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Sane · May 28th, 2006, 2:16 PM

I've got several questions about wxPython, and I'm trying my best to solve them all myself. So, for now, I'll just start with a basic question I've been trying to figure out myself.

How do I make a flat button? The darker ones that you can not click? I have tried...

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        but_cancel = wx.Button(panel, ID_CANCEL, "Cancel", style=wxNO_BORDER )

wxNO_BORDER, is supposed to flatten it in Windows and GTK+. However, it still displays as a normal button.

Help?

Prm753 · May 28th, 2006, 3:16 PM

Did you check this out: http://wiki.wxpython.org/index.cgi/GenWinFlatButton

Or just this: Google Search

Dunno if that's what you are looking for. MF_GRAYED can be used in the Win32 API to gray out a button.

Sane · May 28th, 2006, 4:17 PM

No, that makes one of those old win32 buttons. The ones without a border that get a border when you hover over top. I need one that doesn't hover, click, or trigger events. A flat, readonly button.

Edit:

Do you know how to get what in html is called a fieldset? The border and caption wrapped around things like "Options - quote message in reply" part of the quick post?

DaWei · May 28th, 2006, 4:47 PM

Are you referring to a text box or label widget, not a button? Put inside a border, say?

Sane · May 28th, 2006, 5:42 PM

Oh, I guess that's what I should have searched for... a label. Yes, just the same thing as

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Prm753 · May 28th, 2006, 5:49 PM

You mean like a group box or a grayed out checkbox or both?

Sane · May 28th, 2006, 6:02 PM

That is what I'm looking for, a fix to my code to make wxNO_BORDER work as intended. Nuff' said.

As to the legend/fieldset/label thing, I've figured it out by sprawling through the documentation of wxwidgets: wxStaticBox() ... I'm surprised I managed to find that since its an unexpected name.

DaWei · May 28th, 2006, 6:04 PM

Get Boa Constructor or something similar. This stuff is right in front of your eyes on the menu bars. What you're calling no border, if that's actually what you mean, is disabled (grayed out), a state.

Sane · May 28th, 2006, 6:32 PM

Even if wxNO_BORDER doesn't grey it out, shouldn't it still at least do something? And after some poking around, I've still only found support for a disabled state on bitmap buttons, no more.

P.S. Here's what I've got so far.

Really just the disabled buttons left...

Sane · May 28th, 2006, 8:04 PM

Wow, all I did was dir() the button and found a method called disable. Apparently all wxWidgets support this method:

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        but_cancel   = wx.Button(panel, ID_CANCEL, "Cancel")
        but_cancel.Disable()

I'm having other difficulties, but I won't bother asking.

May 28th, 2006, 2:16 PM	#1
Sane Programming Guru Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,784 Rep Power: 5	wxPython Help I've got several questions about wxPython, and I'm trying my best to solve them all myself. So, for now, I'll just start with a basic question I've been trying to figure out myself. How do I make a flat button? The darker ones that you can not click? I have tried... (Toggle Plain Text) but_cancel = wx.Button(panel, ID_CANCEL, "Cancel", style=wxNO_BORDER ) but_cancel = wx.Button(panel, ID_CANCEL, "Cancel", style=wxNO_BORDER ) wxNO_BORDER, is supposed to flatten it in Windows and GTK+. However, it still displays as a normal button. Help?

May 28th, 2006, 3:16 PM	#2
Prm753 Professional Programmer Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: United States Posts: 447 Rep Power: 3	Did you check this out: http://wiki.wxpython.org/index.cgi/GenWinFlatButton Or just this: Google Search Dunno if that's what you are looking for. MF_GRAYED can be used in the Win32 API to gray out a button. __________________ The world's first athletic computer geek! The home of PrProgramsStudios How not to post a question: <-- Please don't reply

May 28th, 2006, 4:17 PM	#3
Sane Programming Guru Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,784 Rep Power: 5	No, that makes one of those old win32 buttons. The ones without a border that get a border when you hover over top. I need one that doesn't hover, click, or trigger events. A flat, readonly button. Edit: Do you know how to get what in html is called a fieldset? The border and caption wrapped around things like "Options - quote message in reply" part of the quick post? Last edited by Sane; May 28th, 2006 at 4:38 PM.

May 28th, 2006, 4:47 PM	#4
DaWei Resident Grouch Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 6,453 Rep Power: 10	Are you referring to a text box or label widget, not a button? Put inside a border, say? __________________ Abstraction doesn't make it impossible to write bad code; it makes it possible to write superior code. Contributor's Corner: Grumpy on C++ Exceptions DaWei on Pointers

May 28th, 2006, 5:49 PM	#6
Prm753 Professional Programmer Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: United States Posts: 447 Rep Power: 3	You mean like a group box or a grayed out checkbox or both? __________________ The world's first athletic computer geek! The home of PrProgramsStudios How not to post a question: <-- Please don't reply

May 28th, 2006, 6:02 PM	#7
Sane Programming Guru Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,784 Rep Power: 5	That is what I'm looking for, a fix to my code to make wxNO_BORDER work as intended. Nuff' said. As to the legend/fieldset/label thing, I've figured it out by sprawling through the documentation of wxwidgets: wxStaticBox() ... I'm surprised I managed to find that since its an unexpected name.

May 28th, 2006, 6:04 PM	#8
DaWei Resident Grouch Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 6,453 Rep Power: 10	Get Boa Constructor or something similar. This stuff is right in front of your eyes on the menu bars. What you're calling no border, if that's actually what you mean, is disabled (grayed out), a state. __________________ Abstraction doesn't make it impossible to write bad code; it makes it possible to write superior code. Contributor's Corner: Grumpy on C++ Exceptions DaWei on Pointers

May 28th, 2006, 6:32 PM	#9
Sane Programming Guru Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,784 Rep Power: 5	Even if wxNO_BORDER doesn't grey it out, shouldn't it still at least do something? And after some poking around, I've still only found support for a disabled state on bitmap buttons, no more. P.S. Here's what I've got so far. Really just the disabled buttons left...

May 28th, 2006, 8:04 PM	#10
Sane Programming Guru Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,784 Rep Power: 5	Wow, all I did was dir() the button and found a method called disable. Apparently all wxWidgets support this method: (Toggle Plain Text) but_cancel = wx.Button(panel, ID_CANCEL, "Cancel") but_cancel.Disable() but_cancel = wx.Button(panel, ID_CANCEL, "Cancel") but_cancel.Disable() I'm having other difficulties, but I won't bother asking.

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