[wxPython-dev] Some info on the ongoing SoC XRCed project

[Robin Dunn]

Roman Rolinsky wrote:
> On Fri, 2007-07-06 at 21:05 -0700, Kevin Ollivier wrote:
> [snip]
>> BTW, I really do like the new tool pane, I think it gives the app a  
>> more modern look and gives the user a better idea of what the  
>> controls will look like in the app. :-)
> 
> Thanks. The only problem now is to keep the size of the tool pane sane,
> so it will not get in the way of the test window and others.
> Unfortunately Toolbook does not provide a means to scroll the toolbar
> which is used for pane selection buttons, so when the size of the window
> is not enough to hold all the buttons they are simply clipped away. I
> think I will need to provide at least some indicator that there are more
> buttons than meets the eye. The only way to implement scrolling seems to
> be removing some buttons from the toolbar (maybe hiding will do, I
> didn't try yet). 

Perhaps one of the other book controls would be better, or maybe 
Andrea's LabelBook (http://xoomer.alice.it/infinity77/eng/LabelBook.html)


> 
>> Nice! I'll be looking forward to that, so I can add SizedControls and  
>> wxWebKit in there. (The latter will have to be able to install itself  
>> into XRCed when the user installs the control, I imagine that would  
>> be possible?)
> 
> You mean to initialize C++ XML handlers? This is possible using ctypes
> module which can load a function from a shared library.

I don't think we'll need to worry about this for a while.  It's likely 
that dynamic handlers for for arbitrary C++ modules will be handled 
differently down the road anyway.  For now being able to easily add and 
edit support for the stock C++ wxWidgets XRC handlers, and also be able 
to dynamically load Python XRC handlers and their XRCed support will be 
enough.


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Robin Dunn
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