[wxPython-users] sizer problem: win32 vs linux?

[Christopher Barker]

Roggie Boone wrote:
>>> I see a lot of places where I expected to see
> SetSizer >>and didn't see it.
> 
> Doh!  You are right -- I missed it in the
> MainWindow.  Added it and it looks fine on
> Linux now.  I am still curious why the Windows
> version of wxPython apparently did not need
> the SetSizer in order to display properly.

No matter how how the wx dev team tries -- there are always going to be 
some platform differences - it really is "write once -- test everywhere".

However, as you've seen, most of the time, the difference is that one 
platform or another is more forgiving of a particular mistake in your 
code -- if it's written according to the docs, it generally works on all 
supported platforms.

You might want to add this particular instance to:

http://wiki.wxpython.org/index.cgi/wxPython_Platform_Inconsistencies

My only advise is to test on all the platforms you can as early in the 
development process as possible -- it's much easier to catch mistakes 
like this early.

-Chris


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