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wxPython 2.8.7.1

Package wx :: Class Window
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Type Window

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                Window

Known Subclasses:
Canvas, CaptionBar, ColDragWindow, Control, DynamicSashWindow, EmptyChild, GLCanvas, HtmlHelpWindow, ImageView, MDIClientWindow, MenuBar, MultiClient, MultiCloser, MultiCreator, MultiSash, MultiSizer, MultiSplit, MultiViewLeaf, Panel, PlotCanvas, PopupWindow, PyWindow, RowDragWindow, SashWindow, SplashScreenWindow, SplitterWindow, StatusBar, TopLevelWindow, TreeCompanionWindow

wx.Window is the base class for all windows and represents any visible object on the screen. All controls, top level windows and so on are wx.Windows. Sizers and device contexts are not however, as they don't appear on screen themselves.

Styles

wx.SIMPLE_BORDER Displays a thin border around the window.
wx.DOUBLE_BORDER Displays a double border. Windows and Mac only.
wx.SUNKEN_BORDER Displays a sunken border.
wx.RAISED_BORDER Displays a raised border.
wx.STATIC_BORDER Displays a border suitable for a static control. Windows only.
wx.NO_BORDER Displays no border, overriding the default border style for the window.
wx.TRANSPARENT_WINDOW The window is transparent, that is, it will not receive paint events. Windows only.
wx.TAB_TRAVERSAL Use this to enable tab traversal for non-dialog windows.
wx.WANTS_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.
wx.NO_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. As of version 2.5.1 this style is on by default. Use wx.FULL_REPAINT_ON_RESIZE to deactivate it.
wx.VSCROLL Use this style to enable a vertical scrollbar. Notice that this style cannot be used with native controls which don't support scrollbars nor with top-level windows in most ports.
wx.HSCROLL Use this style to enable a horizontal scrollbar. The same limitations as for wx.VSCROLL apply to this style.
wx.ALWAYS_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.
wx.CLIP_CHILDREN Use this style to eliminate flicker caused by the background being repainted, then children being painted over them. Windows only.
wx.FULL_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.

Extra Styles

wx.WS_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.
wx.WS_EX_BLOCK_EVENTS wx.CommandEvents 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.
wx.WS_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.
wx.WS_EX_PROCESS_IDLE This window should always process idle events, even if the mode set by wx.IdleEvent.SetMode is wx.IDLE_PROCESS_SPECIFIED.
wx.WS_EX_PROCESS_UI_UPDATES This window should always process UI update events, even if the mode set by wx.UpdateUIEvent.SetMode is wxUPDATE_UI_PROCESS_SPECIFIED.
Method Summary
Window __init__(self, parent, id, pos, size, style, name)
Construct and show a generic Window.
bool AcceptsFocus(self)
Can this window have focus?
bool AcceptsFocusFromKeyboard(self)
Can this window be given focus by keyboard navigation? if not, the only way to give it focus (provided it accepts it at all) is to click it.
  AddChild(self, child)
Adds a child window.
int AdjustForLayoutDirection(self, x, width, widthTotal)
Mirror coordinates for RTL layout if this window uses it and if the mirroring is not done automatically like Win32.
  AssociateHandle(self, handle)
Associate the window with a new native handle
  CacheBestSize(self, size)
Cache the best size so it doesn't need to be calculated again, (at least until some properties of the window change.)
bool CanSetTransparent(self)
Returns True if the platform supports setting the transparency for this window.
  CaptureMouse(self)
Directs all mouse input to this window.
  Center(self, direction)
Centers the window.
  CenterOnParent(self, dir)
Center with respect to the the parent window
  Centre(self, direction)
Centers the window.
  CentreOnParent(self, dir)
Center with respect to the the parent window
  ClearBackground(self)
Clears the window by filling it with the current background colour.
Point ClientToScreen(self, pt)
Converts to screen coordinates from coordinates relative to this window.
(x,y) ClientToScreenXY(x, y)
Converts to screen coordinates from coordinates relative to this window.
bool Close(self, force)
This function simply generates a EVT_CLOSE event whose handler usually tries to close the window.
Point ConvertDialogPointToPixels(self, pt)
Converts a point or size from dialog units to pixels.
Size ConvertDialogSizeToPixels(self, sz)
Converts a point or size from dialog units to pixels.
Point ConvertPixelPointToDialog(self, pt)
Size ConvertPixelSizeToDialog(self, sz)
bool Create(self, parent, id, pos, size, style, name)
Create the GUI part of the Window for 2-phase creation mode.
bool Destroy(self)
Destroys the window safely.
bool DestroyChildren(self)
Destroys all children of a window.
bool Disable(self)
Disables the window, same as Enable(false).
  DissociateHandle(self)
Dissociate the current native handle from the window
Point DLG_PNT(self, pt)
Converts a point or size from dialog units to pixels.
Size DLG_SZE(self, sz)
Converts a point or size from dialog units to pixels.
  DragAcceptFiles(self, accept)
Enables or disables eligibility for drop file events, EVT_DROP_FILES.
bool Enable(self, enable)
Enable or disable the window for user input.
Window FindFocus()
Returns the window or control that currently has the keyboard focus, or None. (Static method)
Window FindWindowById(self, winid)
Find a child of this window by window ID
Window FindWindowByName(self, name)
Find a child of this window by name
  Fit(self)
Sizes the window so that it fits around its subwindows.
  FitInside(self)
Similar to Fit, but sizes the interior (virtual) size of a window.
  Freeze(self)
Freezes the window or, in other words, prevents any updates from taking place on screen, the window is not redrawn at all.
AcceleratorTable GetAcceleratorTable(self)
Gets the accelerator table for this window.
  GetAdjustedBestSize(*args, **kwargs)
Use GetEffectiveMinSize instead.
bool GetAutoLayout(self)
Returns the current autoLayout setting
Colour GetBackgroundColour(self)
Returns the background colour of the window.
int GetBackgroundStyle(self)
Returns the background style of the window.
  GetBestFittingSize(*args, **kwargs)
Use GetEffectiveMinSize instead.
Size GetBestSize(self)
This function returns the best acceptable minimal size for the window, if applicable.
(width, height) GetBestSizeTuple()
This function returns the best acceptable minimal size for the window, if applicable.
Size GetBestVirtualSize(self)
Return the largest of ClientSize and BestSize (as determined by a sizer, interior children, or other means)
int GetBorder(self, flags)
GetBorder(self) -> int
Window GetCapture()
Returns the window which currently captures the mouse or None (Static method)
Caret GetCaret(self)
Returns the caret associated with the window.
int GetCharHeight(self)
Get the (average) character size for the current font.
int GetCharWidth(self)
Get the (average) character size for the current font.
WindowList GetChildren(self)
Returns an object containing a list of the window's children.
VisualAttributes GetClassDefaultAttributes(variant)
Get the default attributes for this class. (Static method)
Point GetClientAreaOrigin(self)
Get the origin of the client area of the window relative to the window's top left corner (the client area may be shifted because of the borders, scrollbars, other decorations...)
Rect GetClientRect(self)
Get the client area position and size as a wx.Rect object.
Size GetClientSize(self)
This gets the size of the window's 'client area' in pixels.
(width, height) GetClientSizeTuple()
This gets the size of the window's 'client area' in pixels.
LayoutConstraints GetConstraints(self)
Returns a pointer to the window's layout constraints, or None if there are none.
Sizer GetContainingSizer(self)
Return the sizer that this window is a member of, if any, otherwise None.
Cursor GetCursor(self)
Return the cursor associated with this window.
VisualAttributes GetDefaultAttributes(self)
Get the default attributes for an instance of this class.
DropTarget GetDropTarget(self)
Returns the associated drop target, which may be None.
Size GetEffectiveMinSize(self)
This function will merge the window's best size into the window's minimum size, giving priority to the min size components, and returns the results.
EvtHandler GetEventHandler(self)
Returns the event handler for this window.
long GetExtraStyle(self)
Returns the extra style bits for the window.
Font GetFont(self)
Returns the default font used for this window.
Colour GetForegroundColour(self)
Returns the foreground colour of the window.
(width, height, descent, externalLeading) GetFullTextExtent(string, font)
Get the width, height, decent and leading of the text using the current or specified font.
Window GetGrandParent(self)
Returns the parent of the parent of this window, or None if there isn't one.
long GetGtkWidget(self)
On wxGTK returns a pointer to the GtkWidget for this window as a long integer.
long GetHandle(self)
Returns the platform-specific handle (as a long integer) of the physical window.
String GetHelpText(self)
Gets the help text to be used as context-sensitive help for this window.
  GetHelpTextAtPoint(*args, **kwargs)
GetHelpTextAtPoint(self, Point pt, wxHelpEvent::Origin origin) -> String
int GetId(self)
Returns the identifier of the window.
String GetLabel(self)
Generic way of getting a label from any window, for identification purposes.
int GetLayoutDirection(self)
Get the layout direction (LTR or RTL) for this window.
int GetMaxHeight(self)
Size GetMaxSize(self)
int GetMaxWidth(self)
int GetMinHeight(self)
Size GetMinSize(self)
int GetMinWidth(self)
String GetName(self)
Returns the windows name.
Window GetParent(self)
Returns the parent window of this window, or None if there isn't one.
Point GetPosition(self)
Get the window's position.
(x,y) GetPositionTuple()
Get the window's position.
Rect GetRect(self)
Returns the size and position of the window as a wx.Rect object.
Point GetScreenPosition(self)
Get the position of the window in screen coordinantes.
(x,y) GetScreenPositionTuple()
Get the position of the window in screen coordinantes.
Rect GetScreenRect(self)
Returns the size and position of the window in screen coordinantes as a wx.Rect object.
int GetScrollPos(self, orientation)
Returns the built-in scrollbar position.
int GetScrollRange(self, orientation)
Returns the built-in scrollbar range.
int GetScrollThumb(self, orientation)
Returns the built-in scrollbar thumb size.
Size GetSize(self)
Get the window size.
Sizer GetSizer(self)
Return the sizer associated with the window by a previous call to SetSizer or None if there isn't one.
(width, height) GetSizeTuple()
Get the window size.
(width, height) GetTextExtent(string)
Get the width and height of the text using the current font.
bool GetThemeEnabled(self)
Return the themeEnabled flag.
ToolTip GetToolTip(self)
get the associated tooltip or None if none
Window GetTopLevelParent(self)
Returns the first frame or dialog in this window's parental hierarchy.
Rect GetUpdateClientRect(self)
Get the update rectangle region bounding box in client coords.
Region GetUpdateRegion(self)
Returns the region specifying which parts of the window have been damaged.
Validator GetValidator(self)
Returns a pointer to the current validator for the window, or None if there is none.
Size GetVirtualSize(self)
Get the the virtual size of the window in pixels.
(width, height) GetVirtualSizeTuple()
Get the the virtual size of the window in pixels.
Size GetWindowBorderSize(self)
Return the size of the left/right and top/bottom borders.
long GetWindowStyle(self)
Gets the window style that was passed to the constructor or Create method.
long GetWindowStyleFlag(self)
Gets the window style that was passed to the constructor or Create method.
int GetWindowVariant(self)
bool HasCapture(self)
Returns true if this window has the current mouse capture.
bool HasFlag(self, flag)
Test if the given style is set for this window.
bool HasMultiplePages(self)
bool HasScrollbar(self, orient)
Does the window have the scrollbar for this orientation?
bool HasTransparentBackground(self)
Returns True if this window's background is transparent (as, for example, for wx.StaticText) and should show the parent window's background.
bool Hide(self)
Equivalent to calling Show(False).
int HitTest(self, pt)
Test where the given (in client coords) point lies
int HitTestXY(self, x, y)
Test where the given (in client coords) point lies
  InheritAttributes(self)
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.
bool InheritsBackgroundColour(self)
  InitDialog(self)
Sends an EVT_INIT_DIALOG event, whose handler usually transfers data to the dialog via validators.
  InvalidateBestSize(self)
Reset the cached best size value so it will be recalculated the next time it is needed.
bool IsBeingDeleted(self)
Is the window in the process of being deleted?
bool IsDoubleBuffered(self)
Returns True if the window contents is double-buffered by the system, i.e.
bool IsEnabled(self)
Returns true if the window is enabled for input, false otherwise.
bool IsExposed(self, x, y, w, h)
Returns true if the given point or rectangle area has been exposed since the last repaint.
bool IsExposedPoint(self, pt)
Returns true if the given point or rectangle area has been exposed since the last repaint.
bool IsExposedRect(self, rect)
Returns true if the given point or rectangle area has been exposed since the last repaint.
bool IsFrozen(self)
Returns True if the window has been frozen and not thawed yet.
bool IsRetained(self)
Returns true if the window is retained, false otherwise.
bool IsShown(self)
Returns true if the window is shown, false if it has been hidden.
bool IsShownOnScreen(self)
Returns True if the window is physically visible on the screen, i.e.
bool IsTopLevel(self)
Returns true if the given window is a top-level one.
bool Layout(self)
Invokes the constraint-based layout algorithm or the sizer-based algorithm for this window.
bool LineDown(self)
This is just a wrapper for ScrollLines(1).
bool LineUp(self)
This is just a wrapper for ScrollLines(-1).
  Lower(self)
Lowers the window to the bottom of the window hierarchy.
  MakeModal(self, modal)
Disables all other windows in the application so that the user can only interact with this window.
  Move(self, pt, flags)
Moves the window to the given position.
  MoveAfterInTabOrder(self, win)
Moves this window in the tab navigation order after the specified sibling window.
  MoveBeforeInTabOrder(self, win)
Same as MoveAfterInTabOrder except that it inserts this window just before win instead of putting it right after it.
  MoveXY(self, x, y, flags)
Moves the window to the given position.
bool Navigate(self, flags)
Does keyboard navigation from this window to another, by sending a wx.NavigationKeyEvent.
int NewControlId()
Generate a control id for the controls which were not given one. (Static method)
int NextControlId(winid)
Get the id of the control following the one with the given autogenerated) id (Static method)
bool PageDown(self)
This is just a wrapper for ScrollPages(1).
bool PageUp(self)
This is just a wrapper for ScrollPages(-1).
EvtHandler PopEventHandler(self, deleteHandler)
Removes and returns the top-most event handler on the event handler stack.
bool PopupMenu(self, menu, pos)
Pops up the given menu at the specified coordinates, relative to this window, and returns control when the user has dismissed the menu.
bool PopupMenuXY(self, menu, x, y)
Pops up the given menu at the specified coordinates, relative to this window, and returns control when the user has dismissed the menu.
  PostCreate(self, pre)
Phase 3 of the 2-phase create <wink!> Call this method after precreating the window with the 2-phase create method.
  PrepareDC(self, dc)
Call this function to prepare the device context for drawing a scrolled image.
int PrevControlId(winid)
Get the id of the control preceding the one with the given autogenerated) id (Static method)
  PushEventHandler(self, handler)
Pushes this event handler onto the event handler stack for the window.
  Raise(self)
Raises the window to the top of the window hierarchy.
  Refresh(self, eraseBackground, rect)
Mark the specified rectangle (or the whole window) as "dirty" so it will be repainted.
  RefreshRect(self, rect, eraseBackground)
Redraws the contents of the given rectangle: the area inside it will be repainted.
bool RegisterHotKey(self, hotkeyId, modifiers, keycode)
Registers a system wide hotkey.
  ReleaseMouse(self)
Releases mouse input captured with wx.Window.CaptureMouse.
  RemoveChild(self, child)
Removes a child window.
bool RemoveEventHandler(self, handler)
Find the given handler in the event handler chain and remove (but not delete) it from the event handler chain, returns True if it was found and False otherwise (this also results in an assert failure so this function should only be called when the handler is supposed to be there.)
bool Reparent(self, newParent)
Reparents the window, i.e the window will be removed from its current parent window (e.g.
Point ScreenToClient(self, pt)
Converts from screen to client window coordinates.
(x,y) ScreenToClientXY(x, y)
Converts from screen to client window coordinates.
bool ScrollLines(self, lines)
If the platform and window class supports it, scrolls the window by the given number of lines down, if lines is positive, or up if lines is negative.
bool ScrollPages(self, pages)
If the platform and window class supports it, scrolls the window by the given number of pages down, if pages is positive, or up if pages is negative.
  ScrollWindow(self, dx, dy, rect)
Physically scrolls the pixels in the window and move child windows accordingly.
  SendSizeEvent(self)
  SetAcceleratorTable(self, accel)
Sets the accelerator table for this window.
  SetAutoLayout(self, autoLayout)
Determines whether the Layout function will be called automatically when the window is resized.
bool SetBackgroundColour(self, colour)
Sets the background colour of the window.
bool SetBackgroundStyle(self, style)
Returns the background style of the window.
  SetBestFittingSize(*args, **kwargs)
Use SetInitialSize
  SetCaret(self, caret)
Sets the caret associated with the window.
  SetClientRect(self, rect)
This sets the size of the window client area in pixels.
  SetClientSize(self, size)
This sets the size of the window client area in pixels.
  SetClientSizeWH(self, width, height)
This sets the size of the window client area in pixels.
  SetConstraints(self, constraints)
Sets the window to have the given layout constraints.
  SetContainingSizer(self, sizer)
This normally does not need to be called by application code.
bool SetCursor(self, cursor)
Sets the window's cursor.
  SetDimensions(self, x, y, width, height, sizeFlags)
Sets the position and size of the window in pixels.
  SetDoubleBuffered(self, on)
Currently wxGTK2 only.
  SetDropTarget(self, dropTarget)
Associates a drop target with this window.
  SetEventHandler(self, handler)
Sets the event handler for this window.
  SetExtraStyle(self, exStyle)
Sets the extra style bits for the window.
  SetFocus(self)
Set's the focus to this window, allowing it to receive keyboard input.
  SetFocusFromKbd(self)
Set focus to this window as the result of a keyboard action.
bool SetFont(self, font)
Sets the font for this window.
bool SetForegroundColour(self, colour)
Sets the foreground colour of the window.
  SetHelpText(self, text)
Sets the help text to be used as context-sensitive help for this window.
  SetHelpTextForId(self, text)
Associate this help text with all windows with the same id as this one.
  SetId(self, winid)
Sets the identifier of the window.
  SetInitialSize(self, size)
A 'Smart' SetSize that will fill in default size components with the window's best size values.
  SetLabel(self, label)
Set the text which the window shows in its label if applicable.
  SetLayoutDirection(self, dir)
Set the layout direction (LTR or RTL) for this window.
  SetMaxSize(self, maxSize)
A more convenient method than SetSizeHints for setting just the max size.
  SetMinSize(self, minSize)
A more convenient method than SetSizeHints for setting just the min size.
  SetName(self, name)
Sets the window's name.
  SetOwnBackgroundColour(self, colour)
  SetOwnFont(self, font)
  SetOwnForegroundColour(self, colour)
  SetPosition(self, pt, flags)
Moves the window to the given position.
  SetRect(self, rect, sizeFlags)
Sets the position and size of the window in pixels using a wx.Rect.
  SetScrollbar(self, orientation, position, thumbSize, range, refresh)
  SetScrollPos(self, orientation, pos, refresh)
Sets the position of one of the built-in scrollbars.
  SetSize(self, size)
Sets the size of the window in pixels.
  SetSizeHints(self, minW, minH, maxW, maxH, incW, incH)
Allows specification of minimum and maximum window sizes, and window size increments.
  SetSizeHintsSz(self, minSize, maxSize, incSize)
Allows specification of minimum and maximum window sizes, and window size increments.
  SetSizer(self, sizer, deleteOld)
Sets the window to have the given layout sizer.
  SetSizerAndFit(self, sizer, deleteOld)
The same as SetSizer, except it also sets the size hints for the window based on the sizer's minimum size.
  SetSizeWH(self, width, height)
Sets the size of the window in pixels.
  SetThemeEnabled(self, enableTheme)
code to draw the windows' background instead if its own background drawing code.
  SetToolTip(self, tip)
Attach a tooltip to the window.
  SetToolTipString(self, tip)
Attach a tooltip to the window.
bool SetTransparent(self, alpha)
Attempt to set the transparency of this window to the alpha value, returns True on success.
  SetValidator(self, validator)
Deletes the current validator (if any) and sets the window validator, having called wx.Validator.Clone to create a new validator of this type.
  SetVirtualSize(self, size)
Set the the virtual size of a window in pixels.
  SetVirtualSizeHints(self, minW, minH, maxW, maxH)
Allows specification of minimum and maximum virtual window sizes.
  SetVirtualSizeHintsSz(self, minSize, maxSize)
Allows specification of minimum and maximum virtual window sizes.
  SetVirtualSizeWH(self, w, h)
Set the the virtual size of a window in pixels.
  SetWindowStyle(self, style)
Sets the style of the window.
  SetWindowStyleFlag(self, style)
Sets the style of the window.
  SetWindowVariant(self, variant)
Sets the variant of the window/font size to use for this window, if the platform supports variants, for example, wxMac.
bool ShouldInheritColours(self)
Return true from here to allow the colours of this window to be changed by InheritAttributes, returning false forbids inheriting them from the parent window.
bool Show(self, show)
Shows or hides the window.
  Thaw(self)
Reenables window updating after a previous call to Freeze.
bool ToggleWindowStyle(self, flag)
Turn the flag on if it had been turned off before and vice versa, returns True if the flag is turned on by this function call.
bool TransferDataFromWindow(self)
Transfers values from child controls to data areas specified by their validators.
bool TransferDataToWindow(self)
Transfers values to child controls from data areas specified by their validators.
bool UnregisterHotKey(self, hotkeyId)
Unregisters a system wide hotkey.
  Update(self)
Calling this method immediately repaints the invalidated area of the window instead of waiting for the EVT_PAINT event to happen, (normally 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 has been already repainted.
  UpdateWindowUI(self, flags)
This function sends EVT_UPDATE_UI events to the window.
bool UseBgCol(self)
bool Validate(self)
Validates the current values of the child controls using their validators.
  WarpPointer(self, x, y)
Moves the pointer to the given position on the window.

Property Summary
  AcceleratorTable: See GetAcceleratorTable and SetAcceleratorTable
  AutoLayout: See GetAutoLayout and SetAutoLayout
  BackgroundColour: See GetBackgroundColour and SetBackgroundColour
  BackgroundStyle: See GetBackgroundStyle and SetBackgroundStyle
  BestSize: See GetBestSize
  BestVirtualSize: See GetBestVirtualSize
  Border: See GetBorder
  Caret: See GetCaret and SetCaret
  CharHeight: See GetCharHeight
  CharWidth: See GetCharWidth
  Children: See GetChildren
  ClientAreaOrigin: See GetClientAreaOrigin
  ClientRect: See GetClientRect and SetClientRect
  ClientSize: See GetClientSize and SetClientSize
  Constraints: See GetConstraints and SetConstraints
  ContainingSizer: See GetContainingSizer and SetContainingSizer
  Cursor: See GetCursor and SetCursor
  DefaultAttributes: See GetDefaultAttributes
  DropTarget: See GetDropTarget and SetDropTarget
  EffectiveMinSize: See GetEffectiveMinSize
  Enabled: See IsEnabled and Enable
  EventHandler: See GetEventHandler and SetEventHandler
  ExtraStyle: See GetExtraStyle and SetExtraStyle
  Font: See GetFont and SetFont
  ForegroundColour: See GetForegroundColour and SetForegroundColour
  GrandParent: See GetGrandParent
  GtkWidget: GetGtkWidget(self) -> long
  Handle: See GetHandle
  HelpText: See GetHelpText and SetHelpText
  Id: See GetId and SetId
  Label: See GetLabel and SetLabel
  LayoutDirection: See GetLayoutDirection and SetLayoutDirection
  MaxHeight: See GetMaxHeight
  MaxSize: See GetMaxSize and SetMaxSize
  MaxWidth: See GetMaxWidth
  MinHeight: See GetMinHeight
  MinSize: See GetMinSize and SetMinSize
  MinWidth: See GetMinWidth
  Name: See GetName and SetName
  Parent: See GetParent
  Position: See GetPosition and SetPosition
  Rect: See GetRect and SetRect
  ScreenPosition: See GetScreenPosition
  ScreenRect: See GetScreenRect
  Shown: See IsShown and Show
  Size: See GetSize and SetSize
  Sizer: See GetSizer and SetSizer
  ThemeEnabled: See GetThemeEnabled and SetThemeEnabled
  thisown: The membership flag
  ToolTip: See GetToolTip and SetToolTip
  TopLevel: See IsTopLevel
  TopLevelParent: See GetTopLevelParent
  UpdateClientRect: See GetUpdateClientRect
  UpdateRegion: See GetUpdateRegion
  Validator: See GetValidator and SetValidator
  VirtualSize: See GetVirtualSize and SetVirtualSize
  WindowStyle: See GetWindowStyle and SetWindowStyle
  WindowStyleFlag: See GetWindowStyleFlag and SetWindowStyleFlag
  WindowVariant: See GetWindowVariant and SetWindowVariant

Instance Method Details

__init__(self, parent, id=-1, pos=DefaultPosition, size=DefaultSize, style=0, name=PanelNameStr)
(Constructor)

Construct and show a generic Window.

Parameters:
parent
           (type=Window)

id
           (type=int)

pos
           (type=Point)

size
           (type=Size)

style
           (type=long)

name
           (type=String)

Returns:
Window
Overrides:
wx.EvtHandler.__init__

AcceptsFocus(self)

Can this window have focus?

Returns:
bool

AcceptsFocusFromKeyboard(self)

Can this window be given focus by keyboard navigation? if not, the only way to give it focus (provided it accepts it at all) is to click it.

Returns:
bool

AddChild(self, child)

Adds a child window. This is called automatically by window creation functions so should not be required by the application programmer.

Parameters:
child
           (type=Window)

AdjustForLayoutDirection(self, x, width, widthTotal)

Mirror coordinates for RTL layout if this window uses it and if the mirroring is not done automatically like Win32.

Parameters:
x
           (type=int)

width
           (type=int)

widthTotal
           (type=int)

Returns:
int

AssociateHandle(self, handle)

Associate the window with a new native handle

Parameters:
handle
           (type=long)

CacheBestSize(self, size)

Cache the best size so it doesn't need to be calculated again, (at least until some properties of the window change.)

Parameters:
size
           (type=Size)

CanSetTransparent(self)

Returns True if the platform supports setting the transparency for this window. Note that this method will err on the side of caution, so it is possible that this will return False when it is in fact possible to set the transparency.

NOTE: On X-windows systems the X server must have the composite extension loaded, and there must be a composite manager program (such as xcompmgr) running.

Returns:
bool

CaptureMouse(self)

Directs all mouse input to this window. Call wx.Window.ReleaseMouse to release the capture.

Note that wxWindows 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, unless the window receives the wx.MouseCaptureLostEvent event.

Any application which captures the mouse in the beginning of some operation must handle wx.MouseCaptureLostEvent and cancel this operation when it receives the event. The event handler must not recapture mouse.

Center(self, direction=BOTH)

Centers the window. The parameter specifies the direction for cetering, and may be wx.HORIZONTAL, wx.VERTICAL or wx.BOTH. It may also include wx.CENTER_ON_SCREEN flag if you want to center the window on the entire screen and not on its parent window. If it is a top-level window and has