updated and expanded wxLog docs

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

diff --git a/docs/latex/wx/filedlg.tex b/docs/latex/wx/filedlg.tex
index e46490205f47ece8728bf464f625259debb515a2..f110e1271985cd971aab8a7f2f4323c4a3628959 100644 (file)
--- a/docs/latex/wx/filedlg.tex
+++ b/docs/latex/wx/filedlg.tex
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ If path is ``", the current directory will be used. If filename is ``",
 no default filename will be supplied. The wildcard determines what files
 are displayed in the file selector, and file extension supplies a type
 extension for the required filename. Flags may be a combination of wxOPEN,
-wxSAVE, wxOVERWRITE\_PROMPT, wxHIDE\_READONLY, or 0.
+wxSAVE, wxOVERWRITE\_PROMPT, wxHIDE\_READONLY, wxFILE\_MUST\_EXIST, wxMULTIPLE or 0.
 
 Both the X and Windows versions implement a wildcard filter. Typing a
 filename containing wildcards (*, ?) in the filename text item, and
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ Constructor. Use \helpref{wxFileDialog::ShowModal}{wxfiledialogshowmodal} to sho
 
 \docparam{defaultFile}{The default filename, or the empty string.}
 
-\docparam{wildcard}{A wildcard, such as ``*.*".}
+\docparam{wildcard}{A wildcard, such as ``*.*" or ``BMP files (*.bmp)|*.bmp|GIF files (*.gif)|*.gif".}
 
 \docparam{style}{A dialog style. A bitlist of:
 
@@ -67,12 +67,22 @@ Constructor. Use \helpref{wxFileDialog::ShowModal}{wxfiledialogshowmodal} to sho
 \twocolitem{{\bf wxOPEN}}{This is an open dialog.}
 \twocolitem{{\bf wxSAVE}}{This is a save dialog.}
 \twocolitem{{\bf wxHIDE\_READONLY}}{Hide read-only files.}
-\twocolitem{{\bf wxOVERWRITE\_PROMPT}}{Prompt for a conformation if a file will be overridden.}
+\twocolitem{{\bf wxOVERWRITE\_PROMPT}}{For save dialog only: prompt for a confirmation if a file will be overwritten.}
+\twocolitem{{\bf wxMULTIPLE}}{For open dialog only: allows selecting multiple files.}
+\twocolitem{{\bf wxCHANGE\_DIR}}{Change the current working directory to the
+directory where the file(s) chosen by the user are.}
 \end{twocollist}%
 }
 
 \docparam{pos}{Dialog position. Not implemented.}
 
+{\bf NB:} Previous versions of wxWindows used {\tt wxCHANGE\_DIR} by default
+under MS Windows which allowed the program to simply remember the last
+directory where user selected the files to open/save. This (desired)
+functionality must be implemented in the program itself now (manually remember
+the last path used and pass it to the dialog the next time it is called) or
+by using this flag.
+
 \membersection{wxFileDialog::\destruct{wxFileDialog}}
 
 \func{}{\destruct{wxFileDialog}}{\void}
@@ -91,6 +101,14 @@ Returns the default directory.
 
 Returns the default filename.
 
+\membersection{wxFileDialog::GetFilenames}\label{wxfiledialoggetfilenames}
+
+\constfunc{void}{GetFilenames}{\param{wxArrayString\& }{filenames}}
+
+Fills the array {\it filenames} with the names of the files chosen. This
+function should only be used with the dialogs which have {\tt wxMULTIPLE} style,
+use \helpref{GetFilename}{wxfiledialoggetfilename} for the others.
+
 \membersection{wxFileDialog::GetFilterIndex}\label{wxfiledialoggetfilterindex}
 
 \constfunc{int}{GetFilterIndex}{\void}
@@ -111,6 +129,14 @@ Returns the message that will be displayed on the dialog.
 
 Returns the full path (directory and filename) of the selected file.
 
+\membersection{wxFileDialog::GetPaths}\label{wxfiledialoggetpaths}
+
+\constfunc{void}{GetPaths}{\param{wxArrayString\& }{paths}}
+
+Fills the array {\it paths} with the full paths of the files chosen. This
+function should only be used with the dialogs which have {\tt wxMULTIPLE} style,
+use \helpref{GetPath}{wxfiledialoggetpath} for the others.
+
 \membersection{wxFileDialog::GetStyle}\label{wxfiledialoggetstyle}
 
 \constfunc{long}{GetStyle}{\void}
@@ -163,13 +189,15 @@ Sets the dialog style. See \helpref{wxFileDialog::wxFileDialog}{wxfiledialogcons
 
 \func{void}{SetWildcard}{\param{const wxString\& }{wildCard}}
 
-Sets the wildcard, which in Windows can contain multiple file types.
+Sets the wildcard, which can contain multiple file types, for example:
+
+``BMP files (*.bmp)|*.bmp|GIF files (*.gif)|*.gif"
 
 \membersection{wxFileDialog::ShowModal}\label{wxfiledialogshowmodal}
 
 \func{int}{ShowModal}{\void}
 
-Shows the dialog, returning wxID\_OK if the user pressed OK, and wxOK\_CANCEL
+Shows the dialog, returning wxID\_OK if the user pressed OK, and wxID\_CANCEL
 otherwise.