Version: 3.1.0
settings.h File Reference

Classes

class  wxSystemSettings
 wxSystemSettings allows the application to ask for details about the system. More...
 

Enumerations

enum  wxSystemFont {
  wxSYS_OEM_FIXED_FONT = 10,
  wxSYS_ANSI_FIXED_FONT,
  wxSYS_ANSI_VAR_FONT,
  wxSYS_SYSTEM_FONT,
  wxSYS_DEVICE_DEFAULT_FONT,
  wxSYS_DEFAULT_GUI_FONT
}
 Possible values for wxSystemSettings::GetFont() parameter. More...
 
enum  wxSystemColour {
  wxSYS_COLOUR_SCROLLBAR,
  wxSYS_COLOUR_DESKTOP,
  wxSYS_COLOUR_ACTIVECAPTION,
  wxSYS_COLOUR_INACTIVECAPTION,
  wxSYS_COLOUR_MENU,
  wxSYS_COLOUR_WINDOW,
  wxSYS_COLOUR_WINDOWFRAME,
  wxSYS_COLOUR_MENUTEXT,
  wxSYS_COLOUR_WINDOWTEXT,
  wxSYS_COLOUR_CAPTIONTEXT,
  wxSYS_COLOUR_ACTIVEBORDER,
  wxSYS_COLOUR_INACTIVEBORDER,
  wxSYS_COLOUR_APPWORKSPACE,
  wxSYS_COLOUR_HIGHLIGHT,
  wxSYS_COLOUR_HIGHLIGHTTEXT,
  wxSYS_COLOUR_BTNFACE,
  wxSYS_COLOUR_BTNSHADOW,
  wxSYS_COLOUR_GRAYTEXT,
  wxSYS_COLOUR_BTNTEXT,
  wxSYS_COLOUR_INACTIVECAPTIONTEXT,
  wxSYS_COLOUR_BTNHIGHLIGHT,
  wxSYS_COLOUR_3DDKSHADOW,
  wxSYS_COLOUR_3DLIGHT,
  wxSYS_COLOUR_INFOTEXT,
  wxSYS_COLOUR_INFOBK,
  wxSYS_COLOUR_LISTBOX,
  wxSYS_COLOUR_HOTLIGHT,
  wxSYS_COLOUR_GRADIENTACTIVECAPTION,
  wxSYS_COLOUR_GRADIENTINACTIVECAPTION,
  wxSYS_COLOUR_MENUHILIGHT,
  wxSYS_COLOUR_MENUBAR,
  wxSYS_COLOUR_LISTBOXTEXT,
  wxSYS_COLOUR_LISTBOXHIGHLIGHTTEXT,
  wxSYS_COLOUR_BACKGROUND = wxSYS_COLOUR_DESKTOP,
  wxSYS_COLOUR_3DFACE = wxSYS_COLOUR_BTNFACE,
  wxSYS_COLOUR_3DSHADOW = wxSYS_COLOUR_BTNSHADOW,
  wxSYS_COLOUR_BTNHILIGHT = wxSYS_COLOUR_BTNHIGHLIGHT,
  wxSYS_COLOUR_3DHIGHLIGHT = wxSYS_COLOUR_BTNHIGHLIGHT,
  wxSYS_COLOUR_3DHILIGHT = wxSYS_COLOUR_BTNHIGHLIGHT,
  wxSYS_COLOUR_FRAMEBK = wxSYS_COLOUR_BTNFACE
}
 Possible values for wxSystemSettings::GetColour() parameter. More...
 
enum  wxSystemMetric {
  wxSYS_MOUSE_BUTTONS,
  wxSYS_BORDER_X,
  wxSYS_BORDER_Y,
  wxSYS_CURSOR_X,
  wxSYS_CURSOR_Y,
  wxSYS_DCLICK_X,
  wxSYS_DCLICK_Y,
  wxSYS_DRAG_X,
  wxSYS_DRAG_Y,
  wxSYS_EDGE_X,
  wxSYS_EDGE_Y,
  wxSYS_HSCROLL_ARROW_X,
  wxSYS_HSCROLL_ARROW_Y,
  wxSYS_HTHUMB_X,
  wxSYS_ICON_X,
  wxSYS_ICON_Y,
  wxSYS_ICONSPACING_X,
  wxSYS_ICONSPACING_Y,
  wxSYS_WINDOWMIN_X,
  wxSYS_WINDOWMIN_Y,
  wxSYS_SCREEN_X,
  wxSYS_SCREEN_Y,
  wxSYS_FRAMESIZE_X,
  wxSYS_FRAMESIZE_Y,
  wxSYS_SMALLICON_X,
  wxSYS_SMALLICON_Y,
  wxSYS_HSCROLL_Y,
  wxSYS_VSCROLL_X,
  wxSYS_VSCROLL_ARROW_X,
  wxSYS_VSCROLL_ARROW_Y,
  wxSYS_VTHUMB_Y,
  wxSYS_CAPTION_Y,
  wxSYS_MENU_Y,
  wxSYS_NETWORK_PRESENT,
  wxSYS_PENWINDOWS_PRESENT,
  wxSYS_SHOW_SOUNDS,
  wxSYS_SWAP_BUTTONS,
  wxSYS_DCLICK_MSEC
}
 Possible values for wxSystemSettings::GetMetric() index parameter. More...
 
enum  wxSystemFeature {
  wxSYS_CAN_DRAW_FRAME_DECORATIONS = 1,
  wxSYS_CAN_ICONIZE_FRAME,
  wxSYS_TABLET_PRESENT
}
 Possible values for wxSystemSettings::HasFeature() parameter. More...
 
enum  wxSystemScreenType {
  wxSYS_SCREEN_NONE = 0,
  wxSYS_SCREEN_TINY,
  wxSYS_SCREEN_PDA,
  wxSYS_SCREEN_SMALL,
  wxSYS_SCREEN_DESKTOP
}
 Values for different screen designs. More...
 

Enumeration Type Documentation

Possible values for wxSystemSettings::GetColour() parameter.

These values map 1:1 the native values supported by the Windows' GetSysColor function. Note that other ports (other than wxMSW) will try to provide meaningful colours but they usually map the same colour to various wxSYS_COLOUR_* values.

Enumerator
wxSYS_COLOUR_SCROLLBAR 

The scrollbar grey area.

wxSYS_COLOUR_DESKTOP 

The desktop colour.

wxSYS_COLOUR_ACTIVECAPTION 

Active window caption colour.

wxSYS_COLOUR_INACTIVECAPTION 

Inactive window caption colour.

wxSYS_COLOUR_MENU 

Menu background colour.

wxSYS_COLOUR_WINDOW 

Window background colour.

wxSYS_COLOUR_WINDOWFRAME 

Window frame colour.

wxSYS_COLOUR_MENUTEXT 

Colour of the text used in the menus.

wxSYS_COLOUR_WINDOWTEXT 

Colour of the text used in generic windows.

wxSYS_COLOUR_CAPTIONTEXT 

Colour of the text used in captions, size boxes and scrollbar arrow boxes.

wxSYS_COLOUR_ACTIVEBORDER 

Active window border colour.

wxSYS_COLOUR_INACTIVEBORDER 

Inactive window border colour.

wxSYS_COLOUR_APPWORKSPACE 

Background colour for MDI applications.

wxSYS_COLOUR_HIGHLIGHT 

Colour of item(s) selected in a control.

wxSYS_COLOUR_HIGHLIGHTTEXT 

Colour of the text of item(s) selected in a control.

wxSYS_COLOUR_BTNFACE 

Face shading colour on push buttons.

wxSYS_COLOUR_BTNSHADOW 

Edge shading colour on push buttons.

wxSYS_COLOUR_GRAYTEXT 

Colour of greyed (disabled) text.

wxSYS_COLOUR_BTNTEXT 

Colour of the text on push buttons.

wxSYS_COLOUR_INACTIVECAPTIONTEXT 

Colour of the text in active captions.

wxSYS_COLOUR_BTNHIGHLIGHT 

Highlight colour for buttons.

wxSYS_COLOUR_3DDKSHADOW 

Dark shadow colour for three-dimensional display elements.

wxSYS_COLOUR_3DLIGHT 

Light colour for three-dimensional display elements.

wxSYS_COLOUR_INFOTEXT 

Text colour for tooltip controls.

wxSYS_COLOUR_INFOBK 

Background colour for tooltip controls.

wxSYS_COLOUR_LISTBOX 

Background colour for list-like controls.

wxSYS_COLOUR_HOTLIGHT 

Colour for a hyperlink or hot-tracked item.

wxSYS_COLOUR_GRADIENTACTIVECAPTION 

Right side colour in the color gradient of an active window's title bar.

wxSYS_COLOUR_ACTIVECAPTION specifies the left side color.

wxSYS_COLOUR_GRADIENTINACTIVECAPTION 

Right side colour in the color gradient of an inactive window's title bar.

wxSYS_COLOUR_INACTIVECAPTION specifies the left side color.

wxSYS_COLOUR_MENUHILIGHT 

The colour used to highlight menu items when the menu appears as a flat menu.

The highlighted menu item is outlined with wxSYS_COLOUR_HIGHLIGHT.

wxSYS_COLOUR_MENUBAR 

The background colour for the menu bar when menus appear as flat menus.

However, wxSYS_COLOUR_MENU continues to specify the background color of the menu popup.

wxSYS_COLOUR_LISTBOXTEXT 

Text colour for list-like controls.

Since
2.9.0
wxSYS_COLOUR_LISTBOXHIGHLIGHTTEXT 

Text colour for the unfocused selection of list-like controls.

Since
2.9.1
wxSYS_COLOUR_BACKGROUND 

Synonym for wxSYS_COLOUR_DESKTOP.

wxSYS_COLOUR_3DFACE 

Synonym for wxSYS_COLOUR_BTNFACE.

wxSYS_COLOUR_3DSHADOW 

Synonym for wxSYS_COLOUR_BTNSHADOW.

wxSYS_COLOUR_BTNHILIGHT 

Synonym for wxSYS_COLOUR_BTNHIGHLIGHT.

wxSYS_COLOUR_3DHIGHLIGHT 

Synonym for wxSYS_COLOUR_BTNHIGHLIGHT.

wxSYS_COLOUR_3DHILIGHT 

Synonym for wxSYS_COLOUR_BTNHIGHLIGHT.

wxSYS_COLOUR_FRAMEBK 

Synonym for wxSYS_COLOUR_BTNFACE.

On wxMSW this colour should be used as the background colour of wxFrames which are used as containers of controls; this is in fact the same colour used for the borders of controls like e.g. wxNotebook or for the background of e.g. wxPanel.

Since
2.9.0

Possible values for wxSystemSettings::HasFeature() parameter.

Enumerator
wxSYS_CAN_DRAW_FRAME_DECORATIONS 
wxSYS_CAN_ICONIZE_FRAME 
wxSYS_TABLET_PRESENT 

Possible values for wxSystemSettings::GetFont() parameter.

These values map 1:1 the native values supported by the Windows' GetStockObject function. Note that other ports (other than wxMSW) will try to provide meaningful fonts but they usually map the same font to various wxSYS_*_FONT values.

Enumerator
wxSYS_OEM_FIXED_FONT 

Original equipment manufacturer dependent fixed-pitch font.

wxSYS_ANSI_FIXED_FONT 

Windows fixed-pitch (monospaced) font.

wxSYS_ANSI_VAR_FONT 

Windows variable-pitch (proportional) font.

wxSYS_SYSTEM_FONT 

System font.

By default, the system uses the system font to draw menus, dialog box controls, and text.

wxSYS_DEVICE_DEFAULT_FONT 

Device-dependent font (Windows NT and later only).

wxSYS_DEFAULT_GUI_FONT 

Default font for user interface objects such as menus and dialog boxes.

Note that with modern GUIs nothing guarantees that the same font is used for all GUI elements, so some controls might use a different font by default.

Possible values for wxSystemSettings::GetMetric() index parameter.

Enumerator
wxSYS_MOUSE_BUTTONS 

Number of buttons on mouse, or zero if no mouse was installed.

wxSYS_BORDER_X 

Width of single border.

wxSYS_BORDER_Y 

Height of single border.

wxSYS_CURSOR_X 

Width of cursor.

wxSYS_CURSOR_Y 

Height of cursor.

wxSYS_DCLICK_X 

Width in pixels of rectangle within which two successive mouse clicks must fall to generate a double-click.

wxSYS_DCLICK_Y 

Height in pixels of rectangle within which two successive mouse clicks must fall to generate a double-click.

wxSYS_DRAG_X 

Width in pixels of a rectangle centered on a drag point to allow for limited movement of the mouse pointer before a drag operation begins.

wxSYS_DRAG_Y 

Height in pixels of a rectangle centered on a drag point to allow for limited movement of the mouse pointer before a drag operation begins.

wxSYS_EDGE_X 

Width of a 3D border, in pixels.

wxSYS_EDGE_Y 

Height of a 3D border, in pixels.

wxSYS_HSCROLL_ARROW_X 

Width of arrow bitmap on horizontal scrollbar.

wxSYS_HSCROLL_ARROW_Y 

Height of arrow bitmap on horizontal scrollbar.

wxSYS_HTHUMB_X 

Width of horizontal scrollbar thumb.

wxSYS_ICON_X 

The default width of an icon.

wxSYS_ICON_Y 

The default height of an icon.

wxSYS_ICONSPACING_X 

Width of a grid cell for items in large icon view, in pixels. Each item fits into a rectangle of this size when arranged.

wxSYS_ICONSPACING_Y 

Height of a grid cell for items in large icon view, in pixels. Each item fits into a rectangle of this size when arranged.

wxSYS_WINDOWMIN_X 

Minimum width of a window.

wxSYS_WINDOWMIN_Y 

Minimum height of a window.

wxSYS_SCREEN_X 

Width of the screen in pixels.

wxSYS_SCREEN_Y 

Height of the screen in pixels.

wxSYS_FRAMESIZE_X 

Width of the window frame for a wxTHICK_FRAME window.

wxSYS_FRAMESIZE_Y 

Height of the window frame for a wxTHICK_FRAME window.

wxSYS_SMALLICON_X 

Recommended width of a small icon (in window captions, and small icon view).

wxSYS_SMALLICON_Y 

Recommended height of a small icon (in window captions, and small icon view).

wxSYS_HSCROLL_Y 

Height of horizontal scrollbar in pixels.

wxSYS_VSCROLL_X 

Width of vertical scrollbar in pixels.

wxSYS_VSCROLL_ARROW_X 

Width of arrow bitmap on a vertical scrollbar.

wxSYS_VSCROLL_ARROW_Y 

Height of arrow bitmap on a vertical scrollbar.

wxSYS_VTHUMB_Y 

Height of vertical scrollbar thumb.

wxSYS_CAPTION_Y 

Height of normal caption area.

wxSYS_MENU_Y 

Height of single-line menu bar.

wxSYS_NETWORK_PRESENT 

1 if there is a network present, 0 otherwise.

wxSYS_PENWINDOWS_PRESENT 

1 if PenWindows is installed, 0 otherwise.

wxSYS_SHOW_SOUNDS 

Non-zero if the user requires an application to present information visually in situations where it would otherwise present the information only in audible form; zero otherwise.

wxSYS_SWAP_BUTTONS 

Non-zero if the meanings of the left and right mouse buttons are swapped; zero otherwise.

wxSYS_DCLICK_MSEC 

Maximal time, in milliseconds, which may pass between subsequent clicks for a double click to be generated.

Values for different screen designs.

See wxSystemSettings::GetScreenType().

Enumerator
wxSYS_SCREEN_NONE 

Undefined screen type.

wxSYS_SCREEN_TINY 

Tiny screen, less than 320x240.

wxSYS_SCREEN_PDA 

PDA screen, 320x240 or more but less than 640x480.

wxSYS_SCREEN_SMALL 

Small screen, 640x480 or more but less than 800x600.

wxSYS_SCREEN_DESKTOP 

Desktop screen, 800x600 or more.