Future Python Gui?

[Kevin Walzer]

bcwhite at pobox.com wrote:

> However, that file is completely useless without instructions on how
> to use it, and there are no instructions within the page or file.
> 
> That is:
>  - exactly where does it get installed

In your Python site-packages directory.

>  - what else needs to get installed (eg. some dll)

The Tile package. Install ActiveTcl from http://www.activestate.com, 
find the Tile package, and copy it to Python's installation of Tcl/Tk 
(find the libs directory--I'm not on a Windows box ATM and don't 
remember exactly).

>  - where do you find these other things

http://www.activestate.com

>  - where does that something else get installed

See above.

>  - how do you import this module

import Tile

>  - how does use of Tkinter change (if at all) once imported
> 

It shouldn't change at all. I use Frame for Tkinter frames and 
Tile.Frame for Tile frames, since a lot of the widgets have the same 
names. Here's a sample:

from Tkinter import *
import Tile


root = Tk()
root.tk.call('package', 'require', 'tile')

def printme():
     print "You clicked me"


frame = Tile.Frame(root)
frame.pack(fill=BOTH, expand=TRUE)

button = Tile.Button(frame, text="Print", command=printme)
button.pack()

root.mainloop()

HTH,
Kevin



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