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,
bitmaps will inadvertently be mapped to system colours.
To do this, set the msw.remap system option before creating the toolbar:
@code
- wxSystemOptions::SetOption(wxT("msw.remap"), 0);
+ wxSystemOptions::SetOption("msw.remap", 0);
@endcode
If you wish to use 32-bit images (which include an alpha channel for
transparency) use:
@code
- wxSystemOptions::SetOption(wxT("msw.remap"), 2);
+ wxSystemOptions::SetOption("msw.remap", 2);
@endcode
Then colour remapping is switched off, and a transparent background
used. But only use this option under Windows XP with true colour:
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.
- @beginEventTable{wxCommandEvent}
+ @beginEventEmissionTable{wxCommandEvent}
@event{EVT_TOOL(id, func)}
Process a @c wxEVT_COMMAND_TOOL_CLICKED event (a synonym for @c
wxEVT_COMMAND_MENU_SELECTED). Pass the id of the tool.
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.
wxSize GetMargins() const;
/**
- Returns the size of bitmap that the toolbar expects to have. The default
- bitmap size is 16 by 15 pixels.
+ Returns the size of bitmap that the toolbar expects to have.
+
+ The default bitmap size is platform-dependent: for example, it is 16*15
+ for MSW and 24*24 for GTK. This size does @em not necessarily indicate
+ the best size to use for the toolbars on the given platform, for this
+ you should use @c wxArtProvider::GetNativeSizeHint(wxART_TOOLBAR) but
+ in any case, as the bitmap size is deduced automatically from the size
+ of the bitmaps associated with the tools added to the toolbar, it is
+ usually unnecessary to call SetToolBitmapSize() explicitly.
@remarks Note that this is the size of the bitmap you pass to AddTool(),
and not the eventual size of the tool button.
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