[python-win32] python and Windows Resource Files.

[Johri, Mayank (GTI)]

Kevin,
 
The only issue which I have with wx is the size of executable (I blame
my size attitude to C & Linux for that. I started my carrier as C on
Linux developer), but after your email I searched on internet and found
that I can compress the size a lot on that front and thus some time
tomorrow I will give it a try. 
 
Thanks and Regards,
Mayank Johri
Merrill Lynch & Co.
Ph: 212.647.3076

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[mailto:python-win32-bounces+mayank_johri=ml.com at python.org] On Behalf
Of Kevin Horn
	Sent: Monday, December 17, 2007 3:29 PM
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	Subject: Re: [python-win32] python and Windows Resource Files.
	
	
	I would highly recommend wxPython over TkInter, especially if
you are already familiar with Win32 GUI programs in general.
	
	reasons:
	- better supported on Win32
	- better native look-n-feel
	- much more extensive (supports more types of controls, etc.) 
	- more active community 
	
	Of course this is just my opinion, and YMMV.
	
	Kevin Horn
	
	
	
	On Dec 17, 2007 2:08 PM, Johri, Mayank (GTI) <
mayank_johri at ml.com <mailto:mayank_johri at ml.com> > wrote:
	

		Tim,
		
		Thanks for the information, I know the pain ;) it is
causing me. 
		The reason why I went to use RC was that the over head
on my final
		package size was minimal. But now I think trying
wxPython or Tkinker
		will be a better solution in long run.
		

		Thanks and Regards, 
		Mayank Johri
		Merrill Lynch & Co.
		Ph: 212.647.3076
		
		
		
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<mailto:python-win32-bounces at python.org> ] On Behalf Of Tim Roberts
		
		Sent: Monday, December 17, 2007 12:59 PM
		To: Python-Win32 List
		Subject: Re: [python-win32] python and Windows Resource
Files. 
		
		
		
		Johri, Mayank (GTI) wrote:
		> Tim,
		>
		> I am using the win32rcparser and win32gui to display
the dialog on the
		> screen. I have used the example win32rcparser.py for
this.
		>
		
		Well, win32rcparser.py reads the RC file, but it doesn't
display it on
		the screen.
		
		What you're doing is working at the lowest possible
level.  If you want
		to create a Windows GUI using the raw API, then you
might as well write 
		it in C++.  You're just going to battle the Python/C
boundary over and
		over.  It is possible to call GetDlgItem to fetch window
handles for the
		controls in your dialog, and then send Windows messages
to fetch their 
		contents, but it's a lot of work for no particularly
good reason.
		
		It would be much better in the long term for you to
investigate wxPython
		or tkinter or one of the other GUI wrappers, to let you
create and 
		manage your GUI with something approaching Python's
class philosophy.
		
		--
		Tim Roberts, timr at probo.com
		Providenza & Boekelheide, Inc.
		
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