[wxPython-users] is there an example of a "widget" that reads a file onto it?

[Gary Kline]

On Sun, Mar 02, 2008 at 04:40:36PM -0500, D. Scott Katzer wrote:
> Hi Gary and All
> 
> On Sun, Mar 2, 2008 at 4:23 PM, Gary Kline <kline at thought.org> wrote:
> >
> >  > Have you seen the ticker in the demo?  Sounds like that might do it for
> >  > scrolling text.  It uses a textCtrl.  You can just read a text file in the
> >  > normal Python way, and set what text you want as the value of the textCtrl,
> >  > and use that textCtrl in the ticker.
> >
> >
> >         I think I saw that, "textCtrl," but nothing about ticker.
> >         I'm not clear on how to use the wxPython pages, so yes, I
> >         may be jumping the gun here.  I typed "text" into the search
> >         area; then "file", then "file, read".
> 
> You sound like you haven't downloaded and installed the wxpython package yet.
> 
> Inside the wxpython package is an extensive set of demos, including a
> GUI file picker.  Once you have picked a file, you can use python to
> read the contents in, and then use a TextCtrl (careful about the
> capitalization - it can be significant) to display it as you wish.
> Take a look at the "Ticker" demo in the "More Windows/Controls"
> section of the Demo.
> 
> You can get the wxpython package for your OS of choice here:
> http://www.wxpython.org/download.php
> Note that you want a version of wxpython that matches your installed
> version of python.

	Well, I found the demo files for my OS and modified TextCtrl.py
	yesterday.   For my next trick:: to open a file and print into
	one of the two text-areas I have left.  

	I also found the font-selection code that will let the user 
	select his font-of-choice.  Sooooo, pretty soon I'll be able to
	drop in my non-GUI functions.  

	Got to say that this looks like the best new language I've
	studied!  Cool++ :)

	gary


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