Newbie has a statusbar problem

[Regan Tackett]

> > Hi Regan,
> >
> > I've attached a little demo.
> >
> > My demo doesn't use so many class like your but I think you like it.
> > I've use wx.RadioBox insted RadioButton but I think it's the same thing
> >   
> Giuseppe
> Python-it.org

Thanks for the reply.  I understand how your code works.  However, your code
doesn't use a separate class for the panel that you create, I my code
(unfortunately) does.  Therefore, your "self" refers to the frame instance, and
the "self" in my panel class refers to the panel's "self".  

In the following snippet, I have cleaned up and shortened the code that I
previously posted and created a reference to the frame's instance in my panel
class.  I then pass that to the "SetStatusBarText" class as the parent.  This
does change the status bar text like I want, but now it creates a separate,
blank statusbar at the top of my panel!!!  I don't understand why this is
happening.  

Does anyone have any suggestions as to how to change the text on the statusbar
from a class that inherits wx.Panel?  There has to be an easy way, but I'm a
newbie and just don't see it.  Thanks.




#!/usr/bin/env python

import wx

class GUI(wx.App):

    def OnInit(self):
        self.frame = Frame(None, title = "myGUI", size = (400, 300))
        self.frame.CenterOnScreen()
        self.frame.Show()
        self.SetTopWindow(self.frame)
        return True


class Frame(wx.Frame):

    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
        wx.Frame.__init__(self, *args, **kwargs)
	self.SetMinSize(kwargs["size"])
	
	self.statusBar = self.CreateStatusBar()
        self.SetStatusBar(self.statusBar)
	
	self.panel = MyPanel(self, wx.ID_ANY)


class MyPanel(wx.Panel):
    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
        wx.Panel.__init__(self, *args, **kwargs)
	
	self.frame = args[0]    # I create a reference to the frame here
	
	# Creates a sizer holding the radiobuttons
	self.mainSizer = wx.BoxSizer(wx.VERTICAL)
	self.mainSizer.Add(self.createRadioButton1(), 0, wx.ALL, 5)
	self.mainSizer.Add(self.createRadioButton2(), 0, wx.ALL, 5)
	self.SetSizerAndFit(self.mainSizer)
	self.Layout()    
    
    def createRadioButton1(self):
        # Creates radiobutton 1
        self.RadioButton1 = wx.RadioButton(self, wx.ID_ANY, "Button 1", \
                                           style = wx.RB_GROUP)
	self.RadioButton1.Bind(wx.EVT_RADIOBUTTON, self.onRadio)
	return self.RadioButton1

    def createRadioButton2(self):
        # Creates radiobutton 2
        self.RadioButton2 = wx.RadioButton(self, wx.ID_ANY, "Button 2")
	self.RadioButton2.Bind(wx.EVT_RADIOBUTTON, self.onRadio)
	return self.RadioButton2

    def onRadio(self, event):
        """ 
        Event handler for radiobutton 2

        If button 2 is clicked, I want a message to appear
        on the status bar.
        """
        radioSelected = event.GetEventObject()
	if radioSelected.GetLabel() == "Button 2":
	    ###############################################
	    self.statusBar = SetStatusBarText(self.frame, "Radio button 2 is activated")
	    
	    # I pass in the frame as the parent

            # For some reason, this creates a separate and blank
            # statusbar on the top of my panel.
	    
	    ###############################################
	else:
	    pass


class SetStatusBarText(wx.StatusBar):
    """
    I pass in the frame as the parent and the text that 
    I want to be displayed.
    """
    def __init__(self, parent, text):
        wx.StatusBar.__init__(self, parent)	
	parent.SetStatusText(text)

        # "parent" is the frame instance



if __name__ == "__main__":

    app = GUI()
    app.MainLoop()