wants to get all char events - even for keys like TAB or ENTER which are
usually used for dialog navigation and which wouldn't be generated without
this style}
-\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxNO\_FULLREPAINT\_ON\_RESIZE}}{Disables repainting
+\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxNO\_FULL\_REPAINT\_ON\_RESIZE}}{Disables repainting
the window completely when its size is changed - you will have to repaint the
-new window area manually if you use style. Currently only has effect for
+new window area manually if you use this style. Currently only has an effect for
Windows.}
\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxVSCROLL}}{Use this style to enable a vertical scrollbar. (Still used?) }
\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxHSCROLL}}{Use this style to enable a horizontal scrollbar. (Still used?) }
\latexignore{\rtfignore{\wxheading{Members}}}
-\membersection{wxWindow::wxWindow}
+\membersection{wxWindow::wxWindow}\label{wxwindowctor}
\func{}{wxWindow}{\void}
\func{void}{CentreOnParent}{\param{int}{ direction = wxBOTH}}
-Centres the window on its parent. This is a more readable synonym for
+Centres the window on its parent. This is a more readable synonym for
\helpref{Centre}{wxwindowcentre}.
\wxheading{Parameters}
\constfunc{virtual void}{ClientToScreen}{\param{int* }{x}, \param{int* }{y}}
+\perlnote{In wxPerl this method returns a 2-element list intead of
+modifying its parameters.}
+
\constfunc{virtual wxPoint}{ClientToScreen}{\param{const wxPoint\&}{ pt}}
Converts to screen coordinates from coordinates relative to this window.
\end{twocollist}}
}
-
\membersection{wxWindow::Close}\label{wxwindowclose}
\func{virtual bool}{Close}{\param{bool}{ force = FALSE}}
Destroys all children of a window. Called automatically by the destructor.
+\membersection{wxWindow::Disable}\label{wxwindowdisable}
+
+\func{void}{Disable}{\void}
+
+Disables the window, same as \helpref{Enable(FALSE)}{wxwindowenable}.
+
\membersection{wxWindow::DragAcceptFiles}\label{wxwindowdragacceptfiles}
\func{virtual void}{DragAcceptFiles}{\param{bool}{ accept}}
\membersection{wxWindow::Enable}\label{wxwindowenable}
-\func{virtual void}{Enable}{\param{bool}{ enable}}
+\func{virtual void}{Enable}{\param{bool}{ enable = TRUE}}
Enable or disable the window for user input.
\wxheading{See also}
-\helpref{wxWindow::IsEnabled}{wxwindowisenabled}
+\helpref{wxWindow::IsEnabled}{wxwindowisenabled},\rtfsp
+\helpref{wxWindow::Disable}{wxwindowdisable}
\membersection{wxWindow::FindFocus}\label{wxwindowfindfocus}
Sizes the window so that it fits around its subwindows. This function won't do
anything if there are no subwindows.
+\membersection{wxWindow::Freeze}\label{wxwindowfreeze}
+
+\func{virtual void}{Freeze}{\void}
+
+Freezes the window or, in other words, prevents any updates from taking place
+on screen, the window is not redrawn at all. \helpref{Thaw}{wxwindowthaw} must
+be called to reenable window redrawing.
+
+This method is useful for visual appearance optimization (for example, it
+is a good idea to use it before inserting large amount of text into a
+wxTextCtrl under wxGTK) but is not implemented on all platforms nor for all
+controls so it is mostly just a hint to wxWindows and not a mandatory
+directive.
+
\membersection{wxWindow::GetBackgroundColour}\label{wxwindowgetbackgroundcolour}
\constfunc{virtual wxColour}{GetBackgroundColour}{\void}
same as the size the window would have had after calling
\helpref{Fit}{wxwindowfit}.
+\membersection{wxWindow::GetCaret}\label{wxwindowgetcaret}
+
+\constfunc{wxCaret *}{GetCaret}{\void}
+
+Returns the \helpref{caret}{wxcaret} associated with the window.
+
\membersection{wxWindow::GetCharHeight}
\constfunc{virtual int}{GetCharHeight}{\void}
\constfunc{virtual void}{GetClientSize}{\param{int* }{width}, \param{int* }{height}}
+\perlnote{In wxPerl this method takes no parameter and returns
+a 2-element list {\tt ( width, height )}.}
+
\constfunc{virtual wxSize}{GetClientSize}{\void}
This gets the size of the window `client area' in pixels. The client area is the
\pythonnote{In place of a single overloaded method name, wxPython
implements the following methods:\par
\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
-\twocolitem{{\bf wxGetClientSizeTuple()}}{Returns a 2-tuple of (width, height)}
-\twocolitem{{\bf wxGetClientSize()}}{Returns a wxSize object}
+\twocolitem{{\bf GetClientSizeTuple()}}{Returns a 2-tuple of (width, height)}
+\twocolitem{{\bf GetClientSize()}}{Returns a wxSize object}
\end{twocollist}}
}
Returns a pointer to the window's layout constraints, or NULL if there are none.
-\membersection{wxWindow::GetDefaultItem}\label{wxwindowgetdefaultitem}
-
-\constfunc{wxButton*}{GetDefaultItem}{\void}
-
-Returns a pointer to the button which is the default for this window, or NULL.
-
\membersection{wxWindow::GetDropTarget}\label{wxwindowgetdroptarget}
\constfunc{wxDropTarget*}{GetDropTarget}{\void}
Returns the grandparent of a window, or NULL if there isn't one.
-\membersection{wxWindow::GetHandle}
+\membersection{wxWindow::GetHandle}\label{wxwindowgethandle}
\constfunc{void*}{GetHandle}{\void}
\pythonnote{This method will return an integer in wxPython.}
+\membersection{wxWindow::GetHelpText}\label{wxwindowgethelptext}
+
+\constfunc{virtual wxString}{GetHelpText}{\void}
+
+Gets the help text to be used as context-sensitive help for this window.
+
+Note that the text is actually stored by the current \helpref{wxHelpProvider}{wxhelpprovider} implementation,
+and not in the window object itself.
+
+\wxheading{See also}
+
+\helpref{SetHelpText}{wxwindowsethelptext}, \helpref{wxHelpProvider}{wxhelpprovider}
+
\membersection{wxWindow::GetId}\label{wxwindowgetid}
\constfunc{int}{GetId}{\void}
\wxheading{See also}
-\helpref{wxWindow::SetId}{wxwindowsetid}\rtfsp
+\helpref{wxWindow::SetId}{wxwindowsetid},\rtfsp
\helpref{Window identifiers}{windowids}
-\membersection{wxWindow::GetPosition}
-
-\constfunc{virtual void}{GetPosition}{\param{int* }{x}, \param{int* }{y}}
-
-This gets the position of the window in pixels, relative to the parent window or
-if no parent, relative to the whole display.
-
-\wxheading{Parameters}
-
-\docparam{x}{Receives the x position of the window.}
-
-\docparam{y}{Receives the y position of the window.}
-
-\pythonnote{In place of a single overloaded method name, wxPython
-implements the following methods:\par
-\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
-\twocolitem{{\bf GetPosition()}}{Returns a wxPoint}
-\twocolitem{{\bf GetPositionTuple()}}{Returns a tuple (x, y)}
-\end{twocollist}}
-}
-
\membersection{wxWindow::GetLabel}
\constfunc{virtual wxString }{GetLabel}{\void}
Returns the parent of the window, or NULL if there is no parent.
+\membersection{wxWindow::GetPosition}\label{wxwindowgetposition}
+
+\constfunc{virtual void}{GetPosition}{\param{int* }{x}, \param{int* }{y}}
+
+\constfunc{wxPoint}{GetPosition}{\void}
+
+This gets the position of the window in pixels, relative to the parent window or
+if no parent, relative to the whole display.
+
+\wxheading{Parameters}
+
+\docparam{x}{Receives the x position of the window.}
+
+\docparam{y}{Receives the y position of the window.}
+
+\pythonnote{In place of a single overloaded method name, wxPython
+implements the following methods:\par
+\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
+\twocolitem{{\bf GetPosition()}}{Returns a wxPoint}
+\twocolitem{{\bf GetPositionTuple()}}{Returns a tuple (x, y)}
+\end{twocollist}}
+}
+
+\perlnote{In wxPerl there are two methods instead of a single overloaded
+method:\par
+\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
+\twocolitem{{\bf GetPosition()}}{Returns a Wx::Point}
+\twocolitem{{\bf GetPositionXY()}}{Returns a 2-element list
+ {\tt ( x, y )}}
+\end{twocollist}
+}}
+
\membersection{wxWindow::GetRect}\label{wxwindowgetrect}
\constfunc{virtual wxRect}{GetRect}{\void}
\end{twocollist}}
}
-\membersection{wxWindow::GetTextExtent}
+\perlnote{In wxPerl there are two methods instead of a single overloaded
+method:\par
+\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
+\twocolitem{{\bf GetSize()}}{Returns a Wx::Size}
+\twocolitem{{\bf GetSizeWH()}}{Returns a 2-element list
+ {\tt ( width, height )}}
+\end{twocollist}
+}}
+
+\membersection{wxWindow::GetSizer}\label{wxwindowgetsizer}
+
+\constfunc{const wxSizer *}{GetSizer}{\void}
+
+Return the sizer associated with the window by a previous call to
+\helpref{SetSizer()}{wxwindowsetsizer} or {\tt NULL}.
\constfunc{virtual void}{GetTextExtent}{\param{const wxString\& }{string}, \param{int* }{x}, \param{int* }{y},
\param{int* }{descent = NULL}, \param{int* }{externalLeading = NULL},
\end{twocollist}}
}
+\perlnote{In wxPerl this method takes only the {\tt string} and optionally
+ {\tt font} parameters, and returns a 4-element list
+ {\tt ( x, y, descent, externalLeading )}.}
\membersection{wxWindow::GetTitle}\label{wxwindowgettitle}
Most, but not all, windows allow keypresses to be intercepted.
+{\bf Tip:} be sure to call {\tt event.Skip()} for events that you don't process in this function,
+otherwise menu shortcuts may cease to work under Windows.
+
\wxheading{See also}
\helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyDown}{wxwindowonkeydown}, \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyUp}{wxwindowonkeyup},\rtfsp
\wxheading{Remarks}
-This event is only generated under Windows. It is therefore recommended that
+Under non-Windows platforms, this event is simulated (simply generated just before the
+paint event) and may cause flicker. It is therefore recommended that
you set the text background colour explicitly in order to prevent flicker.
The default background colour under GTK is grey.
Most, but not all, windows allow keypresses to be intercepted.
+{\bf Tip:} be sure to call {\tt event.Skip()} for events that you don't process in this function,
+otherwise menu shortcuts may cease to work under Windows.
+
\wxheading{See also}
\helpref{wxWindow::OnChar}{wxwindowonchar}, \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyUp}{wxwindowonkeyup},\rtfsp
Use the EVT\_PAINT macro in an event table definition to intercept paint events.
-In a paint event handler, the application should always create a \helpref{wxPaintDC}{wxpaintdc} object.
+Note that In a paint event handler, the application must {\it always} create a \helpref{wxPaintDC}{wxpaintdc} object,
+even if you do not use it. Otherwise, under MS Windows, refreshing for this and other windows will go wrong.
For example:
the whole window: call \helpref{wxWindow::GetClientSize}{wxwindowgetclientsize} for the area which may be
used by the application.
+When a window is resized, usually only a small part of the window is damaged and you
+may only need to repaint that area. However, if your drawing depends on the size of the window,
+you may need to clear the DC explicitly and repaint the whole window. In which case, you
+may need to call \helpref{wxWindow::Refresh}{wxwindowrefresh} to invalidate the entire window.
+
\wxheading{See also}
\helpref{wxSizeEvent}{wxsizeevent},\rtfsp
\docparam{rect}{Rectangle to invalidate. If this is NULL, the whole window is invalidated. If you
pass a rectangle corresponding to the area of the window exposed by the scroll, your painting handler
-can optimise painting by checking for the invalidated region. This paramter is ignored under GTK.}
+can optimize painting by checking for the invalidated region. This parameter is ignored under GTK.}
\wxheading{Remarks}
\func{void}{SetAutoLayout}{\param{bool}{ autoLayout}}
Determines whether the \helpref{wxWindow::Layout}{wxwindowlayout} function will
-be called automatically when the window is resized. Use in connection with
-\helpref{wxWindow::SetSizer}{wxwindowsetsizer} and
-\helpref{wxWindow::SetConstraints}{wxwindowsetconstraints} for layouting subwindows.
+be called automatically when the window is resized. Use in connection with
+\helpref{wxWindow::SetSizer}{wxwindowsetsizer} and
+\helpref{wxWindow::SetConstraints}{wxwindowsetconstraints} for laying out
+subwindows.
\wxheading{Parameters}
\helpref{wxWindow::Refresh}{wxwindowrefresh},\rtfsp
\helpref{wxWindow::OnEraseBackground}{wxwindowonerasebackground}
+\membersection{wxWindow::SetCaret}\label{wxwindowsetcaret}
+
+\constfunc{void}{SetCaret}{\param{wxCaret *}{caret}}
+
+Sets the \helpref{caret}{wxcaret} associated with the window.
+
\membersection{wxWindow::SetClientSize}\label{wxwindowsetclientsize}
\func{virtual void}{SetClientSize}{\param{int}{ width}, \param{int}{ height}}
\func{virtual void}{SetCursor}{\param{const wxCursor\&}{cursor}}
-Sets the window's cursor. Notice that setting the cursor for this window does
-not set it for its children so you'll need to explicitly call SetCursor() for
-them too if you need it.
+% VZ: the docs are correct, if the code doesn't behave like this, it must be
+% changed
+Sets the window's cursor. Notice that the window cursor also sets it for the
+children of the window implicitly.
+
+The {\it cursor} may be {\tt wxNullCursor} in which case the window cursor will
+be reset back to default.
\wxheading{Parameters}
\helpref{::wxSetCursor}{wxsetcursor}, \helpref{wxCursor}{wxcursor}
-\membersection{wxWindow::SetEventHandler}\label{wxwindowseteventhandler}
-
-\func{void}{SetEventHandler}{\param{wxEvtHandler* }{handler}}
-
-Sets the event handler for this window.
-
-\wxheading{Parameters}
-
-\docparam{handler}{Specifies the handler to be set.}
-
-\wxheading{Remarks}
-
-An event handler is an object that is capable of processing the events
-sent to a window. By default, the window is its own event handler, but
-an application may wish to substitute another, for example to allow
-central implementation of event-handling for a variety of different
-window classes.
-
-It is usually better to use \helpref{wxWindow::PushEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler} since
-this sets up a chain of event handlers, where an event not handled by one event handler is
-handed to the next one in the chain.
-
-\wxheading{See also}
-
-\helpref{wxWindow::GetEventHandler}{wxwindowgeteventhandler},\rtfsp
-\helpref{wxWindow::PushEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler},\rtfsp
-\helpref{wxWindow::PopEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler},\rtfsp
-\helpref{wxEvtHandler::ProcessEvent}{wxevthandlerprocessevent},\rtfsp
-\helpref{wxEvtHandler}{wxevthandler}
-
\membersection{wxWindow::SetConstraints}\label{wxwindowsetconstraints}
\func{void}{SetConstraints}{\param{wxLayoutConstraints* }{constraints}}
\helpref{wxWindow::GetDropTarget}{wxwindowgetdroptarget},
\helpref{Drag and drop overview}{wxdndoverview}
+\membersection{wxWindow::SetEventHandler}\label{wxwindowseteventhandler}
+
+\func{void}{SetEventHandler}{\param{wxEvtHandler* }{handler}}
+
+Sets the event handler for this window.
+
+\wxheading{Parameters}
+
+\docparam{handler}{Specifies the handler to be set.}
+
+\wxheading{Remarks}
+
+An event handler is an object that is capable of processing the events
+sent to a window. By default, the window is its own event handler, but
+an application may wish to substitute another, for example to allow
+central implementation of event-handling for a variety of different
+window classes.
+
+It is usually better to use \helpref{wxWindow::PushEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler} since
+this sets up a chain of event handlers, where an event not handled by one event handler is
+handed to the next one in the chain.
+
+\wxheading{See also}
+
+\helpref{wxWindow::GetEventHandler}{wxwindowgeteventhandler},\rtfsp
+\helpref{wxWindow::PushEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler},\rtfsp
+\helpref{wxWindow::PopEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler},\rtfsp
+\helpref{wxEvtHandler::ProcessEvent}{wxevthandlerprocessevent},\rtfsp
+\helpref{wxEvtHandler}{wxevthandler}
+
\membersection{wxWindow::SetExtraStyle}\label{wxwindowsetextrastyle}
\func{void}{SetExtraStyle}{\param{long }{exStyle}}
\helpref{wxWindow::SetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowsetbackgroundcolour},\rtfsp
\helpref{wxWindow::GetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowgetbackgroundcolour}
+\membersection{wxWindow::SetHelpText}\label{wxwindowsethelptext}
+
+\func{virtual void}{SetHelpText}{\param{const wxString\& }{helpText}}
+
+Sets the help text to be used as context-sensitive help for this window.
+
+Note that the text is actually stored by the current \helpref{wxHelpProvider}{wxhelpprovider} implementation,
+and not in the window object itself.
+
+\wxheading{See also}
+
+\helpref{GetHelpText}{wxwindowgethelptext}, \helpref{wxHelpProvider}{wxhelpprovider}
+
\membersection{wxWindow::SetId}\label{wxwindowsetid}
\func{void}{SetId}{\param{int}{ id}}
Deletes the current validator (if any) and sets the window validator, having called wxValidator::Clone to
create a new validator of this type.
+\membersection{wxWindow::SetToolTip}\label{wxwindowsettooltip}
+
+\func{void}{SetToolTip}{\param{const wxString\& }{tip}}
+
+\func{void}{SetToolTip}{\param{wxToolTip* }{tip}}
+
+Attach a tooltip to the window.
+
+See also: \helpref{GetToolTip}{wxwindowgettooltip},
+ \helpref{wxToolTip}{wxtooltip}
+
+
+\membersection{wxWindow::GetToolTip}\label{wxwindowgettooltip}
+
+\constfunc{wxToolTip*}{GetToolTip}{\void}
+
+Get the associated tooltip or NULL if none.
+
+
+
\membersection{wxWindow::SetWindowStyle}\label{wxwindowsetwindowstyle}
\func{void}{SetWindowStyle}{\param{long}{ style}}
after the window creation and that \helpref{Refresh()}{wxwindowrefresh} might
be called after changing the others for the change to take place immediately.
-See \helpref{Windowstyles}{windowstyles} for more information about flags.
+See \helpref{Window styles}{windowstyles} for more information about flags.
\wxheading{See also}
\func{virtual bool}{Show}{\param{bool}{ show}}
-Shows or hides the window.
+Shows or hides the window. You may need to call \helpref{Raise}{wxwindowraise}
+for a top level window if you want to bring it to top, although this is not
+needed if Show() is called immediately after the frame creation.
\wxheading{Parameters}
-\docparam{show}{If TRUE, displays the window and brings it to the front. Otherwise,
-hides the window.}
+\docparam{show}{If TRUE displays the window. Otherwise, hides it.}
\wxheading{See also}
\helpref{wxWindow::IsShown}{wxwindowisshown}
+\membersection{wxWindow::Thaw}\label{wxwindowthaw}
+
+\func{virtual void}{Thaw}{\void}
+
+Reenables window updating after a previous call to
+\helpref{Freeze}{wxwindowfreeze}.
+
\membersection{wxWindow::TransferDataFromWindow}\label{wxwindowtransferdatafromwindow}
\func{virtual bool}{TransferDataFromWindow}{\void}
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