[wxPython-users] Re: Re: directory control

[Josiah Carlson]

Bryan <belred at gmail.com> wrote:
> Josiah Carlson wrote:
> > It is a native control. I don't know if it is embeddable.
> > 
> > You could attempt to modify the GenericWinDirCtrl to include the
> > features you need.
> 
> i'm sorry, i'm a bit confused.  isn't that what wx is all about, using
> native controls when possible?  buttons, lists, checkboxes, trees, etc. are
> all native controls, right?  :)    if this control isn't possible to use,
> does anyone know of a company who sells wx controls or widgets?

From what I understand, the dialog itself is a single unit to the
underlying OS.  You can instantiate the dialog, but you can't extract
the various controls that make up the dialog into a panel, frame, or
otherwise.  Yes, wxPython uses native controls whenever possible, but in
this case, I don't believe it is possible to use a single OS-level
control.

For paid-for widgets, see: http://wiki.wxpython.org/index.cgi/TheBounties
Come up with what you think would be a reasonable price for converting
the GWDC to include the features you need (the root being "My Desktop"
on Windows).  I would contact the author of the GenericWinDirCtrl first,
and if he's not interested, post to the above TheBounties page and
announce the bounty here.

 - Josiah