don't call wxYield() from EnsureVisible(), this is too dangerous - and unnecessary...

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

diff --git a/docs/latex/wx/listbox.tex b/docs/latex/wx/listbox.tex
index 8e8780ffa8d7870b58f5c497cffdc54f4c6da49f..c7707cb4aac196b638bcce5ee4d53f87a0f9956c 100644 (file)
--- a/docs/latex/wx/listbox.tex
+++ b/docs/latex/wx/listbox.tex
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ is selected, the previous selection is removed) or multiple selection
 (clicking an item toggles the item on or off independently of other
 selections).
 
 (clicking an item toggles the item on or off independently of other
 selections).
 

-List box elements are numbered from zero.
+List box elements are numbered from zero. Their number is limited in
+some platforms (e.g. ca. 2000 on GTK).

 
 A listbox callback gets an event wxEVT\_COMMAND\_LISTBOX\_SELECT for single clicks, and
 wxEVT\_COMMAND\_LISTBOX\_DOUBLE\_CLICKED for double clicks.
 
 A listbox callback gets an event wxEVT\_COMMAND\_LISTBOX\_SELECT for single clicks, and
 wxEVT\_COMMAND\_LISTBOX\_DOUBLE\_CLICKED for double clicks.


@@ -35,9 +36,13 @@ select multiple items using the SHIFT key and the mouse or special key combinati
 \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxLB\_HSCROLL}}{Create horizontal scrollbar if contents are too wide (Windows only).}
 \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxLB\_ALWAYS\_SB}}{Always show a vertical scrollbar.}
 \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxLB\_NEEDED\_SB}}{Only create a vertical scrollbar if needed.}
 \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxLB\_HSCROLL}}{Create horizontal scrollbar if contents are too wide (Windows only).}
 \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxLB\_ALWAYS\_SB}}{Always show a vertical scrollbar.}
 \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxLB\_NEEDED\_SB}}{Only create a vertical scrollbar if needed.}

-\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxLB\_SORT}}{The listbox contents are sorted in alphabetical order. No effect for GTK.}
+\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxLB\_SORT}}{The listbox contents are sorted in alphabetical order.}

 \end{twocollist}
 
 \end{twocollist}
 

+Note that {\tt wxLB\_SINGLE}, {\tt wxLB\_MULTIPLE} and {\tt wxLB\_EXTENDED}
+styles are mutually exclusive and you can specify at most one of them (single
+selection is the default).
+

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


@@ -95,11 +100,12 @@ appropriately.}
 
 \helpref{wxListBox::Create}{wxlistboxcreate}, \helpref{wxValidator}{wxvalidator}
 
 
 \helpref{wxListBox::Create}{wxlistboxcreate}, \helpref{wxValidator}{wxvalidator}
 

-\pythonnote{The wxListBox constructor in wxPython reduces the \tt{n}
-and \tt{choices} arguments are to a single argument, which is
+\pythonnote{The wxListBox constructor in wxPython reduces the {\tt n}
+and {\tt choices} arguments are to a single argument, which is

 a list of strings.}
 
 a list of strings.}
 

-
+\perlnote{In wxPerl there is just an array reference in place of {\tt n}
+and {\tt choices}.}

 
 \membersection{wxListBox::\destruct{wxListBox}}
 
 
 \membersection{wxListBox::\destruct{wxListBox}}
 


@@ -214,7 +220,7 @@ Applicable to single selection list boxes only.
 
 \membersection{wxListBox::GetSelections}\label{wxlistboxgetselections}
 
 
 \membersection{wxListBox::GetSelections}\label{wxlistboxgetselections}
 

-\constfunc{int}{GetSelections}{\param{wxArrayInt& }{selections}}
+\constfunc{int}{GetSelections}{\param{wxArrayInt\& }{selections}}

 
 Fill an array of ints with the positions of the currently selected items.
 
 
 Fill an array of ints with the positions of the currently selected items.
 


@@ -239,6 +245,9 @@ Use this with a multiple selection listbox.
 \pythonnote{The wxPython version of this method takes no parameters
 and returns a tuple of the selected items.}
 
 \pythonnote{The wxPython version of this method takes no parameters
 and returns a tuple of the selected items.}
 

+\perlnote{In wxPerl this method takes no parameters and returna the
+selected items as a list.}
+

 \membersection{wxListBox::GetString}\label{wxlistboxgetstring}
 
 \constfunc{wxString}{GetString}{\param{int}{ n}}
 \membersection{wxListBox::GetString}\label{wxlistboxgetstring}
 
 \constfunc{wxString}{GetString}{\param{int}{ n}}


@@ -282,6 +291,12 @@ Insert the given number of strings before the specified position.
 \docparam{pos}{Position before which to insert the items: for example, if {\it pos} is 0 the items
 will be inserted in the beginning of the listbox}
 
 \docparam{pos}{Position before which to insert the items: for example, if {\it pos} is 0 the items
 will be inserted in the beginning of the listbox}
 

+\pythonnote{The first two parameters are collapsed into a single
+parameter for wxPython, which is a list of strings.}
+
+\perlnote{In wxPerl there is just an array reference in place of {\tt nItems}
+and {\tt items}.}
+

 \membersection{wxListBox::Number}\label{wxlistboxnumber}
 
 \constfunc{int}{Number}{\void}
 \membersection{wxListBox::Number}\label{wxlistboxnumber}
 
 \constfunc{int}{Number}{\void}