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Random stuff

Functions/Procedures

proc cleanup()
proc delete_instance( object obj )
func find_window (integer id, atom parent)
func get_key_state( integer keycode )
func get_sys_color( atom color )
func get_sys_metric( integer metric )
proc launch_default_browser( sequence url )
func message_box( sequence text, sequence title, atom ok )
func mkdir( sequence directory, object perm, integer flags )
proc wxMain( atom topWindow )
proc wx_execute( sequence command, integer flag )
proc wx_shell( sequence command )

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[proc]
cleanup ()

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This cleans up internal wxWidgets memory. wxMain() automatically calls this before it exits. If you do not use wxMain(), then you should manually call cleanup() before your app exits.

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[proc]
delete_instance ( object obj )

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[func]
find_window (integer id, atom parent)

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Returns the window identified by its id and parent.

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[func]
get_key_state ( integer keycode )

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Returns 1 if specified key (see Key Codes for a list of codes to use) is currently pressed down.

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[func]
get_sys_color ( atom color )

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Available system colors are:

wxSYS_COLOUR_SCROLLBAR
wxSYS_COLOUR_BACKGROUND
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_DESKTOP
wxSYS_COLOUR_3DFACE
wxSYS_COLOUR_3DSHADOW
wxSYS_COLOUR_3DHIGHLIGHT
wxSYS_COLOUR_3DHILIGHT
wxSYS_COLOUR_BTNHILIGHT

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[func]
get_sys_metric ( integer metric )

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Available metrics are:

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

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[proc]
launch_default_browser ( sequence url )

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Launches the user's default browser to open the specified url.

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[func]
message_box ( sequence text, sequence title, atom ok )

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Creates a message box dialog, with style ok. Allowable styles are:

wxOK
wxYES_NO
wxCANCEL
wxYES
wxNO
wxNO_DEFAULT
wxYES_DEFAULT
wxICON_EXCLAMATION
wxICON_HAND
wxICON_WARNING
wxICON_ERROR
wxICON_QUESTION
wxICON_INFORMATION
wxICON_STOP
wxICON_ASTERISK

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[func]
mkdir ( sequence directory, object perm, integer flags )

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[proc]
wxMain ( atom topWindow )

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This starts the event loop and your main application.

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[proc]
wx_execute ( sequence command, integer flag )

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flag can be a combination of:

wxEXEC_ASYNC: execute the process asynchronously
wxEXEC_SYNC: execute it synchronously, i.e. wait until it finishes
wxEXEC_NOHIDE: under Windows, don't hide the child even if it's IO is redirected (this is done by default)
wxEXEC_MAKE_GROUP_LEADER: under Unix, if the process is the group leader then killing -pid kills all children as well as pid

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[proc]
wx_shell ( sequence command )

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[proc]cleanup ()

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[proc]delete_instance ( object obj )

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[func]find_window (integer id, atom parent)

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[func]get_key_state ( integer keycode )

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[func]get_sys_color ( atom color )

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[func]get_sys_metric ( integer metric )

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[proc]launch_default_browser ( sequence url )

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[func]message_box ( sequence text, sequence title, atom ok )

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[func]mkdir ( sequence directory, object perm, integer flags )

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[proc]wxMain ( atom topWindow )

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[proc]wx_execute ( sequence command, integer flag )

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[proc]wx_shell ( sequence command )

[proc]
cleanup ()

[proc]
delete_instance ( object obj )

[func]
find_window (integer id, atom parent)

[func]
get_key_state ( integer keycode )

[func]
get_sys_color ( atom color )

[func]
get_sys_metric ( integer metric )

[proc]
launch_default_browser ( sequence url )

[func]
message_box ( sequence text, sequence title, atom ok )

[func]
mkdir ( sequence directory, object perm, integer flags )

[proc]
wxMain ( atom topWindow )

[proc]
wx_execute ( sequence command, integer flag )

[proc]
wx_shell ( sequence command )