added a note that wxStringList is obsolete

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

diff --git a/docs/latex/wx/frame.tex b/docs/latex/wx/frame.tex
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--- a/docs/latex/wx/frame.tex
+++ b/docs/latex/wx/frame.tex
@@ -24,25 +24,41 @@ application windows.
 
 \twocolwidtha{5cm}
 \begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
 
 \twocolwidtha{5cm}
 \begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt

+\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxDEFAULT\_FRAME\_STYLE}}{Defined as {\bf wxMINIMIZE\_BOX \pipe wxMAXIMIZE\_BOX \pipe wxRESIZE\_BORDER \pipe wxSYSTEM\_MENU \pipe wxCAPTION}.}

 \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxICONIZE}}{Display the frame iconized (minimized). Windows only. }
 \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxCAPTION}}{Puts a caption on the frame.}
 \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxICONIZE}}{Display the frame iconized (minimized). Windows only. }
 \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxCAPTION}}{Puts a caption on the frame.}

-\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxDEFAULT\_FRAME\_STYLE}}{Defined as {\bf wxMINIMIZE\_BOX \pipe wxMAXIMIZE\_BOX \pipe wxTHICK\_FRAME \pipe wxSYSTEM\_MENU \pipe wxCAPTION}.}
-\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxMINIMIZE}}{Identical to {\bf wxICONIZE}. Windows only. }
-\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxMINIMIZE\_BOX}}{Displays a minimize box on the frame. }
-\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxMAXIMIZE}}{Displays the frame maximized. Windows only. }
-\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxMAXIMIZE\_BOX}}{Displays a maximize box on the frame. }
-\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxSTAY\_ON\_TOP}}{Stay on top of other windows. Windows only. }
-\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxSYSTEM\_MENU}}{Displays a system menu. }
-\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxTHICK\_FRAME}}{Displays a thick frame around the window. Windows and Motif only.}
-\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxSIMPLE\_BORDER}}{Displays no border or decorations. GTK and Windows only (?). }
-\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxRESIZE\_BORDER}}{Displays a resizeable border around the window (Unix only).}
-\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxFRAME\_FLOAT\_ON\_PARENT}}{Causes the frame to be above the parent window in the
-z-order and not shown in the taskbar. Without this style, frames are created as top-level windows that may be obscured by
-the parent window, and frame titles are shown in the taskbar. Windows and GTK. }
-\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxFRAME\_TOOL\_WINDOW}}{Causes a frame with a small titlebar to be created;
-the frame title does not appear in the taskbar. Windows only. }
+\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxMINIMIZE}}{Identical to {\bf wxICONIZE}. Windows only.}
+\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxMINIMIZE\_BOX}}{Displays a minimize box on the frame.}
+\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxMAXIMIZE}}{Displays the frame maximized. Windows only.}
+\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxMAXIMIZE\_BOX}}{Displays a maximize box on the frame.}
+\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxSTAY\_ON\_TOP}}{Stay on top of other windows. Windows only.}
+\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxSYSTEM\_MENU}}{Displays a system menu.}
+\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxSIMPLE\_BORDER}}{Displays no border or decorations. GTK and Windows only.}
+\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxRESIZE\_BORDER}}{Displays a resizeable border around the window.}
+\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxFRAME\_TOOL\_WINDOW}}{Causes a frame with a small
+titlebar to be created; the frame does not appear in the taskbar under Windows.}
+\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxFRAME\_NO\_TASKBAR}}{Creates a normal frame but if
+this frame has a parent it does not appear in the taskbar under Windows. Note
+that a frame without parent will still appear in the taskbar even with this
+style. Has no effect under other platforms.}
+\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxFRAME\_FLOAT\_ON\_PARENT}}{Unused any longer, use
+wxFRAME\_TOOL\_WINDOW or wxFRAME\_NO\_TASKBAR instead}
+\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxFRAME\_EX\_CONTEXTHELP}}{Under Windows, puts a query button on the
+caption. When pressed, Windows will go into a context-sensitive help mode and wxWindows will send
+a wxEVT\_HELP event if the user clicked on an application window. {\it Note} that this is an extended
+style and must be set by calling \helpref{SetExtraStyle}{wxwindowsetextrastyle} before Create is called (two-step construction).
+You cannot use this style together with wxMAXIMIZE\_BOX or wxMINIMIZE\_BOX, so
+you should use 
+{\tt wxDEFAULT\_FRAME\_STYLE & ~(wxMINIMIZE\_BOX | wxMAXIMIZE\_BOX)} for the
+frames having this style (the dialogs don't have minimize nor maximize box by
+default)}

 \end{twocollist}
 
 \end{twocollist}
 

+The default frame style is for normal, resizeable frames. To create a frame
+which can not be resized by user, you may use the following combination of
+styles: {\tt wxDEFAULT\_FRAME\_STYLE \& \~ (wxRESIZE\_BORDER \pipe wxRESIZE\_BOX \pipe wxMAXIMIZE\_BOX)}.
+% Note: the space after the tilde is necessary or Tex2RTF complains.
+

 See also \helpref{window styles overview}{windowstyles}.
 
 \wxheading{Remarks}
 See also \helpref{window styles overview}{windowstyles}.
 
 \wxheading{Remarks}


@@ -264,7 +280,7 @@ Returns a pointer to the toolbar currently associated with the frame (if any).
 
 \func{void}{Iconize}{\param{bool}{ iconize}}
 
 
 \func{void}{Iconize}{\param{bool}{ iconize}}
 

-Iconizes or restores the frame. Windows only.
+Iconizes or restores the frame.

 
 \wxheading{Parameters}
 
 
 \wxheading{Parameters}
 


@@ -274,11 +290,21 @@ Iconizes or restores the frame. Windows only.
 
 \helpref{wxFrame::IsIconized}{wxframeisiconized}, \helpref{wxFrame::Maximize}{wxframemaximize}.
 
 
 \helpref{wxFrame::IsIconized}{wxframeisiconized}, \helpref{wxFrame::Maximize}{wxframemaximize}.
 

+\membersection{wxFrame::IsFullScreen}\label{wxframeisfullscreen}
+
+\func{bool}{IsFullScreen}{\void}
+
+Returns TRUE if the frame is in fullscreen mode.
+
+\wxheading{See also}
+
+\helpref{wxFrame::ShowFullScreen}{wxframeshowfullscreen}
+

 \membersection{wxFrame::IsIconized}\label{wxframeisiconized}
 
 \constfunc{bool}{IsIconized}{\void}
 
 \membersection{wxFrame::IsIconized}\label{wxframeisiconized}
 
 \constfunc{bool}{IsIconized}{\void}
 

-Returns TRUE if the frame is iconized. Windows only.
+Returns TRUE if the frame is iconized.

 
 \membersection{wxFrame::IsMaximized}\label{wxframeismaximized}
 
 
 \membersection{wxFrame::IsMaximized}\label{wxframeismaximized}
 


@@ -413,36 +439,32 @@ The frame takes a `copy' of {\it icon}, but since it uses reference
 counting, the copy is very quick. It is safe to delete {\it icon} after
 calling this function.
 
 counting, the copy is very quick. It is safe to delete {\it icon} after
 calling this function.
 

-Under Windows, instead of using {\bf SetIcon}, you can add the
-following lines to your MS Windows resource file:
-
-\begin{verbatim}
-wxSTD_MDIPARENTFRAME ICON icon1.ico
-wxSTD_MDICHILDFRAME  ICON icon2.ico
-wxSTD_FRAME          ICON icon3.ico
-\end{verbatim}
-
-where icon1.ico will be used for the MDI parent frame, icon2.ico
-will be used for MDI child frames, and icon3.ico will be used for
-non-MDI frames.
-
-If these icons are not supplied, and {\bf SetIcon} is not called either,
-then the following defaults apply if you have included wx.rc.
-
-\begin{verbatim}
-wxDEFAULT_FRAME               ICON std.ico
-wxDEFAULT_MDIPARENTFRAME      ICON mdi.ico
-wxDEFAULT_MDICHILDFRAME       ICON child.ico
-\end{verbatim}
-
-You can replace std.ico, mdi.ico and child.ico with your own defaults
-for all your wxWindows application. Currently they show the same icon.
-
-{\it Note:} a wxWindows application linked with subsystem equal to 4.0
-(i.e. marked as a Windows 95 application) doesn't respond properly
-to wxFrame::SetIcon. To work around this until a solution is found,
-mark your program as a 3.5 application. This will also ensure
-that Windows provides small icons for the application automatically.
+% VZ: we don't have all this any more (18.08.00) 
+%
+%Under Windows, instead of using {\bf SetIcon}, you can add the
+%following lines to your MS Windows resource file:
+%
+%\begin{verbatim}
+%wxSTD_MDIPARENTFRAME ICON icon1.ico
+%wxSTD_MDICHILDFRAME  ICON icon2.ico
+%wxSTD_FRAME          ICON icon3.ico
+%\end{verbatim}
+%
+%where icon1.ico will be used for the MDI parent frame, icon2.ico
+%will be used for MDI child frames, and icon3.ico will be used for
+%non-MDI frames.
+%
+%If these icons are not supplied, and {\bf SetIcon} is not called either,
+%then the following defaults apply if you have included wx.rc.
+%
+%\begin{verbatim}
+%wxDEFAULT_FRAME               ICON std.ico
+%wxDEFAULT_MDIPARENTFRAME      ICON mdi.ico
+%wxDEFAULT_MDICHILDFRAME       ICON child.ico
+%\end{verbatim}
+%
+%You can replace std.ico, mdi.ico and child.ico with your own defaults
+%for all your wxWindows application. Currently they show the same icon.

 
 See also \helpref{wxIcon}{wxicon}.
 
 
 See also \helpref{wxIcon}{wxicon}.
 


@@ -527,6 +549,8 @@ variable fields.
 \pythonnote{Only a single parameter is required, a Python list of
 integers.}
 
 \pythonnote{Only a single parameter is required, a Python list of
 integers.}
 

+\perlnote{In wxPerl this method takes the field widths as parameters.}
+

 \membersection{wxFrame::SetToolBar}\label{wxframesettoolbar}
 
 \func{void}{SetToolBar}{\param{wxToolBar*}{ toolBar}}
 \membersection{wxFrame::SetToolBar}\label{wxframesettoolbar}
 
 \func{void}{SetToolBar}{\param{wxToolBar*}{ toolBar}}


@@ -569,5 +593,9 @@ indicate what elements of the frame to hide in full-screen mode:
 \item wxFULLSCREEN\_ALL (all of the above)
 \end{itemize}
 
 \item wxFULLSCREEN\_ALL (all of the above)
 \end{itemize}
 

-This function only works on Windows and has not been tested with MDI frames.
+This function has not been tested with MDI frames.
+
+\wxheading{See also}
+
+\helpref{wxFrame::IsFullScreen}{wxframeisfullscreen}