# -*-mode: python; fill-column: 75; tab-width: 8; coding: iso-latin-1-unix -*- # # $Id$ # # Tix Demonstration Program # # This sample program is structured in such a way so that it can be # executed from the Tix demo program "tixwidgets.py": it must have a # procedure called "RunSample". It should also have the "if" statment # at the end of this file so that it can be run as a standalone # program. # This file demonstrates the use of the tixBalloon widget, which provides # an interesting way to give help tips about elements in your user interface. # Your can display the help message in a "balloon" and a status bar widget. # import Tix TCL_ALL_EVENTS = 0 def RunSample (root): balloon = DemoBalloon(root) balloon.mainloop() balloon.destroy() class DemoBalloon: def __init__(self, w): self.root = w self.exit = -1 z = w.winfo_toplevel() z.wm_protocol("WM_DELETE_WINDOW", lambda self=self: self.quitcmd()) status = Tix.Label(w, width=40, relief=Tix.SUNKEN, bd=1) status.pack(side=Tix.BOTTOM, fill=Tix.Y, padx=2, pady=1) # Create two mysterious widgets that need balloon help button1 = Tix.Button(w, text='Something Unexpected', command=self.quitcmd) button2 = Tix.Button(w, text='Something Else Unexpected') button2['command'] = lambda w=button2: w.destroy() button1.pack(side=Tix.TOP, expand=1) button2.pack(side=Tix.TOP, expand=1) # Create the balloon widget and associate it with the widgets that we want # to provide tips for: b = Tix.Balloon(w, statusbar=status) b.bind_widget(button1, balloonmsg='Close Window', statusmsg='Press this button to close this window') b.bind_widget(button2, balloonmsg='Self-destruct button', statusmsg='Press this button and it will destroy itself') def quitcmd (self): self.exit = 0 def mainloop(self): foundEvent = 1 while self.exit < 0 and foundEvent > 0: foundEvent = self.root.tk.dooneevent(TCL_ALL_EVENTS) def destroy (self): self.root.destroy() if __name__ == '__main__': root = Tix.Tk() RunSample(root)