added (MSW/GTK) and documented new frame and dialog flags

git-svn-id: https://svn.wxwidgets.org/svn/wx/wxWidgets/trunk@8523 c3d73ce0-8a6f-49c7-b76d-6d57e0e08775

docs/latex/wx/dialog.tex

@@ -43,14 +43,20 @@ dialog to respond to system close events.
 \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxSTAY\_ON\_TOP}}{The dialog stays on top of all other windows (Windows only).}
 \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxNO\_3D}}{Under Windows, specifies that the child controls
 should not have 3D borders unless specified in the control.}
+\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxDIALOG\_NO\_PARENT}}{By default, the dialogs crated
+with {\tt NULL} parent window will be given the 
+\helpref{applications top level window}{wxappgettopwindow} as parent. Use this
+style to prevent this from happening and create a really orphan dialog (note
+that this is not recommended for modal dialogs).}
 \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxDIALOG\_EX\_CONTEXTHELP}}{Under Windows, puts a query button on the
 caption. When pressed, Windows will go into a context-sensitive help mode and wxWindows will send
 a wxEVT\_HELP event if the user clicked on an application window. {\it Note} that this is an extended
 style and must be set by calling \helpref{SetExtraStyle}{wxwindowsetextrastyle} before Create is called (two-step construction).}
 \end{twocollist}
 
-Under Unix or Linux, MWM (the Motif Window Manager) or other window managers reckognizing
+Under Unix or Linux, MWM (the Motif Window Manager) or other window managers
-the MHM hints should be running for any of these styles to have an effect.
+reckognizing the MHM hints should be running for any of these styles to have an
+effect.
 
 See also \helpref{Generic window styles}{windowstyles}.
 

docs/latex/wx/frame.tex

@@ -34,12 +34,15 @@ application windows.
 \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxSTAY\_ON\_TOP}}{Stay on top of other windows. Windows only.}
 \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxSYSTEM\_MENU}}{Displays a system menu.}
 \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxSIMPLE\_BORDER}}{Displays no border or decorations. GTK and Windows only.}
-\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxRESIZE\_BORDER}}{Displays a resizeable border around the window (Unix only).}
+\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxRESIZE\_BORDER}}{Displays a resizeable border around the window.}
-\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxFRAME\_FLOAT\_ON\_PARENT}}{Causes the frame to be above the parent window in the
+\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxFRAME\_TOOL\_WINDOW}}{Causes a frame with a small
-z-order and not shown in the taskbar. Without this style, frames are created as top-level windows that may be obscured by
+titlebar to be created; the frame does not appear in the taskbar under Windows.}
-the parent window, and frame titles are shown in the taskbar. Windows and GTK.}
+\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxFRAME\_NO\_TASKBAR}}{Creates a normal frame but if
-\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxFRAME\_TOOL\_WINDOW}}{Causes a frame with a small titlebar to be created;
+this frame has a parent it does not appear in the taskbar under Windows. Note
-the frame title does not appear in the taskbar. Windows only.}
+that a frame without parent will still appear in the taskbar even with this
+style. Has no effect under other platforms.}
+\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxFRAME\_FLOAT\_ON\_PARENT}}{Unused any longer, use
+wxFRAME\_TOOL\_WINDOW or wxFRAME\_NO\_TASKBAR instead}
 \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 wxWindows will send
 a wxEVT\_HELP event if the user clicked on an application window. {\it Note} that this is an extended

include/wx/defs.h

@@ -912,10 +912,15 @@ enum wxStretch
 #define wxTINY_CAPTION_VERT     0x0080
 #define wxRESIZE_BORDER         0x0040
 
+#define wxDIALOG_NO_PARENT      0x0001  // Don't make owned by apps top window
+#define wxFRAME_NO_TASKBAR      0x0002  // No taskbar button (MSW only)
+#define wxFRAME_TOOL_WINDOW     0x0004  // No taskbar button, no system menu
+
 // deprecated versions defined for compatibility reasons
 #define wxRESIZE_BOX            wxMAXIMIZE_BOX
 #define wxTHICK_FRAME           wxRESIZE_BORDER
 
+// obsolete styles, unused any more
 #define wxDIALOG_MODAL          0x0020
 #define wxDIALOG_MODELESS       0x0000
 
@@ -1156,12 +1161,6 @@ enum wxStretch
 #define wxSP_FULLSASH         0x0400
 #define wxSP_3D               (wxSP_3DBORDER | wxSP_3DSASH)
 
-/*
- * wxFrame extra flags
- */
-// No title on taskbar
-#define wxFRAME_TOOL_WINDOW 0x0004
-
 /*
  * wxTabCtrl flags
  */

src/gtk/dialog.cpp

@@ -632,7 +632,9 @@ int wxDialog::ShowModal()
        return GetReturnCode();
     }
 
-    if ( !GetParent() )
+    // use the apps top level window as parent if none given unless explicitly
+    // forbidden
+    if ( !GetParent() && !(GetWindowStyleFlag() & wxDIALOG_NO_PARENT) )
     {
         wxWindow *parent = wxTheApp->GetTopWindow();
         if ( parent && parent != this )

src/gtk1/dialog.cpp

@@ -632,7 +632,9 @@ int wxDialog::ShowModal()
        return GetReturnCode();
     }
 
-    if ( !GetParent() )
+    // use the apps top level window as parent if none given unless explicitly
+    // forbidden
+    if ( !GetParent() && !(GetWindowStyleFlag() & wxDIALOG_NO_PARENT) )
     {
         wxWindow *parent = wxTheApp->GetTopWindow();
         if ( parent && parent != this )

src/msw/dialog.cpp

@@ -107,7 +107,8 @@ void wxDialog::Init()
     SetBackgroundColour(wxSystemSettings::GetSystemColour(wxSYS_COLOUR_3DFACE));
 }
 
-bool wxDialog::Create(wxWindow *parent, wxWindowID id,
+bool wxDialog::Create(wxWindow *parent,
+                      wxWindowID id,
                       const wxString& title,
                       const wxPoint& pos,
                       const wxSize& size,
@@ -122,9 +123,8 @@ bool wxDialog::Create(wxWindow *parent, wxWindowID id,
 
     wxTopLevelWindows.Append(this);
 
-    //  windowFont = wxTheFontList->FindOrCreateFont(11, wxSWISS, wxNORMAL, wxNORMAL);
+    if ( parent )
-
+        parent->AddChild(this);
-    if (parent) parent->AddChild(this);
 
     if ( id == -1 )
         m_windowId = (int)NewControlId();
@@ -159,6 +159,7 @@ bool wxDialog::Create(wxWindow *parent, wxWindowID id,
     if (m_exStyle & wxDIALOG_EX_CONTEXTHELP)
         extendedStyle |= WS_EX_CONTEXTHELP;
 #endif
+
     // Allows creation of dialogs with & without captions under MSWindows,
     // resizeable or not (but a resizeable dialog always has caption -
     // otherwise it would look too strange)

src/msw/frame.cpp

@@ -666,12 +666,12 @@ bool wxFrame::MSWCreate(int id, wxWindow *parent, const wxChar *wclass, wxWindow
   WXDWORD extendedStyle = MakeExtendedStyle(style);
 
   // make all frames appear in the win9x shell taskbar unless
-  // wxFRAME_TOOL_WINDOW is explicitly given - without giving them
+  // wxFRAME_TOOL_WINDOW or wxFRAME_NO_TASKBAR is given - without giving them
   // WS_EX_APPWINDOW style, the child (i.e. owned) frames wouldn't appear in it
 #if !defined(__WIN16__) && !defined(__SC__)
   if ( style & wxFRAME_TOOL_WINDOW )
       extendedStyle |= WS_EX_TOOLWINDOW;
-  else
+  else if ( !(style & wxFRAME_NO_TASKBAR) )
       extendedStyle |= WS_EX_APPWINDOW;
 #endif
 

src/msw/window.cpp

@@ -2366,14 +2366,22 @@ bool wxWindow::MSWCreate(int id,
     }
 #endif // 0
 
-    HWND hParent = (HWND)NULL;
+    HWND hParent = parent ? GetHwndOf(parent) : NULL;
-    if ( parent )
-        hParent = (HWND) parent->GetHWND();
 
     wxWndHook = this;
 
     if ( dialog_template )
     {
+        // for the dialogs without wxDIALOG_NO_PARENT style, use the top level
+        // app window as parent - this avoids creating modal dialogs without
+        // parent
+        if ( !hParent && !(GetWindowStyleFlag() & wxDIALOG_NO_PARENT) )
+        {
+            wxWindow *winTop = wxTheApp->GetTopWindow();
+            if ( winTop )
+                hParent = GetHwndOf(winTop);
+        }
+
         m_hWnd = (WXHWND)::CreateDialog(wxGetInstance(),
                                         dialog_template,
                                         hParent,
@@ -2381,27 +2389,37 @@ bool wxWindow::MSWCreate(int id,
 
         if ( m_hWnd == 0 )
         {
-            wxLogError(_("Can't find dummy dialog template!\nCheck resource include path for finding wx.rc."));
+            wxLogError(_("Can't find dialog template '%s'!\nCheck resource include path for finding wx.rc."),
+                       dialog_template);
 
             return FALSE;
         }
+
         if ( extendedStyle != 0 )
         {
             ::SetWindowLong(GetHwnd(), GWL_EXSTYLE, extendedStyle);
             ::SetWindowPos(GetHwnd(), NULL, 0, 0, 0, 0,
-                SWP_NOSIZE | SWP_NOMOVE | SWP_NOZORDER | SWP_NOACTIVATE);
+                           SWP_NOSIZE |
+                           SWP_NOMOVE |
+                           SWP_NOZORDER |
+                           SWP_NOACTIVATE);
         }
+
 #if defined(__WIN95__)
         // For some reason, the system menu is activated when we use the
         // WS_EX_CONTEXTHELP style, so let's set a reasonable icon
         if (extendedStyle & WS_EX_CONTEXTHELP)
         {
-            if (wxTheApp->GetTopWindow() && (wxTheApp->GetTopWindow()->IsKindOf(CLASSINFO(wxFrame))))
+            wxFrame *winTop = wxDynamicCast(wxTheApp->GetTopWindow(), wxFrame);
+            if ( winTop )
             {
-                wxIcon icon = ((wxFrame*)wxTheApp->GetTopWindow())->GetIcon();
+                wxIcon icon = winTop->GetIcon();
                 if ( icon.Ok() )
-                    SendMessage(GetHwnd(), WM_SETICON,
+                {
-                        (WPARAM)TRUE, (LPARAM)(HICON) icon.GetHICON());
+                    ::SendMessage(GetHwnd(), WM_SETICON,
+                                  (WPARAM)TRUE,
+                                  (LPARAM)GetHiconOf(icon));
+                }
             }
         }
 #endif // __WIN95__
@@ -2426,7 +2444,7 @@ bool wxWindow::MSWCreate(int id,
             wxLogLastError(wxT("MoveWindow"));
         }
     }
-    else
+    else // creating a normal window, not a dialog
     {
         int controlId = 0;
         if ( style & WS_CHILD )
@@ -2462,6 +2480,7 @@ bool wxWindow::MSWCreate(int id,
     }
 
     wxWndHook = NULL;
+
 #ifdef __WXDEBUG__
     wxNode* node = wxWinHandleList->Member(this);
     if (node)
@@ -2472,7 +2491,8 @@ bool wxWindow::MSWCreate(int id,
             wxLogError(wxT("A second HWND association is being added for the same window!"));
         }
     }
-#endif
+#endif // Debug
+
     wxAssociateWinWithHandle((HWND) m_hWnd, this);
 
     return TRUE;