\section{\class{wxFrame}}\label{wxframe}
-A frame is a window whose size and position can (usually) be changed by the user. It usually has
-thick borders and a title bar, and can optionally contain a menu bar, toolbar and
-status bar. A frame can contain any window that is not a frame or dialog.
+A frame is a window whose size and position can (usually) be changed by the
+user. It usually has thick borders and a title bar, and can optionally contain
+a menu bar, toolbar and status bar. A frame can contain any window that is not
+a frame or dialog.
-A frame that has a status bar and toolbar created via the CreateStatusBar/CreateToolBar functions
-manages these windows, and adjusts the value returned by GetClientSize to reflect
-the remaining size available to application windows.
+A frame that has a status bar and toolbar created via the
+CreateStatusBar/CreateToolBar functions manages these windows, and adjusts the
+value returned by GetClientSize to reflect the remaining size available to
+application windows.
\wxheading{Derived from}
\helpref{wxEvtHandler}{wxevthandler}\\
\helpref{wxObject}{wxobject}
+\wxheading{Include files}
+
+<wx/frame.h>
+
\wxheading{Window styles}
\twocolwidtha{5cm}
\begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
-\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxICONIZE}}{Display the frame iconized (minimized) (Windows only).}
+\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxDEFAULT\_FRAME\_STYLE}}{Defined as {\bf wxMINIMIZE\_BOX \pipe wxMAXIMIZE\_BOX \pipe wxRESIZE\_BORDER \pipe wxSYSTEM\_MENU \pipe wxCAPTION \pipe wxCLOSE\_BOX}.}
+\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}.}
-\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxMINIMIZE\_BOX}}{Displays a minimize box on the frame (Windows and Motif only).}
-\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxMAXIMIZE}}{Displays the frame maximized (Windows only).}
-\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxMAXIMIZE\_BOX}}{Displays a maximize box on the frame (Windows and Motif only).}
-\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxSTAY\_ON\_TOP}}{Stay on top of other windows (Windows only).}
-\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxSYSTEM\_MENU}}{Displays a system menu (Windows and Motif only).}
-\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxTHICK\_FRAME}}{Displays a thick frame around the window (Windows and Motif only).}
-\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxRESIZE\_BORDER}}{Displays a resizeable border around the window (Motif 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{wxCLOSE\_BOX}}{Displays a close box on the frame.}
+\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxSTAY\_ON\_TOP}}{Stay on top of all other windows,
+see also wxFRAME\_FLOAT\_ON\_PARENT. 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 an otherwise normal
+frame but it does not appear in the taskbar under Windows (note that it will
+minimize to the desktop window which may seem strange to the users and thus it
+might be better to use this style only without wxMINIMIZE\_BOX style).
+Has no effect under other platforms.}
+\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxFRAME\_FLOAT\_ON\_PARENT}}{The frame will always be
+on top of its parent (unlike wxSTAY\_ON\_TOP). A frame created with this style
+must have a non-NULL parent.}
+\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)}
+\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxFRAME\_SHAPED}}{Windows with this style are
+ allowed to have their shape changed with the \helpref{SetShape}{wxframesetshape} method.}
\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{Default event processing}
+
+wxFrame processes the following events:
+
+\begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
+\twocolitem{\helpref{wxEVT\_SIZE}{wxsizeevent}}{If the frame has exactly one
+child window, not counting the status and toolbar, this child is resized to
+take the entire frame client area. If two or more windows are present, they
+should be laid out explicitly either by manually handling wxEVT\_SIZE or using
+\helpref{sizers}{sizeroverview}}
+
+\twocolitem{\helpref{wxEVT\_MENU\_HIGHLIGHT}{wxmenuevent}}{The default
+implementation displays the \helpref{help string}{wxmenuitemgethelp} associated
+with the selected item in the first pane of the status bar, if there is one.}
+\end{twocollist}
+
\wxheading{Remarks}
-An application should normally define an \helpref{OnCloseWindow}{wxwindowonclosewindow} handler for the
+An application should normally define an \helpref{wxCloseEvent}{wxcloseevent} handler for the
frame to respond to system close events, for example so that related data and subwindows can be cleaned up.
\wxheading{See also}
\helpref{wxFrame::SetToolBar}{wxframesettoolbar},\rtfsp
\helpref{wxFrame::GetToolBar}{wxframegettoolbar}
+\membersection{wxFrame::GetClientAreaOrigin}\label{wxframegetclientareaorigin}
+
+\constfunc{wxPoint}{GetClientAreaOrigin}{\void}
+
+Returns the origin of the frame client area (in client coordinates). It may be
+different from (0, 0) if the frame has a toolbar.
+
\membersection{wxFrame::GetMenuBar}\label{wxframegetmenubar}
\constfunc{wxMenuBar*}{GetMenuBar}{\void}
\membersection{wxFrame::GetStatusBar}\label{wxframegetstatusbar}
-\func{wxStatusBar*}{GetStatusBar}{\void}
+\constfunc{wxStatusBar*}{GetStatusBar}{\void}
Returns a pointer to the status bar currently associated with the frame (if any).
\helpref{wxFrame::CreateStatusBar}{wxframecreatestatusbar}, \helpref{wxStatusBar}{wxstatusbar}
+\membersection{wxFrame::GetStatusBarPane}\label{wxframegetstatusbarpane}
+
+\func{int}{GetStatusBarPane}{\void}
+
+Returns the status bar pane used to display menu and toolbar help.
+
+\wxheading{See also}
+
+\helpref{wxFrame::SetStatusBarPane}{wxframesetstatusbarpane}
+
\membersection{wxFrame::GetTitle}\label{wxframegettitle}
-\func{wxString\&}{GetTitle}{\void}
+\constfunc{wxString}{GetTitle}{\void}
-Gets a temporary pointer to the frame title. See
-\helpref{wxFrame::SetTitle}{wxframesettitle}.
+Gets a string containing the frame title. See \helpref{wxFrame::SetTitle}{wxframesettitle}.
\membersection{wxFrame::GetToolBar}\label{wxframegettoolbar}
-\func{wxToolBar*}{GetToolBar}{\void}
+\constfunc{wxToolBar*}{GetToolBar}{\void}
Returns a pointer to the toolbar currently associated with the frame (if any).
\membersection{wxFrame::Iconize}\label{wxframeiconize}
-\func{void}{Iconize}{\param{const bool}{ iconize}}
+\func{void}{Iconize}{\param{bool}{ iconize}}
Iconizes or restores the frame.
\wxheading{Parameters}
-\docparam{izonize}{If TRUE, iconizes the frame; if FALSE, shows and restores it.}
+\docparam{iconize}{If true, iconizes the frame; if false, shows and restores it.}
\wxheading{See also}
\helpref{wxFrame::IsIconized}{wxframeisiconized}, \helpref{wxFrame::Maximize}{wxframemaximize}.
-\membersection{wxFrame::IsIconized}\label{wxframeisiconized}
-
-\func{bool}{IsIconized}{\void}
-
-Returns TRUE if the frame is iconized.
-
-\membersection{wxFrame::LoadAccelerators}\label{wxframeloadaccelerators}
-
-\func{void}{LoadAccelerators}{\param{const wxString\& }{table}}
-
-Loads a keyboard accelerator table for this frame.
-
-\wxheading{Parameters}
+\membersection{wxFrame::IsFullScreen}\label{wxframeisfullscreen}
-\docparam{table}{Accelerator table to load.}
+\func{bool}{IsFullScreen}{\void}
-\wxheading{Return value}
-
-TRUE if the operation was successful, FALSE otherwise.
-
-\wxheading{Remarks}
+Returns true if the frame is in fullscreen mode.
-Accelerator tables map keystrokes onto control and menu identifiers, so the
-programmer does not have to explicitly program this correspondence.
+\wxheading{See also}
-See the hello demo ({\tt hello.cpp} and {\tt hello.rc}) for
-an example of accelerator usage. This is a fragment from {\tt hello.rc}:
+\helpref{wxFrame::ShowFullScreen}{wxframeshowfullscreen}
-\begin{verbatim}
-#define HELLO_LOAD_FILE 111
+\membersection{wxFrame::IsIconized}\label{wxframeisiconized}
-menus_accel ACCELERATORS
-{
+\constfunc{bool}{IsIconized}{\void}
-"^L", HELLO_LOAD_FILE
+Returns true if the frame is iconized.
-}
-\end{verbatim}
+\membersection{wxFrame::IsMaximized}\label{wxframeismaximized}
-This function only works under Windows.
+\constfunc{bool}{IsMaximized}{\void}
-% huh? If you call LoadAccelerators, you need to override wxFrame::OnActivate to do nothing.
+Returns true if the frame is maximized.
\membersection{wxFrame::Maximize}\label{wxframemaximize}
-\func{void}{Maximize}{\param{const bool }{maximize}}
+\func{void}{Maximize}{\param{bool }{maximize}}
Maximizes or restores the frame.
\wxheading{Parameters}
-\docparam{maximize}{If TRUE, maximizes the frame, otherwise it restores it}.
+\docparam{maximize}{If true, maximizes the frame, otherwise it restores it.}
\wxheading{Remarks}
\helpref{wxFrame::Iconize}{wxframeiconize}
-\membersection{wxFrame::OnActivate}
-
-\func{void}{OnActivate}{\param{bool}{ active}}
-
-Called when a window is activated or deactivated (MS Windows
-only). If the window is being activated, {\it active} is TRUE, else it
-is FALSE.
-
-If you call wxFrame::LoadAccelerators, you need to override this function e.g.
-
-\begin{verbatim}
- void OnActivate(bool) {};
-\end{verbatim}
-
\membersection{wxFrame::OnCreateStatusBar}\label{wxframeoncreatestatusbar}
-\func{virtual wxStatusBar*}{OnCreateStatusBar}{\param{int }{number}
+\func{virtual wxStatusBar*}{OnCreateStatusBar}{\param{int }{number},
\param{long}{ style},
\param{wxWindowID}{ id}, \param{const wxString\&}{ name}}
\helpref{wxFrame::CreateToolBar}{wxframecreatetoolbar}, \helpref{wxToolBar}{wxtoolbar}.
-\membersection{wxFrame::OnMenuCommand}\label{wxframeonmenucommand}
-
-\func{void}{OnMenuCommand}{\param{wxCommandEvent\&}{ event}}
-
-See \helpref{wxWindow::OnMenuCommand}{wxwindowonmenucommand}.
-
-\membersection{wxFrame::OnMenuHighlight}\label{wxframeonmenuhighlight}
-
-\func{void}{OnMenuHighlight}{\param{wxMenuEvent\&}{ event}}
+\membersection{wxFrame::SendSizeEvent}\label{wxframesendsizeevent}
-See \helpref{wxWindow::OnMenuHighlight}{wxwindowonmenuhighlight}.
+\func{void}{SendSizeEvent}{\void}
-\membersection{wxFrame::OnSize}\label{wxframeonsize}
+This function sends a dummy \helpref{size event}{wxsizeevent} to the frame
+forcing it to reevaluate its children positions. It is sometimes useful to call
+this function after adding or deleting a children after the frame creation or
+if a child size changes.
-\func{void}{OnSize}{\param{wxSizeEvent\& }{event}}
-
-See \helpref{wxWindow::OnSize}{wxwindowonsize}.
-
-The default {\bf wxFrame::OnSize} implementation looks for a single subwindow,
-and if one is found, resizes it to fit
-inside the frame. Override this member if more complex behaviour
-is required (for example, if there are several subwindows).
+Note that if the frame is using either sizers or constraints for the children
+layout, it is enough to call \helpref{Layout()}{wxwindowlayout} directly and
+this function should not be used in this case.
\membersection{wxFrame::SetIcon}\label{wxframeseticon}
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.
+See also \helpref{wxIcon}{wxicon}.
-If these icons are not supplied, and {\bf SetIcon} is not called either,
-then the following defaults apply if you have included wx.rc.
+\membersection{wxFrame::SetIcons}\label{wxframeseticons}
-\begin{verbatim}
-wxDEFAULT_FRAME ICON std.ico
-wxDEFAULT_MDIPARENTFRAME ICON mdi.ico
-wxDEFAULT_MDICHILDFRAME ICON child.ico
-\end{verbatim}
+\func{void}{SetIcons}{\param{const wxIconBundle\& }{icons}}
-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.
+Sets the icons for this frame.
-{\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.
+\wxheading{Parameters}
-See also \helpref{wxIcon}{wxicon}.
+\docparam{icons}{The icons to associate with this frame.}
+
+See also \helpref{wxIconBundle}{wxiconbundle}.
+
+% 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.
\membersection{wxFrame::SetMenuBar}\label{wxframesetmenubar}
bar explicitly (except by resetting the frame's menu bar to another
frame or NULL).
-Under Windows, a call to \helpref{wxFrame::OnSize}{wxframeonsize} is generated, so be sure to initialize
+Under Windows, a size event is generated, so be sure to initialize
data members properly before calling {\bf SetMenuBar}.
-Note that it is not possible to call this function twice for the same frame object.
+Note that on some platforms, it is not possible to call this function twice for the same frame object.
\wxheading{See also}
\helpref{wxFrame::GetMenuBar}{wxframegetmenubar}, \helpref{wxMenuBar}{wxmenubar}, \helpref{wxMenu}{wxmenu}.
+\membersection{wxFrame::SetShape}\label{wxframesetshape}
+
+\func{bool}{SetShape}{\param{const wxRegion\&}{ region}}
+
+If the platform supports it, sets the shape of the window to that
+depicted by \it{region}. The system will not display or
+respond to any mouse event for the pixels that lie outside of the
+region. To reset the window to the normal rectangular shape simply
+call \it{SetShape} again with an empty region. Returns TRUE if the
+operation is successful.
+
\membersection{wxFrame::SetStatusBar}\label{wxframesetstatusbar}
\func{void}{SetStatusBar}{\param{wxStatusBar*}{ statusBar}}
\helpref{wxFrame::CreateStatusBar}{wxframecreatestatusbar}, \helpref{wxStatusBar}{wxstatusbar},\rtfsp
\helpref{wxFrame::GetStatusBar}{wxframegetstatusbar}
+\membersection{wxFrame::SetStatusBarPane}\label{wxframesetstatusbarpane}
+
+\func{void}{SetStatusBarPane}{\param{int}{ n}}
+
+Set the status bar pane used to display menu and toolbar help.
+Using -1 disables help display.
+
\membersection{wxFrame::SetStatusText}\label{wxframesetstatustext}
\func{virtual void}{SetStatusText}{\param{const wxString\& }{ text}, \param{int}{ number = 0}}
\wxheading{Remarks}
The widths of the variable fields are calculated from the total width of all fields,
-minus the sum of widths of the non-variable fields, divided by the number of
+minus the sum of widths of the non-variable fields, divided by the number of
variable fields.
+\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}}
\helpref{wxFrame::GetTitle}{wxframegettitle}
+\membersection{wxFrame::ShowFullScreen}\label{wxframeshowfullscreen}
+
+\func{bool}{ShowFullScreen}{\param{bool}{ show}, \param{long}{ style = wxFULLSCREEN\_ALL}}
+
+Depending on the value of {\it show} parameter the frame is either shown full
+screen or restored to its normal state. {\it style} is a bit list containing
+some or all of the following values, which indicate what elements of the frame
+to hide in full-screen mode:
+
+\begin{itemize}\itemsep=0pt
+\item wxFULLSCREEN\_NOMENUBAR
+\item wxFULLSCREEN\_NOTOOLBAR
+\item wxFULLSCREEN\_NOSTATUSBAR
+\item wxFULLSCREEN\_NOBORDER
+\item wxFULLSCREEN\_NOCAPTION
+\item wxFULLSCREEN\_ALL (all of the above)
+\end{itemize}
+
+This function has not been tested with MDI frames.
+
+Note that showing a frame full screen also actually
+\helpref{Show()s}{wxwindowshow} if it hadn't been shown yet.
+
+\wxheading{See also}
+
+\helpref{wxFrame::IsFullScreen}{wxframeisfullscreen}
+
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