[IPython-dev] Dockable widgets for IPython

[Cedric GESTES]

Thanks for your advices.

I made an IPython notebook extension out of my hack.

I started by applying some of your comments. Each dock now has a cell. The
input part of the cell can be toggled to only display output. (ie widgets)

The code can be found here:
https://github.com/kwikteam/ipython-nbdock

I plan to use bootstrap and FA as advertised.

I have an issue with cells, they do not belong to the main notebook.

I wonder if it is better to use cell directly, or to use a full notebook in
each dock?
Issues are: saving/reloading/cell focus/...

a screenshot is attached.​


On Fri, Jan 30, 2015 at 11:30 AM, Matthias Bussonnier <
bussonniermatthias at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> To add to what Nicholas said,
> After IPython 3.0 we will split the widget in a separate repository.
> It will be easier to contribute/discuss than just before 3.0 release
> or while widget are still tightly entangled with IPython code.
> --
> M
>
>
> Le 29 janv. 2015 à 19:32, Nicholas Bollweg <nick.bollweg at gmail.com> a
> écrit :
>
> cedric:
>
> this looks very cool: as the "ipython is not a platform" party line
> softens, ideas like this are important for pushing what "interactive
> computing" can be like. My immediate concern would be in not knowing which
> cell a particular widget came from. Additionally, from a purely stylistic
> sense, try using bootstrap panels and fontawesome to make it flow more
> seamlessly with the notebook UI.
>
> I think several folks have been looking for this in the past, especially
> with creating such controls at notebook load time:
>
> http://python.6.x6.nabble.com/How-To-create-persistent-interactive-UI-elements-outside-cells-td5079080.html#a5079562
>
> I'd say near-term, see if you can repackage this into an nbextension that
> someone can optionally add at profile config/run-time. If it can be made
> into pure javascript that stores its data in the notebook/cell metadata,
> that lowers the barrier to entry... and makes it more feasible to use with
> other kernels.
>
> Otherwise, if you need the python part, there is the approach taken by
> cite2c <https://github.com/takluyver/cite2c>. Specifically, allowing the
> configuration of the web app (not the kernel) to include loading custom
> extensions
> <https://github.com/takluyver/cite2c/blob/master/install.py#L11>.
>
> i have been interested in alternate editable layouts for some time: of
> them i think live_reveal <https://github.com/damianavila/live_reveal>,
> while still a little fiddly to install, has the most potential for becoming
> something that would make sense to ship with the notebook experience,
> especially as it is cell-based, (really) front-end only and its metadata is
> already integrated into nvconvert and (soon, hopefully!) nbviewer. If your
> widgets could survive nbviewer (either with or without help from a custom
> converter) that would be really cool... once static widgets are supported.
>
> i have a bit of python widget code that will populate widgets on top of
> SVG regions (as defined by layers in inkscape): this makes it easy to build
> up full-screen capable dashboards without requiring a lot of CSS/JS
> knowledge.
>
> SVGLayout(svg="dashboard.svg",
>           children={"chart": SomeChartWidget()})
>
> i want to refactor it into pure javascript as well.
>
> keep the list posted!
>
> On Thu, Jan 29, 2015 at 11:57 AM, cedric gestes <ctaf42 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I hacked a prototype of dockable widgets using DockSpawn.
>>
>> see
>>
>> http://www.hostingpics.net/viewer.php?id=990121201501291741191600x900scrot.png
>> for a screenshot.
>>
>> Before going further I would like to take your advice on the subject.
>>
>> Is that something wanted in IPython?
>>
>> We can imagine having cells and widgets in docks.
>>
>> The prototype is hackish and just a proof of concept.
>>
>> You can find it github on the branch dockspawn of:
>> github.com/ctaf42/ipython and github.com/ctaf42/ipython-components
>>
>> just checkout, run IPython and open a notebook like this one:
>> http://nbviewer.ipython.org/gist/ctaf42/e029c475b08bdfe43f6a
>>
>> Cedric
>>
>>
>>
>>
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