"wxPython in Action" Erratum

[Mike Driscoll]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Frank Tobia [mailto:frank.tobia at gmail.com] 
> Sent: Monday, June 25, 2007 5:16 PM
> To: wxpython-users at lists.wxwidgets.org
> Subject: "wxPython in Action" Erratum
> 
> 
> I've found an inconsistency between the "wxPython in Action" 
> book and the wxPython implementation, regarding the wx.TextAttr class.
> 
> On page 195, 2nd paragraph, the last two sentences state "The 
> class does not have setter methods, since instances of 
> wx.TextAttr are immutable. To change the style of text, you 
> must create an instance."  An inspection of the docs, as well 
> as the class itself, shows this not to be the case.  
> wx.TextAttr has SetXXX methods corresponding to its GetXXX 
> methods, and is apparently mutable. 
> 
> -Frank
> 
>

My guess would be that the wx.TextAttr class has changed since the book
was written. The book's examples are using wxPython 2.5.x versus the
current 2.8 after all.

Mike