Re: [Boa Constr] 100% n00b

[DU <des...@gm...>]

Aha, thanks!

On Sun, 12 Sep 2004 17:14:57 -0600, Riaan Booysen <riaan@e.co.za> wrote:
> Hi DU,
> 
> 
> 
> DU wrote:
> 
> >I'm totally new to Boa, 95% new to wxPython and 75% new to Python, so
> >my question will surely be very basic and obvious.
> >
> >After reading the tutorial I've managed to create an app and a frame.
> >I stuck a dropdown box on the frame.  I gave it a size.  Saved
> >everything and ran it....and the dropdown expanded to the size of the
> >frame, ignoring the size I gave it.  After some googling I decided
> >that the Anchor property settings controlled this, but changing them
> >had no effect (I could see it changing the code, it just didn't stop
> >the expansion behavior).  I see there's a SizeHints property, but that
> >didn't even save my changes, let alone change the code or fix the
> >behavior.
> >
> >I'm guessing I need like a wxPanel or some other control to contain
> >the dropdown, but I don't want to just go throwing random controls
> >around without understanding the underlying reasons.  Can anyone
> >explain what I need and why?
> >
> >
> It's the default behaviour of a wxFrame. It's usually useful with only
> one control
> to fill the entire frame.
> 
> To turn it off, set the AutoLayout property to False.
> 
> Cheers,
> Riaan.
> 
> 
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