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2 %% Name: window.tex
3 %% Purpose: wxWindow documentation
4 %% Author: wxWidgets Team
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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{Library}
45
46 \helpref{wxCore}{librarieslist}
47
48 \wxheading{Window styles}
49
50 The following styles can apply to all windows, although they will not always make sense for a particular
51 window class or on all platforms.
52
53 \twocolwidtha{5cm}%
54 \begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
55 \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxSIMPLE\_BORDER}}{Displays a thin border around the window. wxBORDER is the old name
56 for this style. }
57 \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxDOUBLE\_BORDER}}{Displays a double border. Windows and Mac only.}
58 \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxSUNKEN\_BORDER}}{Displays a sunken border.}
59 \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxRAISED\_BORDER}}{Displays a raised border.}
60 \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxSTATIC\_BORDER}}{Displays a border suitable for a static control. Windows only. }
61 \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxNO\_BORDER}}{Displays no border, overriding the default border style for the window.}
62 \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxTRANSPARENT\_WINDOW}}{The window is transparent, that is, it will not receive paint
63 events. Windows only.}
64 \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxTAB\_TRAVERSAL}}{Use this to enable tab traversal for non-dialog windows.}
65 \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWANTS\_CHARS}}{Use this to indicate that
66 the window wants to get all char/key events for all keys - even for
67 keys like TAB or ENTER which are usually used for dialog navigation
68 and which wouldn't be generated without this style. If you need to
69 use this style in order to get the arrows or etc., but would still like
70 to have normal keyboard navigation take place, you should call
71 \helpref{Navigate}{wxwindownavigate} in response to the key events for
72 Tab and Shift-Tab.}
73 \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxNO\_FULL\_REPAINT\_ON\_RESIZE}}{On Windows, this style used to disable repainting
74 the window completely when its size is changed. Since this behaviour is now the default, the style is now obsolete
75 and no longer has an effect.}
76 \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxVSCROLL}}{Use this style to enable a vertical
77 scrollbar. Notice that this style cannot be used with native controls
78 which don't support scrollbars nor with top-level windows in most ports.}
79 \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxHSCROLL}}{Use this style to enable a horizontal
80 scrollbar. The same limitations as for wxVSCROLL apply to this style.}
81 \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxALWAYS\_SHOW\_SB}}{If a window has scrollbars,
82 disable them instead of hiding them when they are not needed (i.e. when the
83 size of the window is big enough to not require the scrollbars to navigate it).
84 This style is currently implemented for wxMSW, wxGTK and wxUniversal and does
85 nothing on the other platforms.}
86 \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxCLIP\_CHILDREN}}{Use this style to eliminate flicker caused by the background being
87 repainted, then children being painted over them. Windows only.}
88 \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxFULL\_REPAINT\_ON\_RESIZE}}{Use this style to force
89 a complete redraw of the window whenever it is resized instead of redrawing
90 just the part of the window affected by resizing. Note that this was the
91 behaviour by default before 2.5.1 release and that if you experience redraw
92 problems with code which previously used to work you may want to try this.
93 Currently this style applies on GTK+ 2 and Windows only, and full repainting is always
94 done on other platforms.}
95 \end{twocollist}
96
97 See also \helpref{window styles overview}{windowstyles}.
98
99 \wxheading{Extra window styles}
100
101 The following are extra styles, set using \helpref{wxWindow::SetExtraStyle}{wxwindowsetextrastyle}.
102
103 \twocolwidtha{5cm}%
104 \begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
105 \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_VALIDATE\_RECURSIVELY}}{By default, Validate/TransferDataTo/FromWindow()
106 only work on direct children of the window (compatible behaviour). Set this flag to make them recursively
107 descend into all subwindows.}
108 \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_BLOCK\_EVENTS}}{wxCommandEvents and the objects of the derived classes are forwarded to the
109 parent window and so on recursively by default. Using this flag for the
110 given window allows to block this propagation at this window, i.e. prevent
111 the events from being propagated further upwards. Dialogs have this
112 flag on by default.}
113 \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_TRANSIENT}}{Don't use this window as an implicit parent for the other windows: this must
114 be used with transient windows as otherwise there is the risk of creating a
115 dialog/frame with this window as a parent which would lead to a crash if the
116 parent is destroyed before the child.}
117 \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_PROCESS\_IDLE}}{This window should always process idle events, even
118 if the mode set by \helpref{wxIdleEvent::SetMode}{wxidleeventsetmode} is wxIDLE\_PROCESS\_SPECIFIED.}
119 \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_PROCESS\_UI\_UPDATES}}{This window should always process UI update events,
120 even if the mode set by \helpref{wxUpdateUIEvent::SetMode}{wxupdateuieventsetmode} is wxUPDATE\_UI\_PROCESS\_SPECIFIED.}
121 \end{twocollist}
122
123 \wxheading{See also}
124
125 \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}\\
126 \helpref{Window sizing overview}{windowsizingoverview}
127
128 \latexignore{\rtfignore{\wxheading{Members}}}
129
130
131 \membersection{wxWindow::wxWindow}\label{wxwindowctor}
132
133 \func{}{wxWindow}{\void}
134
135 Default constructor.
136
137 \func{}{wxWindow}{\param{wxWindow*}{ parent}, \param{wxWindowID }{id},
138 \param{const wxPoint\& }{pos = wxDefaultPosition},
139 \param{const wxSize\& }{size = wxDefaultSize},
140 \param{long }{style = 0},
141 \param{const wxString\& }{name = wxPanelNameStr}}
142
143 Constructs a window, which can be a child of a frame, dialog or any other non-control window.
144
145 \wxheading{Parameters}
146
147 \docparam{parent}{Pointer to a parent window.}
148
149 \docparam{id}{Window identifier. If wxID\_ANY, will automatically create an identifier.}
150
151 \docparam{pos}{Window position. wxDefaultPosition indicates that wxWidgets
152 should generate a default position for the window. If using the wxWindow class directly, supply
153 an actual position.}
154
155 \docparam{size}{Window size. wxDefaultSize indicates that wxWidgets
156 should generate a default size for the window. If no suitable size can be found, the
157 window will be sized to 20x20 pixels so that the window is visible but obviously not
158 correctly sized. }
159
160 \docparam{style}{Window style. For generic window styles, please see \helpref{wxWindow}{wxwindow}.}
161
162 \docparam{name}{Window name.}
163
164
165 \membersection{wxWindow::\destruct{wxWindow}}\label{wxwindowdtor}
166
167 \func{}{\destruct{wxWindow}}{\void}
168
169 Destructor. Deletes all subwindows, then deletes itself. Instead of using
170 the {\bf delete} operator explicitly, you should normally
171 use \helpref{wxWindow::Destroy}{wxwindowdestroy} so that wxWidgets
172 can delete a window only when it is safe to do so, in idle time.
173
174 \wxheading{See also}
175
176 \helpref{Window deletion overview}{windowdeletionoverview},\rtfsp
177 \helpref{wxWindow::Destroy}{wxwindowdestroy},\rtfsp
178 \helpref{wxCloseEvent}{wxcloseevent}
179
180
181 \membersection{wxWindow::AcceptsFocus}\label{wxwindowacceptsfocus}
182
183 \constfunc{bool}{AcceptsFocus}{\void}
184
185 This method may be overridden in the derived classes to return \false to
186 indicate that this control doesn't accept input at all (i.e. behaves like e.g.
187 \helpref{wxStaticText}{wxstatictext}) and so doesn't need focus.
188
189 \wxheading{See also}
190
191 \helpref{AcceptsFocusFromKeyboard}{wxwindowacceptsfocusfromkeyboard}
192
193
194 \membersection{wxWindow::AcceptsFocusFromKeyboard}\label{wxwindowacceptsfocusfromkeyboard}
195
196 \constfunc{bool}{AcceptsFocusFromKeyboard}{\void}
197
198 This method may be overridden in the derived classes to return \false to
199 indicate that while this control can, in principle, have focus if the user
200 clicks it with the mouse, it shouldn't be included in the TAB traversal chain
201 when using the keyboard.
202
203
204 \membersection{wxWindow::AddChild}\label{wxwindowaddchild}
205
206 \func{virtual void}{AddChild}{\param{wxWindow* }{child}}
207
208 Adds a child window. This is called automatically by window creation
209 functions so should not be required by the application programmer.
210
211 Notice that this function is mostly internal to wxWidgets and shouldn't be
212 called by the user code.
213
214 \wxheading{Parameters}
215
216 \docparam{child}{Child window to add.}
217
218
219 \membersection{wxWindow::CacheBestSize}\label{wxwindowcachebestsize}
220
221 \constfunc{void}{CacheBestSize}{\param{const wxSize\& }{size}}
222
223 Sets the cached best size value.
224
225
226 \membersection{wxWindow::CaptureMouse}\label{wxwindowcapturemouse}
227
228 \func{virtual void}{CaptureMouse}{\void}
229
230 Directs all mouse input to this window. Call \helpref{wxWindow::ReleaseMouse}{wxwindowreleasemouse} to
231 release the capture.
232
233 Note that wxWidgets maintains the stack of windows having captured the mouse
234 and when the mouse is released the capture returns to the window which had had
235 captured it previously and it is only really released if there were no previous
236 window. In particular, this means that you must release the mouse as many times
237 as you capture it, unless the window receives
238 the \helpref{wxMouseCaptureLostEvent}{wxmousecapturelostevent} event.
239
240 Any application which captures the mouse in the beginning of some operation
241 {\em must} handle \helpref{wxMouseCaptureLostEvent}{wxmousecapturelostevent}
242 and cancel this operation when it receives the event. The event handler must
243 not recapture mouse.
244
245 \wxheading{See also}
246
247 \helpref{wxWindow::ReleaseMouse}{wxwindowreleasemouse}
248 \helpref{wxMouseCaptureLostEvent}{wxmousecapturelostevent}
249
250
251 \membersection{wxWindow::Center}\label{wxwindowcenter}
252
253 \func{void}{Center}{\param{int}{ direction}}
254
255 A synonym for \helpref{Centre}{wxwindowcentre}.
256
257
258 \membersection{wxWindow::CenterOnParent}\label{wxwindowcenteronparent}
259
260 \func{void}{CenterOnParent}{\param{int}{ direction}}
261
262 A synonym for \helpref{CentreOnParent}{wxwindowcentreonparent}.
263
264
265 \membersection{wxWindow::CenterOnScreen}\label{wxwindowcenteronscreen}
266
267 \func{void}{CenterOnScreen}{\param{int}{ direction}}
268
269 A synonym for \helpref{CentreOnScreen}{wxwindowcentreonscreen}.
270
271
272 \membersection{wxWindow::Centre}\label{wxwindowcentre}
273
274 \func{void}{Centre}{\param{int}{ direction = wxBOTH}}
275
276 Centres the window.
277
278 \wxheading{Parameters}
279
280 \docparam{direction}{Specifies the direction for the centering. May be {\tt wxHORIZONTAL}, {\tt wxVERTICAL}\rtfsp
281 or {\tt wxBOTH}. It may also include {\tt wxCENTRE\_ON\_SCREEN} flag
282 if you want to center the window on the entire screen and not on its
283 parent window.}
284
285 The flag {\tt wxCENTRE\_FRAME} is obsolete and should not be used any longer
286 (it has no effect).
287
288 \wxheading{Remarks}
289
290 If the window is a top level one (i.e. doesn't have a parent), it will be
291 centered relative to the screen anyhow.
292
293 \wxheading{See also}
294
295 \helpref{wxWindow::Center}{wxwindowcenter}
296
297
298 \membersection{wxWindow::CentreOnParent}\label{wxwindowcentreonparent}
299
300 \func{void}{CentreOnParent}{\param{int}{ direction = wxBOTH}}
301
302 Centres the window on its parent. This is a more readable synonym for
303 \helpref{Centre}{wxwindowcentre}.
304
305 \wxheading{Parameters}
306
307 \docparam{direction}{Specifies the direction for the centering. May be {\tt wxHORIZONTAL}, {\tt wxVERTICAL}\rtfsp
308 or {\tt wxBOTH}.}
309
310 \wxheading{Remarks}
311
312 This methods provides for a way to center top level windows over their
313 parents instead of the entire screen. If there is no parent or if the
314 window is not a top level window, then behaviour is the same as
315 \helpref{wxWindow::Centre}{wxwindowcentre}.
316
317 \wxheading{See also}
318
319 \helpref{wxWindow::CentreOnScreen}{wxwindowcenteronscreen}
320
321
322 \membersection{wxWindow::CentreOnScreen}\label{wxwindowcentreonscreen}
323
324 \func{void}{CentreOnScreen}{\param{int}{ direction = wxBOTH}}
325
326 Centres the window on screen. This only works for top level windows -
327 otherwise, the window will still be centered on its parent.
328
329 \wxheading{Parameters}
330
331 \docparam{direction}{Specifies the direction for the centering. May be {\tt wxHORIZONTAL}, {\tt wxVERTICAL}\rtfsp
332 or {\tt wxBOTH}.}
333
334 \wxheading{See also}
335
336 \helpref{wxWindow::CentreOnParent}{wxwindowcenteronparent}
337
338
339 \membersection{wxWindow::ClearBackground}\label{wxwindowclearbackground}
340
341 \func{void}{ClearBackground}{\void}
342
343 Clears the window by filling it with the current background colour. Does not
344 cause an erase background event to be generated.
345
346
347 \membersection{wxWindow::ClientToScreen}\label{wxwindowclienttoscreen}
348
349 \constfunc{virtual void}{ClientToScreen}{\param{int* }{x}, \param{int* }{y}}
350
351 \perlnote{In wxPerl this method returns a 2-element list instead of
352 modifying its parameters.}
353
354 \constfunc{virtual wxPoint}{ClientToScreen}{\param{const wxPoint\&}{ pt}}
355
356 Converts to screen coordinates from coordinates relative to this window.
357
358 \docparam{x}{A pointer to a integer value for the x coordinate. Pass the client coordinate in, and
359 a screen coordinate will be passed out.}
360
361 \docparam{y}{A pointer to a integer value for the y coordinate. Pass the client coordinate in, and
362 a screen coordinate will be passed out.}
363
364 \docparam{pt}{The client position for the second form of the function.}
365
366 \pythonnote{In place of a single overloaded method name, wxPython
367 implements the following methods:\par
368 \indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
369 \twocolitem{{\bf ClientToScreen(point)}}{Accepts and returns a wxPoint}
370 \twocolitem{{\bf ClientToScreenXY(x, y)}}{Returns a 2-tuple, (x, y)}
371 \end{twocollist}}
372 }
373
374
375 \membersection{wxWindow::Close}\label{wxwindowclose}
376
377 \func{bool}{Close}{\param{bool}{ force = {\tt false}}}
378
379 This function simply generates a \helpref{wxCloseEvent}{wxcloseevent} whose
380 handler usually tries to close the window. It doesn't close the window itself,
381 however.
382
383 \wxheading{Parameters}
384
385 \docparam{force}{{\tt false} if the window's close handler should be able to veto the destruction
386 of this window, {\tt true} if it cannot.}
387
388 \wxheading{Remarks}
389
390 Close calls the \helpref{close handler}{wxcloseevent} for the window, providing
391 an opportunity for the window to choose whether to destroy the window.
392 Usually it is only used with the top level windows (wxFrame and wxDialog
393 classes) as the others are not supposed to have any special OnClose() logic.
394
395 The close handler should check whether the window is being deleted forcibly,
396 using \helpref{wxCloseEvent::CanVeto}{wxcloseeventcanveto}, in which case it
397 should destroy the window using \helpref{wxWindow::Destroy}{wxwindowdestroy}.
398
399 {\it Note} that calling Close does not guarantee that the window will be
400 destroyed; but it provides a way to simulate a manual close of a window, which
401 may or may not be implemented by destroying the window. The default
402 implementation of wxDialog::OnCloseWindow does not necessarily delete the
403 dialog, since it will simply simulate an wxID\_CANCEL event which is handled by
404 the appropriate button event handler and may do anything at all.
405
406 To guarantee that the window will be destroyed, call
407 \helpref{wxWindow::Destroy}{wxwindowdestroy} instead
408
409 \wxheading{See also}
410
411 \helpref{Window deletion overview}{windowdeletionoverview},\rtfsp
412 \helpref{wxWindow::Destroy}{wxwindowdestroy},\rtfsp
413 \helpref{wxCloseEvent}{wxcloseevent}
414
415
416 \membersection{wxWindow::ConvertDialogToPixels}\label{wxwindowconvertdialogtopixels}
417
418 \func{wxPoint}{ConvertDialogToPixels}{\param{const wxPoint\&}{ pt}}
419
420 \func{wxSize}{ConvertDialogToPixels}{\param{const wxSize\&}{ sz}}
421
422 Converts a point or size from dialog units to pixels.
423
424 For the x dimension, the dialog units are multiplied by the average character width
425 and then divided by 4.
426
427 For the y dimension, the dialog units are multiplied by the average character height
428 and then divided by 8.
429
430 \wxheading{Remarks}
431
432 Dialog units are used for maintaining a dialog's proportions even if the font changes.
433
434 You can also use these functions programmatically. A convenience macro is defined:
435
436 {\small
437 \begin{verbatim}
438 #define wxDLG_UNIT(parent, pt) parent->ConvertDialogToPixels(pt)
439 \end{verbatim}
440 }
441
442 \wxheading{See also}
443
444 \helpref{wxWindow::ConvertPixelsToDialog}{wxwindowconvertpixelstodialog}
445
446 \pythonnote{In place of a single overloaded method name, wxPython
447 implements the following methods:\par
448 \indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
449 \twocolitem{{\bf ConvertDialogPointToPixels(point)}}{Accepts and returns a wxPoint}
450 \twocolitem{{\bf ConvertDialogSizeToPixels(size)}}{Accepts and returns a wxSize}
451 \end{twocollist}}
452
453 Additionally, the following helper functions are defined:\par
454 \indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
455 \twocolitem{{\bf wxDLG\_PNT(win, point)}}{Converts a wxPoint from dialog
456 units to pixels}
457 \twocolitem{{\bf wxDLG\_SZE(win, size)}}{Converts a wxSize from dialog
458 units to pixels}
459 \end{twocollist}}
460 }
461
462
463
464 \membersection{wxWindow::ConvertPixelsToDialog}\label{wxwindowconvertpixelstodialog}
465
466 \func{wxPoint}{ConvertPixelsToDialog}{\param{const wxPoint\&}{ pt}}
467
468 \func{wxSize}{ConvertPixelsToDialog}{\param{const wxSize\&}{ sz}}
469
470 Converts a point or size from pixels to dialog units.
471
472 For the x dimension, the pixels are multiplied by 4 and then divided by the average
473 character width.
474
475 For the y dimension, the pixels are multiplied by 8 and then divided by the average
476 character height.
477
478 \wxheading{Remarks}
479
480 Dialog units are used for maintaining a dialog's proportions even if the font changes.
481
482 \wxheading{See also}
483
484 \helpref{wxWindow::ConvertDialogToPixels}{wxwindowconvertdialogtopixels}
485
486 \pythonnote{In place of a single overloaded method name, wxPython implements the following methods:\par
487 \indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
488 \twocolitem{{\bf ConvertDialogPointToPixels(point)}}{Accepts and returns a wxPoint}
489 \twocolitem{{\bf ConvertDialogSizeToPixels(size)}}{Accepts and returns a wxSize}
490 \end{twocollist}}
491 }
492
493
494 \membersection{wxWindow::Destroy}\label{wxwindowdestroy}
495
496 \func{virtual bool}{Destroy}{\void}
497
498 Destroys the window safely. Use this function instead of the delete operator, since
499 different window classes can be destroyed differently. Frames and dialogs
500 are not destroyed immediately when this function is called -- they are added
501 to a list of windows to be deleted on idle time, when all the window's events
502 have been processed. This prevents problems with events being sent to non-existent
503 windows.
504
505 \wxheading{Return value}
506
507 {\tt true} if the window has either been successfully deleted, or it has been added
508 to the list of windows pending real deletion.
509
510
511 \membersection{wxWindow::DestroyChildren}\label{wxwindowdestroychildren}
512
513 \func{virtual void}{DestroyChildren}{\void}
514
515 Destroys all children of a window. Called automatically by the destructor.
516
517
518 \membersection{wxWindow::Disable}\label{wxwindowdisable}
519
520 \func{bool}{Disable}{\void}
521
522 Disables the window, same as \helpref{Enable({\tt false})}{wxwindowenable}.
523
524 \wxheading{Return value}
525
526 Returns {\tt true} if the window has been disabled, {\tt false} if it had been
527 already disabled before the call to this function.
528
529
530 \membersection{wxWindow::DoGetBestSize}\label{wxwindowdogetbestsize}
531
532 \constfunc{virtual wxSize}{DoGetBestSize}{\void}
533
534 Gets the size which best suits the window: for a control, it would be
535 the minimal size which doesn't truncate the control, for a panel - the
536 same size as it would have after a call to \helpref{Fit()}{wxwindowfit}.
537
538
539 \membersection{wxWindow::DoUpdateWindowUI}\label{wxwindowdoupdatewindowui}
540
541 \func{virtual void}{DoUpdateWindowUI}{\param{wxUpdateUIEvent\&}{ event}}
542
543 Does the window-specific updating after processing the update event.
544 This function is called by \helpref{wxWindow::UpdateWindowUI}{wxwindowupdatewindowui}
545 in order to check return values in the \helpref{wxUpdateUIEvent}{wxupdateuievent} and
546 act appropriately. For example, to allow frame and dialog title updating, wxWidgets
547 implements this function as follows:
548
549 \begin{verbatim}
550 // do the window-specific processing after processing the update event
551 void wxTopLevelWindowBase::DoUpdateWindowUI(wxUpdateUIEvent& event)
552 {
553 if ( event.GetSetEnabled() )
554 Enable(event.GetEnabled());
555
556 if ( event.GetSetText() )
557 {
558 if ( event.GetText() != GetTitle() )
559 SetTitle(event.GetText());
560 }
561 }
562 \end{verbatim}
563
564
565
566 \membersection{wxWindow::DragAcceptFiles}\label{wxwindowdragacceptfiles}
567
568 \func{virtual void}{DragAcceptFiles}{\param{bool}{ accept}}
569
570 Enables or disables eligibility for drop file events (OnDropFiles).
571
572 \wxheading{Parameters}
573
574 \docparam{accept}{If {\tt true}, the window is eligible for drop file events. If {\tt false}, the window
575 will not accept drop file events.}
576
577 \wxheading{Remarks}
578
579 Windows only.
580
581
582 \membersection{wxWindow::Enable}\label{wxwindowenable}
583
584 \func{virtual bool}{Enable}{\param{bool}{ enable = {\tt true}}}
585
586 Enable or disable the window for user input. Note that when a parent window is
587 disabled, all of its children are disabled as well and they are reenabled again
588 when the parent is.
589
590 \wxheading{Parameters}
591
592 \docparam{enable}{If {\tt true}, enables the window for input. If {\tt false}, disables the window.}
593
594 \wxheading{Return value}
595
596 Returns {\tt true} if the window has been enabled or disabled, {\tt false} if
597 nothing was done, i.e. if the window had already been in the specified state.
598
599 \wxheading{See also}
600
601 \helpref{wxWindow::IsEnabled}{wxwindowisenabled},\rtfsp
602 \helpref{wxWindow::Disable}{wxwindowdisable},\rtfsp
603 \helpref{wxRadioBox::Enable}{wxradioboxenable}
604
605
606 \membersection{wxWindow::FindFocus}\label{wxwindowfindfocus}
607
608 \func{static wxWindow*}{FindFocus}{\void}
609
610 Finds the window or control which currently has the keyboard focus.
611
612 \wxheading{Remarks}
613
614 Note that this is a static function, so it can be called without needing a wxWindow pointer.
615
616 \wxheading{See also}
617
618 \helpref{wxWindow::SetFocus}{wxwindowsetfocus}
619
620
621
622 \membersection{wxWindow::FindWindow}\label{wxwindowfindwindow}
623
624 \constfunc{wxWindow*}{FindWindow}{\param{long}{ id}}
625
626 Find a child of this window, by identifier.
627
628 \constfunc{wxWindow*}{FindWindow}{\param{const wxString\&}{ name}}
629
630 Find a child of this window, by name.
631
632 \pythonnote{In place of a single overloaded method name, wxPython
633 implements the following methods:\par
634 \indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
635 \twocolitem{{\bf FindWindowById(id)}}{Accepts an integer}
636 \twocolitem{{\bf FindWindowByName(name)}}{Accepts a string}
637 \end{twocollist}}
638 }
639
640
641 \membersection{wxWindow::FindWindowById}\label{wxwindowfindwindowbyid}
642
643 \func{static wxWindow*}{FindWindowById}{\param{long}{ id}, \param{wxWindow*}{ parent = NULL}}
644
645 Find the first window with the given {\it id}.
646
647 If {\it parent} is NULL, the search will start from all top-level
648 frames and dialog boxes; if non-NULL, the search will be limited to the given window hierarchy.
649 The search is recursive in both cases.
650
651 \wxheading{See also}
652
653 \helpref{FindWindow}{wxwindowfindwindow}
654
655
656 \membersection{wxWindow::FindWindowByLabel}\label{wxwindowfindwindowbylabel}
657
658 \func{static wxWindow*}{FindWindowByLabel}{\param{const wxString\&}{ label}, \param{wxWindow*}{ parent = NULL}}
659
660 Find a window by its label. Depending on the type of window, the label may be a window title
661 or panel item label. If {\it parent} is NULL, the search will start from all top-level
662 frames and dialog boxes; if non-NULL, the search will be limited to the given window hierarchy.
663 The search is recursive in both cases.
664
665 \wxheading{See also}
666
667 \helpref{FindWindow}{wxwindowfindwindow}
668
669
670 \membersection{wxWindow::FindWindowByName}\label{wxwindowfindwindowbyname}
671
672 \func{static wxWindow*}{FindWindowByName}{\param{const wxString\&}{ name}, \param{wxWindow*}{ parent = NULL}}
673
674 Find a window by its name (as given in a window constructor or {\bf Create} function call).
675 If {\it parent} is NULL, the search will start from all top-level
676 frames and dialog boxes; if non-NULL, the search will be limited to the given window hierarchy.
677 The search is recursive in both cases.
678
679 If no window with such name is found,
680 \helpref{FindWindowByLabel}{wxwindowfindwindowbylabel} is called.
681
682 \wxheading{See also}
683
684 \helpref{FindWindow}{wxwindowfindwindow}
685
686
687 \membersection{wxWindow::Fit}\label{wxwindowfit}
688
689 \func{virtual void}{Fit}{\void}
690
691 Sizes the window so that it fits around its subwindows. This function won't do
692 anything if there are no subwindows and will only really work correctly if
693 sizers are used for the subwindows layout. Also, if the window has exactly one
694 subwindow it is better (faster and the result is more precise as Fit adds some
695 margin to account for fuzziness of its calculations) to call
696
697 \begin{verbatim}
698 window->SetClientSize(child->GetSize());
699 \end{verbatim}
700
701 instead of calling Fit.
702
703
704 \membersection{wxWindow::FitInside}\label{wxwindowfitinside}
705
706 \func{virtual void}{FitInside}{\void}
707
708 Similar to \helpref{Fit}{wxwindowfit}, but sizes the interior (virtual) size
709 of a window. Mainly useful with scrolled windows to reset scrollbars after
710 sizing changes that do not trigger a size event, and/or scrolled windows without
711 an interior sizer. This function similarly won't do anything if there are no
712 subwindows.
713
714
715 \membersection{wxWindow::Freeze}\label{wxwindowfreeze}
716
717 \func{virtual void}{Freeze}{\void}
718
719 Freezes the window or, in other words, prevents any updates from taking place
720 on screen, the window is not redrawn at all. \helpref{Thaw}{wxwindowthaw} must
721 be called to reenable window redrawing. Calls to these two functions may be
722 nested.
723
724 This method is useful for visual appearance optimization (for example, it
725 is a good idea to use it before doing many large text insertions in a row into
726 a wxTextCtrl under wxGTK) but is not implemented on all platforms nor for all
727 controls so it is mostly just a hint to wxWidgets and not a mandatory
728 directive.
729
730 \wxheading{See also}
731
732 \helpref{wxWindowUpdateLocker}{wxwindowupdatelocker}
733
734
735 \membersection{wxWindow::GetAcceleratorTable}\label{wxwindowgetacceleratortable}
736
737 \constfunc{wxAcceleratorTable*}{GetAcceleratorTable}{\void}
738
739 Gets the accelerator table for this window. See \helpref{wxAcceleratorTable}{wxacceleratortable}.
740
741
742 \membersection{wxWindow::GetAccessible}\label{wxwindowgetaccessible}
743
744 \func{wxAccessible*}{GetAccessible}{\void}
745
746 Returns the accessible object for this window, if any.
747
748 See also \helpref{wxAccessible}{wxaccessible}.
749
750
751 \membersection{wxWindow::GetAdjustedBestSize}\label{wxwindowgetadjustedbestsize}
752
753 \constfunc{wxSize}{GetAdjustedBestSize}{\void}
754
755 This method is deprecated, use \helpref{GetEffectiveMinSize}{wxwindowgeteffectiveminsize}
756 instead.
757
758
759 \membersection{wxWindow::GetBackgroundColour}\label{wxwindowgetbackgroundcolour}
760
761 \constfunc{virtual wxColour}{GetBackgroundColour}{\void}
762
763 Returns the background colour of the window.
764
765 \wxheading{See also}
766
767 \helpref{wxWindow::SetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowsetbackgroundcolour},\rtfsp
768 \helpref{wxWindow::SetForegroundColour}{wxwindowsetforegroundcolour},\rtfsp
769 \helpref{wxWindow::GetForegroundColour}{wxwindowgetforegroundcolour}
770
771 \membersection{wxWindow::GetBackgroundStyle}\label{wxwindowgetbackgroundstyle}
772
773 \constfunc{virtual wxBackgroundStyle}{GetBackgroundStyle}{\void}
774
775 Returns the background style of the window. The background style indicates
776 whether background colour should be determined by the system (wxBG\_STYLE\_SYSTEM),
777 be set to a specific colour (wxBG\_STYLE\_COLOUR), or should be left to the
778 application to implement (wxBG\_STYLE\_CUSTOM).
779
780 On GTK+, use of wxBG\_STYLE\_CUSTOM allows the flicker-free drawing of a custom
781 background, such as a tiled bitmap. Currently the style has no effect on other platforms.
782
783 \wxheading{See also}
784
785 \helpref{wxWindow::SetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowsetbackgroundcolour},\rtfsp
786 \helpref{wxWindow::GetForegroundColour}{wxwindowgetforegroundcolour},\rtfsp
787 \helpref{wxWindow::SetBackgroundStyle}{wxwindowsetbackgroundstyle}
788
789 \membersection{wxWindow::GetEffectiveMinSize}\label{wxwindowgeteffectiveminsize}
790
791 \constfunc{wxSize}{GetEffectiveMinSize}{\void}
792
793 Merges the window's best size into the min size and returns the
794 result. This is the value used by sizers to determine the appropriate
795 ammount of sapce to allocate for the widget.
796
797 \wxheading{See also}
798
799 \helpref{wxWindow::GetBestSize}{wxwindowgetbestsize},\rtfsp
800 \helpref{wxWindow::SetInitialSize}{wxwindowsetinitialsize}
801
802
803 \membersection{wxWindow::GetBestSize}\label{wxwindowgetbestsize}
804
805 \constfunc{wxSize}{GetBestSize}{\void}
806
807 This functions returns the best acceptable minimal size for the window. For
808 example, for a static control, it will be the minimal size such that the
809 control label is not truncated. For windows containing subwindows (typically
810 \helpref{wxPanel}{wxpanel}), the size returned by this function will be the
811 same as the size the window would have had after calling
812 \helpref{Fit}{wxwindowfit}.
813
814
815 \membersection{wxWindow::GetCapture}\label{wxwindowgetcapture}
816
817 \func{static wxWindow *}{GetCapture}{\void}
818
819 Returns the currently captured window.
820
821 \wxheading{See also}
822
823 \helpref{wxWindow::HasCapture}{wxwindowhascapture},
824 \helpref{wxWindow::CaptureMouse}{wxwindowcapturemouse},
825 \helpref{wxWindow::ReleaseMouse}{wxwindowreleasemouse},
826 \helpref{wxMouseCaptureLostEvent}{wxmousecapturelostevent}
827 \helpref{wxMouseCaptureChangedEvent}{wxmousecapturechangedevent}
828
829
830 \membersection{wxWindow::GetCaret}\label{wxwindowgetcaret}
831
832 \constfunc{wxCaret *}{GetCaret}{\void}
833
834 Returns the \helpref{caret}{wxcaret} associated with the window.
835
836
837 \membersection{wxWindow::GetCharHeight}\label{wxwindowgetcharheight}
838
839 \constfunc{virtual int}{GetCharHeight}{\void}
840
841 Returns the character height for this window.
842
843
844 \membersection{wxWindow::GetCharWidth}\label{wxwindowgetcharwidth}
845
846 \constfunc{virtual int}{GetCharWidth}{\void}
847
848 Returns the average character width for this window.
849
850
851 \membersection{wxWindow::GetChildren}\label{wxwindowgetchildren}
852
853 \func{wxWindowList\&}{GetChildren}{\void}
854
855 \constfunc{const wxWindowList\&}{GetChildren}{\void}
856
857 Returns a reference to the list of the window's children. \texttt{wxWindowList}
858 is a type-safe \helpref{wxList}{wxlist}-like class whose elements are of type
859 \texttt{wxWindow *}.
860
861
862 \membersection{wxWindow::GetClassDefaultAttributes}\label{wxwindowgetclassdefaultattributes}
863
864 \func{static wxVisualAttributes}{GetClassDefaultAttributes}{\param{wxWindowVariant}{ variant = \texttt{wxWINDOW\_VARIANT\_NORMAL}}}
865
866 Returns the default font and colours which are used by the control. This is
867 useful if you want to use the same font or colour in your own control as in a
868 standard control -- which is a much better idea than hard coding specific
869 colours or fonts which might look completely out of place on the users
870 system, especially if it uses themes.
871
872 The \arg{variant} parameter is only relevant under Mac currently and is
873 ignore under other platforms. Under Mac, it will change the size of the
874 returned font. See \helpref{wxWindow::SetWindowVariant}{wxwindowsetwindowvariant}
875 for more about this.
876
877 This static method is ``overridden'' in many derived classes and so calling,
878 for example, \helpref{wxButton}{wxbutton}::GetClassDefaultAttributes() will typically
879 return the values appropriate for a button which will be normally different
880 from those returned by, say, \helpref{wxListCtrl}{wxlistctrl}::GetClassDefaultAttributes().
881
882 The \texttt{wxVisualAttributes} structure has at least the fields
883 \texttt{font}, \texttt{colFg} and \texttt{colBg}. All of them may be invalid
884 if it was not possible to determine the default control appearance or,
885 especially for the background colour, if the field doesn't make sense as is
886 the case for \texttt{colBg} for the controls with themed background.
887
888 \wxheading{See also}
889
890 \helpref{InheritAttributes}{wxwindowinheritattributes}
891
892
893 \membersection{wxWindow::GetClientSize}\label{wxwindowgetclientsize}
894
895 \constfunc{void}{GetClientSize}{\param{int* }{width}, \param{int* }{height}}
896
897 \perlnote{In wxPerl this method takes no parameter and returns
898 a 2-element list {\tt (width, height)}.}
899
900 \constfunc{wxSize}{GetClientSize}{\void}
901
902 Returns the size of the window `client area' in pixels. The client area is the
903 area which may be drawn on by the programmer, excluding title bar, border,
904 scrollbars, etc.
905
906 Note that if this window is a top-level one and it is currently minimized, the
907 return size is empty (both width and height are $0$).
908
909 \wxheading{Parameters}
910
911 \docparam{width}{Receives the client width in pixels.}
912
913 \docparam{height}{Receives the client height in pixels.}
914
915 \pythonnote{In place of a single overloaded method name, wxPython
916 implements the following methods:\par
917 \indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
918 \twocolitem{{\bf GetClientSizeTuple()}}{Returns a 2-tuple of (width, height)}
919 \twocolitem{{\bf GetClientSize()}}{Returns a wxSize object}
920 \end{twocollist}}
921 }
922
923 \wxheading{See also}
924
925 \helpref{GetSize}{wxwindowgetsize},\rtfsp
926 \helpref{GetVirtualSize}{wxwindowgetvirtualsize}
927
928
929
930 \membersection{wxWindow::GetConstraints}\label{wxwindowgetconstraints}
931
932 \constfunc{wxLayoutConstraints*}{GetConstraints}{\void}
933
934 Returns a pointer to the window's layout constraints, or NULL if there are none.
935
936
937 \membersection{wxWindow::GetContainingSizer}\label{wxwindowgetcontainingsizer}
938
939 \constfunc{const wxSizer *}{GetContainingSizer}{\void}
940
941 Return the sizer that this window is a member of, if any, otherwise
942 {\tt NULL}.
943
944
945 \membersection{wxWindow::GetCursor}\label{wxwindowgetcursor}
946
947 \constfunc{const wxCursor\&}{GetCursor}{\void}
948
949 Return the cursor associated with this window.
950
951 \wxheading{See also}
952
953 \helpref{wxWindow::SetCursor}{wxwindowsetcursor}
954
955
956 \membersection{wxWindow::GetDefaultAttributes}\label{wxwindowgetdefaultattributes}
957
958 \constfunc{virtual wxVisualAttributes}{GetDefaultAttributes}{\void}
959
960 Currently this is the same as calling
961 \helpref{GetClassDefaultAttributes}{wxwindowgetclassdefaultattributes}(\helpref{GetWindowVariant}{wxwindowgetwindowvariant}()).
962
963 One advantage of using this function compared to the static version is that
964 the call is automatically dispatched to the correct class (as usual with
965 virtual functions) and you don't have to specify the class name explicitly.
966
967 The other one is that in the future this function could return different
968 results, for example it might return a different font for an ``Ok'' button
969 than for a generic button if the users GUI is configured to show such buttons
970 in bold font. Of course, the down side is that it is impossible to call this
971 function without actually having an object to apply it to whereas the static
972 version can be used without having to create an object first.
973
974
975 \membersection{wxWindow::GetDropTarget}\label{wxwindowgetdroptarget}
976
977 \constfunc{wxDropTarget*}{GetDropTarget}{\void}
978
979 Returns the associated drop target, which may be NULL.
980
981 \wxheading{See also}
982
983 \helpref{wxWindow::SetDropTarget}{wxwindowsetdroptarget},
984 \helpref{Drag and drop overview}{wxdndoverview}
985
986
987 \membersection{wxWindow::GetEventHandler}\label{wxwindowgeteventhandler}
988
989 \constfunc{wxEvtHandler*}{GetEventHandler}{\void}
990
991 Returns the event handler for this window. By default, the window is its
992 own event handler.
993
994 \wxheading{See also}
995
996 \helpref{wxWindow::SetEventHandler}{wxwindowseteventhandler},\rtfsp
997 \helpref{wxWindow::PushEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler},\rtfsp
998 \helpref{wxWindow::PopEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler},\rtfsp
999 \helpref{wxEvtHandler::ProcessEvent}{wxevthandlerprocessevent},\rtfsp
1000 \helpref{wxEvtHandler}{wxevthandler}\rtfsp
1001
1002
1003 \membersection{wxWindow::GetExtraStyle}\label{wxwindowgetextrastyle}
1004
1005 \constfunc{long}{GetExtraStyle}{\void}
1006
1007 Returns the extra style bits for the window.
1008
1009
1010 \membersection{wxWindow::GetFont}\label{wxwindowgetfont}
1011
1012 \constfunc{wxFont}{GetFont}{\void}
1013
1014 Returns the font for this window.
1015
1016 \wxheading{See also}
1017
1018 \helpref{wxWindow::SetFont}{wxwindowsetfont}
1019
1020
1021 \membersection{wxWindow::GetForegroundColour}\label{wxwindowgetforegroundcolour}
1022
1023 \func{virtual wxColour}{GetForegroundColour}{\void}
1024
1025 Returns the foreground colour of the window.
1026
1027 \wxheading{Remarks}
1028
1029 The interpretation of foreground colour is open to interpretation according
1030 to the window class; it may be the text colour or other colour, or it may not
1031 be used at all.
1032
1033 \wxheading{See also}
1034
1035 \helpref{wxWindow::SetForegroundColour}{wxwindowsetforegroundcolour},\rtfsp
1036 \helpref{wxWindow::SetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowsetbackgroundcolour},\rtfsp
1037 \helpref{wxWindow::GetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowgetbackgroundcolour}
1038
1039
1040 \membersection{wxWindow::GetGrandParent}\label{wxwindowgetgrandparent}
1041
1042 \constfunc{wxWindow*}{GetGrandParent}{\void}
1043
1044 Returns the grandparent of a window, or NULL if there isn't one.
1045
1046
1047 \membersection{wxWindow::GetHandle}\label{wxwindowgethandle}
1048
1049 \constfunc{void*}{GetHandle}{\void}
1050
1051 Returns the platform-specific handle of the physical window. Cast it to an appropriate
1052 handle, such as {\bf HWND} for Windows, {\bf Widget} for Motif, {\bf GtkWidget} for GTK or {\bf WinHandle} for PalmOS.
1053
1054 \pythonnote{This method will return an integer in wxPython.}
1055
1056 \perlnote{This method will return an integer in wxPerl.}
1057
1058
1059 \membersection{wxWindow::GetHelpTextAtPoint}\label{wxwindowgethelptextatpoint}
1060
1061 \constfunc{virtual wxString}{GetHelpTextAtPoint}{\param{const wxPoint &}{point}, \param{wxHelpEvent::Origin }{origin}}
1062
1063 Gets the help text to be used as context-sensitive help for this window. This
1064 method should be overridden if the help message depends on the position inside
1065 the window, otherwise \helpref{GetHelpText}{wxwindowgethelptext} can be used.
1066
1067 \wxheading{Parameters}
1068
1069 \docparam{point}{Coordinates of the mouse at the moment of help event emission.}
1070
1071 \docparam{origin}{Help event origin, see also \helpref{wxHelpEvent::GetOrigin}{wxhelpeventgetorigin}.}
1072
1073 \newsince{2.7.0}
1074
1075
1076 \membersection{wxWindow::GetHelpText}\label{wxwindowgethelptext}
1077
1078 \constfunc{virtual wxString}{GetHelpText}{\void}
1079
1080 Gets the help text to be used as context-sensitive help for this window.
1081
1082 Note that the text is actually stored by the current \helpref{wxHelpProvider}{wxhelpprovider} implementation,
1083 and not in the window object itself.
1084
1085 \wxheading{See also}
1086
1087 \helpref{SetHelpText}{wxwindowsethelptext}, \helpref{GetHelpTextAtPoint}{wxwindowgethelptextatpoint}, \helpref{wxHelpProvider}{wxhelpprovider}
1088
1089
1090 \membersection{wxWindow::GetId}\label{wxwindowgetid}
1091
1092 \constfunc{int}{GetId}{\void}
1093
1094 Returns the identifier of the window.
1095
1096 \wxheading{Remarks}
1097
1098 Each window has an integer identifier. If the application has not provided one
1099 (or the default wxID\_ANY) an unique identifier with a negative value will be generated.
1100
1101 \wxheading{See also}
1102
1103 \helpref{wxWindow::SetId}{wxwindowsetid},\rtfsp
1104 \helpref{Window identifiers}{windowids}
1105
1106
1107 \membersection{wxWindow::GetLabel}\label{wxwindowgetlabel}
1108
1109 \constfunc{virtual wxString }{GetLabel}{\void}
1110
1111 Generic way of getting a label from any window, for
1112 identification purposes.
1113
1114 \wxheading{Remarks}
1115
1116 The interpretation of this function differs from class to class.
1117 For frames and dialogs, the value returned is the title. For buttons or static text controls, it is
1118 the button text. This function can be useful for meta-programs (such as testing
1119 tools or special-needs access programs) which need to identify windows
1120 by name.
1121
1122 \membersection{wxWindow::GetMaxSize}\label{wxwindowgetmaxsize}
1123
1124 \constfunc{wxSize}{GetMaxSize}{\void}
1125
1126 Returns the maximum size of the window, an indication to the sizer layout mechanism
1127 that this is the maximum possible size.
1128
1129 \membersection{wxWindow::GetMinSize}\label{wxwindowgetminsize}
1130
1131 \constfunc{virtual wxSize}{GetMinSize}{\void}
1132
1133 Returns the minimum size of the window, an indication to the sizer layout mechanism
1134 that this is the minimum required size. It normally just returns the value set
1135 by \helpref{SetMinSize}{wxwindowsetminsize}, but it can be overridden to do the
1136 calculation on demand.
1137
1138 \membersection{wxWindow::GetName}\label{wxwindowgetname}
1139
1140 \constfunc{virtual wxString }{GetName}{\void}
1141
1142 Returns the window's name.
1143
1144 \wxheading{Remarks}
1145
1146 This name is not guaranteed to be unique; it is up to the programmer to supply an appropriate
1147 name in the window constructor or via \helpref{wxWindow::SetName}{wxwindowsetname}.
1148
1149 \wxheading{See also}
1150
1151 \helpref{wxWindow::SetName}{wxwindowsetname}
1152
1153
1154 \membersection{wxWindow::GetParent}\label{wxwindowgetparent}
1155
1156 \constfunc{virtual wxWindow*}{GetParent}{\void}
1157
1158 Returns the parent of the window, or NULL if there is no parent.
1159
1160
1161 \membersection{wxWindow::GetPosition}\label{wxwindowgetposition}
1162
1163 \constfunc{virtual void}{GetPosition}{\param{int* }{x}, \param{int* }{y}}
1164
1165 \constfunc{wxPoint}{GetPosition}{\void}
1166
1167 This gets the position of the window in pixels, relative to the parent window
1168 for the child windows or relative to the display origin for the top level
1169 windows.
1170
1171 \wxheading{Parameters}
1172
1173 \docparam{x}{Receives the x position of the window if non-\NULL.}
1174
1175 \docparam{y}{Receives the y position of the window if non-\NULL.}
1176
1177 \pythonnote{In place of a single overloaded method name, wxPython
1178 implements the following methods:\par
1179 \indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
1180 \twocolitem{{\bf GetPosition()}}{Returns a wxPoint}
1181 \twocolitem{{\bf GetPositionTuple()}}{Returns a tuple (x, y)}
1182 \end{twocollist}}
1183 }
1184
1185 \perlnote{In wxPerl there are two methods instead of a single overloaded
1186 method:\par
1187 \indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
1188 \twocolitem{{\bf GetPosition()}}{Returns a Wx::Point}
1189 \twocolitem{{\bf GetPositionXY()}}{Returns a 2-element list
1190 {\tt ( x, y )}}
1191 \end{twocollist}
1192 }}
1193
1194
1195 \wxheading{See also}
1196
1197 \helpref{GetScreenPosition}{wxwindowgetscreenposition}
1198
1199
1200 \membersection{wxWindow::GetRect}\label{wxwindowgetrect}
1201
1202 \constfunc{virtual wxRect}{GetRect}{\void}
1203
1204 Returns the position and size of the window as a \helpref{wxRect}{wxrect} object.
1205
1206 \wxheading{See also}
1207
1208 \helpref{GetScreenRect}{wxwindowgetscreenrect}
1209
1210
1211 \membersection{wxWindow::GetScreenPosition}\label{wxwindowgetscreenposition}
1212
1213 \constfunc{virtual void}{GetScreenPosition}{\param{int* }{x}, \param{int* }{y}}
1214
1215 \constfunc{wxPoint}{GetScreenPosition}{\void}
1216
1217 Returns the window position in screen coordinates, whether the window is a
1218 child window or a top level one.
1219
1220 \wxheading{Parameters}
1221
1222 \docparam{x}{Receives the x position of the window on the screen if non-\NULL.}
1223
1224 \docparam{y}{Receives the y position of the window on the screen if non-\NULL.}
1225
1226 \wxheading{See also}
1227
1228 \helpref{GetPosition}{wxwindowgetposition}
1229
1230
1231 \membersection{wxWindow::GetScreenRect}\label{wxwindowgetscreenrect}
1232
1233 \constfunc{virtual wxRect}{GetScreenRect}{\void}
1234
1235 Returns the position and size of the window on the screen as a
1236 \helpref{wxRect}{wxrect} object.
1237
1238 \wxheading{See also}
1239
1240 \helpref{GetRect}{wxwindowgetrect}
1241
1242
1243 \membersection{wxWindow::GetScrollPos}\label{wxwindowgetscrollpos}
1244
1245 \func{virtual int}{GetScrollPos}{\param{int }{orientation}}
1246
1247 Returns the built-in scrollbar position.
1248
1249 \wxheading{See also}
1250
1251 See \helpref{wxWindow::SetScrollbar}{wxwindowsetscrollbar}
1252
1253
1254 \membersection{wxWindow::GetScrollRange}\label{wxwindowgetscrollrange}
1255
1256 \func{virtual int}{GetScrollRange}{\param{int }{orientation}}
1257
1258 Returns the built-in scrollbar range.
1259
1260 \wxheading{See also}
1261
1262 \helpref{wxWindow::SetScrollbar}{wxwindowsetscrollbar}
1263
1264
1265 \membersection{wxWindow::GetScrollThumb}\label{wxwindowgetscrollthumb}
1266
1267 \func{virtual int}{GetScrollThumb}{\param{int }{orientation}}
1268
1269 Returns the built-in scrollbar thumb size.
1270
1271 \wxheading{See also}
1272
1273 \helpref{wxWindow::SetScrollbar}{wxwindowsetscrollbar}
1274
1275
1276 \membersection{wxWindow::GetSize}\label{wxwindowgetsize}
1277
1278 \constfunc{void}{GetSize}{\param{int* }{width}, \param{int* }{height}}
1279
1280 \constfunc{wxSize}{GetSize}{\void}
1281
1282 Returns the size of the entire window in pixels, including title bar, border,
1283 scrollbars, etc.
1284
1285 Note that if this window is a top-level one and it is currently minimized, the
1286 returned size is the restored window size, not the size of the window icon.
1287
1288 \wxheading{Parameters}
1289
1290 \docparam{width}{Receives the window width.}
1291
1292 \docparam{height}{Receives the window height.}
1293
1294 \pythonnote{In place of a single overloaded method name, wxPython
1295 implements the following methods:\par
1296 \indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
1297 \twocolitem{{\bf GetSize()}}{Returns a wxSize}
1298 \twocolitem{{\bf GetSizeTuple()}}{Returns a 2-tuple (width, height)}
1299 \end{twocollist}}
1300 }
1301
1302 \perlnote{In wxPerl there are two methods instead of a single overloaded
1303 method:\par
1304 \indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
1305 \twocolitem{{\bf GetSize()}}{Returns a Wx::Size}
1306 \twocolitem{{\bf GetSizeWH()}}{Returns a 2-element list
1307 {\tt ( width, height )}}
1308 \end{twocollist}
1309 }}
1310
1311 \wxheading{See also}
1312
1313 \helpref{GetClientSize}{wxwindowgetclientsize},\rtfsp
1314 \helpref{GetVirtualSize}{wxwindowgetvirtualsize}
1315
1316
1317 \membersection{wxWindow::GetSizer}\label{wxwindowgetsizer}
1318
1319 \constfunc{wxSizer *}{GetSizer}{\void}
1320
1321 Return the sizer associated with the window by a previous call to
1322 \helpref{SetSizer()}{wxwindowsetsizer} or {\tt NULL}.
1323
1324
1325 \membersection{wxWindow::GetTextExtent}\label{wxwindowgettextextent}
1326
1327 \constfunc{virtual void}{GetTextExtent}{\param{const wxString\& }{string}, \param{int* }{w}, \param{int* }{h},
1328 \param{int* }{descent = NULL}, \param{int* }{externalLeading = NULL},
1329 \param{const wxFont* }{font = NULL}, \param{bool}{ use16 = {\tt false}}}
1330
1331 \constfunc{wxSize}{GetTextExtent}{\param{const wxString\& }{string}}
1332
1333 Gets the dimensions of the string as it would be drawn on the
1334 window with the currently selected font.
1335
1336 The text extent is returned in \arg{w} and \arg{h} pointers (first form) or as a
1337 \helpref{wxSize}{wxsize} object (second form).
1338
1339 \wxheading{Parameters}
1340
1341 \docparam{string}{String whose extent is to be measured.}
1342
1343 \docparam{w}{Return value for width.}
1344
1345 \docparam{h}{Return value for height.}
1346
1347 \docparam{descent}{Return value for descent (optional).}
1348
1349 \docparam{externalLeading}{Return value for external leading (optional).}
1350
1351 \docparam{font}{Font to use instead of the current window font (optional).}
1352
1353 \docparam{use16}{If {\tt true}, {\it string} contains 16-bit characters. The default is {\tt false}.}
1354
1355 \pythonnote{In place of a single overloaded method name, wxPython
1356 implements the following methods:\par
1357 \indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
1358 \twocolitem{{\bf GetTextExtent(string)}}{Returns a 2-tuple, (width, height)}
1359 \twocolitem{{\bf GetFullTextExtent(string, font=NULL)}}{Returns a
1360 4-tuple, (width, height, descent, externalLeading) }
1361 \end{twocollist}}
1362 }
1363
1364 \perlnote{In wxPerl this method takes only the {\tt string} and optionally
1365 {\tt font} parameters, and returns a 4-element list
1366 {\tt ( x, y, descent, externalLeading )}.}
1367
1368
1369 \membersection{wxWindow::GetToolTip}\label{wxwindowgettooltip}
1370
1371 \constfunc{wxToolTip*}{GetToolTip}{\void}
1372
1373 Get the associated tooltip or NULL if none.
1374
1375
1376 \membersection{wxWindow::GetUpdateRegion}\label{wxwindowgetupdateregion}
1377
1378 \constfunc{virtual wxRegion}{GetUpdateRegion}{\void}
1379
1380 Returns the region specifying which parts of the window have been damaged. Should
1381 only be called within an \helpref{wxPaintEvent}{wxpaintevent} handler.
1382
1383 \wxheading{See also}
1384
1385 \helpref{wxRegion}{wxregion},\rtfsp
1386 \helpref{wxRegionIterator}{wxregioniterator}
1387
1388
1389 \membersection{wxWindow::GetValidator}\label{wxwindowgetvalidator}
1390
1391 \constfunc{wxValidator*}{GetValidator}{\void}
1392
1393 Returns a pointer to the current validator for the window, or NULL if there is none.
1394
1395
1396 \membersection{wxWindow::GetVirtualSize}\label{wxwindowgetvirtualsize}
1397
1398 \constfunc{void}{GetVirtualSize}{\param{int* }{width}, \param{int* }{height}}
1399
1400 \constfunc{wxSize}{GetVirtualSize}{\void}
1401
1402 This gets the virtual size of the window in pixels. By default it
1403 returns the client size of the window, but after a call to
1404 \helpref{SetVirtualSize}{wxwindowsetvirtualsize} it will return
1405 that size.
1406
1407 \wxheading{Parameters}
1408
1409 \docparam{width}{Receives the window virtual width.}
1410
1411 \docparam{height}{Receives the window virtual height.}
1412
1413 \helpref{GetSize}{wxwindowgetsize},\rtfsp
1414 \helpref{GetClientSize}{wxwindowgetclientsize}
1415
1416
1417 \membersection{wxWindow::GetWindowBorderSize}\label{wxwindowgetwindowbordersize}
1418
1419 \constfunc{wxSize}{GetWindowBorderSize}{\void}
1420
1421 Returns the size of the left/right and top/bottom borders of this window in x
1422 and y components of the result respectively.
1423
1424
1425 \membersection{wxWindow::GetWindowStyleFlag}\label{wxwindowgetwindowstyleflag}
1426
1427 \constfunc{long}{GetWindowStyleFlag}{\void}
1428
1429 Gets the window style that was passed to the constructor or {\bf Create}
1430 method. {\bf GetWindowStyle()} is another name for the same function.
1431
1432
1433 \membersection{wxWindow::GetWindowVariant}\label{wxwindowgetwindowvariant}
1434
1435 \constfunc{wxWindowVariant}{GetWindowVariant}{\void}
1436
1437 Returns the value previously passed to
1438 \helpref{wxWindow::SetWindowVariant}{wxwindowsetwindowvariant}.
1439
1440
1441 \membersection{wxWindow::HasCapture}\label{wxwindowhascapture}
1442
1443 \constfunc{virtual bool}{HasCapture}{\void}
1444
1445 Returns {\tt true} if this window has the current mouse capture.
1446
1447 \wxheading{See also}
1448
1449 \helpref{wxWindow::CaptureMouse}{wxwindowcapturemouse},
1450 \helpref{wxWindow::ReleaseMouse}{wxwindowreleasemouse},
1451 \helpref{wxMouseCaptureLostEvent}{wxmousecapturelostevent}
1452 \helpref{wxMouseCaptureChangedEvent}{wxmousecapturechangedevent}
1453
1454
1455 \membersection{wxWindow::HasExtraStyle}\label{wxwindowhasextrastyle}
1456
1457 \constfunc{bool}{HasExtraStyle}{\param{int }{exFlag}}
1458
1459 Returns \texttt{true} if the window has the given \arg{exFlag} bit set in its
1460 extra styles.
1461
1462 \wxheading{See also}
1463
1464 \helpref{SetExtraStyle}{wxwindowsetextrastyle}
1465
1466
1467 \membersection{wxWindow::HasFlag}\label{wxwindowhasflag}
1468
1469 \constfunc{bool}{HasFlag}{\param{int }{flag}}
1470
1471 Returns \texttt{true} if the window has the given \arg{flag} bit set.
1472
1473
1474 \membersection{wxWindow::HasMultiplePages}\label{wxwindowhasmultiplepages}
1475
1476 \constfunc{virtual bool}{HasMultiplePages}{\void}
1477
1478 This method should be overridden to return \texttt{true} if this window has
1479 multiple pages. All standard class with multiple pages such as
1480 \helpref{wxNotebook}{wxnotebook}, \helpref{wxListbook}{wxlistbook} and
1481 \helpref{wxTreebook}{wxtreebook} already override it to return \texttt{true}
1482 and user-defined classes with similar behaviour should do it as well to allow
1483 the library to handle such windows appropriately.
1484
1485
1486 \membersection{wxWindow::HasScrollbar}\label{wxwindowhasscrollbar}
1487
1488 \constfunc{virtual bool}{HasScrollbar}{\param{int }{orient}}
1489
1490 Returns {\tt true} if this window has a scroll bar for this orientation.
1491
1492 \wxheading{Parameters}
1493
1494 \docparam{orient}{Orientation to check, either {\tt wxHORIZONTAL} or {\tt wxVERTICAL}.}
1495
1496
1497 \membersection{wxWindow::HasTransparentBackground}\label{wxwindowhastransparentbackground}
1498
1499 \constfunc{virtual bool}{HasTransparentBackground}{\void}
1500
1501 Returns \true if this window background is transparent (as, for example, for
1502 wxStaticText) and should show the parent window background.
1503
1504 This method is mostly used internally by the library itself and you normally
1505 shouldn't have to call it. You may, however, have to override it in your
1506 wxWindow-derived class to ensure that background is painted correctly.
1507
1508
1509 \membersection{wxWindow::Hide}\label{wxwindowhide}
1510
1511 \func{bool}{Hide}{\void}
1512
1513 Equivalent to calling \helpref{Show}{wxwindowshow}({\tt false}).
1514
1515
1516 \membersection{wxWindow::InheritAttributes}\label{wxwindowinheritattributes}
1517
1518 \func{void}{InheritAttributes}{\void}
1519
1520 This function is (or should be, in case of custom controls) called during
1521 window creation to intelligently set up the window visual attributes, that is
1522 the font and the foreground and background colours.
1523
1524 By ``intelligently'' the following is meant: by default, all windows use their
1525 own \helpref{default}{wxwindowgetclassdefaultattributes} attributes. However
1526 if some of the parents attributes are explicitly (that is, using
1527 \helpref{SetFont}{wxwindowsetfont} and not
1528 \helpref{SetOwnFont}{wxwindowsetownfont}) changed \emph{and} if the
1529 corresponding attribute hadn't been explicitly set for this window itself,
1530 then this window takes the same value as used by the parent. In addition, if
1531 the window overrides \helpref{ShouldInheritColours}{wxwindowshouldinheritcolours}
1532 to return \false, the colours will not be changed no matter what and only the
1533 font might.
1534
1535 This rather complicated logic is necessary in order to accommodate the
1536 different usage scenarios. The most common one is when all default attributes
1537 are used and in this case, nothing should be inherited as in modern GUIs
1538 different controls use different fonts (and colours) than their siblings so
1539 they can't inherit the same value from the parent. However it was also deemed
1540 desirable to allow to simply change the attributes of all children at once by
1541 just changing the font or colour of their common parent, hence in this case we
1542 do inherit the parents attributes.
1543
1544
1545 \membersection{wxWindow::InitDialog}\label{wxwindowinitdialog}
1546
1547 \func{void}{InitDialog}{\void}
1548
1549 Sends an {\tt wxEVT\_INIT\_DIALOG} event, whose handler usually transfers data
1550 to the dialog via validators.
1551
1552
1553 \membersection{wxWindow::InvalidateBestSize}\label{wxwindowinvalidatebestsize}
1554
1555 \func{void}{InvalidateBestSize}{\void}
1556
1557 Resets the cached best size value so it will be recalculated the next time it is needed.
1558
1559
1560 \membersection{wxWindow::IsDoubleBuffered}\label{wxwindowisdoublebuffered}
1561
1562 \constfunc{virtual bool}{IsDoubleBuffered}{\void}
1563
1564 Returns \true if the window contents is double-buffered by the system, i.e. if
1565 any drawing done on the window is really done on a temporary backing surface
1566 and transferred to the screen all at once later.
1567
1568 \wxheading{See also}
1569
1570 \helpref{wxBufferedDC}{wxbuffereddc}
1571
1572
1573 \membersection{wxWindow::IsEnabled}\label{wxwindowisenabled}
1574
1575 \constfunc{virtual bool}{IsEnabled}{\void}
1576
1577 Returns \true if the window is enabled, i.e. if it accepts user input, \false
1578 otherwise.
1579
1580 Notice that this method can return \false even if this window itself hadn't
1581 been explicitly disabled when one of its parent windows is disabled. To get the
1582 intrinsic status of this window, use
1583 \helpref{IsThisEnabled}{wxwindowisthisenabled}
1584
1585 \wxheading{See also}
1586
1587 \helpref{wxWindow::Enable}{wxwindowenable}
1588
1589
1590 \membersection{wxWindow::IsExposed}\label{wxwindowisexposed}
1591
1592 \constfunc{bool}{IsExposed}{\param{int }{x}, \param{int }{y}}
1593
1594 \constfunc{bool}{IsExposed}{\param{wxPoint }{\&pt}}
1595
1596 \constfunc{bool}{IsExposed}{\param{int }{x}, \param{int }{y}, \param{int }{w}, \param{int }{h}}
1597
1598 \constfunc{bool}{IsExposed}{\param{wxRect }{\&rect}}
1599
1600 Returns {\tt true} if the given point or rectangle area has been exposed since the
1601 last repaint. Call this in an paint event handler to optimize redrawing by
1602 only redrawing those areas, which have been exposed.
1603
1604 \pythonnote{In place of a single overloaded method name, wxPython
1605 implements the following methods:\par
1606 \indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
1607 \twocolitem{{\bf IsExposed(x,y, w=0,h=0)}}{}
1608 \twocolitem{{\bf IsExposedPoint(pt)}}{}
1609 \twocolitem{{\bf IsExposedRect(rect)}}{}
1610 \end{twocollist}}}
1611
1612
1613 \membersection{wxWindow::IsFrozen}\label{wxwindowisfrozen}
1614
1615 \constfunc{virtual bool}{IsFrozen}{\void}
1616
1617 Returns \true if the window is currently frozen by a call to
1618 \helpref{Freeze()}{wxwindowfreeze}.
1619
1620 \wxheading{See also}
1621
1622 \helpref{Thaw()}{wxwindowthaw}
1623
1624
1625 \membersection{wxWindow::IsRetained}\label{wxwindowisretained}
1626
1627 \constfunc{virtual bool}{IsRetained}{\void}
1628
1629 Returns {\tt true} if the window is retained, {\tt false} otherwise.
1630
1631 \wxheading{Remarks}
1632
1633 Retained windows are only available on X platforms.
1634
1635
1636 \membersection{wxWindow::IsShown}\label{wxwindowisshown}
1637
1638 \constfunc{virtual bool}{IsShown}{\void}
1639
1640 Returns {\tt true} if the window is shown, {\tt false} if it has been hidden.
1641
1642 \wxheading{See also}
1643
1644 \helpref{wxWindow::IsShownOnScreen}{wxwindowisshownonscreen}
1645
1646
1647 \membersection{wxWindow::IsShownOnScreen}\label{wxwindowisshownonscreen}
1648
1649 \constfunc{virtual bool}{IsShownOnScreen}{\void}
1650
1651 Returns {\tt true} if the window is physically visible on the screen, i.e. it
1652 is shown and all its parents up to the toplevel window are shown as well.
1653
1654 \wxheading{See also}
1655
1656 \helpref{wxWindow::IsShown}{wxwindowisshown}
1657
1658
1659 \membersection{wxWindow::IsThisEnabled}\label{wxwindowisthisenabled}
1660
1661 \constfunc{bool}{IsThisEnabled}{\void}
1662
1663 Returns \true if this window is intrinsically enabled, \false otherwise, i.e.
1664 if \helpref{Enable(false)}{wxwindowenable} had been called. This method is
1665 mostly used for wxWidgets itself, user code should normally use
1666 \helpref{IsEnabled}{wxwindowisenabled} instead.
1667
1668
1669 \membersection{wxWindow::IsTopLevel}\label{wxwindowistoplevel}
1670
1671 \constfunc{bool}{IsTopLevel}{\void}
1672
1673 Returns {\tt true} if the given window is a top-level one. Currently all frames and
1674 dialogs are considered to be top-level windows (even if they have a parent
1675 window).
1676
1677
1678 \membersection{wxWindow::Layout}\label{wxwindowlayout}
1679
1680 \func{void}{Layout}{\void}
1681
1682 Invokes the constraint-based layout algorithm or the sizer-based algorithm
1683 for this window.
1684
1685 See \helpref{wxWindow::SetAutoLayout}{wxwindowsetautolayout}: when auto
1686 layout is on, this function gets called automatically when the window is resized.
1687
1688
1689 \membersection{wxWindow::LineDown}\label{wxwindowlinedown}
1690
1691 This is just a wrapper for \helpref{ScrollLines}{wxwindowscrolllines}$(1)$.
1692
1693
1694 \membersection{wxWindow::LineUp}\label{wxwindowlineup}
1695
1696 This is just a wrapper for \helpref{ScrollLines}{wxwindowscrolllines}$(-1)$.
1697
1698
1699 \membersection{wxWindow::Lower}\label{wxwindowlower}
1700
1701 \func{void}{Lower}{\void}
1702
1703 Lowers the window to the bottom of the window hierarchy (z-order).
1704
1705 \wxheading{See also}
1706
1707 \helpref{Raise}{wxwindowraise}
1708
1709
1710 \membersection{wxWindow::MakeModal}\label{wxwindowmakemodal}
1711
1712 \func{virtual void}{MakeModal}{\param{bool }{flag}}
1713
1714 Disables all other windows in the application so that
1715 the user can only interact with this window.
1716
1717 \wxheading{Parameters}
1718
1719 \docparam{flag}{If {\tt true}, this call disables all other windows in the application so that
1720 the user can only interact with this window. If {\tt false}, the effect is reversed.}
1721
1722
1723 \membersection{wxWindow::Move}\label{wxwindowmove}
1724
1725 \func{void}{Move}{\param{int}{ x}, \param{int}{ y}}
1726
1727 \func{void}{Move}{\param{const wxPoint\&}{ pt}}
1728
1729 Moves the window to the given position.
1730
1731 \wxheading{Parameters}
1732
1733 \docparam{x}{Required x position.}
1734
1735 \docparam{y}{Required y position.}
1736
1737 \docparam{pt}{\helpref{wxPoint}{wxpoint} object representing the position.}
1738
1739 \wxheading{Remarks}
1740
1741 Implementations of SetSize can also implicitly implement the
1742 wxWindow::Move function, which is defined in the base wxWindow class
1743 as the call:
1744
1745 \begin{verbatim}
1746 SetSize(x, y, wxDefaultCoord, wxDefaultCoord, wxSIZE_USE_EXISTING);
1747 \end{verbatim}
1748
1749 \wxheading{See also}
1750
1751 \helpref{wxWindow::SetSize}{wxwindowsetsize}
1752
1753 \pythonnote{In place of a single overloaded method name, wxPython
1754 implements the following methods:\par
1755 \indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
1756 \twocolitem{{\bf Move(point)}}{Accepts a wxPoint}
1757 \twocolitem{{\bf MoveXY(x, y)}}{Accepts a pair of integers}
1758 \end{twocollist}}
1759 }
1760
1761
1762 \membersection{wxWindow::MoveAfterInTabOrder}\label{wxwindowmoveafterintaborder}
1763
1764 \func{void}{MoveAfterInTabOrder}{\param{wxWindow *}{win}}
1765
1766 Moves this window in the tab navigation order after the specified \arg{win}.
1767 This means that when the user presses \texttt{TAB} key on that other window,
1768 the focus switches to this window.
1769
1770 Default tab order is the same as creation order, this function and
1771 \helpref{MoveBeforeInTabOrder()}{wxwindowmovebeforeintaborder} allow to change
1772 it after creating all the windows.
1773
1774 \wxheading{Parameters}
1775
1776 \docparam{win}{A sibling of this window which should precede it in tab order,
1777 must not be NULL}
1778
1779
1780 \membersection{wxWindow::MoveBeforeInTabOrder}\label{wxwindowmovebeforeintaborder}
1781
1782 \func{void}{MoveBeforeInTabOrder}{\param{wxWindow *}{win}}
1783
1784 Same as \helpref{MoveAfterInTabOrder}{wxwindowmoveafterintaborder} except that
1785 it inserts this window just before \arg{win} instead of putting it right after
1786 it.
1787
1788
1789 \membersection{wxWindow::Navigate}\label{wxwindownavigate}
1790
1791 \func{bool}{Navigate}{\param{int}{ flags = wxNavigationKeyEvent::IsForward}}
1792
1793 Performs a keyboard navigation action starting from this window. This method is
1794 equivalent to calling \helpref{NavigateIn()}{wxwindownavigatein} method on the
1795 parent window.
1796
1797 \wxheading{Parameters}
1798
1799 \docparam{flags}{A combination of wxNavigationKeyEvent::IsForward and wxNavigationKeyEvent::WinChange.}
1800
1801 \wxheading{Return value}
1802
1803 Returns \true if the focus was moved to another window or \false if nothing
1804 changed.
1805
1806 \wxheading{Remarks}
1807
1808 You may wish to call this from a text control custom keypress handler to do the default
1809 navigation behaviour for the tab key, since the standard default behaviour for
1810 a multiline text control with the wxTE\_PROCESS\_TAB style is to insert a tab
1811 and not navigate to the next control.
1812
1813
1814 \membersection{wxWindow::NavigateIn}\label{wxwindownavigatein}
1815
1816 \func{bool}{NavigateIn}{\param{int}{ flags = wxNavigationKeyEvent::IsForward}}
1817
1818 Performs a keyboard navigation action inside this window.
1819
1820 See \helpref{Navigate}{wxwindownavigate} for more information.
1821
1822
1823 \membersection{wxWindow::NextControlId}\label{wxwindownextcontrolid}
1824
1825 \func{static int}{NextControlId}{\param{int }{winid}}
1826
1827 If two controls are created consecutively using \texttt{wxID\_ANY} id, this
1828 function allows to retrieve the effective id of the latter control from the id
1829 of the former. This is useful for example to find the control following its
1830 \helpref{wxStaticText}{wxstatictext} label if only the id of or pointer to the
1831 label is available to the caller but it is known that the two controls were
1832 created together.
1833
1834 \wxheading{See also}
1835
1836 \helpref{PrevControlId}{wxwindowprevcontrolid}
1837
1838
1839 %% VZ: wxWindow::OnXXX() functions should not be documented but I'm leaving
1840 %% the old docs here in case we want to move any still needed bits to
1841 %% the right location (i.e. probably the corresponding events docs)
1842 %%
1843 %% \membersection{wxWindow::OnActivate}\label{wxwindowonactivate}
1844 %%
1845 %% \func{void}{OnActivate}{\param{wxActivateEvent\&}{ event}}
1846 %%
1847 %% Called when a window is activated or deactivated.
1848 %%
1849 %% \wxheading{Parameters}
1850 %%
1851 %% \docparam{event}{Object containing activation information.}
1852 %%
1853 %% \wxheading{Remarks}
1854 %%
1855 %% If the window is being activated, \helpref{wxActivateEvent::GetActive}{wxactivateeventgetactive} returns {\tt true},
1856 %% otherwise it returns {\tt false} (it is being deactivated).
1857 %%
1858 %% \wxheading{See also}
1859 %%
1860 %% \helpref{wxActivateEvent}{wxactivateevent},\rtfsp
1861 %% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
1862 %%
1863 %% \membersection{wxWindow::OnChar}\label{wxwindowonchar}
1864 %%
1865 %% \func{void}{OnChar}{\param{wxKeyEvent\&}{ event}}
1866 %%
1867 %% Called when the user has pressed a key that is not a modifier (SHIFT, CONTROL or ALT).
1868 %%
1869 %% \wxheading{Parameters}
1870 %%
1871 %% \docparam{event}{Object containing keypress information. See \helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent} for
1872 %% details about this class.}
1873 %%
1874 %% \wxheading{Remarks}
1875 %%
1876 %% This member function is called in response to a keypress. To intercept this event,
1877 %% use the EVT\_CHAR macro in an event table definition. Your {\bf OnChar} handler may call this
1878 %% default function to achieve default keypress functionality.
1879 %%
1880 %% Note that the ASCII values do not have explicit key codes: they are passed as ASCII
1881 %% values.
1882 %%
1883 %% Note that not all keypresses can be intercepted this way. If you wish to intercept modifier
1884 %% keypresses, then you will need to use \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyDown}{wxwindowonkeydown} or
1885 %% \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyUp}{wxwindowonkeyup}.
1886 %%
1887 %% Most, but not all, windows allow keypresses to be intercepted.
1888 %%
1889 %% {\bf Tip:} be sure to call {\tt event.Skip()} for events that you don't process in this function,
1890 %% otherwise menu shortcuts may cease to work under Windows.
1891 %%
1892 %% \wxheading{See also}
1893 %%
1894 %% \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyDown}{wxwindowonkeydown}, \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyUp}{wxwindowonkeyup},\rtfsp
1895 %% \helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent}, \helpref{wxWindow::OnCharHook}{wxwindowoncharhook},\rtfsp
1896 %% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
1897 %%
1898 %% \membersection{wxWindow::OnCharHook}\label{wxwindowoncharhook}
1899 %%
1900 %% \func{void}{OnCharHook}{\param{wxKeyEvent\&}{ event}}
1901 %%
1902 %% This member is called to allow the window to intercept keyboard events
1903 %% before they are processed by child windows.
1904 %%
1905 %% \wxheading{Parameters}
1906 %%
1907 %% \docparam{event}{Object containing keypress information. See \helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent} for
1908 %% details about this class.}
1909 %%
1910 %% \wxheading{Remarks}
1911 %%
1912 %% This member function is called in response to a keypress, if the window is active. To intercept this event,
1913 %% use the EVT\_CHAR\_HOOK macro in an event table definition. If you do not process a particular
1914 %% keypress, call \helpref{wxEvent::Skip}{wxeventskip} to allow default processing.
1915 %%
1916 %% An example of using this function is in the implementation of escape-character processing for wxDialog,
1917 %% where pressing ESC dismisses the dialog by {\bf OnCharHook} 'forging' a cancel button press event.
1918 %%
1919 %% Note that the ASCII values do not have explicit key codes: they are passed as ASCII
1920 %% values.
1921 %%
1922 %% This function is only relevant to top-level windows (frames and dialogs), and under
1923 %% Windows only. Under GTK the normal EVT\_CHAR\_ event has the functionality, i.e.
1924 %% you can intercept it, and if you don't call \helpref{wxEvent::Skip}{wxeventskip}
1925 %% the window won't get the event.
1926 %%
1927 %% \wxheading{See also}
1928 %%
1929 %% \helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent},\rtfsp
1930 %% \helpref{wxWindow::OnCharHook}{wxwindowoncharhook},\rtfsp
1931 %% %% GD: OnXXX functions are not documented
1932 %% %%\helpref{wxApp::OnCharHook}{wxapponcharhook},\rtfsp
1933 %% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
1934 %%
1935 %% \membersection{wxWindow::OnCommand}\label{wxwindowoncommand}
1936 %%
1937 %% \func{virtual void}{OnCommand}{\param{wxEvtHandler\& }{object}, \param{wxCommandEvent\& }{event}}
1938 %%
1939 %% This virtual member function is called if the control does not handle the command event.
1940 %%
1941 %% \wxheading{Parameters}
1942 %%
1943 %% \docparam{object}{Object receiving the command event.}
1944 %%
1945 %% \docparam{event}{Command event}
1946 %%
1947 %% \wxheading{Remarks}
1948 %%
1949 %% This virtual function is provided mainly for backward compatibility. You can also intercept commands
1950 %% from child controls by using an event table, with identifiers or identifier ranges to identify
1951 %% the control(s) in question.
1952 %%
1953 %% \wxheading{See also}
1954 %%
1955 %% \helpref{wxCommandEvent}{wxcommandevent},\rtfsp
1956 %% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
1957 %%
1958 %% \membersection{wxWindow::OnClose}\label{wxwindowonclose}
1959 %%
1960 %% \func{virtual bool}{OnClose}{\void}
1961 %%
1962 %% Called when the user has tried to close a a frame
1963 %% or dialog box using the window manager (X) or system menu (Windows).
1964 %%
1965 %% {\bf Note:} This is an obsolete function.
1966 %% It is superseded by the \helpref{wxWindow::OnCloseWindow}{wxwindowonclosewindow} event
1967 %% handler.
1968 %%
1969 %% \wxheading{Return value}
1970 %%
1971 %% If {\tt true} is returned by OnClose, the window will be deleted by the system, otherwise the
1972 %% attempt will be ignored. Do not delete the window from within this handler, although
1973 %% you may delete other windows.
1974 %%
1975 %% \wxheading{See also}
1976 %%
1977 %% \helpref{Window deletion overview}{windowdeletionoverview},\rtfsp
1978 %% \helpref{wxWindow::Close}{wxwindowclose},\rtfsp
1979 %% \helpref{wxWindow::OnCloseWindow}{wxwindowonclosewindow},\rtfsp
1980 %% \helpref{wxCloseEvent}{wxcloseevent}
1981 %%
1982 %% \membersection{wxWindow::OnKeyDown}\label{wxwindowonkeydown}
1983 %%
1984 %% \func{void}{OnKeyDown}{\param{wxKeyEvent\&}{ event}}
1985 %%
1986 %% Called when the user has pressed a key, before it is translated into an ASCII value using other
1987 %% modifier keys that might be pressed at the same time.
1988 %%
1989 %% \wxheading{Parameters}
1990 %%
1991 %% \docparam{event}{Object containing keypress information. See \helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent} for
1992 %% details about this class.}
1993 %%
1994 %% \wxheading{Remarks}
1995 %%
1996 %% This member function is called in response to a key down event. To intercept this event,
1997 %% use the EVT\_KEY\_DOWN macro in an event table definition. Your {\bf OnKeyDown} handler may call this
1998 %% default function to achieve default keypress functionality.
1999 %%
2000 %% Note that not all keypresses can be intercepted this way. If you wish to intercept special
2001 %% keys, such as shift, control, and function keys, then you will need to use \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyDown}{wxwindowonkeydown} or
2002 %% \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyUp}{wxwindowonkeyup}.
2003 %%
2004 %% Most, but not all, windows allow keypresses to be intercepted.
2005 %%
2006 %% {\bf Tip:} be sure to call {\tt event.Skip()} for events that you don't process in this function,
2007 %% otherwise menu shortcuts may cease to work under Windows.
2008 %%
2009 %% \wxheading{See also}
2010 %%
2011 %% \helpref{wxWindow::OnChar}{wxwindowonchar}, \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyUp}{wxwindowonkeyup},\rtfsp
2012 %% \helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent}, \helpref{wxWindow::OnCharHook}{wxwindowoncharhook},\rtfsp
2013 %% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
2014 %%
2015 %% \membersection{wxWindow::OnKeyUp}\label{wxwindowonkeyup}
2016 %%
2017 %% \func{void}{OnKeyUp}{\param{wxKeyEvent\&}{ event}}
2018 %%
2019 %% Called when the user has released a key.
2020 %%
2021 %% \wxheading{Parameters}
2022 %%
2023 %% \docparam{event}{Object containing keypress information. See \helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent} for
2024 %% details about this class.}
2025 %%
2026 %% \wxheading{Remarks}
2027 %%
2028 %% This member function is called in response to a key up event. To intercept this event,
2029 %% use the EVT\_KEY\_UP macro in an event table definition. Your {\bf OnKeyUp} handler may call this
2030 %% default function to achieve default keypress functionality.
2031 %%
2032 %% Note that not all keypresses can be intercepted this way. If you wish to intercept special
2033 %% keys, such as shift, control, and function keys, then you will need to use \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyDown}{wxwindowonkeydown} or
2034 %% \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyUp}{wxwindowonkeyup}.
2035 %%
2036 %% Most, but not all, windows allow key up events to be intercepted.
2037 %%
2038 %% \wxheading{See also}
2039 %%
2040 %% \helpref{wxWindow::OnChar}{wxwindowonchar}, \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyDown}{wxwindowonkeydown},\rtfsp
2041 %% \helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent}, \helpref{wxWindow::OnCharHook}{wxwindowoncharhook},\rtfsp
2042 %% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
2043 %%
2044 %% \membersection{wxWindow::OnInitDialog}\label{wxwindowoninitdialog}
2045 %%
2046 %% \func{void}{OnInitDialog}{\param{wxInitDialogEvent\&}{ event}}
2047 %%
2048 %% Default handler for the wxEVT\_INIT\_DIALOG event. Calls \helpref{wxWindow::TransferDataToWindow}{wxwindowtransferdatatowindow}.
2049 %%
2050 %% \wxheading{Parameters}
2051 %%
2052 %% \docparam{event}{Dialog initialisation event.}
2053 %%
2054 %% \wxheading{Remarks}
2055 %%
2056 %% Gives the window the default behaviour of transferring data to child controls via
2057 %% the validator that each control has.
2058 %%
2059 %% \wxheading{See also}
2060 %%
2061 %% \helpref{wxValidator}{wxvalidator}, \helpref{wxWindow::TransferDataToWindow}{wxwindowtransferdatatowindow}
2062 %%
2063 %% \membersection{wxWindow::OnMenuHighlight}\label{wxwindowonmenuhighlight}
2064 %%
2065 %% \func{void}{OnMenuHighlight}{\param{wxMenuEvent\& }{event}}
2066 %%
2067 %% Called when a menu select is received from a menu bar: that is, the
2068 %% mouse cursor is over a menu item, but the left mouse button has not been
2069 %% pressed.
2070 %%
2071 %% \wxheading{Parameters}
2072 %%
2073 %% \docparam{event}{The menu highlight event. For more information, see \helpref{wxMenuEvent}{wxmenuevent}.}
2074 %%
2075 %% \wxheading{Remarks}
2076 %%
2077 %% You can choose any member function to receive
2078 %% menu select events, using the EVT\_MENU\_HIGHLIGHT macro for individual menu items or EVT\_MENU\_HIGHLIGHT\_ALL macro
2079 %% for all menu items.
2080 %%
2081 %% The default implementation for \helpref{wxFrame::OnMenuHighlight}{wxframeonmenuhighlight} displays help
2082 %% text in the first field of the status bar.
2083 %%
2084 %% This function was known as {\bf OnMenuSelect} in earlier versions of wxWidgets, but this was confusing
2085 %% since a selection is normally a left-click action.
2086 %%
2087 %% \wxheading{See also}
2088 %%
2089 %% \helpref{wxMenuEvent}{wxmenuevent},\rtfsp
2090 %% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
2091 %%
2092 %%
2093 %% \membersection{wxWindow::OnMouseEvent}\label{wxwindowonmouseevent}
2094 %%
2095 %% \func{void}{OnMouseEvent}{\param{wxMouseEvent\&}{ event}}
2096 %%
2097 %% Called when the user has initiated an event with the
2098 %% mouse.
2099 %%
2100 %% \wxheading{Parameters}
2101 %%
2102 %% \docparam{event}{The mouse event. See \helpref{wxMouseEvent}{wxmouseevent} for
2103 %% more details.}
2104 %%
2105 %% \wxheading{Remarks}
2106 %%
2107 %% Most, but not all, windows respond to this event.
2108 %%
2109 %% To intercept this event, use the EVT\_MOUSE\_EVENTS macro in an event table definition, or individual
2110 %% mouse event macros such as EVT\_LEFT\_DOWN.
2111 %%
2112 %% \wxheading{See also}
2113 %%
2114 %% \helpref{wxMouseEvent}{wxmouseevent},\rtfsp
2115 %% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
2116 %%
2117 %% \membersection{wxWindow::OnMove}\label{wxwindowonmove}
2118 %%
2119 %% \func{void}{OnMove}{\param{wxMoveEvent\& }{event}}
2120 %%
2121 %% Called when a window is moved.
2122 %%
2123 %% \wxheading{Parameters}
2124 %%
2125 %% \docparam{event}{The move event. For more information, see \helpref{wxMoveEvent}{wxmoveevent}.}
2126 %%
2127 %% \wxheading{Remarks}
2128 %%
2129 %% Use the EVT\_MOVE macro to intercept move events.
2130 %%
2131 %% \wxheading{Remarks}
2132 %%
2133 %% Not currently implemented.
2134 %%
2135 %% \wxheading{See also}
2136 %%
2137 %% \helpref{wxMoveEvent}{wxmoveevent},\rtfsp
2138 %% \helpref{wxFrame::OnSize}{wxframeonsize},\rtfsp
2139 %% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
2140 %%
2141 %% \membersection{wxWindow::OnPaint}\label{wxwindowonpaint}
2142 %%
2143 %% \func{void}{OnPaint}{\param{wxPaintEvent\& }{event}}
2144 %%
2145 %% Sent to the event handler when the window must be refreshed.
2146 %%
2147 %% \wxheading{Parameters}
2148 %%
2149 %% \docparam{event}{Paint event. For more information, see \helpref{wxPaintEvent}{wxpaintevent}.}
2150 %%
2151 %% \wxheading{Remarks}
2152 %%
2153 %% Use the EVT\_PAINT macro in an event table definition to intercept paint events.
2154 %%
2155 %% Note that In a paint event handler, the application must {\it always} create a \helpref{wxPaintDC}{wxpaintdc} object,
2156 %% even if you do not use it. Otherwise, under MS Windows, refreshing for this and other windows will go wrong.
2157 %%
2158 %% For example:
2159 %%
2160 %% \small{%
2161 %% \begin{verbatim}
2162 %% void MyWindow::OnPaint(wxPaintEvent\& event)
2163 %% {
2164 %% wxPaintDC dc(this);
2165 %%
2166 %% DrawMyDocument(dc);
2167 %% }
2168 %% \end{verbatim}
2169 %% }%
2170 %%
2171 %% You can optimize painting by retrieving the rectangles
2172 %% that have been damaged and only repainting these. The rectangles are in
2173 %% terms of the client area, and are unscrolled, so you will need to do
2174 %% some calculations using the current view position to obtain logical,
2175 %% scrolled units.
2176 %%
2177 %% Here is an example of using the \helpref{wxRegionIterator}{wxregioniterator} class:
2178 %%
2179 %% {\small%
2180 %% \begin{verbatim}
2181 %% // Called when window needs to be repainted.
2182 %% void MyWindow::OnPaint(wxPaintEvent\& event)
2183 %% {
2184 %% wxPaintDC dc(this);
2185 %%
2186 %% // Find Out where the window is scrolled to
2187 %% int vbX,vbY; // Top left corner of client
2188 %% GetViewStart(&vbX,&vbY);
2189 %%
2190 %% int vX,vY,vW,vH; // Dimensions of client area in pixels
2191 %% wxRegionIterator upd(GetUpdateRegion()); // get the update rect list
2192 %%
2193 %% while (upd)
2194 %% {
2195 %% vX = upd.GetX();
2196 %% vY = upd.GetY();
2197 %% vW = upd.GetW();
2198 %% vH = upd.GetH();
2199 %%
2200 %% // Alternatively we can do this:
2201 %% // wxRect rect;
2202 %% // upd.GetRect(&rect);
2203 %%
2204 %% // Repaint this rectangle
2205 %% ...some code...
2206 %%
2207 %% upd ++ ;
2208 %% }
2209 %% }
2210 %% \end{verbatim}
2211 %% }%
2212 %%
2213 %% \wxheading{See also}
2214 %%
2215 %% \helpref{wxPaintEvent}{wxpaintevent},\rtfsp
2216 %% \helpref{wxPaintDC}{wxpaintdc},\rtfsp
2217 %% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
2218 %%
2219 %% \membersection{wxWindow::OnScroll}\label{wxwindowonscroll}
2220 %%
2221 %% \func{void}{OnScroll}{\param{wxScrollWinEvent\& }{event}}
2222 %%
2223 %% Called when a scroll window event is received from one of the window's built-in scrollbars.
2224 %%
2225 %% \wxheading{Parameters}
2226 %%
2227 %% \docparam{event}{Command event. Retrieve the new scroll position by
2228 %% calling \helpref{wxScrollEvent::GetPosition}{wxscrolleventgetposition}, and the
2229 %% scrollbar orientation by calling \helpref{wxScrollEvent::GetOrientation}{wxscrolleventgetorientation}.}
2230 %%
2231 %% \wxheading{Remarks}
2232 %%
2233 %% Note that it is not possible to distinguish between horizontal and vertical scrollbars
2234 %% until the function is executing (you can't have one function for vertical, another
2235 %% for horizontal events).
2236 %%
2237 %% \wxheading{See also}
2238 %%
2239 %% \helpref{wxScrollWinEvent}{wxscrollwinevent},\rtfsp
2240 %% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
2241 %%
2242 %% \membersection{wxWindow::OnSetFocus}\label{wxwindowonsetfocus}
2243 %%
2244 %% \func{void}{OnSetFocus}{\param{wxFocusEvent\& }{event}}
2245 %%
2246 %% Called when a window's focus is being set.
2247 %%
2248 %% \wxheading{Parameters}
2249 %%
2250 %% \docparam{event}{The focus event. For more information, see \helpref{wxFocusEvent}{wxfocusevent}.}
2251 %%
2252 %% \wxheading{Remarks}
2253 %%
2254 %% To intercept this event, use the macro EVT\_SET\_FOCUS in an event table definition.
2255 %%
2256 %% Most, but not all, windows respond to this event.
2257 %%
2258 %% \wxheading{See also}
2259 %%
2260 %% \helpref{wxFocusEvent}{wxfocusevent}, \helpref{wxWindow::OnKillFocus}{wxwindowonkillfocus},\rtfsp
2261 %% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
2262 %%
2263 %% \membersection{wxWindow::OnSize}\label{wxwindowonsize}
2264 %%
2265 %% \func{void}{OnSize}{\param{wxSizeEvent\& }{event}}
2266 %%
2267 %% Called when the window has been resized. This is not a virtual function; you should
2268 %% provide your own non-virtual OnSize function and direct size events to it using EVT\_SIZE
2269 %% in an event table definition.
2270 %%
2271 %% \wxheading{Parameters}
2272 %%
2273 %% \docparam{event}{Size event. For more information, see \helpref{wxSizeEvent}{wxsizeevent}.}
2274 %%
2275 %% \wxheading{Remarks}
2276 %%
2277 %% You may wish to use this for frames to resize their child windows as appropriate.
2278 %%
2279 %% Note that the size passed is of
2280 %% the whole window: call \helpref{wxWindow::GetClientSize}{wxwindowgetclientsize} for the area which may be
2281 %% used by the application.
2282 %%
2283 %% When a window is resized, usually only a small part of the window is damaged and you
2284 %% may only need to repaint that area. However, if your drawing depends on the size of the window,
2285 %% you may need to clear the DC explicitly and repaint the whole window. In which case, you
2286 %% may need to call \helpref{wxWindow::Refresh}{wxwindowrefresh} to invalidate the entire window.
2287 %%
2288 %% \wxheading{See also}
2289 %%
2290 %% \helpref{wxSizeEvent}{wxsizeevent},\rtfsp
2291 %% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
2292 %%
2293 %% \membersection{wxWindow::OnSysColourChanged}\label{wxwindowonsyscolourchanged}
2294 %%
2295 %% \func{void}{OnSysColourChanged}{\param{wxOnSysColourChangedEvent\& }{event}}
2296 %%
2297 %% Called when the user has changed the system colours. Windows only.
2298 %%
2299 %% \wxheading{Parameters}
2300 %%
2301 %% \docparam{event}{System colour change event. For more information, see \helpref{wxSysColourChangedEvent}{wxsyscolourchangedevent}.}
2302 %%
2303 %% \wxheading{See also}
2304 %%
2305 %% \helpref{wxSysColourChangedEvent}{wxsyscolourchangedevent},\rtfsp
2306 %% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
2307
2308
2309 \membersection{wxWindow::OnInternalIdle}\label{wxwindowoninternalidle}
2310
2311 \func{virtual void}{OnInternalIdle}{\void}
2312
2313 This virtual function is normally only used internally, but
2314 sometimes an application may need it to implement functionality
2315 that should not be disabled by an application defining an OnIdle
2316 handler in a derived class.
2317
2318 This function may be used to do delayed painting, for example,
2319 and most implementations call \helpref{wxWindow::UpdateWindowUI}{wxwindowupdatewindowui}
2320 in order to send update events to the window in idle time.
2321
2322
2323 \membersection{wxWindow::PageDown}\label{wxwindowpagedown}
2324
2325 This is just a wrapper for \helpref{ScrollPages()}{wxwindowscrollpages}$(1)$.
2326
2327
2328 \membersection{wxWindow::PageUp}\label{wxwindowpageup}
2329
2330 This is just a wrapper for \helpref{ScrollPages()}{wxwindowscrollpages}$(-1)$.
2331
2332
2333 \membersection{wxWindow::PopEventHandler}\label{wxwindowpopeventhandler}
2334
2335 \constfunc{wxEvtHandler*}{PopEventHandler}{\param{bool }{deleteHandler = {\tt false}}}
2336
2337 Removes and returns the top-most event handler on the event handler stack.
2338
2339 \wxheading{Parameters}
2340
2341 \docparam{deleteHandler}{If this is {\tt true}, the handler will be deleted after it is removed. The
2342 default value is {\tt false}.}
2343
2344 \wxheading{See also}
2345
2346 \helpref{wxWindow::SetEventHandler}{wxwindowseteventhandler},\rtfsp
2347 \helpref{wxWindow::GetEventHandler}{wxwindowgeteventhandler},\rtfsp
2348 \helpref{wxWindow::PushEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler},\rtfsp
2349 \helpref{wxEvtHandler::ProcessEvent}{wxevthandlerprocessevent},\rtfsp
2350 \helpref{wxEvtHandler}{wxevthandler}\rtfsp
2351
2352
2353 \membersection{wxWindow::PopupMenu}\label{wxwindowpopupmenu}
2354
2355 \func{bool}{PopupMenu}{\param{wxMenu* }{menu}, \param{const wxPoint\& }{pos = wxDefaultPosition}}
2356
2357 \func{bool}{PopupMenu}{\param{wxMenu* }{menu}, \param{int }{x}, \param{int }{y}}
2358
2359 Pops up the given menu at the specified coordinates, relative to this
2360 window, and returns control when the user has dismissed the menu. If a
2361 menu item is selected, the corresponding menu event is generated and will be
2362 processed as usually. If the coordinates are not specified, current mouse
2363 cursor position is used.
2364
2365 \wxheading{Parameters}
2366
2367 \docparam{menu}{Menu to pop up.}
2368
2369 \docparam{pos}{The position where the menu will appear.}
2370
2371 \docparam{x}{Required x position for the menu to appear.}
2372
2373 \docparam{y}{Required y position for the menu to appear.}
2374
2375 \wxheading{See also}
2376
2377 \helpref{wxMenu}{wxmenu}
2378
2379 \wxheading{Remarks}
2380
2381 Just before the menu is popped up, \helpref{wxMenu::UpdateUI}{wxmenuupdateui}
2382 is called to ensure that the menu items are in the correct state. The menu does
2383 not get deleted by the window.
2384
2385 It is recommended to not explicitly specify coordinates when calling PopupMenu
2386 in response to mouse click, because some of the ports (namely, wxGTK) can do
2387 a better job of positioning the menu in that case.
2388
2389 \pythonnote{In place of a single overloaded method name, wxPython
2390 implements the following methods:\par
2391 \indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
2392 \twocolitem{{\bf PopupMenu(menu, point)}}{Specifies position with a wxPoint}
2393 \twocolitem{{\bf PopupMenuXY(menu, x, y)}}{Specifies position with two integers (x, y)}
2394 \end{twocollist}}
2395 }
2396
2397
2398 \membersection{wxWindow::PrevControlId}\label{wxwindowprevcontrolid}
2399
2400 \func{static int}{PrevControlId}{\param{int }{winid}}
2401
2402 This is similar to \helpref{NextControlId}{wxwindownextcontrolid} but returns
2403 the id of the control created just before the one with the given \arg{winid}.
2404
2405
2406 \membersection{wxWindow::PushEventHandler}\label{wxwindowpusheventhandler}
2407
2408 \func{void}{PushEventHandler}{\param{wxEvtHandler* }{handler}}
2409
2410 Pushes this event handler onto the event stack for the window.
2411
2412 \wxheading{Parameters}
2413
2414 \docparam{handler}{Specifies the handler to be pushed.}
2415
2416 \wxheading{Remarks}
2417
2418 An event handler is an object that is capable of processing the events
2419 sent to a window. By default, the window is its own event handler, but
2420 an application may wish to substitute another, for example to allow
2421 central implementation of event-handling for a variety of different
2422 window classes.
2423
2424 \helpref{wxWindow::PushEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler} allows
2425 an application to set up a chain of event handlers, where an event not handled by one event handler is
2426 handed to the next one in the chain. Use \helpref{wxWindow::PopEventHandler}{wxwindowpopeventhandler} to
2427 remove the event handler.
2428
2429 \wxheading{See also}
2430
2431 \helpref{wxWindow::SetEventHandler}{wxwindowseteventhandler},\rtfsp
2432 \helpref{wxWindow::GetEventHandler}{wxwindowgeteventhandler},\rtfsp
2433 \helpref{wxWindow::PopEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler},\rtfsp
2434 \helpref{wxEvtHandler::ProcessEvent}{wxevthandlerprocessevent},\rtfsp
2435 \helpref{wxEvtHandler}{wxevthandler}
2436
2437
2438 \membersection{wxWindow::Raise}\label{wxwindowraise}
2439
2440 \func{void}{Raise}{\void}
2441
2442 Raises the window to the top of the window hierarchy (z-order).
2443
2444 In current version of wxWidgets this works both for managed and child windows.
2445
2446 \wxheading{See also}
2447
2448 \helpref{Lower}{wxwindowlower}
2449
2450
2451 \membersection{wxWindow::Refresh}\label{wxwindowrefresh}
2452
2453 \func{virtual void}{Refresh}{\param{bool}{ eraseBackground = {\tt true}}, \param{const wxRect* }{rect = NULL}}
2454
2455 Causes this window, and all of its children recursively (except under wxGTK1
2456 where this is not implemented), to be repainted. Note that repainting doesn't
2457 happen immediately but only during the next event loop iteration, if you need
2458 to update the window immediately you should use \helpref{Update}{wxwindowupdate}
2459 instead.
2460
2461 \wxheading{Parameters}
2462
2463 \docparam{eraseBackground}{If {\tt true}, the background will be
2464 erased.}
2465
2466 \docparam{rect}{If non-NULL, only the given rectangle will
2467 be treated as damaged.}
2468
2469 \wxheading{See also}
2470
2471 \helpref{wxWindow::RefreshRect}{wxwindowrefreshrect}
2472
2473
2474 \membersection{wxWindow::RefreshRect}\label{wxwindowrefreshrect}
2475
2476 \func{void}{RefreshRect}{\param{const wxRect\& }{rect}, \param{bool }{eraseBackground = \true}}
2477
2478 Redraws the contents of the given rectangle: only the area inside it will be
2479 repainted.
2480
2481 This is the same as \helpref{Refresh}{wxwindowrefresh} but has a nicer syntax
2482 as it can be called with a temporary wxRect object as argument like this
2483 \texttt{RefreshRect(wxRect(x, y, w, h))}.
2484
2485
2486 \membersection{wxWindow::RegisterHotKey}\label{wxwindowregisterhotkey}
2487
2488 \func{bool}{RegisterHotKey}{\param{int}{ hotkeyId}, \param{int}{ modifiers}, \param{int}{ virtualKeyCode}}
2489
2490 Registers a system wide hotkey. Every time the user presses the hotkey registered here, this window
2491 will receive a hotkey event. It will receive the event even if the application is in the background
2492 and does not have the input focus because the user is working with some other application.
2493
2494 \wxheading{Parameters}
2495
2496 \docparam{hotkeyId}{Numeric identifier of the hotkey. For applications this must be between 0 and 0xBFFF. If
2497 this function is called from a shared DLL, it must be a system wide unique identifier between 0xC000 and 0xFFFF.
2498 This is a MSW specific detail.}
2499
2500 \docparam{modifiers}{A bitwise combination of {\tt wxMOD\_SHIFT}, {\tt wxMOD\_CONTROL}, {\tt wxMOD\_ALT}
2501 or {\tt wxMOD\_WIN} specifying the modifier keys that have to be pressed along with the key.}
2502
2503 \docparam{virtualKeyCode}{The virtual key code of the hotkey.}
2504
2505 \wxheading{Return value}
2506
2507 {\tt true} if the hotkey was registered successfully. {\tt false} if some other application already registered a
2508 hotkey with this modifier/virtualKeyCode combination.
2509
2510 \wxheading{Remarks}
2511
2512 Use EVT\_HOTKEY(hotkeyId, fnc) in the event table to capture the event.
2513 This function is currently only implemented under Windows. It is used
2514 in the \helpref{Windows CE port}{wxwince} for detecting hardware button presses.
2515
2516 \wxheading{See also}
2517
2518 \helpref{wxWindow::UnregisterHotKey}{wxwindowunregisterhotkey}
2519
2520
2521 \membersection{wxWindow::ReleaseMouse}\label{wxwindowreleasemouse}
2522
2523 \func{virtual void}{ReleaseMouse}{\void}
2524
2525 Releases mouse input captured with \helpref{wxWindow::CaptureMouse}{wxwindowcapturemouse}.
2526
2527 \wxheading{See also}
2528
2529 \helpref{wxWindow::CaptureMouse}{wxwindowcapturemouse},
2530 \helpref{wxWindow::HasCapture}{wxwindowhascapture},
2531 \helpref{wxWindow::ReleaseMouse}{wxwindowreleasemouse},
2532 \helpref{wxMouseCaptureLostEvent}{wxmousecapturelostevent}
2533 \helpref{wxMouseCaptureChangedEvent}{wxmousecapturechangedevent}
2534
2535
2536 \membersection{wxWindow::RemoveChild}\label{wxwindowremovechild}
2537
2538 \func{virtual void}{RemoveChild}{\param{wxWindow* }{child}}
2539
2540 Removes a child window. This is called automatically by window deletion
2541 functions so should not be required by the application programmer.
2542
2543 Notice that this function is mostly internal to wxWidgets and shouldn't be
2544 called by the user code.
2545
2546 \wxheading{Parameters}
2547
2548 \docparam{child}{Child window to remove.}
2549
2550
2551 \membersection{wxWindow::RemoveEventHandler}\label{wxwindowremoveeventhandler}
2552
2553 \func{bool}{RemoveEventHandler}{\param{wxEvtHandler *}{handler}}
2554
2555 Find the given {\it handler} in the windows event handler chain and remove (but
2556 not delete) it from it.
2557
2558 \wxheading{Parameters}
2559
2560 \docparam{handler}{The event handler to remove, must be non-{\tt NULL} and
2561 must be present in this windows event handlers chain}
2562
2563 \wxheading{Return value}
2564
2565 Returns {\tt true} if it was found and {\tt false} otherwise (this also results
2566 in an assert failure so this function should only be called when the
2567 handler is supposed to be there).
2568
2569 \wxheading{See also}
2570
2571 \helpref{PushEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler},\rtfsp
2572 \helpref{PopEventHandler}{wxwindowpopeventhandler}
2573
2574
2575 \membersection{wxWindow::Reparent}\label{wxwindowreparent}
2576
2577 \func{virtual bool}{Reparent}{\param{wxWindow* }{newParent}}
2578
2579 Reparents the window, i.e the window will be removed from its
2580 current parent window (e.g. a non-standard toolbar in a wxFrame)
2581 and then re-inserted into another.
2582
2583 \wxheading{Parameters}
2584
2585 \docparam{newParent}{New parent.}
2586
2587
2588 \membersection{wxWindow::ScreenToClient}\label{wxwindowscreentoclient}
2589
2590 \constfunc{virtual void}{ScreenToClient}{\param{int* }{x}, \param{int* }{y}}
2591
2592 \constfunc{virtual wxPoint}{ScreenToClient}{\param{const wxPoint\& }{pt}}
2593
2594 Converts from screen to client window coordinates.
2595
2596 \wxheading{Parameters}
2597
2598 \docparam{x}{Stores the screen x coordinate and receives the client x coordinate.}
2599
2600 \docparam{y}{Stores the screen x coordinate and receives the client x coordinate.}
2601
2602 \docparam{pt}{The screen position for the second form of the function.}
2603
2604 \pythonnote{In place of a single overloaded method name, wxPython
2605 implements the following methods:\par
2606 \indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
2607 \twocolitem{{\bf ScreenToClient(point)}}{Accepts and returns a wxPoint}
2608 \twocolitem{{\bf ScreenToClientXY(x, y)}}{Returns a 2-tuple, (x, y)}
2609 \end{twocollist}}
2610 }
2611
2612
2613 \membersection{wxWindow::ScrollLines}\label{wxwindowscrolllines}
2614
2615 \func{virtual bool}{ScrollLines}{\param{int }{lines}}
2616
2617 Scrolls the window by the given number of lines down (if {\it lines} is
2618 positive) or up.
2619
2620 \wxheading{Return value}
2621
2622 Returns {\tt true} if the window was scrolled, {\tt false} if it was already
2623 on top/bottom and nothing was done.
2624
2625 \wxheading{Remarks}
2626
2627 This function is currently only implemented under MSW and wxTextCtrl under
2628 wxGTK (it also works for wxScrolledWindow derived classes under all
2629 platforms).
2630
2631 \wxheading{See also}
2632
2633 \helpref{ScrollPages}{wxwindowscrollpages}
2634
2635
2636 \membersection{wxWindow::ScrollPages}\label{wxwindowscrollpages}
2637
2638 \func{virtual bool}{ScrollPages}{\param{int }{pages}}
2639
2640 Scrolls the window by the given number of pages down (if {\it pages} is
2641 positive) or up.
2642
2643 \wxheading{Return value}
2644
2645 Returns {\tt true} if the window was scrolled, {\tt false} if it was already
2646 on top/bottom and nothing was done.
2647
2648 \wxheading{Remarks}
2649
2650 This function is currently only implemented under MSW and wxGTK.
2651
2652 \wxheading{See also}
2653
2654 \helpref{ScrollLines}{wxwindowscrolllines}
2655
2656
2657 \membersection{wxWindow::ScrollWindow}\label{wxwindowscrollwindow}
2658
2659 \func{virtual void}{ScrollWindow}{\param{int }{dx}, \param{int }{dy}, \param{const wxRect*}{ rect = NULL}}
2660
2661 Physically scrolls the pixels in the window and move child windows accordingly.
2662
2663 \wxheading{Parameters}
2664
2665 \docparam{dx}{Amount to scroll horizontally.}
2666
2667 \docparam{dy}{Amount to scroll vertically.}
2668
2669 \docparam{rect}{Rectangle to scroll, if it is \NULL, the whole window is
2670 scrolled (this is always the case under wxGTK which doesn't support this
2671 parameter)}
2672
2673 \wxheading{Remarks}
2674
2675 Note that you can often use \helpref{wxScrolledWindow}{wxscrolledwindow}
2676 instead of using this function directly.
2677
2678
2679 \membersection{wxWindow::SetAcceleratorTable}\label{wxwindowsetacceleratortable}
2680
2681 \func{virtual void}{SetAcceleratorTable}{\param{const wxAcceleratorTable\&}{ accel}}
2682
2683 Sets the accelerator table for this window. See \helpref{wxAcceleratorTable}{wxacceleratortable}.
2684
2685
2686 \membersection{wxWindow::SetAccessible}\label{wxwindowsetaccessible}
2687
2688 \func{void}{SetAccessible}{\param{wxAccessible*}{ accessible}}
2689
2690 Sets the accessible for this window. Any existing accessible for this window
2691 will be deleted first, if not identical to {\it accessible}.
2692
2693 See also \helpref{wxAccessible}{wxaccessible}.
2694
2695
2696 \membersection{wxWindow::SetAutoLayout}\label{wxwindowsetautolayout}
2697
2698 \func{void}{SetAutoLayout}{\param{bool}{ autoLayout}}
2699
2700 Determines whether the \helpref{wxWindow::Layout}{wxwindowlayout} function will
2701 be called automatically when the window is resized. Please note that this only
2702 happens for the windows usually used to contain children, namely
2703 \helpref{wxPanel}{wxpanel} and \helpref{wxTopLevelWindow}{wxtoplevelwindow}
2704 (and the classes deriving from them).
2705
2706 This method is called implicitly by
2707 \helpref{wxWindow::SetSizer}{wxwindowsetsizer} but if you use
2708 \helpref{wxWindow::SetConstraints}{wxwindowsetconstraints} you should call it
2709 manually or otherwise the window layout won't be correctly updated when its
2710 size changes.
2711
2712 \wxheading{Parameters}
2713
2714 \docparam{autoLayout}{Set this to \true if you wish the Layout function to be
2715 called automatically when the window is resized.}
2716
2717 \wxheading{See also}
2718
2719 \helpref{wxWindow::SetConstraints}{wxwindowsetconstraints}
2720
2721
2722 \membersection{wxWindow::SetBackgroundColour}\label{wxwindowsetbackgroundcolour}
2723
2724 \func{virtual bool}{SetBackgroundColour}{\param{const wxColour\& }{colour}}
2725
2726 Sets the background colour of the window.
2727
2728 Please see \helpref{InheritAttributes}{wxwindowinheritattributes} for
2729 explanation of the difference between this method and
2730 \helpref{SetOwnBackgroundColour}{wxwindowsetownbackgroundcolour}.
2731
2732 \wxheading{Parameters}
2733
2734 \docparam{colour}{The colour to be used as the background colour, pass
2735 {\tt wxNullColour} to reset to the default colour.}
2736
2737 \wxheading{Remarks}
2738
2739 The background colour is usually painted by the default\rtfsp
2740 \helpref{wxEraseEvent}{wxeraseevent} event handler function
2741 under Windows and automatically under GTK.
2742
2743 Note that setting the background colour does not cause an immediate refresh, so you
2744 may wish to call \helpref{wxWindow::ClearBackground}{wxwindowclearbackground} or \helpref{wxWindow::Refresh}{wxwindowrefresh} after
2745 calling this function.
2746
2747 Using this function will disable attempts to use themes for this
2748 window, if the system supports them. Use with care since usually the
2749 themes represent the appearance chosen by the user to be used for all
2750 applications on the system.
2751
2752
2753 \wxheading{See also}
2754
2755 \helpref{wxWindow::GetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowgetbackgroundcolour},\rtfsp
2756 \helpref{wxWindow::SetForegroundColour}{wxwindowsetforegroundcolour},\rtfsp
2757 \helpref{wxWindow::GetForegroundColour}{wxwindowgetforegroundcolour},\rtfsp
2758 \helpref{wxWindow::ClearBackground}{wxwindowclearbackground},\rtfsp
2759 \helpref{wxWindow::Refresh}{wxwindowrefresh},\rtfsp
2760 \helpref{wxEraseEvent}{wxeraseevent}
2761
2762 \membersection{wxWindow::SetBackgroundStyle}\label{wxwindowsetbackgroundstyle}
2763
2764 \func{virtual void}{SetBackgroundStyle}{\param{wxBackgroundStyle}{ style}}
2765
2766 Sets the background style of the window. The background style indicates
2767 whether background colour should be determined by the system (wxBG\_STYLE\_SYSTEM),
2768 be set to a specific colour (wxBG\_STYLE\_COLOUR), or should be left to the
2769 application to implement (wxBG\_STYLE\_CUSTOM).
2770
2771 On GTK+, use of wxBG\_STYLE\_CUSTOM allows the flicker-free drawing of a custom
2772 background, such as a tiled bitmap. Currently the style has no effect on other platforms.
2773
2774 \wxheading{See also}
2775
2776 \helpref{wxWindow::SetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowsetbackgroundcolour},\rtfsp
2777 \helpref{wxWindow::GetForegroundColour}{wxwindowgetforegroundcolour},\rtfsp
2778 \helpref{wxWindow::GetBackgroundStyle}{wxwindowgetbackgroundstyle}
2779
2780
2781 \membersection{wxWindow::SetInitialSize}\label{wxwindowsetinitialsize}
2782
2783 \func{void}{SetInitialSize}{\param{const wxSize\& }{size = wxDefaultSize}}
2784
2785 A {\it smart} SetSize that will fill in default size components with the
2786 window's {\it best} size values. Also sets the window's minsize to
2787 the value passed in for use with sizers. This means that if a full or
2788 partial size is passed to this function then the sizers will use that
2789 size instead of the results of GetBestSize to determine the minimum
2790 needs of the window for layout.
2791
2792 Most controls will use this to set their initial size, and their min
2793 size to the passed in value (if any.)
2794
2795
2796 \wxheading{See also}
2797
2798 \helpref{wxWindow::SetSize}{wxwindowsetsize},\rtfsp
2799 \helpref{wxWindow::GetBestSize}{wxwindowgetbestsize},\rtfsp
2800 \helpref{wxWindow::GetEffectiveMinSize}{wxwindowgeteffectiveminsize}
2801
2802
2803 \membersection{wxWindow::SetCaret}\label{wxwindowsetcaret}
2804
2805 \constfunc{void}{SetCaret}{\param{wxCaret *}{caret}}
2806
2807 Sets the \helpref{caret}{wxcaret} associated with the window.
2808
2809
2810 \membersection{wxWindow::SetClientSize}\label{wxwindowsetclientsize}
2811
2812 \func{virtual void}{SetClientSize}{\param{int}{ width}, \param{int}{ height}}
2813
2814 \func{virtual void}{SetClientSize}{\param{const wxSize\&}{ size}}
2815
2816 This sets the size of the window client area in pixels. Using this function to size a window
2817 tends to be more device-independent than \helpref{wxWindow::SetSize}{wxwindowsetsize}, since the application need not
2818 worry about what dimensions the border or title bar have when trying to fit the window
2819 around panel items, for example.
2820
2821 \wxheading{Parameters}
2822
2823 \docparam{width}{The required client area width.}
2824
2825 \docparam{height}{The required client area height.}
2826
2827 \docparam{size}{The required client size.}
2828
2829 \pythonnote{In place of a single overloaded method name, wxPython
2830 implements the following methods:\par
2831 \indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
2832 \twocolitem{{\bf SetClientSize(size)}}{Accepts a wxSize}
2833 \twocolitem{{\bf SetClientSizeWH(width, height)}}{}
2834 \end{twocollist}}
2835 }
2836
2837
2838 \membersection{wxWindow::SetConstraints}\label{wxwindowsetconstraints}
2839
2840 \func{void}{SetConstraints}{\param{wxLayoutConstraints* }{constraints}}
2841
2842 Sets the window to have the given layout constraints. The window
2843 will then own the object, and will take care of its deletion.
2844 If an existing layout constraints object is already owned by the
2845 window, it will be deleted.
2846
2847 \wxheading{Parameters}
2848
2849 \docparam{constraints}{The constraints to set. Pass NULL to disassociate and delete the window's
2850 constraints.}
2851
2852 \wxheading{Remarks}
2853
2854 You must call \helpref{wxWindow::SetAutoLayout}{wxwindowsetautolayout} to tell a window to use
2855 the constraints automatically in OnSize; otherwise, you must override OnSize and call Layout()
2856 explicitly. When setting both a wxLayoutConstraints and a \helpref{wxSizer}{wxsizer}, only the
2857 sizer will have effect.
2858
2859 \membersection{wxWindow::SetContainingSizer}\label{wxwindowsetcontainingsizer}
2860
2861 \func{void}{SetContainingSizer}{\param{wxSizer* }{sizer}}
2862
2863 This normally does not need to be called by user code. It is called
2864 when a window is added to a sizer, and is used so the window can
2865 remove itself from the sizer when it is destroyed.
2866
2867
2868 \membersection{wxWindow::SetCursor}\label{wxwindowsetcursor}
2869
2870 \func{virtual void}{SetCursor}{\param{const wxCursor\&}{cursor}}
2871
2872 % VZ: the docs are correct, if the code doesn't behave like this, it must be
2873 % changed
2874 Sets the window's cursor. Notice that the window cursor also sets it for the
2875 children of the window implicitly.
2876
2877 The {\it cursor} may be {\tt wxNullCursor} in which case the window cursor will
2878 be reset back to default.
2879
2880 \wxheading{Parameters}
2881
2882 \docparam{cursor}{Specifies the cursor that the window should normally display.}
2883
2884 \wxheading{See also}
2885
2886 \helpref{::wxSetCursor}{wxsetcursor}, \helpref{wxCursor}{wxcursor}
2887
2888
2889 \membersection{wxWindow::SetDropTarget}\label{wxwindowsetdroptarget}
2890
2891 \func{void}{SetDropTarget}{\param{wxDropTarget*}{ target}}
2892
2893 Associates a drop target with this window.
2894
2895 If the window already has a drop target, it is deleted.
2896
2897 \wxheading{See also}
2898
2899 \helpref{wxWindow::GetDropTarget}{wxwindowgetdroptarget},
2900 \helpref{Drag and drop overview}{wxdndoverview}
2901
2902
2903
2904 \membersection{wxWindow::SetInitialBestSize}\label{wxwindowsetinitialbestsize}
2905
2906 \func{virtual void}{SetInitialBestSize}{\param{const wxSize\& }{size}}
2907
2908 Sets the initial window size if none is given (i.e. at least one of the
2909 components of the size passed to ctor/Create() is wxDefaultCoord).
2910
2911 \membersection{wxWindow::SetEventHandler}\label{wxwindowseteventhandler}
2912
2913 \func{void}{SetEventHandler}{\param{wxEvtHandler* }{handler}}
2914
2915 Sets the event handler for this window.
2916
2917 \wxheading{Parameters}
2918
2919 \docparam{handler}{Specifies the handler to be set.}
2920
2921 \wxheading{Remarks}
2922
2923 An event handler is an object that is capable of processing the events
2924 sent to a window. By default, the window is its own event handler, but
2925 an application may wish to substitute another, for example to allow
2926 central implementation of event-handling for a variety of different
2927 window classes.
2928
2929 It is usually better to use \helpref{wxWindow::PushEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler} since
2930 this sets up a chain of event handlers, where an event not handled by one event handler is
2931 handed to the next one in the chain.
2932
2933 \wxheading{See also}
2934
2935 \helpref{wxWindow::GetEventHandler}{wxwindowgeteventhandler},\rtfsp
2936 \helpref{wxWindow::PushEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler},\rtfsp
2937 \helpref{wxWindow::PopEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler},\rtfsp
2938 \helpref{wxEvtHandler::ProcessEvent}{wxevthandlerprocessevent},\rtfsp
2939 \helpref{wxEvtHandler}{wxevthandler}
2940
2941
2942 \membersection{wxWindow::SetExtraStyle}\label{wxwindowsetextrastyle}
2943
2944 \func{void}{SetExtraStyle}{\param{long }{exStyle}}
2945
2946 Sets the extra style bits for the window. The currently defined extra style
2947 bits are:
2948
2949 \twocolwidtha{5cm}%
2950 \begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
2951 \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_VALIDATE\_RECURSIVELY}}{TransferDataTo/FromWindow()
2952 and Validate() methods will recursively descend into all children of the
2953 window if it has this style flag set.}
2954 \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_BLOCK\_EVENTS}}{Normally, the command
2955 events are propagated upwards to the window parent recursively until a handler
2956 for them is found. Using this style allows to prevent them from being
2957 propagated beyond this window. Notice that wxDialog has this style on by
2958 default for the reasons explained in the
2959 \helpref{event processing overview}{eventprocessing}.}
2960 \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_TRANSIENT}}{This can be used to prevent a
2961 window from being used as an implicit parent for the dialogs which were
2962 created without a parent. It is useful for the windows which can disappear at
2963 any moment as creating children of such windows results in fatal problems.}
2964 \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_CONTEXTHELP}}{Under Windows, puts a query
2965 button on the caption. When pressed, Windows will go into a context-sensitive
2966 help mode and wxWidgets will send a wxEVT\_HELP event if the user clicked on an
2967 application window.
2968 This style cannot be used together with wxMAXIMIZE\_BOX or wxMINIMIZE\_BOX, so
2969 these two styles are automatically turned of if this one is used.}
2970 \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_PROCESS\_IDLE}}{This window should always process idle events, even
2971 if the mode set by \helpref{wxIdleEvent::SetMode}{wxidleeventsetmode} is wxIDLE\_PROCESS\_SPECIFIED.}
2972 \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_PROCESS\_UI\_UPDATES}}{This window should always process UI update events,
2973 even if the mode set by \helpref{wxUpdateUIEvent::SetMode}{wxupdateuieventsetmode} is wxUPDATE\_UI\_PROCESS\_SPECIFIED.}
2974 \end{twocollist}
2975
2976
2977 \membersection{wxWindow::SetFocus}\label{wxwindowsetfocus}
2978
2979 \func{virtual void}{SetFocus}{\void}
2980
2981 This sets the window to receive keyboard input.
2982
2983 \wxheading{See also}
2984
2985 \helpref{wxFocusEvent}{wxfocusevent}
2986 \helpref{wxPanel::SetFocus}{wxpanelsetfocus}
2987 \helpref{wxPanel::SetFocusIgnoringChildren}{wxpanelsetfocusignoringchildren}
2988
2989
2990 \membersection{wxWindow::SetFocusFromKbd}\label{wxwindowsetfocusfromkbd}
2991
2992 \func{virtual void}{SetFocusFromKbd}{\void}
2993
2994 This function is called by wxWidgets keyboard navigation code when the user
2995 gives the focus to this window from keyboard (e.g. using {\tt TAB} key).
2996 By default this method simply calls \helpref{SetFocus}{wxwindowsetfocus} but
2997 can be overridden to do something in addition to this in the derived classes.
2998
2999
3000 \membersection{wxWindow::SetFont}\label{wxwindowsetfont}
3001
3002 \func{bool}{SetFont}{\param{const wxFont\& }{font}}
3003
3004 Sets the font for this window. This function should not be called for the
3005 parent window if you don't want its font to be inherited by its children,
3006 use \helpref{SetOwnFont}{wxwindowsetownfont} instead in this case and
3007 see \helpref{InheritAttributes}{wxwindowinheritattributes} for more
3008 explanations.
3009
3010 Please notice that the given font is \emph{not} automatically used for
3011 \helpref{wxPaintDC}{wxpaintdc} objects associated with this window, you need to
3012 call \helpref{wxDC::SetFont()}{wxdcsetfont} too. However this font is used by
3013 any standard controls for drawing their text as well as by
3014 \helpref{wxWindow::GetTextExtent()}{wxwindowgettextextent}.
3015
3016 \wxheading{Parameters}
3017
3018 \docparam{font}{Font to associate with this window, pass
3019 {\tt wxNullFont} to reset to the default font.}
3020
3021 \wxheading{Return value}
3022
3023 \true if the want was really changed, \false if it was already set to this
3024 \arg{font} and so nothing was done.
3025
3026 \wxheading{See also}
3027
3028 \helpref{wxWindow::GetFont}{wxwindowgetfont},\\
3029 \helpref{InheritAttributes}{wxwindowinheritattributes}
3030
3031
3032 \membersection{wxWindow::SetForegroundColour}\label{wxwindowsetforegroundcolour}
3033
3034 \func{virtual void}{SetForegroundColour}{\param{const wxColour\& }{colour}}
3035
3036 Sets the foreground colour of the window.
3037
3038 Please see \helpref{InheritAttributes}{wxwindowinheritattributes} for
3039 explanation of the difference between this method and
3040 \helpref{SetOwnForegroundColour}{wxwindowsetownforegroundcolour}.
3041
3042 \wxheading{Parameters}
3043
3044 \docparam{colour}{The colour to be used as the foreground colour, pass
3045 {\tt wxNullColour} to reset to the default colour.}
3046
3047 \wxheading{Remarks}
3048
3049 The interpretation of foreground colour is open to interpretation according
3050 to the window class; it may be the text colour or other colour, or it may not
3051 be used at all.
3052
3053 Using this function will disable attempts to use themes for this
3054 window, if the system supports them. Use with care since usually the
3055 themes represent the appearance chosen by the user to be used for all
3056 applications on the system.
3057
3058 \wxheading{See also}
3059
3060 \helpref{wxWindow::GetForegroundColour}{wxwindowgetforegroundcolour},\rtfsp
3061 \helpref{wxWindow::SetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowsetbackgroundcolour},\rtfsp
3062 \helpref{wxWindow::GetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowgetbackgroundcolour},\rtfsp
3063 \helpref{wxWindow::ShouldInheritColours}{wxwindowshouldinheritcolours}
3064
3065
3066 \membersection{wxWindow::SetHelpText}\label{wxwindowsethelptext}
3067
3068 \func{virtual void}{SetHelpText}{\param{const wxString\& }{helpText}}
3069
3070 Sets the help text to be used as context-sensitive help for this window.
3071
3072 Note that the text is actually stored by the current \helpref{wxHelpProvider}{wxhelpprovider} implementation,
3073 and not in the window object itself.
3074
3075 \wxheading{See also}
3076
3077 \helpref{GetHelpText}{wxwindowgethelptext}, \helpref{wxHelpProvider}{wxhelpprovider}
3078
3079
3080 \membersection{wxWindow::SetId}\label{wxwindowsetid}
3081
3082 \func{void}{SetId}{\param{int}{ id}}
3083
3084 Sets the identifier of the window.
3085
3086 \wxheading{Remarks}
3087
3088 Each window has an integer identifier. If the application has not provided one,
3089 an identifier will be generated. Normally, the identifier should be provided
3090 on creation and should not be modified subsequently.
3091
3092 \wxheading{See also}
3093
3094 \helpref{wxWindow::GetId}{wxwindowgetid},\rtfsp
3095 \helpref{Window identifiers}{windowids}
3096
3097
3098
3099 \membersection{wxWindow::SetLabel}\label{wxwindowsetlabel}
3100
3101 \func{virtual void}{SetLabel}{\param{const wxString\& }{label}}
3102
3103 Sets the window's label.
3104
3105 \wxheading{Parameters}
3106
3107 \docparam{label}{The window label.}
3108
3109 \wxheading{See also}
3110
3111 \helpref{wxWindow::GetLabel}{wxwindowgetlabel}
3112
3113
3114 \membersection{wxWindow::SetMaxSize}\label{wxwindowsetmaxsize}
3115
3116 \func{void}{SetMaxSize}{\param{const wxSize\& }{size}}
3117
3118 Sets the maximum size of the window, to indicate to the sizer layout mechanism
3119 that this is the maximum possible size.
3120
3121 \membersection{wxWindow::SetMinSize}\label{wxwindowsetminsize}
3122
3123 \func{void}{SetMinSize}{\param{const wxSize\& }{size}}
3124
3125 Sets the minimum size of the window, to indicate to the sizer layout mechanism
3126 that this is the minimum required size. You may need to call this
3127 if you change the window size after construction and before adding
3128 to its parent sizer.
3129
3130 \membersection{wxWindow::SetName}\label{wxwindowsetname}
3131
3132 \func{virtual void}{SetName}{\param{const wxString\& }{name}}
3133
3134 Sets the window's name.
3135
3136 \wxheading{Parameters}
3137
3138 \docparam{name}{A name to set for the window.}
3139
3140 \wxheading{See also}
3141
3142 \helpref{wxWindow::GetName}{wxwindowgetname}
3143
3144
3145 \membersection{wxWindow::SetOwnBackgroundColour}\label{wxwindowsetownbackgroundcolour}
3146
3147 \func{void}{SetOwnBackgroundColour}{\param{const wxColour\& }{colour}}
3148
3149 Sets the background colour of the window but prevents it from being inherited
3150 by the children of this window.
3151
3152 \wxheading{See also}
3153
3154 \helpref{SetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowsetbackgroundcolour},\rtfsp
3155 \helpref{InheritAttributes}{wxwindowinheritattributes}
3156
3157
3158 \membersection{wxWindow::SetOwnFont}\label{wxwindowsetownfont}
3159
3160 \func{void}{SetOwnFont}{\param{const wxFont\& }{font}}
3161
3162 Sets the font of the window but prevents it from being inherited by the
3163 children of this window.
3164
3165 \wxheading{See also}
3166
3167 \helpref{SetFont}{wxwindowsetfont},\rtfsp
3168 \helpref{InheritAttributes}{wxwindowinheritattributes}
3169
3170
3171 \membersection{wxWindow::SetOwnForegroundColour}\label{wxwindowsetownforegroundcolour}
3172
3173 \func{void}{SetOwnForegroundColour}{\param{const wxColour\& }{colour}}
3174
3175 Sets the foreground colour of the window but prevents it from being inherited
3176 by the children of this window.
3177
3178 \wxheading{See also}
3179
3180 \helpref{SetForegroundColour}{wxwindowsetforegroundcolour},\rtfsp
3181 \helpref{InheritAttributes}{wxwindowinheritattributes}
3182
3183
3184 \membersection{wxWindow::SetPalette}\label{wxwindowsetpalette}
3185
3186 \func{virtual void}{SetPalette}{\param{wxPalette* }{palette}}
3187
3188 Obsolete - use \helpref{wxDC::SetPalette}{wxdcsetpalette} instead.
3189
3190
3191 \membersection{wxWindow::SetScrollbar}\label{wxwindowsetscrollbar}
3192
3193 \func{virtual void}{SetScrollbar}{\param{int }{orientation}, \param{int }{position},\rtfsp
3194 \param{int }{thumbSize}, \param{int }{range},\rtfsp
3195 \param{bool }{refresh = {\tt true}}}
3196
3197 Sets the scrollbar properties of a built-in scrollbar.
3198
3199 \wxheading{Parameters}
3200
3201 \docparam{orientation}{Determines the scrollbar whose page size is to be set. May be wxHORIZONTAL or wxVERTICAL.}
3202
3203 \docparam{position}{The position of the scrollbar in scroll units.}
3204
3205 \docparam{thumbSize}{The size of the thumb, or visible portion of the scrollbar, in scroll units.}
3206
3207 \docparam{range}{The maximum position of the scrollbar.}
3208
3209 \docparam{refresh}{{\tt true} to redraw the scrollbar, {\tt false} otherwise.}
3210
3211 \wxheading{Remarks}
3212
3213 Let's say you wish to display 50 lines of text, using the same font.
3214 The window is sized so that you can only see 16 lines at a time.
3215
3216 You would use:
3217
3218 {\small%
3219 \begin{verbatim}
3220 SetScrollbar(wxVERTICAL, 0, 16, 50);
3221 \end{verbatim}
3222 }
3223
3224 Note that with the window at this size, the thumb position can never go
3225 above 50 minus 16, or 34.
3226
3227 You can determine how many lines are currently visible by dividing the current view
3228 size by the character height in pixels.
3229
3230 When defining your own scrollbar behaviour, you will always need to recalculate
3231 the scrollbar settings when the window size changes. You could therefore put your
3232 scrollbar calculations and SetScrollbar
3233 call into a function named AdjustScrollbars, which can be called initially and also
3234 from your \helpref{wxSizeEvent}{wxsizeevent} handler function.
3235
3236 \wxheading{See also}
3237
3238 \helpref{Scrolling overview}{scrollingoverview},\rtfsp
3239 \helpref{wxScrollBar}{wxscrollbar}, \helpref{wxScrolledWindow}{wxscrolledwindow},\rtfsp
3240 \helpref{wxScrollWinEvent}{wxscrollwinevent}
3241
3242 \begin{comment}
3243
3244
3245 \membersection{wxWindow::SetScrollPage}\label{wxwindowsetscrollpage}
3246
3247 \func{virtual void}{SetScrollPage}{\param{int }{orientation}, \param{int }{pageSize}, \param{bool }{refresh = {\tt true}}}
3248
3249 Sets the page size of one of the built-in scrollbars.
3250
3251 \wxheading{Parameters}
3252
3253 \docparam{orientation}{Determines the scrollbar whose page size is to be set. May be wxHORIZONTAL or wxVERTICAL.}
3254
3255 \docparam{pageSize}{Page size in scroll units.}
3256
3257 \docparam{refresh}{{\tt true} to redraw the scrollbar, {\tt false} otherwise.}
3258
3259 \wxheading{Remarks}
3260
3261 The page size of a scrollbar is the number of scroll units that the scroll thumb travels when you
3262 click on the area above/left of or below/right of the thumb. Normally you will want a whole visible
3263 page to be scrolled, i.e. the size of the current view (perhaps the window client size). This
3264 value has to be adjusted when the window is resized, since the page size will have changed.
3265
3266 In addition to specifying how far the scroll thumb travels when paging, in Motif and some versions of Windows
3267 the thumb changes size to reflect the page size relative to the length of the document. When the
3268 document size is only slightly bigger than the current view (window) size, almost all of the scrollbar
3269 will be taken up by the thumb. When the two values become the same, the scrollbar will (on some systems)
3270 disappear.
3271
3272 Currently, this function should be called before SetPageRange, because of a quirk in the Windows
3273 handling of pages and ranges.
3274
3275 \wxheading{See also}
3276
3277 \helpref{wxWindow::SetScrollPos}{wxwindowsetscrollpos},\rtfsp
3278 \helpref{wxWindow::GetScrollPos}{wxwindowgetscrollpos},\rtfsp
3279 \helpref{wxWindow::GetScrollPage}{wxwindowgetscrollpage},\rtfsp
3280 \helpref{wxScrollBar}{wxscrollbar}, \helpref{wxScrolledWindow}{wxscrolledwindow}
3281 \end{comment}
3282
3283
3284 \membersection{wxWindow::SetScrollPos}\label{wxwindowsetscrollpos}
3285
3286 \func{virtual void}{SetScrollPos}{\param{int }{orientation}, \param{int }{pos}, \param{bool }{refresh = {\tt true}}}
3287
3288 Sets the position of one of the built-in scrollbars.
3289
3290 \wxheading{Parameters}
3291
3292 \docparam{orientation}{Determines the scrollbar whose position is to be set. May be wxHORIZONTAL or wxVERTICAL.}
3293
3294 \docparam{pos}{Position in scroll units.}
3295
3296 \docparam{refresh}{{\tt true} to redraw the scrollbar, {\tt false} otherwise.}
3297
3298 \wxheading{Remarks}
3299
3300 This function does not directly affect the contents of the window: it is up to the
3301 application to take note of scrollbar attributes and redraw contents accordingly.
3302
3303 \wxheading{See also}
3304
3305 \helpref{wxWindow::SetScrollbar}{wxwindowsetscrollbar},\rtfsp
3306 \helpref{wxWindow::GetScrollPos}{wxwindowgetscrollpos},\rtfsp
3307 \helpref{wxWindow::GetScrollThumb}{wxwindowgetscrollthumb},\rtfsp
3308 \helpref{wxScrollBar}{wxscrollbar}, \helpref{wxScrolledWindow}{wxscrolledwindow}
3309
3310 \begin{comment}
3311
3312
3313 \membersection{wxWindow::SetScrollRange}\label{wxwindowsetscrollrange}
3314
3315 \func{virtual void}{SetScrollRange}{\param{int }{orientation}, \param{int }{range}, \param{bool }{refresh = {\tt true}}}
3316
3317 Sets the range of one of the built-in scrollbars.
3318
3319 \wxheading{Parameters}
3320
3321 \docparam{orientation}{Determines the scrollbar whose range is to be set. May be wxHORIZONTAL or wxVERTICAL.}
3322
3323 \docparam{range}{Scroll range.}
3324
3325 \docparam{refresh}{{\tt true} to redraw the scrollbar, {\tt false} otherwise.}
3326
3327 \wxheading{Remarks}
3328
3329 The range of a scrollbar is the number of steps that the thumb may travel, rather than the total
3330 object length of the scrollbar. If you are implementing a scrolling window, for example, you
3331 would adjust the scroll range when the window is resized, by subtracting the window view size from the
3332 total virtual window size. When the two sizes are the same (all the window is visible), the range goes to zero
3333 and usually the scrollbar will be automatically hidden.
3334
3335 \wxheading{See also}
3336
3337 \helpref{wxWindow::SetScrollPos}{wxwindowsetscrollpos},\rtfsp
3338 \helpref{wxWindow::SetScrollPage}{wxwindowsetscrollpage},\rtfsp
3339 \helpref{wxWindow::GetScrollPos}{wxwindowgetscrollpos},\rtfsp
3340 \helpref{wxWindow::GetScrollPage}{wxwindowgetscrollpage},\rtfsp
3341 \helpref{wxScrollBar}{wxscrollbar}, \helpref{wxScrolledWindow}{wxscrolledwindow}
3342 \end{comment}
3343
3344
3345 \membersection{wxWindow::SetSize}\label{wxwindowsetsize}
3346
3347 \func{virtual void}{SetSize}{\param{int}{ x}, \param{int}{ y}, \param{int}{ width}, \param{int}{ height},
3348 \param{int}{ sizeFlags = wxSIZE\_AUTO}}
3349
3350 \func{virtual void}{SetSize}{\param{const wxRect\&}{ rect}}
3351
3352 Sets the position and size of the window in pixels.
3353
3354 \func{virtual void}{SetSize}{\param{int}{ width}, \param{int}{ height}}
3355
3356 \func{virtual void}{SetSize}{\param{const wxSize\&}{ size}}
3357
3358 Sets the size of the window in pixels.
3359
3360 \wxheading{Parameters}
3361
3362 \docparam{x}{Required x position in pixels, or wxDefaultCoord to indicate that the existing
3363 value should be used.}
3364
3365 \docparam{y}{Required y position in pixels, or wxDefaultCoord to indicate that the existing
3366 value should be used.}
3367
3368 \docparam{width}{Required width in pixels, or wxDefaultCoord to indicate that the existing
3369 value should be used.}
3370
3371 \docparam{height}{Required height position in pixels, or wxDefaultCoord to indicate that the existing
3372 value should be used.}
3373
3374 \docparam{size}{\helpref{wxSize}{wxsize} object for setting the size.}
3375
3376 \docparam{rect}{\helpref{wxRect}{wxrect} object for setting the position and size.}
3377
3378 \docparam{sizeFlags}{Indicates the interpretation of other parameters. It is a bit list of the following:
3379
3380 {\bf wxSIZE\_AUTO\_WIDTH}: a $wxDefaultCoord$ width value is taken to indicate
3381 a wxWidgets-supplied default width.\\
3382 {\bf wxSIZE\_AUTO\_HEIGHT}: a $wxDefaultCoord$ height value is taken to indicate
3383 a wxWidgets-supplied default height.\\
3384 {\bf wxSIZE\_AUTO}: $wxDefaultCoord$ size values are taken to indicate
3385 a wxWidgets-supplied default size.\\
3386 {\bf wxSIZE\_USE\_EXISTING}: existing dimensions should be used
3387 if $wxDefaultCoord$ values are supplied.\\
3388 {\bf wxSIZE\_ALLOW\_MINUS\_ONE}: allow negative dimensions (ie. value of $wxDefaultCoord$) to be interpreted
3389 as real dimensions, not default values.
3390 {\bf wxSIZE\_FORCE}: normally, if the position and the size of the window are
3391 already the same as the parameters of this function, nothing is done. but with
3392 this flag a window resize may be forced even in this case (supported in wx
3393 2.6.2 and later and only implemented for MSW and ignored elsewhere currently)
3394 }
3395
3396 \wxheading{Remarks}
3397
3398 The second form is a convenience for calling the first form with default
3399 x and y parameters, and must be used with non-default width and height values.
3400
3401 The first form sets the position and optionally size, of the window.
3402 Parameters may be $wxDefaultCoord$ to indicate either that a default should be supplied
3403 by wxWidgets, or that the current value of the dimension should be used.
3404
3405 \wxheading{See also}
3406
3407 \helpref{wxWindow::Move}{wxwindowmove}
3408
3409 \pythonnote{In place of a single overloaded method name, wxPython
3410 implements the following methods:\par
3411 \indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
3412 \twocolitem{{\bf SetDimensions(x, y, width, height, sizeFlags=wxSIZE\_AUTO)}}{}
3413 \twocolitem{{\bf SetSize(size)}}{}
3414 \twocolitem{{\bf SetPosition(point)}}{}
3415 \end{twocollist}}
3416 }
3417
3418
3419 \membersection{wxWindow::SetSizeHints}\label{wxwindowsetsizehints}
3420
3421 Use of this function for windows which are not toplevel windows
3422 (such as wxDialog or wxFrame) is discouraged. Please use
3423 \helpref{SetMinSize}{wxwindowsetminsize} and \helpref{SetMaxSize}{wxwindowsetmaxsize}
3424 instead.
3425
3426 \wxheading{See also}
3427
3428 \helpref{wxTopLevelWindow::SetSizeHints}{wxtoplevelwindowsetsizehints}.
3429
3430
3431 \membersection{wxWindow::SetSizer}\label{wxwindowsetsizer}
3432
3433 \func{void}{SetSizer}{\param{wxSizer* }{sizer}, \param{bool }{deleteOld=true}}
3434
3435 Sets the window to have the given layout sizer. The window
3436 will then own the object, and will take care of its deletion.
3437 If an existing layout constraints object is already owned by the
3438 window, it will be deleted if the deleteOld parameter is true.
3439
3440 Note that this function will also call
3441 \helpref{SetAutoLayout}{wxwindowsetautolayout} implicitly with {\tt true}
3442 parameter if the {\it sizer}\/ is non-NULL and {\tt false} otherwise.
3443
3444 \wxheading{Parameters}
3445
3446 \docparam{sizer}{The sizer to set. Pass NULL to disassociate and conditionally delete
3447 the window's sizer. See below.}
3448
3449 \docparam{deleteOld}{If true (the default), this will delete any pre-existing sizer.
3450 Pass false if you wish to handle deleting the old sizer yourself.}
3451
3452 \wxheading{Remarks}
3453
3454 SetSizer now enables and disables Layout automatically, but prior to wxWidgets 2.3.3
3455 the following applied:
3456
3457 You must call \helpref{wxWindow::SetAutoLayout}{wxwindowsetautolayout} to tell a window to use
3458 the sizer automatically in OnSize; otherwise, you must override OnSize and call Layout()
3459 explicitly. When setting both a wxSizer and a \helpref{wxLayoutConstraints}{wxlayoutconstraints},
3460 only the sizer will have effect.
3461
3462
3463 \membersection{wxWindow::SetSizerAndFit}\label{wxwindowsetsizerandfit}
3464
3465 \func{void}{SetSizerAndFit}{\param{wxSizer* }{sizer}, \param{bool }{deleteOld=true}}
3466
3467 The same as \helpref{SetSizer}{wxwindowsetsizer}, except it also sets the size hints
3468 for the window based on the sizer's minimum size.
3469
3470
3471 \membersection{wxWindow::SetThemeEnabled}\label{wxwindowsetthemeenabled}
3472
3473 \func{virtual void}{SetThemeEnabled}{\param{bool }{enable}}
3474
3475 This function tells a window if it should use the system's "theme" code
3476 to draw the windows' background instead if its own background drawing
3477 code. This does not always have any effect since the underlying platform
3478 obviously needs to support the notion of themes in user defined windows.
3479 One such platform is GTK+ where windows can have (very colourful) backgrounds
3480 defined by a user's selected theme.
3481
3482 Dialogs, notebook pages and the status bar have this flag set to true
3483 by default so that the default look and feel is simulated best.
3484
3485
3486 \membersection{wxWindow::SetToolTip}\label{wxwindowsettooltip}
3487
3488 \func{void}{SetToolTip}{\param{const wxString\& }{tip}}
3489
3490 \func{void}{SetToolTip}{\param{wxToolTip* }{tip}}
3491
3492 Attach a tooltip to the window.
3493
3494 See also: \helpref{GetToolTip}{wxwindowgettooltip},
3495 \helpref{wxToolTip}{wxtooltip}
3496
3497
3498 \membersection{wxWindow::SetValidator}\label{wxwindowsetvalidator}
3499
3500 \func{virtual void}{SetValidator}{\param{const wxValidator\&}{ validator}}
3501
3502 Deletes the current validator (if any) and sets the window validator, having called wxValidator::Clone to
3503 create a new validator of this type.
3504
3505
3506 \membersection{wxWindow::SetVirtualSize}\label{wxwindowsetvirtualsize}
3507
3508 \func{void}{SetVirtualSize}{\param{int}{ width}, \param{int}{ height}}
3509
3510 \func{void}{SetVirtualSize}{\param{const wxSize\&}{ size}}
3511
3512 Sets the virtual size of the window in pixels.
3513
3514
3515 \membersection{wxWindow::SetVirtualSizeHints}\label{wxwindowsetvirtualsizehints}
3516
3517 \func{virtual void}{SetVirtualSizeHints}{\param{int}{ minW},\param{int}{ minH}, \param{int}{ maxW=-1}, \param{int}{ maxH=-1}}
3518
3519 \func{void}{SetVirtualSizeHints}{\param{const wxSize\&}{ minSize=wxDefaultSize},
3520 \param{const wxSize\&}{ maxSize=wxDefaultSize}}
3521
3522
3523 Allows specification of minimum and maximum virtual window sizes.
3524 If a pair of values is not set (or set to -1), the default values
3525 will be used.
3526
3527 \wxheading{Parameters}
3528
3529 \docparam{minW}{Specifies the minimum width allowable.}
3530
3531 \docparam{minH}{Specifies the minimum height allowable.}
3532
3533 \docparam{maxW}{Specifies the maximum width allowable.}
3534
3535 \docparam{maxH}{Specifies the maximum height allowable.}
3536
3537 \docparam{minSize}{Minimum size.}
3538
3539 \docparam{maxSize}{Maximum size.}
3540
3541 \wxheading{Remarks}
3542
3543 If this function is called, the user will not be able to size the virtual area
3544 of the window outside the given bounds.
3545
3546
3547 \membersection{wxWindow::SetWindowStyle}\label{wxwindowsetwindowstyle}
3548
3549 \func{void}{SetWindowStyle}{\param{long}{ style}}
3550
3551 Identical to \helpref{SetWindowStyleFlag}{wxwindowsetwindowstyleflag}.
3552
3553
3554 \membersection{wxWindow::SetWindowStyleFlag}\label{wxwindowsetwindowstyleflag}
3555
3556 \func{virtual void}{SetWindowStyleFlag}{\param{long}{ style}}
3557
3558 Sets the style of the window. Please note that some styles cannot be changed
3559 after the window creation and that \helpref{Refresh()}{wxwindowrefresh} might
3560 need to be be called after changing the others for the change to take place
3561 immediately.
3562
3563 See \helpref{Window styles}{windowstyles} for more information about flags.
3564
3565 \wxheading{See also}
3566
3567 \helpref{GetWindowStyleFlag}{wxwindowgetwindowstyleflag}
3568
3569
3570 \membersection{wxWindow::SetWindowVariant}\label{wxwindowsetwindowvariant}
3571
3572 \func{void}{SetWindowVariant}{\param{wxWindowVariant}{variant}}
3573
3574 This function can be called under all platforms but only does anything under
3575 Mac OS X 10.3+ currently. Under this system, each of the standard control can
3576 exist in several sizes which correspond to the elements of wxWindowVariant
3577 enum:
3578 \begin{verbatim}
3579 enum wxWindowVariant
3580 {
3581 wxWINDOW_VARIANT_NORMAL, // Normal size
3582 wxWINDOW_VARIANT_SMALL, // Smaller size (about 25 % smaller than normal )
3583 wxWINDOW_VARIANT_MINI, // Mini size (about 33 % smaller than normal )
3584 wxWINDOW_VARIANT_LARGE, // Large size (about 25 % larger than normal )
3585 };
3586 \end{verbatim}
3587
3588 By default the controls use the normal size, of course, but this function can
3589 be used to change this.
3590
3591
3592 \membersection{wxWindow::ShouldInheritColours}\label{wxwindowshouldinheritcolours}
3593
3594 \func{virtual bool}{ShouldInheritColours}{\void}
3595
3596 Return \true from here to allow the colours of this window to be changed by
3597 \helpref{InheritAttributes}{wxwindowinheritattributes}, returning \false
3598 forbids inheriting them from the parent window.
3599
3600 The base class version returns \false, but this method is overridden in
3601 \helpref{wxControl}{wxcontrol} where it returns \true.
3602
3603
3604 \membersection{wxWindow::Show}\label{wxwindowshow}
3605
3606 \func{virtual bool}{Show}{\param{bool}{ show = {\tt true}}}
3607
3608 Shows or hides the window. You may need to call \helpref{Raise}{wxwindowraise}
3609 for a top level window if you want to bring it to top, although this is not
3610 needed if Show() is called immediately after the frame creation.
3611
3612 \wxheading{Parameters}
3613
3614 \docparam{show}{If {\tt true} displays the window. Otherwise, hides it.}
3615
3616 \wxheading{Return value}
3617
3618 {\tt true} if the window has been shown or hidden or {\tt false} if nothing was
3619 done because it already was in the requested state.
3620
3621 \wxheading{See also}
3622
3623 \helpref{wxWindow::IsShown}{wxwindowisshown},\rtfsp
3624 \helpref{wxWindow::Hide}{wxwindowhide},\rtfsp
3625 \helpref{wxRadioBox::Show}{wxradioboxshow}
3626
3627
3628 \membersection{wxWindow::Thaw}\label{wxwindowthaw}
3629
3630 \func{virtual void}{Thaw}{\void}
3631
3632 Reenables window updating after a previous call to
3633 \helpref{Freeze}{wxwindowfreeze}. To really thaw the control, it must be called
3634 exactly the same number of times as \helpref{Freeze}{wxwindowfreeze}.
3635
3636 \wxheading{See also}
3637
3638 \helpref{wxWindowUpdateLocker}{wxwindowupdatelocker}
3639
3640
3641 \membersection{wxWindow::ToggleWindowStyle}\label{wxwindowtogglewindowstyle}
3642
3643 \func{bool}{ToggleWindowStyle}{\param{int }{flag}}
3644
3645 Turns the given \arg{flag} on if it's currently turned off and vice versa.
3646 This function cannot be used if the value of the flag is $0$ (which is often
3647 the case for default flags).
3648
3649 Also, please notice that not all styles can be changed after the control
3650 creation.
3651
3652 \wxheading{Return value}
3653
3654 Returns \true if the style was turned on by this function, \false if it was
3655 switched off.
3656
3657 \wxheading{See also}
3658
3659 \helpref{wxWindow::SetWindowStyleFlag}{wxwindowsetwindowstyleflag},\rtfsp
3660 \helpref{wxWindow::HasFlag}{wxwindowhasflag}
3661
3662
3663 \membersection{wxWindow::TransferDataFromWindow}\label{wxwindowtransferdatafromwindow}
3664
3665 \func{virtual bool}{TransferDataFromWindow}{\void}
3666
3667 Transfers values from child controls to data areas specified by their validators. Returns
3668 {\tt false} if a transfer failed.
3669
3670 If the window has {\tt wxWS\_EX\_VALIDATE\_RECURSIVELY} extra style flag set,
3671 the method will also call TransferDataFromWindow() of all child windows.
3672
3673 \wxheading{See also}
3674
3675 \helpref{wxWindow::TransferDataToWindow}{wxwindowtransferdatatowindow},\rtfsp
3676 \helpref{wxValidator}{wxvalidator}, \helpref{wxWindow::Validate}{wxwindowvalidate}
3677
3678
3679 \membersection{wxWindow::TransferDataToWindow}\label{wxwindowtransferdatatowindow}
3680
3681 \func{virtual bool}{TransferDataToWindow}{\void}
3682
3683 Transfers values to child controls from data areas specified by their validators.
3684
3685 If the window has {\tt wxWS\_EX\_VALIDATE\_RECURSIVELY} extra style flag set,
3686 the method will also call TransferDataToWindow() of all child windows.
3687
3688 \wxheading{Return value}
3689
3690 Returns {\tt false} if a transfer failed.
3691
3692 \wxheading{See also}
3693
3694 \helpref{wxWindow::TransferDataFromWindow}{wxwindowtransferdatafromwindow},\rtfsp
3695 \helpref{wxValidator}{wxvalidator}, \helpref{wxWindow::Validate}{wxwindowvalidate}
3696
3697
3698 \membersection{wxWindow::UnregisterHotKey}\label{wxwindowunregisterhotkey}
3699
3700 \func{bool}{UnregisterHotKey}{\param{int}{ hotkeyId}}
3701
3702 Unregisters a system wide hotkey.
3703
3704 \wxheading{Parameters}
3705
3706 \docparam{hotkeyId}{Numeric identifier of the hotkey. Must be the same id that was passed to RegisterHotKey.}
3707
3708 \wxheading{Return value}
3709
3710 {\tt true} if the hotkey was unregistered successfully, {\tt false} if the id was invalid.
3711
3712 \wxheading{Remarks}
3713
3714 This function is currently only implemented under MSW.
3715
3716 \wxheading{See also}
3717
3718 \helpref{wxWindow::RegisterHotKey}{wxwindowregisterhotkey}
3719
3720
3721 \membersection{wxWindow::Update}\label{wxwindowupdate}
3722
3723 \func{virtual void}{Update}{\void}
3724
3725 Calling this method immediately repaints the invalidated area of the window and
3726 all of its children recursively while this would usually only happen when the
3727 flow of control returns to the event loop.
3728 Notice that this function doesn't invalidate any area of the window so
3729 nothing happens if nothing has been invalidated (i.e. marked as requiring
3730 a redraw). Use \helpref{Refresh}{wxwindowrefresh} first if you want to
3731 immediately redraw the window unconditionally.
3732
3733
3734 \membersection{wxWindow::UpdateWindowUI}\label{wxwindowupdatewindowui}
3735
3736 \func{virtual void}{UpdateWindowUI}{\param{long}{ flags = wxUPDATE\_UI\_NONE}}
3737
3738 This function sends \helpref{wxUpdateUIEvents}{wxupdateuievent} to
3739 the window. The particular implementation depends on the window; for
3740 example a wxToolBar will send an update UI event for each toolbar button,
3741 and a wxFrame will send an update UI event for each menubar menu item.
3742 You can call this function from your application to ensure that your
3743 UI is up-to-date at this point (as far as your wxUpdateUIEvent handlers
3744 are concerned). This may be necessary if you have called
3745 \helpref{wxUpdateUIEvent::SetMode}{wxupdateuieventsetmode} or
3746 \helpref{wxUpdateUIEvent::SetUpdateInterval}{wxupdateuieventsetupdateinterval} to
3747 limit the overhead that wxWidgets incurs by sending update UI events in idle time.
3748
3749 {\it flags} should be a bitlist of one or more of the following values.
3750
3751 \begin{verbatim}
3752 enum wxUpdateUI
3753 {
3754 wxUPDATE_UI_NONE = 0x0000, // No particular value
3755 wxUPDATE_UI_RECURSE = 0x0001, // Call the function for descendants
3756 wxUPDATE_UI_FROMIDLE = 0x0002 // Invoked from On(Internal)Idle
3757 };
3758 \end{verbatim}
3759
3760 If you are calling this function from an OnInternalIdle or OnIdle
3761 function, make sure you pass the wxUPDATE\_UI\_FROMIDLE flag, since
3762 this tells the window to only update the UI elements that need
3763 to be updated in idle time. Some windows update their elements
3764 only when necessary, for example when a menu is about to be shown.
3765 The following is an example of how to call UpdateWindowUI from
3766 an idle function.
3767
3768 \begin{verbatim}
3769 void MyWindow::OnInternalIdle()
3770 {
3771 if (wxUpdateUIEvent::CanUpdate(this))
3772 UpdateWindowUI(wxUPDATE_UI_FROMIDLE);
3773 }
3774 \end{verbatim}
3775
3776 \wxheading{See also}
3777
3778 \helpref{wxUpdateUIEvent}{wxupdateuievent},
3779 \helpref{wxWindow::DoUpdateWindowUI}{wxwindowdoupdatewindowui},
3780 \helpref{wxWindow::OnInternalIdle}{wxwindowoninternalidle}
3781
3782
3783 \membersection{wxWindow::Validate}\label{wxwindowvalidate}
3784
3785 \func{virtual bool}{Validate}{\void}
3786
3787 Validates the current values of the child controls using their validators.
3788
3789 If the window has {\tt wxWS\_EX\_VALIDATE\_RECURSIVELY} extra style flag set,
3790 the method will also call Validate() of all child windows.
3791
3792 \wxheading{Return value}
3793
3794 Returns {\tt false} if any of the validations failed.
3795
3796 \wxheading{See also}
3797
3798 \helpref{wxWindow::TransferDataFromWindow}{wxwindowtransferdatafromwindow},\rtfsp
3799 \helpref{wxWindow::TransferDataToWindow}{wxwindowtransferdatatowindow},\rtfsp
3800 \helpref{wxValidator}{wxvalidator}
3801
3802
3803 \membersection{wxWindow::WarpPointer}\label{wxwindowwarppointer}
3804
3805 \func{void}{WarpPointer}{\param{int}{ x}, \param{int}{ y}}
3806
3807 Moves the pointer to the given position on the window.
3808
3809 {\bf NB: } This function is not supported under Mac because Apple Human
3810 Interface Guidelines forbid moving the mouse cursor programmatically.
3811
3812 \wxheading{Parameters}
3813
3814 \docparam{x}{The new x position for the cursor.}
3815
3816 \docparam{y}{The new y position for the cursor.}
3817