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Window

Extensions to Xojo's Windows class.

• Globals
  • DisableScreenUpdatesMBS
  • EnableScreenUpdatesMBS
  • MenuBarHeightMBS as Integer
• Classes
  • class GTKWindowMBS
    • method Constructor(win as DesktopWindow)
    • method Constructor(win as window)
    • method Deiconify
    • method Fullscreen
    • method Iconify
    • method Maximize
    • method SetIcon(pic as picture)
    • method SetKeepAbove(setting as boolean)
    • method SetKeepBelow(setting as boolean)
    • method Stick
    • method Unfullscreen
    • method Unmaximize
    • method Unstick
    • property AcceptFocus as Boolean
    • property Handle as Integer
    • property IsComposited as Boolean
    • property Opacity as Double
    • property Resizable as Boolean
    • property Title as string
    • property XWindowID as Integer
  • class OverlayMBS
    • method Close
    • method Constructor(left as Integer, top as Integer, width as Integer, height as Integer, MacAttributes as Integer, WinExStyle as Integer, WinStyle as Integer)
    • method Constructor(left as Integer, top as Integer, width as Integer, height as Integer, WindowsNoActivate as boolean = false, WindowsTopMost as boolean=true)
    • method Hide
    • method InvalidateShadow
    • method Move(left as Integer, top as Integer)
    • method Resize(width as Integer, height as Integer)
    • method SetFocus
    • method Show(WindowsShowMode as Integer = 0)
    • method Update
    • method Update(NSImage as Variant)
    • method UpdateShow
    • property Alpha as Double
    • property AutoCaptureMouse as Boolean
    • property CurrentImage as Variant
    • property Height as Integer
    • property IgnoreMouseClicks as Boolean
    • property Left as Integer
    • property Mask as Picture
    • property MovableByWindowBackground as Boolean
    • property NSView as Variant
    • property NSWindow as Variant
    • property Pict as Picture
    • property Top as Integer
    • property Visible as Boolean
    • property Width as Integer
    • property WindowHandle as Integer
    • property WindowID as Integer
    • property WindowsClassName as String
    • property hasShadow as boolean
    • property Title as string
    • property WinIsTopMost as boolean
    • event Draw(CGContext as Variant, NSGraphicsContext as Variant)
    • event GotFocus
    • event KeyDown(key as String, keyCode as Integer, modifiers as integer) as Boolean
    • event KeyUp(key as String, keyCode as Integer, modifiers as integer) as Boolean
    • event LostFocus
    • event menuForEvent(NSEvent as variant) as Variant
    • event MouseDown(x as Integer, y as Integer, modifiers as Integer) as boolean
    • event MouseDragged(x as Integer, y as Integer, modifiers as Integer) as boolean
    • event MouseEnter(x as Integer, y as Integer, modifiers as Integer)
    • event MouseExit(x as Integer, y as Integer, modifiers as Integer)
    • event MouseMoved(x as Integer, y as Integer, modifiers as Integer) as boolean
    • event MouseUp(x as Integer, y as Integer, modifiers as Integer) as boolean
    • event MouseWheel(x as Integer, y as Integer, dx as Double, dy as Double, modifiers as Integer)
    • event WindowBoundsChanged
    • event WindowClosed
    • event WindowHidden
    • event WindowShown
• Class Extensions
  • class DesktopWindow
    • method ActivateWindowMBS
    • method BackingScaleFactorMBS as double
    • method CleanUpTransparentMBS(refValue as integer)
    • method CollapsableMBS as Boolean
    • method ConstrainWindowToScreenMBS(animate as Boolean)
    • method GTKWindow as GTKWindowMBS
    • method HideKeyboardMBS
    • method InvalidateShadowMBS
    • method IsFullScreenMBS as Boolean
    • method MakeTransparentMBS as integer
    • method NSWindowMBS as NSWindowMBS
    • method RefreshThreadSafeMBS(immediately As Boolean = False)
    • method RefreshThreadSafeMBS(X As Integer, Y As Integer, Width As Integer, Height As Integer, immediately As Boolean = False)
    • method RemoveWindowProxyIconMBS
    • method SetTransparencyMBS(value as integer) as boolean
    • method ShowHideToolbarMBS(animate as Boolean, value as Boolean)
    • method ShowKeyboardMBS
    • method SmoothResizeCenteredMBS(width as integer,height as integer)
    • method SmoothResizeMBS(width as integer,height as integer)
    • method ToggleFullScreenMBS as Boolean
    • method UpdateNowMBS
    • method UpdateNowRectMBS(left as integer, top as integer, width as integer, height as integer)
    • method WindowFeedbackSettingMBS(Feedback as Integer, byref value as boolean, IncludeAncestors as Boolean = false) as Boolean
    • method WinFlashWindowMBS(Invert as boolean)
  • class Window
    • method ActivateWindowMBS
    • method BackingScaleFactorMBS as Double
    • method CleanUpTransparentMBS(refValue as Integer)
    • method CollapsableMBS as boolean
    • method ConstrainWindowToScreenMBS(animate as boolean)
    • method GTKWindow as GTKWindowMBS
    • method HideKeyboardMBS
    • method InvalidateRectThreadSafeMBS(X As Integer, Y As Integer, Width As Integer, Height As Integer, EraseBackground as boolean = true)
    • method InvalidateShadowMBS
    • method InvalidateThreadSafeMBS(EraseBackground as boolean = true)
    • method IsFullScreenMBS as Boolean
    • method MakeTransparentMBS as Integer
    • method RefreshRectThreadSafeMBS(X As Integer, Y As Integer, Width As Integer, Height As Integer, EraseBackground as boolean = true)
    • method RefreshThreadSafeMBS(EraseBackground as boolean = true)
    • method RemoveWindowProxyIconMBS
    • method SetTransparencyMBS(value as Integer) as boolean
    • method ShowHideToolbarMBS(animate as boolean, value as boolean)
    • method ShowKeyboardMBS
    • method SmoothResizeCenteredMBS(width as Integer,height as Integer)
    • method SmoothResizeMBS(width as Integer,height as Integer)
    • method ToggleFullScreenMBS as Boolean
    • method UpdateNowMBS
    • method UpdateNowRectMBS(left as Integer, top as Integer, width as Integer, height as Integer)
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Release notes

• Version 24.2
  • Added XWindowID property to GTKWindowMBS class.
• Version 24.1
  • Added MovableByWindowBackground property for OverlayMBS class.
  • Implemented better MovableByWindowBackground for OverlayMBS class on Windows to work with mouse events.
  • Implemented IgnoreMouseClicks for Windows in OverlayMBS class. Allows mouse clicks to fall through to window behind.
• Version 22.5
  • Changed OverlayMBS to return true for worksWhenModal for NSWindow subclass, so you get mouse events if a dialog shows.
  • Deprecated MAAttachedWindowMBS classes.
• Version 20.5
  • Optimized a few more flags: iTunesLibraryMBS, GrowlMBS, AuthorizationMBS, SUUpdaterMBS, SpinningProgressIndicatorMBS, NSHelpManagerMBS and MAAttachedWindowMBS classes are now desktop only.
• Version 19.5
  • Changed OverlayMBS class, so if you use draw event, we don't clear the area for you any more.
• Version 19.2
  • Fixed MouseWheel event in OverlayMBS class to be called more often.
• Version 19.1
  • Removed OverlayMBS.WindowGroupHandle property.
• Version 19.0
  • Fixed problem with drawing OverlayMBS in 64-bit on MacOS 10.14 Mojave.
• Version 18.4
  • Added OverlayMBS.Draw event. If used, you need to draw everything yourself via CGContextMBS class.
  • Added OverlayMBS.WindowsClassName property.

The items on this page are in the following plugins: MBS Linux Plugin, MBS MacBase Plugin, MBS MacOSX Plugin, MBS Overlay Plugin, MBS Util Plugin, MBS Win Plugin.