Re: Dynamically change font size of a TextArea

On-line documentation is going to do a more thorough and accurate  job
than I can do :( ....try these

http://wiki.wxpython.org/EventPropagation
http://wiki.wxpython.org/self.Bind%20vs.%20self.button.Bind

remembering PythonCard is a wrapper of wxpython

Cheers,
Lawrie

On Wed, Jun 22, 2011 at 6:14 AM, hwg <[email protected]> wrote:
> That's what I needed.=A0 Working perfectly now.=A0 (I also removed the
> unnecessary wx import.)
> I don't understand why I need the event.Skip().=A0 If someone could expla=
in,
> it would be much appreciated.
>
> hwg
>
> ________________________________
> From: Lawrence Abbott <[email protected]>
> To: hwg <[email protected]>
> Cc: pythoncard-users <[email protected]>
> Sent: Tuesday, June 21, 2011 2:06 PM
> Subject: Re: [Pythoncard-users] Dynamically change font size of a TextArea
>
> Try adding an
>
> event.Skip()
>
> As mentioned previously - no need for the wx import.
>
> Cheers,
> Lawrie
>
> On Wed, Jun 22, 2011 at 1:43 AM, hwg <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Lawrie,
>>
>> That works.=A0 Thanks!
>>
>> I still have a weird issue where the Slider doesn't give up focus.=A0 I
>> start
>> dragging it, and when I release it (mouseUp), the event handler fires and
>> the font size changes.=A0 But I can't enter the TextArea, and the slider
>> still
>> moves around as I move the mouse, even with no mouse buttons pressed.=A0=
 I
>> can't access the TextArea or the Menu, and I can't even close the
>> PythonCard
>> app window without going into the IDE and stopping the script from there.
>>
>> Any idea what's causing this?
>>
>> Complete code is attached.
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>> hwg
>>
>>
>> ________________________________
>> From: Lawrence Abbott <[email protected]>
>> To: hwg <[email protected]>
>> Cc: pythoncard-users <[email protected]>
>> Sent: Tue, June 21, 2011 7:45:50 AM
>> Subject: Re: [Pythoncard-users] Dynamically change font size of a TextAr=
ea
>>
>> try
>> font =3D self.components.TextArea1.GetFont()
>>
>> instead of
>> font =3D self.components.TextArea1.font
>>
>> also you will need to ensure the slider output values are legitimate font
>> sizes
>> also should be no need to import wx with SetPointSize method
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Lawrie
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Jun 21, 2011 at 10:23 PM, hwg <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> I tried both of the methods below:
>>> I get the following error:
>>> Traceback (most recent call last):
>>> =A0File "C:\Python25\lib\site-packages\PythonCard\widget.py", line 408,=
 in
>>> _dispatch
>>> handler(background, aWxEvent)
>>> =A0File
>>>
>>>
>>> "C:\Users\wsande\Documents\Warren\PythonScripts\PC_slider_text\pc_slide=
r_text.py",
>>> line 11, in on_Slider1_mouseUp
>>> font.SetPointSize(sliderValue)
>>> AttributeError: 'Font' object has no attribute 'SetPointSize'
>>>
>>> Here's the complete code:
>>> # pc_slider_text.py
>>> # try to change the size of text font in a test box using a slider
>>>
>>> from wx import *
>>> from PythonCard import model
>>> class MainWindow(model.Background):
>>> =A0=A0=A0 def=A0 on_Slider1_mouseUp(self, event):
>>> =A0=A0=A0 =A0=A0=A0 sliderValue =3D self.components.Slider1.value
>>> =A0=A0=A0 =A0=A0=A0 print sliderValue
>>> =A0=A0=A0 =A0=A0=A0 font =3D self.components.TextArea1.font
>>> =A0=A0=A0 =A0=A0=A0 font.SetPointSize(sliderValue)
>>> =A0=A0=A0 =A0=A0=A0 self.components.TextArea1.SetFont(font)
>>> =A0=A0=A0 =A0=A0=A0 print self.components.TextArea1.font
>>>
>>> app =3D model.Application(MainWindow)
>>> app.MainLoop()
>>>
>>> ________________________________
>>> From: Lawrence Abbott <[email protected]>
>>> To: hwg <[email protected]>
>>> Sent: Monday, June 20, 2011 10:37 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [Pythoncard-users] Dynamically change font size of a
>>> TextArea
>>>
>>> A slightly cleaner way
>>>
>>> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 font =3D self.components.TextArea1.GetFont()
>>> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 font.SetPointSize(16)
>>> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 self.components.TextArea1.SetFont(font)
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>> Lawrie
>>>
>>> On Tue, Jun 21, 2011 at 12:26 PM, Lawrence Abbott <[email protected]>
>>> wrote:
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> self.components.TextArea1.font_size =3D sliderValue
>>>>
>>>> doesnt work for me
>>>>
>>>> print self.components.TextArea1.font.size
>>>>
>>>> gives a dictionary of font attributes, but I can't get them to update
>>>> either
>>>>
>>>> import wx
>>>>
>>>> font_size =3D16
>>>>
>>>> font1 =3D self.components.TextArea1.GetFont()
>>>> font2 =3D wx.Font(font_size, font1.Family, font1.Style, font1.Weight)
>>>> self.components.TextArea1.SetFont( font2 )
>>>>
>>>> seems to work
>>>>
>>>> HTH,
>>>> Lawrie
>>>>
>>>> On Mon, Jun 20, 2011 at 2:27 AM, hwg <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>> I tried:
>>>>>
>>>>> self.components.TextArea1.font_size =3D sliderValue
>>>>> It doesn't throw an exception, but it doesn't change the font size,
>>>>> either.
>>>>> Also, oddly, the slider never seems to lose focus.=A0 It keeps sliding
>>>>> back
>>>>> and forth even after the mouse is released and no longer over the
>>>>> slider.=A0 I
>>>>> can't get focus on the TextArea.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> - hwg
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> ________________________________
>>>>> From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
>>>>> To: hwg <[email protected]>
>>>>> Cc: "[email protected]"
>>>>> <[email protected]>
>>>>> Sent: Saturday, June 18, 2011 11:45 PM
>>>>> Subject: Re: [Pythoncard-users] Dynamically change font size of a
>>>>> TextArea
>>>>>
>>>>> font is not a dictionary.=A0 It's a class.=A0 Try font._size
>>>>>
>>>>> On 6/17/2011 1:23 PM, hwg wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> from PythonCard import model
>>>>> class MainWindow(model.Background):
>>>>> =A0=A0 def=A0 on_Slider1_mouseUp(self, event):
>>>>> =A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 sliderValue =3D self.components.Slider1.value
>>>>> =A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0self.components.TextArea1.font['size'] =3D slide=
rValue
>>>>>
>>>>> app =3D model.Application(MainWindow)
>>>>> app.MainLoop()
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Kim Cheung
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
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