X-Git-Url: https://git.saurik.com/wxWidgets.git/blobdiff_plain/7c6ad433beab62c3108b61bbc2b682302607f6bf..7021360ad735eca88fac897b9fd43443184773fd:/docs/latex/wx/dialog.tex diff --git a/docs/latex/wx/dialog.tex b/docs/latex/wx/dialog.tex index e75229c42e..de31dae46f 100644 --- a/docs/latex/wx/dialog.tex +++ b/docs/latex/wx/dialog.tex @@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ is usually used to allow the user to make some choice or to answer a question. \wxheading{Derived from} +\helpref{wxTopLevelWindow}{wxtoplevelwindow}\\ \helpref{wxWindow}{wxwindow}\\ \helpref{wxEvtHandler}{wxevthandler}\\ \helpref{wxObject}{wxobject} @@ -19,14 +20,15 @@ is usually used to allow the user to make some choice or to answer a question. There are two kinds of dialog -- {\it modal}\ and {\it modeless}. A modal dialog blocks program flow and user input on other windows until it is dismissed, whereas a modeless dialog behaves more like a frame in that program flow -continues, and input on other windows is still possible. To show a modal dialog -you should use \helpref{ShowModal}{wxdialogshowmodal} method while to show -dialog modelessly you simply use \helpref{Show}{wxdialogshow}, just as with the +continues, and input in other windows is still possible. To show a modal dialog +you should use the \helpref{ShowModal}{wxdialogshowmodal} method while to show +a dialog modelessly you simply use \helpref{Show}{wxdialogshow}, just as with frames. -Note that the modal dialogs are one of the very few examples of +Note that the modal dialog is one of the very few examples of wxWindow-derived objects which may be created on the stack and not on the heap. -In other words, although this code snippet +In other words, although this code snippet: + \begin{verbatim} void AskUser() { @@ -38,8 +40,10 @@ In other words, although this code snippet dlg->Destroy(); } \end{verbatim} + works, you can also achieve the same result by using a simpler code fragment below: + \begin{verbatim} void AskUser() { @@ -51,12 +55,6 @@ below: } \end{verbatim} -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{wxCloseEvent}{wxcloseevent} handler for the dialog to respond to system close events. @@ -65,21 +63,22 @@ the dialog to respond to system close events. \twocolwidtha{5cm} \begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxCAPTION}}{Puts a caption on the dialog box.} -\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxDEFAULT\_DIALOG\_STYLE}}{Equivalent to a combination of wxCAPTION, wxCLOSE and wxSYSTEM\_MENU (the last one is not used under Unix)} +\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxDEFAULT\_DIALOG\_STYLE}}{Equivalent to a combination of wxCAPTION, wxCLOSE\_BOX and wxSYSTEM\_MENU (the last one is not used under Unix)} \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxRESIZE\_BORDER}}{Display a resizeable frame around the window.} \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxSYSTEM\_MENU}}{Display a system menu.} -\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxCLOSE}}{Displays a close box on the frame.} +\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxCLOSE\_BOX}}{Displays a close box on the frame.} +\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxMAXIMIZE\_BOX}}{Displays a maximize box on the dialog.} +\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxMINIMIZE\_BOX}}{Displays a minimize box on the dialog.} \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 created -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\_NO\_PARENT}}{By default, a dialog created +with a {\tt NULL} parent window will be given the +\helpref{application's top level window}{wxappgettopwindow} as parent. Use this +style to prevent this from happening and create an orphan dialog. 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 +caption. When pressed, Windows will go into a context-sensitive help mode and wxWidgets 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} @@ -92,7 +91,7 @@ See also \helpref{Generic window styles}{windowstyles}. \wxheading{See also} -\helpref{wxDialog overview}{wxdialogoverview}, \helpref{wxFrame}{wxframe}, \helpref{Resources}{resources},\rtfsp +\helpref{wxDialog overview}{wxdialogoverview}, \helpref{wxFrame}{wxframe},\rtfsp \helpref{Validator overview}{validatoroverview} \latexignore{\rtfignore{\wxheading{Members}}} @@ -121,10 +120,10 @@ Constructor. \docparam{title}{The title of the dialog.} \docparam{pos}{The dialog position. A value of (-1, -1) indicates a default position, chosen by -either the windowing system or wxWindows, depending on platform.} +either the windowing system or wxWidgets, depending on platform.} \docparam{size}{The dialog size. A value of (-1, -1) indicates a default size, chosen by -either the windowing system or wxWindows, depending on platform.} +either the windowing system or wxWidgets, depending on platform.} \docparam{style}{The window style. See \helpref{wxDialog}{wxdialog}.}