X-Git-Url: https://git.saurik.com/wxWidgets.git/blobdiff_plain/fe604ccddcf5696a751892ad70dbc822be239c95..15d83f726c215b06f2fdd15ece40d66d2f16a01d:/docs/latex/wx/window.tex?ds=inline diff --git a/docs/latex/wx/window.tex b/docs/latex/wx/window.tex index 9b126650fb..096bcc38e8 100644 --- a/docs/latex/wx/window.tex +++ b/docs/latex/wx/window.tex @@ -1,45 +1,114 @@ \section{\class{wxWindow}}\label{wxwindow} -wxWindow is the base class for all windows. Any -children of the window will be deleted automatically by the destructor -before the window itself is deleted. +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. + +Please note that all children of the window will be deleted automatically by +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, 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, 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}\\ \helpref{wxObject}{wxobject} +\wxheading{Include files} + + + \wxheading{Window styles} The following styles can apply to all windows, although they will not always make sense for a particular -window class. +window class or on all platforms. \twocolwidtha{5cm}% \begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxSIMPLE\_BORDER}}{Displays a thin border around the window. wxBORDER is the old name -for this style.} -\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxDOUBLE\_BORDER}}{Displays a double border. Windows only.} +for this style. } +\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxDOUBLE\_BORDER}}{Displays a double border. Windows and Mac only.} \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxSUNKEN\_BORDER}}{Displays a sunken border.} -\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxRAISED\_BORDER}}{Displays a sunken border.} -\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxSTATIC\_BORDER}}{Displays a border suitable for a static control.} +\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxRAISED\_BORDER}}{Displays a raised border.} +\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxSTATIC\_BORDER}}{Displays a border suitable for a static control. Windows only. } +\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxNO\_BORDER}}{Displays no border, overriding the default border style for the window.} \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxTRANSPARENT\_WINDOW}}{The window is transparent, that is, it will not receive paint events. Windows only.} -\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxNO\_3D}}{Prevents the children of this window taking on 3D styles, even though -the application-wide policy is for 3D controls. Windows only.} \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxTAB\_TRAVERSAL}}{Use this to enable tab traversal for non-dialog windows.} +\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWANTS\_CHARS}}{Use this to indicate that +the window wants to get all char/key events for all keys - even for +keys like TAB or ENTER which are usually used for dialog navigation +and which wouldn't be generated without this style. If you need to +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{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, +disable them instead of hiding them when they are not needed (i.e. when the +size of the window is big enough to not require the scrollbars to navigate it). +This style is currently only implemented for wxMSW and wxUniversal and does +nothing on the other platforms.} +\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxCLIP\_CHILDREN}}{Use this style to eliminate flicker caused by the background being +repainted, then children being painted over them. Windows only.} +\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxFULL\_REPAINT\_ON\_RESIZE}}{Use this style to force +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.} \end{twocollist} See also \helpref{window styles overview}{windowstyles}. +\wxheading{Extra window styles} + +The following are extra styles, set using \helpref{wxWindow::SetExtraStyle}{wxwindowsetextrastyle}. + +\twocolwidtha{5cm}% +\begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt +\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_VALIDATE\_RECURSIVELY}}{By default, Validate/TransferDataTo/FromWindow() +only work on direct children of the window (compatible behaviour). Set this flag to make them recursively +descend into all subwindows.} +\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_BLOCK\_EVENTS}}{wxCommandEvents and the objects of the derived classes are forwarded to the +parent window and so on recursively by default. Using this flag for the +given window allows to block this propagation at this window, i.e. prevent +the events from being propagated further upwards. Dialogs have this +flag on by default.} +\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_TRANSIENT}}{Don't use this window as an implicit parent for the other windows: this must +be used with transient windows as otherwise there is the risk of creating a +dialog/frame with this window as a parent which would lead to a crash if the +parent is destroyed before the child.} +\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_PROCESS\_IDLE}}{This window should always process idle events, even +if the mode set by \helpref{wxIdleEvent::SetMode}{wxidleeventsetmode} is wxIDLE\_PROCESS\_SPECIFIED.} +\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_PROCESS\_UI\_UPDATES}}{This window should always process UI update events, +even if the mode set by \helpref{wxUpdateUIEvent::SetMode}{wxupdateuieventsetmode} is wxUPDATE\_UI\_PROCESS\_SPECIFIED.} +\end{twocollist} + \wxheading{See also} \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview} \latexignore{\rtfignore{\wxheading{Members}}} -\membersection{wxWindow::wxWindow} + +\membersection{wxWindow::wxWindow}\label{wxwindowctor} \func{}{wxWindow}{\void} @@ -59,44 +128,51 @@ Constructs a window, which can be a child of a frame, dialog or any other non-co \docparam{id}{Window identifier. If -1, will automatically create an identifier.} -\docparam{pos}{Window position. wxDefaultPosition is (-1, -1) which indicates that wxWindows +\docparam{pos}{Window position. wxDefaultPosition is (-1, -1) which 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 -should generate a default size for the window.} +\docparam{size}{Window size. wxDefaultSize is (-1, -1) which 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. } \docparam{style}{Window style. For generic window styles, please see \helpref{wxWindow}{wxwindow}.} \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} \helpref{Window deletion overview}{windowdeletionoverview},\rtfsp -\helpref{wxWindow::OnCloseWindow}{wxwindowonclosewindow},\rtfsp \helpref{wxWindow::Destroy}{wxwindowdestroy},\rtfsp \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 wxWidgets and shouldn't be +called by the user code. + \wxheading{Parameters} \docparam{child}{Child window to add.} + \membersection{wxWindow::CaptureMouse}\label{wxwindowcapturemouse} \func{virtual void}{CaptureMouse}{\void} @@ -104,47 +180,122 @@ functions so should not be required by the application programmer. Directs all mouse input to this window. Call \helpref{wxWindow::ReleaseMouse}{wxwindowreleasemouse} to release the capture. +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 +as you capture it. + \wxheading{See also} \helpref{wxWindow::ReleaseMouse}{wxwindowreleasemouse} + \membersection{wxWindow::Center}\label{wxwindowcenter} \func{void}{Center}{\param{int}{ direction}} A synonym for \helpref{Centre}{wxwindowcentre}. + +\membersection{wxWindow::CenterOnParent}\label{wxwindowcenteronparent} + +\func{void}{CenterOnParent}{\param{int}{ direction}} + +A synonym for \helpref{CentreOnParent}{wxwindowcentreonparent}. + + +\membersection{wxWindow::CenterOnScreen}\label{wxwindowcenteronscreen} + +\func{void}{CenterOnScreen}{\param{int}{ direction}} + +A synonym for \helpref{CentreOnScreen}{wxwindowcentreonscreen}. + + \membersection{wxWindow::Centre}\label{wxwindowcentre} -\func{virtual void}{Centre}{\param{int}{ direction = wxHORIZONTAL}} +\func{void}{Centre}{\param{int}{ direction = wxBOTH}} Centres the window. \wxheading{Parameters} \docparam{direction}{Specifies the direction for the centering. May be {\tt wxHORIZONTAL}, {\tt wxVERTICAL}\rtfsp -or {\tt wxBOTH}.} +or {\tt wxBOTH}. It may also include {\tt wxCENTRE\_ON\_SCREEN} flag +if you want to center the window on the entire screen and not on its +parent window.} + +The flag {\tt wxCENTRE\_FRAME} is obsolete and should not be used any longer +(it has no effect). \wxheading{Remarks} -The actual behaviour depends on the derived window. For a frame or dialog box, -centring is relative to the whole display. For a panel item, centring is -relative to the panel. +If the window is a top level one (i.e. doesn't have a parent), it will be +centered relative to the screen anyhow. \wxheading{See also} \helpref{wxWindow::Center}{wxwindowcenter} -\membersection{wxWindow::Clear}\label{wxwindowclear} -\func{void}{Clear}{\void} +\membersection{wxWindow::CentreOnParent}\label{wxwindowcentreonparent} + +\func{void}{CentreOnParent}{\param{int}{ direction = wxBOTH}} + +Centres the window on its parent. This is a more readable synonym for +\helpref{Centre}{wxwindowcentre}. + +\wxheading{Parameters} + +\docparam{direction}{Specifies the direction for the centering. May be {\tt wxHORIZONTAL}, {\tt wxVERTICAL}\rtfsp +or {\tt wxBOTH}.} + +\wxheading{Remarks} + +This methods provides for a way to center top level windows over their +parents instead of the entire screen. If there is no parent or if the +window is not a top level window, then behaviour is the same as +\helpref{wxWindow::Centre}{wxwindowcentre}. + +\wxheading{See also} + +\helpref{wxWindow::CentreOnScreen}{wxwindowcenteronscreen} + + +\membersection{wxWindow::CentreOnScreen}\label{wxwindowcentreonscreen} + +\func{void}{CentreOnScreen}{\param{int}{ direction = wxBOTH}} + +Centres the window on screen. This only works for top level windows - +otherwise, the window will still be centered on its parent. + +\wxheading{Parameters} + +\docparam{direction}{Specifies the direction for the centering. May be {\tt wxHORIZONTAL}, {\tt wxVERTICAL}\rtfsp +or {\tt wxBOTH}.} + +\wxheading{See also} + +\helpref{wxWindow::CentreOnParent}{wxwindowcenteronparent} + -Clears the window by filling it with the current background colour. +\membersection{wxWindow::ClearBackground}\label{wxwindowclearbackground} -\membersection{wxWindow::ClientToScreen} +\func{void}{ClearBackground}{\void} + +Clears the window by filling it with the current background colour. Does not +cause an erase background event to be generated. + + +\membersection{wxWindow::ClientToScreen}\label{wxwindowclienttoscreen} \constfunc{virtual void}{ClientToScreen}{\param{int* }{x}, \param{int* }{y}} +\perlnote{In wxPerl this method returns a 2-element list instead of +modifying its parameters.} + +\constfunc{virtual wxPoint}{ClientToScreen}{\param{const wxPoint\&}{ pt}} + Converts to screen coordinates from coordinates relative to this window. \docparam{x}{A pointer to a integer value for the x coordinate. Pass the client coordinate in, and @@ -153,114 +304,237 @@ a screen coordinate will be passed out.} \docparam{y}{A pointer to a integer value for the y coordinate. Pass the client coordinate in, and a screen coordinate will be passed out.} +\docparam{pt}{The client position for the second form of the function.} + +\pythonnote{In place of a single overloaded method name, wxPython +implements the following methods:\par +\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist} +\twocolitem{{\bf ClientToScreen(point)}}{Accepts and returns a wxPoint} +\twocolitem{{\bf ClientToScreenXY(x, y)}}{Returns a 2-tuple, (x, y)} +\end{twocollist}} +} + + \membersection{wxWindow::Close}\label{wxwindowclose} -\func{virtual bool}{Close}{\param{const bool}{ force = FALSE}} +\func{bool}{Close}{\param{bool}{ force = {\tt false}}} -The purpose of this call is to provide a safer way of destroying a window than using -the {\it delete} operator. +This function simply generates a \helpref{wxCloseEvent}{wxcloseevent} whose +handler usually tries to close the window. It doesn't close the window itself, +however. \wxheading{Parameters} -\docparam{force}{FALSE if the window's close handler should be able to veto the destruction -of this window, TRUE if it cannot.} +\docparam{force}{{\tt false} if the window's close handler should be able to veto the destruction +of this window, {\tt true} if it cannot.} \wxheading{Remarks} -Close calls the \helpref{close handler}{wxcloseevent} for the window, providing an opportunity for the window to -choose whether to destroy the window. +Close calls the \helpref{close handler}{wxcloseevent} for the window, providing +an opportunity for the window to choose whether to destroy the window. +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 should -destroy the window using \helpref{wxWindow::Destroy}{wxwindowdestroy}. +using \helpref{wxCloseEvent::GetForce}{wxcloseeventgetforce}, 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 +destroyed; but it provides a way to simulate a manual close of a window, which +may or may not be implemented by destroying the window. The default +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. -Applies to managed windows (wxFrame and wxDialog classes) only. +To guarantee that the window will be destroyed, call +\helpref{wxWindow::Destroy}{wxwindowdestroy} instead \wxheading{See also} \helpref{Window deletion overview}{windowdeletionoverview},\rtfsp -\helpref{wxWindow::OnCloseWindow}{wxwindowonclosewindow},\rtfsp \helpref{wxWindow::Destroy}{wxwindowdestroy},\rtfsp \helpref{wxCloseEvent}{wxcloseevent} + +\membersection{wxWindow::ConvertDialogToPixels}\label{wxwindowconvertdialogtopixels} + +\func{wxPoint}{ConvertDialogToPixels}{\param{const wxPoint\&}{ pt}} + +\func{wxSize}{ConvertDialogToPixels}{\param{const wxSize\&}{ sz}} + +Converts a point or size from dialog units to pixels. + +For the x dimension, the dialog units are multiplied by the average character width +and then divided by 4. + +For the y dimension, the dialog units are multiplied by the average character height +and then divided by 8. + +\wxheading{Remarks} + +Dialog units are used for maintaining a dialog's proportions even if the font changes. + +You can also use these functions programmatically. A convenience macro is defined: + +{\small +\begin{verbatim} +#define wxDLG_UNIT(parent, pt) parent->ConvertDialogToPixels(pt) +\end{verbatim} +} + +\wxheading{See also} + +\helpref{wxWindow::ConvertPixelsToDialog}{wxwindowconvertpixelstodialog} + +\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} +\end{twocollist}} + +Additionally, the following helper functions are defined:\par +\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist} +\twocolitem{{\bf wxDLG\_PNT(win, point)}}{Converts a wxPoint from dialog +units to pixels} +\twocolitem{{\bf wxDLG\_SZE(win, size)}}{Converts a wxSize from dialog +units to pixels} +\end{twocollist}} +} + + + +\membersection{wxWindow::ConvertPixelsToDialog}\label{wxwindowconvertpixelstodialog} + +\func{wxPoint}{ConvertPixelsToDialog}{\param{const wxPoint\&}{ pt}} + +\func{wxSize}{ConvertPixelsToDialog}{\param{const wxSize\&}{ sz}} + +Converts a point or size from pixels to dialog units. + +For the x dimension, the pixels are multiplied by 4 and then divided by the average +character width. + +For the y dimension, the pixels are multiplied by 8 and then divided by the average +character height. + +\wxheading{Remarks} + +Dialog units are used for maintaining a dialog's proportions even if the font changes. + +\wxheading{See also} + +\helpref{wxWindow::ConvertDialogToPixels}{wxwindowconvertdialogtopixels} + +\pythonnote{In place of a single overloaded method name, wxPythonimplements 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} +\end{twocollist}} +} + + \membersection{wxWindow::Destroy}\label{wxwindowdestroy} \func{virtual bool}{Destroy}{\void} Destroys the window safely. Use this function instead of the delete operator, since different window classes can be destroyed differently. Frames and dialogs -are not destroyed immediately when this function is called - they are added +are not destroyed immediately when this function is called -- they are added to a list of windows to be deleted on idle time, when all the window's events -have been processed. This prevents problems with events being sent to non-existant +have been processed. This prevents problems with events being sent to non-existent windows. \wxheading{Return value} -TRUE if the window has either been successfully deleted, or it has been added +{\tt true} if the window has either been successfully deleted, or it has been added to the list of windows pending real deletion. -\membersection{wxWindow::DestroyChildren} + +\membersection{wxWindow::DestroyChildren}\label{wxwindowdestroychildren} \func{virtual void}{DestroyChildren}{\void} Destroys all children of a window. Called automatically by the destructor. -\membersection{wxWindow::DragAcceptFiles}\label{wxwindowdragacceptfiles} -\func{virtual void}{DragAcceptFiles}{\param{const bool}{ accept}} +\membersection{wxWindow::Disable}\label{wxwindowdisable} -Enables or disables elibility for drop file events (OnDropFiles). +\func{bool}{Disable}{\void} -\wxheading{Parameters} +Disables the window, same as \helpref{Enable({\tt false})}{wxwindowenable}. -\docparam{accept}{If TRUE, the window is eligible for drop file events. If FALSE, the window -will not accept drop file events.} +\wxheading{Return value} -\wxheading{Remarks} +Returns {\tt true} if the window has been disabled, {\tt false} if it had been +already disabled before the call to this function. -Windows only. -\wxheading{See also} +\membersection{wxWindow::DoUpdateWindowUI}\label{wxwindowdoupdatewindowui} -\helpref{wxWindow::OnDropFiles}{wxwindowondropfiles} +\func{virtual void}{DoUpdateWindowUI}{\param{wxUpdateUIEvent\&}{ event}} -\membersection{wxWindow::Enable}\label{wxwindowenable} +Does the window-specific updating after processing the update event. +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, wxWidgets +implements this function as follows: + +\begin{verbatim} +// do the window-specific processing after processing the update event +void wxTopLevelWindowBase::DoUpdateWindowUI(wxUpdateUIEvent& event) +{ + if ( event.GetSetEnabled() ) + Enable(event.GetEnabled()); + + if ( event.GetSetText() ) + { + if ( event.GetText() != GetTitle() ) + SetTitle(event.GetText()); + } +} +\end{verbatim} -\func{virtual void}{Enable}{\param{const bool}{ enable}} -Enable or disable the window for user input. -\wxheading{Parameters} +\membersection{wxWindow::DragAcceptFiles}\label{wxwindowdragacceptfiles} -\docparam{enable}{If TRUE, enables the window for input. If FALSE, disables the window.} +\func{virtual void}{DragAcceptFiles}{\param{bool}{ accept}} -\wxheading{See also} +Enables or disables eligibility for drop file events (OnDropFiles). -\helpref{wxWindow::IsEnabled}{wxwindowisenabled} +\wxheading{Parameters} -\membersection{wxWindow::FakePopupMenu}\label{wxwindowfakepopupmenu} +\docparam{accept}{If {\tt true}, the window is eligible for drop file events. If {\tt false}, the window +will not accept drop file events.} -\func{virtual bool}{FakePopupMenu}{\param{wxMenu* }{menu}, \param{int }{x}, \param{int }{y}} +\wxheading{Remarks} -A replacement for wxWindow::PopupMenu for cases where the PopupMenu implementation -does not work correctly, in particular on Motif platforms. +Windows only. -\wxheading{Parameters} -\docparam{menu}{Menu to pop up.} +\membersection{wxWindow::Enable}\label{wxwindowenable} -\docparam{x}{Required x position for the menu to appear.} +\func{virtual bool}{Enable}{\param{bool}{ enable = {\tt true}}} -\docparam{y}{Required y position for the menu to appear.} +Enable or disable the window for user input. Note that when a parent window is +disabled, all of its children are disabled as well and they are reenabled again +when the parent is. -\wxheading{Remarks} +\wxheading{Parameters} -This is a cut-down version of PopupMenu using a dialog and listbox; pull-right menus -are not supported. +\docparam{enable}{If {\tt true}, enables the window for input. If {\tt false}, disables the window.} + +\wxheading{Return value} + +Returns {\tt true} if the window has been enabled or disabled, {\tt false} if +nothing was done, i.e. if the window had already been in the specified state. \wxheading{See also} -\helpref{wxMenu}{wxmenu}, \helpref{wxWindow::PopupMenu}{wxwindowpopupmenu} +\helpref{wxWindow::IsEnabled}{wxwindowisenabled},\rtfsp +\helpref{wxWindow::Disable}{wxwindowdisable} + \membersection{wxWindow::FindFocus}\label{wxwindowfindfocus} @@ -276,949 +550,1507 @@ Note that this is a static function, so it can be called without needing a wxWin \helpref{wxWindow::SetFocus}{wxwindowsetfocus} -\membersection{wxWindow::Fit}\label{wxwindowfit} -\func{virtual void}{Fit}{\void} -Sizes the window so that it fits around its subwindows. +\membersection{wxWindow::FindWindow}\label{wxwindowfindwindow} -\membersection{wxWindow::GetBackgroundColour}\label{wxwindowgetbackgroundcolour} +\func{wxWindow*}{FindWindow}{\param{long}{ id}} -\constfunc{virtual wxColour}{GetBackgroundColour}{\void} +Find a child of this window, by identifier. -Returns the background colour of the window. +\func{wxWindow*}{FindWindow}{\param{const wxString\&}{ name}} -\wxheading{See also} +Find a child of this window, by name. -\helpref{wxWindow::SetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowsetbackgroundcolour},\rtfsp -\helpref{wxWindow::SetForegroundColour}{wxwindowsetforegroundcolour},\rtfsp -\helpref{wxWindow::GetForegroundColour}{wxwindowgetforegroundcolour},\rtfsp -\helpref{wxWindow::OnEraseBackground}{wxwindowonerasebackground} +\pythonnote{In place of a single overloaded method name, wxPython +implements the following methods:\par +\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist} +\twocolitem{{\bf FindWindowById(id)}}{Accepts an integer} +\twocolitem{{\bf FindWindowByName(name)}}{Accepts a string} +\end{twocollist}} +} -\membersection{wxWindow::GetCharHeight} -\constfunc{virtual int}{GetCharHeight}{\void} +\membersection{wxWindow::FindWindowById}\label{wxwindowfindwindowbyid} -Returns the character height for this window. +\func{static wxWindow*}{FindWindowById}{\param{long}{ id}, \param{wxWindow*}{ parent = NULL}} -\membersection{wxWindow::GetCharWidth} +Find the first window with the given {\it id}. -\constfunc{virtual int}{GetCharWidth}{\void} +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. -Returns the average character width for this window. +\wxheading{See also} -\membersection{wxWindow::GetChildren} +\helpref{FindWindow}{wxwindowfindwindow} -\func{wxList*}{GetChildren}{\void} -Returns a pointer to the list of the window's children. +\membersection{wxWindow::FindWindowByName}\label{wxwindowfindwindowbyname} -\membersection{wxWindow::GetClientSize}\label{wxwindowgetclientsize} +\func{static wxWindow*}{FindWindowByName}{\param{const wxString\&}{ name}, \param{wxWindow*}{ parent = NULL}} -\constfunc{virtual void}{GetClientSize}{\param{int* }{width}, \param{int* }{height}} +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. -This gets the size of the window `client area' in pixels. The client area is the -area which may be drawn on by the programmer, excluding title bar, border etc. +If no window with such name is found, +\helpref{FindWindowByLabel}{wxwindowfindwindowbylabel} is called. -\wxheading{Parameters} +\wxheading{See also} -\docparam{width}{Receives the client width in pixels.} +\helpref{FindWindow}{wxwindowfindwindow} -\docparam{height}{Receives the client height in pixels.} -\membersection{wxWindow::GetConstraints}\label{wxwindowgetconstraints} +\membersection{wxWindow::FindWindowByLabel}\label{wxwindowfindwindowbylabel} -\constfunc{wxLayoutConstraints*}{GetConstraints}{\void} +\func{static wxWindow*}{FindWindowByLabel}{\param{const wxString\&}{ label}, \param{wxWindow*}{ parent = NULL}} -Returns a pointer to the window's layout constraints, or NULL if there are none. +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. -\membersection{wxWindow::GetDefaultItem}\label{wxwindowgetdefaultitem} +\wxheading{See also} -\constfunc{wxButton*}{GetDefaultItem}{\void} +\helpref{FindWindow}{wxwindowfindwindow} -Returns a pointer to the button which is the default for this window, or NULL. -\membersection{wxWindow::GetEventHandler}\label{wxwindowgeteventhandler} +\membersection{wxWindow::Fit}\label{wxwindowfit} -\constfunc{wxEvtHandler*}{GetEventHandler}{\void} +\func{virtual void}{Fit}{\void} -Returns the event handler for this window. By default, the window is its -own event handler. +Sizes the window so that it fits around its subwindows. This function won't do +anything if there are no subwindows and will only really work correctly if the +sizers are used for the subwindows layout. Also, if the window has exactly one +subwindow it is better (faster and the result is more precise as Fit adds some +margin to account for fuzziness of its calculations) to call -\wxheading{See also} +\begin{verbatim} + window->SetClientSize(child->GetSize()); +\end{verbatim} -\helpref{wxWindow::SetEventHandler}{wxwindowseteventhandler},\rtfsp -\helpref{wxWindow::PushEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler},\rtfsp -\helpref{wxWindow::PopEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler},\rtfsp -\helpref{wxEvtHandler::ProcessEvent}{wxevthandlerprocessevent},\rtfsp -\helpref{wxEvtHandler}{wxevthandler}\rtfsp +instead of calling Fit. -\membersection{wxWindow::GetFont}\label{wxwindowgetfont} -\constfunc{wxFont*}{GetFont}{\void} +\membersection{wxWindow::FitInside}\label{wxwindowfitinside} -Returns a pointer to the font for this window. +\func{virtual void}{FitInside}{\void} -\wxheading{See also} +Similar to \helpref{Fit}{wxwindowfit}, but sizes the interior (virtual) size +of a window. Mainly useful with scrolled windows to reset scrollbars after +sizing changes that do not trigger a size event, and/or scrolled windows without +an interior sizer. This function similarly won't do anything if there are no +subwindows. -\helpref{wxWindow::SetFont}{wxwindowsetfont} -\membersection{wxWindow::GetForegroundColour}\label{wxwindowgetforegroundcolour} +\membersection{wxWindow::Freeze}\label{wxwindowfreeze} -\func{virtual wxColour}{GetForegroundColour}{\void} +\func{virtual void}{Freeze}{\void} -Returns the foreground colour of the window. +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. Calls to these two functions may be +nested. -\wxheading{Remarks} +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 wxWidgets and not a mandatory +directive. -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. -\wxheading{See also} +\membersection{wxWindow::GetAcceleratorTable}\label{wxwindowgetacceleratortable} -\helpref{wxWindow::SetForegroundColour}{wxwindowsetforegroundcolour},\rtfsp -\helpref{wxWindow::SetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowsetbackgroundcolour},\rtfsp -\helpref{wxWindow::GetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowgetbackgroundcolour} +\constfunc{wxAcceleratorTable*}{GetAcceleratorTable}{\void} -\membersection{wxWindow::GetGrandParent} +Gets the accelerator table for this window. See \helpref{wxAcceleratorTable}{wxacceleratortable}. -\constfunc{wxWindow*}{GetGrandParent}{\void} -Returns the grandparent of a window, or NULL if there isn't one. +\membersection{wxWindow::GetAccessible}\label{wxwindowgetaccessible} -\membersection{wxWindow::GetHandle} +\func{wxAccessibile*}{GetAccessible}{\void} -\constfunc{void*}{GetHandle}{\void} +Returns the accessible object for this window, if any. -Returns the platform-specific handle of the physical window. Cast it to an appropriate -handle, such as {\bf HWND} for Windows or {\bf Widget} for Motif. +See also \helpref{wxAccessible}{wxaccessible}. -\membersection{wxWindow::GetId}\label{wxwindowgetid} -\constfunc{int}{GetId}{\void} +\membersection{wxWindow::GetAdjustedBestSize}\label{wxwindowgetadjustedbestsize} -Returns the identifier of the window. +\constfunc{wxSize}{GetAdjustedBestSize}{\void} -\wxheading{Remarks} +This method is similar to \helpref{GetBestSize}{wxwindowgetbestsize}, except +in one thing. GetBestSize should return the minimum untruncated size of the +window, while this method will return the largest of BestSize and any user +specified minimum size. ie. it is the minimum size the window should currently +be drawn at, not the minimal size it can possibly tolerate. -Each window has an integer identifier. If the application has not provided one, -an identifier will be generated. -TODO: perhaps there should be a default identifier for each class, rather -choosing one, which could clash with other ones. +\membersection{wxWindow::GetBackgroundColour}\label{wxwindowgetbackgroundcolour} + +\constfunc{virtual wxColour}{GetBackgroundColour}{\void} + +Returns the background colour of the window. \wxheading{See also} -\helpref{wxWindow::SetId}{wxwindowsetid} +\helpref{wxWindow::SetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowsetbackgroundcolour},\rtfsp +\helpref{wxWindow::SetForegroundColour}{wxwindowsetforegroundcolour},\rtfsp +\helpref{wxWindow::GetForegroundColour}{wxwindowgetforegroundcolour} -\membersection{wxWindow::GetPosition} +\membersection{wxWindow::GetBackgroundStyle}\label{wxwindowgetbackgroundstyle} -\constfunc{virtual void}{GetPosition}{\param{int* }{x}, \param{int* }{y}} +\constfunc{virtual wxBackgroundStyle}{GetBackgroundStyle}{\void} -This gets the position of the window in pixels, relative to the parent window or -if no parent, relative to the whole display. +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). -\wxheading{Parameters} +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. -\docparam{x}{Receives the x position of the window.} +\wxheading{See also} -\docparam{y}{Receives the y position of the window.} +\helpref{wxWindow::SetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowsetbackgroundcolour},\rtfsp +\helpref{wxWindow::GetForegroundColour}{wxwindowgetforegroundcolour},\rtfsp +\helpref{wxWindow::SetBackgroundStyle}{wxwindowsetbackgroundstyle} -\membersection{wxWindow::GetLabel} +\membersection{wxWindow::GetBestFittingSize}\label{wxwindowgetbestfittingsize} -\constfunc{virtual wxString\& }{GetLabel}{\void} +\constfunc{wxSize}{GetBestFittingSize}{\void} -Generic way of getting a label from any window, for -identification purposes. +Merges the window's best size into the min size and returns the result. -\wxheading{Remarks} +\wxheading{See also} -The interpretation of this function differs from class to class. -For frames and dialogs, the value returned is the title. For buttons or static text controls, it is -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. +\helpref{wxWindow::GetBestSize}{wxwindowgetbestsize},\rtfsp +\helpref{wxWindow::SetBestFittingSize}{wxwindowsetbestfittingsize},\rtfsp +\helpref{wxWindow::SetSizeHints}{wxwindowsetsizehints} -\membersection{wxWindow::GetName}\label{wxwindowgetname} -\constfunc{virtual wxString\& }{GetName}{\void} +\membersection{wxWindow::GetBestSize}\label{wxwindowgetbestsize} -Returns the window's name. +\constfunc{wxSize}{GetBestSize}{\void} -\wxheading{Remarks} +This functions returns the best acceptable minimal size for the window. For +example, for a static control, it will be the minimal size such that the +control label is not truncated. For windows containing subwindows (typically +\helpref{wxPanel}{wxpanel}), the size returned by this function will be the +same as the size the window would have had after calling +\helpref{Fit}{wxwindowfit}. -This name is not guaranteed to be unique; it is up to the programmer to supply an appropriate -name in the window constructor or via \helpref{wxWindow::SetName}{wxwindowsetname}. -\wxheading{See also} +\membersection{wxWindow::GetCaret}\label{wxwindowgetcaret} -\helpref{wxWindow::SetName}{wxwindowsetname} +\constfunc{wxCaret *}{GetCaret}{\void} -\membersection{wxWindow::GetParent} +Returns the \helpref{caret}{wxcaret} associated with the window. -\constfunc{virtual wxWindow*}{GetParent}{\void} -Returns the parent of the window, or NULL if there is no parent. +\membersection{wxWindow::GetCapture}\label{wxwindowgetcapture} -\membersection{wxWindow::GetReturnCode}\label{wxwindowgetreturncode} +\func{static wxWindow *}{GetCapture}{\void} -\func{int}{GetReturnCode}{\void} +Returns the currently captured window. -Gets the return code for this window. +\wxheading{See also} -\wxheading{Remarks} +\helpref{wxWindow::HasCapture}{wxwindowhascapture}, +\helpref{wxWindow::CaptureMouse}{wxwindowcapturemouse}, +\helpref{wxWindow::ReleaseMouse}{wxwindowreleasemouse}, +\helpref{wxMouseCaptureChangedEvent}{wxmousecapturechangedevent} -A return code is normally associated with a modal dialog, where \helpref{wxDialog::ShowModal}{wxdialogshowmodal} returns -a code to the application. -\wxheading{See also} +\membersection{wxWindow::GetCharHeight}\label{wxwindowgetcharheight} -\helpref{wxWindow::SetReturnCode}{wxwindowsetreturncode}, \helpref{wxDialog::ShowModal}{wxdialogshowmodal},\rtfsp -\helpref{wxDialog::EndModal}{wxdialogendmodal} +\constfunc{virtual int}{GetCharHeight}{\void} -\membersection{wxWindow::GetScrollThumb}\label{wxwindowgetscrollthumb} +Returns the character height for this window. -\func{virtual int}{GetScrollThumb}{\param{int }{orientation}} -Returns the built-in scrollbar thumb size. +\membersection{wxWindow::GetCharWidth}\label{wxwindowgetcharwidth} -\wxheading{See also} +\constfunc{virtual int}{GetCharWidth}{\void} -\helpref{wxWindow::SetScrollbar}{wxwindowsetscrollbar} +Returns the average character width for this window. -\membersection{wxWindow::GetScrollPos}\label{wxwindowgetscrollpos} -\func{virtual int}{GetScrollPos}{\param{int }{orientation}} +\membersection{wxWindow::GetChildren}\label{wxwindowgetchildren} -Returns the built-in scrollbar position. +\func{wxList\&}{GetChildren}{\void} -\wxheading{See also} +Returns a reference to the list of the window's children. -See \helpref{wxWindow::SetScrollbar}{wxwindowsetscrollbar} -\membersection{wxWindow::GetScrollRange}\label{wxwindowgetscrollrange} +\membersection{wxWindow::GetClassDefaultAttributes}\label{wxwindowgetclassdefaultattributes} -\func{virtual int}{GetScrollRange}{\param{int }{orientation}} +\func{static wxVisualAttributes}{GetClassDefaultAttributes}{\param{wxWindowVariant}{ variant = \texttt{wxWINDOW\_VARIANT\_NORMAL}}} -Returns the built-in scrollbar range. +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. -\wxheading{See also} +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. -\helpref{wxWindow::SetScrollbar}{wxwindowsetscrollbar} +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(). -\membersection{wxWindow::GetSize} +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. -\constfunc{virtual void}{GetSize}{\param{int* }{width}, \param{int* }{height}} +\wxheading{See also} -This gets the size of the entire window in pixels. +\helpref{InheritAttributes}{wxwindowinheritattributes} -\wxheading{Parameters} -\docparam{width}{Receives the window width.} +\membersection{wxWindow::GetClientSize}\label{wxwindowgetclientsize} -\docparam{height}{Receives the window height.} +\constfunc{void}{GetClientSize}{\param{int* }{width}, \param{int* }{height}} -\membersection{wxWindow::GetTextExtent} +\perlnote{In wxPerl this method takes no parameter and returns +a 2-element list {\tt (width, height)}.} -\constfunc{virtual void}{GetTextExtent}{\param{const wxString\& }{string}, \param{int* }{x}, \param{int* }{y}, - \param{int* }{descent = NULL}, \param{int* }{externalLeading = NULL}, - \param{const wxFont* }{font = NULL}, \param{const bool}{ use16 = FALSE}} +\constfunc{wxSize}{GetClientSize}{\void} -Gets the dimensions of the string as it would be drawn on the -window with the currently selected font. +This gets the size of the window `client area' in pixels. +The client area is the area which may be drawn on by the programmer, +excluding title bar, border, scrollbars, etc. \wxheading{Parameters} -\docparam{string}{String whose extent is to be measured.} +\docparam{width}{Receives the client width in pixels.} -\docparam{x}{Return value for width.} +\docparam{height}{Receives the client height in pixels.} -\docparam{y}{Return value for height.} +\pythonnote{In place of a single overloaded method name, wxPython +implements the following methods:\par +\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist} +\twocolitem{{\bf GetClientSizeTuple()}}{Returns a 2-tuple of (width, height)} +\twocolitem{{\bf GetClientSize()}}{Returns a wxSize object} +\end{twocollist}} +} -\docparam{descent}{Return value for descent (optional).} +\wxheading{See also} -\docparam{externalLeading}{Return value for external leading (optional).} +\helpref{GetSize}{wxwindowgetsize},\rtfsp +\helpref{GetVirtualSize}{wxwindowgetvirtualsize} -\docparam{font}{Font to use instead of the current window font (optional).} -\docparam{use16}{If TRUE, {\it string} contains 16-bit characters. The default is FALSE.} -\membersection{wxWindow::GetTitle}\label{wxwindowgettitle} +\membersection{wxWindow::GetConstraints}\label{wxwindowgetconstraints} -\func{virtual wxString}{GetTitle}{\void} +\constfunc{wxLayoutConstraints*}{GetConstraints}{\void} -Gets the window's title. Applicable only to frames and dialogs. +Returns a pointer to the window's layout constraints, or NULL if there are none. -\wxheading{See also} -\helpref{wxWindow::SetTitle}{wxwindowsettitle} +\membersection{wxWindow::GetContainingSizer}\label{wxwindowgetcontainingsizer} -\membersection{wxWindow::GetWindowStyleFlag} +\constfunc{const wxSizer *}{GetContainingSizer}{\void} -\constfunc{long}{GetWindowStyleFlag}{\void} +Return the sizer that this window is a member of, if any, otherwise +{\tt NULL}. -Gets the window style that was passed to the consructor or {\bf Create} member. -\membersection{wxWindow::InitDialog}\label{wxwindowinitdialog} +\membersection{wxWindow::GetCursor}\label{wxwindowgetcursor} -\func{void}{InitDialog}{\void} +\constfunc{const wxCursor\&}{GetCursor}{\void} -Sends an \helpref{wxWindow::OnInitDialog}{wxwindowoninitdialog} event, which -in turn transfers data to the dialog via validators. +Return the cursor associated with this window. \wxheading{See also} -\helpref{wxWindow::OnInitDialog}{wxwindowoninitdialog} - -\membersection{wxWindow::IsEnabled}\label{wxwindowisenabled} +\helpref{wxWindow::SetCursor}{wxwindowsetcursor} -\constfunc{virtual bool}{IsEnabled}{\void} -Returns TRUE if the window is enabled for input, FALSE otherwise. +\membersection{wxWindow::GetDefaultAttributes}\label{wxwindowgetdefaultattributes} -\wxheading{See also} +\constfunc{virtual wxVisualAttributes}{GetDefaultAttributes}{\void} -\helpref{wxWindow::Enable}{wxwindowenable} +Currently this is the same as calling +\helpref{GetClassDefaultAttributes}{wxwindowgetclassdefaultattributes}(\helpref{GetWindowVariant}{wxwindowgetwindowvariant}()). -\membersection{wxWindow::IsRetained}\label{wxwindowisretained} +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. -\constfunc{virtual bool}{IsRetained}{\void} +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. -Returns TRUE if the window is retained, FALSE otherwise. -\wxheading{Remarks} +\membersection{wxWindow::GetDropTarget}\label{wxwindowgetdroptarget} -Retained windows are only available on X platforms. +\constfunc{wxDropTarget*}{GetDropTarget}{\void} -\membersection{wxWindow::IsShown}\label{wxwindowisshown} +Returns the associated drop target, which may be NULL. -\constfunc{virtual bool}{IsShown}{\void} +\wxheading{See also} -Returns TRUE if the window is shown, FALSE if it has been hidden. +\helpref{wxWindow::SetDropTarget}{wxwindowsetdroptarget}, +\helpref{Drag and drop overview}{wxdndoverview} -\membersection{wxWindow::Layout}\label{wxwindowlayout} -\func{void}{Layout}{\void} +\membersection{wxWindow::GetEventHandler}\label{wxwindowgeteventhandler} -Invokes the constraint-based layout algorithm for this window. It is called -automatically by the default {\bf wxWindow::OnSize} member. +\constfunc{wxEvtHandler*}{GetEventHandler}{\void} -\membersection{wxWindow::LoadFromResource}\label{wxwindowloadfromresource} +Returns the event handler for this window. By default, the window is its +own event handler. -\func{virtual bool}{LoadFromResource}{\param{wxWindow* }{parent},\rtfsp -\param{const wxString\& }{resourceName}, \param{const wxResourceTable* }{resourceTable = NULL}} +\wxheading{See also} -Loads a panel or dialog from a resource file. +\helpref{wxWindow::SetEventHandler}{wxwindowseteventhandler},\rtfsp +\helpref{wxWindow::PushEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler},\rtfsp +\helpref{wxWindow::PopEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler},\rtfsp +\helpref{wxEvtHandler::ProcessEvent}{wxevthandlerprocessevent},\rtfsp +\helpref{wxEvtHandler}{wxevthandler}\rtfsp -\wxheading{Parameters} -\docparam{parent}{Parent window.} +\membersection{wxWindow::GetExtraStyle}\label{wxwindowgetextrastyle} -\docparam{resourceName}{The name of the resource to load.} +\constfunc{long}{GetExtraStyle}{\void} -\docparam{resourceTable}{The resource table to load it from. If this is NULL, the -default resource table will be used.} +Returns the extra style bits for the window. -\wxheading{Return value} -TRUE if the operation succeeded, otherwise FALSE. +\membersection{wxWindow::GetFont}\label{wxwindowgetfont} -\wxheading{Remarks} +\constfunc{wxFont}{GetFont}{\void} -TODO +Returns the font for this window. \wxheading{See also} -TODO - -\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). +\helpref{wxWindow::SetFont}{wxwindowsetfont} -\membersection{wxWindow::MakeModal}\label{wxwindowmakemodal} -\func{virtual void}{MakeModal}{\param{const bool }{flag}} +\membersection{wxWindow::GetForegroundColour}\label{wxwindowgetforegroundcolour} -Disables all other windows in the application so that -the user can only interact with this window. +\func{virtual wxColour}{GetForegroundColour}{\void} -\wxheading{Parameters} +Returns the foreground colour of the window. -\docparam{flag}{If TRUE, this call disables all other windows in the application so that -the user can only interact with this window. If FALSE, the effect is reversed.} +\wxheading{Remarks} -\membersection{wxWindow::Move}\label{wxwindowmove} +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. -\func{void}{Move}{\param{int}{ x}, \param{int}{ y}} +\wxheading{See also} -Moves the window to the given position. +\helpref{wxWindow::SetForegroundColour}{wxwindowsetforegroundcolour},\rtfsp +\helpref{wxWindow::SetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowsetbackgroundcolour},\rtfsp +\helpref{wxWindow::GetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowgetbackgroundcolour} -\wxheading{Parameters} -\docparam{x}{Required x position.} +\membersection{wxWindow::GetGrandParent}\label{wxwindowgetgrandparent} -\docparam{y}{Required y position.} +\constfunc{wxWindow*}{GetGrandParent}{\void} -\wxheading{Remarks} +Returns the grandparent of a window, or NULL if there isn't one. -Implementations of SetSize can also implicitly implement the -wxWindow::Move function, which is defined in the base wxWindow class -as the call: -\begin{verbatim} - SetSize(x, y, -1, -1, wxSIZE_USE_EXISTING); -\end{verbatim} +\membersection{wxWindow::GetHandle}\label{wxwindowgethandle} -\wxheading{See also} +\constfunc{void*}{GetHandle}{\void} -\helpref{wxWindow::SetSize}{wxwindowsetsize} +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. -\membersection{wxWindow::OnActivate}\label{wxwindowonactivate} +\pythonnote{This method will return an integer in wxPython.} -\func{void}{OnActivate}{\param{wxActivateEvent\&}{ event}} +\perlnote{This method will return an integer in wxPerl.} -Called when a window is activated or deactivated. -\wxheading{Parameters} +\membersection{wxWindow::GetHelpText}\label{wxwindowgethelptext} -\docparam{event}{Object containing activation information.} +\constfunc{virtual wxString}{GetHelpText}{\void} -\wxheading{Remarks} +Gets the help text to be used as context-sensitive help for this window. -If the window is being activated, \helpref{wxActivateEvent::GetActive}{wxactivateeventgetactive} returns TRUE, -otherwise it returns FALSE (it is being deactivated). +Note that the text is actually stored by the current \helpref{wxHelpProvider}{wxhelpprovider} implementation, +and not in the window object itself. \wxheading{See also} -\helpref{wxActivateEvent}{wxactivateevent},\rtfsp -\helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview} - -\membersection{wxWindow::OnChar}\label{wxwindowonchar} +\helpref{SetHelpText}{wxwindowsethelptext}, \helpref{wxHelpProvider}{wxhelpprovider} -\func{void}{OnChar}{\param{wxKeyEvent\&}{ event}} -Called when the user has pressed a key. +\membersection{wxWindow::GetId}\label{wxwindowgetid} -\wxheading{Parameters} +\constfunc{int}{GetId}{\void} -\docparam{event}{Object containing keypress information. See \helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent} for -details about this class.} +Returns the identifier of the window. \wxheading{Remarks} -This member function is called in response to a keypress. To intercept this event, -use the EVT\_CHAR macro in an event table definition. Your {\bf OnChar} handler may call this -default function to achieve default keypress functionality. +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. -Note that the ASCII values do not have explicit key codes: they are passed as ASCII -values. +\wxheading{See also} -Most, but not all, windows allow keypresses to be intercepted. +\helpref{wxWindow::SetId}{wxwindowsetid},\rtfsp +\helpref{Window identifiers}{windowids} -\wxheading{See also} -\helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent}, \helpref{wxWindow::OnCharHook}{wxwindowoncharhook},\rtfsp -\helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview} +\membersection{wxWindow::GetLabel}\label{wxwindowgetlabel} -\membersection{wxWindow::OnCharHook}\label{wxwindowoncharhook} +\constfunc{virtual wxString }{GetLabel}{\void} -\func{void}{OnCharHook}{\param{wxKeyEvent\&}{ event}} +Generic way of getting a label from any window, for +identification purposes. -This member is called to allow the window to intercept keyboard events -before they are processed by child windows. +\wxheading{Remarks} -\wxheading{Parameters} +The interpretation of this function differs from class to class. +For frames and dialogs, the value returned is the title. For buttons or static text controls, it is +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. -\docparam{event}{Object containing keypress information. See \helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent} for -details about this class.} -\wxheading{Remarks} +\membersection{wxWindow::GetName}\label{wxwindowgetname} -This member function is called in response to a keypress, if the window is active. To intercept this event, -use the EVT\_CHAR\_HOOK macro in an event table definition. If you do not process a particular -keypress, call \helpref{wxEvent::Skip}{wxeventskip} to allow default processing. +\constfunc{virtual wxString }{GetName}{\void} -An example of using this function is in the implementation of escape-character processing for wxDialog, -where pressing ESC dismisses the dialog by {\bf OnCharHook} 'forging' a cancel button press event. +Returns the window's name. -Note that the ASCII values do not have explicit key codes: they are passed as ASCII -values. +\wxheading{Remarks} -This function is only relevant to top-level windows (frames and dialogs), and under -Windows only. +This name is not guaranteed to be unique; it is up to the programmer to supply an appropriate +name in the window constructor or via \helpref{wxWindow::SetName}{wxwindowsetname}. \wxheading{See also} -\helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent}, \helpref{wxWindow::OnCharHook}{wxwindowoncharhook},\rtfsp -\helpref{wxApp::OnCharHook}{wxapponcharhook},\rtfsp -\helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview} +\helpref{wxWindow::SetName}{wxwindowsetname} -\membersection{wxWindow::OnCommand}\label{wxwindowoncommand} -\func{virtual void}{OnCommand}{\param{wxEvtHandler\& }{object}, \param{wxCommandEvent\& }{event}} +\membersection{wxWindow::GetParent}\label{wxwindowgetparent} -This virtual member function is called if the control does not handle the command event. +\constfunc{virtual wxWindow*}{GetParent}{\void} -\wxheading{Parameters} +Returns the parent of the window, or NULL if there is no parent. -\docparam{object}{Object receiving the command event.} -\docparam{event}{Command event} +\membersection{wxWindow::GetPosition}\label{wxwindowgetposition} -\wxheading{Remarks} +\constfunc{virtual void}{GetPosition}{\param{int* }{x}, \param{int* }{y}} -This virtual function is provided mainly for backward compatibility. You can also intercept commands -from child controls by using an event table, with identifiers or identifier ranges to identify -the control(s) in question. +\constfunc{wxPoint}{GetPosition}{\void} -\wxheading{See also} +This gets the position of the window in pixels, relative to the parent window +for the child windows or relative to the display origin for the top level +windows. -\helpref{wxCommandEvent}{wxcommandevent},\rtfsp -\helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview} +\wxheading{Parameters} -\membersection{wxWindow::OnClose}\label{wxwindowonclose} +\docparam{x}{Receives the x position of the window.} -\func{virtual bool}{OnClose}{\void} +\docparam{y}{Receives the y position of the window.} -Called when the user has tried to close a a frame -or dialog box using the window manager (X) or system menu (Windows). +\pythonnote{In place of a single overloaded method name, wxPython +implements the following methods:\par +\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist} +\twocolitem{{\bf GetPosition()}}{Returns a wxPoint} +\twocolitem{{\bf GetPositionTuple()}}{Returns a tuple (x, y)} +\end{twocollist}} +} -{\bf Note:} This is an obsolete function retained for backward compatibility. -It is superceded by the \helpref{wxWindow::OnCloseWindow}{wxwindowonclosewindow} event -handler. +\perlnote{In wxPerl there are two methods instead of a single overloaded +method:\par +\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist} +\twocolitem{{\bf GetPosition()}}{Returns a Wx::Point} +\twocolitem{{\bf GetPositionXY()}}{Returns a 2-element list + {\tt ( x, y )}} +\end{twocollist} +}} -\wxheading{Return value} -If TRUE is returned by OnClose, the window will be deleted by the system, otherwise the -attempt will be ignored. Do not delete the window from within this handler, although -you may delete other windows. +\membersection{wxWindow::GetRect}\label{wxwindowgetrect} -\wxheading{Remarks} +\constfunc{virtual wxRect}{GetRect}{\void} -Derive your own class to handle this message. The default handler returns FALSE. +Returns the size and position of the window as a \helpref{wxRect}{wxrect} object. -\wxheading{See also} -\helpref{Window deletion overview}{windowdeletionoverview},\rtfsp -\helpref{wxWindow::Close}{wxwindowclose},\rtfsp -\helpref{wxWindow::OnCloseWindow}{wxwindowonclosewindow},\rtfsp -\helpref{wxCloseEvent}{wxcloseevent} +\membersection{wxWindow::GetScrollThumb}\label{wxwindowgetscrollthumb} -\membersection{wxWindow::OnCloseWindow}\label{wxwindowonclosewindow} +\func{virtual int}{GetScrollThumb}{\param{int }{orientation}} -\func{void}{OnCloseWindow}{\param{wxCloseEvent\& }{event}} +Returns the built-in scrollbar thumb size. -This is an event handler function called when the user has tried to close a a frame -or dialog box using the window manager (X) or system menu (Windows). It is -called via the \helpref{wxWindow::Close}{wxwindowclose} function, so -that the application can also invoke the handler programmatically. +\wxheading{See also} -Use the EVT\_CLOSE event table macro to handle close events. +\helpref{wxWindow::SetScrollbar}{wxwindowsetscrollbar} -You should check whether the application is forcing the deletion of the window -using \helpref{wxCloseEvent::GetForce}{wxcloseeventgetforce}. If this is TRUE, -destroy the window using \helpref{wxWindow::Destroy}{wxwindowdestroy}. -If not, it is up to you whether you respond by destroying the window. -\wxheading{Remarks} +\membersection{wxWindow::GetScrollPos}\label{wxwindowgetscrollpos} + +\func{virtual int}{GetScrollPos}{\param{int }{orientation}} -The \helpref{wxWindow::OnClose}{wxwindowonclose} virtual function remains -for backward compatibility with earlier versions of wxWindows. The -default {\bf OnCloseWindow} handler for wxFrame and wxDialog will call {\bf OnClose}, -destroying the window if it returns TRUE or if the close is being forced. +Returns the built-in scrollbar position. \wxheading{See also} -\helpref{Window deletion overview}{windowdeletionoverview},\rtfsp -\helpref{wxWindow::Close}{wxwindowclose},\rtfsp -\helpref{wxWindow::OnClose}{wxwindowonclose},\rtfsp -\helpref{wxWindow::Destroy}{wxwindowdestroy},\rtfsp -\helpref{wxCloseEvent}{wxcloseevent} +See \helpref{wxWindow::SetScrollbar}{wxwindowsetscrollbar} -\membersection{wxWindow::OnDefaultAction}\label{wxwindowondefaultaction} -\func{virtual void}{OnDefaultAction}{\param{wxControl* }{control}} +\membersection{wxWindow::GetScrollRange}\label{wxwindowgetscrollrange} -Called when the user initiates the default action for a panel or -dialog box, for example by double clicking on a listbox. +\func{virtual int}{GetScrollRange}{\param{int }{orientation}} -\wxheading{Parameters} +Returns the built-in scrollbar range. -\docparam{control}{The control which caused the default action.} +\wxheading{See also} -\wxheading{Remarks} +\helpref{wxWindow::SetScrollbar}{wxwindowsetscrollbar} -TODO: eliminate this?? Or keep it for backward compatibility? -\membersection{wxWindow::OnDropFiles}\label{wxwindowondropfiles} +\membersection{wxWindow::GetSize}\label{wxwindowgetsize} -\func{void}{OnDropFiles}{\param{wxDropFilesEvent\&}{ event}} +\constfunc{void}{GetSize}{\param{int* }{width}, \param{int* }{height}} -Called when files have been dragged from the file manager to the window. +\constfunc{wxSize}{GetSize}{\void} -\wxheading{Parameters} +This gets the size of the entire window in pixels, +including title bar, border, scrollbars, etc. -\docparam{event}{Drop files event. For more information, see \helpref{wxDropFilesEvent}{wxdropfilesevent}.} +\wxheading{Parameters} -\wxheading{Remarks} +\docparam{width}{Receives the window width.} -The window must have previously been enabled for dropping by calling -\rtfsp\helpref{wxWindow::DragAcceptFiles}{wxwindowdragacceptfiles}. +\docparam{height}{Receives the window height.} -This event is only generated under Windows. +\pythonnote{In place of a single overloaded method name, wxPython +implements the following methods:\par +\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist} +\twocolitem{{\bf GetSize()}}{Returns a wxSize} +\twocolitem{{\bf GetSizeTuple()}}{Returns a 2-tuple (width, height)} +\end{twocollist}} +} -To intercept this event, use the EVT\_DROP\_FILES macro in an event table definition. +\perlnote{In wxPerl there are two methods instead of a single overloaded +method:\par +\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist} +\twocolitem{{\bf GetSize()}}{Returns a Wx::Size} +\twocolitem{{\bf GetSizeWH()}}{Returns a 2-element list + {\tt ( width, height )}} +\end{twocollist} +}} \wxheading{See also} -\helpref{wxDropFilesEvent}{wxdropfilesevent}, \helpref{wxWindow::DragAcceptFiles}{wxwindowdragacceptfiles},\rtfsp -\helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview} - -\membersection{wxWindow::OnEraseBackground}\label{wxwindowonerasebackground} +\helpref{GetClientSize}{wxwindowgetclientsize},\rtfsp +\helpref{GetVirtualSize}{wxwindowgetvirtualsize} -\func{void}{OnEraseBackground}{\param{wxEraseEvent\&}{ event}} -Called when the background of the window needs to be erased. +\membersection{wxWindow::GetSizer}\label{wxwindowgetsizer} -\wxheading{Parameters} +\constfunc{wxSizer *}{GetSizer}{\void} -\docparam{event}{Erase background event. For more information, see \helpref{wxEraseEvent}{wxeraseevent}.} +Return the sizer associated with the window by a previous call to +\helpref{SetSizer()}{wxwindowsetsizer} or {\tt NULL}. -\wxheading{Remarks} -This event is only generated under Windows. +\membersection{wxWindow::GetTextExtent}\label{wxwindowgettextextent} -To intercept this event, use the EVT\_ERASE\_BACKGROUND macro in an event table definition. +\constfunc{virtual void}{GetTextExtent}{\param{const wxString\& }{string}, \param{int* }{x}, \param{int* }{y}, + \param{int* }{descent = NULL}, \param{int* }{externalLeading = NULL}, + \param{const wxFont* }{font = NULL}, \param{bool}{ use16 = {\tt false}}} -\wxheading{See also} +Gets the dimensions of the string as it would be drawn on the +window with the currently selected font. -\helpref{wxEraseEvent}{wxeraseevent}, \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview} +\wxheading{Parameters} -\membersection{wxWindow::OnKillFocus}\label{wxwindowonkillfocus} +\docparam{string}{String whose extent is to be measured.} -\func{void}{OnKillFocus}{\param{wxFocusEvent\& }{event}} +\docparam{x}{Return value for width.} -Called when a window's focus is being killed. +\docparam{y}{Return value for height.} -\wxheading{Parameters} +\docparam{descent}{Return value for descent (optional).} -\docparam{event}{The focus event. For more information, see \helpref{wxFocusEvent}{wxfocusevent}.} +\docparam{externalLeading}{Return value for external leading (optional).} -\wxheading{Remarks} +\docparam{font}{Font to use instead of the current window font (optional).} -To intercept this event, use the macro EVT\_KILL\_FOCUS in an event table definition. +\docparam{use16}{If {\tt true}, {\it string} contains 16-bit characters. The default is {\tt false}.} -Most, but not all, windows respond to this event. +\pythonnote{In place of a single overloaded method name, wxPython +implements the following methods:\par +\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist} +\twocolitem{{\bf GetTextExtent(string)}}{Returns a 2-tuple, (width, height)} +\twocolitem{{\bf GetFullTextExtent(string, font=NULL)}}{Returns a +4-tuple, (width, height, descent, externalLeading) } +\end{twocollist}} +} -\wxheading{See also} +\perlnote{In wxPerl this method takes only the {\tt string} and optionally + {\tt font} parameters, and returns a 4-element list + {\tt ( x, y, descent, externalLeading )}.} -\helpref{wxFocusEvent}{wxfocusevent}, \helpref{wxWindow::OnSetFocus}{wxwindowonsetfocus},\rtfsp -\helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview} -\membersection{wxWindow::OnIdle}\label{wxwindowonidle} +\membersection{wxWindow::GetTitle}\label{wxwindowgettitle} -\func{void}{Onidle}{\param{wxIdleEvent\& }{event}} +\func{virtual wxString}{GetTitle}{\void} -Provide this member function for any processing which needs to be done -when the application is idle. +Gets the window's title. Applicable only to frames and dialogs. \wxheading{See also} -\helpref{wxApp::OnIdle}{wxapponidle}, \helpref{wxIdleEvent}{wxidleevent} - -\membersection{wxWindow::OnInitDialog}\label{wxwindowoninitdialog} - -\func{void}{OnInitDialog}{\param{wxInitDialogEvent\&}{ event}} +\helpref{wxWindow::SetTitle}{wxwindowsettitle} -Default handler for the wxEVT\_INIT\_DIALOG event. Calls \helpref{wxWindow::TransferDataToWindow}{wxwindowtransferdatatowindow}. -\wxheading{Parameters} +\membersection{wxWindow::GetToolTip}\label{wxwindowgettooltip} -\docparam{event}{Dialog initialisation event.} +\constfunc{wxToolTip*}{GetToolTip}{\void} -\wxheading{Remarks} +Get the associated tooltip or NULL if none. -Gives the window the default behaviour of transferring data to child controls via -the validator that each control has. -\wxheading{See also} +\membersection{wxWindow::GetUpdateRegion}\label{wxwindowgetupdateregion} -\helpref{wxValidator}{wxvalidator}, \helpref{wxWindow::TransferDataToWindow}{wxwindowtransferdatatowindow} +\constfunc{virtual wxRegion}{GetUpdateRegion}{\void} -\membersection{wxWindow::OnMenuCommand}\label{wxwindowonmenucommand} +Returns the region specifying which parts of the window have been damaged. Should +only be called within an \helpref{wxPaintEvent}{wxpaintevent} handler. -\func{void}{OnMenuCommand}{\param{wxCommandEvent\& }{event}} +\wxheading{See also} -Called when a menu command is received from a menu bar. +\helpref{wxRegion}{wxregion},\rtfsp +\helpref{wxRegionIterator}{wxregioniterator} -\wxheading{Parameters} -\docparam{event}{The menu command event. For more information, see \helpref{wxCommandEvent}{wxcommandevent}.} +\membersection{wxWindow::GetValidator}\label{wxwindowgetvalidator} -\wxheading{Remarks} +\constfunc{wxValidator*}{GetValidator}{\void} -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. +Returns a pointer to the current validator for the window, or NULL if there is none. -\wxheading{See also} -\helpref{wxCommandEvent}{wxcommandevent},\rtfsp -\helpref{wxWindow::OnMenuHighlight}{wxwindowonmenuhighlight},\rtfsp -\helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview} +\membersection{wxWindow::GetVirtualSize}\label{wxwindowgetvirtualsize} -\membersection{wxWindow::OnMenuHighlight}\label{wxwindowonmenuhighlight} +\constfunc{void}{GetVirtualSize}{\param{int* }{width}, \param{int* }{height}} -\func{void}{OnMenuHighlight}{\param{wxMenuEvent\& }{event}} +\constfunc{wxSize}{GetVirtualSize}{\void} -Called when a menu select is received from a menu bar: that is, the -mouse cursor is over a menu item, but the left mouse button has not been -pressed. +This gets the virtual size of the window in pixels. \wxheading{Parameters} -\docparam{event}{The menu highlight event. For more information, see \helpref{wxMenuEvent}{wxmenuevent}.} - -\wxheading{Remarks} +\docparam{width}{Receives the window virtual width.} -You can choose any member function to receive -menu select events, using the EVT\_MENU\_HIGHLIGHT macro for individual menu items or EVT\_MENU\_HIGHLIGHT\_ALL macro -for all menu items. +\docparam{height}{Receives the window virtual height.} -The default implementation for \helpref{wxFrame::OnMenuHighlight}{wxframeonmenuhighlight} displays help -text in the first field of the status bar. +\helpref{GetSize}{wxwindowgetsize},\rtfsp +\helpref{GetClientSize}{wxwindowgetclientsize} -This function was known as {\bf OnMenuSelect} in earlier versions of wxWindows, but this was confusing -since a selection is normally a left-click action. -\wxheading{See also} +\membersection{wxWindow::GetWindowStyleFlag}\label{wxwindowgetwindowstyleflag} -\helpref{wxMenuEvent}{wxmenuevent},\rtfsp -\helpref{wxWindow::OnMenuCommand}{wxwindowonmenucommand},\rtfsp -\helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview} +\constfunc{long}{GetWindowStyleFlag}{\void} +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::OnMouseEvent}\label{wxwindowonmouseevent} -\func{void}{OnMouseEvent}{\param{wxMouseEvent\&}{ event}} +\membersection{wxWindow::GetWindowVariant}\label{wxwindowgetwindowvariant} -Called when the user has initiated an event with the -mouse. +\constfunc{wxWindowVariant}{GetWindowVariant}{\void} -\wxheading{Parameters} +Returns the value previous passed to +\helpref{wxWindow::SetWindowVariant}{wxwindowsetwindowvariant}. -\docparam{event}{The mouse event. See \helpref{wxMouseEvent}{wxmouseevent} for -more details.} -\wxheading{Remarks} +\membersection{wxWindow::HasCapture}\label{wxwindowhascapture} -Most, but not all, windows respond to this event. +\constfunc{virtual bool}{HasCapture}{\void} -To intercept this event, use the EVT\_MOUSE\_EVENTS macro in an event table definition, or individual -mouse event macros such as EVT\_LEFT\_DOWN. +Returns true if this window has the current mouse capture. \wxheading{See also} -\helpref{wxMouseEvent}{wxmouseevent},\rtfsp -\helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview} - -\membersection{wxWindow::OnMove}\label{wxwindowonmove} +\helpref{wxWindow::CaptureMouse}{wxwindowcapturemouse}, +\helpref{wxWindow::ReleaseMouse}{wxwindowreleasemouse}, +\helpref{wxMouseCaptureChangedEvent}{wxmousecapturechangedevent} -\func{void}{OnMove}{\param{wxMoveEvent\& }{event}} -Called when a window is moved. +\membersection{wxWindow::Hide}\label{wxwindowhide} -\wxheading{Parameters} +\func{bool}{Hide}{\void} -\docparam{event}{The move event. For more information, see \helpref{wxMoveEvent}{wxmoveevent}.} +Equivalent to calling \helpref{Show}{wxwindowshow}({\tt false}). -\wxheading{Remarks} -Use the EVT\_MOVE macro to intercept move events. +\membersection{wxWindow::InheritAttributes}\label{wxwindowinheritattributes} -\wxheading{Remarks} +\func{void}{InheritAttributes}{\void} -Not currently implemented. +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. -\wxheading{See also} +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. -\helpref{wxMoveEvent}{wxmoveevent},\rtfsp -\helpref{wxFrame::OnSize}{wxframeonsize},\rtfsp -\helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview} +This rather complicated logic is necessary in order to accomodate the +different usage scenarius. 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::OnPaint}\label{wxwindowonpaint} -\func{void}{OnPaint}{\param{wxPaintEvent\& }{event}} +\membersection{wxWindow::InitDialog}\label{wxwindowinitdialog} -Sent to the event handler when the window must be refreshed. +\func{void}{InitDialog}{\void} -\wxheading{Parameters} +Sends an {\tt wxEVT\_INIT\_DIALOG} event, whose handler usually transfers data +to the dialog via validators. -\docparam{event}{Paint event. For more information, see \helpref{wxPaintEvent}{wxpaintevent}.} -\wxheading{Remarks} +\membersection{wxWindow::IsEnabled}\label{wxwindowisenabled} -Use the EVT\_PAINT macro in an event table definition to intercept paint events. +\constfunc{virtual bool}{IsEnabled}{\void} -In a paint event handler, the application should always create a \helpref{wxPaintDC}{wxpaintdc} object. +Returns {\tt true} if the window is enabled for input, {\tt false} otherwise. -For example: +\wxheading{See also} -\small{% -\begin{verbatim} - void MyWindow::OnPaint(wxPaintEvent& event) - { - wxPaintDC dc(this); +\helpref{wxWindow::Enable}{wxwindowenable} - DrawMyDocument(dc); - } -\end{verbatim} -}% -You can optimize painting by retrieving the rectangles -that have been damaged and only repainting these. The rectangles are in -terms of the client area, and are unscrolled, so you will need to do -some calculations using the current view position to obtain logical, -scrolled units. +\membersection{wxWindow::IsExposed}\label{wxwindowisexposed} -Here is an example of using the \helpref{wxUpdateIterator}{wxupdateiterator} class: +\constfunc{bool}{IsExposed}{\param{int }{x}, \param{int }{y}} -{\small% -\begin{verbatim} -// Called when window needs to be repainted. -void MyWindow::OnPaint(wxPaintEvent& event) -{ - wxPaintDC dc(this); +\constfunc{bool}{IsExposed}{\param{wxPoint }{\&pt}} - // Find Out where the window is scrolled to - int vbX,vbY; // Top left corner of client - ViewStart(&vbX,&vbY); +\constfunc{bool}{IsExposed}{\param{int }{x}, \param{int }{y}, \param{int }{w}, \param{int }{h}} - int vX,vY,vW,vH; // Dimensions of client area in pixels - wxUpdateIterator upd(this); // get the update rect list +\constfunc{bool}{IsExposed}{\param{wxRect }{\&rect}} - while (upd) - { - vX = upd.GetX(); - vY = upd.GetY(); - vW = upd.GetW(); - vH = upd.GetH(); +Returns {\tt true} if the given point or rectangle area has been exposed since the +last repaint. Call this in an paint event handler to optimize redrawing by +only redrawing those areas, which have been exposed. - // Alternatively we can do this: - // wxRect rect; - // upd.GetRect(&rect); +\pythonnote{In place of a single overloaded method name, wxPython +implements the following methods:\par +\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist} +\twocolitem{{\bf IsExposed(x,y, w=0,h=0)}}{} +\twocolitem{{\bf IsExposedPoint(pt)}}{} +\twocolitem{{\bf IsExposedRect(rect)}}{} +\end{twocollist}}} - // Repaint this rectangle - ...some code... - upd ++ ; - } -} -\end{verbatim} -}% +\membersection{wxWindow::IsRetained}\label{wxwindowisretained} -\wxheading{See also} +\constfunc{virtual bool}{IsRetained}{\void} -\helpref{wxPaintEvent}{wxpaintevent},\rtfsp -\helpref{wxPaintDC}{wxpaintdc},\rtfsp -\helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview} +Returns {\tt true} if the window is retained, {\tt false} otherwise. -\membersection{wxWindow::OnScroll}\label{wxwindowonscroll} +\wxheading{Remarks} -\func{void}{OnScroll}{\param{wxScrollEvent\& }{event}} +Retained windows are only available on X platforms. -Called when a scroll event is received from one of the window's built-in scrollbars. -\wxheading{Parameters} +\membersection{wxWindow::IsShown}\label{wxwindowisshown} -\docparam{event}{Command event. Retrieve the new scroll position by -calling \helpref{wxScrollEvent::GetPosition}{wxscrolleventgetposition}, and the -scrollbar orientation by calling \helpref{wxScrollEvent::GetOrientation}{wxscrolleventgetorientation}.} +\constfunc{virtual bool}{IsShown}{\void} -\wxheading{Remarks} +Returns {\tt true} if the window is shown, {\tt false} if it has been hidden. -Note that it is not possible to distinguish between horizontal and vertical scrollbars -until the function is executing (you can't have one function for vertical, another -for horizontal events). -\wxheading{See also} +\membersection{wxWindow::IsTopLevel}\label{wxwindowistoplevel} -\helpref{wxScrollEvent}{wxscrollevent},\rtfsp -\helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview} +\constfunc{bool}{IsTopLevel}{\void} -\membersection{wxWindow::OnSetFocus}\label{wxwindowonsetfocus} +Returns {\tt true} if the given window is a top-level one. Currently all frames and +dialogs are considered to be top-level windows (even if they have a parent +window). -\func{void}{OnSetFocus}{\param{wxFocusEvent\& }{event}} -Called when a window's focus is being set. +\membersection{wxWindow::Layout}\label{wxwindowlayout} -\wxheading{Parameters} +\func{void}{Layout}{\void} -\docparam{event}{The focus event. For more information, see \helpref{wxFocusEvent}{wxfocusevent}.} +Invokes the constraint-based layout algorithm or the sizer-based algorithm +for this window. -\wxheading{Remarks} +See \helpref{wxWindow::SetAutoLayout}{wxwindowsetautolayout}: when auto +layout is on, this function gets called automatically when the window is resized. -To intercept this event, use the macro EVT\_SET\_FOCUS in an event table definition. -Most, but not all, windows respond to this event. +\membersection{wxWindow::LineDown}\label{wxwindowlinedown} -\wxheading{See also} +This is just a wrapper for \helpref{ScrollLines()}{wxwindowscrolllines}$(1)$. -\helpref{wxFocusEvent}{wxfocusevent}, \helpref{wxWindow::OnKillFocus}{wxwindowonkillfocus},\rtfsp -\helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview} -\membersection{wxWindow::OnSize}\label{wxwindowonsize} +\membersection{wxWindow::LineUp}\label{wxwindowlineup} -\func{void}{OnSize}{\param{wxSizeEvent\& }{event}} +This is just a wrapper for \helpref{ScrollLines()}{wxwindowscrolllines}$(-1)$. -Called when the window has been resized. -\wxheading{Parameters} +\membersection{wxWindow::Lower}\label{wxwindowlower} -\docparam{event}{Size event. For more information, see \helpref{wxSizeEvent}{wxsizeevent}.} +\func{void}{Lower}{\void} -\wxheading{Remarks} +Lowers the window to the bottom of the window hierarchy if it is a managed window (dialog +or frame). -You may wish to use this for frames to resize their child windows as appropriate. -Note that the size passed is of -the whole window: call \helpref{wxWindow::GetClientSize}{wxwindowgetclientsize} for the area which may be -used by the application. +\membersection{wxWindow::MakeModal}\label{wxwindowmakemodal} -\wxheading{See also} +\func{virtual void}{MakeModal}{\param{bool }{flag}} -\helpref{wxSizeEvent}{wxsizeevent},\rtfsp -\helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview} +Disables all other windows in the application so that +the user can only interact with this window. + +\wxheading{Parameters} + +\docparam{flag}{If {\tt true}, this call disables all other windows in the application so that +the user can only interact with this window. If {\tt false}, the effect is reversed.} + + +\membersection{wxWindow::Move}\label{wxwindowmove} -\membersection{wxWindow::OnSysColourChanged}\label{wxwindowonsyscolourchanged} +\func{void}{Move}{\param{int}{ x}, \param{int}{ y}} -\func{void}{OnSysColourChanged}{\param{wxOnSysColourChangedEvent\& }{event}} +\func{void}{Move}{\param{const wxPoint\&}{ pt}} -Called when the user has changed the system colours. +Moves the window to the given position. \wxheading{Parameters} -\docparam{event}{System colour change event. For more information, see \helpref{wxSysColourChangedEvent}{wxsyscolourchangedevent}.} +\docparam{x}{Required x position.} + +\docparam{y}{Required y position.} + +\docparam{pt}{\helpref{wxPoint}{wxpoint} object representing the position.} + +\wxheading{Remarks} + +Implementations of SetSize can also implicitly implement the +wxWindow::Move function, which is defined in the base wxWindow class +as the call: + +\begin{verbatim} + SetSize(x, y, -1, -1, wxSIZE_USE_EXISTING); +\end{verbatim} \wxheading{See also} -\helpref{wxSysColourChangedEvent}{wxsyscolourchangedevent},\rtfsp -\helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview} +\helpref{wxWindow::SetSize}{wxwindowsetsize} + +\pythonnote{In place of a single overloaded method name, wxPython +implements the following methods:\par +\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist} +\twocolitem{{\bf Move(point)}}{Accepts a wxPoint} +\twocolitem{{\bf MoveXY(x, y)}}{Accepts a pair of integers} +\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) +%% +%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnActivate}\label{wxwindowonactivate} +%% +%% \func{void}{OnActivate}{\param{wxActivateEvent\&}{ event}} +%% +%% Called when a window is activated or deactivated. +%% +%% \wxheading{Parameters} +%% +%% \docparam{event}{Object containing activation information.} +%% +%% \wxheading{Remarks} +%% +%% If the window is being activated, \helpref{wxActivateEvent::GetActive}{wxactivateeventgetactive} returns {\tt true}, +%% otherwise it returns {\tt false} (it is being deactivated). +%% +%% \wxheading{See also} +%% +%% \helpref{wxActivateEvent}{wxactivateevent},\rtfsp +%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview} +%% +%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnChar}\label{wxwindowonchar} +%% +%% \func{void}{OnChar}{\param{wxKeyEvent\&}{ event}} +%% +%% Called when the user has pressed a key that is not a modifier (SHIFT, CONTROL or ALT). +%% +%% \wxheading{Parameters} +%% +%% \docparam{event}{Object containing keypress information. See \helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent} for +%% details about this class.} +%% +%% \wxheading{Remarks} +%% +%% This member function is called in response to a keypress. To intercept this event, +%% use the EVT\_CHAR macro in an event table definition. Your {\bf OnChar} handler may call this +%% default function to achieve default keypress functionality. +%% +%% Note that the ASCII values do not have explicit key codes: they are passed as ASCII +%% values. +%% +%% Note that not all keypresses can be intercepted this way. If you wish to intercept modifier +%% keypresses, then you will need to use \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyDown}{wxwindowonkeydown} or +%% \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyUp}{wxwindowonkeyup}. +%% +%% Most, but not all, windows allow keypresses to be intercepted. +%% +%% {\bf Tip:} be sure to call {\tt event.Skip()} for events that you don't process in this function, +%% otherwise menu shortcuts may cease to work under Windows. +%% +%% \wxheading{See also} +%% +%% \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyDown}{wxwindowonkeydown}, \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyUp}{wxwindowonkeyup},\rtfsp +%% \helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent}, \helpref{wxWindow::OnCharHook}{wxwindowoncharhook},\rtfsp +%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview} +%% +%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnCharHook}\label{wxwindowoncharhook} +%% +%% \func{void}{OnCharHook}{\param{wxKeyEvent\&}{ event}} +%% +%% This member is called to allow the window to intercept keyboard events +%% before they are processed by child windows. +%% +%% \wxheading{Parameters} +%% +%% \docparam{event}{Object containing keypress information. See \helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent} for +%% details about this class.} +%% +%% \wxheading{Remarks} +%% +%% This member function is called in response to a keypress, if the window is active. To intercept this event, +%% use the EVT\_CHAR\_HOOK macro in an event table definition. If you do not process a particular +%% keypress, call \helpref{wxEvent::Skip}{wxeventskip} to allow default processing. +%% +%% An example of using this function is in the implementation of escape-character processing for wxDialog, +%% where pressing ESC dismisses the dialog by {\bf OnCharHook} 'forging' a cancel button press event. +%% +%% Note that the ASCII values do not have explicit key codes: they are passed as ASCII +%% values. +%% +%% 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 intercept it, and if you don't call \helpref{wxEvent::Skip}{wxeventskip} +%% the window won't get the event. +%% +%% \wxheading{See also} +%% +%% \helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent},\rtfsp +%% \helpref{wxWindow::OnCharHook}{wxwindowoncharhook},\rtfsp +%% %% GD: OnXXX functions are not documented +%% %%\helpref{wxApp::OnCharHook}{wxapponcharhook},\rtfsp +%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview} +%% +%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnCommand}\label{wxwindowoncommand} +%% +%% \func{virtual void}{OnCommand}{\param{wxEvtHandler\& }{object}, \param{wxCommandEvent\& }{event}} +%% +%% This virtual member function is called if the control does not handle the command event. +%% +%% \wxheading{Parameters} +%% +%% \docparam{object}{Object receiving the command event.} +%% +%% \docparam{event}{Command event} +%% +%% \wxheading{Remarks} +%% +%% This virtual function is provided mainly for backward compatibility. You can also intercept commands +%% from child controls by using an event table, with identifiers or identifier ranges to identify +%% the control(s) in question. +%% +%% \wxheading{See also} +%% +%% \helpref{wxCommandEvent}{wxcommandevent},\rtfsp +%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview} +%% +%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnClose}\label{wxwindowonclose} +%% +%% \func{virtual bool}{OnClose}{\void} +%% +%% Called when the user has tried to close a a frame +%% or dialog box using the window manager (X) or system menu (Windows). +%% +%% {\bf Note:} This is an obsolete function. +%% It is superseded by the \helpref{wxWindow::OnCloseWindow}{wxwindowonclosewindow} event +%% handler. +%% +%% \wxheading{Return value} +%% +%% If {\tt true} is returned by OnClose, the window will be deleted by the system, otherwise the +%% attempt will be ignored. Do not delete the window from within this handler, although +%% you may delete other windows. +%% +%% \wxheading{See also} +%% +%% \helpref{Window deletion overview}{windowdeletionoverview},\rtfsp +%% \helpref{wxWindow::Close}{wxwindowclose},\rtfsp +%% \helpref{wxWindow::OnCloseWindow}{wxwindowonclosewindow},\rtfsp +%% \helpref{wxCloseEvent}{wxcloseevent} +%% +%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnKeyDown}\label{wxwindowonkeydown} +%% +%% \func{void}{OnKeyDown}{\param{wxKeyEvent\&}{ event}} +%% +%% Called when the user has pressed a key, before it is translated into an ASCII value using other +%% modifier keys that might be pressed at the same time. +%% +%% \wxheading{Parameters} +%% +%% \docparam{event}{Object containing keypress information. See \helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent} for +%% details about this class.} +%% +%% \wxheading{Remarks} +%% +%% This member function is called in response to a key down event. To intercept this event, +%% use the EVT\_KEY\_DOWN macro in an event table definition. Your {\bf OnKeyDown} handler may call this +%% default function to achieve default keypress functionality. +%% +%% Note that not all keypresses can be intercepted this way. If you wish to intercept special +%% keys, such as shift, control, and function keys, then you will need to use \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyDown}{wxwindowonkeydown} or +%% \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyUp}{wxwindowonkeyup}. +%% +%% Most, but not all, windows allow keypresses to be intercepted. +%% +%% {\bf Tip:} be sure to call {\tt event.Skip()} for events that you don't process in this function, +%% otherwise menu shortcuts may cease to work under Windows. +%% +%% \wxheading{See also} +%% +%% \helpref{wxWindow::OnChar}{wxwindowonchar}, \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyUp}{wxwindowonkeyup},\rtfsp +%% \helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent}, \helpref{wxWindow::OnCharHook}{wxwindowoncharhook},\rtfsp +%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview} +%% +%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnKeyUp}\label{wxwindowonkeyup} +%% +%% \func{void}{OnKeyUp}{\param{wxKeyEvent\&}{ event}} +%% +%% Called when the user has released a key. +%% +%% \wxheading{Parameters} +%% +%% \docparam{event}{Object containing keypress information. See \helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent} for +%% details about this class.} +%% +%% \wxheading{Remarks} +%% +%% This member function is called in response to a key up event. To intercept this event, +%% use the EVT\_KEY\_UP macro in an event table definition. Your {\bf OnKeyUp} handler may call this +%% default function to achieve default keypress functionality. +%% +%% Note that not all keypresses can be intercepted this way. If you wish to intercept special +%% keys, such as shift, control, and function keys, then you will need to use \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyDown}{wxwindowonkeydown} or +%% \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyUp}{wxwindowonkeyup}. +%% +%% Most, but not all, windows allow key up events to be intercepted. +%% +%% \wxheading{See also} +%% +%% \helpref{wxWindow::OnChar}{wxwindowonchar}, \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyDown}{wxwindowonkeydown},\rtfsp +%% \helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent}, \helpref{wxWindow::OnCharHook}{wxwindowoncharhook},\rtfsp +%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview} +%% +%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnInitDialog}\label{wxwindowoninitdialog} +%% +%% \func{void}{OnInitDialog}{\param{wxInitDialogEvent\&}{ event}} +%% +%% Default handler for the wxEVT\_INIT\_DIALOG event. Calls \helpref{wxWindow::TransferDataToWindow}{wxwindowtransferdatatowindow}. +%% +%% \wxheading{Parameters} +%% +%% \docparam{event}{Dialog initialisation event.} +%% +%% \wxheading{Remarks} +%% +%% Gives the window the default behaviour of transferring data to child controls via +%% the validator that each control has. +%% +%% \wxheading{See also} +%% +%% \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}} +%% +%% Called when a menu select is received from a menu bar: that is, the +%% mouse cursor is over a menu item, but the left mouse button has not been +%% pressed. +%% +%% \wxheading{Parameters} +%% +%% \docparam{event}{The menu highlight event. For more information, see \helpref{wxMenuEvent}{wxmenuevent}.} +%% +%% \wxheading{Remarks} +%% +%% You can choose any member function to receive +%% menu select events, using the EVT\_MENU\_HIGHLIGHT macro for individual menu items or EVT\_MENU\_HIGHLIGHT\_ALL macro +%% for all menu items. +%% +%% 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 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} +%% +%% +%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnMouseEvent}\label{wxwindowonmouseevent} +%% +%% \func{void}{OnMouseEvent}{\param{wxMouseEvent\&}{ event}} +%% +%% Called when the user has initiated an event with the +%% mouse. +%% +%% \wxheading{Parameters} +%% +%% \docparam{event}{The mouse event. See \helpref{wxMouseEvent}{wxmouseevent} for +%% more details.} +%% +%% \wxheading{Remarks} +%% +%% Most, but not all, windows respond to this event. +%% +%% To intercept this event, use the EVT\_MOUSE\_EVENTS macro in an event table definition, or individual +%% mouse event macros such as EVT\_LEFT\_DOWN. +%% +%% \wxheading{See also} +%% +%% \helpref{wxMouseEvent}{wxmouseevent},\rtfsp +%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview} +%% +%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnMove}\label{wxwindowonmove} +%% +%% \func{void}{OnMove}{\param{wxMoveEvent\& }{event}} +%% +%% Called when a window is moved. +%% +%% \wxheading{Parameters} +%% +%% \docparam{event}{The move event. For more information, see \helpref{wxMoveEvent}{wxmoveevent}.} +%% +%% \wxheading{Remarks} +%% +%% Use the EVT\_MOVE macro to intercept move events. +%% +%% \wxheading{Remarks} +%% +%% Not currently implemented. +%% +%% \wxheading{See also} +%% +%% \helpref{wxMoveEvent}{wxmoveevent},\rtfsp +%% \helpref{wxFrame::OnSize}{wxframeonsize},\rtfsp +%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview} +%% +%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnPaint}\label{wxwindowonpaint} +%% +%% \func{void}{OnPaint}{\param{wxPaintEvent\& }{event}} +%% +%% Sent to the event handler when the window must be refreshed. +%% +%% \wxheading{Parameters} +%% +%% \docparam{event}{Paint event. For more information, see \helpref{wxPaintEvent}{wxpaintevent}.} +%% +%% \wxheading{Remarks} +%% +%% Use the EVT\_PAINT macro in an event table definition to intercept paint events. +%% +%% Note that In a paint event handler, the application must {\it always} create a \helpref{wxPaintDC}{wxpaintdc} object, +%% even if you do not use it. Otherwise, under MS Windows, refreshing for this and other windows will go wrong. +%% +%% For example: +%% +%% \small{% +%% \begin{verbatim} +%% void MyWindow::OnPaint(wxPaintEvent\& event) +%% { +%% wxPaintDC dc(this); +%% +%% DrawMyDocument(dc); +%% } +%% \end{verbatim} +%% }% +%% +%% You can optimize painting by retrieving the rectangles +%% that have been damaged and only repainting these. The rectangles are in +%% terms of the client area, and are unscrolled, so you will need to do +%% some calculations using the current view position to obtain logical, +%% scrolled units. +%% +%% Here is an example of using the \helpref{wxRegionIterator}{wxregioniterator} class: +%% +%% {\small% +%% \begin{verbatim} +%% // Called when window needs to be repainted. +%% void MyWindow::OnPaint(wxPaintEvent\& event) +%% { +%% wxPaintDC dc(this); +%% +%% // Find Out where the window is scrolled to +%% int vbX,vbY; // Top left corner of client +%% GetViewStart(&vbX,&vbY); +%% +%% int vX,vY,vW,vH; // Dimensions of client area in pixels +%% wxRegionIterator upd(GetUpdateRegion()); // get the update rect list +%% +%% while (upd) +%% { +%% vX = upd.GetX(); +%% vY = upd.GetY(); +%% vW = upd.GetW(); +%% vH = upd.GetH(); +%% +%% // Alternatively we can do this: +%% // wxRect rect; +%% // upd.GetRect(&rect); +%% +%% // Repaint this rectangle +%% ...some code... +%% +%% upd ++ ; +%% } +%% } +%% \end{verbatim} +%% }% +%% +%% \wxheading{See also} +%% +%% \helpref{wxPaintEvent}{wxpaintevent},\rtfsp +%% \helpref{wxPaintDC}{wxpaintdc},\rtfsp +%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview} +%% +%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnScroll}\label{wxwindowonscroll} +%% +%% \func{void}{OnScroll}{\param{wxScrollWinEvent\& }{event}} +%% +%% Called when a scroll window event is received from one of the window's built-in scrollbars. +%% +%% \wxheading{Parameters} +%% +%% \docparam{event}{Command event. Retrieve the new scroll position by +%% calling \helpref{wxScrollEvent::GetPosition}{wxscrolleventgetposition}, and the +%% scrollbar orientation by calling \helpref{wxScrollEvent::GetOrientation}{wxscrolleventgetorientation}.} +%% +%% \wxheading{Remarks} +%% +%% Note that it is not possible to distinguish between horizontal and vertical scrollbars +%% until the function is executing (you can't have one function for vertical, another +%% for horizontal events). +%% +%% \wxheading{See also} +%% +%% \helpref{wxScrollWinEvent}{wxscrollwinevent},\rtfsp +%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview} +%% +%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnSetFocus}\label{wxwindowonsetfocus} +%% +%% \func{void}{OnSetFocus}{\param{wxFocusEvent\& }{event}} +%% +%% Called when a window's focus is being set. +%% +%% \wxheading{Parameters} +%% +%% \docparam{event}{The focus event. For more information, see \helpref{wxFocusEvent}{wxfocusevent}.} +%% +%% \wxheading{Remarks} +%% +%% To intercept this event, use the macro EVT\_SET\_FOCUS in an event table definition. +%% +%% Most, but not all, windows respond to this event. +%% +%% \wxheading{See also} +%% +%% \helpref{wxFocusEvent}{wxfocusevent}, \helpref{wxWindow::OnKillFocus}{wxwindowonkillfocus},\rtfsp +%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview} +%% +%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnSize}\label{wxwindowonsize} +%% +%% \func{void}{OnSize}{\param{wxSizeEvent\& }{event}} +%% +%% Called when the window has been resized. This is not a virtual function; you should +%% provide your own non-virtual OnSize function and direct size events to it using EVT\_SIZE +%% in an event table definition. +%% +%% \wxheading{Parameters} +%% +%% \docparam{event}{Size event. For more information, see \helpref{wxSizeEvent}{wxsizeevent}.} +%% +%% \wxheading{Remarks} +%% +%% You may wish to use this for frames to resize their child windows as appropriate. +%% +%% Note that the size passed is of +%% the whole window: call \helpref{wxWindow::GetClientSize}{wxwindowgetclientsize} for the area which may be +%% used by the application. +%% +%% When a window is resized, usually only a small part of the window is damaged and you +%% may only need to repaint that area. However, if your drawing depends on the size of the window, +%% you may need to clear the DC explicitly and repaint the whole window. In which case, you +%% may need to call \helpref{wxWindow::Refresh}{wxwindowrefresh} to invalidate the entire window. +%% +%% \wxheading{See also} +%% +%% \helpref{wxSizeEvent}{wxsizeevent},\rtfsp +%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview} +%% +%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnSysColourChanged}\label{wxwindowonsyscolourchanged} +%% +%% \func{void}{OnSysColourChanged}{\param{wxOnSysColourChangedEvent\& }{event}} +%% +%% Called when the user has changed the system colours. Windows only. +%% +%% \wxheading{Parameters} +%% +%% \docparam{event}{System colour change event. For more information, see \helpref{wxSysColourChangedEvent}{wxsyscolourchangedevent}.} +%% +%% \wxheading{See also} +%% +%% \helpref{wxSysColourChangedEvent}{wxsyscolourchangedevent},\rtfsp +%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview} + + +\membersection{wxWindow::OnInternalIdle}\label{wxwindowoninternalidle} + +\func{virtual void}{OnInternalIdle}{\void} + +This virtual function is normally only used internally, but +sometimes an application may need it to implement functionality +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} +in order to send update events to the window in idle time. + + +\membersection{wxWindow::PageDown}\label{wxwindowpagedown} + +This is just a wrapper for \helpref{ScrollPages()}{wxwindowscrollpages}$(1)$. + + +\membersection{wxWindow::PageUp}\label{wxwindowpageup} + +This is just a wrapper for \helpref{ScrollPages()}{wxwindowscrollpages}$(-1)$. + \membersection{wxWindow::PopEventHandler}\label{wxwindowpopeventhandler} -\constfunc{wxEvtHandler*}{PopEventHandler}{\param{bool }{deleteHandler = FALSE}} +\constfunc{wxEvtHandler*}{PopEventHandler}{\param{bool }{deleteHandler = {\tt false}}} Removes and returns the top-most event handler on the event handler stack. \wxheading{Parameters} -\docparam{deleteHandler}{If this is TRUE, the handler will be deleted after it is removed. The -default value is FALSE.} +\docparam{deleteHandler}{If this is {\tt true}, the handler will be deleted after it is removed. The +default value is {\tt false}.} \wxheading{See also} @@ -1228,27 +2060,51 @@ default value is FALSE.} \helpref{wxEvtHandler::ProcessEvent}{wxevthandlerprocessevent},\rtfsp \helpref{wxEvtHandler}{wxevthandler}\rtfsp + \membersection{wxWindow::PopupMenu}\label{wxwindowpopupmenu} -\func{virtual bool}{PopupMenu}{\param{wxMenu* }{menu}, \param{int }{x}, \param{int }{y}} +\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 callback defined for the menu is called with -wxMenu and wxCommandEvent reference arguments. The callback should access -the commandInt member of the event to check the selected menu identifier. +menu item is selected, the corresponding menu event is generated and will be +processed as usually. If the coordinates are not specified, current mouse +cursor position is used. \wxheading{Parameters} \docparam{menu}{Menu to pop up.} +\docparam{pos}{The position where the menu will appear.} + \docparam{x}{Required x position for the menu to appear.} \docparam{y}{Required y position for the menu to appear.} \wxheading{See also} -\helpref{wxMenu}{wxmenu}, \helpref{wxWindow::FakePopupMenu}{wxwindowfakepopupmenu} +\helpref{wxMenu}{wxmenu} + +\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. + +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 +\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist} +\twocolitem{{\bf PopupMenu(menu, point)}}{Specifies position with a wxPoint} +\twocolitem{{\bf PopupMenuXY(menu, x, y)}}{Specifies position with two integers (x, y)} +\end{twocollist}} +} + \membersection{wxWindow::PushEventHandler}\label{wxwindowpusheventhandler} @@ -1281,6 +2137,7 @@ remove the event handler. \helpref{wxEvtHandler::ProcessEvent}{wxevthandlerprocessevent},\rtfsp \helpref{wxEvtHandler}{wxevthandler} + \membersection{wxWindow::Raise}\label{wxwindowraise} \func{void}{Raise}{\void} @@ -1288,22 +2145,72 @@ remove the event handler. Raises the window to the top of the window hierarchy if it is a managed window (dialog or frame). + \membersection{wxWindow::Refresh}\label{wxwindowrefresh} -\func{virtual void}{Refresh}{\param{const bool}{ eraseBackground = TRUE}, \param{const wxRect* }{rect +\func{virtual void}{Refresh}{\param{bool}{ eraseBackground = {\tt true}}, \param{const wxRect* }{rect = NULL}} -Causes a message or event to be generated to repaint the +Causes an event to be generated to repaint the window. \wxheading{Parameters} -\docparam{eraseBackground}{If TRUE, the background will be +\docparam{eraseBackground}{If {\tt true}, the background will be erased.} \docparam{rect}{If non-NULL, only the given rectangle will be treated as damaged.} +\wxheading{See also} + +\helpref{wxWindow::RefreshRect}{wxwindowrefreshrect} + + +\membersection{wxWindow::RefreshRect}\label{wxwindowrefreshrect} + +\func{void}{RefreshRect}{\param{const wxRect\& }{rect}} + +Redraws the contents of the given rectangle: the area inside it will be +repainted. + +This is the same as \helpref{Refresh}{wxwindowrefresh} but has a nicer syntax. + + +\membersection{wxWindow::RegisterHotKey}\label{wxwindowregisterhotkey} + +\func{bool}{RegisterHotKey}{\param{int}{ hotkeyId}, \param{int}{ modifiers}, \param{int}{ virtualKeyCode}} + +Registers a system wide hotkey. Every time the user presses the hotkey registered here, this window +will receive a hotkey event. It will receive the event even if the application is in the background +and does not have the input focus because the user is working with some other application. + +\wxheading{Parameters} + +\docparam{hotkeyId}{Numeric identifier of the hotkey. For applications this must be between 0 and 0xBFFF. If +this function is called from a shared DLL, it must be a system wide unique identifier between 0xC000 and 0xFFFF. +This is a MSW specific detail.} + +\docparam{modifiers}{A bitwise combination of {\tt wxMOD\_SHIFT}, {\tt wxMOD\_CONTROL}, {\tt wxMOD\_ALT} +or {\tt wxMOD\_WIN} specifying the modifier keys that have to be pressed along with the key.} + +\docparam{virtualKeyCode}{The virtual key code of the hotkey.} + +\wxheading{Return value} + +{\tt true} if the hotkey was registered successfully. {\tt false} if some other application already registered a +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. + +\wxheading{See also} + +\helpref{wxWindow::UnregisterHotKey}{wxwindowunregisterhotkey} + + \membersection{wxWindow::ReleaseMouse}\label{wxwindowreleasemouse} \func{virtual void}{ReleaseMouse}{\void} @@ -1312,7 +2219,11 @@ Releases mouse input captured with \helpref{wxWindow::CaptureMouse}{wxwindowcapt \wxheading{See also} -\helpref{wxWindow::CaptureMouse}{wxwindowcapturemouse} +\helpref{wxWindow::CaptureMouse}{wxwindowcapturemouse}, +\helpref{wxWindow::HasCapture}{wxwindowhascapture}, +\helpref{wxWindow::ReleaseMouse}{wxwindowreleasemouse}, +\helpref{wxMouseCaptureChangedEvent}{wxmousecapturechangedevent} + \membersection{wxWindow::RemoveChild}\label{wxwindowremovechild} @@ -1321,14 +2232,57 @@ 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 wxWidgets and shouldn't be +called by the user code. + \wxheading{Parameters} \docparam{child}{Child window to remove.} -\membersection{wxWindow::ScreenToClient} + +\membersection{wxWindow::RemoveEventHandler}\label{wxwindowremoveeventhandler} + +\func{bool}{RemoveEventHandler}{\param{wxEvtHandler *}{handler}} + +Find the given {\it handler} in the windows event handler chain and remove (but +not delete) it from it. + +\wxheading{Parameters} + +\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} + +Returns {\tt true} if it was found and {\tt false} otherwise (this also results +in an assert failure so this function should only be called when the +handler is supposed to be there). + +\wxheading{See also} + +\helpref{PushEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler},\rtfsp +\helpref{PopEventHandler}{wxwindowpopeventhandler} + + +\membersection{wxWindow::Reparent}\label{wxwindowreparent} + +\func{virtual bool}{Reparent}{\param{wxWindow* }{newParent}} + +Reparents the window, i.e the window will be removed from its +current parent window (e.g. a non-standard toolbar in a wxFrame) +and then re-inserted into another. Available on Windows and GTK. + +\wxheading{Parameters} + +\docparam{newParent}{New parent.} + + +\membersection{wxWindow::ScreenToClient}\label{wxwindowscreentoclient} \constfunc{virtual void}{ScreenToClient}{\param{int* }{x}, \param{int* }{y}} +\constfunc{virtual wxPoint}{ScreenToClient}{\param{const wxPoint\& }{pt}} + Converts from screen to client window coordinates. \wxheading{Parameters} @@ -1337,11 +2291,68 @@ Converts from screen to client window coordinates. \docparam{y}{Stores the screen x coordinate and receives the client x coordinate.} +\docparam{pt}{The screen position for the second form of the function.} + +\pythonnote{In place of a single overloaded method name, wxPython +implements the following methods:\par +\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist} +\twocolitem{{\bf ScreenToClient(point)}}{Accepts and returns a wxPoint} +\twocolitem{{\bf ScreenToClientXY(x, y)}}{Returns a 2-tuple, (x, y)} +\end{twocollist}} +} + + +\membersection{wxWindow::ScrollLines}\label{wxwindowscrolllines} + +\func{virtual bool}{ScrollLines}{\param{int }{lines}} + +Scrolls the window by the given number of lines down (if {\it lines} is +positive) or up. + +\wxheading{Return value} + +Returns {\tt true} if the window was scrolled, {\tt false} if it was already +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). + +\wxheading{See also} + +\helpref{ScrollPages}{wxwindowscrollpages} + + +\membersection{wxWindow::ScrollPages}\label{wxwindowscrollpages} + +\func{virtual bool}{ScrollPages}{\param{int }{pages}} + +Scrolls the window by the given number of pages down (if {\it pages} is +positive) or up. + +\wxheading{Return value} + +Returns {\tt true} if the window was scrolled, {\tt false} if it was already +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). + +\wxheading{See also} + +\helpref{ScrollLines}{wxwindowscrolllines} + + \membersection{wxWindow::ScrollWindow}\label{wxwindowscrollwindow} \func{virtual void}{ScrollWindow}{\param{int }{dx}, \param{int }{dy}, \param{const wxRect*}{ rect = NULL}} -Physically scrolls the pixels in the window. +Physically scrolls the pixels in the window and move child windows accordingly. \wxheading{Parameters} @@ -1351,72 +2362,338 @@ Physically scrolls the pixels in the window. \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 optimise painting by checking for the invalidated region.} +can optimize painting by checking for the invalidated region. This parameter is ignored under GTK.} + +\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. + + +\membersection{wxWindow::SetAcceleratorTable}\label{wxwindowsetacceleratortable} + +\func{virtual void}{SetAcceleratorTable}{\param{const wxAcceleratorTable\&}{ accel}} + +Sets the accelerator table for this window. See \helpref{wxAcceleratorTable}{wxacceleratortable}. + + +\membersection{wxWindow::SetAccessible}\label{wxwindowsetaccessible} + +\func{void}{SetAccessible}{\param{wxAccessibile*}{ accessible}} + +Sets the accessible for this window. Any existing accessible for this window +will be deleted first, if not identical to {\it accessible}. + +See also \helpref{wxAccessible}{wxaccessible}. + + +\membersection{wxWindow::SetAutoLayout}\label{wxwindowsetautolayout} + +\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 +\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 +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.} + +\wxheading{See also} + +\helpref{wxWindow::SetConstraints}{wxwindowsetconstraints} + + +\membersection{wxWindow::SetBackgroundColour}\label{wxwindowsetbackgroundcolour} + +\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, pass + {\tt wxNullColour} to reset to the default colour.} + +\wxheading{Remarks} + +The background colour is usually painted by the default\rtfsp +\helpref{wxEraseEvent}{wxeraseevent} event handler function +under Windows and automatically under GTK. + +Note that setting the background colour does not cause an immediate refresh, so you +may wish to call \helpref{wxWindow::ClearBackground}{wxwindowclearbackground} or \helpref{wxWindow::Refresh}{wxwindowrefresh} after +calling this function. + +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::GetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowgetbackgroundcolour},\rtfsp +\helpref{wxWindow::SetForegroundColour}{wxwindowsetforegroundcolour},\rtfsp +\helpref{wxWindow::GetForegroundColour}{wxwindowgetforegroundcolour},\rtfsp +\helpref{wxWindow::ClearBackground}{wxwindowclearbackground},\rtfsp +\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} + +\constfunc{void}{SetCaret}{\param{wxCaret *}{caret}} + +Sets the \helpref{caret}{wxcaret} associated with the window. + + +\membersection{wxWindow::SetClientSize}\label{wxwindowsetclientsize} + +\func{virtual void}{SetClientSize}{\param{int}{ width}, \param{int}{ height}} + +\func{virtual void}{SetClientSize}{\param{const wxSize\&}{ size}} + +This sets the size of the window client area in pixels. Using this function to size a window +tends to be more device-independent than \helpref{wxWindow::SetSize}{wxwindowsetsize}, since the application need not +worry about what dimensions the border or title bar have when trying to fit the window +around panel items, for example. + +\wxheading{Parameters} + +\docparam{width}{The required client area width.} + +\docparam{height}{The required client area height.} + +\docparam{size}{The required client size.} + +\pythonnote{In place of a single overloaded method name, wxPython +implements the following methods:\par +\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist} +\twocolitem{{\bf SetClientSize(size)}}{Accepts a wxSize} +\twocolitem{{\bf SetClientSizeWH(width, height)}}{} +\end{twocollist}} +} + + +\membersection{wxWindow::SetContainingSizer}\label{wxwindowsetcontainingsizer} + +\func{void}{SetContainingSizer}{\param{wxSizer* }{sizer}} + +This normally does not need to be called by user code. It is called +when a window is added to a sizer, and is used so the window can +remove itself from the sizer when it is destroyed. + + +\membersection{wxWindow::SetCursor}\label{wxwindowsetcursor} + +\func{virtual void}{SetCursor}{\param{const wxCursor\&}{cursor}} + +% VZ: the docs are correct, if the code doesn't behave like this, it must be +% changed +Sets the window's cursor. Notice that the window cursor also sets it for the +children of the window implicitly. + +The {\it cursor} may be {\tt wxNullCursor} in which case the window cursor will +be reset back to default. + +\wxheading{Parameters} + +\docparam{cursor}{Specifies the cursor that the window should normally display.} + +\wxheading{See also} + +\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::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}{SetOwnBackgroundColour}{\param{const wxColour\& }{colour}} + +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} -\wxheading{Remarks} +\func{void}{SetOwnForegroundColour}{\param{const wxColour\& }{colour}} -Available only under Windows. +Sets the foreground colour of the window but prevents it from being inherited +by the children of this window. -Use this function to optimise your scrolling implementations, to minimise the area that must be -redrawn. +\wxheading{See also} -\membersection{wxWindow::SetAutoLayout}\label{wxwindowsetautolayout} +\helpref{SetForegroundColour}{wxwindowsetforegroundcolour},\rtfsp +\helpref{InheritAttributes}{wxwindowinheritattributes} -\func{void}{SetAutoLayout}{\param{const bool}{ autoLayout}} -Determines whether the \helpref{wxWindow::Layout}{wxwindowlayout} function will -be called automatically when the window is resized. +\membersection{wxWindow::SetDropTarget}\label{wxwindowsetdroptarget} -\wxheading{Parameters} +\func{void}{SetDropTarget}{\param{wxDropTarget*}{ target}} -\docparam{autoLayout}{Set this to TRUE if you wish the Layout function to be called -from within wxWindow::OnSize functions.} +Associates a drop target with this window. + +If the window already has a drop target, it is deleted. \wxheading{See also} -\helpref{wxWindow::SetConstraints}{wxwindowsetconstraints} +\helpref{wxWindow::GetDropTarget}{wxwindowgetdroptarget}, +\helpref{Drag and drop overview}{wxdndoverview} -\membersection{wxWindow::SetBackgroundColour}\label{wxwindowsetbackgroundcolour} -\func{virtual void}{SetBackgroundColour}{\param{const wxColour\& }{colour}} -Sets the background colour of the window. +\membersection{wxWindow::SetEventHandler}\label{wxwindowseteventhandler} + +\func{void}{SetEventHandler}{\param{wxEvtHandler* }{handler}} + +Sets the event handler for this window. \wxheading{Parameters} -\docparam{colour}{The colour to be used as the background colour.} +\docparam{handler}{Specifies the handler to be set.} \wxheading{Remarks} -The background colour is usually painted by the default\rtfsp -\helpref{wxWindow::OnEraseBackground}{wxwindowonerasebackground} event handler function. +An event handler is an object that is capable of processing the events +sent to a window. By default, the window is its own event handler, but +an application may wish to substitute another, for example to allow +central implementation of event-handling for a variety of different +window classes. -\wxheading{See also} +It is usually better to use \helpref{wxWindow::PushEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler} since +this sets up a chain of event handlers, where an event not handled by one event handler is +handed to the next one in the chain. -\helpref{wxWindow::GetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowgetbackgroundcolour},\rtfsp -\helpref{wxWindow::SetForegroundColour}{wxwindowsetforegroundcolour},\rtfsp -\helpref{wxWindow::GetForegroundColour}{wxwindowgetforegroundcolour},\rtfsp -\helpref{wxWindow::OnEraseBackground}{wxwindowonerasebackground} +\wxheading{See also} -\membersection{wxWindow::SetConstraints}\label{wxwindowsetconstraints} +\helpref{wxWindow::GetEventHandler}{wxwindowgeteventhandler},\rtfsp +\helpref{wxWindow::PushEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler},\rtfsp +\helpref{wxWindow::PopEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler},\rtfsp +\helpref{wxEvtHandler::ProcessEvent}{wxevthandlerprocessevent},\rtfsp +\helpref{wxEvtHandler}{wxevthandler} -\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. +\membersection{wxWindow::SetExtraStyle}\label{wxwindowsetextrastyle} -\wxheading{Parameters} +\func{void}{SetExtraStyle}{\param{long }{exStyle}} -\docparam{constraints}{The constraints to set. Pass NULL to disassociate and delete the window's -constraints.} +Sets the extra style bits for the window. The currently defined extra style +bits are: -\wxheading{Remarks} +\twocolwidtha{5cm}% +\begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt +\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_VALIDATE\_RECURSIVELY}}{TransferDataTo/FromWindow() +and Validate() methods will recursively descend into all children of the +window if it has this style flag set.} +\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_BLOCK\_EVENTS}}{Normally, the command +events are propagated upwards to the window parent recursively until a handler +for them is found. Using this style allows to prevent them from being +propagated beyond this window. Notice that wxDialog has this style on by +default for the reasons explained in the +\helpref{event processing overview}{eventprocessing}.} +\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_TRANSIENT}}{This can be used to prevent a +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 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 +{\tt wxDEFAULT\_FRAME\_STYLE \& \textasciitilde(wxMINIMIZE\_BOX | wxMAXIMIZE\_BOX)} for the +frames having this style (the dialogs don't have minimize nor maximize box by +default)} +\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_PROCESS\_IDLE}}{This window should always process idle events, even +if the mode set by \helpref{wxIdleEvent::SetMode}{wxidleeventsetmode} is wxIDLE\_PROCESS\_SPECIFIED.} +\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_PROCESS\_UI\_UPDATES}}{This window should always process UI update events, +even if the mode set by \helpref{wxUpdateUIEvent::SetMode}{wxupdateuieventsetmode} is wxUPDATE\_UI\_PROCESS\_SPECIFIED.} +\end{twocollist} -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. \membersection{wxWindow::SetFocus}\label{wxwindowsetfocus} @@ -1424,19 +2701,41 @@ override OnSize and call Layout explicitly. This sets the window to receive keyboard input. +\wxheading{See also} + +\helpref{wxFocusEvent}{wxfocusevent} + + +\membersection{wxWindow::SetFocusFromKbd}\label{wxwindowsetfocusfromkbd} + +\func{virtual void}{SetFocusFromKbd}{\void} + +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. + + \membersection{wxWindow::SetFont}\label{wxwindowsetfont} \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. \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} @@ -1444,9 +2743,14 @@ 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} @@ -1454,11 +2758,32 @@ 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. +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} + +\func{virtual void}{SetHelpText}{\param{const wxString\& }{helpText}} + +Sets the help text to be used as context-sensitive help for this window. + +Note that the text is actually stored by the current \helpref{wxHelpProvider}{wxhelpprovider} implementation, +and not in the window object itself. + +\wxheading{See also} + +\helpref{GetHelpText}{wxwindowgethelptext}, \helpref{wxHelpProvider}{wxhelpprovider} + \membersection{wxWindow::SetId}\label{wxwindowsetid} @@ -1472,12 +2797,11 @@ Each window has an integer identifier. If the application has not provided one, an identifier will be generated. Normally, the identifier should be provided on creation and should not be modified subsequently. -TODO: perhaps there should be a default identifier for each class, rather -choosing one, which could clash with other ones. - \wxheading{See also} -\helpref{wxWindow::GetId}{wxwindowgetid} +\helpref{wxWindow::GetId}{wxwindowgetid},\rtfsp +\helpref{Window identifiers}{windowids} + \membersection{wxWindow::SetName}\label{wxwindowsetname} @@ -1494,31 +2818,19 @@ Sets the window's name. \helpref{wxWindow::GetName}{wxwindowgetname} -\membersection{wxWindow::SetReturnCode}\label{wxwindowsetreturncode} - -\func{void}{SetReturnCode}{\param{int }{retCode}} - -Sets the return code for this window. -\wxheading{Parameters} - -\docparam{retCode}{The integer return code, usually a control identifier.} - -\wxheading{Remarks} +\membersection{wxWindow::SetPalette}\label{wxwindowsetpalette} -A return code is normally associated with a modal dialog, where \helpref{wxDialog::ShowModal}{wxdialogshowmodal} returns -a code to the application. The function \helpref{wxDialog::EndModal}{wxdialogendmodal} calls {\bf SetReturnCode}. +\func{virtual void}{SetPalette}{\param{wxPalette* }{palette}} -\wxheading{See also} +Obsolete - use \helpref{wxDC::SetPalette}{wxdcsetpalette} instead. -\helpref{wxWindow::GetReturnCode}{wxwindowgetreturncode}, \helpref{wxDialog::ShowModal}{wxdialogshowmodal},\rtfsp -\helpref{wxDialog::EndModal}{wxdialogendmodal} \membersection{wxWindow::SetScrollbar}\label{wxwindowsetscrollbar} \func{virtual void}{SetScrollbar}{\param{int }{orientation}, \param{int }{position},\rtfsp \param{int }{thumbSize}, \param{int }{range},\rtfsp -\param{const bool }{refresh = TRUE}} +\param{bool }{refresh = {\tt true}}} Sets the scrollbar properties of a built-in scrollbar. @@ -1532,7 +2844,7 @@ Sets the scrollbar properties of a built-in scrollbar. \docparam{range}{The maximum position of the scrollbar.} -\docparam{refresh}{TRUE to redraw the scrollbar, FALSE otherwise.} +\docparam{refresh}{{\tt true} to redraw the scrollbar, {\tt false} otherwise.} \wxheading{Remarks} @@ -1557,7 +2869,7 @@ When defining your own scrollbar behaviour, you will always need to recalculate the scrollbar settings when the window size changes. You could therefore put your scrollbar calculations and SetScrollbar call into a function named AdjustScrollbars, which can be called initially and also -from your \helpref{wxWindow::OnSize}{wxwindowonsize} event handler function. +from your \helpref{wxSizeEvent}{wxsizeevent} handler function. \wxheading{See also} @@ -1565,9 +2877,11 @@ from your \helpref{wxWindow::OnSize}{wxwindowonsize} event handler function. \helpref{wxScrollBar}{wxscrollbar}, \helpref{wxScrolledWindow}{wxscrolledwindow} \begin{comment} + + \membersection{wxWindow::SetScrollPage}\label{wxwindowsetscrollpage} -\func{virtual void}{SetScrollPage}{\param{int }{orientation}, \param{int }{pageSize}, \param{const bool }{refresh = TRUE}} +\func{virtual void}{SetScrollPage}{\param{int }{orientation}, \param{int }{pageSize}, \param{bool }{refresh = {\tt true}}} Sets the page size of one of the built-in scrollbars. @@ -1577,7 +2891,7 @@ Sets the page size of one of the built-in scrollbars. \docparam{pageSize}{Page size in scroll units.} -\docparam{refresh}{TRUE to redraw the scrollbar, FALSE otherwise.} +\docparam{refresh}{{\tt true} to redraw the scrollbar, {\tt false} otherwise.} \wxheading{Remarks} @@ -1598,16 +2912,15 @@ handling of pages and ranges. \wxheading{See also} \helpref{wxWindow::SetScrollPos}{wxwindowsetscrollpos},\rtfsp -\helpref{wxWindow::SetScrollRange}{wxwindowsetscrollpage},\rtfsp \helpref{wxWindow::GetScrollPos}{wxwindowsetscrollpos},\rtfsp -\helpref{wxWindow::GetScrollRange}{wxwindowsetscrollrange},\rtfsp -\helpref{wxWindow::GetScrollPage}{wxwindowsetscrollrange},\rtfsp +\helpref{wxWindow::GetScrollPage}{wxwindowsetscrollpage},\rtfsp \helpref{wxScrollBar}{wxscrollbar}, \helpref{wxScrolledWindow}{wxscrolledwindow} \end{comment} + \membersection{wxWindow::SetScrollPos}\label{wxwindowsetscrollpos} -\func{virtual void}{SetScrollPos}{\param{int }{orientation}, \param{int }{pos}, \param{const bool }{refresh = TRUE}} +\func{virtual void}{SetScrollPos}{\param{int }{orientation}, \param{int }{pos}, \param{bool }{refresh = {\tt true}}} Sets the position of one of the built-in scrollbars. @@ -1617,7 +2930,7 @@ Sets the position of one of the built-in scrollbars. \docparam{pos}{Position in scroll units.} -\docparam{refresh}{TRUE to redraw the scrollbar, FALSE otherwise.} +\docparam{refresh}{{\tt true} to redraw the scrollbar, {\tt false} otherwise.} \wxheading{Remarks} @@ -1628,14 +2941,15 @@ application to take note of scrollbar attributes and redraw contents accordingly \helpref{wxWindow::SetScrollbar}{wxwindowsetscrollbar},\rtfsp \helpref{wxWindow::GetScrollPos}{wxwindowsetscrollpos},\rtfsp -\helpref{wxWindow::GetScrollRange}{wxwindowsetscrollrange},\rtfsp -\helpref{wxWindow::GetScrollThumb}{wxwindowsetscrollthumb},\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{const bool }{refresh = TRUE}} +\func{virtual void}{SetScrollRange}{\param{int }{orientation}, \param{int }{range}, \param{bool }{refresh = {\tt true}}} Sets the range of one of the built-in scrollbars. @@ -1645,7 +2959,7 @@ Sets the range of one of the built-in scrollbars. \docparam{range}{Scroll range.} -\docparam{refresh}{TRUE to redraw the scrollbar, FALSE otherwise.} +\docparam{refresh}{{\tt true} to redraw the scrollbar, {\tt false} otherwise.} \wxheading{Remarks} @@ -1660,20 +2974,24 @@ 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::GetScrollRange}{wxwindowsetscrollrange},\rtfsp -\helpref{wxWindow::GetScrollPage}{wxwindowsetscrollrange},\rtfsp +\helpref{wxWindow::GetScrollPage}{wxwindowsetscrollpage},\rtfsp \helpref{wxScrollBar}{wxscrollbar}, \helpref{wxScrolledWindow}{wxscrolledwindow} \end{comment} + \membersection{wxWindow::SetSize}\label{wxwindowsetsize} \func{virtual void}{SetSize}{\param{int}{ x}, \param{int}{ y}, \param{int}{ width}, \param{int}{ height}, \param{int}{ sizeFlags = wxSIZE\_AUTO}} +\func{virtual void}{SetSize}{\param{const wxRect\&}{ rect}} + Sets the size and position of the window in pixels. \func{virtual void}{SetSize}{\param{int}{ width}, \param{int}{ height}} +\func{virtual void}{SetSize}{\param{const wxSize\&}{ size}} + Sets the size of the window in pixels. \wxheading{Parameters} @@ -1690,14 +3008,18 @@ value should be used.} \docparam{height}{Required height position in pixels, or -1 to indicate that the existing value should be used.} +\docparam{size}{\helpref{wxSize}{wxsize} object for setting the size.} + +\docparam{rect}{\helpref{wxRect}{wxrect} object for setting the position and size.} + \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.\\ +a wxWidgets-supplied default width.\\ {\bf wxSIZE\_AUTO\_HEIGHT}: a -1 height value is taken to indicate -a wxWindows-supplied default width.\\ +a wxWidgets-supplied default width.\\ {\bf wxSIZE\_AUTO}: -1 size values are taken to indicate -a wxWindows-supplied default size.\\ +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 @@ -1711,17 +3033,31 @@ 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. +by wxWidgets, or that the current value of the dimension should be used. \wxheading{See also} \helpref{wxWindow::Move}{wxwindowmove} +\pythonnote{In place of a single overloaded method name, wxPython +implements the following methods:\par +\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist} +\twocolitem{{\bf SetDimensions(x, y, width, height, sizeFlags=wxSIZE\_AUTO)}}{} +\twocolitem{{\bf SetSize(size)}}{} +\twocolitem{{\bf SetPosition(point)}}{} +\end{twocollist}} +} + + \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}, \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. @@ -1739,6 +3075,12 @@ 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 @@ -1746,142 +3088,357 @@ given bounds. The resizing increments are only significant under Motif or Xt. -\membersection{wxWindow::SetClientSize} -\func{virtual void}{SetClientSize}{\param{int}{ width}, \param{int}{ height}} +\membersection{wxWindow::SetSizer}\label{wxwindowsetsizer} -This sets the size of the window client area in pixels. Using this function to size a window -tends to be more device-independent than \helpref{wxWindow::SetSize}{wxwindowsetsize}, since the application need not -worry about what dimensions the border or title bar have when trying to fit the window -around panel items, for example. +\func{void}{SetSizer}{\param{wxSizer* }{sizer}, \param{bool }{deleteOld=true}} + +Sets the window to have the given layout sizer. 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 if the deleteOld parameter is true. + +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. \wxheading{Parameters} -\docparam{width}{The required client area width.} +\docparam{sizer}{The sizer to set. Pass NULL to disassociate and conditionally delete +the window's sizer. See below.} -\docparam{height}{The required client area height.} +\docparam{deleteOld}{If true (the default), this will delete any prexisting sizer. +Pass false if you wish to handle deleting the old sizer yourself.} -\membersection{wxWindow::SetPalette} +\wxheading{Remarks} -\func{virtual void}{SetPalette}{\param{wxPalette* }{palette}} +SetSizer now enables and disables Layout automatically, but prior to wxWidgets 2.3.3 +the following applied: -Obsolete - use \helpref{wxDC::SetPalette}{wxdcsetpalette} instead. +You must call \helpref{wxWindow::SetAutoLayout}{wxwindowsetautolayout} to tell a window to use +the sizer automatically in OnSize; otherwise, you must override OnSize and call Layout() +explicitly. When setting both a wxSizer and a \helpref{wxLayoutConstraints}{wxlayoutconstraints}, +only the sizer will have effect. -\membersection{wxWindow::SetCursor}\label{wxwindowsetcursor} -\func{virtual void}{SetCursor}{\param{const wxCursor\&}{cursor}} +\membersection{wxWindow::SetSizerAndFit}\label{wxwindowsetsizerandfit} -Sets the window's cursor. +\func{void}{SetSizerAndFit}{\param{wxSizer* }{sizer}, \param{bool }{deleteOld=true}} -\wxheading{Parameters} +The same as \helpref{SetSizer}{wxwindowsetsizer}, except it also sets the size hints +for the window based on the sizer's minimum size. -\docparam{cursor}{Specifies the cursor that the window should normally display.} -\wxheading{Remarks} +\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} -Under Windows, you sometimes need to call ::wxSetCursor in addition to this -function if you want the cursor to change immediately, because under Windows, -wxWindows only sets the global cursor when it detects mouse movement. +\docparam{title}{The window's title.} \wxheading{See also} -\helpref{::wxSetCursor}{wxsetcursor}, \helpref{wxCursor}{wxcursor} +\helpref{wxWindow::GetTitle}{wxwindowgettitle} -\membersection{wxWindow::SetEventHandler}\label{wxwindowseteventhandler} -\func{void}{SetEventHandler}{\param{wxEvtHandler* }{handler}} +\membersection{wxWindow::SetThemeEnabled}\label{wxwindowsetthemeenabled} -Sets the event handler for this window. +\func{virtual void}{SetThemeEnabled}{\param{bool }{enable}} + +This function tells a window if it should use the system's "theme" code +to draw the windows' background instead if its own background drawing +code. This does not always have any effect since the underlying platform +obviously needs to support the notion of themes in user defined windows. +One such platform is GTK+ where windows can have (very colourful) backgrounds +defined by a user's selected theme. + +Dialogs, notebook pages and the status bar have this flag set to true +by default so that the default look and feel is simulated best. + + +\membersection{wxWindow::SetToolTip}\label{wxwindowsettooltip} + +\func{void}{SetToolTip}{\param{const wxString\& }{tip}} + +\func{void}{SetToolTip}{\param{wxToolTip* }{tip}} + +Attach a tooltip to the window. + +See also: \helpref{GetToolTip}{wxwindowgettooltip}, + \helpref{wxToolTip}{wxtooltip} + + +\membersection{wxWindow::SetValidator}\label{wxwindowsetvalidator} + +\func{virtual void}{SetValidator}{\param{const wxValidator\&}{ validator}} + +Deletes the current validator (if any) and sets the window validator, having called wxValidator::Clone to +create a new validator of this type. + + +\membersection{wxWindow::SetVirtualSize}\label{wxwindowsetvirtualsize} + +\func{void}{SetVirtualSize}{\param{int}{ width}, \param{int}{ height}} + +\func{void}{SetVirtualSize}{\param{const wxSize\&}{ size}} + +Sets the virtual size of the window in pixels. + + +\membersection{wxWindow::SetVirtualSizeHints}\label{wxwindowsetvirtualsizehints} + +\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. \wxheading{Parameters} -\docparam{handler}{Specifies the handler to be set.} +\docparam{minW}{Specifies the minimum width allowable.} + +\docparam{minH}{Specifies the minimum height allowable.} + +\docparam{maxW}{Specifies the maximum width allowable.} + +\docparam{maxH}{Specifies the maximum height allowable.} + +\docparam{minSize}{Minimum size.} + +\docparam{maxSize}{Maximum size.} \wxheading{Remarks} -An event handler is an object that is capable of processing the events -sent to a window. By default, the window is its own event handler, but -an application may wish to substitute another, for example to allow -central implementation of event-handling for a variety of different -window classes. +If this function is called, the user will not be able to size the virtual area +of the window outside the given bounds. -It is usually better to use \helpref{wxWindow::PushEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler} since -this sets up a chain of event handlers, where an event not handled by one event handler is -handed to the next one in the chain. -\wxheading{See also} +\membersection{wxWindow::SetWindowStyle}\label{wxwindowsetwindowstyle} -\helpref{wxWindow::GetEventHandler}{wxwindowgeteventhandler},\rtfsp -\helpref{wxWindow::PushEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler},\rtfsp -\helpref{wxWindow::PopEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler},\rtfsp -\helpref{wxEvtHandler::ProcessEvent}{wxevthandlerprocessevent},\rtfsp -\helpref{wxEvtHandler}{wxevthandler} +\func{void}{SetWindowStyle}{\param{long}{ style}} -\membersection{wxWindow::SetTitle}\label{wxwindowsettitle} +Identical to \helpref{SetWindowStyleFlag}{wxwindowsetwindowstyleflag}. -\func{virtual void}{SetTitle}{\param{const wxString\& }{title}} -Sets the window's title. Applicable only to frames and dialogs. +\membersection{wxWindow::SetWindowStyleFlag}\label{wxwindowsetwindowstyleflag} -\wxheading{Parameters} +\func{virtual void}{SetWindowStyleFlag}{\param{long}{ style}} -\docparam{title}{The window's title.} +Sets the style of the window. Please note that some styles cannot be changed +after the window creation and that \helpref{Refresh()}{wxwindowrefresh} might +be called after changing the others for the change to take place immediately. + +See \helpref{Window styles}{windowstyles} for more information about flags. \wxheading{See also} -\helpref{wxWindow::GetTitle}{wxwindowgettitle} +\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 correpond 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. -\membersection{wxWindow::Show} +The base class version returns \false, but this method is overridden in +\helpref{wxControl}{wxcontrol} where it returns \true. -\func{virtual bool}{Show}{\param{const bool}{ show}} -Shows or hides the window. +\membersection{wxWindow::Show}\label{wxwindowshow} + +\func{virtual bool}{Show}{\param{bool}{ show = {\tt true}}} + +Shows or hides the window. You may need to call \helpref{Raise}{wxwindowraise} +for a top level window if you want to bring it to top, although this is not +needed if Show() is called immediately after the frame creation. \wxheading{Parameters} -\docparam{show}{If TRUE, displays the window and brings it to the front. Otherwise, -hides the window.} +\docparam{show}{If {\tt true} displays the window. Otherwise, hides it.} + +\wxheading{Return value} + +{\tt true} if the window has been shown or hidden or {\tt false} if nothing was +done because it already was in the requested state. \wxheading{See also} \helpref{wxWindow::IsShown}{wxwindowisshown} + + +\membersection{wxWindow::Thaw}\label{wxwindowthaw} + +\func{virtual void}{Thaw}{\void} + +Reenables window updating after a previous call to +\helpref{Freeze}{wxwindowfreeze}. To really thaw the control, it must be called +exactly the same number of times as \helpref{Freeze}{wxwindowfreeze}. + + \membersection{wxWindow::TransferDataFromWindow}\label{wxwindowtransferdatafromwindow} \func{virtual bool}{TransferDataFromWindow}{\void} Transfers values from child controls to data areas specified by their validators. Returns -FALSE if a transfer failed. +{\tt false} if a transfer failed. + +If the window has {\tt wxWS\_EX\_VALIDATE\_RECURSIVELY} extra style flag set, +the method will also call TransferDataFromWindow() of all child windows. \wxheading{See also} \helpref{wxWindow::TransferDataToWindow}{wxwindowtransferdatatowindow},\rtfsp \helpref{wxValidator}{wxvalidator}, \helpref{wxWindow::Validate}{wxwindowvalidate} + \membersection{wxWindow::TransferDataToWindow}\label{wxwindowtransferdatatowindow} \func{virtual bool}{TransferDataToWindow}{\void} Transfers values to child controls from data areas specified by their validators. +If the window has {\tt wxWS\_EX\_VALIDATE\_RECURSIVELY} extra style flag set, +the method will also call TransferDataToWindow() of all child windows. + \wxheading{Return value} -Returns FALSE if a transfer failed. +Returns {\tt false} if a transfer failed. \wxheading{See also} \helpref{wxWindow::TransferDataFromWindow}{wxwindowtransferdatafromwindow},\rtfsp \helpref{wxValidator}{wxvalidator}, \helpref{wxWindow::Validate}{wxwindowvalidate} + +\membersection{wxWindow::UnregisterHotKey}\label{wxwindowunregisterhotkey} + +\func{bool}{UnregisterHotKey}{\param{int}{ hotkeyId}} + +Unregisters a system wide hotkey. + +\wxheading{Parameters} + +\docparam{hotkeyId}{Numeric identifier of the hotkey. Must be the same id that was passed to RegisterHotKey.} + +\wxheading{Return value} + +{\tt true} if the hotkey was unregistered successfully, {\tt false} if the id was invalid. + +\wxheading{Remarks} + +This function is currently only implemented under MSW. + +\wxheading{See also} + +\helpref{wxWindow::RegisterHotKey}{wxwindowregisterhotkey} + + +\membersection{wxWindow::Update}\label{wxwindowupdate} + +\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. + + +\membersection{wxWindow::UpdateWindowUI}\label{wxwindowupdatewindowui} + +\func{virtual void}{UpdateWindowUI}{\param{long}{ flags = wxUPDATE\_UI\_NONE}} + +This function sends \helpref{wxUpdateUIEvents}{wxupdateuievent} to +the window. The particular implementation depends on the window; for +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 +\helpref{wxUpdateUIEvent::SetUpdateInterval}{wxupdateuieventsetupdateinterval} to +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. + +\begin{verbatim} +enum wxUpdateUI +{ + wxUPDATE_UI_NONE = 0x0000, // No particular value + wxUPDATE_UI_RECURSE = 0x0001, // Call the function for descendants + wxUPDATE_UI_FROMIDLE = 0x0002 // Invoked from On(Internal)Idle +}; +\end{verbatim} + +If you are calling this function from an OnInternalIdle or OnIdle +function, make sure you pass the wxUPDATE\_UI\_FROMIDLE flag, since +this tells the window to only update the UI elements that need +to be updated in idle time. Some windows update their elements +only when necessary, for example when a menu is about to be shown. +The following is an example of how to call UpdateWindowUI from +an idle function. + +\begin{verbatim} +void MyWindow::OnInternalIdle() +{ + if (wxUpdateUIEvent::CanUpdate(this)) + UpdateWindowUI(wxUPDATE_UI_FROMIDLE); +} +\end{verbatim} + +\wxheading{See also} + +\helpref{wxUpdateUIEvent}{wxupdateuievent}, +\helpref{wxWindow::DoUpdateWindowUI}{wxwindowdoupdatewindowui}, +\helpref{wxWindow::OnInternalIdle}{wxwindowoninternalidle} + + \membersection{wxWindow::Validate}\label{wxwindowvalidate} \func{virtual bool}{Validate}{\void} Validates the current values of the child controls using their validators. +If the window has {\tt wxWS\_EX\_VALIDATE\_RECURSIVELY} extra style flag set, +the method will also call Validate() of all child windows. + \wxheading{Return value} -Returns FALSE if any of the validations failed. +Returns {\tt false} if any of the validations failed. \wxheading{See also} @@ -1889,12 +3446,16 @@ Returns FALSE if any of the validations failed. \helpref{wxWindow::TransferDataFromWindow}{wxwindowtransferdatafromwindow},\rtfsp \helpref{wxValidator}{wxvalidator} + \membersection{wxWindow::WarpPointer}\label{wxwindowwarppointer} \func{void}{WarpPointer}{\param{int}{ x}, \param{int}{ y}} Moves the pointer to the given position on the window. +{\bf NB: } This function is not supported under Mac because Apple Human +Interface Guidelines forbid moving the mouse cursor programmatically. + \wxheading{Parameters} \docparam{x}{The new x position for the cursor.}