Derived types of wxDC have documentation for specific features
only, so refer to this section for most device context information.
+% VZ: we should really document them instead of this lame excuse, but I don't
+% have time for it now, when it is done please remove this
+Please note that in addition to the versions of the methods documented here,
+there are also versions which accept single {\tt wxPoint} parameter instead of
+two {\tt wxCoord} ones or {\tt wxPoint} and {\tt wxSize} instead of four of
+them.
+
\wxheading{Derived from}
\helpref{wxObject}{wxobject}
\helpref{wxMemoryDC}{wxmemorydc}, \helpref{wxBitmap}{wxbitmap}, \helpref{wxMask}{wxmask}
+\membersection{wxDC::CalcBoundingBox}\label{wxdccalcboundingbox}
+
+\func{void}{CalcBoundingBox}{\param{wxCoord }{x}, \param{wxCoord }{y}}
+
+Adds the specified point to the bounding box which can be retrieved with
+\helpref{MinX}{wxdcminx}, \helpref{MaxX}{wxdcmaxx} and
+\helpref{MinY}{wxdcminy}, \helpref{MaxY}{wxdcmaxy} functions.
+
+\wxheading{See also}
+
+\helpref{ResetBoundingBox}{wxdcresetboundingbox}
+
\membersection{wxDC::Clear}\label{wxdcclear}
\func{void}{Clear}{\void}
Draw a bitmap on the device context at the specified point. If {\it transparent} is TRUE and the bitmap has
a transparency mask, the bitmap will be drawn transparently.
+When drawing a mono-bitmap, the current text foreground colour will be used to draw the foreground
+of the bitmap (all bits set to 1), and the current text background colour to draw the background
+(all bits set to 0). See also \helpref{SetTextForeground}{wxdcsettextforeground},
+\helpref{SetTextBackground}{wxdcsettextbackground} and \helpref{wxMemoryDC}{wxmemorydc}.
+
+\membersection{wxDC::DrawCheckMark}\label{wxdcdrawcheckmark}
+
+\func{void}{DrawCheckMark}{\param{wxCoord}{ x}, \param{wxCoord}{ y}, \param{wxCoord}{ width}, \param{wxCoord}{ height}}
+
+\func{void}{DrawCheckMark}{\param{const wxRect \&}{rect}}
+
+Draws a check mark inside the given rectangle.
+
\membersection{wxDC::DrawEllipse}\label{wxdcdrawellipse}
\func{void}{DrawEllipse}{\param{wxCoord}{ x}, \param{wxCoord}{ y}, \param{wxCoord}{ width}, \param{wxCoord}{ height}}
\param{double}{ start}, \param{double}{ end}}
Draws an arc of an ellipse. The current pen is used for drawing the arc and
-the current brush is used for drawing the pie. This function is currently only available for
-X window and PostScript device contexts.
+the current brush is used for drawing the pie.
{\it x} and {\it y} specify the x and y coordinates of the upper-left corner of the rectangle that contains
the ellipse.
\pythonnote{The wxPython version of this method accepts a Python list
of wxPoint objects.}
+\perlnote{The wxPerl version of this method accepts
+ as its first parameter a reference to an array
+ of wxPoint objects.}
+
\membersection{wxDC::DrawPolygon}\label{wxdcdrawpolygon}
\func{void}{DrawPolygon}{\param{int}{ n}, \param{wxPoint}{ points[]}, \param{wxCoord}{ xoffset = 0}, \param{wxCoord}{ yoffset = 0},\\
\pythonnote{The wxPython version of this method accepts a Python list
of wxPoint objects.}
+\perlnote{The wxPerl version of this method accepts
+ as its first parameter a reference to an array
+ of wxPoint objects.}
+
\membersection{wxDC::DrawPoint}\label{wxdcdrawpoint}
\func{void}{DrawPoint}{\param{wxCoord}{ x}, \param{wxCoord}{ y}}
\pythonnote{The wxPython version of this method accepts a Python list
of wxPoint objects.}
+\perlnote{The wxPerl version of this method accepts a reference to an array
+ of wxPoint objects.}
+
\membersection{wxDC::DrawText}\label{wxdcdrawtext}
\func{void}{DrawText}{\param{const wxString\& }{text}, \param{wxCoord}{ x}, \param{wxCoord}{ y}}
to get the dimensions of a text string, which can be used to position the
text more precisely.
+{\bf NB:} under wxGTK the current
+\helpref{logical function}{wxdcgetlogicalfunction} is used by this function
+but it is ignored by wxMSW. Thus, you should avoid using logical functions
+with this function in portable programs.
+
\membersection{wxDC::EndDoc}\label{wxdcenddoc}
\func{void}{EndDoc}{\void}
\membersection{wxDC::FloodFill}\label{wxdcfloodfill}
-\func{void}{FloodFill}{\param{wxCoord}{ x}, \param{wxCoord}{ y}, \param{wxColour *}{colour}, \param{int}{ style=wxFLOOD\_SURFACE}}
+\func{void}{FloodFill}{\param{wxCoord}{ x}, \param{wxCoord}{ y}, \param{const wxColour\&}{ colour}, \param{int}{ style=wxFLOOD\_SURFACE}}
-Flood fills the device context starting from the given point, in the given colour,
-and using a style:
+Flood fills the device context starting from the given point, using
+the {\it current brush colour}, and using a style:
\begin{itemize}\itemsep=0pt
\item wxFLOOD\_SURFACE: the flooding occurs until a colour other than the given colour is encountered.
\func{wxBrush\&}{GetBackground}{\void}
+\constfunc{const wxBrush\&}{GetBackground}{\void}
+
Gets the brush used for painting the background (see \helpref{wxDC::SetBackground}{wxdcsetbackground}).
+\membersection{wxDC::GetBackgroundMode}\label{wxdcgetbackgroundmode}
+
+\constfunc{int}{GetBackgroundMode}{\void}
+
+Returns the current background mode: {\tt wxSOLID} or {\tt wxTRANSPARENT}.
+
+\wxheading{See also}
+
+\helpref{SetBackgroundMode}{wxdcsetbackgroundmode}
+
\membersection{wxDC::GetBrush}\label{wxdcgetbrush}
\func{wxBrush\&}{GetBrush}{\void}
+\constfunc{const wxBrush\&}{GetBrush}{\void}
+
Gets the current brush (see \helpref{wxDC::SetBrush}{wxdcsetbrush}).
\membersection{wxDC::GetCharHeight}\label{wxdcgetcharheight}
\pythonnote{No arguments are required and the four values defining the
rectangle are returned as a tuple.}
+\perlnote{This method takes no arguments and returns a four element list
+{\tt ( \$x, \$y, \$width, \$height )}}
+
\membersection{wxDC::GetFont}\label{wxdcgetfont}
\func{wxFont\&}{GetFont}{\void}
+\constfunc{const wxFont\&}{GetFont}{\void}
+
Gets the current font (see \helpref{wxDC::SetFont}{wxdcsetfont}).
\membersection{wxDC::GetLogicalFunction}\label{wxdcgetlogicalfunction}
\func{wxPen\&}{GetPen}{\void}
+\constfunc{const wxPen\&}{GetPen}{\void}
+
Gets the current pen (see \helpref{wxDC::SetPen}{wxdcsetpen}).
\membersection{wxDC::GetPixel}\label{wxdcgetpixel}
\pythonnote{For wxPython the wxColour value is returned and is not
required as a parameter.}
+\perlnote{This method only takes the parameters {\tt x} and {\tt y} and returns
+a Wx::Colour value}
+
\membersection{wxDC::GetSize}\label{wxdcgetsize}
\func{void}{GetSize}{\param{wxCoord *}{width}, \param{wxCoord *}{height}}
\pythonnote{In place of a single overloaded method name, wxPython
implements the following methods:\par
\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
-\twocolitem{\bf{GetSize()}}{Returns a wxSize}
-\twocolitem{\bf{GetSizeTuple()}}{Returns a 2-tuple (width, height)}
+\twocolitem{{\bf GetSize()}}{Returns a wxSize}
+\twocolitem{{\bf GetSizeTuple()}}{Returns a 2-tuple (width, height)}
\end{twocollist}}
}
+\perlnote{In place of a single overloaded method, wxPerl uses:\par
+\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
+\twocolitem{{\bf GetSize()}}{Returns a Wx::Size}
+\twocolitem{{\bf GetSizeWH()}}{Returns a 2-element list
+ {\tt ( \$width, \$height )}}
+\end{twocollist}
+}}
+
\membersection{wxDC::GetTextBackground}\label{wxdcgettextbackground}
\func{wxColour\&}{GetTextBackground}{\void}
+\constfunc{const wxColour\&}{GetTextBackground}{\void}
+
Gets the current text background colour (see \helpref{wxDC::SetTextBackground}{wxdcsettextbackground}).
\membersection{wxDC::GetTextExtent}\label{wxdcgettextextent}
\pythonnote{The following methods are implemented in wxPython:\par
\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
-\twocolitem{\bf{GetTextExtent(string)}}{Returns a 2-tuple, (width, height)}
-\twocolitem{\bf{GetFullTextExtent(string, font=NULL)}}{Returns a
+\twocolitem{{\bf GetTextExtent(string)}}{Returns a 2-tuple, (width, height)}
+\twocolitem{{\bf GetFullTextExtent(string, font=NULL)}}{Returns a
4-tuple, (width, height, descent, externalLeading) }
\end{twocollist}}
}
+\perlnote{In wxPerl this method is implemented as
+ {\bf GetTextExtent( string, font = undef )} returning a four element
+ array {\tt ( \$width, \$height, \$descent, \$externalLeading )}
+}
+
\membersection{wxDC::GetTextForeground}\label{wxdcgettextforeground}
\func{wxColour\&}{GetTextForeground}{\void}
+\constfunc{const wxColour\&}{GetTextForeground}{\void}
+
Gets the current text foreground colour (see \helpref{wxDC::SetTextForeground}{wxdcsettextforeground}).
Gets the current user scale factor (set by \helpref{SetUserScale}{wxdcsetuserscale}).
+\perlnote{In wxPerl this method takes no arguments and returna a two element
+ array {\tt ( \$x, \$y )}}
\membersection{wxDC::LogicalToDeviceX}\label{wxdclogicaltodevicex}
Returns TRUE if the DC is ok to use.
+\membersection{wxDC::ResetBoundingBox}\label{wxdcresetboundingbox}
+
+\func{void}{ResetBoundingBox}{\void}
+
+Resets the bounding box: after a call to this function, the bounding box
+doesn't contain anything.
+
+\wxheading{See also}
+
+\helpref{CalcBoundingBox}{wxdccalcboundingbox}
+
\membersection{wxDC::SetDeviceOrigin}\label{wxdcsetdeviceorigin}
\func{void}{SetDeviceOrigin}{\param{wxCoord}{ x}, \param{wxCoord}{ y}}
See also \helpref{wxBrush}{wxbrush}.
+See also \helpref{wxMemoryDC}{wxmemorydc} for the interpretation of colours
+when drawing into a monochrome bitmap.
+
\membersection{wxDC::SetFont}\label{wxdcsetfont}
\func{void}{SetFont}{\param{const wxFont\& }{font}}
If the argument is wxNullPen, the current pen is selected out of the device
context, and the original pen restored.
+See also \helpref{wxMemoryDC}{wxmemorydc} for the interpretation of colours
+when drawing into a monochrome bitmap.
+
\membersection{wxDC::SetTextBackground}\label{wxdcsettextbackground}
\func{void}{SetTextBackground}{\param{const wxColour\& }{colour}}
Sets the current text foreground colour for the DC.
+See also \helpref{wxMemoryDC}{wxmemorydc} for the interpretation of colours
+when drawing into a monochrome bitmap.
+
\membersection{wxDC::SetUserScale}\label{wxdcsetuserscale}
\func{void}{SetUserScale}{\param{double}{ xScale}, \param{double}{ yScale}}