%% Purpose: wxWindow documentation
%% Author: wxWidgets Team
%% Modified by:
-%% Created:
+%% Created:
%% RCS-ID: $Id$
%% Copyright: (c) wxWidgets Team
%% License: wxWindows license
normal keyboard navigation take place, you should create and send a
wxNavigationKeyEvent in response to the key events for Tab and
Shift-Tab.}
-\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxNO\_FULL\_REPAINT\_ON\_RESIZE}}{Disables repainting
-the window completely when its size is changed - you will have to repaint the
-new window area manually if you use this style. Currently only has an effect for
-Windows.}
+\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxNO\_FULL\_REPAINT\_ON\_RESIZE}}{On Windows, this style used to disable repainting
+the window completely when its size is changed. Since this behaviour is now the default, the style is now obsolete
+and no longer has an effect.}
\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxVSCROLL}}{Use this style to enable a vertical scrollbar.}
\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxHSCROLL}}{Use this style to enable a horizontal scrollbar.}
\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxALWAYS\_SHOW\_SB}}{If a window has scrollbars,
a complete redraw of the window whenever it is resized instead of redrawing
just the part of the window affected by resizing. Note that this was the
behaviour by default before 2.5.1 release and that if you experience redraw
-problems with the code which previously used to work you may want to try this.}
+problems with code which previously used to work you may want to try this.
+Currently this style applies on GTK+ 2 and Windows only, and full repainting is always
+done on other platforms.}
\end{twocollist}
See also \helpref{window styles overview}{windowstyles}.
\docparam{parent}{Pointer to a parent window.}
-\docparam{id}{Window identifier. If -1, will automatically create an identifier.}
+\docparam{id}{Window identifier. If wxID\_ANY, will automatically create an identifier.}
-\docparam{pos}{Window position. wxDefaultPosition is (-1, -1) which indicates that wxWidgets
+\docparam{pos}{Window position. wxDefaultPosition indicates that wxWidgets
should generate a default position for the window. If using the wxWindow class directly, supply
an actual position.}
-\docparam{size}{Window size. wxDefaultSize is (-1, -1) which indicates that wxWidgets
+\docparam{size}{Window size. wxDefaultSize indicates that wxWidgets
should generate a default size for the window. If no suitable size can be found, the
window will be sized to 20x20 pixels so that the window is visible but obviously not
correctly sized. }
\helpref{FindWindow}{wxwindowfindwindow}
-\membersection{wxWindow::FindWindowByName}\label{wxwindowfindwindowbyname}
+\membersection{wxWindow::FindWindowByLabel}\label{wxwindowfindwindowbylabel}
-\func{static wxWindow*}{FindWindowByName}{\param{const wxString\&}{ name}, \param{wxWindow*}{ parent = NULL}}
+\func{static wxWindow*}{FindWindowByLabel}{\param{const wxString\&}{ label}, \param{wxWindow*}{ parent = NULL}}
-Find a window by its name (as given in a window constructor or {\bf Create} function call).
-If {\it parent} is NULL, the search will start from all top-level
+Find a window by its label. Depending on the type of window, the label may be a window title
+or panel item label. If {\it parent} is NULL, the search will start from all top-level
frames and dialog boxes; if non-NULL, the search will be limited to the given window hierarchy.
The search is recursive in both cases.
-If no window with such name is found,
-\helpref{FindWindowByLabel}{wxwindowfindwindowbylabel} is called.
-
\wxheading{See also}
\helpref{FindWindow}{wxwindowfindwindow}
-\membersection{wxWindow::FindWindowByLabel}\label{wxwindowfindwindowbylabel}
+\membersection{wxWindow::FindWindowByName}\label{wxwindowfindwindowbyname}
-\func{static wxWindow*}{FindWindowByLabel}{\param{const wxString\&}{ label}, \param{wxWindow*}{ parent = NULL}}
+\func{static wxWindow*}{FindWindowByName}{\param{const wxString\&}{ name}, \param{wxWindow*}{ parent = NULL}}
-Find a window by its label. Depending on the type of window, the label may be a window title
-or panel item label. If {\it parent} is NULL, the search will start from all top-level
+Find a window by its name (as given in a window constructor or {\bf Create} function call).
+If {\it parent} is NULL, the search will start from all top-level
frames and dialog boxes; if non-NULL, the search will be limited to the given window hierarchy.
The search is recursive in both cases.
+If no window with such name is found,
+\helpref{FindWindowByLabel}{wxwindowfindwindowbylabel} is called.
+
\wxheading{See also}
\helpref{FindWindow}{wxwindowfindwindow}
\helpref{Fit}{wxwindowfit}.
-\membersection{wxWindow::GetCaret}\label{wxwindowgetcaret}
-
-\constfunc{wxCaret *}{GetCaret}{\void}
-
-Returns the \helpref{caret}{wxcaret} associated with the window.
-
-
\membersection{wxWindow::GetCapture}\label{wxwindowgetcapture}
\func{static wxWindow *}{GetCapture}{\void}
\helpref{wxMouseCaptureChangedEvent}{wxmousecapturechangedevent}
+\membersection{wxWindow::GetCaret}\label{wxwindowgetcaret}
+
+\constfunc{wxCaret *}{GetCaret}{\void}
+
+Returns the \helpref{caret}{wxcaret} associated with the window.
+
+
\membersection{wxWindow::GetCharHeight}\label{wxwindowgetcharheight}
\constfunc{virtual int}{GetCharHeight}{\void}
\membersection{wxWindow::GetChildren}\label{wxwindowgetchildren}
-\func{wxList\&}{GetChildren}{\void}
+\func{wxWindowList\&}{GetChildren}{\void}
-Returns a reference to the list of the window's children.
+\constfunc{const wxWindowList\&}{GetChildren}{\void}
+
+Returns a reference to the list of the window's children. \texttt{wxWindowList}
+is a type-safe \helpref{wxList}{wxlist}-like class whose elements are of type
+\texttt{wxWindow *}.
\membersection{wxWindow::GetClassDefaultAttributes}\label{wxwindowgetclassdefaultattributes}
\wxheading{Remarks}
Each window has an integer identifier. If the application has not provided one
-(or the default Id -1) an unique identifier with a negative value will be generated.
+(or the default wxID\_ANY) an unique identifier with a negative value will be generated.
\wxheading{See also}
{\tt ( x, y, descent, externalLeading )}.}
-\membersection{wxWindow::GetTitle}\label{wxwindowgettitle}
-
-\func{virtual wxString}{GetTitle}{\void}
-
-Gets the window's title. Applicable only to frames and dialogs.
-
-\wxheading{See also}
-
-\helpref{wxWindow::SetTitle}{wxwindowsettitle}
-
-
\membersection{wxWindow::GetToolTip}\label{wxwindowgettooltip}
\constfunc{wxToolTip*}{GetToolTip}{\void}
\helpref{wxMouseCaptureChangedEvent}{wxmousecapturechangedevent}
+\membersection{wxWindow::HasFlag}\label{wxwindowhasflag}
+
+\constfunc{bool}{HasFlag}{\param{int }{flag}}
+
+Returns \texttt{true} if the window has the given \arg{flag} bit set.
+
+
\membersection{wxWindow::HasScrollbar}\label{wxwindowhasscrollbar}
\constfunc{virtual bool}{HasScrollbar}{\param{int }{orient}}
\func{void}{Lower}{\void}
-Lowers the window to the bottom of the window hierarchy if it is a managed window (dialog
-or frame).
+Lowers the window to the bottom of the window hierarchy.
+
+\wxheading{See also}
+
+\helpref{Raise}{wxwindowraise}
\membersection{wxWindow::MakeModal}\label{wxwindowmakemodal}
as the call:
\begin{verbatim}
- SetSize(x, y, -1, -1, wxSIZE_USE_EXISTING);
+ SetSize(x, y, wxDefaultCoord, wxDefaultCoord, wxSIZE_USE_EXISTING);
\end{verbatim}
\wxheading{See also}
%%
%% \helpref{wxValidator}{wxvalidator}, \helpref{wxWindow::TransferDataToWindow}{wxwindowtransferdatatowindow}
%%
-%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnMenuCommand}\label{wxwindowonmenucommand}
-%%
-%% \func{void}{OnMenuCommand}{\param{wxCommandEvent\& }{event}}
-%%
-%% Called when a menu command is received from a menu bar.
-%%
-%% \wxheading{Parameters}
-%%
-%% \docparam{event}{The menu command event. For more information, see \helpref{wxCommandEvent}{wxcommandevent}.}
-%%
-%% \wxheading{Remarks}
-%%
-%% A function with this name doesn't actually exist; you can choose any member function to receive
-%% menu command events, using the EVT\_COMMAND macro for individual commands or EVT\_COMMAND\_RANGE for
-%% a range of commands.
-%%
-%% \wxheading{See also}
-%%
-%% \helpref{wxCommandEvent}{wxcommandevent},\rtfsp
-%% \helpref{wxWindow::OnMenuHighlight}{wxwindowonmenuhighlight},\rtfsp
-%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
-%%
%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnMenuHighlight}\label{wxwindowonmenuhighlight}
%%
%% \func{void}{OnMenuHighlight}{\param{wxMenuEvent\& }{event}}
%% \wxheading{See also}
%%
%% \helpref{wxMenuEvent}{wxmenuevent},\rtfsp
-%% \helpref{wxWindow::OnMenuCommand}{wxwindowonmenucommand},\rtfsp
%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
%%
%%
\func{void}{Raise}{\void}
-Raises the window to the top of the window hierarchy if it is a managed window (dialog
-or frame).
+Raises the window to the top of the window hierarchy.
+
+In current version of wxWidgets this works both for manage and child windows.
+
+\wxheading{See also}
+
+\helpref{Lower}{wxwindowlower}
\membersection{wxWindow::Refresh}\label{wxwindowrefresh}
Causes this window, and all of its children recursively (except under wxGTK1
where this is not implemented), to be repainted. Note that repainting doesn't
happen immediately but only during the next event loop iteration, if you need
-to update the window immediately you should use \helpref{Update}{wxwindowupdate}
+to update the window immediately you should use \helpref{Update}{wxwindowupdate}
instead.
\wxheading{Parameters}
\docparam{dy}{Amount to scroll vertically.}
-\docparam{rect}{Rectangle to invalidate. If this is NULL, the whole window is invalidated. If you
-pass a rectangle corresponding to the area of the window exposed by the scroll, your painting handler
-can optimize painting by checking for the invalidated region. This parameter is ignored under GTK.}
+\docparam{rect}{Rectangle to scroll, if it is \NULL, the whole window is
+scrolled (this is always the case under wxGTK which doesn't support this
+parameter)}
\wxheading{Remarks}
-Use this function to optimise your scrolling implementations, to minimise the area that must be
-redrawn. Note that it is rarely required to call this function from a user program.
+Note that you can often use \helpref{wxScrolledWindow}{wxscrolledwindow}
+instead of using this function directly.
\membersection{wxWindow::SetAcceleratorTable}\label{wxwindowsetacceleratortable}
}
-\membersection{wxWindow::SetContainingSizer}\label{wxwindowsetcontainingsizer}
-
-\func{void}{SetContainingSizer}{\param{wxSizer* }{sizer}}
-
-This normally does not need to be called by user code. It is called
-when a window is added to a sizer, and is used so the window can
-remove itself from the sizer when it is destroyed.
-
-
-\membersection{wxWindow::SetCursor}\label{wxwindowsetcursor}
-
-\func{virtual void}{SetCursor}{\param{const wxCursor\&}{cursor}}
-
-% VZ: the docs are correct, if the code doesn't behave like this, it must be
-% changed
-Sets the window's cursor. Notice that the window cursor also sets it for the
-children of the window implicitly.
-
-The {\it cursor} may be {\tt wxNullCursor} in which case the window cursor will
-be reset back to default.
-
-\wxheading{Parameters}
-
-\docparam{cursor}{Specifies the cursor that the window should normally display.}
-
-\wxheading{See also}
-
-\helpref{::wxSetCursor}{wxsetcursor}, \helpref{wxCursor}{wxcursor}
-
-
\membersection{wxWindow::SetConstraints}\label{wxwindowsetconstraints}
\func{void}{SetConstraints}{\param{wxLayoutConstraints* }{constraints}}
explicitly. When setting both a wxLayoutConstraints and a \helpref{wxSizer}{wxsizer}, only the
sizer will have effect.
-\membersection{wxWindow::SetInitialBestSize}\label{wxwindowsetinitialbestsize}
-
-\func{virtual void}{SetInitialBestSize}{\param{const wxSize\& }{size}}
-
-Sets the initial window size if none is given (i.e. at least one of the
-components of the size passed to ctor/Create() is wxDefaultCoord).
-
-\membersection{wxWindow::SetMaxSize}\label{wxwindowsetmaxsize}
-
-\func{void}{SetMaxSize}{\param{const wxSize\& }{size}}
-
-Sets the maximum size of the window, to indicate to the sizer layout mechanism
-that this is the maximum possible size.
-
-\membersection{wxWindow::SetMinSize}\label{wxwindowsetminsize}
-
-\func{void}{SetMinSize}{\param{const wxSize\& }{size}}
-
-Sets the minimum size of the window, to indicate to the sizer layout mechanism
-that this is the minimum required size. You may need to call this
-if you change the window size after construction and before adding
-to its parent sizer.
-
-\membersection{wxWindow::SetOwnBackgroundColour}\label{wxwindowsetownbackgroundcolour}
-
-\func{void}{SetOwnBackgroundColour}{\param{const wxColour\& }{colour}}
-
-Sets the background colour of the window but prevents it from being inherited
-by the children of this window.
-
-\wxheading{See also}
-
-\helpref{SetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowsetbackgroundcolour},\rtfsp
-\helpref{InheritAttributes}{wxwindowinheritattributes}
-
+\membersection{wxWindow::SetContainingSizer}\label{wxwindowsetcontainingsizer}
-\membersection{wxWindow::SetOwnFont}\label{wxwindowsetownfont}
+\func{void}{SetContainingSizer}{\param{wxSizer* }{sizer}}
-\func{void}{SetOwnFont}{\param{const wxFont\& }{font}}
+This normally does not need to be called by user code. It is called
+when a window is added to a sizer, and is used so the window can
+remove itself from the sizer when it is destroyed.
-Sets the font of the window but prevents it from being inherited by the
-children of this window.
-\wxheading{See also}
+\membersection{wxWindow::SetCursor}\label{wxwindowsetcursor}
-\helpref{SetFont}{wxwindowsetfont},\rtfsp
-\helpref{InheritAttributes}{wxwindowinheritattributes}
+\func{virtual void}{SetCursor}{\param{const wxCursor\&}{cursor}}
+% VZ: the docs are correct, if the code doesn't behave like this, it must be
+% changed
+Sets the window's cursor. Notice that the window cursor also sets it for the
+children of the window implicitly.
-\membersection{wxWindow::SetOwnForegroundColour}\label{wxwindowsetownforegroundcolour}
+The {\it cursor} may be {\tt wxNullCursor} in which case the window cursor will
+be reset back to default.
-\func{void}{SetOwnForegroundColour}{\param{const wxColour\& }{colour}}
+\wxheading{Parameters}
-Sets the foreground colour of the window but prevents it from being inherited
-by the children of this window.
+\docparam{cursor}{Specifies the cursor that the window should normally display.}
\wxheading{See also}
-\helpref{SetForegroundColour}{wxwindowsetforegroundcolour},\rtfsp
-\helpref{InheritAttributes}{wxwindowinheritattributes}
+\helpref{::wxSetCursor}{wxsetcursor}, \helpref{wxCursor}{wxcursor}
\membersection{wxWindow::SetDropTarget}\label{wxwindowsetdroptarget}
+\membersection{wxWindow::SetInitialBestSize}\label{wxwindowsetinitialbestsize}
+
+\func{virtual void}{SetInitialBestSize}{\param{const wxSize\& }{size}}
+
+Sets the initial window size if none is given (i.e. at least one of the
+components of the size passed to ctor/Create() is wxDefaultCoord).
+
\membersection{wxWindow::SetEventHandler}\label{wxwindowseteventhandler}
\func{void}{SetEventHandler}{\param{wxEvtHandler* }{handler}}
\helpref{wxWindow::GetLabel}{wxwindowgetlabel}
+\membersection{wxWindow::SetMaxSize}\label{wxwindowsetmaxsize}
+
+\func{void}{SetMaxSize}{\param{const wxSize\& }{size}}
+
+Sets the maximum size of the window, to indicate to the sizer layout mechanism
+that this is the maximum possible size.
+
+\membersection{wxWindow::SetMinSize}\label{wxwindowsetminsize}
+
+\func{void}{SetMinSize}{\param{const wxSize\& }{size}}
+
+Sets the minimum size of the window, to indicate to the sizer layout mechanism
+that this is the minimum required size. You may need to call this
+if you change the window size after construction and before adding
+to its parent sizer.
+
\membersection{wxWindow::SetName}\label{wxwindowsetname}
\func{virtual void}{SetName}{\param{const wxString\& }{name}}
\helpref{wxWindow::GetName}{wxwindowgetname}
+\membersection{wxWindow::SetOwnBackgroundColour}\label{wxwindowsetownbackgroundcolour}
+
+\func{void}{SetOwnBackgroundColour}{\param{const wxColour\& }{colour}}
+
+Sets the background colour of the window but prevents it from being inherited
+by the children of this window.
+
+\wxheading{See also}
+
+\helpref{SetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowsetbackgroundcolour},\rtfsp
+\helpref{InheritAttributes}{wxwindowinheritattributes}
+
+
+\membersection{wxWindow::SetOwnFont}\label{wxwindowsetownfont}
+
+\func{void}{SetOwnFont}{\param{const wxFont\& }{font}}
+
+Sets the font of the window but prevents it from being inherited by the
+children of this window.
+
+\wxheading{See also}
+
+\helpref{SetFont}{wxwindowsetfont},\rtfsp
+\helpref{InheritAttributes}{wxwindowinheritattributes}
+
+
+\membersection{wxWindow::SetOwnForegroundColour}\label{wxwindowsetownforegroundcolour}
+
+\func{void}{SetOwnForegroundColour}{\param{const wxColour\& }{colour}}
+
+Sets the foreground colour of the window but prevents it from being inherited
+by the children of this window.
+
+\wxheading{See also}
+
+\helpref{SetForegroundColour}{wxwindowsetforegroundcolour},\rtfsp
+\helpref{InheritAttributes}{wxwindowinheritattributes}
+
+
\membersection{wxWindow::SetPalette}\label{wxwindowsetpalette}
\func{virtual void}{SetPalette}{\param{wxPalette* }{palette}}
\wxheading{Parameters}
-\docparam{x}{Required x position in pixels, or -1 to indicate that the existing
+\docparam{x}{Required x position in pixels, or wxDefaultCoord to indicate that the existing
value should be used.}
-\docparam{y}{Required y position in pixels, or -1 to indicate that the existing
+\docparam{y}{Required y position in pixels, or wxDefaultCoord to indicate that the existing
value should be used.}
-\docparam{width}{Required width in pixels, or -1 to indicate that the existing
+\docparam{width}{Required width in pixels, or wxDefaultCoord to indicate that the existing
value should be used.}
-\docparam{height}{Required height position in pixels, or -1 to indicate that the existing
+\docparam{height}{Required height position in pixels, or wxDefaultCoord to indicate that the existing
value should be used.}
\docparam{size}{\helpref{wxSize}{wxsize} object for setting the size.}
\docparam{sizeFlags}{Indicates the interpretation of other parameters. It is a bit list of the following:
-{\bf wxSIZE\_AUTO\_WIDTH}: a -1 width value is taken to indicate
+{\bf wxSIZE\_AUTO\_WIDTH}: a $wxDefaultCoord$ width value is taken to indicate
a wxWidgets-supplied default width.\\
-{\bf wxSIZE\_AUTO\_HEIGHT}: a -1 height value is taken to indicate
+{\bf wxSIZE\_AUTO\_HEIGHT}: a $wxDefaultCoord$ height value is taken to indicate
a wxWidgets-supplied default width.\\
-{\bf wxSIZE\_AUTO}: -1 size values are taken to indicate
+{\bf wxSIZE\_AUTO}: $wxDefaultCoord$ size values are taken to indicate
a wxWidgets-supplied default size.\\
{\bf wxSIZE\_USE\_EXISTING}: existing dimensions should be used
-if -1 values are supplied.\\
-{\bf wxSIZE\_ALLOW\_MINUS\_ONE}: allow dimensions of -1 and less to be interpreted
+if $wxDefaultCoord$ values are supplied.\\
+{\bf wxSIZE\_ALLOW\_MINUS\_ONE}: allow negative dimensions (ie. value of $wxDefaultCoord$) to be interpreted
as real dimensions, not default values.
+{\bf wxSIZE\_FORCE}: normally, if the position and the size of the window are
+already the same as the parameters of this function, nothing is done. but with
+this flag a window resize may be forced even in this case (supported in wx
+2.6.2 and later and only implemented for MSW and ignored elsewhere currently)
}
\wxheading{Remarks}
x and y parameters, and must be used with non-default width and height values.
The first form sets the position and optionally size, of the window.
-Parameters may be -1 to indicate either that a default should be supplied
+Parameters may be $wxDefaultCoord$ to indicate either that a default should be supplied
by wxWidgets, or that the current value of the dimension should be used.
\wxheading{See also}
\membersection{wxWindow::SetSizeHints}\label{wxwindowsetsizehints}
-\func{virtual void}{SetSizeHints}{\param{int}{ minW=-1}, \param{int}{ minH=-1}, \param{int}{ maxW=-1}, \param{int}{ maxH=-1},
+\func{virtual void}{SetSizeHints}{\param{int}{ minW}, \param{int}{ minH}, \param{int}{ maxW=-1}, \param{int}{ maxH=-1},
\param{int}{ incW=-1}, \param{int}{ incH=-1}}
\func{void}{SetSizeHints}{\param{const wxSize\&}{ minSize},
for the window based on the sizer's minimum size.
-\membersection{wxWindow::SetTitle}\label{wxwindowsettitle}
-
-\func{virtual void}{SetTitle}{\param{const wxString\& }{title}}
-
-Sets the window's title. Applicable only to frames and dialogs.
-
-\wxheading{Parameters}
-
-\docparam{title}{The window's title.}
-
-\wxheading{See also}
-
-\helpref{wxWindow::GetTitle}{wxwindowgettitle}
-
-
\membersection{wxWindow::SetThemeEnabled}\label{wxwindowsetthemeenabled}
\func{virtual void}{SetThemeEnabled}{\param{bool }{enable}}
\docparam{x}{The new x position for the cursor.}
\docparam{y}{The new y position for the cursor.}
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