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2%% Name: window.tex
3%% Purpose: wxWindow documentation
4%% Author: wxWidgets Team
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8%% Copyright: (c) wxWidgets Team
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12\section{\class{wxWindow}}\label{wxwindow}
13
87b6002d 14wxWindow is the base class for all windows and represents any visible object on
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15screen. All controls, top level windows and so on are windows. Sizers and
16device contexts are not, however, as they don't appear on screen themselves.
17
18Please note that all children of the window will be deleted automatically by
19the destructor before the window itself is deleted which means that you don't
20have to worry about deleting them manually. Please see the \helpref{window
21deletion overview}{windowdeletionoverview} for more information.
22
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23Also note that in this, and many others, wxWidgets classes some
24\texttt{GetXXX()} methods may be overloaded (as, for example,
25\helpref{GetSize}{wxwindowgetsize} or
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26\helpref{GetClientSize}{wxwindowgetclientsize}). In this case, the overloads
27are non-virtual because having multiple virtual functions with the same name
28results in a virtual function name hiding at the derived class level (in
29English, this means that the derived class has to override all overloaded
30variants if it overrides any of them). To allow overriding them in the derived
fc2171bd 31class, wxWidgets uses a unique protected virtual \texttt{DoGetXXX()} method
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32and all \texttt{GetXXX()} ones are forwarded to it, so overriding the former
33changes the behaviour of the latter.
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35\wxheading{Derived from}
36
37\helpref{wxEvtHandler}{wxevthandler}\\
38\helpref{wxObject}{wxobject}
39
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40\wxheading{Include files}
41
42<wx/window.h>
43
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44\wxheading{Window styles}
45
46The following styles can apply to all windows, although they will not always make sense for a particular
4130b487 47window class or on all platforms.
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48
49\twocolwidtha{5cm}%
50\begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
51\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxSIMPLE\_BORDER}}{Displays a thin border around the window. wxBORDER is the old name
27d029c7 52for this style. }
69a126b0 53\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxDOUBLE\_BORDER}}{Displays a double border. Windows and Mac only.}
a660d684 54\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxSUNKEN\_BORDER}}{Displays a sunken border.}
69a126b0 55\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxRAISED\_BORDER}}{Displays a raised border.}
6453876e 56\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxSTATIC\_BORDER}}{Displays a border suitable for a static control. Windows only. }
8d99dec0 57\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxNO\_BORDER}}{Displays no border, overriding the default border style for the window.}
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58\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxTRANSPARENT\_WINDOW}}{The window is transparent, that is, it will not receive paint
59events. Windows only.}
a660d684 60\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxTAB\_TRAVERSAL}}{Use this to enable tab traversal for non-dialog windows.}
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61\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWANTS\_CHARS}}{Use this to indicate that
62the window wants to get all char/key events for all keys - even for
63keys like TAB or ENTER which are usually used for dialog navigation
64and which wouldn't be generated without this style. If you need to
65use this style in order to get the arrows or etc., but would still like to have
66normal keyboard navigation take place, you should create and send a
67wxNavigationKeyEvent in response to the key events for Tab and
68Shift-Tab.}
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69\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxNO\_FULL\_REPAINT\_ON\_RESIZE}}{On Windows, this style used to disable repainting
70the window completely when its size is changed. Since this behaviour is now the default, the style is now obsolete
71and no longer has an effect.}
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72\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxVSCROLL}}{Use this style to enable a vertical scrollbar.}
73\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxHSCROLL}}{Use this style to enable a horizontal scrollbar.}
3c9676ea 74\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxALWAYS\_SHOW\_SB}}{If a window has scrollbars,
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75disable them instead of hiding them when they are not needed (i.e. when the
76size of the window is big enough to not require the scrollbars to navigate it).
77This style is currently only implemented for wxMSW and wxUniversal and does
78nothing on the other platforms.}
884360bc 79\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxCLIP\_CHILDREN}}{Use this style to eliminate flicker caused by the background being
6453876e 80repainted, then children being painted over them. Windows only.}
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81\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxFULL\_REPAINT\_ON\_RESIZE}}{Use this style to force
82a complete redraw of the window whenever it is resized instead of redrawing
83just the part of the window affected by resizing. Note that this was the
84behaviour by default before 2.5.1 release and that if you experience redraw
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85problems with code which previously used to work you may want to try this.
86Currently this style applies on GTK+ 2 and Windows only, and full repainting is always
87done on other platforms.}
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88\end{twocollist}
89
90See also \helpref{window styles overview}{windowstyles}.
91
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92\wxheading{Extra window styles}
93
94The following are extra styles, set using \helpref{wxWindow::SetExtraStyle}{wxwindowsetextrastyle}.
95
96\twocolwidtha{5cm}%
97\begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
98\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_VALIDATE\_RECURSIVELY}}{By default, Validate/TransferDataTo/FromWindow()
99only work on direct children of the window (compatible behaviour). Set this flag to make them recursively
100descend into all subwindows.}
101\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_BLOCK\_EVENTS}}{wxCommandEvents and the objects of the derived classes are forwarded to the
102parent window and so on recursively by default. Using this flag for the
103given window allows to block this propagation at this window, i.e. prevent
104the events from being propagated further upwards. Dialogs have this
105flag on by default.}
106\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_TRANSIENT}}{Don't use this window as an implicit parent for the other windows: this must
107be used with transient windows as otherwise there is the risk of creating a
108dialog/frame with this window as a parent which would lead to a crash if the
109parent is destroyed before the child.}
110\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_PROCESS\_IDLE}}{This window should always process idle events, even
111if the mode set by \helpref{wxIdleEvent::SetMode}{wxidleeventsetmode} is wxIDLE\_PROCESS\_SPECIFIED.}
112\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_PROCESS\_UI\_UPDATES}}{This window should always process UI update events,
113even if the mode set by \helpref{wxUpdateUIEvent::SetMode}{wxupdateuieventsetmode} is wxUPDATE\_UI\_PROCESS\_SPECIFIED.}
114\end{twocollist}
115
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116\wxheading{See also}
117
118\helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
119
120\latexignore{\rtfignore{\wxheading{Members}}}
121
a1037371 122
f6bcfd97 123\membersection{wxWindow::wxWindow}\label{wxwindowctor}
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124
125\func{}{wxWindow}{\void}
126
127Default constructor.
128
eaaa6a06 129\func{}{wxWindow}{\param{wxWindow*}{ parent}, \param{wxWindowID }{id},
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130 \param{const wxPoint\& }{pos = wxDefaultPosition},
131 \param{const wxSize\& }{size = wxDefaultSize},
eaaa6a06 132 \param{long }{style = 0},
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133 \param{const wxString\& }{name = wxPanelNameStr}}
134
135Constructs a window, which can be a child of a frame, dialog or any other non-control window.
136
137\wxheading{Parameters}
138
139\docparam{parent}{Pointer to a parent window.}
140
5e06d749 141\docparam{id}{Window identifier. If wxID\_ANY, will automatically create an identifier.}
a660d684 142
60fef964 143\docparam{pos}{Window position. wxDefaultPosition indicates that wxWidgets
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144should generate a default position for the window. If using the wxWindow class directly, supply
145an actual position.}
146
60fef964 147\docparam{size}{Window size. wxDefaultSize indicates that wxWidgets
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148should generate a default size for the window. If no suitable size can be found, the
149window will be sized to 20x20 pixels so that the window is visible but obviously not
150correctly sized. }
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151
152\docparam{style}{Window style. For generic window styles, please see \helpref{wxWindow}{wxwindow}.}
153
154\docparam{name}{Window name.}
155
a1037371 156
6d06e061 157\membersection{wxWindow::\destruct{wxWindow}}\label{wxwindowdtor}
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158
159\func{}{\destruct{wxWindow}}{\void}
160
161Destructor. Deletes all subwindows, then deletes itself. Instead of using
162the {\bf delete} operator explicitly, you should normally
fc2171bd 163use \helpref{wxWindow::Destroy}{wxwindowdestroy} so that wxWidgets
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164can delete a window only when it is safe to do so, in idle time.
165
166\wxheading{See also}
167
168\helpref{Window deletion overview}{windowdeletionoverview},\rtfsp
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169\helpref{wxWindow::Destroy}{wxwindowdestroy},\rtfsp
170\helpref{wxCloseEvent}{wxcloseevent}
171
a1037371 172
6d06e061 173\membersection{wxWindow::AddChild}\label{wxwindowaddchild}
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174
175\func{virtual void}{AddChild}{\param{wxWindow* }{child}}
176
177Adds a child window. This is called automatically by window creation
178functions so should not be required by the application programmer.
179
fc2171bd 180Notice that this function is mostly internal to wxWidgets and shouldn't be
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181called by the user code.
182
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183\wxheading{Parameters}
184
185\docparam{child}{Child window to add.}
186
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188\membersection{wxWindow::CacheBestSize}\label{wxwindowcachebestsize}
189
190\constfunc{void}{CacheBestSize}{\param{const wxSize\& }{size}}
191
192Sets the cached best size value.
193
194
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195\membersection{wxWindow::CaptureMouse}\label{wxwindowcapturemouse}
196
197\func{virtual void}{CaptureMouse}{\void}
198
199Directs all mouse input to this window. Call \helpref{wxWindow::ReleaseMouse}{wxwindowreleasemouse} to
200release the capture.
201
fc2171bd 202Note that wxWidgets maintains the stack of windows having captured the mouse
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203and when the mouse is released the capture returns to the window which had had
204captured it previously and it is only really released if there were no previous
205window. In particular, this means that you must release the mouse as many times
206as you capture it.
207
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208\wxheading{See also}
209
210\helpref{wxWindow::ReleaseMouse}{wxwindowreleasemouse}
211
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213\membersection{wxWindow::Center}\label{wxwindowcenter}
214
eaaa6a06 215\func{void}{Center}{\param{int}{ direction}}
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217A synonym for \helpref{Centre}{wxwindowcentre}.
218
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220\membersection{wxWindow::CenterOnParent}\label{wxwindowcenteronparent}
221
222\func{void}{CenterOnParent}{\param{int}{ direction}}
223
224A synonym for \helpref{CentreOnParent}{wxwindowcentreonparent}.
225
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227\membersection{wxWindow::CenterOnScreen}\label{wxwindowcenteronscreen}
228
229\func{void}{CenterOnScreen}{\param{int}{ direction}}
230
231A synonym for \helpref{CentreOnScreen}{wxwindowcentreonscreen}.
232
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234\membersection{wxWindow::Centre}\label{wxwindowcentre}
235
7eb4e9cc 236\func{void}{Centre}{\param{int}{ direction = wxBOTH}}
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238Centres the window.
239
240\wxheading{Parameters}
241
242\docparam{direction}{Specifies the direction for the centering. May be {\tt wxHORIZONTAL}, {\tt wxVERTICAL}\rtfsp
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243or {\tt wxBOTH}. It may also include {\tt wxCENTRE\_ON\_SCREEN} flag
244if you want to center the window on the entire screen and not on its
245parent window.}
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247The flag {\tt wxCENTRE\_FRAME} is obsolete and should not be used any longer
248(it has no effect).
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249
250\wxheading{Remarks}
251
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252If the window is a top level one (i.e. doesn't have a parent), it will be
253centered relative to the screen anyhow.
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255\wxheading{See also}
256
257\helpref{wxWindow::Center}{wxwindowcenter}
258
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260\membersection{wxWindow::CentreOnParent}\label{wxwindowcentreonparent}
261
7eb4e9cc 262\func{void}{CentreOnParent}{\param{int}{ direction = wxBOTH}}
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c9f00eeb 264Centres the window on its parent. This is a more readable synonym for
7eb4e9cc 265\helpref{Centre}{wxwindowcentre}.
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267\wxheading{Parameters}
268
269\docparam{direction}{Specifies the direction for the centering. May be {\tt wxHORIZONTAL}, {\tt wxVERTICAL}\rtfsp
270or {\tt wxBOTH}.}
271
272\wxheading{Remarks}
273
274This methods provides for a way to center top level windows over their
275parents instead of the entire screen. If there is no parent or if the
c9f00eeb 276window is not a top level window, then behaviour is the same as
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277\helpref{wxWindow::Centre}{wxwindowcentre}.
278
279\wxheading{See also}
280
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281\helpref{wxWindow::CentreOnScreen}{wxwindowcenteronscreen}
282
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284\membersection{wxWindow::CentreOnScreen}\label{wxwindowcentreonscreen}
285
286\func{void}{CentreOnScreen}{\param{int}{ direction = wxBOTH}}
287
288Centres the window on screen. This only works for top level windows -
289otherwise, the window will still be centered on its parent.
290
291\wxheading{Parameters}
292
293\docparam{direction}{Specifies the direction for the centering. May be {\tt wxHORIZONTAL}, {\tt wxVERTICAL}\rtfsp
294or {\tt wxBOTH}.}
295
296\wxheading{See also}
297
298\helpref{wxWindow::CentreOnParent}{wxwindowcenteronparent}
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5da0803c 301\membersection{wxWindow::ClearBackground}\label{wxwindowclearbackground}
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5da0803c 303\func{void}{ClearBackground}{\void}
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305Clears the window by filling it with the current background colour. Does not
306cause an erase background event to be generated.
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6d06e061 309\membersection{wxWindow::ClientToScreen}\label{wxwindowclienttoscreen}
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311\constfunc{virtual void}{ClientToScreen}{\param{int* }{x}, \param{int* }{y}}
312
2edb0bde 313\perlnote{In wxPerl this method returns a 2-element list instead of
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315
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316\constfunc{virtual wxPoint}{ClientToScreen}{\param{const wxPoint\&}{ pt}}
317
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318Converts to screen coordinates from coordinates relative to this window.
319
320\docparam{x}{A pointer to a integer value for the x coordinate. Pass the client coordinate in, and
321a screen coordinate will be passed out.}
322
323\docparam{y}{A pointer to a integer value for the y coordinate. Pass the client coordinate in, and
324a screen coordinate will be passed out.}
325
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326\docparam{pt}{The client position for the second form of the function.}
327
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328\pythonnote{In place of a single overloaded method name, wxPython
329implements the following methods:\par
330\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
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331\twocolitem{{\bf ClientToScreen(point)}}{Accepts and returns a wxPoint}
332\twocolitem{{\bf ClientToScreenXY(x, y)}}{Returns a 2-tuple, (x, y)}
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333\end{twocollist}}
334}
335
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337\membersection{wxWindow::Close}\label{wxwindowclose}
338
cc81d32f 339\func{bool}{Close}{\param{bool}{ force = {\tt false}}}
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341This function simply generates a \helpref{wxCloseEvent}{wxcloseevent} whose
342handler usually tries to close the window. It doesn't close the window itself,
343however.
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344
345\wxheading{Parameters}
346
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347\docparam{force}{{\tt false} if the window's close handler should be able to veto the destruction
348of this window, {\tt true} if it cannot.}
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349
350\wxheading{Remarks}
351
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352Close calls the \helpref{close handler}{wxcloseevent} for the window, providing
353an opportunity for the window to choose whether to destroy the window.
354Usually it is only used with the top level windows (wxFrame and wxDialog
355classes) as the others are not supposed to have any special OnClose() logic.
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357The close handler should check whether the window is being deleted forcibly,
f29d3d61 358using \helpref{wxCloseEvent::CanVeto}{wxcloseeventcanveto}, in which case it
24174c30 359should destroy the window using \helpref{wxWindow::Destroy}{wxwindowdestroy}.
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361{\it Note} that calling Close does not guarantee that the window will be
362destroyed; but it provides a way to simulate a manual close of a window, which
363may or may not be implemented by destroying the window. The default
364implementation of wxDialog::OnCloseWindow does not necessarily delete the
365dialog, since it will simply simulate an wxID\_CANCEL event which is handled by
366the appropriate button event handler and may do anything at all.
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324eeecb 368To guarantee that the window will be destroyed, call
24174c30 369\helpref{wxWindow::Destroy}{wxwindowdestroy} instead
532372a3 370
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371\wxheading{See also}
372
373\helpref{Window deletion overview}{windowdeletionoverview},\rtfsp
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374\helpref{wxWindow::Destroy}{wxwindowdestroy},\rtfsp
375\helpref{wxCloseEvent}{wxcloseevent}
376
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378\membersection{wxWindow::ConvertDialogToPixels}\label{wxwindowconvertdialogtopixels}
379
380\func{wxPoint}{ConvertDialogToPixels}{\param{const wxPoint\&}{ pt}}
381
382\func{wxSize}{ConvertDialogToPixels}{\param{const wxSize\&}{ sz}}
383
384Converts a point or size from dialog units to pixels.
385
386For the x dimension, the dialog units are multiplied by the average character width
387and then divided by 4.
388
389For the y dimension, the dialog units are multiplied by the average character height
390and then divided by 8.
391
392\wxheading{Remarks}
393
394Dialog units are used for maintaining a dialog's proportions even if the font changes.
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396You can also use these functions programmatically. A convenience macro is defined:
397
398{\small
399\begin{verbatim}
400#define wxDLG_UNIT(parent, pt) parent->ConvertDialogToPixels(pt)
401\end{verbatim}
402}
403
404\wxheading{See also}
405
406\helpref{wxWindow::ConvertPixelsToDialog}{wxwindowconvertpixelstodialog}
407
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409implements the following methods:\par
410\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
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411\twocolitem{{\bf ConvertDialogPointToPixels(point)}}{Accepts and returns a wxPoint}
412\twocolitem{{\bf ConvertDialogSizeToPixels(size)}}{Accepts and returns a wxSize}
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413\end{twocollist}}
414
415Additionally, the following helper functions are defined:\par
416\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
c9110876 417\twocolitem{{\bf wxDLG\_PNT(win, point)}}{Converts a wxPoint from dialog
06d20283 418units to pixels}
c9110876 419\twocolitem{{\bf wxDLG\_SZE(win, size)}}{Converts a wxSize from dialog
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421\end{twocollist}}
422}
423
424
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426\membersection{wxWindow::ConvertPixelsToDialog}\label{wxwindowconvertpixelstodialog}
427
428\func{wxPoint}{ConvertPixelsToDialog}{\param{const wxPoint\&}{ pt}}
429
430\func{wxSize}{ConvertPixelsToDialog}{\param{const wxSize\&}{ sz}}
431
432Converts a point or size from pixels to dialog units.
433
434For the x dimension, the pixels are multiplied by 4 and then divided by the average
435character width.
436
2edb0bde 437For the y dimension, the pixels are multiplied by 8 and then divided by the average
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438character height.
439
440\wxheading{Remarks}
441
442Dialog units are used for maintaining a dialog's proportions even if the font changes.
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444\wxheading{See also}
445
446\helpref{wxWindow::ConvertDialogToPixels}{wxwindowconvertdialogtopixels}
447
dbd94b75 448\pythonnote{In place of a single overloaded method name, wxPython implements the following methods:\par
06d20283 449\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
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450\twocolitem{{\bf ConvertDialogPointToPixels(point)}}{Accepts and returns a wxPoint}
451\twocolitem{{\bf ConvertDialogSizeToPixels(size)}}{Accepts and returns a wxSize}
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453}
454
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456\membersection{wxWindow::Destroy}\label{wxwindowdestroy}
457
458\func{virtual bool}{Destroy}{\void}
459
460Destroys the window safely. Use this function instead of the delete operator, since
461different window classes can be destroyed differently. Frames and dialogs
24174c30 462are not destroyed immediately when this function is called -- they are added
a660d684 463to a list of windows to be deleted on idle time, when all the window's events
2edb0bde 464have been processed. This prevents problems with events being sent to non-existent
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465windows.
466
467\wxheading{Return value}
468
cc81d32f 469{\tt true} if the window has either been successfully deleted, or it has been added
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470to the list of windows pending real deletion.
471
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6d06e061 473\membersection{wxWindow::DestroyChildren}\label{wxwindowdestroychildren}
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475\func{virtual void}{DestroyChildren}{\void}
476
477Destroys all children of a window. Called automatically by the destructor.
478
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481
c222be41 482\func{bool}{Disable}{\void}
6ba68e88 483
cc81d32f 484Disables the window, same as \helpref{Enable({\tt false})}{wxwindowenable}.
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486\wxheading{Return value}
487
cc81d32f 488Returns {\tt true} if the window has been disabled, {\tt false} if it had been
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489already disabled before the call to this function.
490
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492\membersection{wxWindow::DoGetBestSize}\label{wxwindowdogetbestsize}
493
494\constfunc{virtual wxSize}{DoGetBestSize}{\void}
495
496Gets the size which best suits the window: for a control, it would be
497the minimal size which doesn't truncate the control, for a panel - the
498same size as it would have after a call to \helpref{Fit()}{wxwindowfit}.
499
500
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501\membersection{wxWindow::DoUpdateWindowUI}\label{wxwindowdoupdatewindowui}
502
503\func{virtual void}{DoUpdateWindowUI}{\param{wxUpdateUIEvent\&}{ event}}
504
505Does the window-specific updating after processing the update event.
324eeecb 506This function is called by \helpref{wxWindow::UpdateWindowUI}{wxwindowupdatewindowui}
e39af974 507in order to check return values in the \helpref{wxUpdateUIEvent}{wxupdateuievent} and
fc2171bd 508act appropriately. For example, to allow frame and dialog title updating, wxWidgets
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509implements this function as follows:
510
511\begin{verbatim}
512// do the window-specific processing after processing the update event
513void wxTopLevelWindowBase::DoUpdateWindowUI(wxUpdateUIEvent& event)
514{
515 if ( event.GetSetEnabled() )
516 Enable(event.GetEnabled());
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518 if ( event.GetSetText() )
519 {
520 if ( event.GetText() != GetTitle() )
521 SetTitle(event.GetText());
522 }
523}
524\end{verbatim}
525
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528\membersection{wxWindow::DragAcceptFiles}\label{wxwindowdragacceptfiles}
529
8a293590 530\func{virtual void}{DragAcceptFiles}{\param{bool}{ accept}}
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2edb0bde 532Enables or disables eligibility for drop file events (OnDropFiles).
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534\wxheading{Parameters}
535
cc81d32f 536\docparam{accept}{If {\tt true}, the window is eligible for drop file events. If {\tt false}, the window
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537will not accept drop file events.}
538
539\wxheading{Remarks}
540
541Windows only.
542
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545
cc81d32f 546\func{virtual bool}{Enable}{\param{bool}{ enable = {\tt true}}}
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549disabled, all of its children are disabled as well and they are reenabled again
550when the parent is.
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552\wxheading{Parameters}
553
cc81d32f 554\docparam{enable}{If {\tt true}, enables the window for input. If {\tt false}, disables the window.}
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557
cc81d32f 558Returns {\tt true} if the window has been enabled or disabled, {\tt false} if
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560
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562
6ba68e88 563\helpref{wxWindow::IsEnabled}{wxwindowisenabled},\rtfsp
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565\helpref{wxRadioBox::Enable}{wxradioboxenable}
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569
570\func{static wxWindow*}{FindFocus}{\void}
571
572Finds the window or control which currently has the keyboard focus.
573
574\wxheading{Remarks}
575
576Note that this is a static function, so it can be called without needing a wxWindow pointer.
577
578\wxheading{See also}
579
580\helpref{wxWindow::SetFocus}{wxwindowsetfocus}
581
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585
6b73af79 586\constfunc{wxWindow*}{FindWindow}{\param{long}{ id}}
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588Find a child of this window, by identifier.
589
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592Find a child of this window, by name.
593
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595implements the following methods:\par
596\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
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598\twocolitem{{\bf FindWindowByName(name)}}{Accepts a string}
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600}
601
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f89a1397 605\func{static wxWindow*}{FindWindowById}{\param{long}{ id}, \param{wxWindow*}{ parent = NULL}}
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607Find the first window with the given {\it id}.
608
609If {\it parent} is NULL, the search will start from all top-level
610frames and dialog boxes; if non-NULL, the search will be limited to the given window hierarchy.
611The search is recursive in both cases.
612
613\wxheading{See also}
614
f89a1397 615\helpref{FindWindow}{wxwindowfindwindow}
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d9f42a9e 618\membersection{wxWindow::FindWindowByLabel}\label{wxwindowfindwindowbylabel}
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d9f42a9e 620\func{static wxWindow*}{FindWindowByLabel}{\param{const wxString\&}{ label}, \param{wxWindow*}{ parent = NULL}}
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623or panel item label. If {\it parent} is NULL, the search will start from all top-level
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625The search is recursive in both cases.
626
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628
f89a1397 629\helpref{FindWindow}{wxwindowfindwindow}
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d9f42a9e 632\membersection{wxWindow::FindWindowByName}\label{wxwindowfindwindowbyname}
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d9f42a9e 634\func{static wxWindow*}{FindWindowByName}{\param{const wxString\&}{ name}, \param{wxWindow*}{ parent = NULL}}
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637If {\it parent} is NULL, the search will start from all top-level
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639The search is recursive in both cases.
640
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642\helpref{FindWindowByLabel}{wxwindowfindwindowbylabel} is called.
643
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645
f89a1397 646\helpref{FindWindow}{wxwindowfindwindow}
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650
651\func{virtual void}{Fit}{\void}
652
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655sizers are used for the subwindows layout. Also, if the window has exactly one
656subwindow it is better (faster and the result is more precise as Fit adds some
657margin to account for fuzziness of its calculations) to call
658
659\begin{verbatim}
660 window->SetClientSize(child->GetSize());
661\end{verbatim}
662
663instead of calling Fit.
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667
668\func{virtual void}{FitInside}{\void}
669
670Similar to \helpref{Fit}{wxwindowfit}, but sizes the interior (virtual) size
671of a window. Mainly useful with scrolled windows to reset scrollbars after
672sizing changes that do not trigger a size event, and/or scrolled windows without
673an interior sizer. This function similarly won't do anything if there are no
674subwindows.
675
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678
679\func{virtual void}{Freeze}{\void}
680
681Freezes the window or, in other words, prevents any updates from taking place
682on screen, the window is not redrawn at all. \helpref{Thaw}{wxwindowthaw} must
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684nested.
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686This method is useful for visual appearance optimization (for example, it
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688a wxTextCtrl under wxGTK) but is not implemented on all platforms nor for all
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691
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693
694\helpref{wxWindowUpdateLocker}{wxwindowupdatelocker}
695
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698
699\constfunc{wxAcceleratorTable*}{GetAcceleratorTable}{\void}
700
701Gets the accelerator table for this window. See \helpref{wxAcceleratorTable}{wxacceleratortable}.
702
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705
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708Returns the accessible object for this window, if any.
709
710See also \helpref{wxAccessible}{wxaccessible}.
711
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714
715\constfunc{wxSize}{GetAdjustedBestSize}{\void}
716
717This method is similar to \helpref{GetBestSize}{wxwindowgetbestsize}, except
718in one thing. GetBestSize should return the minimum untruncated size of the
719window, while this method will return the largest of BestSize and any user
720specified minimum size. ie. it is the minimum size the window should currently
721be drawn at, not the minimal size it can possibly tolerate.
722
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725
726\constfunc{virtual wxColour}{GetBackgroundColour}{\void}
727
728Returns the background colour of the window.
729
730\wxheading{See also}
731
732\helpref{wxWindow::SetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowsetbackgroundcolour},\rtfsp
733\helpref{wxWindow::SetForegroundColour}{wxwindowsetforegroundcolour},\rtfsp
9866d9c2 734\helpref{wxWindow::GetForegroundColour}{wxwindowgetforegroundcolour}
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737
738\constfunc{virtual wxBackgroundStyle}{GetBackgroundStyle}{\void}
739
740Returns the background style of the window. The background style indicates
741whether background colour should be determined by the system (wxBG\_STYLE\_SYSTEM),
742be set to a specific colour (wxBG\_STYLE\_COLOUR), or should be left to the
743application to implement (wxBG\_STYLE\_CUSTOM).
744
745On GTK+, use of wxBG\_STYLE\_CUSTOM allows the flicker-free drawing of a custom
746background, such as a tiled bitmap. Currently the style has no effect on other platforms.
747
748\wxheading{See also}
749
750\helpref{wxWindow::SetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowsetbackgroundcolour},\rtfsp
751\helpref{wxWindow::GetForegroundColour}{wxwindowgetforegroundcolour},\rtfsp
752\helpref{wxWindow::SetBackgroundStyle}{wxwindowsetbackgroundstyle}
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755
756\constfunc{wxSize}{GetBestFittingSize}{\void}
757
758Merges the window's best size into the min size and returns the result.
759
760\wxheading{See also}
761
762\helpref{wxWindow::GetBestSize}{wxwindowgetbestsize},\rtfsp
763\helpref{wxWindow::SetBestFittingSize}{wxwindowsetbestfittingsize},\rtfsp
764\helpref{wxWindow::SetSizeHints}{wxwindowsetsizehints}
765
766
7f071e73 767\membersection{wxWindow::GetBestSize}\label{wxwindowgetbestsize}
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771This functions returns the best acceptable minimal size for the window. For
772example, for a static control, it will be the minimal size such that the
3e02f5ed 773control label is not truncated. For windows containing subwindows (typically
8771a323 774\helpref{wxPanel}{wxpanel}), the size returned by this function will be the
3e02f5ed 775same as the size the window would have had after calling
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777
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780
781\func{static wxWindow *}{GetCapture}{\void}
782
783Returns the currently captured window.
784
785\wxheading{See also}
786
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788\helpref{wxWindow::CaptureMouse}{wxwindowcapturemouse},
789\helpref{wxWindow::ReleaseMouse}{wxwindowreleasemouse},
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791
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794
795\constfunc{wxCaret *}{GetCaret}{\void}
796
797Returns the \helpref{caret}{wxcaret} associated with the window.
798
799
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802\constfunc{virtual int}{GetCharHeight}{\void}
803
804Returns the character height for this window.
805
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809\constfunc{virtual int}{GetCharWidth}{\void}
810
811Returns the average character width for this window.
812
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6d06e061 814\membersection{wxWindow::GetChildren}\label{wxwindowgetchildren}
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dc7a2021 816\func{wxWindowList\&}{GetChildren}{\void}
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819
820Returns a reference to the list of the window's children. \texttt{wxWindowList}
821is a type-safe \helpref{wxList}{wxlist}-like class whose elements are of type
822\texttt{wxWindow *}.
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827\func{static wxVisualAttributes}{GetClassDefaultAttributes}{\param{wxWindowVariant}{ variant = \texttt{wxWINDOW\_VARIANT\_NORMAL}}}
828
829Returns the default font and colours which are used by the control. This is
830useful if you want to use the same font or colour in your own control as in a
831standard control -- which is a much better idea than hard coding specific
832colours or fonts which might look completely out of place on the users
833system, especially if it uses themes.
834
835The \arg{variant} parameter is only relevant under Mac currently and is
836ignore under other platforms. Under Mac, it will change the size of the
324eeecb 837returned font. See \helpref{wxWindow::SetWindowVariant}{wxwindowsetwindowvariant}
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839
840This static method is ``overridden'' in many derived classes and so calling,
488e1507 841for example, \helpref{wxButton}{wxbutton}::GetClassDefaultAttributes() will typically
1b69c815 842return the values appropriate for a button which will be normally different
488e1507 843from those returned by, say, \helpref{wxListCtrl}{wxlistctrl}::GetClassDefaultAttributes().
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847if it was not possible to determine the default control appearance or,
848especially for the background colour, if the field doesn't make sense as is
849the case for \texttt{colBg} for the controls with themed background.
850
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852
853\helpref{InheritAttributes}{wxwindowinheritattributes}
854
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857
c66c3af1 858\constfunc{void}{GetClientSize}{\param{int* }{width}, \param{int* }{height}}
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c9f00eeb 860\perlnote{In wxPerl this method takes no parameter and returns
d2c2afc9 861a 2-element list {\tt (width, height)}.}
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c66c3af1 863\constfunc{wxSize}{GetClientSize}{\void}
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866The client area is the area which may be drawn on by the programmer,
867excluding title bar, border, scrollbars, etc.
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869\wxheading{Parameters}
870
871\docparam{width}{Receives the client width in pixels.}
872
873\docparam{height}{Receives the client height in pixels.}
874
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876implements the following methods:\par
877\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
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879\twocolitem{{\bf GetClientSize()}}{Returns a wxSize object}
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881}
882
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884
d2c2afc9 885\helpref{GetSize}{wxwindowgetsize},\rtfsp
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891
892\constfunc{wxLayoutConstraints*}{GetConstraints}{\void}
893
894Returns a pointer to the window's layout constraints, or NULL if there are none.
895
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899\constfunc{const wxSizer *}{GetContainingSizer}{\void}
900
901Return the sizer that this window is a member of, if any, otherwise
902{\tt NULL}.
903
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906
907\constfunc{const wxCursor\&}{GetCursor}{\void}
908
909Return the cursor associated with this window.
910
911\wxheading{See also}
912
913\helpref{wxWindow::SetCursor}{wxwindowsetcursor}
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918\constfunc{virtual wxVisualAttributes}{GetDefaultAttributes}{\void}
919
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922
923One advantage of using this function compared to the static version is that
924the call is automatically dispatched to the correct class (as usual with
925virtual functions) and you don't have to specify the class name explicitly.
926
927The other one is that in the future this function could return different
928results, for example it might return a different font for an ``Ok'' button
929than for a generic button if the users GUI is configured to show such buttons
930in bold font. Of course, the down side is that it is impossible to call this
931function without actually having an object to apply it to whereas the static
932version can be used without having to create an object first.
933
934
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936
937\constfunc{wxDropTarget*}{GetDropTarget}{\void}
938
939Returns the associated drop target, which may be NULL.
940
941\wxheading{See also}
942
c9f00eeb 943\helpref{wxWindow::SetDropTarget}{wxwindowsetdroptarget},
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945
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948
949\constfunc{wxEvtHandler*}{GetEventHandler}{\void}
950
951Returns the event handler for this window. By default, the window is its
952own event handler.
953
954\wxheading{See also}
955
956\helpref{wxWindow::SetEventHandler}{wxwindowseteventhandler},\rtfsp
957\helpref{wxWindow::PushEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler},\rtfsp
958\helpref{wxWindow::PopEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler},\rtfsp
959\helpref{wxEvtHandler::ProcessEvent}{wxevthandlerprocessevent},\rtfsp
960\helpref{wxEvtHandler}{wxevthandler}\rtfsp
961
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964
965\constfunc{long}{GetExtraStyle}{\void}
966
967Returns the extra style bits for the window.
968
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971
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976\wxheading{See also}
977
978\helpref{wxWindow::SetFont}{wxwindowsetfont}
979
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982
983\func{virtual wxColour}{GetForegroundColour}{\void}
984
985Returns the foreground colour of the window.
986
987\wxheading{Remarks}
988
989The interpretation of foreground colour is open to interpretation according
990to the window class; it may be the text colour or other colour, or it may not
991be used at all.
992
993\wxheading{See also}
994
995\helpref{wxWindow::SetForegroundColour}{wxwindowsetforegroundcolour},\rtfsp
996\helpref{wxWindow::SetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowsetbackgroundcolour},\rtfsp
997\helpref{wxWindow::GetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowgetbackgroundcolour}
998
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1002\constfunc{wxWindow*}{GetGrandParent}{\void}
1003
1004Returns the grandparent of a window, or NULL if there isn't one.
1005
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1009\constfunc{void*}{GetHandle}{\void}
1010
1011Returns the platform-specific handle of the physical window. Cast it to an appropriate
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1020
1021\constfunc{virtual wxString}{GetHelpText}{\void}
1022
1023Gets the help text to be used as context-sensitive help for this window.
1024
1025Note that the text is actually stored by the current \helpref{wxHelpProvider}{wxhelpprovider} implementation,
1026and not in the window object itself.
1027
1028\wxheading{See also}
1029
1030\helpref{SetHelpText}{wxwindowsethelptext}, \helpref{wxHelpProvider}{wxhelpprovider}
1031
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1035\constfunc{int}{GetId}{\void}
1036
1037Returns the identifier of the window.
1038
1039\wxheading{Remarks}
1040
6453876e 1041Each window has an integer identifier. If the application has not provided one
5e06d749 1042(or the default wxID\_ANY) an unique identifier with a negative value will be generated.
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1045
b2cf617c 1046\helpref{wxWindow::SetId}{wxwindowsetid},\rtfsp
5b6aa0ff 1047\helpref{Window identifiers}{windowids}
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1052\constfunc{virtual wxString }{GetLabel}{\void}
1053
1054Generic way of getting a label from any window, for
1055identification purposes.
1056
1057\wxheading{Remarks}
1058
1059The interpretation of this function differs from class to class.
1060For frames and dialogs, the value returned is the title. For buttons or static text controls, it is
1061the button text. This function can be useful for meta-programs (such as testing
1062tools or special-needs access programs) which need to identify windows
1063by name.
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1066
1067\constfunc{wxSize}{GetMaxSize}{\void}
1068
1069Returns the maximum size of the window, an indication to the sizer layout mechanism
1070that this is the maximum possible size.
1071
1072\membersection{wxWindow::GetMinSize}\label{wxwindowgetminsize}
1073
1074\constfunc{wxSize}{GetMinSize}{\void}
1075
1076Returns the minimum size of the window, an indication to the sizer layout mechanism
1077that this is the minimum required size.
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1083Returns the window's name.
1084
1085\wxheading{Remarks}
1086
1087This name is not guaranteed to be unique; it is up to the programmer to supply an appropriate
1088name in the window constructor or via \helpref{wxWindow::SetName}{wxwindowsetname}.
1089
1090\wxheading{See also}
1091
1092\helpref{wxWindow::SetName}{wxwindowsetname}
1093
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1097\constfunc{virtual wxWindow*}{GetParent}{\void}
1098
1099Returns the parent of the window, or NULL if there is no parent.
1100
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1103
1104\constfunc{virtual void}{GetPosition}{\param{int* }{x}, \param{int* }{y}}
1105
1106\constfunc{wxPoint}{GetPosition}{\void}
1107
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1109for the child windows or relative to the display origin for the top level
1110windows.
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1112\wxheading{Parameters}
1113
3c81c9aa 1114\docparam{x}{Receives the x position of the window if non-\NULL.}
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3c81c9aa 1116\docparam{y}{Receives the y position of the window if non-\NULL.}
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1118\pythonnote{In place of a single overloaded method name, wxPython
1119implements the following methods:\par
1120\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
1121\twocolitem{{\bf GetPosition()}}{Returns a wxPoint}
1122\twocolitem{{\bf GetPositionTuple()}}{Returns a tuple (x, y)}
1123\end{twocollist}}
1124}
1125
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1127method:\par
1128\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
1129\twocolitem{{\bf GetPosition()}}{Returns a Wx::Point}
1130\twocolitem{{\bf GetPositionXY()}}{Returns a 2-element list
1131 {\tt ( x, y )}}
1132\end{twocollist}
1133}}
1134
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1137
1138\helpref{GetScreenPosition}{wxwindowgetscreenposition}
1139
1140
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1142
1143\constfunc{virtual wxRect}{GetRect}{\void}
1144
1145Returns the size and position of the window as a \helpref{wxRect}{wxrect} object.
1146
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1148
1149\helpref{GetScreenRect}{wxwindowgetscreenrect}
1150
1151
1152\membersection{wxWindow::GetScreenPosition}\label{wxwindowgetscreenposition}
1153
1154\constfunc{virtual void}{GetScreenPosition}{\param{int* }{x}, \param{int* }{y}}
1155
1156\constfunc{wxPoint}{GetScreenPosition}{\void}
1157
1158Returns the window position in screen coordinates, whether the window is a
1159child window or a top level one.
1160
1161\wxheading{Parameters}
1162
1163\docparam{x}{Receives the x position of the window on the screen if non-\NULL.}
1164
1165\docparam{y}{Receives the y position of the window on the screen if non-\NULL.}
1166
1167\wxheading{See also}
1168
1169\helpref{GetPosition}{wxwindowgetposition}
1170
1171
1172\membersection{wxWindow::GetScreenRect}\label{wxwindowgetscreenrect}
1173
1174\constfunc{virtual wxRect}{GetScreenRect}{\void}
1175
1176Returns the size and position of the window on the screen as a
1177\helpref{wxRect}{wxrect} object.
1178
1179\wxheading{See also}
1180
1181\helpref{GetRect}{wxwindowgetrect}
1182
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1185
eaaa6a06 1186\func{virtual int}{GetScrollPos}{\param{int }{orientation}}
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1188Returns the built-in scrollbar position.
1189
1190\wxheading{See also}
1191
1192See \helpref{wxWindow::SetScrollbar}{wxwindowsetscrollbar}
1193
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1196
eaaa6a06 1197\func{virtual int}{GetScrollRange}{\param{int }{orientation}}
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1199Returns the built-in scrollbar range.
1200
1201\wxheading{See also}
1202
1203\helpref{wxWindow::SetScrollbar}{wxwindowsetscrollbar}
1204
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1207
1208\func{virtual int}{GetScrollThumb}{\param{int }{orientation}}
1209
1210Returns the built-in scrollbar thumb size.
1211
1212\wxheading{See also}
1213
1214\helpref{wxWindow::SetScrollbar}{wxwindowsetscrollbar}
1215
1216
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c66c3af1 1219\constfunc{void}{GetSize}{\param{int* }{width}, \param{int* }{height}}
a660d684 1220
c66c3af1 1221\constfunc{wxSize}{GetSize}{\void}
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1224including title bar, border, scrollbars, etc.
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1226\wxheading{Parameters}
1227
1228\docparam{width}{Receives the window width.}
1229
1230\docparam{height}{Receives the window height.}
1231
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1233implements the following methods:\par
1234\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
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1236\twocolitem{{\bf GetSizeTuple()}}{Returns a 2-tuple (width, height)}
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1238}
1239
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1241method:\par
1242\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
1243\twocolitem{{\bf GetSize()}}{Returns a Wx::Size}
1244\twocolitem{{\bf GetSizeWH()}}{Returns a 2-element list
1245 {\tt ( width, height )}}
1246\end{twocollist}
1247}}
1248
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1250
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1251\helpref{GetClientSize}{wxwindowgetclientsize},\rtfsp
1252\helpref{GetVirtualSize}{wxwindowgetvirtualsize}
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1255\membersection{wxWindow::GetSizer}\label{wxwindowgetsizer}
1256
772c017b 1257\constfunc{wxSizer *}{GetSizer}{\void}
e6973167 1258
be90c029 1259Return the sizer associated with the window by a previous call to
e6973167 1260\helpref{SetSizer()}{wxwindowsetsizer} or {\tt NULL}.
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1264
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1265\constfunc{virtual void}{GetTextExtent}{\param{const wxString\& }{string}, \param{int* }{x}, \param{int* }{y},
1266 \param{int* }{descent = NULL}, \param{int* }{externalLeading = NULL},
cc81d32f 1267 \param{const wxFont* }{font = NULL}, \param{bool}{ use16 = {\tt false}}}
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1269Gets the dimensions of the string as it would be drawn on the
1270window with the currently selected font.
1271
1272\wxheading{Parameters}
1273
1274\docparam{string}{String whose extent is to be measured.}
1275
1276\docparam{x}{Return value for width.}
1277
1278\docparam{y}{Return value for height.}
1279
1280\docparam{descent}{Return value for descent (optional).}
1281
1282\docparam{externalLeading}{Return value for external leading (optional).}
1283
1284\docparam{font}{Font to use instead of the current window font (optional).}
1285
cc81d32f 1286\docparam{use16}{If {\tt true}, {\it string} contains 16-bit characters. The default is {\tt false}.}
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1289implements the following methods:\par
1290\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
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1292\twocolitem{{\bf GetFullTextExtent(string, font=NULL)}}{Returns a
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1294\end{twocollist}}
1295}
1296
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1298 {\tt font} parameters, and returns a 4-element list
1299 {\tt ( x, y, descent, externalLeading )}.}
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1303
1304\constfunc{wxToolTip*}{GetToolTip}{\void}
1305
1306Get the associated tooltip or NULL if none.
1307
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1310
1311\constfunc{virtual wxRegion}{GetUpdateRegion}{\void}
1312
1313Returns the region specifying which parts of the window have been damaged. Should
f4fcc291 1314only be called within an \helpref{wxPaintEvent}{wxpaintevent} handler.
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1316\wxheading{See also}
1317
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1318\helpref{wxRegion}{wxregion},\rtfsp
1319\helpref{wxRegionIterator}{wxregioniterator}
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1323
1324\constfunc{wxValidator*}{GetValidator}{\void}
1325
1326Returns a pointer to the current validator for the window, or NULL if there is none.
1327
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1330
1331\constfunc{void}{GetVirtualSize}{\param{int* }{width}, \param{int* }{height}}
1332
1333\constfunc{wxSize}{GetVirtualSize}{\void}
1334
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1336returns the client size of the window, but after a call to
1337\helpref{SetVirtualSize}{wxwindowsetvirtualsize} it will return
1338that size.
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1340\wxheading{Parameters}
1341
1342\docparam{width}{Receives the window virtual width.}
1343
1344\docparam{height}{Receives the window virtual height.}
1345
1346\helpref{GetSize}{wxwindowgetsize},\rtfsp
1347\helpref{GetClientSize}{wxwindowgetclientsize}
1348
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d80cd92a 1350\membersection{wxWindow::GetWindowStyleFlag}\label{wxwindowgetwindowstyleflag}
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1352\constfunc{long}{GetWindowStyleFlag}{\void}
1353
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1355method. {\bf GetWindowStyle()} is another name for the same function.
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1359
488e1507 1360\constfunc{wxWindowVariant}{GetWindowVariant}{\void}
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1364
1365
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1366\membersection{wxWindow::HasCapture}\label{wxwindowhascapture}
1367
1368\constfunc{virtual bool}{HasCapture}{\void}
1369
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1372\wxheading{See also}
1373
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1375\helpref{wxWindow::ReleaseMouse}{wxwindowreleasemouse},
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1377
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1379\membersection{wxWindow::HasFlag}\label{wxwindowhasflag}
1380
1381\constfunc{bool}{HasFlag}{\param{int }{flag}}
1382
1383Returns \texttt{true} if the window has the given \arg{flag} bit set.
1384
1385
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1387
1388\constfunc{virtual bool}{HasScrollbar}{\param{int }{orient}}
1389
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1391
1392\wxheading{Parameters}
1393
1394\docparam{orient}{Orientation to check, either {\tt wxHORIZONTAL} or {\tt wxVERTICAL}.}
1395
1396
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1398
1399\constfunc{virtual bool}{HasTransparentBackground}{\void}
1400
1401Returns \true if this window background is transparent (as, for example, for
1402wxStaticText) and should show the parent window background.
1403
1404This method is mostly used internally by the library itself and you normally
1405shouldn't have to call it. You may, however, have to override it in your
1406wxWindow-derived class to ensure that background is painted correctly.
1407
1408
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1410
1411\func{bool}{Hide}{\void}
1412
cc81d32f 1413Equivalent to calling \helpref{Show}{wxwindowshow}({\tt false}).
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1417
1418\func{void}{InheritAttributes}{\void}
1419
1420This function is (or should be, in case of custom controls) called during
1421window creation to intelligently set up the window visual attributes, that is
1422the font and the foreground and background colours.
1423
1424By ``intelligently'' the following is meant: by default, all windows use their
1425own \helpref{default}{wxwindowgetclassdefaultattributes} attributes. However
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1427\helpref{SetFont}{wxwindowsetfont} and not
fa47d7a7 1428\helpref{SetOwnFont}{wxwindowsetownfont}) changed \emph{and} if the
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1429corresponding attribute hadn't been explicitly set for this window itself,
1430then this window takes the same value as used by the parent. In addition, if
324eeecb 1431the window overrides \helpref{ShouldInheritColours}{wxwindowshouldinheritcolours}
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1432to return \false, the colours will not be changed no matter what and only the
1433font might.
1434
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1436different usage scenarios. The most common one is when all default attributes
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1438different controls use different fonts (and colours) than their siblings so
1439they can't inherit the same value from the parent. However it was also deemed
1440desirable to allow to simply change the attributes of all children at once by
1441just changing the font or colour of their common parent, hence in this case we
1442do inherit the parents attributes.
1443
1444
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1446
1447\func{void}{InitDialog}{\void}
1448
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1450to the dialog via validators.
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1454
1455\func{void}{InvalidateBestSize}{\void}
1456
1457Resets the cached best size value so it will be recalculated the next time it is needed.
1458
1459
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1460\membersection{wxWindow::IsEnabled}\label{wxwindowisenabled}
1461
1462\constfunc{virtual bool}{IsEnabled}{\void}
1463
cc81d32f 1464Returns {\tt true} if the window is enabled for input, {\tt false} otherwise.
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1466\wxheading{See also}
1467
1468\helpref{wxWindow::Enable}{wxwindowenable}
1469
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1473\constfunc{bool}{IsExposed}{\param{int }{x}, \param{int }{y}}
1474
605d715d 1475\constfunc{bool}{IsExposed}{\param{wxPoint }{\&pt}}
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1478
605d715d 1479\constfunc{bool}{IsExposed}{\param{wxRect }{\&rect}}
515da557 1480
cc81d32f 1481Returns {\tt true} if the given point or rectangle area has been exposed since the
ad9edf45 1482last repaint. Call this in an paint event handler to optimize redrawing by
4130b487 1483only redrawing those areas, which have been exposed.
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1486implements the following methods:\par
1487\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
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1490\twocolitem{{\bf IsExposedRect(rect)}}{}
8771a323 1491\end{twocollist}}}
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1495
1496\constfunc{virtual bool}{IsRetained}{\void}
1497
cc81d32f 1498Returns {\tt true} if the window is retained, {\tt false} otherwise.
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1500\wxheading{Remarks}
1501
1502Retained windows are only available on X platforms.
1503
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1506
1507\constfunc{virtual bool}{IsShown}{\void}
1508
cc81d32f 1509Returns {\tt true} if the window is shown, {\tt false} if it has been hidden.
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1513
1514\constfunc{bool}{IsTopLevel}{\void}
1515
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1518window).
1519
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1522
1523\func{void}{Layout}{\void}
1524
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1526for this window.
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1529layout is on, this function gets called automatically when the window is resized.
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1533
43e8916f 1534This is just a wrapper for \helpref{ScrollLines}{wxwindowscrolllines}$(1)$.
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1538
43e8916f 1539This is just a wrapper for \helpref{ScrollLines}{wxwindowscrolllines}$(-1)$.
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1543
1544\func{void}{Lower}{\void}
1545
4e43c815 1546Lowers the window to the bottom of the window hierarchy (z-order).
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1548\wxheading{See also}
1549
1550\helpref{Raise}{wxwindowraise}
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1553\membersection{wxWindow::MakeModal}\label{wxwindowmakemodal}
1554
8a293590 1555\func{virtual void}{MakeModal}{\param{bool }{flag}}
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1557Disables all other windows in the application so that
d3e78bab 1558the user can only interact with this window.
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1560\wxheading{Parameters}
1561
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1563the user can only interact with this window. If {\tt false}, the effect is reversed.}
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1566\membersection{wxWindow::Move}\label{wxwindowmove}
1567
eaaa6a06 1568\func{void}{Move}{\param{int}{ x}, \param{int}{ y}}
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1571
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1573
1574\wxheading{Parameters}
1575
1576\docparam{x}{Required x position.}
1577
1578\docparam{y}{Required y position.}
1579
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1581
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1583
1584Implementations of SetSize can also implicitly implement the
1585wxWindow::Move function, which is defined in the base wxWindow class
1586as the call:
1587
1588\begin{verbatim}
60fef964 1589 SetSize(x, y, wxDefaultCoord, wxDefaultCoord, wxSIZE_USE_EXISTING);
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1591
1592\wxheading{See also}
1593
1594\helpref{wxWindow::SetSize}{wxwindowsetsize}
1595
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1597implements the following methods:\par
1598\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
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1600\twocolitem{{\bf MoveXY(x, y)}}{Accepts a pair of integers}
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1602}
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1605\membersection{wxWindow::MoveAfterInTabOrder}\label{wxwindowmoveafterintaborder}
1606
1607\func{void}{MoveAfterInTabOrder}{\param{wxWindow *}{win}}
1608
1609Moves this window in the tab navigation order after the specified \arg{win}.
1610This means that when the user presses \texttt{TAB} key on that other window,
1611the focus switches to this window.
1612
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1615it after creating all the windows.
1616
1617\wxheading{Parameters}
1618
1619\docparam{win}{A sibling of this window which should precede it in tab order,
1620must not be NULL}
1621
1622
1623\membersection{wxWindow::MoveBeforeInTabOrder}\label{wxwindowmovebeforeintaborder}
1624
1625\func{void}{MoveBeforeInTabOrder}{\param{wxWindow *}{win}}
1626
1627Same as \helpref{MoveAfterInTabOrder}{wxwindowmoveafterintaborder} except that
1628it inserts this window just before \arg{win} instead of putting it right after
1629it.
1630
1631
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1633
eedc82f4 1634\func{bool}{Navigate}{\param{int}{ flags = wxNavigationKeyEvent::IsForward}}
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1636Does keyboard navigation from this window to another, by sending
1637a wxNavigationKeyEvent.
1638
1639\wxheading{Parameters}
1640
eedc82f4 1641\docparam{flags}{A combination of wxNavigationKeyEvent::IsForward and wxNavigationKeyEvent::WinChange.}
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1643\wxheading{Remarks}
1644
1645You may wish to call this from a text control custom keypress handler to do the default
1646navigation behaviour for the tab key, since the standard default behaviour for
1647a multiline text control with the wxTE\_PROCESS\_TAB style is to insert a tab
1648and not navigate to the next control.
1649
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1651%% the old docs here in case we want to move any still needed bits to
1652%% the right location (i.e. probably the corresponding events docs)
1653%%
1654%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnActivate}\label{wxwindowonactivate}
1655%%
1656%% \func{void}{OnActivate}{\param{wxActivateEvent\&}{ event}}
1657%%
1658%% Called when a window is activated or deactivated.
1659%%
1660%% \wxheading{Parameters}
1661%%
1662%% \docparam{event}{Object containing activation information.}
1663%%
1664%% \wxheading{Remarks}
1665%%
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1667%% otherwise it returns {\tt false} (it is being deactivated).
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1669%% \wxheading{See also}
1670%%
1671%% \helpref{wxActivateEvent}{wxactivateevent},\rtfsp
1672%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
1673%%
1674%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnChar}\label{wxwindowonchar}
1675%%
1676%% \func{void}{OnChar}{\param{wxKeyEvent\&}{ event}}
1677%%
1678%% Called when the user has pressed a key that is not a modifier (SHIFT, CONTROL or ALT).
1679%%
1680%% \wxheading{Parameters}
1681%%
1682%% \docparam{event}{Object containing keypress information. See \helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent} for
1683%% details about this class.}
1684%%
1685%% \wxheading{Remarks}
1686%%
1687%% This member function is called in response to a keypress. To intercept this event,
1688%% use the EVT\_CHAR macro in an event table definition. Your {\bf OnChar} handler may call this
1689%% default function to achieve default keypress functionality.
1690%%
1691%% Note that the ASCII values do not have explicit key codes: they are passed as ASCII
1692%% values.
1693%%
1694%% Note that not all keypresses can be intercepted this way. If you wish to intercept modifier
1695%% keypresses, then you will need to use \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyDown}{wxwindowonkeydown} or
1696%% \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyUp}{wxwindowonkeyup}.
1697%%
1698%% Most, but not all, windows allow keypresses to be intercepted.
1699%%
1700%% {\bf Tip:} be sure to call {\tt event.Skip()} for events that you don't process in this function,
1701%% otherwise menu shortcuts may cease to work under Windows.
1702%%
1703%% \wxheading{See also}
1704%%
1705%% \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyDown}{wxwindowonkeydown}, \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyUp}{wxwindowonkeyup},\rtfsp
1706%% \helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent}, \helpref{wxWindow::OnCharHook}{wxwindowoncharhook},\rtfsp
1707%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
1708%%
1709%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnCharHook}\label{wxwindowoncharhook}
1710%%
1711%% \func{void}{OnCharHook}{\param{wxKeyEvent\&}{ event}}
1712%%
1713%% This member is called to allow the window to intercept keyboard events
1714%% before they are processed by child windows.
1715%%
1716%% \wxheading{Parameters}
1717%%
1718%% \docparam{event}{Object containing keypress information. See \helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent} for
1719%% details about this class.}
1720%%
1721%% \wxheading{Remarks}
1722%%
1723%% This member function is called in response to a keypress, if the window is active. To intercept this event,
1724%% use the EVT\_CHAR\_HOOK macro in an event table definition. If you do not process a particular
1725%% keypress, call \helpref{wxEvent::Skip}{wxeventskip} to allow default processing.
1726%%
1727%% An example of using this function is in the implementation of escape-character processing for wxDialog,
1728%% where pressing ESC dismisses the dialog by {\bf OnCharHook} 'forging' a cancel button press event.
1729%%
1730%% Note that the ASCII values do not have explicit key codes: they are passed as ASCII
1731%% values.
1732%%
1733%% This function is only relevant to top-level windows (frames and dialogs), and under
1734%% Windows only. Under GTK the normal EVT\_CHAR\_ event has the functionality, i.e.
acbadd0b 1735%% you can intercept it, and if you don't call \helpref{wxEvent::Skip}{wxeventskip}
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1737%%
1738%% \wxheading{See also}
1739%%
1740%% \helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent},\rtfsp
1741%% \helpref{wxWindow::OnCharHook}{wxwindowoncharhook},\rtfsp
1742%% %% GD: OnXXX functions are not documented
1743%% %%\helpref{wxApp::OnCharHook}{wxapponcharhook},\rtfsp
1744%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
1745%%
1746%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnCommand}\label{wxwindowoncommand}
1747%%
1748%% \func{virtual void}{OnCommand}{\param{wxEvtHandler\& }{object}, \param{wxCommandEvent\& }{event}}
1749%%
1750%% This virtual member function is called if the control does not handle the command event.
1751%%
1752%% \wxheading{Parameters}
1753%%
1754%% \docparam{object}{Object receiving the command event.}
1755%%
1756%% \docparam{event}{Command event}
1757%%
1758%% \wxheading{Remarks}
1759%%
1760%% This virtual function is provided mainly for backward compatibility. You can also intercept commands
1761%% from child controls by using an event table, with identifiers or identifier ranges to identify
1762%% the control(s) in question.
1763%%
1764%% \wxheading{See also}
1765%%
1766%% \helpref{wxCommandEvent}{wxcommandevent},\rtfsp
1767%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
1768%%
1769%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnClose}\label{wxwindowonclose}
1770%%
1771%% \func{virtual bool}{OnClose}{\void}
1772%%
1773%% Called when the user has tried to close a a frame
1774%% or dialog box using the window manager (X) or system menu (Windows).
1775%%
1776%% {\bf Note:} This is an obsolete function.
2edb0bde 1777%% It is superseded by the \helpref{wxWindow::OnCloseWindow}{wxwindowonclosewindow} event
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1779%%
1780%% \wxheading{Return value}
1781%%
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1784%% you may delete other windows.
1785%%
1786%% \wxheading{See also}
1787%%
1788%% \helpref{Window deletion overview}{windowdeletionoverview},\rtfsp
1789%% \helpref{wxWindow::Close}{wxwindowclose},\rtfsp
1790%% \helpref{wxWindow::OnCloseWindow}{wxwindowonclosewindow},\rtfsp
1791%% \helpref{wxCloseEvent}{wxcloseevent}
1792%%
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1794%%
1795%% \func{void}{OnKeyDown}{\param{wxKeyEvent\&}{ event}}
1796%%
1797%% Called when the user has pressed a key, before it is translated into an ASCII value using other
1798%% modifier keys that might be pressed at the same time.
1799%%
1800%% \wxheading{Parameters}
1801%%
1802%% \docparam{event}{Object containing keypress information. See \helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent} for
1803%% details about this class.}
1804%%
1805%% \wxheading{Remarks}
1806%%
1807%% This member function is called in response to a key down event. To intercept this event,
1808%% use the EVT\_KEY\_DOWN macro in an event table definition. Your {\bf OnKeyDown} handler may call this
1809%% default function to achieve default keypress functionality.
1810%%
1811%% Note that not all keypresses can be intercepted this way. If you wish to intercept special
1812%% keys, such as shift, control, and function keys, then you will need to use \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyDown}{wxwindowonkeydown} or
1813%% \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyUp}{wxwindowonkeyup}.
1814%%
1815%% Most, but not all, windows allow keypresses to be intercepted.
1816%%
1817%% {\bf Tip:} be sure to call {\tt event.Skip()} for events that you don't process in this function,
1818%% otherwise menu shortcuts may cease to work under Windows.
1819%%
1820%% \wxheading{See also}
1821%%
1822%% \helpref{wxWindow::OnChar}{wxwindowonchar}, \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyUp}{wxwindowonkeyup},\rtfsp
1823%% \helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent}, \helpref{wxWindow::OnCharHook}{wxwindowoncharhook},\rtfsp
1824%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
1825%%
1826%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnKeyUp}\label{wxwindowonkeyup}
1827%%
1828%% \func{void}{OnKeyUp}{\param{wxKeyEvent\&}{ event}}
1829%%
1830%% Called when the user has released a key.
1831%%
1832%% \wxheading{Parameters}
1833%%
1834%% \docparam{event}{Object containing keypress information. See \helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent} for
1835%% details about this class.}
1836%%
1837%% \wxheading{Remarks}
1838%%
1839%% This member function is called in response to a key up event. To intercept this event,
1840%% use the EVT\_KEY\_UP macro in an event table definition. Your {\bf OnKeyUp} handler may call this
1841%% default function to achieve default keypress functionality.
1842%%
1843%% Note that not all keypresses can be intercepted this way. If you wish to intercept special
1844%% keys, such as shift, control, and function keys, then you will need to use \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyDown}{wxwindowonkeydown} or
1845%% \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyUp}{wxwindowonkeyup}.
1846%%
1847%% Most, but not all, windows allow key up events to be intercepted.
1848%%
1849%% \wxheading{See also}
1850%%
1851%% \helpref{wxWindow::OnChar}{wxwindowonchar}, \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyDown}{wxwindowonkeydown},\rtfsp
1852%% \helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent}, \helpref{wxWindow::OnCharHook}{wxwindowoncharhook},\rtfsp
1853%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
1854%%
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1856%%
1857%% \func{void}{OnInitDialog}{\param{wxInitDialogEvent\&}{ event}}
1858%%
1859%% Default handler for the wxEVT\_INIT\_DIALOG event. Calls \helpref{wxWindow::TransferDataToWindow}{wxwindowtransferdatatowindow}.
1860%%
1861%% \wxheading{Parameters}
1862%%
1863%% \docparam{event}{Dialog initialisation event.}
1864%%
1865%% \wxheading{Remarks}
1866%%
1867%% Gives the window the default behaviour of transferring data to child controls via
1868%% the validator that each control has.
1869%%
1870%% \wxheading{See also}
1871%%
1872%% \helpref{wxValidator}{wxvalidator}, \helpref{wxWindow::TransferDataToWindow}{wxwindowtransferdatatowindow}
1873%%
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1875%%
1876%% \func{void}{OnMenuHighlight}{\param{wxMenuEvent\& }{event}}
1877%%
1878%% Called when a menu select is received from a menu bar: that is, the
1879%% mouse cursor is over a menu item, but the left mouse button has not been
1880%% pressed.
1881%%
1882%% \wxheading{Parameters}
1883%%
1884%% \docparam{event}{The menu highlight event. For more information, see \helpref{wxMenuEvent}{wxmenuevent}.}
1885%%
1886%% \wxheading{Remarks}
1887%%
1888%% You can choose any member function to receive
1889%% menu select events, using the EVT\_MENU\_HIGHLIGHT macro for individual menu items or EVT\_MENU\_HIGHLIGHT\_ALL macro
1890%% for all menu items.
1891%%
1892%% The default implementation for \helpref{wxFrame::OnMenuHighlight}{wxframeonmenuhighlight} displays help
1893%% text in the first field of the status bar.
1894%%
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1897%%
1898%% \wxheading{See also}
1899%%
1900%% \helpref{wxMenuEvent}{wxmenuevent},\rtfsp
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1902%%
1903%%
1904%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnMouseEvent}\label{wxwindowonmouseevent}
1905%%
1906%% \func{void}{OnMouseEvent}{\param{wxMouseEvent\&}{ event}}
1907%%
1908%% Called when the user has initiated an event with the
1909%% mouse.
1910%%
1911%% \wxheading{Parameters}
1912%%
1913%% \docparam{event}{The mouse event. See \helpref{wxMouseEvent}{wxmouseevent} for
1914%% more details.}
1915%%
1916%% \wxheading{Remarks}
1917%%
1918%% Most, but not all, windows respond to this event.
1919%%
1920%% To intercept this event, use the EVT\_MOUSE\_EVENTS macro in an event table definition, or individual
1921%% mouse event macros such as EVT\_LEFT\_DOWN.
1922%%
1923%% \wxheading{See also}
1924%%
1925%% \helpref{wxMouseEvent}{wxmouseevent},\rtfsp
1926%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
1927%%
1928%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnMove}\label{wxwindowonmove}
1929%%
1930%% \func{void}{OnMove}{\param{wxMoveEvent\& }{event}}
1931%%
1932%% Called when a window is moved.
1933%%
1934%% \wxheading{Parameters}
1935%%
1936%% \docparam{event}{The move event. For more information, see \helpref{wxMoveEvent}{wxmoveevent}.}
1937%%
1938%% \wxheading{Remarks}
1939%%
1940%% Use the EVT\_MOVE macro to intercept move events.
1941%%
1942%% \wxheading{Remarks}
1943%%
1944%% Not currently implemented.
1945%%
1946%% \wxheading{See also}
1947%%
1948%% \helpref{wxMoveEvent}{wxmoveevent},\rtfsp
1949%% \helpref{wxFrame::OnSize}{wxframeonsize},\rtfsp
1950%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
1951%%
1952%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnPaint}\label{wxwindowonpaint}
1953%%
1954%% \func{void}{OnPaint}{\param{wxPaintEvent\& }{event}}
1955%%
1956%% Sent to the event handler when the window must be refreshed.
1957%%
1958%% \wxheading{Parameters}
1959%%
1960%% \docparam{event}{Paint event. For more information, see \helpref{wxPaintEvent}{wxpaintevent}.}
1961%%
1962%% \wxheading{Remarks}
1963%%
1964%% Use the EVT\_PAINT macro in an event table definition to intercept paint events.
1965%%
1966%% Note that In a paint event handler, the application must {\it always} create a \helpref{wxPaintDC}{wxpaintdc} object,
1967%% even if you do not use it. Otherwise, under MS Windows, refreshing for this and other windows will go wrong.
1968%%
1969%% For example:
1970%%
1971%% \small{%
1972%% \begin{verbatim}
1973%% void MyWindow::OnPaint(wxPaintEvent\& event)
1974%% {
1975%% wxPaintDC dc(this);
1976%%
1977%% DrawMyDocument(dc);
1978%% }
1979%% \end{verbatim}
1980%% }%
1981%%
1982%% You can optimize painting by retrieving the rectangles
1983%% that have been damaged and only repainting these. The rectangles are in
1984%% terms of the client area, and are unscrolled, so you will need to do
1985%% some calculations using the current view position to obtain logical,
1986%% scrolled units.
1987%%
1988%% Here is an example of using the \helpref{wxRegionIterator}{wxregioniterator} class:
1989%%
1990%% {\small%
1991%% \begin{verbatim}
1992%% // Called when window needs to be repainted.
1993%% void MyWindow::OnPaint(wxPaintEvent\& event)
1994%% {
1995%% wxPaintDC dc(this);
1996%%
1997%% // Find Out where the window is scrolled to
1998%% int vbX,vbY; // Top left corner of client
1999%% GetViewStart(&vbX,&vbY);
2000%%
2001%% int vX,vY,vW,vH; // Dimensions of client area in pixels
2002%% wxRegionIterator upd(GetUpdateRegion()); // get the update rect list
2003%%
2004%% while (upd)
2005%% {
2006%% vX = upd.GetX();
2007%% vY = upd.GetY();
2008%% vW = upd.GetW();
2009%% vH = upd.GetH();
2010%%
2011%% // Alternatively we can do this:
2012%% // wxRect rect;
2013%% // upd.GetRect(&rect);
2014%%
2015%% // Repaint this rectangle
2016%% ...some code...
2017%%
2018%% upd ++ ;
2019%% }
2020%% }
2021%% \end{verbatim}
2022%% }%
2023%%
2024%% \wxheading{See also}
2025%%
2026%% \helpref{wxPaintEvent}{wxpaintevent},\rtfsp
2027%% \helpref{wxPaintDC}{wxpaintdc},\rtfsp
2028%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
2029%%
2030%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnScroll}\label{wxwindowonscroll}
2031%%
2032%% \func{void}{OnScroll}{\param{wxScrollWinEvent\& }{event}}
2033%%
2034%% Called when a scroll window event is received from one of the window's built-in scrollbars.
2035%%
2036%% \wxheading{Parameters}
2037%%
2038%% \docparam{event}{Command event. Retrieve the new scroll position by
2039%% calling \helpref{wxScrollEvent::GetPosition}{wxscrolleventgetposition}, and the
2040%% scrollbar orientation by calling \helpref{wxScrollEvent::GetOrientation}{wxscrolleventgetorientation}.}
2041%%
2042%% \wxheading{Remarks}
2043%%
2044%% Note that it is not possible to distinguish between horizontal and vertical scrollbars
2045%% until the function is executing (you can't have one function for vertical, another
2046%% for horizontal events).
2047%%
2048%% \wxheading{See also}
2049%%
2050%% \helpref{wxScrollWinEvent}{wxscrollwinevent},\rtfsp
2051%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
2052%%
2053%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnSetFocus}\label{wxwindowonsetfocus}
2054%%
2055%% \func{void}{OnSetFocus}{\param{wxFocusEvent\& }{event}}
2056%%
2057%% Called when a window's focus is being set.
2058%%
2059%% \wxheading{Parameters}
2060%%
2061%% \docparam{event}{The focus event. For more information, see \helpref{wxFocusEvent}{wxfocusevent}.}
2062%%
2063%% \wxheading{Remarks}
2064%%
2065%% To intercept this event, use the macro EVT\_SET\_FOCUS in an event table definition.
2066%%
2067%% Most, but not all, windows respond to this event.
2068%%
2069%% \wxheading{See also}
2070%%
2071%% \helpref{wxFocusEvent}{wxfocusevent}, \helpref{wxWindow::OnKillFocus}{wxwindowonkillfocus},\rtfsp
2072%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
2073%%
2074%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnSize}\label{wxwindowonsize}
2075%%
2076%% \func{void}{OnSize}{\param{wxSizeEvent\& }{event}}
2077%%
2078%% Called when the window has been resized. This is not a virtual function; you should
2079%% provide your own non-virtual OnSize function and direct size events to it using EVT\_SIZE
2080%% in an event table definition.
2081%%
2082%% \wxheading{Parameters}
2083%%
2084%% \docparam{event}{Size event. For more information, see \helpref{wxSizeEvent}{wxsizeevent}.}
2085%%
2086%% \wxheading{Remarks}
2087%%
2088%% You may wish to use this for frames to resize their child windows as appropriate.
2089%%
2090%% Note that the size passed is of
2091%% the whole window: call \helpref{wxWindow::GetClientSize}{wxwindowgetclientsize} for the area which may be
2092%% used by the application.
2093%%
2094%% When a window is resized, usually only a small part of the window is damaged and you
2095%% may only need to repaint that area. However, if your drawing depends on the size of the window,
2096%% you may need to clear the DC explicitly and repaint the whole window. In which case, you
2097%% may need to call \helpref{wxWindow::Refresh}{wxwindowrefresh} to invalidate the entire window.
2098%%
2099%% \wxheading{See also}
2100%%
2101%% \helpref{wxSizeEvent}{wxsizeevent},\rtfsp
2102%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
2103%%
2104%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnSysColourChanged}\label{wxwindowonsyscolourchanged}
2105%%
2106%% \func{void}{OnSysColourChanged}{\param{wxOnSysColourChangedEvent\& }{event}}
2107%%
2108%% Called when the user has changed the system colours. Windows only.
2109%%
2110%% \wxheading{Parameters}
2111%%
2112%% \docparam{event}{System colour change event. For more information, see \helpref{wxSysColourChangedEvent}{wxsyscolourchangedevent}.}
2113%%
2114%% \wxheading{See also}
2115%%
2116%% \helpref{wxSysColourChangedEvent}{wxsyscolourchangedevent},\rtfsp
2117%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
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2121
2122\func{virtual void}{OnInternalIdle}{\void}
2123
2124This virtual function is normally only used internally, but
2125sometimes an application may need it to implement functionality
2126that should not be disabled by an application defining an OnIdle
2127handler in a derived class.
2128
2129This function may be used to do delayed painting, for example,
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2132
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2135
2136This is just a wrapper for \helpref{ScrollPages()}{wxwindowscrollpages}$(1)$.
2137
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2140
2141This is just a wrapper for \helpref{ScrollPages()}{wxwindowscrollpages}$(-1)$.
2142
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2145
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2148Removes and returns the top-most event handler on the event handler stack.
2149
2150\wxheading{Parameters}
2151
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2153default value is {\tt false}.}
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2155\wxheading{See also}
2156
2157\helpref{wxWindow::SetEventHandler}{wxwindowseteventhandler},\rtfsp
2158\helpref{wxWindow::GetEventHandler}{wxwindowgeteventhandler},\rtfsp
2159\helpref{wxWindow::PushEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler},\rtfsp
2160\helpref{wxEvtHandler::ProcessEvent}{wxevthandlerprocessevent},\rtfsp
2161\helpref{wxEvtHandler}{wxevthandler}\rtfsp
2162
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2165
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2168\func{bool}{PopupMenu}{\param{wxMenu* }{menu}, \param{int }{x}, \param{int }{y}}
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2170Pops up the given menu at the specified coordinates, relative to this
2171window, and returns control when the user has dismissed the menu. If a
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2174cursor position is used.
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2176\wxheading{Parameters}
2177
2178\docparam{menu}{Menu to pop up.}
2179
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2181
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2183
2184\docparam{y}{Required y position for the menu to appear.}
2185
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2187
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2189
2190\wxheading{Remarks}
2191
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2193is called to ensure that the menu items are in the correct state. The menu does
2194not get deleted by the window.
2195
2196It is recommended to not explicitly specify coordinates when calling PopupMenu
2197in response to mouse click, because some of the ports (namely, wxGTK) can do
2198a better job of positioning the menu in that case.
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2201implements the following methods:\par
2202\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
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2204\twocolitem{{\bf PopupMenuXY(menu, x, y)}}{Specifies position with two integers (x, y)}
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2206}
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2210
2211\func{void}{PushEventHandler}{\param{wxEvtHandler* }{handler}}
2212
2213Pushes this event handler onto the event stack for the window.
2214
2215\wxheading{Parameters}
2216
2217\docparam{handler}{Specifies the handler to be pushed.}
2218
2219\wxheading{Remarks}
2220
2221An event handler is an object that is capable of processing the events
2222sent to a window. By default, the window is its own event handler, but
2223an application may wish to substitute another, for example to allow
2224central implementation of event-handling for a variety of different
2225window classes.
2226
2227\helpref{wxWindow::PushEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler} allows
2228an application to set up a chain of event handlers, where an event not handled by one event handler is
2229handed to the next one in the chain. Use \helpref{wxWindow::PopEventHandler}{wxwindowpopeventhandler} to
2230remove the event handler.
2231
2232\wxheading{See also}
2233
2234\helpref{wxWindow::SetEventHandler}{wxwindowseteventhandler},\rtfsp
2235\helpref{wxWindow::GetEventHandler}{wxwindowgeteventhandler},\rtfsp
2236\helpref{wxWindow::PopEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler},\rtfsp
2237\helpref{wxEvtHandler::ProcessEvent}{wxevthandlerprocessevent},\rtfsp
2238\helpref{wxEvtHandler}{wxevthandler}
2239
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2241\membersection{wxWindow::Raise}\label{wxwindowraise}
2242
2243\func{void}{Raise}{\void}
2244
4e43c815 2245Raises the window to the top of the window hierarchy (z-order).
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4e43c815 2247In current version of wxWidgets this works both for managed and child windows.
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2249\wxheading{See also}
2250
2251\helpref{Lower}{wxwindowlower}
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2254\membersection{wxWindow::Refresh}\label{wxwindowrefresh}
2255
a67f1484 2256\func{virtual void}{Refresh}{\param{bool}{ eraseBackground = {\tt true}}, \param{const wxRect* }{rect = NULL}}
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2258Causes this window, and all of its children recursively (except under wxGTK1
2259where this is not implemented), to be repainted. Note that repainting doesn't
2260happen immediately but only during the next event loop iteration, if you need
60fef964 2261to update the window immediately you should use \helpref{Update}{wxwindowupdate}
a67f1484 2262instead.
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2264\wxheading{Parameters}
2265
cc81d32f 2266\docparam{eraseBackground}{If {\tt true}, the background will be
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2267erased.}
2268
2269\docparam{rect}{If non-NULL, only the given rectangle will
2270be treated as damaged.}
2271
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2272\wxheading{See also}
2273
2274\helpref{wxWindow::RefreshRect}{wxwindowrefreshrect}
2275
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2277\membersection{wxWindow::RefreshRect}\label{wxwindowrefreshrect}
2278
8cfa09bd 2279\func{void}{RefreshRect}{\param{const wxRect\& }{rect}, \param{bool }{eraseBackground = \true}}
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8cfa09bd 2281Redraws the contents of the given rectangle: only the area inside it will be
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2282repainted.
2283
8cfa09bd 2284This is the same as \helpref{Refresh}{wxwindowrefresh} but has a nicer syntax
324eeecb 2285as it can be called with a temporary wxRect object as argument like this
8cfa09bd 2286\texttt{RefreshRect(wxRect(x, y, w, h))}.
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2289\membersection{wxWindow::RegisterHotKey}\label{wxwindowregisterhotkey}
2290
2291\func{bool}{RegisterHotKey}{\param{int}{ hotkeyId}, \param{int}{ modifiers}, \param{int}{ virtualKeyCode}}
2292
2293Registers a system wide hotkey. Every time the user presses the hotkey registered here, this window
2294will receive a hotkey event. It will receive the event even if the application is in the background
2295and does not have the input focus because the user is working with some other application.
2296
2297\wxheading{Parameters}
2298
2299\docparam{hotkeyId}{Numeric identifier of the hotkey. For applications this must be between 0 and 0xBFFF. If
2300this function is called from a shared DLL, it must be a system wide unique identifier between 0xC000 and 0xFFFF.
2301This is a MSW specific detail.}
2302
2303\docparam{modifiers}{A bitwise combination of {\tt wxMOD\_SHIFT}, {\tt wxMOD\_CONTROL}, {\tt wxMOD\_ALT}
2304or {\tt wxMOD\_WIN} specifying the modifier keys that have to be pressed along with the key.}
2305
2306\docparam{virtualKeyCode}{The virtual key code of the hotkey.}
2307
2308\wxheading{Return value}
2309
2310{\tt true} if the hotkey was registered successfully. {\tt false} if some other application already registered a
2311hotkey with this modifier/virtualKeyCode combination.
2312
2313\wxheading{Remarks}
2314
2315Use EVT\_HOTKEY(hotkeyId, fnc) in the event table to capture the event.
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2317in the \helpref{Windows CE port}{wxwince} for detecting hardware button presses.
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2319\wxheading{See also}
2320
2321\helpref{wxWindow::UnregisterHotKey}{wxwindowunregisterhotkey}
2322
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2325
2326\func{virtual void}{ReleaseMouse}{\void}
2327
2328Releases mouse input captured with \helpref{wxWindow::CaptureMouse}{wxwindowcapturemouse}.
2329
2330\wxheading{See also}
2331
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2333\helpref{wxWindow::HasCapture}{wxwindowhascapture},
2334\helpref{wxWindow::ReleaseMouse}{wxwindowreleasemouse},
a5e84126 2335\helpref{wxMouseCaptureChangedEvent}{wxmousecapturechangedevent}
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2338\membersection{wxWindow::RemoveChild}\label{wxwindowremovechild}
2339
2340\func{virtual void}{RemoveChild}{\param{wxWindow* }{child}}
2341
2342Removes a child window. This is called automatically by window deletion
2343functions so should not be required by the application programmer.
2344
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2347
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2349
2350\docparam{child}{Child window to remove.}
2351
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2354
2355\func{bool}{RemoveEventHandler}{\param{wxEvtHandler *}{handler}}
2356
2357Find the given {\it handler} in the windows event handler chain and remove (but
2358not delete) it from it.
2359
2360\wxheading{Parameters}
2361
154b6b0f 2362\docparam{handler}{The event handler to remove, must be non-{\tt NULL} and
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2363must be present in this windows event handlers chain}
2364
2365\wxheading{Return value}
2366
cc81d32f 2367Returns {\tt true} if it was found and {\tt false} otherwise (this also results
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2368in an assert failure so this function should only be called when the
2369handler is supposed to be there).
2370
2371\wxheading{See also}
2372
2373\helpref{PushEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler},\rtfsp
2374\helpref{PopEventHandler}{wxwindowpopeventhandler}
2375
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2378
2379\func{virtual bool}{Reparent}{\param{wxWindow* }{newParent}}
2380
2381Reparents the window, i.e the window will be removed from its
18ac8d69 2382current parent window (e.g. a non-standard toolbar in a wxFrame)
103aab26 2383and then re-inserted into another. Available on Windows and GTK.
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2385\wxheading{Parameters}
2386
2387\docparam{newParent}{New parent.}
2388
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2392\constfunc{virtual void}{ScreenToClient}{\param{int* }{x}, \param{int* }{y}}
2393
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2395
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2397
2398\wxheading{Parameters}
2399
2400\docparam{x}{Stores the screen x coordinate and receives the client x coordinate.}
2401
2402\docparam{y}{Stores the screen x coordinate and receives the client x coordinate.}
2403
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2405
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2407implements the following methods:\par
2408\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
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2410\twocolitem{{\bf ScreenToClientXY(x, y)}}{Returns a 2-tuple, (x, y)}
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2412}
2413
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2416
9cd6d737 2417\func{virtual bool}{ScrollLines}{\param{int }{lines}}
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2418
2419Scrolls the window by the given number of lines down (if {\it lines} is
2420positive) or up.
2421
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2422\wxheading{Return value}
2423
cc81d32f 2424Returns {\tt true} if the window was scrolled, {\tt false} if it was already
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2425on top/bottom and nothing was done.
2426
2427\wxheading{Remarks}
2428
2429This function is currently only implemented under MSW and wxTextCtrl under
2430wxGTK (it also works for wxScrolledWindow derived classes under all
2431platforms).
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2433\wxheading{See also}
2434
2435\helpref{ScrollPages}{wxwindowscrollpages}
2436
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2438\membersection{wxWindow::ScrollPages}\label{wxwindowscrollpages}
2439
9cd6d737 2440\func{virtual bool}{ScrollPages}{\param{int }{pages}}
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2441
2442Scrolls the window by the given number of pages down (if {\it pages} is
2443positive) or up.
2444
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2446
cc81d32f 2447Returns {\tt true} if the window was scrolled, {\tt false} if it was already
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2448on top/bottom and nothing was done.
2449
2450\wxheading{Remarks}
2451
0c131a5a 2452This function is currently only implemented under MSW and wxGTK.
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2454\wxheading{See also}
2455
2456\helpref{ScrollLines}{wxwindowscrolllines}
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2459\membersection{wxWindow::ScrollWindow}\label{wxwindowscrollwindow}
2460
eaaa6a06 2461\func{virtual void}{ScrollWindow}{\param{int }{dx}, \param{int }{dy}, \param{const wxRect*}{ rect = NULL}}
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6453876e 2463Physically scrolls the pixels in the window and move child windows accordingly.
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2465\wxheading{Parameters}
2466
2467\docparam{dx}{Amount to scroll horizontally.}
2468
2469\docparam{dy}{Amount to scroll vertically.}
2470
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2472scrolled (this is always the case under wxGTK which doesn't support this
2473parameter)}
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2475\wxheading{Remarks}
2476
60fef964 2477Note that you can often use \helpref{wxScrolledWindow}{wxscrolledwindow}
9f1a4466 2478instead of using this function directly.
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2481\membersection{wxWindow::SetAcceleratorTable}\label{wxwindowsetacceleratortable}
2482
2483\func{virtual void}{SetAcceleratorTable}{\param{const wxAcceleratorTable\&}{ accel}}
2484
2485Sets the accelerator table for this window. See \helpref{wxAcceleratorTable}{wxacceleratortable}.
2486
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2489
dbd94b75 2490\func{void}{SetAccessible}{\param{wxAccessible*}{ accessible}}
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2491
2492Sets the accessible for this window. Any existing accessible for this window
2493will be deleted first, if not identical to {\it accessible}.
2494
2495See also \helpref{wxAccessible}{wxaccessible}.
2496
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2499
8a293590 2500\func{void}{SetAutoLayout}{\param{bool}{ autoLayout}}
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2501
2502Determines whether the \helpref{wxWindow::Layout}{wxwindowlayout} function will
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2503be called automatically when the window is resized. Please note that this only
2504happens for the windows usually used to contain children, namely
2505\helpref{wxPanel}{wxpanel} and \helpref{wxTopLevelWindow}{wxtoplevelwindow}
2506(and the classes deriving from them).
2507
2508This method is called implicitly by
2509\helpref{wxWindow::SetSizer}{wxwindowsetsizer} but if you use
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2511manually or otherwise the window layout won't be correctly updated when its
2512size changes.
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2514\wxheading{Parameters}
2515
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2517called automatically when the window is resized.}
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2519\wxheading{See also}
2520
2521\helpref{wxWindow::SetConstraints}{wxwindowsetconstraints}
2522
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2525
e477b168 2526\func{virtual bool}{SetBackgroundColour}{\param{const wxColour\& }{colour}}
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2527
2528Sets the background colour of the window.
2529
b8e7b673 2530Please see \helpref{InheritAttributes}{wxwindowinheritattributes} for
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fa47d7a7 2532\helpref{SetOwnBackgroundColour}{wxwindowsetownbackgroundcolour}.
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2535
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2537 {\tt wxNullColour} to reset to the default colour.}
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2538
2539\wxheading{Remarks}
2540
2541The background colour is usually painted by the default\rtfsp
f4fcc291 2542\helpref{wxEraseEvent}{wxeraseevent} event handler function
6453876e 2543under Windows and automatically under GTK.
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5b6aa0ff 2545Note that setting the background colour does not cause an immediate refresh, so you
684761db 2546may wish to call \helpref{wxWindow::ClearBackground}{wxwindowclearbackground} or \helpref{wxWindow::Refresh}{wxwindowrefresh} after
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2548
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2550window, if the system supports them. Use with care since usually the
2551themes represent the appearance chosen by the user to be used for all
2552applications on the system.
2553
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2555\wxheading{See also}
2556
2557\helpref{wxWindow::GetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowgetbackgroundcolour},\rtfsp
2558\helpref{wxWindow::SetForegroundColour}{wxwindowsetforegroundcolour},\rtfsp
2559\helpref{wxWindow::GetForegroundColour}{wxwindowgetforegroundcolour},\rtfsp
684761db 2560\helpref{wxWindow::ClearBackground}{wxwindowclearbackground},\rtfsp
5b6aa0ff 2561\helpref{wxWindow::Refresh}{wxwindowrefresh},\rtfsp
f4fcc291 2562\helpref{wxEraseEvent}{wxeraseevent}
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2565
2566\func{virtual void}{SetBackgroundStyle}{\param{wxBackgroundStyle}{ style}}
2567
2568Sets the background style of the window. The background style indicates
2569whether background colour should be determined by the system (wxBG\_STYLE\_SYSTEM),
2570be set to a specific colour (wxBG\_STYLE\_COLOUR), or should be left to the
2571application to implement (wxBG\_STYLE\_CUSTOM).
2572
2573On GTK+, use of wxBG\_STYLE\_CUSTOM allows the flicker-free drawing of a custom
2574background, such as a tiled bitmap. Currently the style has no effect on other platforms.
2575
2576\wxheading{See also}
2577
2578\helpref{wxWindow::SetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowsetbackgroundcolour},\rtfsp
2579\helpref{wxWindow::GetForegroundColour}{wxwindowgetforegroundcolour},\rtfsp
2580\helpref{wxWindow::GetBackgroundStyle}{wxwindowgetbackgroundstyle}
2581
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2584
027aa6fa 2585\func{void}{SetBestFittingSize}{\param{const wxSize\& }{size = wxDefaultSize}}
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2587A {\it smart} SetSize that will fill in default size components with the
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2588window's {\it best} size values. Also sets the window's minsize to
2589the value passed in for use with sizers. This means that if a full or
2590partial size is passed to this function then the sizers will use that
2591size instead of the results of GetBestSize to determine the minimum
2592needs of the window for layout.
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2594\wxheading{See also}
2595
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2597\helpref{wxWindow::GetBestSize}{wxwindowgetbestsize},\rtfsp
2598\helpref{wxWindow::GetBestFittingSize}{wxwindowgetbestfittingsize},\rtfsp
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2600
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2603
2604\constfunc{void}{SetCaret}{\param{wxCaret *}{caret}}
2605
2606Sets the \helpref{caret}{wxcaret} associated with the window.
2607
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2610
2611\func{virtual void}{SetClientSize}{\param{int}{ width}, \param{int}{ height}}
2612
2613\func{virtual void}{SetClientSize}{\param{const wxSize\&}{ size}}
2614
2615This sets the size of the window client area in pixels. Using this function to size a window
2616tends to be more device-independent than \helpref{wxWindow::SetSize}{wxwindowsetsize}, since the application need not
2617worry about what dimensions the border or title bar have when trying to fit the window
2618around panel items, for example.
2619
2620\wxheading{Parameters}
2621
2622\docparam{width}{The required client area width.}
2623
2624\docparam{height}{The required client area height.}
2625
2626\docparam{size}{The required client size.}
2627
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2629implements the following methods:\par
2630\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
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2632\twocolitem{{\bf SetClientSizeWH(width, height)}}{}
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2634}
2635
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2638
2639\func{void}{SetConstraints}{\param{wxLayoutConstraints* }{constraints}}
2640
2641Sets the window to have the given layout constraints. The window
2642will then own the object, and will take care of its deletion.
2643If an existing layout constraints object is already owned by the
2644window, it will be deleted.
2645
2646\wxheading{Parameters}
2647
2648\docparam{constraints}{The constraints to set. Pass NULL to disassociate and delete the window's
2649constraints.}
2650
2651\wxheading{Remarks}
2652
2653You must call \helpref{wxWindow::SetAutoLayout}{wxwindowsetautolayout} to tell a window to use
2cdac558 2654the constraints automatically in OnSize; otherwise, you must override OnSize and call Layout()
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2656sizer will have effect.
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d9f42a9e 2658\membersection{wxWindow::SetContainingSizer}\label{wxwindowsetcontainingsizer}
b8e7b673 2659
d9f42a9e 2660\func{void}{SetContainingSizer}{\param{wxSizer* }{sizer}}
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2663when a window is added to a sizer, and is used so the window can
2664remove itself from the sizer when it is destroyed.
b8e7b673 2665
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d9f42a9e 2667\membersection{wxWindow::SetCursor}\label{wxwindowsetcursor}
b8e7b673 2668
d9f42a9e 2669\func{virtual void}{SetCursor}{\param{const wxCursor\&}{cursor}}
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2673Sets the window's cursor. Notice that the window cursor also sets it for the
2674children of the window implicitly.
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2677be reset back to default.
b8e7b673 2678
d9f42a9e 2679\wxheading{Parameters}
b8e7b673 2680
d9f42a9e 2681\docparam{cursor}{Specifies the cursor that the window should normally display.}
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2683\wxheading{See also}
2684
d9f42a9e 2685\helpref{::wxSetCursor}{wxsetcursor}, \helpref{wxCursor}{wxcursor}
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2686
2687
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2689
2690\func{void}{SetDropTarget}{\param{wxDropTarget*}{ target}}
2691
2692Associates a drop target with this window.
2693
2694If the window already has a drop target, it is deleted.
2695
2696\wxheading{See also}
2697
c9f00eeb 2698\helpref{wxWindow::GetDropTarget}{wxwindowgetdroptarget},
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2699\helpref{Drag and drop overview}{wxdndoverview}
2700
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2704
2705\func{virtual void}{SetInitialBestSize}{\param{const wxSize\& }{size}}
2706
2707Sets the initial window size if none is given (i.e. at least one of the
2708components of the size passed to ctor/Create() is wxDefaultCoord).
2709
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2711
2712\func{void}{SetEventHandler}{\param{wxEvtHandler* }{handler}}
2713
2714Sets the event handler for this window.
2715
2716\wxheading{Parameters}
2717
2718\docparam{handler}{Specifies the handler to be set.}
2719
2720\wxheading{Remarks}
2721
2722An event handler is an object that is capable of processing the events
2723sent to a window. By default, the window is its own event handler, but
2724an application may wish to substitute another, for example to allow
2725central implementation of event-handling for a variety of different
2726window classes.
2727
2728It is usually better to use \helpref{wxWindow::PushEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler} since
2729this sets up a chain of event handlers, where an event not handled by one event handler is
2730handed to the next one in the chain.
2731
2732\wxheading{See also}
2733
2734\helpref{wxWindow::GetEventHandler}{wxwindowgeteventhandler},\rtfsp
2735\helpref{wxWindow::PushEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler},\rtfsp
2736\helpref{wxWindow::PopEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler},\rtfsp
2737\helpref{wxEvtHandler::ProcessEvent}{wxevthandlerprocessevent},\rtfsp
2738\helpref{wxEvtHandler}{wxevthandler}
2739
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2741\membersection{wxWindow::SetExtraStyle}\label{wxwindowsetextrastyle}
2742
2743\func{void}{SetExtraStyle}{\param{long }{exStyle}}
2744
2745Sets the extra style bits for the window. The currently defined extra style
2746bits are:
2747
2748\twocolwidtha{5cm}%
2749\begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
2750\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_VALIDATE\_RECURSIVELY}}{TransferDataTo/FromWindow()
2751and Validate() methods will recursively descend into all children of the
2752window if it has this style flag set.}
e4b713a2 2753\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_BLOCK\_EVENTS}}{Normally, the command
2edb0bde 2754events are propagated upwards to the window parent recursively until a handler
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2755for them is found. Using this style allows to prevent them from being
2756propagated beyond this window. Notice that wxDialog has this style on by
be90c029 2757default for the reasons explained in the
e4b713a2 2758\helpref{event processing overview}{eventprocessing}.}
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2759\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_TRANSIENT}}{This can be used to prevent a
2760window from being used as an implicit parent for the dialogs which were
2761created without a parent. It is useful for the windows which can disappear at
2edb0bde 2762any moment as creating children of such windows results in fatal problems.}
335c9e32 2763\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxFRAME\_EX\_CONTEXTHELP}}{Under Windows, puts a query button on the
fc2171bd 2764caption. When pressed, Windows will go into a context-sensitive help mode and wxWidgets will send
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2766This style cannot be used together with wxMAXIMIZE\_BOX or wxMINIMIZE\_BOX, so
be90c029 2767you should use the style of
7af3ca16 2768{\tt wxDEFAULT\_FRAME\_STYLE \& \textasciitilde(wxMINIMIZE\_BOX | wxMAXIMIZE\_BOX)} for the
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2770default)}
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2771\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_PROCESS\_IDLE}}{This window should always process idle events, even
2772if the mode set by \helpref{wxIdleEvent::SetMode}{wxidleeventsetmode} is wxIDLE\_PROCESS\_SPECIFIED.}
2773\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_PROCESS\_UI\_UPDATES}}{This window should always process UI update events,
2774even if the mode set by \helpref{wxUpdateUIEvent::SetMode}{wxupdateuieventsetmode} is wxUPDATE\_UI\_PROCESS\_SPECIFIED.}
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2775\end{twocollist}
2776
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2778\membersection{wxWindow::SetFocus}\label{wxwindowsetfocus}
2779
2780\func{virtual void}{SetFocus}{\void}
2781
2782This sets the window to receive keyboard input.
2783
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2784\wxheading{See also}
2785
2786\helpref{wxFocusEvent}{wxfocusevent}
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2787\helpref{wxPanel::SetFocus}{wxpanelsetfocus}
2788\helpref{wxPanel::SetFocusIgnoringChildren}{wxpanelsetfocusignoringchildren}
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2791\membersection{wxWindow::SetFocusFromKbd}\label{wxwindowsetfocusfromkbd}
2792
2793\func{virtual void}{SetFocusFromKbd}{\void}
2794
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2796gives the focus to this window from keyboard (e.g. using {\tt TAB} key).
2797By default this method simply calls \helpref{SetFocus}{wxwindowsetfocus} but
2798can be overridden to do something in addition to this in the derived classes.
2799
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2801\membersection{wxWindow::SetFont}\label{wxwindowsetfont}
2802
2803\func{void}{SetFont}{\param{const wxFont\& }{font}}
2804
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2805Sets the font for this window. This function should not be called for the
2806parent window if you don't want its font to be inherited by its children,
fa47d7a7 2807use \helpref{SetOwnFont}{wxwindowsetownfont} instead in this case and
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2808see \helpref{InheritAttributes}{wxwindowinheritattributes} for more
2809explanations.
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2811Please notice that the given font is \emph{not} automatically used for
2812\helpref{wxPaintDC}{wxpaintdc} objects associated with this window, you need to
2813call \helpref{wxDC::SetFont()}{wxdcsetfont} too. However this font is used by
2814any standard controls for drawing their text as well as by
2815\helpref{wxWindow::GetTextExtent()}{wxwindowgettextextent}.
2816
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2818
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2820{\tt wxNullFont} to reset to the default font.}
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2821
2822\wxheading{See also}
2823
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2824\helpref{wxWindow::GetFont}{wxwindowgetfont},\\
2825\helpref{InheritAttributes}{wxwindowinheritattributes}
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2828\membersection{wxWindow::SetForegroundColour}\label{wxwindowsetforegroundcolour}
2829
2830\func{virtual void}{SetForegroundColour}{\param{const wxColour\& }{colour}}
2831
2832Sets the foreground colour of the window.
2833
b8e7b673 2834Please see \helpref{InheritAttributes}{wxwindowinheritattributes} for
324eeecb 2835explanation of the difference between this method and
fa47d7a7 2836\helpref{SetOwnForegroundColour}{wxwindowsetownforegroundcolour}.
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2839
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2841 {\tt wxNullColour} to reset to the default colour.}
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2843\wxheading{Remarks}
2844
2845The interpretation of foreground colour is open to interpretation according
2846to the window class; it may be the text colour or other colour, or it may not
2847be used at all.
2848
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2850window, if the system supports them. Use with care since usually the
2851themes represent the appearance chosen by the user to be used for all
2852applications on the system.
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2854\wxheading{See also}
2855
2856\helpref{wxWindow::GetForegroundColour}{wxwindowgetforegroundcolour},\rtfsp
2857\helpref{wxWindow::SetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowsetbackgroundcolour},\rtfsp
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2858\helpref{wxWindow::GetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowgetbackgroundcolour},\rtfsp
2859\helpref{wxWindow::ShouldInheritColours}{wxwindowshouldinheritcolours}
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2862\membersection{wxWindow::SetHelpText}\label{wxwindowsethelptext}
2863
2864\func{virtual void}{SetHelpText}{\param{const wxString\& }{helpText}}
2865
2866Sets the help text to be used as context-sensitive help for this window.
2867
2868Note that the text is actually stored by the current \helpref{wxHelpProvider}{wxhelpprovider} implementation,
2869and not in the window object itself.
2870
2871\wxheading{See also}
2872
2873\helpref{GetHelpText}{wxwindowgethelptext}, \helpref{wxHelpProvider}{wxhelpprovider}
2874
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2876\membersection{wxWindow::SetId}\label{wxwindowsetid}
2877
2878\func{void}{SetId}{\param{int}{ id}}
2879
2880Sets the identifier of the window.
2881
2882\wxheading{Remarks}
2883
2884Each window has an integer identifier. If the application has not provided one,
2885an identifier will be generated. Normally, the identifier should be provided
2886on creation and should not be modified subsequently.
2887
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2888\wxheading{See also}
2889
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2890\helpref{wxWindow::GetId}{wxwindowgetid},\rtfsp
2891\helpref{Window identifiers}{windowids}
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2895\membersection{wxWindow::SetLabel}\label{wxwindowsetlabel}
2896
2897\func{virtual void}{SetLabel}{\param{const wxString\& }{label}}
2898
2899Sets the window's label.
2900
2901\wxheading{Parameters}
2902
2903\docparam{label}{The window label.}
2904
2905\wxheading{See also}
2906
2907\helpref{wxWindow::GetLabel}{wxwindowgetlabel}
2908
2909
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2911
2912\func{void}{SetMaxSize}{\param{const wxSize\& }{size}}
2913
2914Sets the maximum size of the window, to indicate to the sizer layout mechanism
2915that this is the maximum possible size.
2916
2917\membersection{wxWindow::SetMinSize}\label{wxwindowsetminsize}
2918
2919\func{void}{SetMinSize}{\param{const wxSize\& }{size}}
2920
2921Sets the minimum size of the window, to indicate to the sizer layout mechanism
2922that this is the minimum required size. You may need to call this
2923if you change the window size after construction and before adding
2924to its parent sizer.
2925
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2926\membersection{wxWindow::SetName}\label{wxwindowsetname}
2927
2928\func{virtual void}{SetName}{\param{const wxString\& }{name}}
2929
2930Sets the window's name.
2931
2932\wxheading{Parameters}
2933
2934\docparam{name}{A name to set for the window.}
2935
2936\wxheading{See also}
2937
2938\helpref{wxWindow::GetName}{wxwindowgetname}
2939
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2941\membersection{wxWindow::SetOwnBackgroundColour}\label{wxwindowsetownbackgroundcolour}
2942
2943\func{void}{SetOwnBackgroundColour}{\param{const wxColour\& }{colour}}
2944
2945Sets the background colour of the window but prevents it from being inherited
2946by the children of this window.
2947
2948\wxheading{See also}
2949
2950\helpref{SetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowsetbackgroundcolour},\rtfsp
2951\helpref{InheritAttributes}{wxwindowinheritattributes}
2952
2953
2954\membersection{wxWindow::SetOwnFont}\label{wxwindowsetownfont}
2955
2956\func{void}{SetOwnFont}{\param{const wxFont\& }{font}}
2957
2958Sets the font of the window but prevents it from being inherited by the
2959children of this window.
2960
2961\wxheading{See also}
2962
2963\helpref{SetFont}{wxwindowsetfont},\rtfsp
2964\helpref{InheritAttributes}{wxwindowinheritattributes}
2965
2966
2967\membersection{wxWindow::SetOwnForegroundColour}\label{wxwindowsetownforegroundcolour}
2968
2969\func{void}{SetOwnForegroundColour}{\param{const wxColour\& }{colour}}
2970
2971Sets the foreground colour of the window but prevents it from being inherited
2972by the children of this window.
2973
2974\wxheading{See also}
2975
2976\helpref{SetForegroundColour}{wxwindowsetforegroundcolour},\rtfsp
2977\helpref{InheritAttributes}{wxwindowinheritattributes}
2978
2979
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2980\membersection{wxWindow::SetPalette}\label{wxwindowsetpalette}
2981
2982\func{virtual void}{SetPalette}{\param{wxPalette* }{palette}}
2983
2984Obsolete - use \helpref{wxDC::SetPalette}{wxdcsetpalette} instead.
2985
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2987\membersection{wxWindow::SetScrollbar}\label{wxwindowsetscrollbar}
2988
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2989\func{virtual void}{SetScrollbar}{\param{int }{orientation}, \param{int }{position},\rtfsp
2990\param{int }{thumbSize}, \param{int }{range},\rtfsp
cc81d32f 2991\param{bool }{refresh = {\tt true}}}
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2993Sets the scrollbar properties of a built-in scrollbar.
2994
2995\wxheading{Parameters}
2996
2997\docparam{orientation}{Determines the scrollbar whose page size is to be set. May be wxHORIZONTAL or wxVERTICAL.}
2998
2999\docparam{position}{The position of the scrollbar in scroll units.}
3000
3001\docparam{thumbSize}{The size of the thumb, or visible portion of the scrollbar, in scroll units.}
3002
3003\docparam{range}{The maximum position of the scrollbar.}
3004
cc81d32f 3005\docparam{refresh}{{\tt true} to redraw the scrollbar, {\tt false} otherwise.}
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3006
3007\wxheading{Remarks}
3008
3009Let's say you wish to display 50 lines of text, using the same font.
3010The window is sized so that you can only see 16 lines at a time.
3011
3012You would use:
3013
3014{\small%
3015\begin{verbatim}
3016 SetScrollbar(wxVERTICAL, 0, 16, 50);
3017\end{verbatim}
3018}
3019
3020Note that with the window at this size, the thumb position can never go
3021above 50 minus 16, or 34.
3022
3023You can determine how many lines are currently visible by dividing the current view
3024size by the character height in pixels.
3025
3026When defining your own scrollbar behaviour, you will always need to recalculate
3027the scrollbar settings when the window size changes. You could therefore put your
3028scrollbar calculations and SetScrollbar
3029call into a function named AdjustScrollbars, which can be called initially and also
f4fcc291 3030from your \helpref{wxSizeEvent}{wxsizeevent} handler function.
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3031
3032\wxheading{See also}
3033
3034\helpref{Scrolling overview}{scrollingoverview},\rtfsp
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3036\helpref{wxScrollWinEvent}{wxscrollwinevent}
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3038\begin{comment}
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3041\membersection{wxWindow::SetScrollPage}\label{wxwindowsetscrollpage}
3042
cc81d32f 3043\func{virtual void}{SetScrollPage}{\param{int }{orientation}, \param{int }{pageSize}, \param{bool }{refresh = {\tt true}}}
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3044
3045Sets the page size of one of the built-in scrollbars.
3046
3047\wxheading{Parameters}
3048
3049\docparam{orientation}{Determines the scrollbar whose page size is to be set. May be wxHORIZONTAL or wxVERTICAL.}
3050
3051\docparam{pageSize}{Page size in scroll units.}
3052
cc81d32f 3053\docparam{refresh}{{\tt true} to redraw the scrollbar, {\tt false} otherwise.}
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3054
3055\wxheading{Remarks}
3056
3057The page size of a scrollbar is the number of scroll units that the scroll thumb travels when you
3058click on the area above/left of or below/right of the thumb. Normally you will want a whole visible
3059page to be scrolled, i.e. the size of the current view (perhaps the window client size). This
3060value has to be adjusted when the window is resized, since the page size will have changed.
3061
3062In addition to specifying how far the scroll thumb travels when paging, in Motif and some versions of Windows
3063the thumb changes size to reflect the page size relative to the length of the document. When the
3064document size is only slightly bigger than the current view (window) size, almost all of the scrollbar
3065will be taken up by the thumb. When the two values become the same, the scrollbar will (on some systems)
3066disappear.
3067
3068Currently, this function should be called before SetPageRange, because of a quirk in the Windows
3069handling of pages and ranges.
3070
3071\wxheading{See also}
3072
3073\helpref{wxWindow::SetScrollPos}{wxwindowsetscrollpos},\rtfsp
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3075\helpref{wxWindow::GetScrollPage}{wxwindowgetscrollpage},\rtfsp
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3076\helpref{wxScrollBar}{wxscrollbar}, \helpref{wxScrolledWindow}{wxscrolledwindow}
3077\end{comment}
3078
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3080\membersection{wxWindow::SetScrollPos}\label{wxwindowsetscrollpos}
3081
cc81d32f 3082\func{virtual void}{SetScrollPos}{\param{int }{orientation}, \param{int }{pos}, \param{bool }{refresh = {\tt true}}}
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3083
3084Sets the position of one of the built-in scrollbars.
3085
3086\wxheading{Parameters}
3087
3088\docparam{orientation}{Determines the scrollbar whose position is to be set. May be wxHORIZONTAL or wxVERTICAL.}
3089
3090\docparam{pos}{Position in scroll units.}
3091
cc81d32f 3092\docparam{refresh}{{\tt true} to redraw the scrollbar, {\tt false} otherwise.}
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3093
3094\wxheading{Remarks}
3095
3096This function does not directly affect the contents of the window: it is up to the
3097application to take note of scrollbar attributes and redraw contents accordingly.
3098
3099\wxheading{See also}
3100
3101\helpref{wxWindow::SetScrollbar}{wxwindowsetscrollbar},\rtfsp
4179da8a 3102\helpref{wxWindow::GetScrollPos}{wxwindowgetscrollpos},\rtfsp
f7bd2698 3103\helpref{wxWindow::GetScrollThumb}{wxwindowgetscrollthumb},\rtfsp
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3104\helpref{wxScrollBar}{wxscrollbar}, \helpref{wxScrolledWindow}{wxscrolledwindow}
3105
3106\begin{comment}
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3109\membersection{wxWindow::SetScrollRange}\label{wxwindowsetscrollrange}
3110
cc81d32f 3111\func{virtual void}{SetScrollRange}{\param{int }{orientation}, \param{int }{range}, \param{bool }{refresh = {\tt true}}}
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3112
3113Sets the range of one of the built-in scrollbars.
3114
3115\wxheading{Parameters}
3116
3117\docparam{orientation}{Determines the scrollbar whose range is to be set. May be wxHORIZONTAL or wxVERTICAL.}
3118
3119\docparam{range}{Scroll range.}
3120
cc81d32f 3121\docparam{refresh}{{\tt true} to redraw the scrollbar, {\tt false} otherwise.}
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3122
3123\wxheading{Remarks}
3124
3125The range of a scrollbar is the number of steps that the thumb may travel, rather than the total
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3126object length of the scrollbar. If you are implementing a scrolling window, for example, you
3127would adjust the scroll range when the window is resized, by subtracting the window view size from the
3128total virtual window size. When the two sizes are the same (all the window is visible), the range goes to zero
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3129and usually the scrollbar will be automatically hidden.
3130
3131\wxheading{See also}
3132
3133\helpref{wxWindow::SetScrollPos}{wxwindowsetscrollpos},\rtfsp
3134\helpref{wxWindow::SetScrollPage}{wxwindowsetscrollpage},\rtfsp
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3136\helpref{wxWindow::GetScrollPage}{wxwindowgetscrollpage},\rtfsp
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3137\helpref{wxScrollBar}{wxscrollbar}, \helpref{wxScrolledWindow}{wxscrolledwindow}
3138\end{comment}
3139
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3141\membersection{wxWindow::SetSize}\label{wxwindowsetsize}
3142
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3143\func{virtual void}{SetSize}{\param{int}{ x}, \param{int}{ y}, \param{int}{ width}, \param{int}{ height},
3144 \param{int}{ sizeFlags = wxSIZE\_AUTO}}
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3146\func{virtual void}{SetSize}{\param{const wxRect\&}{ rect}}
3147
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3148Sets the size and position of the window in pixels.
3149
eaaa6a06 3150\func{virtual void}{SetSize}{\param{int}{ width}, \param{int}{ height}}
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3152\func{virtual void}{SetSize}{\param{const wxSize\&}{ size}}
3153
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3154Sets the size of the window in pixels.
3155
3156\wxheading{Parameters}
3157
60fef964 3158\docparam{x}{Required x position in pixels, or wxDefaultCoord to indicate that the existing
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3159value should be used.}
3160
60fef964 3161\docparam{y}{Required y position in pixels, or wxDefaultCoord to indicate that the existing
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3162value should be used.}
3163
60fef964 3164\docparam{width}{Required width in pixels, or wxDefaultCoord to indicate that the existing
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3165value should be used.}
3166
60fef964 3167\docparam{height}{Required height position in pixels, or wxDefaultCoord to indicate that the existing
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3168value should be used.}
3169
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3170\docparam{size}{\helpref{wxSize}{wxsize} object for setting the size.}
3171
3172\docparam{rect}{\helpref{wxRect}{wxrect} object for setting the position and size.}
3173
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3174\docparam{sizeFlags}{Indicates the interpretation of other parameters. It is a bit list of the following:
3175
60fef964 3176{\bf wxSIZE\_AUTO\_WIDTH}: a $wxDefaultCoord$ width value is taken to indicate
fc2171bd 3177a wxWidgets-supplied default width.\\
60fef964 3178{\bf wxSIZE\_AUTO\_HEIGHT}: a $wxDefaultCoord$ height value is taken to indicate
4e43c815 3179a wxWidgets-supplied default height.\\
60fef964 3180{\bf wxSIZE\_AUTO}: $wxDefaultCoord$ size values are taken to indicate
fc2171bd 3181a wxWidgets-supplied default size.\\
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3184{\bf wxSIZE\_ALLOW\_MINUS\_ONE}: allow negative dimensions (ie. value of $wxDefaultCoord$) to be interpreted
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3187already the same as the parameters of this function, nothing is done. but with
3188this flag a window resize may be forced even in this case (supported in wx
31892.6.2 and later and only implemented for MSW and ignored elsewhere currently)
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3190}
3191
3192\wxheading{Remarks}
3193
3194The second form is a convenience for calling the first form with default
3195x and y parameters, and must be used with non-default width and height values.
3196
3197The first form sets the position and optionally size, of the window.
60fef964 3198Parameters may be $wxDefaultCoord$ to indicate either that a default should be supplied
fc2171bd 3199by wxWidgets, or that the current value of the dimension should be used.
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3201\wxheading{See also}
3202
3203\helpref{wxWindow::Move}{wxwindowmove}
3204
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3206implements the following methods:\par
3207\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
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3209\twocolitem{{\bf SetSize(size)}}{}
3210\twocolitem{{\bf SetPosition(point)}}{}
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3212}
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3215\membersection{wxWindow::SetSizeHints}\label{wxwindowsetsizehints}
3216
c894d475 3217\func{virtual void}{SetSizeHints}{\param{int}{ minW}, \param{int}{ minH}, \param{int}{ maxW=-1}, \param{int}{ maxH=-1},
eaaa6a06 3218 \param{int}{ incW=-1}, \param{int}{ incH=-1}}
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3222
3223
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3225If a pair of values is not set (or set to -1), the default values will be used.
3226
3227\wxheading{Parameters}
3228
3229\docparam{minW}{Specifies the minimum width allowable.}
3230
3231\docparam{minH}{Specifies the minimum height allowable.}
3232
3233\docparam{maxW}{Specifies the maximum width allowable.}
3234
3235\docparam{maxH}{Specifies the maximum height allowable.}
3236
3237\docparam{incW}{Specifies the increment for sizing the width (Motif/Xt only).}
3238
3239\docparam{incH}{Specifies the increment for sizing the height (Motif/Xt only).}
3240
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3242
3243\docparam{maxSize}{Maximum size.}
3244
3245\docparam{incSize}{Increment size (Motif/Xt only).}
3246
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3247\wxheading{Remarks}
3248
3249If this function is called, the user will not be able to size the window outside the
3250given bounds.
3251
3252The resizing increments are only significant under Motif or Xt.
3253
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3256
cc81d32f 3257\func{void}{SetSizer}{\param{wxSizer* }{sizer}, \param{bool }{deleteOld=true}}
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3259Sets the window to have the given layout sizer. The window
3260will then own the object, and will take care of its deletion.
3261If an existing layout constraints object is already owned by the
cc81d32f 3262window, it will be deleted if the deleteOld parameter is true.
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3266parameter if the {\it sizer}\/ is non-NULL and {\tt false} otherwise.
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3268\wxheading{Parameters}
3269
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3271the window's sizer. See below.}
3272
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3274Pass false if you wish to handle deleting the old sizer yourself.}
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3276\wxheading{Remarks}
3277
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3279the following applied:
3280
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3282the sizer automatically in OnSize; otherwise, you must override OnSize and call Layout()
3283explicitly. When setting both a wxSizer and a \helpref{wxLayoutConstraints}{wxlayoutconstraints},
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3284only the sizer will have effect.
3285
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3287\membersection{wxWindow::SetSizerAndFit}\label{wxwindowsetsizerandfit}
3288
cc81d32f 3289\func{void}{SetSizerAndFit}{\param{wxSizer* }{sizer}, \param{bool }{deleteOld=true}}
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3291The same as \helpref{SetSizer}{wxwindowsetsizer}, except it also sets the size hints
3292for the window based on the sizer's minimum size.
3293
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3295\membersection{wxWindow::SetThemeEnabled}\label{wxwindowsetthemeenabled}
3296
3297\func{virtual void}{SetThemeEnabled}{\param{bool }{enable}}
3298
3299This function tells a window if it should use the system's "theme" code
3300to draw the windows' background instead if its own background drawing
3301code. This does not always have any effect since the underlying platform
3302obviously needs to support the notion of themes in user defined windows.
3303One such platform is GTK+ where windows can have (very colourful) backgrounds
3304defined by a user's selected theme.
3305
cc81d32f 3306Dialogs, notebook pages and the status bar have this flag set to true
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3308
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3310\membersection{wxWindow::SetToolTip}\label{wxwindowsettooltip}
3311
3312\func{void}{SetToolTip}{\param{const wxString\& }{tip}}
3313
3314\func{void}{SetToolTip}{\param{wxToolTip* }{tip}}
3315
c9f00eeb 3316Attach a tooltip to the window.
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c9f00eeb 3318See also: \helpref{GetToolTip}{wxwindowgettooltip},
8161ba08 3319 \helpref{wxToolTip}{wxtooltip}
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3323
3324\func{virtual void}{SetValidator}{\param{const wxValidator\&}{ validator}}
3325
3326Deletes the current validator (if any) and sets the window validator, having called wxValidator::Clone to
3327create a new validator of this type.
3328
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3331
3332\func{void}{SetVirtualSize}{\param{int}{ width}, \param{int}{ height}}
3333
3334\func{void}{SetVirtualSize}{\param{const wxSize\&}{ size}}
3335
3336Sets the virtual size of the window in pixels.
3337
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3340
3341\func{virtual void}{SetVirtualSizeHints}{\param{int}{ minW},\param{int}{ minH}, \param{int}{ maxW=-1}, \param{int}{ maxH=-1}}
3342
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3345
3346
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3348If a pair of values is not set (or set to -1), the default values
3349will be used.
3350
3351\wxheading{Parameters}
3352
3353\docparam{minW}{Specifies the minimum width allowable.}
3354
3355\docparam{minH}{Specifies the minimum height allowable.}
3356
3357\docparam{maxW}{Specifies the maximum width allowable.}
3358
3359\docparam{maxH}{Specifies the maximum height allowable.}
3360
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3362
3363\docparam{maxSize}{Maximum size.}
3364
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3366
3367If this function is called, the user will not be able to size the virtual area
3368of the window outside the given bounds.
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3371\membersection{wxWindow::SetWindowStyle}\label{wxwindowsetwindowstyle}
3372
3373\func{void}{SetWindowStyle}{\param{long}{ style}}
3374
3375Identical to \helpref{SetWindowStyleFlag}{wxwindowsetwindowstyleflag}.
3376
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3378\membersection{wxWindow::SetWindowStyleFlag}\label{wxwindowsetwindowstyleflag}
3379
3380\func{virtual void}{SetWindowStyleFlag}{\param{long}{ style}}
3381
3382Sets the style of the window. Please note that some styles cannot be changed
3383after the window creation and that \helpref{Refresh()}{wxwindowrefresh} might
3384be called after changing the others for the change to take place immediately.
3385
b2cf617c 3386See \helpref{Window styles}{windowstyles} for more information about flags.
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3388\wxheading{See also}
3389
3390\helpref{GetWindowStyleFlag}{wxwindowgetwindowstyleflag}
3391
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3393\membersection{wxWindow::SetWindowVariant}\label{wxwindowsetwindowvariant}
3394
3395\func{void}{SetWindowVariant}{\param{wxWindowVariant}{variant}}
3396
3397This function can be called under all platforms but only does anything under
3398Mac OS X 10.3+ currently. Under this system, each of the standard control can
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3400enum:
3401\begin{verbatim}
3402enum wxWindowVariant
3403{
3404 wxWINDOW_VARIANT_NORMAL, // Normal size
3405 wxWINDOW_VARIANT_SMALL, // Smaller size (about 25 % smaller than normal )
3406 wxWINDOW_VARIANT_MINI, // Mini size (about 33 % smaller than normal )
3407 wxWINDOW_VARIANT_LARGE, // Large size (about 25 % larger than normal )
3408};
3409\end{verbatim}
3410
3411By default the controls use the normal size, of course, but this function can
3412be used to change this.
3413
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3415\membersection{wxWindow::ShouldInheritColours}\label{wxwindowshouldinheritcolours}
3416
3417\func{virtual bool}{ShouldInheritColours}{\void}
3418
324eeecb 3419Return \true from here to allow the colours of this window to be changed by
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3420\helpref{InheritAttributes}{wxwindowinheritattributes}, returning \false
3421forbids inheriting them from the parent window.
3422
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3424\helpref{wxControl}{wxcontrol} where it returns \true.
3425
3426
aeab10d0 3427\membersection{wxWindow::Show}\label{wxwindowshow}
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cc81d32f 3429\func{virtual bool}{Show}{\param{bool}{ show = {\tt true}}}
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be90c029 3431Shows or hides the window. You may need to call \helpref{Raise}{wxwindowraise}
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3432for a top level window if you want to bring it to top, although this is not
3433needed if Show() is called immediately after the frame creation.
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3435\wxheading{Parameters}
3436
cc81d32f 3437\docparam{show}{If {\tt true} displays the window. Otherwise, hides it.}
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3439\wxheading{Return value}
3440
cc81d32f 3441{\tt true} if the window has been shown or hidden or {\tt false} if nothing was
bc5879ef 3442done because it already was in the requested state.
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3444\wxheading{See also}
3445
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3446\helpref{wxWindow::IsShown}{wxwindowisshown},\rtfsp
3447\helpref{wxWindow::Hide}{wxwindowhide},\rtfsp
3448\helpref{wxRadioBox::Show}{wxradioboxshow}
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3451\membersection{wxWindow::Thaw}\label{wxwindowthaw}
3452
3453\func{virtual void}{Thaw}{\void}
3454
324eeecb 3455Reenables window updating after a previous call to
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3456\helpref{Freeze}{wxwindowfreeze}. To really thaw the control, it must be called
3457exactly the same number of times as \helpref{Freeze}{wxwindowfreeze}.
3458
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3459\wxheading{See also}
3460
3461\helpref{wxWindowUpdateLocker}{wxwindowupdatelocker}
3462
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3464\membersection{wxWindow::TransferDataFromWindow}\label{wxwindowtransferdatafromwindow}
3465
3466\func{virtual bool}{TransferDataFromWindow}{\void}
3467
3468Transfers values from child controls to data areas specified by their validators. Returns
cc81d32f 3469{\tt false} if a transfer failed.
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3471If the window has {\tt wxWS\_EX\_VALIDATE\_RECURSIVELY} extra style flag set,
3472the method will also call TransferDataFromWindow() of all child windows.
3473
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3474\wxheading{See also}
3475
3476\helpref{wxWindow::TransferDataToWindow}{wxwindowtransferdatatowindow},\rtfsp
3477\helpref{wxValidator}{wxvalidator}, \helpref{wxWindow::Validate}{wxwindowvalidate}
3478
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3480\membersection{wxWindow::TransferDataToWindow}\label{wxwindowtransferdatatowindow}
3481
3482\func{virtual bool}{TransferDataToWindow}{\void}
3483
3484Transfers values to child controls from data areas specified by their validators.
3485
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3486If the window has {\tt wxWS\_EX\_VALIDATE\_RECURSIVELY} extra style flag set,
3487the method will also call TransferDataToWindow() of all child windows.
3488
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3490
cc81d32f 3491Returns {\tt false} if a transfer failed.
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3492
3493\wxheading{See also}
3494
3495\helpref{wxWindow::TransferDataFromWindow}{wxwindowtransferdatafromwindow},\rtfsp
3496\helpref{wxValidator}{wxvalidator}, \helpref{wxWindow::Validate}{wxwindowvalidate}
3497
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3499\membersection{wxWindow::UnregisterHotKey}\label{wxwindowunregisterhotkey}
3500
3501\func{bool}{UnregisterHotKey}{\param{int}{ hotkeyId}}
3502
3503Unregisters a system wide hotkey.
3504
3505\wxheading{Parameters}
3506
3507\docparam{hotkeyId}{Numeric identifier of the hotkey. Must be the same id that was passed to RegisterHotKey.}
3508
3509\wxheading{Return value}
3510
3511{\tt true} if the hotkey was unregistered successfully, {\tt false} if the id was invalid.
3512
3513\wxheading{Remarks}
3514
3515This function is currently only implemented under MSW.
3516
3517\wxheading{See also}
3518
3519\helpref{wxWindow::RegisterHotKey}{wxwindowregisterhotkey}
3520
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3522\membersection{wxWindow::Update}\label{wxwindowupdate}
3523
3524\func{virtual void}{Update}{\void}
3525
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3526Calling this method immediately repaints the invalidated area of the window and
3527all of its children recursively while this would usually only happen when the
3528flow of control returns to the event loop. Notice that this function doesn't
3529refresh the window and does nothing if the window hadn't been already
3530repainted. Use \helpref{Refresh}{wxwindowrefresh} first if you want to
3531immediately redraw the window unconditionally.
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3534\membersection{wxWindow::UpdateWindowUI}\label{wxwindowupdatewindowui}
3535
c0d26c0f 3536\func{virtual void}{UpdateWindowUI}{\param{long}{ flags = wxUPDATE\_UI\_NONE}}
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3537
3538This function sends \helpref{wxUpdateUIEvents}{wxupdateuievent} to
3539the window. The particular implementation depends on the window; for
3540example a wxToolBar will send an update UI event for each toolbar button,
3541and a wxFrame will send an update UI event for each menubar menu item.
3542You can call this function from your application to ensure that your
3543UI is up-to-date at this point (as far as your wxUpdateUIEvent handlers
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3544are concerned). This may be necessary if you have called
3545\helpref{wxUpdateUIEvent::SetMode}{wxupdateuieventsetmode} or
e39af974 3546\helpref{wxUpdateUIEvent::SetUpdateInterval}{wxupdateuieventsetupdateinterval} to
fc2171bd 3547limit the overhead that wxWidgets incurs by sending update UI events in idle time.
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3548
3549{\it flags} should be a bitlist of one or more of the following values.
3550
3551\begin{verbatim}
3552enum wxUpdateUI
3553{
3554 wxUPDATE_UI_NONE = 0x0000, // No particular value
3555 wxUPDATE_UI_RECURSE = 0x0001, // Call the function for descendants
3556 wxUPDATE_UI_FROMIDLE = 0x0002 // Invoked from On(Internal)Idle
3557};
3558\end{verbatim}
3559
3560If you are calling this function from an OnInternalIdle or OnIdle
3561function, make sure you pass the wxUPDATE\_UI\_FROMIDLE flag, since
3562this tells the window to only update the UI elements that need
3563to be updated in idle time. Some windows update their elements
3564only when necessary, for example when a menu is about to be shown.
3565The following is an example of how to call UpdateWindowUI from
3566an idle function.
3567
3568\begin{verbatim}
3569void MyWindow::OnInternalIdle()
3570{
3571 if (wxUpdateUIEvent::CanUpdate(this))
3572 UpdateWindowUI(wxUPDATE_UI_FROMIDLE);
3573}
3574\end{verbatim}
3575
3576\wxheading{See also}
3577
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3579\helpref{wxWindow::DoUpdateWindowUI}{wxwindowdoupdatewindowui},
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3580\helpref{wxWindow::OnInternalIdle}{wxwindowoninternalidle}
3581
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3583\membersection{wxWindow::Validate}\label{wxwindowvalidate}
3584
3585\func{virtual bool}{Validate}{\void}
3586
3587Validates the current values of the child controls using their validators.
3588
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3590the method will also call Validate() of all child windows.
3591
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3593
cc81d32f 3594Returns {\tt false} if any of the validations failed.
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3596\wxheading{See also}
3597
3598\helpref{wxWindow::TransferDataFromWindow}{wxwindowtransferdatafromwindow},\rtfsp
3980000c 3599\helpref{wxWindow::TransferDataToWindow}{wxwindowtransferdatatowindow},\rtfsp
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3600\helpref{wxValidator}{wxvalidator}
3601
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3603\membersection{wxWindow::WarpPointer}\label{wxwindowwarppointer}
3604
3605\func{void}{WarpPointer}{\param{int}{ x}, \param{int}{ y}}
3606
3607Moves the pointer to the given position on the window.
3608
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3610Interface Guidelines forbid moving the mouse cursor programmatically.
3611
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3612\wxheading{Parameters}
3613
3614\docparam{x}{The new x position for the cursor.}
3615
3616\docparam{y}{The new y position for the cursor.}