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Re: [Pythoncard-users] global menubar
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From: Liam C. <cy...@gm...> - 2005-03-29 19:20:21
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I wouldn't worry too much about the Show method, I just have visible
set to False by default for most of my windows.
I'm a control freak. ;)
On Tue, 29 Mar 2005 08:34:49 -0600, Brad Allen <bra...@ma...> wrote:
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> Thanks, Liam! I'll try it when I get to work today. It looks like the key
> difference from what I was trying to do is to use a constructor for the
> menubar and then run the Show method.
>
>
> self.menuBar = menu.MenuBar(self, self.parent.menuBar)
> self.Show(1)
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>
> Hey Brad,
>
> You may want to copy and paste the following code. I poked around
> model.py in the bowels of Background, and here's how model.Background
> sets a menu -
>
> def _createMenus(self, aResource):
> # RDS - Only create a menubar if one is defined
> # in the stack's resource file.
> # This is a hack, I shouldn't be accessing
> # the stack resource's __dict)__ directly.
> if ('menubar' in aResource.__dict__) and (aResource.menubar is
> not None):
> self.menuBar = menu.MenuBar(self, aResource.menubar)
> elif wx.Platform == '__WXMAC__' and self.GetParent() is None:
> # always create at least a File menu with Quit on the Mac
> # so we automatically get the Apple menu...
> # KEA 2004-03-01
> # the elif was updated to make sure we only create a menubar
> # if the background has no parent, aka is the primary app
> window
> self._createMacMenu()
>
> # KEA and as a further hack, I now add a Debug menu
> # to the menubar. createMenu will create a menubar
> # if one doesn't already exist
> if self.application._showDebugMenu and self.GetParent() == None:
> self.application._debugMenu = debug.DebugMenu(self.application)
> self.application._debugMenu.createMenu(self)
> self.application._debugMenu.bindMenuEvents(self)
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>
> Alrighty, lots of private methods there. But, the important part is
> from Pythoncard import menu
>
> and
>
> self.menuBar = menu.MenuBar(self, aResource.menubar)
>
> So... I present, my <drum roll> sample cooooooooodddddddde!!!!
>
> http://www.rafb.net/paste/results/Cm4rdR68.html
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> I've also attached a rar file of the code and the resource files.
>
> I really, really, hope that helps.
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Liam Clarke
> On Mon, 28 Mar 2005 22:51:16 -0600, bra...@om...
> <bra...@om...> wrote:
> >
> > I haven't tried it on Mac, partially because the menus are automatically
> > global on the Mac side.
> >
> > The wx.Yield() didn't have any effect, either. I tried a few other
> variants,
> > including the parent binding
> > on a separate line as you suggested. Still no luck. Here is my background
> > class as it currently stands:
> >
> >
> > class MyBackground (MycroftEventTrapper, model.Background):
> > def on_initialize(self, event):
> > # parent is a PageBackground, grandparent is background
> > "MainWindow"
> > # since a PageBackground has no getParent() method,
> > # instead use wx.GetTopLevelParent
> >
> > parent = wx.GetTopLevelParent(self.getParent())
> > print 'parent:', parent # prints
> > __main__.MainWindow
> > self.menuBar = parent.menuBar
> > self.Raise() #bring window forward
> > wx.Yield() # refresh? Doesn't make menu change
> >
> >
> > Liam Clarke <cy...@gm...> wrote on 03/28/2005 05:41:37 PM:
> >
> > > Well, you could try a wx.Yield() to force redraw, but I suspect that's
> > > not the answer.
> > >
> > > Try, and this is silly, but try it anyway, try
> > >
> > > parent = wx.GetTopLevelParent(self)
> > > self.menuBar = parent.menubar
> > >
> > > Although, you should've had an Attribute Error if that wasn't working
> > right.
> > >
> > > Try that in the meanwhile, I'll have a poke around my resource filesat
> > home.
> >
> > > I assume that you've tested it across platforms?
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > >
> > > Liam Clarke
> > >
> > > On Mon, 28 Mar 2005 17:00:54 -0600, bra...@om...
> > > <bra...@om...> wrote:
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > I meant to say,
> > > >
> > > > self.menuBar = wx.GetTopLevelParent(self).menuBar
> > > >
> > > > Brad Allen/Dallas wrote on 03/28/2005 04:57:29 PM:
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Now I'm trying this within the tabs (Notebook pages):
> > > > >
> > > > > self.menuBar = self.wx.GetTopLevelParent(self).menuBar
> > > > >
> > > > > and then within the child windows:
> > > > >
> > > > > self.menuBar = self.getParent().menuBar
> > > > >
> > > > > Still not giving me the menu I want in the child windows.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > pyt...@li... wrote on 03/28/2005
> > 04:31:37
> > > > PM:
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Whoops, I must be blind. Apparently PageBackground objects have
> no
> > > > > > attribute getParent().
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > pyt...@li... wrote on
> 03/28/2005
> > > > > 04:21:51 PM:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > So, I've now got a main window with a tabbed interface and a
> > > > > global menubar
> > > > > > > that works for all the tabs. However, I still need to spawn a
> > few
> > > > > > > child windows, and these
> > > > > > > need to have a copy of the main menubar. I have tried binding
> > the
> > > > > > > menubar of the
> > > > > > > parent during the background initialization of the child
> > window,like
> > > > so:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > class MyBackground( model.Background):
> > > > > > > def on_initialize(self, event):
> > > > > > > self.menuBar = self.getParent().menuBar
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > This doesn't work, although it doesn't seem to generate any
> > > > > > > exceptions that I can see.
> > > > > > > I have tried it on child windows whose resource file contains
> no
> > > > > > > menubar, and I have tried
> > > > > > > it on child windows whose resource file contains no menubar.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Is there a method for refreshing the menubar?
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Thanks!
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > "Kevin Altis" <al...@se...> wrote on 03/21/2005
> > 10:25:35
> > > > AM:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > On Mar 19, 2005, at 7:27 PM, bra...@om... wrote:
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > I'm thinking I can get by with a tabbed interface for the
> > > > > main window,
> > > > > > > > > and go with small menu-less child windows for some of the
> > > > individual
> > > > > > > > > forms. For instance, an Employees tab would show a
> > > > multiColumnList of
> > > > > > > > > employees with search filters at the top. To edit an
> > employee
> > > > record,
> > > > > > > > > the user doubleclicks a line and an employee edit window
> > > > > pops up. This
> > > > > > > > > seems like a workable approach. I guess I need to take a
> > look at
> > > > how
> > > > > > > > > to implement the Notebook.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > A tabbed interface seems like the way to go. There is
> > currently no
> > > > > > > > option to toggle the menubar for a window on and off in the
> > > > > > > > resourceEditor. The reason I didn't do that is if someone
> made
> > a
> > > > bunch
> > > > > > > > of menus and then accidentally got rid of them they wouldbe
> > pretty
> > > > > > > > upset, and we have no undo feature. Instead when you create
> > your
> > > > > > > > background by using New under the File menu, select the
> > appropriate
> > > > > > > > template, for whether you want menus or not.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > The "main" menubar is always available to all windows.
> Onthe
> > main
> > > > > > > > background, it is just self.menuBar so on a child window
> you
> > would
> > > > > > > > access it as self.getParent().menuBar.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > When you use a single menubar and child windows, one of the
> > things
> > > > you
> > > > > > > > have to watch out for is focus. Your main window will get
> the
> > > > focus. If
> > > > > > > > you run with the Message Watcher you'll see the deactivate,
> > > > loseFocus,
> > > > > > > > activate, loseFocus, gainFocus messages fire. Depending on
> > what you
> > > > > > > > want to do, you'll probably need to use the findFocus()
> method
> > or
> > > > some
> > > > > > > > other method of tracking what is going on in your child
> window
> > and
> > > > > > > > saving that information in an on_deactivate method which
> you
> > would
> > > > then
> > > > > > > > access in your main window menu item event handler.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > ka
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > 'There is only one basic human right, and that is to do as you damn
> > > well please.
> > > And with it comes the only basic human duty, to take the consequences.
> >
>
>
> --
> 'There is only one basic human right, and that is to do as you damn well
> please.
> And with it comes the only basic human duty, to take the consequences.
>
> Attachment converted: Macintosh HD:testMenu.rar ( / ) (0006D0E6)
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'There is only one basic human right, and that is to do as you damn well please.
And with it comes the only basic human duty, to take the consequences.
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