[Tutor] Dynamic TKinter widgets?

[Chris Fuller]

On Saturday 24 November 2012, Nathan wrote:
> I did consider using a canvas widget, but it looks a bit intimidating right
> now. I'm sure I'll get to it eventually.
> 
> I don't think I've heard of Pmw. I take it it's a module that has a
> "Notebook" widget class?
> On Nov 24, 2012 10:33 PM, "Chris Fuller" <cfuller084 at thinkingplanet.net>
> 
> wrote:
> > On Saturday 24 November 2012, Nathan wrote:
> > > I'm working on a simple Tarot reading program in Python 2.7, and I'm
> > 
> > having
> > 
> > > a bit of trouble with some GUI abstract. (Sorry, no code in here.)
> > > 
> > > As of right now, all of the logic is working, and I can generate Tarot
> > > spreads that tell me, in text, the role of each card "position", and
> > > what card is in that position. For example, if I were to use a simple
> > 
> > three-card
> > 
> > > past/present/future spread, the output would be something like:
> > > 
> > > Past: Prince of Swords
> > > Present: The Hermit
> > > Future: Ten of Disks
> > > 
> > > What I'm trying to do now is add support for the card images. the
> > > problem is, the program supports multiple types of spreads (two, so
> > > far, are selectable), and they use different numbers of cards. It
> > > looks like I
> > 
> > need
> > 
> > > a variable number of widgets to display something like this. I'm not
> > > entirely sure how I would handle something like that.
> > > 
> > > Right now, though, I do have two ideas that I would like to run by you
> > > guys.
> > > 
> > > The first is to use one text widget-- as opposed to the one label
> > > widget I'm currently using-- and embed the images where the card names
> > > would
> > 
> > be. I
> > 
> > > would have to try out some demos first, though, to see if I can
> > > otherwise use text widgets just as label widgets.
> > > 
> > > The other idea, which seems much more cumbersome, is to create a dummy
> > > frame widget, then a frame widget designed specifically for each type
> > > of spread. The user selects the spread they want to use (Celtic
> > > Cross), and the associated frame gets placed on the GUI.
> > > 
> > > What do you guys think? Is there a better way to deal (ha!) with this?
> > 
> > I think the usual procedure with something like this is a single Canvas
> > widget.
> > 
> > You could also use a Notebook with tabs disabled from Pmw or the like to
> > implement multiple alternate Frames.  As you say, more cumbersome.
> > 
> > Cheers

Python Megawidgets, http://pmw.sourceforge.net/

I'm pretty sure Tix has something similar, and that's in the Standard Library 
now, but Pmw is what I'm familiar with.

Cheers