[python-win32] [wxpython-users] Having problems with wxPython - HELP!!!

[Tim Roberts]

Tim Roberts wrote:
> Marlin Rowley wrote:
>>
>> I want to start from the beginning and work my way to what I have 
>> now.  Maybe then, I'll see some things that I didn't. :)
>>
>> Let's start with the Frame and Window creation.  Right now, I pass a 
>> resolution into my script (rfxRenderView.py 320 240).  Let's say it's 
>> 320x240.  I expect this to be the resolution of the Window to be 
>> drawn upon, NOT the frame that includes all the widgets.  However, 
>> this is exactly what is happening.  The problem is that I call 
>> Frame's constructor in my own child frame and I pass it the size so 
>> that the window comes up relatively the size I want, however, the 
>> drawing window will be a little less than that because of the Menu 
>> bar.  How do I pass the size of the Frame such that the Window gets 
>> created with 320x240, THEN the Frame builds around that (so the 
>> actually size of the frame+window > 320x240)?
>
> The vocabulary here is "window size" (which includes the decorations) 
> and "client region" (which does not).  Yes, when you specify a size, 
> that includes the decorations.  You want to specify the size of the 
> client region, which you can't do, directly.

Whoops, I sent this to the wrong mailing list.  My apologies.

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Tim Roberts, timr at probo.com
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