On Sunday 14 September 2008 08:37:42 am johnf wrote: > On Sunday 14 September 2008 02:55:42 am John Aherne wrote: > > I have spent some time playing with the class designer. I like the way > > it helps in laying out a screen. > > > > One issue I had was, thinking into the future, how would I dynamically > > change a screen layout. So I took some time to see how the cdxml file > > was dealt with when the program ran. > > > > By the way I found a useful utility for reviewing modules in python that > > helps to see how the code hangs together. > > import pydoc > > pydoc.gui() > > Select the button open browser. I then located the dabo module and it > > shows the docstrings and how the classes and modules hang together > > without having to start going through the code rightaway. > > > > Anyway, I found that the xml parser creates a temporary .py file of the > > code it generated. So I looked at this to see what I might do if I > > wanted to dynamically change the code. I'm not sure how easy it would be > > to take this code and make it do what I would like. Nor if I changed it > > dynamically what the side effects would be and how I would relayout the > > screen. > > > > My next thought was that someone else must have already thought about > > this and probably taken some action or decided that it was not a > > practical step. Hopefully, someone can give me some pointers. > > > > My other thought was that someone had looked at using this to generate a > > .py file that could be more directly incorporated into other python > > modules instead of using the cdxml file. > > > > Doing some basic searches doesn't show up any results, so I'm wondering > > if this has been discussed before and discarded as an idea. > > > > Another thing I have wondered about is:-- > > > > The dPanel seems to automatically add a menu bar at the top that > > includes some functions to change the font size of the screen. If I use > > this it tends to mess up the readable characters and makes them > > unreadable. It is then difficult to get them back to what I consider the > > correct size. It also seems to store the result of these changes even if > > you say do not do so. When you restart the program the minimised font is > > what is used. > > > > I have not yet found exactly where these settings are stored. I have > > looked at dPref and settings and I assume they are put into a sqlite > > table but I have not yet worked out what table and where on my system > > this is stored. > > > > Is there a way of not including this menu bar with the dPanel. > > > > Thanks for any info. > > > > John Aherne > > When you say "dynamic" I'll assume that you want the UI to change based on > code flow. I have seen Nate do exactly that. Side note: Please Nate show > the world your ClassDesigner tricks. Back to the subject at hand: One of > the authors Ed Leafe has some example code for using "twitter" and Dabo. > In that code you can see some examples of changing the UI layout depending > on dynamic data changes and as a result of code flow ( If statements, > etc..). For the life of me I can't find the link - but I'm sure someone on > the list will provide one. BTW to best of my knowledge the entire twitter > app does not use any hand coded UI - it was all done in ClassDesigner. > > Are you sure you aren't discussing dForm (or dApp) and not dPanel? I ask > because I don't see where dPanel accesses anything with regard to menus. > However, dForm and dApp do. And it easy to turn off if required. > > In your __main__ > app = dabo.dApp() > app.DefaultMenuBarClass='' ## turn off the menu bar > > With respect to the "ctrl -" and "ctrl +" causing issues for the UI sounds > like a bug. It has worked for me on windows and linux without any trouble > I'm aware of. What platform are you using, what version etc.. You can > obtain the information by using the "about " from any Dabo program.
Found the link http://wiki.dabodev.com/TwitterClient -- John Fabiani _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: Dabo-users@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/dabo-users Searchable Archives: http://leafe.com/archives/search/dabo-users This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
