X-Git-Url: https://git.saurik.com/wxWidgets.git/blobdiff_plain/23efdd028e98cd90dc888043d573f45795dc5f43..9c71a1386d70836180f8e78346d9f38c74980f11:/docs/latex/wx/tdnd.tex diff --git a/docs/latex/wx/tdnd.tex b/docs/latex/wx/tdnd.tex index 0e1837d51b..dbbe6daaf2 100644 --- a/docs/latex/wx/tdnd.tex +++ b/docs/latex/wx/tdnd.tex @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -\section{Drag'n'Drop overview}\label{wxdndoverview} +\section{Drag and drop overview}\label{wxdndoverview} Classes: \helpref{wxDataObject}{wxdataobject}, \helpref{wxTextDataObject}{wxtextdataobject}, @@ -8,19 +8,19 @@ Classes: \helpref{wxDataObject}{wxdataobject}, \helpref{wxFileDropTarget}{wxfiledroptarget} Note that wxUSE\_DRAG\_AND\_DROP must be defined in setup.h in order -to use Drag'n'Drop in wxWindows. +to use drag and drop in wxWidgets. See also: \helpref{wxDataObject overview}{wxdataobjectoverview} and \helpref{DnD sample}{samplednd} It may be noted that data transfer to and from the clipboard is quite -similar to data transfer with Drag'n'Drop and the code to implement +similar to data transfer with drag and drop and the code to implement these two types is almost the same. In particular, both data transfer mechanisms store data in some kind of \helpref{wxDataObject}{wxdataobject} and identify its format(s) using the \helpref{wxDataFormat}{wxdataformat} class. To be a {\it drag source}, i.e. to provide the data which may be dragged by -user elsewhere, you should implement the following steps: +the user elsewhere, you should implement the following steps: \begin{itemize}\itemsep=0pt \item {\bf Preparation:} First of all, a data object must be created and @@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ initialized with the data you wish to drag. For example: \begin{verbatim} wxTextDataObject my_data("This text will be dragged."); \end{verbatim} -\item{\bf Drag start:} To start dragging process (typically in response to a +\item{\bf Drag start:} To start the dragging process (typically in response to a mouse click) you must call \helpref{wxDropSource::DoDragDrop}{wxdropsourcedodragdrop} like this: @@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ like this: dragSource.SetData( my_data ); wxDragResult result = dragSource.DoDragDrop( TRUE ); \end{verbatim} -\item {\bf Dragging:} The call to DoDragDrop() blocks the program until the user release the -mouse button (unless you override \helpref{GiveFeedback}{wxdropsourcegivefeedback} function +\item {\bf Dragging:} The call to DoDragDrop() blocks the program until the user releases the +mouse button (unless you override the \helpref{GiveFeedback}{wxdropsourcegivefeedback} function to do something special). When the mouse moves in a window of a program which understands the same drag-and-drop protocol (any program under Windows or any program supporting the XDnD protocol under X Windows), the corresponding \helpref{wxDropTarget}{wxdroptarget} methods @@ -54,31 +54,31 @@ is one of the values of {\tt wxDragResult} enum (explained \helpref{here}{wxdrop case wxDragMove: /* move the data */ break; default: /* do nothing */ break; } -\end{verbatim} +\end{verbatim}% \end{itemize} -To be a {\it drop target}, i.e. to receive the data dropped by user you should +To be a {\it drop target}, i.e. to receive the data dropped by the user you should follow the instructions below: \begin{itemize}\itemsep=0pt -\item {\bf Initialization:} For a window to be drop target, it needs to have +\item {\bf Initialization:} For a window to be a drop target, it needs to have an associated \helpref{wxDropTarget}{wxdroptarget} object. Normally, you will call \helpref{wxWindow::SetDropTarget}{wxwindowsetdroptarget} during window -creation associating you drop target with it. You must derive a class from +creation associating your drop target with it. You must derive a class from wxDropTarget and override its pure virtual methods. Alternatively, you may derive from \helpref{wxTextDropTarget}{wxtextdroptarget} or \helpref{wxFileDropTarget}{wxfiledroptarget} and override their OnDropText() or OnDropFiles() method. -\item {\bf Drop:} When the user releases the mouse over a window, wxWindows -queries the associated wxDropTarget object if it accepts the data. For this, +\item {\bf Drop:} When the user releases the mouse over a window, wxWidgets +asks the associated wxDropTarget object if it accepts the data. For this, a \helpref{wxDataObject}{wxdataobject} must be associated with the drop target and this data object will be responsible for the format negotiation between the drag source and the drop target. If all goes well, then \helpref{OnData}{wxdroptargetondata} will get called and the wxDataObject belonging to the drop target can get filled with data. \item {\bf The end:} After processing the data, DoDragDrop() returns either -wxDragCopy or wxDragMove depending on the state of the keys (, -and ) at the moment of drop. There is currently no way for the drop +wxDragCopy or wxDragMove depending on the state of the keys , +and at the moment of the drop. There is currently no way for the drop target to change this return code. \end{itemize}