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1\section{\class{wxWindow}}\label{wxwindow}
2
87b6002d 3wxWindow is the base class for all windows and represents any visible object on
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4screen. All controls, top level windows and so on are windows. Sizers and
5device contexts are not, however, as they don't appear on screen themselves.
6
7Please note that all children of the window will be deleted automatically by
8the destructor before the window itself is deleted which means that you don't
9have to worry about deleting them manually. Please see the \helpref{window
10deletion overview}{windowdeletionoverview} for more information.
11
fc2171bd 12Also note that in this, and many others, wxWidgets classes some
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13\texttt{GetXXX()} methods may be overloaded (as, for example,
14\helpref{GetSize}{wxwindowgetsize} or
15\helpref{GetClientSize}{wxwindowgetclientsize}). In this case, the overloads
16are non-virtual because having multiple virtual functions with the same name
17results in a virtual function name hiding at the derived class level (in
18English, this means that the derived class has to override all overloaded
19variants if it overrides any of them). To allow overriding them in the derived
fc2171bd 20class, wxWidgets uses a unique protected virtual \texttt{DoGetXXX()} method
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21and all \texttt{GetXXX()} ones are forwarded to it, so overriding the former
22changes the behaviour of the latter.
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24\wxheading{Derived from}
25
26\helpref{wxEvtHandler}{wxevthandler}\\
27\helpref{wxObject}{wxobject}
28
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29\wxheading{Include files}
30
31<wx/window.h>
32
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33\wxheading{Window styles}
34
35The following styles can apply to all windows, although they will not always make sense for a particular
4130b487 36window class or on all platforms.
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38\twocolwidtha{5cm}%
39\begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
40\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxSIMPLE\_BORDER}}{Displays a thin border around the window. wxBORDER is the old name
27d029c7 41for this style. }
69a126b0 42\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxDOUBLE\_BORDER}}{Displays a double border. Windows and Mac only.}
a660d684 43\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxSUNKEN\_BORDER}}{Displays a sunken border.}
69a126b0 44\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxRAISED\_BORDER}}{Displays a raised border.}
6453876e 45\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxSTATIC\_BORDER}}{Displays a border suitable for a static control. Windows only. }
8d99dec0 46\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxNO\_BORDER}}{Displays no border, overriding the default border style for the window.}
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47\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxTRANSPARENT\_WINDOW}}{The window is transparent, that is, it will not receive paint
48events. Windows only.}
a660d684 49\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxTAB\_TRAVERSAL}}{Use this to enable tab traversal for non-dialog windows.}
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50\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWANTS\_CHARS}}{Use this to indicate that
51the window wants to get all char/key events for all keys - even for
52keys like TAB or ENTER which are usually used for dialog navigation
53and which wouldn't be generated without this style. If you need to
54use this style in order to get the arrows or etc., but would still like to have
55normal keyboard navigation take place, you should create and send a
56wxNavigationKeyEvent in response to the key events for Tab and
57Shift-Tab.}
f6bcfd97 58\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxNO\_FULL\_REPAINT\_ON\_RESIZE}}{Disables repainting
895fc9cb 59the window completely when its size is changed - you will have to repaint the
f6bcfd97 60new window area manually if you use this style. Currently only has an effect for
4130b487 61Windows.}
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62\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxVSCROLL}}{Use this style to enable a vertical scrollbar.}
63\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxHSCROLL}}{Use this style to enable a horizontal scrollbar.}
3c9676ea 64\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxALWAYS\_SHOW\_SB}}{If a window has scrollbars,
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65disable them instead of hiding them when they are not needed (i.e. when the
66size of the window is big enough to not require the scrollbars to navigate it).
67This style is currently only implemented for wxMSW and wxUniversal and does
68nothing on the other platforms.}
884360bc 69\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxCLIP\_CHILDREN}}{Use this style to eliminate flicker caused by the background being
6453876e 70repainted, then children being painted over them. Windows only.}
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71\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxFULL\_REPAINT\_ON\_RESIZE}}{Use this style to force
72a complete redraw of the window whenever it is resized instead of redrawing
73just the part of the window affected by resizing. Note that this was the
74behaviour by default before 2.5.1 release and that if you experience redraw
75problems with the code which previously used to work you may want to try this.}
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76\end{twocollist}
77
78See also \helpref{window styles overview}{windowstyles}.
79
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80\wxheading{Extra window styles}
81
82The following are extra styles, set using \helpref{wxWindow::SetExtraStyle}{wxwindowsetextrastyle}.
83
84\twocolwidtha{5cm}%
85\begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
86\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_VALIDATE\_RECURSIVELY}}{By default, Validate/TransferDataTo/FromWindow()
87only work on direct children of the window (compatible behaviour). Set this flag to make them recursively
88descend into all subwindows.}
89\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_BLOCK\_EVENTS}}{wxCommandEvents and the objects of the derived classes are forwarded to the
90parent window and so on recursively by default. Using this flag for the
91given window allows to block this propagation at this window, i.e. prevent
92the events from being propagated further upwards. Dialogs have this
93flag on by default.}
94\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_TRANSIENT}}{Don't use this window as an implicit parent for the other windows: this must
95be used with transient windows as otherwise there is the risk of creating a
96dialog/frame with this window as a parent which would lead to a crash if the
97parent is destroyed before the child.}
98\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_PROCESS\_IDLE}}{This window should always process idle events, even
99if the mode set by \helpref{wxIdleEvent::SetMode}{wxidleeventsetmode} is wxIDLE\_PROCESS\_SPECIFIED.}
100\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_PROCESS\_UI\_UPDATES}}{This window should always process UI update events,
101even if the mode set by \helpref{wxUpdateUIEvent::SetMode}{wxupdateuieventsetmode} is wxUPDATE\_UI\_PROCESS\_SPECIFIED.}
102\end{twocollist}
103
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104\wxheading{See also}
105
106\helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
107
108\latexignore{\rtfignore{\wxheading{Members}}}
109
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f6bcfd97 111\membersection{wxWindow::wxWindow}\label{wxwindowctor}
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113\func{}{wxWindow}{\void}
114
115Default constructor.
116
eaaa6a06 117\func{}{wxWindow}{\param{wxWindow*}{ parent}, \param{wxWindowID }{id},
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118 \param{const wxPoint\& }{pos = wxDefaultPosition},
119 \param{const wxSize\& }{size = wxDefaultSize},
eaaa6a06 120 \param{long }{style = 0},
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121 \param{const wxString\& }{name = wxPanelNameStr}}
122
123Constructs a window, which can be a child of a frame, dialog or any other non-control window.
124
125\wxheading{Parameters}
126
127\docparam{parent}{Pointer to a parent window.}
128
129\docparam{id}{Window identifier. If -1, will automatically create an identifier.}
130
fc2171bd 131\docparam{pos}{Window position. wxDefaultPosition is (-1, -1) which indicates that wxWidgets
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132should generate a default position for the window. If using the wxWindow class directly, supply
133an actual position.}
134
fc2171bd 135\docparam{size}{Window size. wxDefaultSize is (-1, -1) which indicates that wxWidgets
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136should generate a default size for the window. If no suitable size can be found, the
137window will be sized to 20x20 pixels so that the window is visible but obviously not
138correctly sized. }
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140\docparam{style}{Window style. For generic window styles, please see \helpref{wxWindow}{wxwindow}.}
141
142\docparam{name}{Window name.}
143
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6d06e061 145\membersection{wxWindow::\destruct{wxWindow}}\label{wxwindowdtor}
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147\func{}{\destruct{wxWindow}}{\void}
148
149Destructor. Deletes all subwindows, then deletes itself. Instead of using
150the {\bf delete} operator explicitly, you should normally
fc2171bd 151use \helpref{wxWindow::Destroy}{wxwindowdestroy} so that wxWidgets
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152can delete a window only when it is safe to do so, in idle time.
153
154\wxheading{See also}
155
156\helpref{Window deletion overview}{windowdeletionoverview},\rtfsp
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157\helpref{wxWindow::Destroy}{wxwindowdestroy},\rtfsp
158\helpref{wxCloseEvent}{wxcloseevent}
159
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6d06e061 161\membersection{wxWindow::AddChild}\label{wxwindowaddchild}
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163\func{virtual void}{AddChild}{\param{wxWindow* }{child}}
164
165Adds a child window. This is called automatically by window creation
166functions so should not be required by the application programmer.
167
fc2171bd 168Notice that this function is mostly internal to wxWidgets and shouldn't be
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169called by the user code.
170
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171\wxheading{Parameters}
172
173\docparam{child}{Child window to add.}
174
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176\membersection{wxWindow::CaptureMouse}\label{wxwindowcapturemouse}
177
178\func{virtual void}{CaptureMouse}{\void}
179
180Directs all mouse input to this window. Call \helpref{wxWindow::ReleaseMouse}{wxwindowreleasemouse} to
181release the capture.
182
fc2171bd 183Note that wxWidgets maintains the stack of windows having captured the mouse
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184and when the mouse is released the capture returns to the window which had had
185captured it previously and it is only really released if there were no previous
186window. In particular, this means that you must release the mouse as many times
187as you capture it.
188
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189\wxheading{See also}
190
191\helpref{wxWindow::ReleaseMouse}{wxwindowreleasemouse}
192
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194\membersection{wxWindow::Center}\label{wxwindowcenter}
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eaaa6a06 196\func{void}{Center}{\param{int}{ direction}}
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198A synonym for \helpref{Centre}{wxwindowcentre}.
199
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203\func{void}{CenterOnParent}{\param{int}{ direction}}
204
205A synonym for \helpref{CentreOnParent}{wxwindowcentreonparent}.
206
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208\membersection{wxWindow::CenterOnScreen}\label{wxwindowcenteronscreen}
209
210\func{void}{CenterOnScreen}{\param{int}{ direction}}
211
212A synonym for \helpref{CentreOnScreen}{wxwindowcentreonscreen}.
213
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215\membersection{wxWindow::Centre}\label{wxwindowcentre}
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7eb4e9cc 217\func{void}{Centre}{\param{int}{ direction = wxBOTH}}
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219Centres the window.
220
221\wxheading{Parameters}
222
223\docparam{direction}{Specifies the direction for the centering. May be {\tt wxHORIZONTAL}, {\tt wxVERTICAL}\rtfsp
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224or {\tt wxBOTH}. It may also include {\tt wxCENTRE\_ON\_SCREEN} flag
225if you want to center the window on the entire screen and not on its
226parent window.}
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228The flag {\tt wxCENTRE\_FRAME} is obsolete and should not be used any longer
229(it has no effect).
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231\wxheading{Remarks}
232
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233If the window is a top level one (i.e. doesn't have a parent), it will be
234centered relative to the screen anyhow.
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236\wxheading{See also}
237
238\helpref{wxWindow::Center}{wxwindowcenter}
239
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241\membersection{wxWindow::CentreOnParent}\label{wxwindowcentreonparent}
242
7eb4e9cc 243\func{void}{CentreOnParent}{\param{int}{ direction = wxBOTH}}
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c9f00eeb 245Centres the window on its parent. This is a more readable synonym for
7eb4e9cc 246\helpref{Centre}{wxwindowcentre}.
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248\wxheading{Parameters}
249
250\docparam{direction}{Specifies the direction for the centering. May be {\tt wxHORIZONTAL}, {\tt wxVERTICAL}\rtfsp
251or {\tt wxBOTH}.}
252
253\wxheading{Remarks}
254
255This methods provides for a way to center top level windows over their
256parents instead of the entire screen. If there is no parent or if the
c9f00eeb 257window is not a top level window, then behaviour is the same as
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258\helpref{wxWindow::Centre}{wxwindowcentre}.
259
260\wxheading{See also}
261
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262\helpref{wxWindow::CentreOnScreen}{wxwindowcenteronscreen}
263
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265\membersection{wxWindow::CentreOnScreen}\label{wxwindowcentreonscreen}
266
267\func{void}{CentreOnScreen}{\param{int}{ direction = wxBOTH}}
268
269Centres the window on screen. This only works for top level windows -
270otherwise, the window will still be centered on its parent.
271
272\wxheading{Parameters}
273
274\docparam{direction}{Specifies the direction for the centering. May be {\tt wxHORIZONTAL}, {\tt wxVERTICAL}\rtfsp
275or {\tt wxBOTH}.}
276
277\wxheading{See also}
278
279\helpref{wxWindow::CentreOnParent}{wxwindowcenteronparent}
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5da0803c 282\membersection{wxWindow::ClearBackground}\label{wxwindowclearbackground}
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5da0803c 284\func{void}{ClearBackground}{\void}
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286Clears the window by filling it with the current background colour. Does not
287cause an erase background event to be generated.
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6d06e061 290\membersection{wxWindow::ClientToScreen}\label{wxwindowclienttoscreen}
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292\constfunc{virtual void}{ClientToScreen}{\param{int* }{x}, \param{int* }{y}}
293
2edb0bde 294\perlnote{In wxPerl this method returns a 2-element list instead of
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296
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297\constfunc{virtual wxPoint}{ClientToScreen}{\param{const wxPoint\&}{ pt}}
298
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299Converts to screen coordinates from coordinates relative to this window.
300
301\docparam{x}{A pointer to a integer value for the x coordinate. Pass the client coordinate in, and
302a screen coordinate will be passed out.}
303
304\docparam{y}{A pointer to a integer value for the y coordinate. Pass the client coordinate in, and
305a screen coordinate will be passed out.}
306
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307\docparam{pt}{The client position for the second form of the function.}
308
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310implements the following methods:\par
311\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
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312\twocolitem{{\bf ClientToScreen(point)}}{Accepts and returns a wxPoint}
313\twocolitem{{\bf ClientToScreenXY(x, y)}}{Returns a 2-tuple, (x, y)}
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315}
316
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318\membersection{wxWindow::Close}\label{wxwindowclose}
319
cc81d32f 320\func{bool}{Close}{\param{bool}{ force = {\tt false}}}
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322This function simply generates a \helpref{wxCloseEvent}{wxcloseevent} whose
323handler usually tries to close the window. It doesn't close the window itself,
324however.
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326\wxheading{Parameters}
327
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328\docparam{force}{{\tt false} if the window's close handler should be able to veto the destruction
329of this window, {\tt true} if it cannot.}
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330
331\wxheading{Remarks}
332
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333Close calls the \helpref{close handler}{wxcloseevent} for the window, providing
334an opportunity for the window to choose whether to destroy the window.
335Usually it is only used with the top level windows (wxFrame and wxDialog
336classes) as the others are not supposed to have any special OnClose() logic.
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338The close handler should check whether the window is being deleted forcibly,
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339using \helpref{wxCloseEvent::GetForce}{wxcloseeventgetforce}, in which case it
340should destroy the window using \helpref{wxWindow::Destroy}{wxwindowdestroy}.
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342{\it Note} that calling Close does not guarantee that the window will be
343destroyed; but it provides a way to simulate a manual close of a window, which
344may or may not be implemented by destroying the window. The default
345implementation of wxDialog::OnCloseWindow does not necessarily delete the
346dialog, since it will simply simulate an wxID\_CANCEL event which is handled by
347the appropriate button event handler and may do anything at all.
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349To guarantee that the window will be destroyed, call
350\helpref{wxWindow::Destroy}{wxwindowdestroy} instead
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352\wxheading{See also}
353
354\helpref{Window deletion overview}{windowdeletionoverview},\rtfsp
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355\helpref{wxWindow::Destroy}{wxwindowdestroy},\rtfsp
356\helpref{wxCloseEvent}{wxcloseevent}
357
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359\membersection{wxWindow::ConvertDialogToPixels}\label{wxwindowconvertdialogtopixels}
360
361\func{wxPoint}{ConvertDialogToPixels}{\param{const wxPoint\&}{ pt}}
362
363\func{wxSize}{ConvertDialogToPixels}{\param{const wxSize\&}{ sz}}
364
365Converts a point or size from dialog units to pixels.
366
367For the x dimension, the dialog units are multiplied by the average character width
368and then divided by 4.
369
370For the y dimension, the dialog units are multiplied by the average character height
371and then divided by 8.
372
373\wxheading{Remarks}
374
375Dialog units are used for maintaining a dialog's proportions even if the font changes.
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377You can also use these functions programmatically. A convenience macro is defined:
378
379{\small
380\begin{verbatim}
381#define wxDLG_UNIT(parent, pt) parent->ConvertDialogToPixels(pt)
382\end{verbatim}
383}
384
385\wxheading{See also}
386
387\helpref{wxWindow::ConvertPixelsToDialog}{wxwindowconvertpixelstodialog}
388
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390implements the following methods:\par
391\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
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392\twocolitem{{\bf ConvertDialogPointToPixels(point)}}{Accepts and returns a wxPoint}
393\twocolitem{{\bf ConvertDialogSizeToPixels(size)}}{Accepts and returns a wxSize}
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395
396Additionally, the following helper functions are defined:\par
397\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
c9110876 398\twocolitem{{\bf wxDLG\_PNT(win, point)}}{Converts a wxPoint from dialog
06d20283 399units to pixels}
c9110876 400\twocolitem{{\bf wxDLG\_SZE(win, size)}}{Converts a wxSize from dialog
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402\end{twocollist}}
403}
404
405
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407\membersection{wxWindow::ConvertPixelsToDialog}\label{wxwindowconvertpixelstodialog}
408
409\func{wxPoint}{ConvertPixelsToDialog}{\param{const wxPoint\&}{ pt}}
410
411\func{wxSize}{ConvertPixelsToDialog}{\param{const wxSize\&}{ sz}}
412
413Converts a point or size from pixels to dialog units.
414
415For the x dimension, the pixels are multiplied by 4 and then divided by the average
416character width.
417
2edb0bde 418For the y dimension, the pixels are multiplied by 8 and then divided by the average
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419character height.
420
421\wxheading{Remarks}
422
423Dialog units are used for maintaining a dialog's proportions even if the font changes.
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425\wxheading{See also}
426
427\helpref{wxWindow::ConvertDialogToPixels}{wxwindowconvertdialogtopixels}
428
dbd94b75 429\pythonnote{In place of a single overloaded method name, wxPython implements the following methods:\par
06d20283 430\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
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431\twocolitem{{\bf ConvertDialogPointToPixels(point)}}{Accepts and returns a wxPoint}
432\twocolitem{{\bf ConvertDialogSizeToPixels(size)}}{Accepts and returns a wxSize}
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434}
435
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437\membersection{wxWindow::Destroy}\label{wxwindowdestroy}
438
439\func{virtual bool}{Destroy}{\void}
440
441Destroys the window safely. Use this function instead of the delete operator, since
442different window classes can be destroyed differently. Frames and dialogs
24174c30 443are not destroyed immediately when this function is called -- they are added
a660d684 444to a list of windows to be deleted on idle time, when all the window's events
2edb0bde 445have been processed. This prevents problems with events being sent to non-existent
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446windows.
447
448\wxheading{Return value}
449
cc81d32f 450{\tt true} if the window has either been successfully deleted, or it has been added
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451to the list of windows pending real deletion.
452
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6d06e061 454\membersection{wxWindow::DestroyChildren}\label{wxwindowdestroychildren}
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456\func{virtual void}{DestroyChildren}{\void}
457
458Destroys all children of a window. Called automatically by the destructor.
459
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462
c222be41 463\func{bool}{Disable}{\void}
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cc81d32f 465Disables the window, same as \helpref{Enable({\tt false})}{wxwindowenable}.
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467\wxheading{Return value}
468
cc81d32f 469Returns {\tt true} if the window has been disabled, {\tt false} if it had been
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470already disabled before the call to this function.
471
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473\membersection{wxWindow::DoUpdateWindowUI}\label{wxwindowdoupdatewindowui}
474
475\func{virtual void}{DoUpdateWindowUI}{\param{wxUpdateUIEvent\&}{ event}}
476
477Does the window-specific updating after processing the update event.
478This function is called by \helpref{wxWindow::UpdateWindowUI}{wxwindowupdatewindowui}
479in order to check return values in the \helpref{wxUpdateUIEvent}{wxupdateuievent} and
fc2171bd 480act appropriately. For example, to allow frame and dialog title updating, wxWidgets
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481implements this function as follows:
482
483\begin{verbatim}
484// do the window-specific processing after processing the update event
485void wxTopLevelWindowBase::DoUpdateWindowUI(wxUpdateUIEvent& event)
486{
487 if ( event.GetSetEnabled() )
488 Enable(event.GetEnabled());
489
490 if ( event.GetSetText() )
491 {
492 if ( event.GetText() != GetTitle() )
493 SetTitle(event.GetText());
494 }
495}
496\end{verbatim}
497
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500\membersection{wxWindow::DragAcceptFiles}\label{wxwindowdragacceptfiles}
501
8a293590 502\func{virtual void}{DragAcceptFiles}{\param{bool}{ accept}}
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2edb0bde 504Enables or disables eligibility for drop file events (OnDropFiles).
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506\wxheading{Parameters}
507
cc81d32f 508\docparam{accept}{If {\tt true}, the window is eligible for drop file events. If {\tt false}, the window
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509will not accept drop file events.}
510
511\wxheading{Remarks}
512
513Windows only.
514
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517
cc81d32f 518\func{virtual bool}{Enable}{\param{bool}{ enable = {\tt true}}}
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521disabled, all of its children are disabled as well and they are reenabled again
522when the parent is.
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524\wxheading{Parameters}
525
cc81d32f 526\docparam{enable}{If {\tt true}, enables the window for input. If {\tt false}, disables the window.}
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529
cc81d32f 530Returns {\tt true} if the window has been enabled or disabled, {\tt false} if
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532
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533\wxheading{See also}
534
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536\helpref{wxWindow::Disable}{wxwindowdisable}
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539\membersection{wxWindow::FindFocus}\label{wxwindowfindfocus}
540
541\func{static wxWindow*}{FindFocus}{\void}
542
543Finds the window or control which currently has the keyboard focus.
544
545\wxheading{Remarks}
546
547Note that this is a static function, so it can be called without needing a wxWindow pointer.
548
549\wxheading{See also}
550
551\helpref{wxWindow::SetFocus}{wxwindowsetfocus}
552
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556
557\func{wxWindow*}{FindWindow}{\param{long}{ id}}
558
559Find a child of this window, by identifier.
560
561\func{wxWindow*}{FindWindow}{\param{const wxString\&}{ name}}
562
563Find a child of this window, by name.
564
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566implements the following methods:\par
567\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
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569\twocolitem{{\bf FindWindowByName(name)}}{Accepts a string}
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571}
572
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f89a1397 574\membersection{wxWindow::FindWindowById}\label{wxwindowfindwindowbyid}
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f89a1397 576\func{static wxWindow*}{FindWindowById}{\param{long}{ id}, \param{wxWindow*}{ parent = NULL}}
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578Find the first window with the given {\it id}.
579
580If {\it parent} is NULL, the search will start from all top-level
581frames and dialog boxes; if non-NULL, the search will be limited to the given window hierarchy.
582The search is recursive in both cases.
583
584\wxheading{See also}
585
f89a1397 586\helpref{FindWindow}{wxwindowfindwindow}
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590
f89a1397 591\func{static wxWindow*}{FindWindowByName}{\param{const wxString\&}{ name}, \param{wxWindow*}{ parent = NULL}}
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593Find a window by its name (as given in a window constructor or {\bf Create} function call).
594If {\it parent} is NULL, the search will start from all top-level
595frames and dialog boxes; if non-NULL, the search will be limited to the given window hierarchy.
596The search is recursive in both cases.
597
598If no window with such name is found,
599\helpref{FindWindowByLabel}{wxwindowfindwindowbylabel} is called.
600
601\wxheading{See also}
602
f89a1397 603\helpref{FindWindow}{wxwindowfindwindow}
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607
f89a1397 608\func{static wxWindow*}{FindWindowByLabel}{\param{const wxString\&}{ label}, \param{wxWindow*}{ parent = NULL}}
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610Find a window by its label. Depending on the type of window, the label may be a window title
611or panel item label. If {\it parent} is NULL, the search will start from all top-level
612frames and dialog boxes; if non-NULL, the search will be limited to the given window hierarchy.
613The search is recursive in both cases.
614
615\wxheading{See also}
616
f89a1397 617\helpref{FindWindow}{wxwindowfindwindow}
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621
622\func{virtual void}{Fit}{\void}
623
f68586e5 624Sizes the window so that it fits around its subwindows. This function won't do
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625anything if there are no subwindows and will only really work correctly if the
626sizers are used for the subwindows layout. Also, if the window has exactly one
627subwindow it is better (faster and the result is more precise as Fit adds some
628margin to account for fuzziness of its calculations) to call
629
630\begin{verbatim}
631 window->SetClientSize(child->GetSize());
632\end{verbatim}
633
634instead of calling Fit.
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638
639\func{virtual void}{FitInside}{\void}
640
641Similar to \helpref{Fit}{wxwindowfit}, but sizes the interior (virtual) size
642of a window. Mainly useful with scrolled windows to reset scrollbars after
643sizing changes that do not trigger a size event, and/or scrolled windows without
644an interior sizer. This function similarly won't do anything if there are no
645subwindows.
646
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649
650\func{virtual void}{Freeze}{\void}
651
652Freezes the window or, in other words, prevents any updates from taking place
653on screen, the window is not redrawn at all. \helpref{Thaw}{wxwindowthaw} must
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655nested.
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657This method is useful for visual appearance optimization (for example, it
658is a good idea to use it before inserting large amount of text into a
659wxTextCtrl under wxGTK) but is not implemented on all platforms nor for all
fc2171bd 660controls so it is mostly just a hint to wxWidgets and not a mandatory
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662
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664\membersection{wxWindow::GetAcceleratorTable}\label{wxwindowgetacceleratortable}
665
666\constfunc{wxAcceleratorTable*}{GetAcceleratorTable}{\void}
667
668Gets the accelerator table for this window. See \helpref{wxAcceleratorTable}{wxacceleratortable}.
669
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672
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675Returns the accessible object for this window, if any.
676
677See also \helpref{wxAccessible}{wxaccessible}.
678
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681
682\constfunc{wxSize}{GetAdjustedBestSize}{\void}
683
684This method is similar to \helpref{GetBestSize}{wxwindowgetbestsize}, except
685in one thing. GetBestSize should return the minimum untruncated size of the
686window, while this method will return the largest of BestSize and any user
687specified minimum size. ie. it is the minimum size the window should currently
688be drawn at, not the minimal size it can possibly tolerate.
689
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692
693\constfunc{virtual wxColour}{GetBackgroundColour}{\void}
694
695Returns the background colour of the window.
696
697\wxheading{See also}
698
699\helpref{wxWindow::SetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowsetbackgroundcolour},\rtfsp
700\helpref{wxWindow::SetForegroundColour}{wxwindowsetforegroundcolour},\rtfsp
9866d9c2 701\helpref{wxWindow::GetForegroundColour}{wxwindowgetforegroundcolour}
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704
705\constfunc{virtual wxBackgroundStyle}{GetBackgroundStyle}{\void}
706
707Returns the background style of the window. The background style indicates
708whether background colour should be determined by the system (wxBG\_STYLE\_SYSTEM),
709be set to a specific colour (wxBG\_STYLE\_COLOUR), or should be left to the
710application to implement (wxBG\_STYLE\_CUSTOM).
711
712On GTK+, use of wxBG\_STYLE\_CUSTOM allows the flicker-free drawing of a custom
713background, such as a tiled bitmap. Currently the style has no effect on other platforms.
714
715\wxheading{See also}
716
717\helpref{wxWindow::SetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowsetbackgroundcolour},\rtfsp
718\helpref{wxWindow::GetForegroundColour}{wxwindowgetforegroundcolour},\rtfsp
719\helpref{wxWindow::SetBackgroundStyle}{wxwindowsetbackgroundstyle}
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722
723\constfunc{wxSize}{GetBestFittingSize}{\void}
724
725Merges the window's best size into the min size and returns the result.
726
727\wxheading{See also}
728
729\helpref{wxWindow::GetBestSize}{wxwindowgetbestsize},\rtfsp
730\helpref{wxWindow::SetBestFittingSize}{wxwindowsetbestfittingsize},\rtfsp
731\helpref{wxWindow::SetSizeHints}{wxwindowsetsizehints}
732
733
7f071e73 734\membersection{wxWindow::GetBestSize}\label{wxwindowgetbestsize}
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c66c3af1 736\constfunc{wxSize}{GetBestSize}{\void}
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738This functions returns the best acceptable minimal size for the window. For
739example, for a static control, it will be the minimal size such that the
3e02f5ed 740control label is not truncated. For windows containing subwindows (typically
8771a323 741\helpref{wxPanel}{wxpanel}), the size returned by this function will be the
3e02f5ed 742same as the size the window would have had after calling
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744
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747
748\constfunc{wxCaret *}{GetCaret}{\void}
749
750Returns the \helpref{caret}{wxcaret} associated with the window.
751
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754
755\func{static wxWindow *}{GetCapture}{\void}
756
757Returns the currently captured window.
758
759\wxheading{See also}
760
761\helpref{wxWindow::HasCapture}{wxwindowhascapture},
762\helpref{wxWindow::CaptureMouse}{wxwindowcapturemouse},
763\helpref{wxWindow::ReleaseMouse}{wxwindowreleasemouse},
764\helpref{wxMouseCaptureChangedEvent}{wxmousecapturechangedevent}
765
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769\constfunc{virtual int}{GetCharHeight}{\void}
770
771Returns the character height for this window.
772
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776\constfunc{virtual int}{GetCharWidth}{\void}
777
778Returns the average character width for this window.
779
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6d06e061 781\membersection{wxWindow::GetChildren}\label{wxwindowgetchildren}
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c0ed460c 783\func{wxList\&}{GetChildren}{\void}
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c0ed460c 785Returns a reference to the list of the window's children.
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3fbade2b 788\membersection{wxWindow::GetClassDefaultAttributes}\label{wxwindowgetclassdefaultattributes}
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790\func{static wxVisualAttributes}{GetClassDefaultAttributes}{\param{wxWindowVariant}{ variant = \texttt{wxWINDOW\_VARIANT\_NORMAL}}}
791
792Returns the default font and colours which are used by the control. This is
793useful if you want to use the same font or colour in your own control as in a
794standard control -- which is a much better idea than hard coding specific
795colours or fonts which might look completely out of place on the users
796system, especially if it uses themes.
797
798The \arg{variant} parameter is only relevant under Mac currently and is
799ignore under other platforms. Under Mac, it will change the size of the
800returned font. See \helpref{wxWindow::SetWindowVariant}{wxwindowsetwindowvariant}
801for more about this.
802
803This static method is ``overridden'' in many derived classes and so calling,
488e1507 804for example, \helpref{wxButton}{wxbutton}::GetClassDefaultAttributes() will typically
1b69c815 805return the values appropriate for a button which will be normally different
488e1507 806from those returned by, say, \helpref{wxListCtrl}{wxlistctrl}::GetClassDefaultAttributes().
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808The \texttt{wxVisualAttributes} structure has at least the fields
809\texttt{font}, \texttt{colFg} and \texttt{colBg}. All of them may be invalid
810if it was not possible to determine the default control appearance or,
811especially for the background colour, if the field doesn't make sense as is
812the case for \texttt{colBg} for the controls with themed background.
813
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815
816\helpref{InheritAttributes}{wxwindowinheritattributes}
817
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820
c66c3af1 821\constfunc{void}{GetClientSize}{\param{int* }{width}, \param{int* }{height}}
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c9f00eeb 823\perlnote{In wxPerl this method takes no parameter and returns
d2c2afc9 824a 2-element list {\tt (width, height)}.}
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c66c3af1 826\constfunc{wxSize}{GetClientSize}{\void}
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829The client area is the area which may be drawn on by the programmer,
830excluding title bar, border, scrollbars, etc.
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832\wxheading{Parameters}
833
834\docparam{width}{Receives the client width in pixels.}
835
836\docparam{height}{Receives the client height in pixels.}
837
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839implements the following methods:\par
840\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
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842\twocolitem{{\bf GetClientSize()}}{Returns a wxSize object}
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844}
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847
d2c2afc9 848\helpref{GetSize}{wxwindowgetsize},\rtfsp
566d84a7 849\helpref{GetVirtualSize}{wxwindowgetvirtualsize}
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854
855\constfunc{wxLayoutConstraints*}{GetConstraints}{\void}
856
857Returns a pointer to the window's layout constraints, or NULL if there are none.
858
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861
862\constfunc{const wxSizer *}{GetContainingSizer}{\void}
863
864Return the sizer that this window is a member of, if any, otherwise
865{\tt NULL}.
866
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869
870\constfunc{const wxCursor\&}{GetCursor}{\void}
871
872Return the cursor associated with this window.
873
874\wxheading{See also}
875
876\helpref{wxWindow::SetCursor}{wxwindowsetcursor}
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881\constfunc{virtual wxVisualAttributes}{GetDefaultAttributes}{\void}
882
883Currently this is the same as calling
884\helpref{GetClassDefaultAttributes}{wxwindowgetclassdefaultattributes}(\helpref{GetWindowVariant}{wxwindowgetwindowvariant}()).
885
886One advantage of using this function compared to the static version is that
887the call is automatically dispatched to the correct class (as usual with
888virtual functions) and you don't have to specify the class name explicitly.
889
890The other one is that in the future this function could return different
891results, for example it might return a different font for an ``Ok'' button
892than for a generic button if the users GUI is configured to show such buttons
893in bold font. Of course, the down side is that it is impossible to call this
894function without actually having an object to apply it to whereas the static
895version can be used without having to create an object first.
896
897
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899
900\constfunc{wxDropTarget*}{GetDropTarget}{\void}
901
902Returns the associated drop target, which may be NULL.
903
904\wxheading{See also}
905
c9f00eeb 906\helpref{wxWindow::SetDropTarget}{wxwindowsetdroptarget},
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908
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911
912\constfunc{wxEvtHandler*}{GetEventHandler}{\void}
913
914Returns the event handler for this window. By default, the window is its
915own event handler.
916
917\wxheading{See also}
918
919\helpref{wxWindow::SetEventHandler}{wxwindowseteventhandler},\rtfsp
920\helpref{wxWindow::PushEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler},\rtfsp
921\helpref{wxWindow::PopEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler},\rtfsp
922\helpref{wxEvtHandler::ProcessEvent}{wxevthandlerprocessevent},\rtfsp
923\helpref{wxEvtHandler}{wxevthandler}\rtfsp
924
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927
928\constfunc{long}{GetExtraStyle}{\void}
929
930Returns the extra style bits for the window.
931
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933\membersection{wxWindow::GetFont}\label{wxwindowgetfont}
934
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939\wxheading{See also}
940
941\helpref{wxWindow::SetFont}{wxwindowsetfont}
942
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944\membersection{wxWindow::GetForegroundColour}\label{wxwindowgetforegroundcolour}
945
946\func{virtual wxColour}{GetForegroundColour}{\void}
947
948Returns the foreground colour of the window.
949
950\wxheading{Remarks}
951
952The interpretation of foreground colour is open to interpretation according
953to the window class; it may be the text colour or other colour, or it may not
954be used at all.
955
956\wxheading{See also}
957
958\helpref{wxWindow::SetForegroundColour}{wxwindowsetforegroundcolour},\rtfsp
959\helpref{wxWindow::SetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowsetbackgroundcolour},\rtfsp
960\helpref{wxWindow::GetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowgetbackgroundcolour}
961
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965\constfunc{wxWindow*}{GetGrandParent}{\void}
966
967Returns the grandparent of a window, or NULL if there isn't one.
968
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972\constfunc{void*}{GetHandle}{\void}
973
974Returns the platform-specific handle of the physical window. Cast it to an appropriate
6453876e 975handle, such as {\bf HWND} for Windows, {\bf Widget} for Motif or {\bf GtkWidget} for GTK.
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978
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980
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983
984\constfunc{virtual wxString}{GetHelpText}{\void}
985
986Gets the help text to be used as context-sensitive help for this window.
987
988Note that the text is actually stored by the current \helpref{wxHelpProvider}{wxhelpprovider} implementation,
989and not in the window object itself.
990
991\wxheading{See also}
992
993\helpref{SetHelpText}{wxwindowsethelptext}, \helpref{wxHelpProvider}{wxhelpprovider}
994
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997
998\constfunc{int}{GetId}{\void}
999
1000Returns the identifier of the window.
1001
1002\wxheading{Remarks}
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1005(or the default Id -1) an unique identifier with a negative value will be generated.
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1008
b2cf617c 1009\helpref{wxWindow::SetId}{wxwindowsetid},\rtfsp
5b6aa0ff 1010\helpref{Window identifiers}{windowids}
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1015\constfunc{virtual wxString }{GetLabel}{\void}
1016
1017Generic way of getting a label from any window, for
1018identification purposes.
1019
1020\wxheading{Remarks}
1021
1022The interpretation of this function differs from class to class.
1023For frames and dialogs, the value returned is the title. For buttons or static text controls, it is
1024the button text. This function can be useful for meta-programs (such as testing
1025tools or special-needs access programs) which need to identify windows
1026by name.
1027
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1033Returns the window's name.
1034
1035\wxheading{Remarks}
1036
1037This name is not guaranteed to be unique; it is up to the programmer to supply an appropriate
1038name in the window constructor or via \helpref{wxWindow::SetName}{wxwindowsetname}.
1039
1040\wxheading{See also}
1041
1042\helpref{wxWindow::SetName}{wxwindowsetname}
1043
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1047\constfunc{virtual wxWindow*}{GetParent}{\void}
1048
1049Returns the parent of the window, or NULL if there is no parent.
1050
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1053
1054\constfunc{virtual void}{GetPosition}{\param{int* }{x}, \param{int* }{y}}
1055
1056\constfunc{wxPoint}{GetPosition}{\void}
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1059for the child windows or relative to the display origin for the top level
1060windows.
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1062\wxheading{Parameters}
1063
1064\docparam{x}{Receives the x position of the window.}
1065
1066\docparam{y}{Receives the y position of the window.}
1067
1068\pythonnote{In place of a single overloaded method name, wxPython
1069implements the following methods:\par
1070\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
1071\twocolitem{{\bf GetPosition()}}{Returns a wxPoint}
1072\twocolitem{{\bf GetPositionTuple()}}{Returns a tuple (x, y)}
1073\end{twocollist}}
1074}
1075
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1077method:\par
1078\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
1079\twocolitem{{\bf GetPosition()}}{Returns a Wx::Point}
1080\twocolitem{{\bf GetPositionXY()}}{Returns a 2-element list
1081 {\tt ( x, y )}}
1082\end{twocollist}
1083}}
1084
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1087
1088\constfunc{virtual wxRect}{GetRect}{\void}
1089
1090Returns the size and position of the window as a \helpref{wxRect}{wxrect} object.
1091
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1097Returns the built-in scrollbar thumb size.
1098
1099\wxheading{See also}
1100
1101\helpref{wxWindow::SetScrollbar}{wxwindowsetscrollbar}
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1108Returns the built-in scrollbar position.
1109
1110\wxheading{See also}
1111
1112See \helpref{wxWindow::SetScrollbar}{wxwindowsetscrollbar}
1113
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1119Returns the built-in scrollbar range.
1120
1121\wxheading{See also}
1122
1123\helpref{wxWindow::SetScrollbar}{wxwindowsetscrollbar}
1124
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c66c3af1 1128\constfunc{void}{GetSize}{\param{int* }{width}, \param{int* }{height}}
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c66c3af1 1130\constfunc{wxSize}{GetSize}{\void}
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1135\wxheading{Parameters}
1136
1137\docparam{width}{Receives the window width.}
1138
1139\docparam{height}{Receives the window height.}
1140
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1142implements the following methods:\par
1143\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
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1145\twocolitem{{\bf GetSizeTuple()}}{Returns a 2-tuple (width, height)}
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1147}
1148
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1150method:\par
1151\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
1152\twocolitem{{\bf GetSize()}}{Returns a Wx::Size}
1153\twocolitem{{\bf GetSizeWH()}}{Returns a 2-element list
1154 {\tt ( width, height )}}
1155\end{twocollist}
1156}}
1157
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1159
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1161\helpref{GetVirtualSize}{wxwindowgetvirtualsize}
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1165
772c017b 1166\constfunc{wxSizer *}{GetSizer}{\void}
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be90c029 1168Return the sizer associated with the window by a previous call to
e6973167 1169\helpref{SetSizer()}{wxwindowsetsizer} or {\tt NULL}.
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1175 \param{int* }{descent = NULL}, \param{int* }{externalLeading = NULL},
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1178Gets the dimensions of the string as it would be drawn on the
1179window with the currently selected font.
1180
1181\wxheading{Parameters}
1182
1183\docparam{string}{String whose extent is to be measured.}
1184
1185\docparam{x}{Return value for width.}
1186
1187\docparam{y}{Return value for height.}
1188
1189\docparam{descent}{Return value for descent (optional).}
1190
1191\docparam{externalLeading}{Return value for external leading (optional).}
1192
1193\docparam{font}{Font to use instead of the current window font (optional).}
1194
cc81d32f 1195\docparam{use16}{If {\tt true}, {\it string} contains 16-bit characters. The default is {\tt false}.}
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1198implements the following methods:\par
1199\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
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1201\twocolitem{{\bf GetFullTextExtent(string, font=NULL)}}{Returns a
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1203\end{twocollist}}
1204}
1205
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1207 {\tt font} parameters, and returns a 4-element list
1208 {\tt ( x, y, descent, externalLeading )}.}
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1212
1213\func{virtual wxString}{GetTitle}{\void}
1214
1215Gets the window's title. Applicable only to frames and dialogs.
1216
1217\wxheading{See also}
1218
1219\helpref{wxWindow::SetTitle}{wxwindowsettitle}
1220
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1223
1224\constfunc{wxToolTip*}{GetToolTip}{\void}
1225
1226Get the associated tooltip or NULL if none.
1227
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1230
1231\constfunc{virtual wxRegion}{GetUpdateRegion}{\void}
1232
1233Returns the region specifying which parts of the window have been damaged. Should
f4fcc291 1234only be called within an \helpref{wxPaintEvent}{wxpaintevent} handler.
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1236\wxheading{See also}
1237
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1239\helpref{wxRegionIterator}{wxregioniterator}
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1242\membersection{wxWindow::GetValidator}\label{wxwindowgetvalidator}
1243
1244\constfunc{wxValidator*}{GetValidator}{\void}
1245
1246Returns a pointer to the current validator for the window, or NULL if there is none.
1247
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1250
1251\constfunc{void}{GetVirtualSize}{\param{int* }{width}, \param{int* }{height}}
1252
1253\constfunc{wxSize}{GetVirtualSize}{\void}
1254
1255This gets the virtual size of the window in pixels.
1256
1257\wxheading{Parameters}
1258
1259\docparam{width}{Receives the window virtual width.}
1260
1261\docparam{height}{Receives the window virtual height.}
1262
1263\helpref{GetSize}{wxwindowgetsize},\rtfsp
1264\helpref{GetClientSize}{wxwindowgetclientsize}
1265
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1269\constfunc{long}{GetWindowStyleFlag}{\void}
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1272method. {\bf GetWindowStyle()} is another name for the same function.
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1276
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1279Returns the value previous passed to
1280\helpref{wxWindow::SetWindowVariant}{wxwindowsetwindowvariant}.
1281
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1284
1285\constfunc{virtual bool}{HasCapture}{\void}
1286
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1289\wxheading{See also}
1290
1291\helpref{wxWindow::CaptureMouse}{wxwindowcapturemouse},
1292\helpref{wxWindow::ReleaseMouse}{wxwindowreleasemouse},
1293\helpref{wxMouseCaptureChangedEvent}{wxmousecapturechangedevent}
1294
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1297
1298\func{bool}{Hide}{\void}
1299
cc81d32f 1300Equivalent to calling \helpref{Show}{wxwindowshow}({\tt false}).
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1304
1305\func{void}{InheritAttributes}{\void}
1306
1307This function is (or should be, in case of custom controls) called during
1308window creation to intelligently set up the window visual attributes, that is
1309the font and the foreground and background colours.
1310
1311By ``intelligently'' the following is meant: by default, all windows use their
1312own \helpref{default}{wxwindowgetclassdefaultattributes} attributes. However
1313if some of the parents attributes are explicitly (that is, using
1314\helpref{SetFont}{wxwindowsetfont} and not
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1317then this window takes the same value as used by the parent. In addition, if
1318the window overrides \helpref{ShouldInheritColours}{wxwindowshouldinheritcolours}
1319to return \false, the colours will not be changed no matter what and only the
1320font might.
1321
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1323different usage scenarios. The most common one is when all default attributes
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1325different controls use different fonts (and colours) than their siblings so
1326they can't inherit the same value from the parent. However it was also deemed
1327desirable to allow to simply change the attributes of all children at once by
1328just changing the font or colour of their common parent, hence in this case we
1329do inherit the parents attributes.
1330
1331
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1333
1334\func{void}{InitDialog}{\void}
1335
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1337to the dialog via validators.
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1341
1342\constfunc{virtual bool}{IsEnabled}{\void}
1343
cc81d32f 1344Returns {\tt true} if the window is enabled for input, {\tt false} otherwise.
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1346\wxheading{See also}
1347
1348\helpref{wxWindow::Enable}{wxwindowenable}
1349
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aa4b42f0 1351\membersection{wxWindow::IsExposed}\label{wxwindowisexposed}
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1353\constfunc{bool}{IsExposed}{\param{int }{x}, \param{int }{y}}
1354
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1358
605d715d 1359\constfunc{bool}{IsExposed}{\param{wxRect }{\&rect}}
515da557 1360
cc81d32f 1361Returns {\tt true} if the given point or rectangle area has been exposed since the
ad9edf45 1362last repaint. Call this in an paint event handler to optimize redrawing by
4130b487 1363only redrawing those areas, which have been exposed.
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1367\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
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1370\twocolitem{{\bf IsExposedRect(rect)}}{}
8771a323 1371\end{twocollist}}}
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1375
1376\constfunc{virtual bool}{IsRetained}{\void}
1377
cc81d32f 1378Returns {\tt true} if the window is retained, {\tt false} otherwise.
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1380\wxheading{Remarks}
1381
1382Retained windows are only available on X platforms.
1383
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1386
1387\constfunc{virtual bool}{IsShown}{\void}
1388
cc81d32f 1389Returns {\tt true} if the window is shown, {\tt false} if it has been hidden.
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1393
1394\constfunc{bool}{IsTopLevel}{\void}
1395
cc81d32f 1396Returns {\tt true} if the given window is a top-level one. Currently all frames and
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1398window).
1399
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1402
1403\func{void}{Layout}{\void}
1404
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1406for this window.
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1409layout is on, this function gets called automatically when the window is resized.
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1413
1414This is just a wrapper for \helpref{ScrollLines()}{wxwindowscrolllines}$(1)$.
1415
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1418
1419This is just a wrapper for \helpref{ScrollLines()}{wxwindowscrolllines}$(-1)$.
1420
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1423
1424\func{void}{Lower}{\void}
1425
1426Lowers the window to the bottom of the window hierarchy if it is a managed window (dialog
1427or frame).
1428
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1431
8a293590 1432\func{virtual void}{MakeModal}{\param{bool }{flag}}
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1434Disables all other windows in the application so that
d3e78bab 1435the user can only interact with this window.
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1437\wxheading{Parameters}
1438
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1440the user can only interact with this window. If {\tt false}, the effect is reversed.}
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1444
eaaa6a06 1445\func{void}{Move}{\param{int}{ x}, \param{int}{ y}}
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1448
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1450
1451\wxheading{Parameters}
1452
1453\docparam{x}{Required x position.}
1454
1455\docparam{y}{Required y position.}
1456
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1458
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1460
1461Implementations of SetSize can also implicitly implement the
1462wxWindow::Move function, which is defined in the base wxWindow class
1463as the call:
1464
1465\begin{verbatim}
1466 SetSize(x, y, -1, -1, wxSIZE_USE_EXISTING);
1467\end{verbatim}
1468
1469\wxheading{See also}
1470
1471\helpref{wxWindow::SetSize}{wxwindowsetsize}
1472
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1474implements the following methods:\par
1475\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
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1477\twocolitem{{\bf MoveXY(x, y)}}{Accepts a pair of integers}
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1479}
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1482\membersection{wxWindow::MoveAfterInTabOrder}\label{wxwindowmoveafterintaborder}
1483
1484\func{void}{MoveAfterInTabOrder}{\param{wxWindow *}{win}}
1485
1486Moves this window in the tab navigation order after the specified \arg{win}.
1487This means that when the user presses \texttt{TAB} key on that other window,
1488the focus switches to this window.
1489
1490Default tab order is the same as creation order, this function and
1491\helpref{MoveBeforeInTabOrder()}{wxwindowmovebeforeintaborder} allow to change
1492it after creating all the windows.
1493
1494\wxheading{Parameters}
1495
1496\docparam{win}{A sibling of this window which should precede it in tab order,
1497must not be NULL}
1498
1499
1500\membersection{wxWindow::MoveBeforeInTabOrder}\label{wxwindowmovebeforeintaborder}
1501
1502\func{void}{MoveBeforeInTabOrder}{\param{wxWindow *}{win}}
1503
1504Same as \helpref{MoveAfterInTabOrder}{wxwindowmoveafterintaborder} except that
1505it inserts this window just before \arg{win} instead of putting it right after
1506it.
1507
1508
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1510
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1513Does keyboard navigation from this window to another, by sending
1514a wxNavigationKeyEvent.
1515
1516\wxheading{Parameters}
1517
eedc82f4 1518\docparam{flags}{A combination of wxNavigationKeyEvent::IsForward and wxNavigationKeyEvent::WinChange.}
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1520\wxheading{Remarks}
1521
1522You may wish to call this from a text control custom keypress handler to do the default
1523navigation behaviour for the tab key, since the standard default behaviour for
1524a multiline text control with the wxTE\_PROCESS\_TAB style is to insert a tab
1525and not navigate to the next control.
1526
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1528%% the old docs here in case we want to move any still needed bits to
1529%% the right location (i.e. probably the corresponding events docs)
1530%%
1531%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnActivate}\label{wxwindowonactivate}
1532%%
1533%% \func{void}{OnActivate}{\param{wxActivateEvent\&}{ event}}
1534%%
1535%% Called when a window is activated or deactivated.
1536%%
1537%% \wxheading{Parameters}
1538%%
1539%% \docparam{event}{Object containing activation information.}
1540%%
1541%% \wxheading{Remarks}
1542%%
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1544%% otherwise it returns {\tt false} (it is being deactivated).
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1546%% \wxheading{See also}
1547%%
1548%% \helpref{wxActivateEvent}{wxactivateevent},\rtfsp
1549%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
1550%%
1551%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnChar}\label{wxwindowonchar}
1552%%
1553%% \func{void}{OnChar}{\param{wxKeyEvent\&}{ event}}
1554%%
1555%% Called when the user has pressed a key that is not a modifier (SHIFT, CONTROL or ALT).
1556%%
1557%% \wxheading{Parameters}
1558%%
1559%% \docparam{event}{Object containing keypress information. See \helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent} for
1560%% details about this class.}
1561%%
1562%% \wxheading{Remarks}
1563%%
1564%% This member function is called in response to a keypress. To intercept this event,
1565%% use the EVT\_CHAR macro in an event table definition. Your {\bf OnChar} handler may call this
1566%% default function to achieve default keypress functionality.
1567%%
1568%% Note that the ASCII values do not have explicit key codes: they are passed as ASCII
1569%% values.
1570%%
1571%% Note that not all keypresses can be intercepted this way. If you wish to intercept modifier
1572%% keypresses, then you will need to use \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyDown}{wxwindowonkeydown} or
1573%% \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyUp}{wxwindowonkeyup}.
1574%%
1575%% Most, but not all, windows allow keypresses to be intercepted.
1576%%
1577%% {\bf Tip:} be sure to call {\tt event.Skip()} for events that you don't process in this function,
1578%% otherwise menu shortcuts may cease to work under Windows.
1579%%
1580%% \wxheading{See also}
1581%%
1582%% \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyDown}{wxwindowonkeydown}, \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyUp}{wxwindowonkeyup},\rtfsp
1583%% \helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent}, \helpref{wxWindow::OnCharHook}{wxwindowoncharhook},\rtfsp
1584%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
1585%%
1586%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnCharHook}\label{wxwindowoncharhook}
1587%%
1588%% \func{void}{OnCharHook}{\param{wxKeyEvent\&}{ event}}
1589%%
1590%% This member is called to allow the window to intercept keyboard events
1591%% before they are processed by child windows.
1592%%
1593%% \wxheading{Parameters}
1594%%
1595%% \docparam{event}{Object containing keypress information. See \helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent} for
1596%% details about this class.}
1597%%
1598%% \wxheading{Remarks}
1599%%
1600%% This member function is called in response to a keypress, if the window is active. To intercept this event,
1601%% use the EVT\_CHAR\_HOOK macro in an event table definition. If you do not process a particular
1602%% keypress, call \helpref{wxEvent::Skip}{wxeventskip} to allow default processing.
1603%%
1604%% An example of using this function is in the implementation of escape-character processing for wxDialog,
1605%% where pressing ESC dismisses the dialog by {\bf OnCharHook} 'forging' a cancel button press event.
1606%%
1607%% Note that the ASCII values do not have explicit key codes: they are passed as ASCII
1608%% values.
1609%%
1610%% This function is only relevant to top-level windows (frames and dialogs), and under
1611%% Windows only. Under GTK the normal EVT\_CHAR\_ event has the functionality, i.e.
acbadd0b 1612%% you can intercept it, and if you don't call \helpref{wxEvent::Skip}{wxeventskip}
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1614%%
1615%% \wxheading{See also}
1616%%
1617%% \helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent},\rtfsp
1618%% \helpref{wxWindow::OnCharHook}{wxwindowoncharhook},\rtfsp
1619%% %% GD: OnXXX functions are not documented
1620%% %%\helpref{wxApp::OnCharHook}{wxapponcharhook},\rtfsp
1621%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
1622%%
1623%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnCommand}\label{wxwindowoncommand}
1624%%
1625%% \func{virtual void}{OnCommand}{\param{wxEvtHandler\& }{object}, \param{wxCommandEvent\& }{event}}
1626%%
1627%% This virtual member function is called if the control does not handle the command event.
1628%%
1629%% \wxheading{Parameters}
1630%%
1631%% \docparam{object}{Object receiving the command event.}
1632%%
1633%% \docparam{event}{Command event}
1634%%
1635%% \wxheading{Remarks}
1636%%
1637%% This virtual function is provided mainly for backward compatibility. You can also intercept commands
1638%% from child controls by using an event table, with identifiers or identifier ranges to identify
1639%% the control(s) in question.
1640%%
1641%% \wxheading{See also}
1642%%
1643%% \helpref{wxCommandEvent}{wxcommandevent},\rtfsp
1644%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
1645%%
1646%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnClose}\label{wxwindowonclose}
1647%%
1648%% \func{virtual bool}{OnClose}{\void}
1649%%
1650%% Called when the user has tried to close a a frame
1651%% or dialog box using the window manager (X) or system menu (Windows).
1652%%
1653%% {\bf Note:} This is an obsolete function.
2edb0bde 1654%% It is superseded by the \helpref{wxWindow::OnCloseWindow}{wxwindowonclosewindow} event
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1656%%
1657%% \wxheading{Return value}
1658%%
cc81d32f 1659%% If {\tt true} is returned by OnClose, the window will be deleted by the system, otherwise the
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1661%% you may delete other windows.
1662%%
1663%% \wxheading{See also}
1664%%
1665%% \helpref{Window deletion overview}{windowdeletionoverview},\rtfsp
1666%% \helpref{wxWindow::Close}{wxwindowclose},\rtfsp
1667%% \helpref{wxWindow::OnCloseWindow}{wxwindowonclosewindow},\rtfsp
1668%% \helpref{wxCloseEvent}{wxcloseevent}
1669%%
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1670%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnKeyDown}\label{wxwindowonkeydown}
1671%%
1672%% \func{void}{OnKeyDown}{\param{wxKeyEvent\&}{ event}}
1673%%
1674%% Called when the user has pressed a key, before it is translated into an ASCII value using other
1675%% modifier keys that might be pressed at the same time.
1676%%
1677%% \wxheading{Parameters}
1678%%
1679%% \docparam{event}{Object containing keypress information. See \helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent} for
1680%% details about this class.}
1681%%
1682%% \wxheading{Remarks}
1683%%
1684%% This member function is called in response to a key down event. To intercept this event,
1685%% use the EVT\_KEY\_DOWN macro in an event table definition. Your {\bf OnKeyDown} handler may call this
1686%% default function to achieve default keypress functionality.
1687%%
1688%% Note that not all keypresses can be intercepted this way. If you wish to intercept special
1689%% keys, such as shift, control, and function keys, then you will need to use \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyDown}{wxwindowonkeydown} or
1690%% \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyUp}{wxwindowonkeyup}.
1691%%
1692%% Most, but not all, windows allow keypresses to be intercepted.
1693%%
1694%% {\bf Tip:} be sure to call {\tt event.Skip()} for events that you don't process in this function,
1695%% otherwise menu shortcuts may cease to work under Windows.
1696%%
1697%% \wxheading{See also}
1698%%
1699%% \helpref{wxWindow::OnChar}{wxwindowonchar}, \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyUp}{wxwindowonkeyup},\rtfsp
1700%% \helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent}, \helpref{wxWindow::OnCharHook}{wxwindowoncharhook},\rtfsp
1701%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
1702%%
1703%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnKeyUp}\label{wxwindowonkeyup}
1704%%
1705%% \func{void}{OnKeyUp}{\param{wxKeyEvent\&}{ event}}
1706%%
1707%% Called when the user has released a key.
1708%%
1709%% \wxheading{Parameters}
1710%%
1711%% \docparam{event}{Object containing keypress information. See \helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent} for
1712%% details about this class.}
1713%%
1714%% \wxheading{Remarks}
1715%%
1716%% This member function is called in response to a key up event. To intercept this event,
1717%% use the EVT\_KEY\_UP macro in an event table definition. Your {\bf OnKeyUp} handler may call this
1718%% default function to achieve default keypress functionality.
1719%%
1720%% Note that not all keypresses can be intercepted this way. If you wish to intercept special
1721%% keys, such as shift, control, and function keys, then you will need to use \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyDown}{wxwindowonkeydown} or
1722%% \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyUp}{wxwindowonkeyup}.
1723%%
1724%% Most, but not all, windows allow key up events to be intercepted.
1725%%
1726%% \wxheading{See also}
1727%%
1728%% \helpref{wxWindow::OnChar}{wxwindowonchar}, \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyDown}{wxwindowonkeydown},\rtfsp
1729%% \helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent}, \helpref{wxWindow::OnCharHook}{wxwindowoncharhook},\rtfsp
1730%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
1731%%
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1733%%
1734%% \func{void}{OnInitDialog}{\param{wxInitDialogEvent\&}{ event}}
1735%%
1736%% Default handler for the wxEVT\_INIT\_DIALOG event. Calls \helpref{wxWindow::TransferDataToWindow}{wxwindowtransferdatatowindow}.
1737%%
1738%% \wxheading{Parameters}
1739%%
1740%% \docparam{event}{Dialog initialisation event.}
1741%%
1742%% \wxheading{Remarks}
1743%%
1744%% Gives the window the default behaviour of transferring data to child controls via
1745%% the validator that each control has.
1746%%
1747%% \wxheading{See also}
1748%%
1749%% \helpref{wxValidator}{wxvalidator}, \helpref{wxWindow::TransferDataToWindow}{wxwindowtransferdatatowindow}
1750%%
1751%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnMenuCommand}\label{wxwindowonmenucommand}
1752%%
1753%% \func{void}{OnMenuCommand}{\param{wxCommandEvent\& }{event}}
1754%%
1755%% Called when a menu command is received from a menu bar.
1756%%
1757%% \wxheading{Parameters}
1758%%
1759%% \docparam{event}{The menu command event. For more information, see \helpref{wxCommandEvent}{wxcommandevent}.}
1760%%
1761%% \wxheading{Remarks}
1762%%
1763%% A function with this name doesn't actually exist; you can choose any member function to receive
1764%% menu command events, using the EVT\_COMMAND macro for individual commands or EVT\_COMMAND\_RANGE for
1765%% a range of commands.
1766%%
1767%% \wxheading{See also}
1768%%
1769%% \helpref{wxCommandEvent}{wxcommandevent},\rtfsp
1770%% \helpref{wxWindow::OnMenuHighlight}{wxwindowonmenuhighlight},\rtfsp
1771%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
1772%%
1773%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnMenuHighlight}\label{wxwindowonmenuhighlight}
1774%%
1775%% \func{void}{OnMenuHighlight}{\param{wxMenuEvent\& }{event}}
1776%%
1777%% Called when a menu select is received from a menu bar: that is, the
1778%% mouse cursor is over a menu item, but the left mouse button has not been
1779%% pressed.
1780%%
1781%% \wxheading{Parameters}
1782%%
1783%% \docparam{event}{The menu highlight event. For more information, see \helpref{wxMenuEvent}{wxmenuevent}.}
1784%%
1785%% \wxheading{Remarks}
1786%%
1787%% You can choose any member function to receive
1788%% menu select events, using the EVT\_MENU\_HIGHLIGHT macro for individual menu items or EVT\_MENU\_HIGHLIGHT\_ALL macro
1789%% for all menu items.
1790%%
1791%% The default implementation for \helpref{wxFrame::OnMenuHighlight}{wxframeonmenuhighlight} displays help
1792%% text in the first field of the status bar.
1793%%
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1796%%
1797%% \wxheading{See also}
1798%%
1799%% \helpref{wxMenuEvent}{wxmenuevent},\rtfsp
1800%% \helpref{wxWindow::OnMenuCommand}{wxwindowonmenucommand},\rtfsp
1801%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
1802%%
1803%%
1804%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnMouseEvent}\label{wxwindowonmouseevent}
1805%%
1806%% \func{void}{OnMouseEvent}{\param{wxMouseEvent\&}{ event}}
1807%%
1808%% Called when the user has initiated an event with the
1809%% mouse.
1810%%
1811%% \wxheading{Parameters}
1812%%
1813%% \docparam{event}{The mouse event. See \helpref{wxMouseEvent}{wxmouseevent} for
1814%% more details.}
1815%%
1816%% \wxheading{Remarks}
1817%%
1818%% Most, but not all, windows respond to this event.
1819%%
1820%% To intercept this event, use the EVT\_MOUSE\_EVENTS macro in an event table definition, or individual
1821%% mouse event macros such as EVT\_LEFT\_DOWN.
1822%%
1823%% \wxheading{See also}
1824%%
1825%% \helpref{wxMouseEvent}{wxmouseevent},\rtfsp
1826%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
1827%%
1828%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnMove}\label{wxwindowonmove}
1829%%
1830%% \func{void}{OnMove}{\param{wxMoveEvent\& }{event}}
1831%%
1832%% Called when a window is moved.
1833%%
1834%% \wxheading{Parameters}
1835%%
1836%% \docparam{event}{The move event. For more information, see \helpref{wxMoveEvent}{wxmoveevent}.}
1837%%
1838%% \wxheading{Remarks}
1839%%
1840%% Use the EVT\_MOVE macro to intercept move events.
1841%%
1842%% \wxheading{Remarks}
1843%%
1844%% Not currently implemented.
1845%%
1846%% \wxheading{See also}
1847%%
1848%% \helpref{wxMoveEvent}{wxmoveevent},\rtfsp
1849%% \helpref{wxFrame::OnSize}{wxframeonsize},\rtfsp
1850%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
1851%%
1852%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnPaint}\label{wxwindowonpaint}
1853%%
1854%% \func{void}{OnPaint}{\param{wxPaintEvent\& }{event}}
1855%%
1856%% Sent to the event handler when the window must be refreshed.
1857%%
1858%% \wxheading{Parameters}
1859%%
1860%% \docparam{event}{Paint event. For more information, see \helpref{wxPaintEvent}{wxpaintevent}.}
1861%%
1862%% \wxheading{Remarks}
1863%%
1864%% Use the EVT\_PAINT macro in an event table definition to intercept paint events.
1865%%
1866%% Note that In a paint event handler, the application must {\it always} create a \helpref{wxPaintDC}{wxpaintdc} object,
1867%% even if you do not use it. Otherwise, under MS Windows, refreshing for this and other windows will go wrong.
1868%%
1869%% For example:
1870%%
1871%% \small{%
1872%% \begin{verbatim}
1873%% void MyWindow::OnPaint(wxPaintEvent\& event)
1874%% {
1875%% wxPaintDC dc(this);
1876%%
1877%% DrawMyDocument(dc);
1878%% }
1879%% \end{verbatim}
1880%% }%
1881%%
1882%% You can optimize painting by retrieving the rectangles
1883%% that have been damaged and only repainting these. The rectangles are in
1884%% terms of the client area, and are unscrolled, so you will need to do
1885%% some calculations using the current view position to obtain logical,
1886%% scrolled units.
1887%%
1888%% Here is an example of using the \helpref{wxRegionIterator}{wxregioniterator} class:
1889%%
1890%% {\small%
1891%% \begin{verbatim}
1892%% // Called when window needs to be repainted.
1893%% void MyWindow::OnPaint(wxPaintEvent\& event)
1894%% {
1895%% wxPaintDC dc(this);
1896%%
1897%% // Find Out where the window is scrolled to
1898%% int vbX,vbY; // Top left corner of client
1899%% GetViewStart(&vbX,&vbY);
1900%%
1901%% int vX,vY,vW,vH; // Dimensions of client area in pixels
1902%% wxRegionIterator upd(GetUpdateRegion()); // get the update rect list
1903%%
1904%% while (upd)
1905%% {
1906%% vX = upd.GetX();
1907%% vY = upd.GetY();
1908%% vW = upd.GetW();
1909%% vH = upd.GetH();
1910%%
1911%% // Alternatively we can do this:
1912%% // wxRect rect;
1913%% // upd.GetRect(&rect);
1914%%
1915%% // Repaint this rectangle
1916%% ...some code...
1917%%
1918%% upd ++ ;
1919%% }
1920%% }
1921%% \end{verbatim}
1922%% }%
1923%%
1924%% \wxheading{See also}
1925%%
1926%% \helpref{wxPaintEvent}{wxpaintevent},\rtfsp
1927%% \helpref{wxPaintDC}{wxpaintdc},\rtfsp
1928%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
1929%%
1930%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnScroll}\label{wxwindowonscroll}
1931%%
1932%% \func{void}{OnScroll}{\param{wxScrollWinEvent\& }{event}}
1933%%
1934%% Called when a scroll window event is received from one of the window's built-in scrollbars.
1935%%
1936%% \wxheading{Parameters}
1937%%
1938%% \docparam{event}{Command event. Retrieve the new scroll position by
1939%% calling \helpref{wxScrollEvent::GetPosition}{wxscrolleventgetposition}, and the
1940%% scrollbar orientation by calling \helpref{wxScrollEvent::GetOrientation}{wxscrolleventgetorientation}.}
1941%%
1942%% \wxheading{Remarks}
1943%%
1944%% Note that it is not possible to distinguish between horizontal and vertical scrollbars
1945%% until the function is executing (you can't have one function for vertical, another
1946%% for horizontal events).
1947%%
1948%% \wxheading{See also}
1949%%
1950%% \helpref{wxScrollWinEvent}{wxscrollwinevent},\rtfsp
1951%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
1952%%
1953%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnSetFocus}\label{wxwindowonsetfocus}
1954%%
1955%% \func{void}{OnSetFocus}{\param{wxFocusEvent\& }{event}}
1956%%
1957%% Called when a window's focus is being set.
1958%%
1959%% \wxheading{Parameters}
1960%%
1961%% \docparam{event}{The focus event. For more information, see \helpref{wxFocusEvent}{wxfocusevent}.}
1962%%
1963%% \wxheading{Remarks}
1964%%
1965%% To intercept this event, use the macro EVT\_SET\_FOCUS in an event table definition.
1966%%
1967%% Most, but not all, windows respond to this event.
1968%%
1969%% \wxheading{See also}
1970%%
1971%% \helpref{wxFocusEvent}{wxfocusevent}, \helpref{wxWindow::OnKillFocus}{wxwindowonkillfocus},\rtfsp
1972%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
1973%%
1974%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnSize}\label{wxwindowonsize}
1975%%
1976%% \func{void}{OnSize}{\param{wxSizeEvent\& }{event}}
1977%%
1978%% Called when the window has been resized. This is not a virtual function; you should
1979%% provide your own non-virtual OnSize function and direct size events to it using EVT\_SIZE
1980%% in an event table definition.
1981%%
1982%% \wxheading{Parameters}
1983%%
1984%% \docparam{event}{Size event. For more information, see \helpref{wxSizeEvent}{wxsizeevent}.}
1985%%
1986%% \wxheading{Remarks}
1987%%
1988%% You may wish to use this for frames to resize their child windows as appropriate.
1989%%
1990%% Note that the size passed is of
1991%% the whole window: call \helpref{wxWindow::GetClientSize}{wxwindowgetclientsize} for the area which may be
1992%% used by the application.
1993%%
1994%% When a window is resized, usually only a small part of the window is damaged and you
1995%% may only need to repaint that area. However, if your drawing depends on the size of the window,
1996%% you may need to clear the DC explicitly and repaint the whole window. In which case, you
1997%% may need to call \helpref{wxWindow::Refresh}{wxwindowrefresh} to invalidate the entire window.
1998%%
1999%% \wxheading{See also}
2000%%
2001%% \helpref{wxSizeEvent}{wxsizeevent},\rtfsp
2002%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
2003%%
2004%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnSysColourChanged}\label{wxwindowonsyscolourchanged}
2005%%
2006%% \func{void}{OnSysColourChanged}{\param{wxOnSysColourChangedEvent\& }{event}}
2007%%
2008%% Called when the user has changed the system colours. Windows only.
2009%%
2010%% \wxheading{Parameters}
2011%%
2012%% \docparam{event}{System colour change event. For more information, see \helpref{wxSysColourChangedEvent}{wxsyscolourchangedevent}.}
2013%%
2014%% \wxheading{See also}
2015%%
2016%% \helpref{wxSysColourChangedEvent}{wxsyscolourchangedevent},\rtfsp
2017%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
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2021
2022\func{virtual void}{OnInternalIdle}{\void}
2023
2024This virtual function is normally only used internally, but
2025sometimes an application may need it to implement functionality
2026that should not be disabled by an application defining an OnIdle
2027handler in a derived class.
2028
2029This function may be used to do delayed painting, for example,
2030and most implementations call \helpref{wxWindow::UpdateWindowUI}{wxwindowupdatewindowui}
2031in order to send update events to the window in idle time.
2032
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2035
2036This is just a wrapper for \helpref{ScrollPages()}{wxwindowscrollpages}$(1)$.
2037
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2040
2041This is just a wrapper for \helpref{ScrollPages()}{wxwindowscrollpages}$(-1)$.
2042
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2045
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2048Removes and returns the top-most event handler on the event handler stack.
2049
2050\wxheading{Parameters}
2051
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2053default value is {\tt false}.}
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2055\wxheading{See also}
2056
2057\helpref{wxWindow::SetEventHandler}{wxwindowseteventhandler},\rtfsp
2058\helpref{wxWindow::GetEventHandler}{wxwindowgeteventhandler},\rtfsp
2059\helpref{wxWindow::PushEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler},\rtfsp
2060\helpref{wxEvtHandler::ProcessEvent}{wxevthandlerprocessevent},\rtfsp
2061\helpref{wxEvtHandler}{wxevthandler}\rtfsp
2062
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2064\membersection{wxWindow::PopupMenu}\label{wxwindowpopupmenu}
2065
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2068\func{bool}{PopupMenu}{\param{wxMenu* }{menu}, \param{int }{x}, \param{int }{y}}
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2070Pops up the given menu at the specified coordinates, relative to this
2071window, and returns control when the user has dismissed the menu. If a
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2074cursor position is used.
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2076\wxheading{Parameters}
2077
2078\docparam{menu}{Menu to pop up.}
2079
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2081
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2083
2084\docparam{y}{Required y position for the menu to appear.}
2085
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2087
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2089
2090\wxheading{Remarks}
2091
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2093is called to ensure that the menu items are in the correct state. The menu does
2094not get deleted by the window.
2095
2096It is recommended to not explicitly specify coordinates when calling PopupMenu
2097in response to mouse click, because some of the ports (namely, wxGTK) can do
2098a better job of positioning the menu in that case.
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2101implements the following methods:\par
2102\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
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2104\twocolitem{{\bf PopupMenuXY(menu, x, y)}}{Specifies position with two integers (x, y)}
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2106}
2107
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2110
2111\func{void}{PushEventHandler}{\param{wxEvtHandler* }{handler}}
2112
2113Pushes this event handler onto the event stack for the window.
2114
2115\wxheading{Parameters}
2116
2117\docparam{handler}{Specifies the handler to be pushed.}
2118
2119\wxheading{Remarks}
2120
2121An event handler is an object that is capable of processing the events
2122sent to a window. By default, the window is its own event handler, but
2123an application may wish to substitute another, for example to allow
2124central implementation of event-handling for a variety of different
2125window classes.
2126
2127\helpref{wxWindow::PushEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler} allows
2128an application to set up a chain of event handlers, where an event not handled by one event handler is
2129handed to the next one in the chain. Use \helpref{wxWindow::PopEventHandler}{wxwindowpopeventhandler} to
2130remove the event handler.
2131
2132\wxheading{See also}
2133
2134\helpref{wxWindow::SetEventHandler}{wxwindowseteventhandler},\rtfsp
2135\helpref{wxWindow::GetEventHandler}{wxwindowgeteventhandler},\rtfsp
2136\helpref{wxWindow::PopEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler},\rtfsp
2137\helpref{wxEvtHandler::ProcessEvent}{wxevthandlerprocessevent},\rtfsp
2138\helpref{wxEvtHandler}{wxevthandler}
2139
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2142
2143\func{void}{Raise}{\void}
2144
2145Raises the window to the top of the window hierarchy if it is a managed window (dialog
2146or frame).
2147
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2153
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2156
2157\wxheading{Parameters}
2158
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2161
2162\docparam{rect}{If non-NULL, only the given rectangle will
2163be treated as damaged.}
2164
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2166
2167\helpref{wxWindow::RefreshRect}{wxwindowrefreshrect}
2168
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2171
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2174Redraws the contents of the given rectangle: the area inside it will be
2175repainted.
2176
2177This is the same as \helpref{Refresh}{wxwindowrefresh} but has a nicer syntax.
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2181
2182\func{bool}{RegisterHotKey}{\param{int}{ hotkeyId}, \param{int}{ modifiers}, \param{int}{ virtualKeyCode}}
2183
2184Registers a system wide hotkey. Every time the user presses the hotkey registered here, this window
2185will receive a hotkey event. It will receive the event even if the application is in the background
2186and does not have the input focus because the user is working with some other application.
2187
2188\wxheading{Parameters}
2189
2190\docparam{hotkeyId}{Numeric identifier of the hotkey. For applications this must be between 0 and 0xBFFF. If
2191this function is called from a shared DLL, it must be a system wide unique identifier between 0xC000 and 0xFFFF.
2192This is a MSW specific detail.}
2193
2194\docparam{modifiers}{A bitwise combination of {\tt wxMOD\_SHIFT}, {\tt wxMOD\_CONTROL}, {\tt wxMOD\_ALT}
2195or {\tt wxMOD\_WIN} specifying the modifier keys that have to be pressed along with the key.}
2196
2197\docparam{virtualKeyCode}{The virtual key code of the hotkey.}
2198
2199\wxheading{Return value}
2200
2201{\tt true} if the hotkey was registered successfully. {\tt false} if some other application already registered a
2202hotkey with this modifier/virtualKeyCode combination.
2203
2204\wxheading{Remarks}
2205
2206Use EVT\_HOTKEY(hotkeyId, fnc) in the event table to capture the event.
2207This function is currently only implemented under MSW.
2208
2209\wxheading{See also}
2210
2211\helpref{wxWindow::UnregisterHotKey}{wxwindowunregisterhotkey}
2212
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2215
2216\func{virtual void}{ReleaseMouse}{\void}
2217
2218Releases mouse input captured with \helpref{wxWindow::CaptureMouse}{wxwindowcapturemouse}.
2219
2220\wxheading{See also}
2221
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2223\helpref{wxWindow::HasCapture}{wxwindowhascapture},
2224\helpref{wxWindow::ReleaseMouse}{wxwindowreleasemouse},
2225\helpref{wxMouseCaptureChangedEvent}{wxmousecapturechangedevent}
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2229
2230\func{virtual void}{RemoveChild}{\param{wxWindow* }{child}}
2231
2232Removes a child window. This is called automatically by window deletion
2233functions so should not be required by the application programmer.
2234
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2237
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2239
2240\docparam{child}{Child window to remove.}
2241
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2245\func{bool}{RemoveEventHandler}{\param{wxEvtHandler *}{handler}}
2246
2247Find the given {\it handler} in the windows event handler chain and remove (but
2248not delete) it from it.
2249
2250\wxheading{Parameters}
2251
2252\docparam{handler}{The event handler to remove, must be non {\tt NULL} and
2253must be present in this windows event handlers chain}
2254
2255\wxheading{Return value}
2256
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2259handler is supposed to be there).
2260
2261\wxheading{See also}
2262
2263\helpref{PushEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler},\rtfsp
2264\helpref{PopEventHandler}{wxwindowpopeventhandler}
2265
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2268
2269\func{virtual bool}{Reparent}{\param{wxWindow* }{newParent}}
2270
2271Reparents the window, i.e the window will be removed from its
18ac8d69 2272current parent window (e.g. a non-standard toolbar in a wxFrame)
103aab26 2273and then re-inserted into another. Available on Windows and GTK.
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2275\wxheading{Parameters}
2276
2277\docparam{newParent}{New parent.}
2278
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2282\constfunc{virtual void}{ScreenToClient}{\param{int* }{x}, \param{int* }{y}}
2283
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2285
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2287
2288\wxheading{Parameters}
2289
2290\docparam{x}{Stores the screen x coordinate and receives the client x coordinate.}
2291
2292\docparam{y}{Stores the screen x coordinate and receives the client x coordinate.}
2293
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2294\docparam{pt}{The screen position for the second form of the function.}
2295
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2297implements the following methods:\par
2298\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
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2299\twocolitem{{\bf ScreenToClient(point)}}{Accepts and returns a wxPoint}
2300\twocolitem{{\bf ScreenToClientXY(x, y)}}{Returns a 2-tuple, (x, y)}
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2302}
2303
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2305\membersection{wxWindow::ScrollLines}\label{wxwindowscrolllines}
2306
9cd6d737 2307\func{virtual bool}{ScrollLines}{\param{int }{lines}}
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2308
2309Scrolls the window by the given number of lines down (if {\it lines} is
2310positive) or up.
2311
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2312\wxheading{Return value}
2313
cc81d32f 2314Returns {\tt true} if the window was scrolled, {\tt false} if it was already
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2315on top/bottom and nothing was done.
2316
2317\wxheading{Remarks}
2318
2319This function is currently only implemented under MSW and wxTextCtrl under
2320wxGTK (it also works for wxScrolledWindow derived classes under all
2321platforms).
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2323\wxheading{See also}
2324
2325\helpref{ScrollPages}{wxwindowscrollpages}
2326
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2328\membersection{wxWindow::ScrollPages}\label{wxwindowscrollpages}
2329
9cd6d737 2330\func{virtual bool}{ScrollPages}{\param{int }{pages}}
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2331
2332Scrolls the window by the given number of pages down (if {\it pages} is
2333positive) or up.
2334
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2335\wxheading{Return value}
2336
cc81d32f 2337Returns {\tt true} if the window was scrolled, {\tt false} if it was already
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2338on top/bottom and nothing was done.
2339
2340\wxheading{Remarks}
2341
2342This function is currently only implemented under MSW and wxTextCtrl under
2343wxGTK (it also works for wxScrolledWindow derived classes under all
2344platforms).
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2346\wxheading{See also}
2347
2348\helpref{ScrollLines}{wxwindowscrolllines}
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2351\membersection{wxWindow::ScrollWindow}\label{wxwindowscrollwindow}
2352
eaaa6a06 2353\func{virtual void}{ScrollWindow}{\param{int }{dx}, \param{int }{dy}, \param{const wxRect*}{ rect = NULL}}
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2357\wxheading{Parameters}
2358
2359\docparam{dx}{Amount to scroll horizontally.}
2360
2361\docparam{dy}{Amount to scroll vertically.}
2362
2363\docparam{rect}{Rectangle to invalidate. If this is NULL, the whole window is invalidated. If you
2364pass a rectangle corresponding to the area of the window exposed by the scroll, your painting handler
f6bcfd97 2365can optimize painting by checking for the invalidated region. This parameter is ignored under GTK.}
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2367\wxheading{Remarks}
2368
a660d684 2369Use this function to optimise your scrolling implementations, to minimise the area that must be
6453876e 2370redrawn. Note that it is rarely required to call this function from a user program.
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2373\membersection{wxWindow::SetAcceleratorTable}\label{wxwindowsetacceleratortable}
2374
2375\func{virtual void}{SetAcceleratorTable}{\param{const wxAcceleratorTable\&}{ accel}}
2376
2377Sets the accelerator table for this window. See \helpref{wxAcceleratorTable}{wxacceleratortable}.
2378
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2380\membersection{wxWindow::SetAccessible}\label{wxwindowsetaccessible}
2381
dbd94b75 2382\func{void}{SetAccessible}{\param{wxAccessible*}{ accessible}}
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2383
2384Sets the accessible for this window. Any existing accessible for this window
2385will be deleted first, if not identical to {\it accessible}.
2386
2387See also \helpref{wxAccessible}{wxaccessible}.
2388
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2390\membersection{wxWindow::SetAutoLayout}\label{wxwindowsetautolayout}
2391
8a293590 2392\func{void}{SetAutoLayout}{\param{bool}{ autoLayout}}
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2393
2394Determines whether the \helpref{wxWindow::Layout}{wxwindowlayout} function will
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2395be called automatically when the window is resized. It is called implicitly by
2396\helpref{wxWindow::SetSizer}{wxwindowsetsizer} but if you use
2397\helpref{wxWindow::SetConstraints}{wxwindowsetconstraints} you should call it
2398manually or otherwise the window layout won't be correctly updated when its
2399size changes.
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2401\wxheading{Parameters}
2402
cc81d32f 2403\docparam{autoLayout}{Set this to {\tt true} if you wish the Layout function to be called
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2404from within wxWindow::OnSize functions.}
2405
2406\wxheading{See also}
2407
2408\helpref{wxWindow::SetConstraints}{wxwindowsetconstraints}
2409
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2412
e477b168 2413\func{virtual bool}{SetBackgroundColour}{\param{const wxColour\& }{colour}}
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2414
2415Sets the background colour of the window.
2416
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2418explanation of the difference between this method and
fa47d7a7 2419\helpref{SetOwnBackgroundColour}{wxwindowsetownbackgroundcolour}.
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2422
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2424 {\tt wxNullColour} to reset to the default colour.}
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2425
2426\wxheading{Remarks}
2427
2428The background colour is usually painted by the default\rtfsp
f4fcc291 2429\helpref{wxEraseEvent}{wxeraseevent} event handler function
6453876e 2430under Windows and automatically under GTK.
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5b6aa0ff 2432Note that setting the background colour does not cause an immediate refresh, so you
684761db 2433may wish to call \helpref{wxWindow::ClearBackground}{wxwindowclearbackground} or \helpref{wxWindow::Refresh}{wxwindowrefresh} after
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2435
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2437window, if the system supports them. Use with care since usually the
2438themes represent the appearance chosen by the user to be used for all
2439applications on the system.
2440
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2442\wxheading{See also}
2443
2444\helpref{wxWindow::GetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowgetbackgroundcolour},\rtfsp
2445\helpref{wxWindow::SetForegroundColour}{wxwindowsetforegroundcolour},\rtfsp
2446\helpref{wxWindow::GetForegroundColour}{wxwindowgetforegroundcolour},\rtfsp
684761db 2447\helpref{wxWindow::ClearBackground}{wxwindowclearbackground},\rtfsp
5b6aa0ff 2448\helpref{wxWindow::Refresh}{wxwindowrefresh},\rtfsp
f4fcc291 2449\helpref{wxEraseEvent}{wxeraseevent}
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2452
2453\func{virtual void}{SetBackgroundStyle}{\param{wxBackgroundStyle}{ style}}
2454
2455Sets the background style of the window. The background style indicates
2456whether background colour should be determined by the system (wxBG\_STYLE\_SYSTEM),
2457be set to a specific colour (wxBG\_STYLE\_COLOUR), or should be left to the
2458application to implement (wxBG\_STYLE\_CUSTOM).
2459
2460On GTK+, use of wxBG\_STYLE\_CUSTOM allows the flicker-free drawing of a custom
2461background, such as a tiled bitmap. Currently the style has no effect on other platforms.
2462
2463\wxheading{See also}
2464
2465\helpref{wxWindow::SetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowsetbackgroundcolour},\rtfsp
2466\helpref{wxWindow::GetForegroundColour}{wxwindowgetforegroundcolour},\rtfsp
2467\helpref{wxWindow::GetBackgroundStyle}{wxwindowgetbackgroundstyle}
2468
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2471
027aa6fa 2472\func{void}{SetBestFittingSize}{\param{const wxSize\& }{size = wxDefaultSize}}
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2474A {\it smart} SetSize that will fill in default size components with the
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2475window's {\it best} size values. Also sets the window's minsize to
2476the value passed in for use with sizers. This means that if a full or
2477partial size is passed to this function then the sizers will use that
2478size instead of the results of GetBestSize to determine the minimum
2479needs of the window for layout.
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2481\wxheading{See also}
2482
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2484\helpref{wxWindow::GetBestSize}{wxwindowgetbestsize},\rtfsp
2485\helpref{wxWindow::GetBestFittingSize}{wxwindowgetbestfittingsize},\rtfsp
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2486\helpref{wxWindow::SetSizeHints}{wxwindowsetsizehints}
2487
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2489\membersection{wxWindow::SetCaret}\label{wxwindowsetcaret}
2490
2491\constfunc{void}{SetCaret}{\param{wxCaret *}{caret}}
2492
2493Sets the \helpref{caret}{wxcaret} associated with the window.
2494
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2496\membersection{wxWindow::SetClientSize}\label{wxwindowsetclientsize}
2497
2498\func{virtual void}{SetClientSize}{\param{int}{ width}, \param{int}{ height}}
2499
2500\func{virtual void}{SetClientSize}{\param{const wxSize\&}{ size}}
2501
2502This sets the size of the window client area in pixels. Using this function to size a window
2503tends to be more device-independent than \helpref{wxWindow::SetSize}{wxwindowsetsize}, since the application need not
2504worry about what dimensions the border or title bar have when trying to fit the window
2505around panel items, for example.
2506
2507\wxheading{Parameters}
2508
2509\docparam{width}{The required client area width.}
2510
2511\docparam{height}{The required client area height.}
2512
2513\docparam{size}{The required client size.}
2514
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2516implements the following methods:\par
2517\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
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2519\twocolitem{{\bf SetClientSizeWH(width, height)}}{}
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2521}
2522
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2524\membersection{wxWindow::SetContainingSizer}\label{wxwindowsetcontainingsizer}
2525
2526\func{void}{SetContainingSizer}{\param{wxSizer* }{sizer}}
2527
2528This normally does not need to be called by user code. It is called
2529when a window is added to a sizer, and is used so the window can
2530remove itself from the sizer when it is destroyed.
2531
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2533\membersection{wxWindow::SetCursor}\label{wxwindowsetcursor}
2534
2535\func{virtual void}{SetCursor}{\param{const wxCursor\&}{cursor}}
2536
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2539Sets the window's cursor. Notice that the window cursor also sets it for the
2540children of the window implicitly.
2541
2542The {\it cursor} may be {\tt wxNullCursor} in which case the window cursor will
2543be reset back to default.
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2545\wxheading{Parameters}
2546
2547\docparam{cursor}{Specifies the cursor that the window should normally display.}
2548
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2549\wxheading{See also}
2550
2551\helpref{::wxSetCursor}{wxsetcursor}, \helpref{wxCursor}{wxcursor}
2552
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2554\membersection{wxWindow::SetConstraints}\label{wxwindowsetconstraints}
2555
2556\func{void}{SetConstraints}{\param{wxLayoutConstraints* }{constraints}}
2557
2558Sets the window to have the given layout constraints. The window
2559will then own the object, and will take care of its deletion.
2560If an existing layout constraints object is already owned by the
2561window, it will be deleted.
2562
2563\wxheading{Parameters}
2564
2565\docparam{constraints}{The constraints to set. Pass NULL to disassociate and delete the window's
2566constraints.}
2567
2568\wxheading{Remarks}
2569
2570You must call \helpref{wxWindow::SetAutoLayout}{wxwindowsetautolayout} to tell a window to use
2cdac558 2571the constraints automatically in OnSize; otherwise, you must override OnSize and call Layout()
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2572explicitly. When setting both a wxLayoutConstraints and a \helpref{wxSizer}{wxsizer}, only the
2573sizer will have effect.
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fa47d7a7 2576\membersection{wxWindow::SetOwnBackgroundColour}\label{wxwindowsetownbackgroundcolour}
b8e7b673 2577
fa47d7a7 2578\func{void}{SetOwnBackgroundColour}{\param{const wxColour\& }{colour}}
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2579
2580Sets the background colour of the window but prevents it from being inherited
2581by the children of this window.
2582
2583\wxheading{See also}
2584
2585\helpref{SetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowsetbackgroundcolour},\rtfsp
2586\helpref{InheritAttributes}{wxwindowinheritattributes}
2587
2588
fa47d7a7 2589\membersection{wxWindow::SetOwnFont}\label{wxwindowsetownfont}
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fa47d7a7 2591\func{void}{SetOwnBackgroundColour}{\param{const wxColour\& }{colour}}
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2592
2593Sets the font of the window but prevents it from being inherited by the
2594children of this window.
2595
2596\wxheading{See also}
2597
2598\helpref{SetFont}{wxwindowsetfont},\rtfsp
2599\helpref{InheritAttributes}{wxwindowinheritattributes}
2600
2601
fa47d7a7 2602\membersection{wxWindow::SetOwnForegroundColour}\label{wxwindowsetownforegroundcolour}
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fa47d7a7 2604\func{void}{SetOwnForegroundColour}{\param{const wxColour\& }{colour}}
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2605
2606Sets the foreground colour of the window but prevents it from being inherited
2607by the children of this window.
2608
2609\wxheading{See also}
2610
2611\helpref{SetForegroundColour}{wxwindowsetforegroundcolour},\rtfsp
2612\helpref{InheritAttributes}{wxwindowinheritattributes}
2613
2614
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2615\membersection{wxWindow::SetDropTarget}\label{wxwindowsetdroptarget}
2616
2617\func{void}{SetDropTarget}{\param{wxDropTarget*}{ target}}
2618
2619Associates a drop target with this window.
2620
2621If the window already has a drop target, it is deleted.
2622
2623\wxheading{See also}
2624
c9f00eeb 2625\helpref{wxWindow::GetDropTarget}{wxwindowgetdroptarget},
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2626\helpref{Drag and drop overview}{wxdndoverview}
2627
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2630\membersection{wxWindow::SetEventHandler}\label{wxwindowseteventhandler}
2631
2632\func{void}{SetEventHandler}{\param{wxEvtHandler* }{handler}}
2633
2634Sets the event handler for this window.
2635
2636\wxheading{Parameters}
2637
2638\docparam{handler}{Specifies the handler to be set.}
2639
2640\wxheading{Remarks}
2641
2642An event handler is an object that is capable of processing the events
2643sent to a window. By default, the window is its own event handler, but
2644an application may wish to substitute another, for example to allow
2645central implementation of event-handling for a variety of different
2646window classes.
2647
2648It is usually better to use \helpref{wxWindow::PushEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler} since
2649this sets up a chain of event handlers, where an event not handled by one event handler is
2650handed to the next one in the chain.
2651
2652\wxheading{See also}
2653
2654\helpref{wxWindow::GetEventHandler}{wxwindowgeteventhandler},\rtfsp
2655\helpref{wxWindow::PushEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler},\rtfsp
2656\helpref{wxWindow::PopEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler},\rtfsp
2657\helpref{wxEvtHandler::ProcessEvent}{wxevthandlerprocessevent},\rtfsp
2658\helpref{wxEvtHandler}{wxevthandler}
2659
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2661\membersection{wxWindow::SetExtraStyle}\label{wxwindowsetextrastyle}
2662
2663\func{void}{SetExtraStyle}{\param{long }{exStyle}}
2664
2665Sets the extra style bits for the window. The currently defined extra style
2666bits are:
2667
2668\twocolwidtha{5cm}%
2669\begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
2670\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_VALIDATE\_RECURSIVELY}}{TransferDataTo/FromWindow()
2671and Validate() methods will recursively descend into all children of the
2672window if it has this style flag set.}
e4b713a2 2673\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_BLOCK\_EVENTS}}{Normally, the command
2edb0bde 2674events are propagated upwards to the window parent recursively until a handler
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2676propagated beyond this window. Notice that wxDialog has this style on by
be90c029 2677default for the reasons explained in the
e4b713a2 2678\helpref{event processing overview}{eventprocessing}.}
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2679\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_TRANSIENT}}{This can be used to prevent a
2680window from being used as an implicit parent for the dialogs which were
2681created without a parent. It is useful for the windows which can disappear at
2edb0bde 2682any moment as creating children of such windows results in fatal problems.}
335c9e32 2683\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxFRAME\_EX\_CONTEXTHELP}}{Under Windows, puts a query button on the
fc2171bd 2684caption. When pressed, Windows will go into a context-sensitive help mode and wxWidgets will send
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2685a wxEVT\_HELP event if the user clicked on an application window.
2686This style cannot be used together with wxMAXIMIZE\_BOX or wxMINIMIZE\_BOX, so
be90c029 2687you should use the style of
7af3ca16 2688{\tt wxDEFAULT\_FRAME\_STYLE \& \textasciitilde(wxMINIMIZE\_BOX | wxMAXIMIZE\_BOX)} for the
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2689frames having this style (the dialogs don't have minimize nor maximize box by
2690default)}
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2691\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_PROCESS\_IDLE}}{This window should always process idle events, even
2692if the mode set by \helpref{wxIdleEvent::SetMode}{wxidleeventsetmode} is wxIDLE\_PROCESS\_SPECIFIED.}
2693\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_PROCESS\_UI\_UPDATES}}{This window should always process UI update events,
2694even if the mode set by \helpref{wxUpdateUIEvent::SetMode}{wxupdateuieventsetmode} is wxUPDATE\_UI\_PROCESS\_SPECIFIED.}
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2696
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2698\membersection{wxWindow::SetFocus}\label{wxwindowsetfocus}
2699
2700\func{virtual void}{SetFocus}{\void}
2701
2702This sets the window to receive keyboard input.
2703
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2704\wxheading{See also}
2705
2706\helpref{wxFocusEvent}{wxfocusevent}
2707
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2709\membersection{wxWindow::SetFocusFromKbd}\label{wxwindowsetfocusfromkbd}
2710
2711\func{virtual void}{SetFocusFromKbd}{\void}
2712
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2714gives the focus to this window from keyboard (e.g. using {\tt TAB} key).
2715By default this method simply calls \helpref{SetFocus}{wxwindowsetfocus} but
2716can be overridden to do something in addition to this in the derived classes.
2717
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2719\membersection{wxWindow::SetFont}\label{wxwindowsetfont}
2720
2721\func{void}{SetFont}{\param{const wxFont\& }{font}}
2722
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2723Sets the font for this window. This function should not be called for the
2724parent window if you don't want its font to be inherited by its children,
fa47d7a7 2725use \helpref{SetOwnFont}{wxwindowsetownfont} instead in this case and
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2727explanations.
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2729\wxheading{Parameters}
2730
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2732{\tt wxNullFont} to reset to the default font.}
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2733
2734\wxheading{See also}
2735
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2736\helpref{wxWindow::GetFont}{wxwindowgetfont},\\
2737\helpref{InheritAttributes}{wxwindowinheritattributes}
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2740\membersection{wxWindow::SetForegroundColour}\label{wxwindowsetforegroundcolour}
2741
2742\func{virtual void}{SetForegroundColour}{\param{const wxColour\& }{colour}}
2743
2744Sets the foreground colour of the window.
2745
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2746Please see \helpref{InheritAttributes}{wxwindowinheritattributes} for
2747explanation of the difference between this method and
fa47d7a7 2748\helpref{SetOwnForegroundColour}{wxwindowsetownforegroundcolour}.
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2751
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2753 {\tt wxNullColour} to reset to the default colour.}
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2754
2755\wxheading{Remarks}
2756
2757The interpretation of foreground colour is open to interpretation according
2758to the window class; it may be the text colour or other colour, or it may not
2759be used at all.
2760
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2762window, if the system supports them. Use with care since usually the
2763themes represent the appearance chosen by the user to be used for all
2764applications on the system.
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2766\wxheading{See also}
2767
2768\helpref{wxWindow::GetForegroundColour}{wxwindowgetforegroundcolour},\rtfsp
2769\helpref{wxWindow::SetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowsetbackgroundcolour},\rtfsp
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2770\helpref{wxWindow::GetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowgetbackgroundcolour},\rtfsp
2771\helpref{wxWindow::ShouldInheritColours}{wxwindowshouldinheritcolours}
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2774\membersection{wxWindow::SetHelpText}\label{wxwindowsethelptext}
2775
2776\func{virtual void}{SetHelpText}{\param{const wxString\& }{helpText}}
2777
2778Sets the help text to be used as context-sensitive help for this window.
2779
2780Note that the text is actually stored by the current \helpref{wxHelpProvider}{wxhelpprovider} implementation,
2781and not in the window object itself.
2782
2783\wxheading{See also}
2784
2785\helpref{GetHelpText}{wxwindowgethelptext}, \helpref{wxHelpProvider}{wxhelpprovider}
2786
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2788\membersection{wxWindow::SetId}\label{wxwindowsetid}
2789
2790\func{void}{SetId}{\param{int}{ id}}
2791
2792Sets the identifier of the window.
2793
2794\wxheading{Remarks}
2795
2796Each window has an integer identifier. If the application has not provided one,
2797an identifier will be generated. Normally, the identifier should be provided
2798on creation and should not be modified subsequently.
2799
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2800\wxheading{See also}
2801
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2803\helpref{Window identifiers}{windowids}
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2807\membersection{wxWindow::SetName}\label{wxwindowsetname}
2808
2809\func{virtual void}{SetName}{\param{const wxString\& }{name}}
2810
2811Sets the window's name.
2812
2813\wxheading{Parameters}
2814
2815\docparam{name}{A name to set for the window.}
2816
2817\wxheading{See also}
2818
2819\helpref{wxWindow::GetName}{wxwindowgetname}
2820
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2822\membersection{wxWindow::SetPalette}\label{wxwindowsetpalette}
2823
2824\func{virtual void}{SetPalette}{\param{wxPalette* }{palette}}
2825
2826Obsolete - use \helpref{wxDC::SetPalette}{wxdcsetpalette} instead.
2827
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2829\membersection{wxWindow::SetScrollbar}\label{wxwindowsetscrollbar}
2830
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2831\func{virtual void}{SetScrollbar}{\param{int }{orientation}, \param{int }{position},\rtfsp
2832\param{int }{thumbSize}, \param{int }{range},\rtfsp
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2835Sets the scrollbar properties of a built-in scrollbar.
2836
2837\wxheading{Parameters}
2838
2839\docparam{orientation}{Determines the scrollbar whose page size is to be set. May be wxHORIZONTAL or wxVERTICAL.}
2840
2841\docparam{position}{The position of the scrollbar in scroll units.}
2842
2843\docparam{thumbSize}{The size of the thumb, or visible portion of the scrollbar, in scroll units.}
2844
2845\docparam{range}{The maximum position of the scrollbar.}
2846
cc81d32f 2847\docparam{refresh}{{\tt true} to redraw the scrollbar, {\tt false} otherwise.}
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2849\wxheading{Remarks}
2850
2851Let's say you wish to display 50 lines of text, using the same font.
2852The window is sized so that you can only see 16 lines at a time.
2853
2854You would use:
2855
2856{\small%
2857\begin{verbatim}
2858 SetScrollbar(wxVERTICAL, 0, 16, 50);
2859\end{verbatim}
2860}
2861
2862Note that with the window at this size, the thumb position can never go
2863above 50 minus 16, or 34.
2864
2865You can determine how many lines are currently visible by dividing the current view
2866size by the character height in pixels.
2867
2868When defining your own scrollbar behaviour, you will always need to recalculate
2869the scrollbar settings when the window size changes. You could therefore put your
2870scrollbar calculations and SetScrollbar
2871call into a function named AdjustScrollbars, which can be called initially and also
f4fcc291 2872from your \helpref{wxSizeEvent}{wxsizeevent} handler function.
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2874\wxheading{See also}
2875
2876\helpref{Scrolling overview}{scrollingoverview},\rtfsp
2877\helpref{wxScrollBar}{wxscrollbar}, \helpref{wxScrolledWindow}{wxscrolledwindow}
2878
2879\begin{comment}
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2882\membersection{wxWindow::SetScrollPage}\label{wxwindowsetscrollpage}
2883
cc81d32f 2884\func{virtual void}{SetScrollPage}{\param{int }{orientation}, \param{int }{pageSize}, \param{bool }{refresh = {\tt true}}}
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2886Sets the page size of one of the built-in scrollbars.
2887
2888\wxheading{Parameters}
2889
2890\docparam{orientation}{Determines the scrollbar whose page size is to be set. May be wxHORIZONTAL or wxVERTICAL.}
2891
2892\docparam{pageSize}{Page size in scroll units.}
2893
cc81d32f 2894\docparam{refresh}{{\tt true} to redraw the scrollbar, {\tt false} otherwise.}
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2896\wxheading{Remarks}
2897
2898The page size of a scrollbar is the number of scroll units that the scroll thumb travels when you
2899click on the area above/left of or below/right of the thumb. Normally you will want a whole visible
2900page to be scrolled, i.e. the size of the current view (perhaps the window client size). This
2901value has to be adjusted when the window is resized, since the page size will have changed.
2902
2903In addition to specifying how far the scroll thumb travels when paging, in Motif and some versions of Windows
2904the thumb changes size to reflect the page size relative to the length of the document. When the
2905document size is only slightly bigger than the current view (window) size, almost all of the scrollbar
2906will be taken up by the thumb. When the two values become the same, the scrollbar will (on some systems)
2907disappear.
2908
2909Currently, this function should be called before SetPageRange, because of a quirk in the Windows
2910handling of pages and ranges.
2911
2912\wxheading{See also}
2913
2914\helpref{wxWindow::SetScrollPos}{wxwindowsetscrollpos},\rtfsp
a660d684 2915\helpref{wxWindow::GetScrollPos}{wxwindowsetscrollpos},\rtfsp
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2917\helpref{wxScrollBar}{wxscrollbar}, \helpref{wxScrolledWindow}{wxscrolledwindow}
2918\end{comment}
2919
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2921\membersection{wxWindow::SetScrollPos}\label{wxwindowsetscrollpos}
2922
cc81d32f 2923\func{virtual void}{SetScrollPos}{\param{int }{orientation}, \param{int }{pos}, \param{bool }{refresh = {\tt true}}}
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2925Sets the position of one of the built-in scrollbars.
2926
2927\wxheading{Parameters}
2928
2929\docparam{orientation}{Determines the scrollbar whose position is to be set. May be wxHORIZONTAL or wxVERTICAL.}
2930
2931\docparam{pos}{Position in scroll units.}
2932
cc81d32f 2933\docparam{refresh}{{\tt true} to redraw the scrollbar, {\tt false} otherwise.}
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2935\wxheading{Remarks}
2936
2937This function does not directly affect the contents of the window: it is up to the
2938application to take note of scrollbar attributes and redraw contents accordingly.
2939
2940\wxheading{See also}
2941
2942\helpref{wxWindow::SetScrollbar}{wxwindowsetscrollbar},\rtfsp
2943\helpref{wxWindow::GetScrollPos}{wxwindowsetscrollpos},\rtfsp
f7bd2698 2944\helpref{wxWindow::GetScrollThumb}{wxwindowgetscrollthumb},\rtfsp
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2945\helpref{wxScrollBar}{wxscrollbar}, \helpref{wxScrolledWindow}{wxscrolledwindow}
2946
2947\begin{comment}
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2950\membersection{wxWindow::SetScrollRange}\label{wxwindowsetscrollrange}
2951
cc81d32f 2952\func{virtual void}{SetScrollRange}{\param{int }{orientation}, \param{int }{range}, \param{bool }{refresh = {\tt true}}}
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2953
2954Sets the range of one of the built-in scrollbars.
2955
2956\wxheading{Parameters}
2957
2958\docparam{orientation}{Determines the scrollbar whose range is to be set. May be wxHORIZONTAL or wxVERTICAL.}
2959
2960\docparam{range}{Scroll range.}
2961
cc81d32f 2962\docparam{refresh}{{\tt true} to redraw the scrollbar, {\tt false} otherwise.}
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2964\wxheading{Remarks}
2965
2966The range of a scrollbar is the number of steps that the thumb may travel, rather than the total
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2967object length of the scrollbar. If you are implementing a scrolling window, for example, you
2968would adjust the scroll range when the window is resized, by subtracting the window view size from the
2969total virtual window size. When the two sizes are the same (all the window is visible), the range goes to zero
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2970and usually the scrollbar will be automatically hidden.
2971
2972\wxheading{See also}
2973
2974\helpref{wxWindow::SetScrollPos}{wxwindowsetscrollpos},\rtfsp
2975\helpref{wxWindow::SetScrollPage}{wxwindowsetscrollpage},\rtfsp
2976\helpref{wxWindow::GetScrollPos}{wxwindowsetscrollpos},\rtfsp
f7bd2698 2977\helpref{wxWindow::GetScrollPage}{wxwindowsetscrollpage},\rtfsp
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2978\helpref{wxScrollBar}{wxscrollbar}, \helpref{wxScrolledWindow}{wxscrolledwindow}
2979\end{comment}
2980
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2982\membersection{wxWindow::SetSize}\label{wxwindowsetsize}
2983
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2984\func{virtual void}{SetSize}{\param{int}{ x}, \param{int}{ y}, \param{int}{ width}, \param{int}{ height},
2985 \param{int}{ sizeFlags = wxSIZE\_AUTO}}
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2987\func{virtual void}{SetSize}{\param{const wxRect\&}{ rect}}
2988
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2989Sets the size and position of the window in pixels.
2990
eaaa6a06 2991\func{virtual void}{SetSize}{\param{int}{ width}, \param{int}{ height}}
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2993\func{virtual void}{SetSize}{\param{const wxSize\&}{ size}}
2994
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2995Sets the size of the window in pixels.
2996
2997\wxheading{Parameters}
2998
2999\docparam{x}{Required x position in pixels, or -1 to indicate that the existing
3000value should be used.}
3001
3002\docparam{y}{Required y position in pixels, or -1 to indicate that the existing
3003value should be used.}
3004
3005\docparam{width}{Required width in pixels, or -1 to indicate that the existing
3006value should be used.}
3007
3008\docparam{height}{Required height position in pixels, or -1 to indicate that the existing
3009value should be used.}
3010
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3011\docparam{size}{\helpref{wxSize}{wxsize} object for setting the size.}
3012
3013\docparam{rect}{\helpref{wxRect}{wxrect} object for setting the position and size.}
3014
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3015\docparam{sizeFlags}{Indicates the interpretation of other parameters. It is a bit list of the following:
3016
3017{\bf wxSIZE\_AUTO\_WIDTH}: a -1 width value is taken to indicate
fc2171bd 3018a wxWidgets-supplied default width.\\
a660d684 3019{\bf wxSIZE\_AUTO\_HEIGHT}: a -1 height value is taken to indicate
fc2171bd 3020a wxWidgets-supplied default width.\\
a660d684 3021{\bf wxSIZE\_AUTO}: -1 size values are taken to indicate
fc2171bd 3022a wxWidgets-supplied default size.\\
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3023{\bf wxSIZE\_USE\_EXISTING}: existing dimensions should be used
3024if -1 values are supplied.\\
3025{\bf wxSIZE\_ALLOW\_MINUS\_ONE}: allow dimensions of -1 and less to be interpreted
3026as real dimensions, not default values.
3027}
3028
3029\wxheading{Remarks}
3030
3031The second form is a convenience for calling the first form with default
3032x and y parameters, and must be used with non-default width and height values.
3033
3034The first form sets the position and optionally size, of the window.
3035Parameters may be -1 to indicate either that a default should be supplied
fc2171bd 3036by wxWidgets, or that the current value of the dimension should be used.
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3037
3038\wxheading{See also}
3039
3040\helpref{wxWindow::Move}{wxwindowmove}
3041
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3043implements the following methods:\par
3044\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
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3046\twocolitem{{\bf SetSize(size)}}{}
3047\twocolitem{{\bf SetPosition(point)}}{}
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3049}
3050
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3052\membersection{wxWindow::SetSizeHints}\label{wxwindowsetsizehints}
3053
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3055 \param{int}{ incW=-1}, \param{int}{ incH=-1}}
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3058\param{const wxSize\&}{ maxSize=wxDefaultSize}, \param{const wxSize\&}{ incSize=wxDefaultSize}}
3059
3060
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3061Allows specification of minimum and maximum window sizes, and window size increments.
3062If a pair of values is not set (or set to -1), the default values will be used.
3063
3064\wxheading{Parameters}
3065
3066\docparam{minW}{Specifies the minimum width allowable.}
3067
3068\docparam{minH}{Specifies the minimum height allowable.}
3069
3070\docparam{maxW}{Specifies the maximum width allowable.}
3071
3072\docparam{maxH}{Specifies the maximum height allowable.}
3073
3074\docparam{incW}{Specifies the increment for sizing the width (Motif/Xt only).}
3075
3076\docparam{incH}{Specifies the increment for sizing the height (Motif/Xt only).}
3077
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3079
3080\docparam{maxSize}{Maximum size.}
3081
3082\docparam{incSize}{Increment size (Motif/Xt only).}
3083
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3084\wxheading{Remarks}
3085
3086If this function is called, the user will not be able to size the window outside the
3087given bounds.
3088
3089The resizing increments are only significant under Motif or Xt.
3090
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3092\membersection{wxWindow::SetSizer}\label{wxwindowsetsizer}
3093
cc81d32f 3094\func{void}{SetSizer}{\param{wxSizer* }{sizer}, \param{bool }{deleteOld=true}}
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3096Sets the window to have the given layout sizer. The window
3097will then own the object, and will take care of its deletion.
3098If an existing layout constraints object is already owned by the
cc81d32f 3099window, it will be deleted if the deleteOld parameter is true.
515da557 3100
e5251d4f 3101Note that this function will also call
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3103parameter if the {\it sizer}\/ is non-NULL and {\tt false} otherwise.
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3105\wxheading{Parameters}
3106
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3108the window's sizer. See below.}
3109
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3111Pass false if you wish to handle deleting the old sizer yourself.}
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3113\wxheading{Remarks}
3114
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3117
515da557 3118You must call \helpref{wxWindow::SetAutoLayout}{wxwindowsetautolayout} to tell a window to use
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3119the sizer automatically in OnSize; otherwise, you must override OnSize and call Layout()
3120explicitly. When setting both a wxSizer and a \helpref{wxLayoutConstraints}{wxlayoutconstraints},
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3121only the sizer will have effect.
3122
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3125
cc81d32f 3126\func{void}{SetSizerAndFit}{\param{wxSizer* }{sizer}, \param{bool }{deleteOld=true}}
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3128The same as \helpref{SetSizer}{wxwindowsetsizer}, except it also sets the size hints
3129for the window based on the sizer's minimum size.
3130
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3132\membersection{wxWindow::SetTitle}\label{wxwindowsettitle}
3133
3134\func{virtual void}{SetTitle}{\param{const wxString\& }{title}}
3135
3136Sets the window's title. Applicable only to frames and dialogs.
3137
3138\wxheading{Parameters}
3139
3140\docparam{title}{The window's title.}
3141
3142\wxheading{See also}
3143
3144\helpref{wxWindow::GetTitle}{wxwindowgettitle}
3145
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3147\membersection{wxWindow::SetThemeEnabled}\label{wxwindowsetthemeenabled}
3148
3149\func{virtual void}{SetThemeEnabled}{\param{bool }{enable}}
3150
3151This function tells a window if it should use the system's "theme" code
3152to draw the windows' background instead if its own background drawing
3153code. This does not always have any effect since the underlying platform
3154obviously needs to support the notion of themes in user defined windows.
3155One such platform is GTK+ where windows can have (very colourful) backgrounds
3156defined by a user's selected theme.
3157
cc81d32f 3158Dialogs, notebook pages and the status bar have this flag set to true
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3159by default so that the default look and feel is simulated best.
3160
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3162\membersection{wxWindow::SetToolTip}\label{wxwindowsettooltip}
3163
3164\func{void}{SetToolTip}{\param{const wxString\& }{tip}}
3165
3166\func{void}{SetToolTip}{\param{wxToolTip* }{tip}}
3167
c9f00eeb 3168Attach a tooltip to the window.
f6bcfd97 3169
c9f00eeb 3170See also: \helpref{GetToolTip}{wxwindowgettooltip},
8161ba08 3171 \helpref{wxToolTip}{wxtooltip}
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3174\membersection{wxWindow::SetValidator}\label{wxwindowsetvalidator}
3175
3176\func{virtual void}{SetValidator}{\param{const wxValidator\&}{ validator}}
3177
3178Deletes the current validator (if any) and sets the window validator, having called wxValidator::Clone to
3179create a new validator of this type.
3180
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3183
3184\func{void}{SetVirtualSize}{\param{int}{ width}, \param{int}{ height}}
3185
3186\func{void}{SetVirtualSize}{\param{const wxSize\&}{ size}}
3187
3188Sets the virtual size of the window in pixels.
3189
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3191\membersection{wxWindow::SetVirtualSizeHints}\label{wxwindowsetvirtualsizehints}
3192
3193\func{virtual void}{SetVirtualSizeHints}{\param{int}{ minW},\param{int}{ minH}, \param{int}{ maxW=-1}, \param{int}{ maxH=-1}}
3194
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3196\param{const wxSize\&}{ maxSize=wxDefaultSize}}
3197
3198
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3200If a pair of values is not set (or set to -1), the default values
3201will be used.
3202
3203\wxheading{Parameters}
3204
3205\docparam{minW}{Specifies the minimum width allowable.}
3206
3207\docparam{minH}{Specifies the minimum height allowable.}
3208
3209\docparam{maxW}{Specifies the maximum width allowable.}
3210
3211\docparam{maxH}{Specifies the maximum height allowable.}
3212
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3214
3215\docparam{maxSize}{Maximum size.}
3216
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3218
3219If this function is called, the user will not be able to size the virtual area
3220of the window outside the given bounds.
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3223\membersection{wxWindow::SetWindowStyle}\label{wxwindowsetwindowstyle}
3224
3225\func{void}{SetWindowStyle}{\param{long}{ style}}
3226
3227Identical to \helpref{SetWindowStyleFlag}{wxwindowsetwindowstyleflag}.
3228
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3230\membersection{wxWindow::SetWindowStyleFlag}\label{wxwindowsetwindowstyleflag}
3231
3232\func{virtual void}{SetWindowStyleFlag}{\param{long}{ style}}
3233
3234Sets the style of the window. Please note that some styles cannot be changed
3235after the window creation and that \helpref{Refresh()}{wxwindowrefresh} might
3236be called after changing the others for the change to take place immediately.
3237
b2cf617c 3238See \helpref{Window styles}{windowstyles} for more information about flags.
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3240\wxheading{See also}
3241
3242\helpref{GetWindowStyleFlag}{wxwindowgetwindowstyleflag}
3243
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3245\membersection{wxWindow::SetWindowVariant}\label{wxwindowsetwindowvariant}
3246
3247\func{void}{SetWindowVariant}{\param{wxWindowVariant}{variant}}
3248
3249This function can be called under all platforms but only does anything under
3250Mac OS X 10.3+ currently. Under this system, each of the standard control can
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3252enum:
3253\begin{verbatim}
3254enum wxWindowVariant
3255{
3256 wxWINDOW_VARIANT_NORMAL, // Normal size
3257 wxWINDOW_VARIANT_SMALL, // Smaller size (about 25 % smaller than normal )
3258 wxWINDOW_VARIANT_MINI, // Mini size (about 33 % smaller than normal )
3259 wxWINDOW_VARIANT_LARGE, // Large size (about 25 % larger than normal )
3260};
3261\end{verbatim}
3262
3263By default the controls use the normal size, of course, but this function can
3264be used to change this.
3265
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3267\membersection{wxWindow::ShouldInheritColours}\label{wxwindowshouldinheritcolours}
3268
3269\func{virtual bool}{ShouldInheritColours}{\void}
3270
3271Return \true from here to allow the colours of this window to be changed by
3272\helpref{InheritAttributes}{wxwindowinheritattributes}, returning \false
3273forbids inheriting them from the parent window.
3274
3275The base class version returns \false, but this method is overridden in
3276\helpref{wxControl}{wxcontrol} where it returns \true.
3277
3278
aeab10d0 3279\membersection{wxWindow::Show}\label{wxwindowshow}
a660d684 3280
cc81d32f 3281\func{virtual bool}{Show}{\param{bool}{ show = {\tt true}}}
a660d684 3282
be90c029 3283Shows or hides the window. You may need to call \helpref{Raise}{wxwindowraise}
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3285needed if Show() is called immediately after the frame creation.
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3287\wxheading{Parameters}
3288
cc81d32f 3289\docparam{show}{If {\tt true} displays the window. Otherwise, hides it.}
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3291\wxheading{Return value}
3292
cc81d32f 3293{\tt true} if the window has been shown or hidden or {\tt false} if nothing was
bc5879ef 3294done because it already was in the requested state.
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3296\wxheading{See also}
3297
3298\helpref{wxWindow::IsShown}{wxwindowisshown}
3299
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3302\membersection{wxWindow::Thaw}\label{wxwindowthaw}
3303
3304\func{virtual void}{Thaw}{\void}
3305
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3306Reenables window updating after a previous call to
3307\helpref{Freeze}{wxwindowfreeze}. To really thaw the control, it must be called
3308exactly the same number of times as \helpref{Freeze}{wxwindowfreeze}.
3309
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3312
3313\func{virtual bool}{TransferDataFromWindow}{\void}
3314
3315Transfers values from child controls to data areas specified by their validators. Returns
cc81d32f 3316{\tt false} if a transfer failed.
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3318If the window has {\tt wxWS\_EX\_VALIDATE\_RECURSIVELY} extra style flag set,
3319the method will also call TransferDataFromWindow() of all child windows.
3320
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3321\wxheading{See also}
3322
3323\helpref{wxWindow::TransferDataToWindow}{wxwindowtransferdatatowindow},\rtfsp
3324\helpref{wxValidator}{wxvalidator}, \helpref{wxWindow::Validate}{wxwindowvalidate}
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3327\membersection{wxWindow::TransferDataToWindow}\label{wxwindowtransferdatatowindow}
3328
3329\func{virtual bool}{TransferDataToWindow}{\void}
3330
3331Transfers values to child controls from data areas specified by their validators.
3332
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3333If the window has {\tt wxWS\_EX\_VALIDATE\_RECURSIVELY} extra style flag set,
3334the method will also call TransferDataToWindow() of all child windows.
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3336\wxheading{Return value}
3337
cc81d32f 3338Returns {\tt false} if a transfer failed.
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3339
3340\wxheading{See also}
3341
3342\helpref{wxWindow::TransferDataFromWindow}{wxwindowtransferdatafromwindow},\rtfsp
3343\helpref{wxValidator}{wxvalidator}, \helpref{wxWindow::Validate}{wxwindowvalidate}
3344
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3346\membersection{wxWindow::UnregisterHotKey}\label{wxwindowunregisterhotkey}
3347
3348\func{bool}{UnregisterHotKey}{\param{int}{ hotkeyId}}
3349
3350Unregisters a system wide hotkey.
3351
3352\wxheading{Parameters}
3353
3354\docparam{hotkeyId}{Numeric identifier of the hotkey. Must be the same id that was passed to RegisterHotKey.}
3355
3356\wxheading{Return value}
3357
3358{\tt true} if the hotkey was unregistered successfully, {\tt false} if the id was invalid.
3359
3360\wxheading{Remarks}
3361
3362This function is currently only implemented under MSW.
3363
3364\wxheading{See also}
3365
3366\helpref{wxWindow::RegisterHotKey}{wxwindowregisterhotkey}
3367
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3369\membersection{wxWindow::Update}\label{wxwindowupdate}
3370
3371\func{virtual void}{Update}{\void}
3372
3373Calling this method immediately repaints the invalidated area of the window
3374while this would usually only happen when the flow of control returns to the
3375event loop. Notice that this function doesn't refresh the window and does
3376nothing if the window hadn't been already repainted. Use
3377\helpref{Refresh}{wxwindowrefresh} first if you want to immediately redraw the
3378window unconditionally.
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3381\membersection{wxWindow::UpdateWindowUI}\label{wxwindowupdatewindowui}
3382
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3385This function sends \helpref{wxUpdateUIEvents}{wxupdateuievent} to
3386the window. The particular implementation depends on the window; for
3387example a wxToolBar will send an update UI event for each toolbar button,
3388and a wxFrame will send an update UI event for each menubar menu item.
3389You can call this function from your application to ensure that your
3390UI is up-to-date at this point (as far as your wxUpdateUIEvent handlers
3391are concerned). This may be necessary if you have called
3392\helpref{wxUpdateUIEvent::SetMode}{wxupdateuieventsetmode} or
3393\helpref{wxUpdateUIEvent::SetUpdateInterval}{wxupdateuieventsetupdateinterval} to
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3396{\it flags} should be a bitlist of one or more of the following values.
3397
3398\begin{verbatim}
3399enum wxUpdateUI
3400{
3401 wxUPDATE_UI_NONE = 0x0000, // No particular value
3402 wxUPDATE_UI_RECURSE = 0x0001, // Call the function for descendants
3403 wxUPDATE_UI_FROMIDLE = 0x0002 // Invoked from On(Internal)Idle
3404};
3405\end{verbatim}
3406
3407If you are calling this function from an OnInternalIdle or OnIdle
3408function, make sure you pass the wxUPDATE\_UI\_FROMIDLE flag, since
3409this tells the window to only update the UI elements that need
3410to be updated in idle time. Some windows update their elements
3411only when necessary, for example when a menu is about to be shown.
3412The following is an example of how to call UpdateWindowUI from
3413an idle function.
3414
3415\begin{verbatim}
3416void MyWindow::OnInternalIdle()
3417{
3418 if (wxUpdateUIEvent::CanUpdate(this))
3419 UpdateWindowUI(wxUPDATE_UI_FROMIDLE);
3420}
3421\end{verbatim}
3422
3423\wxheading{See also}
3424
3425\helpref{wxUpdateUIEvent}{wxupdateuievent},
3426\helpref{wxWindow::DoUpdateWindowUI}{wxwindowdoupdatewindowui},
3427\helpref{wxWindow::OnInternalIdle}{wxwindowoninternalidle}
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3430\membersection{wxWindow::Validate}\label{wxwindowvalidate}
3431
3432\func{virtual bool}{Validate}{\void}
3433
3434Validates the current values of the child controls using their validators.
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3437the method will also call Validate() of all child windows.
3438
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3439\wxheading{Return value}
3440
cc81d32f 3441Returns {\tt false} if any of the validations failed.
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3443\wxheading{See also}
3444
3445\helpref{wxWindow::TransferDataFromWindow}{wxwindowtransferdatafromwindow},\rtfsp
3446\helpref{wxWindow::TransferDataFromWindow}{wxwindowtransferdatafromwindow},\rtfsp
3447\helpref{wxValidator}{wxvalidator}
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3450\membersection{wxWindow::WarpPointer}\label{wxwindowwarppointer}
3451
3452\func{void}{WarpPointer}{\param{int}{ x}, \param{int}{ y}}
3453
3454Moves the pointer to the given position on the window.
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3457Interface Guidelines forbid moving the mouse cursor programmatically.
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3459\wxheading{Parameters}
3460
3461\docparam{x}{The new x position for the cursor.}
3462
3463\docparam{y}{The new y position for the cursor.}
3464