Re: [Pythoncard-users] Dynamically change font size of a TextArea

[Lawrence A. <la...@gm...>]

On-line documentation is going to do a more thorough and accurate  job
than I can do :( ....try these

http://wiki.wxpython.org/EventPropagation
http://wiki.wxpython.org/self.Bind%20vs.%20self.button.Bind

remembering PythonCard is a wrapper of wxpython

Cheers,
Lawrie

On Wed, Jun 22, 2011 at 6:14 AM, hwg <hw...@ya...> wrote:
> That's what I needed.  Working perfectly now.  (I also removed the
> unnecessary wx import.)
> I don't understand why I need the event.Skip().  If someone could explain,
> it would be much appreciated.
>
> hwg
>
> ________________________________
> From: Lawrence Abbott <la...@gm...>
> To: hwg <hw...@ya...>
> Cc: pythoncard-users <pyt...@li...>
> Sent: Tuesday, June 21, 2011 2:06 PM
> Subject: Re: [Pythoncard-users] Dynamically change font size of a TextArea
>
> Try adding an
>
> event.Skip()
>
> As mentioned previously - no need for the wx import.
>
> Cheers,
> Lawrie
>
> On Wed, Jun 22, 2011 at 1:43 AM, hwg <hw...@ya...> wrote:
>> Lawrie,
>>
>> That works.  Thanks!
>>
>> I still have a weird issue where the Slider doesn't give up focus.  I
>> start
>> dragging it, and when I release it (mouseUp), the event handler fires and
>> the font size changes.  But I can't enter the TextArea, and the slider
>> still
>> moves around as I move the mouse, even with no mouse buttons pressed.  I
>> can't access the TextArea or the Menu, and I can't even close the
>> PythonCard
>> app window without going into the IDE and stopping the script from there.
>>
>> Any idea what's causing this?
>>
>> Complete code is attached.
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>> hwg
>>
>>
>> ________________________________
>> From: Lawrence Abbott <la...@gm...>
>> To: hwg <hw...@ya...>
>> Cc: pythoncard-users <pyt...@li...>
>> Sent: Tue, June 21, 2011 7:45:50 AM
>> Subject: Re: [Pythoncard-users] Dynamically change font size of a TextArea
>>
>> try
>> font = self.components.TextArea1.GetFont()
>>
>> instead of
>> font = self.components.TextArea1.font
>>
>> also you will need to ensure the slider output values are legitimate font
>> sizes
>> also should be no need to import wx with SetPointSize method
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Lawrie
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Jun 21, 2011 at 10:23 PM, hwg <hw...@ya...> wrote:
>>> I tried both of the methods below:
>>> I get the following error:
>>> Traceback (most recent call last):
>>>  File "C:\Python25\lib\site-packages\PythonCard\widget.py", line 408, in
>>> _dispatch
>>> handler(background, aWxEvent)
>>>  File
>>>
>>>
>>> "C:\Users\wsande\Documents\Warren\PythonScripts\PC_slider_text\pc_slider_text.py",
>>> line 11, in on_Slider1_mouseUp
>>> font.SetPointSize(sliderValue)
>>> AttributeError: 'Font' object has no attribute 'SetPointSize'
>>>
>>> Here's the complete code:
>>> # pc_slider_text.py
>>> # try to change the size of text font in a test box using a slider
>>>
>>> from wx import *
>>> from PythonCard import model
>>> class MainWindow(model.Background):
>>>     def  on_Slider1_mouseUp(self, event):
>>>         sliderValue = self.components.Slider1.value
>>>         print sliderValue
>>>         font = self.components.TextArea1.font
>>>         font.SetPointSize(sliderValue)
>>>         self.components.TextArea1.SetFont(font)
>>>         print self.components.TextArea1.font
>>>
>>> app = model.Application(MainWindow)
>>> app.MainLoop()
>>>
>>> ________________________________
>>> From: Lawrence Abbott <la...@gm...>
>>> To: hwg <hw...@ya...>
>>> Sent: Monday, June 20, 2011 10:37 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [Pythoncard-users] Dynamically change font size of a
>>> TextArea
>>>
>>> A slightly cleaner way
>>>
>>>         font = self.components.TextArea1.GetFont()
>>>         font.SetPointSize(16)
>>>         self.components.TextArea1.SetFont(font)
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>> Lawrie
>>>
>>> On Tue, Jun 21, 2011 at 12:26 PM, Lawrence Abbott <la...@gm...>
>>> wrote:
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> self.components.TextArea1.font_size = sliderValue
>>>>
>>>> doesnt work for me
>>>>
>>>> print self.components.TextArea1.font.size
>>>>
>>>> gives a dictionary of font attributes, but I can't get them to update
>>>> either
>>>>
>>>> import wx
>>>>
>>>> font_size =16
>>>>
>>>> font1 = self.components.TextArea1.GetFont()
>>>> font2 = wx.Font(font_size, font1.Family, font1.Style, font1.Weight)
>>>> self.components.TextArea1.SetFont( font2 )
>>>>
>>>> seems to work
>>>>
>>>> HTH,
>>>> Lawrie
>>>>
>>>> On Mon, Jun 20, 2011 at 2:27 AM, hwg <hw...@ya...> wrote:
>>>>> I tried:
>>>>>
>>>>> self.components.TextArea1.font_size = sliderValue
>>>>> It doesn't throw an exception, but it doesn't change the font size,
>>>>> either.
>>>>> Also, oddly, the slider never seems to lose focus.  It keeps sliding
>>>>> back
>>>>> and forth even after the mouse is released and no longer over the
>>>>> slider.  I
>>>>> can't get focus on the TextArea.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> - hwg
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> ________________________________
>>>>> From: "ec...@gm..." <ec...@gm...>
>>>>> To: hwg <hw...@ya...>
>>>>> Cc: "pyt...@li..."
>>>>> <pyt...@li...>
>>>>> Sent: Saturday, June 18, 2011 11:45 PM
>>>>> Subject: Re: [Pythoncard-users] Dynamically change font size of a
>>>>> TextArea
>>>>>
>>>>> font is not a dictionary.  It's a class.  Try font._size
>>>>>
>>>>> On 6/17/2011 1:23 PM, hwg wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> from PythonCard import model
>>>>> class MainWindow(model.Background):
>>>>>    def  on_Slider1_mouseUp(self, event):
>>>>>        sliderValue = self.components.Slider1.value
>>>>>        self.components.TextArea1.font['size'] = sliderValue
>>>>>
>>>>> app = model.Application(MainWindow)
>>>>> app.MainLoop()
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Kim Cheung
>>>>>
>>>>>
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