[wxpython-users] Accelerator table and wx.NewId(): bug ?

[Mike Driscoll]

Hi Diego,

> Hi all.
>
> I just noticed that setting an entry in an accelerator table with a 
> custom id (an id that doesn't belong to an existing menu item) doesn't 
> work anymore in wxPython 2.8.8.1 (I tried it with some previous 
> version and it worked):
>
> newId = wx.NewId()
> self.Bind(wx.EVT_MENU, self.OnCtrlQ, id=newId)
> acct = wx.AcceleratorTable([(wx.ACCEL_CTRL, ord("q"), newId)])
> self.SetAcceleratorTable(acct)
>
> self.OnCtrlQ is never called (I tried all possible variations, such as 
> using "Q", executing the code in __init__ or after the creation of all 
> child controls, and so on).
>
> Is that a bug ? If not, is there a solution ?
> Thanks in advance, Diego.
>
>

I'm getting the exact same behavior unless I actually have a menu 
instantiated. Uncomment the code below and it works (at least on WinXP, 
Py2.5.2, wx 2.8.8.1)

<code>

import wx
 
class MyForm(wx.Frame):
 
    def __init__(self):
        wx.Frame.__init__(self, None, wx.ID_ANY, "wx.Menu Tutorial")
 
        # Add a panel so it looks the correct on all platforms
        self.panel = wx.Panel(self, wx.ID_ANY)
 
##        menuBar = wx.MenuBar()
##        fileMenu = wx.Menu()
##        exitMenuItem = fileMenu.Append(wx.NewId(), "Exit",
##                                       "Exit the application")
##        menuBar.Append(fileMenu, "File")
##        self.SetMenuBar(menuBar)

        exitId = wx.NewId()
        self.Bind(wx.EVT_MENU, self.onExit, id=exitId )
        accel_tbl = wx.AcceleratorTable([(wx.ACCEL_CTRL,  ord('Q'), 
exitId )])
        self.SetAcceleratorTable(accel_tbl)
 
    def onExit(self, event):
        print 'in onExit'

 
# Run the program
if __name__ == "__main__":
    app = wx.PySimpleApp()
    frame = MyForm().Show()
    app.MainLoop()

</code>

I'm not sure what the deal is...

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