a modifier (SHIFT, CONTROL or ALT).
1956%%
1957%% \wxheading{Parameters}
1958%%
1959%% \docparam{event}{Object containing keypress information. See \helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent} for
1960%% details about this class.}
1961%%
1962%% \wxheading{Remarks}
1963%%
1964%% This member function is called in response to a keypress. To intercept this event,
1965%% use the EVT\_CHAR macro in an event table definition. Your {\bf OnChar} handler may call this
1966%% default function to achieve default keypress functionality.
1967%%
1968%% Note that the ASCII values do not have explicit key codes: they are passed as ASCII
1969%% values.
1970%%
1971%% Note that not all keypresses can be intercepted this way. If you wish to intercept modifier
1972%% keypresses, then you will need to use \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyDown}{wxwindowonkeydown} or
1973%% \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyUp}{wxwindowonkeyup}.
1974%%
1975%% Most, but not all, windows allow keypresses to be intercepted.
1976%%
1977%% {\bf Tip:} be sure to call {\tt event.Skip()} for events that you don't process in this function,
1978%% otherwise menu shortcuts may cease to work under Windows.
1979%%
1980%% \wxheading{See also}
1981%%
1982%% \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyDown}{wxwindowonkeydown}, \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyUp}{wxwindowonkeyup},\rtfsp
1983%% \helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent}, \helpref{wxWindow::OnCharHook}{wxwindowoncharhook},\rtfsp
1984%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
1985%%
1986%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnCharHook}\label{wxwindowoncharhook}
1987%%
1988%% \func{void}{OnCharHook}{\param{wxKeyEvent\&}{ event}}
1989%%
1990%% This member is called to allow the window to intercept keyboard events
1991%% before they are processed by child windows.
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, if the window is active. To intercept this event,
2001%% use the EVT\_CHAR\_HOOK macro in an event table definition. If you do not process a particular
2002%% keypress, call \helpref{wxEvent::Skip}{wxeventskip} to allow default processing.
2003%%
2004%% An example of using this function is in the implementation of escape-character processing for wxDialog,
2005%% where pressing ESC dismisses the dialog by {\bf OnCharHook} 'forging' a cancel button press event.
2006%%
2007%% Note that the ASCII values do not have explicit key codes: they are passed as ASCII
2008%% values.
2009%%
2010%% This function is only relevant to top-level windows (frames and dialogs), and under
2011%% Windows only. Under GTK the normal EVT\_CHAR\_ event has the functionality, i.e.
acbadd0b 2012%% you can intercept it, and if you don't call \helpref{wxEvent::Skip}{wxeventskip}
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2014%%
2015%% \wxheading{See also}
2016%%
2017%% \helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent},\rtfsp
2018%% \helpref{wxWindow::OnCharHook}{wxwindowoncharhook},\rtfsp
2019%% %% GD: OnXXX functions are not documented
2020%% %%\helpref{wxApp::OnCharHook}{wxapponcharhook},\rtfsp
2021%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
2022%%
2023%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnCommand}\label{wxwindowoncommand}
2024%%
2025%% \func{virtual void}{OnCommand}{\param{wxEvtHandler\& }{object}, \param{wxCommandEvent\& }{event}}
2026%%
2027%% This virtual member function is called if the control does not handle the command event.
2028%%
2029%% \wxheading{Parameters}
2030%%
2031%% \docparam{object}{Object receiving the command event.}
2032%%
2033%% \docparam{event}{Command event}
2034%%
2035%% \wxheading{Remarks}
2036%%
2037%% This virtual function is provided mainly for backward compatibility. You can also intercept commands
2038%% from child controls by using an event table, with identifiers or identifier ranges to identify
2039%% the control(s) in question.
2040%%
2041%% \wxheading{See also}
2042%%
2043%% \helpref{wxCommandEvent}{wxcommandevent},\rtfsp
2044%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
2045%%
2046%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnClose}\label{wxwindowonclose}
2047%%
2048%% \func{virtual bool}{OnClose}{\void}
2049%%
2050%% Called when the user has tried to close a a frame
2051%% or dialog box using the window manager (X) or system menu (Windows).
2052%%
2053%% {\bf Note:} This is an obsolete function.
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2056%%
2057%% \wxheading{Return value}
2058%%
cc81d32f 2059%% If {\tt true} is returned by OnClose, the window will be deleted by the system, otherwise the
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2061%% you may delete other windows.
2062%%
2063%% \wxheading{See also}
2064%%
2065%% \helpref{Window deletion overview}{windowdeletionoverview},\rtfsp
2066%% \helpref{wxWindow::Close}{wxwindowclose},\rtfsp
2067%% \helpref{wxWindow::OnCloseWindow}{wxwindowonclosewindow},\rtfsp
2068%% \helpref{wxCloseEvent}{wxcloseevent}
2069%%
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2070%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnKeyDown}\label{wxwindowonkeydown}
2071%%
2072%% \func{void}{OnKeyDown}{\param{wxKeyEvent\&}{ event}}
2073%%
2074%% Called when the user has pressed a key, before it is translated into an ASCII value using other
2075%% modifier keys that might be pressed at the same time.
2076%%
2077%% \wxheading{Parameters}
2078%%
2079%% \docparam{event}{Object containing keypress information. See \helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent} for
2080%% details about this class.}
2081%%
2082%% \wxheading{Remarks}
2083%%
2084%% This member function is called in response to a key down event. To intercept this event,
2085%% use the EVT\_KEY\_DOWN macro in an event table definition. Your {\bf OnKeyDown} handler may call this
2086%% default function to achieve default keypress functionality.
2087%%
2088%% Note that not all keypresses can be intercepted this way. If you wish to intercept special
2089%% keys, such as shift, control, and function keys, then you will need to use \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyDown}{wxwindowonkeydown} or
2090%% \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyUp}{wxwindowonkeyup}.
2091%%
2092%% Most, but not all, windows allow keypresses to be intercepted.
2093%%
2094%% {\bf Tip:} be sure to call {\tt event.Skip()} for events that you don't process in this function,
2095%% otherwise menu shortcuts may cease to work under Windows.
2096%%
2097%% \wxheading{See also}
2098%%
2099%% \helpref{wxWindow::OnChar}{wxwindowonchar}, \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyUp}{wxwindowonkeyup},\rtfsp
2100%% \helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent}, \helpref{wxWindow::OnCharHook}{wxwindowoncharhook},\rtfsp
2101%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
2102%%
2103%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnKeyUp}\label{wxwindowonkeyup}
2104%%
2105%% \func{void}{OnKeyUp}{\param{wxKeyEvent\&}{ event}}
2106%%
2107%% Called when the user has released a key.
2108%%
2109%% \wxheading{Parameters}
2110%%
2111%% \docparam{event}{Object containing keypress information. See \helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent} for
2112%% details about this class.}
2113%%
2114%% \wxheading{Remarks}
2115%%
2116%% This member function is called in response to a key up event. To intercept this event,
2117%% use the EVT\_KEY\_UP macro in an event table definition. Your {\bf OnKeyUp} handler may call this
2118%% default function to achieve default keypress functionality.
2119%%
2120%% Note that not all keypresses can be intercepted this way. If you wish to intercept special
2121%% keys, such as shift, control, and function keys, then you will need to use \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyDown}{wxwindowonkeydown} or
2122%% \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyUp}{wxwindowonkeyup}.
2123%%
2124%% Most, but not all, windows allow key up events to be intercepted.
2125%%
2126%% \wxheading{See also}
2127%%
2128%% \helpref{wxWindow::OnChar}{wxwindowonchar}, \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyDown}{wxwindowonkeydown},\rtfsp
2129%% \helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent}, \helpref{wxWindow::OnCharHook}{wxwindowoncharhook},\rtfsp
2130%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
2131%%
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2133%%
2134%% \func{void}{OnInitDialog}{\param{wxInitDialogEvent\&}{ event}}
2135%%
2136%% Default handler for the wxEVT\_INIT\_DIALOG event. Calls \helpref{wxWindow::TransferDataToWindow}{wxwindowtransferdatatowindow}.
2137%%
2138%% \wxheading{Parameters}
2139%%
2140%% \docparam{event}{Dialog initialisation event.}
2141%%
2142%% \wxheading{Remarks}
2143%%
2144%% Gives the window the default behaviour of transferring data to child controls via
2145%% the validator that each control has.
2146%%
2147%% \wxheading{See also}
2148%%
2149%% \helpref{wxValidator}{wxvalidator}, \helpref{wxWindow::TransferDataToWindow}{wxwindowtransferdatatowindow}
2150%%
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2152%%
2153%% \func{void}{OnMenuHighlight}{\param{wxMenuEvent\& }{event}}
2154%%
2155%% Called when a menu select is received from a menu bar: that is, the
2156%% mouse cursor is over a menu item, but the left mouse button has not been
2157%% pressed.
2158%%
2159%% \wxheading{Parameters}
2160%%
2161%% \docparam{event}{The menu highlight event. For more information, see \helpref{wxMenuEvent}{wxmenuevent}.}
2162%%
2163%% \wxheading{Remarks}
2164%%
2165%% You can choose any member function to receive
2166%% menu select events, using the EVT\_MENU\_HIGHLIGHT macro for individual menu items or EVT\_MENU\_HIGHLIGHT\_ALL macro
2167%% for all menu items.
2168%%
2169%% The default implementation for \helpref{wxFrame::OnMenuHighlight}{wxframeonmenuhighlight} displays help
2170%% text in the first field of the status bar.
2171%%
fc2171bd 2172%% This function was known as {\bf OnMenuSelect} in earlier versions of wxWidgets, but this was confusing
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2174%%
2175%% \wxheading{See also}
2176%%
2177%% \helpref{wxMenuEvent}{wxmenuevent},\rtfsp
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2179%%
2180%%
2181%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnMouseEvent}\label{wxwindowonmouseevent}
2182%%
2183%% \func{void}{OnMouseEvent}{\param{wxMouseEvent\&}{ event}}
2184%%
2185%% Called when the user has initiated an event with the
2186%% mouse.
2187%%
2188%% \wxheading{Parameters}
2189%%
2190%% \docparam{event}{The mouse event. See \helpref{wxMouseEvent}{wxmouseevent} for
2191%% more details.}
2192%%
2193%% \wxheading{Remarks}
2194%%
2195%% Most, but not all, windows respond to this event.
2196%%
2197%% To intercept this event, use the EVT\_MOUSE\_EVENTS macro in an event table definition, or individual
2198%% mouse event macros such as EVT\_LEFT\_DOWN.
2199%%
2200%% \wxheading{See also}
2201%%
2202%% \helpref{wxMouseEvent}{wxmouseevent},\rtfsp
2203%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
2204%%
2205%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnMove}\label{wxwindowonmove}
2206%%
2207%% \func{void}{OnMove}{\param{wxMoveEvent\& }{event}}
2208%%
2209%% Called when a window is moved.
2210%%
2211%% \wxheading{Parameters}
2212%%
2213%% \docparam{event}{The move event. For more information, see \helpref{wxMoveEvent}{wxmoveevent}.}
2214%%
2215%% \wxheading{Remarks}
2216%%
2217%% Use the EVT\_MOVE macro to intercept move events.
2218%%
2219%% \wxheading{Remarks}
2220%%
2221%% Not currently implemented.
2222%%
2223%% \wxheading{See also}
2224%%
2225%% \helpref{wxMoveEvent}{wxmoveevent},\rtfsp
2226%% \helpref{wxFrame::OnSize}{wxframeonsize},\rtfsp
2227%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
2228%%
2229%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnPaint}\label{wxwindowonpaint}
2230%%
2231%% \func{void}{OnPaint}{\param{wxPaintEvent\& }{event}}
2232%%
2233%% Sent to the event handler when the window must be refreshed.
2234%%
2235%% \wxheading{Parameters}
2236%%
2237%% \docparam{event}{Paint event. For more information, see \helpref{wxPaintEvent}{wxpaintevent}.}
2238%%
2239%% \wxheading{Remarks}
2240%%
2241%% Use the EVT\_PAINT macro in an event table definition to intercept paint events.
2242%%
2243%% Note that In a paint event handler, the application must {\it always} create a \helpref{wxPaintDC}{wxpaintdc} object,
2244%% even if you do not use it. Otherwise, under MS Windows, refreshing for this and other windows will go wrong.
2245%%
2246%% For example:
2247%%
2248%% \small{%
2249%% \begin{verbatim}
2250%% void MyWindow::OnPaint(wxPaintEvent\& event)
2251%% {
2252%% wxPaintDC dc(this);
2253%%
2254%% DrawMyDocument(dc);
2255%% }
2256%% \end{verbatim}
2257%% }%
2258%%
2259%% You can optimize painting by retrieving the rectangles
2260%% that have been damaged and only repainting these. The rectangles are in
2261%% terms of the client area, and are unscrolled, so you will need to do
2262%% some calculations using the current view position to obtain logical,
2263%% scrolled units.
2264%%
2265%% Here is an example of using the \helpref{wxRegionIterator}{wxregioniterator} class:
2266%%
2267%% {\small%
2268%% \begin{verbatim}
2269%% // Called when window needs to be repainted.
2270%% void MyWindow::OnPaint(wxPaintEvent\& event)
2271%% {
2272%% wxPaintDC dc(this);
2273%%
2274%% // Find Out where the window is scrolled to
2275%% int vbX,vbY; // Top left corner of client
2276%% GetViewStart(&vbX,&vbY);
2277%%
2278%% int vX,vY,vW,vH; // Dimensions of client area in pixels
2279%% wxRegionIterator upd(GetUpdateRegion()); // get the update rect list
2280%%
2281%% while (upd)
2282%% {
2283%% vX = upd.GetX();
2284%% vY = upd.GetY();
2285%% vW = upd.GetW();
2286%% vH = upd.GetH();
2287%%
2288%% // Alternatively we can do this:
2289%% // wxRect rect;
2290%% // upd.GetRect(&rect);
2291%%
2292%% // Repaint this rectangle
2293%% ...some code...
2294%%
2295%% upd ++ ;
2296%% }
2297%% }
2298%% \end{verbatim}
2299%% }%
2300%%
2301%% \wxheading{See also}
2302%%
2303%% \helpref{wxPaintEvent}{wxpaintevent},\rtfsp
2304%% \helpref{wxPaintDC}{wxpaintdc},\rtfsp
2305%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
2306%%
2307%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnScroll}\label{wxwindowonscroll}
2308%%
2309%% \func{void}{OnScroll}{\param{wxScrollWinEvent\& }{event}}
2310%%
2311%% Called when a scroll window event is received from one of the window's built-in scrollbars.
2312%%
2313%% \wxheading{Parameters}
2314%%
2315%% \docparam{event}{Command event. Retrieve the new scroll position by
2316%% calling \helpref{wxScrollEvent::GetPosition}{wxscrolleventgetposition}, and the
2317%% scrollbar orientation by calling \helpref{wxScrollEvent::GetOrientation}{wxscrolleventgetorientation}.}
2318%%
2319%% \wxheading{Remarks}
2320%%
2321%% Note that it is not possible to distinguish between horizontal and vertical scrollbars
2322%% until the function is executing (you can't have one function for vertical, another
2323%% for horizontal events).
2324%%
2325%% \wxheading{See also}
2326%%
2327%% \helpref{wxScrollWinEvent}{wxscrollwinevent},\rtfsp
2328%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
2329%%
2330%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnSetFocus}\label{wxwindowonsetfocus}
2331%%
2332%% \func{void}{OnSetFocus}{\param{wxFocusEvent\& }{event}}
2333%%
2334%% Called when a window's focus is being set.
2335%%
2336%% \wxheading{Parameters}
2337%%
2338%% \docparam{event}{The focus event. For more information, see \helpref{wxFocusEvent}{wxfocusevent}.}
2339%%
2340%% \wxheading{Remarks}
2341%%
2342%% To intercept this event, use the macro EVT\_SET\_FOCUS in an event table definition.
2343%%
2344%% Most, but not all, windows respond to this event.
2345%%
2346%% \wxheading{See also}
2347%%
2348%% \helpref{wxFocusEvent}{wxfocusevent}, \helpref{wxWindow::OnKillFocus}{wxwindowonkillfocus},\rtfsp
2349%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
2350%%
2351%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnSize}\label{wxwindowonsize}
2352%%
2353%% \func{void}{OnSize}{\param{wxSizeEvent\& }{event}}
2354%%
2355%% Called when the window has been resized. This is not a virtual function; you should
2356%% provide your own non-virtual OnSize function and direct size events to it using EVT\_SIZE
2357%% in an event table definition.
2358%%
2359%% \wxheading{Parameters}
2360%%
2361%% \docparam{event}{Size event. For more information, see \helpref{wxSizeEvent}{wxsizeevent}.}
2362%%
2363%% \wxheading{Remarks}
2364%%
2365%% You may wish to use this for frames to resize their child windows as appropriate.
2366%%
2367%% Note that the size passed is of
2368%% the whole window: call \helpref{wxWindow::GetClientSize}{wxwindowgetclientsize} for the area which may be
2369%% used by the application.
2370%%
2371%% When a window is resized, usually only a small part of the window is damaged and you
2372%% may only need to repaint that area. However, if your drawing depends on the size of the window,
2373%% you may need to clear the DC explicitly and repaint the whole window. In which case, you
2374%% may need to call \helpref{wxWindow::Refresh}{wxwindowrefresh} to invalidate the entire window.
2375%%
2376%% \wxheading{See also}
2377%%
2378%% \helpref{wxSizeEvent}{wxsizeevent},\rtfsp
2379%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
2380%%
2381%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnSysColourChanged}\label{wxwindowonsyscolourchanged}
2382%%
2383%% \func{void}{OnSysColourChanged}{\param{wxOnSysColourChangedEvent\& }{event}}
2384%%
2385%% Called when the user has changed the system colours. Windows only.
2386%%
2387%% \wxheading{Parameters}
2388%%
2389%% \docparam{event}{System colour change event. For more information, see \helpref{wxSysColourChangedEvent}{wxsyscolourchangedevent}.}
2390%%
2391%% \wxheading{See also}
2392%%
2393%% \helpref{wxSysColourChangedEvent}{wxsyscolourchangedevent},\rtfsp
2394%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
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2397\membersection{wxWindow::OnInternalIdle}\label{wxwindowoninternalidle}
2398
2399\func{virtual void}{OnInternalIdle}{\void}
2400
2401This virtual function is normally only used internally, but
2402sometimes an application may need it to implement functionality
2403that should not be disabled by an application defining an OnIdle
2404handler in a derived class.
2405
2406This function may be used to do delayed painting, for example,
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2409
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2411\membersection{wxWindow::PageDown}\label{wxwindowpagedown}
2412
2413This is just a wrapper for \helpref{ScrollPages()}{wxwindowscrollpages}$(1)$.
2414
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2416\membersection{wxWindow::PageUp}\label{wxwindowpageup}
2417
2418This is just a wrapper for \helpref{ScrollPages()}{wxwindowscrollpages}$(-1)$.
2419
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2422
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2425Removes and returns the top-most event handler on the event handler stack.
2426
2427\wxheading{Parameters}
2428
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2430default value is {\tt false}.}
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2432\wxheading{See also}
2433
2434\helpref{wxWindow::SetEventHandler}{wxwindowseteventhandler},\rtfsp
2435\helpref{wxWindow::GetEventHandler}{wxwindowgeteventhandler},\rtfsp
2436\helpref{wxWindow::PushEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler},\rtfsp
2437\helpref{wxEvtHandler::ProcessEvent}{wxevthandlerprocessevent},\rtfsp
2438\helpref{wxEvtHandler}{wxevthandler}\rtfsp
2439
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2442
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2445\func{bool}{PopupMenu}{\param{wxMenu* }{menu}, \param{int }{x}, \param{int }{y}}
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2447Pops up the given menu at the specified coordinates, relative to this
2448window, and returns control when the user has dismissed the menu. If a
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2453\wxheading{Parameters}
2454
2455\docparam{menu}{Menu to pop up.}
2456
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2458
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2460
2461\docparam{y}{Required y position for the menu to appear.}
2462
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2464
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2466
2467\wxheading{Remarks}
2468
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2470is called to ensure that the menu items are in the correct state. The menu does
2471not get deleted by the window.
2472
2473It is recommended to not explicitly specify coordinates when calling PopupMenu
2474in response to mouse click, because some of the ports (namely, wxGTK) can do
2475a better job of positioning the menu in that case.
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2478implements the following methods:\par
2479\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
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2481\twocolitem{{\bf PopupMenuXY(menu, x, y)}}{Specifies position with two integers (x, y)}
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2483}
2484
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2487
2488\func{static int}{PrevControlId}{\param{int }{winid}}
2489
2490This is similar to \helpref{NextControlId}{wxwindownextcontrolid} but returns
2491the id of the control created just before the one with the given \arg{winid}.
2492
2493
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2495
2496\func{void}{PushEventHandler}{\param{wxEvtHandler* }{handler}}
2497
2498Pushes this event handler onto the event stack for the window.
2499
2500\wxheading{Parameters}
2501
2502\docparam{handler}{Specifies the handler to be pushed.}
2503
2504\wxheading{Remarks}
2505
2506An event handler is an object that is capable of processing the events
2507sent to a window. By default, the window is its own event handler, but
2508an application may wish to substitute another, for example to allow
2509central implementation of event-handling for a variety of different
2510window classes.
2511
2512\helpref{wxWindow::PushEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler} allows
2513an application to set up a chain of event handlers, where an event not handled by one event handler is
2514handed to the next one in the chain. Use \helpref{wxWindow::PopEventHandler}{wxwindowpopeventhandler} to
2515remove the event handler.
2516
2517\wxheading{See also}
2518
2519\helpref{wxWindow::SetEventHandler}{wxwindowseteventhandler},\rtfsp
2520\helpref{wxWindow::GetEventHandler}{wxwindowgeteventhandler},\rtfsp
2521\helpref{wxWindow::PopEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler},\rtfsp
2522\helpref{wxEvtHandler::ProcessEvent}{wxevthandlerprocessevent},\rtfsp
2523\helpref{wxEvtHandler}{wxevthandler}
2524
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2526\membersection{wxWindow::Raise}\label{wxwindowraise}
2527
2528\func{void}{Raise}{\void}
2529
4e43c815 2530Raises the window to the top of the window hierarchy (z-order).
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4e43c815 2532In current version of wxWidgets this works both for managed and child windows.
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2534\wxheading{See also}
2535
2536\helpref{Lower}{wxwindowlower}
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2539\membersection{wxWindow::Refresh}\label{wxwindowrefresh}
2540
a67f1484 2541\func{virtual void}{Refresh}{\param{bool}{ eraseBackground = {\tt true}}, \param{const wxRect* }{rect = NULL}}
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2544where this is not implemented), to be repainted. Note that repainting doesn't
2545happen immediately but only during the next event loop iteration, if you need
60fef964 2546to update the window immediately you should use \helpref{Update}{wxwindowupdate}
a67f1484 2547instead.
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2549\wxheading{Parameters}
2550
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2553
2554\docparam{rect}{If non-NULL, only the given rectangle will
2555be treated as damaged.}
2556
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2558
2559\helpref{wxWindow::RefreshRect}{wxwindowrefreshrect}
2560
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2562\membersection{wxWindow::RefreshRect}\label{wxwindowrefreshrect}
2563
8cfa09bd 2564\func{void}{RefreshRect}{\param{const wxRect\& }{rect}, \param{bool }{eraseBackground = \true}}
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8cfa09bd 2566Redraws the contents of the given rectangle: only the area inside it will be
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2568
8cfa09bd 2569This is the same as \helpref{Refresh}{wxwindowrefresh} but has a nicer syntax
324eeecb 2570as it can be called with a temporary wxRect object as argument like this
8cfa09bd 2571\texttt{RefreshRect(wxRect(x, y, w, h))}.
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2574\membersection{wxWindow::RegisterHotKey}\label{wxwindowregisterhotkey}
2575
2576\func{bool}{RegisterHotKey}{\param{int}{ hotkeyId}, \param{int}{ modifiers}, \param{int}{ virtualKeyCode}}
2577
2578Registers a system wide hotkey. Every time the user presses the hotkey registered here, this window
2579will receive a hotkey event. It will receive the event even if the application is in the background
2580and does not have the input focus because the user is working with some other application.
2581
2582\wxheading{Parameters}
2583
2584\docparam{hotkeyId}{Numeric identifier of the hotkey. For applications this must be between 0 and 0xBFFF. If
2585this function is called from a shared DLL, it must be a system wide unique identifier between 0xC000 and 0xFFFF.
2586This is a MSW specific detail.}
2587
2588\docparam{modifiers}{A bitwise combination of {\tt wxMOD\_SHIFT}, {\tt wxMOD\_CONTROL}, {\tt wxMOD\_ALT}
2589or {\tt wxMOD\_WIN} specifying the modifier keys that have to be pressed along with the key.}
2590
2591\docparam{virtualKeyCode}{The virtual key code of the hotkey.}
2592
2593\wxheading{Return value}
2594
2595{\tt true} if the hotkey was registered successfully. {\tt false} if some other application already registered a
2596hotkey with this modifier/virtualKeyCode combination.
2597
2598\wxheading{Remarks}
2599
2600Use EVT\_HOTKEY(hotkeyId, fnc) in the event table to capture the event.
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2602in the \helpref{Windows CE port}{wxwince} for detecting hardware button presses.
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2604\wxheading{See also}
2605
2606\helpref{wxWindow::UnregisterHotKey}{wxwindowunregisterhotkey}
2607
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2609\membersection{wxWindow::ReleaseMouse}\label{wxwindowreleasemouse}
2610
2611\func{virtual void}{ReleaseMouse}{\void}
2612
2613Releases mouse input captured with \helpref{wxWindow::CaptureMouse}{wxwindowcapturemouse}.
2614
2615\wxheading{See also}
2616
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2618\helpref{wxWindow::HasCapture}{wxwindowhascapture},
2619\helpref{wxWindow::ReleaseMouse}{wxwindowreleasemouse},
63e819f2 2620\helpref{wxMouseCaptureLostEvent}{wxmousecapturelostevent}
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2624\membersection{wxWindow::RemoveChild}\label{wxwindowremovechild}
2625
2626\func{virtual void}{RemoveChild}{\param{wxWindow* }{child}}
2627
2628Removes a child window. This is called automatically by window deletion
2629functions so should not be required by the application programmer.
2630
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2633
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2635
2636\docparam{child}{Child window to remove.}
2637
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2641\func{bool}{RemoveEventHandler}{\param{wxEvtHandler *}{handler}}
2642
2643Find the given {\it handler} in the windows event handler chain and remove (but
2644not delete) it from it.
2645
2646\wxheading{Parameters}
2647
154b6b0f 2648\docparam{handler}{The event handler to remove, must be non-{\tt NULL} and
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2650
2651\wxheading{Return value}
2652
cc81d32f 2653Returns {\tt true} if it was found and {\tt false} otherwise (this also results
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2654in an assert failure so this function should only be called when the
2655handler is supposed to be there).
2656
2657\wxheading{See also}
2658
2659\helpref{PushEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler},\rtfsp
2660\helpref{PopEventHandler}{wxwindowpopeventhandler}
2661
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2664
2665\func{virtual bool}{Reparent}{\param{wxWindow* }{newParent}}
2666
2667Reparents the window, i.e the window will be removed from its
18ac8d69 2668current parent window (e.g. a non-standard toolbar in a wxFrame)
83930b2f 2669and then re-inserted into another.
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2671\wxheading{Parameters}
2672
2673\docparam{newParent}{New parent.}
2674
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2678\constfunc{virtual void}{ScreenToClient}{\param{int* }{x}, \param{int* }{y}}
2679
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2681
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2683
2684\wxheading{Parameters}
2685
2686\docparam{x}{Stores the screen x coordinate and receives the client x coordinate.}
2687
2688\docparam{y}{Stores the screen x coordinate and receives the client x coordinate.}
2689
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2691
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2693implements the following methods:\par
2694\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
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2696\twocolitem{{\bf ScreenToClientXY(x, y)}}{Returns a 2-tuple, (x, y)}
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2698}
2699
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2701\membersection{wxWindow::ScrollLines}\label{wxwindowscrolllines}
2702
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2705Scrolls the window by the given number of lines down (if {\it lines} is
2706positive) or up.
2707
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2709
cc81d32f 2710Returns {\tt true} if the window was scrolled, {\tt false} if it was already
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2712
2713\wxheading{Remarks}
2714
2715This function is currently only implemented under MSW and wxTextCtrl under
2716wxGTK (it also works for wxScrolledWindow derived classes under all
2717platforms).
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2719\wxheading{See also}
2720
2721\helpref{ScrollPages}{wxwindowscrollpages}
2722
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2724\membersection{wxWindow::ScrollPages}\label{wxwindowscrollpages}
2725
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2728Scrolls the window by the given number of pages down (if {\it pages} is
2729positive) or up.
2730
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2731\wxheading{Return value}
2732
cc81d32f 2733Returns {\tt true} if the window was scrolled, {\tt false} if it was already
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2735
2736\wxheading{Remarks}
2737
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2740\wxheading{See also}
2741
2742\helpref{ScrollLines}{wxwindowscrolllines}
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2745\membersection{wxWindow::ScrollWindow}\label{wxwindowscrollwindow}
2746
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2751\wxheading{Parameters}
2752
2753\docparam{dx}{Amount to scroll horizontally.}
2754
2755\docparam{dy}{Amount to scroll vertically.}
2756
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2758scrolled (this is always the case under wxGTK which doesn't support this
2759parameter)}
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2761\wxheading{Remarks}
2762
60fef964 2763Note that you can often use \helpref{wxScrolledWindow}{wxscrolledwindow}
9f1a4466 2764instead of using this function directly.
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2767\membersection{wxWindow::SetAcceleratorTable}\label{wxwindowsetacceleratortable}
2768
2769\func{virtual void}{SetAcceleratorTable}{\param{const wxAcceleratorTable\&}{ accel}}
2770
2771Sets the accelerator table for this window. See \helpref{wxAcceleratorTable}{wxacceleratortable}.
2772
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2774\membersection{wxWindow::SetAccessible}\label{wxwindowsetaccessible}
2775
dbd94b75 2776\func{void}{SetAccessible}{\param{wxAccessible*}{ accessible}}
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2777
2778Sets the accessible for this window. Any existing accessible for this window
2779will be deleted first, if not identical to {\it accessible}.
2780
2781See also \helpref{wxAccessible}{wxaccessible}.
2782
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2784\membersection{wxWindow::SetAutoLayout}\label{wxwindowsetautolayout}
2785
8a293590 2786\func{void}{SetAutoLayout}{\param{bool}{ autoLayout}}
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2787
2788Determines whether the \helpref{wxWindow::Layout}{wxwindowlayout} function will
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2789be called automatically when the window is resized. Please note that this only
2790happens for the windows usually used to contain children, namely
2791\helpref{wxPanel}{wxpanel} and \helpref{wxTopLevelWindow}{wxtoplevelwindow}
2792(and the classes deriving from them).
2793
2794This method is called implicitly by
2795\helpref{wxWindow::SetSizer}{wxwindowsetsizer} but if you use
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2797manually or otherwise the window layout won't be correctly updated when its
2798size changes.
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2799
2800\wxheading{Parameters}
2801
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2802\docparam{autoLayout}{Set this to \true if you wish the Layout function to be
2803called automatically when the window is resized.}
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2805\wxheading{See also}
2806
2807\helpref{wxWindow::SetConstraints}{wxwindowsetconstraints}
2808
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2810\membersection{wxWindow::SetBackgroundColour}\label{wxwindowsetbackgroundcolour}
2811
e477b168 2812\func{virtual bool}{SetBackgroundColour}{\param{const wxColour\& }{colour}}
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2813
2814Sets the background colour of the window.
2815
b8e7b673 2816Please see \helpref{InheritAttributes}{wxwindowinheritattributes} for
324eeecb 2817explanation of the difference between this method and
fa47d7a7 2818\helpref{SetOwnBackgroundColour}{wxwindowsetownbackgroundcolour}.
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2820\wxheading{Parameters}
2821
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2823 {\tt wxNullColour} to reset to the default colour.}
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2824
2825\wxheading{Remarks}
2826
2827The background colour is usually painted by the default\rtfsp
f4fcc291 2828\helpref{wxEraseEvent}{wxeraseevent} event handler function
6453876e 2829under Windows and automatically under GTK.
a660d684 2830
5b6aa0ff 2831Note that setting the background colour does not cause an immediate refresh, so you
684761db 2832may wish to call \helpref{wxWindow::ClearBackground}{wxwindowclearbackground} or \helpref{wxWindow::Refresh}{wxwindowrefresh} after
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2834
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2836window, if the system supports them. Use with care since usually the
2837themes represent the appearance chosen by the user to be used for all
2838applications on the system.
2839
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2841\wxheading{See also}
2842
2843\helpref{wxWindow::GetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowgetbackgroundcolour},\rtfsp
2844\helpref{wxWindow::SetForegroundColour}{wxwindowsetforegroundcolour},\rtfsp
2845\helpref{wxWindow::GetForegroundColour}{wxwindowgetforegroundcolour},\rtfsp
684761db 2846\helpref{wxWindow::ClearBackground}{wxwindowclearbackground},\rtfsp
5b6aa0ff 2847\helpref{wxWindow::Refresh}{wxwindowrefresh},\rtfsp
f4fcc291 2848\helpref{wxEraseEvent}{wxeraseevent}
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2850\membersection{wxWindow::SetBackgroundStyle}\label{wxwindowsetbackgroundstyle}
2851
2852\func{virtual void}{SetBackgroundStyle}{\param{wxBackgroundStyle}{ style}}
2853
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2854Sets the background style of the window. see
2855\helpref{GetBackgroundStyle()}{wxwindowgetbackgroundstyle} for the description
2856of the possible style values.
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2857
2858\wxheading{See also}
2859
2860\helpref{wxWindow::SetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowsetbackgroundcolour},\rtfsp
2861\helpref{wxWindow::GetForegroundColour}{wxwindowgetforegroundcolour},\rtfsp
4488a1d3 2862\helpref{wxWindow::SetTransparent}{wxwindowsettransparent}
50c53860 2863
9f884528 2864
fe161a26 2865
00ff24c8 2866\membersection{wxWindow::SetCanFocus}\label{wxwindowsetcanfocus}
fe161a26 2867
00ff24c8 2868\func{virtual void}{SetCanFocus}{\param{bool}{ canFocus}}
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2871native TAB traversal (such as GTK+ 2.0). It is called by wxWidgets'
2872container control code to give the native system a hint when
2873doing TAB traversal. A call to this does not disable or change
2874the effect of programmatically calling
2875\helpref{wxWindow::SetFocus}{wxwindowsetfocus}.
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2878
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2879\helpref{wxFocusEvent}{wxfocusevent}
2880\helpref{wxPanel::SetFocus}{wxpanelsetfocus}
2881\helpref{wxPanel::SetFocusIgnoringChildren}{wxpanelsetfocusignoringchildren}
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2884\membersection{wxWindow::SetCaret}\label{wxwindowsetcaret}
2885
2886\constfunc{void}{SetCaret}{\param{wxCaret *}{caret}}
2887
2888Sets the \helpref{caret}{wxcaret} associated with the window.
2889
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2891\membersection{wxWindow::SetClientSize}\label{wxwindowsetclientsize}
2892
2893\func{virtual void}{SetClientSize}{\param{int}{ width}, \param{int}{ height}}
2894
2895\func{virtual void}{SetClientSize}{\param{const wxSize\&}{ size}}
2896
2897This sets the size of the window client area in pixels. Using this function to size a window
2898tends to be more device-independent than \helpref{wxWindow::SetSize}{wxwindowsetsize}, since the application need not
2899worry about what dimensions the border or title bar have when trying to fit the window
2900around panel items, for example.
2901
2902\wxheading{Parameters}
2903
2904\docparam{width}{The required client area width.}
2905
2906\docparam{height}{The required client area height.}
2907
2908\docparam{size}{The required client size.}
2909
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2911implements the following methods:\par
2912\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
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2913\twocolitem{{\bf SetClientSize(size)}}{Accepts a wxSize}
2914\twocolitem{{\bf SetClientSizeWH(width, height)}}{}
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2916}
2917
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2919\membersection{wxWindow::SetConstraints}\label{wxwindowsetconstraints}
2920
2921\func{void}{SetConstraints}{\param{wxLayoutConstraints* }{constraints}}
2922
2923Sets the window to have the given layout constraints. The window
2924will then own the object, and will take care of its deletion.
2925If an existing layout constraints object is already owned by the
2926window, it will be deleted.
2927
2928\wxheading{Parameters}
2929
2930\docparam{constraints}{The constraints to set. Pass NULL to disassociate and delete the window's
2931constraints.}
2932
2933\wxheading{Remarks}
2934
2935You must call \helpref{wxWindow::SetAutoLayout}{wxwindowsetautolayout} to tell a window to use
2cdac558 2936the constraints automatically in OnSize; otherwise, you must override OnSize and call Layout()
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2937explicitly. When setting both a wxLayoutConstraints and a \helpref{wxSizer}{wxsizer}, only the
2938sizer will have effect.
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d9f42a9e 2940\membersection{wxWindow::SetContainingSizer}\label{wxwindowsetcontainingsizer}
b8e7b673 2941
d9f42a9e 2942\func{void}{SetContainingSizer}{\param{wxSizer* }{sizer}}
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2945when a window is added to a sizer, and is used so the window can
2946remove itself from the sizer when it is destroyed.
b8e7b673 2947
b8e7b673 2948
d9f42a9e 2949\membersection{wxWindow::SetCursor}\label{wxwindowsetcursor}
b8e7b673 2950
d9f42a9e 2951\func{virtual void}{SetCursor}{\param{const wxCursor\&}{cursor}}
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2954% changed
2955Sets the window's cursor. Notice that the window cursor also sets it for the
2956children of the window implicitly.
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2959be reset back to default.
b8e7b673 2960
d9f42a9e 2961\wxheading{Parameters}
b8e7b673 2962
d9f42a9e 2963\docparam{cursor}{Specifies the cursor that the window should normally display.}
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2964
2965\wxheading{See also}
2966
d9f42a9e 2967\helpref{::wxSetCursor}{wxsetcursor}, \helpref{wxCursor}{wxcursor}
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2968
2969
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2970\membersection{wxWindow::SetDropTarget}\label{wxwindowsetdroptarget}
2971
2972\func{void}{SetDropTarget}{\param{wxDropTarget*}{ target}}
2973
2974Associates a drop target with this window.
2975
2976If the window already has a drop target, it is deleted.
2977
2978\wxheading{See also}
2979
c9f00eeb 2980\helpref{wxWindow::GetDropTarget}{wxwindowgetdroptarget},
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2981\helpref{Drag and drop overview}{wxdndoverview}
2982
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2985\membersection{wxWindow::SetEventHandler}\label{wxwindowseteventhandler}
2986
2987\func{void}{SetEventHandler}{\param{wxEvtHandler* }{handler}}
2988
2989Sets the event handler for this window.
2990
2991\wxheading{Parameters}
2992
2993\docparam{handler}{Specifies the handler to be set.}
2994
2995\wxheading{Remarks}
2996
2997An event handler is an object that is capable of processing the events
2998sent to a window. By default, the window is its own event handler, but
2999an application may wish to substitute another, for example to allow
3000central implementation of event-handling for a variety of different
3001window classes.
3002
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3004since this sets up a chain of event handlers, where an event not handled by
3005one event handler is handed to the next one in the chain.
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3007\wxheading{See also}
3008
3009\helpref{wxWindow::GetEventHandler}{wxwindowgeteventhandler},\rtfsp
3010\helpref{wxWindow::PushEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler},\rtfsp
3011\helpref{wxWindow::PopEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler},\rtfsp
3012\helpref{wxEvtHandler::ProcessEvent}{wxevthandlerprocessevent},\rtfsp
3013\helpref{wxEvtHandler}{wxevthandler}
3014
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3016\membersection{wxWindow::SetExtraStyle}\label{wxwindowsetextrastyle}
3017
3018\func{void}{SetExtraStyle}{\param{long }{exStyle}}
3019
3020Sets the extra style bits for the window. The currently defined extra style
3021bits are:
3022
3023\twocolwidtha{5cm}%
3024\begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
3025\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_VALIDATE\_RECURSIVELY}}{TransferDataTo/FromWindow()
3026and Validate() methods will recursively descend into all children of the
3027window if it has this style flag set.}
e4b713a2 3028\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_BLOCK\_EVENTS}}{Normally, the command
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3030for them is found. Using this style allows to prevent them from being
3031propagated beyond this window. Notice that wxDialog has this style on by
be90c029 3032default for the reasons explained in the
e4b713a2 3033\helpref{event processing overview}{eventprocessing}.}
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3034\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_TRANSIENT}}{This can be used to prevent a
3035window from being used as an implicit parent for the dialogs which were
3036created without a parent. It is useful for the windows which can disappear at
2edb0bde 3037any moment as creating children of such windows results in fatal problems.}
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3038\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_CONTEXTHELP}}{Under Windows, puts a query
3039button on the caption. When pressed, Windows will go into a context-sensitive
3040help mode and wxWidgets will send a wxEVT\_HELP event if the user clicked on an
3041application window.
335c9e32 3042This style cannot be used together with wxMAXIMIZE\_BOX or wxMINIMIZE\_BOX, so
7ce6cc9b 3043these two styles are automatically turned of if this one is used.}
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3044\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_PROCESS\_IDLE}}{This window should always process idle events, even
3045if the mode set by \helpref{wxIdleEvent::SetMode}{wxidleeventsetmode} is wxIDLE\_PROCESS\_SPECIFIED.}
3046\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_PROCESS\_UI\_UPDATES}}{This window should always process UI update events,
3047even if the mode set by \helpref{wxUpdateUIEvent::SetMode}{wxupdateuieventsetmode} is wxUPDATE\_UI\_PROCESS\_SPECIFIED.}
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3048\end{twocollist}
3049
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3051\membersection{wxWindow::SetFocus}\label{wxwindowsetfocus}
3052
3053\func{virtual void}{SetFocus}{\void}
3054
3055This sets the window to receive keyboard input.
3056
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3057\wxheading{See also}
3058
3059\helpref{wxFocusEvent}{wxfocusevent}
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3060\helpref{wxPanel::SetFocus}{wxpanelsetfocus}
3061\helpref{wxPanel::SetFocusIgnoringChildren}{wxpanelsetfocusignoringchildren}
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3064\membersection{wxWindow::SetFocusFromKbd}\label{wxwindowsetfocusfromkbd}
3065
3066\func{virtual void}{SetFocusFromKbd}{\void}
3067
fc2171bd 3068This function is called by wxWidgets keyboard navigation code when the user
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3069gives the focus to this window from keyboard (e.g. using {\tt TAB} key).
3070By default this method simply calls \helpref{SetFocus}{wxwindowsetfocus} but
3071can be overridden to do something in addition to this in the derived classes.
3072
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3074\membersection{wxWindow::SetFont}\label{wxwindowsetfont}
3075
9c575662 3076\func{bool}{SetFont}{\param{const wxFont\& }{font}}
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3078Sets the font for this window. This function should not be called for the
3079parent window if you don't want its font to be inherited by its children,
fa47d7a7 3080use \helpref{SetOwnFont}{wxwindowsetownfont} instead in this case and
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3081see \helpref{InheritAttributes}{wxwindowinheritattributes} for more
3082explanations.
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3084Please notice that the given font is \emph{not} automatically used for
3085\helpref{wxPaintDC}{wxpaintdc} objects associated with this window, you need to
3086call \helpref{wxDC::SetFont()}{wxdcsetfont} too. However this font is used by
3087any standard controls for drawing their text as well as by
3088\helpref{wxWindow::GetTextExtent()}{wxwindowgettextextent}.
3089
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3090\wxheading{Parameters}
3091
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3092\docparam{font}{Font to associate with this window, pass
3093{\tt wxNullFont} to reset to the default font.}
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3095\wxheading{Return value}
3096
3097\true if the want was really changed, \false if it was already set to this
3098\arg{font} and so nothing was done.
3099
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3100\wxheading{See also}
3101
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3102\helpref{wxWindow::GetFont}{wxwindowgetfont},\\
3103\helpref{InheritAttributes}{wxwindowinheritattributes}
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3106\membersection{wxWindow::SetForegroundColour}\label{wxwindowsetforegroundcolour}
3107
3108\func{virtual void}{SetForegroundColour}{\param{const wxColour\& }{colour}}
3109
3110Sets the foreground colour of the window.
3111
b8e7b673 3112Please see \helpref{InheritAttributes}{wxwindowinheritattributes} for
324eeecb 3113explanation of the difference between this method and
fa47d7a7 3114\helpref{SetOwnForegroundColour}{wxwindowsetownforegroundcolour}.
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3117
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3119 {\tt wxNullColour} to reset to the default colour.}
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3120
3121\wxheading{Remarks}
3122
3123The interpretation of foreground colour is open to interpretation according
3124to the window class; it may be the text colour or other colour, or it may not
3125be used at all.
3126
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3128window, if the system supports them. Use with care since usually the
3129themes represent the appearance chosen by the user to be used for all
3130applications on the system.
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3132\wxheading{See also}
3133
3134\helpref{wxWindow::GetForegroundColour}{wxwindowgetforegroundcolour},\rtfsp
3135\helpref{wxWindow::SetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowsetbackgroundcolour},\rtfsp
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3136\helpref{wxWindow::GetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowgetbackgroundcolour},\rtfsp
3137\helpref{wxWindow::ShouldInheritColours}{wxwindowshouldinheritcolours}
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3140\membersection{wxWindow::SetHelpText}\label{wxwindowsethelptext}
3141
3142\func{virtual void}{SetHelpText}{\param{const wxString\& }{helpText}}
3143
3144Sets the help text to be used as context-sensitive help for this window.
3145
3146Note that the text is actually stored by the current \helpref{wxHelpProvider}{wxhelpprovider} implementation,
3147and not in the window object itself.
3148
3149\wxheading{See also}
3150
3151\helpref{GetHelpText}{wxwindowgethelptext}, \helpref{wxHelpProvider}{wxhelpprovider}
3152
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3154\membersection{wxWindow::SetId}\label{wxwindowsetid}
3155
3156\func{void}{SetId}{\param{int}{ id}}
3157
3158Sets the identifier of the window.
3159
3160\wxheading{Remarks}
3161
3162Each window has an integer identifier. If the application has not provided one,
3163an identifier will be generated. Normally, the identifier should be provided
3164on creation and should not be modified subsequently.
3165
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3166\wxheading{See also}
3167
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3169\helpref{Window identifiers}{windowids}
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3174
3175\func{virtual void}{SetInitialBestSize}{\param{const wxSize\& }{size}}
3176
3177Sets the initial window size if none is given (i.e. at least one of the
3178components of the size passed to ctor/Create() is wxDefaultCoord).
3179
3180
3181\membersection{wxWindow::SetInitialSize}\label{wxwindowsetinitialsize}
3182
3183\func{void}{SetInitialSize}{\param{const wxSize\& }{size = wxDefaultSize}}
3184
3185A {\it smart} SetSize that will fill in default size components with the
3186window's {\it best} size values. Also sets the window's minsize to
3187the value passed in for use with sizers. This means that if a full or
3188partial size is passed to this function then the sizers will use that
3189size instead of the results of GetBestSize to determine the minimum
3190needs of the window for layout.
3191
3192Most controls will use this to set their initial size, and their min
3193size to the passed in value (if any.)
3194
3195
3196\wxheading{See also}
3197
3198\helpref{wxWindow::SetSize}{wxwindowsetsize},\rtfsp
3199\helpref{wxWindow::GetBestSize}{wxwindowgetbestsize},\rtfsp
3200\helpref{wxWindow::GetEffectiveMinSize}{wxwindowgeteffectiveminsize}
3201
3202
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3204
3205\func{virtual void}{SetLabel}{\param{const wxString\& }{label}}
3206
3207Sets the window's label.
3208
3209\wxheading{Parameters}
3210
3211\docparam{label}{The window label.}
3212
3213\wxheading{See also}
3214
3215\helpref{wxWindow::GetLabel}{wxwindowgetlabel}
3216
3217
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3219
3220\func{void}{SetMaxSize}{\param{const wxSize\& }{size}}
3221
3222Sets the maximum size of the window, to indicate to the sizer layout mechanism
3223that this is the maximum possible size.
3224
3225\membersection{wxWindow::SetMinSize}\label{wxwindowsetminsize}
3226
3227\func{void}{SetMinSize}{\param{const wxSize\& }{size}}
3228
3229Sets the minimum size of the window, to indicate to the sizer layout mechanism
3230that this is the minimum required size. You may need to call this
3231if you change the window size after construction and before adding
3232to its parent sizer.
3233
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3234\membersection{wxWindow::SetName}\label{wxwindowsetname}
3235
3236\func{virtual void}{SetName}{\param{const wxString\& }{name}}
3237
3238Sets the window's name.
3239
3240\wxheading{Parameters}
3241
3242\docparam{name}{A name to set for the window.}
3243
3244\wxheading{See also}
3245
3246\helpref{wxWindow::GetName}{wxwindowgetname}
3247
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3250
3251\func{void}{SetOwnBackgroundColour}{\param{const wxColour\& }{colour}}
3252
3253Sets the background colour of the window but prevents it from being inherited
3254by the children of this window.
3255
3256\wxheading{See also}
3257
3258\helpref{SetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowsetbackgroundcolour},\rtfsp
3259\helpref{InheritAttributes}{wxwindowinheritattributes}
3260
3261
3262\membersection{wxWindow::SetOwnFont}\label{wxwindowsetownfont}
3263
3264\func{void}{SetOwnFont}{\param{const wxFont\& }{font}}
3265
3266Sets the font of the window but prevents it from being inherited by the
3267children of this window.
3268
3269\wxheading{See also}
3270
3271\helpref{SetFont}{wxwindowsetfont},\rtfsp
3272\helpref{InheritAttributes}{wxwindowinheritattributes}
3273
3274
3275\membersection{wxWindow::SetOwnForegroundColour}\label{wxwindowsetownforegroundcolour}
3276
3277\func{void}{SetOwnForegroundColour}{\param{const wxColour\& }{colour}}
3278
3279Sets the foreground colour of the window but prevents it from being inherited
3280by the children of this window.
3281
3282\wxheading{See also}
3283
3284\helpref{SetForegroundColour}{wxwindowsetforegroundcolour},\rtfsp
3285\helpref{InheritAttributes}{wxwindowinheritattributes}
3286
3287
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3289
3290\func{virtual void}{SetPalette}{\param{wxPalette* }{palette}}
3291
3292Obsolete - use \helpref{wxDC::SetPalette}{wxdcsetpalette} instead.
3293
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3295\membersection{wxWindow::SetScrollbar}\label{wxwindowsetscrollbar}
3296
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3297\func{virtual void}{SetScrollbar}{\param{int }{orientation}, \param{int }{position},\rtfsp
3298\param{int }{thumbSize}, \param{int }{range},\rtfsp
cc81d32f 3299\param{bool }{refresh = {\tt true}}}
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3301Sets the scrollbar properties of a built-in scrollbar.
3302
3303\wxheading{Parameters}
3304
3305\docparam{orientation}{Determines the scrollbar whose page size is to be set. May be wxHORIZONTAL or wxVERTICAL.}
3306
3307\docparam{position}{The position of the scrollbar in scroll units.}
3308
3309\docparam{thumbSize}{The size of the thumb, or visible portion of the scrollbar, in scroll units.}
3310
3311\docparam{range}{The maximum position of the scrollbar.}
3312
cc81d32f 3313\docparam{refresh}{{\tt true} to redraw the scrollbar, {\tt false} otherwise.}
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3315\wxheading{Remarks}
3316
3317Let's say you wish to display 50 lines of text, using the same font.
3318The window is sized so that you can only see 16 lines at a time.
3319
3320You would use:
3321
3322{\small%
3323\begin{verbatim}
3324 SetScrollbar(wxVERTICAL, 0, 16, 50);
3325\end{verbatim}
3326}
3327
3328Note that with the window at this size, the thumb position can never go
3329above 50 minus 16, or 34.
3330
3331You can determine how many lines are currently visible by dividing the current view
3332size by the character height in pixels.
3333
3334When defining your own scrollbar behaviour, you will always need to recalculate
3335the scrollbar settings when the window size changes. You could therefore put your
3336scrollbar calculations and SetScrollbar
3337call into a function named AdjustScrollbars, which can be called initially and also
f4fcc291 3338from your \helpref{wxSizeEvent}{wxsizeevent} handler function.
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3340\wxheading{See also}
3341
3342\helpref{Scrolling overview}{scrollingoverview},\rtfsp
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3343\helpref{wxScrollBar}{wxscrollbar}, \helpref{wxScrolledWindow}{wxscrolledwindow},\rtfsp
3344\helpref{wxScrollWinEvent}{wxscrollwinevent}
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3346\begin{comment}
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3349\membersection{wxWindow::SetScrollPage}\label{wxwindowsetscrollpage}
3350
cc81d32f 3351\func{virtual void}{SetScrollPage}{\param{int }{orientation}, \param{int }{pageSize}, \param{bool }{refresh = {\tt true}}}
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3352
3353Sets the page size of one of the built-in scrollbars.
3354
3355\wxheading{Parameters}
3356
3357\docparam{orientation}{Determines the scrollbar whose page size is to be set. May be wxHORIZONTAL or wxVERTICAL.}
3358
3359\docparam{pageSize}{Page size in scroll units.}
3360
cc81d32f 3361\docparam{refresh}{{\tt true} to redraw the scrollbar, {\tt false} otherwise.}
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3362
3363\wxheading{Remarks}
3364
3365The page size of a scrollbar is the number of scroll units that the scroll thumb travels when you
3366click on the area above/left of or below/right of the thumb. Normally you will want a whole visible
3367page to be scrolled, i.e. the size of the current view (perhaps the window client size). This
3368value has to be adjusted when the window is resized, since the page size will have changed.
3369
3370In addition to specifying how far the scroll thumb travels when paging, in Motif and some versions of Windows
3371the thumb changes size to reflect the page size relative to the length of the document. When the
3372document size is only slightly bigger than the current view (window) size, almost all of the scrollbar
3373will be taken up by the thumb. When the two values become the same, the scrollbar will (on some systems)
3374disappear.
3375
3376Currently, this function should be called before SetPageRange, because of a quirk in the Windows
3377handling of pages and ranges.
3378
3379\wxheading{See also}
3380
3381\helpref{wxWindow::SetScrollPos}{wxwindowsetscrollpos},\rtfsp
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3382\helpref{wxWindow::GetScrollPos}{wxwindowgetscrollpos},\rtfsp
3383\helpref{wxWindow::GetScrollPage}{wxwindowgetscrollpage},\rtfsp
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3385\end{comment}
3386
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3388\membersection{wxWindow::SetScrollPos}\label{wxwindowsetscrollpos}
3389
cc81d32f 3390\func{virtual void}{SetScrollPos}{\param{int }{orientation}, \param{int }{pos}, \param{bool }{refresh = {\tt true}}}
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3391
3392Sets the position of one of the built-in scrollbars.
3393
3394\wxheading{Parameters}
3395
3396\docparam{orientation}{Determines the scrollbar whose position is to be set. May be wxHORIZONTAL or wxVERTICAL.}
3397
3398\docparam{pos}{Position in scroll units.}
3399
cc81d32f 3400\docparam{refresh}{{\tt true} to redraw the scrollbar, {\tt false} otherwise.}
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3402\wxheading{Remarks}
3403
3404This function does not directly affect the contents of the window: it is up to the
3405application to take note of scrollbar attributes and redraw contents accordingly.
3406
3407\wxheading{See also}
3408
3409\helpref{wxWindow::SetScrollbar}{wxwindowsetscrollbar},\rtfsp
4179da8a 3410\helpref{wxWindow::GetScrollPos}{wxwindowgetscrollpos},\rtfsp
f7bd2698 3411\helpref{wxWindow::GetScrollThumb}{wxwindowgetscrollthumb},\rtfsp
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3412\helpref{wxScrollBar}{wxscrollbar}, \helpref{wxScrolledWindow}{wxscrolledwindow}
3413
3414\begin{comment}
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3417\membersection{wxWindow::SetScrollRange}\label{wxwindowsetscrollrange}
3418
cc81d32f 3419\func{virtual void}{SetScrollRange}{\param{int }{orientation}, \param{int }{range}, \param{bool }{refresh = {\tt true}}}
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3420
3421Sets the range of one of the built-in scrollbars.
3422
3423\wxheading{Parameters}
3424
3425\docparam{orientation}{Determines the scrollbar whose range is to be set. May be wxHORIZONTAL or wxVERTICAL.}
3426
3427\docparam{range}{Scroll range.}
3428
cc81d32f 3429\docparam{refresh}{{\tt true} to redraw the scrollbar, {\tt false} otherwise.}
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3430
3431\wxheading{Remarks}
3432
3433The range of a scrollbar is the number of steps that the thumb may travel, rather than the total
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3434object length of the scrollbar. If you are implementing a scrolling window, for example, you
3435would adjust the scroll range when the window is resized, by subtracting the window view size from the
3436total virtual window size. When the two sizes are the same (all the window is visible), the range goes to zero
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3437and usually the scrollbar will be automatically hidden.
3438
3439\wxheading{See also}
3440
3441\helpref{wxWindow::SetScrollPos}{wxwindowsetscrollpos},\rtfsp
3442\helpref{wxWindow::SetScrollPage}{wxwindowsetscrollpage},\rtfsp
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3444\helpref{wxWindow::GetScrollPage}{wxwindowgetscrollpage},\rtfsp
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3445\helpref{wxScrollBar}{wxscrollbar}, \helpref{wxScrolledWindow}{wxscrolledwindow}
3446\end{comment}
3447
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3449\membersection{wxWindow::SetSize}\label{wxwindowsetsize}
3450
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3451\func{virtual void}{SetSize}{\param{int}{ x}, \param{int}{ y}, \param{int}{ width}, \param{int}{ height},
3452 \param{int}{ sizeFlags = wxSIZE\_AUTO}}
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3454\func{virtual void}{SetSize}{\param{const wxRect\&}{ rect}}
3455
fab86f26 3456Sets the position and size of the window in pixels.
a660d684 3457
eaaa6a06 3458\func{virtual void}{SetSize}{\param{int}{ width}, \param{int}{ height}}
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3460\func{virtual void}{SetSize}{\param{const wxSize\&}{ size}}
3461
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3462Sets the size of the window in pixels.
3463
3464\wxheading{Parameters}
3465
60fef964 3466\docparam{x}{Required x position in pixels, or wxDefaultCoord to indicate that the existing
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3467value should be used.}
3468
60fef964 3469\docparam{y}{Required y position in pixels, or wxDefaultCoord to indicate that the existing
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3470value should be used.}
3471
60fef964 3472\docparam{width}{Required width in pixels, or wxDefaultCoord to indicate that the existing
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3473value should be used.}
3474
60fef964 3475\docparam{height}{Required height position in pixels, or wxDefaultCoord to indicate that the existing
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3476value should be used.}
3477
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3478\docparam{size}{\helpref{wxSize}{wxsize} object for setting the size.}
3479
3480\docparam{rect}{\helpref{wxRect}{wxrect} object for setting the position and size.}
3481
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3482\docparam{sizeFlags}{Indicates the interpretation of other parameters. It is a bit list of the following:
3483
60fef964 3484{\bf wxSIZE\_AUTO\_WIDTH}: a $wxDefaultCoord$ width value is taken to indicate
fc2171bd 3485a wxWidgets-supplied default width.\\
60fef964 3486{\bf wxSIZE\_AUTO\_HEIGHT}: a $wxDefaultCoord$ height value is taken to indicate
4e43c815 3487a wxWidgets-supplied default height.\\
60fef964 3488{\bf wxSIZE\_AUTO}: $wxDefaultCoord$ size values are taken to indicate
fc2171bd 3489a wxWidgets-supplied default size.\\
a660d684 3490{\bf wxSIZE\_USE\_EXISTING}: existing dimensions should be used
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3492{\bf wxSIZE\_ALLOW\_MINUS\_ONE}: allow negative dimensions (ie. value of $wxDefaultCoord$) to be interpreted
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3495already the same as the parameters of this function, nothing is done. but with
3496this flag a window resize may be forced even in this case (supported in wx
34972.6.2 and later and only implemented for MSW and ignored elsewhere currently)
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3498}
3499
3500\wxheading{Remarks}
3501
3502The second form is a convenience for calling the first form with default
3503x and y parameters, and must be used with non-default width and height values.
3504
3505The first form sets the position and optionally size, of the window.
60fef964 3506Parameters may be $wxDefaultCoord$ to indicate either that a default should be supplied
fc2171bd 3507by wxWidgets, or that the current value of the dimension should be used.
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3509\wxheading{See also}
3510
3511\helpref{wxWindow::Move}{wxwindowmove}
3512
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3514implements the following methods:\par
3515\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
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3516\twocolitem{{\bf SetDimensions(x, y, width, height, sizeFlags=wxSIZE\_AUTO)}}{}
3517\twocolitem{{\bf SetSize(size)}}{}
3518\twocolitem{{\bf SetPosition(point)}}{}
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3520}
3521
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3523\membersection{wxWindow::SetSizeHints}\label{wxwindowsetsizehints}
3524
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3526(such as wxDialog or wxFrame) is discouraged. Please use
3527\helpref{SetMinSize}{wxwindowsetminsize} and \helpref{SetMaxSize}{wxwindowsetmaxsize}
3528instead.
3529
3530\wxheading{See also}
3531
9379c0d7 3532\helpref{wxTopLevelWindow::SetSizeHints}{wxtoplevelwindowsetsizehints}.
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3535\membersection{wxWindow::SetSizer}\label{wxwindowsetsizer}
3536
cc81d32f 3537\func{void}{SetSizer}{\param{wxSizer* }{sizer}, \param{bool }{deleteOld=true}}
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3538
3539Sets the window to have the given layout sizer. The window
3540will then own the object, and will take care of its deletion.
3541If an existing layout constraints object is already owned by the
cc81d32f 3542window, it will be deleted if the deleteOld parameter is true.
515da557 3543
324eeecb 3544Note that this function will also call
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3546parameter if the {\it sizer}\/ is non-NULL and {\tt false} otherwise.
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3548\wxheading{Parameters}
3549
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3551the window's sizer. See below.}
3552
fab86f26 3553\docparam{deleteOld}{If true (the default), this will delete any pre-existing sizer.
cc81d32f 3554Pass false if you wish to handle deleting the old sizer yourself.}
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3555
3556\wxheading{Remarks}
3557
fc2171bd 3558SetSizer now enables and disables Layout automatically, but prior to wxWidgets 2.3.3
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3559the following applied:
3560
515da557 3561You must call \helpref{wxWindow::SetAutoLayout}{wxwindowsetautolayout} to tell a window to use
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3562the sizer automatically in OnSize; otherwise, you must override OnSize and call Layout()
3563explicitly. When setting both a wxSizer and a \helpref{wxLayoutConstraints}{wxlayoutconstraints},
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3564only the sizer will have effect.
3565
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3567\membersection{wxWindow::SetSizerAndFit}\label{wxwindowsetsizerandfit}
3568
cc81d32f 3569\func{void}{SetSizerAndFit}{\param{wxSizer* }{sizer}, \param{bool }{deleteOld=true}}
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3570
3571The same as \helpref{SetSizer}{wxwindowsetsizer}, except it also sets the size hints
3572for the window based on the sizer's minimum size.
3573
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3575\membersection{wxWindow::SetThemeEnabled}\label{wxwindowsetthemeenabled}
3576
3577\func{virtual void}{SetThemeEnabled}{\param{bool }{enable}}
3578
3579This function tells a window if it should use the system's "theme" code
3580to draw the windows' background instead if its own background drawing
3581code. This does not always have any effect since the underlying platform
3582obviously needs to support the notion of themes in user defined windows.
3583One such platform is GTK+ where windows can have (very colourful) backgrounds
3584defined by a user's selected theme.
3585
cc81d32f 3586Dialogs, notebook pages and the status bar have this flag set to true
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3587by default so that the default look and feel is simulated best.
3588
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3590\membersection{wxWindow::SetToolTip}\label{wxwindowsettooltip}
3591
3592\func{void}{SetToolTip}{\param{const wxString\& }{tip}}
3593
3594\func{void}{SetToolTip}{\param{wxToolTip* }{tip}}
3595
c9f00eeb 3596Attach a tooltip to the window.
f6bcfd97 3597
c9f00eeb 3598See also: \helpref{GetToolTip}{wxwindowgettooltip},
8161ba08 3599 \helpref{wxToolTip}{wxtooltip}
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3603
3604\func{bool}{SetTransparent}{\param{wxByte }{alpha}}
3605
3606Set the transparency of the window. If the system supports transparent windows,
3607returns \true, otherwise returns \false and the window remains fully opaque.
3608See also \helpref{CanSetTransparent}{wxwindowcansettransparent}.
3609
3610The parameter \arg{alpha} is in the range $0..255$ where $0$ corresponds to a
3611fully transparent window and $255$ to the fully opaque one. The constants
3612\texttt{wxIMAGE\_ALPHA\_TRANSPARENT} and \texttt{wxIMAGE\_ALPHA\_OPAQUE} can be
3613used.
3614
3615
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3617
3618\func{virtual void}{SetValidator}{\param{const wxValidator\&}{ validator}}
3619
3620Deletes the current validator (if any) and sets the window validator, having called wxValidator::Clone to
3621create a new validator of this type.
3622
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3625
3626\func{void}{SetVirtualSize}{\param{int}{ width}, \param{int}{ height}}
3627
3628\func{void}{SetVirtualSize}{\param{const wxSize\&}{ size}}
3629
3630Sets the virtual size of the window in pixels.
3631
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3634
3635\func{virtual void}{SetVirtualSizeHints}{\param{int}{ minW},\param{int}{ minH}, \param{int}{ maxW=-1}, \param{int}{ maxH=-1}}
3636
324eeecb 3637\func{void}{SetVirtualSizeHints}{\param{const wxSize\&}{ minSize=wxDefaultSize},
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3639
3640
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3641Allows specification of minimum and maximum virtual window sizes.
3642If a pair of values is not set (or set to -1), the default values
3643will be used.
3644
3645\wxheading{Parameters}
3646
3647\docparam{minW}{Specifies the minimum width allowable.}
3648
3649\docparam{minH}{Specifies the minimum height allowable.}
3650
3651\docparam{maxW}{Specifies the maximum width allowable.}
3652
3653\docparam{maxH}{Specifies the maximum height allowable.}
3654
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3656
3657\docparam{maxSize}{Maximum size.}
3658
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3660
3661If this function is called, the user will not be able to size the virtual area
3662of the window outside the given bounds.
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3665\membersection{wxWindow::SetWindowStyle}\label{wxwindowsetwindowstyle}
3666
3667\func{void}{SetWindowStyle}{\param{long}{ style}}
3668
3669Identical to \helpref{SetWindowStyleFlag}{wxwindowsetwindowstyleflag}.
3670
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3672\membersection{wxWindow::SetWindowStyleFlag}\label{wxwindowsetwindowstyleflag}
3673
3674\func{virtual void}{SetWindowStyleFlag}{\param{long}{ style}}
3675
3676Sets the style of the window. Please note that some styles cannot be changed
3677after the window creation and that \helpref{Refresh()}{wxwindowrefresh} might
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3678need to be be called after changing the others for the change to take place
3679immediately.
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b2cf617c 3681See \helpref{Window styles}{windowstyles} for more information about flags.
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3682
3683\wxheading{See also}
3684
3685\helpref{GetWindowStyleFlag}{wxwindowgetwindowstyleflag}
3686
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3688\membersection{wxWindow::SetWindowVariant}\label{wxwindowsetwindowvariant}
3689
3690\func{void}{SetWindowVariant}{\param{wxWindowVariant}{variant}}
3691
3692This function can be called under all platforms but only does anything under
3693Mac OS X 10.3+ currently. Under this system, each of the standard control can
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3695enum:
3696\begin{verbatim}
3697enum wxWindowVariant
3698{
3699 wxWINDOW_VARIANT_NORMAL, // Normal size
3700 wxWINDOW_VARIANT_SMALL, // Smaller size (about 25 % smaller than normal )
3701 wxWINDOW_VARIANT_MINI, // Mini size (about 33 % smaller than normal )
3702 wxWINDOW_VARIANT_LARGE, // Large size (about 25 % larger than normal )
3703};
3704\end{verbatim}
3705
3706By default the controls use the normal size, of course, but this function can
3707be used to change this.
3708
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3710\membersection{wxWindow::ShouldInheritColours}\label{wxwindowshouldinheritcolours}
3711
3712\func{virtual bool}{ShouldInheritColours}{\void}
3713
324eeecb 3714Return \true from here to allow the colours of this window to be changed by
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3715\helpref{InheritAttributes}{wxwindowinheritattributes}, returning \false
3716forbids inheriting them from the parent window.
3717
324eeecb 3718The base class version returns \false, but this method is overridden in
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3719\helpref{wxControl}{wxcontrol} where it returns \true.
3720
3721
aeab10d0 3722\membersection{wxWindow::Show}\label{wxwindowshow}
a660d684 3723
cc81d32f 3724\func{virtual bool}{Show}{\param{bool}{ show = {\tt true}}}
a660d684 3725
be90c029 3726Shows or hides the window. You may need to call \helpref{Raise}{wxwindowraise}
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3728needed if Show() is called immediately after the frame creation.
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3730\wxheading{Parameters}
3731
cc81d32f 3732\docparam{show}{If {\tt true} displays the window. Otherwise, hides it.}
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3734\wxheading{Return value}
3735
cc81d32f 3736{\tt true} if the window has been shown or hidden or {\tt false} if nothing was
bc5879ef 3737done because it already was in the requested state.
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3739\wxheading{See also}
3740
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3742\helpref{wxWindow::Hide}{wxwindowhide},\rtfsp
3743\helpref{wxRadioBox::Show}{wxradioboxshow}
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3746\membersection{wxWindow::Thaw}\label{wxwindowthaw}
3747
3748\func{virtual void}{Thaw}{\void}
3749
324eeecb 3750Reenables window updating after a previous call to
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3751\helpref{Freeze}{wxwindowfreeze}. To really thaw the control, it must be called
3752exactly the same number of times as \helpref{Freeze}{wxwindowfreeze}.
3753
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3755
3756\helpref{wxWindowUpdateLocker}{wxwindowupdatelocker}
3757
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3759\membersection{wxWindow::ToggleWindowStyle}\label{wxwindowtogglewindowstyle}
3760
e23d4019 3761\func{bool}{ToggleWindowStyle}{\param{int }{flag}}
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3762
3763Turns the given \arg{flag} on if it's currently turned off and vice versa.
3764This function cannot be used if the value of the flag is $0$ (which is often
3765the case for default flags).
3766
3767Also, please notice that not all styles can be changed after the control
3768creation.
3769
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3770\wxheading{Return value}
3771
3772Returns \true if the style was turned on by this function, \false if it was
3773switched off.
3774
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3776
3777\helpref{wxWindow::SetWindowStyleFlag}{wxwindowsetwindowstyleflag},\rtfsp
3778\helpref{wxWindow::HasFlag}{wxwindowhasflag}
3779
3780
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3782
3783\func{virtual bool}{TransferDataFromWindow}{\void}
3784
3785Transfers values from child controls to data areas specified by their validators. Returns
cc81d32f 3786{\tt false} if a transfer failed.
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3789the method will also call TransferDataFromWindow() of all child windows.
3790
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3791\wxheading{See also}
3792
3793\helpref{wxWindow::TransferDataToWindow}{wxwindowtransferdatatowindow},\rtfsp
3794\helpref{wxValidator}{wxvalidator}, \helpref{wxWindow::Validate}{wxwindowvalidate}
3795
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3798
3799\func{virtual bool}{TransferDataToWindow}{\void}
3800
3801Transfers values to child controls from data areas specified by their validators.
3802
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3804the method will also call TransferDataToWindow() of all child windows.
3805
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3806\wxheading{Return value}
3807
cc81d32f 3808Returns {\tt false} if a transfer failed.
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3810\wxheading{See also}
3811
3812\helpref{wxWindow::TransferDataFromWindow}{wxwindowtransferdatafromwindow},\rtfsp
3813\helpref{wxValidator}{wxvalidator}, \helpref{wxWindow::Validate}{wxwindowvalidate}
3814
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3816\membersection{wxWindow::UnregisterHotKey}\label{wxwindowunregisterhotkey}
3817
3818\func{bool}{UnregisterHotKey}{\param{int}{ hotkeyId}}
3819
3820Unregisters a system wide hotkey.
3821
3822\wxheading{Parameters}
3823
3824\docparam{hotkeyId}{Numeric identifier of the hotkey. Must be the same id that was passed to RegisterHotKey.}
3825
3826\wxheading{Return value}
3827
3828{\tt true} if the hotkey was unregistered successfully, {\tt false} if the id was invalid.
3829
3830\wxheading{Remarks}
3831
3832This function is currently only implemented under MSW.
3833
3834\wxheading{See also}
3835
3836\helpref{wxWindow::RegisterHotKey}{wxwindowregisterhotkey}
3837
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3839\membersection{wxWindow::Update}\label{wxwindowupdate}
3840
3841\func{virtual void}{Update}{\void}
3842
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3843Calling this method immediately repaints the invalidated area of the window and
3844all of its children recursively while this would usually only happen when the
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3845flow of control returns to the event loop.
3846Notice that this function doesn't invalidate any area of the window so
3847nothing happens if nothing has been invalidated (i.e. marked as requiring
3848a redraw). Use \helpref{Refresh}{wxwindowrefresh} first if you want to
a67f1484 3849immediately redraw the window unconditionally.
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3852\membersection{wxWindow::UpdateWindowUI}\label{wxwindowupdatewindowui}
3853
c0d26c0f 3854\func{virtual void}{UpdateWindowUI}{\param{long}{ flags = wxUPDATE\_UI\_NONE}}
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3855
3856This function sends \helpref{wxUpdateUIEvents}{wxupdateuievent} to
3857the window. The particular implementation depends on the window; for
3858example a wxToolBar will send an update UI event for each toolbar button,
3859and a wxFrame will send an update UI event for each menubar menu item.
3860You can call this function from your application to ensure that your
3861UI is up-to-date at this point (as far as your wxUpdateUIEvent handlers
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3862are concerned). This may be necessary if you have called
3863\helpref{wxUpdateUIEvent::SetMode}{wxupdateuieventsetmode} or
e39af974 3864\helpref{wxUpdateUIEvent::SetUpdateInterval}{wxupdateuieventsetupdateinterval} to
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3866
3867{\it flags} should be a bitlist of one or more of the following values.
3868
3869\begin{verbatim}
3870enum wxUpdateUI
3871{
3872 wxUPDATE_UI_NONE = 0x0000, // No particular value
3873 wxUPDATE_UI_RECURSE = 0x0001, // Call the function for descendants
3874 wxUPDATE_UI_FROMIDLE = 0x0002 // Invoked from On(Internal)Idle
3875};
3876\end{verbatim}
3877
3878If you are calling this function from an OnInternalIdle or OnIdle
3879function, make sure you pass the wxUPDATE\_UI\_FROMIDLE flag, since
3880this tells the window to only update the UI elements that need
3881to be updated in idle time. Some windows update their elements
3882only when necessary, for example when a menu is about to be shown.
3883The following is an example of how to call UpdateWindowUI from
3884an idle function.
3885
3886\begin{verbatim}
3887void MyWindow::OnInternalIdle()
3888{
3889 if (wxUpdateUIEvent::CanUpdate(this))
3890 UpdateWindowUI(wxUPDATE_UI_FROMIDLE);
3891}
3892\end{verbatim}
3893
3894\wxheading{See also}
3895
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3896\helpref{wxUpdateUIEvent}{wxupdateuievent},
3897\helpref{wxWindow::DoUpdateWindowUI}{wxwindowdoupdatewindowui},
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3898\helpref{wxWindow::OnInternalIdle}{wxwindowoninternalidle}
3899
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3901\membersection{wxWindow::Validate}\label{wxwindowvalidate}
3902
3903\func{virtual bool}{Validate}{\void}
3904
3905Validates the current values of the child controls using their validators.
3906
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3907If the window has {\tt wxWS\_EX\_VALIDATE\_RECURSIVELY} extra style flag set,
3908the method will also call Validate() of all child windows.
3909
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3910\wxheading{Return value}
3911
cc81d32f 3912Returns {\tt false} if any of the validations failed.
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3913
3914\wxheading{See also}
3915
3916\helpref{wxWindow::TransferDataFromWindow}{wxwindowtransferdatafromwindow},\rtfsp
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3918\helpref{wxValidator}{wxvalidator}
3919
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3921\membersection{wxWindow::WarpPointer}\label{wxwindowwarppointer}
3922
3923\func{void}{WarpPointer}{\param{int}{ x}, \param{int}{ y}}
3924
3925Moves the pointer to the given position on the window.
3926
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3927{\bf NB: } This function is not supported under Mac because Apple Human
3928Interface Guidelines forbid moving the mouse cursor programmatically.
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3930\wxheading{Parameters}
3931
3932\docparam{x}{The new x position for the cursor.}
3933
3934\docparam{y}{The new y position for the cursor.}
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