[wxPython-users] Binding mouse clicks to toolbar button

[Cody Precord]

Think your looking for wx.EVT_TOOL

cody


On Sep 25, 2007, at 7:49 AM, wormwood_3 wrote:

> Hello all,
>
> I have been following this list for a while, and everyone seems  
> very helpful! I just started with wxPython, so hopefully this  
> question will not prove too difficult--
>
> I have a toolbar and a menubar currently in a very basic app. Right  
> now, I want them to effectively be the same, i.e. each menu item  
> will have a corresponding toolbar button that does the same thing.  
> Portion of my code with the menubar and the toolbar:
>
>         # Add a tool bar:
>         toolbar = self.CreateToolBar()
>         helpbutton = toolbar.AddSimpleTool(wx.NewId(), wx.Image 
> ('resources/help-browser.png',
>             wx.BITMAP_TYPE_PNG).ConvertToBitmap(), 'Help', 'Help  
> for Domainspotter')
>         self.Bind(wx.EVT_LEFT_DOWN, self.ShowHelp, helpbutton)
>         exitbutton = toolbar.AddSimpleTool(wx.NewId(), wx.Image 
> ('resources/system-log-out.png',
>             wx.BITMAP_TYPE_PNG).ConvertToBitmap(), 'Exit', 'Long  
> help for Exit')
>         self.Bind(wx.EVT_LEFT_DOWN, self.OnCloseMe, exitbutton)
>         toolbar.Realize()
>         # Add a menu bar:
>         menubar = wx.MenuBar()
>         menu1 = wx.Menu()
>         menubar.Append(menu1, "&File")
>         exititem = menu1.Append(wx.NewId(), "&Exit", "Exit  
> Domainspotter")
>         self.Bind(wx.EVT_MENU, self.OnCloseMe, exititem)
>         menu2 = wx.Menu()
>         menubar.Append(menu2, "&Help")
>         aboutitem = menu2.Append(wx.NewId(), "&About", "About  
> Domainspotter")
>         self.Bind(wx.EVT_MENU, self.ShowAbout, aboutitem)
>         helpitem = menu2.Append(wx.NewId(), "Help", "Domainspotter  
> Help")
>         self.Bind(wx.EVT_MENU, self.ShowHelp, helpitem)
>         self.SetMenuBar(menubar)
>
> and then the associated functions mentioned in the Bind()'s:
>
>     def OnCloseMe(self, event):
>         self.Close(True)
>
>     def ShowAbout(self, event):
>         abouttext = wx.MessageDialog(self, self.abouttext, caption  
> = "About Domainspotter",
>             style = wx.OK | wx.ICON_INFORMATION)
>         abouttext.ShowModal()
>         abouttext.Destroy()
>
>     def ShowHelp(self, event):
>         helptext = wx.MessageDialog(self, self.helptext, caption =  
> "Domainspotter Help",
>             style = wx.OK | wx.ICON_INFORMATION)
>         helptext.ShowModal()
>         helptext.Destroy()
>
> The menubar items work just fine. Help and about show help and  
> about, and exit exits. But, when I press the Help or Exit buttons,  
> which are bound to the same functions, nothing happens. No errors  
> either.
>
> My guess is that I have the wrong event specified in the self.Bind  
> for the buttons. I tried wx.EVT_BUTTON as well, same deal.
>
> Thanks in advance for the help,
> Sam
>
>
>
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