Re: [Pythoncard-users] Question

[Alex T. <al...@tw...>]

kub...@gm... wrote:
> I'm new to using python and pythoncard.  I've developed a few simple 
> apps and pythoncard gui's by adapting or modifying existing examples.  
> One simple example I don't see thought is a way to switch between 
> windows.  I would like to have a main window with a button to go to a 
> second window.  Then a button on the second window to go back to the 
> main window.  Does anyone have an example or an explanation of how I 
> can accomplish this?
>
Can you be slightly more specific .... (or alternatively give an example 
from a well-known application)

You start with a single (main) window, and then click on a button.
A new (second window appears and is usable.
   but ... what happens to the main window ?   

Does it
                 - disappear
                 - remain visible, but inactive
                 - remain active ?
Or is the second window simply new content that "replaces" the original 
main window ?

When the second window is active, and you click on the button to "go 
back to the main window", what should happen to the second window 
(disappear, remain but inactive, remain active).

If the main window remains visible but inactive you can build your 
second window as a custom dialog (should be examples of  this in the 
samples).
If the main window disappears, you could build it (the second window) as 
a child window, and simply Hide() the main window as needed (similar to 
what happens in, I think, the Life example, but doing it with the main 
window rather than Child windows.

Unfortunately, I am in the middle of a (painful) switch from PC to Mac, 
so I don't currently have a working wxPython / PythonCard installation - 
so I can't check the samples to give more specific pointers.


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