]> git.saurik.com Git - wxWidgets.git/blame - docs/latex/wx/window.tex
change configure to better detect gstreamer. Check create is valid in mediaplayer...
[wxWidgets.git] / docs / latex / wx / window.tex
CommitLineData
a660d684
KB
1\section{\class{wxWindow}}\label{wxwindow}
2
87b6002d 3wxWindow is the base class for all windows and represents any visible object on
c66c3af1
VZ
4screen. All controls, top level windows and so on are windows. Sizers and
5device contexts are not, however, as they don't appear on screen themselves.
6
7Please note that all children of the window will be deleted automatically by
8the destructor before the window itself is deleted which means that you don't
9have to worry about deleting them manually. Please see the \helpref{window
10deletion overview}{windowdeletionoverview} for more information.
11
fc2171bd 12Also note that in this, and many others, wxWidgets classes some
c66c3af1
VZ
13\texttt{GetXXX()} methods may be overloaded (as, for example,
14\helpref{GetSize}{wxwindowgetsize} or
15\helpref{GetClientSize}{wxwindowgetclientsize}). In this case, the overloads
16are non-virtual because having multiple virtual functions with the same name
17results in a virtual function name hiding at the derived class level (in
18English, this means that the derived class has to override all overloaded
19variants if it overrides any of them). To allow overriding them in the derived
fc2171bd 20class, wxWidgets uses a unique protected virtual \texttt{DoGetXXX()} method
c66c3af1
VZ
21and all \texttt{GetXXX()} ones are forwarded to it, so overriding the former
22changes the behaviour of the latter.
4130b487 23
a660d684
KB
24\wxheading{Derived from}
25
26\helpref{wxEvtHandler}{wxevthandler}\\
27\helpref{wxObject}{wxobject}
28
954b8ae6
JS
29\wxheading{Include files}
30
31<wx/window.h>
32
a660d684
KB
33\wxheading{Window styles}
34
35The following styles can apply to all windows, although they will not always make sense for a particular
4130b487 36window class or on all platforms.
a660d684
KB
37
38\twocolwidtha{5cm}%
39\begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
40\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxSIMPLE\_BORDER}}{Displays a thin border around the window. wxBORDER is the old name
27d029c7 41for this style. }
69a126b0 42\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxDOUBLE\_BORDER}}{Displays a double border. Windows and Mac only.}
a660d684 43\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxSUNKEN\_BORDER}}{Displays a sunken border.}
69a126b0 44\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxRAISED\_BORDER}}{Displays a raised border.}
6453876e 45\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxSTATIC\_BORDER}}{Displays a border suitable for a static control. Windows only. }
8d99dec0 46\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxNO\_BORDER}}{Displays no border, overriding the default border style for the window.}
a660d684
KB
47\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxTRANSPARENT\_WINDOW}}{The window is transparent, that is, it will not receive paint
48events. Windows only.}
a660d684 49\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxTAB\_TRAVERSAL}}{Use this to enable tab traversal for non-dialog windows.}
a729c344
RD
50\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWANTS\_CHARS}}{Use this to indicate that
51the window wants to get all char/key events for all keys - even for
52keys like TAB or ENTER which are usually used for dialog navigation
53and which wouldn't be generated without this style. If you need to
54use this style in order to get the arrows or etc., but would still like to have
55normal keyboard navigation take place, you should create and send a
56wxNavigationKeyEvent in response to the key events for Tab and
57Shift-Tab.}
f6bcfd97 58\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxNO\_FULL\_REPAINT\_ON\_RESIZE}}{Disables repainting
895fc9cb 59the window completely when its size is changed - you will have to repaint the
f6bcfd97 60new window area manually if you use this style. Currently only has an effect for
4130b487 61Windows.}
aab49a0b
JS
62\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxVSCROLL}}{Use this style to enable a vertical scrollbar.}
63\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxHSCROLL}}{Use this style to enable a horizontal scrollbar.}
3c9676ea 64\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxALWAYS\_SHOW\_SB}}{If a window has scrollbars,
a647d42a
VZ
65disable them instead of hiding them when they are not needed (i.e. when the
66size of the window is big enough to not require the scrollbars to navigate it).
67This style is currently only implemented for wxMSW and wxUniversal and does
68nothing on the other platforms.}
884360bc 69\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxCLIP\_CHILDREN}}{Use this style to eliminate flicker caused by the background being
6453876e 70repainted, then children being painted over them. Windows only.}
e441e1f4
VZ
71\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxFULL\_REPAINT\_ON\_RESIZE}}{Use this style to force
72a complete redraw of the window whenever it is resized instead of redrawing
73just the part of the window affected by resizing. Note that this was the
74behaviour by default before 2.5.1 release and that if you experience redraw
75problems with the code which previously used to work you may want to try this.}
a660d684
KB
76\end{twocollist}
77
78See also \helpref{window styles overview}{windowstyles}.
79
e39af974
JS
80\wxheading{Extra window styles}
81
82The following are extra styles, set using \helpref{wxWindow::SetExtraStyle}{wxwindowsetextrastyle}.
83
84\twocolwidtha{5cm}%
85\begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
86\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_VALIDATE\_RECURSIVELY}}{By default, Validate/TransferDataTo/FromWindow()
87only work on direct children of the window (compatible behaviour). Set this flag to make them recursively
88descend into all subwindows.}
89\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_BLOCK\_EVENTS}}{wxCommandEvents and the objects of the derived classes are forwarded to the
90parent window and so on recursively by default. Using this flag for the
91given window allows to block this propagation at this window, i.e. prevent
92the events from being propagated further upwards. Dialogs have this
93flag on by default.}
94\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_TRANSIENT}}{Don't use this window as an implicit parent for the other windows: this must
95be used with transient windows as otherwise there is the risk of creating a
96dialog/frame with this window as a parent which would lead to a crash if the
97parent is destroyed before the child.}
98\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_PROCESS\_IDLE}}{This window should always process idle events, even
99if the mode set by \helpref{wxIdleEvent::SetMode}{wxidleeventsetmode} is wxIDLE\_PROCESS\_SPECIFIED.}
100\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_PROCESS\_UI\_UPDATES}}{This window should always process UI update events,
101even if the mode set by \helpref{wxUpdateUIEvent::SetMode}{wxupdateuieventsetmode} is wxUPDATE\_UI\_PROCESS\_SPECIFIED.}
102\end{twocollist}
103
a660d684
KB
104\wxheading{See also}
105
106\helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
107
108\latexignore{\rtfignore{\wxheading{Members}}}
109
a1037371 110
f6bcfd97 111\membersection{wxWindow::wxWindow}\label{wxwindowctor}
a660d684
KB
112
113\func{}{wxWindow}{\void}
114
115Default constructor.
116
eaaa6a06 117\func{}{wxWindow}{\param{wxWindow*}{ parent}, \param{wxWindowID }{id},
a660d684
KB
118 \param{const wxPoint\& }{pos = wxDefaultPosition},
119 \param{const wxSize\& }{size = wxDefaultSize},
eaaa6a06 120 \param{long }{style = 0},
a660d684
KB
121 \param{const wxString\& }{name = wxPanelNameStr}}
122
123Constructs a window, which can be a child of a frame, dialog or any other non-control window.
124
125\wxheading{Parameters}
126
127\docparam{parent}{Pointer to a parent window.}
128
129\docparam{id}{Window identifier. If -1, will automatically create an identifier.}
130
fc2171bd 131\docparam{pos}{Window position. wxDefaultPosition is (-1, -1) which indicates that wxWidgets
a660d684
KB
132should generate a default position for the window. If using the wxWindow class directly, supply
133an actual position.}
134
fc2171bd 135\docparam{size}{Window size. wxDefaultSize is (-1, -1) which indicates that wxWidgets
6453876e
RR
136should generate a default size for the window. If no suitable size can be found, the
137window will be sized to 20x20 pixels so that the window is visible but obviously not
138correctly sized. }
a660d684
KB
139
140\docparam{style}{Window style. For generic window styles, please see \helpref{wxWindow}{wxwindow}.}
141
142\docparam{name}{Window name.}
143
a1037371 144
6d06e061 145\membersection{wxWindow::\destruct{wxWindow}}\label{wxwindowdtor}
a660d684
KB
146
147\func{}{\destruct{wxWindow}}{\void}
148
149Destructor. Deletes all subwindows, then deletes itself. Instead of using
150the {\bf delete} operator explicitly, you should normally
fc2171bd 151use \helpref{wxWindow::Destroy}{wxwindowdestroy} so that wxWidgets
a660d684
KB
152can delete a window only when it is safe to do so, in idle time.
153
154\wxheading{See also}
155
156\helpref{Window deletion overview}{windowdeletionoverview},\rtfsp
a660d684
KB
157\helpref{wxWindow::Destroy}{wxwindowdestroy},\rtfsp
158\helpref{wxCloseEvent}{wxcloseevent}
159
a1037371 160
6d06e061 161\membersection{wxWindow::AddChild}\label{wxwindowaddchild}
a660d684
KB
162
163\func{virtual void}{AddChild}{\param{wxWindow* }{child}}
164
165Adds a child window. This is called automatically by window creation
166functions so should not be required by the application programmer.
167
fc2171bd 168Notice that this function is mostly internal to wxWidgets and shouldn't be
afbdbdb4
VZ
169called by the user code.
170
a660d684
KB
171\wxheading{Parameters}
172
173\docparam{child}{Child window to add.}
174
a1037371 175
42e88ddb
WS
176\membersection{wxWindow::CacheBestSize}\label{wxwindowcachebestsize}
177
178\constfunc{void}{CacheBestSize}{\param{const wxSize\& }{size}}
179
180Sets the cached best size value.
181
182
a660d684
KB
183\membersection{wxWindow::CaptureMouse}\label{wxwindowcapturemouse}
184
185\func{virtual void}{CaptureMouse}{\void}
186
187Directs all mouse input to this window. Call \helpref{wxWindow::ReleaseMouse}{wxwindowreleasemouse} to
188release the capture.
189
fc2171bd 190Note that wxWidgets maintains the stack of windows having captured the mouse
47a9a87d
VZ
191and when the mouse is released the capture returns to the window which had had
192captured it previously and it is only really released if there were no previous
193window. In particular, this means that you must release the mouse as many times
194as you capture it.
195
a660d684
KB
196\wxheading{See also}
197
198\helpref{wxWindow::ReleaseMouse}{wxwindowreleasemouse}
199
a1037371 200
a660d684
KB
201\membersection{wxWindow::Center}\label{wxwindowcenter}
202
eaaa6a06 203\func{void}{Center}{\param{int}{ direction}}
a660d684
KB
204
205A synonym for \helpref{Centre}{wxwindowcentre}.
206
a1037371 207
7631a292
RD
208\membersection{wxWindow::CenterOnParent}\label{wxwindowcenteronparent}
209
210\func{void}{CenterOnParent}{\param{int}{ direction}}
211
212A synonym for \helpref{CentreOnParent}{wxwindowcentreonparent}.
213
a1037371 214
7eb4e9cc
VZ
215\membersection{wxWindow::CenterOnScreen}\label{wxwindowcenteronscreen}
216
217\func{void}{CenterOnScreen}{\param{int}{ direction}}
218
219A synonym for \helpref{CentreOnScreen}{wxwindowcentreonscreen}.
220
a1037371 221
a660d684
KB
222\membersection{wxWindow::Centre}\label{wxwindowcentre}
223
7eb4e9cc 224\func{void}{Centre}{\param{int}{ direction = wxBOTH}}
a660d684
KB
225
226Centres the window.
227
228\wxheading{Parameters}
229
230\docparam{direction}{Specifies the direction for the centering. May be {\tt wxHORIZONTAL}, {\tt wxVERTICAL}\rtfsp
18ac8d69
RD
231or {\tt wxBOTH}. It may also include {\tt wxCENTRE\_ON\_SCREEN} flag
232if you want to center the window on the entire screen and not on its
233parent window.}
d22699b5 234
7eb4e9cc
VZ
235The flag {\tt wxCENTRE\_FRAME} is obsolete and should not be used any longer
236(it has no effect).
a660d684
KB
237
238\wxheading{Remarks}
239
d22699b5
VZ
240If the window is a top level one (i.e. doesn't have a parent), it will be
241centered relative to the screen anyhow.
a660d684
KB
242
243\wxheading{See also}
244
245\helpref{wxWindow::Center}{wxwindowcenter}
246
a1037371 247
7631a292
RD
248\membersection{wxWindow::CentreOnParent}\label{wxwindowcentreonparent}
249
7eb4e9cc 250\func{void}{CentreOnParent}{\param{int}{ direction = wxBOTH}}
7631a292 251
c9f00eeb 252Centres the window on its parent. This is a more readable synonym for
7eb4e9cc 253\helpref{Centre}{wxwindowcentre}.
7631a292
RD
254
255\wxheading{Parameters}
256
257\docparam{direction}{Specifies the direction for the centering. May be {\tt wxHORIZONTAL}, {\tt wxVERTICAL}\rtfsp
258or {\tt wxBOTH}.}
259
260\wxheading{Remarks}
261
262This methods provides for a way to center top level windows over their
263parents instead of the entire screen. If there is no parent or if the
c9f00eeb 264window is not a top level window, then behaviour is the same as
7631a292
RD
265\helpref{wxWindow::Centre}{wxwindowcentre}.
266
267\wxheading{See also}
268
7eb4e9cc
VZ
269\helpref{wxWindow::CentreOnScreen}{wxwindowcenteronscreen}
270
a1037371 271
7eb4e9cc
VZ
272\membersection{wxWindow::CentreOnScreen}\label{wxwindowcentreonscreen}
273
274\func{void}{CentreOnScreen}{\param{int}{ direction = wxBOTH}}
275
276Centres the window on screen. This only works for top level windows -
277otherwise, the window will still be centered on its parent.
278
279\wxheading{Parameters}
280
281\docparam{direction}{Specifies the direction for the centering. May be {\tt wxHORIZONTAL}, {\tt wxVERTICAL}\rtfsp
282or {\tt wxBOTH}.}
283
284\wxheading{See also}
285
286\helpref{wxWindow::CentreOnParent}{wxwindowcenteronparent}
7631a292 287
a1037371 288
5da0803c 289\membersection{wxWindow::ClearBackground}\label{wxwindowclearbackground}
a660d684 290
5da0803c 291\func{void}{ClearBackground}{\void}
a660d684 292
5b6aa0ff
JS
293Clears the window by filling it with the current background colour. Does not
294cause an erase background event to be generated.
a660d684 295
a1037371 296
6d06e061 297\membersection{wxWindow::ClientToScreen}\label{wxwindowclienttoscreen}
a660d684
KB
298
299\constfunc{virtual void}{ClientToScreen}{\param{int* }{x}, \param{int* }{y}}
300
2edb0bde 301\perlnote{In wxPerl this method returns a 2-element list instead of
5873607e
VZ
302modifying its parameters.}
303
a974387a
JS
304\constfunc{virtual wxPoint}{ClientToScreen}{\param{const wxPoint\&}{ pt}}
305
a660d684
KB
306Converts to screen coordinates from coordinates relative to this window.
307
308\docparam{x}{A pointer to a integer value for the x coordinate. Pass the client coordinate in, and
309a screen coordinate will be passed out.}
310
311\docparam{y}{A pointer to a integer value for the y coordinate. Pass the client coordinate in, and
312a screen coordinate will be passed out.}
313
a974387a
JS
314\docparam{pt}{The client position for the second form of the function.}
315
06d20283
RD
316\pythonnote{In place of a single overloaded method name, wxPython
317implements the following methods:\par
318\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
c9110876
VS
319\twocolitem{{\bf ClientToScreen(point)}}{Accepts and returns a wxPoint}
320\twocolitem{{\bf ClientToScreenXY(x, y)}}{Returns a 2-tuple, (x, y)}
06d20283
RD
321\end{twocollist}}
322}
323
a1037371 324
a660d684
KB
325\membersection{wxWindow::Close}\label{wxwindowclose}
326
cc81d32f 327\func{bool}{Close}{\param{bool}{ force = {\tt false}}}
a660d684 328
24174c30
VZ
329This function simply generates a \helpref{wxCloseEvent}{wxcloseevent} whose
330handler usually tries to close the window. It doesn't close the window itself,
331however.
a660d684
KB
332
333\wxheading{Parameters}
334
cc81d32f
VS
335\docparam{force}{{\tt false} if the window's close handler should be able to veto the destruction
336of this window, {\tt true} if it cannot.}
a660d684
KB
337
338\wxheading{Remarks}
339
24174c30
VZ
340Close calls the \helpref{close handler}{wxcloseevent} for the window, providing
341an opportunity for the window to choose whether to destroy the window.
342Usually it is only used with the top level windows (wxFrame and wxDialog
343classes) as the others are not supposed to have any special OnClose() logic.
a660d684
KB
344
345The close handler should check whether the window is being deleted forcibly,
24174c30
VZ
346using \helpref{wxCloseEvent::GetForce}{wxcloseeventgetforce}, in which case it
347should destroy the window using \helpref{wxWindow::Destroy}{wxwindowdestroy}.
a660d684 348
24174c30
VZ
349{\it Note} that calling Close does not guarantee that the window will be
350destroyed; but it provides a way to simulate a manual close of a window, which
351may or may not be implemented by destroying the window. The default
352implementation of wxDialog::OnCloseWindow does not necessarily delete the
353dialog, since it will simply simulate an wxID\_CANCEL event which is handled by
354the appropriate button event handler and may do anything at all.
a660d684 355
24174c30
VZ
356To guarantee that the window will be destroyed, call
357\helpref{wxWindow::Destroy}{wxwindowdestroy} instead
532372a3 358
a660d684
KB
359\wxheading{See also}
360
361\helpref{Window deletion overview}{windowdeletionoverview},\rtfsp
a660d684
KB
362\helpref{wxWindow::Destroy}{wxwindowdestroy},\rtfsp
363\helpref{wxCloseEvent}{wxcloseevent}
364
a1037371 365
387a3b02
JS
366\membersection{wxWindow::ConvertDialogToPixels}\label{wxwindowconvertdialogtopixels}
367
368\func{wxPoint}{ConvertDialogToPixels}{\param{const wxPoint\&}{ pt}}
369
370\func{wxSize}{ConvertDialogToPixels}{\param{const wxSize\&}{ sz}}
371
372Converts a point or size from dialog units to pixels.
373
374For the x dimension, the dialog units are multiplied by the average character width
375and then divided by 4.
376
377For the y dimension, the dialog units are multiplied by the average character height
378and then divided by 8.
379
380\wxheading{Remarks}
381
382Dialog units are used for maintaining a dialog's proportions even if the font changes.
387a3b02
JS
383
384You can also use these functions programmatically. A convenience macro is defined:
385
386{\small
387\begin{verbatim}
388#define wxDLG_UNIT(parent, pt) parent->ConvertDialogToPixels(pt)
389\end{verbatim}
390}
391
392\wxheading{See also}
393
394\helpref{wxWindow::ConvertPixelsToDialog}{wxwindowconvertpixelstodialog}
395
06d20283
RD
396\pythonnote{In place of a single overloaded method name, wxPython
397implements the following methods:\par
398\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
c9110876
VS
399\twocolitem{{\bf ConvertDialogPointToPixels(point)}}{Accepts and returns a wxPoint}
400\twocolitem{{\bf ConvertDialogSizeToPixels(size)}}{Accepts and returns a wxSize}
06d20283
RD
401\end{twocollist}}
402
403Additionally, the following helper functions are defined:\par
404\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
c9110876 405\twocolitem{{\bf wxDLG\_PNT(win, point)}}{Converts a wxPoint from dialog
06d20283 406units to pixels}
c9110876 407\twocolitem{{\bf wxDLG\_SZE(win, size)}}{Converts a wxSize from dialog
06d20283
RD
408units to pixels}
409\end{twocollist}}
410}
411
412
a1037371 413
387a3b02
JS
414\membersection{wxWindow::ConvertPixelsToDialog}\label{wxwindowconvertpixelstodialog}
415
416\func{wxPoint}{ConvertPixelsToDialog}{\param{const wxPoint\&}{ pt}}
417
418\func{wxSize}{ConvertPixelsToDialog}{\param{const wxSize\&}{ sz}}
419
420Converts a point or size from pixels to dialog units.
421
422For the x dimension, the pixels are multiplied by 4 and then divided by the average
423character width.
424
2edb0bde 425For the y dimension, the pixels are multiplied by 8 and then divided by the average
387a3b02
JS
426character height.
427
428\wxheading{Remarks}
429
430Dialog units are used for maintaining a dialog's proportions even if the font changes.
387a3b02
JS
431
432\wxheading{See also}
433
434\helpref{wxWindow::ConvertDialogToPixels}{wxwindowconvertdialogtopixels}
435
dbd94b75 436\pythonnote{In place of a single overloaded method name, wxPython implements the following methods:\par
06d20283 437\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
c9110876
VS
438\twocolitem{{\bf ConvertDialogPointToPixels(point)}}{Accepts and returns a wxPoint}
439\twocolitem{{\bf ConvertDialogSizeToPixels(size)}}{Accepts and returns a wxSize}
06d20283
RD
440\end{twocollist}}
441}
442
a1037371 443
a660d684
KB
444\membersection{wxWindow::Destroy}\label{wxwindowdestroy}
445
446\func{virtual bool}{Destroy}{\void}
447
448Destroys the window safely. Use this function instead of the delete operator, since
449different window classes can be destroyed differently. Frames and dialogs
24174c30 450are not destroyed immediately when this function is called -- they are added
a660d684 451to a list of windows to be deleted on idle time, when all the window's events
2edb0bde 452have been processed. This prevents problems with events being sent to non-existent
a660d684
KB
453windows.
454
455\wxheading{Return value}
456
cc81d32f 457{\tt true} if the window has either been successfully deleted, or it has been added
a660d684
KB
458to the list of windows pending real deletion.
459
a1037371 460
6d06e061 461\membersection{wxWindow::DestroyChildren}\label{wxwindowdestroychildren}
a660d684
KB
462
463\func{virtual void}{DestroyChildren}{\void}
464
465Destroys all children of a window. Called automatically by the destructor.
466
a1037371 467
6ba68e88
VZ
468\membersection{wxWindow::Disable}\label{wxwindowdisable}
469
c222be41 470\func{bool}{Disable}{\void}
6ba68e88 471
cc81d32f 472Disables the window, same as \helpref{Enable({\tt false})}{wxwindowenable}.
6ba68e88 473
df001660
VZ
474\wxheading{Return value}
475
cc81d32f 476Returns {\tt true} if the window has been disabled, {\tt false} if it had been
df001660
VZ
477already disabled before the call to this function.
478
a1037371 479
42e88ddb
WS
480\membersection{wxWindow::DoGetBestSize}\label{wxwindowdogetbestsize}
481
482\constfunc{virtual wxSize}{DoGetBestSize}{\void}
483
484Gets the size which best suits the window: for a control, it would be
485the minimal size which doesn't truncate the control, for a panel - the
486same size as it would have after a call to \helpref{Fit()}{wxwindowfit}.
487
488
e39af974
JS
489\membersection{wxWindow::DoUpdateWindowUI}\label{wxwindowdoupdatewindowui}
490
491\func{virtual void}{DoUpdateWindowUI}{\param{wxUpdateUIEvent\&}{ event}}
492
493Does the window-specific updating after processing the update event.
494This function is called by \helpref{wxWindow::UpdateWindowUI}{wxwindowupdatewindowui}
495in order to check return values in the \helpref{wxUpdateUIEvent}{wxupdateuievent} and
fc2171bd 496act appropriately. For example, to allow frame and dialog title updating, wxWidgets
e39af974
JS
497implements this function as follows:
498
499\begin{verbatim}
500// do the window-specific processing after processing the update event
501void wxTopLevelWindowBase::DoUpdateWindowUI(wxUpdateUIEvent& event)
502{
503 if ( event.GetSetEnabled() )
504 Enable(event.GetEnabled());
505
506 if ( event.GetSetText() )
507 {
508 if ( event.GetText() != GetTitle() )
509 SetTitle(event.GetText());
510 }
511}
512\end{verbatim}
513
8c4b73d1 514
a1037371 515
a660d684
KB
516\membersection{wxWindow::DragAcceptFiles}\label{wxwindowdragacceptfiles}
517
8a293590 518\func{virtual void}{DragAcceptFiles}{\param{bool}{ accept}}
a660d684 519
2edb0bde 520Enables or disables eligibility for drop file events (OnDropFiles).
a660d684
KB
521
522\wxheading{Parameters}
523
cc81d32f 524\docparam{accept}{If {\tt true}, the window is eligible for drop file events. If {\tt false}, the window
a660d684
KB
525will not accept drop file events.}
526
527\wxheading{Remarks}
528
529Windows only.
530
a1037371 531
a660d684
KB
532\membersection{wxWindow::Enable}\label{wxwindowenable}
533
cc81d32f 534\func{virtual bool}{Enable}{\param{bool}{ enable = {\tt true}}}
a660d684 535
d7cbabe0
VZ
536Enable or disable the window for user input. Note that when a parent window is
537disabled, all of its children are disabled as well and they are reenabled again
538when the parent is.
a660d684
KB
539
540\wxheading{Parameters}
541
cc81d32f 542\docparam{enable}{If {\tt true}, enables the window for input. If {\tt false}, disables the window.}
a660d684 543
df001660
VZ
544\wxheading{Return value}
545
cc81d32f 546Returns {\tt true} if the window has been enabled or disabled, {\tt false} if
df001660
VZ
547nothing was done, i.e. if the window had already been in the specified state.
548
a660d684
KB
549\wxheading{See also}
550
6ba68e88
VZ
551\helpref{wxWindow::IsEnabled}{wxwindowisenabled},\rtfsp
552\helpref{wxWindow::Disable}{wxwindowdisable}
a660d684 553
a1037371 554
a660d684
KB
555\membersection{wxWindow::FindFocus}\label{wxwindowfindfocus}
556
557\func{static wxWindow*}{FindFocus}{\void}
558
559Finds the window or control which currently has the keyboard focus.
560
561\wxheading{Remarks}
562
563Note that this is a static function, so it can be called without needing a wxWindow pointer.
564
565\wxheading{See also}
566
567\helpref{wxWindow::SetFocus}{wxwindowsetfocus}
568
8c4b73d1 569
a1037371 570
dfad0599
JS
571\membersection{wxWindow::FindWindow}\label{wxwindowfindwindow}
572
6b73af79 573\constfunc{wxWindow*}{FindWindow}{\param{long}{ id}}
dfad0599
JS
574
575Find a child of this window, by identifier.
576
6b73af79 577\constfunc{wxWindow*}{FindWindow}{\param{const wxString\&}{ name}}
dfad0599
JS
578
579Find a child of this window, by name.
580
06d20283
RD
581\pythonnote{In place of a single overloaded method name, wxPython
582implements the following methods:\par
583\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
c9110876
VS
584\twocolitem{{\bf FindWindowById(id)}}{Accepts an integer}
585\twocolitem{{\bf FindWindowByName(name)}}{Accepts a string}
06d20283
RD
586\end{twocollist}}
587}
588
a1037371 589
f89a1397 590\membersection{wxWindow::FindWindowById}\label{wxwindowfindwindowbyid}
146ba0fe 591
f89a1397 592\func{static wxWindow*}{FindWindowById}{\param{long}{ id}, \param{wxWindow*}{ parent = NULL}}
146ba0fe
VZ
593
594Find the first window with the given {\it id}.
595
596If {\it parent} is NULL, the search will start from all top-level
597frames and dialog boxes; if non-NULL, the search will be limited to the given window hierarchy.
598The search is recursive in both cases.
599
600\wxheading{See also}
601
f89a1397 602\helpref{FindWindow}{wxwindowfindwindow}
146ba0fe 603
a1037371 604
146ba0fe
VZ
605\membersection{wxWindow::FindWindowByName}\label{wxwindowfindwindowbyname}
606
f89a1397 607\func{static wxWindow*}{FindWindowByName}{\param{const wxString\&}{ name}, \param{wxWindow*}{ parent = NULL}}
146ba0fe
VZ
608
609Find a window by its name (as given in a window constructor or {\bf Create} function call).
610If {\it parent} is NULL, the search will start from all top-level
611frames and dialog boxes; if non-NULL, the search will be limited to the given window hierarchy.
612The search is recursive in both cases.
613
614If no window with such name is found,
615\helpref{FindWindowByLabel}{wxwindowfindwindowbylabel} is called.
616
617\wxheading{See also}
618
f89a1397 619\helpref{FindWindow}{wxwindowfindwindow}
146ba0fe 620
a1037371 621
146ba0fe
VZ
622\membersection{wxWindow::FindWindowByLabel}\label{wxwindowfindwindowbylabel}
623
f89a1397 624\func{static wxWindow*}{FindWindowByLabel}{\param{const wxString\&}{ label}, \param{wxWindow*}{ parent = NULL}}
146ba0fe
VZ
625
626Find a window by its label. Depending on the type of window, the label may be a window title
627or panel item label. If {\it parent} is NULL, the search will start from all top-level
628frames and dialog boxes; if non-NULL, the search will be limited to the given window hierarchy.
629The search is recursive in both cases.
630
631\wxheading{See also}
632
f89a1397 633\helpref{FindWindow}{wxwindowfindwindow}
146ba0fe 634
a1037371 635
a660d684
KB
636\membersection{wxWindow::Fit}\label{wxwindowfit}
637
638\func{virtual void}{Fit}{\void}
639
f68586e5 640Sizes the window so that it fits around its subwindows. This function won't do
b19d494b
VZ
641anything if there are no subwindows and will only really work correctly if the
642sizers are used for the subwindows layout. Also, if the window has exactly one
643subwindow it is better (faster and the result is more precise as Fit adds some
644margin to account for fuzziness of its calculations) to call
645
646\begin{verbatim}
647 window->SetClientSize(child->GetSize());
648\end{verbatim}
649
650instead of calling Fit.
a660d684 651
a1037371 652
2b5f62a0
VZ
653\membersection{wxWindow::FitInside}\label{wxwindowfitinside}
654
655\func{virtual void}{FitInside}{\void}
656
657Similar to \helpref{Fit}{wxwindowfit}, but sizes the interior (virtual) size
658of a window. Mainly useful with scrolled windows to reset scrollbars after
659sizing changes that do not trigger a size event, and/or scrolled windows without
660an interior sizer. This function similarly won't do anything if there are no
661subwindows.
662
a1037371 663
0cc7251e
VZ
664\membersection{wxWindow::Freeze}\label{wxwindowfreeze}
665
666\func{virtual void}{Freeze}{\void}
667
668Freezes the window or, in other words, prevents any updates from taking place
669on screen, the window is not redrawn at all. \helpref{Thaw}{wxwindowthaw} must
a1037371
VZ
670be called to reenable window redrawing. Calls to these two functions may be
671nested.
0cc7251e
VZ
672
673This method is useful for visual appearance optimization (for example, it
636673ed
KH
674is a good idea to use it before doing many large text insertions in a row into
675a wxTextCtrl under wxGTK) but is not implemented on all platforms nor for all
fc2171bd 676controls so it is mostly just a hint to wxWidgets and not a mandatory
0cc7251e
VZ
677directive.
678
a1037371 679
d3e78bab
JS
680\membersection{wxWindow::GetAcceleratorTable}\label{wxwindowgetacceleratortable}
681
682\constfunc{wxAcceleratorTable*}{GetAcceleratorTable}{\void}
683
684Gets the accelerator table for this window. See \helpref{wxAcceleratorTable}{wxacceleratortable}.
685
a1037371 686
2dab56e9
JS
687\membersection{wxWindow::GetAccessible}\label{wxwindowgetaccessible}
688
dbd94b75 689\func{wxAccessible*}{GetAccessible}{\void}
2dab56e9
JS
690
691Returns the accessible object for this window, if any.
692
693See also \helpref{wxAccessible}{wxaccessible}.
694
a1037371 695
2b5f62a0
VZ
696\membersection{wxWindow::GetAdjustedBestSize}\label{wxwindowgetadjustedbestsize}
697
698\constfunc{wxSize}{GetAdjustedBestSize}{\void}
699
700This method is similar to \helpref{GetBestSize}{wxwindowgetbestsize}, except
701in one thing. GetBestSize should return the minimum untruncated size of the
702window, while this method will return the largest of BestSize and any user
703specified minimum size. ie. it is the minimum size the window should currently
704be drawn at, not the minimal size it can possibly tolerate.
705
a1037371 706
a660d684
KB
707\membersection{wxWindow::GetBackgroundColour}\label{wxwindowgetbackgroundcolour}
708
709\constfunc{virtual wxColour}{GetBackgroundColour}{\void}
710
711Returns the background colour of the window.
712
713\wxheading{See also}
714
715\helpref{wxWindow::SetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowsetbackgroundcolour},\rtfsp
716\helpref{wxWindow::SetForegroundColour}{wxwindowsetforegroundcolour},\rtfsp
9866d9c2 717\helpref{wxWindow::GetForegroundColour}{wxwindowgetforegroundcolour}
a660d684 718
50c53860
JS
719\membersection{wxWindow::GetBackgroundStyle}\label{wxwindowgetbackgroundstyle}
720
721\constfunc{virtual wxBackgroundStyle}{GetBackgroundStyle}{\void}
722
723Returns the background style of the window. The background style indicates
724whether background colour should be determined by the system (wxBG\_STYLE\_SYSTEM),
725be set to a specific colour (wxBG\_STYLE\_COLOUR), or should be left to the
726application to implement (wxBG\_STYLE\_CUSTOM).
727
728On GTK+, use of wxBG\_STYLE\_CUSTOM allows the flicker-free drawing of a custom
729background, such as a tiled bitmap. Currently the style has no effect on other platforms.
730
731\wxheading{See also}
732
733\helpref{wxWindow::SetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowsetbackgroundcolour},\rtfsp
734\helpref{wxWindow::GetForegroundColour}{wxwindowgetforegroundcolour},\rtfsp
735\helpref{wxWindow::SetBackgroundStyle}{wxwindowsetbackgroundstyle}
a1037371 736
9f884528
RD
737\membersection{wxWindow::GetBestFittingSize}\label{wxwindowgetbestfittingsize}
738
739\constfunc{wxSize}{GetBestFittingSize}{\void}
740
741Merges the window's best size into the min size and returns the result.
742
743\wxheading{See also}
744
745\helpref{wxWindow::GetBestSize}{wxwindowgetbestsize},\rtfsp
746\helpref{wxWindow::SetBestFittingSize}{wxwindowsetbestfittingsize},\rtfsp
747\helpref{wxWindow::SetSizeHints}{wxwindowsetsizehints}
748
749
7f071e73 750\membersection{wxWindow::GetBestSize}\label{wxwindowgetbestsize}
f68586e5 751
c66c3af1 752\constfunc{wxSize}{GetBestSize}{\void}
f68586e5
VZ
753
754This functions returns the best acceptable minimal size for the window. For
755example, for a static control, it will be the minimal size such that the
3e02f5ed 756control label is not truncated. For windows containing subwindows (typically
8771a323 757\helpref{wxPanel}{wxpanel}), the size returned by this function will be the
3e02f5ed 758same as the size the window would have had after calling
f68586e5
VZ
759\helpref{Fit}{wxwindowfit}.
760
a1037371 761
f6bcfd97
BP
762\membersection{wxWindow::GetCaret}\label{wxwindowgetcaret}
763
764\constfunc{wxCaret *}{GetCaret}{\void}
765
766Returns the \helpref{caret}{wxcaret} associated with the window.
767
a1037371 768
a5e84126
JS
769\membersection{wxWindow::GetCapture}\label{wxwindowgetcapture}
770
771\func{static wxWindow *}{GetCapture}{\void}
772
773Returns the currently captured window.
774
775\wxheading{See also}
776
777\helpref{wxWindow::HasCapture}{wxwindowhascapture},
778\helpref{wxWindow::CaptureMouse}{wxwindowcapturemouse},
779\helpref{wxWindow::ReleaseMouse}{wxwindowreleasemouse},
780\helpref{wxMouseCaptureChangedEvent}{wxmousecapturechangedevent}
781
a1037371 782
6d06e061 783\membersection{wxWindow::GetCharHeight}\label{wxwindowgetcharheight}
a660d684
KB
784
785\constfunc{virtual int}{GetCharHeight}{\void}
786
787Returns the character height for this window.
788
a1037371 789
6d06e061 790\membersection{wxWindow::GetCharWidth}\label{wxwindowgetcharwidth}
a660d684
KB
791
792\constfunc{virtual int}{GetCharWidth}{\void}
793
794Returns the average character width for this window.
795
a1037371 796
6d06e061 797\membersection{wxWindow::GetChildren}\label{wxwindowgetchildren}
a660d684 798
c0ed460c 799\func{wxList\&}{GetChildren}{\void}
a660d684 800
c0ed460c 801Returns a reference to the list of the window's children.
a660d684 802
a1037371 803
3fbade2b 804\membersection{wxWindow::GetClassDefaultAttributes}\label{wxwindowgetclassdefaultattributes}
1b69c815
VZ
805
806\func{static wxVisualAttributes}{GetClassDefaultAttributes}{\param{wxWindowVariant}{ variant = \texttt{wxWINDOW\_VARIANT\_NORMAL}}}
807
808Returns the default font and colours which are used by the control. This is
809useful if you want to use the same font or colour in your own control as in a
810standard control -- which is a much better idea than hard coding specific
811colours or fonts which might look completely out of place on the users
812system, especially if it uses themes.
813
814The \arg{variant} parameter is only relevant under Mac currently and is
815ignore under other platforms. Under Mac, it will change the size of the
816returned font. See \helpref{wxWindow::SetWindowVariant}{wxwindowsetwindowvariant}
817for more about this.
818
819This static method is ``overridden'' in many derived classes and so calling,
488e1507 820for example, \helpref{wxButton}{wxbutton}::GetClassDefaultAttributes() will typically
1b69c815 821return the values appropriate for a button which will be normally different
488e1507 822from those returned by, say, \helpref{wxListCtrl}{wxlistctrl}::GetClassDefaultAttributes().
1b69c815
VZ
823
824The \texttt{wxVisualAttributes} structure has at least the fields
825\texttt{font}, \texttt{colFg} and \texttt{colBg}. All of them may be invalid
826if it was not possible to determine the default control appearance or,
827especially for the background colour, if the field doesn't make sense as is
828the case for \texttt{colBg} for the controls with themed background.
829
b8e7b673
VZ
830\wxheading{See also}
831
832\helpref{InheritAttributes}{wxwindowinheritattributes}
833
1b69c815 834
a660d684
KB
835\membersection{wxWindow::GetClientSize}\label{wxwindowgetclientsize}
836
c66c3af1 837\constfunc{void}{GetClientSize}{\param{int* }{width}, \param{int* }{height}}
a660d684 838
c9f00eeb 839\perlnote{In wxPerl this method takes no parameter and returns
d2c2afc9 840a 2-element list {\tt (width, height)}.}
5873607e 841
c66c3af1 842\constfunc{wxSize}{GetClientSize}{\void}
a974387a 843
8ddffcda
GD
844This gets the size of the window `client area' in pixels.
845The client area is the area which may be drawn on by the programmer,
846excluding title bar, border, scrollbars, etc.
a660d684
KB
847
848\wxheading{Parameters}
849
850\docparam{width}{Receives the client width in pixels.}
851
852\docparam{height}{Receives the client height in pixels.}
853
06d20283
RD
854\pythonnote{In place of a single overloaded method name, wxPython
855implements the following methods:\par
856\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
c9f00eeb
RD
857\twocolitem{{\bf GetClientSizeTuple()}}{Returns a 2-tuple of (width, height)}
858\twocolitem{{\bf GetClientSize()}}{Returns a wxSize object}
06d20283
RD
859\end{twocollist}}
860}
861
8ddffcda
GD
862\wxheading{See also}
863
d2c2afc9 864\helpref{GetSize}{wxwindowgetsize},\rtfsp
566d84a7 865\helpref{GetVirtualSize}{wxwindowgetvirtualsize}
8ddffcda 866
8c4b73d1 867
a1037371 868
a660d684
KB
869\membersection{wxWindow::GetConstraints}\label{wxwindowgetconstraints}
870
871\constfunc{wxLayoutConstraints*}{GetConstraints}{\void}
872
873Returns a pointer to the window's layout constraints, or NULL if there are none.
874
a1037371 875
be90c029
RD
876\membersection{wxWindow::GetContainingSizer}\label{wxwindowgetcontainingsizer}
877
878\constfunc{const wxSizer *}{GetContainingSizer}{\void}
879
880Return the sizer that this window is a member of, if any, otherwise
881{\tt NULL}.
882
a1037371 883
d3e78bab
JS
884\membersection{wxWindow::GetCursor}\label{wxwindowgetcursor}
885
886\constfunc{const wxCursor\&}{GetCursor}{\void}
887
888Return the cursor associated with this window.
889
890\wxheading{See also}
891
892\helpref{wxWindow::SetCursor}{wxwindowsetcursor}
8c4b73d1 893
a1037371 894
3fbade2b 895\membersection{wxWindow::GetDefaultAttributes}\label{wxwindowgetdefaultattributes}
1b69c815
VZ
896
897\constfunc{virtual wxVisualAttributes}{GetDefaultAttributes}{\void}
898
899Currently this is the same as calling
900\helpref{GetClassDefaultAttributes}{wxwindowgetclassdefaultattributes}(\helpref{GetWindowVariant}{wxwindowgetwindowvariant}()).
901
902One advantage of using this function compared to the static version is that
903the call is automatically dispatched to the correct class (as usual with
904virtual functions) and you don't have to specify the class name explicitly.
905
906The other one is that in the future this function could return different
907results, for example it might return a different font for an ``Ok'' button
908than for a generic button if the users GUI is configured to show such buttons
909in bold font. Of course, the down side is that it is impossible to call this
910function without actually having an object to apply it to whereas the static
911version can be used without having to create an object first.
912
913
dface61c
JS
914\membersection{wxWindow::GetDropTarget}\label{wxwindowgetdroptarget}
915
916\constfunc{wxDropTarget*}{GetDropTarget}{\void}
917
918Returns the associated drop target, which may be NULL.
919
920\wxheading{See also}
921
c9f00eeb 922\helpref{wxWindow::SetDropTarget}{wxwindowsetdroptarget},
dface61c
JS
923\helpref{Drag and drop overview}{wxdndoverview}
924
a1037371 925
a660d684
KB
926\membersection{wxWindow::GetEventHandler}\label{wxwindowgeteventhandler}
927
928\constfunc{wxEvtHandler*}{GetEventHandler}{\void}
929
930Returns the event handler for this window. By default, the window is its
931own event handler.
932
933\wxheading{See also}
934
935\helpref{wxWindow::SetEventHandler}{wxwindowseteventhandler},\rtfsp
936\helpref{wxWindow::PushEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler},\rtfsp
937\helpref{wxWindow::PopEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler},\rtfsp
938\helpref{wxEvtHandler::ProcessEvent}{wxevthandlerprocessevent},\rtfsp
939\helpref{wxEvtHandler}{wxevthandler}\rtfsp
940
a1037371 941
d80cd92a
VZ
942\membersection{wxWindow::GetExtraStyle}\label{wxwindowgetextrastyle}
943
944\constfunc{long}{GetExtraStyle}{\void}
945
946Returns the extra style bits for the window.
947
a1037371 948
a660d684
KB
949\membersection{wxWindow::GetFont}\label{wxwindowgetfont}
950
733399fa 951\constfunc{wxFont}{GetFont}{\void}
a660d684 952
733399fa 953Returns the font for this window.
a660d684
KB
954
955\wxheading{See also}
956
957\helpref{wxWindow::SetFont}{wxwindowsetfont}
958
a1037371 959
a660d684
KB
960\membersection{wxWindow::GetForegroundColour}\label{wxwindowgetforegroundcolour}
961
962\func{virtual wxColour}{GetForegroundColour}{\void}
963
964Returns the foreground colour of the window.
965
966\wxheading{Remarks}
967
968The interpretation of foreground colour is open to interpretation according
969to the window class; it may be the text colour or other colour, or it may not
970be used at all.
971
972\wxheading{See also}
973
974\helpref{wxWindow::SetForegroundColour}{wxwindowsetforegroundcolour},\rtfsp
975\helpref{wxWindow::SetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowsetbackgroundcolour},\rtfsp
976\helpref{wxWindow::GetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowgetbackgroundcolour}
977
a1037371 978
6d06e061 979\membersection{wxWindow::GetGrandParent}\label{wxwindowgetgrandparent}
a660d684
KB
980
981\constfunc{wxWindow*}{GetGrandParent}{\void}
982
983Returns the grandparent of a window, or NULL if there isn't one.
984
a1037371 985
4e28924c 986\membersection{wxWindow::GetHandle}\label{wxwindowgethandle}
a660d684
KB
987
988\constfunc{void*}{GetHandle}{\void}
989
990Returns the platform-specific handle of the physical window. Cast it to an appropriate
6453876e 991handle, such as {\bf HWND} for Windows, {\bf Widget} for Motif or {\bf GtkWidget} for GTK.
a660d684 992
b32c6ff0
RD
993\pythonnote{This method will return an integer in wxPython.}
994
7975104d
MB
995\perlnote{This method will return an integer in wxPerl.}
996
a1037371 997
4e28924c
JS
998\membersection{wxWindow::GetHelpText}\label{wxwindowgethelptext}
999
1000\constfunc{virtual wxString}{GetHelpText}{\void}
1001
1002Gets the help text to be used as context-sensitive help for this window.
1003
1004Note that the text is actually stored by the current \helpref{wxHelpProvider}{wxhelpprovider} implementation,
1005and not in the window object itself.
1006
1007\wxheading{See also}
1008
1009\helpref{SetHelpText}{wxwindowsethelptext}, \helpref{wxHelpProvider}{wxhelpprovider}
1010
a1037371 1011
a660d684
KB
1012\membersection{wxWindow::GetId}\label{wxwindowgetid}
1013
1014\constfunc{int}{GetId}{\void}
1015
1016Returns the identifier of the window.
1017
1018\wxheading{Remarks}
1019
6453876e
RR
1020Each window has an integer identifier. If the application has not provided one
1021(or the default Id -1) an unique identifier with a negative value will be generated.
a660d684 1022
a660d684
KB
1023\wxheading{See also}
1024
b2cf617c 1025\helpref{wxWindow::SetId}{wxwindowsetid},\rtfsp
5b6aa0ff 1026\helpref{Window identifiers}{windowids}
a660d684 1027
a1037371 1028
6d06e061 1029\membersection{wxWindow::GetLabel}\label{wxwindowgetlabel}
9c824f29
JS
1030
1031\constfunc{virtual wxString }{GetLabel}{\void}
1032
1033Generic way of getting a label from any window, for
1034identification purposes.
1035
1036\wxheading{Remarks}
1037
1038The interpretation of this function differs from class to class.
1039For frames and dialogs, the value returned is the title. For buttons or static text controls, it is
1040the button text. This function can be useful for meta-programs (such as testing
1041tools or special-needs access programs) which need to identify windows
1042by name.
1043
f6bb64a6
JS
1044\membersection{wxWindow::GetMaxSize}\label{wxwindowgetmaxsize}
1045
1046\constfunc{wxSize}{GetMaxSize}{\void}
1047
1048Returns the maximum size of the window, an indication to the sizer layout mechanism
1049that this is the maximum possible size.
1050
1051\membersection{wxWindow::GetMinSize}\label{wxwindowgetminsize}
1052
1053\constfunc{wxSize}{GetMinSize}{\void}
1054
1055Returns the minimum size of the window, an indication to the sizer layout mechanism
1056that this is the minimum required size.
a1037371 1057
a660d684
KB
1058\membersection{wxWindow::GetName}\label{wxwindowgetname}
1059
6453876e 1060\constfunc{virtual wxString }{GetName}{\void}
a660d684
KB
1061
1062Returns the window's name.
1063
1064\wxheading{Remarks}
1065
1066This name is not guaranteed to be unique; it is up to the programmer to supply an appropriate
1067name in the window constructor or via \helpref{wxWindow::SetName}{wxwindowsetname}.
1068
1069\wxheading{See also}
1070
1071\helpref{wxWindow::SetName}{wxwindowsetname}
1072
a1037371 1073
6d06e061 1074\membersection{wxWindow::GetParent}\label{wxwindowgetparent}
a660d684
KB
1075
1076\constfunc{virtual wxWindow*}{GetParent}{\void}
1077
1078Returns the parent of the window, or NULL if there is no parent.
1079
a1037371 1080
15770d1a
JS
1081\membersection{wxWindow::GetPosition}\label{wxwindowgetposition}
1082
1083\constfunc{virtual void}{GetPosition}{\param{int* }{x}, \param{int* }{y}}
1084
1085\constfunc{wxPoint}{GetPosition}{\void}
1086
d0706067
VZ
1087This gets the position of the window in pixels, relative to the parent window
1088for the child windows or relative to the display origin for the top level
1089windows.
15770d1a
JS
1090
1091\wxheading{Parameters}
1092
1093\docparam{x}{Receives the x position of the window.}
1094
1095\docparam{y}{Receives the y position of the window.}
1096
1097\pythonnote{In place of a single overloaded method name, wxPython
1098implements the following methods:\par
1099\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
1100\twocolitem{{\bf GetPosition()}}{Returns a wxPoint}
1101\twocolitem{{\bf GetPositionTuple()}}{Returns a tuple (x, y)}
1102\end{twocollist}}
1103}
1104
5873607e
VZ
1105\perlnote{In wxPerl there are two methods instead of a single overloaded
1106method:\par
1107\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
1108\twocolitem{{\bf GetPosition()}}{Returns a Wx::Point}
1109\twocolitem{{\bf GetPositionXY()}}{Returns a 2-element list
1110 {\tt ( x, y )}}
1111\end{twocollist}
1112}}
1113
a1037371 1114
85b38e0b
RR
1115\membersection{wxWindow::GetPureVirtualSize}\label{wxwindowgetpurevirtualsize}
1116
1117\constfunc{wxSize}{GetPureVirtualSize}{\void}
1118
1119This gets the virtual size of the window in pixels as it has been set
1120by \helpref{SetVirtualSize}{wxwindowsetvirtualsize}.
1121
1122\helpref{GetSize}{wxwindowgetsize},\rtfsp
1123\helpref{GetClientSize}{wxwindowgetclientsize},\rtfsp
1124\helpref{GetVirtualSize}{wxwindowgetvirtualsize}
1125
1126
a974387a
JS
1127\membersection{wxWindow::GetRect}\label{wxwindowgetrect}
1128
1129\constfunc{virtual wxRect}{GetRect}{\void}
1130
1131Returns the size and position of the window as a \helpref{wxRect}{wxrect} object.
1132
a1037371 1133
a660d684
KB
1134\membersection{wxWindow::GetScrollPos}\label{wxwindowgetscrollpos}
1135
eaaa6a06 1136\func{virtual int}{GetScrollPos}{\param{int }{orientation}}
a660d684
KB
1137
1138Returns the built-in scrollbar position.
1139
1140\wxheading{See also}
1141
1142See \helpref{wxWindow::SetScrollbar}{wxwindowsetscrollbar}
1143
a1037371 1144
a660d684
KB
1145\membersection{wxWindow::GetScrollRange}\label{wxwindowgetscrollrange}
1146
eaaa6a06 1147\func{virtual int}{GetScrollRange}{\param{int }{orientation}}
a660d684
KB
1148
1149Returns the built-in scrollbar range.
1150
1151\wxheading{See also}
1152
1153\helpref{wxWindow::SetScrollbar}{wxwindowsetscrollbar}
1154
a1037371 1155
3980000c
RR
1156\membersection{wxWindow::GetScrollThumb}\label{wxwindowgetscrollthumb}
1157
1158\func{virtual int}{GetScrollThumb}{\param{int }{orientation}}
1159
1160Returns the built-in scrollbar thumb size.
1161
1162\wxheading{See also}
1163
1164\helpref{wxWindow::SetScrollbar}{wxwindowsetscrollbar}
1165
1166
a974387a 1167\membersection{wxWindow::GetSize}\label{wxwindowgetsize}
a660d684 1168
c66c3af1 1169\constfunc{void}{GetSize}{\param{int* }{width}, \param{int* }{height}}
a660d684 1170
c66c3af1 1171\constfunc{wxSize}{GetSize}{\void}
a974387a 1172
8ddffcda
GD
1173This gets the size of the entire window in pixels,
1174including title bar, border, scrollbars, etc.
a660d684
KB
1175
1176\wxheading{Parameters}
1177
1178\docparam{width}{Receives the window width.}
1179
1180\docparam{height}{Receives the window height.}
1181
06d20283
RD
1182\pythonnote{In place of a single overloaded method name, wxPython
1183implements the following methods:\par
1184\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
c9110876
VS
1185\twocolitem{{\bf GetSize()}}{Returns a wxSize}
1186\twocolitem{{\bf GetSizeTuple()}}{Returns a 2-tuple (width, height)}
06d20283
RD
1187\end{twocollist}}
1188}
1189
5873607e
VZ
1190\perlnote{In wxPerl there are two methods instead of a single overloaded
1191method:\par
1192\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
1193\twocolitem{{\bf GetSize()}}{Returns a Wx::Size}
1194\twocolitem{{\bf GetSizeWH()}}{Returns a 2-element list
1195 {\tt ( width, height )}}
1196\end{twocollist}
1197}}
1198
8ddffcda
GD
1199\wxheading{See also}
1200
566d84a7
RL
1201\helpref{GetClientSize}{wxwindowgetclientsize},\rtfsp
1202\helpref{GetVirtualSize}{wxwindowgetvirtualsize}
8ddffcda 1203
a1037371 1204
e6973167
VZ
1205\membersection{wxWindow::GetSizer}\label{wxwindowgetsizer}
1206
772c017b 1207\constfunc{wxSizer *}{GetSizer}{\void}
e6973167 1208
be90c029 1209Return the sizer associated with the window by a previous call to
e6973167 1210\helpref{SetSizer()}{wxwindowsetsizer} or {\tt NULL}.
a660d684 1211
a1037371 1212
be90c029
RD
1213\membersection{wxWindow::GetTextExtent}\label{wxwindowgettextextent}
1214
a660d684
KB
1215\constfunc{virtual void}{GetTextExtent}{\param{const wxString\& }{string}, \param{int* }{x}, \param{int* }{y},
1216 \param{int* }{descent = NULL}, \param{int* }{externalLeading = NULL},
cc81d32f 1217 \param{const wxFont* }{font = NULL}, \param{bool}{ use16 = {\tt false}}}
a660d684
KB
1218
1219Gets the dimensions of the string as it would be drawn on the
1220window with the currently selected font.
1221
1222\wxheading{Parameters}
1223
1224\docparam{string}{String whose extent is to be measured.}
1225
1226\docparam{x}{Return value for width.}
1227
1228\docparam{y}{Return value for height.}
1229
1230\docparam{descent}{Return value for descent (optional).}
1231
1232\docparam{externalLeading}{Return value for external leading (optional).}
1233
1234\docparam{font}{Font to use instead of the current window font (optional).}
1235
cc81d32f 1236\docparam{use16}{If {\tt true}, {\it string} contains 16-bit characters. The default is {\tt false}.}
a660d684 1237
06d20283
RD
1238\pythonnote{In place of a single overloaded method name, wxPython
1239implements the following methods:\par
1240\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
c9110876
VS
1241\twocolitem{{\bf GetTextExtent(string)}}{Returns a 2-tuple, (width, height)}
1242\twocolitem{{\bf GetFullTextExtent(string, font=NULL)}}{Returns a
06d20283
RD
12434-tuple, (width, height, descent, externalLeading) }
1244\end{twocollist}}
1245}
1246
5873607e
VZ
1247\perlnote{In wxPerl this method takes only the {\tt string} and optionally
1248 {\tt font} parameters, and returns a 4-element list
1249 {\tt ( x, y, descent, externalLeading )}.}
06d20283 1250
a1037371 1251
a660d684
KB
1252\membersection{wxWindow::GetTitle}\label{wxwindowgettitle}
1253
1254\func{virtual wxString}{GetTitle}{\void}
1255
1256Gets the window's title. Applicable only to frames and dialogs.
1257
1258\wxheading{See also}
1259
1260\helpref{wxWindow::SetTitle}{wxwindowsettitle}
1261
a1037371 1262
8161ba08
JS
1263\membersection{wxWindow::GetToolTip}\label{wxwindowgettooltip}
1264
1265\constfunc{wxToolTip*}{GetToolTip}{\void}
1266
1267Get the associated tooltip or NULL if none.
1268
a1037371 1269
76c5df24
JS
1270\membersection{wxWindow::GetUpdateRegion}\label{wxwindowgetupdateregion}
1271
1272\constfunc{virtual wxRegion}{GetUpdateRegion}{\void}
1273
1274Returns the region specifying which parts of the window have been damaged. Should
f4fcc291 1275only be called within an \helpref{wxPaintEvent}{wxpaintevent} handler.
76c5df24
JS
1276
1277\wxheading{See also}
1278
9866d9c2
VZ
1279\helpref{wxRegion}{wxregion},\rtfsp
1280\helpref{wxRegionIterator}{wxregioniterator}
76c5df24 1281
a1037371 1282
aeab10d0
JS
1283\membersection{wxWindow::GetValidator}\label{wxwindowgetvalidator}
1284
1285\constfunc{wxValidator*}{GetValidator}{\void}
1286
1287Returns a pointer to the current validator for the window, or NULL if there is none.
1288
a1037371 1289
566d84a7
RL
1290\membersection{wxWindow::GetVirtualSize}\label{wxwindowgetvirtualsize}
1291
1292\constfunc{void}{GetVirtualSize}{\param{int* }{width}, \param{int* }{height}}
1293
1294\constfunc{wxSize}{GetVirtualSize}{\void}
1295
85b38e0b
RR
1296This gets the virtual size of the window in pixels as it has been set
1297by \helpref{SetVirtualSize}{wxwindowsetvirtualsize} or the size of the
1298client area, if it is larger. Use
1299\helpref{GetPureVirtualSize}{wxwindowgetpurevirtualsize} if you want
1300to get the actual virtual height independent of the client size.
566d84a7
RL
1301
1302\wxheading{Parameters}
1303
1304\docparam{width}{Receives the window virtual width.}
1305
1306\docparam{height}{Receives the window virtual height.}
1307
1308\helpref{GetSize}{wxwindowgetsize},\rtfsp
1309\helpref{GetClientSize}{wxwindowgetclientsize}
1310
a1037371 1311
d80cd92a 1312\membersection{wxWindow::GetWindowStyleFlag}\label{wxwindowgetwindowstyleflag}
a660d684
KB
1313
1314\constfunc{long}{GetWindowStyleFlag}{\void}
1315
d80cd92a
VZ
1316Gets the window style that was passed to the constructor or {\bf Create}
1317method. {\bf GetWindowStyle()} is another name for the same function.
a660d684 1318
a1037371 1319
416101be
VZ
1320\membersection{wxWindow::GetWindowVariant}\label{wxwindowgetwindowvariant}
1321
488e1507 1322\constfunc{wxWindowVariant}{GetWindowVariant}{\void}
416101be
VZ
1323
1324Returns the value previous passed to
1325\helpref{wxWindow::SetWindowVariant}{wxwindowsetwindowvariant}.
1326
1327
a5e84126
JS
1328\membersection{wxWindow::HasCapture}\label{wxwindowhascapture}
1329
1330\constfunc{virtual bool}{HasCapture}{\void}
1331
3980000c 1332Returns {\tt true} if this window has the current mouse capture.
a5e84126
JS
1333
1334\wxheading{See also}
1335
1336\helpref{wxWindow::CaptureMouse}{wxwindowcapturemouse},
1337\helpref{wxWindow::ReleaseMouse}{wxwindowreleasemouse},
1338\helpref{wxMouseCaptureChangedEvent}{wxmousecapturechangedevent}
1339
a1037371 1340
3980000c
RR
1341\membersection{wxWindow::HasScrollbar}\label{wxwindowhasscrollbar}
1342
1343\constfunc{virtual bool}{HasScrollbar}{\param{int }{orient}}
1344
3980000c
RR
1345Returns {\tt true} if this window has a scroll bar for this orientation.
1346
1347\wxheading{Parameters}
1348
1349\docparam{orient}{Orientation to check, either {\tt wxHORIZONTAL} or {\tt wxVERTICAL}.}
1350
1351
7c7a653b
VZ
1352\membersection{wxWindow::HasTransparentBackground}\label{wxwindowhastransparentbackground}
1353
1354\constfunc{virtual bool}{HasTransparentBackground}{\void}
1355
1356Returns \true if this window background is transparent (as, for example, for
1357wxStaticText) and should show the parent window background.
1358
1359This method is mostly used internally by the library itself and you normally
1360shouldn't have to call it. You may, however, have to override it in your
1361wxWindow-derived class to ensure that background is painted correctly.
1362
1363
bc5879ef
VZ
1364\membersection{wxWindow::Hide}\label{wxwindowhide}
1365
1366\func{bool}{Hide}{\void}
1367
cc81d32f 1368Equivalent to calling \helpref{Show}{wxwindowshow}({\tt false}).
bc5879ef 1369
a1037371 1370
b8e7b673
VZ
1371\membersection{wxWindow::InheritAttributes}\label{wxwindowinheritattributes}
1372
1373\func{void}{InheritAttributes}{\void}
1374
1375This function is (or should be, in case of custom controls) called during
1376window creation to intelligently set up the window visual attributes, that is
1377the font and the foreground and background colours.
1378
1379By ``intelligently'' the following is meant: by default, all windows use their
1380own \helpref{default}{wxwindowgetclassdefaultattributes} attributes. However
1381if some of the parents attributes are explicitly (that is, using
1382\helpref{SetFont}{wxwindowsetfont} and not
fa47d7a7 1383\helpref{SetOwnFont}{wxwindowsetownfont}) changed \emph{and} if the
b8e7b673
VZ
1384corresponding attribute hadn't been explicitly set for this window itself,
1385then this window takes the same value as used by the parent. In addition, if
1386the window overrides \helpref{ShouldInheritColours}{wxwindowshouldinheritcolours}
1387to return \false, the colours will not be changed no matter what and only the
1388font might.
1389
dbd94b75
KH
1390This rather complicated logic is necessary in order to accommodate the
1391different usage scenarios. The most common one is when all default attributes
b8e7b673
VZ
1392are used and in this case, nothing should be inherited as in modern GUIs
1393different controls use different fonts (and colours) than their siblings so
1394they can't inherit the same value from the parent. However it was also deemed
1395desirable to allow to simply change the attributes of all children at once by
1396just changing the font or colour of their common parent, hence in this case we
1397do inherit the parents attributes.
1398
1399
a660d684
KB
1400\membersection{wxWindow::InitDialog}\label{wxwindowinitdialog}
1401
1402\func{void}{InitDialog}{\void}
1403
9866d9c2
VZ
1404Sends an {\tt wxEVT\_INIT\_DIALOG} event, whose handler usually transfers data
1405to the dialog via validators.
a660d684 1406
a1037371 1407
68d411dc
WS
1408\membersection{wxWindow::InvalidateBestSize}\label{wxwindowinvalidatebestsize}
1409
1410\func{void}{InvalidateBestSize}{\void}
1411
1412Resets the cached best size value so it will be recalculated the next time it is needed.
1413
1414
a660d684
KB
1415\membersection{wxWindow::IsEnabled}\label{wxwindowisenabled}
1416
1417\constfunc{virtual bool}{IsEnabled}{\void}
1418
cc81d32f 1419Returns {\tt true} if the window is enabled for input, {\tt false} otherwise.
a660d684
KB
1420
1421\wxheading{See also}
1422
1423\helpref{wxWindow::Enable}{wxwindowenable}
1424
a1037371 1425
aa4b42f0 1426\membersection{wxWindow::IsExposed}\label{wxwindowisexposed}
ad9edf45
RR
1427
1428\constfunc{bool}{IsExposed}{\param{int }{x}, \param{int }{y}}
1429
605d715d 1430\constfunc{bool}{IsExposed}{\param{wxPoint }{\&pt}}
515da557 1431
ad9edf45
RR
1432\constfunc{bool}{IsExposed}{\param{int }{x}, \param{int }{y}, \param{int }{w}, \param{int }{h}}
1433
605d715d 1434\constfunc{bool}{IsExposed}{\param{wxRect }{\&rect}}
515da557 1435
cc81d32f 1436Returns {\tt true} if the given point or rectangle area has been exposed since the
ad9edf45 1437last repaint. Call this in an paint event handler to optimize redrawing by
4130b487 1438only redrawing those areas, which have been exposed.
ad9edf45 1439
3e02f5ed
RD
1440\pythonnote{In place of a single overloaded method name, wxPython
1441implements the following methods:\par
1442\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
d3e78bab 1443\twocolitem{{\bf IsExposed(x,y, w=0,h=0)}}{}
3e02f5ed
RD
1444\twocolitem{{\bf IsExposedPoint(pt)}}{}
1445\twocolitem{{\bf IsExposedRect(rect)}}{}
8771a323 1446\end{twocollist}}}
3e02f5ed 1447
a1037371 1448
a660d684
KB
1449\membersection{wxWindow::IsRetained}\label{wxwindowisretained}
1450
1451\constfunc{virtual bool}{IsRetained}{\void}
1452
cc81d32f 1453Returns {\tt true} if the window is retained, {\tt false} otherwise.
a660d684
KB
1454
1455\wxheading{Remarks}
1456
1457Retained windows are only available on X platforms.
1458
a1037371 1459
a660d684
KB
1460\membersection{wxWindow::IsShown}\label{wxwindowisshown}
1461
1462\constfunc{virtual bool}{IsShown}{\void}
1463
cc81d32f 1464Returns {\tt true} if the window is shown, {\tt false} if it has been hidden.
a660d684 1465
a1037371 1466
34636400
VZ
1467\membersection{wxWindow::IsTopLevel}\label{wxwindowistoplevel}
1468
1469\constfunc{bool}{IsTopLevel}{\void}
1470
cc81d32f 1471Returns {\tt true} if the given window is a top-level one. Currently all frames and
34636400
VZ
1472dialogs are considered to be top-level windows (even if they have a parent
1473window).
1474
a1037371 1475
a660d684
KB
1476\membersection{wxWindow::Layout}\label{wxwindowlayout}
1477
1478\func{void}{Layout}{\void}
1479
515da557
RR
1480Invokes the constraint-based layout algorithm or the sizer-based algorithm
1481for this window.
6453876e 1482
aab49a0b
JS
1483See \helpref{wxWindow::SetAutoLayout}{wxwindowsetautolayout}: when auto
1484layout is on, this function gets called automatically when the window is resized.
a660d684 1485
a1037371 1486
75bff3be
VZ
1487\membersection{wxWindow::LineDown}\label{wxwindowlinedown}
1488
1489This is just a wrapper for \helpref{ScrollLines()}{wxwindowscrolllines}$(1)$.
1490
a1037371 1491
75bff3be
VZ
1492\membersection{wxWindow::LineUp}\label{wxwindowlineup}
1493
1494This is just a wrapper for \helpref{ScrollLines()}{wxwindowscrolllines}$(-1)$.
1495
a1037371 1496
a660d684
KB
1497\membersection{wxWindow::Lower}\label{wxwindowlower}
1498
1499\func{void}{Lower}{\void}
1500
1501Lowers the window to the bottom of the window hierarchy if it is a managed window (dialog
1502or frame).
1503
a1037371 1504
a660d684
KB
1505\membersection{wxWindow::MakeModal}\label{wxwindowmakemodal}
1506
8a293590 1507\func{virtual void}{MakeModal}{\param{bool }{flag}}
a660d684
KB
1508
1509Disables all other windows in the application so that
d3e78bab 1510the user can only interact with this window.
a660d684
KB
1511
1512\wxheading{Parameters}
1513
cc81d32f
VS
1514\docparam{flag}{If {\tt true}, this call disables all other windows in the application so that
1515the user can only interact with this window. If {\tt false}, the effect is reversed.}
a660d684 1516
a1037371 1517
a660d684
KB
1518\membersection{wxWindow::Move}\label{wxwindowmove}
1519
eaaa6a06 1520\func{void}{Move}{\param{int}{ x}, \param{int}{ y}}
a660d684 1521
a974387a
JS
1522\func{void}{Move}{\param{const wxPoint\&}{ pt}}
1523
a660d684
KB
1524Moves the window to the given position.
1525
1526\wxheading{Parameters}
1527
1528\docparam{x}{Required x position.}
1529
1530\docparam{y}{Required y position.}
1531
a974387a
JS
1532\docparam{pt}{\helpref{wxPoint}{wxpoint} object representing the position.}
1533
a660d684
KB
1534\wxheading{Remarks}
1535
1536Implementations of SetSize can also implicitly implement the
1537wxWindow::Move function, which is defined in the base wxWindow class
1538as the call:
1539
1540\begin{verbatim}
1541 SetSize(x, y, -1, -1, wxSIZE_USE_EXISTING);
1542\end{verbatim}
1543
1544\wxheading{See also}
1545
1546\helpref{wxWindow::SetSize}{wxwindowsetsize}
1547
06d20283
RD
1548\pythonnote{In place of a single overloaded method name, wxPython
1549implements the following methods:\par
1550\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
c9110876
VS
1551\twocolitem{{\bf Move(point)}}{Accepts a wxPoint}
1552\twocolitem{{\bf MoveXY(x, y)}}{Accepts a pair of integers}
06d20283
RD
1553\end{twocollist}}
1554}
1555
a24de76b
VZ
1556
1557\membersection{wxWindow::MoveAfterInTabOrder}\label{wxwindowmoveafterintaborder}
1558
1559\func{void}{MoveAfterInTabOrder}{\param{wxWindow *}{win}}
1560
1561Moves this window in the tab navigation order after the specified \arg{win}.
1562This means that when the user presses \texttt{TAB} key on that other window,
1563the focus switches to this window.
1564
1565Default tab order is the same as creation order, this function and
1566\helpref{MoveBeforeInTabOrder()}{wxwindowmovebeforeintaborder} allow to change
1567it after creating all the windows.
1568
1569\wxheading{Parameters}
1570
1571\docparam{win}{A sibling of this window which should precede it in tab order,
1572must not be NULL}
1573
1574
1575\membersection{wxWindow::MoveBeforeInTabOrder}\label{wxwindowmovebeforeintaborder}
1576
1577\func{void}{MoveBeforeInTabOrder}{\param{wxWindow *}{win}}
1578
1579Same as \helpref{MoveAfterInTabOrder}{wxwindowmoveafterintaborder} except that
1580it inserts this window just before \arg{win} instead of putting it right after
1581it.
1582
1583
5f6cfda7
JS
1584\membersection{wxWindow::Navigate}\label{wxwindownavigate}
1585
eedc82f4 1586\func{bool}{Navigate}{\param{int}{ flags = wxNavigationKeyEvent::IsForward}}
5f6cfda7
JS
1587
1588Does keyboard navigation from this window to another, by sending
1589a wxNavigationKeyEvent.
1590
1591\wxheading{Parameters}
1592
eedc82f4 1593\docparam{flags}{A combination of wxNavigationKeyEvent::IsForward and wxNavigationKeyEvent::WinChange.}
5f6cfda7
JS
1594
1595\wxheading{Remarks}
1596
1597You may wish to call this from a text control custom keypress handler to do the default
1598navigation behaviour for the tab key, since the standard default behaviour for
1599a multiline text control with the wxTE\_PROCESS\_TAB style is to insert a tab
1600and not navigate to the next control.
1601
9866d9c2
VZ
1602%% VZ: wxWindow::OnXXX() functions should not be documented but I'm leaving
1603%% the old docs here in case we want to move any still needed bits to
1604%% the right location (i.e. probably the corresponding events docs)
1605%%
1606%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnActivate}\label{wxwindowonactivate}
1607%%
1608%% \func{void}{OnActivate}{\param{wxActivateEvent\&}{ event}}
1609%%
1610%% Called when a window is activated or deactivated.
1611%%
1612%% \wxheading{Parameters}
1613%%
1614%% \docparam{event}{Object containing activation information.}
1615%%
1616%% \wxheading{Remarks}
1617%%
cc81d32f
VS
1618%% If the window is being activated, \helpref{wxActivateEvent::GetActive}{wxactivateeventgetactive} returns {\tt true},
1619%% otherwise it returns {\tt false} (it is being deactivated).
9866d9c2
VZ
1620%%
1621%% \wxheading{See also}
1622%%
1623%% \helpref{wxActivateEvent}{wxactivateevent},\rtfsp
1624%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
1625%%
1626%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnChar}\label{wxwindowonchar}
1627%%
1628%% \func{void}{OnChar}{\param{wxKeyEvent\&}{ event}}
1629%%
1630%% Called when the user has pressed a key that is not a modifier (SHIFT, CONTROL or ALT).
1631%%
1632%% \wxheading{Parameters}
1633%%
1634%% \docparam{event}{Object containing keypress information. See \helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent} for
1635%% details about this class.}
1636%%
1637%% \wxheading{Remarks}
1638%%
1639%% This member function is called in response to a keypress. To intercept this event,
1640%% use the EVT\_CHAR macro in an event table definition. Your {\bf OnChar} handler may call this
1641%% default function to achieve default keypress functionality.
1642%%
1643%% Note that the ASCII values do not have explicit key codes: they are passed as ASCII
1644%% values.
1645%%
1646%% Note that not all keypresses can be intercepted this way. If you wish to intercept modifier
1647%% keypresses, then you will need to use \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyDown}{wxwindowonkeydown} or
1648%% \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyUp}{wxwindowonkeyup}.
1649%%
1650%% Most, but not all, windows allow keypresses to be intercepted.
1651%%
1652%% {\bf Tip:} be sure to call {\tt event.Skip()} for events that you don't process in this function,
1653%% otherwise menu shortcuts may cease to work under Windows.
1654%%
1655%% \wxheading{See also}
1656%%
1657%% \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyDown}{wxwindowonkeydown}, \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyUp}{wxwindowonkeyup},\rtfsp
1658%% \helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent}, \helpref{wxWindow::OnCharHook}{wxwindowoncharhook},\rtfsp
1659%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
1660%%
1661%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnCharHook}\label{wxwindowoncharhook}
1662%%
1663%% \func{void}{OnCharHook}{\param{wxKeyEvent\&}{ event}}
1664%%
1665%% This member is called to allow the window to intercept keyboard events
1666%% before they are processed by child windows.
1667%%
1668%% \wxheading{Parameters}
1669%%
1670%% \docparam{event}{Object containing keypress information. See \helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent} for
1671%% details about this class.}
1672%%
1673%% \wxheading{Remarks}
1674%%
1675%% This member function is called in response to a keypress, if the window is active. To intercept this event,
1676%% use the EVT\_CHAR\_HOOK macro in an event table definition. If you do not process a particular
1677%% keypress, call \helpref{wxEvent::Skip}{wxeventskip} to allow default processing.
1678%%
1679%% An example of using this function is in the implementation of escape-character processing for wxDialog,
1680%% where pressing ESC dismisses the dialog by {\bf OnCharHook} 'forging' a cancel button press event.
1681%%
1682%% Note that the ASCII values do not have explicit key codes: they are passed as ASCII
1683%% values.
1684%%
1685%% This function is only relevant to top-level windows (frames and dialogs), and under
1686%% Windows only. Under GTK the normal EVT\_CHAR\_ event has the functionality, i.e.
acbadd0b 1687%% you can intercept it, and if you don't call \helpref{wxEvent::Skip}{wxeventskip}
9866d9c2
VZ
1688%% the window won't get the event.
1689%%
1690%% \wxheading{See also}
1691%%
1692%% \helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent},\rtfsp
1693%% \helpref{wxWindow::OnCharHook}{wxwindowoncharhook},\rtfsp
1694%% %% GD: OnXXX functions are not documented
1695%% %%\helpref{wxApp::OnCharHook}{wxapponcharhook},\rtfsp
1696%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
1697%%
1698%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnCommand}\label{wxwindowoncommand}
1699%%
1700%% \func{virtual void}{OnCommand}{\param{wxEvtHandler\& }{object}, \param{wxCommandEvent\& }{event}}
1701%%
1702%% This virtual member function is called if the control does not handle the command event.
1703%%
1704%% \wxheading{Parameters}
1705%%
1706%% \docparam{object}{Object receiving the command event.}
1707%%
1708%% \docparam{event}{Command event}
1709%%
1710%% \wxheading{Remarks}
1711%%
1712%% This virtual function is provided mainly for backward compatibility. You can also intercept commands
1713%% from child controls by using an event table, with identifiers or identifier ranges to identify
1714%% the control(s) in question.
1715%%
1716%% \wxheading{See also}
1717%%
1718%% \helpref{wxCommandEvent}{wxcommandevent},\rtfsp
1719%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
1720%%
1721%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnClose}\label{wxwindowonclose}
1722%%
1723%% \func{virtual bool}{OnClose}{\void}
1724%%
1725%% Called when the user has tried to close a a frame
1726%% or dialog box using the window manager (X) or system menu (Windows).
1727%%
1728%% {\bf Note:} This is an obsolete function.
2edb0bde 1729%% It is superseded by the \helpref{wxWindow::OnCloseWindow}{wxwindowonclosewindow} event
9866d9c2
VZ
1730%% handler.
1731%%
1732%% \wxheading{Return value}
1733%%
cc81d32f 1734%% If {\tt true} is returned by OnClose, the window will be deleted by the system, otherwise the
9866d9c2
VZ
1735%% attempt will be ignored. Do not delete the window from within this handler, although
1736%% you may delete other windows.
1737%%
1738%% \wxheading{See also}
1739%%
1740%% \helpref{Window deletion overview}{windowdeletionoverview},\rtfsp
1741%% \helpref{wxWindow::Close}{wxwindowclose},\rtfsp
1742%% \helpref{wxWindow::OnCloseWindow}{wxwindowonclosewindow},\rtfsp
1743%% \helpref{wxCloseEvent}{wxcloseevent}
1744%%
9866d9c2
VZ
1745%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnKeyDown}\label{wxwindowonkeydown}
1746%%
1747%% \func{void}{OnKeyDown}{\param{wxKeyEvent\&}{ event}}
1748%%
1749%% Called when the user has pressed a key, before it is translated into an ASCII value using other
1750%% modifier keys that might be pressed at the same time.
1751%%
1752%% \wxheading{Parameters}
1753%%
1754%% \docparam{event}{Object containing keypress information. See \helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent} for
1755%% details about this class.}
1756%%
1757%% \wxheading{Remarks}
1758%%
1759%% This member function is called in response to a key down event. To intercept this event,
1760%% use the EVT\_KEY\_DOWN macro in an event table definition. Your {\bf OnKeyDown} handler may call this
1761%% default function to achieve default keypress functionality.
1762%%
1763%% Note that not all keypresses can be intercepted this way. If you wish to intercept special
1764%% keys, such as shift, control, and function keys, then you will need to use \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyDown}{wxwindowonkeydown} or
1765%% \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyUp}{wxwindowonkeyup}.
1766%%
1767%% Most, but not all, windows allow keypresses to be intercepted.
1768%%
1769%% {\bf Tip:} be sure to call {\tt event.Skip()} for events that you don't process in this function,
1770%% otherwise menu shortcuts may cease to work under Windows.
1771%%
1772%% \wxheading{See also}
1773%%
1774%% \helpref{wxWindow::OnChar}{wxwindowonchar}, \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyUp}{wxwindowonkeyup},\rtfsp
1775%% \helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent}, \helpref{wxWindow::OnCharHook}{wxwindowoncharhook},\rtfsp
1776%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
1777%%
1778%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnKeyUp}\label{wxwindowonkeyup}
1779%%
1780%% \func{void}{OnKeyUp}{\param{wxKeyEvent\&}{ event}}
1781%%
1782%% Called when the user has released a key.
1783%%
1784%% \wxheading{Parameters}
1785%%
1786%% \docparam{event}{Object containing keypress information. See \helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent} for
1787%% details about this class.}
1788%%
1789%% \wxheading{Remarks}
1790%%
1791%% This member function is called in response to a key up event. To intercept this event,
1792%% use the EVT\_KEY\_UP macro in an event table definition. Your {\bf OnKeyUp} handler may call this
1793%% default function to achieve default keypress functionality.
1794%%
1795%% Note that not all keypresses can be intercepted this way. If you wish to intercept special
1796%% keys, such as shift, control, and function keys, then you will need to use \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyDown}{wxwindowonkeydown} or
1797%% \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyUp}{wxwindowonkeyup}.
1798%%
1799%% Most, but not all, windows allow key up events to be intercepted.
1800%%
1801%% \wxheading{See also}
1802%%
1803%% \helpref{wxWindow::OnChar}{wxwindowonchar}, \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyDown}{wxwindowonkeydown},\rtfsp
1804%% \helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent}, \helpref{wxWindow::OnCharHook}{wxwindowoncharhook},\rtfsp
1805%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
1806%%
9866d9c2
VZ
1807%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnInitDialog}\label{wxwindowoninitdialog}
1808%%
1809%% \func{void}{OnInitDialog}{\param{wxInitDialogEvent\&}{ event}}
1810%%
1811%% Default handler for the wxEVT\_INIT\_DIALOG event. Calls \helpref{wxWindow::TransferDataToWindow}{wxwindowtransferdatatowindow}.
1812%%
1813%% \wxheading{Parameters}
1814%%
1815%% \docparam{event}{Dialog initialisation event.}
1816%%
1817%% \wxheading{Remarks}
1818%%
1819%% Gives the window the default behaviour of transferring data to child controls via
1820%% the validator that each control has.
1821%%
1822%% \wxheading{See also}
1823%%
1824%% \helpref{wxValidator}{wxvalidator}, \helpref{wxWindow::TransferDataToWindow}{wxwindowtransferdatatowindow}
1825%%
1826%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnMenuCommand}\label{wxwindowonmenucommand}
1827%%
1828%% \func{void}{OnMenuCommand}{\param{wxCommandEvent\& }{event}}
1829%%
1830%% Called when a menu command is received from a menu bar.
1831%%
1832%% \wxheading{Parameters}
1833%%
1834%% \docparam{event}{The menu command event. For more information, see \helpref{wxCommandEvent}{wxcommandevent}.}
1835%%
1836%% \wxheading{Remarks}
1837%%
1838%% A function with this name doesn't actually exist; you can choose any member function to receive
1839%% menu command events, using the EVT\_COMMAND macro for individual commands or EVT\_COMMAND\_RANGE for
1840%% a range of commands.
1841%%
1842%% \wxheading{See also}
1843%%
1844%% \helpref{wxCommandEvent}{wxcommandevent},\rtfsp
1845%% \helpref{wxWindow::OnMenuHighlight}{wxwindowonmenuhighlight},\rtfsp
1846%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
1847%%
1848%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnMenuHighlight}\label{wxwindowonmenuhighlight}
1849%%
1850%% \func{void}{OnMenuHighlight}{\param{wxMenuEvent\& }{event}}
1851%%
1852%% Called when a menu select is received from a menu bar: that is, the
1853%% mouse cursor is over a menu item, but the left mouse button has not been
1854%% pressed.
1855%%
1856%% \wxheading{Parameters}
1857%%
1858%% \docparam{event}{The menu highlight event. For more information, see \helpref{wxMenuEvent}{wxmenuevent}.}
1859%%
1860%% \wxheading{Remarks}
1861%%
1862%% You can choose any member function to receive
1863%% menu select events, using the EVT\_MENU\_HIGHLIGHT macro for individual menu items or EVT\_MENU\_HIGHLIGHT\_ALL macro
1864%% for all menu items.
1865%%
1866%% The default implementation for \helpref{wxFrame::OnMenuHighlight}{wxframeonmenuhighlight} displays help
1867%% text in the first field of the status bar.
1868%%
fc2171bd 1869%% This function was known as {\bf OnMenuSelect} in earlier versions of wxWidgets, but this was confusing
9866d9c2
VZ
1870%% since a selection is normally a left-click action.
1871%%
1872%% \wxheading{See also}
1873%%
1874%% \helpref{wxMenuEvent}{wxmenuevent},\rtfsp
1875%% \helpref{wxWindow::OnMenuCommand}{wxwindowonmenucommand},\rtfsp
1876%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
1877%%
1878%%
1879%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnMouseEvent}\label{wxwindowonmouseevent}
1880%%
1881%% \func{void}{OnMouseEvent}{\param{wxMouseEvent\&}{ event}}
1882%%
1883%% Called when the user has initiated an event with the
1884%% mouse.
1885%%
1886%% \wxheading{Parameters}
1887%%
1888%% \docparam{event}{The mouse event. See \helpref{wxMouseEvent}{wxmouseevent} for
1889%% more details.}
1890%%
1891%% \wxheading{Remarks}
1892%%
1893%% Most, but not all, windows respond to this event.
1894%%
1895%% To intercept this event, use the EVT\_MOUSE\_EVENTS macro in an event table definition, or individual
1896%% mouse event macros such as EVT\_LEFT\_DOWN.
1897%%
1898%% \wxheading{See also}
1899%%
1900%% \helpref{wxMouseEvent}{wxmouseevent},\rtfsp
1901%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
1902%%
1903%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnMove}\label{wxwindowonmove}
1904%%
1905%% \func{void}{OnMove}{\param{wxMoveEvent\& }{event}}
1906%%
1907%% Called when a window is moved.
1908%%
1909%% \wxheading{Parameters}
1910%%
1911%% \docparam{event}{The move event. For more information, see \helpref{wxMoveEvent}{wxmoveevent}.}
1912%%
1913%% \wxheading{Remarks}
1914%%
1915%% Use the EVT\_MOVE macro to intercept move events.
1916%%
1917%% \wxheading{Remarks}
1918%%
1919%% Not currently implemented.
1920%%
1921%% \wxheading{See also}
1922%%
1923%% \helpref{wxMoveEvent}{wxmoveevent},\rtfsp
1924%% \helpref{wxFrame::OnSize}{wxframeonsize},\rtfsp
1925%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
1926%%
1927%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnPaint}\label{wxwindowonpaint}
1928%%
1929%% \func{void}{OnPaint}{\param{wxPaintEvent\& }{event}}
1930%%
1931%% Sent to the event handler when the window must be refreshed.
1932%%
1933%% \wxheading{Parameters}
1934%%
1935%% \docparam{event}{Paint event. For more information, see \helpref{wxPaintEvent}{wxpaintevent}.}
1936%%
1937%% \wxheading{Remarks}
1938%%
1939%% Use the EVT\_PAINT macro in an event table definition to intercept paint events.
1940%%
1941%% Note that In a paint event handler, the application must {\it always} create a \helpref{wxPaintDC}{wxpaintdc} object,
1942%% even if you do not use it. Otherwise, under MS Windows, refreshing for this and other windows will go wrong.
1943%%
1944%% For example:
1945%%
1946%% \small{%
1947%% \begin{verbatim}
1948%% void MyWindow::OnPaint(wxPaintEvent\& event)
1949%% {
1950%% wxPaintDC dc(this);
1951%%
1952%% DrawMyDocument(dc);
1953%% }
1954%% \end{verbatim}
1955%% }%
1956%%
1957%% You can optimize painting by retrieving the rectangles
1958%% that have been damaged and only repainting these. The rectangles are in
1959%% terms of the client area, and are unscrolled, so you will need to do
1960%% some calculations using the current view position to obtain logical,
1961%% scrolled units.
1962%%
1963%% Here is an example of using the \helpref{wxRegionIterator}{wxregioniterator} class:
1964%%
1965%% {\small%
1966%% \begin{verbatim}
1967%% // Called when window needs to be repainted.
1968%% void MyWindow::OnPaint(wxPaintEvent\& event)
1969%% {
1970%% wxPaintDC dc(this);
1971%%
1972%% // Find Out where the window is scrolled to
1973%% int vbX,vbY; // Top left corner of client
1974%% GetViewStart(&vbX,&vbY);
1975%%
1976%% int vX,vY,vW,vH; // Dimensions of client area in pixels
1977%% wxRegionIterator upd(GetUpdateRegion()); // get the update rect list
1978%%
1979%% while (upd)
1980%% {
1981%% vX = upd.GetX();
1982%% vY = upd.GetY();
1983%% vW = upd.GetW();
1984%% vH = upd.GetH();
1985%%
1986%% // Alternatively we can do this:
1987%% // wxRect rect;
1988%% // upd.GetRect(&rect);
1989%%
1990%% // Repaint this rectangle
1991%% ...some code...
1992%%
1993%% upd ++ ;
1994%% }
1995%% }
1996%% \end{verbatim}
1997%% }%
1998%%
1999%% \wxheading{See also}
2000%%
2001%% \helpref{wxPaintEvent}{wxpaintevent},\rtfsp
2002%% \helpref{wxPaintDC}{wxpaintdc},\rtfsp
2003%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
2004%%
2005%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnScroll}\label{wxwindowonscroll}
2006%%
2007%% \func{void}{OnScroll}{\param{wxScrollWinEvent\& }{event}}
2008%%
2009%% Called when a scroll window event is received from one of the window's built-in scrollbars.
2010%%
2011%% \wxheading{Parameters}
2012%%
2013%% \docparam{event}{Command event. Retrieve the new scroll position by
2014%% calling \helpref{wxScrollEvent::GetPosition}{wxscrolleventgetposition}, and the
2015%% scrollbar orientation by calling \helpref{wxScrollEvent::GetOrientation}{wxscrolleventgetorientation}.}
2016%%
2017%% \wxheading{Remarks}
2018%%
2019%% Note that it is not possible to distinguish between horizontal and vertical scrollbars
2020%% until the function is executing (you can't have one function for vertical, another
2021%% for horizontal events).
2022%%
2023%% \wxheading{See also}
2024%%
2025%% \helpref{wxScrollWinEvent}{wxscrollwinevent},\rtfsp
2026%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
2027%%
2028%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnSetFocus}\label{wxwindowonsetfocus}
2029%%
2030%% \func{void}{OnSetFocus}{\param{wxFocusEvent\& }{event}}
2031%%
2032%% Called when a window's focus is being set.
2033%%
2034%% \wxheading{Parameters}
2035%%
2036%% \docparam{event}{The focus event. For more information, see \helpref{wxFocusEvent}{wxfocusevent}.}
2037%%
2038%% \wxheading{Remarks}
2039%%
2040%% To intercept this event, use the macro EVT\_SET\_FOCUS in an event table definition.
2041%%
2042%% Most, but not all, windows respond to this event.
2043%%
2044%% \wxheading{See also}
2045%%
2046%% \helpref{wxFocusEvent}{wxfocusevent}, \helpref{wxWindow::OnKillFocus}{wxwindowonkillfocus},\rtfsp
2047%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
2048%%
2049%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnSize}\label{wxwindowonsize}
2050%%
2051%% \func{void}{OnSize}{\param{wxSizeEvent\& }{event}}
2052%%
2053%% Called when the window has been resized. This is not a virtual function; you should
2054%% provide your own non-virtual OnSize function and direct size events to it using EVT\_SIZE
2055%% in an event table definition.
2056%%
2057%% \wxheading{Parameters}
2058%%
2059%% \docparam{event}{Size event. For more information, see \helpref{wxSizeEvent}{wxsizeevent}.}
2060%%
2061%% \wxheading{Remarks}
2062%%
2063%% You may wish to use this for frames to resize their child windows as appropriate.
2064%%
2065%% Note that the size passed is of
2066%% the whole window: call \helpref{wxWindow::GetClientSize}{wxwindowgetclientsize} for the area which may be
2067%% used by the application.
2068%%
2069%% When a window is resized, usually only a small part of the window is damaged and you
2070%% may only need to repaint that area. However, if your drawing depends on the size of the window,
2071%% you may need to clear the DC explicitly and repaint the whole window. In which case, you
2072%% may need to call \helpref{wxWindow::Refresh}{wxwindowrefresh} to invalidate the entire window.
2073%%
2074%% \wxheading{See also}
2075%%
2076%% \helpref{wxSizeEvent}{wxsizeevent},\rtfsp
2077%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
2078%%
2079%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnSysColourChanged}\label{wxwindowonsyscolourchanged}
2080%%
2081%% \func{void}{OnSysColourChanged}{\param{wxOnSysColourChangedEvent\& }{event}}
2082%%
2083%% Called when the user has changed the system colours. Windows only.
2084%%
2085%% \wxheading{Parameters}
2086%%
2087%% \docparam{event}{System colour change event. For more information, see \helpref{wxSysColourChangedEvent}{wxsyscolourchangedevent}.}
2088%%
2089%% \wxheading{See also}
2090%%
2091%% \helpref{wxSysColourChangedEvent}{wxsyscolourchangedevent},\rtfsp
2092%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
a660d684 2093
a1037371 2094
e39af974
JS
2095\membersection{wxWindow::OnInternalIdle}\label{wxwindowoninternalidle}
2096
2097\func{virtual void}{OnInternalIdle}{\void}
2098
2099This virtual function is normally only used internally, but
2100sometimes an application may need it to implement functionality
2101that should not be disabled by an application defining an OnIdle
2102handler in a derived class.
2103
2104This function may be used to do delayed painting, for example,
2105and most implementations call \helpref{wxWindow::UpdateWindowUI}{wxwindowupdatewindowui}
2106in order to send update events to the window in idle time.
2107
a1037371 2108
75bff3be
VZ
2109\membersection{wxWindow::PageDown}\label{wxwindowpagedown}
2110
2111This is just a wrapper for \helpref{ScrollPages()}{wxwindowscrollpages}$(1)$.
2112
a1037371 2113
75bff3be
VZ
2114\membersection{wxWindow::PageUp}\label{wxwindowpageup}
2115
2116This is just a wrapper for \helpref{ScrollPages()}{wxwindowscrollpages}$(-1)$.
2117
a1037371 2118
a660d684
KB
2119\membersection{wxWindow::PopEventHandler}\label{wxwindowpopeventhandler}
2120
cc81d32f 2121\constfunc{wxEvtHandler*}{PopEventHandler}{\param{bool }{deleteHandler = {\tt false}}}
a660d684
KB
2122
2123Removes and returns the top-most event handler on the event handler stack.
2124
2125\wxheading{Parameters}
2126
cc81d32f
VS
2127\docparam{deleteHandler}{If this is {\tt true}, the handler will be deleted after it is removed. The
2128default value is {\tt false}.}
a660d684
KB
2129
2130\wxheading{See also}
2131
2132\helpref{wxWindow::SetEventHandler}{wxwindowseteventhandler},\rtfsp
2133\helpref{wxWindow::GetEventHandler}{wxwindowgeteventhandler},\rtfsp
2134\helpref{wxWindow::PushEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler},\rtfsp
2135\helpref{wxEvtHandler::ProcessEvent}{wxevthandlerprocessevent},\rtfsp
2136\helpref{wxEvtHandler}{wxevthandler}\rtfsp
2137
a1037371 2138
a660d684
KB
2139\membersection{wxWindow::PopupMenu}\label{wxwindowpopupmenu}
2140
45b8a256 2141\func{bool}{PopupMenu}{\param{wxMenu* }{menu}, \param{const wxPoint\& }{pos = wxDefaultPosition}}
a1665b22
VZ
2142
2143\func{bool}{PopupMenu}{\param{wxMenu* }{menu}, \param{int }{x}, \param{int }{y}}
a660d684
KB
2144
2145Pops up the given menu at the specified coordinates, relative to this
2146window, and returns control when the user has dismissed the menu. If a
a1665b22 2147menu item is selected, the corresponding menu event is generated and will be
971562cb
VS
2148processed as usually. If the coordinates are not specified, current mouse
2149cursor position is used.
a660d684
KB
2150
2151\wxheading{Parameters}
2152
2153\docparam{menu}{Menu to pop up.}
2154
a1665b22
VZ
2155\docparam{pos}{The position where the menu will appear.}
2156
a660d684
KB
2157\docparam{x}{Required x position for the menu to appear.}
2158
2159\docparam{y}{Required y position for the menu to appear.}
2160
a660d684
KB
2161\wxheading{See also}
2162
631f1bfe
JS
2163\helpref{wxMenu}{wxmenu}
2164
2165\wxheading{Remarks}
2166
971562cb
VS
2167Just before the menu is popped up, \helpref{wxMenu::UpdateUI}{wxmenuupdateui}
2168is called to ensure that the menu items are in the correct state. The menu does
2169not get deleted by the window.
2170
2171It is recommended to not explicitly specify coordinates when calling PopupMenu
2172in response to mouse click, because some of the ports (namely, wxGTK) can do
2173a better job of positioning the menu in that case.
a660d684 2174
dfa13ec8
RD
2175\pythonnote{In place of a single overloaded method name, wxPython
2176implements the following methods:\par
2177\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
c9110876
VS
2178\twocolitem{{\bf PopupMenu(menu, point)}}{Specifies position with a wxPoint}
2179\twocolitem{{\bf PopupMenuXY(menu, x, y)}}{Specifies position with two integers (x, y)}
dfa13ec8
RD
2180\end{twocollist}}
2181}
2182
a1037371 2183
a660d684
KB
2184\membersection{wxWindow::PushEventHandler}\label{wxwindowpusheventhandler}
2185
2186\func{void}{PushEventHandler}{\param{wxEvtHandler* }{handler}}
2187
2188Pushes this event handler onto the event stack for the window.
2189
2190\wxheading{Parameters}
2191
2192\docparam{handler}{Specifies the handler to be pushed.}
2193
2194\wxheading{Remarks}
2195
2196An event handler is an object that is capable of processing the events
2197sent to a window. By default, the window is its own event handler, but
2198an application may wish to substitute another, for example to allow
2199central implementation of event-handling for a variety of different
2200window classes.
2201
2202\helpref{wxWindow::PushEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler} allows
2203an application to set up a chain of event handlers, where an event not handled by one event handler is
2204handed to the next one in the chain. Use \helpref{wxWindow::PopEventHandler}{wxwindowpopeventhandler} to
2205remove the event handler.
2206
2207\wxheading{See also}
2208
2209\helpref{wxWindow::SetEventHandler}{wxwindowseteventhandler},\rtfsp
2210\helpref{wxWindow::GetEventHandler}{wxwindowgeteventhandler},\rtfsp
2211\helpref{wxWindow::PopEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler},\rtfsp
2212\helpref{wxEvtHandler::ProcessEvent}{wxevthandlerprocessevent},\rtfsp
2213\helpref{wxEvtHandler}{wxevthandler}
2214
a1037371 2215
a660d684
KB
2216\membersection{wxWindow::Raise}\label{wxwindowraise}
2217
2218\func{void}{Raise}{\void}
2219
2220Raises the window to the top of the window hierarchy if it is a managed window (dialog
2221or frame).
2222
a1037371 2223
a660d684
KB
2224\membersection{wxWindow::Refresh}\label{wxwindowrefresh}
2225
cc81d32f 2226\func{virtual void}{Refresh}{\param{bool}{ eraseBackground = {\tt true}}, \param{const wxRect* }{rect
a660d684
KB
2227= NULL}}
2228
d3e78bab 2229Causes an event to be generated to repaint the
a660d684
KB
2230window.
2231
2232\wxheading{Parameters}
2233
cc81d32f 2234\docparam{eraseBackground}{If {\tt true}, the background will be
a660d684
KB
2235erased.}
2236
2237\docparam{rect}{If non-NULL, only the given rectangle will
2238be treated as damaged.}
2239
2b5f62a0
VZ
2240\wxheading{See also}
2241
2242\helpref{wxWindow::RefreshRect}{wxwindowrefreshrect}
2243
a1037371 2244
2b5f62a0
VZ
2245\membersection{wxWindow::RefreshRect}\label{wxwindowrefreshrect}
2246
8cfa09bd 2247\func{void}{RefreshRect}{\param{const wxRect\& }{rect}, \param{bool }{eraseBackground = \true}}
2b5f62a0 2248
8cfa09bd 2249Redraws the contents of the given rectangle: only the area inside it will be
2b5f62a0
VZ
2250repainted.
2251
8cfa09bd
VZ
2252This is the same as \helpref{Refresh}{wxwindowrefresh} but has a nicer syntax
2253as it can be called with a temporary wxRect object as argument like this
2254\texttt{RefreshRect(wxRect(x, y, w, h))}.
2b5f62a0 2255
a1037371 2256
5048c832
JS
2257\membersection{wxWindow::RegisterHotKey}\label{wxwindowregisterhotkey}
2258
2259\func{bool}{RegisterHotKey}{\param{int}{ hotkeyId}, \param{int}{ modifiers}, \param{int}{ virtualKeyCode}}
2260
2261Registers a system wide hotkey. Every time the user presses the hotkey registered here, this window
2262will receive a hotkey event. It will receive the event even if the application is in the background
2263and does not have the input focus because the user is working with some other application.
2264
2265\wxheading{Parameters}
2266
2267\docparam{hotkeyId}{Numeric identifier of the hotkey. For applications this must be between 0 and 0xBFFF. If
2268this function is called from a shared DLL, it must be a system wide unique identifier between 0xC000 and 0xFFFF.
2269This is a MSW specific detail.}
2270
2271\docparam{modifiers}{A bitwise combination of {\tt wxMOD\_SHIFT}, {\tt wxMOD\_CONTROL}, {\tt wxMOD\_ALT}
2272or {\tt wxMOD\_WIN} specifying the modifier keys that have to be pressed along with the key.}
2273
2274\docparam{virtualKeyCode}{The virtual key code of the hotkey.}
2275
2276\wxheading{Return value}
2277
2278{\tt true} if the hotkey was registered successfully. {\tt false} if some other application already registered a
2279hotkey with this modifier/virtualKeyCode combination.
2280
2281\wxheading{Remarks}
2282
2283Use EVT\_HOTKEY(hotkeyId, fnc) in the event table to capture the event.
2284This function is currently only implemented under MSW.
2285
2286\wxheading{See also}
2287
2288\helpref{wxWindow::UnregisterHotKey}{wxwindowunregisterhotkey}
2289
a1037371 2290
a660d684
KB
2291\membersection{wxWindow::ReleaseMouse}\label{wxwindowreleasemouse}
2292
2293\func{virtual void}{ReleaseMouse}{\void}
2294
2295Releases mouse input captured with \helpref{wxWindow::CaptureMouse}{wxwindowcapturemouse}.
2296
2297\wxheading{See also}
2298
a5e84126
JS
2299\helpref{wxWindow::CaptureMouse}{wxwindowcapturemouse},
2300\helpref{wxWindow::HasCapture}{wxwindowhascapture},
2301\helpref{wxWindow::ReleaseMouse}{wxwindowreleasemouse},
2302\helpref{wxMouseCaptureChangedEvent}{wxmousecapturechangedevent}
a660d684 2303
a1037371 2304
a660d684
KB
2305\membersection{wxWindow::RemoveChild}\label{wxwindowremovechild}
2306
2307\func{virtual void}{RemoveChild}{\param{wxWindow* }{child}}
2308
2309Removes a child window. This is called automatically by window deletion
2310functions so should not be required by the application programmer.
2311
fc2171bd 2312Notice that this function is mostly internal to wxWidgets and shouldn't be
afbdbdb4
VZ
2313called by the user code.
2314
a660d684
KB
2315\wxheading{Parameters}
2316
2317\docparam{child}{Child window to remove.}
2318
a1037371 2319
741ed114 2320\membersection{wxWindow::RemoveEventHandler}\label{wxwindowremoveeventhandler}
2e36d5cf
VZ
2321
2322\func{bool}{RemoveEventHandler}{\param{wxEvtHandler *}{handler}}
2323
2324Find the given {\it handler} in the windows event handler chain and remove (but
2325not delete) it from it.
2326
2327\wxheading{Parameters}
2328
2329\docparam{handler}{The event handler to remove, must be non {\tt NULL} and
2330must be present in this windows event handlers chain}
2331
2332\wxheading{Return value}
2333
cc81d32f 2334Returns {\tt true} if it was found and {\tt false} otherwise (this also results
2e36d5cf
VZ
2335in an assert failure so this function should only be called when the
2336handler is supposed to be there).
2337
2338\wxheading{See also}
2339
2340\helpref{PushEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler},\rtfsp
2341\helpref{PopEventHandler}{wxwindowpopeventhandler}
2342
a1037371 2343
2259e007
RR
2344\membersection{wxWindow::Reparent}\label{wxwindowreparent}
2345
2346\func{virtual bool}{Reparent}{\param{wxWindow* }{newParent}}
2347
2348Reparents the window, i.e the window will be removed from its
18ac8d69 2349current parent window (e.g. a non-standard toolbar in a wxFrame)
103aab26 2350and then re-inserted into another. Available on Windows and GTK.
2259e007
RR
2351
2352\wxheading{Parameters}
2353
2354\docparam{newParent}{New parent.}
2355
a1037371 2356
a974387a 2357\membersection{wxWindow::ScreenToClient}\label{wxwindowscreentoclient}
a660d684
KB
2358
2359\constfunc{virtual void}{ScreenToClient}{\param{int* }{x}, \param{int* }{y}}
2360
a974387a
JS
2361\constfunc{virtual wxPoint}{ScreenToClient}{\param{const wxPoint\& }{pt}}
2362
a660d684
KB
2363Converts from screen to client window coordinates.
2364
2365\wxheading{Parameters}
2366
2367\docparam{x}{Stores the screen x coordinate and receives the client x coordinate.}
2368
2369\docparam{y}{Stores the screen x coordinate and receives the client x coordinate.}
2370
a974387a
JS
2371\docparam{pt}{The screen position for the second form of the function.}
2372
06d20283
RD
2373\pythonnote{In place of a single overloaded method name, wxPython
2374implements the following methods:\par
2375\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
c9110876
VS
2376\twocolitem{{\bf ScreenToClient(point)}}{Accepts and returns a wxPoint}
2377\twocolitem{{\bf ScreenToClientXY(x, y)}}{Returns a 2-tuple, (x, y)}
06d20283
RD
2378\end{twocollist}}
2379}
2380
a1037371 2381
70e81893
VZ
2382\membersection{wxWindow::ScrollLines}\label{wxwindowscrolllines}
2383
9cd6d737 2384\func{virtual bool}{ScrollLines}{\param{int }{lines}}
70e81893
VZ
2385
2386Scrolls the window by the given number of lines down (if {\it lines} is
2387positive) or up.
2388
9cd6d737
VZ
2389\wxheading{Return value}
2390
cc81d32f 2391Returns {\tt true} if the window was scrolled, {\tt false} if it was already
9cd6d737
VZ
2392on top/bottom and nothing was done.
2393
2394\wxheading{Remarks}
2395
2396This function is currently only implemented under MSW and wxTextCtrl under
2397wxGTK (it also works for wxScrolledWindow derived classes under all
2398platforms).
70e81893
VZ
2399
2400\wxheading{See also}
2401
2402\helpref{ScrollPages}{wxwindowscrollpages}
2403
a1037371 2404
70e81893
VZ
2405\membersection{wxWindow::ScrollPages}\label{wxwindowscrollpages}
2406
9cd6d737 2407\func{virtual bool}{ScrollPages}{\param{int }{pages}}
70e81893
VZ
2408
2409Scrolls the window by the given number of pages down (if {\it pages} is
2410positive) or up.
2411
9cd6d737
VZ
2412\wxheading{Return value}
2413
cc81d32f 2414Returns {\tt true} if the window was scrolled, {\tt false} if it was already
9cd6d737
VZ
2415on top/bottom and nothing was done.
2416
2417\wxheading{Remarks}
2418
2419This function is currently only implemented under MSW and wxTextCtrl under
2420wxGTK (it also works for wxScrolledWindow derived classes under all
2421platforms).
70e81893
VZ
2422
2423\wxheading{See also}
2424
2425\helpref{ScrollLines}{wxwindowscrolllines}
06d20283 2426
a1037371 2427
a660d684
KB
2428\membersection{wxWindow::ScrollWindow}\label{wxwindowscrollwindow}
2429
eaaa6a06 2430\func{virtual void}{ScrollWindow}{\param{int }{dx}, \param{int }{dy}, \param{const wxRect*}{ rect = NULL}}
a660d684 2431
6453876e 2432Physically scrolls the pixels in the window and move child windows accordingly.
a660d684
KB
2433
2434\wxheading{Parameters}
2435
2436\docparam{dx}{Amount to scroll horizontally.}
2437
2438\docparam{dy}{Amount to scroll vertically.}
2439
2440\docparam{rect}{Rectangle to invalidate. If this is NULL, the whole window is invalidated. If you
2441pass a rectangle corresponding to the area of the window exposed by the scroll, your painting handler
f6bcfd97 2442can optimize painting by checking for the invalidated region. This parameter is ignored under GTK.}
a660d684
KB
2443
2444\wxheading{Remarks}
2445
a660d684 2446Use this function to optimise your scrolling implementations, to minimise the area that must be
6453876e 2447redrawn. Note that it is rarely required to call this function from a user program.
a660d684 2448
a1037371 2449
3972fb49
JS
2450\membersection{wxWindow::SetAcceleratorTable}\label{wxwindowsetacceleratortable}
2451
2452\func{virtual void}{SetAcceleratorTable}{\param{const wxAcceleratorTable\&}{ accel}}
2453
2454Sets the accelerator table for this window. See \helpref{wxAcceleratorTable}{wxacceleratortable}.
2455
a1037371 2456
2dab56e9
JS
2457\membersection{wxWindow::SetAccessible}\label{wxwindowsetaccessible}
2458
dbd94b75 2459\func{void}{SetAccessible}{\param{wxAccessible*}{ accessible}}
2dab56e9
JS
2460
2461Sets the accessible for this window. Any existing accessible for this window
2462will be deleted first, if not identical to {\it accessible}.
2463
2464See also \helpref{wxAccessible}{wxaccessible}.
2465
a1037371 2466
a660d684
KB
2467\membersection{wxWindow::SetAutoLayout}\label{wxwindowsetautolayout}
2468
8a293590 2469\func{void}{SetAutoLayout}{\param{bool}{ autoLayout}}
a660d684
KB
2470
2471Determines whether the \helpref{wxWindow::Layout}{wxwindowlayout} function will
e5251d4f
VZ
2472be called automatically when the window is resized. It is called implicitly by
2473\helpref{wxWindow::SetSizer}{wxwindowsetsizer} but if you use
2474\helpref{wxWindow::SetConstraints}{wxwindowsetconstraints} you should call it
2475manually or otherwise the window layout won't be correctly updated when its
2476size changes.
a660d684
KB
2477
2478\wxheading{Parameters}
2479
cc81d32f 2480\docparam{autoLayout}{Set this to {\tt true} if you wish the Layout function to be called
a660d684
KB
2481from within wxWindow::OnSize functions.}
2482
2483\wxheading{See also}
2484
2485\helpref{wxWindow::SetConstraints}{wxwindowsetconstraints}
2486
a1037371 2487
a660d684
KB
2488\membersection{wxWindow::SetBackgroundColour}\label{wxwindowsetbackgroundcolour}
2489
e477b168 2490\func{virtual bool}{SetBackgroundColour}{\param{const wxColour\& }{colour}}
a660d684
KB
2491
2492Sets the background colour of the window.
2493
b8e7b673
VZ
2494Please see \helpref{InheritAttributes}{wxwindowinheritattributes} for
2495explanation of the difference between this method and
fa47d7a7 2496\helpref{SetOwnBackgroundColour}{wxwindowsetownbackgroundcolour}.
b8e7b673 2497
a660d684
KB
2498\wxheading{Parameters}
2499
ece99087
RD
2500\docparam{colour}{The colour to be used as the background colour, pass
2501 {\tt wxNullColour} to reset to the default colour.}
a660d684
KB
2502
2503\wxheading{Remarks}
2504
2505The background colour is usually painted by the default\rtfsp
f4fcc291 2506\helpref{wxEraseEvent}{wxeraseevent} event handler function
6453876e 2507under Windows and automatically under GTK.
a660d684 2508
5b6aa0ff 2509Note that setting the background colour does not cause an immediate refresh, so you
684761db 2510may wish to call \helpref{wxWindow::ClearBackground}{wxwindowclearbackground} or \helpref{wxWindow::Refresh}{wxwindowrefresh} after
5b6aa0ff
JS
2511calling this function.
2512
ece99087
RD
2513Using this function will disable attempts to use themes for this
2514window, if the system supports them. Use with care since usually the
2515themes represent the appearance chosen by the user to be used for all
2516applications on the system.
2517
6453876e 2518
a660d684
KB
2519\wxheading{See also}
2520
2521\helpref{wxWindow::GetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowgetbackgroundcolour},\rtfsp
2522\helpref{wxWindow::SetForegroundColour}{wxwindowsetforegroundcolour},\rtfsp
2523\helpref{wxWindow::GetForegroundColour}{wxwindowgetforegroundcolour},\rtfsp
684761db 2524\helpref{wxWindow::ClearBackground}{wxwindowclearbackground},\rtfsp
5b6aa0ff 2525\helpref{wxWindow::Refresh}{wxwindowrefresh},\rtfsp
f4fcc291 2526\helpref{wxEraseEvent}{wxeraseevent}
a660d684 2527
50c53860
JS
2528\membersection{wxWindow::SetBackgroundStyle}\label{wxwindowsetbackgroundstyle}
2529
2530\func{virtual void}{SetBackgroundStyle}{\param{wxBackgroundStyle}{ style}}
2531
2532Sets the background style of the window. The background style indicates
2533whether background colour should be determined by the system (wxBG\_STYLE\_SYSTEM),
2534be set to a specific colour (wxBG\_STYLE\_COLOUR), or should be left to the
2535application to implement (wxBG\_STYLE\_CUSTOM).
2536
2537On GTK+, use of wxBG\_STYLE\_CUSTOM allows the flicker-free drawing of a custom
2538background, such as a tiled bitmap. Currently the style has no effect on other platforms.
2539
2540\wxheading{See also}
2541
2542\helpref{wxWindow::SetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowsetbackgroundcolour},\rtfsp
2543\helpref{wxWindow::GetForegroundColour}{wxwindowgetforegroundcolour},\rtfsp
2544\helpref{wxWindow::GetBackgroundStyle}{wxwindowgetbackgroundstyle}
2545
9f884528 2546
fe161a26
RD
2547\membersection{wxWindow::SetBestFittingSize}\label{wxwindowsetbestfittingsize}
2548
027aa6fa 2549\func{void}{SetBestFittingSize}{\param{const wxSize\& }{size = wxDefaultSize}}
fe161a26
RD
2550
2551A {\it smart} SetSize that will fill in default size components with the
9f884528
RD
2552window's {\it best} size values. Also sets the window's minsize to
2553the value passed in for use with sizers. This means that if a full or
2554partial size is passed to this function then the sizers will use that
2555size instead of the results of GetBestSize to determine the minimum
2556needs of the window for layout.
fe161a26
RD
2557
2558\wxheading{See also}
2559
9f884528
RD
2560\helpref{wxWindow::SetSize}{wxwindowsetsize},\rtfsp
2561\helpref{wxWindow::GetBestSize}{wxwindowgetbestsize},\rtfsp
2562\helpref{wxWindow::GetBestFittingSize}{wxwindowgetbestfittingsize},\rtfsp
fe161a26
RD
2563\helpref{wxWindow::SetSizeHints}{wxwindowsetsizehints}
2564
a1037371 2565
f6bcfd97
BP
2566\membersection{wxWindow::SetCaret}\label{wxwindowsetcaret}
2567
2568\constfunc{void}{SetCaret}{\param{wxCaret *}{caret}}
2569
2570Sets the \helpref{caret}{wxcaret} associated with the window.
2571
a1037371 2572
dbdb39b2
JS
2573\membersection{wxWindow::SetClientSize}\label{wxwindowsetclientsize}
2574
2575\func{virtual void}{SetClientSize}{\param{int}{ width}, \param{int}{ height}}
2576
2577\func{virtual void}{SetClientSize}{\param{const wxSize\&}{ size}}
2578
2579This sets the size of the window client area in pixels. Using this function to size a window
2580tends to be more device-independent than \helpref{wxWindow::SetSize}{wxwindowsetsize}, since the application need not
2581worry about what dimensions the border or title bar have when trying to fit the window
2582around panel items, for example.
2583
2584\wxheading{Parameters}
2585
2586\docparam{width}{The required client area width.}
2587
2588\docparam{height}{The required client area height.}
2589
2590\docparam{size}{The required client size.}
2591
06d20283
RD
2592\pythonnote{In place of a single overloaded method name, wxPython
2593implements the following methods:\par
2594\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
c9110876
VS
2595\twocolitem{{\bf SetClientSize(size)}}{Accepts a wxSize}
2596\twocolitem{{\bf SetClientSizeWH(width, height)}}{}
06d20283
RD
2597\end{twocollist}}
2598}
2599
a1037371 2600
be90c029
RD
2601\membersection{wxWindow::SetContainingSizer}\label{wxwindowsetcontainingsizer}
2602
2603\func{void}{SetContainingSizer}{\param{wxSizer* }{sizer}}
2604
2605This normally does not need to be called by user code. It is called
2606when a window is added to a sizer, and is used so the window can
2607remove itself from the sizer when it is destroyed.
2608
a1037371 2609
dbdb39b2
JS
2610\membersection{wxWindow::SetCursor}\label{wxwindowsetcursor}
2611
2612\func{virtual void}{SetCursor}{\param{const wxCursor\&}{cursor}}
2613
8a9c2246
VZ
2614% VZ: the docs are correct, if the code doesn't behave like this, it must be
2615% changed
2616Sets the window's cursor. Notice that the window cursor also sets it for the
2617children of the window implicitly.
2618
2619The {\it cursor} may be {\tt wxNullCursor} in which case the window cursor will
2620be reset back to default.
dbdb39b2
JS
2621
2622\wxheading{Parameters}
2623
2624\docparam{cursor}{Specifies the cursor that the window should normally display.}
2625
dbdb39b2
JS
2626\wxheading{See also}
2627
2628\helpref{::wxSetCursor}{wxsetcursor}, \helpref{wxCursor}{wxcursor}
2629
a1037371 2630
a660d684
KB
2631\membersection{wxWindow::SetConstraints}\label{wxwindowsetconstraints}
2632
2633\func{void}{SetConstraints}{\param{wxLayoutConstraints* }{constraints}}
2634
2635Sets the window to have the given layout constraints. The window
2636will then own the object, and will take care of its deletion.
2637If an existing layout constraints object is already owned by the
2638window, it will be deleted.
2639
2640\wxheading{Parameters}
2641
2642\docparam{constraints}{The constraints to set. Pass NULL to disassociate and delete the window's
2643constraints.}
2644
2645\wxheading{Remarks}
2646
2647You must call \helpref{wxWindow::SetAutoLayout}{wxwindowsetautolayout} to tell a window to use
2cdac558 2648the constraints automatically in OnSize; otherwise, you must override OnSize and call Layout()
515da557
RR
2649explicitly. When setting both a wxLayoutConstraints and a \helpref{wxSizer}{wxsizer}, only the
2650sizer will have effect.
a660d684 2651
42e88ddb
WS
2652\membersection{wxWindow::SetInitialBestSize}\label{wxwindowsetinitialbestsize}
2653
2654\func{virtual void}{SetInitialBestSize}{\param{const wxSize\& }{size}}
2655
2656Sets the initial window size if none is given (i.e. at least one of the
2657components of the size passed to ctor/Create() is wxDefaultCoord).
2658
f6bb64a6
JS
2659\membersection{wxWindow::SetMaxSize}\label{wxwindowsetmaxsize}
2660
2661\func{void}{SetMaxSize}{\param{const wxSize\& }{size}}
2662
2663Sets the maximum size of the window, to indicate to the sizer layout mechanism
2664that this is the maximum possible size.
2665
2666\membersection{wxWindow::SetMinSize}\label{wxwindowsetminsize}
2667
2668\func{void}{SetMinSize}{\param{const wxSize\& }{size}}
2669
2670Sets the minimum size of the window, to indicate to the sizer layout mechanism
2671that this is the minimum required size. You may need to call this
2672if you change the window size after construction and before adding
2673to its parent sizer.
a1037371 2674
fa47d7a7 2675\membersection{wxWindow::SetOwnBackgroundColour}\label{wxwindowsetownbackgroundcolour}
b8e7b673 2676
fa47d7a7 2677\func{void}{SetOwnBackgroundColour}{\param{const wxColour\& }{colour}}
b8e7b673
VZ
2678
2679Sets the background colour of the window but prevents it from being inherited
2680by the children of this window.
2681
2682\wxheading{See also}
2683
2684\helpref{SetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowsetbackgroundcolour},\rtfsp
2685\helpref{InheritAttributes}{wxwindowinheritattributes}
2686
2687
fa47d7a7 2688\membersection{wxWindow::SetOwnFont}\label{wxwindowsetownfont}
b8e7b673 2689
9a75ba66 2690\func{void}{SetOwnFont}{\param{const wxFont\& }{font}}
b8e7b673
VZ
2691
2692Sets the font of the window but prevents it from being inherited by the
2693children of this window.
2694
2695\wxheading{See also}
2696
2697\helpref{SetFont}{wxwindowsetfont},\rtfsp
2698\helpref{InheritAttributes}{wxwindowinheritattributes}
2699
2700
fa47d7a7 2701\membersection{wxWindow::SetOwnForegroundColour}\label{wxwindowsetownforegroundcolour}
b8e7b673 2702
fa47d7a7 2703\func{void}{SetOwnForegroundColour}{\param{const wxColour\& }{colour}}
b8e7b673
VZ
2704
2705Sets the foreground colour of the window but prevents it from being inherited
2706by the children of this window.
2707
2708\wxheading{See also}
2709
2710\helpref{SetForegroundColour}{wxwindowsetforegroundcolour},\rtfsp
2711\helpref{InheritAttributes}{wxwindowinheritattributes}
2712
2713
dface61c
JS
2714\membersection{wxWindow::SetDropTarget}\label{wxwindowsetdroptarget}
2715
2716\func{void}{SetDropTarget}{\param{wxDropTarget*}{ target}}
2717
2718Associates a drop target with this window.
2719
2720If the window already has a drop target, it is deleted.
2721
2722\wxheading{See also}
2723
c9f00eeb 2724\helpref{wxWindow::GetDropTarget}{wxwindowgetdroptarget},
dface61c
JS
2725\helpref{Drag and drop overview}{wxdndoverview}
2726
8c4b73d1 2727
a1037371 2728
f6bcfd97
BP
2729\membersection{wxWindow::SetEventHandler}\label{wxwindowseteventhandler}
2730
2731\func{void}{SetEventHandler}{\param{wxEvtHandler* }{handler}}
2732
2733Sets the event handler for this window.
2734
2735\wxheading{Parameters}
2736
2737\docparam{handler}{Specifies the handler to be set.}
2738
2739\wxheading{Remarks}
2740
2741An event handler is an object that is capable of processing the events
2742sent to a window. By default, the window is its own event handler, but
2743an application may wish to substitute another, for example to allow
2744central implementation of event-handling for a variety of different
2745window classes.
2746
2747It is usually better to use \helpref{wxWindow::PushEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler} since
2748this sets up a chain of event handlers, where an event not handled by one event handler is
2749handed to the next one in the chain.
2750
2751\wxheading{See also}
2752
2753\helpref{wxWindow::GetEventHandler}{wxwindowgeteventhandler},\rtfsp
2754\helpref{wxWindow::PushEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler},\rtfsp
2755\helpref{wxWindow::PopEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler},\rtfsp
2756\helpref{wxEvtHandler::ProcessEvent}{wxevthandlerprocessevent},\rtfsp
2757\helpref{wxEvtHandler}{wxevthandler}
2758
a1037371 2759
d80cd92a
VZ
2760\membersection{wxWindow::SetExtraStyle}\label{wxwindowsetextrastyle}
2761
2762\func{void}{SetExtraStyle}{\param{long }{exStyle}}
2763
2764Sets the extra style bits for the window. The currently defined extra style
2765bits are:
2766
2767\twocolwidtha{5cm}%
2768\begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
2769\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_VALIDATE\_RECURSIVELY}}{TransferDataTo/FromWindow()
2770and Validate() methods will recursively descend into all children of the
2771window if it has this style flag set.}
e4b713a2 2772\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_BLOCK\_EVENTS}}{Normally, the command
2edb0bde 2773events are propagated upwards to the window parent recursively until a handler
e4b713a2
VZ
2774for them is found. Using this style allows to prevent them from being
2775propagated beyond this window. Notice that wxDialog has this style on by
be90c029 2776default for the reasons explained in the
e4b713a2 2777\helpref{event processing overview}{eventprocessing}.}
39cc7a0b
VZ
2778\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_TRANSIENT}}{This can be used to prevent a
2779window from being used as an implicit parent for the dialogs which were
2780created without a parent. It is useful for the windows which can disappear at
2edb0bde 2781any moment as creating children of such windows results in fatal problems.}
335c9e32 2782\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxFRAME\_EX\_CONTEXTHELP}}{Under Windows, puts a query button on the
fc2171bd 2783caption. When pressed, Windows will go into a context-sensitive help mode and wxWidgets will send
335c9e32
VZ
2784a wxEVT\_HELP event if the user clicked on an application window.
2785This style cannot be used together with wxMAXIMIZE\_BOX or wxMINIMIZE\_BOX, so
be90c029 2786you should use the style of
7af3ca16 2787{\tt wxDEFAULT\_FRAME\_STYLE \& \textasciitilde(wxMINIMIZE\_BOX | wxMAXIMIZE\_BOX)} for the
335c9e32
VZ
2788frames having this style (the dialogs don't have minimize nor maximize box by
2789default)}
d3e78bab
JS
2790\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_PROCESS\_IDLE}}{This window should always process idle events, even
2791if the mode set by \helpref{wxIdleEvent::SetMode}{wxidleeventsetmode} is wxIDLE\_PROCESS\_SPECIFIED.}
2792\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_PROCESS\_UI\_UPDATES}}{This window should always process UI update events,
2793even if the mode set by \helpref{wxUpdateUIEvent::SetMode}{wxupdateuieventsetmode} is wxUPDATE\_UI\_PROCESS\_SPECIFIED.}
d80cd92a
VZ
2794\end{twocollist}
2795
a1037371 2796
a660d684
KB
2797\membersection{wxWindow::SetFocus}\label{wxwindowsetfocus}
2798
2799\func{virtual void}{SetFocus}{\void}
2800
2801This sets the window to receive keyboard input.
2802
d577d610
VZ
2803\wxheading{See also}
2804
2805\helpref{wxFocusEvent}{wxfocusevent}
ababa106
RR
2806\helpref{wxPanel::SetFocus}{wxpanelsetfocus}
2807\helpref{wxPanel::SetFocusIgnoringChildren}{wxpanelsetfocusignoringchildren}
d577d610 2808
a1037371 2809
d577d610
VZ
2810\membersection{wxWindow::SetFocusFromKbd}\label{wxwindowsetfocusfromkbd}
2811
2812\func{virtual void}{SetFocusFromKbd}{\void}
2813
fc2171bd 2814This function is called by wxWidgets keyboard navigation code when the user
d577d610
VZ
2815gives the focus to this window from keyboard (e.g. using {\tt TAB} key).
2816By default this method simply calls \helpref{SetFocus}{wxwindowsetfocus} but
2817can be overridden to do something in addition to this in the derived classes.
2818
a1037371 2819
a660d684
KB
2820\membersection{wxWindow::SetFont}\label{wxwindowsetfont}
2821
2822\func{void}{SetFont}{\param{const wxFont\& }{font}}
2823
b8e7b673
VZ
2824Sets the font for this window. This function should not be called for the
2825parent window if you don't want its font to be inherited by its children,
fa47d7a7 2826use \helpref{SetOwnFont}{wxwindowsetownfont} instead in this case and
b8e7b673
VZ
2827see \helpref{InheritAttributes}{wxwindowinheritattributes} for more
2828explanations.
a660d684
KB
2829
2830\wxheading{Parameters}
2831
c6c825d8
VS
2832\docparam{font}{Font to associate with this window, pass
2833{\tt wxNullFont} to reset to the default font.}
a660d684
KB
2834
2835\wxheading{See also}
2836
b8e7b673
VZ
2837\helpref{wxWindow::GetFont}{wxwindowgetfont},\\
2838\helpref{InheritAttributes}{wxwindowinheritattributes}
a660d684 2839
a1037371 2840
a660d684
KB
2841\membersection{wxWindow::SetForegroundColour}\label{wxwindowsetforegroundcolour}
2842
2843\func{virtual void}{SetForegroundColour}{\param{const wxColour\& }{colour}}
2844
2845Sets the foreground colour of the window.
2846
b8e7b673
VZ
2847Please see \helpref{InheritAttributes}{wxwindowinheritattributes} for
2848explanation of the difference between this method and
fa47d7a7 2849\helpref{SetOwnForegroundColour}{wxwindowsetownforegroundcolour}.
b8e7b673 2850
a660d684
KB
2851\wxheading{Parameters}
2852
ece99087
RD
2853\docparam{colour}{The colour to be used as the foreground colour, pass
2854 {\tt wxNullColour} to reset to the default colour.}
a660d684
KB
2855
2856\wxheading{Remarks}
2857
2858The interpretation of foreground colour is open to interpretation according
2859to the window class; it may be the text colour or other colour, or it may not
2860be used at all.
2861
ece99087
RD
2862Using this function will disable attempts to use themes for this
2863window, if the system supports them. Use with care since usually the
2864themes represent the appearance chosen by the user to be used for all
2865applications on the system.
6453876e 2866
a660d684
KB
2867\wxheading{See also}
2868
2869\helpref{wxWindow::GetForegroundColour}{wxwindowgetforegroundcolour},\rtfsp
2870\helpref{wxWindow::SetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowsetbackgroundcolour},\rtfsp
b8e7b673
VZ
2871\helpref{wxWindow::GetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowgetbackgroundcolour},\rtfsp
2872\helpref{wxWindow::ShouldInheritColours}{wxwindowshouldinheritcolours}
a660d684 2873
a1037371 2874
4e28924c
JS
2875\membersection{wxWindow::SetHelpText}\label{wxwindowsethelptext}
2876
2877\func{virtual void}{SetHelpText}{\param{const wxString\& }{helpText}}
2878
2879Sets the help text to be used as context-sensitive help for this window.
2880
2881Note that the text is actually stored by the current \helpref{wxHelpProvider}{wxhelpprovider} implementation,
2882and not in the window object itself.
2883
2884\wxheading{See also}
2885
2886\helpref{GetHelpText}{wxwindowgethelptext}, \helpref{wxHelpProvider}{wxhelpprovider}
2887
a1037371 2888
a660d684
KB
2889\membersection{wxWindow::SetId}\label{wxwindowsetid}
2890
2891\func{void}{SetId}{\param{int}{ id}}
2892
2893Sets the identifier of the window.
2894
2895\wxheading{Remarks}
2896
2897Each window has an integer identifier. If the application has not provided one,
2898an identifier will be generated. Normally, the identifier should be provided
2899on creation and should not be modified subsequently.
2900
a660d684
KB
2901\wxheading{See also}
2902
5b6aa0ff
JS
2903\helpref{wxWindow::GetId}{wxwindowgetid},\rtfsp
2904\helpref{Window identifiers}{windowids}
a660d684 2905
8c4b73d1 2906
a1037371 2907
3980000c
RR
2908\membersection{wxWindow::SetLabel}\label{wxwindowsetlabel}
2909
2910\func{virtual void}{SetLabel}{\param{const wxString\& }{label}}
2911
2912Sets the window's label.
2913
2914\wxheading{Parameters}
2915
2916\docparam{label}{The window label.}
2917
2918\wxheading{See also}
2919
2920\helpref{wxWindow::GetLabel}{wxwindowgetlabel}
2921
2922
a660d684
KB
2923\membersection{wxWindow::SetName}\label{wxwindowsetname}
2924
2925\func{virtual void}{SetName}{\param{const wxString\& }{name}}
2926
2927Sets the window's name.
2928
2929\wxheading{Parameters}
2930
2931\docparam{name}{A name to set for the window.}
2932
2933\wxheading{See also}
2934
2935\helpref{wxWindow::GetName}{wxwindowgetname}
2936
a1037371 2937
dbdb39b2
JS
2938\membersection{wxWindow::SetPalette}\label{wxwindowsetpalette}
2939
2940\func{virtual void}{SetPalette}{\param{wxPalette* }{palette}}
2941
2942Obsolete - use \helpref{wxDC::SetPalette}{wxdcsetpalette} instead.
2943
a1037371 2944
a660d684
KB
2945\membersection{wxWindow::SetScrollbar}\label{wxwindowsetscrollbar}
2946
eaaa6a06
JS
2947\func{virtual void}{SetScrollbar}{\param{int }{orientation}, \param{int }{position},\rtfsp
2948\param{int }{thumbSize}, \param{int }{range},\rtfsp
cc81d32f 2949\param{bool }{refresh = {\tt true}}}
a660d684
KB
2950
2951Sets the scrollbar properties of a built-in scrollbar.
2952
2953\wxheading{Parameters}
2954
2955\docparam{orientation}{Determines the scrollbar whose page size is to be set. May be wxHORIZONTAL or wxVERTICAL.}
2956
2957\docparam{position}{The position of the scrollbar in scroll units.}
2958
2959\docparam{thumbSize}{The size of the thumb, or visible portion of the scrollbar, in scroll units.}
2960
2961\docparam{range}{The maximum position of the scrollbar.}
2962
cc81d32f 2963\docparam{refresh}{{\tt true} to redraw the scrollbar, {\tt false} otherwise.}
a660d684
KB
2964
2965\wxheading{Remarks}
2966
2967Let's say you wish to display 50 lines of text, using the same font.
2968The window is sized so that you can only see 16 lines at a time.
2969
2970You would use:
2971
2972{\small%
2973\begin{verbatim}
2974 SetScrollbar(wxVERTICAL, 0, 16, 50);
2975\end{verbatim}
2976}
2977
2978Note that with the window at this size, the thumb position can never go
2979above 50 minus 16, or 34.
2980
2981You can determine how many lines are currently visible by dividing the current view
2982size by the character height in pixels.
2983
2984When defining your own scrollbar behaviour, you will always need to recalculate
2985the scrollbar settings when the window size changes. You could therefore put your
2986scrollbar calculations and SetScrollbar
2987call into a function named AdjustScrollbars, which can be called initially and also
f4fcc291 2988from your \helpref{wxSizeEvent}{wxsizeevent} handler function.
a660d684
KB
2989
2990\wxheading{See also}
2991
2992\helpref{Scrolling overview}{scrollingoverview},\rtfsp
2993\helpref{wxScrollBar}{wxscrollbar}, \helpref{wxScrolledWindow}{wxscrolledwindow}
2994
2995\begin{comment}
8c4b73d1 2996
a1037371 2997
a660d684
KB
2998\membersection{wxWindow::SetScrollPage}\label{wxwindowsetscrollpage}
2999
cc81d32f 3000\func{virtual void}{SetScrollPage}{\param{int }{orientation}, \param{int }{pageSize}, \param{bool }{refresh = {\tt true}}}
a660d684
KB
3001
3002Sets the page size of one of the built-in scrollbars.
3003
3004\wxheading{Parameters}
3005
3006\docparam{orientation}{Determines the scrollbar whose page size is to be set. May be wxHORIZONTAL or wxVERTICAL.}
3007
3008\docparam{pageSize}{Page size in scroll units.}
3009
cc81d32f 3010\docparam{refresh}{{\tt true} to redraw the scrollbar, {\tt false} otherwise.}
a660d684
KB
3011
3012\wxheading{Remarks}
3013
3014The page size of a scrollbar is the number of scroll units that the scroll thumb travels when you
3015click on the area above/left of or below/right of the thumb. Normally you will want a whole visible
3016page to be scrolled, i.e. the size of the current view (perhaps the window client size). This
3017value has to be adjusted when the window is resized, since the page size will have changed.
3018
3019In addition to specifying how far the scroll thumb travels when paging, in Motif and some versions of Windows
3020the thumb changes size to reflect the page size relative to the length of the document. When the
3021document size is only slightly bigger than the current view (window) size, almost all of the scrollbar
3022will be taken up by the thumb. When the two values become the same, the scrollbar will (on some systems)
3023disappear.
3024
3025Currently, this function should be called before SetPageRange, because of a quirk in the Windows
3026handling of pages and ranges.
3027
3028\wxheading{See also}
3029
3030\helpref{wxWindow::SetScrollPos}{wxwindowsetscrollpos},\rtfsp
4179da8a
WS
3031\helpref{wxWindow::GetScrollPos}{wxwindowgetscrollpos},\rtfsp
3032\helpref{wxWindow::GetScrollPage}{wxwindowgetscrollpage},\rtfsp
a660d684
KB
3033\helpref{wxScrollBar}{wxscrollbar}, \helpref{wxScrolledWindow}{wxscrolledwindow}
3034\end{comment}
3035
a1037371 3036
a660d684
KB
3037\membersection{wxWindow::SetScrollPos}\label{wxwindowsetscrollpos}
3038
cc81d32f 3039\func{virtual void}{SetScrollPos}{\param{int }{orientation}, \param{int }{pos}, \param{bool }{refresh = {\tt true}}}
a660d684
KB
3040
3041Sets the position of one of the built-in scrollbars.
3042
3043\wxheading{Parameters}
3044
3045\docparam{orientation}{Determines the scrollbar whose position is to be set. May be wxHORIZONTAL or wxVERTICAL.}
3046
3047\docparam{pos}{Position in scroll units.}
3048
cc81d32f 3049\docparam{refresh}{{\tt true} to redraw the scrollbar, {\tt false} otherwise.}
a660d684
KB
3050
3051\wxheading{Remarks}
3052
3053This function does not directly affect the contents of the window: it is up to the
3054application to take note of scrollbar attributes and redraw contents accordingly.
3055
3056\wxheading{See also}
3057
3058\helpref{wxWindow::SetScrollbar}{wxwindowsetscrollbar},\rtfsp
4179da8a 3059\helpref{wxWindow::GetScrollPos}{wxwindowgetscrollpos},\rtfsp
f7bd2698 3060\helpref{wxWindow::GetScrollThumb}{wxwindowgetscrollthumb},\rtfsp
a660d684
KB
3061\helpref{wxScrollBar}{wxscrollbar}, \helpref{wxScrolledWindow}{wxscrolledwindow}
3062
3063\begin{comment}
8c4b73d1 3064
a1037371 3065
a660d684
KB
3066\membersection{wxWindow::SetScrollRange}\label{wxwindowsetscrollrange}
3067
cc81d32f 3068\func{virtual void}{SetScrollRange}{\param{int }{orientation}, \param{int }{range}, \param{bool }{refresh = {\tt true}}}
a660d684
KB
3069
3070Sets the range of one of the built-in scrollbars.
3071
3072\wxheading{Parameters}
3073
3074\docparam{orientation}{Determines the scrollbar whose range is to be set. May be wxHORIZONTAL or wxVERTICAL.}
3075
3076\docparam{range}{Scroll range.}
3077
cc81d32f 3078\docparam{refresh}{{\tt true} to redraw the scrollbar, {\tt false} otherwise.}
a660d684
KB
3079
3080\wxheading{Remarks}
3081
3082The range of a scrollbar is the number of steps that the thumb may travel, rather than the total
fe604ccd
JS
3083object length of the scrollbar. If you are implementing a scrolling window, for example, you
3084would adjust the scroll range when the window is resized, by subtracting the window view size from the
3085total virtual window size. When the two sizes are the same (all the window is visible), the range goes to zero
a660d684
KB
3086and usually the scrollbar will be automatically hidden.
3087
3088\wxheading{See also}
3089
3090\helpref{wxWindow::SetScrollPos}{wxwindowsetscrollpos},\rtfsp
3091\helpref{wxWindow::SetScrollPage}{wxwindowsetscrollpage},\rtfsp
4179da8a
WS
3092\helpref{wxWindow::GetScrollPos}{wxwindowgetscrollpos},\rtfsp
3093\helpref{wxWindow::GetScrollPage}{wxwindowgetscrollpage},\rtfsp
a660d684
KB
3094\helpref{wxScrollBar}{wxscrollbar}, \helpref{wxScrolledWindow}{wxscrolledwindow}
3095\end{comment}
3096
a1037371 3097
a660d684
KB
3098\membersection{wxWindow::SetSize}\label{wxwindowsetsize}
3099
eaaa6a06
JS
3100\func{virtual void}{SetSize}{\param{int}{ x}, \param{int}{ y}, \param{int}{ width}, \param{int}{ height},
3101 \param{int}{ sizeFlags = wxSIZE\_AUTO}}
a660d684 3102
a974387a
JS
3103\func{virtual void}{SetSize}{\param{const wxRect\&}{ rect}}
3104
a660d684
KB
3105Sets the size and position of the window in pixels.
3106
eaaa6a06 3107\func{virtual void}{SetSize}{\param{int}{ width}, \param{int}{ height}}
a660d684 3108
a974387a
JS
3109\func{virtual void}{SetSize}{\param{const wxSize\&}{ size}}
3110
a660d684
KB
3111Sets the size of the window in pixels.
3112
3113\wxheading{Parameters}
3114
3115\docparam{x}{Required x position in pixels, or -1 to indicate that the existing
3116value should be used.}
3117
3118\docparam{y}{Required y position in pixels, or -1 to indicate that the existing
3119value should be used.}
3120
3121\docparam{width}{Required width in pixels, or -1 to indicate that the existing
3122value should be used.}
3123
3124\docparam{height}{Required height position in pixels, or -1 to indicate that the existing
3125value should be used.}
3126
a974387a
JS
3127\docparam{size}{\helpref{wxSize}{wxsize} object for setting the size.}
3128
3129\docparam{rect}{\helpref{wxRect}{wxrect} object for setting the position and size.}
3130
a660d684
KB
3131\docparam{sizeFlags}{Indicates the interpretation of other parameters. It is a bit list of the following:
3132
3133{\bf wxSIZE\_AUTO\_WIDTH}: a -1 width value is taken to indicate
fc2171bd 3134a wxWidgets-supplied default width.\\
a660d684 3135{\bf wxSIZE\_AUTO\_HEIGHT}: a -1 height value is taken to indicate
fc2171bd 3136a wxWidgets-supplied default width.\\
a660d684 3137{\bf wxSIZE\_AUTO}: -1 size values are taken to indicate
fc2171bd 3138a wxWidgets-supplied default size.\\
a660d684
KB
3139{\bf wxSIZE\_USE\_EXISTING}: existing dimensions should be used
3140if -1 values are supplied.\\
3141{\bf wxSIZE\_ALLOW\_MINUS\_ONE}: allow dimensions of -1 and less to be interpreted
3142as real dimensions, not default values.
3143}
3144
3145\wxheading{Remarks}
3146
3147The second form is a convenience for calling the first form with default
3148x and y parameters, and must be used with non-default width and height values.
3149
3150The first form sets the position and optionally size, of the window.
3151Parameters may be -1 to indicate either that a default should be supplied
fc2171bd 3152by wxWidgets, or that the current value of the dimension should be used.
a660d684
KB
3153
3154\wxheading{See also}
3155
3156\helpref{wxWindow::Move}{wxwindowmove}
3157
06d20283
RD
3158\pythonnote{In place of a single overloaded method name, wxPython
3159implements the following methods:\par
3160\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
c9110876
VS
3161\twocolitem{{\bf SetDimensions(x, y, width, height, sizeFlags=wxSIZE\_AUTO)}}{}
3162\twocolitem{{\bf SetSize(size)}}{}
3163\twocolitem{{\bf SetPosition(point)}}{}
06d20283
RD
3164\end{twocollist}}
3165}
3166
a1037371 3167
a660d684
KB
3168\membersection{wxWindow::SetSizeHints}\label{wxwindowsetsizehints}
3169
eaaa6a06
JS
3170\func{virtual void}{SetSizeHints}{\param{int}{ minW=-1}, \param{int}{ minH=-1}, \param{int}{ maxW=-1}, \param{int}{ maxH=-1},
3171 \param{int}{ incW=-1}, \param{int}{ incH=-1}}
a660d684 3172
1ec25e8f
RD
3173\func{void}{SetSizeHints}{\param{const wxSize\&}{ minSize},
3174\param{const wxSize\&}{ maxSize=wxDefaultSize}, \param{const wxSize\&}{ incSize=wxDefaultSize}}
3175
3176
a660d684
KB
3177Allows specification of minimum and maximum window sizes, and window size increments.
3178If a pair of values is not set (or set to -1), the default values will be used.
3179
3180\wxheading{Parameters}
3181
3182\docparam{minW}{Specifies the minimum width allowable.}
3183
3184\docparam{minH}{Specifies the minimum height allowable.}
3185
3186\docparam{maxW}{Specifies the maximum width allowable.}
3187
3188\docparam{maxH}{Specifies the maximum height allowable.}
3189
3190\docparam{incW}{Specifies the increment for sizing the width (Motif/Xt only).}
3191
3192\docparam{incH}{Specifies the increment for sizing the height (Motif/Xt only).}
3193
1ec25e8f
RD
3194\docparam{minSize}{Minimum size.}
3195
3196\docparam{maxSize}{Maximum size.}
3197
3198\docparam{incSize}{Increment size (Motif/Xt only).}
3199
a660d684
KB
3200\wxheading{Remarks}
3201
3202If this function is called, the user will not be able to size the window outside the
3203given bounds.
3204
3205The resizing increments are only significant under Motif or Xt.
3206
a1037371 3207
515da557
RR
3208\membersection{wxWindow::SetSizer}\label{wxwindowsetsizer}
3209
cc81d32f 3210\func{void}{SetSizer}{\param{wxSizer* }{sizer}, \param{bool }{deleteOld=true}}
515da557
RR
3211
3212Sets the window to have the given layout sizer. The window
3213will then own the object, and will take care of its deletion.
3214If an existing layout constraints object is already owned by the
cc81d32f 3215window, it will be deleted if the deleteOld parameter is true.
515da557 3216
e5251d4f 3217Note that this function will also call
cc81d32f
VS
3218\helpref{SetAutoLayout}{wxwindowsetautolayout} implicitly with {\tt true}
3219parameter if the {\it sizer}\/ is non-NULL and {\tt false} otherwise.
e5251d4f 3220
515da557
RR
3221\wxheading{Parameters}
3222
3aa5d532
RL
3223\docparam{sizer}{The sizer to set. Pass NULL to disassociate and conditionally delete
3224the window's sizer. See below.}
3225
cc81d32f
VS
3226\docparam{deleteOld}{If true (the default), this will delete any prexisting sizer.
3227Pass false if you wish to handle deleting the old sizer yourself.}
515da557
RR
3228
3229\wxheading{Remarks}
3230
fc2171bd 3231SetSizer now enables and disables Layout automatically, but prior to wxWidgets 2.3.3
566d84a7
RL
3232the following applied:
3233
515da557 3234You must call \helpref{wxWindow::SetAutoLayout}{wxwindowsetautolayout} to tell a window to use
2cdac558
RD
3235the sizer automatically in OnSize; otherwise, you must override OnSize and call Layout()
3236explicitly. When setting both a wxSizer and a \helpref{wxLayoutConstraints}{wxlayoutconstraints},
515da557
RR
3237only the sizer will have effect.
3238
a1037371 3239
566d84a7
RL
3240\membersection{wxWindow::SetSizerAndFit}\label{wxwindowsetsizerandfit}
3241
cc81d32f 3242\func{void}{SetSizerAndFit}{\param{wxSizer* }{sizer}, \param{bool }{deleteOld=true}}
566d84a7
RL
3243
3244The same as \helpref{SetSizer}{wxwindowsetsizer}, except it also sets the size hints
3245for the window based on the sizer's minimum size.
3246
a1037371 3247
a660d684
KB
3248\membersection{wxWindow::SetTitle}\label{wxwindowsettitle}
3249
3250\func{virtual void}{SetTitle}{\param{const wxString\& }{title}}
3251
3252Sets the window's title. Applicable only to frames and dialogs.
3253
3254\wxheading{Parameters}
3255
3256\docparam{title}{The window's title.}
3257
3258\wxheading{See also}
3259
3260\helpref{wxWindow::GetTitle}{wxwindowgettitle}
3261
a1037371 3262
f89a1397
RR
3263\membersection{wxWindow::SetThemeEnabled}\label{wxwindowsetthemeenabled}
3264
3265\func{virtual void}{SetThemeEnabled}{\param{bool }{enable}}
3266
3267This function tells a window if it should use the system's "theme" code
3268to draw the windows' background instead if its own background drawing
3269code. This does not always have any effect since the underlying platform
3270obviously needs to support the notion of themes in user defined windows.
3271One such platform is GTK+ where windows can have (very colourful) backgrounds
3272defined by a user's selected theme.
3273
cc81d32f 3274Dialogs, notebook pages and the status bar have this flag set to true
f89a1397
RR
3275by default so that the default look and feel is simulated best.
3276
a1037371 3277
f6bcfd97
BP
3278\membersection{wxWindow::SetToolTip}\label{wxwindowsettooltip}
3279
3280\func{void}{SetToolTip}{\param{const wxString\& }{tip}}
3281
3282\func{void}{SetToolTip}{\param{wxToolTip* }{tip}}
3283
c9f00eeb 3284Attach a tooltip to the window.
f6bcfd97 3285
c9f00eeb 3286See also: \helpref{GetToolTip}{wxwindowgettooltip},
8161ba08 3287 \helpref{wxToolTip}{wxtooltip}
f6bcfd97 3288
a1037371 3289
aa4b42f0
VZ
3290\membersection{wxWindow::SetValidator}\label{wxwindowsetvalidator}
3291
3292\func{virtual void}{SetValidator}{\param{const wxValidator\&}{ validator}}
3293
3294Deletes the current validator (if any) and sets the window validator, having called wxValidator::Clone to
3295create a new validator of this type.
3296
a1037371 3297
566d84a7
RL
3298\membersection{wxWindow::SetVirtualSize}\label{wxwindowsetvirtualsize}
3299
3300\func{void}{SetVirtualSize}{\param{int}{ width}, \param{int}{ height}}
3301
3302\func{void}{SetVirtualSize}{\param{const wxSize\&}{ size}}
3303
3304Sets the virtual size of the window in pixels.
3305
a1037371 3306
566d84a7
RL
3307\membersection{wxWindow::SetVirtualSizeHints}\label{wxwindowsetvirtualsizehints}
3308
3309\func{virtual void}{SetVirtualSizeHints}{\param{int}{ minW},\param{int}{ minH}, \param{int}{ maxW=-1}, \param{int}{ maxH=-1}}
3310
1ec25e8f
RD
3311\func{void}{SetVirtualSizeHints}{\param{const wxSize\&}{ minSize=wxDefaultSize},
3312\param{const wxSize\&}{ maxSize=wxDefaultSize}}
3313
3314
566d84a7
RL
3315Allows specification of minimum and maximum virtual window sizes.
3316If a pair of values is not set (or set to -1), the default values
3317will be used.
3318
3319\wxheading{Parameters}
3320
3321\docparam{minW}{Specifies the minimum width allowable.}
3322
3323\docparam{minH}{Specifies the minimum height allowable.}
3324
3325\docparam{maxW}{Specifies the maximum width allowable.}
3326
3327\docparam{maxH}{Specifies the maximum height allowable.}
3328
1ec25e8f
RD
3329\docparam{minSize}{Minimum size.}
3330
3331\docparam{maxSize}{Maximum size.}
3332
566d84a7
RL
3333\wxheading{Remarks}
3334
3335If this function is called, the user will not be able to size the virtual area
3336of the window outside the given bounds.
f6bcfd97 3337
a1037371 3338
d80cd92a
VZ
3339\membersection{wxWindow::SetWindowStyle}\label{wxwindowsetwindowstyle}
3340
3341\func{void}{SetWindowStyle}{\param{long}{ style}}
3342
3343Identical to \helpref{SetWindowStyleFlag}{wxwindowsetwindowstyleflag}.
3344
a1037371 3345
d80cd92a
VZ
3346\membersection{wxWindow::SetWindowStyleFlag}\label{wxwindowsetwindowstyleflag}
3347
3348\func{virtual void}{SetWindowStyleFlag}{\param{long}{ style}}
3349
3350Sets the style of the window. Please note that some styles cannot be changed
3351after the window creation and that \helpref{Refresh()}{wxwindowrefresh} might
3352be called after changing the others for the change to take place immediately.
3353
b2cf617c 3354See \helpref{Window styles}{windowstyles} for more information about flags.
d80cd92a
VZ
3355
3356\wxheading{See also}
3357
3358\helpref{GetWindowStyleFlag}{wxwindowgetwindowstyleflag}
3359
8c4b73d1 3360
416101be
VZ
3361\membersection{wxWindow::SetWindowVariant}\label{wxwindowsetwindowvariant}
3362
3363\func{void}{SetWindowVariant}{\param{wxWindowVariant}{variant}}
3364
3365This function can be called under all platforms but only does anything under
3366Mac OS X 10.3+ currently. Under this system, each of the standard control can
dbd94b75 3367exist in several sizes which correspond to the elements of wxWindowVariant
416101be
VZ
3368enum:
3369\begin{verbatim}
3370enum wxWindowVariant
3371{
3372 wxWINDOW_VARIANT_NORMAL, // Normal size
3373 wxWINDOW_VARIANT_SMALL, // Smaller size (about 25 % smaller than normal )
3374 wxWINDOW_VARIANT_MINI, // Mini size (about 33 % smaller than normal )
3375 wxWINDOW_VARIANT_LARGE, // Large size (about 25 % larger than normal )
3376};
3377\end{verbatim}
3378
3379By default the controls use the normal size, of course, but this function can
3380be used to change this.
3381
a1037371 3382
b8e7b673
VZ
3383\membersection{wxWindow::ShouldInheritColours}\label{wxwindowshouldinheritcolours}
3384
3385\func{virtual bool}{ShouldInheritColours}{\void}
3386
3387Return \true from here to allow the colours of this window to be changed by
3388\helpref{InheritAttributes}{wxwindowinheritattributes}, returning \false
3389forbids inheriting them from the parent window.
3390
3391The base class version returns \false, but this method is overridden in
3392\helpref{wxControl}{wxcontrol} where it returns \true.
3393
3394
aeab10d0 3395\membersection{wxWindow::Show}\label{wxwindowshow}
a660d684 3396
cc81d32f 3397\func{virtual bool}{Show}{\param{bool}{ show = {\tt true}}}
a660d684 3398
be90c029 3399Shows or hides the window. You may need to call \helpref{Raise}{wxwindowraise}
b59893f3
VZ
3400for a top level window if you want to bring it to top, although this is not
3401needed if Show() is called immediately after the frame creation.
a660d684
KB
3402
3403\wxheading{Parameters}
3404
cc81d32f 3405\docparam{show}{If {\tt true} displays the window. Otherwise, hides it.}
bc5879ef
VZ
3406
3407\wxheading{Return value}
3408
cc81d32f 3409{\tt true} if the window has been shown or hidden or {\tt false} if nothing was
bc5879ef 3410done because it already was in the requested state.
a660d684
KB
3411
3412\wxheading{See also}
3413
3414\helpref{wxWindow::IsShown}{wxwindowisshown}
3415
8c4b73d1 3416
a1037371 3417
0cc7251e
VZ
3418\membersection{wxWindow::Thaw}\label{wxwindowthaw}
3419
3420\func{virtual void}{Thaw}{\void}
3421
a1037371
VZ
3422Reenables window updating after a previous call to
3423\helpref{Freeze}{wxwindowfreeze}. To really thaw the control, it must be called
3424exactly the same number of times as \helpref{Freeze}{wxwindowfreeze}.
3425
0cc7251e 3426
a660d684
KB
3427\membersection{wxWindow::TransferDataFromWindow}\label{wxwindowtransferdatafromwindow}
3428
3429\func{virtual bool}{TransferDataFromWindow}{\void}
3430
3431Transfers values from child controls to data areas specified by their validators. Returns
cc81d32f 3432{\tt false} if a transfer failed.
a660d684 3433
d80cd92a
VZ
3434If the window has {\tt wxWS\_EX\_VALIDATE\_RECURSIVELY} extra style flag set,
3435the method will also call TransferDataFromWindow() of all child windows.
3436
a660d684
KB
3437\wxheading{See also}
3438
3439\helpref{wxWindow::TransferDataToWindow}{wxwindowtransferdatatowindow},\rtfsp
3440\helpref{wxValidator}{wxvalidator}, \helpref{wxWindow::Validate}{wxwindowvalidate}
3441
a1037371 3442
a660d684
KB
3443\membersection{wxWindow::TransferDataToWindow}\label{wxwindowtransferdatatowindow}
3444
3445\func{virtual bool}{TransferDataToWindow}{\void}
3446
3447Transfers values to child controls from data areas specified by their validators.
3448
d80cd92a
VZ
3449If the window has {\tt wxWS\_EX\_VALIDATE\_RECURSIVELY} extra style flag set,
3450the method will also call TransferDataToWindow() of all child windows.
3451
a660d684
KB
3452\wxheading{Return value}
3453
cc81d32f 3454Returns {\tt false} if a transfer failed.
a660d684
KB
3455
3456\wxheading{See also}
3457
3458\helpref{wxWindow::TransferDataFromWindow}{wxwindowtransferdatafromwindow},\rtfsp
3459\helpref{wxValidator}{wxvalidator}, \helpref{wxWindow::Validate}{wxwindowvalidate}
3460
a1037371 3461
5048c832
JS
3462\membersection{wxWindow::UnregisterHotKey}\label{wxwindowunregisterhotkey}
3463
3464\func{bool}{UnregisterHotKey}{\param{int}{ hotkeyId}}
3465
3466Unregisters a system wide hotkey.
3467
3468\wxheading{Parameters}
3469
3470\docparam{hotkeyId}{Numeric identifier of the hotkey. Must be the same id that was passed to RegisterHotKey.}
3471
3472\wxheading{Return value}
3473
3474{\tt true} if the hotkey was unregistered successfully, {\tt false} if the id was invalid.
3475
3476\wxheading{Remarks}
3477
3478This function is currently only implemented under MSW.
3479
3480\wxheading{See also}
3481
3482\helpref{wxWindow::RegisterHotKey}{wxwindowregisterhotkey}
3483
a1037371 3484
2b5f62a0
VZ
3485\membersection{wxWindow::Update}\label{wxwindowupdate}
3486
3487\func{virtual void}{Update}{\void}
3488
3489Calling this method immediately repaints the invalidated area of the window
3490while this would usually only happen when the flow of control returns to the
3491event loop. Notice that this function doesn't refresh the window and does
3492nothing if the window hadn't been already repainted. Use
3493\helpref{Refresh}{wxwindowrefresh} first if you want to immediately redraw the
3494window unconditionally.
3495
a1037371 3496
e39af974
JS
3497\membersection{wxWindow::UpdateWindowUI}\label{wxwindowupdatewindowui}
3498
c0d26c0f 3499\func{virtual void}{UpdateWindowUI}{\param{long}{ flags = wxUPDATE\_UI\_NONE}}
e39af974
JS
3500
3501This function sends \helpref{wxUpdateUIEvents}{wxupdateuievent} to
3502the window. The particular implementation depends on the window; for
3503example a wxToolBar will send an update UI event for each toolbar button,
3504and a wxFrame will send an update UI event for each menubar menu item.
3505You can call this function from your application to ensure that your
3506UI is up-to-date at this point (as far as your wxUpdateUIEvent handlers
3507are concerned). This may be necessary if you have called
3508\helpref{wxUpdateUIEvent::SetMode}{wxupdateuieventsetmode} or
3509\helpref{wxUpdateUIEvent::SetUpdateInterval}{wxupdateuieventsetupdateinterval} to
fc2171bd 3510limit the overhead that wxWidgets incurs by sending update UI events in idle time.
e39af974
JS
3511
3512{\it flags} should be a bitlist of one or more of the following values.
3513
3514\begin{verbatim}
3515enum wxUpdateUI
3516{
3517 wxUPDATE_UI_NONE = 0x0000, // No particular value
3518 wxUPDATE_UI_RECURSE = 0x0001, // Call the function for descendants
3519 wxUPDATE_UI_FROMIDLE = 0x0002 // Invoked from On(Internal)Idle
3520};
3521\end{verbatim}
3522
3523If you are calling this function from an OnInternalIdle or OnIdle
3524function, make sure you pass the wxUPDATE\_UI\_FROMIDLE flag, since
3525this tells the window to only update the UI elements that need
3526to be updated in idle time. Some windows update their elements
3527only when necessary, for example when a menu is about to be shown.
3528The following is an example of how to call UpdateWindowUI from
3529an idle function.
3530
3531\begin{verbatim}
3532void MyWindow::OnInternalIdle()
3533{
3534 if (wxUpdateUIEvent::CanUpdate(this))
3535 UpdateWindowUI(wxUPDATE_UI_FROMIDLE);
3536}
3537\end{verbatim}
3538
3539\wxheading{See also}
3540
3541\helpref{wxUpdateUIEvent}{wxupdateuievent},
3542\helpref{wxWindow::DoUpdateWindowUI}{wxwindowdoupdatewindowui},
3543\helpref{wxWindow::OnInternalIdle}{wxwindowoninternalidle}
3544
a1037371 3545
a660d684
KB
3546\membersection{wxWindow::Validate}\label{wxwindowvalidate}
3547
3548\func{virtual bool}{Validate}{\void}
3549
3550Validates the current values of the child controls using their validators.
3551
d80cd92a
VZ
3552If the window has {\tt wxWS\_EX\_VALIDATE\_RECURSIVELY} extra style flag set,
3553the method will also call Validate() of all child windows.
3554
a660d684
KB
3555\wxheading{Return value}
3556
cc81d32f 3557Returns {\tt false} if any of the validations failed.
a660d684
KB
3558
3559\wxheading{See also}
3560
3561\helpref{wxWindow::TransferDataFromWindow}{wxwindowtransferdatafromwindow},\rtfsp
3980000c 3562\helpref{wxWindow::TransferDataToWindow}{wxwindowtransferdatatowindow},\rtfsp
a660d684
KB
3563\helpref{wxValidator}{wxvalidator}
3564
a1037371 3565
a660d684
KB
3566\membersection{wxWindow::WarpPointer}\label{wxwindowwarppointer}
3567
3568\func{void}{WarpPointer}{\param{int}{ x}, \param{int}{ y}}
3569
3570Moves the pointer to the given position on the window.
3571
6faf4b5f
VZ
3572{\bf NB: } This function is not supported under Mac because Apple Human
3573Interface Guidelines forbid moving the mouse cursor programmatically.
3574
a660d684
KB
3575\wxheading{Parameters}
3576
3577\docparam{x}{The new x position for the cursor.}
3578
3579\docparam{y}{The new y position for the cursor.}
3580