wx.Overlay

Creates an overlay over an existing window, allowing for manipulations like rubberbanding, etc.

On wxOSX the overlay is implemented with native platform APIs, on the other platforms it is simulated using wx.MemoryDC.

See also

wx.DCOverlay, wx.DC

Class Hierarchy

Inheritance diagram for class Overlay:

Methods Summary

__init__
Reset	Clears the overlay without restoring the former state.

Class API

class wx.Overlay(object)

Possible constructors:

Overlay() -> None

Creates an overlay over an existing window, allowing for manipulations like rubberbanding, etc.

Methods

__init__(self)

Return type:

None

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Reset(self)

Clears the overlay without restoring the former state.

To be done, for example, when the window content has been changed and repainted.

Return type:

None