[Tutor] wxPython shaped window

[Liam Clarke]

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On 7/1/05, Adam Bark <adam.jtm30 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> On 6/26/05, Adam Cripps <kabads at gmail.com> wrote: 
> > 
> > On 6/25/05, Adam Bark <adam.jtm30 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > Thanks for the info Adam I just seem to be having a problem with the 
> > panel 
> > > size it greys out nearly all the image. Ideally I would like to make 
> > the 
> > > panel transparent but I can't work out how to do that.
> > >
> > >
> > > On 6/25/05, Adam Cripps < kabads at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > On 6/25/05, Adam Bark < adam.jtm30 at gmail.com > wrote:
> > > > > Is it possible to put controls into a shaped window in wxPython. I 
> > have 
> > > > > tried putting a button on the demo and it becomes the exact size 
> > and 
> > > shape
> > > > > of the window. Also when I tried to bind it to an action it 
> > wouldn't
> > > even
> > > > > start.
> > > > >
> > > > > Adam
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > I'm working through something similar myself at the moment. 
> > > >
> > > > Try adding a wx.Panel to the frame and then the button to the panel.
> > > > You can position them through pos parameter, but it should default 
> > to
> > > > the top left of the panel and have a good size if you use 
> > > > button.SetSize(button.GetBestSize())
> > > >
> > > > HTH
> > > >
> > > > Adam
> > 
> > Adam - how much code do you have? Why not post it either here or the
> > wxpython-users list (to which I'm also subscribed) and we can take a 
> > look.
> > 
> > Adam
> > 
> > --
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> > PGP key: 0x7111B833
> 
> 
> I tried posting to the wxpython-users list but I'm not sure it worked 
> nobody replied anyway.
> Here's my test script:
> 
> import wx
> 
> class Frame(wx.Frame):
> def __init__(self):
> wx.Frame.__init__(self, None, -1, "Shaped Window",
> style =
> wx.FRAME_SHAPED
> | wx.SIMPLE_BORDER
> | wx.FRAME_NO_TASKBAR
> | wx.STAY_ON_TOP
> )
> self.hasShape = False
> self.delta = (0,0)
> 
> self.Bind(wx.EVT_PAINT, self.OnPaint)
> self.Bind(wx.EVT_MOTION, self.OnMouseMove)
> 
> self.bkground = wx.Bitmap("/home/adam/bkgrnd.gif", wx.BITMAP_TYPE_GIF)
> w, h = self.bkground.GetWidth(), self.bkground.GetHeight()
> self.SetClientSize((w, h))
> self.Bind(wx.EVT_WINDOW_CREATE, self.SetWindowShape)
> panel = Panel(self, w, h)
> panel.Show()
> dc = wx.ClientDC(self)
> dc.DrawBitmap(self.bkground, 0,0, True)
> 
> def SetWindowShape(self, evt):
> # Use the bitmap's mask to determine the region
> r = wx.RegionFromBitmap(self.bkground)
> self.hasShape = self.SetShape(r)
> 
> def OnPaint(self, event):
> dc = wx.PaintDC(self)
> dc.DrawBitmap(self.bkground, 0,0, True)
> 
> def OnMouseMove(self, evt):
> if evt.Dragging() and evt.LeftIsDown():
> x, y = self.ClientToScreen(evt.GetPosition())
> fp = (x - self.delta[0], y - self.delta[1])
> self.Move(fp)
> 
> class Panel(wx.Panel):
> def __init__(self, parent, width, height):
> wx.Panel.__init__(self, parent, -1, size=(width, height))
> 
> button = wx.Button(self, -1, "hello")
> button.SetSize(button.GetBestSize())
> self.SetSize((width, height))
> #print dir(self)
> 
> if __name__ == "__main__":
> app = wx.PySimpleApp()
> frame = Frame()
> frame.Show()
> app.MainLoop()
> 
> Thanks.
> Adam. 
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