(OT) wxPython & resizers, html text (code included)
Hank Fay
hank at nicht-prosysplus-schpamme.com
Fri Jun 25 08:53:11 EDT 2004
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uses direct placement. It's still young, but does work.
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"flupke" <flupke at nonexistingdomain.com> wrote in message
news:lpDBc.880$HB3.174961778 at hestia.telenet-ops.be...
> Hi,
>
> i'm trying to convert my java console app to a python gui.
> Now, the only problem i seem to have at the moment are the resizers
> for the layout. It seems that for the purpose of what i'm trying to do,
> specifying the coordinates is easier that fighting with the layout
resizers.
>
> 1) I have a screen split in 2. Left side is a textcontrol where logging
will
> end up. All text will be appended to the textcontrol. Ideally this should
> allow html tags but the wxHtmlWindow doesn't seem to support just adding
> text. Only workaround that i can think off is to maintain a list of
message
> myself
> and then i could set those every time something changes but i don't really
> like this as on every change, the whole textcontrol will be refilled.
> The reason for html is to easily adjust text from one colour to another
and
> for
> instance some basic formatting like bold, italic etc.
> Any ideas?
>
> 2) (view with for instance with courier)
> -----------------------------------------------
> | TextControl | ________ |
> | ||________| Combobox |
> | | |
> | | ________ |
> | ||________| |
> | | |
> | | ________ |
> | ||________| Textcontrol |
> | | |
> -----------------------------------------------
>
> Basically i have a number of button left-aligned in the right part of the
> split window and
> they are placed vertically with a small gap in between (border). This is
> working but then
> i would want to add a combobox next to button 1 and saya textcontrol to
> button 2.
> A gridresizer would work if i would be able to specify what row and column
> the component
> would have to be in but there doesn't seem to be such a method.
> Only sollution i can think of is adding the coordinates of where i want
to
> component to come.
> Is there another sollution as i read that it's best not to add components
by
> specifying an x
> and y value.
>
> Thanks
>
> ============== Working snippet below =======================
>
>
> from wxPython.wx import *
> import sys, os
>
> ID_ABOUT=100
> ID_EXIT=101
>
> ID_BUTTON_CONNECT=200
> ID_BUTTON_CHECK=201
> ID_BUTTON_CONNECTIONS=202
> ID_BUTTON_SEND=203
> ID_BUTTON_HELP=204
> ID_BUTTON_EXIT=205
>
> class MainWindow(wxFrame):
> def __init__(self, parent, id, title):
> wxFrame.__init__(self,parent,id,title,
style=wxDEFAULT_FRAME_STYLE|
> wxNO_FULL_REPAINT_ON_RESIZE)
>
> self.split_window = wxSplitterWindow(self, -1)
> self.button_pane = wxPanel(self.split_window, -1,
> style=wxTAB_TRAVERSAL|wxNO_FULL_REPAINT_ON_RESIZE)
>
> self.logging_screen = wxTextCtrl(self.split_window, -1, "",
> style=wxTE_MULTILINE|wxHSCROLL)
> #self.html_window = new wxHtmlWindow( self )
>
> self.connect = wxButton(self.button_pane, ID_BUTTON_CONNECT,
> "connect")
> self.check = wxButton(self.button_pane, ID_BUTTON_CHECK, "check")
> self.connections = wxButton(self.button_pane,
ID_BUTTON_CONNECTIONS,
> "connections")
> self.send = wxButton(self.button_pane, ID_BUTTON_SEND, "send")
> self.help = wxButton(self.button_pane, ID_BUTTON_HELP, "help")
> self.exit = wxButton(self.button_pane, ID_BUTTON_EXIT, "exit")
>
> #make the combobox for the connections
> sampleList = ['zero', 'one', 'two', 'three', 'four', 'five',
> #'this is a long item that needs a scrollbar...',
> 'six', 'seven', 'eight']
>
> self.cb = wxComboBox(
> self.button_pane, 500, "default value", (90, 50),
> (95, -1), sampleList, wxCB_DROPDOWN #|wxTE_PROCESS_ENTER
> )
>
> # Menu Bar
> self.frame_1_menubar = wxMenuBar()
> self.SetMenuBar(self.frame_1_menubar)
> self.File = wxMenu()
> self.File.Append( ID_ABOUT, "&About", "About CheckServer Client" )
> self.File.AppendSeparator()
> self.File.Append( ID_EXIT, "E&xit", "Leave the application" )
> self.frame_1_menubar.Append(self.File, "F&ile")
> EVT_MENU(self, ID_ABOUT, self.OnAbout)
> EVT_MENU(self, ID_EXIT, self.OnExit)
>
> # Menu Bar end
>
> self.statusbar = self.CreateStatusBar(1, wxST_SIZEGRIP)
>
> self.__set_properties()
> self.__do_layout()
> self.Show(true)
>
> # end wxGlade
>
> def __set_properties(self):
> # begin wxGlade: MyFrame.__set_properties
> self.SetTitle("CheckServer Client")
>
> _icon = wxEmptyIcon()
> _icon.CopyFromBitmap(wxBitmap("D:\\temp\\1anipt1c.gif",
> wxBITMAP_TYPE_ANY))
> self.SetIcon(_icon)
> self.SetSize((723, 533))
> self.SetFocus()
>
> self.logging_screen.SetBackgroundColour(wxColour(247, 255, 159))
> self.logging_screen.SetFont(wxFont(10, wxMODERN, wxNORMAL,
wxNORMAL,
> 0, "Century Gothic"))
> self.logging_screen.SetToolTipString("Here you'll see the result
of
> the commands you issue to the server")
> self.logging_screen.SetDefaultStyle(wxTextAttr(wxColour(255,0,0)))
> self.logging_screen.AppendText("Red text\n");
> self.logging_screen.AppendText("<span>Test</span>\n");
>
>
> self.logging_screen.Enable(0)
>
> self.connect.SetSize((110, 28))
> self.connect.SetBackgroundColour(wxColour(143, 188, 143))
> self.connect.SetFont(wxFont(10, wxMODERN, wxNORMAL, wxNORMAL, 0,
> "Arial Black"))
> self.connect.SetToolTipString("Connect to a server")
> self.connect.SetFocus()
>
> self.check.SetSize((110, 28))
> self.check.SetBackgroundColour(wxColour(143, 188, 143))
> self.check.SetFont(wxFont(10, wxMODERN, wxNORMAL, wxNORMAL, 0,
> "Arial Black"))
> self.check.SetToolTipString("Check server directories")
> self.check.Enable(0)
>
> self.connections.SetSize((110, 28))
> self.connections.SetBackgroundColour(wxColour(143, 188, 143))
> self.connections.SetFont(wxFont(10, wxMODERN, wxNORMAL, wxNORMAL,
0,
> "Arial Black"))
> self.connections.SetToolTipString("What connections are active")
> self.connections.Enable(0)
>
> self.send.SetSize((110, 28))
> self.send.SetBackgroundColour(wxColour(143, 188, 143))
> self.send.SetFont(wxFont(10, wxMODERN, wxNORMAL, wxNORMAL, 0,
"Arial
> Black"))
> self.send.SetToolTipString("Send a file from the server to local
> pc")
> self.send.Enable(0)
>
> self.help.SetSize((110, 28))
> self.help.SetBackgroundColour(wxColour(143, 188, 143))
> self.help.SetFont(wxFont(10, wxMODERN, wxNORMAL, wxNORMAL, 0,
"Arial
> Black"))
> self.help.SetToolTipString("Display help options (command line)")
>
> self.exit.SetSize((110, 28))
> self.exit.SetBackgroundColour(wxColour(143, 188, 143))
> self.exit.SetFont(wxFont(10, wxMODERN, wxNORMAL, wxNORMAL, 0,
"Arial
> Black"))
> self.exit.SetToolTipString("Exit the application")
>
> self.button_pane.SetFocus()
> self.button_pane.SetBackgroundColour(wxBLUE)
> self.statusbar.SetStatusWidths([-1])
> self.split_window.SetMinimumPaneSize(20)
>
> # statusbar fields
> statusbar_fields = ["CheckServer"]
> for i in range(len(statusbar_fields)):
> self.statusbar.SetStatusText(statusbar_fields[i], i)
>
> # end wxGlade
>
> def __do_layout(self):
> # begin wxGlade: MyFrame.__do_layout
> split_window_sizer = wxBoxSizer(wxVERTICAL)
>
> button_pane_sizer = wxBoxSizer(wxVERTICAL)
> button_pane_sizer.Add(self.connect, 0, wxALL, 2)
> button_pane_sizer.Add(self.check, 0, wxALL, 2)
> button_pane_sizer.Add(self.connections, 0, wxALL, 2)
> button_pane_sizer.Add(self.send, 0, wxALL, 2)
> button_pane_sizer.Add(self.help, 0, wxALL, 2)
> button_pane_sizer.Add(self.exit, 0, wxALL, 2)
> button_pane_sizer.Add(self.cb,0, wxALL, 2)
> self.button_pane.SetAutoLayout(1)
> self.button_pane.SetSizer(button_pane_sizer)
> button_pane_sizer.Fit(self.button_pane)
> button_pane_sizer.SetSizeHints(self.button_pane)
>
>
> self.split_window.SplitVertically(self.logging_screen,
> self.button_pane)
> split_window_sizer.Add(self.split_window, 1, wxEXPAND, 0)
> self.SetAutoLayout(1)
> self.SetSizer(split_window_sizer)
> self.Layout()
> self.Centre()
> # end wxGlade
>
> def OnAbout(self,e):
> d= wxMessageDialog( self, " A sample editor \n"
> " in wxPython","About Sample Editor", wxOK)
> # Create a message dialog box
> d.ShowModal() # Shows it
> d.Destroy() # finally destroy it when finished.
>
> def OnExit(self,e):
> self.Close(true) # Close the frame.
>
> # end of class MyFrame
>
>
> class App(wxApp):
> def OnInit(self):
> wxInitAllImageHandlers()
> main_window = MainWindow(None, -1, "CheckServer Client")
> self.SetTopWindow(main_window)
> return true
>
> # end of class App
>
> app = App(0)
> app.MainLoop()
>
>
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