[wxpython-users] buttonpanel: how to set hover images on buttons

[Andrea Gavana]

Hi Andrew,

On Wed, Oct 1, 2008 at 2:52 AM, Andrew Carswell wrote:
> I'm using wx.lib.buttonpanel – it's great! However I am having difficulty
> trying to set and unset 'hover' images on buttons.
>
> How should I code the following:
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> def someMethod(self, event):
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> if self.btn.GetStatus() == "Hover":
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> self.btn.SetBitmap(wx.Bitmap("hoverImage.png", wx.BITMAP_TYPE_PNG))
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>
>
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> I want to trigger the 'hover' image when the mouse is over the button and
> then reset it upon mouse exit.
>
> What events should I use to set and unset the hover image?
>
> If only there were a SetBitmapHover method as there is with bitmap buttons…

There is, but it's called SetBitmap. You create a button using the
ButtonInfo class, and then you use something like this:

button.SetBitmap(myBmp, "Hover")

or:

button.SetBitmap(myBmp, "Disabled")

HTH.

Andrea.

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