X-Git-Url: https://git.saurik.com/wxWidgets.git/blobdiff_plain/df61c0097160f84ba840e6648b147d3fa29141ea..57c5293e49b50007e8fb19f4953d65d6aeb45293:/docs/latex/wx/mdi.tex?ds=sidebyside diff --git a/docs/latex/wx/mdi.tex b/docs/latex/wx/mdi.tex index dae9a1e8d7..391c38ec88 100644 --- a/docs/latex/wx/mdi.tex +++ b/docs/latex/wx/mdi.tex @@ -241,11 +241,12 @@ and is used in many popular Windows applications, such as Microsoft Word(TM). There may be multiple MDI parent frames in a single application, but this probably only makes sense within programming development environments. -Child frames may be either \helpref{wxMDIChildFrame}{wxmdichildframe}, or \helpref{wxFrame}{wxframe}. +Child frames may be of class \helpref{wxMDIChildFrame}{wxmdichildframe} (contained +within the parent frame) or \helpref{wxFrame}{wxframe} (shown as a top-level frame). An MDI parent frame always has a \helpref{wxMDIClientWindow}{wxmdiclientwindow} associated with it, which is the parent for MDI client frames. -This client window may be resized to accomodate non-MDI windows, as seen in Microsoft Visual C++ (TM) and +This client window may be resized to accommodate non-MDI windows, as seen in Microsoft Visual C++ (TM) and Microsoft Publisher (TM), where a documentation window is placed to one side of the workspace. MDI remains popular despite dire warnings from Microsoft itself that MDI is an obsolete @@ -275,7 +276,7 @@ for Windows, it is implicit in wxTHICK\_FRAME).} \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxTHICK\_FRAME}}{Displays a thick frame around the window (Windows and Motif only).} \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxVSCROLL}}{Displays a vertical scrollbar in the {\it client window}, allowing the user to view child frames that are off the current view.} -\twocolitem{\windowxstyle{wxFRAME\_NO\_WINDOW\_MENU}{Under Windows, removes the Window menu that is normally +\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxFRAME\_NO\_WINDOW\_MENU}}{Under Windows, removes the Window menu that is normally added automatically.} \end{twocollist} @@ -432,7 +433,6 @@ automatically by the client window. \helpref{wxMDIParentFrame::GetToolBar}{wxmdiparentframegettoolbar},\rtfsp \helpref{wxMDIParentFrame::SetToolBar}{wxmdiparentframesettoolbar},\rtfsp -\helpref{wxWindow}{wxwindowonsize},\rtfsp \helpref{wxMDIClientWindow}{wxmdiclientwindow} @@ -476,7 +476,14 @@ is available under Windows only. \func{virtual wxMDIClientWindow*}{OnCreateClient}{\void} -Override this to return a different kind of client window. +Override this to return a different kind of client window. If you override this function, +you must create your parent frame in two stages, or your function will never be called, +due to the way C++ treats virtual functions called from constructors. For example: + +\begin{verbatim} + frame = new MyParentFrame; + frame->Create(parent, myParentFrameId, wxT("My Parent Frame")); +\end{verbatim} \wxheading{Remarks} @@ -486,7 +493,7 @@ on the background. Note that it is probably impossible to have a client window that scrolls as well as painting a bitmap or pattern, since in {\bf OnScroll}, the scrollbar positions always return zero. -(Solutions to: \verb$julian.smart@ukonline.co.uk$). +(Solutions to: {\tt julian.smart@btopenworld.com}). \wxheading{See also}