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12 \section{\class{wxWindow}}\label{wxwindow}
13
14 wxWindow is the base class for all windows and represents any visible object on
15 screen. All controls, top level windows and so on are windows. Sizers and
16 device contexts are not, however, as they don't appear on screen themselves.
17
18 Please note that all children of the window will be deleted automatically by
19 the destructor before the window itself is deleted which means that you don't
20 have to worry about deleting them manually. Please see the \helpref{window
21 deletion overview}{windowdeletionoverview} for more information.
22
23 Also note that in this, and many others, wxWidgets classes some
24 \texttt{GetXXX()} methods may be overloaded (as, for example,
25 \helpref{GetSize}{wxwindowgetsize} or
26 \helpref{GetClientSize}{wxwindowgetclientsize}). In this case, the overloads
27 are non-virtual because having multiple virtual functions with the same name
28 results in a virtual function name hiding at the derived class level (in
29 English, this means that the derived class has to override all overloaded
30 variants if it overrides any of them). To allow overriding them in the derived
31 class, wxWidgets uses a unique protected virtual \texttt{DoGetXXX()} method
32 and all \texttt{GetXXX()} ones are forwarded to it, so overriding the former
33 changes the behaviour of the latter.
34
35 \wxheading{Derived from}
36
37 \helpref{wxEvtHandler}{wxevthandler}\\
38 \helpref{wxObject}{wxobject}
39
40 \wxheading{Include files}
41
42 <wx/window.h>
43
44 \wxheading{Window styles}
45
46 The following styles can apply to all windows, although they will not always make sense for a particular
47 window class or on all platforms.
48
49 \twocolwidtha{5cm}%
50 \begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
51 \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxSIMPLE\_BORDER}}{Displays a thin border around the window. wxBORDER is the old name
52 for this style. }
53 \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxDOUBLE\_BORDER}}{Displays a double border. Windows and Mac only.}
54 \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxSUNKEN\_BORDER}}{Displays a sunken border.}
55 \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxRAISED\_BORDER}}{Displays a raised border.}
56 \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxSTATIC\_BORDER}}{Displays a border suitable for a static control. Windows only. }
57 \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxNO\_BORDER}}{Displays no border, overriding the default border style for the window.}
58 \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxTRANSPARENT\_WINDOW}}{The window is transparent, that is, it will not receive paint
59 events. Windows only.}
60 \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxTAB\_TRAVERSAL}}{Use this to enable tab traversal for non-dialog windows.}
61 \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWANTS\_CHARS}}{Use this to indicate that
62 the window wants to get all char/key events for all keys - even for
63 keys like TAB or ENTER which are usually used for dialog navigation
64 and which wouldn't be generated without this style. If you need to
65 use this style in order to get the arrows or etc., but would still like to have
66 normal keyboard navigation take place, you should create and send a
67 wxNavigationKeyEvent in response to the key events for Tab and
68 Shift-Tab.}
69 \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxNO\_FULL\_REPAINT\_ON\_RESIZE}}{On Windows, this style used to disable repainting
70 the window completely when its size is changed. Since this behaviour is now the default, the style is now obsolete
71 and no longer has an effect.}
72 \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxVSCROLL}}{Use this style to enable a vertical scrollbar.}
73 \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxHSCROLL}}{Use this style to enable a horizontal scrollbar.}
74 \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxALWAYS\_SHOW\_SB}}{If a window has scrollbars,
75 disable them instead of hiding them when they are not needed (i.e. when the
76 size of the window is big enough to not require the scrollbars to navigate it).
77 This style is currently implemented for wxMSW, wxGTK and wxUniversal and does
78 nothing on the other platforms.}
79 \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxCLIP\_CHILDREN}}{Use this style to eliminate flicker caused by the background being
80 repainted, then children being painted over them. Windows only.}
81 \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxFULL\_REPAINT\_ON\_RESIZE}}{Use this style to force
82 a complete redraw of the window whenever it is resized instead of redrawing
83 just the part of the window affected by resizing. Note that this was the
84 behaviour by default before 2.5.1 release and that if you experience redraw
85 problems with code which previously used to work you may want to try this.
86 Currently this style applies on GTK+ 2 and Windows only, and full repainting is always
87 done on other platforms.}
88 \end{twocollist}
89
90 See also \helpref{window styles overview}{windowstyles}.
91
92 \wxheading{Extra window styles}
93
94 The following are extra styles, set using \helpref{wxWindow::SetExtraStyle}{wxwindowsetextrastyle}.
95
96 \twocolwidtha{5cm}%
97 \begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
98 \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_VALIDATE\_RECURSIVELY}}{By default, Validate/TransferDataTo/FromWindow()
99 only work on direct children of the window (compatible behaviour). Set this flag to make them recursively
100 descend into all subwindows.}
101 \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_BLOCK\_EVENTS}}{wxCommandEvents and the objects of the derived classes are forwarded to the
102 parent window and so on recursively by default. Using this flag for the
103 given window allows to block this propagation at this window, i.e. prevent
104 the events from being propagated further upwards. Dialogs have this
105 flag on by default.}
106 \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_TRANSIENT}}{Don't use this window as an implicit parent for the other windows: this must
107 be used with transient windows as otherwise there is the risk of creating a
108 dialog/frame with this window as a parent which would lead to a crash if the
109 parent is destroyed before the child.}
110 \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_PROCESS\_IDLE}}{This window should always process idle events, even
111 if the mode set by \helpref{wxIdleEvent::SetMode}{wxidleeventsetmode} is wxIDLE\_PROCESS\_SPECIFIED.}
112 \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_PROCESS\_UI\_UPDATES}}{This window should always process UI update events,
113 even if the mode set by \helpref{wxUpdateUIEvent::SetMode}{wxupdateuieventsetmode} is wxUPDATE\_UI\_PROCESS\_SPECIFIED.}
114 \end{twocollist}
115
116 \wxheading{See also}
117
118 \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}\\
119 \helpref{Window sizing overview}{windowsizingoverview}
120
121 \latexignore{\rtfignore{\wxheading{Members}}}
122
123
124 \membersection{wxWindow::wxWindow}\label{wxwindowctor}
125
126 \func{}{wxWindow}{\void}
127
128 Default constructor.
129
130 \func{}{wxWindow}{\param{wxWindow*}{ parent}, \param{wxWindowID }{id},
131 \param{const wxPoint\& }{pos = wxDefaultPosition},
132 \param{const wxSize\& }{size = wxDefaultSize},
133 \param{long }{style = 0},
134 \param{const wxString\& }{name = wxPanelNameStr}}
135
136 Constructs a window, which can be a child of a frame, dialog or any other non-control window.
137
138 \wxheading{Parameters}
139
140 \docparam{parent}{Pointer to a parent window.}
141
142 \docparam{id}{Window identifier. If wxID\_ANY, will automatically create an identifier.}
143
144 \docparam{pos}{Window position. wxDefaultPosition indicates that wxWidgets
145 should generate a default position for the window. If using the wxWindow class directly, supply
146 an actual position.}
147
148 \docparam{size}{Window size. wxDefaultSize indicates that wxWidgets
149 should generate a default size for the window. If no suitable size can be found, the
150 window will be sized to 20x20 pixels so that the window is visible but obviously not
151 correctly sized. }
152
153 \docparam{style}{Window style. For generic window styles, please see \helpref{wxWindow}{wxwindow}.}
154
155 \docparam{name}{Window name.}
156
157
158 \membersection{wxWindow::\destruct{wxWindow}}\label{wxwindowdtor}
159
160 \func{}{\destruct{wxWindow}}{\void}
161
162 Destructor. Deletes all subwindows, then deletes itself. Instead of using
163 the {\bf delete} operator explicitly, you should normally
164 use \helpref{wxWindow::Destroy}{wxwindowdestroy} so that wxWidgets
165 can delete a window only when it is safe to do so, in idle time.
166
167 \wxheading{See also}
168
169 \helpref{Window deletion overview}{windowdeletionoverview},\rtfsp
170 \helpref{wxWindow::Destroy}{wxwindowdestroy},\rtfsp
171 \helpref{wxCloseEvent}{wxcloseevent}
172
173
174 \membersection{wxWindow::AddChild}\label{wxwindowaddchild}
175
176 \func{virtual void}{AddChild}{\param{wxWindow* }{child}}
177
178 Adds a child window. This is called automatically by window creation
179 functions so should not be required by the application programmer.
180
181 Notice that this function is mostly internal to wxWidgets and shouldn't be
182 called by the user code.
183
184 \wxheading{Parameters}
185
186 \docparam{child}{Child window to add.}
187
188
189 \membersection{wxWindow::CacheBestSize}\label{wxwindowcachebestsize}
190
191 \constfunc{void}{CacheBestSize}{\param{const wxSize\& }{size}}
192
193 Sets the cached best size value.
194
195
196 \membersection{wxWindow::CaptureMouse}\label{wxwindowcapturemouse}
197
198 \func{virtual void}{CaptureMouse}{\void}
199
200 Directs all mouse input to this window. Call \helpref{wxWindow::ReleaseMouse}{wxwindowreleasemouse} to
201 release the capture.
202
203 Note that wxWidgets maintains the stack of windows having captured the mouse
204 and when the mouse is released the capture returns to the window which had had
205 captured it previously and it is only really released if there were no previous
206 window. In particular, this means that you must release the mouse as many times
207 as you capture it, unless the window receives
208 the \helpref{wxMouseCaptureLostEvent}{wxmousecapturelostevent} event.
209
210 Any application which captures the mouse in the beginning of some operation
211 {\em must} handle \helpref{wxMouseCaptureLostEvent}{wxmousecapturelostevent}
212 and cancel this operation when it receives the event. The event handler must
213 not recapture mouse.
214
215 \wxheading{See also}
216
217 \helpref{wxWindow::ReleaseMouse}{wxwindowreleasemouse}
218 \helpref{wxMouseCaptureLostEvent}{wxmousecapturelostevent}
219
220
221 \membersection{wxWindow::Center}\label{wxwindowcenter}
222
223 \func{void}{Center}{\param{int}{ direction}}
224
225 A synonym for \helpref{Centre}{wxwindowcentre}.
226
227
228 \membersection{wxWindow::CenterOnParent}\label{wxwindowcenteronparent}
229
230 \func{void}{CenterOnParent}{\param{int}{ direction}}
231
232 A synonym for \helpref{CentreOnParent}{wxwindowcentreonparent}.
233
234
235 \membersection{wxWindow::CenterOnScreen}\label{wxwindowcenteronscreen}
236
237 \func{void}{CenterOnScreen}{\param{int}{ direction}}
238
239 A synonym for \helpref{CentreOnScreen}{wxwindowcentreonscreen}.
240
241
242 \membersection{wxWindow::Centre}\label{wxwindowcentre}
243
244 \func{void}{Centre}{\param{int}{ direction = wxBOTH}}
245
246 Centres the window.
247
248 \wxheading{Parameters}
249
250 \docparam{direction}{Specifies the direction for the centering. May be {\tt wxHORIZONTAL}, {\tt wxVERTICAL}\rtfsp
251 or {\tt wxBOTH}. It may also include {\tt wxCENTRE\_ON\_SCREEN} flag
252 if you want to center the window on the entire screen and not on its
253 parent window.}
254
255 The flag {\tt wxCENTRE\_FRAME} is obsolete and should not be used any longer
256 (it has no effect).
257
258 \wxheading{Remarks}
259
260 If the window is a top level one (i.e. doesn't have a parent), it will be
261 centered relative to the screen anyhow.
262
263 \wxheading{See also}
264
265 \helpref{wxWindow::Center}{wxwindowcenter}
266
267
268 \membersection{wxWindow::CentreOnParent}\label{wxwindowcentreonparent}
269
270 \func{void}{CentreOnParent}{\param{int}{ direction = wxBOTH}}
271
272 Centres the window on its parent. This is a more readable synonym for
273 \helpref{Centre}{wxwindowcentre}.
274
275 \wxheading{Parameters}
276
277 \docparam{direction}{Specifies the direction for the centering. May be {\tt wxHORIZONTAL}, {\tt wxVERTICAL}\rtfsp
278 or {\tt wxBOTH}.}
279
280 \wxheading{Remarks}
281
282 This methods provides for a way to center top level windows over their
283 parents instead of the entire screen. If there is no parent or if the
284 window is not a top level window, then behaviour is the same as
285 \helpref{wxWindow::Centre}{wxwindowcentre}.
286
287 \wxheading{See also}
288
289 \helpref{wxWindow::CentreOnScreen}{wxwindowcenteronscreen}
290
291
292 \membersection{wxWindow::CentreOnScreen}\label{wxwindowcentreonscreen}
293
294 \func{void}{CentreOnScreen}{\param{int}{ direction = wxBOTH}}
295
296 Centres the window on screen. This only works for top level windows -
297 otherwise, the window will still be centered on its parent.
298
299 \wxheading{Parameters}
300
301 \docparam{direction}{Specifies the direction for the centering. May be {\tt wxHORIZONTAL}, {\tt wxVERTICAL}\rtfsp
302 or {\tt wxBOTH}.}
303
304 \wxheading{See also}
305
306 \helpref{wxWindow::CentreOnParent}{wxwindowcenteronparent}
307
308
309 \membersection{wxWindow::ClearBackground}\label{wxwindowclearbackground}
310
311 \func{void}{ClearBackground}{\void}
312
313 Clears the window by filling it with the current background colour. Does not
314 cause an erase background event to be generated.
315
316
317 \membersection{wxWindow::ClientToScreen}\label{wxwindowclienttoscreen}
318
319 \constfunc{virtual void}{ClientToScreen}{\param{int* }{x}, \param{int* }{y}}
320
321 \perlnote{In wxPerl this method returns a 2-element list instead of
322 modifying its parameters.}
323
324 \constfunc{virtual wxPoint}{ClientToScreen}{\param{const wxPoint\&}{ pt}}
325
326 Converts to screen coordinates from coordinates relative to this window.
327
328 \docparam{x}{A pointer to a integer value for the x coordinate. Pass the client coordinate in, and
329 a screen coordinate will be passed out.}
330
331 \docparam{y}{A pointer to a integer value for the y coordinate. Pass the client coordinate in, and
332 a screen coordinate will be passed out.}
333
334 \docparam{pt}{The client position for the second form of the function.}
335
336 \pythonnote{In place of a single overloaded method name, wxPython
337 implements the following methods:\par
338 \indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
339 \twocolitem{{\bf ClientToScreen(point)}}{Accepts and returns a wxPoint}
340 \twocolitem{{\bf ClientToScreenXY(x, y)}}{Returns a 2-tuple, (x, y)}
341 \end{twocollist}}
342 }
343
344
345 \membersection{wxWindow::Close}\label{wxwindowclose}
346
347 \func{bool}{Close}{\param{bool}{ force = {\tt false}}}
348
349 This function simply generates a \helpref{wxCloseEvent}{wxcloseevent} whose
350 handler usually tries to close the window. It doesn't close the window itself,
351 however.
352
353 \wxheading{Parameters}
354
355 \docparam{force}{{\tt false} if the window's close handler should be able to veto the destruction
356 of this window, {\tt true} if it cannot.}
357
358 \wxheading{Remarks}
359
360 Close calls the \helpref{close handler}{wxcloseevent} for the window, providing
361 an opportunity for the window to choose whether to destroy the window.
362 Usually it is only used with the top level windows (wxFrame and wxDialog
363 classes) as the others are not supposed to have any special OnClose() logic.
364
365 The close handler should check whether the window is being deleted forcibly,
366 using \helpref{wxCloseEvent::CanVeto}{wxcloseeventcanveto}, in which case it
367 should destroy the window using \helpref{wxWindow::Destroy}{wxwindowdestroy}.
368
369 {\it Note} that calling Close does not guarantee that the window will be
370 destroyed; but it provides a way to simulate a manual close of a window, which
371 may or may not be implemented by destroying the window. The default
372 implementation of wxDialog::OnCloseWindow does not necessarily delete the
373 dialog, since it will simply simulate an wxID\_CANCEL event which is handled by
374 the appropriate button event handler and may do anything at all.
375
376 To guarantee that the window will be destroyed, call
377 \helpref{wxWindow::Destroy}{wxwindowdestroy} instead
378
379 \wxheading{See also}
380
381 \helpref{Window deletion overview}{windowdeletionoverview},\rtfsp
382 \helpref{wxWindow::Destroy}{wxwindowdestroy},\rtfsp
383 \helpref{wxCloseEvent}{wxcloseevent}
384
385
386 \membersection{wxWindow::ConvertDialogToPixels}\label{wxwindowconvertdialogtopixels}
387
388 \func{wxPoint}{ConvertDialogToPixels}{\param{const wxPoint\&}{ pt}}
389
390 \func{wxSize}{ConvertDialogToPixels}{\param{const wxSize\&}{ sz}}
391
392 Converts a point or size from dialog units to pixels.
393
394 For the x dimension, the dialog units are multiplied by the average character width
395 and then divided by 4.
396
397 For the y dimension, the dialog units are multiplied by the average character height
398 and then divided by 8.
399
400 \wxheading{Remarks}
401
402 Dialog units are used for maintaining a dialog's proportions even if the font changes.
403
404 You can also use these functions programmatically. A convenience macro is defined:
405
406 {\small
407 \begin{verbatim}
408 #define wxDLG_UNIT(parent, pt) parent->ConvertDialogToPixels(pt)
409 \end{verbatim}
410 }
411
412 \wxheading{See also}
413
414 \helpref{wxWindow::ConvertPixelsToDialog}{wxwindowconvertpixelstodialog}
415
416 \pythonnote{In place of a single overloaded method name, wxPython
417 implements the following methods:\par
418 \indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
419 \twocolitem{{\bf ConvertDialogPointToPixels(point)}}{Accepts and returns a wxPoint}
420 \twocolitem{{\bf ConvertDialogSizeToPixels(size)}}{Accepts and returns a wxSize}
421 \end{twocollist}}
422
423 Additionally, the following helper functions are defined:\par
424 \indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
425 \twocolitem{{\bf wxDLG\_PNT(win, point)}}{Converts a wxPoint from dialog
426 units to pixels}
427 \twocolitem{{\bf wxDLG\_SZE(win, size)}}{Converts a wxSize from dialog
428 units to pixels}
429 \end{twocollist}}
430 }
431
432
433
434 \membersection{wxWindow::ConvertPixelsToDialog}\label{wxwindowconvertpixelstodialog}
435
436 \func{wxPoint}{ConvertPixelsToDialog}{\param{const wxPoint\&}{ pt}}
437
438 \func{wxSize}{ConvertPixelsToDialog}{\param{const wxSize\&}{ sz}}
439
440 Converts a point or size from pixels to dialog units.
441
442 For the x dimension, the pixels are multiplied by 4 and then divided by the average
443 character width.
444
445 For the y dimension, the pixels are multiplied by 8 and then divided by the average
446 character height.
447
448 \wxheading{Remarks}
449
450 Dialog units are used for maintaining a dialog's proportions even if the font changes.
451
452 \wxheading{See also}
453
454 \helpref{wxWindow::ConvertDialogToPixels}{wxwindowconvertdialogtopixels}
455
456 \pythonnote{In place of a single overloaded method name, wxPython implements the following methods:\par
457 \indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
458 \twocolitem{{\bf ConvertDialogPointToPixels(point)}}{Accepts and returns a wxPoint}
459 \twocolitem{{\bf ConvertDialogSizeToPixels(size)}}{Accepts and returns a wxSize}
460 \end{twocollist}}
461 }
462
463
464 \membersection{wxWindow::Destroy}\label{wxwindowdestroy}
465
466 \func{virtual bool}{Destroy}{\void}
467
468 Destroys the window safely. Use this function instead of the delete operator, since
469 different window classes can be destroyed differently. Frames and dialogs
470 are not destroyed immediately when this function is called -- they are added
471 to a list of windows to be deleted on idle time, when all the window's events
472 have been processed. This prevents problems with events being sent to non-existent
473 windows.
474
475 \wxheading{Return value}
476
477 {\tt true} if the window has either been successfully deleted, or it has been added
478 to the list of windows pending real deletion.
479
480
481 \membersection{wxWindow::DestroyChildren}\label{wxwindowdestroychildren}
482
483 \func{virtual void}{DestroyChildren}{\void}
484
485 Destroys all children of a window. Called automatically by the destructor.
486
487
488 \membersection{wxWindow::Disable}\label{wxwindowdisable}
489
490 \func{bool}{Disable}{\void}
491
492 Disables the window, same as \helpref{Enable({\tt false})}{wxwindowenable}.
493
494 \wxheading{Return value}
495
496 Returns {\tt true} if the window has been disabled, {\tt false} if it had been
497 already disabled before the call to this function.
498
499
500 \membersection{wxWindow::DoGetBestSize}\label{wxwindowdogetbestsize}
501
502 \constfunc{virtual wxSize}{DoGetBestSize}{\void}
503
504 Gets the size which best suits the window: for a control, it would be
505 the minimal size which doesn't truncate the control, for a panel - the
506 same size as it would have after a call to \helpref{Fit()}{wxwindowfit}.
507
508
509 \membersection{wxWindow::DoUpdateWindowUI}\label{wxwindowdoupdatewindowui}
510
511 \func{virtual void}{DoUpdateWindowUI}{\param{wxUpdateUIEvent\&}{ event}}
512
513 Does the window-specific updating after processing the update event.
514 This function is called by \helpref{wxWindow::UpdateWindowUI}{wxwindowupdatewindowui}
515 in order to check return values in the \helpref{wxUpdateUIEvent}{wxupdateuievent} and
516 act appropriately. For example, to allow frame and dialog title updating, wxWidgets
517 implements this function as follows:
518
519 \begin{verbatim}
520 // do the window-specific processing after processing the update event
521 void wxTopLevelWindowBase::DoUpdateWindowUI(wxUpdateUIEvent& event)
522 {
523 if ( event.GetSetEnabled() )
524 Enable(event.GetEnabled());
525
526 if ( event.GetSetText() )
527 {
528 if ( event.GetText() != GetTitle() )
529 SetTitle(event.GetText());
530 }
531 }
532 \end{verbatim}
533
534
535
536 \membersection{wxWindow::DragAcceptFiles}\label{wxwindowdragacceptfiles}
537
538 \func{virtual void}{DragAcceptFiles}{\param{bool}{ accept}}
539
540 Enables or disables eligibility for drop file events (OnDropFiles).
541
542 \wxheading{Parameters}
543
544 \docparam{accept}{If {\tt true}, the window is eligible for drop file events. If {\tt false}, the window
545 will not accept drop file events.}
546
547 \wxheading{Remarks}
548
549 Windows only.
550
551
552 \membersection{wxWindow::Enable}\label{wxwindowenable}
553
554 \func{virtual bool}{Enable}{\param{bool}{ enable = {\tt true}}}
555
556 Enable or disable the window for user input. Note that when a parent window is
557 disabled, all of its children are disabled as well and they are reenabled again
558 when the parent is.
559
560 \wxheading{Parameters}
561
562 \docparam{enable}{If {\tt true}, enables the window for input. If {\tt false}, disables the window.}
563
564 \wxheading{Return value}
565
566 Returns {\tt true} if the window has been enabled or disabled, {\tt false} if
567 nothing was done, i.e. if the window had already been in the specified state.
568
569 \wxheading{See also}
570
571 \helpref{wxWindow::IsEnabled}{wxwindowisenabled},\rtfsp
572 \helpref{wxWindow::Disable}{wxwindowdisable},\rtfsp
573 \helpref{wxRadioBox::Enable}{wxradioboxenable}
574
575
576 \membersection{wxWindow::FindFocus}\label{wxwindowfindfocus}
577
578 \func{static wxWindow*}{FindFocus}{\void}
579
580 Finds the window or control which currently has the keyboard focus.
581
582 \wxheading{Remarks}
583
584 Note that this is a static function, so it can be called without needing a wxWindow pointer.
585
586 \wxheading{See also}
587
588 \helpref{wxWindow::SetFocus}{wxwindowsetfocus}
589
590
591
592 \membersection{wxWindow::FindWindow}\label{wxwindowfindwindow}
593
594 \constfunc{wxWindow*}{FindWindow}{\param{long}{ id}}
595
596 Find a child of this window, by identifier.
597
598 \constfunc{wxWindow*}{FindWindow}{\param{const wxString\&}{ name}}
599
600 Find a child of this window, by name.
601
602 \pythonnote{In place of a single overloaded method name, wxPython
603 implements the following methods:\par
604 \indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
605 \twocolitem{{\bf FindWindowById(id)}}{Accepts an integer}
606 \twocolitem{{\bf FindWindowByName(name)}}{Accepts a string}
607 \end{twocollist}}
608 }
609
610
611 \membersection{wxWindow::FindWindowById}\label{wxwindowfindwindowbyid}
612
613 \func{static wxWindow*}{FindWindowById}{\param{long}{ id}, \param{wxWindow*}{ parent = NULL}}
614
615 Find the first window with the given {\it id}.
616
617 If {\it parent} is NULL, the search will start from all top-level
618 frames and dialog boxes; if non-NULL, the search will be limited to the given window hierarchy.
619 The search is recursive in both cases.
620
621 \wxheading{See also}
622
623 \helpref{FindWindow}{wxwindowfindwindow}
624
625
626 \membersection{wxWindow::FindWindowByLabel}\label{wxwindowfindwindowbylabel}
627
628 \func{static wxWindow*}{FindWindowByLabel}{\param{const wxString\&}{ label}, \param{wxWindow*}{ parent = NULL}}
629
630 Find a window by its label. Depending on the type of window, the label may be a window title
631 or panel item label. If {\it parent} is NULL, the search will start from all top-level
632 frames and dialog boxes; if non-NULL, the search will be limited to the given window hierarchy.
633 The search is recursive in both cases.
634
635 \wxheading{See also}
636
637 \helpref{FindWindow}{wxwindowfindwindow}
638
639
640 \membersection{wxWindow::FindWindowByName}\label{wxwindowfindwindowbyname}
641
642 \func{static wxWindow*}{FindWindowByName}{\param{const wxString\&}{ name}, \param{wxWindow*}{ parent = NULL}}
643
644 Find a window by its name (as given in a window constructor or {\bf Create} function call).
645 If {\it parent} is NULL, the search will start from all top-level
646 frames and dialog boxes; if non-NULL, the search will be limited to the given window hierarchy.
647 The search is recursive in both cases.
648
649 If no window with such name is found,
650 \helpref{FindWindowByLabel}{wxwindowfindwindowbylabel} is called.
651
652 \wxheading{See also}
653
654 \helpref{FindWindow}{wxwindowfindwindow}
655
656
657 \membersection{wxWindow::Fit}\label{wxwindowfit}
658
659 \func{virtual void}{Fit}{\void}
660
661 Sizes the window so that it fits around its subwindows. This function won't do
662 anything if there are no subwindows and will only really work correctly if
663 sizers are used for the subwindows layout. Also, if the window has exactly one
664 subwindow it is better (faster and the result is more precise as Fit adds some
665 margin to account for fuzziness of its calculations) to call
666
667 \begin{verbatim}
668 window->SetClientSize(child->GetSize());
669 \end{verbatim}
670
671 instead of calling Fit.
672
673
674 \membersection{wxWindow::FitInside}\label{wxwindowfitinside}
675
676 \func{virtual void}{FitInside}{\void}
677
678 Similar to \helpref{Fit}{wxwindowfit}, but sizes the interior (virtual) size
679 of a window. Mainly useful with scrolled windows to reset scrollbars after
680 sizing changes that do not trigger a size event, and/or scrolled windows without
681 an interior sizer. This function similarly won't do anything if there are no
682 subwindows.
683
684
685 \membersection{wxWindow::Freeze}\label{wxwindowfreeze}
686
687 \func{virtual void}{Freeze}{\void}
688
689 Freezes the window or, in other words, prevents any updates from taking place
690 on screen, the window is not redrawn at all. \helpref{Thaw}{wxwindowthaw} must
691 be called to reenable window redrawing. Calls to these two functions may be
692 nested.
693
694 This method is useful for visual appearance optimization (for example, it
695 is a good idea to use it before doing many large text insertions in a row into
696 a wxTextCtrl under wxGTK) but is not implemented on all platforms nor for all
697 controls so it is mostly just a hint to wxWidgets and not a mandatory
698 directive.
699
700 \wxheading{See also}
701
702 \helpref{wxWindowUpdateLocker}{wxwindowupdatelocker}
703
704
705 \membersection{wxWindow::GetAcceleratorTable}\label{wxwindowgetacceleratortable}
706
707 \constfunc{wxAcceleratorTable*}{GetAcceleratorTable}{\void}
708
709 Gets the accelerator table for this window. See \helpref{wxAcceleratorTable}{wxacceleratortable}.
710
711
712 \membersection{wxWindow::GetAccessible}\label{wxwindowgetaccessible}
713
714 \func{wxAccessible*}{GetAccessible}{\void}
715
716 Returns the accessible object for this window, if any.
717
718 See also \helpref{wxAccessible}{wxaccessible}.
719
720
721 \membersection{wxWindow::GetAdjustedBestSize}\label{wxwindowgetadjustedbestsize}
722
723 \constfunc{wxSize}{GetAdjustedBestSize}{\void}
724
725 This method is deprecated, use \helpref{GetEffectiveMinSize}{wxwindowgeteffectiveminsize}
726 instead.
727
728
729 \membersection{wxWindow::GetBackgroundColour}\label{wxwindowgetbackgroundcolour}
730
731 \constfunc{virtual wxColour}{GetBackgroundColour}{\void}
732
733 Returns the background colour of the window.
734
735 \wxheading{See also}
736
737 \helpref{wxWindow::SetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowsetbackgroundcolour},\rtfsp
738 \helpref{wxWindow::SetForegroundColour}{wxwindowsetforegroundcolour},\rtfsp
739 \helpref{wxWindow::GetForegroundColour}{wxwindowgetforegroundcolour}
740
741 \membersection{wxWindow::GetBackgroundStyle}\label{wxwindowgetbackgroundstyle}
742
743 \constfunc{virtual wxBackgroundStyle}{GetBackgroundStyle}{\void}
744
745 Returns the background style of the window. The background style indicates
746 whether background colour should be determined by the system (wxBG\_STYLE\_SYSTEM),
747 be set to a specific colour (wxBG\_STYLE\_COLOUR), or should be left to the
748 application to implement (wxBG\_STYLE\_CUSTOM).
749
750 On GTK+, use of wxBG\_STYLE\_CUSTOM allows the flicker-free drawing of a custom
751 background, such as a tiled bitmap. Currently the style has no effect on other platforms.
752
753 \wxheading{See also}
754
755 \helpref{wxWindow::SetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowsetbackgroundcolour},\rtfsp
756 \helpref{wxWindow::GetForegroundColour}{wxwindowgetforegroundcolour},\rtfsp
757 \helpref{wxWindow::SetBackgroundStyle}{wxwindowsetbackgroundstyle}
758
759 \membersection{wxWindow::GetEffectiveMinSize}\label{wxwindowgeteffectiveminsize}
760
761 \constfunc{wxSize}{GetEffectiveMinSize}{\void}
762
763 Merges the window's best size into the min size and returns the
764 result. This is the value used by sizers to determine the appropriate
765 ammount of sapce to allocate for the widget.
766
767 \wxheading{See also}
768
769 \helpref{wxWindow::GetBestSize}{wxwindowgetbestsize},\rtfsp
770 \helpref{wxWindow::SetInitialSize}{wxwindowsetinitialsize}
771
772
773 \membersection{wxWindow::GetBestSize}\label{wxwindowgetbestsize}
774
775 \constfunc{wxSize}{GetBestSize}{\void}
776
777 This functions returns the best acceptable minimal size for the window. For
778 example, for a static control, it will be the minimal size such that the
779 control label is not truncated. For windows containing subwindows (typically
780 \helpref{wxPanel}{wxpanel}), the size returned by this function will be the
781 same as the size the window would have had after calling
782 \helpref{Fit}{wxwindowfit}.
783
784
785 \membersection{wxWindow::GetCapture}\label{wxwindowgetcapture}
786
787 \func{static wxWindow *}{GetCapture}{\void}
788
789 Returns the currently captured window.
790
791 \wxheading{See also}
792
793 \helpref{wxWindow::HasCapture}{wxwindowhascapture},
794 \helpref{wxWindow::CaptureMouse}{wxwindowcapturemouse},
795 \helpref{wxWindow::ReleaseMouse}{wxwindowreleasemouse},
796 \helpref{wxMouseCaptureLostEvent}{wxmousecapturelostevent}
797 \helpref{wxMouseCaptureChangedEvent}{wxmousecapturechangedevent}
798
799
800 \membersection{wxWindow::GetCaret}\label{wxwindowgetcaret}
801
802 \constfunc{wxCaret *}{GetCaret}{\void}
803
804 Returns the \helpref{caret}{wxcaret} associated with the window.
805
806
807 \membersection{wxWindow::GetCharHeight}\label{wxwindowgetcharheight}
808
809 \constfunc{virtual int}{GetCharHeight}{\void}
810
811 Returns the character height for this window.
812
813
814 \membersection{wxWindow::GetCharWidth}\label{wxwindowgetcharwidth}
815
816 \constfunc{virtual int}{GetCharWidth}{\void}
817
818 Returns the average character width for this window.
819
820
821 \membersection{wxWindow::GetChildren}\label{wxwindowgetchildren}
822
823 \func{wxWindowList\&}{GetChildren}{\void}
824
825 \constfunc{const wxWindowList\&}{GetChildren}{\void}
826
827 Returns a reference to the list of the window's children. \texttt{wxWindowList}
828 is a type-safe \helpref{wxList}{wxlist}-like class whose elements are of type
829 \texttt{wxWindow *}.
830
831
832 \membersection{wxWindow::GetClassDefaultAttributes}\label{wxwindowgetclassdefaultattributes}
833
834 \func{static wxVisualAttributes}{GetClassDefaultAttributes}{\param{wxWindowVariant}{ variant = \texttt{wxWINDOW\_VARIANT\_NORMAL}}}
835
836 Returns the default font and colours which are used by the control. This is
837 useful if you want to use the same font or colour in your own control as in a
838 standard control -- which is a much better idea than hard coding specific
839 colours or fonts which might look completely out of place on the users
840 system, especially if it uses themes.
841
842 The \arg{variant} parameter is only relevant under Mac currently and is
843 ignore under other platforms. Under Mac, it will change the size of the
844 returned font. See \helpref{wxWindow::SetWindowVariant}{wxwindowsetwindowvariant}
845 for more about this.
846
847 This static method is ``overridden'' in many derived classes and so calling,
848 for example, \helpref{wxButton}{wxbutton}::GetClassDefaultAttributes() will typically
849 return the values appropriate for a button which will be normally different
850 from those returned by, say, \helpref{wxListCtrl}{wxlistctrl}::GetClassDefaultAttributes().
851
852 The \texttt{wxVisualAttributes} structure has at least the fields
853 \texttt{font}, \texttt{colFg} and \texttt{colBg}. All of them may be invalid
854 if it was not possible to determine the default control appearance or,
855 especially for the background colour, if the field doesn't make sense as is
856 the case for \texttt{colBg} for the controls with themed background.
857
858 \wxheading{See also}
859
860 \helpref{InheritAttributes}{wxwindowinheritattributes}
861
862
863 \membersection{wxWindow::GetClientSize}\label{wxwindowgetclientsize}
864
865 \constfunc{void}{GetClientSize}{\param{int* }{width}, \param{int* }{height}}
866
867 \perlnote{In wxPerl this method takes no parameter and returns
868 a 2-element list {\tt (width, height)}.}
869
870 \constfunc{wxSize}{GetClientSize}{\void}
871
872 Returns the size of the window `client area' in pixels. The client area is the
873 area which may be drawn on by the programmer, excluding title bar, border,
874 scrollbars, etc.
875
876 Note that if this window is a top-level one and it is currently minimized, the
877 return size is empty (both width and height are $0$).
878
879 \wxheading{Parameters}
880
881 \docparam{width}{Receives the client width in pixels.}
882
883 \docparam{height}{Receives the client height in pixels.}
884
885 \pythonnote{In place of a single overloaded method name, wxPython
886 implements the following methods:\par
887 \indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
888 \twocolitem{{\bf GetClientSizeTuple()}}{Returns a 2-tuple of (width, height)}
889 \twocolitem{{\bf GetClientSize()}}{Returns a wxSize object}
890 \end{twocollist}}
891 }
892
893 \wxheading{See also}
894
895 \helpref{GetSize}{wxwindowgetsize},\rtfsp
896 \helpref{GetVirtualSize}{wxwindowgetvirtualsize}
897
898
899
900 \membersection{wxWindow::GetConstraints}\label{wxwindowgetconstraints}
901
902 \constfunc{wxLayoutConstraints*}{GetConstraints}{\void}
903
904 Returns a pointer to the window's layout constraints, or NULL if there are none.
905
906
907 \membersection{wxWindow::GetContainingSizer}\label{wxwindowgetcontainingsizer}
908
909 \constfunc{const wxSizer *}{GetContainingSizer}{\void}
910
911 Return the sizer that this window is a member of, if any, otherwise
912 {\tt NULL}.
913
914
915 \membersection{wxWindow::GetCursor}\label{wxwindowgetcursor}
916
917 \constfunc{const wxCursor\&}{GetCursor}{\void}
918
919 Return the cursor associated with this window.
920
921 \wxheading{See also}
922
923 \helpref{wxWindow::SetCursor}{wxwindowsetcursor}
924
925
926 \membersection{wxWindow::GetDefaultAttributes}\label{wxwindowgetdefaultattributes}
927
928 \constfunc{virtual wxVisualAttributes}{GetDefaultAttributes}{\void}
929
930 Currently this is the same as calling
931 \helpref{GetClassDefaultAttributes}{wxwindowgetclassdefaultattributes}(\helpref{GetWindowVariant}{wxwindowgetwindowvariant}()).
932
933 One advantage of using this function compared to the static version is that
934 the call is automatically dispatched to the correct class (as usual with
935 virtual functions) and you don't have to specify the class name explicitly.
936
937 The other one is that in the future this function could return different
938 results, for example it might return a different font for an ``Ok'' button
939 than for a generic button if the users GUI is configured to show such buttons
940 in bold font. Of course, the down side is that it is impossible to call this
941 function without actually having an object to apply it to whereas the static
942 version can be used without having to create an object first.
943
944
945 \membersection{wxWindow::GetDropTarget}\label{wxwindowgetdroptarget}
946
947 \constfunc{wxDropTarget*}{GetDropTarget}{\void}
948
949 Returns the associated drop target, which may be NULL.
950
951 \wxheading{See also}
952
953 \helpref{wxWindow::SetDropTarget}{wxwindowsetdroptarget},
954 \helpref{Drag and drop overview}{wxdndoverview}
955
956
957 \membersection{wxWindow::GetEventHandler}\label{wxwindowgeteventhandler}
958
959 \constfunc{wxEvtHandler*}{GetEventHandler}{\void}
960
961 Returns the event handler for this window. By default, the window is its
962 own event handler.
963
964 \wxheading{See also}
965
966 \helpref{wxWindow::SetEventHandler}{wxwindowseteventhandler},\rtfsp
967 \helpref{wxWindow::PushEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler},\rtfsp
968 \helpref{wxWindow::PopEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler},\rtfsp
969 \helpref{wxEvtHandler::ProcessEvent}{wxevthandlerprocessevent},\rtfsp
970 \helpref{wxEvtHandler}{wxevthandler}\rtfsp
971
972
973 \membersection{wxWindow::GetExtraStyle}\label{wxwindowgetextrastyle}
974
975 \constfunc{long}{GetExtraStyle}{\void}
976
977 Returns the extra style bits for the window.
978
979
980 \membersection{wxWindow::GetFont}\label{wxwindowgetfont}
981
982 \constfunc{wxFont}{GetFont}{\void}
983
984 Returns the font for this window.
985
986 \wxheading{See also}
987
988 \helpref{wxWindow::SetFont}{wxwindowsetfont}
989
990
991 \membersection{wxWindow::GetForegroundColour}\label{wxwindowgetforegroundcolour}
992
993 \func{virtual wxColour}{GetForegroundColour}{\void}
994
995 Returns the foreground colour of the window.
996
997 \wxheading{Remarks}
998
999 The interpretation of foreground colour is open to interpretation according
1000 to the window class; it may be the text colour or other colour, or it may not
1001 be used at all.
1002
1003 \wxheading{See also}
1004
1005 \helpref{wxWindow::SetForegroundColour}{wxwindowsetforegroundcolour},\rtfsp
1006 \helpref{wxWindow::SetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowsetbackgroundcolour},\rtfsp
1007 \helpref{wxWindow::GetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowgetbackgroundcolour}
1008
1009
1010 \membersection{wxWindow::GetGrandParent}\label{wxwindowgetgrandparent}
1011
1012 \constfunc{wxWindow*}{GetGrandParent}{\void}
1013
1014 Returns the grandparent of a window, or NULL if there isn't one.
1015
1016
1017 \membersection{wxWindow::GetHandle}\label{wxwindowgethandle}
1018
1019 \constfunc{void*}{GetHandle}{\void}
1020
1021 Returns the platform-specific handle of the physical window. Cast it to an appropriate
1022 handle, such as {\bf HWND} for Windows, {\bf Widget} for Motif, {\bf GtkWidget} for GTK or {\bf WinHandle} for PalmOS.
1023
1024 \pythonnote{This method will return an integer in wxPython.}
1025
1026 \perlnote{This method will return an integer in wxPerl.}
1027
1028
1029 \membersection{wxWindow::GetHelpTextAtPoint}\label{wxwindowgethelptextatpoint}
1030
1031 \constfunc{virtual wxString}{GetHelpTextAtPoint}{\param{const wxPoint &}{point}, \param{wxHelpEvent::Origin }{origin}}
1032
1033 Gets the help text to be used as context-sensitive help for this window. This
1034 method should be overridden if the help message depends on the position inside
1035 the window, otherwise \helpref{GetHelpText}{wxwindowgethelptext} can be used.
1036
1037 \wxheading{Parameters}
1038
1039 \docparam{point}{Coordinates of the mouse at the moment of help event emission.}
1040
1041 \docparam{origin}{Help event origin, see also \helpref{wxHelpEvent::GetOrigin}{wxhelpeventgetorigin}.}
1042
1043 \newsince{2.7.0}
1044
1045
1046 \membersection{wxWindow::GetHelpText}\label{wxwindowgethelptext}
1047
1048 \constfunc{virtual wxString}{GetHelpText}{\void}
1049
1050 Gets the help text to be used as context-sensitive help for this window.
1051
1052 Note that the text is actually stored by the current \helpref{wxHelpProvider}{wxhelpprovider} implementation,
1053 and not in the window object itself.
1054
1055 \wxheading{See also}
1056
1057 \helpref{SetHelpText}{wxwindowsethelptext}, \helpref{GetHelpTextAtPoint}{wxwindowgethelptextatpoint}, \helpref{wxHelpProvider}{wxhelpprovider}
1058
1059
1060 \membersection{wxWindow::GetId}\label{wxwindowgetid}
1061
1062 \constfunc{int}{GetId}{\void}
1063
1064 Returns the identifier of the window.
1065
1066 \wxheading{Remarks}
1067
1068 Each window has an integer identifier. If the application has not provided one
1069 (or the default wxID\_ANY) an unique identifier with a negative value will be generated.
1070
1071 \wxheading{See also}
1072
1073 \helpref{wxWindow::SetId}{wxwindowsetid},\rtfsp
1074 \helpref{Window identifiers}{windowids}
1075
1076
1077 \membersection{wxWindow::GetLabel}\label{wxwindowgetlabel}
1078
1079 \constfunc{virtual wxString }{GetLabel}{\void}
1080
1081 Generic way of getting a label from any window, for
1082 identification purposes.
1083
1084 \wxheading{Remarks}
1085
1086 The interpretation of this function differs from class to class.
1087 For frames and dialogs, the value returned is the title. For buttons or static text controls, it is
1088 the button text. This function can be useful for meta-programs (such as testing
1089 tools or special-needs access programs) which need to identify windows
1090 by name.
1091
1092 \membersection{wxWindow::GetMaxSize}\label{wxwindowgetmaxsize}
1093
1094 \constfunc{wxSize}{GetMaxSize}{\void}
1095
1096 Returns the maximum size of the window, an indication to the sizer layout mechanism
1097 that this is the maximum possible size.
1098
1099 \membersection{wxWindow::GetMinSize}\label{wxwindowgetminsize}
1100
1101 \constfunc{virtual wxSize}{GetMinSize}{\void}
1102
1103 Returns the minimum size of the window, an indication to the sizer layout mechanism
1104 that this is the minimum required size. It normally just returns the value set
1105 by \helpref{SetMinSize}{wxwindowsetminsize}, but it can be overridden to do the
1106 calculation on demand.
1107
1108 \membersection{wxWindow::GetName}\label{wxwindowgetname}
1109
1110 \constfunc{virtual wxString }{GetName}{\void}
1111
1112 Returns the window's name.
1113
1114 \wxheading{Remarks}
1115
1116 This name is not guaranteed to be unique; it is up to the programmer to supply an appropriate
1117 name in the window constructor or via \helpref{wxWindow::SetName}{wxwindowsetname}.
1118
1119 \wxheading{See also}
1120
1121 \helpref{wxWindow::SetName}{wxwindowsetname}
1122
1123
1124 \membersection{wxWindow::GetParent}\label{wxwindowgetparent}
1125
1126 \constfunc{virtual wxWindow*}{GetParent}{\void}
1127
1128 Returns the parent of the window, or NULL if there is no parent.
1129
1130
1131 \membersection{wxWindow::GetPosition}\label{wxwindowgetposition}
1132
1133 \constfunc{virtual void}{GetPosition}{\param{int* }{x}, \param{int* }{y}}
1134
1135 \constfunc{wxPoint}{GetPosition}{\void}
1136
1137 This gets the position of the window in pixels, relative to the parent window
1138 for the child windows or relative to the display origin for the top level
1139 windows.
1140
1141 \wxheading{Parameters}
1142
1143 \docparam{x}{Receives the x position of the window if non-\NULL.}
1144
1145 \docparam{y}{Receives the y position of the window if non-\NULL.}
1146
1147 \pythonnote{In place of a single overloaded method name, wxPython
1148 implements the following methods:\par
1149 \indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
1150 \twocolitem{{\bf GetPosition()}}{Returns a wxPoint}
1151 \twocolitem{{\bf GetPositionTuple()}}{Returns a tuple (x, y)}
1152 \end{twocollist}}
1153 }
1154
1155 \perlnote{In wxPerl there are two methods instead of a single overloaded
1156 method:\par
1157 \indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
1158 \twocolitem{{\bf GetPosition()}}{Returns a Wx::Point}
1159 \twocolitem{{\bf GetPositionXY()}}{Returns a 2-element list
1160 {\tt ( x, y )}}
1161 \end{twocollist}
1162 }}
1163
1164
1165 \wxheading{See also}
1166
1167 \helpref{GetScreenPosition}{wxwindowgetscreenposition}
1168
1169
1170 \membersection{wxWindow::GetRect}\label{wxwindowgetrect}
1171
1172 \constfunc{virtual wxRect}{GetRect}{\void}
1173
1174 Returns the position and size of the window as a \helpref{wxRect}{wxrect} object.
1175
1176 \wxheading{See also}
1177
1178 \helpref{GetScreenRect}{wxwindowgetscreenrect}
1179
1180
1181 \membersection{wxWindow::GetScreenPosition}\label{wxwindowgetscreenposition}
1182
1183 \constfunc{virtual void}{GetScreenPosition}{\param{int* }{x}, \param{int* }{y}}
1184
1185 \constfunc{wxPoint}{GetScreenPosition}{\void}
1186
1187 Returns the window position in screen coordinates, whether the window is a
1188 child window or a top level one.
1189
1190 \wxheading{Parameters}
1191
1192 \docparam{x}{Receives the x position of the window on the screen if non-\NULL.}
1193
1194 \docparam{y}{Receives the y position of the window on the screen if non-\NULL.}
1195
1196 \wxheading{See also}
1197
1198 \helpref{GetPosition}{wxwindowgetposition}
1199
1200
1201 \membersection{wxWindow::GetScreenRect}\label{wxwindowgetscreenrect}
1202
1203 \constfunc{virtual wxRect}{GetScreenRect}{\void}
1204
1205 Returns the position and size of the window on the screen as a
1206 \helpref{wxRect}{wxrect} object.
1207
1208 \wxheading{See also}
1209
1210 \helpref{GetRect}{wxwindowgetrect}
1211
1212
1213 \membersection{wxWindow::GetScrollPos}\label{wxwindowgetscrollpos}
1214
1215 \func{virtual int}{GetScrollPos}{\param{int }{orientation}}
1216
1217 Returns the built-in scrollbar position.
1218
1219 \wxheading{See also}
1220
1221 See \helpref{wxWindow::SetScrollbar}{wxwindowsetscrollbar}
1222
1223
1224 \membersection{wxWindow::GetScrollRange}\label{wxwindowgetscrollrange}
1225
1226 \func{virtual int}{GetScrollRange}{\param{int }{orientation}}
1227
1228 Returns the built-in scrollbar range.
1229
1230 \wxheading{See also}
1231
1232 \helpref{wxWindow::SetScrollbar}{wxwindowsetscrollbar}
1233
1234
1235 \membersection{wxWindow::GetScrollThumb}\label{wxwindowgetscrollthumb}
1236
1237 \func{virtual int}{GetScrollThumb}{\param{int }{orientation}}
1238
1239 Returns the built-in scrollbar thumb size.
1240
1241 \wxheading{See also}
1242
1243 \helpref{wxWindow::SetScrollbar}{wxwindowsetscrollbar}
1244
1245
1246 \membersection{wxWindow::GetSize}\label{wxwindowgetsize}
1247
1248 \constfunc{void}{GetSize}{\param{int* }{width}, \param{int* }{height}}
1249
1250 \constfunc{wxSize}{GetSize}{\void}
1251
1252 Returns the size of the entire window in pixels, including title bar, border,
1253 scrollbars, etc.
1254
1255 Note that if this window is a top-level one and it is currently minimized, the
1256 returned size is the restored window size, not the size of the window icon.
1257
1258 \wxheading{Parameters}
1259
1260 \docparam{width}{Receives the window width.}
1261
1262 \docparam{height}{Receives the window height.}
1263
1264 \pythonnote{In place of a single overloaded method name, wxPython
1265 implements the following methods:\par
1266 \indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
1267 \twocolitem{{\bf GetSize()}}{Returns a wxSize}
1268 \twocolitem{{\bf GetSizeTuple()}}{Returns a 2-tuple (width, height)}
1269 \end{twocollist}}
1270 }
1271
1272 \perlnote{In wxPerl there are two methods instead of a single overloaded
1273 method:\par
1274 \indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
1275 \twocolitem{{\bf GetSize()}}{Returns a Wx::Size}
1276 \twocolitem{{\bf GetSizeWH()}}{Returns a 2-element list
1277 {\tt ( width, height )}}
1278 \end{twocollist}
1279 }}
1280
1281 \wxheading{See also}
1282
1283 \helpref{GetClientSize}{wxwindowgetclientsize},\rtfsp
1284 \helpref{GetVirtualSize}{wxwindowgetvirtualsize}
1285
1286
1287 \membersection{wxWindow::GetSizer}\label{wxwindowgetsizer}
1288
1289 \constfunc{wxSizer *}{GetSizer}{\void}
1290
1291 Return the sizer associated with the window by a previous call to
1292 \helpref{SetSizer()}{wxwindowsetsizer} or {\tt NULL}.
1293
1294
1295 \membersection{wxWindow::GetTextExtent}\label{wxwindowgettextextent}
1296
1297 \constfunc{virtual void}{GetTextExtent}{\param{const wxString\& }{string}, \param{int* }{w}, \param{int* }{h},
1298 \param{int* }{descent = NULL}, \param{int* }{externalLeading = NULL},
1299 \param{const wxFont* }{font = NULL}, \param{bool}{ use16 = {\tt false}}}
1300
1301 \constfunc{wxSize}{GetTextExtent}{\param{const wxString\& }{string}}
1302
1303 Gets the dimensions of the string as it would be drawn on the
1304 window with the currently selected font.
1305
1306 The text extent is returned in \arg{w} and \arg{h} pointers (first form) or as a
1307 \helpref{wxSize}{wxsize} object (second form).
1308
1309 \wxheading{Parameters}
1310
1311 \docparam{string}{String whose extent is to be measured.}
1312
1313 \docparam{w}{Return value for width.}
1314
1315 \docparam{h}{Return value for height.}
1316
1317 \docparam{descent}{Return value for descent (optional).}
1318
1319 \docparam{externalLeading}{Return value for external leading (optional).}
1320
1321 \docparam{font}{Font to use instead of the current window font (optional).}
1322
1323 \docparam{use16}{If {\tt true}, {\it string} contains 16-bit characters. The default is {\tt false}.}
1324
1325 \pythonnote{In place of a single overloaded method name, wxPython
1326 implements the following methods:\par
1327 \indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
1328 \twocolitem{{\bf GetTextExtent(string)}}{Returns a 2-tuple, (width, height)}
1329 \twocolitem{{\bf GetFullTextExtent(string, font=NULL)}}{Returns a
1330 4-tuple, (width, height, descent, externalLeading) }
1331 \end{twocollist}}
1332 }
1333
1334 \perlnote{In wxPerl this method takes only the {\tt string} and optionally
1335 {\tt font} parameters, and returns a 4-element list
1336 {\tt ( x, y, descent, externalLeading )}.}
1337
1338
1339 \membersection{wxWindow::GetToolTip}\label{wxwindowgettooltip}
1340
1341 \constfunc{wxToolTip*}{GetToolTip}{\void}
1342
1343 Get the associated tooltip or NULL if none.
1344
1345
1346 \membersection{wxWindow::GetUpdateRegion}\label{wxwindowgetupdateregion}
1347
1348 \constfunc{virtual wxRegion}{GetUpdateRegion}{\void}
1349
1350 Returns the region specifying which parts of the window have been damaged. Should
1351 only be called within an \helpref{wxPaintEvent}{wxpaintevent} handler.
1352
1353 \wxheading{See also}
1354
1355 \helpref{wxRegion}{wxregion},\rtfsp
1356 \helpref{wxRegionIterator}{wxregioniterator}
1357
1358
1359 \membersection{wxWindow::GetValidator}\label{wxwindowgetvalidator}
1360
1361 \constfunc{wxValidator*}{GetValidator}{\void}
1362
1363 Returns a pointer to the current validator for the window, or NULL if there is none.
1364
1365
1366 \membersection{wxWindow::GetVirtualSize}\label{wxwindowgetvirtualsize}
1367
1368 \constfunc{void}{GetVirtualSize}{\param{int* }{width}, \param{int* }{height}}
1369
1370 \constfunc{wxSize}{GetVirtualSize}{\void}
1371
1372 This gets the virtual size of the window in pixels. By default it
1373 returns the client size of the window, but after a call to
1374 \helpref{SetVirtualSize}{wxwindowsetvirtualsize} it will return
1375 that size.
1376
1377 \wxheading{Parameters}
1378
1379 \docparam{width}{Receives the window virtual width.}
1380
1381 \docparam{height}{Receives the window virtual height.}
1382
1383 \helpref{GetSize}{wxwindowgetsize},\rtfsp
1384 \helpref{GetClientSize}{wxwindowgetclientsize}
1385
1386
1387 \membersection{wxWindow::GetWindowBorderSize}\label{wxwindowgetwindowbordersize}
1388
1389 \constfunc{wxSize}{GetWindowBorderSize}{\void}
1390
1391 Returns the size of the left/right and top/bottom borders of this window in x
1392 and y components of the result respectively.
1393
1394
1395 \membersection{wxWindow::GetWindowStyleFlag}\label{wxwindowgetwindowstyleflag}
1396
1397 \constfunc{long}{GetWindowStyleFlag}{\void}
1398
1399 Gets the window style that was passed to the constructor or {\bf Create}
1400 method. {\bf GetWindowStyle()} is another name for the same function.
1401
1402
1403 \membersection{wxWindow::GetWindowVariant}\label{wxwindowgetwindowvariant}
1404
1405 \constfunc{wxWindowVariant}{GetWindowVariant}{\void}
1406
1407 Returns the value previously passed to
1408 \helpref{wxWindow::SetWindowVariant}{wxwindowsetwindowvariant}.
1409
1410
1411 \membersection{wxWindow::HasCapture}\label{wxwindowhascapture}
1412
1413 \constfunc{virtual bool}{HasCapture}{\void}
1414
1415 Returns {\tt true} if this window has the current mouse capture.
1416
1417 \wxheading{See also}
1418
1419 \helpref{wxWindow::CaptureMouse}{wxwindowcapturemouse},
1420 \helpref{wxWindow::ReleaseMouse}{wxwindowreleasemouse},
1421 \helpref{wxMouseCaptureLostEvent}{wxmousecapturelostevent}
1422 \helpref{wxMouseCaptureChangedEvent}{wxmousecapturechangedevent}
1423
1424
1425 \membersection{wxWindow::HasFlag}\label{wxwindowhasflag}
1426
1427 \constfunc{bool}{HasFlag}{\param{int }{flag}}
1428
1429 Returns \texttt{true} if the window has the given \arg{flag} bit set.
1430
1431
1432 \membersection{wxWindow::HasMultiplePages}\label{wxwindowhasmultiplepages}
1433
1434 \constfunc{virtual bool}{HasMultiplePages}{\void}
1435
1436 This method should be overridden to return \texttt{true} if this window has
1437 multiple pages. All standard class with multiple pages such as
1438 \helpref{wxNotebook}{wxnotebook}, \helpref{wxListbook}{wxlistbook} and
1439 \helpref{wxTreebook}{wxtreebook} already override it to return \texttt{true}
1440 and user-defined classes with similar behaviour should do it as well to allow
1441 the library to handle such windows appropriately.
1442
1443
1444 \membersection{wxWindow::HasScrollbar}\label{wxwindowhasscrollbar}
1445
1446 \constfunc{virtual bool}{HasScrollbar}{\param{int }{orient}}
1447
1448 Returns {\tt true} if this window has a scroll bar for this orientation.
1449
1450 \wxheading{Parameters}
1451
1452 \docparam{orient}{Orientation to check, either {\tt wxHORIZONTAL} or {\tt wxVERTICAL}.}
1453
1454
1455 \membersection{wxWindow::HasTransparentBackground}\label{wxwindowhastransparentbackground}
1456
1457 \constfunc{virtual bool}{HasTransparentBackground}{\void}
1458
1459 Returns \true if this window background is transparent (as, for example, for
1460 wxStaticText) and should show the parent window background.
1461
1462 This method is mostly used internally by the library itself and you normally
1463 shouldn't have to call it. You may, however, have to override it in your
1464 wxWindow-derived class to ensure that background is painted correctly.
1465
1466
1467 \membersection{wxWindow::Hide}\label{wxwindowhide}
1468
1469 \func{bool}{Hide}{\void}
1470
1471 Equivalent to calling \helpref{Show}{wxwindowshow}({\tt false}).
1472
1473
1474 \membersection{wxWindow::InheritAttributes}\label{wxwindowinheritattributes}
1475
1476 \func{void}{InheritAttributes}{\void}
1477
1478 This function is (or should be, in case of custom controls) called during
1479 window creation to intelligently set up the window visual attributes, that is
1480 the font and the foreground and background colours.
1481
1482 By ``intelligently'' the following is meant: by default, all windows use their
1483 own \helpref{default}{wxwindowgetclassdefaultattributes} attributes. However
1484 if some of the parents attributes are explicitly (that is, using
1485 \helpref{SetFont}{wxwindowsetfont} and not
1486 \helpref{SetOwnFont}{wxwindowsetownfont}) changed \emph{and} if the
1487 corresponding attribute hadn't been explicitly set for this window itself,
1488 then this window takes the same value as used by the parent. In addition, if
1489 the window overrides \helpref{ShouldInheritColours}{wxwindowshouldinheritcolours}
1490 to return \false, the colours will not be changed no matter what and only the
1491 font might.
1492
1493 This rather complicated logic is necessary in order to accommodate the
1494 different usage scenarios. The most common one is when all default attributes
1495 are used and in this case, nothing should be inherited as in modern GUIs
1496 different controls use different fonts (and colours) than their siblings so
1497 they can't inherit the same value from the parent. However it was also deemed
1498 desirable to allow to simply change the attributes of all children at once by
1499 just changing the font or colour of their common parent, hence in this case we
1500 do inherit the parents attributes.
1501
1502
1503 \membersection{wxWindow::InitDialog}\label{wxwindowinitdialog}
1504
1505 \func{void}{InitDialog}{\void}
1506
1507 Sends an {\tt wxEVT\_INIT\_DIALOG} event, whose handler usually transfers data
1508 to the dialog via validators.
1509
1510
1511 \membersection{wxWindow::InvalidateBestSize}\label{wxwindowinvalidatebestsize}
1512
1513 \func{void}{InvalidateBestSize}{\void}
1514
1515 Resets the cached best size value so it will be recalculated the next time it is needed.
1516
1517
1518 \membersection{wxWindow::IsDoubleBuffered}\label{wxwindowisdoublebuffered}
1519
1520 \constfunc{virtual bool}{IsDoubleBuffered}{\void}
1521
1522 Returns \true if the window contents is double-buffered by the system, i.e. if
1523 any drawing done on the window is really done on a temporary backing surface
1524 and transferred to the screen all at once later.
1525
1526 \wxheading{See also}
1527
1528 \helpref{wxBufferedDC}{wxbuffereddc}
1529
1530
1531 \membersection{wxWindow::IsEnabled}\label{wxwindowisenabled}
1532
1533 \constfunc{virtual bool}{IsEnabled}{\void}
1534
1535 Returns {\tt true} if the window is enabled for input, {\tt false} otherwise.
1536
1537 \wxheading{See also}
1538
1539 \helpref{wxWindow::Enable}{wxwindowenable}
1540
1541
1542 \membersection{wxWindow::IsExposed}\label{wxwindowisexposed}
1543
1544 \constfunc{bool}{IsExposed}{\param{int }{x}, \param{int }{y}}
1545
1546 \constfunc{bool}{IsExposed}{\param{wxPoint }{\&pt}}
1547
1548 \constfunc{bool}{IsExposed}{\param{int }{x}, \param{int }{y}, \param{int }{w}, \param{int }{h}}
1549
1550 \constfunc{bool}{IsExposed}{\param{wxRect }{\&rect}}
1551
1552 Returns {\tt true} if the given point or rectangle area has been exposed since the
1553 last repaint. Call this in an paint event handler to optimize redrawing by
1554 only redrawing those areas, which have been exposed.
1555
1556 \pythonnote{In place of a single overloaded method name, wxPython
1557 implements the following methods:\par
1558 \indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
1559 \twocolitem{{\bf IsExposed(x,y, w=0,h=0)}}{}
1560 \twocolitem{{\bf IsExposedPoint(pt)}}{}
1561 \twocolitem{{\bf IsExposedRect(rect)}}{}
1562 \end{twocollist}}}
1563
1564
1565 \membersection{wxWindow::IsFrozen}\label{wxwindowisfrozen}
1566
1567 \constfunc{virtual bool}{IsFrozen}{\void}
1568
1569 Returns \true if the window is currently frozen by a call to
1570 \helpref{Freeze()}{wxwindowfreeze}.
1571
1572 \wxheading{See also}
1573
1574 \helpref{Thaw()}{wxwindowthaw}
1575
1576
1577 \membersection{wxWindow::IsRetained}\label{wxwindowisretained}
1578
1579 \constfunc{virtual bool}{IsRetained}{\void}
1580
1581 Returns {\tt true} if the window is retained, {\tt false} otherwise.
1582
1583 \wxheading{Remarks}
1584
1585 Retained windows are only available on X platforms.
1586
1587
1588 \membersection{wxWindow::IsShown}\label{wxwindowisshown}
1589
1590 \constfunc{virtual bool}{IsShown}{\void}
1591
1592 Returns {\tt true} if the window is shown, {\tt false} if it has been hidden.
1593
1594 \wxheading{See also}
1595
1596 \helpref{wxWindow::IsShownOnScreen}{wxwindowisshownonscreen}
1597
1598
1599 \membersection{wxWindow::IsShownOnScreen}\label{wxwindowisshownonscreen}
1600
1601 \constfunc{virtual bool}{IsShownOnScreen}{\void}
1602
1603 Returns {\tt true} if the window is physically visible on the screen, i.e. it
1604 is shown and all its parents up to the toplevel window are shown as well.
1605
1606 \wxheading{See also}
1607
1608 \helpref{wxWindow::IsShown}{wxwindowisshown}
1609
1610
1611 \membersection{wxWindow::IsTopLevel}\label{wxwindowistoplevel}
1612
1613 \constfunc{bool}{IsTopLevel}{\void}
1614
1615 Returns {\tt true} if the given window is a top-level one. Currently all frames and
1616 dialogs are considered to be top-level windows (even if they have a parent
1617 window).
1618
1619
1620 \membersection{wxWindow::Layout}\label{wxwindowlayout}
1621
1622 \func{void}{Layout}{\void}
1623
1624 Invokes the constraint-based layout algorithm or the sizer-based algorithm
1625 for this window.
1626
1627 See \helpref{wxWindow::SetAutoLayout}{wxwindowsetautolayout}: when auto
1628 layout is on, this function gets called automatically when the window is resized.
1629
1630
1631 \membersection{wxWindow::LineDown}\label{wxwindowlinedown}
1632
1633 This is just a wrapper for \helpref{ScrollLines}{wxwindowscrolllines}$(1)$.
1634
1635
1636 \membersection{wxWindow::LineUp}\label{wxwindowlineup}
1637
1638 This is just a wrapper for \helpref{ScrollLines}{wxwindowscrolllines}$(-1)$.
1639
1640
1641 \membersection{wxWindow::Lower}\label{wxwindowlower}
1642
1643 \func{void}{Lower}{\void}
1644
1645 Lowers the window to the bottom of the window hierarchy (z-order).
1646
1647 \wxheading{See also}
1648
1649 \helpref{Raise}{wxwindowraise}
1650
1651
1652 \membersection{wxWindow::MakeModal}\label{wxwindowmakemodal}
1653
1654 \func{virtual void}{MakeModal}{\param{bool }{flag}}
1655
1656 Disables all other windows in the application so that
1657 the user can only interact with this window.
1658
1659 \wxheading{Parameters}
1660
1661 \docparam{flag}{If {\tt true}, this call disables all other windows in the application so that
1662 the user can only interact with this window. If {\tt false}, the effect is reversed.}
1663
1664
1665 \membersection{wxWindow::Move}\label{wxwindowmove}
1666
1667 \func{void}{Move}{\param{int}{ x}, \param{int}{ y}}
1668
1669 \func{void}{Move}{\param{const wxPoint\&}{ pt}}
1670
1671 Moves the window to the given position.
1672
1673 \wxheading{Parameters}
1674
1675 \docparam{x}{Required x position.}
1676
1677 \docparam{y}{Required y position.}
1678
1679 \docparam{pt}{\helpref{wxPoint}{wxpoint} object representing the position.}
1680
1681 \wxheading{Remarks}
1682
1683 Implementations of SetSize can also implicitly implement the
1684 wxWindow::Move function, which is defined in the base wxWindow class
1685 as the call:
1686
1687 \begin{verbatim}
1688 SetSize(x, y, wxDefaultCoord, wxDefaultCoord, wxSIZE_USE_EXISTING);
1689 \end{verbatim}
1690
1691 \wxheading{See also}
1692
1693 \helpref{wxWindow::SetSize}{wxwindowsetsize}
1694
1695 \pythonnote{In place of a single overloaded method name, wxPython
1696 implements the following methods:\par
1697 \indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
1698 \twocolitem{{\bf Move(point)}}{Accepts a wxPoint}
1699 \twocolitem{{\bf MoveXY(x, y)}}{Accepts a pair of integers}
1700 \end{twocollist}}
1701 }
1702
1703
1704 \membersection{wxWindow::MoveAfterInTabOrder}\label{wxwindowmoveafterintaborder}
1705
1706 \func{void}{MoveAfterInTabOrder}{\param{wxWindow *}{win}}
1707
1708 Moves this window in the tab navigation order after the specified \arg{win}.
1709 This means that when the user presses \texttt{TAB} key on that other window,
1710 the focus switches to this window.
1711
1712 Default tab order is the same as creation order, this function and
1713 \helpref{MoveBeforeInTabOrder()}{wxwindowmovebeforeintaborder} allow to change
1714 it after creating all the windows.
1715
1716 \wxheading{Parameters}
1717
1718 \docparam{win}{A sibling of this window which should precede it in tab order,
1719 must not be NULL}
1720
1721
1722 \membersection{wxWindow::MoveBeforeInTabOrder}\label{wxwindowmovebeforeintaborder}
1723
1724 \func{void}{MoveBeforeInTabOrder}{\param{wxWindow *}{win}}
1725
1726 Same as \helpref{MoveAfterInTabOrder}{wxwindowmoveafterintaborder} except that
1727 it inserts this window just before \arg{win} instead of putting it right after
1728 it.
1729
1730
1731 \membersection{wxWindow::Navigate}\label{wxwindownavigate}
1732
1733 \func{bool}{Navigate}{\param{int}{ flags = wxNavigationKeyEvent::IsForward}}
1734
1735 Does keyboard navigation from this window to another, by sending
1736 a wxNavigationKeyEvent.
1737
1738 \wxheading{Parameters}
1739
1740 \docparam{flags}{A combination of wxNavigationKeyEvent::IsForward and wxNavigationKeyEvent::WinChange.}
1741
1742 \wxheading{Remarks}
1743
1744 You may wish to call this from a text control custom keypress handler to do the default
1745 navigation behaviour for the tab key, since the standard default behaviour for
1746 a multiline text control with the wxTE\_PROCESS\_TAB style is to insert a tab
1747 and not navigate to the next control.
1748
1749
1750 \membersection{wxWindow::NextControlId}\label{wxwindownextcontrolid}
1751
1752 \func{static int}{NextControlId}{\param{int }{winid}}
1753
1754 If two controls are created consecutively using \texttt{wxID\_ANY} id, this
1755 function allows to retrieve the effective id of the latter control from the id
1756 of the former. This is useful for example to find the control following its
1757 \helpref{wxStaticText}{wxstatictext} label if only the id of or pointer to the
1758 label is available to the caller but it is known that the two controls were
1759 created together.
1760
1761 \wxheading{See also}
1762
1763 \helpref{PrevControlId}{wxwindowprevcontrolid}
1764
1765
1766 %% VZ: wxWindow::OnXXX() functions should not be documented but I'm leaving
1767 %% the old docs here in case we want to move any still needed bits to
1768 %% the right location (i.e. probably the corresponding events docs)
1769 %%
1770 %% \membersection{wxWindow::OnActivate}\label{wxwindowonactivate}
1771 %%
1772 %% \func{void}{OnActivate}{\param{wxActivateEvent\&}{ event}}
1773 %%
1774 %% Called when a window is activated or deactivated.
1775 %%
1776 %% \wxheading{Parameters}
1777 %%
1778 %% \docparam{event}{Object containing activation information.}
1779 %%
1780 %% \wxheading{Remarks}
1781 %%
1782 %% If the window is being activated, \helpref{wxActivateEvent::GetActive}{wxactivateeventgetactive} returns {\tt true},
1783 %% otherwise it returns {\tt false} (it is being deactivated).
1784 %%
1785 %% \wxheading{See also}
1786 %%
1787 %% \helpref{wxActivateEvent}{wxactivateevent},\rtfsp
1788 %% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
1789 %%
1790 %% \membersection{wxWindow::OnChar}\label{wxwindowonchar}
1791 %%
1792 %% \func{void}{OnChar}{\param{wxKeyEvent\&}{ event}}
1793 %%
1794 %% Called when the user has pressed a key that is not a modifier (SHIFT, CONTROL or ALT).
1795 %%
1796 %% \wxheading{Parameters}
1797 %%
1798 %% \docparam{event}{Object containing keypress information. See \helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent} for
1799 %% details about this class.}
1800 %%
1801 %% \wxheading{Remarks}
1802 %%
1803 %% This member function is called in response to a keypress. To intercept this event,
1804 %% use the EVT\_CHAR macro in an event table definition. Your {\bf OnChar} handler may call this
1805 %% default function to achieve default keypress functionality.
1806 %%
1807 %% Note that the ASCII values do not have explicit key codes: they are passed as ASCII
1808 %% values.
1809 %%
1810 %% Note that not all keypresses can be intercepted this way. If you wish to intercept modifier
1811 %% keypresses, then you will need to use \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyDown}{wxwindowonkeydown} or
1812 %% \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyUp}{wxwindowonkeyup}.
1813 %%
1814 %% Most, but not all, windows allow keypresses to be intercepted.
1815 %%
1816 %% {\bf Tip:} be sure to call {\tt event.Skip()} for events that you don't process in this function,
1817 %% otherwise menu shortcuts may cease to work under Windows.
1818 %%
1819 %% \wxheading{See also}
1820 %%
1821 %% \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyDown}{wxwindowonkeydown}, \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyUp}{wxwindowonkeyup},\rtfsp
1822 %% \helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent}, \helpref{wxWindow::OnCharHook}{wxwindowoncharhook},\rtfsp
1823 %% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
1824 %%
1825 %% \membersection{wxWindow::OnCharHook}\label{wxwindowoncharhook}
1826 %%
1827 %% \func{void}{OnCharHook}{\param{wxKeyEvent\&}{ event}}
1828 %%
1829 %% This member is called to allow the window to intercept keyboard events
1830 %% before they are processed by child windows.
1831 %%
1832 %% \wxheading{Parameters}
1833 %%
1834 %% \docparam{event}{Object containing keypress information. See \helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent} for
1835 %% details about this class.}
1836 %%
1837 %% \wxheading{Remarks}
1838 %%
1839 %% This member function is called in response to a keypress, if the window is active. To intercept this event,
1840 %% use the EVT\_CHAR\_HOOK macro in an event table definition. If you do not process a particular
1841 %% keypress, call \helpref{wxEvent::Skip}{wxeventskip} to allow default processing.
1842 %%
1843 %% An example of using this function is in the implementation of escape-character processing for wxDialog,
1844 %% where pressing ESC dismisses the dialog by {\bf OnCharHook} 'forging' a cancel button press event.
1845 %%
1846 %% Note that the ASCII values do not have explicit key codes: they are passed as ASCII
1847 %% values.
1848 %%
1849 %% This function is only relevant to top-level windows (frames and dialogs), and under
1850 %% Windows only. Under GTK the normal EVT\_CHAR\_ event has the functionality, i.e.
1851 %% you can intercept it, and if you don't call \helpref{wxEvent::Skip}{wxeventskip}
1852 %% the window won't get the event.
1853 %%
1854 %% \wxheading{See also}
1855 %%
1856 %% \helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent},\rtfsp
1857 %% \helpref{wxWindow::OnCharHook}{wxwindowoncharhook},\rtfsp
1858 %% %% GD: OnXXX functions are not documented
1859 %% %%\helpref{wxApp::OnCharHook}{wxapponcharhook},\rtfsp
1860 %% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
1861 %%
1862 %% \membersection{wxWindow::OnCommand}\label{wxwindowoncommand}
1863 %%
1864 %% \func{virtual void}{OnCommand}{\param{wxEvtHandler\& }{object}, \param{wxCommandEvent\& }{event}}
1865 %%
1866 %% This virtual member function is called if the control does not handle the command event.
1867 %%
1868 %% \wxheading{Parameters}
1869 %%
1870 %% \docparam{object}{Object receiving the command event.}
1871 %%
1872 %% \docparam{event}{Command event}
1873 %%
1874 %% \wxheading{Remarks}
1875 %%
1876 %% This virtual function is provided mainly for backward compatibility. You can also intercept commands
1877 %% from child controls by using an event table, with identifiers or identifier ranges to identify
1878 %% the control(s) in question.
1879 %%
1880 %% \wxheading{See also}
1881 %%
1882 %% \helpref{wxCommandEvent}{wxcommandevent},\rtfsp
1883 %% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
1884 %%
1885 %% \membersection{wxWindow::OnClose}\label{wxwindowonclose}
1886 %%
1887 %% \func{virtual bool}{OnClose}{\void}
1888 %%
1889 %% Called when the user has tried to close a a frame
1890 %% or dialog box using the window manager (X) or system menu (Windows).
1891 %%
1892 %% {\bf Note:} This is an obsolete function.
1893 %% It is superseded by the \helpref{wxWindow::OnCloseWindow}{wxwindowonclosewindow} event
1894 %% handler.
1895 %%
1896 %% \wxheading{Return value}
1897 %%
1898 %% If {\tt true} is returned by OnClose, the window will be deleted by the system, otherwise the
1899 %% attempt will be ignored. Do not delete the window from within this handler, although
1900 %% you may delete other windows.
1901 %%
1902 %% \wxheading{See also}
1903 %%
1904 %% \helpref{Window deletion overview}{windowdeletionoverview},\rtfsp
1905 %% \helpref{wxWindow::Close}{wxwindowclose},\rtfsp
1906 %% \helpref{wxWindow::OnCloseWindow}{wxwindowonclosewindow},\rtfsp
1907 %% \helpref{wxCloseEvent}{wxcloseevent}
1908 %%
1909 %% \membersection{wxWindow::OnKeyDown}\label{wxwindowonkeydown}
1910 %%
1911 %% \func{void}{OnKeyDown}{\param{wxKeyEvent\&}{ event}}
1912 %%
1913 %% Called when the user has pressed a key, before it is translated into an ASCII value using other
1914 %% modifier keys that might be pressed at the same time.
1915 %%
1916 %% \wxheading{Parameters}
1917 %%
1918 %% \docparam{event}{Object containing keypress information. See \helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent} for
1919 %% details about this class.}
1920 %%
1921 %% \wxheading{Remarks}
1922 %%
1923 %% This member function is called in response to a key down event. To intercept this event,
1924 %% use the EVT\_KEY\_DOWN macro in an event table definition. Your {\bf OnKeyDown} handler may call this
1925 %% default function to achieve default keypress functionality.
1926 %%
1927 %% Note that not all keypresses can be intercepted this way. If you wish to intercept special
1928 %% keys, such as shift, control, and function keys, then you will need to use \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyDown}{wxwindowonkeydown} or
1929 %% \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyUp}{wxwindowonkeyup}.
1930 %%
1931 %% Most, but not all, windows allow keypresses to be intercepted.
1932 %%
1933 %% {\bf Tip:} be sure to call {\tt event.Skip()} for events that you don't process in this function,
1934 %% otherwise menu shortcuts may cease to work under Windows.
1935 %%
1936 %% \wxheading{See also}
1937 %%
1938 %% \helpref{wxWindow::OnChar}{wxwindowonchar}, \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyUp}{wxwindowonkeyup},\rtfsp
1939 %% \helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent}, \helpref{wxWindow::OnCharHook}{wxwindowoncharhook},\rtfsp
1940 %% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
1941 %%
1942 %% \membersection{wxWindow::OnKeyUp}\label{wxwindowonkeyup}
1943 %%
1944 %% \func{void}{OnKeyUp}{\param{wxKeyEvent\&}{ event}}
1945 %%
1946 %% Called when the user has released a key.
1947 %%
1948 %% \wxheading{Parameters}
1949 %%
1950 %% \docparam{event}{Object containing keypress information. See \helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent} for
1951 %% details about this class.}
1952 %%
1953 %% \wxheading{Remarks}
1954 %%
1955 %% This member function is called in response to a key up event. To intercept this event,
1956 %% use the EVT\_KEY\_UP macro in an event table definition. Your {\bf OnKeyUp} handler may call this
1957 %% default function to achieve default keypress functionality.
1958 %%
1959 %% Note that not all keypresses can be intercepted this way. If you wish to intercept special
1960 %% keys, such as shift, control, and function keys, then you will need to use \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyDown}{wxwindowonkeydown} or
1961 %% \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyUp}{wxwindowonkeyup}.
1962 %%
1963 %% Most, but not all, windows allow key up events to be intercepted.
1964 %%
1965 %% \wxheading{See also}
1966 %%
1967 %% \helpref{wxWindow::OnChar}{wxwindowonchar}, \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyDown}{wxwindowonkeydown},\rtfsp
1968 %% \helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent}, \helpref{wxWindow::OnCharHook}{wxwindowoncharhook},\rtfsp
1969 %% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
1970 %%
1971 %% \membersection{wxWindow::OnInitDialog}\label{wxwindowoninitdialog}
1972 %%
1973 %% \func{void}{OnInitDialog}{\param{wxInitDialogEvent\&}{ event}}
1974 %%
1975 %% Default handler for the wxEVT\_INIT\_DIALOG event. Calls \helpref{wxWindow::TransferDataToWindow}{wxwindowtransferdatatowindow}.
1976 %%
1977 %% \wxheading{Parameters}
1978 %%
1979 %% \docparam{event}{Dialog initialisation event.}
1980 %%
1981 %% \wxheading{Remarks}
1982 %%
1983 %% Gives the window the default behaviour of transferring data to child controls via
1984 %% the validator that each control has.
1985 %%
1986 %% \wxheading{See also}
1987 %%
1988 %% \helpref{wxValidator}{wxvalidator}, \helpref{wxWindow::TransferDataToWindow}{wxwindowtransferdatatowindow}
1989 %%
1990 %% \membersection{wxWindow::OnMenuHighlight}\label{wxwindowonmenuhighlight}
1991 %%
1992 %% \func{void}{OnMenuHighlight}{\param{wxMenuEvent\& }{event}}
1993 %%
1994 %% Called when a menu select is received from a menu bar: that is, the
1995 %% mouse cursor is over a menu item, but the left mouse button has not been
1996 %% pressed.
1997 %%
1998 %% \wxheading{Parameters}
1999 %%
2000 %% \docparam{event}{The menu highlight event. For more information, see \helpref{wxMenuEvent}{wxmenuevent}.}
2001 %%
2002 %% \wxheading{Remarks}
2003 %%
2004 %% You can choose any member function to receive
2005 %% menu select events, using the EVT\_MENU\_HIGHLIGHT macro for individual menu items or EVT\_MENU\_HIGHLIGHT\_ALL macro
2006 %% for all menu items.
2007 %%
2008 %% The default implementation for \helpref{wxFrame::OnMenuHighlight}{wxframeonmenuhighlight} displays help
2009 %% text in the first field of the status bar.
2010 %%
2011 %% This function was known as {\bf OnMenuSelect} in earlier versions of wxWidgets, but this was confusing
2012 %% since a selection is normally a left-click action.
2013 %%
2014 %% \wxheading{See also}
2015 %%
2016 %% \helpref{wxMenuEvent}{wxmenuevent},\rtfsp
2017 %% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
2018 %%
2019 %%
2020 %% \membersection{wxWindow::OnMouseEvent}\label{wxwindowonmouseevent}
2021 %%
2022 %% \func{void}{OnMouseEvent}{\param{wxMouseEvent\&}{ event}}
2023 %%
2024 %% Called when the user has initiated an event with the
2025 %% mouse.
2026 %%
2027 %% \wxheading{Parameters}
2028 %%
2029 %% \docparam{event}{The mouse event. See \helpref{wxMouseEvent}{wxmouseevent} for
2030 %% more details.}
2031 %%
2032 %% \wxheading{Remarks}
2033 %%
2034 %% Most, but not all, windows respond to this event.
2035 %%
2036 %% To intercept this event, use the EVT\_MOUSE\_EVENTS macro in an event table definition, or individual
2037 %% mouse event macros such as EVT\_LEFT\_DOWN.
2038 %%
2039 %% \wxheading{See also}
2040 %%
2041 %% \helpref{wxMouseEvent}{wxmouseevent},\rtfsp
2042 %% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
2043 %%
2044 %% \membersection{wxWindow::OnMove}\label{wxwindowonmove}
2045 %%
2046 %% \func{void}{OnMove}{\param{wxMoveEvent\& }{event}}
2047 %%
2048 %% Called when a window is moved.
2049 %%
2050 %% \wxheading{Parameters}
2051 %%
2052 %% \docparam{event}{The move event. For more information, see \helpref{wxMoveEvent}{wxmoveevent}.}
2053 %%
2054 %% \wxheading{Remarks}
2055 %%
2056 %% Use the EVT\_MOVE macro to intercept move events.
2057 %%
2058 %% \wxheading{Remarks}
2059 %%
2060 %% Not currently implemented.
2061 %%
2062 %% \wxheading{See also}
2063 %%
2064 %% \helpref{wxMoveEvent}{wxmoveevent},\rtfsp
2065 %% \helpref{wxFrame::OnSize}{wxframeonsize},\rtfsp
2066 %% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
2067 %%
2068 %% \membersection{wxWindow::OnPaint}\label{wxwindowonpaint}
2069 %%
2070 %% \func{void}{OnPaint}{\param{wxPaintEvent\& }{event}}
2071 %%
2072 %% Sent to the event handler when the window must be refreshed.
2073 %%
2074 %% \wxheading{Parameters}
2075 %%
2076 %% \docparam{event}{Paint event. For more information, see \helpref{wxPaintEvent}{wxpaintevent}.}
2077 %%
2078 %% \wxheading{Remarks}
2079 %%
2080 %% Use the EVT\_PAINT macro in an event table definition to intercept paint events.
2081 %%
2082 %% Note that In a paint event handler, the application must {\it always} create a \helpref{wxPaintDC}{wxpaintdc} object,
2083 %% even if you do not use it. Otherwise, under MS Windows, refreshing for this and other windows will go wrong.
2084 %%
2085 %% For example:
2086 %%
2087 %% \small{%
2088 %% \begin{verbatim}
2089 %% void MyWindow::OnPaint(wxPaintEvent\& event)
2090 %% {
2091 %% wxPaintDC dc(this);
2092 %%
2093 %% DrawMyDocument(dc);
2094 %% }
2095 %% \end{verbatim}
2096 %% }%
2097 %%
2098 %% You can optimize painting by retrieving the rectangles
2099 %% that have been damaged and only repainting these. The rectangles are in
2100 %% terms of the client area, and are unscrolled, so you will need to do
2101 %% some calculations using the current view position to obtain logical,
2102 %% scrolled units.
2103 %%
2104 %% Here is an example of using the \helpref{wxRegionIterator}{wxregioniterator} class:
2105 %%
2106 %% {\small%
2107 %% \begin{verbatim}
2108 %% // Called when window needs to be repainted.
2109 %% void MyWindow::OnPaint(wxPaintEvent\& event)
2110 %% {
2111 %% wxPaintDC dc(this);
2112 %%
2113 %% // Find Out where the window is scrolled to
2114 %% int vbX,vbY; // Top left corner of client
2115 %% GetViewStart(&vbX,&vbY);
2116 %%
2117 %% int vX,vY,vW,vH; // Dimensions of client area in pixels
2118 %% wxRegionIterator upd(GetUpdateRegion()); // get the update rect list
2119 %%
2120 %% while (upd)
2121 %% {
2122 %% vX = upd.GetX();
2123 %% vY = upd.GetY();
2124 %% vW = upd.GetW();
2125 %% vH = upd.GetH();
2126 %%
2127 %% // Alternatively we can do this:
2128 %% // wxRect rect;
2129 %% // upd.GetRect(&rect);
2130 %%
2131 %% // Repaint this rectangle
2132 %% ...some code...
2133 %%
2134 %% upd ++ ;
2135 %% }
2136 %% }
2137 %% \end{verbatim}
2138 %% }%
2139 %%
2140 %% \wxheading{See also}
2141 %%
2142 %% \helpref{wxPaintEvent}{wxpaintevent},\rtfsp
2143 %% \helpref{wxPaintDC}{wxpaintdc},\rtfsp
2144 %% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
2145 %%
2146 %% \membersection{wxWindow::OnScroll}\label{wxwindowonscroll}
2147 %%
2148 %% \func{void}{OnScroll}{\param{wxScrollWinEvent\& }{event}}
2149 %%
2150 %% Called when a scroll window event is received from one of the window's built-in scrollbars.
2151 %%
2152 %% \wxheading{Parameters}
2153 %%
2154 %% \docparam{event}{Command event. Retrieve the new scroll position by
2155 %% calling \helpref{wxScrollEvent::GetPosition}{wxscrolleventgetposition}, and the
2156 %% scrollbar orientation by calling \helpref{wxScrollEvent::GetOrientation}{wxscrolleventgetorientation}.}
2157 %%
2158 %% \wxheading{Remarks}
2159 %%
2160 %% Note that it is not possible to distinguish between horizontal and vertical scrollbars
2161 %% until the function is executing (you can't have one function for vertical, another
2162 %% for horizontal events).
2163 %%
2164 %% \wxheading{See also}
2165 %%
2166 %% \helpref{wxScrollWinEvent}{wxscrollwinevent},\rtfsp
2167 %% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
2168 %%
2169 %% \membersection{wxWindow::OnSetFocus}\label{wxwindowonsetfocus}
2170 %%
2171 %% \func{void}{OnSetFocus}{\param{wxFocusEvent\& }{event}}
2172 %%
2173 %% Called when a window's focus is being set.
2174 %%
2175 %% \wxheading{Parameters}
2176 %%
2177 %% \docparam{event}{The focus event. For more information, see \helpref{wxFocusEvent}{wxfocusevent}.}
2178 %%
2179 %% \wxheading{Remarks}
2180 %%
2181 %% To intercept this event, use the macro EVT\_SET\_FOCUS in an event table definition.
2182 %%
2183 %% Most, but not all, windows respond to this event.
2184 %%
2185 %% \wxheading{See also}
2186 %%
2187 %% \helpref{wxFocusEvent}{wxfocusevent}, \helpref{wxWindow::OnKillFocus}{wxwindowonkillfocus},\rtfsp
2188 %% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
2189 %%
2190 %% \membersection{wxWindow::OnSize}\label{wxwindowonsize}
2191 %%
2192 %% \func{void}{OnSize}{\param{wxSizeEvent\& }{event}}
2193 %%
2194 %% Called when the window has been resized. This is not a virtual function; you should
2195 %% provide your own non-virtual OnSize function and direct size events to it using EVT\_SIZE
2196 %% in an event table definition.
2197 %%
2198 %% \wxheading{Parameters}
2199 %%
2200 %% \docparam{event}{Size event. For more information, see \helpref{wxSizeEvent}{wxsizeevent}.}
2201 %%
2202 %% \wxheading{Remarks}
2203 %%
2204 %% You may wish to use this for frames to resize their child windows as appropriate.
2205 %%
2206 %% Note that the size passed is of
2207 %% the whole window: call \helpref{wxWindow::GetClientSize}{wxwindowgetclientsize} for the area which may be
2208 %% used by the application.
2209 %%
2210 %% When a window is resized, usually only a small part of the window is damaged and you
2211 %% may only need to repaint that area. However, if your drawing depends on the size of the window,
2212 %% you may need to clear the DC explicitly and repaint the whole window. In which case, you
2213 %% may need to call \helpref{wxWindow::Refresh}{wxwindowrefresh} to invalidate the entire window.
2214 %%
2215 %% \wxheading{See also}
2216 %%
2217 %% \helpref{wxSizeEvent}{wxsizeevent},\rtfsp
2218 %% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
2219 %%
2220 %% \membersection{wxWindow::OnSysColourChanged}\label{wxwindowonsyscolourchanged}
2221 %%
2222 %% \func{void}{OnSysColourChanged}{\param{wxOnSysColourChangedEvent\& }{event}}
2223 %%
2224 %% Called when the user has changed the system colours. Windows only.
2225 %%
2226 %% \wxheading{Parameters}
2227 %%
2228 %% \docparam{event}{System colour change event. For more information, see \helpref{wxSysColourChangedEvent}{wxsyscolourchangedevent}.}
2229 %%
2230 %% \wxheading{See also}
2231 %%
2232 %% \helpref{wxSysColourChangedEvent}{wxsyscolourchangedevent},\rtfsp
2233 %% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
2234
2235
2236 \membersection{wxWindow::OnInternalIdle}\label{wxwindowoninternalidle}
2237
2238 \func{virtual void}{OnInternalIdle}{\void}
2239
2240 This virtual function is normally only used internally, but
2241 sometimes an application may need it to implement functionality
2242 that should not be disabled by an application defining an OnIdle
2243 handler in a derived class.
2244
2245 This function may be used to do delayed painting, for example,
2246 and most implementations call \helpref{wxWindow::UpdateWindowUI}{wxwindowupdatewindowui}
2247 in order to send update events to the window in idle time.
2248
2249
2250 \membersection{wxWindow::PageDown}\label{wxwindowpagedown}
2251
2252 This is just a wrapper for \helpref{ScrollPages()}{wxwindowscrollpages}$(1)$.
2253
2254
2255 \membersection{wxWindow::PageUp}\label{wxwindowpageup}
2256
2257 This is just a wrapper for \helpref{ScrollPages()}{wxwindowscrollpages}$(-1)$.
2258
2259
2260 \membersection{wxWindow::PopEventHandler}\label{wxwindowpopeventhandler}
2261
2262 \constfunc{wxEvtHandler*}{PopEventHandler}{\param{bool }{deleteHandler = {\tt false}}}
2263
2264 Removes and returns the top-most event handler on the event handler stack.
2265
2266 \wxheading{Parameters}
2267
2268 \docparam{deleteHandler}{If this is {\tt true}, the handler will be deleted after it is removed. The
2269 default value is {\tt false}.}
2270
2271 \wxheading{See also}
2272
2273 \helpref{wxWindow::SetEventHandler}{wxwindowseteventhandler},\rtfsp
2274 \helpref{wxWindow::GetEventHandler}{wxwindowgeteventhandler},\rtfsp
2275 \helpref{wxWindow::PushEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler},\rtfsp
2276 \helpref{wxEvtHandler::ProcessEvent}{wxevthandlerprocessevent},\rtfsp
2277 \helpref{wxEvtHandler}{wxevthandler}\rtfsp
2278
2279
2280 \membersection{wxWindow::PopupMenu}\label{wxwindowpopupmenu}
2281
2282 \func{bool}{PopupMenu}{\param{wxMenu* }{menu}, \param{const wxPoint\& }{pos = wxDefaultPosition}}
2283
2284 \func{bool}{PopupMenu}{\param{wxMenu* }{menu}, \param{int }{x}, \param{int }{y}}
2285
2286 Pops up the given menu at the specified coordinates, relative to this
2287 window, and returns control when the user has dismissed the menu. If a
2288 menu item is selected, the corresponding menu event is generated and will be
2289 processed as usually. If the coordinates are not specified, current mouse
2290 cursor position is used.
2291
2292 \wxheading{Parameters}
2293
2294 \docparam{menu}{Menu to pop up.}
2295
2296 \docparam{pos}{The position where the menu will appear.}
2297
2298 \docparam{x}{Required x position for the menu to appear.}
2299
2300 \docparam{y}{Required y position for the menu to appear.}
2301
2302 \wxheading{See also}
2303
2304 \helpref{wxMenu}{wxmenu}
2305
2306 \wxheading{Remarks}
2307
2308 Just before the menu is popped up, \helpref{wxMenu::UpdateUI}{wxmenuupdateui}
2309 is called to ensure that the menu items are in the correct state. The menu does
2310 not get deleted by the window.
2311
2312 It is recommended to not explicitly specify coordinates when calling PopupMenu
2313 in response to mouse click, because some of the ports (namely, wxGTK) can do
2314 a better job of positioning the menu in that case.
2315
2316 \pythonnote{In place of a single overloaded method name, wxPython
2317 implements the following methods:\par
2318 \indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
2319 \twocolitem{{\bf PopupMenu(menu, point)}}{Specifies position with a wxPoint}
2320 \twocolitem{{\bf PopupMenuXY(menu, x, y)}}{Specifies position with two integers (x, y)}
2321 \end{twocollist}}
2322 }
2323
2324
2325 \membersection{wxWindow::PrevControlId}\label{wxwindowprevcontrolid}
2326
2327 \func{static int}{PrevControlId}{\param{int }{winid}}
2328
2329 This is similar to \helpref{NextControlId}{wxwindownextcontrolid} but returns
2330 the id of the control created just before the one with the given \arg{winid}.
2331
2332
2333 \membersection{wxWindow::PushEventHandler}\label{wxwindowpusheventhandler}
2334
2335 \func{void}{PushEventHandler}{\param{wxEvtHandler* }{handler}}
2336
2337 Pushes this event handler onto the event stack for the window.
2338
2339 \wxheading{Parameters}
2340
2341 \docparam{handler}{Specifies the handler to be pushed.}
2342
2343 \wxheading{Remarks}
2344
2345 An event handler is an object that is capable of processing the events
2346 sent to a window. By default, the window is its own event handler, but
2347 an application may wish to substitute another, for example to allow
2348 central implementation of event-handling for a variety of different
2349 window classes.
2350
2351 \helpref{wxWindow::PushEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler} allows
2352 an application to set up a chain of event handlers, where an event not handled by one event handler is
2353 handed to the next one in the chain. Use \helpref{wxWindow::PopEventHandler}{wxwindowpopeventhandler} to
2354 remove the event handler.
2355
2356 \wxheading{See also}
2357
2358 \helpref{wxWindow::SetEventHandler}{wxwindowseteventhandler},\rtfsp
2359 \helpref{wxWindow::GetEventHandler}{wxwindowgeteventhandler},\rtfsp
2360 \helpref{wxWindow::PopEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler},\rtfsp
2361 \helpref{wxEvtHandler::ProcessEvent}{wxevthandlerprocessevent},\rtfsp
2362 \helpref{wxEvtHandler}{wxevthandler}
2363
2364
2365 \membersection{wxWindow::Raise}\label{wxwindowraise}
2366
2367 \func{void}{Raise}{\void}
2368
2369 Raises the window to the top of the window hierarchy (z-order).
2370
2371 In current version of wxWidgets this works both for managed and child windows.
2372
2373 \wxheading{See also}
2374
2375 \helpref{Lower}{wxwindowlower}
2376
2377
2378 \membersection{wxWindow::Refresh}\label{wxwindowrefresh}
2379
2380 \func{virtual void}{Refresh}{\param{bool}{ eraseBackground = {\tt true}}, \param{const wxRect* }{rect = NULL}}
2381
2382 Causes this window, and all of its children recursively (except under wxGTK1
2383 where this is not implemented), to be repainted. Note that repainting doesn't
2384 happen immediately but only during the next event loop iteration, if you need
2385 to update the window immediately you should use \helpref{Update}{wxwindowupdate}
2386 instead.
2387
2388 \wxheading{Parameters}
2389
2390 \docparam{eraseBackground}{If {\tt true}, the background will be
2391 erased.}
2392
2393 \docparam{rect}{If non-NULL, only the given rectangle will
2394 be treated as damaged.}
2395
2396 \wxheading{See also}
2397
2398 \helpref{wxWindow::RefreshRect}{wxwindowrefreshrect}
2399
2400
2401 \membersection{wxWindow::RefreshRect}\label{wxwindowrefreshrect}
2402
2403 \func{void}{RefreshRect}{\param{const wxRect\& }{rect}, \param{bool }{eraseBackground = \true}}
2404
2405 Redraws the contents of the given rectangle: only the area inside it will be
2406 repainted.
2407
2408 This is the same as \helpref{Refresh}{wxwindowrefresh} but has a nicer syntax
2409 as it can be called with a temporary wxRect object as argument like this
2410 \texttt{RefreshRect(wxRect(x, y, w, h))}.
2411
2412
2413 \membersection{wxWindow::RegisterHotKey}\label{wxwindowregisterhotkey}
2414
2415 \func{bool}{RegisterHotKey}{\param{int}{ hotkeyId}, \param{int}{ modifiers}, \param{int}{ virtualKeyCode}}
2416
2417 Registers a system wide hotkey. Every time the user presses the hotkey registered here, this window
2418 will receive a hotkey event. It will receive the event even if the application is in the background
2419 and does not have the input focus because the user is working with some other application.
2420
2421 \wxheading{Parameters}
2422
2423 \docparam{hotkeyId}{Numeric identifier of the hotkey. For applications this must be between 0 and 0xBFFF. If
2424 this function is called from a shared DLL, it must be a system wide unique identifier between 0xC000 and 0xFFFF.
2425 This is a MSW specific detail.}
2426
2427 \docparam{modifiers}{A bitwise combination of {\tt wxMOD\_SHIFT}, {\tt wxMOD\_CONTROL}, {\tt wxMOD\_ALT}
2428 or {\tt wxMOD\_WIN} specifying the modifier keys that have to be pressed along with the key.}
2429
2430 \docparam{virtualKeyCode}{The virtual key code of the hotkey.}
2431
2432 \wxheading{Return value}
2433
2434 {\tt true} if the hotkey was registered successfully. {\tt false} if some other application already registered a
2435 hotkey with this modifier/virtualKeyCode combination.
2436
2437 \wxheading{Remarks}
2438
2439 Use EVT\_HOTKEY(hotkeyId, fnc) in the event table to capture the event.
2440 This function is currently only implemented under Windows. It is used
2441 in the \helpref{Windows CE port}{wxwince} for detecting hardware button presses.
2442
2443 \wxheading{See also}
2444
2445 \helpref{wxWindow::UnregisterHotKey}{wxwindowunregisterhotkey}
2446
2447
2448 \membersection{wxWindow::ReleaseMouse}\label{wxwindowreleasemouse}
2449
2450 \func{virtual void}{ReleaseMouse}{\void}
2451
2452 Releases mouse input captured with \helpref{wxWindow::CaptureMouse}{wxwindowcapturemouse}.
2453
2454 \wxheading{See also}
2455
2456 \helpref{wxWindow::CaptureMouse}{wxwindowcapturemouse},
2457 \helpref{wxWindow::HasCapture}{wxwindowhascapture},
2458 \helpref{wxWindow::ReleaseMouse}{wxwindowreleasemouse},
2459 \helpref{wxMouseCaptureLostEvent}{wxmousecapturelostevent}
2460 \helpref{wxMouseCaptureChangedEvent}{wxmousecapturechangedevent}
2461
2462
2463 \membersection{wxWindow::RemoveChild}\label{wxwindowremovechild}
2464
2465 \func{virtual void}{RemoveChild}{\param{wxWindow* }{child}}
2466
2467 Removes a child window. This is called automatically by window deletion
2468 functions so should not be required by the application programmer.
2469
2470 Notice that this function is mostly internal to wxWidgets and shouldn't be
2471 called by the user code.
2472
2473 \wxheading{Parameters}
2474
2475 \docparam{child}{Child window to remove.}
2476
2477
2478 \membersection{wxWindow::RemoveEventHandler}\label{wxwindowremoveeventhandler}
2479
2480 \func{bool}{RemoveEventHandler}{\param{wxEvtHandler *}{handler}}
2481
2482 Find the given {\it handler} in the windows event handler chain and remove (but
2483 not delete) it from it.
2484
2485 \wxheading{Parameters}
2486
2487 \docparam{handler}{The event handler to remove, must be non-{\tt NULL} and
2488 must be present in this windows event handlers chain}
2489
2490 \wxheading{Return value}
2491
2492 Returns {\tt true} if it was found and {\tt false} otherwise (this also results
2493 in an assert failure so this function should only be called when the
2494 handler is supposed to be there).
2495
2496 \wxheading{See also}
2497
2498 \helpref{PushEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler},\rtfsp
2499 \helpref{PopEventHandler}{wxwindowpopeventhandler}
2500
2501
2502 \membersection{wxWindow::Reparent}\label{wxwindowreparent}
2503
2504 \func{virtual bool}{Reparent}{\param{wxWindow* }{newParent}}
2505
2506 Reparents the window, i.e the window will be removed from its
2507 current parent window (e.g. a non-standard toolbar in a wxFrame)
2508 and then re-inserted into another.
2509
2510 \wxheading{Parameters}
2511
2512 \docparam{newParent}{New parent.}
2513
2514
2515 \membersection{wxWindow::ScreenToClient}\label{wxwindowscreentoclient}
2516
2517 \constfunc{virtual void}{ScreenToClient}{\param{int* }{x}, \param{int* }{y}}
2518
2519 \constfunc{virtual wxPoint}{ScreenToClient}{\param{const wxPoint\& }{pt}}
2520
2521 Converts from screen to client window coordinates.
2522
2523 \wxheading{Parameters}
2524
2525 \docparam{x}{Stores the screen x coordinate and receives the client x coordinate.}
2526
2527 \docparam{y}{Stores the screen x coordinate and receives the client x coordinate.}
2528
2529 \docparam{pt}{The screen position for the second form of the function.}
2530
2531 \pythonnote{In place of a single overloaded method name, wxPython
2532 implements the following methods:\par
2533 \indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
2534 \twocolitem{{\bf ScreenToClient(point)}}{Accepts and returns a wxPoint}
2535 \twocolitem{{\bf ScreenToClientXY(x, y)}}{Returns a 2-tuple, (x, y)}
2536 \end{twocollist}}
2537 }
2538
2539
2540 \membersection{wxWindow::ScrollLines}\label{wxwindowscrolllines}
2541
2542 \func{virtual bool}{ScrollLines}{\param{int }{lines}}
2543
2544 Scrolls the window by the given number of lines down (if {\it lines} is
2545 positive) or up.
2546
2547 \wxheading{Return value}
2548
2549 Returns {\tt true} if the window was scrolled, {\tt false} if it was already
2550 on top/bottom and nothing was done.
2551
2552 \wxheading{Remarks}
2553
2554 This function is currently only implemented under MSW and wxTextCtrl under
2555 wxGTK (it also works for wxScrolledWindow derived classes under all
2556 platforms).
2557
2558 \wxheading{See also}
2559
2560 \helpref{ScrollPages}{wxwindowscrollpages}
2561
2562
2563 \membersection{wxWindow::ScrollPages}\label{wxwindowscrollpages}
2564
2565 \func{virtual bool}{ScrollPages}{\param{int }{pages}}
2566
2567 Scrolls the window by the given number of pages down (if {\it pages} is
2568 positive) or up.
2569
2570 \wxheading{Return value}
2571
2572 Returns {\tt true} if the window was scrolled, {\tt false} if it was already
2573 on top/bottom and nothing was done.
2574
2575 \wxheading{Remarks}
2576
2577 This function is currently only implemented under MSW and wxGTK.
2578
2579 \wxheading{See also}
2580
2581 \helpref{ScrollLines}{wxwindowscrolllines}
2582
2583
2584 \membersection{wxWindow::ScrollWindow}\label{wxwindowscrollwindow}
2585
2586 \func{virtual void}{ScrollWindow}{\param{int }{dx}, \param{int }{dy}, \param{const wxRect*}{ rect = NULL}}
2587
2588 Physically scrolls the pixels in the window and move child windows accordingly.
2589
2590 \wxheading{Parameters}
2591
2592 \docparam{dx}{Amount to scroll horizontally.}
2593
2594 \docparam{dy}{Amount to scroll vertically.}
2595
2596 \docparam{rect}{Rectangle to scroll, if it is \NULL, the whole window is
2597 scrolled (this is always the case under wxGTK which doesn't support this
2598 parameter)}
2599
2600 \wxheading{Remarks}
2601
2602 Note that you can often use \helpref{wxScrolledWindow}{wxscrolledwindow}
2603 instead of using this function directly.
2604
2605
2606 \membersection{wxWindow::SetAcceleratorTable}\label{wxwindowsetacceleratortable}
2607
2608 \func{virtual void}{SetAcceleratorTable}{\param{const wxAcceleratorTable\&}{ accel}}
2609
2610 Sets the accelerator table for this window. See \helpref{wxAcceleratorTable}{wxacceleratortable}.
2611
2612
2613 \membersection{wxWindow::SetAccessible}\label{wxwindowsetaccessible}
2614
2615 \func{void}{SetAccessible}{\param{wxAccessible*}{ accessible}}
2616
2617 Sets the accessible for this window. Any existing accessible for this window
2618 will be deleted first, if not identical to {\it accessible}.
2619
2620 See also \helpref{wxAccessible}{wxaccessible}.
2621
2622
2623 \membersection{wxWindow::SetAutoLayout}\label{wxwindowsetautolayout}
2624
2625 \func{void}{SetAutoLayout}{\param{bool}{ autoLayout}}
2626
2627 Determines whether the \helpref{wxWindow::Layout}{wxwindowlayout} function will
2628 be called automatically when the window is resized. Please note that this only
2629 happens for the windows usually used to contain children, namely
2630 \helpref{wxPanel}{wxpanel} and \helpref{wxTopLevelWindow}{wxtoplevelwindow}
2631 (and the classes deriving from them).
2632
2633 This method is called implicitly by
2634 \helpref{wxWindow::SetSizer}{wxwindowsetsizer} but if you use
2635 \helpref{wxWindow::SetConstraints}{wxwindowsetconstraints} you should call it
2636 manually or otherwise the window layout won't be correctly updated when its
2637 size changes.
2638
2639 \wxheading{Parameters}
2640
2641 \docparam{autoLayout}{Set this to \true if you wish the Layout function to be
2642 called automatically when the window is resized.}
2643
2644 \wxheading{See also}
2645
2646 \helpref{wxWindow::SetConstraints}{wxwindowsetconstraints}
2647
2648
2649 \membersection{wxWindow::SetBackgroundColour}\label{wxwindowsetbackgroundcolour}
2650
2651 \func{virtual bool}{SetBackgroundColour}{\param{const wxColour\& }{colour}}
2652
2653 Sets the background colour of the window.
2654
2655 Please see \helpref{InheritAttributes}{wxwindowinheritattributes} for
2656 explanation of the difference between this method and
2657 \helpref{SetOwnBackgroundColour}{wxwindowsetownbackgroundcolour}.
2658
2659 \wxheading{Parameters}
2660
2661 \docparam{colour}{The colour to be used as the background colour, pass
2662 {\tt wxNullColour} to reset to the default colour.}
2663
2664 \wxheading{Remarks}
2665
2666 The background colour is usually painted by the default\rtfsp
2667 \helpref{wxEraseEvent}{wxeraseevent} event handler function
2668 under Windows and automatically under GTK.
2669
2670 Note that setting the background colour does not cause an immediate refresh, so you
2671 may wish to call \helpref{wxWindow::ClearBackground}{wxwindowclearbackground} or \helpref{wxWindow::Refresh}{wxwindowrefresh} after
2672 calling this function.
2673
2674 Using this function will disable attempts to use themes for this
2675 window, if the system supports them. Use with care since usually the
2676 themes represent the appearance chosen by the user to be used for all
2677 applications on the system.
2678
2679
2680 \wxheading{See also}
2681
2682 \helpref{wxWindow::GetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowgetbackgroundcolour},\rtfsp
2683 \helpref{wxWindow::SetForegroundColour}{wxwindowsetforegroundcolour},\rtfsp
2684 \helpref{wxWindow::GetForegroundColour}{wxwindowgetforegroundcolour},\rtfsp
2685 \helpref{wxWindow::ClearBackground}{wxwindowclearbackground},\rtfsp
2686 \helpref{wxWindow::Refresh}{wxwindowrefresh},\rtfsp
2687 \helpref{wxEraseEvent}{wxeraseevent}
2688
2689 \membersection{wxWindow::SetBackgroundStyle}\label{wxwindowsetbackgroundstyle}
2690
2691 \func{virtual void}{SetBackgroundStyle}{\param{wxBackgroundStyle}{ style}}
2692
2693 Sets the background style of the window. The background style indicates
2694 whether background colour should be determined by the system (wxBG\_STYLE\_SYSTEM),
2695 be set to a specific colour (wxBG\_STYLE\_COLOUR), or should be left to the
2696 application to implement (wxBG\_STYLE\_CUSTOM).
2697
2698 On GTK+, use of wxBG\_STYLE\_CUSTOM allows the flicker-free drawing of a custom
2699 background, such as a tiled bitmap. Currently the style has no effect on other platforms.
2700
2701 \wxheading{See also}
2702
2703 \helpref{wxWindow::SetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowsetbackgroundcolour},\rtfsp
2704 \helpref{wxWindow::GetForegroundColour}{wxwindowgetforegroundcolour},\rtfsp
2705 \helpref{wxWindow::GetBackgroundStyle}{wxwindowgetbackgroundstyle}
2706
2707
2708 \membersection{wxWindow::SetInitialSize}\label{wxwindowsetinitialsize}
2709
2710 \func{void}{SetInitialSize}{\param{const wxSize\& }{size = wxDefaultSize}}
2711
2712 A {\it smart} SetSize that will fill in default size components with the
2713 window's {\it best} size values. Also sets the window's minsize to
2714 the value passed in for use with sizers. This means that if a full or
2715 partial size is passed to this function then the sizers will use that
2716 size instead of the results of GetBestSize to determine the minimum
2717 needs of the window for layout.
2718
2719 Most controls will use this to set their initial size, and their min
2720 size to the passed in value (if any.)
2721
2722
2723 \wxheading{See also}
2724
2725 \helpref{wxWindow::SetSize}{wxwindowsetsize},\rtfsp
2726 \helpref{wxWindow::GetBestSize}{wxwindowgetbestsize},\rtfsp
2727 \helpref{wxWindow::GetEffectiveMinSize}{wxwindowgeteffectiveminsize}
2728
2729
2730 \membersection{wxWindow::SetCaret}\label{wxwindowsetcaret}
2731
2732 \constfunc{void}{SetCaret}{\param{wxCaret *}{caret}}
2733
2734 Sets the \helpref{caret}{wxcaret} associated with the window.
2735
2736
2737 \membersection{wxWindow::SetClientSize}\label{wxwindowsetclientsize}
2738
2739 \func{virtual void}{SetClientSize}{\param{int}{ width}, \param{int}{ height}}
2740
2741 \func{virtual void}{SetClientSize}{\param{const wxSize\&}{ size}}
2742
2743 This sets the size of the window client area in pixels. Using this function to size a window
2744 tends to be more device-independent than \helpref{wxWindow::SetSize}{wxwindowsetsize}, since the application need not
2745 worry about what dimensions the border or title bar have when trying to fit the window
2746 around panel items, for example.
2747
2748 \wxheading{Parameters}
2749
2750 \docparam{width}{The required client area width.}
2751
2752 \docparam{height}{The required client area height.}
2753
2754 \docparam{size}{The required client size.}
2755
2756 \pythonnote{In place of a single overloaded method name, wxPython
2757 implements the following methods:\par
2758 \indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
2759 \twocolitem{{\bf SetClientSize(size)}}{Accepts a wxSize}
2760 \twocolitem{{\bf SetClientSizeWH(width, height)}}{}
2761 \end{twocollist}}
2762 }
2763
2764
2765 \membersection{wxWindow::SetConstraints}\label{wxwindowsetconstraints}
2766
2767 \func{void}{SetConstraints}{\param{wxLayoutConstraints* }{constraints}}
2768
2769 Sets the window to have the given layout constraints. The window
2770 will then own the object, and will take care of its deletion.
2771 If an existing layout constraints object is already owned by the
2772 window, it will be deleted.
2773
2774 \wxheading{Parameters}
2775
2776 \docparam{constraints}{The constraints to set. Pass NULL to disassociate and delete the window's
2777 constraints.}
2778
2779 \wxheading{Remarks}
2780
2781 You must call \helpref{wxWindow::SetAutoLayout}{wxwindowsetautolayout} to tell a window to use
2782 the constraints automatically in OnSize; otherwise, you must override OnSize and call Layout()
2783 explicitly. When setting both a wxLayoutConstraints and a \helpref{wxSizer}{wxsizer}, only the
2784 sizer will have effect.
2785
2786 \membersection{wxWindow::SetContainingSizer}\label{wxwindowsetcontainingsizer}
2787
2788 \func{void}{SetContainingSizer}{\param{wxSizer* }{sizer}}
2789
2790 This normally does not need to be called by user code. It is called
2791 when a window is added to a sizer, and is used so the window can
2792 remove itself from the sizer when it is destroyed.
2793
2794
2795 \membersection{wxWindow::SetCursor}\label{wxwindowsetcursor}
2796
2797 \func{virtual void}{SetCursor}{\param{const wxCursor\&}{cursor}}
2798
2799 % VZ: the docs are correct, if the code doesn't behave like this, it must be
2800 % changed
2801 Sets the window's cursor. Notice that the window cursor also sets it for the
2802 children of the window implicitly.
2803
2804 The {\it cursor} may be {\tt wxNullCursor} in which case the window cursor will
2805 be reset back to default.
2806
2807 \wxheading{Parameters}
2808
2809 \docparam{cursor}{Specifies the cursor that the window should normally display.}
2810
2811 \wxheading{See also}
2812
2813 \helpref{::wxSetCursor}{wxsetcursor}, \helpref{wxCursor}{wxcursor}
2814
2815
2816 \membersection{wxWindow::SetDropTarget}\label{wxwindowsetdroptarget}
2817
2818 \func{void}{SetDropTarget}{\param{wxDropTarget*}{ target}}
2819
2820 Associates a drop target with this window.
2821
2822 If the window already has a drop target, it is deleted.
2823
2824 \wxheading{See also}
2825
2826 \helpref{wxWindow::GetDropTarget}{wxwindowgetdroptarget},
2827 \helpref{Drag and drop overview}{wxdndoverview}
2828
2829
2830
2831 \membersection{wxWindow::SetInitialBestSize}\label{wxwindowsetinitialbestsize}
2832
2833 \func{virtual void}{SetInitialBestSize}{\param{const wxSize\& }{size}}
2834
2835 Sets the initial window size if none is given (i.e. at least one of the
2836 components of the size passed to ctor/Create() is wxDefaultCoord).
2837
2838 \membersection{wxWindow::SetEventHandler}\label{wxwindowseteventhandler}
2839
2840 \func{void}{SetEventHandler}{\param{wxEvtHandler* }{handler}}
2841
2842 Sets the event handler for this window.
2843
2844 \wxheading{Parameters}
2845
2846 \docparam{handler}{Specifies the handler to be set.}
2847
2848 \wxheading{Remarks}
2849
2850 An event handler is an object that is capable of processing the events
2851 sent to a window. By default, the window is its own event handler, but
2852 an application may wish to substitute another, for example to allow
2853 central implementation of event-handling for a variety of different
2854 window classes.
2855
2856 It is usually better to use \helpref{wxWindow::PushEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler} since
2857 this sets up a chain of event handlers, where an event not handled by one event handler is
2858 handed to the next one in the chain.
2859
2860 \wxheading{See also}
2861
2862 \helpref{wxWindow::GetEventHandler}{wxwindowgeteventhandler},\rtfsp
2863 \helpref{wxWindow::PushEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler},\rtfsp
2864 \helpref{wxWindow::PopEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler},\rtfsp
2865 \helpref{wxEvtHandler::ProcessEvent}{wxevthandlerprocessevent},\rtfsp
2866 \helpref{wxEvtHandler}{wxevthandler}
2867
2868
2869 \membersection{wxWindow::SetExtraStyle}\label{wxwindowsetextrastyle}
2870
2871 \func{void}{SetExtraStyle}{\param{long }{exStyle}}
2872
2873 Sets the extra style bits for the window. The currently defined extra style
2874 bits are:
2875
2876 \twocolwidtha{5cm}%
2877 \begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
2878 \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_VALIDATE\_RECURSIVELY}}{TransferDataTo/FromWindow()
2879 and Validate() methods will recursively descend into all children of the
2880 window if it has this style flag set.}
2881 \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_BLOCK\_EVENTS}}{Normally, the command
2882 events are propagated upwards to the window parent recursively until a handler
2883 for them is found. Using this style allows to prevent them from being
2884 propagated beyond this window. Notice that wxDialog has this style on by
2885 default for the reasons explained in the
2886 \helpref{event processing overview}{eventprocessing}.}
2887 \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_TRANSIENT}}{This can be used to prevent a
2888 window from being used as an implicit parent for the dialogs which were
2889 created without a parent. It is useful for the windows which can disappear at
2890 any moment as creating children of such windows results in fatal problems.}
2891 \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_CONTEXTHELP}}{Under Windows, puts a query
2892 button on the caption. When pressed, Windows will go into a context-sensitive
2893 help mode and wxWidgets will send a wxEVT\_HELP event if the user clicked on an
2894 application window.
2895 This style cannot be used together with wxMAXIMIZE\_BOX or wxMINIMIZE\_BOX, so
2896 these two styles are automatically turned of if this one is used.}
2897 \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_PROCESS\_IDLE}}{This window should always process idle events, even
2898 if the mode set by \helpref{wxIdleEvent::SetMode}{wxidleeventsetmode} is wxIDLE\_PROCESS\_SPECIFIED.}
2899 \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_PROCESS\_UI\_UPDATES}}{This window should always process UI update events,
2900 even if the mode set by \helpref{wxUpdateUIEvent::SetMode}{wxupdateuieventsetmode} is wxUPDATE\_UI\_PROCESS\_SPECIFIED.}
2901 \end{twocollist}
2902
2903
2904 \membersection{wxWindow::SetFocus}\label{wxwindowsetfocus}
2905
2906 \func{virtual void}{SetFocus}{\void}
2907
2908 This sets the window to receive keyboard input.
2909
2910 \wxheading{See also}
2911
2912 \helpref{wxFocusEvent}{wxfocusevent}
2913 \helpref{wxPanel::SetFocus}{wxpanelsetfocus}
2914 \helpref{wxPanel::SetFocusIgnoringChildren}{wxpanelsetfocusignoringchildren}
2915
2916
2917 \membersection{wxWindow::SetFocusFromKbd}\label{wxwindowsetfocusfromkbd}
2918
2919 \func{virtual void}{SetFocusFromKbd}{\void}
2920
2921 This function is called by wxWidgets keyboard navigation code when the user
2922 gives the focus to this window from keyboard (e.g. using {\tt TAB} key).
2923 By default this method simply calls \helpref{SetFocus}{wxwindowsetfocus} but
2924 can be overridden to do something in addition to this in the derived classes.
2925
2926
2927 \membersection{wxWindow::SetFont}\label{wxwindowsetfont}
2928
2929 \func{void}{SetFont}{\param{const wxFont\& }{font}}
2930
2931 Sets the font for this window. This function should not be called for the
2932 parent window if you don't want its font to be inherited by its children,
2933 use \helpref{SetOwnFont}{wxwindowsetownfont} instead in this case and
2934 see \helpref{InheritAttributes}{wxwindowinheritattributes} for more
2935 explanations.
2936
2937 Please notice that the given font is \emph{not} automatically used for
2938 \helpref{wxPaintDC}{wxpaintdc} objects associated with this window, you need to
2939 call \helpref{wxDC::SetFont()}{wxdcsetfont} too. However this font is used by
2940 any standard controls for drawing their text as well as by
2941 \helpref{wxWindow::GetTextExtent()}{wxwindowgettextextent}.
2942
2943 \wxheading{Parameters}
2944
2945 \docparam{font}{Font to associate with this window, pass
2946 {\tt wxNullFont} to reset to the default font.}
2947
2948 \wxheading{See also}
2949
2950 \helpref{wxWindow::GetFont}{wxwindowgetfont},\\
2951 \helpref{InheritAttributes}{wxwindowinheritattributes}
2952
2953
2954 \membersection{wxWindow::SetForegroundColour}\label{wxwindowsetforegroundcolour}
2955
2956 \func{virtual void}{SetForegroundColour}{\param{const wxColour\& }{colour}}
2957
2958 Sets the foreground colour of the window.
2959
2960 Please see \helpref{InheritAttributes}{wxwindowinheritattributes} for
2961 explanation of the difference between this method and
2962 \helpref{SetOwnForegroundColour}{wxwindowsetownforegroundcolour}.
2963
2964 \wxheading{Parameters}
2965
2966 \docparam{colour}{The colour to be used as the foreground colour, pass
2967 {\tt wxNullColour} to reset to the default colour.}
2968
2969 \wxheading{Remarks}
2970
2971 The interpretation of foreground colour is open to interpretation according
2972 to the window class; it may be the text colour or other colour, or it may not
2973 be used at all.
2974
2975 Using this function will disable attempts to use themes for this
2976 window, if the system supports them. Use with care since usually the
2977 themes represent the appearance chosen by the user to be used for all
2978 applications on the system.
2979
2980 \wxheading{See also}
2981
2982 \helpref{wxWindow::GetForegroundColour}{wxwindowgetforegroundcolour},\rtfsp
2983 \helpref{wxWindow::SetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowsetbackgroundcolour},\rtfsp
2984 \helpref{wxWindow::GetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowgetbackgroundcolour},\rtfsp
2985 \helpref{wxWindow::ShouldInheritColours}{wxwindowshouldinheritcolours}
2986
2987
2988 \membersection{wxWindow::SetHelpText}\label{wxwindowsethelptext}
2989
2990 \func{virtual void}{SetHelpText}{\param{const wxString\& }{helpText}}
2991
2992 Sets the help text to be used as context-sensitive help for this window.
2993
2994 Note that the text is actually stored by the current \helpref{wxHelpProvider}{wxhelpprovider} implementation,
2995 and not in the window object itself.
2996
2997 \wxheading{See also}
2998
2999 \helpref{GetHelpText}{wxwindowgethelptext}, \helpref{wxHelpProvider}{wxhelpprovider}
3000
3001
3002 \membersection{wxWindow::SetId}\label{wxwindowsetid}
3003
3004 \func{void}{SetId}{\param{int}{ id}}
3005
3006 Sets the identifier of the window.
3007
3008 \wxheading{Remarks}
3009
3010 Each window has an integer identifier. If the application has not provided one,
3011 an identifier will be generated. Normally, the identifier should be provided
3012 on creation and should not be modified subsequently.
3013
3014 \wxheading{See also}
3015
3016 \helpref{wxWindow::GetId}{wxwindowgetid},\rtfsp
3017 \helpref{Window identifiers}{windowids}
3018
3019
3020
3021 \membersection{wxWindow::SetLabel}\label{wxwindowsetlabel}
3022
3023 \func{virtual void}{SetLabel}{\param{const wxString\& }{label}}
3024
3025 Sets the window's label.
3026
3027 \wxheading{Parameters}
3028
3029 \docparam{label}{The window label.}
3030
3031 \wxheading{See also}
3032
3033 \helpref{wxWindow::GetLabel}{wxwindowgetlabel}
3034
3035
3036 \membersection{wxWindow::SetMaxSize}\label{wxwindowsetmaxsize}
3037
3038 \func{void}{SetMaxSize}{\param{const wxSize\& }{size}}
3039
3040 Sets the maximum size of the window, to indicate to the sizer layout mechanism
3041 that this is the maximum possible size.
3042
3043 \membersection{wxWindow::SetMinSize}\label{wxwindowsetminsize}
3044
3045 \func{void}{SetMinSize}{\param{const wxSize\& }{size}}
3046
3047 Sets the minimum size of the window, to indicate to the sizer layout mechanism
3048 that this is the minimum required size. You may need to call this
3049 if you change the window size after construction and before adding
3050 to its parent sizer.
3051
3052 \membersection{wxWindow::SetName}\label{wxwindowsetname}
3053
3054 \func{virtual void}{SetName}{\param{const wxString\& }{name}}
3055
3056 Sets the window's name.
3057
3058 \wxheading{Parameters}
3059
3060 \docparam{name}{A name to set for the window.}
3061
3062 \wxheading{See also}
3063
3064 \helpref{wxWindow::GetName}{wxwindowgetname}
3065
3066
3067 \membersection{wxWindow::SetOwnBackgroundColour}\label{wxwindowsetownbackgroundcolour}
3068
3069 \func{void}{SetOwnBackgroundColour}{\param{const wxColour\& }{colour}}
3070
3071 Sets the background colour of the window but prevents it from being inherited
3072 by the children of this window.
3073
3074 \wxheading{See also}
3075
3076 \helpref{SetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowsetbackgroundcolour},\rtfsp
3077 \helpref{InheritAttributes}{wxwindowinheritattributes}
3078
3079
3080 \membersection{wxWindow::SetOwnFont}\label{wxwindowsetownfont}
3081
3082 \func{void}{SetOwnFont}{\param{const wxFont\& }{font}}
3083
3084 Sets the font of the window but prevents it from being inherited by the
3085 children of this window.
3086
3087 \wxheading{See also}
3088
3089 \helpref{SetFont}{wxwindowsetfont},\rtfsp
3090 \helpref{InheritAttributes}{wxwindowinheritattributes}
3091
3092
3093 \membersection{wxWindow::SetOwnForegroundColour}\label{wxwindowsetownforegroundcolour}
3094
3095 \func{void}{SetOwnForegroundColour}{\param{const wxColour\& }{colour}}
3096
3097 Sets the foreground colour of the window but prevents it from being inherited
3098 by the children of this window.
3099
3100 \wxheading{See also}
3101
3102 \helpref{SetForegroundColour}{wxwindowsetforegroundcolour},\rtfsp
3103 \helpref{InheritAttributes}{wxwindowinheritattributes}
3104
3105
3106 \membersection{wxWindow::SetPalette}\label{wxwindowsetpalette}
3107
3108 \func{virtual void}{SetPalette}{\param{wxPalette* }{palette}}
3109
3110 Obsolete - use \helpref{wxDC::SetPalette}{wxdcsetpalette} instead.
3111
3112
3113 \membersection{wxWindow::SetScrollbar}\label{wxwindowsetscrollbar}
3114
3115 \func{virtual void}{SetScrollbar}{\param{int }{orientation}, \param{int }{position},\rtfsp
3116 \param{int }{thumbSize}, \param{int }{range},\rtfsp
3117 \param{bool }{refresh = {\tt true}}}
3118
3119 Sets the scrollbar properties of a built-in scrollbar.
3120
3121 \wxheading{Parameters}
3122
3123 \docparam{orientation}{Determines the scrollbar whose page size is to be set. May be wxHORIZONTAL or wxVERTICAL.}
3124
3125 \docparam{position}{The position of the scrollbar in scroll units.}
3126
3127 \docparam{thumbSize}{The size of the thumb, or visible portion of the scrollbar, in scroll units.}
3128
3129 \docparam{range}{The maximum position of the scrollbar.}
3130
3131 \docparam{refresh}{{\tt true} to redraw the scrollbar, {\tt false} otherwise.}
3132
3133 \wxheading{Remarks}
3134
3135 Let's say you wish to display 50 lines of text, using the same font.
3136 The window is sized so that you can only see 16 lines at a time.
3137
3138 You would use:
3139
3140 {\small%
3141 \begin{verbatim}
3142 SetScrollbar(wxVERTICAL, 0, 16, 50);
3143 \end{verbatim}
3144 }
3145
3146 Note that with the window at this size, the thumb position can never go
3147 above 50 minus 16, or 34.
3148
3149 You can determine how many lines are currently visible by dividing the current view
3150 size by the character height in pixels.
3151
3152 When defining your own scrollbar behaviour, you will always need to recalculate
3153 the scrollbar settings when the window size changes. You could therefore put your
3154 scrollbar calculations and SetScrollbar
3155 call into a function named AdjustScrollbars, which can be called initially and also
3156 from your \helpref{wxSizeEvent}{wxsizeevent} handler function.
3157
3158 \wxheading{See also}
3159
3160 \helpref{Scrolling overview}{scrollingoverview},\rtfsp
3161 \helpref{wxScrollBar}{wxscrollbar}, \helpref{wxScrolledWindow}{wxscrolledwindow},\rtfsp
3162 \helpref{wxScrollWinEvent}{wxscrollwinevent}
3163
3164 \begin{comment}
3165
3166
3167 \membersection{wxWindow::SetScrollPage}\label{wxwindowsetscrollpage}
3168
3169 \func{virtual void}{SetScrollPage}{\param{int }{orientation}, \param{int }{pageSize}, \param{bool }{refresh = {\tt true}}}
3170
3171 Sets the page size of one of the built-in scrollbars.
3172
3173 \wxheading{Parameters}
3174
3175 \docparam{orientation}{Determines the scrollbar whose page size is to be set. May be wxHORIZONTAL or wxVERTICAL.}
3176
3177 \docparam{pageSize}{Page size in scroll units.}
3178
3179 \docparam{refresh}{{\tt true} to redraw the scrollbar, {\tt false} otherwise.}
3180
3181 \wxheading{Remarks}
3182
3183 The page size of a scrollbar is the number of scroll units that the scroll thumb travels when you
3184 click on the area above/left of or below/right of the thumb. Normally you will want a whole visible
3185 page to be scrolled, i.e. the size of the current view (perhaps the window client size). This
3186 value has to be adjusted when the window is resized, since the page size will have changed.
3187
3188 In addition to specifying how far the scroll thumb travels when paging, in Motif and some versions of Windows
3189 the thumb changes size to reflect the page size relative to the length of the document. When the
3190 document size is only slightly bigger than the current view (window) size, almost all of the scrollbar
3191 will be taken up by the thumb. When the two values become the same, the scrollbar will (on some systems)
3192 disappear.
3193
3194 Currently, this function should be called before SetPageRange, because of a quirk in the Windows
3195 handling of pages and ranges.
3196
3197 \wxheading{See also}
3198
3199 \helpref{wxWindow::SetScrollPos}{wxwindowsetscrollpos},\rtfsp
3200 \helpref{wxWindow::GetScrollPos}{wxwindowgetscrollpos},\rtfsp
3201 \helpref{wxWindow::GetScrollPage}{wxwindowgetscrollpage},\rtfsp
3202 \helpref{wxScrollBar}{wxscrollbar}, \helpref{wxScrolledWindow}{wxscrolledwindow}
3203 \end{comment}
3204
3205
3206 \membersection{wxWindow::SetScrollPos}\label{wxwindowsetscrollpos}
3207
3208 \func{virtual void}{SetScrollPos}{\param{int }{orientation}, \param{int }{pos}, \param{bool }{refresh = {\tt true}}}
3209
3210 Sets the position of one of the built-in scrollbars.
3211
3212 \wxheading{Parameters}
3213
3214 \docparam{orientation}{Determines the scrollbar whose position is to be set. May be wxHORIZONTAL or wxVERTICAL.}
3215
3216 \docparam{pos}{Position in scroll units.}
3217
3218 \docparam{refresh}{{\tt true} to redraw the scrollbar, {\tt false} otherwise.}
3219
3220 \wxheading{Remarks}
3221
3222 This function does not directly affect the contents of the window: it is up to the
3223 application to take note of scrollbar attributes and redraw contents accordingly.
3224
3225 \wxheading{See also}
3226
3227 \helpref{wxWindow::SetScrollbar}{wxwindowsetscrollbar},\rtfsp
3228 \helpref{wxWindow::GetScrollPos}{wxwindowgetscrollpos},\rtfsp
3229 \helpref{wxWindow::GetScrollThumb}{wxwindowgetscrollthumb},\rtfsp
3230 \helpref{wxScrollBar}{wxscrollbar}, \helpref{wxScrolledWindow}{wxscrolledwindow}
3231
3232 \begin{comment}
3233
3234
3235 \membersection{wxWindow::SetScrollRange}\label{wxwindowsetscrollrange}
3236
3237 \func{virtual void}{SetScrollRange}{\param{int }{orientation}, \param{int }{range}, \param{bool }{refresh = {\tt true}}}
3238
3239 Sets the range of one of the built-in scrollbars.
3240
3241 \wxheading{Parameters}
3242
3243 \docparam{orientation}{Determines the scrollbar whose range is to be set. May be wxHORIZONTAL or wxVERTICAL.}
3244
3245 \docparam{range}{Scroll range.}
3246
3247 \docparam{refresh}{{\tt true} to redraw the scrollbar, {\tt false} otherwise.}
3248
3249 \wxheading{Remarks}
3250
3251 The range of a scrollbar is the number of steps that the thumb may travel, rather than the total
3252 object length of the scrollbar. If you are implementing a scrolling window, for example, you
3253 would adjust the scroll range when the window is resized, by subtracting the window view size from the
3254 total virtual window size. When the two sizes are the same (all the window is visible), the range goes to zero
3255 and usually the scrollbar will be automatically hidden.
3256
3257 \wxheading{See also}
3258
3259 \helpref{wxWindow::SetScrollPos}{wxwindowsetscrollpos},\rtfsp
3260 \helpref{wxWindow::SetScrollPage}{wxwindowsetscrollpage},\rtfsp
3261 \helpref{wxWindow::GetScrollPos}{wxwindowgetscrollpos},\rtfsp
3262 \helpref{wxWindow::GetScrollPage}{wxwindowgetscrollpage},\rtfsp
3263 \helpref{wxScrollBar}{wxscrollbar}, \helpref{wxScrolledWindow}{wxscrolledwindow}
3264 \end{comment}
3265
3266
3267 \membersection{wxWindow::SetSize}\label{wxwindowsetsize}
3268
3269 \func{virtual void}{SetSize}{\param{int}{ x}, \param{int}{ y}, \param{int}{ width}, \param{int}{ height},
3270 \param{int}{ sizeFlags = wxSIZE\_AUTO}}
3271
3272 \func{virtual void}{SetSize}{\param{const wxRect\&}{ rect}}
3273
3274 Sets the position and size of the window in pixels.
3275
3276 \func{virtual void}{SetSize}{\param{int}{ width}, \param{int}{ height}}
3277
3278 \func{virtual void}{SetSize}{\param{const wxSize\&}{ size}}
3279
3280 Sets the size of the window in pixels.
3281
3282 \wxheading{Parameters}
3283
3284 \docparam{x}{Required x position in pixels, or wxDefaultCoord to indicate that the existing
3285 value should be used.}
3286
3287 \docparam{y}{Required y position in pixels, or wxDefaultCoord to indicate that the existing
3288 value should be used.}
3289
3290 \docparam{width}{Required width in pixels, or wxDefaultCoord to indicate that the existing
3291 value should be used.}
3292
3293 \docparam{height}{Required height position in pixels, or wxDefaultCoord to indicate that the existing
3294 value should be used.}
3295
3296 \docparam{size}{\helpref{wxSize}{wxsize} object for setting the size.}
3297
3298 \docparam{rect}{\helpref{wxRect}{wxrect} object for setting the position and size.}
3299
3300 \docparam{sizeFlags}{Indicates the interpretation of other parameters. It is a bit list of the following:
3301
3302 {\bf wxSIZE\_AUTO\_WIDTH}: a $wxDefaultCoord$ width value is taken to indicate
3303 a wxWidgets-supplied default width.\\
3304 {\bf wxSIZE\_AUTO\_HEIGHT}: a $wxDefaultCoord$ height value is taken to indicate
3305 a wxWidgets-supplied default height.\\
3306 {\bf wxSIZE\_AUTO}: $wxDefaultCoord$ size values are taken to indicate
3307 a wxWidgets-supplied default size.\\
3308 {\bf wxSIZE\_USE\_EXISTING}: existing dimensions should be used
3309 if $wxDefaultCoord$ values are supplied.\\
3310 {\bf wxSIZE\_ALLOW\_MINUS\_ONE}: allow negative dimensions (ie. value of $wxDefaultCoord$) to be interpreted
3311 as real dimensions, not default values.
3312 {\bf wxSIZE\_FORCE}: normally, if the position and the size of the window are
3313 already the same as the parameters of this function, nothing is done. but with
3314 this flag a window resize may be forced even in this case (supported in wx
3315 2.6.2 and later and only implemented for MSW and ignored elsewhere currently)
3316 }
3317
3318 \wxheading{Remarks}
3319
3320 The second form is a convenience for calling the first form with default
3321 x and y parameters, and must be used with non-default width and height values.
3322
3323 The first form sets the position and optionally size, of the window.
3324 Parameters may be $wxDefaultCoord$ to indicate either that a default should be supplied
3325 by wxWidgets, or that the current value of the dimension should be used.
3326
3327 \wxheading{See also}
3328
3329 \helpref{wxWindow::Move}{wxwindowmove}
3330
3331 \pythonnote{In place of a single overloaded method name, wxPython
3332 implements the following methods:\par
3333 \indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
3334 \twocolitem{{\bf SetDimensions(x, y, width, height, sizeFlags=wxSIZE\_AUTO)}}{}
3335 \twocolitem{{\bf SetSize(size)}}{}
3336 \twocolitem{{\bf SetPosition(point)}}{}
3337 \end{twocollist}}
3338 }
3339
3340
3341 \membersection{wxWindow::SetSizeHints}\label{wxwindowsetsizehints}
3342
3343 Use of this function for windows which are not toplevel windows
3344 (such as wxDialog or wxFrame) is discouraged. Please use
3345 \helpref{SetMinSize}{wxwindowsetminsize} and \helpref{SetMaxSize}{wxwindowsetmaxsize}
3346 instead.
3347
3348 \wxheading{See also}
3349
3350 \helpref{wxTopLevelWindow::SetSizeHints}{wxtoplevelwindowsetsizehints}.
3351
3352
3353 \membersection{wxWindow::SetSizer}\label{wxwindowsetsizer}
3354
3355 \func{void}{SetSizer}{\param{wxSizer* }{sizer}, \param{bool }{deleteOld=true}}
3356
3357 Sets the window to have the given layout sizer. The window
3358 will then own the object, and will take care of its deletion.
3359 If an existing layout constraints object is already owned by the
3360 window, it will be deleted if the deleteOld parameter is true.
3361
3362 Note that this function will also call
3363 \helpref{SetAutoLayout}{wxwindowsetautolayout} implicitly with {\tt true}
3364 parameter if the {\it sizer}\/ is non-NULL and {\tt false} otherwise.
3365
3366 \wxheading{Parameters}
3367
3368 \docparam{sizer}{The sizer to set. Pass NULL to disassociate and conditionally delete
3369 the window's sizer. See below.}
3370
3371 \docparam{deleteOld}{If true (the default), this will delete any pre-existing sizer.
3372 Pass false if you wish to handle deleting the old sizer yourself.}
3373
3374 \wxheading{Remarks}
3375
3376 SetSizer now enables and disables Layout automatically, but prior to wxWidgets 2.3.3
3377 the following applied:
3378
3379 You must call \helpref{wxWindow::SetAutoLayout}{wxwindowsetautolayout} to tell a window to use
3380 the sizer automatically in OnSize; otherwise, you must override OnSize and call Layout()
3381 explicitly. When setting both a wxSizer and a \helpref{wxLayoutConstraints}{wxlayoutconstraints},
3382 only the sizer will have effect.
3383
3384
3385 \membersection{wxWindow::SetSizerAndFit}\label{wxwindowsetsizerandfit}
3386
3387 \func{void}{SetSizerAndFit}{\param{wxSizer* }{sizer}, \param{bool }{deleteOld=true}}
3388
3389 The same as \helpref{SetSizer}{wxwindowsetsizer}, except it also sets the size hints
3390 for the window based on the sizer's minimum size.
3391
3392
3393 \membersection{wxWindow::SetThemeEnabled}\label{wxwindowsetthemeenabled}
3394
3395 \func{virtual void}{SetThemeEnabled}{\param{bool }{enable}}
3396
3397 This function tells a window if it should use the system's "theme" code
3398 to draw the windows' background instead if its own background drawing
3399 code. This does not always have any effect since the underlying platform
3400 obviously needs to support the notion of themes in user defined windows.
3401 One such platform is GTK+ where windows can have (very colourful) backgrounds
3402 defined by a user's selected theme.
3403
3404 Dialogs, notebook pages and the status bar have this flag set to true
3405 by default so that the default look and feel is simulated best.
3406
3407
3408 \membersection{wxWindow::SetToolTip}\label{wxwindowsettooltip}
3409
3410 \func{void}{SetToolTip}{\param{const wxString\& }{tip}}
3411
3412 \func{void}{SetToolTip}{\param{wxToolTip* }{tip}}
3413
3414 Attach a tooltip to the window.
3415
3416 See also: \helpref{GetToolTip}{wxwindowgettooltip},
3417 \helpref{wxToolTip}{wxtooltip}
3418
3419
3420 \membersection{wxWindow::SetValidator}\label{wxwindowsetvalidator}
3421
3422 \func{virtual void}{SetValidator}{\param{const wxValidator\&}{ validator}}
3423
3424 Deletes the current validator (if any) and sets the window validator, having called wxValidator::Clone to
3425 create a new validator of this type.
3426
3427
3428 \membersection{wxWindow::SetVirtualSize}\label{wxwindowsetvirtualsize}
3429
3430 \func{void}{SetVirtualSize}{\param{int}{ width}, \param{int}{ height}}
3431
3432 \func{void}{SetVirtualSize}{\param{const wxSize\&}{ size}}
3433
3434 Sets the virtual size of the window in pixels.
3435
3436
3437 \membersection{wxWindow::SetVirtualSizeHints}\label{wxwindowsetvirtualsizehints}
3438
3439 \func{virtual void}{SetVirtualSizeHints}{\param{int}{ minW},\param{int}{ minH}, \param{int}{ maxW=-1}, \param{int}{ maxH=-1}}
3440
3441 \func{void}{SetVirtualSizeHints}{\param{const wxSize\&}{ minSize=wxDefaultSize},
3442 \param{const wxSize\&}{ maxSize=wxDefaultSize}}
3443
3444
3445 Allows specification of minimum and maximum virtual window sizes.
3446 If a pair of values is not set (or set to -1), the default values
3447 will be used.
3448
3449 \wxheading{Parameters}
3450
3451 \docparam{minW}{Specifies the minimum width allowable.}
3452
3453 \docparam{minH}{Specifies the minimum height allowable.}
3454
3455 \docparam{maxW}{Specifies the maximum width allowable.}
3456
3457 \docparam{maxH}{Specifies the maximum height allowable.}
3458
3459 \docparam{minSize}{Minimum size.}
3460
3461 \docparam{maxSize}{Maximum size.}
3462
3463 \wxheading{Remarks}
3464
3465 If this function is called, the user will not be able to size the virtual area
3466 of the window outside the given bounds.
3467
3468
3469 \membersection{wxWindow::SetWindowStyle}\label{wxwindowsetwindowstyle}
3470
3471 \func{void}{SetWindowStyle}{\param{long}{ style}}
3472
3473 Identical to \helpref{SetWindowStyleFlag}{wxwindowsetwindowstyleflag}.
3474
3475
3476 \membersection{wxWindow::SetWindowStyleFlag}\label{wxwindowsetwindowstyleflag}
3477
3478 \func{virtual void}{SetWindowStyleFlag}{\param{long}{ style}}
3479
3480 Sets the style of the window. Please note that some styles cannot be changed
3481 after the window creation and that \helpref{Refresh()}{wxwindowrefresh} might
3482 need to be be called after changing the others for the change to take place
3483 immediately.
3484
3485 See \helpref{Window styles}{windowstyles} for more information about flags.
3486
3487 \wxheading{See also}
3488
3489 \helpref{GetWindowStyleFlag}{wxwindowgetwindowstyleflag}
3490
3491
3492 \membersection{wxWindow::SetWindowVariant}\label{wxwindowsetwindowvariant}
3493
3494 \func{void}{SetWindowVariant}{\param{wxWindowVariant}{variant}}
3495
3496 This function can be called under all platforms but only does anything under
3497 Mac OS X 10.3+ currently. Under this system, each of the standard control can
3498 exist in several sizes which correspond to the elements of wxWindowVariant
3499 enum:
3500 \begin{verbatim}
3501 enum wxWindowVariant
3502 {
3503 wxWINDOW_VARIANT_NORMAL, // Normal size
3504 wxWINDOW_VARIANT_SMALL, // Smaller size (about 25 % smaller than normal )
3505 wxWINDOW_VARIANT_MINI, // Mini size (about 33 % smaller than normal )
3506 wxWINDOW_VARIANT_LARGE, // Large size (about 25 % larger than normal )
3507 };
3508 \end{verbatim}
3509
3510 By default the controls use the normal size, of course, but this function can
3511 be used to change this.
3512
3513
3514 \membersection{wxWindow::ShouldInheritColours}\label{wxwindowshouldinheritcolours}
3515
3516 \func{virtual bool}{ShouldInheritColours}{\void}
3517
3518 Return \true from here to allow the colours of this window to be changed by
3519 \helpref{InheritAttributes}{wxwindowinheritattributes}, returning \false
3520 forbids inheriting them from the parent window.
3521
3522 The base class version returns \false, but this method is overridden in
3523 \helpref{wxControl}{wxcontrol} where it returns \true.
3524
3525
3526 \membersection{wxWindow::Show}\label{wxwindowshow}
3527
3528 \func{virtual bool}{Show}{\param{bool}{ show = {\tt true}}}
3529
3530 Shows or hides the window. You may need to call \helpref{Raise}{wxwindowraise}
3531 for a top level window if you want to bring it to top, although this is not
3532 needed if Show() is called immediately after the frame creation.
3533
3534 \wxheading{Parameters}
3535
3536 \docparam{show}{If {\tt true} displays the window. Otherwise, hides it.}
3537
3538 \wxheading{Return value}
3539
3540 {\tt true} if the window has been shown or hidden or {\tt false} if nothing was
3541 done because it already was in the requested state.
3542
3543 \wxheading{See also}
3544
3545 \helpref{wxWindow::IsShown}{wxwindowisshown},\rtfsp
3546 \helpref{wxWindow::Hide}{wxwindowhide},\rtfsp
3547 \helpref{wxRadioBox::Show}{wxradioboxshow}
3548
3549
3550 \membersection{wxWindow::Thaw}\label{wxwindowthaw}
3551
3552 \func{virtual void}{Thaw}{\void}
3553
3554 Reenables window updating after a previous call to
3555 \helpref{Freeze}{wxwindowfreeze}. To really thaw the control, it must be called
3556 exactly the same number of times as \helpref{Freeze}{wxwindowfreeze}.
3557
3558 \wxheading{See also}
3559
3560 \helpref{wxWindowUpdateLocker}{wxwindowupdatelocker}
3561
3562
3563 \membersection{wxWindow::ToggleWindowStyle}\label{wxwindowtogglewindowstyle}
3564
3565 \func{bool}{ToggleWindowStyle}{\param{int }{flag}}
3566
3567 Turns the given \arg{flag} on if it's currently turned off and vice versa.
3568 This function cannot be used if the value of the flag is $0$ (which is often
3569 the case for default flags).
3570
3571 Also, please notice that not all styles can be changed after the control
3572 creation.
3573
3574 \wxheading{Return value}
3575
3576 Returns \true if the style was turned on by this function, \false if it was
3577 switched off.
3578
3579 \wxheading{See also}
3580
3581 \helpref{wxWindow::SetWindowStyleFlag}{wxwindowsetwindowstyleflag},\rtfsp
3582 \helpref{wxWindow::HasFlag}{wxwindowhasflag}
3583
3584
3585 \membersection{wxWindow::TransferDataFromWindow}\label{wxwindowtransferdatafromwindow}
3586
3587 \func{virtual bool}{TransferDataFromWindow}{\void}
3588
3589 Transfers values from child controls to data areas specified by their validators. Returns
3590 {\tt false} if a transfer failed.
3591
3592 If the window has {\tt wxWS\_EX\_VALIDATE\_RECURSIVELY} extra style flag set,
3593 the method will also call TransferDataFromWindow() of all child windows.
3594
3595 \wxheading{See also}
3596
3597 \helpref{wxWindow::TransferDataToWindow}{wxwindowtransferdatatowindow},\rtfsp
3598 \helpref{wxValidator}{wxvalidator}, \helpref{wxWindow::Validate}{wxwindowvalidate}
3599
3600
3601 \membersection{wxWindow::TransferDataToWindow}\label{wxwindowtransferdatatowindow}
3602
3603 \func{virtual bool}{TransferDataToWindow}{\void}
3604
3605 Transfers values to child controls from data areas specified by their validators.
3606
3607 If the window has {\tt wxWS\_EX\_VALIDATE\_RECURSIVELY} extra style flag set,
3608 the method will also call TransferDataToWindow() of all child windows.
3609
3610 \wxheading{Return value}
3611
3612 Returns {\tt false} if a transfer failed.
3613
3614 \wxheading{See also}
3615
3616 \helpref{wxWindow::TransferDataFromWindow}{wxwindowtransferdatafromwindow},\rtfsp
3617 \helpref{wxValidator}{wxvalidator}, \helpref{wxWindow::Validate}{wxwindowvalidate}
3618
3619
3620 \membersection{wxWindow::UnregisterHotKey}\label{wxwindowunregisterhotkey}
3621
3622 \func{bool}{UnregisterHotKey}{\param{int}{ hotkeyId}}
3623
3624 Unregisters a system wide hotkey.
3625
3626 \wxheading{Parameters}
3627
3628 \docparam{hotkeyId}{Numeric identifier of the hotkey. Must be the same id that was passed to RegisterHotKey.}
3629
3630 \wxheading{Return value}
3631
3632 {\tt true} if the hotkey was unregistered successfully, {\tt false} if the id was invalid.
3633
3634 \wxheading{Remarks}
3635
3636 This function is currently only implemented under MSW.
3637
3638 \wxheading{See also}
3639
3640 \helpref{wxWindow::RegisterHotKey}{wxwindowregisterhotkey}
3641
3642
3643 \membersection{wxWindow::Update}\label{wxwindowupdate}
3644
3645 \func{virtual void}{Update}{\void}
3646
3647 Calling this method immediately repaints the invalidated area of the window and
3648 all of its children recursively while this would usually only happen when the
3649 flow of control returns to the event loop.
3650 Notice that this function doesn't invalidate any area of the window so
3651 nothing happens if nothing has been invalidated (i.e. marked as requiring
3652 a redraw). Use \helpref{Refresh}{wxwindowrefresh} first if you want to
3653 immediately redraw the window unconditionally.
3654
3655
3656 \membersection{wxWindow::UpdateWindowUI}\label{wxwindowupdatewindowui}
3657
3658 \func{virtual void}{UpdateWindowUI}{\param{long}{ flags = wxUPDATE\_UI\_NONE}}
3659
3660 This function sends \helpref{wxUpdateUIEvents}{wxupdateuievent} to
3661 the window. The particular implementation depends on the window; for
3662 example a wxToolBar will send an update UI event for each toolbar button,
3663 and a wxFrame will send an update UI event for each menubar menu item.
3664 You can call this function from your application to ensure that your
3665 UI is up-to-date at this point (as far as your wxUpdateUIEvent handlers
3666 are concerned). This may be necessary if you have called
3667 \helpref{wxUpdateUIEvent::SetMode}{wxupdateuieventsetmode} or
3668 \helpref{wxUpdateUIEvent::SetUpdateInterval}{wxupdateuieventsetupdateinterval} to
3669 limit the overhead that wxWidgets incurs by sending update UI events in idle time.
3670
3671 {\it flags} should be a bitlist of one or more of the following values.
3672
3673 \begin{verbatim}
3674 enum wxUpdateUI
3675 {
3676 wxUPDATE_UI_NONE = 0x0000, // No particular value
3677 wxUPDATE_UI_RECURSE = 0x0001, // Call the function for descendants
3678 wxUPDATE_UI_FROMIDLE = 0x0002 // Invoked from On(Internal)Idle
3679 };
3680 \end{verbatim}
3681
3682 If you are calling this function from an OnInternalIdle or OnIdle
3683 function, make sure you pass the wxUPDATE\_UI\_FROMIDLE flag, since
3684 this tells the window to only update the UI elements that need
3685 to be updated in idle time. Some windows update their elements
3686 only when necessary, for example when a menu is about to be shown.
3687 The following is an example of how to call UpdateWindowUI from
3688 an idle function.
3689
3690 \begin{verbatim}
3691 void MyWindow::OnInternalIdle()
3692 {
3693 if (wxUpdateUIEvent::CanUpdate(this))
3694 UpdateWindowUI(wxUPDATE_UI_FROMIDLE);
3695 }
3696 \end{verbatim}
3697
3698 \wxheading{See also}
3699
3700 \helpref{wxUpdateUIEvent}{wxupdateuievent},
3701 \helpref{wxWindow::DoUpdateWindowUI}{wxwindowdoupdatewindowui},
3702 \helpref{wxWindow::OnInternalIdle}{wxwindowoninternalidle}
3703
3704
3705 \membersection{wxWindow::Validate}\label{wxwindowvalidate}
3706
3707 \func{virtual bool}{Validate}{\void}
3708
3709 Validates the current values of the child controls using their validators.
3710
3711 If the window has {\tt wxWS\_EX\_VALIDATE\_RECURSIVELY} extra style flag set,
3712 the method will also call Validate() of all child windows.
3713
3714 \wxheading{Return value}
3715
3716 Returns {\tt false} if any of the validations failed.
3717
3718 \wxheading{See also}
3719
3720 \helpref{wxWindow::TransferDataFromWindow}{wxwindowtransferdatafromwindow},\rtfsp
3721 \helpref{wxWindow::TransferDataToWindow}{wxwindowtransferdatatowindow},\rtfsp
3722 \helpref{wxValidator}{wxvalidator}
3723
3724
3725 \membersection{wxWindow::WarpPointer}\label{wxwindowwarppointer}
3726
3727 \func{void}{WarpPointer}{\param{int}{ x}, \param{int}{ y}}
3728
3729 Moves the pointer to the given position on the window.
3730
3731 {\bf NB: } This function is not supported under Mac because Apple Human
3732 Interface Guidelines forbid moving the mouse cursor programmatically.
3733
3734 \wxheading{Parameters}
3735
3736 \docparam{x}{The new x position for the cursor.}
3737
3738 \docparam{y}{The new y position for the cursor.}
3739