Re: tkinter for dell axim x30
Ron Harris <[email protected]> Sun, 9 May 2010 10:15:41 -0700 (PDT)
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--===============1539717936== Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="0-772353376-1273425341=:73034" --0-772353376-1273425341=:73034 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Antonio and Adam,=0A=0AWell I got it tkinter going on my Dell Axim X30 with= Windows Mobile 3.0 SE.=A0 These are the stops I took:=0A=0A1)=A0 Installed= latest version of PythonCE from sourceforge.=A0 I used the latest PythonCE= Setup.exe, which when executed on a Vista PC enables you to install the pro= gram through the Windows Mobile Device Center.=A0 (Programs and Services, A= dd/Remove Programs).=0A=0AI installed PythonCE with the "Install program fi= les into the default installation folder" option unchecked.=A0 I installed = it to Built-In Storage.=0A=0A2)=A0 I downloaded Tkinter-files.zip from the = same sourceforge page.=A0 I found it in the sourceforge PythonCE folder Pyt= hon_CE_2.3.4-1.=A0 I unzipped in on my PC and put the files from its Window= s folder into the Windows folder on my Axim X30 and put the other files int= o Built-In Storage.=0A=0A3)=A0 I ran the 3 step tkinter test found here:=0A= =0Ahttp://wiki.python.org/moin/TkInter=0A=0A4)=A0 At some point, in the tes= t it told me that it couldn't find init.py,=A0 and it gave me a list of fol= ders that it searched.=A0 Based on this, I moved the subfolders out of thei= r folder (was it lib?)=A0and into the root directory of built-in storage an= d retested.=A0 Et voila.=A0 Ca marche.=0A=0ALet me repeat more briefly and = perhaps more sensibly in imperative mood:=0A=0A1)=A0 Download lastest Pytho= nCE=A0from sourceforge and install to Axim's Built-In Storage.=0A=0A2) Down= load Tkinter-files.zip from same sourceforge=A0location and unzip on a PC.= =A0 Copy the files from the Windows folder (celib.dll, etc)=A0into the Wind= ows folder on Axim.=A0 Copy the subfolder named=A0library to Built-In Stora= ge.=A0 Copy the folder named tk8.4 to Built-In Storage.=0A=0ATkinter should= now be working.=A0 Can I be more specific?=A0=A0Built-In Storage now has t= he following folders:=A0 PythonCE Python25, tk8.4, and library.=A0 Three dl= l's added to My Device\Windows folder=0A=0AIt's pretty simple actually but = nevertheless it wasn't that easy to figure it out.=A0 I don't see why Tkint= er has to be manually installed when the rest of pythonce is installed=A0by= the setup program.=A0 It seems like it took a month just to get tkinter wo= rking and it seemed touch and go the whole time when it should've been a no= brainer.=A0=A0 Now that it's going, I'm a happy camper.=0A=0ABTW, I was al= so able to get ppygui running but will make my first pass and hopefully fin= al on my program with tkinter.=A0=0A=0AThanks for your invaluable help and = encouragement.=A0 Without it I would have held this task to be impossible.= =0A=0ABye.=0A=0A=0A=0A=0A=0A________________________________=0AFrom: Antoni= o Tovar <[email protected]>=0ATo: [email protected]=0ASent: Mon, May 3, 2= 010 1:54:28 AM=0ASubject: Re: [PythonCE] tkinter for dell axim x30=0A=0ARon= ,=0A=0A>I looked into this option before posting to this list.? I couldn't = determine what to do with the zip file.? Windows did not recognize the exte= nsion >.patch that is on the two files in the zip file patch-for-tctlk846.z= ip nor could I find installation instructions on the download page.? Any >s= uggestions on how to install?=0A=0AAbout the patches, I guess they are for = patching source files so forget them.=0A=0AAnyway, I downloaded the pack fr= om here:=0A=0Ahttp://pythonce.sourceforge.net/Wikka/Tkinter=0A=0AIt's not t= he last version, but it comes with installation instructions.=0A=0AMay be y= ou can figure out how to install the last release based on the=0Ainstructio= ns for installing this.=0A=0AIf you get it, please tell us how.=0A=0AAntoni= o=0A_______________________________________________=0APythonCE mailing list= [email protected]=0Ahttp://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/pythonce= =0A=0A=0A=0A --0-772353376-1273425341=:73034 Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html><head><style type=3D"text/css"><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></style></he= ad><body><div style=3D"font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;= font-size:12pt"><DIV>Antonio and Adam,</DIV>=0A<DIV> </DIV>=0A<DIV>Wel= l I got it tkinter going on my Dell Axim X30 with Windows Mobile 3.0 SE.&nb= sp; These are the stops I took:</DIV>=0A<DIV> </DIV>=0A<DIV>1) I= nstalled latest version of PythonCE from sourceforge. I used the late= st PythonCESetup.exe, which when executed on a Vista PC enables you to inst= all the program through the Windows Mobile Device Center. (Programs a= nd Services, Add/Remove Programs).</DIV>=0A<DIV> </DIV>=0A<DIV>I insta= lled PythonCE with the "Install program files into the default installation= folder" option unchecked. I installed it to Built-In Storage.</DIV>= =0A<DIV> </DIV>=0A<DIV>2) I downloaded Tkinter-files.zip from th= e same sourceforge page. I found it in the sourceforge PythonCE folde= r Python_CE_2.3.4-1. I unzipped in on my PC and put the files from it= s Windows folder into the Windows folder on my Axim X30 and put the other f= iles into Built-In Storage.</DIV>=0A<DIV> </DIV>=0A<DIV>3) I ran= the 3 step tkinter test found here:</DIV>=0A<DIV> </DIV>=0A<DIV><A hr= ef=3D"http://wiki.python.org/moin/TkInter">http://wiki.python.org/moin/TkIn= ter</A></DIV>=0A<DIV> </DIV>=0A<DIV>4) At some point, in the tes= t it told me that it couldn't find init.py, and it gave me a list of = folders that it searched. Based on this, I moved the subfolders out o= f their folder (was it lib?) and into the root directory of built-in s= torage and retested. Et voila. Ca marche.</DIV>=0A<DIV> </= DIV>=0A<DIV>Let me repeat more briefly and perhaps more sensibly in imperat= ive mood:</DIV>=0A<DIV> </DIV>=0A<DIV>1) Download lastest Python= CE from sourceforge and install to Axim's Built-In Storage.<BR></DIV>= =0A<DIV>2) Download Tkinter-files.zip from same sourceforge location a= nd unzip on a PC. Copy the files from the Windows folder (celib.dll, = etc) into the Windows folder on Axim. Copy the subfolder named&n= bsp;library to Built-In Storage. Copy the folder named tk8.4 to Built= -In Storage.</DIV>=0A<DIV> </DIV>=0A<DIV>Tkinter should now be working= . Can I be more specific? Built-In Storage now has the fol= lowing folders: PythonCE Python25, tk8.4, and library. Three dl= l's added to My Device\Windows folder</DIV>=0A<DIV> </DIV>=0A<DIV>It's= pretty simple actually but nevertheless it wasn't that easy to figure it o= ut. I don't see why Tkinter has to be manually installed when the res= t of pythonce is installed by the setup program. It seems like i= t took a month just to get tkinter working and it seemed touch and go the w= hole time when it should've been a no brainer. Now that it's go= ing, I'm a happy camper.<IMG src=3D"http://mail.yimg.com/a/i/mesg/tsmileys2= /01.gif"></DIV>=0A<DIV> </DIV>=0A<DIV>BTW, I was also able to get ppyg= ui running but will make my first pass and hopefully final on my program wi= th tkinter. </DIV>=0A<DIV> </DIV>=0A<DIV>=0A<DIV>Thanks for your = invaluable help and encouragement. Without it I would have held this = task to be impossible.</DIV>=0A<DIV> </DIV>=0A<DIV>Bye.</DIV></DIV>=0A= <DIV> </DIV>=0A<DIV> </DIV>=0A<DIV style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: times ne= w roman, new york, times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><BR>=0A<DIV style=3D"FONT= -FAMILY: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 13px"><FONT size=3D2 face= =3DTahoma>=0A<HR SIZE=3D1>=0A<B><SPAN style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From:</SP= AN></B> Antonio Tovar <[email protected]><BR><B><SPAN style=3D"FONT-W= EIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> [email protected]<BR><B><SPAN style=3D"FONT-W= EIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Mon, May 3, 2010 1:54:28 AM<BR><B><SPAN style= =3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> Re: [PythonCE] tkinter for dell = axim x30<BR></FONT><BR>Ron,<BR><BR>>I looked into this option before pos= ting to this list.? I couldn't determine what to do with the zip file.? Win= dows did not recognize the extension >.patch that is on the two files in= the zip file patch-for-tctlk846.zip nor could I find installation instruct= ions on the download page.? Any >suggestions on how to install?<BR><BR>A= bout the patches, I guess they are for patching source files so forget them= .<BR><BR>Anyway, I downloaded the pack from here:<BR><BR>http://pythonce.so= urceforge.net/Wikka/Tkinter<BR><BR>It's not the last version, but it comes = with installation instructions.<BR><BR>May be you can figure out how to install the last rel= ease based on the<BR>instructions for installing this.<BR><BR>If you get it= , please tell us how.<BR><BR>Antonio<BR>___________________________________= ____________<BR>PythonCE mailing list<BR><A href=3D"mailto:PythonCE@python.= org" ymailto=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</A><BR>http= ://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/pythonce<BR></DIV></DIV></div><br>=0A= =0A=0A=0A=0A=0A=0A=0A </body></html> --0-772353376-1273425341=:73034-- --===============1539717936== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline _______________________________________________ PythonCE mailing list [email protected] http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/pythonce --===============1539717936==--