Add test for absence of events from wxSpinCtrlDouble ctor.

[wxWidgets.git] / interface / wx / font.h

diff --git a/interface/wx/font.h b/interface/wx/font.h
index 9651ffa6ad984f89d2f8acc9fbd88c51edea1523..d0a0b368a98d6c651d48fad5c295e3fcca959a1e 100644 (file)
--- a/interface/wx/font.h
+++ b/interface/wx/font.h
@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@
 // Name:        font.h
 // Purpose:     interface of wxFont
 // Author:      wxWidgets team
 // Name:        font.h
 // Purpose:     interface of wxFont
 // Author:      wxWidgets team

-// RCS-ID:      $Id$
-// Licence:     wxWindows license
+// Licence:     wxWindows licence

 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
 
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
 


@@ -19,28 +18,27 @@
 enum wxFontFamily
 {
     wxFONTFAMILY_DEFAULT = wxDEFAULT,           //!< Chooses a default font.
 enum wxFontFamily
 {
     wxFONTFAMILY_DEFAULT = wxDEFAULT,           //!< Chooses a default font.

-    
+

     wxFONTFAMILY_DECORATIVE = wxDECORATIVE,     //!< A decorative font.
     wxFONTFAMILY_ROMAN = wxROMAN,               //!< A formal, serif font.
     wxFONTFAMILY_SCRIPT = wxSCRIPT,             //!< A handwriting font.
     wxFONTFAMILY_SWISS = wxSWISS,               //!< A sans-serif font.
     wxFONTFAMILY_DECORATIVE = wxDECORATIVE,     //!< A decorative font.
     wxFONTFAMILY_ROMAN = wxROMAN,               //!< A formal, serif font.
     wxFONTFAMILY_SCRIPT = wxSCRIPT,             //!< A handwriting font.
     wxFONTFAMILY_SWISS = wxSWISS,               //!< A sans-serif font.

-    
+

     /// A fixed pitch font. Note that wxFont currently does not make distinctions
     /// between @c wxFONTFAMILY_MODERN and @c wxFONTFAMILY_TELETYPE.
     wxFONTFAMILY_MODERN = wxMODERN,
     /// A fixed pitch font. Note that wxFont currently does not make distinctions
     /// between @c wxFONTFAMILY_MODERN and @c wxFONTFAMILY_TELETYPE.
     wxFONTFAMILY_MODERN = wxMODERN,

-    
+

     /// A teletype (i.e. monospaced) font.
     /// A teletype (i.e. monospaced) font.

-    /// Monospace fonts have a fixed width like typewriters and often have strong angular 
-    /// or block serifs. Monospace font faces are often used code samples and have a simple, 
+    /// Monospace fonts have a fixed width like typewriters and often have strong angular
+    /// or block serifs. Monospace font faces are often used code samples and have a simple,

     /// functional font style.
     /// See also wxFont::IsFixedWidth() for an easy way to test for monospace property.
     wxFONTFAMILY_TELETYPE = wxTELETYPE,
     /// functional font style.
     /// See also wxFont::IsFixedWidth() for an easy way to test for monospace property.
     wxFONTFAMILY_TELETYPE = wxTELETYPE,

-    
-    /// Returned by wxFont::GetFamily() when the face name of the font cannot
-    /// be classified into one of the previous wxFontFamily values.
-    wxFONTFAMILY_UNKNOWN = wxFONTFAMILY_MAX,

 
 

-    wxFONTFAMILY_MAX
+    wxFONTFAMILY_MAX,
+    /// Invalid font family value, returned by wxFont::GetFamily() when the
+    /// font is invalid for example.
+    wxFONTFAMILY_UNKNOWN = wxFONTFAMILY_MAX

 };
 
 /**
 };
 
 /**


@@ -53,8 +51,8 @@ enum wxFontStyle
 
     /// The font is slanted in an italic style.
     wxFONTSTYLE_ITALIC = wxITALIC,
 
     /// The font is slanted in an italic style.
     wxFONTSTYLE_ITALIC = wxITALIC,

-    
-    /// The font is slanted, but in a roman style. 
+
+    /// The font is slanted, but in a roman style.

     /// Note that under wxMSW this style is the same as @c wxFONTSTYLE_ITALIC.
     wxFONTSTYLE_SLANT = wxSLANT,
 
     /// Note that under wxMSW this style is the same as @c wxFONTSTYLE_ITALIC.
     wxFONTSTYLE_SLANT = wxSLANT,
 


@@ -72,6 +70,27 @@ enum wxFontWeight
     wxFONTWEIGHT_MAX
 };
 
     wxFONTWEIGHT_MAX
 };
 

+/**
+    Symbolic font sizes.
+
+    The elements of this enum correspond to CSS absolute size specifications,
+    see http://www.w3.org/TR/CSS21/fonts.html#font-size-props
+
+    @see wxFont::SetSymbolicSize()
+
+    @since 2.9.2
+ */
+enum wxFontSymbolicSize
+{
+    wxFONTSIZE_XX_SMALL = -3,   //!< Extra small.
+    wxFONTSIZE_X_SMALL,         //!< Very small.
+    wxFONTSIZE_SMALL,           //!< Small.
+    wxFONTSIZE_MEDIUM,          //!< Normal.
+    wxFONTSIZE_LARGE,           //!< Large.
+    wxFONTSIZE_X_LARGE,         //!< Very large.
+    wxFONTSIZE_XX_LARGE         //!< Extra large.
+};
+

 /**
     The font flag bits for the new font ctor accepting one combined flags word.
 */
 /**
     The font flag bits for the new font ctor accepting one combined flags word.
 */


@@ -92,8 +111,10 @@ enum wxFontFlag
     wxFONTFLAG_ANTIALIASED      = 1 << 4,
     wxFONTFLAG_NOT_ANTIALIASED  = 1 << 5,
 
     wxFONTFLAG_ANTIALIASED      = 1 << 4,
     wxFONTFLAG_NOT_ANTIALIASED  = 1 << 5,
 

-    /// underlined/strikethrough flags (default: no lines)
+    /// Underlined style (not underlined by default).

     wxFONTFLAG_UNDERLINED       = 1 << 6,
     wxFONTFLAG_UNDERLINED       = 1 << 6,

+
+    /// Strike-through style (only supported in wxMSW and wxGTK currently).

     wxFONTFLAG_STRIKETHROUGH    = 1 << 7,
 
     /// the mask of all currently used flags
     wxFONTFLAG_STRIKETHROUGH    = 1 << 7,
 
     /// the mask of all currently used flags


@@ -111,7 +132,7 @@ enum wxFontFlag
 
 /**
     Font encodings.
 
 /**
     Font encodings.

-    
+

     See wxFont::SetEncoding().
 */
 enum wxFontEncoding
     See wxFont::SetEncoding().
 */
 enum wxFontEncoding


@@ -169,6 +190,8 @@ enum wxFontEncoding
     wxFONTENCODING_CP1255,          //!< WinHebrew
     wxFONTENCODING_CP1256,          //!< WinArabic
     wxFONTENCODING_CP1257,          //!< WinBaltic (same as Latin 7)
     wxFONTENCODING_CP1255,          //!< WinHebrew
     wxFONTENCODING_CP1256,          //!< WinArabic
     wxFONTENCODING_CP1257,          //!< WinBaltic (same as Latin 7)

+    wxFONTENCODING_CP1258,          //!< WinVietnamese (since 2.9.4)
+    wxFONTENCODING_CP1361,          //!< Johab Korean character set (since 2.9.4)

     wxFONTENCODING_CP12_MAX,
 
     wxFONTENCODING_UTF7,            //!< UTF-7 Unicode encoding
     wxFONTENCODING_CP12_MAX,
 
     wxFONTENCODING_UTF7,            //!< UTF-7 Unicode encoding


@@ -237,23 +260,164 @@ enum wxFontEncoding
     /// (this is used by wxEncodingConverter and wxUTFFile only for now)
     wxFONTENCODING_UNICODE,
 
     /// (this is used by wxEncodingConverter and wxUTFFile only for now)
     wxFONTENCODING_UNICODE,
 

-    // alternative names for Far Eastern encodings
-    // Chinese

     wxFONTENCODING_GB2312 = wxFONTENCODING_CP936, //!< Simplified Chinese
     wxFONTENCODING_BIG5 = wxFONTENCODING_CP950,   //!< Traditional Chinese
     wxFONTENCODING_GB2312 = wxFONTENCODING_CP936, //!< Simplified Chinese
     wxFONTENCODING_BIG5 = wxFONTENCODING_CP950,   //!< Traditional Chinese

-
-        // Japanese (see http://zsigri.tripod.com/fontboard/cjk/jis.html)
-    wxFONTENCODING_SHIFT_JIS = wxFONTENCODING_CP932 //!< Shift JIS
+    wxFONTENCODING_SHIFT_JIS = wxFONTENCODING_CP932, //!< Shift JIS
+    wxFONTENCODING_EUC_KR = wxFONTENCODING_CP949, //!< Korean
+    wxFONTENCODING_JOHAB = wxFONTENCODING_CP1361, //!< Korean Johab (since 2.9.4)
+    wxFONTENCODING_VIETNAMESE = wxFONTENCODING_CP1258 //!< Vietnamese (since 2.9.4)

 };
 
 
 };
 
 

+/**
+    @class wxFontInfo
+
+    This class is a helper used for wxFont creation using named parameter
+    idiom: it allows to specify various wxFont attributes using the chained
+    calls to its clearly named methods instead of passing them in the fixed
+    order to wxFont constructors.
+
+    For example, to create an italic font with the given face name and size you
+    could use:
+    @code
+        wxFont font(wxFontInfo(12).FaceName("Helvetica").Italic());
+    @endcode
+
+    Notice that all of the methods of this object return a reference to the
+    object itself, allowing the calls to them to be chained as in the example
+    above.
+
+    All methods taking boolean parameters can be used to turn the specified
+    font attribute on or off and turn it on by default.
+
+    @since 2.9.5
+ */
+class wxFontInfo
+{
+public:
+    /**
+        Default constructor uses the default font size for the current
+        platform.
+     */
+    wxFontInfo();
+
+    /**
+        Constructor setting the font size in points to use.
+
+        @see wxFont::SetPointSize()
+     */
+    explicit wxFontInfo(int pointSize);
+
+    /**
+        Constructor setting the font size in pixels to use.
+
+        @see wxFont::SetPixelSize()
+     */
+    explicit wxFontInfo(const wxSize& pixelSize);
+
+    /**
+        Set the font family.
+
+        The family is a generic portable way of referring to fonts without
+        specifying a precise face name. This parameter must be one of the
+        ::wxFontFamily enumeration values.
+
+        If the FaceName() is used, then it overrides the font family.
+
+        @see wxFont::SetFamily()
+     */
+    wxFontInfo& Family(wxFontFamily family);
+
+    /**
+        Set the font face name to use.
+
+        Face names are not portable, so prefer to use Family() in portable
+        code.
+
+        @see wxFont::SetFaceName()
+     */
+    wxFontInfo& FaceName(const wxString& faceName);
+
+    /**
+        Use a bold version of the font.
+
+        @see ::wxFontWeight, wxFont::SetWeight()
+     */
+    wxFontInfo& Bold(bool bold = true);
+
+    /**
+        Use a lighter version of the font.
+
+        @see ::wxFontWeight, wxFont::SetWeight()
+     */
+    wxFontInfo& Light(bool light = true);
+
+    /**
+        Use an italic version of the font.
+
+        @see ::wxFontStyle, wxFont::SetStyle()
+     */
+    wxFontInfo& Italic(bool italic = true);
+
+    /**
+        Use a slanted version of the font.
+
+        @see ::wxFontStyle, wxFont::SetStyle()
+     */
+    wxFontInfo& Slant(bool slant = true);
+
+    /**
+        Set anti-aliasing flag.
+
+        Force the use of anti-aliasing on or off.
+
+        Currently this is not implemented, i.e. using this method doesn't do
+        anything.
+     */
+    wxFontInfo& AntiAliased(bool antiAliased = true);
+
+    /**
+        Use an underlined version of the font.
+     */
+    wxFontInfo& Underlined(bool underlined = true);
+
+    /**
+        Use a strike-through version of the font.
+
+        Currently this is only implemented in wxMSW and wxGTK.
+     */
+    wxFontInfo& Strikethrough(bool strikethrough = true);
+
+    /**
+        Set the font encoding to use.
+
+        This is mostly unneeded in Unicode builds of wxWidgets.
+
+        @see ::wxFontEncoding, wxFont::SetEncoding()
+     */
+    wxFontInfo& Encoding(wxFontEncoding encoding);
+
+    /**
+        Set all the font attributes at once.
+
+        See ::wxFontFlag for the various flags that can be used.
+     */
+    wxFontInfo& AllFlags(int flags);
+};

 
 /**
     @class wxFont
 
     A font is an object which determines the appearance of text.
 
 /**
     @class wxFont
 
     A font is an object which determines the appearance of text.

+

     Fonts are used for drawing text to a device context, and setting the appearance
     Fonts are used for drawing text to a device context, and setting the appearance

-    of a window's text.
+    of a window's text, see wxDC::SetFont() and wxWindow::SetFont().
+
+    The easiest way to create a custom font is to use wxFontInfo object to
+    specify the font attributes and then use wxFont::wxFont(const wxFontInfo&)
+    constructor. Alternatively, you could start with one of the pre-defined
+    fonts or use wxWindow::GetFont() and modify the font, e.g. by increasing
+    its size using MakeLarger() or changing its weight using MakeBold().

 
     This class uses @ref overview_refcount "reference counting and copy-on-write"
     internally so that assignments between two instances of this class are very
 
     This class uses @ref overview_refcount "reference counting and copy-on-write"
     internally so that assignments between two instances of this class are very


@@ -287,7 +451,34 @@ public:
     wxFont(const wxFont& font);
 
     /**
     wxFont(const wxFont& font);
 
     /**

-        Creates a font object with the specified attributes.
+        Creates a font object using the specified font description.
+
+        This is the preferred way to create font objects as using this ctor
+        results in more readable code and it is also extensible, e.g. it could
+        continue to be used if support for more font attributes is added in the
+        future. For example, this constructor provides the only way of creating
+        fonts with strike-through style.
+
+        Example of creating a font using this ctor:
+        @code
+            wxFont font(wxFontInfo(10).Bold().Underlined());
+        @endcode
+
+        @since 2.9.5
+     */
+    wxFont(const wxFontInfo& font);
+
+    /**
+        Creates a font object with the specified attributes and size in points.
+
+        Notice that the use of this constructor is often more verbose and less
+        readable than the use of constructor from wxFontInfo, e.g. the example
+        in that constructor documentation would need to be written as
+        @code
+            wxFont font(10, wxFONTFAMILY_DEFAULT, wxFONTSTYLE_NORMAL,
+                        wxFONTWEIGHT_BOLD, true);
+        @endcode
+        which is longer and less clear.

 
         @param pointSize
             Size in points. See SetPointSize() for more info.
 
         @param pointSize
             Size in points. See SetPointSize() for more info.


@@ -298,7 +489,7 @@ public:
         @param style
             One of @c wxFONTSTYLE_NORMAL, @c wxFONTSTYLE_SLANT and @c wxFONTSTYLE_ITALIC.
         @param weight
         @param style
             One of @c wxFONTSTYLE_NORMAL, @c wxFONTSTYLE_SLANT and @c wxFONTSTYLE_ITALIC.
         @param weight

-            Font weight, sometimes also referred to as font boldness. 
+            Font weight, sometimes also referred to as font boldness.

             One of the ::wxFontWeight enumeration values.
         @param underline
             The value can be @true or @false.
             One of the ::wxFontWeight enumeration values.
         @param underline
             The value can be @true or @false.


@@ -313,8 +504,8 @@ public:
                 <TR><TD>@c wxFONTENCODING_SYSTEM</TD><TD>Default system encoding.</TD></TR>
                 <TR><TD>@c wxFONTENCODING_DEFAULT</TD><TD>
                     Default application encoding: this is the encoding set by calls to
                 <TR><TD>@c wxFONTENCODING_SYSTEM</TD><TD>Default system encoding.</TD></TR>
                 <TR><TD>@c wxFONTENCODING_DEFAULT</TD><TD>
                     Default application encoding: this is the encoding set by calls to

-                    SetDefaultEncoding() and which may be set to, say, KOI8 to create all 
-                    fonts by default with KOI8 encoding. Initially, the default application 
+                    SetDefaultEncoding() and which may be set to, say, KOI8 to create all
+                    fonts by default with KOI8 encoding. Initially, the default application

                     encoding is the same as default system encoding.</TD></TR>
                 <TR><TD>@c wxFONTENCODING_ISO8859_1...15</TD><TD>ISO8859 encodings.</TD></TR>
                 <TR><TD>@c wxFONTENCODING_KOI8</TD><TD>The standard Russian encoding for Internet.</TD></TR>
                     encoding is the same as default system encoding.</TD></TR>
                 <TR><TD>@c wxFONTENCODING_ISO8859_1...15</TD><TD>ISO8859 encodings.</TD></TR>
                 <TR><TD>@c wxFONTENCODING_KOI8</TD><TD>The standard Russian encoding for Internet.</TD></TR>


@@ -333,7 +524,11 @@ public:
            wxFontEncoding encoding = wxFONTENCODING_DEFAULT);
 
     /**
            wxFontEncoding encoding = wxFONTENCODING_DEFAULT);
 
     /**

-        Creates a font object with the specified attributes.
+        Creates a font object with the specified attributes and size in pixels.
+
+        Notice that the use of this constructor is often more verbose and less
+        readable than the use of constructor from wxFontInfo, consider using
+        that constructor instead.

 
         @param pixelSize
             Size in pixels. See SetPixelSize() for more info.
 
         @param pixelSize
             Size in pixels. See SetPixelSize() for more info.


@@ -359,8 +554,8 @@ public:
                 <TR><TD>@c wxFONTENCODING_SYSTEM</TD><TD>Default system encoding.</TD></TR>
                 <TR><TD>@c wxFONTENCODING_DEFAULT</TD><TD>
                     Default application encoding: this is the encoding set by calls to
                 <TR><TD>@c wxFONTENCODING_SYSTEM</TD><TD>Default system encoding.</TD></TR>
                 <TR><TD>@c wxFONTENCODING_DEFAULT</TD><TD>
                     Default application encoding: this is the encoding set by calls to

-                    SetDefaultEncoding() and which may be set to, say, KOI8 to create all 
-                    fonts by default with KOI8 encoding. Initially, the default application 
+                    SetDefaultEncoding() and which may be set to, say, KOI8 to create all
+                    fonts by default with KOI8 encoding. Initially, the default application

                     encoding is the same as default system encoding.</TD></TR>
                 <TR><TD>@c wxFONTENCODING_ISO8859_1...15</TD><TD>ISO8859 encodings.</TD></TR>
                 <TR><TD>@c wxFONTENCODING_KOI8</TD><TD>The standard Russian encoding for Internet.</TD></TR>
                     encoding is the same as default system encoding.</TD></TR>
                 <TR><TD>@c wxFONTENCODING_ISO8859_1...15</TD><TD>ISO8859 encodings.</TD></TR>
                 <TR><TD>@c wxFONTENCODING_KOI8</TD><TD>The standard Russian encoding for Internet.</TD></TR>


@@ -385,7 +580,12 @@ public:
         If @a fontdesc is invalid the font remains uninitialized, i.e. its IsOk() method
         will return @false.
      */
         If @a fontdesc is invalid the font remains uninitialized, i.e. its IsOk() method
         will return @false.
      */

-    wxFont(const wxString& fontdesc);
+    wxFont(const wxString& nativeInfoString);
+
+    /**
+       Construct font from a native font info structure.
+    */
+    wxFont(const wxNativeFontInfo& nativeInfo);

 
     /**
         Destructor.
 
     /**
         Destructor.


@@ -401,22 +601,21 @@ public:
     */
     virtual ~wxFont();
 
     */
     virtual ~wxFont();
 

-    /**
-        Returns the current application's default encoding.

 
 

-        @see @ref overview_fontencoding, SetDefaultEncoding()
+    /**
+        @name Getters

     */
     */

-    static wxFontEncoding GetDefaultEncoding();
-    
+    //@{
+

     /**
         Returns the encoding of this font.
     /**
         Returns the encoding of this font.

-        
+

         Note that under wxGTK the returned value is always @c wxFONTENCODING_UTF8.
         Note that under wxGTK the returned value is always @c wxFONTENCODING_UTF8.

-        
+

         @see SetEncoding()
     */
     virtual wxFontEncoding GetEncoding() const;
         @see SetEncoding()
     */
     virtual wxFontEncoding GetEncoding() const;

-    
+

     /**
         Returns the face name associated with the font, or the empty string if
         there is no face information.
     /**
         Returns the face name associated with the font, or the empty string if
         there is no face information.


@@ -426,12 +625,17 @@ public:
     virtual wxString GetFaceName() const;
 
     /**
     virtual wxString GetFaceName() const;
 
     /**

-        Gets the font family.
+        Gets the font family if possible.
+

         As described in ::wxFontFamily docs the returned value acts as a rough,
         basic classification of the main font properties (look, spacing).
         As described in ::wxFontFamily docs the returned value acts as a rough,
         basic classification of the main font properties (look, spacing).

-        
+

         If the current font face name is not recognized by wxFont or by the
         If the current font face name is not recognized by wxFont or by the

-        underlying system, @c wxFONTFAMILY_UNKNOWN is returned.
+        underlying system, @c wxFONTFAMILY_DEFAULT is returned.
+
+        Note that currently this function is not very precise and so not
+        particularly useful. Font families mostly make sense only for font
+        creation, see SetFamily().

 
         @see SetFamily()
     */
 
         @see SetFamily()
     */


@@ -439,7 +643,9 @@ public:
 
     /**
         Returns the platform-dependent string completely describing this font.
 
     /**
         Returns the platform-dependent string completely describing this font.

-        Returned string is always non-empty.
+
+        Returned string is always non-empty unless the font is invalid (in
+        which case an assert is triggered).

 
         Note that the returned string is not meant to be shown or edited by the user: a
         typical use of this function is for serializing in string-form a wxFont object.
 
         Note that the returned string is not meant to be shown or edited by the user: a
         typical use of this function is for serializing in string-form a wxFont object.


@@ -450,8 +656,10 @@ public:
 
     /**
         Returns a user-friendly string for this font object.
 
     /**
         Returns a user-friendly string for this font object.

-        Returned string is always non-empty.
-        
+
+        Returned string is always non-empty unless the font is invalid (in
+        which case an assert is triggered).
+

         The string does not encode all wxFont infos under all platforms;
         e.g. under wxMSW the font family is not present in the returned string.
 
         The string does not encode all wxFont infos under all platforms;
         e.g. under wxMSW the font family is not present in the returned string.
 


@@ -462,6 +670,8 @@ public:
     */
     wxString GetNativeFontInfoUserDesc() const;
 
     */
     wxString GetNativeFontInfoUserDesc() const;
 

+    const wxNativeFontInfo *GetNativeFontInfo() const;
+

     /**
         Gets the point size.
 
     /**
         Gets the point size.
 


@@ -471,7 +681,7 @@ public:
 
     /**
         Gets the pixel size.
 
     /**
         Gets the pixel size.

-        
+

         Note that under wxMSW if you passed to SetPixelSize() (or to the ctor)
         a wxSize object with a null width value, you'll get a null width in
         the returned object.
         Note that under wxMSW if you passed to SetPixelSize() (or to the ctor)
         a wxSize object with a null width value, you'll get a null width in
         the returned object.


@@ -479,7 +689,7 @@ public:
         @see SetPixelSize()
     */
     virtual wxSize GetPixelSize() const;
         @see SetPixelSize()
     */
     virtual wxSize GetPixelSize() const;

-    
+

     /**
         Gets the font style. See ::wxFontStyle for a list of valid styles.
 
     /**
         Gets the font style. See ::wxFontStyle for a list of valid styles.
 


@@ -494,6 +704,15 @@ public:
     */
     virtual bool GetUnderlined() const;
 
     */
     virtual bool GetUnderlined() const;
 

+    /**
+        Returns @true if the font is stricken-through, @false otherwise.
+
+        @see SetStrikethrough()
+
+        @since 2.9.4
+     */
+    virtual bool GetStrikethrough() const;
+

     /**
         Gets the font weight. See ::wxFontWeight for a list of valid weight identifiers.
 
     /**
         Gets the font weight. See ::wxFontWeight for a list of valid weight identifiers.
 


@@ -504,7 +723,7 @@ public:
     /**
         Returns @true if the font is a fixed width (or monospaced) font,
         @false if it is a proportional one or font is invalid.
     /**
         Returns @true if the font is a fixed width (or monospaced) font,
         @false if it is a proportional one or font is invalid.

-        
+

         Note that this function under some platforms is different than just testing
         for the font family being equal to @c wxFONTFAMILY_TELETYPE because native
         platform-specific functions are used for the check (resulting in a more
         Note that this function under some platforms is different than just testing
         for the font family being equal to @c wxFONTFAMILY_TELETYPE because native
         platform-specific functions are used for the check (resulting in a more


@@ -517,65 +736,198 @@ public:
     */
     virtual bool IsOk() const;
 
     */
     virtual bool IsOk() const;
 

+    //@}
+
+
+    /**
+        @name Similar fonts creation
+
+        The functions in this section either modify the font in place or create
+        a new font similar to the given one but with its weight, style or size
+        changed.
+     */

     //@{
     //@{

+

     /**
     /**

-        This function takes the same parameters as the relative
-        @ref wxFont::wxFont "wxFont constructor" and returns a new font
-        object allocated on the heap.
+        Returns a bold version of this font.
+
+        @see MakeBold()
+
+        @since 2.9.1
+     */
+    wxFont Bold() const;
+
+    /**
+        Returns an italic version of this font.
+
+        @see MakeItalic()
+
+        @since 2.9.1
+     */
+    wxFont Italic() const;
+
+    /**
+        Returns a larger version of this font.
+
+        The font size is multiplied by @c 1.2, the factor of @c 1.2 being
+        inspired by the W3C CSS specification.
+
+        @see MakeLarger(), Smaller(), Scaled()
+
+        @since 2.9.1
+     */
+    wxFont Larger() const;
+
+    /**
+        Returns a smaller version of this font.
+
+        The font size is divided by @c 1.2, the factor of @c 1.2 being
+        inspired by the W3C CSS specification.
+
+        @see MakeSmaller(), Larger(), Scaled()
+
+        @since 2.9.1
+     */
+    wxFont Smaller() const;
+
+    /**
+        Returns underlined version of this font.
+
+        @see MakeUnderlined()
+
+        @since 2.9.2
+     */
+    wxFont Underlined() const;
+
+    /**
+        Returns stricken-through version of this font.
+
+        Currently stricken-through fonts are only supported in wxMSW and wxGTK.
+
+        @see MakeStrikethrough()
+
+        @since 2.9.4
+     */
+    wxFont Strikethrough() const;
+
+    /**
+        Changes this font to be bold.
+
+        @see Bold()
+
+        @since 2.9.1
+     */
+    wxFont& MakeBold();
+
+    /**
+        Changes this font to be italic.
+
+        @see Italic()
+
+        @since 2.9.1
+     */
+    wxFont& MakeItalic();
+
+    /**
+        Changes this font to be larger.
+
+        The font size is multiplied by @c 1.2, the factor of @c 1.2 being
+        inspired by the W3C CSS specification.
+
+        @see Larger(), MakeSmaller(), Scale()
+
+        @since 2.9.1
+     */
+    wxFont& MakeLarger();
+
+    /**
+        Changes this font to be smaller.
+
+        The font size is divided by @c 1.2, the factor of @c 1.2 being
+        inspired by the W3C CSS specification.
+
+        @see Smaller(), MakeLarger(), Scale()
+
+        @since 2.9.1
+     */
+    wxFont& MakeSmaller();
+
+    /**
+        Changes this font to be underlined.
+
+        @see Underlined()
+
+        @since 2.9.2
+     */
+    wxFont& MakeUnderlined();
+
+    /**
+        Changes this font to be stricken-through.
+
+        Currently stricken-through fonts are only supported in wxMSW and wxGTK.
+
+        @see Strikethrough()
+
+        @since 2.9.4

     */
     */

-    static wxFont* New(int pointSize, wxFontFamily family, wxFontStyle style,
-                       wxFontWeight weight,
-                       bool underline = false,
-                       const wxString& faceName = wxEmptyString,
-                       wxFontEncoding encoding = wxFONTENCODING_DEFAULT);
-    static wxFont* New(int pointSize, wxFontFamily family,
-                       int flags = wxFONTFLAG_DEFAULT,
-                       const wxString& faceName = wxEmptyString,
-                       wxFontEncoding encoding = wxFONTENCODING_DEFAULT);
-    static wxFont* New(const wxSize& pixelSize,
-                       wxFontFamily family,
-                       wxFontStyle style,
-                       wxFontWeight weight,
-                       bool underline = false,
-                       const wxString& faceName = wxEmptyString,
-                       wxFontEncoding encoding = wxFONTENCODING_DEFAULT);
-    static wxFont* New(const wxSize& pixelSize,
-                       wxFontFamily family,
-                       int flags = wxFONTFLAG_DEFAULT,
-                       const wxString& faceName = wxEmptyString,
-                       wxFontEncoding encoding = wxFONTENCODING_DEFAULT);
+    wxFont& MakeStrikethrough();
+
+    /**
+        Changes the size of this font.
+
+        The font size is multiplied by the given factor (which may be less than
+        1 to create a smaller version of the font).
+
+        @see Scaled(), MakeLarger(), MakeSmaller()
+
+        @since 2.9.1
+     */
+    wxFont& Scale(float x);
+
+    /**
+        Returns a scaled version of this font.
+
+        The font size is multiplied by the given factor (which may be less than
+        1 to create a smaller version of the font).
+
+        @see Scale(), Larger(), Smaller()
+
+        @since 2.9.1
+     */
+    wxFont Scaled(float x) const;
+

     //@}
 
     /**
     //@}
 
     /**

-        Sets the default font encoding.
+        @name Setters

 
 

-        @see @ref overview_fontencoding, GetDefaultEncoding()
+        These functions internally recreate the native font object with the new
+        specified property.

     */
     */

-    static void SetDefaultEncoding(wxFontEncoding encoding);
-    
+    //@{
+

     /**
         Sets the encoding for this font.
     /**
         Sets the encoding for this font.

-        
+

         Note that under wxGTK this function has no effect (because the underlying
         Pango library always uses @c wxFONTENCODING_UTF8).
         Note that under wxGTK this function has no effect (because the underlying
         Pango library always uses @c wxFONTENCODING_UTF8).

-        
+

         @see GetEncoding()
     */
     virtual void SetEncoding(wxFontEncoding encoding);
 
     /**
         Sets the facename for the font.
         @see GetEncoding()
     */
     virtual void SetEncoding(wxFontEncoding encoding);
 
     /**
         Sets the facename for the font.

-        Returns @true if the given face name exists; @false otherwise.

 
         @param faceName
             A valid facename, which should be on the end-user's system.
 
         @remarks To avoid portability problems, don't rely on a specific face,
 
         @param faceName
             A valid facename, which should be on the end-user's system.
 
         @remarks To avoid portability problems, don't rely on a specific face,

-                 but specify the font family instead or as well (see ::wxFontFamily).
-                 A suitable font will be found on the end-user's system.
-                 If both the family and the facename are specified, wxWidgets will 
-                 first search for the specific face, and then for a font belonging 
-                 to the same family.
+                 but specify the font family instead (see ::wxFontFamily and SetFamily()).
+
+        @return @true if the given face name exists; if the face name doesn't exist
+                in the user's system then the font is invalidated (so that IsOk() will
+                return @false) and @false is returned.

 
         @see GetFaceName(), SetFamily()
     */
 
         @see GetFaceName(), SetFamily()
     */


@@ -584,6 +936,11 @@ public:
     /**
         Sets the font family.
 
     /**
         Sets the font family.
 

+        As described in ::wxFontFamily docs the given @a family value acts as a rough,
+        basic indication of the main font properties (look, spacing).
+
+        Note that changing the font family results in changing the font face name.
+

         @param family
             One of the ::wxFontFamily values.
 
         @param family
             One of the ::wxFontFamily values.
 


@@ -614,7 +971,7 @@ public:
 
         @beginTable
         @hdr3col{platform, generic syntax, example}
 
         @beginTable
         @hdr3col{platform, generic syntax, example}

-        @row3col{wxGTK2, <tt>[FACE-NAME] [bold] [oblique|italic] [POINTSIZE]</tt>, Monospace bold 10}
+        @row3col{wxGTK2, <tt>[underlined] [strikethrough] [FACE-NAME] [bold] [oblique|italic] [POINTSIZE]</tt>, Monospace bold 10}

         @row3col{wxMSW, <tt>[light|bold] [italic] [FACE-NAME] [POINTSIZE] [ENCODING]</tt>, Tahoma 10 WINDOWS-1252}
         @endTable
 
         @row3col{wxMSW, <tt>[light|bold] [italic] [FACE-NAME] [POINTSIZE] [ENCODING]</tt>, Tahoma 10 WINDOWS-1252}
         @endTable
 


@@ -622,8 +979,10 @@ public:
 
         For more detailed information about the allowed syntaxes you can look at the
         documentation of the native API used for font-rendering
 
         For more detailed information about the allowed syntaxes you can look at the
         documentation of the native API used for font-rendering

-        (e.g. @c pango_font_description_from_string on GTK).
-        
+        (e.g. @c pango_font_description_from_string under GTK, although notice
+        that it doesn't support the "underlined" and "strikethrough" attributes
+        and so those are handled by wxWidgets itself).
+

         Note that unlike SetNativeFontInfo(), this function doesn't always restore all
         attributes of the wxFont object under all platforms; e.g. on wxMSW the font family
         is not restored (because GetNativeFontInfoUserDesc doesn't return it on wxMSW).
         Note that unlike SetNativeFontInfo(), this function doesn't always restore all
         attributes of the wxFont object under all platforms; e.g. on wxMSW the font family
         is not restored (because GetNativeFontInfoUserDesc doesn't return it on wxMSW).


@@ -634,11 +993,13 @@ public:
     */
     bool SetNativeFontInfoUserDesc(const wxString& info);
 
     */
     bool SetNativeFontInfoUserDesc(const wxString& info);
 

+    void SetNativeFontInfo(const wxNativeFontInfo& info);
+        

     /**
         Sets the point size.
     /**
         Sets the point size.

-        
-        The <em>point size</em> is defined as 1/72 of the anglo-Saxon inch 
-        (25.4 mm): it is approximately 0.0139 inch or 352.8 um. 
+
+        The <em>point size</em> is defined as 1/72 of the Anglo-Saxon inch
+        (25.4 mm): it is approximately 0.0139 inch or 352.8 um.

 
         @param pointSize
             Size in points.
 
         @param pointSize
             Size in points.


@@ -649,19 +1010,19 @@ public:
 
     /**
         Sets the pixel size.
 
     /**
         Sets the pixel size.

-        
+

         The height parameter of @a pixelSize must be positive while the width
         parameter may also be zero (to indicate that you're not interested in the
         width of the characters: a suitable width will be chosen for best rendering).
         The height parameter of @a pixelSize must be positive while the width
         parameter may also be zero (to indicate that you're not interested in the
         width of the characters: a suitable width will be chosen for best rendering).

-        
-        This feature (specifying the font pixel size) is directly supported only 
-        under wxMSW and wxGTK currently; under other platforms a font with the 
+
+        This feature (specifying the font pixel size) is directly supported only
+        under wxMSW and wxGTK currently; under other platforms a font with the

         closest size to the given one is found using binary search (this maybe slower).
 
         @see GetPixelSize()
     */
     virtual void SetPixelSize(const wxSize& pixelSize);
         closest size to the given one is found using binary search (this maybe slower).
 
         @see GetPixelSize()
     */
     virtual void SetPixelSize(const wxSize& pixelSize);

-    
+

     /**
         Sets the font style.
 
     /**
         Sets the font style.
 


@@ -672,6 +1033,28 @@ public:
     */
     virtual void SetStyle(wxFontStyle style);
 
     */
     virtual void SetStyle(wxFontStyle style);
 

+    /**
+        Sets the font size using a predefined symbolic size name.
+
+        This function allows to change font size to be (very) large or small
+        compared to the standard font size.
+
+        @see SetSymbolicSizeRelativeTo().
+
+        @since 2.9.2
+     */
+    void SetSymbolicSize(wxFontSymbolicSize size);
+
+    /**
+        Sets the font size compared to the base font size.
+
+        This is the same as SetSymbolicSize() except that it uses the given
+        font size as the normal font size instead of the standard font size.
+
+        @since 2.9.2
+     */
+    void SetSymbolicSizeRelativeTo(wxFontSymbolicSize size, int base);
+

     /**
         Sets underlining.
 
     /**
         Sets underlining.
 


@@ -682,6 +1065,20 @@ public:
     */
     virtual void SetUnderlined(bool underlined);
 
     */
     virtual void SetUnderlined(bool underlined);
 

+    /**
+        Sets strike-through attribute of the font.
+
+        Currently stricken-through fonts are only supported in wxMSW and wxGTK.
+
+        @param strikethrough
+            @true to add strike-through style, @false to remove it.
+
+        @see GetStrikethrough()
+
+        @since 2.9.4
+    */
+    virtual void SetStrikethrough(bool strikethrough);
+

     /**
         Sets the font weight.
 
     /**
         Sets the font weight.
 


@@ -692,6 +1089,9 @@ public:
     */
     virtual void SetWeight(wxFontWeight weight);
 
     */
     virtual void SetWeight(wxFontWeight weight);
 

+    //@}
+
+

     /**
         Inequality operator.
 
     /**
         Inequality operator.
 


@@ -712,6 +1112,60 @@ public:
         Assignment operator, using @ref overview_refcount "reference counting".
     */
     wxFont& operator =(const wxFont& font);
         Assignment operator, using @ref overview_refcount "reference counting".
     */
     wxFont& operator =(const wxFont& font);

+
+
+    // statics
+
+    /**
+        Returns the current application's default encoding.
+
+        @see @ref overview_fontencoding, SetDefaultEncoding()
+    */
+    static wxFontEncoding GetDefaultEncoding();
+
+    /**
+        Sets the default font encoding.
+
+        @see @ref overview_fontencoding, GetDefaultEncoding()
+    */
+    static void SetDefaultEncoding(wxFontEncoding encoding);
+
+    //@{
+    /**
+        This function takes the same parameters as the relative
+        @ref wxFont::wxFont "wxFont constructor" and returns a new font
+        object allocated on the heap.
+
+        Their use is discouraged, use wxFont constructor from wxFontInfo
+        instead.
+    */
+    static wxFont* New(int pointSize, wxFontFamily family, wxFontStyle style,
+                       wxFontWeight weight,
+                       bool underline = false,
+                       const wxString& faceName = wxEmptyString,
+                       wxFontEncoding encoding = wxFONTENCODING_DEFAULT);
+    static wxFont* New(int pointSize, wxFontFamily family,
+                       int flags = wxFONTFLAG_DEFAULT,
+                       const wxString& faceName = wxEmptyString,
+                       wxFontEncoding encoding = wxFONTENCODING_DEFAULT);
+    static wxFont* New(const wxSize& pixelSize,
+                       wxFontFamily family,
+                       wxFontStyle style,
+                       wxFontWeight weight,
+                       bool underline = false,
+                       const wxString& faceName = wxEmptyString,
+                       wxFontEncoding encoding = wxFONTENCODING_DEFAULT);
+    static wxFont* New(const wxSize& pixelSize,
+                       wxFontFamily family,
+                       int flags = wxFONTFLAG_DEFAULT,
+                       const wxString& faceName = wxEmptyString,
+                       wxFontEncoding encoding = wxFONTENCODING_DEFAULT);
+
+    
+    static wxFont *New(const wxNativeFontInfo& nativeInfo);
+    static wxFont *New(const wxString& nativeInfoString);
+
+    //@}

 };
 
 
 };
 
 


@@ -722,28 +1176,28 @@ wxFont wxNullFont;
 
 /**
     Equivalent to wxSystemSettings::GetFont(wxSYS_DEFAULT_GUI_FONT).
 
 /**
     Equivalent to wxSystemSettings::GetFont(wxSYS_DEFAULT_GUI_FONT).

-    
+

     @see wxSystemSettings
 */
     @see wxSystemSettings
 */

-wxFont wxNORMAL_FONT;
+wxFont* wxNORMAL_FONT;

 
 /**
     A font using the @c wxFONTFAMILY_SWISS family and 2 points smaller than
     ::wxNORMAL_FONT.
 */
 
 /**
     A font using the @c wxFONTFAMILY_SWISS family and 2 points smaller than
     ::wxNORMAL_FONT.
 */

-wxFont wxSMALL_FONT;
+wxFont* wxSMALL_FONT;

 
 /**
     A font using the @c wxFONTFAMILY_ROMAN family and @c wxFONTSTYLE_ITALIC style and
     of the same size of ::wxNORMAL_FONT.
 */
 
 /**
     A font using the @c wxFONTFAMILY_ROMAN family and @c wxFONTSTYLE_ITALIC style and
     of the same size of ::wxNORMAL_FONT.
 */

-wxFont wxITALIC_FONT;
+wxFont* wxITALIC_FONT;

 
 /**
     A font identic to ::wxNORMAL_FONT except for the family used which is
     @c wxFONTFAMILY_SWISS.
 */
 
 /**
     A font identic to ::wxNORMAL_FONT except for the family used which is
     @c wxFONTFAMILY_SWISS.
 */

-wxFont wxSWISS_FONT;
+wxFont* wxSWISS_FONT;

 
 
 /**
 
 
 /**


@@ -765,7 +1219,7 @@ wxFont wxSWISS_FONT;
 
     @see wxFont
 */
 
     @see wxFont
 */

-class wxFontList : public wxList
+class wxFontList

 {
 public:
     /**
 {
 public:
     /**