[Tutor] 2 Combo Boxes! What was I thinking?

[Kent Johnson]

John CORRY wrote:
> I have set up a GUI which has amongst other widgets two combo boxes.  I 
> am using:
> 
> PythonCard version: 0.8.1
> wxPython version: 2.6.1.0
> Python version: 2.4.1 (#65, Mar 30 2005, 09:13:57) [MSC v.1310 32 bit 
> (Intel)]
> 
> Platform: win32
> 
> Glade 2

 From your code it looks like you are using pyGTK and Glade, not 
PythonCard and wxPython. I don't have the answer to your question but it 
might help to get the question right :-)

Kent

> 
>  
> 
> I started by setting up comboboxentry2 to accept two settings in its 
> drop down list.  (open + closed).  This worked fine.  Code below:
> 
>  
> 
> self.wTree = gtk.glade.XML ("phonelog.glade", "window1")
> 
>         dic={"on_window1_destroy" : self.quit, }
> 
>         self.wTree.signal_autoconnect (dic)
> 
>        
> 
>         combo1 = self.wTree.get_widget("comboboxentry2")
> 
>        
> 
>        
> 
>         combo1.append_text("Open")
> 
>         combo1.append_text("Closed")
> 
>         combo1.set_active(0)
> 
>         combo1.connect("changed", self.callback2, combo1)
> 
>        
> 
> My problems started when I went to set up comboboxentry3.  I used the 
> following code:
> 
>  
> 
>  
> 
> self.wTree = gtk.glade.XML ("phonelog.glade", "window1")
> 
>         dic={"on_window1_destroy" : self.quit, }
> 
>         self.wTree.signal_autoconnect (dic)
> 
>        
> 
>        
> 
>         combo3 = self.wTree.get_widget("comboboxentry3")
> 
>         combo3.connect("changed", self.callback3, "comboboxentry3")
> 
>        
> 
>         combo3.append_text ("Mon")
> 
>         combo3.append_text ("Tue")
> 
>        
> 
>         combo1 = self.wTree.get_widget("comboboxentry2")   
> 
>         combo1.append_text("Open")
> 
>         combo1.append_text("Closed")
> 
>         combo1.set_active(0)
> 
>         combo1.connect("changed", self.callback2, combo1)
> 
>             
> 
>  
> 
>   I got the following error:     
> 
>  
> 
> Gtkwarning: gtk_combo_box_append_text: assertion 
> GTK_IS_LIST_STORE(Combobox->Priv->Model)
> 
> Failed
> 
> Combo3.append_text(“Mon”)
> 
> Gtkwarning: gtk_combo_box_append_text: assertion 
> GTK_IS_LIST_STORE(Combobox->Priv->Model)
> 
> Failed
> 
> Combo3.append_text(“Tue”)
> 
>  
> 
> I then tried the code:
> 
>  
> 
> self.wTree = gtk.glade.XML ("phonelog.glade", "window1")
> 
>         dic={"on_window1_destroy" : self.quit, }
> 
>         self.wTree.signal_autoconnect (dic)
> 
>        
> 
>        
> 
>         combo3 = self.wTree.get_widget("comboboxentry3")
> 
>         combo3.connect("changed", self.callback3, "comboboxentry3")
> 
>        
> 
>         combo3.child.append_text ("Mon")
> 
>         combo3.child.append_text ("Tue")
> 
>        
> 
>         combo1 = self.wTree.get_widget("comboboxentry2")   
> 
>         combo1.append_text("Open")
> 
>         combo1.append_text("Closed")
> 
>         combo1.set_active(0)
> 
>         combo1.connect("changed", self.callback2, combo1)
> 
>  
> 
>  I get the following error message:
> 
>  
> 
> DeprecationWarning: use GtkEditable.insert_text
> 
> Combo3.child.append_text(“Mon”)
> 
> DeprecationWarning: use GtkEditable.insert_text
> 
> Combo3.child.append_text(“Tue”)
> 
>  
> 
> The combobox3 is populated on the GUI but instead of being a drop down 
> list it appears as a string on one line and looks like this:
> 
> MonTue
> 
>  
> 
> I have to confess I am not really sure what I am doing.  I just guessed 
> at putting the child command in.  It gets me close but not close 
> enough.  Can anyone tell me what I am doing wrong or explain what 
> happens when you put two combo boxes on the one GUI?
> 
>  
> 
> Any help greatly appreciated.
> 
>  
> 
> Thanks,
> 
>  
> 
> John.
> 
>  
> 
> 
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