wx.lib.agw.buttonpanel.ButtonInfo

This class holds information about every button that is added to ButtonPanel. It is an auxiliary class that you should use every time you add a button.

Class Hierarchy

Inheritance diagram for class ButtonInfo:

Known Superclasses

wx.lib.agw.buttonpanel.Control

Methods Summary

__init__	Default class constructor.
AddStatus	Add a programmer-defined status in addition to the 5 default status
CheckRefresh	Checks whether a ButtonPanel repaint is needed or not. This is a convenience function.
Draw	Draws the button on ButtonPanel. Actually the drawing is done in BPArt.
Enable	Enables/disables this instance of ButtonInfo.
GetBestSize	Returns the best size for the button.
GetBitmap	Returns the bitmap associated with this instance of ButtonInfo.
GetId	Returns the ButtonInfo id.
GetKind	Returns the button type (standard or toggle).
GetLongHelp	Returns the help string shown in the statusbar.
GetRect	Returns the ButtonInfo client rectangle.
GetShortHelp	Returns the help string shown in a tooltip.
GetStatus	Returns the ButtonInfo status.
GetText	Returns the text associated to the button.
GetTextAlignment	Returns the text alignment in the button (bottom or right).
GetToggled	Returns whether a wx.ITEM_CHECK button is toggled or not.
HasText	Returns whether the button has text or not.
IsEnabled	Returns True if this instance of ButtonInfo is enabled for input,
SetBitmap	Sets the bitmap associated with this instance of ButtonInfo.
SetId	Sets the ButtonInfo identifier.
SetKind	Sets the button type (standard or toggle).
SetLongHelp	Sets the help string to be shown in the statusbar.
SetRect	Sets the ButtonInfo client rectangle.
SetShortHelp	Sets the help string to be shown in a tooltip.
SetStatus	Sets the ButtonInfo status.
SetText	Sets the button label text.
SetTextAlignment	Sets the text alignment in the button (bottom or right).
SetToggled	Sets a wx.ITEM_CHECK button toggled/not toggled.

Properties Summary

Bitmap	Returns the bitmap associated with this instance of ButtonInfo.
Id	Returns the ButtonInfo id.
Rect	Returns the ButtonInfo client rectangle.
Status	Returns the ButtonInfo status.

Class API

class ButtonInfo(Control)

This class holds information about every button that is added to ButtonPanel. It is an auxiliary class that you should use every time you add a button.

Methods

__init__(self, parent, id=wx.ID_ANY, bmp=wx.NullBitmap, status="Normal", text="", kind=wx.ITEM_NORMAL, shortHelp="", longHelp="")

Default class constructor.

Parameters:

• parent – the parent window (ButtonPanel);

• id (integer) – the button id;

• bmp (wx.Bitmap) – the associated bitmap;

• status (string) – button status (“Pressed”, “Hover”, “Normal”, “Toggled”, “Disabled”);

• text (string) – text to be displayed either below of to the right of the button;

• kind (integer) – button kind, may be wx.ITEM_NORMAL for standard buttons or wx.ITEM_CHECK for toggle buttons;

• shortHelp (string) – a short help to be shown in the button tooltip;

• longHelp (string) – this string is shown in the statusbar (if any) of the parent frame when the mouse pointer is inside the button.

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AddStatus(self, name="Custom", bmp=wx.NullBitmap)

Add a programmer-defined status in addition to the 5 default status:

• Normal;

• Disabled;

• Hover;

• Pressed;

• Toggled.

Parameters:

• name (string) – the new status name;

• bmp (wx.Bitmap) – the bitmap associated with the new status.

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CheckRefresh(self, status)

Checks whether a ButtonPanel repaint is needed or not. This is a convenience function.

Parameters:

status (bool) – the status of a newly added ButtonInfo or a change in the ButtonInfo status.

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Draw(self, dc, rect)

Draws the button on ButtonPanel. Actually the drawing is done in BPArt.

Parameters:

• dc – an instance of wx.DC;

• rect (wx.Rect) – the main caption text client rectangle.

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Enable(self, enable=True)

Enables/disables this instance of ButtonInfo.

Parameters:

enable (bool) – True to enable the button, False otherwise.

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GetBestSize(self)

Returns the best size for the button.

Returns:

An instance of wx.Size.

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GetBitmap(self, status=None)

Returns the bitmap associated with this instance of ButtonInfo.

Parameters:

status (string) – the ButtonInfo status (“Pressed”, “Hover”, “Normal”, “Toggled”, “Disabled”).

Returns:

An instance of wx.Bitmap.

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GetId(self)

Returns the ButtonInfo id.

Returns:

An integer representing the button id.

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GetKind(self)

Returns the button type (standard or toggle).

Returns:

An integer representing the button type, one of wx.ITEM_NORMAL, wx.ITEM_CHECK.

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GetLongHelp(self)

Returns the help string shown in the statusbar.

Returns:

A string containing the ButtonInfo long help string.

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GetRect(self)

Returns the ButtonInfo client rectangle.

Returns:

An instance of wx.Rect.

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GetShortHelp(self)

Returns the help string shown in a tooltip.

Returns:

A string containing the ButtonInfo short help string.

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GetStatus(self)

Returns the ButtonInfo status.

Returns:

A string containing the ButtonInfo status (one of “Pressed”, “Hover”, “Normal”, “Toggled”, “Disabled”).

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GetText(self)

Returns the text associated to the button.

Returns:

A string containing the ButtonInfo text.

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GetTextAlignment(self)

Returns the text alignment in the button (bottom or right).

Returns:

An integer representing the ButtonInfo text alignment.

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GetToggled(self)

Returns whether a wx.ITEM_CHECK button is toggled or not.

Returns:

True if the button is toggled, False otherwise.

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HasText(self)

Returns whether the button has text or not.

Returns:

True if this ButtonInfo instance has a label, False otherwise.

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IsEnabled(self)

Returns True if this instance of ButtonInfo is enabled for input, False otherwise.

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SetBitmap(self, bmp, status="Normal")

Sets the bitmap associated with this instance of ButtonInfo.

Parameters:

• bmp – a valid wx.Bitmap object;

• status (string) – the ButtonInfo status (“Pressed”, “Hover”, “Normal”, “Toggled”, “Disabled”).

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SetId(self, id)

Sets the ButtonInfo identifier.

Parameters:

id (integer) – the identifier of the window.

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SetKind(self, kind=wx.ITEM_NORMAL)

Sets the button type (standard or toggle).

Parameters:

kind (integer) – one of wx.ITEM_NORMAL, wx.ITEM_CHECK.

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SetLongHelp(self, help="")

Sets the help string to be shown in the statusbar.

Parameters:

help (string) – the string for the long help.

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SetRect(self, rect)

Sets the ButtonInfo client rectangle.

Parameters:

rect – an instance of wx.Rect.

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SetShortHelp(self, help="")

Sets the help string to be shown in a tooltip.

Parameters:

help (string) – the string for the short help.

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SetStatus(self, status)

Sets the ButtonInfo status.

Parameters:

status (string) – one of “Pressed”, “Hover”, “Normal”, “Toggled”, “Disabled”.

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SetText(self, text="")

Sets the button label text.

Parameters:

text (string) – the button label string.

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SetTextAlignment(self, alignment)

Sets the text alignment in the button (bottom or right).

Parameters:

alignment (integer) – the text alignment in this ButtonInfo instance.

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SetToggled(self, toggle=True)

Sets a wx.ITEM_CHECK button toggled/not toggled.

Parameters:

toggle (bool) – True to toggle the button, False otherwise.

Properties

Bitmap

Returns the bitmap associated with this instance of ButtonInfo.

Parameters:

status (string) – the ButtonInfo status (“Pressed”, “Hover”, “Normal”, “Toggled”, “Disabled”).

Returns:

An instance of wx.Bitmap.

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Id

Returns the ButtonInfo id.

Returns:

An integer representing the button id.

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Rect

Returns the ButtonInfo client rectangle.

Returns:

An instance of wx.Rect.

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Status

Returns the ButtonInfo status.

Returns:

A string containing the ButtonInfo status (one of “Pressed”, “Hover”, “Normal”, “Toggled”, “Disabled”).