X-Git-Url: https://git.saurik.com/wxWidgets.git/blobdiff_plain/a729c3447523809786607aa3c62b17059b2c7842..852b6c3ce7baa055da25f5254f6ee2eee0cd79b7:/docs/latex/wx/window.tex?ds=inline diff --git a/docs/latex/wx/window.tex b/docs/latex/wx/window.tex index b76c6d657a..4c15ed1719 100644 --- a/docs/latex/wx/window.tex +++ b/docs/latex/wx/window.tex @@ -1,6 +1,17 @@ +%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% +%% Name: window.tex +%% Purpose: wxWindow documentation +%% Author: wxWidgets Team +%% Modified by: +%% Created: +%% RCS-ID: $Id$ +%% Copyright: (c) wxWidgets Team +%% License: wxWindows license +%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% + \section{\class{wxWindow}}\label{wxwindow} -wxWindow is the base class for all windows and represents any visible objecto n +wxWindow is the base class for all windows and represents any visible object on screen. All controls, top level windows and so on are windows. Sizers and device contexts are not, however, as they don't appear on screen themselves. @@ -9,19 +20,18 @@ the destructor before the window itself is deleted which means that you don't have to worry about deleting them manually. Please see the \helpref{window deletion overview}{windowdeletionoverview} for more information. -Also note that in this, and many others, wxWindows classes some -\texttt{GetXXX()} methods may be overloaded (as, for example, -\helpref{GetSize}{wxwindowgetsize} or +Also note that in this, and many others, wxWidgets classes some +\texttt{GetXXX()} methods may be overloaded (as, for example, +\helpref{GetSize}{wxwindowgetsize} or \helpref{GetClientSize}{wxwindowgetclientsize}). In this case, the overloads are non-virtual because having multiple virtual functions with the same name results in a virtual function name hiding at the derived class level (in English, this means that the derived class has to override all overloaded variants if it overrides any of them). To allow overriding them in the derived -class, wxWindows uses a unique protected virtual \texttt{DoGetXXX()} method +class, wxWidgets uses a unique protected virtual \texttt{DoGetXXX()} method and all \texttt{GetXXX()} ones are forwarded to it, so overriding the former changes the behaviour of the latter. - \wxheading{Derived from} \helpref{wxEvtHandler}{wxevthandler}\\ @@ -56,10 +66,9 @@ use this style in order to get the arrows or etc., but would still like to have normal keyboard navigation take place, you should create and send a wxNavigationKeyEvent in response to the key events for Tab and Shift-Tab.} -\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxNO\_FULL\_REPAINT\_ON\_RESIZE}}{Disables repainting -the window completely when its size is changed - you will have to repaint the -new window area manually if you use this style. Currently only has an effect for -Windows.} +\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxNO\_FULL\_REPAINT\_ON\_RESIZE}}{On Windows, this style used to disable repainting +the window completely when its size is changed. Since this behaviour is now the default, the style is now obsolete +and no longer has an effect.} \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxVSCROLL}}{Use this style to enable a vertical scrollbar.} \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxHSCROLL}}{Use this style to enable a horizontal scrollbar.} \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxALWAYS\_SHOW\_SB}}{If a window has scrollbars, @@ -73,7 +82,9 @@ repainted, then children being painted over them. Windows only.} a complete redraw of the window whenever it is resized instead of redrawing just the part of the window affected by resizing. Note that this was the behaviour by default before 2.5.1 release and that if you experience redraw -problems with the code which previously used to work you may want to try this.} +problems with code which previously used to work you may want to try this. +Currently this style applies on GTK+ 2 and Windows only, and full repainting is always +done on other platforms.} \end{twocollist} See also \helpref{window styles overview}{windowstyles}. @@ -127,13 +138,13 @@ Constructs a window, which can be a child of a frame, dialog or any other non-co \docparam{parent}{Pointer to a parent window.} -\docparam{id}{Window identifier. If -1, will automatically create an identifier.} +\docparam{id}{Window identifier. If wxID\_ANY, will automatically create an identifier.} -\docparam{pos}{Window position. wxDefaultPosition is (-1, -1) which indicates that wxWindows +\docparam{pos}{Window position. wxDefaultPosition indicates that wxWidgets should generate a default position for the window. If using the wxWindow class directly, supply an actual position.} -\docparam{size}{Window size. wxDefaultSize is (-1, -1) which indicates that wxWindows +\docparam{size}{Window size. wxDefaultSize indicates that wxWidgets should generate a default size for the window. If no suitable size can be found, the window will be sized to 20x20 pixels so that the window is visible but obviously not correctly sized. } @@ -143,13 +154,13 @@ correctly sized. } \docparam{name}{Window name.} -\membersection{wxWindow::\destruct{wxWindow}} +\membersection{wxWindow::\destruct{wxWindow}}\label{wxwindowdtor} \func{}{\destruct{wxWindow}}{\void} Destructor. Deletes all subwindows, then deletes itself. Instead of using the {\bf delete} operator explicitly, you should normally -use \helpref{wxWindow::Destroy}{wxwindowdestroy} so that wxWindows +use \helpref{wxWindow::Destroy}{wxwindowdestroy} so that wxWidgets can delete a window only when it is safe to do so, in idle time. \wxheading{See also} @@ -159,14 +170,14 @@ can delete a window only when it is safe to do so, in idle time. \helpref{wxCloseEvent}{wxcloseevent} -\membersection{wxWindow::AddChild} +\membersection{wxWindow::AddChild}\label{wxwindowaddchild} \func{virtual void}{AddChild}{\param{wxWindow* }{child}} Adds a child window. This is called automatically by window creation functions so should not be required by the application programmer. -Notice that this function is mostly internal to wxWindows and shouldn't be +Notice that this function is mostly internal to wxWidgets and shouldn't be called by the user code. \wxheading{Parameters} @@ -174,6 +185,13 @@ called by the user code. \docparam{child}{Child window to add.} +\membersection{wxWindow::CacheBestSize}\label{wxwindowcachebestsize} + +\constfunc{void}{CacheBestSize}{\param{const wxSize\& }{size}} + +Sets the cached best size value. + + \membersection{wxWindow::CaptureMouse}\label{wxwindowcapturemouse} \func{virtual void}{CaptureMouse}{\void} @@ -181,7 +199,7 @@ called by the user code. Directs all mouse input to this window. Call \helpref{wxWindow::ReleaseMouse}{wxwindowreleasemouse} to release the capture. -Note that wxWindows maintains the stack of windows having captured the mouse +Note that wxWidgets maintains the stack of windows having captured the mouse and when the mouse is released the capture returns to the window which had had captured it previously and it is only really released if there were no previous window. In particular, this means that you must release the mouse as many times @@ -288,7 +306,7 @@ Clears the window by filling it with the current background colour. Does not cause an erase background event to be generated. -\membersection{wxWindow::ClientToScreen} +\membersection{wxWindow::ClientToScreen}\label{wxwindowclienttoscreen} \constfunc{virtual void}{ClientToScreen}{\param{int* }{x}, \param{int* }{y}} @@ -337,7 +355,7 @@ Usually it is only used with the top level windows (wxFrame and wxDialog classes) as the others are not supposed to have any special OnClose() logic. The close handler should check whether the window is being deleted forcibly, -using \helpref{wxCloseEvent::GetForce}{wxcloseeventgetforce}, in which case it +using \helpref{wxCloseEvent::CanVeto}{wxcloseeventcanveto}, in which case it should destroy the window using \helpref{wxWindow::Destroy}{wxwindowdestroy}. {\it Note} that calling Close does not guarantee that the window will be @@ -347,7 +365,7 @@ implementation of wxDialog::OnCloseWindow does not necessarily delete the dialog, since it will simply simulate an wxID\_CANCEL event which is handled by the appropriate button event handler and may do anything at all. -To guarantee that the window will be destroyed, call +To guarantee that the window will be destroyed, call \helpref{wxWindow::Destroy}{wxwindowdestroy} instead \wxheading{See also} @@ -374,7 +392,6 @@ and then divided by 8. \wxheading{Remarks} Dialog units are used for maintaining a dialog's proportions even if the font changes. -Dialogs created using Dialog Editor optionally use dialog units. You can also use these functions programmatically. A convenience macro is defined: @@ -423,15 +440,12 @@ character height. \wxheading{Remarks} Dialog units are used for maintaining a dialog's proportions even if the font changes. -Dialogs created using Dialog Editor optionally use dialog units. \wxheading{See also} \helpref{wxWindow::ConvertDialogToPixels}{wxwindowconvertdialogtopixels} - -\pythonnote{In place of a single overloaded method name, wxPython -implements the following methods:\par +\pythonnote{In place of a single overloaded method name, wxPython implements the following methods:\par \indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist} \twocolitem{{\bf ConvertDialogPointToPixels(point)}}{Accepts and returns a wxPoint} \twocolitem{{\bf ConvertDialogSizeToPixels(size)}}{Accepts and returns a wxSize} @@ -456,7 +470,7 @@ windows. to the list of windows pending real deletion. -\membersection{wxWindow::DestroyChildren} +\membersection{wxWindow::DestroyChildren}\label{wxwindowdestroychildren} \func{virtual void}{DestroyChildren}{\void} @@ -475,14 +489,23 @@ Returns {\tt true} if the window has been disabled, {\tt false} if it had been already disabled before the call to this function. +\membersection{wxWindow::DoGetBestSize}\label{wxwindowdogetbestsize} + +\constfunc{virtual wxSize}{DoGetBestSize}{\void} + +Gets the size which best suits the window: for a control, it would be +the minimal size which doesn't truncate the control, for a panel - the +same size as it would have after a call to \helpref{Fit()}{wxwindowfit}. + + \membersection{wxWindow::DoUpdateWindowUI}\label{wxwindowdoupdatewindowui} \func{virtual void}{DoUpdateWindowUI}{\param{wxUpdateUIEvent\&}{ event}} Does the window-specific updating after processing the update event. -This function is called by \helpref{wxWindow::UpdateWindowUI}{wxwindowupdatewindowui} +This function is called by \helpref{wxWindow::UpdateWindowUI}{wxwindowupdatewindowui} in order to check return values in the \helpref{wxUpdateUIEvent}{wxupdateuievent} and -act appropriately. For example, to allow frame and dialog title updating, wxWindows +act appropriately. For example, to allow frame and dialog title updating, wxWidgets implements this function as follows: \begin{verbatim} @@ -491,7 +514,7 @@ void wxTopLevelWindowBase::DoUpdateWindowUI(wxUpdateUIEvent& event) { if ( event.GetSetEnabled() ) Enable(event.GetEnabled()); - + if ( event.GetSetText() ) { if ( event.GetText() != GetTitle() ) @@ -501,6 +524,7 @@ void wxTopLevelWindowBase::DoUpdateWindowUI(wxUpdateUIEvent& event) \end{verbatim} + \membersection{wxWindow::DragAcceptFiles}\label{wxwindowdragacceptfiles} \func{virtual void}{DragAcceptFiles}{\param{bool}{ accept}} @@ -537,7 +561,8 @@ nothing was done, i.e. if the window had already been in the specified state. \wxheading{See also} \helpref{wxWindow::IsEnabled}{wxwindowisenabled},\rtfsp -\helpref{wxWindow::Disable}{wxwindowdisable} +\helpref{wxWindow::Disable}{wxwindowdisable},\rtfsp +\helpref{wxRadioBox::Enable}{wxradioboxenable} \membersection{wxWindow::FindFocus}\label{wxwindowfindfocus} @@ -555,13 +580,14 @@ Note that this is a static function, so it can be called without needing a wxWin \helpref{wxWindow::SetFocus}{wxwindowsetfocus} + \membersection{wxWindow::FindWindow}\label{wxwindowfindwindow} -\func{wxWindow*}{FindWindow}{\param{long}{ id}} +\constfunc{wxWindow*}{FindWindow}{\param{long}{ id}} Find a child of this window, by identifier. -\func{wxWindow*}{FindWindow}{\param{const wxString\&}{ name}} +\constfunc{wxWindow*}{FindWindow}{\param{const wxString\&}{ name}} Find a child of this window, by name. @@ -589,32 +615,32 @@ The search is recursive in both cases. \helpref{FindWindow}{wxwindowfindwindow} -\membersection{wxWindow::FindWindowByName}\label{wxwindowfindwindowbyname} +\membersection{wxWindow::FindWindowByLabel}\label{wxwindowfindwindowbylabel} -\func{static wxWindow*}{FindWindowByName}{\param{const wxString\&}{ name}, \param{wxWindow*}{ parent = NULL}} +\func{static wxWindow*}{FindWindowByLabel}{\param{const wxString\&}{ label}, \param{wxWindow*}{ parent = NULL}} -Find a window by its name (as given in a window constructor or {\bf Create} function call). -If {\it parent} is NULL, the search will start from all top-level +Find a window by its label. Depending on the type of window, the label may be a window title +or panel item label. If {\it parent} is NULL, the search will start from all top-level frames and dialog boxes; if non-NULL, the search will be limited to the given window hierarchy. The search is recursive in both cases. -If no window with such name is found, -\helpref{FindWindowByLabel}{wxwindowfindwindowbylabel} is called. - \wxheading{See also} \helpref{FindWindow}{wxwindowfindwindow} -\membersection{wxWindow::FindWindowByLabel}\label{wxwindowfindwindowbylabel} +\membersection{wxWindow::FindWindowByName}\label{wxwindowfindwindowbyname} -\func{static wxWindow*}{FindWindowByLabel}{\param{const wxString\&}{ label}, \param{wxWindow*}{ parent = NULL}} +\func{static wxWindow*}{FindWindowByName}{\param{const wxString\&}{ name}, \param{wxWindow*}{ parent = NULL}} -Find a window by its label. Depending on the type of window, the label may be a window title -or panel item label. If {\it parent} is NULL, the search will start from all top-level +Find a window by its name (as given in a window constructor or {\bf Create} function call). +If {\it parent} is NULL, the search will start from all top-level frames and dialog boxes; if non-NULL, the search will be limited to the given window hierarchy. The search is recursive in both cases. +If no window with such name is found, +\helpref{FindWindowByLabel}{wxwindowfindwindowbylabel} is called. + \wxheading{See also} \helpref{FindWindow}{wxwindowfindwindow} @@ -654,14 +680,19 @@ subwindows. Freezes the window or, in other words, prevents any updates from taking place on screen, the window is not redrawn at all. \helpref{Thaw}{wxwindowthaw} must -be called to reenable window redrawing. +be called to reenable window redrawing. Calls to these two functions may be +nested. This method is useful for visual appearance optimization (for example, it -is a good idea to use it before inserting large amount of text into a -wxTextCtrl under wxGTK) but is not implemented on all platforms nor for all -controls so it is mostly just a hint to wxWindows and not a mandatory +is a good idea to use it before doing many large text insertions in a row into +a wxTextCtrl under wxGTK) but is not implemented on all platforms nor for all +controls so it is mostly just a hint to wxWidgets and not a mandatory directive. +\wxheading{See also} + +\helpref{wxWindowUpdateLocker}{wxwindowupdatelocker} + \membersection{wxWindow::GetAcceleratorTable}\label{wxwindowgetacceleratortable} @@ -669,9 +700,10 @@ directive. Gets the accelerator table for this window. See \helpref{wxAcceleratorTable}{wxacceleratortable}. + \membersection{wxWindow::GetAccessible}\label{wxwindowgetaccessible} -\func{wxAccessibile*}{GetAccessible}{\void} +\func{wxAccessible*}{GetAccessible}{\void} Returns the accessible object for this window, if any. @@ -701,6 +733,36 @@ Returns the background colour of the window. \helpref{wxWindow::SetForegroundColour}{wxwindowsetforegroundcolour},\rtfsp \helpref{wxWindow::GetForegroundColour}{wxwindowgetforegroundcolour} +\membersection{wxWindow::GetBackgroundStyle}\label{wxwindowgetbackgroundstyle} + +\constfunc{virtual wxBackgroundStyle}{GetBackgroundStyle}{\void} + +Returns the background style of the window. The background style indicates +whether background colour should be determined by the system (wxBG\_STYLE\_SYSTEM), +be set to a specific colour (wxBG\_STYLE\_COLOUR), or should be left to the +application to implement (wxBG\_STYLE\_CUSTOM). + +On GTK+, use of wxBG\_STYLE\_CUSTOM allows the flicker-free drawing of a custom +background, such as a tiled bitmap. Currently the style has no effect on other platforms. + +\wxheading{See also} + +\helpref{wxWindow::SetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowsetbackgroundcolour},\rtfsp +\helpref{wxWindow::GetForegroundColour}{wxwindowgetforegroundcolour},\rtfsp +\helpref{wxWindow::SetBackgroundStyle}{wxwindowsetbackgroundstyle} + +\membersection{wxWindow::GetBestFittingSize}\label{wxwindowgetbestfittingsize} + +\constfunc{wxSize}{GetBestFittingSize}{\void} + +Merges the window's best size into the min size and returns the result. + +\wxheading{See also} + +\helpref{wxWindow::GetBestSize}{wxwindowgetbestsize},\rtfsp +\helpref{wxWindow::SetBestFittingSize}{wxwindowsetbestfittingsize},\rtfsp +\helpref{wxWindow::SetSizeHints}{wxwindowsetsizehints} + \membersection{wxWindow::GetBestSize}\label{wxwindowgetbestsize} @@ -714,13 +776,6 @@ same as the size the window would have had after calling \helpref{Fit}{wxwindowfit}. -\membersection{wxWindow::GetCaret}\label{wxwindowgetcaret} - -\constfunc{wxCaret *}{GetCaret}{\void} - -Returns the \helpref{caret}{wxcaret} associated with the window. - - \membersection{wxWindow::GetCapture}\label{wxwindowgetcapture} \func{static wxWindow *}{GetCapture}{\void} @@ -729,31 +784,73 @@ Returns the currently captured window. \wxheading{See also} -\helpref{wxWindow::HasCapture}{wxwindowhascapture}, -\helpref{wxWindow::CaptureMouse}{wxwindowcapturemouse}, -\helpref{wxWindow::ReleaseMouse}{wxwindowreleasemouse}, +\helpref{wxWindow::HasCapture}{wxwindowhascapture}, +\helpref{wxWindow::CaptureMouse}{wxwindowcapturemouse}, +\helpref{wxWindow::ReleaseMouse}{wxwindowreleasemouse}, \helpref{wxMouseCaptureChangedEvent}{wxmousecapturechangedevent} -\membersection{wxWindow::GetCharHeight} +\membersection{wxWindow::GetCaret}\label{wxwindowgetcaret} + +\constfunc{wxCaret *}{GetCaret}{\void} + +Returns the \helpref{caret}{wxcaret} associated with the window. + + +\membersection{wxWindow::GetCharHeight}\label{wxwindowgetcharheight} \constfunc{virtual int}{GetCharHeight}{\void} Returns the character height for this window. -\membersection{wxWindow::GetCharWidth} +\membersection{wxWindow::GetCharWidth}\label{wxwindowgetcharwidth} \constfunc{virtual int}{GetCharWidth}{\void} Returns the average character width for this window. -\membersection{wxWindow::GetChildren} +\membersection{wxWindow::GetChildren}\label{wxwindowgetchildren} -\func{wxList\&}{GetChildren}{\void} +\func{wxWindowList\&}{GetChildren}{\void} -Returns a reference to the list of the window's children. +\constfunc{const wxWindowList\&}{GetChildren}{\void} + +Returns a reference to the list of the window's children. \texttt{wxWindowList} +is a type-safe \helpref{wxList}{wxlist}-like class whose elements are of type +\texttt{wxWindow *}. + + +\membersection{wxWindow::GetClassDefaultAttributes}\label{wxwindowgetclassdefaultattributes} + +\func{static wxVisualAttributes}{GetClassDefaultAttributes}{\param{wxWindowVariant}{ variant = \texttt{wxWINDOW\_VARIANT\_NORMAL}}} + +Returns the default font and colours which are used by the control. This is +useful if you want to use the same font or colour in your own control as in a +standard control -- which is a much better idea than hard coding specific +colours or fonts which might look completely out of place on the users +system, especially if it uses themes. + +The \arg{variant} parameter is only relevant under Mac currently and is +ignore under other platforms. Under Mac, it will change the size of the +returned font. See \helpref{wxWindow::SetWindowVariant}{wxwindowsetwindowvariant} +for more about this. + +This static method is ``overridden'' in many derived classes and so calling, +for example, \helpref{wxButton}{wxbutton}::GetClassDefaultAttributes() will typically +return the values appropriate for a button which will be normally different +from those returned by, say, \helpref{wxListCtrl}{wxlistctrl}::GetClassDefaultAttributes(). + +The \texttt{wxVisualAttributes} structure has at least the fields +\texttt{font}, \texttt{colFg} and \texttt{colBg}. All of them may be invalid +if it was not possible to determine the default control appearance or, +especially for the background colour, if the field doesn't make sense as is +the case for \texttt{colBg} for the controls with themed background. + +\wxheading{See also} + +\helpref{InheritAttributes}{wxwindowinheritattributes} \membersection{wxWindow::GetClientSize}\label{wxwindowgetclientsize} @@ -761,7 +858,7 @@ Returns a reference to the list of the window's children. \constfunc{void}{GetClientSize}{\param{int* }{width}, \param{int* }{height}} \perlnote{In wxPerl this method takes no parameter and returns -a 2-element list {\tt ( width, height )}.} +a 2-element list {\tt (width, height)}.} \constfunc{wxSize}{GetClientSize}{\void} @@ -785,10 +882,11 @@ implements the following methods:\par \wxheading{See also} -\helpref{GetSize}{wxwindowgetsize} +\helpref{GetSize}{wxwindowgetsize},\rtfsp \helpref{GetVirtualSize}{wxwindowgetvirtualsize} + \membersection{wxWindow::GetConstraints}\label{wxwindowgetconstraints} \constfunc{wxLayoutConstraints*}{GetConstraints}{\void} @@ -803,6 +901,7 @@ Returns a pointer to the window's layout constraints, or NULL if there are none. Return the sizer that this window is a member of, if any, otherwise {\tt NULL}. + \membersection{wxWindow::GetCursor}\label{wxwindowgetcursor} \constfunc{const wxCursor\&}{GetCursor}{\void} @@ -813,6 +912,26 @@ Return the cursor associated with this window. \helpref{wxWindow::SetCursor}{wxwindowsetcursor} + +\membersection{wxWindow::GetDefaultAttributes}\label{wxwindowgetdefaultattributes} + +\constfunc{virtual wxVisualAttributes}{GetDefaultAttributes}{\void} + +Currently this is the same as calling +\helpref{GetClassDefaultAttributes}{wxwindowgetclassdefaultattributes}(\helpref{GetWindowVariant}{wxwindowgetwindowvariant}()). + +One advantage of using this function compared to the static version is that +the call is automatically dispatched to the correct class (as usual with +virtual functions) and you don't have to specify the class name explicitly. + +The other one is that in the future this function could return different +results, for example it might return a different font for an ``Ok'' button +than for a generic button if the users GUI is configured to show such buttons +in bold font. Of course, the down side is that it is impossible to call this +function without actually having an object to apply it to whereas the static +version can be used without having to create an object first. + + \membersection{wxWindow::GetDropTarget}\label{wxwindowgetdroptarget} \constfunc{wxDropTarget*}{GetDropTarget}{\void} @@ -850,9 +969,9 @@ Returns the extra style bits for the window. \membersection{wxWindow::GetFont}\label{wxwindowgetfont} -\constfunc{wxFont\&}{GetFont}{\void} +\constfunc{wxFont}{GetFont}{\void} -Returns a reference to the font for this window. +Returns the font for this window. \wxheading{See also} @@ -878,7 +997,7 @@ be used at all. \helpref{wxWindow::GetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowgetbackgroundcolour} -\membersection{wxWindow::GetGrandParent} +\membersection{wxWindow::GetGrandParent}\label{wxwindowgetgrandparent} \constfunc{wxWindow*}{GetGrandParent}{\void} @@ -890,7 +1009,7 @@ Returns the grandparent of a window, or NULL if there isn't one. \constfunc{void*}{GetHandle}{\void} Returns the platform-specific handle of the physical window. Cast it to an appropriate -handle, such as {\bf HWND} for Windows, {\bf Widget} for Motif or {\bf GtkWidget} for GTK. +handle, such as {\bf HWND} for Windows, {\bf Widget} for Motif, {\bf GtkWidget} for GTK or {\bf WinHandle} for PalmOS. \pythonnote{This method will return an integer in wxPython.} @@ -920,7 +1039,7 @@ Returns the identifier of the window. \wxheading{Remarks} Each window has an integer identifier. If the application has not provided one -(or the default Id -1) an unique identifier with a negative value will be generated. +(or the default wxID\_ANY) an unique identifier with a negative value will be generated. \wxheading{See also} @@ -928,7 +1047,7 @@ Each window has an integer identifier. If the application has not provided one \helpref{Window identifiers}{windowids} -\membersection{wxWindow::GetLabel} +\membersection{wxWindow::GetLabel}\label{wxwindowgetlabel} \constfunc{virtual wxString }{GetLabel}{\void} @@ -943,6 +1062,19 @@ the button text. This function can be useful for meta-programs (such as testing tools or special-needs access programs) which need to identify windows by name. +\membersection{wxWindow::GetMaxSize}\label{wxwindowgetmaxsize} + +\constfunc{wxSize}{GetMaxSize}{\void} + +Returns the maximum size of the window, an indication to the sizer layout mechanism +that this is the maximum possible size. + +\membersection{wxWindow::GetMinSize}\label{wxwindowgetminsize} + +\constfunc{wxSize}{GetMinSize}{\void} + +Returns the minimum size of the window, an indication to the sizer layout mechanism +that this is the minimum required size. \membersection{wxWindow::GetName}\label{wxwindowgetname} @@ -960,7 +1092,7 @@ name in the window constructor or via \helpref{wxWindow::SetName}{wxwindowsetnam \helpref{wxWindow::SetName}{wxwindowsetname} -\membersection{wxWindow::GetParent} +\membersection{wxWindow::GetParent}\label{wxwindowgetparent} \constfunc{virtual wxWindow*}{GetParent}{\void} @@ -979,9 +1111,9 @@ windows. \wxheading{Parameters} -\docparam{x}{Receives the x position of the window.} +\docparam{x}{Receives the x position of the window if non-\NULL.} -\docparam{y}{Receives the y position of the window.} +\docparam{y}{Receives the y position of the window if non-\NULL.} \pythonnote{In place of a single overloaded method name, wxPython implements the following methods:\par @@ -1001,22 +1133,52 @@ method:\par }} +\wxheading{See also} + +\helpref{GetScreenPosition}{wxwindowgetscreenposition} + + \membersection{wxWindow::GetRect}\label{wxwindowgetrect} \constfunc{virtual wxRect}{GetRect}{\void} Returns the size and position of the window as a \helpref{wxRect}{wxrect} object. +\wxheading{See also} -\membersection{wxWindow::GetScrollThumb}\label{wxwindowgetscrollthumb} +\helpref{GetScreenRect}{wxwindowgetscreenrect} -\func{virtual int}{GetScrollThumb}{\param{int }{orientation}} -Returns the built-in scrollbar thumb size. +\membersection{wxWindow::GetScreenPosition}\label{wxwindowgetscreenposition} + +\constfunc{virtual void}{GetScreenPosition}{\param{int* }{x}, \param{int* }{y}} + +\constfunc{wxPoint}{GetScreenPosition}{\void} + +Returns the window position in screen coordinates, whether the window is a +child window or a top level one. + +\wxheading{Parameters} + +\docparam{x}{Receives the x position of the window on the screen if non-\NULL.} + +\docparam{y}{Receives the y position of the window on the screen if non-\NULL.} \wxheading{See also} -\helpref{wxWindow::SetScrollbar}{wxwindowsetscrollbar} +\helpref{GetPosition}{wxwindowgetposition} + + +\membersection{wxWindow::GetScreenRect}\label{wxwindowgetscreenrect} + +\constfunc{virtual wxRect}{GetScreenRect}{\void} + +Returns the size and position of the window on the screen as a +\helpref{wxRect}{wxrect} object. + +\wxheading{See also} + +\helpref{GetRect}{wxwindowgetrect} \membersection{wxWindow::GetScrollPos}\label{wxwindowgetscrollpos} @@ -1041,6 +1203,17 @@ Returns the built-in scrollbar range. \helpref{wxWindow::SetScrollbar}{wxwindowsetscrollbar} +\membersection{wxWindow::GetScrollThumb}\label{wxwindowgetscrollthumb} + +\func{virtual int}{GetScrollThumb}{\param{int }{orientation}} + +Returns the built-in scrollbar thumb size. + +\wxheading{See also} + +\helpref{wxWindow::SetScrollbar}{wxwindowsetscrollbar} + + \membersection{wxWindow::GetSize}\label{wxwindowgetsize} \constfunc{void}{GetSize}{\param{int* }{width}, \param{int* }{height}} @@ -1112,7 +1285,6 @@ window with the currently selected font. \docparam{use16}{If {\tt true}, {\it string} contains 16-bit characters. The default is {\tt false}.} - \pythonnote{In place of a single overloaded method name, wxPython implements the following methods:\par \indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist} @@ -1127,17 +1299,6 @@ implements the following methods:\par {\tt ( x, y, descent, externalLeading )}.} -\membersection{wxWindow::GetTitle}\label{wxwindowgettitle} - -\func{virtual wxString}{GetTitle}{\void} - -Gets the window's title. Applicable only to frames and dialogs. - -\wxheading{See also} - -\helpref{wxWindow::SetTitle}{wxwindowsettitle} - - \membersection{wxWindow::GetToolTip}\label{wxwindowgettooltip} \constfunc{wxToolTip*}{GetToolTip}{\void} @@ -1171,7 +1332,10 @@ Returns a pointer to the current validator for the window, or NULL if there is n \constfunc{wxSize}{GetVirtualSize}{\void} -This gets the virtual size of the window in pixels. +This gets the virtual size of the window in pixels. By default it +returns the client size of the window, but after a call to +\helpref{SetVirtualSize}{wxwindowsetvirtualsize} it will return +that size. \wxheading{Parameters} @@ -1191,19 +1355,57 @@ Gets the window style that was passed to the constructor or {\bf Create} method. {\bf GetWindowStyle()} is another name for the same function. +\membersection{wxWindow::GetWindowVariant}\label{wxwindowgetwindowvariant} + +\constfunc{wxWindowVariant}{GetWindowVariant}{\void} + +Returns the value previously passed to +\helpref{wxWindow::SetWindowVariant}{wxwindowsetwindowvariant}. + + \membersection{wxWindow::HasCapture}\label{wxwindowhascapture} \constfunc{virtual bool}{HasCapture}{\void} -Returns true if this window has the current mouse capture. +Returns {\tt true} if this window has the current mouse capture. \wxheading{See also} -\helpref{wxWindow::CaptureMouse}{wxwindowcapturemouse}, -\helpref{wxWindow::ReleaseMouse}{wxwindowreleasemouse}, +\helpref{wxWindow::CaptureMouse}{wxwindowcapturemouse}, +\helpref{wxWindow::ReleaseMouse}{wxwindowreleasemouse}, \helpref{wxMouseCaptureChangedEvent}{wxmousecapturechangedevent} +\membersection{wxWindow::HasFlag}\label{wxwindowhasflag} + +\constfunc{bool}{HasFlag}{\param{int }{flag}} + +Returns \texttt{true} if the window has the given \arg{flag} bit set. + + +\membersection{wxWindow::HasScrollbar}\label{wxwindowhasscrollbar} + +\constfunc{virtual bool}{HasScrollbar}{\param{int }{orient}} + +Returns {\tt true} if this window has a scroll bar for this orientation. + +\wxheading{Parameters} + +\docparam{orient}{Orientation to check, either {\tt wxHORIZONTAL} or {\tt wxVERTICAL}.} + + +\membersection{wxWindow::HasTransparentBackground}\label{wxwindowhastransparentbackground} + +\constfunc{virtual bool}{HasTransparentBackground}{\void} + +Returns \true if this window background is transparent (as, for example, for +wxStaticText) and should show the parent window background. + +This method is mostly used internally by the library itself and you normally +shouldn't have to call it. You may, however, have to override it in your +wxWindow-derived class to ensure that background is painted correctly. + + \membersection{wxWindow::Hide}\label{wxwindowhide} \func{bool}{Hide}{\void} @@ -1211,6 +1413,35 @@ Returns true if this window has the current mouse capture. Equivalent to calling \helpref{Show}{wxwindowshow}({\tt false}). +\membersection{wxWindow::InheritAttributes}\label{wxwindowinheritattributes} + +\func{void}{InheritAttributes}{\void} + +This function is (or should be, in case of custom controls) called during +window creation to intelligently set up the window visual attributes, that is +the font and the foreground and background colours. + +By ``intelligently'' the following is meant: by default, all windows use their +own \helpref{default}{wxwindowgetclassdefaultattributes} attributes. However +if some of the parents attributes are explicitly (that is, using +\helpref{SetFont}{wxwindowsetfont} and not +\helpref{SetOwnFont}{wxwindowsetownfont}) changed \emph{and} if the +corresponding attribute hadn't been explicitly set for this window itself, +then this window takes the same value as used by the parent. In addition, if +the window overrides \helpref{ShouldInheritColours}{wxwindowshouldinheritcolours} +to return \false, the colours will not be changed no matter what and only the +font might. + +This rather complicated logic is necessary in order to accommodate the +different usage scenarios. The most common one is when all default attributes +are used and in this case, nothing should be inherited as in modern GUIs +different controls use different fonts (and colours) than their siblings so +they can't inherit the same value from the parent. However it was also deemed +desirable to allow to simply change the attributes of all children at once by +just changing the font or colour of their common parent, hence in this case we +do inherit the parents attributes. + + \membersection{wxWindow::InitDialog}\label{wxwindowinitdialog} \func{void}{InitDialog}{\void} @@ -1219,6 +1450,13 @@ Sends an {\tt wxEVT\_INIT\_DIALOG} event, whose handler usually transfers data to the dialog via validators. +\membersection{wxWindow::InvalidateBestSize}\label{wxwindowinvalidatebestsize} + +\func{void}{InvalidateBestSize}{\void} + +Resets the cached best size value so it will be recalculated the next time it is needed. + + \membersection{wxWindow::IsEnabled}\label{wxwindowisenabled} \constfunc{virtual bool}{IsEnabled}{\void} @@ -1293,20 +1531,23 @@ layout is on, this function gets called automatically when the window is resized \membersection{wxWindow::LineDown}\label{wxwindowlinedown} -This is just a wrapper for \helpref{ScrollLines()}{wxwindowscrolllines}$(1)$. +This is just a wrapper for \helpref{ScrollLines}{wxwindowscrolllines}$(1)$. \membersection{wxWindow::LineUp}\label{wxwindowlineup} -This is just a wrapper for \helpref{ScrollLines()}{wxwindowscrolllines}$(-1)$. +This is just a wrapper for \helpref{ScrollLines}{wxwindowscrolllines}$(-1)$. \membersection{wxWindow::Lower}\label{wxwindowlower} \func{void}{Lower}{\void} -Lowers the window to the bottom of the window hierarchy if it is a managed window (dialog -or frame). +Lowers the window to the bottom of the window hierarchy (z-order). + +\wxheading{See also} + +\helpref{Raise}{wxwindowraise} \membersection{wxWindow::MakeModal}\label{wxwindowmakemodal} @@ -1345,7 +1586,7 @@ wxWindow::Move function, which is defined in the base wxWindow class as the call: \begin{verbatim} - SetSize(x, y, -1, -1, wxSIZE_USE_EXISTING); + SetSize(x, y, wxDefaultCoord, wxDefaultCoord, wxSIZE_USE_EXISTING); \end{verbatim} \wxheading{See also} @@ -1360,6 +1601,52 @@ implements the following methods:\par \end{twocollist}} } + +\membersection{wxWindow::MoveAfterInTabOrder}\label{wxwindowmoveafterintaborder} + +\func{void}{MoveAfterInTabOrder}{\param{wxWindow *}{win}} + +Moves this window in the tab navigation order after the specified \arg{win}. +This means that when the user presses \texttt{TAB} key on that other window, +the focus switches to this window. + +Default tab order is the same as creation order, this function and +\helpref{MoveBeforeInTabOrder()}{wxwindowmovebeforeintaborder} allow to change +it after creating all the windows. + +\wxheading{Parameters} + +\docparam{win}{A sibling of this window which should precede it in tab order, +must not be NULL} + + +\membersection{wxWindow::MoveBeforeInTabOrder}\label{wxwindowmovebeforeintaborder} + +\func{void}{MoveBeforeInTabOrder}{\param{wxWindow *}{win}} + +Same as \helpref{MoveAfterInTabOrder}{wxwindowmoveafterintaborder} except that +it inserts this window just before \arg{win} instead of putting it right after +it. + + +\membersection{wxWindow::Navigate}\label{wxwindownavigate} + +\func{bool}{Navigate}{\param{int}{ flags = wxNavigationKeyEvent::IsForward}} + +Does keyboard navigation from this window to another, by sending +a wxNavigationKeyEvent. + +\wxheading{Parameters} + +\docparam{flags}{A combination of wxNavigationKeyEvent::IsForward and wxNavigationKeyEvent::WinChange.} + +\wxheading{Remarks} + +You may wish to call this from a text control custom keypress handler to do the default +navigation behaviour for the tab key, since the standard default behaviour for +a multiline text control with the wxTE\_PROCESS\_TAB style is to insert a tab +and not navigate to the next control. + %% VZ: wxWindow::OnXXX() functions should not be documented but I'm leaving %% the old docs here in case we want to move any still needed bits to %% the right location (i.e. probably the corresponding events docs) @@ -1445,7 +1732,7 @@ implements the following methods:\par %% %% This function is only relevant to top-level windows (frames and dialogs), and under %% Windows only. Under GTK the normal EVT\_CHAR\_ event has the functionality, i.e. -%% you can intercepts it and if you don't call \helpref{wxEvent::Skip}{wxeventskip} +%% you can intercept it, and if you don't call \helpref{wxEvent::Skip}{wxeventskip} %% the window won't get the event. %% %% \wxheading{See also} @@ -1584,28 +1871,6 @@ implements the following methods:\par %% %% \helpref{wxValidator}{wxvalidator}, \helpref{wxWindow::TransferDataToWindow}{wxwindowtransferdatatowindow} %% -%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnMenuCommand}\label{wxwindowonmenucommand} -%% -%% \func{void}{OnMenuCommand}{\param{wxCommandEvent\& }{event}} -%% -%% Called when a menu command is received from a menu bar. -%% -%% \wxheading{Parameters} -%% -%% \docparam{event}{The menu command event. For more information, see \helpref{wxCommandEvent}{wxcommandevent}.} -%% -%% \wxheading{Remarks} -%% -%% A function with this name doesn't actually exist; you can choose any member function to receive -%% menu command events, using the EVT\_COMMAND macro for individual commands or EVT\_COMMAND\_RANGE for -%% a range of commands. -%% -%% \wxheading{See also} -%% -%% \helpref{wxCommandEvent}{wxcommandevent},\rtfsp -%% \helpref{wxWindow::OnMenuHighlight}{wxwindowonmenuhighlight},\rtfsp -%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview} -%% %% \membersection{wxWindow::OnMenuHighlight}\label{wxwindowonmenuhighlight} %% %% \func{void}{OnMenuHighlight}{\param{wxMenuEvent\& }{event}} @@ -1627,13 +1892,12 @@ implements the following methods:\par %% The default implementation for \helpref{wxFrame::OnMenuHighlight}{wxframeonmenuhighlight} displays help %% text in the first field of the status bar. %% -%% This function was known as {\bf OnMenuSelect} in earlier versions of wxWindows, but this was confusing +%% This function was known as {\bf OnMenuSelect} in earlier versions of wxWidgets, but this was confusing %% since a selection is normally a left-click action. %% %% \wxheading{See also} %% %% \helpref{wxMenuEvent}{wxmenuevent},\rtfsp -%% \helpref{wxWindow::OnMenuCommand}{wxwindowonmenucommand},\rtfsp %% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview} %% %% @@ -1863,7 +2127,7 @@ that should not be disabled by an application defining an OnIdle handler in a derived class. This function may be used to do delayed painting, for example, -and most implementations call \helpref{wxWindow::UpdateWindowUI}{wxwindowupdatewindowui} +and most implementations call \helpref{wxWindow::UpdateWindowUI}{wxwindowupdatewindowui} in order to send update events to the window in idle time. @@ -1899,14 +2163,15 @@ default value is {\tt false}.} \membersection{wxWindow::PopupMenu}\label{wxwindowpopupmenu} -\func{bool}{PopupMenu}{\param{wxMenu* }{menu}, \param{const wxPoint\& }{pos}} +\func{bool}{PopupMenu}{\param{wxMenu* }{menu}, \param{const wxPoint\& }{pos = wxDefaultPosition}} \func{bool}{PopupMenu}{\param{wxMenu* }{menu}, \param{int }{x}, \param{int }{y}} Pops up the given menu at the specified coordinates, relative to this window, and returns control when the user has dismissed the menu. If a menu item is selected, the corresponding menu event is generated and will be -processed as usually. +processed as usually. If the coordinates are not specified, current mouse +cursor position is used. \wxheading{Parameters} @@ -1924,9 +2189,13 @@ processed as usually. \wxheading{Remarks} -Just before the menu is popped up, \helpref{wxMenu::UpdateUI}{wxmenuupdateui} is called -to ensure that the menu items are in the correct state. The menu does not get deleted -by the window. +Just before the menu is popped up, \helpref{wxMenu::UpdateUI}{wxmenuupdateui} +is called to ensure that the menu items are in the correct state. The menu does +not get deleted by the window. + +It is recommended to not explicitly specify coordinates when calling PopupMenu +in response to mouse click, because some of the ports (namely, wxGTK) can do +a better job of positioning the menu in that case. \pythonnote{In place of a single overloaded method name, wxPython implements the following methods:\par @@ -1973,17 +2242,24 @@ remove the event handler. \func{void}{Raise}{\void} -Raises the window to the top of the window hierarchy if it is a managed window (dialog -or frame). +Raises the window to the top of the window hierarchy (z-order). + +In current version of wxWidgets this works both for managed and child windows. + +\wxheading{See also} + +\helpref{Lower}{wxwindowlower} \membersection{wxWindow::Refresh}\label{wxwindowrefresh} -\func{virtual void}{Refresh}{\param{bool}{ eraseBackground = {\tt true}}, \param{const wxRect* }{rect -= NULL}} +\func{virtual void}{Refresh}{\param{bool}{ eraseBackground = {\tt true}}, \param{const wxRect* }{rect = NULL}} -Causes an event to be generated to repaint the -window. +Causes this window, and all of its children recursively (except under wxGTK1 +where this is not implemented), to be repainted. Note that repainting doesn't +happen immediately but only during the next event loop iteration, if you need +to update the window immediately you should use \helpref{Update}{wxwindowupdate} +instead. \wxheading{Parameters} @@ -2000,12 +2276,14 @@ be treated as damaged.} \membersection{wxWindow::RefreshRect}\label{wxwindowrefreshrect} -\func{void}{Refresh}{\param{const wxRect\& }{rect}} +\func{void}{RefreshRect}{\param{const wxRect\& }{rect}, \param{bool }{eraseBackground = \true}} -Redraws the contents of the given rectangle: the area inside it will be +Redraws the contents of the given rectangle: only the area inside it will be repainted. -This is the same as \helpref{Refresh}{wxwindowrefresh} but has a nicer syntax. +This is the same as \helpref{Refresh}{wxwindowrefresh} but has a nicer syntax +as it can be called with a temporary wxRect object as argument like this +\texttt{RefreshRect(wxRect(x, y, w, h))}. \membersection{wxWindow::RegisterHotKey}\label{wxwindowregisterhotkey} @@ -2035,7 +2313,8 @@ hotkey with this modifier/virtualKeyCode combination. \wxheading{Remarks} Use EVT\_HOTKEY(hotkeyId, fnc) in the event table to capture the event. -This function is currently only implemented under MSW. +This function is currently only implemented under Windows. It is used +in the \helpref{Windows CE port}{wxwince} for detecting hardware button presses. \wxheading{See also} @@ -2050,9 +2329,9 @@ Releases mouse input captured with \helpref{wxWindow::CaptureMouse}{wxwindowcapt \wxheading{See also} -\helpref{wxWindow::CaptureMouse}{wxwindowcapturemouse}, -\helpref{wxWindow::HasCapture}{wxwindowhascapture}, -\helpref{wxWindow::ReleaseMouse}{wxwindowreleasemouse}, +\helpref{wxWindow::CaptureMouse}{wxwindowcapturemouse}, +\helpref{wxWindow::HasCapture}{wxwindowhascapture}, +\helpref{wxWindow::ReleaseMouse}{wxwindowreleasemouse}, \helpref{wxMouseCaptureChangedEvent}{wxmousecapturechangedevent} @@ -2063,7 +2342,7 @@ Releases mouse input captured with \helpref{wxWindow::CaptureMouse}{wxwindowcapt Removes a child window. This is called automatically by window deletion functions so should not be required by the application programmer. -Notice that this function is mostly internal to wxWindows and shouldn't be +Notice that this function is mostly internal to wxWidgets and shouldn't be called by the user code. \wxheading{Parameters} @@ -2080,7 +2359,7 @@ not delete) it from it. \wxheading{Parameters} -\docparam{handler}{The event handler to remove, must be non {\tt NULL} and +\docparam{handler}{The event handler to remove, must be non-{\tt NULL} and must be present in this windows event handlers chain} \wxheading{Return value} @@ -2170,9 +2449,7 @@ on top/bottom and nothing was done. \wxheading{Remarks} -This function is currently only implemented under MSW and wxTextCtrl under -wxGTK (it also works for wxScrolledWindow derived classes under all -platforms). +This function is currently only implemented under MSW and wxGTK. \wxheading{See also} @@ -2191,14 +2468,14 @@ Physically scrolls the pixels in the window and move child windows accordingly. \docparam{dy}{Amount to scroll vertically.} -\docparam{rect}{Rectangle to invalidate. If this is NULL, the whole window is invalidated. If you -pass a rectangle corresponding to the area of the window exposed by the scroll, your painting handler -can optimize painting by checking for the invalidated region. This parameter is ignored under GTK.} +\docparam{rect}{Rectangle to scroll, if it is \NULL, the whole window is +scrolled (this is always the case under wxGTK which doesn't support this +parameter)} \wxheading{Remarks} -Use this function to optimise your scrolling implementations, to minimise the area that must be -redrawn. Note that it is rarely required to call this function from a user program. +Note that you can often use \helpref{wxScrolledWindow}{wxscrolledwindow} +instead of using this function directly. \membersection{wxWindow::SetAcceleratorTable}\label{wxwindowsetacceleratortable} @@ -2210,7 +2487,7 @@ Sets the accelerator table for this window. See \helpref{wxAcceleratorTable}{wxa \membersection{wxWindow::SetAccessible}\label{wxwindowsetaccessible} -\func{void}{SetAccessible}{\param{wxAccessibile*}{ accessible}} +\func{void}{SetAccessible}{\param{wxAccessible*}{ accessible}} Sets the accessible for this window. Any existing accessible for this window will be deleted first, if not identical to {\it accessible}. @@ -2223,7 +2500,12 @@ See also \helpref{wxAccessible}{wxaccessible}. \func{void}{SetAutoLayout}{\param{bool}{ autoLayout}} Determines whether the \helpref{wxWindow::Layout}{wxwindowlayout} function will -be called automatically when the window is resized. It is called implicitly by +be called automatically when the window is resized. Please note that this only +happens for the windows usually used to contain children, namely +\helpref{wxPanel}{wxpanel} and \helpref{wxTopLevelWindow}{wxtoplevelwindow} +(and the classes deriving from them). + +This method is called implicitly by \helpref{wxWindow::SetSizer}{wxwindowsetsizer} but if you use \helpref{wxWindow::SetConstraints}{wxwindowsetconstraints} you should call it manually or otherwise the window layout won't be correctly updated when its @@ -2231,8 +2513,8 @@ size changes. \wxheading{Parameters} -\docparam{autoLayout}{Set this to {\tt true} if you wish the Layout function to be called -from within wxWindow::OnSize functions.} +\docparam{autoLayout}{Set this to \true if you wish the Layout function to be +called automatically when the window is resized.} \wxheading{See also} @@ -2241,13 +2523,18 @@ from within wxWindow::OnSize functions.} \membersection{wxWindow::SetBackgroundColour}\label{wxwindowsetbackgroundcolour} -\func{virtual void}{SetBackgroundColour}{\param{const wxColour\& }{colour}} +\func{virtual bool}{SetBackgroundColour}{\param{const wxColour\& }{colour}} Sets the background colour of the window. +Please see \helpref{InheritAttributes}{wxwindowinheritattributes} for +explanation of the difference between this method and +\helpref{SetOwnBackgroundColour}{wxwindowsetownbackgroundcolour}. + \wxheading{Parameters} -\docparam{colour}{The colour to be used as the background colour.} +\docparam{colour}{The colour to be used as the background colour, pass + {\tt wxNullColour} to reset to the default colour.} \wxheading{Remarks} @@ -2259,9 +2546,11 @@ Note that setting the background colour does not cause an immediate refresh, so may wish to call \helpref{wxWindow::ClearBackground}{wxwindowclearbackground} or \helpref{wxWindow::Refresh}{wxwindowrefresh} after calling this function. -Use this function with care under GTK+ as the new appearance of the window might -not look equally well when used with "Themes", i.e GTK+'s ability to change its -look as the user wishes with run-time loadable modules. +Using this function will disable attempts to use themes for this +window, if the system supports them. Use with care since usually the +themes represent the appearance chosen by the user to be used for all +applications on the system. + \wxheading{See also} @@ -2272,6 +2561,43 @@ look as the user wishes with run-time loadable modules. \helpref{wxWindow::Refresh}{wxwindowrefresh},\rtfsp \helpref{wxEraseEvent}{wxeraseevent} +\membersection{wxWindow::SetBackgroundStyle}\label{wxwindowsetbackgroundstyle} + +\func{virtual void}{SetBackgroundStyle}{\param{wxBackgroundStyle}{ style}} + +Sets the background style of the window. The background style indicates +whether background colour should be determined by the system (wxBG\_STYLE\_SYSTEM), +be set to a specific colour (wxBG\_STYLE\_COLOUR), or should be left to the +application to implement (wxBG\_STYLE\_CUSTOM). + +On GTK+, use of wxBG\_STYLE\_CUSTOM allows the flicker-free drawing of a custom +background, such as a tiled bitmap. Currently the style has no effect on other platforms. + +\wxheading{See also} + +\helpref{wxWindow::SetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowsetbackgroundcolour},\rtfsp +\helpref{wxWindow::GetForegroundColour}{wxwindowgetforegroundcolour},\rtfsp +\helpref{wxWindow::GetBackgroundStyle}{wxwindowgetbackgroundstyle} + + +\membersection{wxWindow::SetBestFittingSize}\label{wxwindowsetbestfittingsize} + +\func{void}{SetBestFittingSize}{\param{const wxSize\& }{size = wxDefaultSize}} + +A {\it smart} SetSize that will fill in default size components with the +window's {\it best} size values. Also sets the window's minsize to +the value passed in for use with sizers. This means that if a full or +partial size is passed to this function then the sizers will use that +size instead of the results of GetBestSize to determine the minimum +needs of the window for layout. + +\wxheading{See also} + +\helpref{wxWindow::SetSize}{wxwindowsetsize},\rtfsp +\helpref{wxWindow::GetBestSize}{wxwindowgetbestsize},\rtfsp +\helpref{wxWindow::GetBestFittingSize}{wxwindowgetbestfittingsize},\rtfsp +\helpref{wxWindow::SetSizeHints}{wxwindowsetsizehints} + \membersection{wxWindow::SetCaret}\label{wxwindowsetcaret} @@ -2308,6 +2634,27 @@ implements the following methods:\par } +\membersection{wxWindow::SetConstraints}\label{wxwindowsetconstraints} + +\func{void}{SetConstraints}{\param{wxLayoutConstraints* }{constraints}} + +Sets the window to have the given layout constraints. The window +will then own the object, and will take care of its deletion. +If an existing layout constraints object is already owned by the +window, it will be deleted. + +\wxheading{Parameters} + +\docparam{constraints}{The constraints to set. Pass NULL to disassociate and delete the window's +constraints.} + +\wxheading{Remarks} + +You must call \helpref{wxWindow::SetAutoLayout}{wxwindowsetautolayout} to tell a window to use +the constraints automatically in OnSize; otherwise, you must override OnSize and call Layout() +explicitly. When setting both a wxLayoutConstraints and a \helpref{wxSizer}{wxsizer}, only the +sizer will have effect. + \membersection{wxWindow::SetContainingSizer}\label{wxwindowsetcontainingsizer} \func{void}{SetContainingSizer}{\param{wxSizer* }{sizer}} @@ -2338,28 +2685,6 @@ be reset back to default. \helpref{::wxSetCursor}{wxsetcursor}, \helpref{wxCursor}{wxcursor} -\membersection{wxWindow::SetConstraints}\label{wxwindowsetconstraints} - -\func{void}{SetConstraints}{\param{wxLayoutConstraints* }{constraints}} - -Sets the window to have the given layout constraints. The window -will then own the object, and will take care of its deletion. -If an existing layout constraints object is already owned by the -window, it will be deleted. - -\wxheading{Parameters} - -\docparam{constraints}{The constraints to set. Pass NULL to disassociate and delete the window's -constraints.} - -\wxheading{Remarks} - -You must call \helpref{wxWindow::SetAutoLayout}{wxwindowsetautolayout} to tell a window to use -the constraints automatically in OnSize; otherwise, you must override OnSize and call Layout() -explicitly. When setting both a wxLayoutConstraints and a \helpref{wxSizer}{wxsizer}, only the -sizer will have effect. - - \membersection{wxWindow::SetDropTarget}\label{wxwindowsetdroptarget} \func{void}{SetDropTarget}{\param{wxDropTarget*}{ target}} @@ -2374,6 +2699,14 @@ If the window already has a drop target, it is deleted. \helpref{Drag and drop overview}{wxdndoverview} + +\membersection{wxWindow::SetInitialBestSize}\label{wxwindowsetinitialbestsize} + +\func{virtual void}{SetInitialBestSize}{\param{const wxSize\& }{size}} + +Sets the initial window size if none is given (i.e. at least one of the +components of the size passed to ctor/Create() is wxDefaultCoord). + \membersection{wxWindow::SetEventHandler}\label{wxwindowseteventhandler} \func{void}{SetEventHandler}{\param{wxEvtHandler* }{handler}} @@ -2428,7 +2761,7 @@ window from being used as an implicit parent for the dialogs which were created without a parent. It is useful for the windows which can disappear at any moment as creating children of such windows results in fatal problems.} \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxFRAME\_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. This style cannot be used together with wxMAXIMIZE\_BOX or wxMINIMIZE\_BOX, so you should use the style of @@ -2451,13 +2784,15 @@ This sets the window to receive keyboard input. \wxheading{See also} \helpref{wxFocusEvent}{wxfocusevent} +\helpref{wxPanel::SetFocus}{wxpanelsetfocus} +\helpref{wxPanel::SetFocusIgnoringChildren}{wxpanelsetfocusignoringchildren} \membersection{wxWindow::SetFocusFromKbd}\label{wxwindowsetfocusfromkbd} \func{virtual void}{SetFocusFromKbd}{\void} -This function is called by wxWindows keyboard navigation code when the user +This function is called by wxWidgets keyboard navigation code when the user gives the focus to this window from keyboard (e.g. using {\tt TAB} key). By default this method simply calls \helpref{SetFocus}{wxwindowsetfocus} but can be overridden to do something in addition to this in the derived classes. @@ -2467,15 +2802,27 @@ can be overridden to do something in addition to this in the derived classes. \func{void}{SetFont}{\param{const wxFont\& }{font}} -Sets the font for this window. +Sets the font for this window. This function should not be called for the +parent window if you don't want its font to be inherited by its children, +use \helpref{SetOwnFont}{wxwindowsetownfont} instead in this case and +see \helpref{InheritAttributes}{wxwindowinheritattributes} for more +explanations. + +Please notice that the given font is \emph{not} automatically used for +\helpref{wxPaintDC}{wxpaintdc} objects associated with this window, you need to +call \helpref{wxDC::SetFont()}{wxdcsetfont} too. However this font is used by +any standard controls for drawing their text as well as by +\helpref{wxWindow::GetTextExtent()}{wxwindowgettextextent}. \wxheading{Parameters} -\docparam{font}{Font to associate with this window.} +\docparam{font}{Font to associate with this window, pass +{\tt wxNullFont} to reset to the default font.} \wxheading{See also} -\helpref{wxWindow::GetFont}{wxwindowgetfont} +\helpref{wxWindow::GetFont}{wxwindowgetfont},\\ +\helpref{InheritAttributes}{wxwindowinheritattributes} \membersection{wxWindow::SetForegroundColour}\label{wxwindowsetforegroundcolour} @@ -2484,9 +2831,14 @@ Sets the font for this window. Sets the foreground colour of the window. +Please see \helpref{InheritAttributes}{wxwindowinheritattributes} for +explanation of the difference between this method and +\helpref{SetOwnForegroundColour}{wxwindowsetownforegroundcolour}. + \wxheading{Parameters} -\docparam{colour}{The colour to be used as the foreground colour.} +\docparam{colour}{The colour to be used as the foreground colour, pass + {\tt wxNullColour} to reset to the default colour.} \wxheading{Remarks} @@ -2494,15 +2846,17 @@ The interpretation of foreground colour is open to interpretation according to the window class; it may be the text colour or other colour, or it may not be used at all. -Note that when using this functions under GTK, you will disable the so called "themes", -i.e. the user chosen appearance of windows and controls, including the themes of -their parent windows. +Using this function will disable attempts to use themes for this +window, if the system supports them. Use with care since usually the +themes represent the appearance chosen by the user to be used for all +applications on the system. \wxheading{See also} \helpref{wxWindow::GetForegroundColour}{wxwindowgetforegroundcolour},\rtfsp \helpref{wxWindow::SetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowsetbackgroundcolour},\rtfsp -\helpref{wxWindow::GetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowgetbackgroundcolour} +\helpref{wxWindow::GetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowgetbackgroundcolour},\rtfsp +\helpref{wxWindow::ShouldInheritColours}{wxwindowshouldinheritcolours} \membersection{wxWindow::SetHelpText}\label{wxwindowsethelptext} @@ -2537,6 +2891,38 @@ on creation and should not be modified subsequently. \helpref{Window identifiers}{windowids} + +\membersection{wxWindow::SetLabel}\label{wxwindowsetlabel} + +\func{virtual void}{SetLabel}{\param{const wxString\& }{label}} + +Sets the window's label. + +\wxheading{Parameters} + +\docparam{label}{The window label.} + +\wxheading{See also} + +\helpref{wxWindow::GetLabel}{wxwindowgetlabel} + + +\membersection{wxWindow::SetMaxSize}\label{wxwindowsetmaxsize} + +\func{void}{SetMaxSize}{\param{const wxSize\& }{size}} + +Sets the maximum size of the window, to indicate to the sizer layout mechanism +that this is the maximum possible size. + +\membersection{wxWindow::SetMinSize}\label{wxwindowsetminsize} + +\func{void}{SetMinSize}{\param{const wxSize\& }{size}} + +Sets the minimum size of the window, to indicate to the sizer layout mechanism +that this is the minimum required size. You may need to call this +if you change the window size after construction and before adding +to its parent sizer. + \membersection{wxWindow::SetName}\label{wxwindowsetname} \func{virtual void}{SetName}{\param{const wxString\& }{name}} @@ -2552,6 +2938,45 @@ Sets the window's name. \helpref{wxWindow::GetName}{wxwindowgetname} +\membersection{wxWindow::SetOwnBackgroundColour}\label{wxwindowsetownbackgroundcolour} + +\func{void}{SetOwnBackgroundColour}{\param{const wxColour\& }{colour}} + +Sets the background colour of the window but prevents it from being inherited +by the children of this window. + +\wxheading{See also} + +\helpref{SetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowsetbackgroundcolour},\rtfsp +\helpref{InheritAttributes}{wxwindowinheritattributes} + + +\membersection{wxWindow::SetOwnFont}\label{wxwindowsetownfont} + +\func{void}{SetOwnFont}{\param{const wxFont\& }{font}} + +Sets the font of the window but prevents it from being inherited by the +children of this window. + +\wxheading{See also} + +\helpref{SetFont}{wxwindowsetfont},\rtfsp +\helpref{InheritAttributes}{wxwindowinheritattributes} + + +\membersection{wxWindow::SetOwnForegroundColour}\label{wxwindowsetownforegroundcolour} + +\func{void}{SetOwnForegroundColour}{\param{const wxColour\& }{colour}} + +Sets the foreground colour of the window but prevents it from being inherited +by the children of this window. + +\wxheading{See also} + +\helpref{SetForegroundColour}{wxwindowsetforegroundcolour},\rtfsp +\helpref{InheritAttributes}{wxwindowinheritattributes} + + \membersection{wxWindow::SetPalette}\label{wxwindowsetpalette} \func{virtual void}{SetPalette}{\param{wxPalette* }{palette}} @@ -2607,10 +3032,12 @@ from your \helpref{wxSizeEvent}{wxsizeevent} handler function. \wxheading{See also} \helpref{Scrolling overview}{scrollingoverview},\rtfsp -\helpref{wxScrollBar}{wxscrollbar}, \helpref{wxScrolledWindow}{wxscrolledwindow} +\helpref{wxScrollBar}{wxscrollbar}, \helpref{wxScrolledWindow}{wxscrolledwindow},\rtfsp +\helpref{wxScrollWinEvent}{wxscrollwinevent} \begin{comment} + \membersection{wxWindow::SetScrollPage}\label{wxwindowsetscrollpage} \func{virtual void}{SetScrollPage}{\param{int }{orientation}, \param{int }{pageSize}, \param{bool }{refresh = {\tt true}}} @@ -2644,8 +3071,8 @@ handling of pages and ranges. \wxheading{See also} \helpref{wxWindow::SetScrollPos}{wxwindowsetscrollpos},\rtfsp -\helpref{wxWindow::GetScrollPos}{wxwindowsetscrollpos},\rtfsp -\helpref{wxWindow::GetScrollPage}{wxwindowsetscrollpage},\rtfsp +\helpref{wxWindow::GetScrollPos}{wxwindowgetscrollpos},\rtfsp +\helpref{wxWindow::GetScrollPage}{wxwindowgetscrollpage},\rtfsp \helpref{wxScrollBar}{wxscrollbar}, \helpref{wxScrolledWindow}{wxscrolledwindow} \end{comment} @@ -2672,12 +3099,13 @@ application to take note of scrollbar attributes and redraw contents accordingly \wxheading{See also} \helpref{wxWindow::SetScrollbar}{wxwindowsetscrollbar},\rtfsp -\helpref{wxWindow::GetScrollPos}{wxwindowsetscrollpos},\rtfsp +\helpref{wxWindow::GetScrollPos}{wxwindowgetscrollpos},\rtfsp \helpref{wxWindow::GetScrollThumb}{wxwindowgetscrollthumb},\rtfsp \helpref{wxScrollBar}{wxscrollbar}, \helpref{wxScrolledWindow}{wxscrolledwindow} \begin{comment} + \membersection{wxWindow::SetScrollRange}\label{wxwindowsetscrollrange} \func{virtual void}{SetScrollRange}{\param{int }{orientation}, \param{int }{range}, \param{bool }{refresh = {\tt true}}} @@ -2704,8 +3132,8 @@ and usually the scrollbar will be automatically hidden. \helpref{wxWindow::SetScrollPos}{wxwindowsetscrollpos},\rtfsp \helpref{wxWindow::SetScrollPage}{wxwindowsetscrollpage},\rtfsp -\helpref{wxWindow::GetScrollPos}{wxwindowsetscrollpos},\rtfsp -\helpref{wxWindow::GetScrollPage}{wxwindowsetscrollpage},\rtfsp +\helpref{wxWindow::GetScrollPos}{wxwindowgetscrollpos},\rtfsp +\helpref{wxWindow::GetScrollPage}{wxwindowgetscrollpage},\rtfsp \helpref{wxScrollBar}{wxscrollbar}, \helpref{wxScrolledWindow}{wxscrolledwindow} \end{comment} @@ -2727,16 +3155,16 @@ Sets the size of the window in pixels. \wxheading{Parameters} -\docparam{x}{Required x position in pixels, or -1 to indicate that the existing +\docparam{x}{Required x position in pixels, or wxDefaultCoord to indicate that the existing value should be used.} -\docparam{y}{Required y position in pixels, or -1 to indicate that the existing +\docparam{y}{Required y position in pixels, or wxDefaultCoord to indicate that the existing value should be used.} -\docparam{width}{Required width in pixels, or -1 to indicate that the existing +\docparam{width}{Required width in pixels, or wxDefaultCoord to indicate that the existing value should be used.} -\docparam{height}{Required height position in pixels, or -1 to indicate that the existing +\docparam{height}{Required height position in pixels, or wxDefaultCoord to indicate that the existing value should be used.} \docparam{size}{\helpref{wxSize}{wxsize} object for setting the size.} @@ -2745,16 +3173,20 @@ value should be used.} \docparam{sizeFlags}{Indicates the interpretation of other parameters. It is a bit list of the following: -{\bf wxSIZE\_AUTO\_WIDTH}: a -1 width value is taken to indicate -a wxWindows-supplied default width.\\ -{\bf wxSIZE\_AUTO\_HEIGHT}: a -1 height value is taken to indicate -a wxWindows-supplied default width.\\ -{\bf wxSIZE\_AUTO}: -1 size values are taken to indicate -a wxWindows-supplied default size.\\ +{\bf wxSIZE\_AUTO\_WIDTH}: a $wxDefaultCoord$ width value is taken to indicate +a wxWidgets-supplied default width.\\ +{\bf wxSIZE\_AUTO\_HEIGHT}: a $wxDefaultCoord$ height value is taken to indicate +a wxWidgets-supplied default height.\\ +{\bf wxSIZE\_AUTO}: $wxDefaultCoord$ size values are taken to indicate +a wxWidgets-supplied default size.\\ {\bf wxSIZE\_USE\_EXISTING}: existing dimensions should be used -if -1 values are supplied.\\ -{\bf wxSIZE\_ALLOW\_MINUS\_ONE}: allow dimensions of -1 and less to be interpreted +if $wxDefaultCoord$ values are supplied.\\ +{\bf wxSIZE\_ALLOW\_MINUS\_ONE}: allow negative dimensions (ie. value of $wxDefaultCoord$) to be interpreted as real dimensions, not default values. +{\bf wxSIZE\_FORCE}: normally, if the position and the size of the window are +already the same as the parameters of this function, nothing is done. but with +this flag a window resize may be forced even in this case (supported in wx +2.6.2 and later and only implemented for MSW and ignored elsewhere currently) } \wxheading{Remarks} @@ -2763,8 +3195,8 @@ The second form is a convenience for calling the first form with default x and y parameters, and must be used with non-default width and height values. The first form sets the position and optionally size, of the window. -Parameters may be -1 to indicate either that a default should be supplied -by wxWindows, or that the current value of the dimension should be used. +Parameters may be $wxDefaultCoord$ to indicate either that a default should be supplied +by wxWidgets, or that the current value of the dimension should be used. \wxheading{See also} @@ -2782,9 +3214,13 @@ implements the following methods:\par \membersection{wxWindow::SetSizeHints}\label{wxwindowsetsizehints} -\func{virtual void}{SetSizeHints}{\param{int}{ minW=-1}, \param{int}{ minH=-1}, \param{int}{ maxW=-1}, \param{int}{ maxH=-1}, +\func{virtual void}{SetSizeHints}{\param{int}{ minW}, \param{int}{ minH}, \param{int}{ maxW=-1}, \param{int}{ maxH=-1}, \param{int}{ incW=-1}, \param{int}{ incH=-1}} +\func{void}{SetSizeHints}{\param{const wxSize\&}{ minSize}, +\param{const wxSize\&}{ maxSize=wxDefaultSize}, \param{const wxSize\&}{ incSize=wxDefaultSize}} + + Allows specification of minimum and maximum window sizes, and window size increments. If a pair of values is not set (or set to -1), the default values will be used. @@ -2802,6 +3238,12 @@ If a pair of values is not set (or set to -1), the default values will be used. \docparam{incH}{Specifies the increment for sizing the height (Motif/Xt only).} +\docparam{minSize}{Minimum size.} + +\docparam{maxSize}{Maximum size.} + +\docparam{incSize}{Increment size (Motif/Xt only).} + \wxheading{Remarks} If this function is called, the user will not be able to size the window outside the @@ -2819,7 +3261,7 @@ will then own the object, and will take care of its deletion. If an existing layout constraints object is already owned by the window, it will be deleted if the deleteOld parameter is true. -Note that this function will also call +Note that this function will also call \helpref{SetAutoLayout}{wxwindowsetautolayout} implicitly with {\tt true} parameter if the {\it sizer}\/ is non-NULL and {\tt false} otherwise. @@ -2833,7 +3275,7 @@ Pass false if you wish to handle deleting the old sizer yourself.} \wxheading{Remarks} -SetSizer now enables and disables Layout automatically, but prior to wxWindows 2.3.3 +SetSizer now enables and disables Layout automatically, but prior to wxWidgets 2.3.3 the following applied: You must call \helpref{wxWindow::SetAutoLayout}{wxwindowsetautolayout} to tell a window to use @@ -2850,21 +3292,6 @@ The same as \helpref{SetSizer}{wxwindowsetsizer}, except it also sets the size h for the window based on the sizer's minimum size. -\membersection{wxWindow::SetTitle}\label{wxwindowsettitle} - -\func{virtual void}{SetTitle}{\param{const wxString\& }{title}} - -Sets the window's title. Applicable only to frames and dialogs. - -\wxheading{Parameters} - -\docparam{title}{The window's title.} - -\wxheading{See also} - -\helpref{wxWindow::GetTitle}{wxwindowgettitle} - - \membersection{wxWindow::SetThemeEnabled}\label{wxwindowsetthemeenabled} \func{virtual void}{SetThemeEnabled}{\param{bool }{enable}} @@ -2913,6 +3340,10 @@ Sets the virtual size of the window in pixels. \func{virtual void}{SetVirtualSizeHints}{\param{int}{ minW},\param{int}{ minH}, \param{int}{ maxW=-1}, \param{int}{ maxH=-1}} +\func{void}{SetVirtualSizeHints}{\param{const wxSize\&}{ minSize=wxDefaultSize}, +\param{const wxSize\&}{ maxSize=wxDefaultSize}} + + Allows specification of minimum and maximum virtual window sizes. If a pair of values is not set (or set to -1), the default values will be used. @@ -2927,6 +3358,10 @@ will be used. \docparam{maxH}{Specifies the maximum height allowable.} +\docparam{minSize}{Minimum size.} + +\docparam{maxSize}{Maximum size.} + \wxheading{Remarks} If this function is called, the user will not be able to size the virtual area @@ -2955,6 +3390,40 @@ See \helpref{Window styles}{windowstyles} for more information about flags. \helpref{GetWindowStyleFlag}{wxwindowgetwindowstyleflag} +\membersection{wxWindow::SetWindowVariant}\label{wxwindowsetwindowvariant} + +\func{void}{SetWindowVariant}{\param{wxWindowVariant}{variant}} + +This function can be called under all platforms but only does anything under +Mac OS X 10.3+ currently. Under this system, each of the standard control can +exist in several sizes which correspond to the elements of wxWindowVariant +enum: +\begin{verbatim} +enum wxWindowVariant +{ + wxWINDOW_VARIANT_NORMAL, // Normal size + wxWINDOW_VARIANT_SMALL, // Smaller size (about 25 % smaller than normal ) + wxWINDOW_VARIANT_MINI, // Mini size (about 33 % smaller than normal ) + wxWINDOW_VARIANT_LARGE, // Large size (about 25 % larger than normal ) +}; +\end{verbatim} + +By default the controls use the normal size, of course, but this function can +be used to change this. + + +\membersection{wxWindow::ShouldInheritColours}\label{wxwindowshouldinheritcolours} + +\func{virtual bool}{ShouldInheritColours}{\void} + +Return \true from here to allow the colours of this window to be changed by +\helpref{InheritAttributes}{wxwindowinheritattributes}, returning \false +forbids inheriting them from the parent window. + +The base class version returns \false, but this method is overridden in +\helpref{wxControl}{wxcontrol} where it returns \true. + + \membersection{wxWindow::Show}\label{wxwindowshow} \func{virtual bool}{Show}{\param{bool}{ show = {\tt true}}} @@ -2974,7 +3443,9 @@ done because it already was in the requested state. \wxheading{See also} -\helpref{wxWindow::IsShown}{wxwindowisshown} +\helpref{wxWindow::IsShown}{wxwindowisshown},\rtfsp +\helpref{wxWindow::Hide}{wxwindowhide},\rtfsp +\helpref{wxRadioBox::Show}{wxradioboxshow} \membersection{wxWindow::Thaw}\label{wxwindowthaw} @@ -2982,7 +3453,12 @@ done because it already was in the requested state. \func{virtual void}{Thaw}{\void} Reenables window updating after a previous call to -\helpref{Freeze}{wxwindowfreeze}. +\helpref{Freeze}{wxwindowfreeze}. To really thaw the control, it must be called +exactly the same number of times as \helpref{Freeze}{wxwindowfreeze}. + +\wxheading{See also} + +\helpref{wxWindowUpdateLocker}{wxwindowupdatelocker} \membersection{wxWindow::TransferDataFromWindow}\label{wxwindowtransferdatafromwindow} @@ -3047,12 +3523,12 @@ This function is currently only implemented under MSW. \func{virtual void}{Update}{\void} -Calling this method immediately repaints the invalidated area of the window -while this would usually only happen when the flow of control returns to the -event loop. Notice that this function doesn't refresh the window and does -nothing if the window hadn't been already repainted. Use -\helpref{Refresh}{wxwindowrefresh} first if you want to immediately redraw the -window unconditionally. +Calling this method immediately repaints the invalidated area of the window and +all of its children recursively while this would usually only happen when the +flow of control returns to the event loop. Notice that this function doesn't +refresh the window and does nothing if the window hadn't been already +repainted. Use \helpref{Refresh}{wxwindowrefresh} first if you want to +immediately redraw the window unconditionally. \membersection{wxWindow::UpdateWindowUI}\label{wxwindowupdatewindowui} @@ -3065,10 +3541,10 @@ example a wxToolBar will send an update UI event for each toolbar button, and a wxFrame will send an update UI event for each menubar menu item. You can call this function from your application to ensure that your UI is up-to-date at this point (as far as your wxUpdateUIEvent handlers -are concerned). This may be necessary if you have called -\helpref{wxUpdateUIEvent::SetMode}{wxupdateuieventsetmode} or +are concerned). This may be necessary if you have called +\helpref{wxUpdateUIEvent::SetMode}{wxupdateuieventsetmode} or \helpref{wxUpdateUIEvent::SetUpdateInterval}{wxupdateuieventsetupdateinterval} to -limit the overhead that wxWindows incurs by sending update UI events in idle time. +limit the overhead that wxWidgets incurs by sending update UI events in idle time. {\it flags} should be a bitlist of one or more of the following values. @@ -3099,8 +3575,8 @@ void MyWindow::OnInternalIdle() \wxheading{See also} -\helpref{wxUpdateUIEvent}{wxupdateuievent}, -\helpref{wxWindow::DoUpdateWindowUI}{wxwindowdoupdatewindowui}, +\helpref{wxUpdateUIEvent}{wxupdateuievent}, +\helpref{wxWindow::DoUpdateWindowUI}{wxwindowdoupdatewindowui}, \helpref{wxWindow::OnInternalIdle}{wxwindowoninternalidle} @@ -3120,7 +3596,7 @@ Returns {\tt false} if any of the validations failed. \wxheading{See also} \helpref{wxWindow::TransferDataFromWindow}{wxwindowtransferdatafromwindow},\rtfsp -\helpref{wxWindow::TransferDataFromWindow}{wxwindowtransferdatafromwindow},\rtfsp +\helpref{wxWindow::TransferDataToWindow}{wxwindowtransferdatatowindow},\rtfsp \helpref{wxValidator}{wxvalidator} @@ -3138,4 +3614,3 @@ Interface Guidelines forbid moving the mouse cursor programmatically. \docparam{x}{The new x position for the cursor.} \docparam{y}{The new y position for the cursor.} -