I am a newbie to Python although I have many years' experience in other languages. The main issues I am having is with Sizers. Using only BoxSizers I have managed to get things working as expected. However when I incorporated a GridBagSizer I found that I could only stretch the Window horizontally and not vertically. I have searched through previous queries but not found anything that exactly matches my problem.
I have been bogged down for over a day so thanks in advance for any responses...
The code for the App and Frame is:-
#!/usr/bin/env python
#Boa:App:BoaApp`enter code here`
import wx
import Frame9
modules ={'Frame9': [1, 'Main frame of Application', 'none://Frame9.py']}
class BoaApp(wx.App):
def OnInit(self):
self.main = Frame9.create(None)
self.main.Show()
self.SetTopWindow(self.main)
return True
def main():
application = BoaApp(0)
application.MainLoop()
if __name__ == '__main__':
main()
#Boa:Frame:Frame9
import wx
def create(parent):
return Frame9(parent)
[wxID_FRAME9, wxID_FRAME9BUTTON1, wxID_FRAME9BUTTON2, wxID_FRAME9BUTTON3,
wxID_FRAME9PANEL1, wxID_FRAME9STATICTEXT1, wxID_FRAME9STATICTEXT2,
wxID_FRAME9STATICTEXT3, wxID_FRAME9STATICTEXT4, wxID_FRAME9STATICTEXT5,
wxID_FRAME9STATUSBAR2, wxID_FRAME9TEXTCTRL1, wxID_FRAME9TEXTCTRL2,
wxID_FRAME9TEXTCTRL3, wxID_FRAME9TEXTCTRL4,
] = [wx.NewId() for _init_ctrls in range(15)]
class Frame9(wx.Frame):
def _init_coll_boxSizer1_Items(self, parent):
# generated method, don't edit
parent.AddWindow(self.panel1, 0, border=0, flag=wx.ALIGN_BOTTOM)
parent.AddWindow(self.statusBar2, 0, border=0, flag=0)
parent.AddWindow(self.staticText5, 0, border=0, flag=0)
def _init_sizers(self):
# generated method, don't edit
self.boxSizer1 = wx.BoxSizer(orient=wx.VERTICAL)
self.boxSizer2 = wx.BoxSizer(orient=wx.HORIZONTAL)
self.gridBagSizer1 = wx.GridBagSizer(hgap=50, vgap=75)
self.boxSizer3 = wx.BoxSizer(orient=wx.HORIZONTAL)
self._init_coll_boxSizer1_Items(self.boxSizer1)
self.SetSizer(self.boxSizer2)
def _init_ctrls(self, prnt):
# generated method, don't edit
wx.Frame.__init__(self, id=wxID_FRAME9, name='', parent=prnt,
pos=wx.Point(432, 157), size=wx.Size(721, 315),
style=wx.DEFAULT_FRAME_STYLE, title='Frame9')
self.SetClientSize(wx.Size(721, 315))
self.SetMinSize(wx.Size(721, 315))
self.SetAutoLayout(False)
self.Bind(wx.EVT_ACTIVATE, self.OnFrame9Activate)
self.button1 = wx.Button(id=wxID_FRAME9BUTTON1, label='Clear',
name='button1', parent=self, pos=wx.Point(25, 232),
size=wx.Size(85, 28), style=0)
self.button2 = wx.Button(id=wxID_FRAME9BUTTON2, label='Convert',
name='button2', parent=self, pos=wx.Point(313, 232),
size=wx.Size(85, 28), style=0)
self.button3 = wx.Button(id=wxID_FRAME9BUTTON3, label='Now',
name='button3', parent=self, pos=wx.Point(611, 232),
size=wx.Size(85, 28), style=0)
self.staticText1 = wx.StaticText(id=wxID_FRAME9STATICTEXT1,
label=u'2^10 * Hex', name='staticText1', parent=self,
pos=wx.Point(0, 0), size=wx.Size(90, 15), style=wx.ALIGN_RIGHT)
self.staticText2 = wx.StaticText(id=wxID_FRAME9STATICTEXT2,
label=u'Hex Time', name='staticText2', parent=self,
pos=wx.Point(0, 0), size=wx.Size(90, 15), style=wx.ALIGN_RIGHT)
self.textCtrl1 = wx.TextCtrl(id=wxID_FRAME9TEXTCTRL1, name='textCtrl1',
parent=self, pos=wx.Point(200, 72), size=wx.Size(145, 25),
style=0, value='textCtrl1')
self.textCtrl2 = wx.TextCtrl(id=wxID_FRAME9TEXTCTRL2, name='textCtrl2',
parent=self, pos=wx.Point(520, 72), size=wx.Size(145, 25),
style=0, value='textCtrl2')
self.staticText3 = wx.StaticText(id=wxID_FRAME9STATICTEXT3,
label=u'Epoch Time', name='staticText3', parent=self,
pos=wx.Point(48, 172), size=wx.Size(90, 15), style=0)
self.staticText4 = wx.StaticText(id=wxID_FRAME9STATICTEXT4,
label=u'Date And Time', name='staticText4', parent=self,
pos=wx.Point(360, 172), size=wx.Size(90, 15), style=0)
self.textCtrl3 = wx.TextCtrl(id=wxID_FRAME9TEXTCTRL3, name='textCtrl3',
parent=self, pos=wx.Point(200, 172), size=wx.Size(145, 25),
style=0, value=u'textCtrl3')
self.textCtrl4 = wx.TextCtrl(id=wxID_FRAME9TEXTCTRL4, name='textCtrl4',
parent=self, pos=wx.Point(520, 172), size=wx.Size(145, 25),
style=0, value=u'textCtrl4')
self.panel1 = wx.Panel(id=wxID_FRAME9PANEL1, name='panel1', parent=self,
pos=wx.Point(0, 0), size=wx.Size(0, 0), style=wx.TAB_TRAVERSAL)
self.panel1.Show(False)
self.statusBar2 = wx.StatusBar(id=wxID_FRAME9STATUSBAR2,
name='statusBar2', parent=self, style=0)
self.statusBar2.SetStatusText(u'Current status...')
self.statusBar2.SetToolTipString(u'statusBar2')
self.staticText5 = wx.StaticText(id=wxID_FRAME9STATICTEXT5, label=u'',
name='staticText5', parent=self, pos=wx.Point(0, 20),
size=wx.Size(1, 15), style=0)
self._init_sizers()
def __init__(self, parent):
self._init_ctrls(parent)
def OnSize(self, event):
event.Skip()
cl_size = self.GetClientSize()
if cl_size.height < self.min_ClientHeight:
self.SetClientSize((cl_size.width, self.min_ClientHeight))
def OnFrame9Activate(self, event):
#self.panel = wx.Panel(self)
self._init_sizers()
self.gridBagSizer1.Add(self.staticText1, pos=(1,1), span = (1,1), flag=wx.EXPAND)
self.gridBagSizer1.Add(self.textCtrl1, pos=(1,2), span = (1,2), flag=wx.EXPAND)
self.gridBagSizer1.Add(self.staticText2, pos=(1,5), span = (1,1), flag=wx.EXPAND)
self.gridBagSizer1.Add(self.textCtrl2, pos=(1,6), span = (1,2), flag=wx.EXPAND)
#Add second row
self.gridBagSizer1.Add(self.staticText3, pos=(2,1), span = (1,1), flag=wx.EXPAND)
self.gridBagSizer1.Add(self.textCtrl3, pos=(2,2), span = (1,2), flag=wx.EXPAND)
self.gridBagSizer1.Add(self.staticText4, pos=(2,5), span = (1,1), flag=wx.EXPAND)
self.gridBagSizer1.Add(self.textCtrl4, pos=(2,6), span = (1,2), flag=wx.EXPAND)
self.gridBagSizer1.Add(self.staticText5, pos=(2,8), span = (1,1), flag=wx.EXPAND)
self.gridBagSizer1.AddGrowableCol(0)
self.gridBagSizer1.AddGrowableCol(1)
self.gridBagSizer1.AddGrowableCol(2)
self.gridBagSizer1.AddGrowableCol(4)
self.gridBagSizer1.AddGrowableCol(5)
self.gridBagSizer1.AddGrowableCol(6)
self.gridBagSizer1.AddGrowableCol(7)
self.gridBagSizer1.AddGrowableCol(8)
self.gridBagSizer1.AddGrowableRow(0)
self.gridBagSizer1.AddGrowableRow(1)
self.gridBagSizer1.AddGrowableRow(2)
self.gridBagSizer1.AddGrowableRow(3)
self.boxSizer1.Add(self.gridBagSizer1, 0, wx.ALL|wx.EXPAND)
self.boxSizer3.Add((20, 20), 1)
self.boxSizer3.Add(self.button1)
self.boxSizer3.Add((20, 20), 1)
self.boxSizer3.Add(self.button2)
self.boxSizer3.Add((20, 20), 1)
self.boxSizer3.Add(self.button3)
self.boxSizer3.Add((20, 20), 1)
self.boxSizer1.Add(self.boxSizer3, 0, wx.ALL|wx.EXPAND|wx.BOTTOM, 50)
self.SetSizer(self.boxSizer1) # new code
self.boxSizer1.Fit(self)
event.Skip()
Change this:
self.boxSizer1.Add(self.gridBagSizer1, 0, wx.ALL|wx.EXPAND)
to:
self.boxSizer1.Add(self.gridBagSizer1, 1, wx.ALL|wx.EXPAND)
Following is an alternative way of doing your layout with wxPython using sized_controls. I really like them as I now adays find it easier to layout screens with them instead of using a UI designer like Boa (which I liked a lot and have used in the past).
A few notes to the code, I used wxversion as I have a few wxPython versions installed on my machine, so needed to select one.
To find out more about: sized controls - http://wiki.wxpython.org/SizedControls WIT - http://wiki.wxpython.org/Widget%20Inspection%20Tool
#!/usr/bin/env python
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-#
import wxversion
wxversion.select('2.9.5')
import wx
import wx.lib.sized_controls as SC
class AltFrame(SC.SizedFrame):
def __init__(self, *args, **kwds):
super(AltFrame, self).__init__(*args, **kwds)
paneCont = self.GetContentsPane()
paneControls = SC.SizedPanel(paneCont)
paneControls.SetSizerType('grid', options={'cols': 2,})
paneControls.SetSizerProps(expand=True, proportion=1)
paneButtons = SC.SizedPanel(paneCont)
paneButtons.SetSizerType('grid', options={'cols': 3,})
paneButtons.SetSizerProps(align='center')
self.button1 = wx.Button(paneButtons, label='Clear',
name='button1')
self.button2 = wx.Button(paneButtons, label='Convert',
name='button2')
self.button3 = wx.Button(paneButtons, label='Now',
name='button3')
self.staticText1 = wx.StaticText(paneControls, label=u'2^10 * Hex',
name='staticText1',
style=wx.ALIGN_RIGHT)
self.textCtrl1 = wx.TextCtrl(paneControls, name='textCtrl1',
value='textCtrl1')
self.staticText2 = wx.StaticText(paneControls, label=u'Hex Time',
name='staticText2',
style=wx.ALIGN_RIGHT)
self.textCtrl2 = wx.TextCtrl(paneControls, name='textCtrl2',
value='textCtrl2')
self.staticText3 = wx.StaticText(paneControls,
label=u'Epoch Time', name='staticText3')
self.textCtrl3 = wx.TextCtrl(paneControls, name='textCtrl3')
self.staticText4 = wx.StaticText(paneControls,
label=u'Date And Time', name='staticText4')
self.textCtrl4 = wx.TextCtrl(paneControls, name='textCtrl4')
self.statusBar2 = wx.StatusBar(self, name='statusBar2')
self.statusBar2.SetStatusText(u'Current status...')
self.statusBar2.SetToolTipString(u'statusBar2')
self.SetStatusBar(self.statusBar2)
if __name__ == "__main__":
import wx.lib.mixins.inspection as WIT
app = WIT.InspectableApp()
frame = AltFrame(None)
frame.Show()
app.MainLoop()