X-Git-Url: https://git.saurik.com/wxWidgets.git/blobdiff_plain/12f5e1e78fe906050ff2fee9529476db332633f0..97929f6bd992c185834656b5e3fff5a50ba7360a:/interface/wx/metafile.h diff --git a/interface/wx/metafile.h b/interface/wx/metafile.h index a04ec22f49..8d4f7c3b28 100644 --- a/interface/wx/metafile.h +++ b/interface/wx/metafile.h @@ -11,20 +11,21 @@ This is a type of device context that allows a metafile object to be created (Windows only), and has most of the characteristics of a normal - @b wxDC. The wxMetafileDC::Close member must be called after drawing into the + @b wxDC. + The wxMetafileDC::Close member must be called after drawing into the device context, to return a metafile. The only purpose for this at - present is to allow the metafile to be copied to the clipboard (see wxMetafile). + present is to allow the metafile to be copied to the clipboard + (see wxMetafile). Adding metafile capability to an application should be easy if you already write to a wxDC; simply pass the wxMetafileDC to your drawing function instead. You may wish to conditionally compile this code so it - is not compiled under X (although no harm will result if you leave it - in). + is not compiled under X (although no harm will result if you leave it in). Note that a metafile saved to disk is in standard Windows metafile format, and cannot be imported into most applications. To make it importable, - call the function ::wxMakeMetafilePlaceable after - closing your disk-based metafile device context. + call the function ::wxMakeMetafilePlaceable after closing your disk-based + metafile device context. @library{wxcore} @category{dc} @@ -35,10 +36,10 @@ class wxMetafileDC : public wxDC { public: /** - Constructor. If no filename is passed, the metafile is created - in memory. + Constructor. + If no filename is passed, the metafile is created in memory. */ - wxMetafileDC(const wxString& filename = ""); + wxMetafileDC(const wxString& filename = wxEmptyString); /** Destructor. @@ -46,8 +47,8 @@ public: ~wxMetafileDC(); /** - This must be called after the device context is finished with. A - metafile is returned, and ownership of it passes to the calling + This must be called after the device context is finished with. + A metafile is returned, and ownership of it passes to the calling application (so it should be destroyed explicitly). */ wxMetafile* Close(); @@ -61,11 +62,14 @@ public: A @b wxMetafile represents the MS Windows metafile object, so metafile operations have no effect in X. In wxWidgets, only sufficient functionality has been provided for copying a graphic to the clipboard; this may be extended - in a future version. Presently, the only way of creating a metafile - is to use a wxMetafileDC. + in a future version. + + Presently, the only way of creating a metafile is to use a wxMetafileDC. + + @onlyfor{wxmsw} @library{wxcore} - @category{FIXME} + @category{gdi,misc} @see wxMetafileDC */ @@ -73,23 +77,24 @@ class wxMetafile : public wxObject { public: /** - Constructor. If a filename is given, the Windows disk metafile is - read in. Check whether this was performed successfully by - using the @ref isok() wxMetafile:IsOk member. + Constructor. + + If a filename is given, the Windows disk metafile is read in. + Check whether this was performed successfully by using the IsOk() member. */ - wxMetafile(const wxString& filename = ""); + wxMetafile(const wxString& filename = wxEmptyString); /** Destructor. - See @ref overview_refcountdestruct "reference-counted object destruction" for - more info. + + See @ref overview_refcount_destruct for more info. */ ~wxMetafile(); /** Returns @true if the metafile is valid. */ - bool Ok(); + bool IsOk(); /** Plays the metafile into the given device context, returning @@ -101,10 +106,25 @@ public: Passes the metafile data to the clipboard. The metafile can no longer be used for anything, but the wxMetafile object must still be destroyed by the application. + Below is a example of metafile, metafile device context and clipboard use from the @c hello.cpp example. Note the way the metafile dimensions are passed to the clipboard, making use of the device context's ability to keep track of the maximum extent of drawing commands. + + @code + wxMetafileDC dc; + if (dc.IsOk()) + { + Draw(dc, false); + wxMetafile *mf = dc.Close(); + if (mf) + { + bool success = mf->SetClipboard((int)(dc.MaxX() + 10), (int)(dc.MaxY() + 10)); + delete mf; + } + } + @endcode */ bool SetClipboard(int width = 0, int height = 0); }; @@ -115,7 +135,7 @@ public: // Global functions/macros // ============================================================================ -/** @ingroup group_funcmacro_gdi */ +/** @addtogroup group_funcmacro_gdi */ //@{ /**