[wxPython-users] Frame Styles wx.MAXIMIZE and py2exe

[Werner F. Bruhin]

Hi Geoff,

Geoff Skerrett wrote:

> Is there a known problem/issue with the frame styles and using  
> py2exe for distribution ??
>  
> When I run my program with in my development environment, I can place 
> the style wx.MAXIMIZE in my style parameter of my mainframe and when 
> the windows opens, it is opened MAXIMIZED as expected (eg  style = 
> wx.DEFAULT_FRAME_STYLE | wx.MAXIMIZE)
>  
> If I take the exact same program and create the distribution version 
> using py2exe, the frame opens with dimensions of (400,250).  All of 
> the controls are created and populated, the user just has to maximize 
> the window to display.
>  
> In other words, the wx.MAXIMIZED style setting is lost, and the frame 
> opens as just the wx.DEFAULT_FRAME_STYLE with what I assume are the 
> minimum windows size settings.
>  
> The workaround was to get the screen dimensions from 
> wx.SystemSettings.GetMetrics and then just explicitly set the screen 
> size.  But am I missing something on why the  the wx.MAXIMIZE flag 
> gets dropped in a py2exe distribution ?
>  
> Specs:
> Python 2.4.3, wxPython 2.6.3., winXP SP2

I don't recall why (it could be for this reason) but I just do:
        self.Maximize()

Werner

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