miscellaneous wxFont enhancements (patch 1496606):

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

diff --git a/docs/latex/wx/idleevt.tex b/docs/latex/wx/idleevt.tex
index db3a82a754dd672da1bd8e58f3ca5a0e598fa072..1cd14a701073dff140024ee136601e49d4377ab7 100644 (file)
--- a/docs/latex/wx/idleevt.tex
+++ b/docs/latex/wx/idleevt.tex
@@ -1,16 +1,22 @@
 \section{\class{wxIdleEvent}}\label{wxidleevent}
 
-This class is used for idle events, which are generated when the system is idle.
-
-By default, idle events are sent to all windows. If this is causing a significant
+This class is used for idle events, which are generated when the system becomes
+idle. Note that, unless you do something specifically, the idle events are not
+sent if the system remains idle once it has become it, e.g. only a single idle
+event will be generated until something else resulting in more normal events
+happens and only then is the next idle event sent again. If you need to ensure
+a continuous stream of idle events, you can either use 
+\helpref{RequestMore}{wxidleeventrequestmore} method in your handler or call 
+\helpref{wxWakeUpIdle}{wxwakeupidle} periodically (for example from timer
+event), but note that both of these approaches (and especially the first one)
+increase the system load and so should be avoided if possible.
+
+By default, idle events are sent to all windows (and also 
+\helpref{wxApp}{wxapp}, as usual). If this is causing a significant
 overhead in your application, you can call \helpref{wxIdleEvent::SetMode}{wxidleeventsetmode} with
 the value wxIDLE\_PROCESS\_SPECIFIED, and set the wxWS\_EX\_PROCESS\_IDLE extra
 window style for every window which should receive idle events.
 
-The function \helpref{wxWindow::OnInternalIdle}{wxwindowoninternalidle} is
-also provided for internal purposes, and cannot be disabled. wxUpdateUIEvents
-are sent from OnInternalIdle.
-
 \wxheading{Derived from}
 
 \helpref{wxEvent}{wxevent}\\
@@ -30,10 +36,6 @@ function that takes a wxIdleEvent argument.
 \twocolitem{{\bf EVT\_IDLE(func)}}{Process a wxEVT\_IDLE event.}
 \end{twocollist}%
 
-\wxheading{Remarks}
-
-Idle events can be caught by the wxApp class, or by top-level window classes.
-
 \wxheading{See also}
 
 \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}, \helpref{wxUpdateUIEvent}{wxupdateuievent}, 
@@ -41,7 +43,7 @@ Idle events can be caught by the wxApp class, or by top-level window classes.
 
 \latexignore{\rtfignore{\wxheading{Members}}}
 
-\membersection{wxIdleEvent::wxIdleEvent}
+\membersection{wxIdleEvent::wxIdleEvent}\label{wxidleeventctor}
 
 \func{}{wxIdleEvent}{\void}
 
@@ -68,7 +70,7 @@ to only send idle events to windows with the wxWS\_EX\_PROCESS\_IDLE extra windo
 
 \func{static wxIdleMode}{GetMode}{\void}
 
-Static function returning a value specifying how wxWindows
+Static function returning a value specifying how wxWidgets
 will send idle events: to all windows, or only to those which specify that they
 will process the events.
 
@@ -78,7 +80,7 @@ See \helpref{wxIdleEvent::SetMode}{wxidleeventsetmode}.
 
 \func{void}{RequestMore}{\param{bool}{ needMore = true}}
 
-Tells wxWindows that more processing is required. This function can be called by an OnIdle
+Tells wxWidgets that more processing is required. This function can be called by an OnIdle
 handler for a window or window event handler to indicate that wxApp::OnIdle should
 forward the OnIdle event once more to the application windows. If no window calls this function
 during OnIdle, then the application will remain in a passive event loop (not calling OnIdle) until a
@@ -102,7 +104,7 @@ Returns true if the OnIdle function processing this event requested more process
 
 \func{static void}{SetMode}{\param{wxIdleMode }{mode}}
 
-Static function for specifying how wxWindows will send idle events: to
+Static function for specifying how wxWidgets will send idle events: to
 all windows, or only to those which specify that they
 will process the events.