A toolbar is a bar of buttons and/or other controls usually placed below
the menu bar in a wxFrame.
- You may create a toolbar that is managed by the frame, by calling
+ You may create a toolbar that is managed by a frame calling
wxFrame::CreateToolBar(). Under Pocket PC, you should always use this
function for creating the toolbar to be managed by the frame, so that
wxWidgets can use a combined menubar and toolbar. Where you manage your
- own toolbars, create a wxToolBar as usual.
+ own toolbars, create wxToolBar as usual.
- The meaning of a "separator" is a vertical line under Windows and simple
- space under GTK+.
+ There are several different types of tools you can add to a toolbar.
+ These types are controlled by the ::wxItemKind enumeration.
+
+ Note that many methods in wxToolBar such as wxToolBar::AddTool return a
+ @c wxToolBarToolBase* object.
+ This should be regarded as an opaque handle representing the newly added
+ toolbar item, providing access to its id and position within the toolbar.
+ Changes to the item's state should be made through calls to wxToolBar methods,
+ for example wxToolBar::EnableTool.
+ Calls to @c wxToolBarToolBase methods (undocumented by purpose) will not change
+ the visible state of the item within the the tool bar.
<b>wxMSW note</b>: Note that under wxMSW toolbar paints tools to reflect
system-wide colours. If you use more than 16 colours in your tool bitmaps,
if (wxTheApp->GetComCtl32Version() >= 600 && ::wxDisplayDepth() >= 32)
@endcode
- There are several different types of tools you can add to a toolbar. These
- types are controlled by the ::wxItemKind enumeration.
-
@beginStyleTable
@style{wxTB_FLAT}
Gives the toolbar a flat look (Windows and GTK only).
Align the toolbar at the right side of parent window.
@endStyleTable
- See also @ref overview_windowstyles. Note that the Win32 native toolbar
+ See also @ref overview_windowstyles. Note that the wxMSW native toolbar
ignores @c wxTB_NOICONS style. Also, toggling the @c wxTB_TEXT works only
if the style was initially on.
button. The event handler functions take a wxCommandEvent argument. For most
event macros, the identifier of the tool is passed, but for EVT_TOOL_ENTER()
the toolbar window identifier is passed and the tool identifier is retrieved
- from the wxCommandEvent. This is because the identifier may be -1 when the
- mouse moves off a tool, and -1 is not allowed as an identifier in the event
+ from the wxCommandEvent. This is because the identifier may be @c wxID_ANY when the
+ mouse moves off a tool, and @c wxID_ANY is not allowed as an identifier in the event
system.
@library{wxcore}
@param id
Window identifier. If -1, will automatically create an identifier.
@param pos
- Window position. ::wxDefaultPosition is (-1, -1) which indicates that
- wxWidgets should generate a default position for the window. If
- using the wxWindow class directly, supply an actual position.
+ Window position. ::wxDefaultPosition indicates that wxWidgets should
+ generate a default position for the window.
+ If using the wxWindow class directly, supply an actual position.
@param size
- Window size. ::wxDefaultSize is (-1, -1) which indicates that
- wxWidgets should generate a default size for the window.
+ Window size. ::wxDefaultSize indicates that wxWidgets should generate
+ a default size for the window.
@param style
- Window style. See wxToolBar for details.
+ Window style. See wxToolBar initial description for details.
@param name
Window name.
@remarks After a toolbar is created, you use AddTool() and perhaps
- AddSeparator(), and then you must call Realize() to construct and
- display the toolbar tools.
+ AddSeparator(), and then you must call Realize() to construct
+ and display the toolbar tools.
*/
wxToolBar(wxWindow* parent, wxWindowID id,
const wxPoint& pos = wxDefaultPosition,
const wxSize& size = wxDefaultSize,
- long style = wxTB_HORIZONTAL | wxBORDER_NONE,
+ long style = wxTB_HORIZONTAL,
const wxString& name = wxToolBarNameStr);
/**
/**
Adds a separator for spacing groups of tools.
+ Note that the meaning of a "separator" is a vertical line under wxMSW and
+ a simple space under wxGTK.
+
@see AddTool(), SetToolSeparation()
*/
virtual wxToolBarToolBase* AddSeparator();
+ //@{
/**
Adds a tool to the toolbar.
const wxString& shortHelpString = wxEmptyString,
const wxString& longHelpString = wxEmptyString,
wxObject* clientData = NULL);
+ //@}
/**
Deletes all the tools in the toolbar.
const wxBitmap& bitmap2 = wxNullBitmap,
bool isToggle = false,
wxObject* clientData = NULL,
- const wxString& shortHelpString = "",
- const wxString& longHelpString = "");
+ const wxString& shortHelpString = wxEmptyString,
+ const wxString& longHelpString = wxEmptyString);
wxToolBarToolBase* InsertTool(size_t pos,
wxToolBarToolBase* tool);
//@}
*/
bool SetDropdownMenu(int id, wxMenu* menu);
+ //@{
/**
Set the values to be used as margins for the toolbar.
@see GetMargins(), wxSize
*/
void SetMargins(const wxSize& size);
+ //@}
/**
Sets the default size of each tool bitmap. The default bitmap size is 16