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wx.lib.agw.toasterbox.ToasterBox¶ToasterBox is a cross-platform widget to make the creation of MSN style “toaster” popups easier.
Class Hierarchy¶
Inheritance diagram for class ToasterBox:
Control Appearance¶
wxMSW¶
wxMAC¶
wxGTK¶
Known Superclasses¶
Methods Summary¶Default class constructor. |
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Adds a panel to the |
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Centres the window on its parent (if any). If the |
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Centres the |
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Cleans the window list, erasing the stack of |
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Returns the |
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Returns whether |
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If a |
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Handles the |
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Creates the |
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Sets the |
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Sets the |
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Sets the time after which the |
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Sets the |
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Sets the |
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Sets the |
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Sets the |
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If focus is |
Class API¶
ToasterBox(wx.Timer)¶ToasterBox is a cross-platform widget to make the creation of MSN style “toaster” popups easier.
__init__(self, parent, tbstyle=TB_SIMPLE, windowstyle=TB_DEFAULT_STYLE, closingstyle=TB_ONTIME, scrollType=TB_SCR_TYPE_DU)¶Default class constructor.
parent – the window parent;
tbstyle –
the ToasterBox main style. Can be one of the following
bits:
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Value |
Description |
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0x1 |
A simple |
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0x2 |
ToasterBoxes with different degree of complexity can be created. You can add as many controls as you want, provided that you call the |
windowstyle –
this parameter influences the visual appearance of
ToasterBox, and can be one of the following styles:
Window Style |
Hex Value |
Description |
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0x2008002 |
Default window style for |
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0x22009806 |
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closingstyle –
the closing style for ToasterBox. Can be one of the
following bits:
Closing Styles |
Hex Value |
Description |
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0x1 |
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0x2 |
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scrollType –
the scrolling direction for ToasterBox. Can be one of the
following bits:
Scroll Styles |
Hex Value |
Description |
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0x1 |
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0x2 |
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0x4 |
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AddPanel(self, panel)¶Adds a panel to the ToasterBox.
panel – an instance of wx.Window.
Note
Use this method only for a ToasterBox created with the TB_COMPLEX style.
CenterOnParent(self, direction=wx.BOTH)¶Centres the window on its parent (if any). If the ToasterBox parent is None,
it calls CenterOnScreen.
direction – specifies the direction for the centering. May be wx.HORIZONTAL,
wx.VERTICAL or wx.BOTH.
Note
This methods provides for a way to center ToasterBox over their parents instead of the
entire screen. If there is no parent, then behaviour is the same as CenterOnScreen.
See also
CenterOnScreen(self, direction=wx.BOTH)¶Centres the ToasterBox on screen.
direction – specifies the direction for the centering. May be wx.HORIZONTAL,
wx.VERTICAL or wx.BOTH.
See also
CleanList(self)¶Cleans the window list, erasing the stack of ToasterBox objects.
GetToasterBoxWindow(self)¶Returns the ToasterBox frame.
GetUseFocus(self)¶Returns whether ToasterBox will steal the focus from the parent application.
MoveAbove(self, tb)¶If a ToasterBox already exists, move the new one above the existing one.
tb – another instance of ToasterBox.
Notify(self)¶It’s time to hide a ToasterBox.
OnMoveTimer(self, event)¶Handles the wx.EVT_TIMER event for ToasterBox, moving the new window
on top of the last one created.
event – a TimerEvent event to be processed.
Play(self)¶Creates the ToasterBoxWindow, that does all the job.
SetPopupBackgroundColour(self, colour=None)¶Sets the ToasterBox background colour.
colour – a valid wx.Colour object. If defaulted to None, then
the background colour will be white.
Note
Use this method only for a ToasterBox created with the TB_SIMPLE style.
SetPopupBitmap(self, bitmap=None)¶Sets the ToasterBox background image.
bitmap – a valid wx.Bitmap object or filename. If defaulted
to None, then no background bitmap is used.
Note
Use this method only for a ToasterBox created with the TB_SIMPLE style.
SetPopupPauseTime(self, pausetime)¶Sets the time after which the ToasterBox is destroyed (linger).
pausetime – the delay after which the control is destroyed, in seconds.
SetPopupPosition(self, pos)¶Sets the ToasterBox position on screen.
pos – the widget position, an instance of wx.Point.
SetPopupPositionByInt(self, pos)¶Sets the ToasterBox position on screen, at one of the screen corners.
pos – an integer specifying the screen corner, namely:
Corner Number |
Position |
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0 |
Top left screen corner |
1 |
Top right screen corner |
2 |
Bottom left screen corner |
3 |
Bottom right screen corner |
SetPopupScrollSpeed(self, speed)¶Sets the ToasterBox scroll speed.
speed – it is the pause time (in milliseconds) for every step in the ScrollUp method.
SetPopupSize(self, size)¶Sets the ToasterBox size.
size – the new control size, an instance of wx.Size.
SetPopupText(self, text)¶Sets the ToasterBox text label.
text – the widget label.
Note
Use this method only for a ToasterBox created with the TB_SIMPLE style.
SetPopupTextColour(self, colour=None)¶Sets the ToasterBox foreground colour.
colour – a valid wx.Colour object. If defaulted to None, then
the background colour will be black.
Note
Use this method only for a ToasterBox created with the TB_SIMPLE style.
SetPopupTextFont(self, font=None)¶Sets the ToasterBox text font.
colour – a valid wx.Colour object. If defaulted to None, then
a simple generic font will be generated.
Note
Use this method only for a ToasterBox created with the TB_SIMPLE style.
SetTitle(self, title)¶Sets the ToasterBox title if it was created with TB_CAPTION window style.
title – the ToasterBox caption title.
SetUseFocus(self, focus)¶If focus is True, Instructs ToasterBox to steal the focus from the
parent application, otherwise it returns the focus to the original owner.
focus – True to set the focus on ToasterBox, False to
return it to the original owner.