I have been working on this project for some time now - it was originally supposed to be a test to see if, using wxPython, I could build a button 'from scratch.' From scratch means: that i would have full control over all the aspects of the button (i.e. controlling the BMP's that are displayed... what the event handlers did... etc.)
I have run into several problems (as this is my first major python project.) Now, when the all the code is working for the life of me I can't get an image to display.
Basic code - not working
dc = wx.BufferedPaintDC(self)
dc.SetFont(self.GetFont())
dc.SetBackground(wx.Brush(self.GetBackgroundColour()))
dc.Clear()
dc.DrawBitmap(wx.Bitmap("/home/wallter/Desktop/Mouseover.bmp"), 100, 100)
self.Refresh()
self.Update()
Full Main.py
import wx
from Custom_Button import Custom_Button
from wxPython.wx import *
ID_ABOUT = 101
ID_EXIT = 102
class MyFrame(wx.Frame):
def __init__(self, parent, ID, title):
wxFrame.__init__(self, parent, ID, title,
wxDefaultPosition, wxSize(400, 400))
self.CreateStatusBar()
self.SetStatusText("Program testing custom button overlays")
menu = wxMenu()
menu.Append(ID_ABOUT, "&About", "More information about this program")
menu.AppendSeparator()
menu.Append(ID_EXIT, "E&xit", "Terminate the program")
menuBar = wxMenuBar()
menuBar.Append(menu, "&File");
self.SetMenuBar(menuBar)
# The call for the 'Experiential button'
self.Button1 = Custom_Button(parent, -1,
wx.Point(100, 100),
wx.Bitmap("/home/wallter/Desktop/Mouseover.bmp"),
wx.Bitmap("/home/wallter/Desktop/Normal.bmp"),
wx.Bitmap("/home/wallter/Desktop/Click.bmp"))
# The following three lines of code are in place to try to get the
# Button1 to display (trying to trigger the Paint event (the _onPaint.)
# Because that is where the 'draw' functions are.
self.Button1.Show(true)
self.Refresh()
self.Update()
# Because the Above three lines of code did not work, I added the
# following four lines to trigger the 'draw' functions to test if the
# '_onPaint' method actually worked.
# These lines do not work.
dc = wx.BufferedPaintDC(self)
dc.SetFont(self.GetFont())
dc.SetBackground(wx.Brush(self.GetBackgroundColour()))
dc.DrawBitmap(wx.Bitmap("/home/wallter/Desktop/Mouseover.bmp"), 100, 100)
EVT_MENU(self, ID_ABOUT, self.OnAbout)
EVT_MENU(self, ID_EXIT, self.TimeToQuit)
def OnAbout(self, event):
dlg = wxMessageDialog(self, "Testing the functions of custom "
"buttons using pyDev and wxPython",
"About", wxOK | wxICON_INFORMATION)
dlg.ShowModal()
dlg.Destroy()
def TimeToQuit(self, event):
self.Close(true)
class MyApp(wx.App):
def OnInit(self):
frame = MyFrame(NULL, -1, "wxPython | Buttons")
frame.Show(true)
self.SetTopWindow(frame)
return true
app = MyApp(0)
app.MainLoop()
Full CustomButton.py
import wx
from wxPython.wx import *
class Custom_Button(wx.PyControl):
def __init__(self, parent, id, Pos, Over_BMP, Norm_BMP, Push_BMP, **kwargs):
wx.PyControl.__init__(self,parent, id, **kwargs)
self.Bind(wx.EVT_LEFT_DOWN, self._onMouseDown)
self.Bind(wx.EVT_LEFT_UP, self._onMouseUp)
self.Bind(wx.EVT_LEAVE_WINDOW, self._onMouseLeave)
self.Bind(wx.EVT_ENTER_WINDOW, self._onMouseEnter)
self.Bind(wx.EVT_ERASE_BACKGROUND,self._onEraseBackground)
self.Bind(wx.EVT_PAINT,self._onPaint)
self.pos = Pos
self.Over_bmp = Over_BMP
self.Norm_bmp = Norm_BMP
self.Push_bmp = Push_BMP
self._mouseIn = False
self._mouseDown = False
def _onMouseEnter(self, event):
self._mouseIn = True
def _onMouseLeave(self, event):
self._mouseIn = False
def _onMouseDown(self, event):
self._mouseDown = True
def _onMouseUp(self, event):
self._mouseDown = False
self.sendButtonEvent()
def sendButtonEvent(self):
event = wx.CommandEvent(wx.wxEVT_COMMAND_BUTTON_CLICKED, self.GetId())
event.SetInt(0)
event.SetEventObject(self)
self.GetEventHandler().ProcessEvent(event)
def _onEraseBackground(self,event):
# reduce flicker
pass
def Iz(self):
dc = wx.BufferedPaintDC(self)
dc.DrawBitmap(self.Norm_bmp, 100, 100)
def _onPaint(self, event):
# The printing functions, they should work... but don't.
dc = wx.BufferedPaintDC(self)
dc.SetFont(self.GetFont())
dc.SetBackground(wx.Brush(self.GetBackgroundColour()))
dc.Clear()
dc.DrawBitmap(self.Norm_bmp)
# This never printed... I don't know if that means if the EVT
# is triggering or what.
print '_onPaint'
# draw whatever you want to draw
# draw glossy bitmaps e.g. dc.DrawBitmap
if self._mouseIn: # If the Mouse is over the button
dc.DrawBitmap(self.Over_bmp, self.pos)
else: # Since the mouse isn't over it Print the normal one
# This is adding on the above code to draw the bmp
# in an attempt to get the bmp to display; to no avail.
dc.DrawBitmap(self.Norm_bmp, self.pos)
if self._mouseDown: # If the Mouse clicks the button
dc.DrawBitmap(self.Push_bmp, self.pos)
This code won't work? I get no BMP displayed why? How do i get one? I've gotten the staticBitmap(...) to display one, but it won't move, resize, or anything for that matter... - it's only in the top left corner of the frame?
Note: the frame is 400pxl X 400pxl - and the "/home/wallter/Desktop/Mouseover.bmp"