X-Git-Url: https://git.saurik.com/wxWidgets.git/blobdiff_plain/22d6efa851642c6a69174278fc50f712f41e2271..e195c8c95fb154d035bab400952fc81c62439549:/docs/latex/wx/dialog.tex diff --git a/docs/latex/wx/dialog.tex b/docs/latex/wx/dialog.tex index b3b7d56918..7cb3303523 100644 --- a/docs/latex/wx/dialog.tex +++ b/docs/latex/wx/dialog.tex @@ -22,7 +22,10 @@ like a frame in that program flow continues, and input on other windows is still You specify the type of dialog with the {\bf wxDIALOG\_MODAL} and {\bf wxDIALOG\_MODELESS} window styles. -A dialog may be loaded from a wxWindows resource file (extension {\tt wxr}). +A dialog may be loaded from a wxWindows resource file (extension {\tt wxr}), which may itself +be created by Dialog Editor. For details, +see \helpref{The wxWindows resource system}{resourceformats}, \helpref{wxWindows resource functions}{resourcefuncs} and +the resource sample. An application can define an \helpref{OnCloseWindow}{wxwindowonclosewindow} handler for the dialog to respond to system close events. @@ -31,18 +34,29 @@ dialog to respond to system close events. \twocolwidtha{5cm} \begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt -\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxCAPTION}}{Puts a caption on the dialog box (Motif only).} +\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxDIALOG\_MODAL}}{Specifies that the dialog box will be modal.} +\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxCAPTION}}{Puts a caption on the dialog box.} \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxDEFAULT\_DIALOG\_STYLE}}{Equivalent to a combination of wxCAPTION, wxSYSTEM\_MENU and wxTHICK\_FRAME} -\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxRESIZE\_BORDER}}{Display a resizeable frame around the window (Unix only).} +\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxRESIZE\_BORDER}}{Display a resizeable frame around the window.} \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxSYSTEM\_MENU}}{Display a system menu.} \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxTHICK\_FRAME}}{Display a thick frame around the window.} \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxSTAY\_ON\_TOP}}{The dialog stays on top of all other windows (Windows only).} \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxNO\_3D}}{Under Windows, specifies that the child controls should not have 3D borders unless specified in the control.} +\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxDIALOG\_NO\_PARENT}}{By default, the dialogs crated +with {\tt NULL} parent window will be given the +\helpref{applications top level window}{wxappgettopwindow} as parent. Use this +style to prevent this from happening and create a really orphan dialog (note +that this is not recommended for modal dialogs).} +\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxDIALOG\_EX\_CONTEXTHELP}}{Under Windows, puts a query button on the +caption. When pressed, Windows will go into a context-sensitive help mode and wxWindows will send +a wxEVT\_HELP event if the user clicked on an application window. {\it Note} that this is an extended +style and must be set by calling \helpref{SetExtraStyle}{wxwindowsetextrastyle} before Create is called (two-step construction).} \end{twocollist} -Under Unix or Linux, MWM (the Motif Window Manager) or other window managers reckognizing -the MHM hints should be running for any of these styles to have an effect. +Under Unix or Linux, MWM (the Motif Window Manager) or other window managers +reckognizing the MHM hints should be running for any of these styles to have an +effect. See also \helpref{Generic window styles}{windowstyles}. @@ -279,6 +293,9 @@ propagate the notification to child windows and controls. \func{void}{SetModal}{\param{const bool}{ flag}} +{\bf NB:} This function is deprecated and doesn't work for all ports, just use +\helpref{ShowModal}{wxdialogshowmodal} to show a modal dialog instead. + Allows the programmer to specify whether the dialog box is modal (wxDialog::Show blocks control until the dialog is hidden) or modeless (control returns immediately).