Re: [Pythoncard-users] Creating Wizrd type application ++

[Peter D. <pyd...@gm...>]

On Sun, Apr 19, 2009 at 12:10 PM, Elan <thi...@gm...> wrote:
> Hi.
> I submitted a similar question last week to the gmane archives, but it
> appears to have gotten lost. If it did somehow miraculously appear in
> someone's email, I apologize for duplicating it here. However, I see no
> trace of it anywhere ...
> 1. I would like to implement a wizard like application under PythonCard.
> I.e. a series of input forms that include information and instructions are
> to be displayed, one input form at a time, with  "Next", "Previous",
> "Finish", "Cancel" buttons at the bottom.
> Does there exist an example for this kind of application?
> If not, what would be the recommended way of implementing the successive
> display of forms? (I do not want to use tabs, because I want to force the
> user to navigate exclusively via navigation buttons at the bottom of the
> screen.)
> 2. Also, I will want to dynamically lay out a form consisting of text labels
> that may vary and that are loaded from a database table, as well as choice
> boxes populated with applicable values for each text label. The number of
> text labels/choice boxes may vary, depending on the structured of the
> database table.
> Any pointers and advice regarding both questions would be highly
> appreciated.
> Thanks.
> Elan

It's been a while since I used Pythoncard; I switched to Dabo a couple
of years ago, and never looked back. Wizards are very simple to create
in Dabo; in fact, some of the tools in Dabo to help you build apps are
wizards, and those tools, like all Dabo tools, are written in Dabo!

http://dabodev.com

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