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

diff --git a/docs/latex/wx/tevent.tex b/docs/latex/wx/tevent.tex
index 6434617135f84cf6b9b9c0954067c141b1be7e85..e6b7cb9382bf1c76d1b77cabdc2b3496e2b6e5b7 100644 (file)
--- a/docs/latex/wx/tevent.tex
+++ b/docs/latex/wx/tevent.tex
@@ -100,14 +100,14 @@ void MyTextCtrl::OnChar(wxKeyEvent& event)
        // key code is within legal range. we call event.Skip() so the
        // event can be processed either in the base wxWindows class
        // or the native control.
        // key code is within legal range. we call event.Skip() so the
        // event can be processed either in the base wxWindows class
        // or the native control.

-       
-       event.Skip(); 
+
+       event.Skip();

     }
     else
     {
        // illegal key hit. we don't call event.Skip() so the
        // event is not processed anywhere else.
     }
     else
     {
        // illegal key hit. we don't call event.Skip() so the
        // event is not processed anywhere else.

-       
+

        wxBell();
     }
 }
        wxBell();
     }
 }


@@ -132,9 +132,26 @@ recursively applied to the parent window's event handler. If this returns TRUE,
 \item Finally, {\bf ProcessEvent} is called on the wxApp object.
 \end{enumerate}
 
 \item Finally, {\bf ProcessEvent} is called on the wxApp object.
 \end{enumerate}
 

+{\bf Pay close attention to Step 5.}  People often overlook or get
+confused by this powerful feature of the wxWindows event processing
+system.  To put it a different way, events derived either directly or
+indirectly from wxCommandEvent will travel up the containment
+heirarchy from child to parent until an event handler is found that
+doesn't call event.Skip().  Events not derived from wxCommandEvent are
+sent only to the window they occurred in and then stop.
+
+Typically events that deal with a window as a window (size, motion,
+paint, mouse, keyboard, etc.) are sent only to the window.  Events
+that have a higher level of meaning and/or are generated by the window
+itself, (button click, menu select, tree expand, etc.) are command
+events and are sent up to the parent to see if it is interested in the
+event.
+

 Note that your application may wish to override ProcessEvent to redirect processing of
 events. This is done in the document/view framework, for example, to allow event handlers
 Note that your application may wish to override ProcessEvent to redirect processing of
 events. This is done in the document/view framework, for example, to allow event handlers

-to be defined in the document or view.
+to be defined in the document or view. To test for command events (which will probably
+be the only events you wish to redirect), you may use wxEvent::IsCommandEvent for
+efficiency, instead of using the slower run-time type system.

 
 As mentioned above, only command events are recursively applied to the parents event
 handler. As this quite often causes confusion for users, here is a list of system
 
 As mentioned above, only command events are recursively applied to the parents event
 handler. As this quite often causes confusion for users, here is a list of system


@@ -156,6 +173,7 @@ events which will NOT get sent to the parent's event handler:
 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxPaintEvent}{wxpaintevent}}{A paint event}
 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxQueryLayoutInfoEvent}{wxquerylayoutinfoevent}}{Used to query layout information}
 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxSizeEvent}{wxsizeevent}}{A size event}
 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxPaintEvent}{wxpaintevent}}{A paint event}
 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxQueryLayoutInfoEvent}{wxquerylayoutinfoevent}}{Used to query layout information}
 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxSizeEvent}{wxsizeevent}}{A size event}

+\twocolitem{\helpref{wxScrollWinEvent}{wxscrollwinevent}}{A scroll event sent by a scrolled window (not a scroll bar)}

 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxSysColourChangedEvent}{wxsyscolourchangedevent}}{A system colour change event}
 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxUpdateUIEvent}{wxupdateuievent}}{A user interface update event}
 \end{twocollist}
 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxSysColourChangedEvent}{wxsyscolourchangedevent}}{A system colour change event}
 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxUpdateUIEvent}{wxupdateuievent}}{A user interface update event}
 \end{twocollist}


@@ -164,7 +182,24 @@ In some cases, it might be desired by the programmer to get a certain number
 of system events in a parent window, for example all key events sent to, but not
 used by, the native controls in a dialog. In this case, a special event handler
 will have to be written that will override ProcessEvent() in order to pass
 of system events in a parent window, for example all key events sent to, but not
 used by, the native controls in a dialog. In this case, a special event handler
 will have to be written that will override ProcessEvent() in order to pass

-all events (or any selection of them) to the parent window. See next section.
+all events (or any selection of them) to the parent window.
+
+% VZ: it doesn't work like this, but just in case we ever reenable this
+%     behaviour, I leave it here
+%
+% \subsection{Redirection of command events to the window with the focus}
+% 
+% The usual upward search through the window hierarchy for command event
+% handlers does not always meet an application's requirements. Say you have two
+% wxTextCtrl windows in a frame, plus a toolbar with Cut, Copy and Paste
+% buttons. To avoid the need to define event handlers in the frame
+% and redirect them explicitly to the window with the focus, command events
+% are sent to the window with the focus first, for
+% menu and toolbar command and UI update events only. This means that
+% each window can handle its own commands and UI updates independently. In
+% fact wxTextCtrl can handle Cut, Copy, Paste, Undo and Redo commands and UI update
+% requests, so no extra coding is required to support them in your menus and
+% toolbars.

 
 \subsection{Pluggable event handlers}
 
 
 \subsection{Pluggable event handlers}
 


@@ -305,15 +340,17 @@ to handle dialog initialisation.}
 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxMouseEvent}{wxmouseevent}}{Mouse event macros can handle either individual
 mouse events or all mouse events.}
 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxMoveEvent}{wxmoveevent}}{The EVT\_MOVE macro is used to handle a window move.}
 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxMouseEvent}{wxmouseevent}}{Mouse event macros can handle either individual
 mouse events or all mouse events.}
 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxMoveEvent}{wxmoveevent}}{The EVT\_MOVE macro is used to handle a window move.}

-\twocolitem{\helpref{wxUpdateUIEvent}{wxupdateuievent}}{The EVT\_UPDATE\_UI macro is used to handle user interface
-update pseudo-events, which are generated to give the application the chance to update the visual state of menus,
-toolbars and controls.}

 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxPaintEvent}{wxpaintevent}}{The EVT\_PAINT macro is used to handle window paint requests.}
 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxScrollEvent}{wxscrollevent}}{These macros are used to handle scroll events from
 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxPaintEvent}{wxpaintevent}}{The EVT\_PAINT macro is used to handle window paint requests.}
 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxScrollEvent}{wxscrollevent}}{These macros are used to handle scroll events from

-windows, \helpref{wxScrollBar}{wxscrollbar}, and \helpref{wxSpinButton}{wxspinbutton}.}
+\helpref{wxScrollBar}{wxscrollbar}, \helpref{wxSlider}{wxslider},and \helpref{wxSpinButton}{wxspinbutton}.}

 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxSizeEvent}{wxsizeevent}}{The EVT\_SIZE macro is used to handle a window resize.}
 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxSizeEvent}{wxsizeevent}}{The EVT\_SIZE macro is used to handle a window resize.}

+\twocolitem{\helpref{wxSplitterEvent}{wxsplitterevent}}{The EVT\_SPLITTER\_SASH\_POS\_CHANGED, EVT\_SPLITTER\_UNSPLIT
+and EVT\_SPLITTER\_DOUBLECLICKED macros are used to handle the various splitter window events.}

 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxSysColourChangedEvent}{wxsyscolourchangedevent}}{The EVT\_SYS\_COLOUR\_CHANGED macro is used to handle
 events informing the application that the user has changed the system colours (Windows only).}
 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxTreeEvent}{wxtreeevent}}{These macros handle \helpref{wxTreeCtrl}{wxtreectrl} events.}
 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxSysColourChangedEvent}{wxsyscolourchangedevent}}{The EVT\_SYS\_COLOUR\_CHANGED macro is used to handle
 events informing the application that the user has changed the system colours (Windows only).}
 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxTreeEvent}{wxtreeevent}}{These macros handle \helpref{wxTreeCtrl}{wxtreectrl} events.}

+\twocolitem{\helpref{wxUpdateUIEvent}{wxupdateuievent}}{The EVT\_UPDATE\_UI macro is used to handle user interface
+update pseudo-events, which are generated to give the application the chance to update the visual state of menus,
+toolbars and controls.}

 \end{twocollist}
 
 \end{twocollist}