X-Git-Url: https://git.saurik.com/wxWidgets.git/blobdiff_plain/81d66cf39f810503baed79213bc3122fda0ccc7b..bf7945cef10c0844a32e95695c544d829da9293a:/docs/latex/wx/category.tex diff --git a/docs/latex/wx/category.tex b/docs/latex/wx/category.tex index efa5935318..9a4cc3ca86 100644 --- a/docs/latex/wx/category.tex +++ b/docs/latex/wx/category.tex @@ -14,27 +14,36 @@ Frames may contain windows, and dialog boxes may directly contain controls. \begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt \twocolitem{\helpref{wxDialog}{wxdialog}}{Dialog box} \twocolitem{\helpref{wxFrame}{wxframe}}{Normal frame} -\twocolitem{\helpref{wxMDIParentFrame}{wxmdiparentframe}}{MDI parent frame} \twocolitem{\helpref{wxMDIChildFrame}{wxmdichildframe}}{MDI child frame} +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxMDIParentFrame}{wxmdiparentframe}}{MDI parent frame} \twocolitem{\helpref{wxMiniFrame}{wxminiframe}}{A frame with a small title bar} -\twocolitem{\helpref{wxTabbedDialog}{wxtabbeddialog}}{Tabbed dialog} +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxSplashScreen}{wxsplashscreen}}{Splash screen class} +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxTabbedDialog}{wxtabbeddialog}}{Tabbed dialog +(deprecated, use wxNotebook instead)} +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxTipWindow}{wxtipwindow}}{Shows text in a small window} +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxWizard}{wxwizard}}{A wizard dialog} \end{twocollist} See also {\bf Common dialogs}. {\large {\bf Miscellaneous windows}} -The following are a variety of windows that are derived from wxWindow. +The following are a variety of classes that are derived from wxWindow. \begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt -\twocolitem{\helpref{wxGrid}{wxgrid}}{A grid (table) window} \twocolitem{\helpref{wxPanel}{wxpanel}}{A window whose colour changes according to current user settings} \twocolitem{\helpref{wxScrolledWindow}{wxscrolledwindow}}{Window with automatically managed scrollbars} +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxGrid}{wxgrid}}{A grid (table) window} \twocolitem{\helpref{wxSplitterWindow}{wxsplitterwindow}}{Window which can be split vertically or horizontally} \twocolitem{\helpref{wxStatusBar}{wxstatusbar}}{Implements the status bar on a frame} \twocolitem{\helpref{wxToolBar}{wxtoolbar}}{Toolbar class} -\twocolitem{\helpref{wxTabbedPanel}{wxtabbedpanel}}{Tabbed panel (to be replaced with wxNotebook)} -\twocolitem{\helpref{wxNotebook}{wxnotebook}}{Notebook class (undocumented)} +%\twocolitem{\helpref{wxTabbedPanel}{wxtabbedpanel}}{Tabbed panel (to be replaced with wxNotebook)} +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxNotebook}{wxnotebook}}{Notebook class} +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxPlotWindow}{wxplotwindow}}{A class to display data.} +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxSashWindow}{wxsashwindow}}{Window with four optional sashes that can be dragged} +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxSashLayoutWindow}{wxsashlayoutwindow}}{Window that can be involved in an IDE-like layout arrangement} +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxWizardPage}{wxwizardpage}}{A base class for the page in wizard dialog.} +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxWizardPageSimple}{wxwizardpagesimple}}{A page in wizard dialog.} \end{twocollist} {\large {\bf Common dialogs}} @@ -55,7 +64,9 @@ in an application. \twocolitem{\helpref{wxFontDialog}{wxfontdialog}}{Font chooser dialog} \twocolitem{\helpref{wxPageSetupDialog}{wxpagesetupdialog}}{Standard page setup dialog} \twocolitem{\helpref{wxPrintDialog}{wxprintdialog}}{Standard print dialog} +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxPageSetupDialog}{wxpagesetupdialog}}{Standard page setup dialog} \twocolitem{\helpref{wxMessageDialog}{wxmessagedialog}}{Simple message box dialog} +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxWizard}{wxwizard}}{A wizard dialog.} \end{twocollist} {\large {\bf Controls}} @@ -67,19 +78,22 @@ that are not static can have \helpref{validators}{wxvalidator} associated with t \twocolitem{\helpref{wxControl}{wxcontrol}}{The base class for controls} \twocolitem{\helpref{wxButton}{wxbutton}}{Push button control, displaying text} \twocolitem{\helpref{wxBitmapButton}{wxbitmapbutton}}{Push button control, displaying a bitmap} +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxCalendarCtrl}{wxcalendarctrl}}{Date picker control} \twocolitem{\helpref{wxCheckBox}{wxcheckbox}}{Checkbox control} \twocolitem{\helpref{wxCheckListBox}{wxchecklistbox}}{A listbox with a checkbox to the left of each item} \twocolitem{\helpref{wxChoice}{wxchoice}}{Choice control (a combobox without the editable area)} \twocolitem{\helpref{wxComboBox}{wxcombobox}}{A choice with an editable area} \twocolitem{\helpref{wxGauge}{wxgauge}}{A control to represent a varying quantity, such as time remaining} +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxGenericDirCtrl}{wxgenericdirctrl}}{A control for displaying a directory tree} \twocolitem{\helpref{wxStaticBox}{wxstaticbox}}{A static, or group box for visually grouping related controls} \twocolitem{\helpref{wxListBox}{wxlistbox}}{A list of strings for single or multiple selection} \twocolitem{\helpref{wxListCtrl}{wxlistctrl}}{A control for displaying lists of strings and/or icons, plus a multicolumn report view} \twocolitem{\helpref{wxTabCtrl}{wxtabctrl}}{Manages several tabs} -\twocolitem{\helpref{wxTextCtrl}{wxtextctrl}}{Single or multline text editing control} -\twocolitem{\helpref{wxTreeCtrl}{wxtreectrl}}{Tree (hierachy) control} +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxTextCtrl}{wxtextctrl}}{Single or multiline text editing control} +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxTreeCtrl}{wxtreectrl}}{Tree (hierarchy) control} \twocolitem{\helpref{wxScrollBar}{wxscrollbar}}{Scrollbar control} \twocolitem{\helpref{wxSpinButton}{wxspinbutton}}{A spin or `up-down' control} +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxSpinCtrl}{wxspinctrl}}{A spin control - i.e. spin button and text control} \twocolitem{\helpref{wxStaticText}{wxstatictext}}{One or more lines of non-editable text} \twocolitem{\helpref{wxStaticBitmap}{wxstaticbitmap}}{A control to display a bitmap} \twocolitem{\helpref{wxRadioBox}{wxradiobox}}{A group of radio buttons} @@ -97,9 +111,25 @@ that are not static can have \helpref{validators}{wxvalidator} associated with t {\large {\bf Window layout}} -\overview{Overview}{constraintsoverview} +There are two different systems for layouting windows (and dialogs in particular). +One is based upon so-called sizers and it requires less typing, thinking and calculating +and will in almost all cases produce dialogs looking equally well on all platforms, the +other is based on so-called constraints and allows for more detailed layouts. + +These are the classes relevant to the sizer-based layout. + +\begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxSizer}{wxsizer}}{Abstract base class} +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxGridSizer}{wxgridsizer}}{A sizer for laying out windows in a grid with all fields having the same size} +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxFlexGridSizer}{wxflexgridsizer}}{A sizer for laying out windows in a flexible grid} +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxBoxSizer}{wxboxsizer}}{A sizer for laying out windows in a row or column} +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxStaticBoxSizer}{wxstaticboxsizer}}{Same as wxBoxSizer, but with surrounding static box} +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxNotebookSizer}{wxnotebooksizer}}{Sizer to use with the wxNotebook control.} +\end{twocollist} + +\overview{Overview}{constraintsoverview} over the constraints-based layout. -These are the classes relevant to automated window layout. +These are the classes relevant to constraints-based window layout. \begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt \twocolitem{\helpref{wxIndividualLayoutConstraint}{wxindividuallayoutconstraint}}{Represents a single constraint dimension} @@ -121,7 +151,7 @@ by passing different device contexts. \twocolitem{\helpref{wxScreenDC}{wxscreendc}}{A device context to access the entire screen} \twocolitem{\helpref{wxDC}{wxdc}}{The device context base class} \twocolitem{\helpref{wxMemoryDC}{wxmemorydc}}{A device context for drawing into bitmaps} -\twocolitem{\helpref{wxMetaFileDC}{wxmetafiledc}}{A device context for drawing into metafiles} +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxMetafileDC}{wxmetafiledc}}{A device context for drawing into metafiles} \twocolitem{\helpref{wxPostScriptDC}{wxpostscriptdc}}{A device context for drawing into PostScript files} \twocolitem{\helpref{wxPrinterDC}{wxprinterdc}}{A device context for drawing to printers} \end{twocollist} @@ -141,6 +171,7 @@ These classes are related to drawing on device contexts and windows. \twocolitem{\helpref{wxFont}{wxfont}}{Represents fonts} \twocolitem{\helpref{wxFontList}{wxfontlist}}{The list of previously-created fonts} \twocolitem{\helpref{wxIcon}{wxicon}}{A small, transparent bitmap for assigning to frames and drawing on device contexts} +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxImage}{wximage}}{A platform-independent image class} \twocolitem{\helpref{wxImageList}{wximagelist}}{A list of images, used with some controls} \twocolitem{\helpref{wxMask}{wxmask}}{Represents a mask to be used with a bitmap for transparent drawing} \twocolitem{\helpref{wxPen}{wxpen}}{Used for drawing lines on a device context} @@ -158,8 +189,11 @@ An event object contains information about a specific event. Event handlers \begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt \twocolitem{\helpref{wxActivateEvent}{wxactivateevent}}{A window or application activation event} +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxCalendarEvent}{wxcalendarevent}}{Used with \helpref{wxCalendarCtrl}{wxcalendarctrl}} +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxCalculateLayoutEvent}{wxcalculatelayoutevent}}{Used to calculate window layout} \twocolitem{\helpref{wxCloseEvent}{wxcloseevent}}{A close window or end session event} \twocolitem{\helpref{wxCommandEvent}{wxcommandevent}}{An event from a variety of standard controls} +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxDialUpEvent}{wxdialupevent}}{Event send by \helpref{wxDialUpManager}{wxdialupmanager}} \twocolitem{\helpref{wxDropFilesEvent}{wxdropfilesevent}}{A drop files event} \twocolitem{\helpref{wxEraseEvent}{wxeraseevent}}{An erase background event} \twocolitem{\helpref{wxEvent}{wxevent}}{The event base class} @@ -172,23 +206,34 @@ An event object contains information about a specific event. Event handlers \twocolitem{\helpref{wxMenuEvent}{wxmenuevent}}{A menu event} \twocolitem{\helpref{wxMouseEvent}{wxmouseevent}}{A mouse event} \twocolitem{\helpref{wxMoveEvent}{wxmoveevent}}{A move event} +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxNotebookEvent}{wxnotebookevent}}{A notebook control event} +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxNotifyEvent}{wxnotifyevent}}{A notification event, which can be vetoed} \twocolitem{\helpref{wxPaintEvent}{wxpaintevent}}{A paint event} -%\twocolitem{\helpref{wxSessionEvent}{wxsessionevent}}{A session ending event} +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxProcessEvent}{wxprocessevent}}{A process ending event} +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxQueryLayoutInfoEvent}{wxquerylayoutinfoevent}}{Used to query layout information} +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxScrollEvent}{wxscrollevent}}{A scroll event from sliders, stand-alone scrollbars and spin buttons} +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxScrollWinEvent}{wxscrollwinevent}}{A scroll event from scrolled windows} \twocolitem{\helpref{wxSizeEvent}{wxsizeevent}}{A size event} +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxSocketEvent}{wxsocketevent}}{A socket event} +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxSpinEvent}{wxspinevent}}{An event from \helpref{wxSpinButton}{wxspinbutton}} \twocolitem{\helpref{wxSysColourChangedEvent}{wxsyscolourchangedevent}}{A system colour change event} \twocolitem{\helpref{wxTabEvent}{wxtabevent}}{A tab control event} \twocolitem{\helpref{wxTreeEvent}{wxtreeevent}}{A tree control event} \twocolitem{\helpref{wxUpdateUIEvent}{wxupdateuievent}}{A user interface update event} +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxWizardEvent}{wxwizardevent}}{A wizard event} \end{twocollist} {\large {\bf Validators}} +\overview{Overview}{validatoroverview} + These are the window validators, used for filtering and validating user input. \begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt -\twocolitem{\helpref{wxValidator}{wxvalidator}}{Base validator class.} -\twocolitem{\helpref{wxTextValidator}{wxtextvalidator}}{Text control validator class.} +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxValidator}{wxvalidator}}{Base validator class} +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxTextValidator}{wxtextvalidator}}{Text control validator class} +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxGenericValidator}{wxgenericvalidator}}{Generic control validator class} \end{twocollist} {\large {\bf Data structures}} @@ -196,11 +241,16 @@ user input. These are the data structure classes supported by wxWindows. \begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxCmdLineParser}{wxcmdlineparser}}{Command line parser class} +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxDate}{wxdate}}{A class for date manipulation (deprecated in favour of wxDateTime)} +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxDateSpan}{wxdatespan}}{A logical time interval.} +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxDateTime}{wxdatetime}}{A class for date/time manipulations} \twocolitem{\helpref{wxExpr}{wxexpr}}{A class for flexible I/O} \twocolitem{\helpref{wxExprDatabase}{wxexprdatabase}}{A class for flexible I/O} -\twocolitem{\helpref{wxDate}{wxdate}}{A class for date manipulation} \twocolitem{\helpref{wxHashTable}{wxhashtable}}{A simple hash table implementation} +% \twocolitem{\helpref{wxHashTableLong}{wxhashtablelong}}{A wxHashTable version for storing long data} \twocolitem{\helpref{wxList}{wxlist}}{A simple linked list implementation} +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxLongLong}{wxlonglong}}{A portable 64 bit integer type} \twocolitem{\helpref{wxNode}{wxnode}}{Represents a node in the wxList implementation} \twocolitem{\helpref{wxObject}{wxobject}}{The root class for most wxWindows classes} \twocolitem{\helpref{wxPathList}{wxpathlist}}{A class to help search multiple paths} @@ -209,9 +259,12 @@ These are the data structure classes supported by wxWindows. \twocolitem{\helpref{wxRegion}{wxregion}}{A class representing a region} \twocolitem{\helpref{wxString}{wxstring}}{A string class} \twocolitem{\helpref{wxStringList}{wxstringlist}}{A class representing a list of strings} +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxStringTokenizer}{wxstringtokenizer}}{A class for interpreting a string as a list of tokens or words} \twocolitem{\helpref{wxRealPoint}{wxrealpoint}}{Representation of a point using floating point numbers} \twocolitem{\helpref{wxSize}{wxsize}}{Representation of a size} -\twocolitem{\helpref{wxTime}{wxtime}}{A class for time manipulation} +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxTime}{wxtime}}{A class for time manipulation (deprecated in favour of wxDateTime)} +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxTimeSpan}{wxtimespan}}{A time interval.} +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxVariant}{wxvariant}}{A class for storing arbitrary types that may change at run-time} \end{twocollist} {\large {\bf Run-time class information system}} @@ -235,16 +288,35 @@ wxWindows supports some aspects of debugging an application through classes, functions and macros. \begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt -\twocolitem{\helpref{wxDebugContext}{wxdebugcontext}}{Provides various debugging facilities} -\twocolitem{\helpref{wxDebugStreamBuf}{wxdebugstreambuf}}{A stream buffer writing to the debug stream} -\twocolitem{\helpref{wxObject}{wxobject}}{Provides optional debugging versions of {\bf new} and {\bf delete}} -\twocolitem{\helpref{wxTrace}{wxtrace}}{Tracing facility} -\twocolitem{\helpref{wxTraceLevel}{wxtracelevel}}{Tracing facility with levels} +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxDebugContext}{wxdebugcontext}}{Provides memory-checking facilities} +%\twocolitem{\helpref{wxDebugStreamBuf}{wxdebugstreambuf}}{A stream buffer writing to the debug stream} +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxLog}{wxlog}}{Logging facility} +\twocolitem{\helpref{Log functions}{logfunctions}}{Error and warning logging functions} +\twocolitem{\helpref{Debugging macros}{debugmacros}}{Debug macros for assertion and checking} +%\twocolitem{\helpref{wxTrace}{wxtrace}}{Tracing facility} +%\twocolitem{\helpref{wxTraceLevel}{wxtracelevel}}{Tracing facility with levels} \twocolitem{\helpref{WXDEBUG\_NEW}{debugnew}}{Use this macro to give further debugging information} -\twocolitem{\helpref{WXTRACE}{trace}}{Trace macro} -\twocolitem{\helpref{WXTRACELEVEL}{tracelevel}}{Trace macro with levels} +%\twocolitem{\helpref{WXTRACE}{trace}}{Trace macro} +%\twocolitem{\helpref{WXTRACELEVEL}{tracelevel}}{Trace macro with levels} +\end{twocollist} + +{\large {\bf Networking classes}} + +wxWindows provides its own classes for socket based networking. + +\begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxDialUpManager}{wxdialupmanager}}{Provides functions to check the status of network connection and to establish one} +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxIPV4address}{wxipv4address}}{Represents an Internet address} +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxSocketBase}{wxsocketbase}}{Represents a socket base object} +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxSocketClient}{wxsocketclient}}{Represents a socket client} +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxSocketServer}{wxsocketserver}}{Represents a socket server} +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxSocketEvent}{wxsocketevent}}{A socket event} +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxFTP}{wxftp}}{FTP protocol class} +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxHTTP}{wxhttp}}{HTTP protocol class} +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxURL}{wxurl}}{Represents a Universal Resource Locator} \end{twocollist} + {\large {\bf Interprocess communication}} \overview{Overview}{ipcoverview} @@ -256,6 +328,10 @@ based on DDE. \twocolitem{\helpref{wxDDEClient}{wxddeclient}}{Represents a client} \twocolitem{\helpref{wxDDEConnection}{wxddeconnection}}{Represents the connection between a client and a server} \twocolitem{\helpref{wxDDEServer}{wxddeserver}}{Represents a server} +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxTCPClient}{wxtcpclient}}{Represents a client} +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxTCPConnection}{wxtcpconnection}}{Represents the connection between a client and a server} +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxTCPServer}{wxtcpserver}}{Represents a server} +%\twocolitem{\helpref{wxSocketHandler}{wxsockethandler}}{Represents a socket handler} \end{twocollist} {\large {\bf Document/view framework}} @@ -265,16 +341,15 @@ based on DDE. wxWindows supports a document/view framework which provides housekeeping for a document-centric application. -TODO: MDI frame classes for documents; make it unnecessary to convert -between streams and files (overridable method that uses filenames instead of streams). - \begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt \twocolitem{\helpref{wxDocument}{wxdocument}}{Represents a document} \twocolitem{\helpref{wxView}{wxview}}{Represents a view} -\twocolitem{\helpref{wxDocTemplate}{wxdoctemplate}}{Manages the relationship between a document class and a veiw class} +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxDocTemplate}{wxdoctemplate}}{Manages the relationship between a document class and a view class} \twocolitem{\helpref{wxDocManager}{wxdocmanager}}{Manages the documents and views in an application} \twocolitem{\helpref{wxDocChildFrame}{wxdocchildframe}}{A child frame for showing a document view} \twocolitem{\helpref{wxDocParentFrame}{wxdocparentframe}}{A parent frame to contain views} +%\twocolitem{\helpref{wxMDIDocChildFrame}{wxmdidocchildframe}}{An MDI child frame for showing a document view} +%\twocolitem{\helpref{wxMDIDocParentFrame}{wxmdidocparentframe}}{An MDI parent frame to contain views} \end{twocollist} {\large {\bf Printing framework}} @@ -282,27 +357,168 @@ between streams and files (overridable method that uses filenames instead of str \overview{Overview}{printingoverview} A printing and previewing framework is implemented to -make it relatively straighforward to provide document printing +make it relatively straightforward to provide document printing facilities. \begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt \twocolitem{\helpref{wxPreviewFrame}{wxpreviewframe}}{Frame for displaying a print preview} \twocolitem{\helpref{wxPreviewCanvas}{wxpreviewcanvas}}{Canvas for displaying a print preview} \twocolitem{\helpref{wxPreviewControlBar}{wxpreviewcontrolbar}}{Standard control bar for a print preview} -\twocolitem{\helpref{wxPrintData}{wxprintdata}}{Represents information about the document being printed} \twocolitem{\helpref{wxPrintDialog}{wxprintdialog}}{Standard print dialog} +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxPageSetupDialog}{wxpagesetupdialog}}{Standard page setup dialog} \twocolitem{\helpref{wxPrinter}{wxprinter}}{Class representing the printer} \twocolitem{\helpref{wxPrinterDC}{wxprinterdc}}{Printer device context} \twocolitem{\helpref{wxPrintout}{wxprintout}}{Class representing a particular printout} \twocolitem{\helpref{wxPrintPreview}{wxprintpreview}}{Class representing a print preview} +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxPrintData}{wxprintdata}}{Represents information about the document being printed} +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxPrintDialogData}{wxprintdialogdata}}{Represents information about the print dialog} +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxPageSetupDialogData}{wxpagesetupdialogdata}}{Represents information about the page setup dialog} +\end{twocollist} + +{\large {\bf Drag and drop and clipboard classes}} + +\overview{Drag and drop and clipboard overview}{wxdndoverview} + +\begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxDataObject}{wxdataobject}}{Data object class} +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxDataFormat}{wxdataformat}}{Represents a data format} +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxTextDataObject}{wxtextdataobject}}{Text data object class} +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxFileDataObject}{wxtextdataobject}}{File data object class} +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxBitmapDataObject}{wxbitmapdataobject}}{Bitmap data object class} +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxCustomDataObject}{wxcustomdataobject}}{Custom data object class} +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxClipboard}{wxclipboard}}{Clipboard class} +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxDropTarget}{wxdroptarget}}{Drop target class} +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxFileDropTarget}{wxfiledroptarget}}{File drop target class} +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxTextDropTarget}{wxtextdroptarget}}{Text drop target class} +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxDropSource}{wxdropsource}}{Drop source class} +\end{twocollist} + +{\large {\bf File related classes}} + +wxWindows has several small classes to work with disk files, see \helpref{file classes +overview}{wxfileoverview} for more details. + +\begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxDir}{wxdir}}{Class for enumerating files/subdirectories.} +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxDirTraverser}{wxdirtraverser}}{Class used together with wxDir for recursively enumerating the files/subdirectories} +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxFile}{wxfile}}{Low-level file input/output class.} +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxFFile}{wxffile}}{Another low-level file input/output class.} +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxTempFile}{wxtempfile}}{Class to safely replace an existing file} +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxTextFile}{wxtextfile}}{Class for working with text files as with arrays of lines} +\end{twocollist} + +{\large {\bf Stream classes}} + +wxWindows has its own set of stream classes, as an alternative to often buggy standard stream +libraries, and to provide enhanced functionality. + +\begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxStreamBase}{wxstreambase}}{Stream base class} +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxStreamBuffer}{wxstreambuffer}}{Stream buffer class} +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxInputStream}{wxinputstream}}{Input stream class} +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxOutputStream}{wxoutputstream}}{Output stream class} +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxCountingOutputStream}{wxcountingoutputstream}}{Stream class for querying what size a stream would have.} +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxFilterInputStream}{wxfilterinputstream}}{Filtered input stream class} +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxFilterOutputStream}{wxfilteroutputstream}}{Filtered output stream class} +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxBufferedInputStream}{wxbufferedinputstream}}{Buffered input stream class} +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxBufferedOutputStream}{wxbufferedoutputstream}}{Buffered output stream class} +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxMemoryInputStream}{wxmeminputstream}}{Memory input stream class} +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxMemoryOutputStream}{wxmemoutputstream}}{Memory output stream class} +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxDataInputStream}{wxdatainputstream}}{Platform-independent binary data input stream class} +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxDataOutputStream}{wxdataoutputstream}}{Platform-independent binary data output stream class} +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxTextInputStream}{wxtextinputstream}}{Platform-independent text data input stream class} +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxTextOutputStream}{wxtextoutputstream}}{Platform-independent text data output stream class} +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxFileInputStream}{wxfileinputstream}}{File input stream class} +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxFileOutputStream}{wxfileoutputstream}}{File output stream class} +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxFFileInputStream}{wxffileinputstream}}{Another file input stream class} +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxFFileOutputStream}{wxffileoutputstream}}{Another file output stream class} +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxZlibInputStream}{wxzlibinputstream}}{Zlib (compression) input stream class} +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxZlibOutputStream}{wxzliboutputstream}}{Zlib (compression) output stream class} +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxZipInputStream}{wxzipinputstream}}{Input stream for reading from ZIP archives} +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxSocketInputStream}{wxsocketinputstream}}{Socket input stream class} +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxSocketOutputStream}{wxsocketoutputstream}}{Socket output stream class} +\end{twocollist} + +{\large {\bf Threading classes}} + +\overview{Multithreading overview}{wxthreadoverview} + +wxWindows provides a set of classes to make use of the native thread +capabilities of the various platforms. + +\begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxThread}{wxthread}}{Thread class} +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxMutex}{wxmutex}}{Mutex class} +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxMutexLocker}{wxmutexlocker}}{Mutex locker utility class} +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxCriticalSection}{wxcriticalsection}}{Critical section class} +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxCriticalSectionLocker}{wxcriticalsectionlocker}}{Critical section locker utility class} +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxCondition}{wxcondition}}{Condition class} +\end{twocollist} + +{\large {\bf HTML classes}} + +wxWindows provides a set of classes to display text in HTML format. These +class include a help system based on the HTML widget. + +\begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxHtmlHelpController}{wxhtmlhelpcontroller}}{HTML help controller class} +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxHtmlWindow}{wxhtmlwindow}}{HTML window class} +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxHtmlEasyPrinting}{wxhtmleasyprinting}}{Simple class for printing HTML} +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxHtmlPrintout}{wxhtmlprintout}}{Generic HTML wxPrintout class} +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxHtmlParser}{wxhtmlparser}}{Generic HTML parser class} +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxHtmlTagHandler}{wxhtmltaghandler}}{HTML tag handler, pluginable into wxHtmlParser} +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxHtmlWinParser}{wxhtmlwinparser}}{HTML parser class for wxHtmlWindow} +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxHtmlWinTagHandler}{wxhtmlwintaghandler}}{HTML tag handler, pluginable into wxHtmlWinParser} +\end{twocollist} + +{\large {\bf Virtual file system classes}} + +wxWindows provides a set of classes that implement an extensible virtual file system, +used internally by the HTML classes. + +\begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxFSFile}{wxfsfile}}{Represents a file in the virtual file system} +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxFileSystem}{wxfilesystem}}{Main interface for the virtual file system} +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxFileSystemHandler}{wxfilesystemhandler}}{Class used to announce file system type} +\end{twocollist} + +{\large {\bf Online help}} + +\begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxHelpController}{wxhelpcontroller}}{Family of classes for controlling help windows} +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxHtmlHelpController}{wxhtmlhelpcontroller}}{HTML help controller class} +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxContextHelp}{wxcontexthelp}}{Class to put application into context-sensitive help mode} +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxContextHelpButton}{wxcontexthelpbutton}}{Button class for putting application into context-sensitive help mode} +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxHelpProvider}{wxhelpprovider}}{Abstract class for context-sensitive help provision} +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxSimpleHelpProvider}{wxsimplehelpprovider}}{Class for simple context-sensitive help provision} +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxHelpControllerHelpProvider}{wxhelpcontrollerhelpprovider}}{Class for context-sensitive help provision via a help controller} +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxToolTip}{wxtooltip}}{Class implementing tooltips} \end{twocollist} {\large {\bf Database classes}} \overview{Database classes overview}{odbcoverview} -wxWindows provides a set of classes for accessing Microsoft's ODBC (Open Database Connectivity) -product. +wxWindows provides two alternative sets of classes for accessing Microsoft's ODBC (Open Database Connectivity) +product. The new version by Remstar, known as wxODBC, is more powerful, +portable, flexible and better supported, so please use the classes below for +working with databases: + +\begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxDb}{wxdb}}{ODBC database connection} +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxDbTable}{wxdbtable}}{Provides access to a database table} +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxDbInf}{wxdbinf}}{} +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxDbTableInf}{wxdbtableinf}}{} +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxDbColDef}{wxdbcoldef}}{} +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxDbColInf}{wxdbcolinf}}{} +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxDbColDataPtr}{wxdbcoldataptr}}{} +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxDbColFor}{wxdbcolfor}}{} +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxDbConnectInf}{wxdbconnectinf}}{} +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxDbIdxDef}{wxdbidxdef}}{} +\end{twocollist} + +The documentation for the older classes is still included, but you should avoid +using any of them in the new programs: \begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt \twocolitem{\helpref{wxDatabase}{wxdatabase}}{Database class} @@ -315,10 +531,21 @@ product. \begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt \twocolitem{\helpref{wxApp}{wxapp}}{Application class} -\twocolitem{\helpref{wxHelpControllerBase}{wxhelpcontrollerbase}}{Base class for help controllers} +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxCaret}{wxcaret}}{A caret (cursor) object} +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxCmdLineParser}{wxcmdlineparser}}{Command line parser class} +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxConfig}{wxconfigbase}}{Classes for configuration reading/writing (using either INI files or registry)} +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxDllLoader}{wxdllloader}}{Class to work with shared libraries.} +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxLayoutAlgorithm}{wxlayoutalgorithm}}{An alternative window layout facility} +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxProcess}{wxprocess}}{Process class} \twocolitem{\helpref{wxTimer}{wxtimer}}{Timer class} +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxStopWatch}{wxstopwatch}}{Stop watch class} +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxMimeTypesManager}{wxmimetypesmanager}}{MIME-types manager class} \twocolitem{\helpref{wxSystemSettings}{wxsystemsettings}}{System settings class} -\twocolitem{\helpref{wxWinHelpController}{wxwinhelpcontroller}}{Controls WinHelp instances} +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxAcceleratorTable}{wxacceleratortable}}{Accelerator table} +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxAutomationObject}{wxautomationobject}}{OLE automation class} +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxFontMapper}{wxfontmapper}}{Font mapping, finding suitable font for given encoding} +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxEncodingConverter}{wxencodingconverter}}{Encoding conversions} +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxCalendarDateAttr}{wxcalendardateattr}}{Used with \helpref{wxCalendarCtrl}{wxcalendarctrl}} +\twocolitem{\helpref{wxQuantize}{wxquantize}}{Class to perform quantization, or colour reduction} \end{twocollist} -