Make animation of combo-popdown optional.

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

diff --git a/docs/latex/wx/filedlg.tex b/docs/latex/wx/filedlg.tex
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--- a/docs/latex/wx/filedlg.tex
+++ b/docs/latex/wx/filedlg.tex
@@ -13,46 +13,65 @@ This class represents the file chooser dialog.
 
 <wx/filedlg.h>
 
 
 <wx/filedlg.h>
 

+\wxheading{Window styles}
+
+\begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
+\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxFD\_DEFAULT\_STYLE}}{Equivalent to wxFD\_OPEN.}
+\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxFD\_OPEN}}{This is an open dialog; usually this means that the default button's label of the dialog is "Open". Cannot be combined with wxFD\_SAVE.}
+\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxFD\_SAVE}}{This is a save dialog; usually this means that the default button's label of the dialog is "Save". Cannot be combined with wxFD\_OPEN.}
+\twocolitem{{\windowstyle wxFD\_OVERWRITE\_PROMPT}}{For save dialog only: prompt for a confirmation if a file will be overwritten.}
+\twocolitem{{\windowstyle wxFD\_FILE\_MUST\_EXIST}}{For open dialog only: the user may only select files that actually exist.}
+\twocolitem{{\windowstyle wxFD\_MULTIPLE}}{For open dialog only: allows selecting multiple files.}
+\twocolitem{{\windowstyle wxFD\_CHANGE\_DIR}}{Change the current working directory to the directory where the file(s) chosen by the user are.}
+\twocolitem{{\windowstyle wxFD\_PREVIEW}}{Show the preview of the selected files (currently only supported by wxGTK using GTK+ 2.4 or later).}
+\end{twocollist}
+
+{\bf NB:} Previous versions of wxWidgets used {\tt wxFD\_CHANGE\_DIR} by default
+under MS Windows which allowed the program to simply remember the last
+directory where user selected the files to open/save. This (desired)
+functionality must be implemented in the program itself now (manually remember
+the last path used and pass it to the dialog the next time it is called) or
+by using this flag.
+
+

 \wxheading{See also}
 
 \helpref{wxFileDialog overview}{wxfiledialogoverview}, \helpref{wxFileSelector}{wxfileselector}
 \wxheading{See also}
 
 \helpref{wxFileDialog overview}{wxfiledialogoverview}, \helpref{wxFileSelector}{wxfileselector}

-%\rtfsp\helpref{wxFileSelectorEx}{wxfileselectorex}
-%\helpref{wxLoadFileSelector}{wxloadfileselector},\rtfsp
-%\helpref{wxSaveFileSelector}{wxsavefileselector}

 
 \wxheading{Remarks}
 
 
 \wxheading{Remarks}
 

-Pops up a file selector box. In Windows, this is the common file selector
-dialog. In X, this is a file selector box with somewhat less functionality.
-The path and filename are distinct elements of a full file pathname.
+Pops up a file selector box. In Windows and GTK2.4+, this is the common
+file selector dialog. In X, this is a file selector box with somewhat less
+functionality. The path and filename are distinct elements of a full file pathname.

 If path is ``", the current directory will be used. If filename is ``",
 no default filename will be supplied. The wildcard determines what files
 are displayed in the file selector, and file extension supplies a type
 If path is ``", the current directory will be used. If filename is ``",
 no default filename will be supplied. The wildcard determines what files
 are displayed in the file selector, and file extension supplies a type

-extension for the required filename. Flags may be a combination of wxOPEN,
-wxSAVE, wxOVERWRITE\_PROMPT, wxHIDE\_READONLY, or 0. They are only significant
-at present in Windows.
+extension for the required filename.

 
 Both the X and Windows versions implement a wildcard filter. Typing a
 filename containing wildcards (*, ?) in the filename text item, and
 clicking on Ok, will result in only those files matching the pattern being
 
 Both the X and Windows versions implement a wildcard filter. Typing a
 filename containing wildcards (*, ?) in the filename text item, and
 clicking on Ok, will result in only those files matching the pattern being

-displayed. In the X version, supplying no default name will result in the
-wildcard filter being inserted in the filename text item; the filter is
-ignored if a default name is supplied.
-
-Under Windows (only), the wildcard may be a specification for multiple
+displayed. The wildcard may be a specification for multiple

 types of file with a description for each, such as:
 
 \begin{verbatim}
 types of file with a description for each, such as:
 
 \begin{verbatim}

- "BMP files (*.bmp) | *.bmp | GIF files (*.gif) | *.gif"
+ "BMP and GIF files (*.bmp;*.gif)|*.bmp;*.gif|PNG files (*.png)|*.png"

 \end{verbatim}
 
 \end{verbatim}
 

+It must be noted that wildcard support in the native Motif file
+dialog is quite limited: only one alternative is supported,
+and it is displayed without the descriptive test; ``BMP files (*.bmp)|*.bmp''
+is displayed as ``*.bmp'', and both
+``BMP files (*.bmp)|*.bmp|GIF files (*.gif)|*.gif'' and
+``Image files|*.bmp;*.gif'' are errors.
+

 \latexignore{\rtfignore{\wxheading{Members}}}
 
 \latexignore{\rtfignore{\wxheading{Members}}}
 

-\membersection{wxFileDialog::wxFileDialog}\label{wxfiledialogconstr}
+\membersection{wxFileDialog::wxFileDialog}\label{wxfiledialogctor}

 
 \func{}{wxFileDialog}{\param{wxWindow* }{parent}, \param{const wxString\& }{message = "Choose a file"},\rtfsp
 \param{const wxString\& }{defaultDir = ""}, \param{const wxString\& }{defaultFile = ``"},\rtfsp
 
 \func{}{wxFileDialog}{\param{wxWindow* }{parent}, \param{const wxString\& }{message = "Choose a file"},\rtfsp
 \param{const wxString\& }{defaultDir = ""}, \param{const wxString\& }{defaultFile = ``"},\rtfsp

-\param{const wxString\& }{wildcard = ``*.*"}, \param{long }{style = 0}, \param{const wxPoint\& }{pos = wxDefaultPosition}}
+\param{const wxString\& }{wildcard = ``*.*"}, \param{long }{style = wxFD\_DEFAULT\_STYLE}, \param{const wxPoint\& }{pos = wxDefaultPosition}, \param{const wxSize\& }{sz = wxDefaultSize}, \param{const wxString\& }{name = "filedlg"}}

 
 Constructor. Use \helpref{wxFileDialog::ShowModal}{wxfiledialogshowmodal} to show the dialog.
 
 
 Constructor. Use \helpref{wxFileDialog::ShowModal}{wxfiledialogshowmodal} to show the dialog.
 


@@ -66,22 +85,21 @@ Constructor. Use \helpref{wxFileDialog::ShowModal}{wxfiledialogshowmodal} to sho
 
 \docparam{defaultFile}{The default filename, or the empty string.}
 
 
 \docparam{defaultFile}{The default filename, or the empty string.}
 

-\docparam{wildcard}{A wildcard, such as ``*.*".}
+\docparam{wildcard}{A wildcard, such as ``*.*" or ``BMP files (*.bmp)|*.bmp|GIF files (*.gif)|*.gif".

 
 

-\docparam{style}{A dialog style. A bitlist of:
+Note that the native Motif dialog has some limitations with respect to
+wildcards; see the Remarks section above.}

 
 

-\twocolwidtha{5cm}
-\begin{twocollist}
-\twocolitem{{\bf wxOPEN}}{This is an open dialog (Windows only).}
-\twocolitem{{\bf wxSAVE}}{This is a save dialog (Windows only).}
-\twocolitem{{\bf wxHIDE\_READONLY}}{Hide read-only files (Windows only).}
-\twocolitem{{\bf wxOVERWRITE\_PROMPT}}{Prompt for a conformation if a file will be overridden (Windows only).}
-\end{twocollist}%
-}
+\docparam{style}{A dialog style. See wxFD\_* styles for more info.}

 
 \docparam{pos}{Dialog position. Not implemented.}
 
 
 \docparam{pos}{Dialog position. Not implemented.}
 

-\membersection{wxFileDialog::\destruct{wxFileDialog}}
+\docparam{size}{Dialog size. Not implemented.}
+
+\docparam{name}{Dialog name. Not implemented.}
+
+
+\membersection{wxFileDialog::\destruct{wxFileDialog}}\label{wxfiledialogdtor}

 
 \func{}{\destruct{wxFileDialog}}{\void}
 
 
 \func{}{\destruct{wxFileDialog}}{\void}
 


@@ -99,6 +117,19 @@ Returns the default directory.
 
 Returns the default filename.
 
 
 Returns the default filename.
 

+\membersection{wxFileDialog::GetFilenames}\label{wxfiledialoggetfilenames}
+
+\constfunc{void}{GetFilenames}{\param{wxArrayString\& }{filenames}}
+
+Fills the array {\it filenames} with the names of the files chosen. This
+function should only be used with the dialogs which have {\tt wxMULTIPLE} style,
+use \helpref{GetFilename}{wxfiledialoggetfilename} for the others.
+
+Note that under Windows, if the user selects shortcuts, the filenames
+include paths, since the application cannot determine the full path
+of each referenced file by appending the directory containing the shortcuts
+to the filename.
+

 \membersection{wxFileDialog::GetFilterIndex}\label{wxfiledialoggetfilterindex}
 
 \constfunc{int}{GetFilterIndex}{\void}
 \membersection{wxFileDialog::GetFilterIndex}\label{wxfiledialoggetfilterindex}
 
 \constfunc{int}{GetFilterIndex}{\void}


@@ -119,11 +150,13 @@ Returns the message that will be displayed on the dialog.
 
 Returns the full path (directory and filename) of the selected file.
 
 
 Returns the full path (directory and filename) of the selected file.
 

-\membersection{wxFileDialog::GetStyle}\label{wxfiledialoggetstyle}
+\membersection{wxFileDialog::GetPaths}\label{wxfiledialoggetpaths}

 
 

-\constfunc{long}{GetStyle}{\void}
+\constfunc{void}{GetPaths}{\param{wxArrayString\& }{paths}}

 
 

-Returns the dialog style.
+Fills the array {\it paths} with the full paths of the files chosen. This
+function should only be used with the dialogs which have {\tt wxMULTIPLE} style,
+use \helpref{GetPath}{wxfiledialoggetpath} for the others.

 
 \membersection{wxFileDialog::GetWildcard}\label{wxfiledialoggetwildcard}
 
 
 \membersection{wxFileDialog::GetWildcard}\label{wxfiledialoggetwildcard}
 


@@ -147,7 +180,7 @@ Sets the default filename.
 
 \func{void}{SetFilterIndex}{\param{int }{filterIndex}}
 
 
 \func{void}{SetFilterIndex}{\param{int }{filterIndex}}
 

-Sets the default filter index, starting from zero. Windows only.
+Sets the default filter index, starting from zero.

 
 \membersection{wxFileDialog::SetMessage}\label{wxfiledialogsetmessage}
 
 
 \membersection{wxFileDialog::SetMessage}\label{wxfiledialogsetmessage}
 


@@ -161,23 +194,22 @@ Sets the message that will be displayed on the dialog.
 
 Sets the path (the combined directory and filename that will be returned when the dialog is dismissed).
 
 
 Sets the path (the combined directory and filename that will be returned when the dialog is dismissed).
 

-\membersection{wxFileDialog::SetStyle}\label{wxfiledialogsetstyle}
-
-\func{void}{SetStyle}{\param{long }{style}}
-
-Sets the dialog style. See \helpref{wxFileDialog::wxFileDialog}{wxfiledialogconstr} for details.
-

 \membersection{wxFileDialog::SetWildcard}\label{wxfiledialogsetwildcard}
 
 \func{void}{SetWildcard}{\param{const wxString\& }{wildCard}}
 
 \membersection{wxFileDialog::SetWildcard}\label{wxfiledialogsetwildcard}
 
 \func{void}{SetWildcard}{\param{const wxString\& }{wildCard}}
 

-Sets the wildcard, which in Windows can contain multiple file types.
+Sets the wildcard, which can contain multiple file types, for example:
+
+``BMP files (*.bmp)|*.bmp|GIF files (*.gif)|*.gif"
+
+Note that the native Motif dialog has some limitations with respect to
+wildcards; see the Remarks section above.

 
 \membersection{wxFileDialog::ShowModal}\label{wxfiledialogshowmodal}
 
 \func{int}{ShowModal}{\void}
 
 
 \membersection{wxFileDialog::ShowModal}\label{wxfiledialogshowmodal}
 
 \func{int}{ShowModal}{\void}
 

-Shows the dialog, returning wxID\_OK if the user pressed OK, and wxOK\_CANCEL
+Shows the dialog, returning wxID\_OK if the user pressed OK, and wxID\_CANCEL

 otherwise.
 
 
 otherwise.