[wxPython-users] Statusbar and button height - Mac

[Robin Dunn]

DomDom wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I want to put a button on a statusbar, so I used the 
> EnhancedStatusbar from Andrea.By the way, thanks to
> Andrea and others for sharing their knowledge and work.
> 
> Unfortunately, while it is great on Windows, it is difficult 
> to use under Mac,because the statusbar height cannot be 
> changed on Mac (see
> http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.python.wxpython/29320)
> 
> Consequently, after the creation of the button, I tried to
> reduce its size using:
> 
> button.SetMinSize((50,5))
> button.Layout()
> 
> which does nothing and also by putting (after I have added 
> the button to the sizer):
> 
> Sizer.SetItemMinSize(button,50,5)
> 
> At the end, the result is worse than before (the button seems 
> to go a little bit down on tha statusbar).

Mac buttons also can't change their height.  You might want to try using 
a bitmap button instead because it's height can change.  Or perhaps the 
wx.lib.buttons.ThemedGenButton would be a good choice.


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Robin Dunn
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