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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{wxBORDER\_DEFAULT}}{The window class will decide the kind of border to show, if any.}
56 \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxBORDER\_SIMPLE}}{Displays a thin border around the window. wxSIMPLE\_BORDER is the old name
57 for this style. }
58 \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxBORDER\_SUNKEN}}{Displays a sunken border. wxSUNKEN\_BORDER is the old name for this style.}
59 \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxBORDER\_RAISED}}{Displays a raised border. wxRAISED\_BORDER is the old name for this style. }
60 \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxBORDER\_STATIC}}{Displays a border suitable for a static control. wxSTATIC\_BORDER is the old name for this style. Windows only. }
61 \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxBORDER\_THEME}}{Displays a native border suitable for a control, on the current platform. On Windows XP or Vista, this will be a themed border; on most other platforms
62 a sunken border will be used. For more information for themed borders on Windows, please see \helpref{Themed borders on Windows}{wxmswthemedborders}.}
63 \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxBORDER\_NONE}}{Displays no border, overriding the default border style for the window. wxNO\_BORDER is the old name for this style.}
64 \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxBORDER\_DOUBLE}}{This style is obsolete and should not be used.}
65 \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxTRANSPARENT\_WINDOW}}{The window is transparent, that is, it will not receive paint
66 events. Windows only.}
67 \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxTAB\_TRAVERSAL}}{Use this to enable tab traversal for non-dialog windows.}
68 \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWANTS\_CHARS}}{Use this to indicate that
69 the window wants to get all char/key events for all keys - even for
70 keys like TAB or ENTER which are usually used for dialog navigation
71 and which wouldn't be generated without this style. If you need to
72 use this style in order to get the arrows or etc., but would still like
73 to have normal keyboard navigation take place, you should call
74 \helpref{Navigate}{wxwindownavigate} in response to the key events for
75 Tab and Shift-Tab.}
76 \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxNO\_FULL\_REPAINT\_ON\_RESIZE}}{On Windows, this style used to disable repainting
77 the window completely when its size is changed. Since this behaviour is now the default, the style is now obsolete
78 and no longer has an effect.}
79 \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxVSCROLL}}{Use this style to enable a vertical
80 scrollbar. Notice that this style cannot be used with native controls
81 which don't support scrollbars nor with top-level windows in most ports.}
82 \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxHSCROLL}}{Use this style to enable a horizontal
83 scrollbar. The same limitations as for wxVSCROLL apply to this style.}
84 \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxALWAYS\_SHOW\_SB}}{If a window has scrollbars,
85 disable them instead of hiding them when they are not needed (i.e. when the
86 size of the window is big enough to not require the scrollbars to navigate it).
87 This style is currently implemented for wxMSW, wxGTK and wxUniversal and does
88 nothing on the other platforms.}
89 \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxCLIP\_CHILDREN}}{Use this style to eliminate flicker caused by the background being
90 repainted, then children being painted over them. Windows only.}
91 \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxFULL\_REPAINT\_ON\_RESIZE}}{Use this style to force
92 a complete redraw of the window whenever it is resized instead of redrawing
93 just the part of the window affected by resizing. Note that this was the
94 behaviour by default before 2.5.1 release and that if you experience redraw
95 problems with code which previously used to work you may want to try this.
96 Currently this style applies on GTK+ 2 and Windows only, and full repainting is always
97 done on other platforms.}
98 \end{twocollist}
99
100 See also \helpref{window styles overview}{windowstyles}.
101
102 \wxheading{Extra window styles}
103
104 The following are extra styles, set using \helpref{wxWindow::SetExtraStyle}{wxwindowsetextrastyle}.
105
106 \twocolwidtha{5cm}%
107 \begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
108 \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_VALIDATE\_RECURSIVELY}}{By default, Validate/TransferDataTo/FromWindow()
109 only work on direct children of the window (compatible behaviour). Set this flag to make them recursively
110 descend into all subwindows.}
111 \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_BLOCK\_EVENTS}}{wxCommandEvents and the objects of the derived classes are forwarded to the
112 parent window and so on recursively by default. Using this flag for the
113 given window allows to block this propagation at this window, i.e. prevent
114 the events from being propagated further upwards. Dialogs have this
115 flag on by default.}
116 \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_TRANSIENT}}{Don't use this window as an implicit parent for the other windows: this must
117 be used with transient windows as otherwise there is the risk of creating a
118 dialog/frame with this window as a parent which would lead to a crash if the
119 parent is destroyed before the child.}
120 \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_PROCESS\_IDLE}}{This window should always process idle events, even
121 if the mode set by \helpref{wxIdleEvent::SetMode}{wxidleeventsetmode} is wxIDLE\_PROCESS\_SPECIFIED.}
122 \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_PROCESS\_UI\_UPDATES}}{This window should always process UI update events,
123 even if the mode set by \helpref{wxUpdateUIEvent::SetMode}{wxupdateuieventsetmode} is wxUPDATE\_UI\_PROCESS\_SPECIFIED.}
124 \end{twocollist}
125
126 \wxheading{See also}
127
128 \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}\\
129 \helpref{Window sizing overview}{windowsizingoverview}
130
131 \latexignore{\rtfignore{\wxheading{Members}}}
132
133
134 \membersection{wxWindow::wxWindow}\label{wxwindowctor}
135
136 \func{}{wxWindow}{\void}
137
138 Default constructor.
139
140 \func{}{wxWindow}{\param{wxWindow*}{ parent}, \param{wxWindowID }{id},
141 \param{const wxPoint\& }{pos = wxDefaultPosition},
142 \param{const wxSize\& }{size = wxDefaultSize},
143 \param{long }{style = 0},
144 \param{const wxString\& }{name = wxPanelNameStr}}
145
146 Constructs a window, which can be a child of a frame, dialog or any other non-control window.
147
148 \wxheading{Parameters}
149
150 \docparam{parent}{Pointer to a parent window.}
151
152 \docparam{id}{Window identifier. If wxID\_ANY, will automatically create an identifier.}
153
154 \docparam{pos}{Window position. wxDefaultPosition indicates that wxWidgets
155 should generate a default position for the window. If using the wxWindow class directly, supply
156 an actual position.}
157
158 \docparam{size}{Window size. wxDefaultSize indicates that wxWidgets
159 should generate a default size for the window. If no suitable size can be found, the
160 window will be sized to 20x20 pixels so that the window is visible but obviously not
161 correctly sized. }
162
163 \docparam{style}{Window style. For generic window styles, please see \helpref{wxWindow}{wxwindow}.}
164
165 \docparam{name}{Window name.}
166
167
168 \membersection{wxWindow::\destruct{wxWindow}}\label{wxwindowdtor}
169
170 \func{}{\destruct{wxWindow}}{\void}
171
172 Destructor. Deletes all subwindows, then deletes itself. Instead of using
173 the {\bf delete} operator explicitly, you should normally
174 use \helpref{wxWindow::Destroy}{wxwindowdestroy} so that wxWidgets
175 can delete a window only when it is safe to do so, in idle time.
176
177 \wxheading{See also}
178
179 \helpref{Window deletion overview}{windowdeletionoverview},\rtfsp
180 \helpref{wxWindow::Destroy}{wxwindowdestroy},\rtfsp
181 \helpref{wxCloseEvent}{wxcloseevent}
182
183
184 \membersection{wxWindow::AcceptsFocus}\label{wxwindowacceptsfocus}
185
186 \constfunc{bool}{AcceptsFocus}{\void}
187
188 This method may be overridden in the derived classes to return \false to
189 indicate that this control doesn't accept input at all (i.e. behaves like e.g.
190 \helpref{wxStaticText}{wxstatictext}) and so doesn't need focus.
191
192 \wxheading{See also}
193
194 \helpref{AcceptsFocusFromKeyboard}{wxwindowacceptsfocusfromkeyboard}
195
196
197 \membersection{wxWindow::AcceptsFocusFromKeyboard}\label{wxwindowacceptsfocusfromkeyboard}
198
199 \constfunc{bool}{AcceptsFocusFromKeyboard}{\void}
200
201 This method may be overridden in the derived classes to return \false to
202 indicate that while this control can, in principle, have focus if the user
203 clicks it with the mouse, it shouldn't be included in the TAB traversal chain
204 when using the keyboard.
205
206
207 \membersection{wxWindow::AddChild}\label{wxwindowaddchild}
208
209 \func{virtual void}{AddChild}{\param{wxWindow* }{child}}
210
211 Adds a child window. This is called automatically by window creation
212 functions so should not be required by the application programmer.
213
214 Notice that this function is mostly internal to wxWidgets and shouldn't be
215 called by the user code.
216
217 \wxheading{Parameters}
218
219 \docparam{child}{Child window to add.}
220
221
222 \membersection{wxWindow::AlwaysShowScrollbars}\label{wxwindowalwaysshowscrollbars}
223
224 \func{void}{AlwaysShowScrollbars}{\param{bool}{ hflag}, \param{bool}{ vflag}}
225
226 Call this function to force one or both scrollbars to be always shown, even if
227 the window is big enough to show its entire contents without scrolling.
228
229 \newsince{2.9.0}
230
231 \wxheading{Parameters}
232
233 \docparam{hflag}{Whether the horizontal scroll bar should always be visible.}
234
235 \docparam{vflag}{Whether the vertical scroll bar should always be visible.}
236
237 \wxheading{Remarks}
238
239 This function is currently only implemented under Mac/Carbon.
240
241
242 \membersection{wxWindow::CacheBestSize}\label{wxwindowcachebestsize}
243
244 \constfunc{void}{CacheBestSize}{\param{const wxSize\& }{size}}
245
246 Sets the cached best size value.
247
248
249 \membersection{wxWindow::CanSetTransparent}\label{wxwindowcansettransparent}
250
251 \func{bool}{CanSetTransparent}{\void}
252
253 Returns \true if the system supports transparent windows and calling
254 \helpref{SetTransparent}{wxwindowsettransparent} may succeed. If this function
255 returns \false, transparent windows are definitely not supported by the current
256 system.
257
258
259 \membersection{wxWindow::CaptureMouse}\label{wxwindowcapturemouse}
260
261 \func{virtual void}{CaptureMouse}{\void}
262
263 Directs all mouse input to this window. Call \helpref{wxWindow::ReleaseMouse}{wxwindowreleasemouse} to
264 release the capture.
265
266 Note that wxWidgets maintains the stack of windows having captured the mouse
267 and when the mouse is released the capture returns to the window which had had
268 captured it previously and it is only really released if there were no previous
269 window. In particular, this means that you must release the mouse as many times
270 as you capture it, unless the window receives
271 the \helpref{wxMouseCaptureLostEvent}{wxmousecapturelostevent} event.
272
273 Any application which captures the mouse in the beginning of some operation
274 {\em must} handle \helpref{wxMouseCaptureLostEvent}{wxmousecapturelostevent}
275 and cancel this operation when it receives the event. The event handler must
276 not recapture mouse.
277
278 \wxheading{See also}
279
280 \helpref{wxWindow::ReleaseMouse}{wxwindowreleasemouse}
281 \helpref{wxMouseCaptureLostEvent}{wxmousecapturelostevent}
282
283
284 \membersection{wxWindow::Center}\label{wxwindowcenter}
285
286 \func{void}{Center}{\param{int}{ direction}}
287
288 A synonym for \helpref{Centre}{wxwindowcentre}.
289
290
291 \membersection{wxWindow::CenterOnParent}\label{wxwindowcenteronparent}
292
293 \func{void}{CenterOnParent}{\param{int}{ direction}}
294
295 A synonym for \helpref{CentreOnParent}{wxwindowcentreonparent}.
296
297
298 \membersection{wxWindow::CenterOnScreen}\label{wxwindowcenteronscreen}
299
300 \func{void}{CenterOnScreen}{\param{int}{ direction}}
301
302 A synonym for \helpref{CentreOnScreen}{wxwindowcentreonscreen}.
303
304
305 \membersection{wxWindow::Centre}\label{wxwindowcentre}
306
307 \func{void}{Centre}{\param{int}{ direction = wxBOTH}}
308
309 Centres the window.
310
311 \wxheading{Parameters}
312
313 \docparam{direction}{Specifies the direction for the centering. May be {\tt wxHORIZONTAL}, {\tt wxVERTICAL}\rtfsp
314 or {\tt wxBOTH}. It may also include {\tt wxCENTRE\_ON\_SCREEN} flag
315 if you want to center the window on the entire screen and not on its
316 parent window.}
317
318 The flag {\tt wxCENTRE\_FRAME} is obsolete and should not be used any longer
319 (it has no effect).
320
321 \wxheading{Remarks}
322
323 If the window is a top level one (i.e. doesn't have a parent), it will be
324 centered relative to the screen anyhow.
325
326 \wxheading{See also}
327
328 \helpref{wxWindow::Center}{wxwindowcenter}
329
330
331 \membersection{wxWindow::CentreOnParent}\label{wxwindowcentreonparent}
332
333 \func{void}{CentreOnParent}{\param{int}{ direction = wxBOTH}}
334
335 Centres the window on its parent. This is a more readable synonym for
336 \helpref{Centre}{wxwindowcentre}.
337
338 \wxheading{Parameters}
339
340 \docparam{direction}{Specifies the direction for the centering. May be {\tt wxHORIZONTAL}, {\tt wxVERTICAL}\rtfsp
341 or {\tt wxBOTH}.}
342
343 \wxheading{Remarks}
344
345 This methods provides for a way to center top level windows over their
346 parents instead of the entire screen. If there is no parent or if the
347 window is not a top level window, then behaviour is the same as
348 \helpref{wxWindow::Centre}{wxwindowcentre}.
349
350 \wxheading{See also}
351
352 \helpref{wxWindow::CentreOnScreen}{wxwindowcenteronscreen}
353
354
355 \membersection{wxWindow::CentreOnScreen}\label{wxwindowcentreonscreen}
356
357 \func{void}{CentreOnScreen}{\param{int}{ direction = wxBOTH}}
358
359 Centres the window on screen. This only works for top level windows -
360 otherwise, the window will still be centered on its parent.
361
362 \wxheading{Parameters}
363
364 \docparam{direction}{Specifies the direction for the centering. May be {\tt wxHORIZONTAL}, {\tt wxVERTICAL}\rtfsp
365 or {\tt wxBOTH}.}
366
367 \wxheading{See also}
368
369 \helpref{wxWindow::CentreOnParent}{wxwindowcenteronparent}
370
371
372 \membersection{wxWindow::ClearBackground}\label{wxwindowclearbackground}
373
374 \func{void}{ClearBackground}{\void}
375
376 Clears the window by filling it with the current background colour. Does not
377 cause an erase background event to be generated.
378
379
380 \membersection{wxWindow::ClientToScreen}\label{wxwindowclienttoscreen}
381
382 \constfunc{virtual void}{ClientToScreen}{\param{int* }{x}, \param{int* }{y}}
383
384 \perlnote{In wxPerl this method returns a 2-element list instead of
385 modifying its parameters.}
386
387 \constfunc{virtual wxPoint}{ClientToScreen}{\param{const wxPoint\&}{ pt}}
388
389 Converts to screen coordinates from coordinates relative to this window.
390
391 \docparam{x}{A pointer to a integer value for the x coordinate. Pass the client coordinate in, and
392 a screen coordinate will be passed out.}
393
394 \docparam{y}{A pointer to a integer value for the y coordinate. Pass the client coordinate in, and
395 a screen coordinate will be passed out.}
396
397 \docparam{pt}{The client position for the second form of the function.}
398
399 \pythonnote{In place of a single overloaded method name, wxPython
400 implements the following methods:\par
401 \indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
402 \twocolitem{{\bf ClientToScreen(point)}}{Accepts and returns a wxPoint}
403 \twocolitem{{\bf ClientToScreenXY(x, y)}}{Returns a 2-tuple, (x, y)}
404 \end{twocollist}}
405 }
406
407
408 \membersection{wxWindow::Close}\label{wxwindowclose}
409
410 \func{bool}{Close}{\param{bool}{ force = {\tt false}}}
411
412 This function simply generates a \helpref{wxCloseEvent}{wxcloseevent} whose
413 handler usually tries to close the window. It doesn't close the window itself,
414 however.
415
416 \wxheading{Parameters}
417
418 \docparam{force}{{\tt false} if the window's close handler should be able to veto the destruction
419 of this window, {\tt true} if it cannot.}
420
421 \wxheading{Remarks}
422
423 Close calls the \helpref{close handler}{wxcloseevent} for the window, providing
424 an opportunity for the window to choose whether to destroy the window.
425 Usually it is only used with the top level windows (wxFrame and wxDialog
426 classes) as the others are not supposed to have any special OnClose() logic.
427
428 The close handler should check whether the window is being deleted forcibly,
429 using \helpref{wxCloseEvent::CanVeto}{wxcloseeventcanveto}, in which case it
430 should destroy the window using \helpref{wxWindow::Destroy}{wxwindowdestroy}.
431
432 {\it Note} that calling Close does not guarantee that the window will be
433 destroyed; but it provides a way to simulate a manual close of a window, which
434 may or may not be implemented by destroying the window. The default
435 implementation of wxDialog::OnCloseWindow does not necessarily delete the
436 dialog, since it will simply simulate an wxID\_CANCEL event which is handled by
437 the appropriate button event handler and may do anything at all.
438
439 To guarantee that the window will be destroyed, call
440 \helpref{wxWindow::Destroy}{wxwindowdestroy} instead
441
442 \wxheading{See also}
443
444 \helpref{Window deletion overview}{windowdeletionoverview},\rtfsp
445 \helpref{wxWindow::Destroy}{wxwindowdestroy},\rtfsp
446 \helpref{wxCloseEvent}{wxcloseevent}
447
448
449 \membersection{wxWindow::ConvertDialogToPixels}\label{wxwindowconvertdialogtopixels}
450
451 \func{wxPoint}{ConvertDialogToPixels}{\param{const wxPoint\&}{ pt}}
452
453 \func{wxSize}{ConvertDialogToPixels}{\param{const wxSize\&}{ sz}}
454
455 Converts a point or size from dialog units to pixels.
456
457 For the x dimension, the dialog units are multiplied by the average character width
458 and then divided by 4.
459
460 For the y dimension, the dialog units are multiplied by the average character height
461 and then divided by 8.
462
463 \wxheading{Remarks}
464
465 Dialog units are used for maintaining a dialog's proportions even if the font changes.
466
467 You can also use these functions programmatically. A convenience macro is defined:
468
469 {\small
470 \begin{verbatim}
471 #define wxDLG_UNIT(parent, pt) parent->ConvertDialogToPixels(pt)
472 \end{verbatim}
473 }
474
475 \wxheading{See also}
476
477 \helpref{wxWindow::ConvertPixelsToDialog}{wxwindowconvertpixelstodialog}
478
479 \pythonnote{In place of a single overloaded method name, wxPython
480 implements the following methods:\par
481 \indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
482 \twocolitem{{\bf ConvertDialogPointToPixels(point)}}{Accepts and returns a wxPoint}
483 \twocolitem{{\bf ConvertDialogSizeToPixels(size)}}{Accepts and returns a wxSize}
484 \end{twocollist}}
485
486 Additionally, the following helper functions are defined:\par
487 \indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
488 \twocolitem{{\bf wxDLG\_PNT(win, point)}}{Converts a wxPoint from dialog
489 units to pixels}
490 \twocolitem{{\bf wxDLG\_SZE(win, size)}}{Converts a wxSize from dialog
491 units to pixels}
492 \end{twocollist}}
493 }
494
495
496
497 \membersection{wxWindow::ConvertPixelsToDialog}\label{wxwindowconvertpixelstodialog}
498
499 \func{wxPoint}{ConvertPixelsToDialog}{\param{const wxPoint\&}{ pt}}
500
501 \func{wxSize}{ConvertPixelsToDialog}{\param{const wxSize\&}{ sz}}
502
503 Converts a point or size from pixels to dialog units.
504
505 For the x dimension, the pixels are multiplied by 4 and then divided by the average
506 character width.
507
508 For the y dimension, the pixels are multiplied by 8 and then divided by the average
509 character height.
510
511 \wxheading{Remarks}
512
513 Dialog units are used for maintaining a dialog's proportions even if the font changes.
514
515 \wxheading{See also}
516
517 \helpref{wxWindow::ConvertDialogToPixels}{wxwindowconvertdialogtopixels}
518
519 \pythonnote{In place of a single overloaded method name, wxPython implements the following methods:\par
520 \indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
521 \twocolitem{{\bf ConvertDialogPointToPixels(point)}}{Accepts and returns a wxPoint}
522 \twocolitem{{\bf ConvertDialogSizeToPixels(size)}}{Accepts and returns a wxSize}
523 \end{twocollist}}
524 }
525
526
527 \membersection{wxWindow::Destroy}\label{wxwindowdestroy}
528
529 \func{virtual bool}{Destroy}{\void}
530
531 Destroys the window safely. Use this function instead of the delete operator, since
532 different window classes can be destroyed differently. Frames and dialogs
533 are not destroyed immediately when this function is called -- they are added
534 to a list of windows to be deleted on idle time, when all the window's events
535 have been processed. This prevents problems with events being sent to non-existent
536 windows.
537
538 \wxheading{Return value}
539
540 {\tt true} if the window has either been successfully deleted, or it has been added
541 to the list of windows pending real deletion.
542
543
544 \membersection{wxWindow::DestroyChildren}\label{wxwindowdestroychildren}
545
546 \func{virtual void}{DestroyChildren}{\void}
547
548 Destroys all children of a window. Called automatically by the destructor.
549
550
551 \membersection{wxWindow::Disable}\label{wxwindowdisable}
552
553 \func{bool}{Disable}{\void}
554
555 Disables the window, same as \helpref{Enable({\tt false})}{wxwindowenable}.
556
557 \wxheading{Return value}
558
559 Returns {\tt true} if the window has been disabled, {\tt false} if it had been
560 already disabled before the call to this function.
561
562
563 \membersection{wxWindow::DoGetBestSize}\label{wxwindowdogetbestsize}
564
565 \constfunc{virtual wxSize}{DoGetBestSize}{\void}
566
567 Gets the size which best suits the window: for a control, it would be
568 the minimal size which doesn't truncate the control, for a panel - the
569 same size as it would have after a call to \helpref{Fit()}{wxwindowfit}.
570
571
572 \membersection{wxWindow::DoUpdateWindowUI}\label{wxwindowdoupdatewindowui}
573
574 \func{virtual void}{DoUpdateWindowUI}{\param{wxUpdateUIEvent\&}{ event}}
575
576 Does the window-specific updating after processing the update event.
577 This function is called by \helpref{wxWindow::UpdateWindowUI}{wxwindowupdatewindowui}
578 in order to check return values in the \helpref{wxUpdateUIEvent}{wxupdateuievent} and
579 act appropriately. For example, to allow frame and dialog title updating, wxWidgets
580 implements this function as follows:
581
582 \begin{verbatim}
583 // do the window-specific processing after processing the update event
584 void wxTopLevelWindowBase::DoUpdateWindowUI(wxUpdateUIEvent& event)
585 {
586 if ( event.GetSetEnabled() )
587 Enable(event.GetEnabled());
588
589 if ( event.GetSetText() )
590 {
591 if ( event.GetText() != GetTitle() )
592 SetTitle(event.GetText());
593 }
594 }
595 \end{verbatim}
596
597
598
599 \membersection{wxWindow::DragAcceptFiles}\label{wxwindowdragacceptfiles}
600
601 \func{virtual void}{DragAcceptFiles}{\param{bool}{ accept}}
602
603 Enables or disables eligibility for drop file events (OnDropFiles).
604
605 \wxheading{Parameters}
606
607 \docparam{accept}{If {\tt true}, the window is eligible for drop file events. If {\tt false}, the window
608 will not accept drop file events.}
609
610 \wxheading{Remarks}
611
612 Windows only.
613
614
615 \membersection{wxWindow::Enable}\label{wxwindowenable}
616
617 \func{virtual bool}{Enable}{\param{bool}{ enable = {\tt true}}}
618
619 Enable or disable the window for user input. Note that when a parent window is
620 disabled, all of its children are disabled as well and they are reenabled again
621 when the parent is.
622
623 \wxheading{Parameters}
624
625 \docparam{enable}{If {\tt true}, enables the window for input. If {\tt false}, disables the window.}
626
627 \wxheading{Return value}
628
629 Returns {\tt true} if the window has been enabled or disabled, {\tt false} if
630 nothing was done, i.e. if the window had already been in the specified state.
631
632 \wxheading{See also}
633
634 \helpref{wxWindow::IsEnabled}{wxwindowisenabled},\rtfsp
635 \helpref{wxWindow::Disable}{wxwindowdisable},\rtfsp
636 \helpref{wxRadioBox::Enable}{wxradioboxenable}
637
638
639 \membersection{wxWindow::FindFocus}\label{wxwindowfindfocus}
640
641 \func{static wxWindow*}{FindFocus}{\void}
642
643 Finds the window or control which currently has the keyboard focus.
644
645 \wxheading{Remarks}
646
647 Note that this is a static function, so it can be called without needing a wxWindow pointer.
648
649 \wxheading{See also}
650
651 \helpref{wxWindow::SetFocus}{wxwindowsetfocus}
652
653
654
655 \membersection{wxWindow::FindWindow}\label{wxwindowfindwindow}
656
657 \constfunc{wxWindow*}{FindWindow}{\param{long}{ id}}
658
659 Find a child of this window, by identifier.
660
661 \constfunc{wxWindow*}{FindWindow}{\param{const wxString\&}{ name}}
662
663 Find a child of this window, by name.
664
665 \pythonnote{In place of a single overloaded method name, wxPython
666 implements the following methods:\par
667 \indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
668 \twocolitem{{\bf FindWindowById(id)}}{Accepts an integer}
669 \twocolitem{{\bf FindWindowByName(name)}}{Accepts a string}
670 \end{twocollist}}
671 }
672
673
674 \membersection{wxWindow::FindWindowById}\label{wxwindowfindwindowbyid}
675
676 \func{static wxWindow*}{FindWindowById}{\param{long}{ id}, \param{wxWindow*}{ parent = NULL}}
677
678 Find the first window with the given {\it id}.
679
680 If {\it parent} is NULL, the search will start from all top-level
681 frames and dialog boxes; if non-NULL, the search will be limited to the given window hierarchy.
682 The search is recursive in both cases.
683
684 \wxheading{See also}
685
686 \helpref{FindWindow}{wxwindowfindwindow}
687
688
689 \membersection{wxWindow::FindWindowByLabel}\label{wxwindowfindwindowbylabel}
690
691 \func{static wxWindow*}{FindWindowByLabel}{\param{const wxString\&}{ label}, \param{wxWindow*}{ parent = NULL}}
692
693 Find a window by its label. Depending on the type of window, the label may be a window title
694 or panel item label. If {\it parent} is NULL, the search will start from all top-level
695 frames and dialog boxes; if non-NULL, the search will be limited to the given window hierarchy.
696 The search is recursive in both cases.
697
698 \wxheading{See also}
699
700 \helpref{FindWindow}{wxwindowfindwindow}
701
702
703 \membersection{wxWindow::FindWindowByName}\label{wxwindowfindwindowbyname}
704
705 \func{static wxWindow*}{FindWindowByName}{\param{const wxString\&}{ name}, \param{wxWindow*}{ parent = NULL}}
706
707 Find a window by its name (as given in a window constructor or {\bf Create} function call).
708 If {\it parent} is NULL, the search will start from all top-level
709 frames and dialog boxes; if non-NULL, the search will be limited to the given window hierarchy.
710 The search is recursive in both cases.
711
712 If no window with such name is found,
713 \helpref{FindWindowByLabel}{wxwindowfindwindowbylabel} is called.
714
715 \wxheading{See also}
716
717 \helpref{FindWindow}{wxwindowfindwindow}
718
719
720 \membersection{wxWindow::Fit}\label{wxwindowfit}
721
722 \func{virtual void}{Fit}{\void}
723
724 Sizes the window so that it fits around its subwindows. This function won't do
725 anything if there are no subwindows and will only really work correctly if
726 sizers are used for the subwindows layout. Also, if the window has exactly one
727 subwindow it is better (faster and the result is more precise as Fit adds some
728 margin to account for fuzziness of its calculations) to call
729
730 \begin{verbatim}
731 window->SetClientSize(child->GetSize());
732 \end{verbatim}
733
734 instead of calling Fit.
735
736
737 \membersection{wxWindow::FitInside}\label{wxwindowfitinside}
738
739 \func{virtual void}{FitInside}{\void}
740
741 Similar to \helpref{Fit}{wxwindowfit}, but sizes the interior (virtual) size
742 of a window. Mainly useful with scrolled windows to reset scrollbars after
743 sizing changes that do not trigger a size event, and/or scrolled windows without
744 an interior sizer. This function similarly won't do anything if there are no
745 subwindows.
746
747
748 \membersection{wxWindow::Freeze}\label{wxwindowfreeze}
749
750 \func{virtual void}{Freeze}{\void}
751
752 Freezes the window or, in other words, prevents any updates from taking place
753 on screen, the window is not redrawn at all. \helpref{Thaw}{wxwindowthaw} must
754 be called to reenable window redrawing. Calls to these two functions may be
755 nested.
756
757 This method is useful for visual appearance optimization (for example, it
758 is a good idea to use it before doing many large text insertions in a row into
759 a wxTextCtrl under wxGTK) but is not implemented on all platforms nor for all
760 controls so it is mostly just a hint to wxWidgets and not a mandatory
761 directive.
762
763 \wxheading{See also}
764
765 \helpref{wxWindowUpdateLocker}{wxwindowupdatelocker}
766
767
768 \membersection{wxWindow::GetAcceleratorTable}\label{wxwindowgetacceleratortable}
769
770 \constfunc{wxAcceleratorTable*}{GetAcceleratorTable}{\void}
771
772 Gets the accelerator table for this window. See \helpref{wxAcceleratorTable}{wxacceleratortable}.
773
774
775 \membersection{wxWindow::GetAccessible}\label{wxwindowgetaccessible}
776
777 \func{wxAccessible*}{GetAccessible}{\void}
778
779 Returns the accessible object for this window, if any.
780
781 See also \helpref{wxAccessible}{wxaccessible}.
782
783
784 \membersection{wxWindow::GetAdjustedBestSize}\label{wxwindowgetadjustedbestsize}
785
786 \constfunc{wxSize}{GetAdjustedBestSize}{\void}
787
788 This method is deprecated, use \helpref{GetEffectiveMinSize}{wxwindowgeteffectiveminsize}
789 instead.
790
791
792 \membersection{wxWindow::GetBackgroundColour}\label{wxwindowgetbackgroundcolour}
793
794 \constfunc{virtual wxColour}{GetBackgroundColour}{\void}
795
796 Returns the background colour of the window.
797
798 \wxheading{See also}
799
800 \helpref{wxWindow::SetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowsetbackgroundcolour},\rtfsp
801 \helpref{wxWindow::SetForegroundColour}{wxwindowsetforegroundcolour},\rtfsp
802 \helpref{wxWindow::GetForegroundColour}{wxwindowgetforegroundcolour}
803
804 \membersection{wxWindow::GetBackgroundStyle}\label{wxwindowgetbackgroundstyle}
805
806 \constfunc{virtual wxBackgroundStyle}{GetBackgroundStyle}{\void}
807
808 Returns the background style of the window. The background style can be one of:
809 \begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
810 \twocolitem{wxBG\_STYLE\_SYSTEM}{Use the default background, as determined by
811 the system or the current theme.}
812 \twocolitem{wxBG\_STYLE\_COLOUR}{Use a solid colour for the background, this
813 style is set automatically if you call
814 \helpref{SetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowsetbackgroundcolour} so you only need to
815 set it explicitly if you had changed the background style to something else
816 before.}
817 \twocolitem{wxBG\_STYLE\_CUSTOM}{Don't draw the background at all, it's
818 supposed that it is drawn by the user-defined erase background event handler.
819 This style should be used to avoid flicker when the background is entirely
820 custom-drawn.}
821 \twocolitem{wxBG\_STYLE\_TRANSPARET}{The background is (partially) transparent,
822 this style is automatically set if you call
823 \helpref{SetTransparent}{wxwindowsettransparent} which is used to set the
824 transparency level.}
825 \end{twocollist}
826
827 \wxheading{See also}
828
829 \helpref{wxWindow::SetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowsetbackgroundcolour},\rtfsp
830 \helpref{wxWindow::GetForegroundColour}{wxwindowgetforegroundcolour},\rtfsp
831 \helpref{wxWindow::SetBackgroundStyle}{wxwindowsetbackgroundstyle},\rtfsp
832 \helpref{wxWindow::SetTransparent}{wxwindowsettransparent}
833
834
835 \membersection{wxWindow::GetEffectiveMinSize}\label{wxwindowgeteffectiveminsize}
836
837 \constfunc{wxSize}{GetEffectiveMinSize}{\void}
838
839 Merges the window's best size into the min size and returns the
840 result. This is the value used by sizers to determine the appropriate
841 ammount of sapce to allocate for the widget.
842
843 \wxheading{See also}
844
845 \helpref{wxWindow::GetBestSize}{wxwindowgetbestsize},\rtfsp
846 \helpref{wxWindow::SetInitialSize}{wxwindowsetinitialsize}
847
848
849 \membersection{wxWindow::GetBestSize}\label{wxwindowgetbestsize}
850
851 \constfunc{wxSize}{GetBestSize}{\void}
852
853 This functions returns the best acceptable minimal size for the window. For
854 example, for a static control, it will be the minimal size such that the
855 control label is not truncated. For windows containing subwindows (typically
856 \helpref{wxPanel}{wxpanel}), the size returned by this function will be the
857 same as the size the window would have had after calling
858 \helpref{Fit}{wxwindowfit}.
859
860
861 \membersection{wxWindow::GetCapture}\label{wxwindowgetcapture}
862
863 \func{static wxWindow *}{GetCapture}{\void}
864
865 Returns the currently captured window.
866
867 \wxheading{See also}
868
869 \helpref{wxWindow::HasCapture}{wxwindowhascapture},
870 \helpref{wxWindow::CaptureMouse}{wxwindowcapturemouse},
871 \helpref{wxWindow::ReleaseMouse}{wxwindowreleasemouse},
872 \helpref{wxMouseCaptureLostEvent}{wxmousecapturelostevent}
873 \helpref{wxMouseCaptureChangedEvent}{wxmousecapturechangedevent}
874
875
876 \membersection{wxWindow::GetCaret}\label{wxwindowgetcaret}
877
878 \constfunc{wxCaret *}{GetCaret}{\void}
879
880 Returns the \helpref{caret}{wxcaret} associated with the window.
881
882
883 \membersection{wxWindow::GetCharHeight}\label{wxwindowgetcharheight}
884
885 \constfunc{virtual int}{GetCharHeight}{\void}
886
887 Returns the character height for this window.
888
889
890 \membersection{wxWindow::GetCharWidth}\label{wxwindowgetcharwidth}
891
892 \constfunc{virtual int}{GetCharWidth}{\void}
893
894 Returns the average character width for this window.
895
896
897 \membersection{wxWindow::GetChildren}\label{wxwindowgetchildren}
898
899 \func{wxWindowList\&}{GetChildren}{\void}
900
901 \constfunc{const wxWindowList\&}{GetChildren}{\void}
902
903 Returns a reference to the list of the window's children. \texttt{wxWindowList}
904 is a type-safe \helpref{wxList}{wxlist}-like class whose elements are of type
905 \texttt{wxWindow *}.
906
907
908 \membersection{wxWindow::GetClassDefaultAttributes}\label{wxwindowgetclassdefaultattributes}
909
910 \func{static wxVisualAttributes}{GetClassDefaultAttributes}{\param{wxWindowVariant}{ variant = \texttt{wxWINDOW\_VARIANT\_NORMAL}}}
911
912 Returns the default font and colours which are used by the control. This is
913 useful if you want to use the same font or colour in your own control as in a
914 standard control -- which is a much better idea than hard coding specific
915 colours or fonts which might look completely out of place on the users
916 system, especially if it uses themes.
917
918 The \arg{variant} parameter is only relevant under Mac currently and is
919 ignore under other platforms. Under Mac, it will change the size of the
920 returned font. See \helpref{wxWindow::SetWindowVariant}{wxwindowsetwindowvariant}
921 for more about this.
922
923 This static method is ``overridden'' in many derived classes and so calling,
924 for example, \helpref{wxButton}{wxbutton}::GetClassDefaultAttributes() will typically
925 return the values appropriate for a button which will be normally different
926 from those returned by, say, \helpref{wxListCtrl}{wxlistctrl}::GetClassDefaultAttributes().
927
928 The \texttt{wxVisualAttributes} structure has at least the fields
929 \texttt{font}, \texttt{colFg} and \texttt{colBg}. All of them may be invalid
930 if it was not possible to determine the default control appearance or,
931 especially for the background colour, if the field doesn't make sense as is
932 the case for \texttt{colBg} for the controls with themed background.
933
934 \wxheading{See also}
935
936 \helpref{InheritAttributes}{wxwindowinheritattributes}
937
938
939 \membersection{wxWindow::GetClientSize}\label{wxwindowgetclientsize}
940
941 \constfunc{void}{GetClientSize}{\param{int* }{width}, \param{int* }{height}}
942
943 \perlnote{In wxPerl this method takes no parameter and returns
944 a 2-element list {\tt (width, height)}.}
945
946 \constfunc{wxSize}{GetClientSize}{\void}
947
948 Returns the size of the window `client area' in pixels. The client area is the
949 area which may be drawn on by the programmer, excluding title bar, border,
950 scrollbars, etc.
951
952 Note that if this window is a top-level one and it is currently minimized, the
953 return size is empty (both width and height are $0$).
954
955 \wxheading{Parameters}
956
957 \docparam{width}{Receives the client width in pixels.}
958
959 \docparam{height}{Receives the client height in pixels.}
960
961 \pythonnote{In place of a single overloaded method name, wxPython
962 implements the following methods:\par
963 \indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
964 \twocolitem{{\bf GetClientSizeTuple()}}{Returns a 2-tuple of (width, height)}
965 \twocolitem{{\bf GetClientSize()}}{Returns a wxSize object}
966 \end{twocollist}}
967 }
968
969 \wxheading{See also}
970
971 \helpref{GetSize}{wxwindowgetsize},\rtfsp
972 \helpref{GetVirtualSize}{wxwindowgetvirtualsize}
973
974
975
976 \membersection{wxWindow::GetConstraints}\label{wxwindowgetconstraints}
977
978 \constfunc{wxLayoutConstraints*}{GetConstraints}{\void}
979
980 Returns a pointer to the window's layout constraints, or NULL if there are none.
981
982
983 \membersection{wxWindow::GetContainingSizer}\label{wxwindowgetcontainingsizer}
984
985 \constfunc{const wxSizer *}{GetContainingSizer}{\void}
986
987 Return the sizer that this window is a member of, if any, otherwise
988 {\tt NULL}.
989
990
991 \membersection{wxWindow::GetCursor}\label{wxwindowgetcursor}
992
993 \constfunc{const wxCursor\&}{GetCursor}{\void}
994
995 Return the cursor associated with this window.
996
997 \wxheading{See also}
998
999 \helpref{wxWindow::SetCursor}{wxwindowsetcursor}
1000
1001
1002 \membersection{wxWindow::GetDefaultAttributes}\label{wxwindowgetdefaultattributes}
1003
1004 \constfunc{virtual wxVisualAttributes}{GetDefaultAttributes}{\void}
1005
1006 Currently this is the same as calling
1007 \helpref{GetClassDefaultAttributes}{wxwindowgetclassdefaultattributes}(\helpref{GetWindowVariant}{wxwindowgetwindowvariant}()).
1008
1009 One advantage of using this function compared to the static version is that
1010 the call is automatically dispatched to the correct class (as usual with
1011 virtual functions) and you don't have to specify the class name explicitly.
1012
1013 The other one is that in the future this function could return different
1014 results, for example it might return a different font for an ``Ok'' button
1015 than for a generic button if the users GUI is configured to show such buttons
1016 in bold font. Of course, the down side is that it is impossible to call this
1017 function without actually having an object to apply it to whereas the static
1018 version can be used without having to create an object first.
1019
1020
1021 \membersection{wxWindow::GetDropTarget}\label{wxwindowgetdroptarget}
1022
1023 \constfunc{wxDropTarget*}{GetDropTarget}{\void}
1024
1025 Returns the associated drop target, which may be NULL.
1026
1027 \wxheading{See also}
1028
1029 \helpref{wxWindow::SetDropTarget}{wxwindowsetdroptarget},
1030 \helpref{Drag and drop overview}{wxdndoverview}
1031
1032
1033 \membersection{wxWindow::GetEventHandler}\label{wxwindowgeteventhandler}
1034
1035 \constfunc{wxEvtHandler*}{GetEventHandler}{\void}
1036
1037 Returns the event handler for this window. By default, the window is its
1038 own event handler.
1039
1040 \wxheading{See also}
1041
1042 \helpref{wxWindow::SetEventHandler}{wxwindowseteventhandler},\rtfsp
1043 \helpref{wxWindow::PushEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler},\rtfsp
1044 \helpref{wxWindow::PopEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler},\rtfsp
1045 \helpref{wxEvtHandler::ProcessEvent}{wxevthandlerprocessevent},\rtfsp
1046 \helpref{wxEvtHandler}{wxevthandler}\rtfsp
1047
1048
1049 \membersection{wxWindow::GetExtraStyle}\label{wxwindowgetextrastyle}
1050
1051 \constfunc{long}{GetExtraStyle}{\void}
1052
1053 Returns the extra style bits for the window.
1054
1055
1056 \membersection{wxWindow::GetFont}\label{wxwindowgetfont}
1057
1058 \constfunc{wxFont}{GetFont}{\void}
1059
1060 Returns the font for this window.
1061
1062 \wxheading{See also}
1063
1064 \helpref{wxWindow::SetFont}{wxwindowsetfont}
1065
1066
1067 \membersection{wxWindow::GetForegroundColour}\label{wxwindowgetforegroundcolour}
1068
1069 \func{virtual wxColour}{GetForegroundColour}{\void}
1070
1071 Returns the foreground colour of the window.
1072
1073 \wxheading{Remarks}
1074
1075 The interpretation of foreground colour is open to interpretation according
1076 to the window class; it may be the text colour or other colour, or it may not
1077 be used at all.
1078
1079 \wxheading{See also}
1080
1081 \helpref{wxWindow::SetForegroundColour}{wxwindowsetforegroundcolour},\rtfsp
1082 \helpref{wxWindow::SetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowsetbackgroundcolour},\rtfsp
1083 \helpref{wxWindow::GetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowgetbackgroundcolour}
1084
1085
1086 \membersection{wxWindow::GetGrandParent}\label{wxwindowgetgrandparent}
1087
1088 \constfunc{wxWindow*}{GetGrandParent}{\void}
1089
1090 Returns the grandparent of a window, or NULL if there isn't one.
1091
1092
1093 \membersection{wxWindow::GetHandle}\label{wxwindowgethandle}
1094
1095 \constfunc{void*}{GetHandle}{\void}
1096
1097 Returns the platform-specific handle of the physical window. Cast it to an appropriate
1098 handle, such as {\bf HWND} for Windows, {\bf Widget} for Motif, {\bf GtkWidget} for GTK or {\bf WinHandle} for PalmOS.
1099
1100 \pythonnote{This method will return an integer in wxPython.}
1101
1102 \perlnote{This method will return an integer in wxPerl.}
1103
1104
1105 \membersection{wxWindow::GetHelpTextAtPoint}\label{wxwindowgethelptextatpoint}
1106
1107 \constfunc{virtual wxString}{GetHelpTextAtPoint}{\param{const wxPoint &}{point}, \param{wxHelpEvent::Origin }{origin}}
1108
1109 Gets the help text to be used as context-sensitive help for this window. This
1110 method should be overridden if the help message depends on the position inside
1111 the window, otherwise \helpref{GetHelpText}{wxwindowgethelptext} can be used.
1112
1113 \wxheading{Parameters}
1114
1115 \docparam{point}{Coordinates of the mouse at the moment of help event emission.}
1116
1117 \docparam{origin}{Help event origin, see also \helpref{wxHelpEvent::GetOrigin}{wxhelpeventgetorigin}.}
1118
1119 \newsince{2.7.0}
1120
1121
1122 \membersection{wxWindow::GetHelpText}\label{wxwindowgethelptext}
1123
1124 \constfunc{virtual wxString}{GetHelpText}{\void}
1125
1126 Gets the help text to be used as context-sensitive help for this window.
1127
1128 Note that the text is actually stored by the current \helpref{wxHelpProvider}{wxhelpprovider} implementation,
1129 and not in the window object itself.
1130
1131 \wxheading{See also}
1132
1133 \helpref{SetHelpText}{wxwindowsethelptext}, \helpref{GetHelpTextAtPoint}{wxwindowgethelptextatpoint}, \helpref{wxHelpProvider}{wxhelpprovider}
1134
1135
1136 \membersection{wxWindow::GetId}\label{wxwindowgetid}
1137
1138 \constfunc{int}{GetId}{\void}
1139
1140 Returns the identifier of the window.
1141
1142 \wxheading{Remarks}
1143
1144 Each window has an integer identifier. If the application has not provided one
1145 (or the default wxID\_ANY) an unique identifier with a negative value will be generated.
1146
1147 \wxheading{See also}
1148
1149 \helpref{wxWindow::SetId}{wxwindowsetid},\rtfsp
1150 \helpref{Window identifiers}{windowids}
1151
1152
1153 \membersection{wxWindow::GetLabel}\label{wxwindowgetlabel}
1154
1155 \constfunc{virtual wxString }{GetLabel}{\void}
1156
1157 Generic way of getting a label from any window, for
1158 identification purposes.
1159
1160 \wxheading{Remarks}
1161
1162 The interpretation of this function differs from class to class.
1163 For frames and dialogs, the value returned is the title. For buttons or static text controls, it is
1164 the button text. This function can be useful for meta-programs (such as testing
1165 tools or special-needs access programs) which need to identify windows
1166 by name.
1167
1168 \membersection{wxWindow::GetMaxSize}\label{wxwindowgetmaxsize}
1169
1170 \constfunc{wxSize}{GetMaxSize}{\void}
1171
1172 Returns the maximum size of the window, an indication to the sizer layout mechanism
1173 that this is the maximum possible size.
1174
1175 \membersection{wxWindow::GetMinSize}\label{wxwindowgetminsize}
1176
1177 \constfunc{virtual wxSize}{GetMinSize}{\void}
1178
1179 Returns the minimum size of the window, an indication to the sizer layout mechanism
1180 that this is the minimum required size. It normally just returns the value set
1181 by \helpref{SetMinSize}{wxwindowsetminsize}, but it can be overridden to do the
1182 calculation on demand.
1183
1184 \membersection{wxWindow::GetName}\label{wxwindowgetname}
1185
1186 \constfunc{virtual wxString }{GetName}{\void}
1187
1188 Returns the window's name.
1189
1190 \wxheading{Remarks}
1191
1192 This name is not guaranteed to be unique; it is up to the programmer to supply an appropriate
1193 name in the window constructor or via \helpref{wxWindow::SetName}{wxwindowsetname}.
1194
1195 \wxheading{See also}
1196
1197 \helpref{wxWindow::SetName}{wxwindowsetname}
1198
1199
1200 \membersection{wxWindow::GetNextSibling}\label{wxwindowgetnextsibling}
1201
1202 \constfunc{wxWindow *}{GetNextSibling}{\void}
1203
1204 Returns the next window after this one among the parent children or \NULL if
1205 this window is the last child.
1206
1207 \newsince{2.8.8}
1208
1209 \wxheading{See also}
1210
1211 \helpref{GetPrevSibling}{wxwindowgetprevsibling}
1212
1213
1214 \membersection{wxWindow::GetParent}\label{wxwindowgetparent}
1215
1216 \constfunc{virtual wxWindow*}{GetParent}{\void}
1217
1218 Returns the parent of the window, or NULL if there is no parent.
1219
1220
1221 \membersection{wxWindow::GetPopupMenuSelectionFromUser}\label{wxwindowgetpopupmenuselectionfromuser}
1222
1223 \func{int}{GetPopupMenuSelectionFromUser}{\param{wxMenu\&}{ menu}, \param{const wxPoint\&}{ pos}}
1224
1225 \func{int}{GetPopupMenuSelectionFromUser}{\param{wxMenu\&}{ menu}, \param{int}{ x}, \param{int}{ y}}
1226
1227 This function shows a popup menu at the given position in this window and
1228 returns the selected id. It can be more convenient than the general purpose
1229 \helpref{PopupMenu}{wxwindowpopupmenu} function for simple menus proposing a
1230 choice in a list of strings to the user.
1231
1232 \wxheading{Parameters}
1233
1234 \docparam{menu}{The menu to show}
1235
1236 \docparam{pos}{The position at which to show the menu in client coordinates}
1237
1238 \docparam{x}{The horizontal position of the menu}
1239
1240 \docparam{y}{The vertical position of the menu}
1241
1242 \wxheading{Return value}
1243
1244 The selected menu item id or \texttt{wxID\_NONE} if none selected or an error
1245 occurred.
1246
1247
1248 \membersection{wxWindow::GetPosition}\label{wxwindowgetposition}
1249
1250 \constfunc{virtual void}{GetPosition}{\param{int* }{x}, \param{int* }{y}}
1251
1252 \constfunc{wxPoint}{GetPosition}{\void}
1253
1254 This gets the position of the window in pixels, relative to the parent window
1255 for the child windows or relative to the display origin for the top level
1256 windows.
1257
1258 \wxheading{Parameters}
1259
1260 \docparam{x}{Receives the x position of the window if non-\NULL.}
1261
1262 \docparam{y}{Receives the y position of the window if non-\NULL.}
1263
1264 \pythonnote{In place of a single overloaded method name, wxPython
1265 implements the following methods:\par
1266 \indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
1267 \twocolitem{{\bf GetPosition()}}{Returns a wxPoint}
1268 \twocolitem{{\bf GetPositionTuple()}}{Returns a tuple (x, y)}
1269 \end{twocollist}}
1270 }
1271
1272 \perlnote{In wxPerl there are two methods instead of a single overloaded
1273 method:\par
1274 \indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
1275 \twocolitem{{\bf GetPosition()}}{Returns a Wx::Point}
1276 \twocolitem{{\bf GetPositionXY()}}{Returns a 2-element list
1277 {\tt ( x, y )}}
1278 \end{twocollist}
1279 }}
1280
1281
1282 \wxheading{See also}
1283
1284 \helpref{GetScreenPosition}{wxwindowgetscreenposition}
1285
1286
1287 \membersection{wxWindow::GetPrevSibling}\label{wxwindowgetprevsibling}
1288
1289 \constfunc{wxWindow *}{GetPrevSibling}{\void}
1290
1291 Returns the previous window before this one among the parent children or \NULL if
1292 this window is the first child.
1293
1294 \newsince{2.8.8}
1295
1296 \wxheading{See also}
1297
1298 \helpref{GetNextSibling}{wxwindowgetnextsibling}
1299
1300
1301 \membersection{wxWindow::GetRect}\label{wxwindowgetrect}
1302
1303 \constfunc{virtual wxRect}{GetRect}{\void}
1304
1305 Returns the position and size of the window as a \helpref{wxRect}{wxrect} object.
1306
1307 \wxheading{See also}
1308
1309 \helpref{GetScreenRect}{wxwindowgetscreenrect}
1310
1311
1312 \membersection{wxWindow::GetScreenPosition}\label{wxwindowgetscreenposition}
1313
1314 \constfunc{virtual void}{GetScreenPosition}{\param{int* }{x}, \param{int* }{y}}
1315
1316 \constfunc{wxPoint}{GetScreenPosition}{\void}
1317
1318 Returns the window position in screen coordinates, whether the window is a
1319 child window or a top level one.
1320
1321 \wxheading{Parameters}
1322
1323 \docparam{x}{Receives the x position of the window on the screen if non-\NULL.}
1324
1325 \docparam{y}{Receives the y position of the window on the screen if non-\NULL.}
1326
1327 \wxheading{See also}
1328
1329 \helpref{GetPosition}{wxwindowgetposition}
1330
1331
1332 \membersection{wxWindow::GetScreenRect}\label{wxwindowgetscreenrect}
1333
1334 \constfunc{virtual wxRect}{GetScreenRect}{\void}
1335
1336 Returns the position and size of the window on the screen as a
1337 \helpref{wxRect}{wxrect} object.
1338
1339 \wxheading{See also}
1340
1341 \helpref{GetRect}{wxwindowgetrect}
1342
1343
1344 \membersection{wxWindow::GetScrollPos}\label{wxwindowgetscrollpos}
1345
1346 \func{virtual int}{GetScrollPos}{\param{int }{orientation}}
1347
1348 Returns the built-in scrollbar position.
1349
1350 \wxheading{See also}
1351
1352 See \helpref{wxWindow::SetScrollbar}{wxwindowsetscrollbar}
1353
1354
1355 \membersection{wxWindow::GetScrollRange}\label{wxwindowgetscrollrange}
1356
1357 \func{virtual int}{GetScrollRange}{\param{int }{orientation}}
1358
1359 Returns the built-in scrollbar range.
1360
1361 \wxheading{See also}
1362
1363 \helpref{wxWindow::SetScrollbar}{wxwindowsetscrollbar}
1364
1365
1366 \membersection{wxWindow::GetScrollThumb}\label{wxwindowgetscrollthumb}
1367
1368 \func{virtual int}{GetScrollThumb}{\param{int }{orientation}}
1369
1370 Returns the built-in scrollbar thumb size.
1371
1372 \wxheading{See also}
1373
1374 \helpref{wxWindow::SetScrollbar}{wxwindowsetscrollbar}
1375
1376
1377 \membersection{wxWindow::GetSize}\label{wxwindowgetsize}
1378
1379 \constfunc{void}{GetSize}{\param{int* }{width}, \param{int* }{height}}
1380
1381 \constfunc{wxSize}{GetSize}{\void}
1382
1383 Returns the size of the entire window in pixels, including title bar, border,
1384 scrollbars, etc.
1385
1386 Note that if this window is a top-level one and it is currently minimized, the
1387 returned size is the restored window size, not the size of the window icon.
1388
1389 \wxheading{Parameters}
1390
1391 \docparam{width}{Receives the window width.}
1392
1393 \docparam{height}{Receives the window height.}
1394
1395 \pythonnote{In place of a single overloaded method name, wxPython
1396 implements the following methods:\par
1397 \indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
1398 \twocolitem{{\bf GetSize()}}{Returns a wxSize}
1399 \twocolitem{{\bf GetSizeTuple()}}{Returns a 2-tuple (width, height)}
1400 \end{twocollist}}
1401 }
1402
1403 \perlnote{In wxPerl there are two methods instead of a single overloaded
1404 method:\par
1405 \indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
1406 \twocolitem{{\bf GetSize()}}{Returns a Wx::Size}
1407 \twocolitem{{\bf GetSizeWH()}}{Returns a 2-element list
1408 {\tt ( width, height )}}
1409 \end{twocollist}
1410 }}
1411
1412 \wxheading{See also}
1413
1414 \helpref{GetClientSize}{wxwindowgetclientsize},\rtfsp
1415 \helpref{GetVirtualSize}{wxwindowgetvirtualsize}
1416
1417
1418 \membersection{wxWindow::GetSizer}\label{wxwindowgetsizer}
1419
1420 \constfunc{wxSizer *}{GetSizer}{\void}
1421
1422 Return the sizer associated with the window by a previous call to
1423 \helpref{SetSizer()}{wxwindowsetsizer} or {\tt NULL}.
1424
1425
1426 \membersection{wxWindow::GetTextExtent}\label{wxwindowgettextextent}
1427
1428 \constfunc{virtual void}{GetTextExtent}{\param{const wxString\& }{string}, \param{int* }{w}, \param{int* }{h},
1429 \param{int* }{descent = NULL}, \param{int* }{externalLeading = NULL},
1430 \param{const wxFont* }{font = NULL}, \param{bool}{ use16 = {\tt false}}}
1431
1432 \constfunc{wxSize}{GetTextExtent}{\param{const wxString\& }{string}}
1433
1434 Gets the dimensions of the string as it would be drawn on the
1435 window with the currently selected font.
1436
1437 The text extent is returned in \arg{w} and \arg{h} pointers (first form) or as a
1438 \helpref{wxSize}{wxsize} object (second form).
1439
1440 \wxheading{Parameters}
1441
1442 \docparam{string}{String whose extent is to be measured.}
1443
1444 \docparam{w}{Return value for width.}
1445
1446 \docparam{h}{Return value for height.}
1447
1448 \docparam{descent}{Return value for descent (optional).}
1449
1450 \docparam{externalLeading}{Return value for external leading (optional).}
1451
1452 \docparam{font}{Font to use instead of the current window font (optional).}
1453
1454 \docparam{use16}{If {\tt true}, {\it string} contains 16-bit characters. The default is {\tt false}.}
1455
1456 \pythonnote{In place of a single overloaded method name, wxPython
1457 implements the following methods:\par
1458 \indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
1459 \twocolitem{{\bf GetTextExtent(string)}}{Returns a 2-tuple, (width, height)}
1460 \twocolitem{{\bf GetFullTextExtent(string, font=NULL)}}{Returns a
1461 4-tuple, (width, height, descent, externalLeading) }
1462 \end{twocollist}}
1463 }
1464
1465 \perlnote{In wxPerl this method takes only the {\tt string} and optionally
1466 {\tt font} parameters, and returns a 4-element list
1467 {\tt ( x, y, descent, externalLeading )}.}
1468
1469
1470 \membersection{wxWindow::GetToolTip}\label{wxwindowgettooltip}
1471
1472 \constfunc{wxToolTip*}{GetToolTip}{\void}
1473
1474 Get the associated tooltip or NULL if none.
1475
1476
1477 \membersection{wxWindow::GetUpdateRegion}\label{wxwindowgetupdateregion}
1478
1479 \constfunc{virtual wxRegion}{GetUpdateRegion}{\void}
1480
1481 Returns the region specifying which parts of the window have been damaged. Should
1482 only be called within an \helpref{wxPaintEvent}{wxpaintevent} handler.
1483
1484 \wxheading{See also}
1485
1486 \helpref{wxRegion}{wxregion},\rtfsp
1487 \helpref{wxRegionIterator}{wxregioniterator}
1488
1489
1490 \membersection{wxWindow::GetValidator}\label{wxwindowgetvalidator}
1491
1492 \constfunc{wxValidator*}{GetValidator}{\void}
1493
1494 Returns a pointer to the current validator for the window, or NULL if there is none.
1495
1496
1497 \membersection{wxWindow::GetVirtualSize}\label{wxwindowgetvirtualsize}
1498
1499 \constfunc{void}{GetVirtualSize}{\param{int* }{width}, \param{int* }{height}}
1500
1501 \constfunc{wxSize}{GetVirtualSize}{\void}
1502
1503 This gets the virtual size of the window in pixels. By default it
1504 returns the client size of the window, but after a call to
1505 \helpref{SetVirtualSize}{wxwindowsetvirtualsize} it will return
1506 that size.
1507
1508 \wxheading{Parameters}
1509
1510 \docparam{width}{Receives the window virtual width.}
1511
1512 \docparam{height}{Receives the window virtual height.}
1513
1514 \helpref{GetSize}{wxwindowgetsize},\rtfsp
1515 \helpref{GetClientSize}{wxwindowgetclientsize}
1516
1517
1518 \membersection{wxWindow::GetWindowBorderSize}\label{wxwindowgetwindowbordersize}
1519
1520 \constfunc{wxSize}{GetWindowBorderSize}{\void}
1521
1522 Returns the size of the left/right and top/bottom borders of this window in x
1523 and y components of the result respectively.
1524
1525
1526 \membersection{wxWindow::GetWindowStyleFlag}\label{wxwindowgetwindowstyleflag}
1527
1528 \constfunc{long}{GetWindowStyleFlag}{\void}
1529
1530 Gets the window style that was passed to the constructor or {\bf Create}
1531 method. {\bf GetWindowStyle()} is another name for the same function.
1532
1533
1534 \membersection{wxWindow::GetWindowVariant}\label{wxwindowgetwindowvariant}
1535
1536 \constfunc{wxWindowVariant}{GetWindowVariant}{\void}
1537
1538 Returns the value previously passed to
1539 \helpref{wxWindow::SetWindowVariant}{wxwindowsetwindowvariant}.
1540
1541
1542 \membersection{wxWindow::HasCapture}\label{wxwindowhascapture}
1543
1544 \constfunc{virtual bool}{HasCapture}{\void}
1545
1546 Returns {\tt true} if this window has the current mouse capture.
1547
1548 \wxheading{See also}
1549
1550 \helpref{wxWindow::CaptureMouse}{wxwindowcapturemouse},
1551 \helpref{wxWindow::ReleaseMouse}{wxwindowreleasemouse},
1552 \helpref{wxMouseCaptureLostEvent}{wxmousecapturelostevent}
1553 \helpref{wxMouseCaptureChangedEvent}{wxmousecapturechangedevent}
1554
1555
1556 \membersection{wxWindow::HasExtraStyle}\label{wxwindowhasextrastyle}
1557
1558 \constfunc{bool}{HasExtraStyle}{\param{int }{exFlag}}
1559
1560 Returns \texttt{true} if the window has the given \arg{exFlag} bit set in its
1561 extra styles.
1562
1563 \wxheading{See also}
1564
1565 \helpref{SetExtraStyle}{wxwindowsetextrastyle}
1566
1567
1568 \membersection{wxWindow::HasFlag}\label{wxwindowhasflag}
1569
1570 \constfunc{bool}{HasFlag}{\param{int }{flag}}
1571
1572 Returns \texttt{true} if the window has the given \arg{flag} bit set.
1573
1574
1575 \membersection{wxWindow::HasMultiplePages}\label{wxwindowhasmultiplepages}
1576
1577 \constfunc{virtual bool}{HasMultiplePages}{\void}
1578
1579 This method should be overridden to return \texttt{true} if this window has
1580 multiple pages. All standard class with multiple pages such as
1581 \helpref{wxNotebook}{wxnotebook}, \helpref{wxListbook}{wxlistbook} and
1582 \helpref{wxTreebook}{wxtreebook} already override it to return \texttt{true}
1583 and user-defined classes with similar behaviour should do it as well to allow
1584 the library to handle such windows appropriately.
1585
1586
1587 \membersection{wxWindow::HasScrollbar}\label{wxwindowhasscrollbar}
1588
1589 \constfunc{virtual bool}{HasScrollbar}{\param{int }{orient}}
1590
1591 Returns {\tt true} if this window has a scroll bar for this orientation.
1592
1593 \wxheading{Parameters}
1594
1595 \docparam{orient}{Orientation to check, either {\tt wxHORIZONTAL} or {\tt wxVERTICAL}.}
1596
1597
1598 \membersection{wxWindow::HasTransparentBackground}\label{wxwindowhastransparentbackground}
1599
1600 \constfunc{virtual bool}{HasTransparentBackground}{\void}
1601
1602 Returns \true if this window background is transparent (as, for example, for
1603 wxStaticText) and should show the parent window background.
1604
1605 This method is mostly used internally by the library itself and you normally
1606 shouldn't have to call it. You may, however, have to override it in your
1607 wxWindow-derived class to ensure that background is painted correctly.
1608
1609
1610 \membersection{wxWindow::Hide}\label{wxwindowhide}
1611
1612 \func{bool}{Hide}{\void}
1613
1614 Equivalent to calling \helpref{Show}{wxwindowshow}({\tt false}).
1615
1616
1617 \membersection{wxWindow::InheritAttributes}\label{wxwindowinheritattributes}
1618
1619 \func{void}{InheritAttributes}{\void}
1620
1621 This function is (or should be, in case of custom controls) called during
1622 window creation to intelligently set up the window visual attributes, that is
1623 the font and the foreground and background colours.
1624
1625 By ``intelligently'' the following is meant: by default, all windows use their
1626 own \helpref{default}{wxwindowgetclassdefaultattributes} attributes. However
1627 if some of the parents attributes are explicitly (that is, using
1628 \helpref{SetFont}{wxwindowsetfont} and not
1629 \helpref{SetOwnFont}{wxwindowsetownfont}) changed \emph{and} if the
1630 corresponding attribute hadn't been explicitly set for this window itself,
1631 then this window takes the same value as used by the parent. In addition, if
1632 the window overrides \helpref{ShouldInheritColours}{wxwindowshouldinheritcolours}
1633 to return \false, the colours will not be changed no matter what and only the
1634 font might.
1635
1636 This rather complicated logic is necessary in order to accommodate the
1637 different usage scenarios. The most common one is when all default attributes
1638 are used and in this case, nothing should be inherited as in modern GUIs
1639 different controls use different fonts (and colours) than their siblings so
1640 they can't inherit the same value from the parent. However it was also deemed
1641 desirable to allow to simply change the attributes of all children at once by
1642 just changing the font or colour of their common parent, hence in this case we
1643 do inherit the parents attributes.
1644
1645
1646 \membersection{wxWindow::InitDialog}\label{wxwindowinitdialog}
1647
1648 \func{void}{InitDialog}{\void}
1649
1650 Sends an {\tt wxEVT\_INIT\_DIALOG} event, whose handler usually transfers data
1651 to the dialog via validators.
1652
1653
1654 \membersection{wxWindow::InvalidateBestSize}\label{wxwindowinvalidatebestsize}
1655
1656 \func{void}{InvalidateBestSize}{\void}
1657
1658 Resets the cached best size value so it will be recalculated the next time it is needed.
1659
1660
1661 \membersection{wxWindow::IsDoubleBuffered}\label{wxwindowisdoublebuffered}
1662
1663 \constfunc{virtual bool}{IsDoubleBuffered}{\void}
1664
1665 Returns \true if the window contents is double-buffered by the system, i.e. if
1666 any drawing done on the window is really done on a temporary backing surface
1667 and transferred to the screen all at once later.
1668
1669 \wxheading{See also}
1670
1671 \helpref{wxBufferedDC}{wxbuffereddc}
1672
1673
1674 \membersection{wxWindow::IsEnabled}\label{wxwindowisenabled}
1675
1676 \constfunc{virtual bool}{IsEnabled}{\void}
1677
1678 Returns \true if the window is enabled, i.e. if it accepts user input, \false
1679 otherwise.
1680
1681 Notice that this method can return \false even if this window itself hadn't
1682 been explicitly disabled when one of its parent windows is disabled. To get the
1683 intrinsic status of this window, use
1684 \helpref{IsThisEnabled}{wxwindowisthisenabled}
1685
1686 \wxheading{See also}
1687
1688 \helpref{wxWindow::Enable}{wxwindowenable}
1689
1690
1691 \membersection{wxWindow::IsExposed}\label{wxwindowisexposed}
1692
1693 \constfunc{bool}{IsExposed}{\param{int }{x}, \param{int }{y}}
1694
1695 \constfunc{bool}{IsExposed}{\param{wxPoint }{\&pt}}
1696
1697 \constfunc{bool}{IsExposed}{\param{int }{x}, \param{int }{y}, \param{int }{w}, \param{int }{h}}
1698
1699 \constfunc{bool}{IsExposed}{\param{wxRect }{\&rect}}
1700
1701 Returns {\tt true} if the given point or rectangle area has been exposed since the
1702 last repaint. Call this in an paint event handler to optimize redrawing by
1703 only redrawing those areas, which have been exposed.
1704
1705 \pythonnote{In place of a single overloaded method name, wxPython
1706 implements the following methods:\par
1707 \indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
1708 \twocolitem{{\bf IsExposed(x,y, w=0,h=0)}}{}
1709 \twocolitem{{\bf IsExposedPoint(pt)}}{}
1710 \twocolitem{{\bf IsExposedRect(rect)}}{}
1711 \end{twocollist}}}
1712
1713
1714 \membersection{wxWindow::IsFrozen}\label{wxwindowisfrozen}
1715
1716 \constfunc{virtual bool}{IsFrozen}{\void}
1717
1718 Returns \true if the window is currently frozen by a call to
1719 \helpref{Freeze()}{wxwindowfreeze}.
1720
1721 \wxheading{See also}
1722
1723 \helpref{Thaw()}{wxwindowthaw}
1724
1725
1726 \membersection{wxWindow::IsRetained}\label{wxwindowisretained}
1727
1728 \constfunc{virtual bool}{IsRetained}{\void}
1729
1730 Returns {\tt true} if the window is retained, {\tt false} otherwise.
1731
1732 \wxheading{Remarks}
1733
1734 Retained windows are only available on X platforms.
1735
1736
1737 \membersection{wxWindow::IsScrollbarAlwaysShown}\label{wxwindowisscrollbaralwaysshown}
1738
1739 \func{bool}{IsScrollbarAlwaysShown}{\param{int}{ orient}}
1740
1741 Return whether a scrollbar is always shown.
1742
1743 \wxheading{Parameters}
1744
1745 \docparam{orient}{Orientation to check, either {\tt wxHORIZONTAL} or {\tt wxVERTICAL}.}
1746
1747 \wxheading{See also}
1748
1749 \helpref{wxWindow::AlwaysShowScrollbars}{wxwindowalwaysshowscrollbars}
1750
1751
1752 \membersection{wxWindow::IsShown}\label{wxwindowisshown}
1753
1754 \constfunc{virtual bool}{IsShown}{\void}
1755
1756 Returns {\tt true} if the window is shown, {\tt false} if it has been hidden.
1757
1758 \wxheading{See also}
1759
1760 \helpref{wxWindow::IsShownOnScreen}{wxwindowisshownonscreen}
1761
1762
1763 \membersection{wxWindow::IsShownOnScreen}\label{wxwindowisshownonscreen}
1764
1765 \constfunc{virtual bool}{IsShownOnScreen}{\void}
1766
1767 Returns {\tt true} if the window is physically visible on the screen, i.e. it
1768 is shown and all its parents up to the toplevel window are shown as well.
1769
1770 \wxheading{See also}
1771
1772 \helpref{wxWindow::IsShown}{wxwindowisshown}
1773
1774
1775 \membersection{wxWindow::IsThisEnabled}\label{wxwindowisthisenabled}
1776
1777 \constfunc{bool}{IsThisEnabled}{\void}
1778
1779 Returns \true if this window is intrinsically enabled, \false otherwise, i.e.
1780 if \helpref{Enable(false)}{wxwindowenable} had been called. This method is
1781 mostly used for wxWidgets itself, user code should normally use
1782 \helpref{IsEnabled}{wxwindowisenabled} instead.
1783
1784
1785 \membersection{wxWindow::IsTopLevel}\label{wxwindowistoplevel}
1786
1787 \constfunc{bool}{IsTopLevel}{\void}
1788
1789 Returns {\tt true} if the given window is a top-level one. Currently all frames and
1790 dialogs are considered to be top-level windows (even if they have a parent
1791 window).
1792
1793
1794 \membersection{wxWindow::Layout}\label{wxwindowlayout}
1795
1796 \func{void}{Layout}{\void}
1797
1798 Invokes the constraint-based layout algorithm or the sizer-based algorithm
1799 for this window.
1800
1801 See \helpref{wxWindow::SetAutoLayout}{wxwindowsetautolayout}: when auto
1802 layout is on, this function gets called automatically when the window is resized.
1803
1804
1805 \membersection{wxWindow::LineDown}\label{wxwindowlinedown}
1806
1807 This is just a wrapper for \helpref{ScrollLines}{wxwindowscrolllines}$(1)$.
1808
1809
1810 \membersection{wxWindow::LineUp}\label{wxwindowlineup}
1811
1812 This is just a wrapper for \helpref{ScrollLines}{wxwindowscrolllines}$(-1)$.
1813
1814
1815 \membersection{wxWindow::Lower}\label{wxwindowlower}
1816
1817 \func{void}{Lower}{\void}
1818
1819 Lowers the window to the bottom of the window hierarchy (z-order).
1820
1821 \wxheading{See also}
1822
1823 \helpref{Raise}{wxwindowraise}
1824
1825
1826 \membersection{wxWindow::MakeModal}\label{wxwindowmakemodal}
1827
1828 \func{virtual void}{MakeModal}{\param{bool }{flag}}
1829
1830 Disables all other windows in the application so that
1831 the user can only interact with this window.
1832
1833 \wxheading{Parameters}
1834
1835 \docparam{flag}{If {\tt true}, this call disables all other windows in the application so that
1836 the user can only interact with this window. If {\tt false}, the effect is reversed.}
1837
1838
1839 \membersection{wxWindow::Move}\label{wxwindowmove}
1840
1841 \func{void}{Move}{\param{int}{ x}, \param{int}{ y}}
1842
1843 \func{void}{Move}{\param{const wxPoint\&}{ pt}}
1844
1845 Moves the window to the given position.
1846
1847 \wxheading{Parameters}
1848
1849 \docparam{x}{Required x position.}
1850
1851 \docparam{y}{Required y position.}
1852
1853 \docparam{pt}{\helpref{wxPoint}{wxpoint} object representing the position.}
1854
1855 \wxheading{Remarks}
1856
1857 Implementations of SetSize can also implicitly implement the
1858 wxWindow::Move function, which is defined in the base wxWindow class
1859 as the call:
1860
1861 \begin{verbatim}
1862 SetSize(x, y, wxDefaultCoord, wxDefaultCoord, wxSIZE_USE_EXISTING);
1863 \end{verbatim}
1864
1865 \wxheading{See also}
1866
1867 \helpref{wxWindow::SetSize}{wxwindowsetsize}
1868
1869 \pythonnote{In place of a single overloaded method name, wxPython
1870 implements the following methods:\par
1871 \indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
1872 \twocolitem{{\bf Move(point)}}{Accepts a wxPoint}
1873 \twocolitem{{\bf MoveXY(x, y)}}{Accepts a pair of integers}
1874 \end{twocollist}}
1875 }
1876
1877
1878 \membersection{wxWindow::MoveAfterInTabOrder}\label{wxwindowmoveafterintaborder}
1879
1880 \func{void}{MoveAfterInTabOrder}{\param{wxWindow *}{win}}
1881
1882 Moves this window in the tab navigation order after the specified \arg{win}.
1883 This means that when the user presses \texttt{TAB} key on that other window,
1884 the focus switches to this window.
1885
1886 Default tab order is the same as creation order, this function and
1887 \helpref{MoveBeforeInTabOrder()}{wxwindowmovebeforeintaborder} allow to change
1888 it after creating all the windows.
1889
1890 \wxheading{Parameters}
1891
1892 \docparam{win}{A sibling of this window which should precede it in tab order,
1893 must not be NULL}
1894
1895
1896 \membersection{wxWindow::MoveBeforeInTabOrder}\label{wxwindowmovebeforeintaborder}
1897
1898 \func{void}{MoveBeforeInTabOrder}{\param{wxWindow *}{win}}
1899
1900 Same as \helpref{MoveAfterInTabOrder}{wxwindowmoveafterintaborder} except that
1901 it inserts this window just before \arg{win} instead of putting it right after
1902 it.
1903
1904
1905 \membersection{wxWindow::Navigate}\label{wxwindownavigate}
1906
1907 \func{bool}{Navigate}{\param{int}{ flags = wxNavigationKeyEvent::IsForward}}
1908
1909 Performs a keyboard navigation action starting from this window. This method is
1910 equivalent to calling \helpref{NavigateIn()}{wxwindownavigatein} method on the
1911 parent window.
1912
1913 \wxheading{Parameters}
1914
1915 \docparam{flags}{A combination of wxNavigationKeyEvent::IsForward and wxNavigationKeyEvent::WinChange.}
1916
1917 \wxheading{Return value}
1918
1919 Returns \true if the focus was moved to another window or \false if nothing
1920 changed.
1921
1922 \wxheading{Remarks}
1923
1924 You may wish to call this from a text control custom keypress handler to do the default
1925 navigation behaviour for the tab key, since the standard default behaviour for
1926 a multiline text control with the wxTE\_PROCESS\_TAB style is to insert a tab
1927 and not navigate to the next control. See also \helpref{wxNavigationKeyEvent}{wxnavigationkeyevent}.
1928
1929
1930 \membersection{wxWindow::NavigateIn}\label{wxwindownavigatein}
1931
1932 \func{bool}{NavigateIn}{\param{int}{ flags = wxNavigationKeyEvent::IsForward}}
1933
1934 Performs a keyboard navigation action inside this window.
1935
1936 See \helpref{Navigate}{wxwindownavigate} for more information.
1937
1938
1939 \membersection{wxWindow::NextControlId}\label{wxwindownextcontrolid}
1940
1941 \func{static int}{NextControlId}{\param{int }{winid}}
1942
1943 If two controls are created consecutively using \texttt{wxID\_ANY} id, this
1944 function allows to retrieve the effective id of the latter control from the id
1945 of the former. This is useful for example to find the control following its
1946 \helpref{wxStaticText}{wxstatictext} label if only the id of or pointer to the
1947 label is available to the caller but it is known that the two controls were
1948 created together.
1949
1950 \wxheading{See also}
1951
1952 \helpref{PrevControlId}{wxwindowprevcontrolid}
1953
1954
1955 %% VZ: wxWindow::OnXXX() functions should not be documented but I'm leaving
1956 %% the old docs here in case we want to move any still needed bits to
1957 %% the right location (i.e. probably the corresponding events docs)
1958 %%
1959 %% \membersection{wxWindow::OnActivate}\label{wxwindowonactivate}
1960 %%
1961 %% \func{void}{OnActivate}{\param{wxActivateEvent\&}{ event}}
1962 %%
1963 %% Called when a window is activated or deactivated.
1964 %%
1965 %% \wxheading{Parameters}
1966 %%
1967 %% \docparam{event}{Object containing activation information.}
1968 %%
1969 %% \wxheading{Remarks}
1970 %%
1971 %% If the window is being activated, \helpref{wxActivateEvent::GetActive}{wxactivateeventgetactive} returns {\tt true},
1972 %% otherwise it returns {\tt false} (it is being deactivated).
1973 %%
1974 %% \wxheading{See also}
1975 %%
1976 %% \helpref{wxActivateEvent}{wxactivateevent},\rtfsp
1977 %% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
1978 %%
1979 %% \membersection{wxWindow::OnChar}\label{wxwindowonchar}
1980 %%
1981 %% \func{void}{OnChar}{\param{wxKeyEvent\&}{ event}}
1982 %%
1983 %% Called when the user has pressed a key that is not a modifier (SHIFT, CONTROL or ALT).
1984 %%
1985 %% \wxheading{Parameters}
1986 %%
1987 %% \docparam{event}{Object containing keypress information. See \helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent} for
1988 %% details about this class.}
1989 %%
1990 %% \wxheading{Remarks}
1991 %%
1992 %% This member function is called in response to a keypress. To intercept this event,
1993 %% use the EVT\_CHAR macro in an event table definition. Your {\bf OnChar} handler may call this
1994 %% default function to achieve default keypress functionality.
1995 %%
1996 %% Note that the ASCII values do not have explicit key codes: they are passed as ASCII
1997 %% values.
1998 %%
1999 %% Note that not all keypresses can be intercepted this way. If you wish to intercept modifier
2000 %% keypresses, then you will need to use \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyDown}{wxwindowonkeydown} or
2001 %% \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyUp}{wxwindowonkeyup}.
2002 %%
2003 %% Most, but not all, windows allow keypresses to be intercepted.
2004 %%
2005 %% {\bf Tip:} be sure to call {\tt event.Skip()} for events that you don't process in this function,
2006 %% otherwise menu shortcuts may cease to work under Windows.
2007 %%
2008 %% \wxheading{See also}
2009 %%
2010 %% \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyDown}{wxwindowonkeydown}, \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyUp}{wxwindowonkeyup},\rtfsp
2011 %% \helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent}, \helpref{wxWindow::OnCharHook}{wxwindowoncharhook},\rtfsp
2012 %% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
2013 %%
2014 %% \membersection{wxWindow::OnCharHook}\label{wxwindowoncharhook}
2015 %%
2016 %% \func{void}{OnCharHook}{\param{wxKeyEvent\&}{ event}}
2017 %%
2018 %% This member is called to allow the window to intercept keyboard events
2019 %% before they are processed by child windows.
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 keypress, if the window is active. To intercept this event,
2029 %% use the EVT\_CHAR\_HOOK macro in an event table definition. If you do not process a particular
2030 %% keypress, call \helpref{wxEvent::Skip}{wxeventskip} to allow default processing.
2031 %%
2032 %% An example of using this function is in the implementation of escape-character processing for wxDialog,
2033 %% where pressing ESC dismisses the dialog by {\bf OnCharHook} 'forging' a cancel button press event.
2034 %%
2035 %% Note that the ASCII values do not have explicit key codes: they are passed as ASCII
2036 %% values.
2037 %%
2038 %% This function is only relevant to top-level windows (frames and dialogs), and under
2039 %% Windows only. Under GTK the normal EVT\_CHAR\_ event has the functionality, i.e.
2040 %% you can intercept it, and if you don't call \helpref{wxEvent::Skip}{wxeventskip}
2041 %% the window won't get the event.
2042 %%
2043 %% \wxheading{See also}
2044 %%
2045 %% \helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent},\rtfsp
2046 %% \helpref{wxWindow::OnCharHook}{wxwindowoncharhook},\rtfsp
2047 %% %% GD: OnXXX functions are not documented
2048 %% %%\helpref{wxApp::OnCharHook}{wxapponcharhook},\rtfsp
2049 %% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
2050 %%
2051 %% \membersection{wxWindow::OnCommand}\label{wxwindowoncommand}
2052 %%
2053 %% \func{virtual void}{OnCommand}{\param{wxEvtHandler\& }{object}, \param{wxCommandEvent\& }{event}}
2054 %%
2055 %% This virtual member function is called if the control does not handle the command event.
2056 %%
2057 %% \wxheading{Parameters}
2058 %%
2059 %% \docparam{object}{Object receiving the command event.}
2060 %%
2061 %% \docparam{event}{Command event}
2062 %%
2063 %% \wxheading{Remarks}
2064 %%
2065 %% This virtual function is provided mainly for backward compatibility. You can also intercept commands
2066 %% from child controls by using an event table, with identifiers or identifier ranges to identify
2067 %% the control(s) in question.
2068 %%
2069 %% \wxheading{See also}
2070 %%
2071 %% \helpref{wxCommandEvent}{wxcommandevent},\rtfsp
2072 %% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
2073 %%
2074 %% \membersection{wxWindow::OnClose}\label{wxwindowonclose}
2075 %%
2076 %% \func{virtual bool}{OnClose}{\void}
2077 %%
2078 %% Called when the user has tried to close a a frame
2079 %% or dialog box using the window manager (X) or system menu (Windows).
2080 %%
2081 %% {\bf Note:} This is an obsolete function.
2082 %% It is superseded by the \helpref{wxWindow::OnCloseWindow}{wxwindowonclosewindow} event
2083 %% handler.
2084 %%
2085 %% \wxheading{Return value}
2086 %%
2087 %% If {\tt true} is returned by OnClose, the window will be deleted by the system, otherwise the
2088 %% attempt will be ignored. Do not delete the window from within this handler, although
2089 %% you may delete other windows.
2090 %%
2091 %% \wxheading{See also}
2092 %%
2093 %% \helpref{Window deletion overview}{windowdeletionoverview},\rtfsp
2094 %% \helpref{wxWindow::Close}{wxwindowclose},\rtfsp
2095 %% \helpref{wxWindow::OnCloseWindow}{wxwindowonclosewindow},\rtfsp
2096 %% \helpref{wxCloseEvent}{wxcloseevent}
2097 %%
2098 %% \membersection{wxWindow::OnKeyDown}\label{wxwindowonkeydown}
2099 %%
2100 %% \func{void}{OnKeyDown}{\param{wxKeyEvent\&}{ event}}
2101 %%
2102 %% Called when the user has pressed a key, before it is translated into an ASCII value using other
2103 %% modifier keys that might be pressed at the same time.
2104 %%
2105 %% \wxheading{Parameters}
2106 %%
2107 %% \docparam{event}{Object containing keypress information. See \helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent} for
2108 %% details about this class.}
2109 %%
2110 %% \wxheading{Remarks}
2111 %%
2112 %% This member function is called in response to a key down event. To intercept this event,
2113 %% use the EVT\_KEY\_DOWN macro in an event table definition. Your {\bf OnKeyDown} handler may call this
2114 %% default function to achieve default keypress functionality.
2115 %%
2116 %% Note that not all keypresses can be intercepted this way. If you wish to intercept special
2117 %% keys, such as shift, control, and function keys, then you will need to use \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyDown}{wxwindowonkeydown} or
2118 %% \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyUp}{wxwindowonkeyup}.
2119 %%
2120 %% Most, but not all, windows allow keypresses to be intercepted.
2121 %%
2122 %% {\bf Tip:} be sure to call {\tt event.Skip()} for events that you don't process in this function,
2123 %% otherwise menu shortcuts may cease to work under Windows.
2124 %%
2125 %% \wxheading{See also}
2126 %%
2127 %% \helpref{wxWindow::OnChar}{wxwindowonchar}, \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyUp}{wxwindowonkeyup},\rtfsp
2128 %% \helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent}, \helpref{wxWindow::OnCharHook}{wxwindowoncharhook},\rtfsp
2129 %% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
2130 %%
2131 %% \membersection{wxWindow::OnKeyUp}\label{wxwindowonkeyup}
2132 %%
2133 %% \func{void}{OnKeyUp}{\param{wxKeyEvent\&}{ event}}
2134 %%
2135 %% Called when the user has released a key.
2136 %%
2137 %% \wxheading{Parameters}
2138 %%
2139 %% \docparam{event}{Object containing keypress information. See \helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent} for
2140 %% details about this class.}
2141 %%
2142 %% \wxheading{Remarks}
2143 %%
2144 %% This member function is called in response to a key up event. To intercept this event,
2145 %% use the EVT\_KEY\_UP macro in an event table definition. Your {\bf OnKeyUp} handler may call this
2146 %% default function to achieve default keypress functionality.
2147 %%
2148 %% Note that not all keypresses can be intercepted this way. If you wish to intercept special
2149 %% keys, such as shift, control, and function keys, then you will need to use \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyDown}{wxwindowonkeydown} or
2150 %% \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyUp}{wxwindowonkeyup}.
2151 %%
2152 %% Most, but not all, windows allow key up events to be intercepted.
2153 %%
2154 %% \wxheading{See also}
2155 %%
2156 %% \helpref{wxWindow::OnChar}{wxwindowonchar}, \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyDown}{wxwindowonkeydown},\rtfsp
2157 %% \helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent}, \helpref{wxWindow::OnCharHook}{wxwindowoncharhook},\rtfsp
2158 %% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
2159 %%
2160 %% \membersection{wxWindow::OnInitDialog}\label{wxwindowoninitdialog}
2161 %%
2162 %% \func{void}{OnInitDialog}{\param{wxInitDialogEvent\&}{ event}}
2163 %%
2164 %% Default handler for the wxEVT\_INIT\_DIALOG event. Calls \helpref{wxWindow::TransferDataToWindow}{wxwindowtransferdatatowindow}.
2165 %%
2166 %% \wxheading{Parameters}
2167 %%
2168 %% \docparam{event}{Dialog initialisation event.}
2169 %%
2170 %% \wxheading{Remarks}
2171 %%
2172 %% Gives the window the default behaviour of transferring data to child controls via
2173 %% the validator that each control has.
2174 %%
2175 %% \wxheading{See also}
2176 %%
2177 %% \helpref{wxValidator}{wxvalidator}, \helpref{wxWindow::TransferDataToWindow}{wxwindowtransferdatatowindow}
2178 %%
2179 %% \membersection{wxWindow::OnMenuHighlight}\label{wxwindowonmenuhighlight}
2180 %%
2181 %% \func{void}{OnMenuHighlight}{\param{wxMenuEvent\& }{event}}
2182 %%
2183 %% Called when a menu select is received from a menu bar: that is, the
2184 %% mouse cursor is over a menu item, but the left mouse button has not been
2185 %% pressed.
2186 %%
2187 %% \wxheading{Parameters}
2188 %%
2189 %% \docparam{event}{The menu highlight event. For more information, see \helpref{wxMenuEvent}{wxmenuevent}.}
2190 %%
2191 %% \wxheading{Remarks}
2192 %%
2193 %% You can choose any member function to receive
2194 %% menu select events, using the EVT\_MENU\_HIGHLIGHT macro for individual menu items or EVT\_MENU\_HIGHLIGHT\_ALL macro
2195 %% for all menu items.
2196 %%
2197 %% The default implementation for \helpref{wxFrame::OnMenuHighlight}{wxframeonmenuhighlight} displays help
2198 %% text in the first field of the status bar.
2199 %%
2200 %% This function was known as {\bf OnMenuSelect} in earlier versions of wxWidgets, but this was confusing
2201 %% since a selection is normally a left-click action.
2202 %%
2203 %% \wxheading{See also}
2204 %%
2205 %% \helpref{wxMenuEvent}{wxmenuevent},\rtfsp
2206 %% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
2207 %%
2208 %%
2209 %% \membersection{wxWindow::OnMouseEvent}\label{wxwindowonmouseevent}
2210 %%
2211 %% \func{void}{OnMouseEvent}{\param{wxMouseEvent\&}{ event}}
2212 %%
2213 %% Called when the user has initiated an event with the
2214 %% mouse.
2215 %%
2216 %% \wxheading{Parameters}
2217 %%
2218 %% \docparam{event}{The mouse event. See \helpref{wxMouseEvent}{wxmouseevent} for
2219 %% more details.}
2220 %%
2221 %% \wxheading{Remarks}
2222 %%
2223 %% Most, but not all, windows respond to this event.
2224 %%
2225 %% To intercept this event, use the EVT\_MOUSE\_EVENTS macro in an event table definition, or individual
2226 %% mouse event macros such as EVT\_LEFT\_DOWN.
2227 %%
2228 %% \wxheading{See also}
2229 %%
2230 %% \helpref{wxMouseEvent}{wxmouseevent},\rtfsp
2231 %% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
2232 %%
2233 %% \membersection{wxWindow::OnMove}\label{wxwindowonmove}
2234 %%
2235 %% \func{void}{OnMove}{\param{wxMoveEvent\& }{event}}
2236 %%
2237 %% Called when a window is moved.
2238 %%
2239 %% \wxheading{Parameters}
2240 %%
2241 %% \docparam{event}{The move event. For more information, see \helpref{wxMoveEvent}{wxmoveevent}.}
2242 %%
2243 %% \wxheading{Remarks}
2244 %%
2245 %% Use the EVT\_MOVE macro to intercept move events.
2246 %%
2247 %% \wxheading{Remarks}
2248 %%
2249 %% Not currently implemented.
2250 %%
2251 %% \wxheading{See also}
2252 %%
2253 %% \helpref{wxMoveEvent}{wxmoveevent},\rtfsp
2254 %% \helpref{wxFrame::OnSize}{wxframeonsize},\rtfsp
2255 %% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
2256 %%
2257 %% \membersection{wxWindow::OnPaint}\label{wxwindowonpaint}
2258 %%
2259 %% \func{void}{OnPaint}{\param{wxPaintEvent\& }{event}}
2260 %%
2261 %% Sent to the event handler when the window must be refreshed.
2262 %%
2263 %% \wxheading{Parameters}
2264 %%
2265 %% \docparam{event}{Paint event. For more information, see \helpref{wxPaintEvent}{wxpaintevent}.}
2266 %%
2267 %% \wxheading{Remarks}
2268 %%
2269 %% Use the EVT\_PAINT macro in an event table definition to intercept paint events.
2270 %%
2271 %% Note that In a paint event handler, the application must {\it always} create a \helpref{wxPaintDC}{wxpaintdc} object,
2272 %% even if you do not use it. Otherwise, under MS Windows, refreshing for this and other windows will go wrong.
2273 %%
2274 %% For example:
2275 %%
2276 %% \small{%
2277 %% \begin{verbatim}
2278 %% void MyWindow::OnPaint(wxPaintEvent\& event)
2279 %% {
2280 %% wxPaintDC dc(this);
2281 %%
2282 %% DrawMyDocument(dc);
2283 %% }
2284 %% \end{verbatim}
2285 %% }%
2286 %%
2287 %% You can optimize painting by retrieving the rectangles
2288 %% that have been damaged and only repainting these. The rectangles are in
2289 %% terms of the client area, and are unscrolled, so you will need to do
2290 %% some calculations using the current view position to obtain logical,
2291 %% scrolled units.
2292 %%
2293 %% Here is an example of using the \helpref{wxRegionIterator}{wxregioniterator} class:
2294 %%
2295 %% {\small%
2296 %% \begin{verbatim}
2297 %% // Called when window needs to be repainted.
2298 %% void MyWindow::OnPaint(wxPaintEvent\& event)
2299 %% {
2300 %% wxPaintDC dc(this);
2301 %%
2302 %% // Find Out where the window is scrolled to
2303 %% int vbX,vbY; // Top left corner of client
2304 %% GetViewStart(&vbX,&vbY);
2305 %%
2306 %% int vX,vY,vW,vH; // Dimensions of client area in pixels
2307 %% wxRegionIterator upd(GetUpdateRegion()); // get the update rect list
2308 %%
2309 %% while (upd)
2310 %% {
2311 %% vX = upd.GetX();
2312 %% vY = upd.GetY();
2313 %% vW = upd.GetW();
2314 %% vH = upd.GetH();
2315 %%
2316 %% // Alternatively we can do this:
2317 %% // wxRect rect;
2318 %% // upd.GetRect(&rect);
2319 %%
2320 %% // Repaint this rectangle
2321 %% ...some code...
2322 %%
2323 %% upd ++ ;
2324 %% }
2325 %% }
2326 %% \end{verbatim}
2327 %% }%
2328 %%
2329 %% \wxheading{See also}
2330 %%
2331 %% \helpref{wxPaintEvent}{wxpaintevent},\rtfsp
2332 %% \helpref{wxPaintDC}{wxpaintdc},\rtfsp
2333 %% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
2334 %%
2335 %% \membersection{wxWindow::OnScroll}\label{wxwindowonscroll}
2336 %%
2337 %% \func{void}{OnScroll}{\param{wxScrollWinEvent\& }{event}}
2338 %%
2339 %% Called when a scroll window event is received from one of the window's built-in scrollbars.
2340 %%
2341 %% \wxheading{Parameters}
2342 %%
2343 %% \docparam{event}{Command event. Retrieve the new scroll position by
2344 %% calling \helpref{wxScrollEvent::GetPosition}{wxscrolleventgetposition}, and the
2345 %% scrollbar orientation by calling \helpref{wxScrollEvent::GetOrientation}{wxscrolleventgetorientation}.}
2346 %%
2347 %% \wxheading{Remarks}
2348 %%
2349 %% Note that it is not possible to distinguish between horizontal and vertical scrollbars
2350 %% until the function is executing (you can't have one function for vertical, another
2351 %% for horizontal events).
2352 %%
2353 %% \wxheading{See also}
2354 %%
2355 %% \helpref{wxScrollWinEvent}{wxscrollwinevent},\rtfsp
2356 %% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
2357 %%
2358 %% \membersection{wxWindow::OnSetFocus}\label{wxwindowonsetfocus}
2359 %%
2360 %% \func{void}{OnSetFocus}{\param{wxFocusEvent\& }{event}}
2361 %%
2362 %% Called when a window's focus is being set.
2363 %%
2364 %% \wxheading{Parameters}
2365 %%
2366 %% \docparam{event}{The focus event. For more information, see \helpref{wxFocusEvent}{wxfocusevent}.}
2367 %%
2368 %% \wxheading{Remarks}
2369 %%
2370 %% To intercept this event, use the macro EVT\_SET\_FOCUS in an event table definition.
2371 %%
2372 %% Most, but not all, windows respond to this event.
2373 %%
2374 %% \wxheading{See also}
2375 %%
2376 %% \helpref{wxFocusEvent}{wxfocusevent}, \helpref{wxWindow::OnKillFocus}{wxwindowonkillfocus},\rtfsp
2377 %% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
2378 %%
2379 %% \membersection{wxWindow::OnSize}\label{wxwindowonsize}
2380 %%
2381 %% \func{void}{OnSize}{\param{wxSizeEvent\& }{event}}
2382 %%
2383 %% Called when the window has been resized. This is not a virtual function; you should
2384 %% provide your own non-virtual OnSize function and direct size events to it using EVT\_SIZE
2385 %% in an event table definition.
2386 %%
2387 %% \wxheading{Parameters}
2388 %%
2389 %% \docparam{event}{Size event. For more information, see \helpref{wxSizeEvent}{wxsizeevent}.}
2390 %%
2391 %% \wxheading{Remarks}
2392 %%
2393 %% You may wish to use this for frames to resize their child windows as appropriate.
2394 %%
2395 %% Note that the size passed is of
2396 %% the whole window: call \helpref{wxWindow::GetClientSize}{wxwindowgetclientsize} for the area which may be
2397 %% used by the application.
2398 %%
2399 %% When a window is resized, usually only a small part of the window is damaged and you
2400 %% may only need to repaint that area. However, if your drawing depends on the size of the window,
2401 %% you may need to clear the DC explicitly and repaint the whole window. In which case, you
2402 %% may need to call \helpref{wxWindow::Refresh}{wxwindowrefresh} to invalidate the entire window.
2403 %%
2404 %% \wxheading{See also}
2405 %%
2406 %% \helpref{wxSizeEvent}{wxsizeevent},\rtfsp
2407 %% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
2408 %%
2409 %% \membersection{wxWindow::OnSysColourChanged}\label{wxwindowonsyscolourchanged}
2410 %%
2411 %% \func{void}{OnSysColourChanged}{\param{wxOnSysColourChangedEvent\& }{event}}
2412 %%
2413 %% Called when the user has changed the system colours. Windows only.
2414 %%
2415 %% \wxheading{Parameters}
2416 %%
2417 %% \docparam{event}{System colour change event. For more information, see \helpref{wxSysColourChangedEvent}{wxsyscolourchangedevent}.}
2418 %%
2419 %% \wxheading{See also}
2420 %%
2421 %% \helpref{wxSysColourChangedEvent}{wxsyscolourchangedevent},\rtfsp
2422 %% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
2423
2424
2425 \membersection{wxWindow::OnInternalIdle}\label{wxwindowoninternalidle}
2426
2427 \func{virtual void}{OnInternalIdle}{\void}
2428
2429 This virtual function is normally only used internally, but
2430 sometimes an application may need it to implement functionality
2431 that should not be disabled by an application defining an OnIdle
2432 handler in a derived class.
2433
2434 This function may be used to do delayed painting, for example,
2435 and most implementations call \helpref{wxWindow::UpdateWindowUI}{wxwindowupdatewindowui}
2436 in order to send update events to the window in idle time.
2437
2438
2439 \membersection{wxWindow::PageDown}\label{wxwindowpagedown}
2440
2441 This is just a wrapper for \helpref{ScrollPages()}{wxwindowscrollpages}$(1)$.
2442
2443
2444 \membersection{wxWindow::PageUp}\label{wxwindowpageup}
2445
2446 This is just a wrapper for \helpref{ScrollPages()}{wxwindowscrollpages}$(-1)$.
2447
2448
2449 \membersection{wxWindow::PopEventHandler}\label{wxwindowpopeventhandler}
2450
2451 \constfunc{wxEvtHandler*}{PopEventHandler}{\param{bool }{deleteHandler = {\tt false}}}
2452
2453 Removes and returns the top-most event handler on the event handler stack.
2454
2455 \wxheading{Parameters}
2456
2457 \docparam{deleteHandler}{If this is {\tt true}, the handler will be deleted after it is removed. The
2458 default value is {\tt false}.}
2459
2460 \wxheading{See also}
2461
2462 \helpref{wxWindow::SetEventHandler}{wxwindowseteventhandler},\rtfsp
2463 \helpref{wxWindow::GetEventHandler}{wxwindowgeteventhandler},\rtfsp
2464 \helpref{wxWindow::PushEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler},\rtfsp
2465 \helpref{wxEvtHandler::ProcessEvent}{wxevthandlerprocessevent},\rtfsp
2466 \helpref{wxEvtHandler}{wxevthandler}\rtfsp
2467
2468
2469 \membersection{wxWindow::PopupMenu}\label{wxwindowpopupmenu}
2470
2471 \func{bool}{PopupMenu}{\param{wxMenu* }{menu}, \param{const wxPoint\& }{pos = wxDefaultPosition}}
2472
2473 \func{bool}{PopupMenu}{\param{wxMenu* }{menu}, \param{int }{x}, \param{int }{y}}
2474
2475 Pops up the given menu at the specified coordinates, relative to this
2476 window, and returns control when the user has dismissed the menu. If a
2477 menu item is selected, the corresponding menu event is generated and will be
2478 processed as usually. If the coordinates are not specified, current mouse
2479 cursor position is used.
2480
2481 \wxheading{Parameters}
2482
2483 \docparam{menu}{Menu to pop up.}
2484
2485 \docparam{pos}{The position where the menu will appear.}
2486
2487 \docparam{x}{Required x position for the menu to appear.}
2488
2489 \docparam{y}{Required y position for the menu to appear.}
2490
2491 \wxheading{See also}
2492
2493 \helpref{wxMenu}{wxmenu}
2494
2495 \wxheading{Remarks}
2496
2497 Just before the menu is popped up, \helpref{wxMenu::UpdateUI}{wxmenuupdateui}
2498 is called to ensure that the menu items are in the correct state. The menu does
2499 not get deleted by the window.
2500
2501 It is recommended to not explicitly specify coordinates when calling PopupMenu
2502 in response to mouse click, because some of the ports (namely, wxGTK) can do
2503 a better job of positioning the menu in that case.
2504
2505 \pythonnote{In place of a single overloaded method name, wxPython
2506 implements the following methods:\par
2507 \indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
2508 \twocolitem{{\bf PopupMenu(menu, point)}}{Specifies position with a wxPoint}
2509 \twocolitem{{\bf PopupMenuXY(menu, x, y)}}{Specifies position with two integers (x, y)}
2510 \end{twocollist}}
2511 }
2512
2513
2514 \membersection{wxWindow::PrevControlId}\label{wxwindowprevcontrolid}
2515
2516 \func{static int}{PrevControlId}{\param{int }{winid}}
2517
2518 This is similar to \helpref{NextControlId}{wxwindownextcontrolid} but returns
2519 the id of the control created just before the one with the given \arg{winid}.
2520
2521
2522 \membersection{wxWindow::PushEventHandler}\label{wxwindowpusheventhandler}
2523
2524 \func{void}{PushEventHandler}{\param{wxEvtHandler* }{handler}}
2525
2526 Pushes this event handler onto the event stack for the window.
2527
2528 \wxheading{Parameters}
2529
2530 \docparam{handler}{Specifies the handler to be pushed.}
2531
2532 \wxheading{Remarks}
2533
2534 An event handler is an object that is capable of processing the events
2535 sent to a window. By default, the window is its own event handler, but
2536 an application may wish to substitute another, for example to allow
2537 central implementation of event-handling for a variety of different
2538 window classes.
2539
2540 \helpref{wxWindow::PushEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler} allows
2541 an application to set up a chain of event handlers, where an event not handled by one event handler is
2542 handed to the next one in the chain. Use \helpref{wxWindow::PopEventHandler}{wxwindowpopeventhandler} to
2543 remove the event handler.
2544
2545 \wxheading{See also}
2546
2547 \helpref{wxWindow::SetEventHandler}{wxwindowseteventhandler},\rtfsp
2548 \helpref{wxWindow::GetEventHandler}{wxwindowgeteventhandler},\rtfsp
2549 \helpref{wxWindow::PopEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler},\rtfsp
2550 \helpref{wxEvtHandler::ProcessEvent}{wxevthandlerprocessevent},\rtfsp
2551 \helpref{wxEvtHandler}{wxevthandler}
2552
2553
2554 \membersection{wxWindow::Raise}\label{wxwindowraise}
2555
2556 \func{void}{Raise}{\void}
2557
2558 Raises the window to the top of the window hierarchy (z-order).
2559
2560 In current version of wxWidgets this works both for managed and child windows.
2561
2562 \wxheading{See also}
2563
2564 \helpref{Lower}{wxwindowlower}
2565
2566
2567 \membersection{wxWindow::Refresh}\label{wxwindowrefresh}
2568
2569 \func{virtual void}{Refresh}{\param{bool}{ eraseBackground = {\tt true}}, \param{const wxRect* }{rect = NULL}}
2570
2571 Causes this window, and all of its children recursively (except under wxGTK1
2572 where this is not implemented), to be repainted. Note that repainting doesn't
2573 happen immediately but only during the next event loop iteration, if you need
2574 to update the window immediately you should use \helpref{Update}{wxwindowupdate}
2575 instead.
2576
2577 \wxheading{Parameters}
2578
2579 \docparam{eraseBackground}{If {\tt true}, the background will be
2580 erased.}
2581
2582 \docparam{rect}{If non-NULL, only the given rectangle will
2583 be treated as damaged.}
2584
2585 \wxheading{See also}
2586
2587 \helpref{wxWindow::RefreshRect}{wxwindowrefreshrect}
2588
2589
2590 \membersection{wxWindow::RefreshRect}\label{wxwindowrefreshrect}
2591
2592 \func{void}{RefreshRect}{\param{const wxRect\& }{rect}, \param{bool }{eraseBackground = \true}}
2593
2594 Redraws the contents of the given rectangle: only the area inside it will be
2595 repainted.
2596
2597 This is the same as \helpref{Refresh}{wxwindowrefresh} but has a nicer syntax
2598 as it can be called with a temporary wxRect object as argument like this
2599 \texttt{RefreshRect(wxRect(x, y, w, h))}.
2600
2601
2602 \membersection{wxWindow::RegisterHotKey}\label{wxwindowregisterhotkey}
2603
2604 \func{bool}{RegisterHotKey}{\param{int}{ hotkeyId}, \param{int}{ modifiers}, \param{int}{ virtualKeyCode}}
2605
2606 Registers a system wide hotkey. Every time the user presses the hotkey registered here, this window
2607 will receive a hotkey event. It will receive the event even if the application is in the background
2608 and does not have the input focus because the user is working with some other application.
2609
2610 \wxheading{Parameters}
2611
2612 \docparam{hotkeyId}{Numeric identifier of the hotkey. For applications this must be between 0 and 0xBFFF. If
2613 this function is called from a shared DLL, it must be a system wide unique identifier between 0xC000 and 0xFFFF.
2614 This is a MSW specific detail.}
2615
2616 \docparam{modifiers}{A bitwise combination of {\tt wxMOD\_SHIFT}, {\tt wxMOD\_CONTROL}, {\tt wxMOD\_ALT}
2617 or {\tt wxMOD\_WIN} specifying the modifier keys that have to be pressed along with the key.}
2618
2619 \docparam{virtualKeyCode}{The virtual key code of the hotkey.}
2620
2621 \wxheading{Return value}
2622
2623 {\tt true} if the hotkey was registered successfully. {\tt false} if some other application already registered a
2624 hotkey with this modifier/virtualKeyCode combination.
2625
2626 \wxheading{Remarks}
2627
2628 Use EVT\_HOTKEY(hotkeyId, fnc) in the event table to capture the event.
2629 This function is currently only implemented under Windows. It is used
2630 in the \helpref{Windows CE port}{wxwince} for detecting hardware button presses.
2631
2632 \wxheading{See also}
2633
2634 \helpref{wxWindow::UnregisterHotKey}{wxwindowunregisterhotkey}
2635
2636
2637 \membersection{wxWindow::ReleaseMouse}\label{wxwindowreleasemouse}
2638
2639 \func{virtual void}{ReleaseMouse}{\void}
2640
2641 Releases mouse input captured with \helpref{wxWindow::CaptureMouse}{wxwindowcapturemouse}.
2642
2643 \wxheading{See also}
2644
2645 \helpref{wxWindow::CaptureMouse}{wxwindowcapturemouse},
2646 \helpref{wxWindow::HasCapture}{wxwindowhascapture},
2647 \helpref{wxWindow::ReleaseMouse}{wxwindowreleasemouse},
2648 \helpref{wxMouseCaptureLostEvent}{wxmousecapturelostevent}
2649 \helpref{wxMouseCaptureChangedEvent}{wxmousecapturechangedevent}
2650
2651
2652 \membersection{wxWindow::RemoveChild}\label{wxwindowremovechild}
2653
2654 \func{virtual void}{RemoveChild}{\param{wxWindow* }{child}}
2655
2656 Removes a child window. This is called automatically by window deletion
2657 functions so should not be required by the application programmer.
2658
2659 Notice that this function is mostly internal to wxWidgets and shouldn't be
2660 called by the user code.
2661
2662 \wxheading{Parameters}
2663
2664 \docparam{child}{Child window to remove.}
2665
2666
2667 \membersection{wxWindow::RemoveEventHandler}\label{wxwindowremoveeventhandler}
2668
2669 \func{bool}{RemoveEventHandler}{\param{wxEvtHandler *}{handler}}
2670
2671 Find the given {\it handler} in the windows event handler chain and remove (but
2672 not delete) it from it.
2673
2674 \wxheading{Parameters}
2675
2676 \docparam{handler}{The event handler to remove, must be non-{\tt NULL} and
2677 must be present in this windows event handlers chain}
2678
2679 \wxheading{Return value}
2680
2681 Returns {\tt true} if it was found and {\tt false} otherwise (this also results
2682 in an assert failure so this function should only be called when the
2683 handler is supposed to be there).
2684
2685 \wxheading{See also}
2686
2687 \helpref{PushEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler},\rtfsp
2688 \helpref{PopEventHandler}{wxwindowpopeventhandler}
2689
2690
2691 \membersection{wxWindow::Reparent}\label{wxwindowreparent}
2692
2693 \func{virtual bool}{Reparent}{\param{wxWindow* }{newParent}}
2694
2695 Reparents the window, i.e the window will be removed from its
2696 current parent window (e.g. a non-standard toolbar in a wxFrame)
2697 and then re-inserted into another.
2698
2699 \wxheading{Parameters}
2700
2701 \docparam{newParent}{New parent.}
2702
2703
2704 \membersection{wxWindow::ScreenToClient}\label{wxwindowscreentoclient}
2705
2706 \constfunc{virtual void}{ScreenToClient}{\param{int* }{x}, \param{int* }{y}}
2707
2708 \constfunc{virtual wxPoint}{ScreenToClient}{\param{const wxPoint\& }{pt}}
2709
2710 Converts from screen to client window coordinates.
2711
2712 \wxheading{Parameters}
2713
2714 \docparam{x}{Stores the screen x coordinate and receives the client x coordinate.}
2715
2716 \docparam{y}{Stores the screen x coordinate and receives the client x coordinate.}
2717
2718 \docparam{pt}{The screen position for the second form of the function.}
2719
2720 \pythonnote{In place of a single overloaded method name, wxPython
2721 implements the following methods:\par
2722 \indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
2723 \twocolitem{{\bf ScreenToClient(point)}}{Accepts and returns a wxPoint}
2724 \twocolitem{{\bf ScreenToClientXY(x, y)}}{Returns a 2-tuple, (x, y)}
2725 \end{twocollist}}
2726 }
2727
2728
2729 \membersection{wxWindow::ScrollLines}\label{wxwindowscrolllines}
2730
2731 \func{virtual bool}{ScrollLines}{\param{int }{lines}}
2732
2733 Scrolls the window by the given number of lines down (if {\it lines} is
2734 positive) or up.
2735
2736 \wxheading{Return value}
2737
2738 Returns {\tt true} if the window was scrolled, {\tt false} if it was already
2739 on top/bottom and nothing was done.
2740
2741 \wxheading{Remarks}
2742
2743 This function is currently only implemented under MSW and wxTextCtrl under
2744 wxGTK (it also works for wxScrolledWindow derived classes under all
2745 platforms).
2746
2747 \wxheading{See also}
2748
2749 \helpref{ScrollPages}{wxwindowscrollpages}
2750
2751
2752 \membersection{wxWindow::ScrollPages}\label{wxwindowscrollpages}
2753
2754 \func{virtual bool}{ScrollPages}{\param{int }{pages}}
2755
2756 Scrolls the window by the given number of pages down (if {\it pages} is
2757 positive) or up.
2758
2759 \wxheading{Return value}
2760
2761 Returns {\tt true} if the window was scrolled, {\tt false} if it was already
2762 on top/bottom and nothing was done.
2763
2764 \wxheading{Remarks}
2765
2766 This function is currently only implemented under MSW and wxGTK.
2767
2768 \wxheading{See also}
2769
2770 \helpref{ScrollLines}{wxwindowscrolllines}
2771
2772
2773 \membersection{wxWindow::ScrollWindow}\label{wxwindowscrollwindow}
2774
2775 \func{virtual void}{ScrollWindow}{\param{int }{dx}, \param{int }{dy}, \param{const wxRect*}{ rect = NULL}}
2776
2777 Physically scrolls the pixels in the window and move child windows accordingly.
2778
2779 \wxheading{Parameters}
2780
2781 \docparam{dx}{Amount to scroll horizontally.}
2782
2783 \docparam{dy}{Amount to scroll vertically.}
2784
2785 \docparam{rect}{Rectangle to scroll, if it is \NULL, the whole window is
2786 scrolled (this is always the case under wxGTK which doesn't support this
2787 parameter)}
2788
2789 \wxheading{Remarks}
2790
2791 Note that you can often use \helpref{wxScrolledWindow}{wxscrolledwindow}
2792 instead of using this function directly.
2793
2794
2795 \membersection{wxWindow::SetAcceleratorTable}\label{wxwindowsetacceleratortable}
2796
2797 \func{virtual void}{SetAcceleratorTable}{\param{const wxAcceleratorTable\&}{ accel}}
2798
2799 Sets the accelerator table for this window. See \helpref{wxAcceleratorTable}{wxacceleratortable}.
2800
2801
2802 \membersection{wxWindow::SetAccessible}\label{wxwindowsetaccessible}
2803
2804 \func{void}{SetAccessible}{\param{wxAccessible*}{ accessible}}
2805
2806 Sets the accessible for this window. Any existing accessible for this window
2807 will be deleted first, if not identical to {\it accessible}.
2808
2809 See also \helpref{wxAccessible}{wxaccessible}.
2810
2811
2812 \membersection{wxWindow::SetAutoLayout}\label{wxwindowsetautolayout}
2813
2814 \func{void}{SetAutoLayout}{\param{bool}{ autoLayout}}
2815
2816 Determines whether the \helpref{wxWindow::Layout}{wxwindowlayout} function will
2817 be called automatically when the window is resized. Please note that this only
2818 happens for the windows usually used to contain children, namely
2819 \helpref{wxPanel}{wxpanel} and \helpref{wxTopLevelWindow}{wxtoplevelwindow}
2820 (and the classes deriving from them).
2821
2822 This method is called implicitly by
2823 \helpref{wxWindow::SetSizer}{wxwindowsetsizer} but if you use
2824 \helpref{wxWindow::SetConstraints}{wxwindowsetconstraints} you should call it
2825 manually or otherwise the window layout won't be correctly updated when its
2826 size changes.
2827
2828 \wxheading{Parameters}
2829
2830 \docparam{autoLayout}{Set this to \true if you wish the Layout function to be
2831 called automatically when the window is resized.}
2832
2833 \wxheading{See also}
2834
2835 \helpref{wxWindow::SetConstraints}{wxwindowsetconstraints}
2836
2837
2838 \membersection{wxWindow::SetBackgroundColour}\label{wxwindowsetbackgroundcolour}
2839
2840 \func{virtual bool}{SetBackgroundColour}{\param{const wxColour\& }{colour}}
2841
2842 Sets the background colour of the window.
2843
2844 Please see \helpref{InheritAttributes}{wxwindowinheritattributes} for
2845 explanation of the difference between this method and
2846 \helpref{SetOwnBackgroundColour}{wxwindowsetownbackgroundcolour}.
2847
2848 \wxheading{Parameters}
2849
2850 \docparam{colour}{The colour to be used as the background colour, pass
2851 {\tt wxNullColour} to reset to the default colour.}
2852
2853 \wxheading{Remarks}
2854
2855 The background colour is usually painted by the default\rtfsp
2856 \helpref{wxEraseEvent}{wxeraseevent} event handler function
2857 under Windows and automatically under GTK.
2858
2859 Note that setting the background colour does not cause an immediate refresh, so you
2860 may wish to call \helpref{wxWindow::ClearBackground}{wxwindowclearbackground} or \helpref{wxWindow::Refresh}{wxwindowrefresh} after
2861 calling this function.
2862
2863 Using this function will disable attempts to use themes for this
2864 window, if the system supports them. Use with care since usually the
2865 themes represent the appearance chosen by the user to be used for all
2866 applications on the system.
2867
2868
2869 \wxheading{See also}
2870
2871 \helpref{wxWindow::GetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowgetbackgroundcolour},\rtfsp
2872 \helpref{wxWindow::SetForegroundColour}{wxwindowsetforegroundcolour},\rtfsp
2873 \helpref{wxWindow::GetForegroundColour}{wxwindowgetforegroundcolour},\rtfsp
2874 \helpref{wxWindow::ClearBackground}{wxwindowclearbackground},\rtfsp
2875 \helpref{wxWindow::Refresh}{wxwindowrefresh},\rtfsp
2876 \helpref{wxEraseEvent}{wxeraseevent}
2877
2878 \membersection{wxWindow::SetBackgroundStyle}\label{wxwindowsetbackgroundstyle}
2879
2880 \func{virtual void}{SetBackgroundStyle}{\param{wxBackgroundStyle}{ style}}
2881
2882 Sets the background style of the window. see
2883 \helpref{GetBackgroundStyle()}{wxwindowgetbackgroundstyle} for the description
2884 of the possible style values.
2885
2886 \wxheading{See also}
2887
2888 \helpref{wxWindow::SetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowsetbackgroundcolour},\rtfsp
2889 \helpref{wxWindow::GetForegroundColour}{wxwindowgetforegroundcolour},\rtfsp
2890 \helpref{wxWindow::SetTransparent}{wxwindowsettransparent}
2891
2892
2893
2894 \membersection{wxWindow::SetCanFocus}\label{wxwindowsetcanfocus}
2895
2896 \func{virtual void}{SetCanFocus}{\param{bool}{ canFocus}}
2897
2898 This method is only implemented by ports which have support for
2899 native TAB traversal (such as GTK+ 2.0). It is called by wxWidgets'
2900 container control code to give the native system a hint when
2901 doing TAB traversal. A call to this does not disable or change
2902 the effect of programmatically calling
2903 \helpref{wxWindow::SetFocus}{wxwindowsetfocus}.
2904
2905 \wxheading{See also}
2906
2907 \helpref{wxFocusEvent}{wxfocusevent}
2908 \helpref{wxPanel::SetFocus}{wxpanelsetfocus}
2909 \helpref{wxPanel::SetFocusIgnoringChildren}{wxpanelsetfocusignoringchildren}
2910
2911
2912 \membersection{wxWindow::SetCaret}\label{wxwindowsetcaret}
2913
2914 \constfunc{void}{SetCaret}{\param{wxCaret *}{caret}}
2915
2916 Sets the \helpref{caret}{wxcaret} associated with the window.
2917
2918
2919 \membersection{wxWindow::SetClientSize}\label{wxwindowsetclientsize}
2920
2921 \func{virtual void}{SetClientSize}{\param{int}{ width}, \param{int}{ height}}
2922
2923 \func{virtual void}{SetClientSize}{\param{const wxSize\&}{ size}}
2924
2925 This sets the size of the window client area in pixels. Using this function to size a window
2926 tends to be more device-independent than \helpref{wxWindow::SetSize}{wxwindowsetsize}, since the application need not
2927 worry about what dimensions the border or title bar have when trying to fit the window
2928 around panel items, for example.
2929
2930 \wxheading{Parameters}
2931
2932 \docparam{width}{The required client area width.}
2933
2934 \docparam{height}{The required client area height.}
2935
2936 \docparam{size}{The required client size.}
2937
2938 \pythonnote{In place of a single overloaded method name, wxPython
2939 implements the following methods:\par
2940 \indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
2941 \twocolitem{{\bf SetClientSize(size)}}{Accepts a wxSize}
2942 \twocolitem{{\bf SetClientSizeWH(width, height)}}{}
2943 \end{twocollist}}
2944 }
2945
2946
2947 \membersection{wxWindow::SetConstraints}\label{wxwindowsetconstraints}
2948
2949 \func{void}{SetConstraints}{\param{wxLayoutConstraints* }{constraints}}
2950
2951 Sets the window to have the given layout constraints. The window
2952 will then own the object, and will take care of its deletion.
2953 If an existing layout constraints object is already owned by the
2954 window, it will be deleted.
2955
2956 \wxheading{Parameters}
2957
2958 \docparam{constraints}{The constraints to set. Pass NULL to disassociate and delete the window's
2959 constraints.}
2960
2961 \wxheading{Remarks}
2962
2963 You must call \helpref{wxWindow::SetAutoLayout}{wxwindowsetautolayout} to tell a window to use
2964 the constraints automatically in OnSize; otherwise, you must override OnSize and call Layout()
2965 explicitly. When setting both a wxLayoutConstraints and a \helpref{wxSizer}{wxsizer}, only the
2966 sizer will have effect.
2967
2968 \membersection{wxWindow::SetContainingSizer}\label{wxwindowsetcontainingsizer}
2969
2970 \func{void}{SetContainingSizer}{\param{wxSizer* }{sizer}}
2971
2972 This normally does not need to be called by user code. It is called
2973 when a window is added to a sizer, and is used so the window can
2974 remove itself from the sizer when it is destroyed.
2975
2976
2977 \membersection{wxWindow::SetCursor}\label{wxwindowsetcursor}
2978
2979 \func{virtual void}{SetCursor}{\param{const wxCursor\&}{cursor}}
2980
2981 % VZ: the docs are correct, if the code doesn't behave like this, it must be
2982 % changed
2983 Sets the window's cursor. Notice that the window cursor also sets it for the
2984 children of the window implicitly.
2985
2986 The {\it cursor} may be {\tt wxNullCursor} in which case the window cursor will
2987 be reset back to default.
2988
2989 \wxheading{Parameters}
2990
2991 \docparam{cursor}{Specifies the cursor that the window should normally display.}
2992
2993 \wxheading{See also}
2994
2995 \helpref{::wxSetCursor}{wxsetcursor}, \helpref{wxCursor}{wxcursor}
2996
2997
2998 \membersection{wxWindow::SetDropTarget}\label{wxwindowsetdroptarget}
2999
3000 \func{void}{SetDropTarget}{\param{wxDropTarget*}{ target}}
3001
3002 Associates a drop target with this window.
3003
3004 If the window already has a drop target, it is deleted.
3005
3006 \wxheading{See also}
3007
3008 \helpref{wxWindow::GetDropTarget}{wxwindowgetdroptarget},
3009 \helpref{Drag and drop overview}{wxdndoverview}
3010
3011
3012
3013 \membersection{wxWindow::SetEventHandler}\label{wxwindowseteventhandler}
3014
3015 \func{void}{SetEventHandler}{\param{wxEvtHandler* }{handler}}
3016
3017 Sets the event handler for this window.
3018
3019 \wxheading{Parameters}
3020
3021 \docparam{handler}{Specifies the handler to be set.}
3022
3023 \wxheading{Remarks}
3024
3025 An event handler is an object that is capable of processing the events
3026 sent to a window. By default, the window is its own event handler, but
3027 an application may wish to substitute another, for example to allow
3028 central implementation of event-handling for a variety of different
3029 window classes.
3030
3031 It is usually better to use \helpref{wxWindow::PushEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler}
3032 since this sets up a chain of event handlers, where an event not handled by
3033 one event handler is handed to the next one in the chain.
3034
3035 \wxheading{See also}
3036
3037 \helpref{wxWindow::GetEventHandler}{wxwindowgeteventhandler},\rtfsp
3038 \helpref{wxWindow::PushEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler},\rtfsp
3039 \helpref{wxWindow::PopEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler},\rtfsp
3040 \helpref{wxEvtHandler::ProcessEvent}{wxevthandlerprocessevent},\rtfsp
3041 \helpref{wxEvtHandler}{wxevthandler}
3042
3043
3044 \membersection{wxWindow::SetExtraStyle}\label{wxwindowsetextrastyle}
3045
3046 \func{void}{SetExtraStyle}{\param{long }{exStyle}}
3047
3048 Sets the extra style bits for the window. The currently defined extra style
3049 bits are:
3050
3051 \twocolwidtha{5cm}%
3052 \begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
3053 \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_VALIDATE\_RECURSIVELY}}{TransferDataTo/FromWindow()
3054 and Validate() methods will recursively descend into all children of the
3055 window if it has this style flag set.}
3056 \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_BLOCK\_EVENTS}}{Normally, the command
3057 events are propagated upwards to the window parent recursively until a handler
3058 for them is found. Using this style allows to prevent them from being
3059 propagated beyond this window. Notice that wxDialog has this style on by
3060 default for the reasons explained in the
3061 \helpref{event processing overview}{eventprocessing}.}
3062 \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_TRANSIENT}}{This can be used to prevent a
3063 window from being used as an implicit parent for the dialogs which were
3064 created without a parent. It is useful for the windows which can disappear at
3065 any moment as creating children of such windows results in fatal problems.}
3066 \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_CONTEXTHELP}}{Under Windows, puts a query
3067 button on the caption. When pressed, Windows will go into a context-sensitive
3068 help mode and wxWidgets will send a wxEVT\_HELP event if the user clicked on an
3069 application window.
3070 This style cannot be used together with wxMAXIMIZE\_BOX or wxMINIMIZE\_BOX, so
3071 these two styles are automatically turned of if this one is used.}
3072 \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_PROCESS\_IDLE}}{This window should always process idle events, even
3073 if the mode set by \helpref{wxIdleEvent::SetMode}{wxidleeventsetmode} is wxIDLE\_PROCESS\_SPECIFIED.}
3074 \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_PROCESS\_UI\_UPDATES}}{This window should always process UI update events,
3075 even if the mode set by \helpref{wxUpdateUIEvent::SetMode}{wxupdateuieventsetmode} is wxUPDATE\_UI\_PROCESS\_SPECIFIED.}
3076 \end{twocollist}
3077
3078
3079 \membersection{wxWindow::SetFocus}\label{wxwindowsetfocus}
3080
3081 \func{virtual void}{SetFocus}{\void}
3082
3083 This sets the window to receive keyboard input.
3084
3085 \wxheading{See also}
3086
3087 \helpref{wxFocusEvent}{wxfocusevent}
3088 \helpref{wxPanel::SetFocus}{wxpanelsetfocus}
3089 \helpref{wxPanel::SetFocusIgnoringChildren}{wxpanelsetfocusignoringchildren}
3090
3091
3092 \membersection{wxWindow::SetFocusFromKbd}\label{wxwindowsetfocusfromkbd}
3093
3094 \func{virtual void}{SetFocusFromKbd}{\void}
3095
3096 This function is called by wxWidgets keyboard navigation code when the user
3097 gives the focus to this window from keyboard (e.g. using {\tt TAB} key).
3098 By default this method simply calls \helpref{SetFocus}{wxwindowsetfocus} but
3099 can be overridden to do something in addition to this in the derived classes.
3100
3101
3102 \membersection{wxWindow::SetFont}\label{wxwindowsetfont}
3103
3104 \func{bool}{SetFont}{\param{const wxFont\& }{font}}
3105
3106 Sets the font for this window. This function should not be called for the
3107 parent window if you don't want its font to be inherited by its children,
3108 use \helpref{SetOwnFont}{wxwindowsetownfont} instead in this case and
3109 see \helpref{InheritAttributes}{wxwindowinheritattributes} for more
3110 explanations.
3111
3112 Please notice that the given font is \emph{not} automatically used for
3113 \helpref{wxPaintDC}{wxpaintdc} objects associated with this window, you need to
3114 call \helpref{wxDC::SetFont()}{wxdcsetfont} too. However this font is used by
3115 any standard controls for drawing their text as well as by
3116 \helpref{wxWindow::GetTextExtent()}{wxwindowgettextextent}.
3117
3118 \wxheading{Parameters}
3119
3120 \docparam{font}{Font to associate with this window, pass
3121 {\tt wxNullFont} to reset to the default font.}
3122
3123 \wxheading{Return value}
3124
3125 \true if the want was really changed, \false if it was already set to this
3126 \arg{font} and so nothing was done.
3127
3128 \wxheading{See also}
3129
3130 \helpref{wxWindow::GetFont}{wxwindowgetfont},\\
3131 \helpref{InheritAttributes}{wxwindowinheritattributes}
3132
3133
3134 \membersection{wxWindow::SetForegroundColour}\label{wxwindowsetforegroundcolour}
3135
3136 \func{virtual void}{SetForegroundColour}{\param{const wxColour\& }{colour}}
3137
3138 Sets the foreground colour of the window.
3139
3140 Please see \helpref{InheritAttributes}{wxwindowinheritattributes} for
3141 explanation of the difference between this method and
3142 \helpref{SetOwnForegroundColour}{wxwindowsetownforegroundcolour}.
3143
3144 \wxheading{Parameters}
3145
3146 \docparam{colour}{The colour to be used as the foreground colour, pass
3147 {\tt wxNullColour} to reset to the default colour.}
3148
3149 \wxheading{Remarks}
3150
3151 The interpretation of foreground colour is open to interpretation according
3152 to the window class; it may be the text colour or other colour, or it may not
3153 be used at all.
3154
3155 Using this function will disable attempts to use themes for this
3156 window, if the system supports them. Use with care since usually the
3157 themes represent the appearance chosen by the user to be used for all
3158 applications on the system.
3159
3160 \wxheading{See also}
3161
3162 \helpref{wxWindow::GetForegroundColour}{wxwindowgetforegroundcolour},\rtfsp
3163 \helpref{wxWindow::SetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowsetbackgroundcolour},\rtfsp
3164 \helpref{wxWindow::GetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowgetbackgroundcolour},\rtfsp
3165 \helpref{wxWindow::ShouldInheritColours}{wxwindowshouldinheritcolours}
3166
3167
3168 \membersection{wxWindow::SetHelpText}\label{wxwindowsethelptext}
3169
3170 \func{virtual void}{SetHelpText}{\param{const wxString\& }{helpText}}
3171
3172 Sets the help text to be used as context-sensitive help for this window.
3173
3174 Note that the text is actually stored by the current \helpref{wxHelpProvider}{wxhelpprovider} implementation,
3175 and not in the window object itself.
3176
3177 \wxheading{See also}
3178
3179 \helpref{GetHelpText}{wxwindowgethelptext}, \helpref{wxHelpProvider}{wxhelpprovider}
3180
3181
3182 \membersection{wxWindow::SetId}\label{wxwindowsetid}
3183
3184 \func{void}{SetId}{\param{int}{ id}}
3185
3186 Sets the identifier of the window.
3187
3188 \wxheading{Remarks}
3189
3190 Each window has an integer identifier. If the application has not provided one,
3191 an identifier will be generated. Normally, the identifier should be provided
3192 on creation and should not be modified subsequently.
3193
3194 \wxheading{See also}
3195
3196 \helpref{wxWindow::GetId}{wxwindowgetid},\rtfsp
3197 \helpref{Window identifiers}{windowids}
3198
3199
3200
3201 \membersection{wxWindow::SetInitialBestSize}\label{wxwindowsetinitialbestsize}
3202
3203 \func{virtual void}{SetInitialBestSize}{\param{const wxSize\& }{size}}
3204
3205 Sets the initial window size if none is given (i.e. at least one of the
3206 components of the size passed to ctor/Create() is wxDefaultCoord).
3207
3208
3209 \membersection{wxWindow::SetInitialSize}\label{wxwindowsetinitialsize}
3210
3211 \func{void}{SetInitialSize}{\param{const wxSize\& }{size = wxDefaultSize}}
3212
3213 A {\it smart} SetSize that will fill in default size components with the
3214 window's {\it best} size values. Also sets the window's minsize to
3215 the value passed in for use with sizers. This means that if a full or
3216 partial size is passed to this function then the sizers will use that
3217 size instead of the results of GetBestSize to determine the minimum
3218 needs of the window for layout.
3219
3220 Most controls will use this to set their initial size, and their min
3221 size to the passed in value (if any.)
3222
3223
3224 \wxheading{See also}
3225
3226 \helpref{wxWindow::SetSize}{wxwindowsetsize},\rtfsp
3227 \helpref{wxWindow::GetBestSize}{wxwindowgetbestsize},\rtfsp
3228 \helpref{wxWindow::GetEffectiveMinSize}{wxwindowgeteffectiveminsize}
3229
3230
3231 \membersection{wxWindow::SetLabel}\label{wxwindowsetlabel}
3232
3233 \func{virtual void}{SetLabel}{\param{const wxString\& }{label}}
3234
3235 Sets the window's label.
3236
3237 \wxheading{Parameters}
3238
3239 \docparam{label}{The window label.}
3240
3241 \wxheading{See also}
3242
3243 \helpref{wxWindow::GetLabel}{wxwindowgetlabel}
3244
3245
3246 \membersection{wxWindow::SetMaxSize}\label{wxwindowsetmaxsize}
3247
3248 \func{void}{SetMaxSize}{\param{const wxSize\& }{size}}
3249
3250 Sets the maximum size of the window, to indicate to the sizer layout mechanism
3251 that this is the maximum possible size.
3252
3253 \membersection{wxWindow::SetMinSize}\label{wxwindowsetminsize}
3254
3255 \func{void}{SetMinSize}{\param{const wxSize\& }{size}}
3256
3257 Sets the minimum size of the window, to indicate to the sizer layout mechanism
3258 that this is the minimum required size. You may need to call this
3259 if you change the window size after construction and before adding
3260 to its parent sizer.
3261
3262 \membersection{wxWindow::SetName}\label{wxwindowsetname}
3263
3264 \func{virtual void}{SetName}{\param{const wxString\& }{name}}
3265
3266 Sets the window's name.
3267
3268 \wxheading{Parameters}
3269
3270 \docparam{name}{A name to set for the window.}
3271
3272 \wxheading{See also}
3273
3274 \helpref{wxWindow::GetName}{wxwindowgetname}
3275
3276
3277 \membersection{wxWindow::SetOwnBackgroundColour}\label{wxwindowsetownbackgroundcolour}
3278
3279 \func{void}{SetOwnBackgroundColour}{\param{const wxColour\& }{colour}}
3280
3281 Sets the background colour of the window but prevents it from being inherited
3282 by the children of this window.
3283
3284 \wxheading{See also}
3285
3286 \helpref{SetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowsetbackgroundcolour},\rtfsp
3287 \helpref{InheritAttributes}{wxwindowinheritattributes}
3288
3289
3290 \membersection{wxWindow::SetOwnFont}\label{wxwindowsetownfont}
3291
3292 \func{void}{SetOwnFont}{\param{const wxFont\& }{font}}
3293
3294 Sets the font of the window but prevents it from being inherited by the
3295 children of this window.
3296
3297 \wxheading{See also}
3298
3299 \helpref{SetFont}{wxwindowsetfont},\rtfsp
3300 \helpref{InheritAttributes}{wxwindowinheritattributes}
3301
3302
3303 \membersection{wxWindow::SetOwnForegroundColour}\label{wxwindowsetownforegroundcolour}
3304
3305 \func{void}{SetOwnForegroundColour}{\param{const wxColour\& }{colour}}
3306
3307 Sets the foreground colour of the window but prevents it from being inherited
3308 by the children of this window.
3309
3310 \wxheading{See also}
3311
3312 \helpref{SetForegroundColour}{wxwindowsetforegroundcolour},\rtfsp
3313 \helpref{InheritAttributes}{wxwindowinheritattributes}
3314
3315
3316 \membersection{wxWindow::SetPalette}\label{wxwindowsetpalette}
3317
3318 \func{virtual void}{SetPalette}{\param{wxPalette* }{palette}}
3319
3320 Obsolete - use \helpref{wxDC::SetPalette}{wxdcsetpalette} instead.
3321
3322
3323 \membersection{wxWindow::SetScrollbar}\label{wxwindowsetscrollbar}
3324
3325 \func{virtual void}{SetScrollbar}{\param{int }{orientation}, \param{int }{position},\rtfsp
3326 \param{int }{thumbSize}, \param{int }{range},\rtfsp
3327 \param{bool }{refresh = {\tt true}}}
3328
3329 Sets the scrollbar properties of a built-in scrollbar.
3330
3331 \wxheading{Parameters}
3332
3333 \docparam{orientation}{Determines the scrollbar whose page size is to be set. May be wxHORIZONTAL or wxVERTICAL.}
3334
3335 \docparam{position}{The position of the scrollbar in scroll units.}
3336
3337 \docparam{thumbSize}{The size of the thumb, or visible portion of the scrollbar, in scroll units.}
3338
3339 \docparam{range}{The maximum position of the scrollbar.}
3340
3341 \docparam{refresh}{{\tt true} to redraw the scrollbar, {\tt false} otherwise.}
3342
3343 \wxheading{Remarks}
3344
3345 Let's say you wish to display 50 lines of text, using the same font.
3346 The window is sized so that you can only see 16 lines at a time.
3347
3348 You would use:
3349
3350 {\small%
3351 \begin{verbatim}
3352 SetScrollbar(wxVERTICAL, 0, 16, 50);
3353 \end{verbatim}
3354 }
3355
3356 Note that with the window at this size, the thumb position can never go
3357 above 50 minus 16, or 34.
3358
3359 You can determine how many lines are currently visible by dividing the current view
3360 size by the character height in pixels.
3361
3362 When defining your own scrollbar behaviour, you will always need to recalculate
3363 the scrollbar settings when the window size changes. You could therefore put your
3364 scrollbar calculations and SetScrollbar
3365 call into a function named AdjustScrollbars, which can be called initially and also
3366 from your \helpref{wxSizeEvent}{wxsizeevent} handler function.
3367
3368 \wxheading{See also}
3369
3370 \helpref{Scrolling overview}{scrollingoverview},\rtfsp
3371 \helpref{wxScrollBar}{wxscrollbar}, \helpref{wxScrolledWindow}{wxscrolledwindow},\rtfsp
3372 \helpref{wxScrollWinEvent}{wxscrollwinevent}
3373
3374 \begin{comment}
3375
3376
3377 \membersection{wxWindow::SetScrollPage}\label{wxwindowsetscrollpage}
3378
3379 \func{virtual void}{SetScrollPage}{\param{int }{orientation}, \param{int }{pageSize}, \param{bool }{refresh = {\tt true}}}
3380
3381 Sets the page size of one of the built-in scrollbars.
3382
3383 \wxheading{Parameters}
3384
3385 \docparam{orientation}{Determines the scrollbar whose page size is to be set. May be wxHORIZONTAL or wxVERTICAL.}
3386
3387 \docparam{pageSize}{Page size in scroll units.}
3388
3389 \docparam{refresh}{{\tt true} to redraw the scrollbar, {\tt false} otherwise.}
3390
3391 \wxheading{Remarks}
3392
3393 The page size of a scrollbar is the number of scroll units that the scroll thumb travels when you
3394 click on the area above/left of or below/right of the thumb. Normally you will want a whole visible
3395 page to be scrolled, i.e. the size of the current view (perhaps the window client size). This
3396 value has to be adjusted when the window is resized, since the page size will have changed.
3397
3398 In addition to specifying how far the scroll thumb travels when paging, in Motif and some versions of Windows
3399 the thumb changes size to reflect the page size relative to the length of the document. When the
3400 document size is only slightly bigger than the current view (window) size, almost all of the scrollbar
3401 will be taken up by the thumb. When the two values become the same, the scrollbar will (on some systems)
3402 disappear.
3403
3404 Currently, this function should be called before SetPageRange, because of a quirk in the Windows
3405 handling of pages and ranges.
3406
3407 \wxheading{See also}
3408
3409 \helpref{wxWindow::SetScrollPos}{wxwindowsetscrollpos},\rtfsp
3410 \helpref{wxWindow::GetScrollPos}{wxwindowgetscrollpos},\rtfsp
3411 \helpref{wxWindow::GetScrollPage}{wxwindowgetscrollpage},\rtfsp
3412 \helpref{wxScrollBar}{wxscrollbar}, \helpref{wxScrolledWindow}{wxscrolledwindow}
3413 \end{comment}
3414
3415
3416 \membersection{wxWindow::SetScrollPos}\label{wxwindowsetscrollpos}
3417
3418 \func{virtual void}{SetScrollPos}{\param{int }{orientation}, \param{int }{pos}, \param{bool }{refresh = {\tt true}}}
3419
3420 Sets the position of one of the built-in scrollbars.
3421
3422 \wxheading{Parameters}
3423
3424 \docparam{orientation}{Determines the scrollbar whose position is to be set. May be wxHORIZONTAL or wxVERTICAL.}
3425
3426 \docparam{pos}{Position in scroll units.}
3427
3428 \docparam{refresh}{{\tt true} to redraw the scrollbar, {\tt false} otherwise.}
3429
3430 \wxheading{Remarks}
3431
3432 This function does not directly affect the contents of the window: it is up to the
3433 application to take note of scrollbar attributes and redraw contents accordingly.
3434
3435 \wxheading{See also}
3436
3437 \helpref{wxWindow::SetScrollbar}{wxwindowsetscrollbar},\rtfsp
3438 \helpref{wxWindow::GetScrollPos}{wxwindowgetscrollpos},\rtfsp
3439 \helpref{wxWindow::GetScrollThumb}{wxwindowgetscrollthumb},\rtfsp
3440 \helpref{wxScrollBar}{wxscrollbar}, \helpref{wxScrolledWindow}{wxscrolledwindow}
3441
3442 \begin{comment}
3443
3444
3445 \membersection{wxWindow::SetScrollRange}\label{wxwindowsetscrollrange}
3446
3447 \func{virtual void}{SetScrollRange}{\param{int }{orientation}, \param{int }{range}, \param{bool }{refresh = {\tt true}}}
3448
3449 Sets the range of one of the built-in scrollbars.
3450
3451 \wxheading{Parameters}
3452
3453 \docparam{orientation}{Determines the scrollbar whose range is to be set. May be wxHORIZONTAL or wxVERTICAL.}
3454
3455 \docparam{range}{Scroll range.}
3456
3457 \docparam{refresh}{{\tt true} to redraw the scrollbar, {\tt false} otherwise.}
3458
3459 \wxheading{Remarks}
3460
3461 The range of a scrollbar is the number of steps that the thumb may travel, rather than the total
3462 object length of the scrollbar. If you are implementing a scrolling window, for example, you
3463 would adjust the scroll range when the window is resized, by subtracting the window view size from the
3464 total virtual window size. When the two sizes are the same (all the window is visible), the range goes to zero
3465 and usually the scrollbar will be automatically hidden.
3466
3467 \wxheading{See also}
3468
3469 \helpref{wxWindow::SetScrollPos}{wxwindowsetscrollpos},\rtfsp
3470 \helpref{wxWindow::SetScrollPage}{wxwindowsetscrollpage},\rtfsp
3471 \helpref{wxWindow::GetScrollPos}{wxwindowgetscrollpos},\rtfsp
3472 \helpref{wxWindow::GetScrollPage}{wxwindowgetscrollpage},\rtfsp
3473 \helpref{wxScrollBar}{wxscrollbar}, \helpref{wxScrolledWindow}{wxscrolledwindow}
3474 \end{comment}
3475
3476
3477 \membersection{wxWindow::SetSize}\label{wxwindowsetsize}
3478
3479 \func{virtual void}{SetSize}{\param{int}{ x}, \param{int}{ y}, \param{int}{ width}, \param{int}{ height},
3480 \param{int}{ sizeFlags = wxSIZE\_AUTO}}
3481
3482 \func{virtual void}{SetSize}{\param{const wxRect\&}{ rect}}
3483
3484 Sets the position and size of the window in pixels.
3485
3486 \func{virtual void}{SetSize}{\param{int}{ width}, \param{int}{ height}}
3487
3488 \func{virtual void}{SetSize}{\param{const wxSize\&}{ size}}
3489
3490 Sets the size of the window in pixels.
3491
3492 \wxheading{Parameters}
3493
3494 \docparam{x}{Required x position in pixels, or wxDefaultCoord to indicate that the existing
3495 value should be used.}
3496
3497 \docparam{y}{Required y position in pixels, or wxDefaultCoord to indicate that the existing
3498 value should be used.}
3499
3500 \docparam{width}{Required width in pixels, or wxDefaultCoord to indicate that the existing
3501 value should be used.}
3502
3503 \docparam{height}{Required height position in pixels, or wxDefaultCoord to indicate that the existing
3504 value should be used.}
3505
3506 \docparam{size}{\helpref{wxSize}{wxsize} object for setting the size.}
3507
3508 \docparam{rect}{\helpref{wxRect}{wxrect} object for setting the position and size.}
3509
3510 \docparam{sizeFlags}{Indicates the interpretation of other parameters. It is a bit list of the following:
3511
3512 {\bf wxSIZE\_AUTO\_WIDTH}: a $wxDefaultCoord$ width value is taken to indicate
3513 a wxWidgets-supplied default width.\\
3514 {\bf wxSIZE\_AUTO\_HEIGHT}: a $wxDefaultCoord$ height value is taken to indicate
3515 a wxWidgets-supplied default height.\\
3516 {\bf wxSIZE\_AUTO}: $wxDefaultCoord$ size values are taken to indicate
3517 a wxWidgets-supplied default size.\\
3518 {\bf wxSIZE\_USE\_EXISTING}: existing dimensions should be used
3519 if $wxDefaultCoord$ values are supplied.\\
3520 {\bf wxSIZE\_ALLOW\_MINUS\_ONE}: allow negative dimensions (ie. value of $wxDefaultCoord$) to be interpreted
3521 as real dimensions, not default values.
3522 {\bf wxSIZE\_FORCE}: normally, if the position and the size of the window are
3523 already the same as the parameters of this function, nothing is done. but with
3524 this flag a window resize may be forced even in this case (supported in wx
3525 2.6.2 and later and only implemented for MSW and ignored elsewhere currently)
3526 }
3527
3528 \wxheading{Remarks}
3529
3530 The second form is a convenience for calling the first form with default
3531 x and y parameters, and must be used with non-default width and height values.
3532
3533 The first form sets the position and optionally size, of the window.
3534 Parameters may be $wxDefaultCoord$ to indicate either that a default should be supplied
3535 by wxWidgets, or that the current value of the dimension should be used.
3536
3537 \wxheading{See also}
3538
3539 \helpref{wxWindow::Move}{wxwindowmove}
3540
3541 \pythonnote{In place of a single overloaded method name, wxPython
3542 implements the following methods:\par
3543 \indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
3544 \twocolitem{{\bf SetDimensions(x, y, width, height, sizeFlags=wxSIZE\_AUTO)}}{}
3545 \twocolitem{{\bf SetSize(size)}}{}
3546 \twocolitem{{\bf SetPosition(point)}}{}
3547 \end{twocollist}}
3548 }
3549
3550
3551 \membersection{wxWindow::SetSizeHints}\label{wxwindowsetsizehints}
3552
3553 Use of this function for windows which are not toplevel windows
3554 (such as wxDialog or wxFrame) is discouraged. Please use
3555 \helpref{SetMinSize}{wxwindowsetminsize} and \helpref{SetMaxSize}{wxwindowsetmaxsize}
3556 instead.
3557
3558 \wxheading{See also}
3559
3560 \helpref{wxTopLevelWindow::SetSizeHints}{wxtoplevelwindowsetsizehints}.
3561
3562
3563 \membersection{wxWindow::SetSizer}\label{wxwindowsetsizer}
3564
3565 \func{void}{SetSizer}{\param{wxSizer* }{sizer}, \param{bool }{deleteOld=true}}
3566
3567 Sets the window to have the given layout sizer. The window
3568 will then own the object, and will take care of its deletion.
3569 If an existing layout constraints object is already owned by the
3570 window, it will be deleted if the deleteOld parameter is true.
3571
3572 Note that this function will also call
3573 \helpref{SetAutoLayout}{wxwindowsetautolayout} implicitly with {\tt true}
3574 parameter if the {\it sizer}\/ is non-NULL and {\tt false} otherwise.
3575
3576 \wxheading{Parameters}
3577
3578 \docparam{sizer}{The sizer to set. Pass NULL to disassociate and conditionally delete
3579 the window's sizer. See below.}
3580
3581 \docparam{deleteOld}{If true (the default), this will delete any pre-existing sizer.
3582 Pass false if you wish to handle deleting the old sizer yourself.}
3583
3584 \wxheading{Remarks}
3585
3586 SetSizer now enables and disables Layout automatically, but prior to wxWidgets 2.3.3
3587 the following applied:
3588
3589 You must call \helpref{wxWindow::SetAutoLayout}{wxwindowsetautolayout} to tell a window to use
3590 the sizer automatically in OnSize; otherwise, you must override OnSize and call Layout()
3591 explicitly. When setting both a wxSizer and a \helpref{wxLayoutConstraints}{wxlayoutconstraints},
3592 only the sizer will have effect.
3593
3594
3595 \membersection{wxWindow::SetSizerAndFit}\label{wxwindowsetsizerandfit}
3596
3597 \func{void}{SetSizerAndFit}{\param{wxSizer* }{sizer}, \param{bool }{deleteOld=true}}
3598
3599 The same as \helpref{SetSizer}{wxwindowsetsizer}, except it also sets the size hints
3600 for the window based on the sizer's minimum size.
3601
3602
3603 \membersection{wxWindow::SetThemeEnabled}\label{wxwindowsetthemeenabled}
3604
3605 \func{virtual void}{SetThemeEnabled}{\param{bool }{enable}}
3606
3607 This function tells a window if it should use the system's "theme" code
3608 to draw the windows' background instead if its own background drawing
3609 code. This does not always have any effect since the underlying platform
3610 obviously needs to support the notion of themes in user defined windows.
3611 One such platform is GTK+ where windows can have (very colourful) backgrounds
3612 defined by a user's selected theme.
3613
3614 Dialogs, notebook pages and the status bar have this flag set to true
3615 by default so that the default look and feel is simulated best.
3616
3617
3618 \membersection{wxWindow::SetToolTip}\label{wxwindowsettooltip}
3619
3620 \func{void}{SetToolTip}{\param{const wxString\& }{tip}}
3621
3622 \func{void}{SetToolTip}{\param{wxToolTip* }{tip}}
3623
3624 Attach a tooltip to the window.
3625
3626 See also: \helpref{GetToolTip}{wxwindowgettooltip},
3627 \helpref{wxToolTip}{wxtooltip}
3628
3629
3630 \membersection{wxWindow::SetTransparent}\label{wxwindowsettransparent}
3631
3632 \func{bool}{SetTransparent}{\param{wxByte }{alpha}}
3633
3634 Set the transparency of the window. If the system supports transparent windows,
3635 returns \true, otherwise returns \false and the window remains fully opaque.
3636 See also \helpref{CanSetTransparent}{wxwindowcansettransparent}.
3637
3638 The parameter \arg{alpha} is in the range $0..255$ where $0$ corresponds to a
3639 fully transparent window and $255$ to the fully opaque one. The constants
3640 \texttt{wxIMAGE\_ALPHA\_TRANSPARENT} and \texttt{wxIMAGE\_ALPHA\_OPAQUE} can be
3641 used.
3642
3643
3644 \membersection{wxWindow::SetValidator}\label{wxwindowsetvalidator}
3645
3646 \func{virtual void}{SetValidator}{\param{const wxValidator\&}{ validator}}
3647
3648 Deletes the current validator (if any) and sets the window validator, having called wxValidator::Clone to
3649 create a new validator of this type.
3650
3651
3652 \membersection{wxWindow::SetVirtualSize}\label{wxwindowsetvirtualsize}
3653
3654 \func{void}{SetVirtualSize}{\param{int}{ width}, \param{int}{ height}}
3655
3656 \func{void}{SetVirtualSize}{\param{const wxSize\&}{ size}}
3657
3658 Sets the virtual size of the window in pixels.
3659
3660
3661 \membersection{wxWindow::SetVirtualSizeHints}\label{wxwindowsetvirtualsizehints}
3662
3663 \func{virtual void}{SetVirtualSizeHints}{\param{int}{ minW},\param{int}{ minH}, \param{int}{ maxW=-1}, \param{int}{ maxH=-1}}
3664
3665 \func{void}{SetVirtualSizeHints}{\param{const wxSize\&}{ minSize=wxDefaultSize},
3666 \param{const wxSize\&}{ maxSize=wxDefaultSize}}
3667
3668
3669 Allows specification of minimum and maximum virtual window sizes.
3670 If a pair of values is not set (or set to -1), the default values
3671 will be used.
3672
3673 \wxheading{Parameters}
3674
3675 \docparam{minW}{Specifies the minimum width allowable.}
3676
3677 \docparam{minH}{Specifies the minimum height allowable.}
3678
3679 \docparam{maxW}{Specifies the maximum width allowable.}
3680
3681 \docparam{maxH}{Specifies the maximum height allowable.}
3682
3683 \docparam{minSize}{Minimum size.}
3684
3685 \docparam{maxSize}{Maximum size.}
3686
3687 \wxheading{Remarks}
3688
3689 If this function is called, the user will not be able to size the virtual area
3690 of the window outside the given bounds.
3691
3692
3693 \membersection{wxWindow::SetWindowStyle}\label{wxwindowsetwindowstyle}
3694
3695 \func{void}{SetWindowStyle}{\param{long}{ style}}
3696
3697 Identical to \helpref{SetWindowStyleFlag}{wxwindowsetwindowstyleflag}.
3698
3699
3700 \membersection{wxWindow::SetWindowStyleFlag}\label{wxwindowsetwindowstyleflag}
3701
3702 \func{virtual void}{SetWindowStyleFlag}{\param{long}{ style}}
3703
3704 Sets the style of the window. Please note that some styles cannot be changed
3705 after the window creation and that \helpref{Refresh()}{wxwindowrefresh} might
3706 need to be be called after changing the others for the change to take place
3707 immediately.
3708
3709 See \helpref{Window styles}{windowstyles} for more information about flags.
3710
3711 \wxheading{See also}
3712
3713 \helpref{GetWindowStyleFlag}{wxwindowgetwindowstyleflag}
3714
3715
3716 \membersection{wxWindow::SetWindowVariant}\label{wxwindowsetwindowvariant}
3717
3718 \func{void}{SetWindowVariant}{\param{wxWindowVariant}{variant}}
3719
3720 This function can be called under all platforms but only does anything under
3721 Mac OS X 10.3+ currently. Under this system, each of the standard control can
3722 exist in several sizes which correspond to the elements of wxWindowVariant
3723 enum:
3724 \begin{verbatim}
3725 enum wxWindowVariant
3726 {
3727 wxWINDOW_VARIANT_NORMAL, // Normal size
3728 wxWINDOW_VARIANT_SMALL, // Smaller size (about 25 % smaller than normal )
3729 wxWINDOW_VARIANT_MINI, // Mini size (about 33 % smaller than normal )
3730 wxWINDOW_VARIANT_LARGE, // Large size (about 25 % larger than normal )
3731 };
3732 \end{verbatim}
3733
3734 By default the controls use the normal size, of course, but this function can
3735 be used to change this.
3736
3737
3738 \membersection{wxWindow::ShouldInheritColours}\label{wxwindowshouldinheritcolours}
3739
3740 \func{virtual bool}{ShouldInheritColours}{\void}
3741
3742 Return \true from here to allow the colours of this window to be changed by
3743 \helpref{InheritAttributes}{wxwindowinheritattributes}, returning \false
3744 forbids inheriting them from the parent window.
3745
3746 The base class version returns \false, but this method is overridden in
3747 \helpref{wxControl}{wxcontrol} where it returns \true.
3748
3749
3750 \membersection{wxWindow::Show}\label{wxwindowshow}
3751
3752 \func{virtual bool}{Show}{\param{bool}{ show = {\tt true}}}
3753
3754 Shows or hides the window. You may need to call \helpref{Raise}{wxwindowraise}
3755 for a top level window if you want to bring it to top, although this is not
3756 needed if Show() is called immediately after the frame creation.
3757
3758 \wxheading{Parameters}
3759
3760 \docparam{show}{If {\tt true} displays the window. Otherwise, hides it.}
3761
3762 \wxheading{Return value}
3763
3764 {\tt true} if the window has been shown or hidden or {\tt false} if nothing was
3765 done because it already was in the requested state.
3766
3767 \wxheading{See also}
3768
3769 \helpref{wxWindow::IsShown}{wxwindowisshown},\rtfsp
3770 \helpref{wxWindow::Hide}{wxwindowhide},\rtfsp
3771 \helpref{wxRadioBox::Show}{wxradioboxshow}
3772
3773
3774 \membersection{wxWindow::Thaw}\label{wxwindowthaw}
3775
3776 \func{virtual void}{Thaw}{\void}
3777
3778 Reenables window updating after a previous call to
3779 \helpref{Freeze}{wxwindowfreeze}. To really thaw the control, it must be called
3780 exactly the same number of times as \helpref{Freeze}{wxwindowfreeze}.
3781
3782 \wxheading{See also}
3783
3784 \helpref{wxWindowUpdateLocker}{wxwindowupdatelocker}
3785
3786
3787 \membersection{wxWindow::ToggleWindowStyle}\label{wxwindowtogglewindowstyle}
3788
3789 \func{bool}{ToggleWindowStyle}{\param{int }{flag}}
3790
3791 Turns the given \arg{flag} on if it's currently turned off and vice versa.
3792 This function cannot be used if the value of the flag is $0$ (which is often
3793 the case for default flags).
3794
3795 Also, please notice that not all styles can be changed after the control
3796 creation.
3797
3798 \wxheading{Return value}
3799
3800 Returns \true if the style was turned on by this function, \false if it was
3801 switched off.
3802
3803 \wxheading{See also}
3804
3805 \helpref{wxWindow::SetWindowStyleFlag}{wxwindowsetwindowstyleflag},\rtfsp
3806 \helpref{wxWindow::HasFlag}{wxwindowhasflag}
3807
3808
3809 \membersection{wxWindow::TransferDataFromWindow}\label{wxwindowtransferdatafromwindow}
3810
3811 \func{virtual bool}{TransferDataFromWindow}{\void}
3812
3813 Transfers values from child controls to data areas specified by their validators. Returns
3814 {\tt false} if a transfer failed.
3815
3816 If the window has {\tt wxWS\_EX\_VALIDATE\_RECURSIVELY} extra style flag set,
3817 the method will also call TransferDataFromWindow() of all child windows.
3818
3819 \wxheading{See also}
3820
3821 \helpref{wxWindow::TransferDataToWindow}{wxwindowtransferdatatowindow},\rtfsp
3822 \helpref{wxValidator}{wxvalidator}, \helpref{wxWindow::Validate}{wxwindowvalidate}
3823
3824
3825 \membersection{wxWindow::TransferDataToWindow}\label{wxwindowtransferdatatowindow}
3826
3827 \func{virtual bool}{TransferDataToWindow}{\void}
3828
3829 Transfers values to child controls from data areas specified by their validators.
3830
3831 If the window has {\tt wxWS\_EX\_VALIDATE\_RECURSIVELY} extra style flag set,
3832 the method will also call TransferDataToWindow() of all child windows.
3833
3834 \wxheading{Return value}
3835
3836 Returns {\tt false} if a transfer failed.
3837
3838 \wxheading{See also}
3839
3840 \helpref{wxWindow::TransferDataFromWindow}{wxwindowtransferdatafromwindow},\rtfsp
3841 \helpref{wxValidator}{wxvalidator}, \helpref{wxWindow::Validate}{wxwindowvalidate}
3842
3843
3844 \membersection{wxWindow::UnregisterHotKey}\label{wxwindowunregisterhotkey}
3845
3846 \func{bool}{UnregisterHotKey}{\param{int}{ hotkeyId}}
3847
3848 Unregisters a system wide hotkey.
3849
3850 \wxheading{Parameters}
3851
3852 \docparam{hotkeyId}{Numeric identifier of the hotkey. Must be the same id that was passed to RegisterHotKey.}
3853
3854 \wxheading{Return value}
3855
3856 {\tt true} if the hotkey was unregistered successfully, {\tt false} if the id was invalid.
3857
3858 \wxheading{Remarks}
3859
3860 This function is currently only implemented under MSW.
3861
3862 \wxheading{See also}
3863
3864 \helpref{wxWindow::RegisterHotKey}{wxwindowregisterhotkey}
3865
3866
3867 \membersection{wxWindow::Update}\label{wxwindowupdate}
3868
3869 \func{virtual void}{Update}{\void}
3870
3871 Calling this method immediately repaints the invalidated area of the window and
3872 all of its children recursively while this would usually only happen when the
3873 flow of control returns to the event loop.
3874 Notice that this function doesn't invalidate any area of the window so
3875 nothing happens if nothing has been invalidated (i.e. marked as requiring
3876 a redraw). Use \helpref{Refresh}{wxwindowrefresh} first if you want to
3877 immediately redraw the window unconditionally.
3878
3879
3880 \membersection{wxWindow::UpdateWindowUI}\label{wxwindowupdatewindowui}
3881
3882 \func{virtual void}{UpdateWindowUI}{\param{long}{ flags = wxUPDATE\_UI\_NONE}}
3883
3884 This function sends \helpref{wxUpdateUIEvents}{wxupdateuievent} to
3885 the window. The particular implementation depends on the window; for
3886 example a wxToolBar will send an update UI event for each toolbar button,
3887 and a wxFrame will send an update UI event for each menubar menu item.
3888 You can call this function from your application to ensure that your
3889 UI is up-to-date at this point (as far as your wxUpdateUIEvent handlers
3890 are concerned). This may be necessary if you have called
3891 \helpref{wxUpdateUIEvent::SetMode}{wxupdateuieventsetmode} or
3892 \helpref{wxUpdateUIEvent::SetUpdateInterval}{wxupdateuieventsetupdateinterval} to
3893 limit the overhead that wxWidgets incurs by sending update UI events in idle time.
3894
3895 {\it flags} should be a bitlist of one or more of the following values.
3896
3897 \begin{verbatim}
3898 enum wxUpdateUI
3899 {
3900 wxUPDATE_UI_NONE = 0x0000, // No particular value
3901 wxUPDATE_UI_RECURSE = 0x0001, // Call the function for descendants
3902 wxUPDATE_UI_FROMIDLE = 0x0002 // Invoked from On(Internal)Idle
3903 };
3904 \end{verbatim}
3905
3906 If you are calling this function from an OnInternalIdle or OnIdle
3907 function, make sure you pass the wxUPDATE\_UI\_FROMIDLE flag, since
3908 this tells the window to only update the UI elements that need
3909 to be updated in idle time. Some windows update their elements
3910 only when necessary, for example when a menu is about to be shown.
3911 The following is an example of how to call UpdateWindowUI from
3912 an idle function.
3913
3914 \begin{verbatim}
3915 void MyWindow::OnInternalIdle()
3916 {
3917 if (wxUpdateUIEvent::CanUpdate(this))
3918 UpdateWindowUI(wxUPDATE_UI_FROMIDLE);
3919 }
3920 \end{verbatim}
3921
3922 \wxheading{See also}
3923
3924 \helpref{wxUpdateUIEvent}{wxupdateuievent},
3925 \helpref{wxWindow::DoUpdateWindowUI}{wxwindowdoupdatewindowui},
3926 \helpref{wxWindow::OnInternalIdle}{wxwindowoninternalidle}
3927
3928
3929 \membersection{wxWindow::Validate}\label{wxwindowvalidate}
3930
3931 \func{virtual bool}{Validate}{\void}
3932
3933 Validates the current values of the child controls using their validators.
3934
3935 If the window has {\tt wxWS\_EX\_VALIDATE\_RECURSIVELY} extra style flag set,
3936 the method will also call Validate() of all child windows.
3937
3938 \wxheading{Return value}
3939
3940 Returns {\tt false} if any of the validations failed.
3941
3942 \wxheading{See also}
3943
3944 \helpref{wxWindow::TransferDataFromWindow}{wxwindowtransferdatafromwindow},\rtfsp
3945 \helpref{wxWindow::TransferDataToWindow}{wxwindowtransferdatatowindow},\rtfsp
3946 \helpref{wxValidator}{wxvalidator}
3947
3948
3949 \membersection{wxWindow::WarpPointer}\label{wxwindowwarppointer}
3950
3951 \func{void}{WarpPointer}{\param{int}{ x}, \param{int}{ y}}
3952
3953 Moves the pointer to the given position on the window.
3954
3955 {\bf NB: } This function is not supported under Mac because Apple Human
3956 Interface Guidelines forbid moving the mouse cursor programmatically.
3957
3958 \wxheading{Parameters}
3959
3960 \docparam{x}{The new x position for the cursor.}
3961
3962 \docparam{y}{The new y position for the cursor.}
3963