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[wxWidgets.git] / docs / latex / wx / sizer.tex

diff --git a/docs/latex/wx/sizer.tex b/docs/latex/wx/sizer.tex
index b3442af356e696919f8558a4b6b01b380b27d76e..a04d36f72b34d413d8a7a5895a6618e72c696bda 100644 (file)
--- a/docs/latex/wx/sizer.tex
+++ b/docs/latex/wx/sizer.tex
@@ -31,6 +31,12 @@ add empty space of the desired size and attributes, and then use the wxSizerItem
 method to determine where the drawing operations should take place.
 
 
+Please notice that sizers, like child windows, are owned by the library and
+will be deleted by it which implies that they must be allocated on the heap.
+However if you create a sizer and do not add it to another sizer or window, the
+library wouldn't be able to delete such an orphan sizer and in this, and only
+this, case it should be deleted explicitly.
+
 \pythonnote{If you wish to create a sizer class in wxPython you should
 derive the class from {\tt wxPySizer} in order to get Python-aware
 capabilities for the various virtual methods.}
@@ -84,7 +90,7 @@ here:
 
 \docparam{window}{The window to be added to the sizer. Its initial size (either set explicitly by the
 user or calculated internally when using wxDefaultSize) is interpreted as the minimal and in many
-cases also the initial size. This is particularly useful in connection with \helpref{SetSizeHints}{wxsizersetsizehints}.}
+cases also the initial size.}
 
 \docparam{sizer}{The (child-)sizer to be added to the sizer. This allows placing a child sizer in a
 sizer and thus to create hierarchies of sizers (typically a vertical box as the top sizer and several
@@ -233,6 +239,17 @@ windows which manage it.
 \helpref{wxSizer::SetVirtualSizeHints}{wxsizersetvirtualsizehints}
 
 
+\membersection{wxSizer::GetChildren}\label{wxsizergetchildren}
+
+\constfunc{const wxSizerItemList\&}{GetChildren}{\void}
+
+\func{wxSizerItemList\&}{GetChildren}{\void}
+
+Returns the list of the items in this sizer. The elements of type-safe 
+\helpref{wxList}{wxlist} \texttt{wxSizerItemList} are objects of type 
+\helpref{wxSizerItem *}{wxsizeritem}.
+
+
 \membersection{wxSizer::GetContainingWindow}\label{wxsizergetcontainingwindow}
 
 \constfunc{wxWindow *}{GetContainingWindow}{\void}
@@ -486,11 +503,16 @@ after initial creation.
 
 \func{void}{SetSizeHints}{\param{wxWindow* }{window}}
 
-Tell the sizer to set (and \helpref{Fit}{wxsizerfit}) the minimal size of the \arg{window} to
-match the sizer's minimal size.  This is commonly done in the constructor of the window itself,
-see sample in the description of \helpref{wxBoxSizer}{wxboxsizer} if the window is resizable
-(as are many dialogs under Unix and frames on probably all platforms).
+This method first calls \helpref{wxSizer::Fit}{wxsizerfit} and then 
+\helpref{SetSizeHints}{wxtoplevelwindowsetsizehints} on the {\it window}
+passed to it. This only makes sense when {\it window} is actually a
+\helpref{wxTopLevelWindow}{wxtoplevelwindow} such as a wxFrame or a
+wxDialog, since SetSizeHints only has any effect in these classes. 
+It does nothing in normal windows or controls.
 
+This method is commonly invoked in the constructor of a toplevel window itself
+(see the sample in the description of \helpref{wxBoxSizer}{wxboxsizer}) if the
+toplevel window is resizable.
 
 \membersection{wxSizer::SetVirtualSizeHints}\label{wxsizersetvirtualsizehints}
 
@@ -576,8 +598,10 @@ Note that if this method is not called, the wxSizerFlags has no specified alignm
 
 \wxheading{See also}
 
+\helpref{Top}{wxsizerflagstop},\\
 \helpref{Left}{wxsizerflagsleft},\\
 \helpref{Right}{wxsizerflagsright},\\
+\helpref{Bottom}{wxsizerflagsbottom},\\
 \helpref{Centre}{wxsizerflagscentre}
 
 
@@ -595,6 +619,17 @@ default size, as returned by \helpref{GetDefaultBorder}{wxsizerflagsgetdefaultbo
 is used.
 
 
+\membersection{wxSizerFlags::Bottom}\label{wxsizerflagsbottom}
+
+\func{wxSizerFlags\& }{Bottom}{\void}
+
+Aligns the object to the bottom, shortcut for \texttt{Align(wxALIGN\_BOTTOM)}
+
+\wxheading{See also}
+
+\helpref{Align}{wxsizerflagsalign}
+
+
 \membersection{wxSizerFlags::Center}\label{wxsizerflagscenter}
 
 \func{wxSizerFlags\& }{Center}{\void}
@@ -650,6 +685,14 @@ Aligns the object to the left, shortcut for \texttt{Align(wxALIGN\_LEFT)}
 \helpref{Align}{wxsizerflagsalign}
 
 
+\membersection{wxSizerFlags::FixedMinSize}\label{wxsizerflagsfixedminsize}
+
+\func{wxSizerFlags\& }{FixedMinSize}{\void}
+
+Set the \texttt{wxFIXED\_MINSIZE} flag which indicates that the initial size of
+the window should be also set as its minimal size.
+
+
 \membersection{wxSizerFlags::Proportion}\label{wxsizerflagsproportion}
 
 \func{wxSizerFlags\& }{Proportion}{\param{int }{proportion = 0}}
@@ -668,6 +711,25 @@ Aligns the object to the right, shortcut for \texttt{Align(wxALIGN\_RIGHT)}
 \helpref{Align}{wxsizerflagsalign}
 
 
+\membersection{wxSizerFlags::Shaped}\label{wxsizerflagsshaped}
+
+\func{wxSizerFlags\& }{Shaped}{\void}
+
+Set the \texttt{wx\_SHAPED} flag which indicates that the elements should
+always keep the fixed width to height ratio equal to its original value.
+
+
+\membersection{wxSizerFlags::Top}\label{wxsizerflagstop}
+
+\func{wxSizerFlags\& }{Top}{\void}
+
+Aligns the object to the top, shortcut for \texttt{Align(wxALIGN\_TOP)}
+
+\wxheading{See also}
+
+\helpref{Align}{wxsizerflagsalign}
+
+
 \membersection{wxSizerFlags::TripleBorder}\label{wxsizerflagstriplebleborder}
 
 \func{wxSizerFlags\& }{TripleBorder}{\param{int }{direction = wxALL}}