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Added safeguard against failure in __del__.

author	Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org>
date	Wed, 27 Nov 1996 19:39:58 +0000
parents	4cef23e1dcca
children	3468ea8645ca

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3194 05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	1 \section{Standard module \sectcode{EasyDialogs}}
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	2 \stmodindex{EasyDialogs}
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	3
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	4 The \code{EasyDialogs} module contains some simple dialogs for
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	5 the Macintosh, modelled after the \code{stdwin} dialogs with similar
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	6 names.
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	7
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	8 The \code{EasyDialogs} module defines the following functions:
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	9
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	10 \renewcommand{\indexsubitem}{(in module EasyDialogs)}
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	11
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	12 \begin{funcdesc}{Message}{str}
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	13 A modal dialog with the message text \var{str}, which should be at
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	14 most 255 characters long, is displayed. Control is returned when the
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	15 user clicks ``OK''.
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	16 \end{funcdesc}
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	17
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	18 \begin{funcdesc}{AskString}{prompt\optional{\, default}}
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	19 Ask the user to input a string value, in a modal dialog. \var{Prompt}
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	20 is the promt message, the optional \var{default} arg is the initial
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	21 value for the string. All strings can be at most 255 bytes
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	22 long. \var{AskString} returns the string entered or \code{None} in
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	23 case the user cancelled.
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	24 \end{funcdesc}
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	25
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	26 \begin{funcdesc}{AskYesNoCancel}{question\optional{\, default}}
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	27 Present a dialog with text \var{question} and three buttons labelled
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	28 ``yes'', ``no'' and ``cancel''. Return \code{1} for yes, \code{0} for
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	29 no and \code{-1} for cancel. The default return value chosen by
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	30 hitting return is \code{0}. This can be changed with the optional
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	31 \var{default} argument.
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	32 \end{funcdesc}
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	33
3258 6e48fab6990f Documented ProgressBar and idle() Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: 3194 diff changeset	34 \begin{funcdesc}{ProgressBar}{\optional{label\, maxval}}
6e48fab6990f Documented ProgressBar and idle() Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: 3194 diff changeset	35 Display a modeless progress dialog with a thermometer bar. \var{Label}
6e48fab6990f Documented ProgressBar and idle() Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: 3194 diff changeset	36 is the textstring displayed (default ``Working...''), \var{maxval} is
6e48fab6990f Documented ProgressBar and idle() Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: 3194 diff changeset	37 the value at which progress is complete (default 100). The returned
6e48fab6990f Documented ProgressBar and idle() Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: 3194 diff changeset	38 object has one method, \code{set(value)}, which sets the value of the
6e48fab6990f Documented ProgressBar and idle() Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: 3194 diff changeset	39 progress bar. The bar remains visible until the object returned is
6e48fab6990f Documented ProgressBar and idle() Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: 3194 diff changeset	40 discarded.
6e48fab6990f Documented ProgressBar and idle() Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: 3194 diff changeset	41
6e48fab6990f Documented ProgressBar and idle() Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: 3194 diff changeset	42 The progress bar has a ``cancel'' button, but it is currently
6e48fab6990f Documented ProgressBar and idle() Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: 3194 diff changeset	43 non-functional.
6e48fab6990f Documented ProgressBar and idle() Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: 3194 diff changeset	44 \end{funcdesc}
6e48fab6990f Documented ProgressBar and idle() Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: 3194 diff changeset	45
3194 05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	46 Note that \code{EasyDialogs} does not currently use the notification
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	47 manager. This means that displaying dialogs while the program is in
3258 6e48fab6990f Documented ProgressBar and idle() Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: 3194 diff changeset	48 the background will lead to unexpected results and possibly
6e48fab6990f Documented ProgressBar and idle() Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: 3194 diff changeset	49 crashes. Also, all dialogs are modeless and hence expect to be at the
6e48fab6990f Documented ProgressBar and idle() Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: 3194 diff changeset	50 top of the stacking order. This is true when the dialogs are created,
6e48fab6990f Documented ProgressBar and idle() Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: 3194 diff changeset	51 but windows that pop-up later (like a console window) may also result
6e48fab6990f Documented ProgressBar and idle() Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: 3194 diff changeset	52 in crashes.
3194 05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	53
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	54
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	55 \section{Standard module \sectcode{FrameWork}}
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	56 \stmodindex{FrameWork}
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	57
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	58 The \code{FrameWork} module contains classes that together provide a
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	59 framework for an interactive Macintosh application. The programmer
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	60 builds an application by creating subclasses that override various
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	61 methods of the bases classes, thereby implementing the functionality
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	62 wanted. Overriding functionality can often be done on various
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	63 different levels, i.e. to handle clicks in a single dialog window in a
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	64 non-standard way it is not necessary to override the complete event
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	65 handling.
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	66
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	67 The \code{FrameWork} is still very much work-in-progress, and the
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	68 documentation describes only the most important functionality, and not
3758 b916d614e363 changes by Jack to Mac docs Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3258 diff changeset	69 in the most logical manner at that. Examine the source or the examples
b916d614e363 changes by Jack to Mac docs Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3258 diff changeset	70 for more details.
3194 05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	71
3758 b916d614e363 changes by Jack to Mac docs Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3258 diff changeset	72 The \code{FrameWork} module defines the following functions:
3194 05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	73
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	74 \renewcommand{\indexsubitem}{(in module FrameWork)}
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	75
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	76 \begin{funcdesc}{Application}{}
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	77 An object representing the complete application. See below for a
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	78 description of the methods. The default \code{__init__} routine
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	79 creates an empty window dictionary and a menu bar with an apple menu.
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	80 \end{funcdesc}
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	81
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	82 \begin{funcdesc}{MenuBar}{}
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	83 An object representing the menubar. This object is usually not created
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	84 by the user.
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	85 \end{funcdesc}
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	86
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	87 \begin{funcdesc}{Menu}{bar\, title\optional{\, after}}
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	88 An object representing a menu. Upon creation you pass the
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	89 \code{MenuBar} the menu appears in, the \var{title} string and a
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	90 position (1-based) \var{after} where the menu should appear (default:
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	91 at the end).
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	92 \end{funcdesc}
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	93
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	94 \begin{funcdesc}{MenuItem}{menu\, title\optional{\, shortcut\, callback}}
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	95 Create a menu item object. The arguments are the menu to crate the
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	96 item it, the item title string and optionally the keyboard shortcut
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	97 and a callback routine. The callback is called with the arguments
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	98 menu-id, item number within menu (1-based), current front window and
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	99 the event record.
4410 4cef23e1dcca Patches for Mac module docs by Jack Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3758 diff changeset	100
4cef23e1dcca Patches for Mac module docs by Jack Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3758 diff changeset	101 In stead of a callable object the callback can also be a string. In
4cef23e1dcca Patches for Mac module docs by Jack Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3758 diff changeset	102 this case menu selection causes the lookup of a method in the topmost
4cef23e1dcca Patches for Mac module docs by Jack Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3758 diff changeset	103 window and the application. The method name is the callback string
4cef23e1dcca Patches for Mac module docs by Jack Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3758 diff changeset	104 with \code{'domenu_'} prepended.
4cef23e1dcca Patches for Mac module docs by Jack Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3758 diff changeset	105
4cef23e1dcca Patches for Mac module docs by Jack Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3758 diff changeset	106 Calling the \code{MenuBar} \code{fixmenudimstate} method sets the
4cef23e1dcca Patches for Mac module docs by Jack Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3758 diff changeset	107 correct dimming for all menu items based on the current front window.
3194 05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	108 \end{funcdesc}
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	109
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	110 \begin{funcdesc}{Separator}{menu}
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	111 Add a separator to the end of a menu.
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	112 \end{funcdesc}
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	113
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	114 \begin{funcdesc}{SubMenu}{menu\, label}
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	115 Create a submenu named \var{label} under menu \var{menu}. The menu
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	116 object is returned.
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	117 \end{funcdesc}
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	118
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	119 \begin{funcdesc}{Window}{parent}
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	120 Creates a (modeless) window. \var{Parent} is the application object to
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	121 which the window belongs. The window is not displayed until later.
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	122 \end{funcdesc}
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	123
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	124 \begin{funcdesc}{DialogWindow}{parent}
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	125 Creates a modeless dialog window.
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	126 \end{funcdesc}
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	127
3758 b916d614e363 changes by Jack to Mac docs Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3258 diff changeset	128 \begin{funcdesc}{windowbounds}{width\, height}
b916d614e363 changes by Jack to Mac docs Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3258 diff changeset	129 Return a \code{(left, top, right, bottom)} tuple suitable for creation
b916d614e363 changes by Jack to Mac docs Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3258 diff changeset	130 of a window of given width and height. The window will be staggered
b916d614e363 changes by Jack to Mac docs Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3258 diff changeset	131 with respect to previous windows, and an attempt is made to keep the
b916d614e363 changes by Jack to Mac docs Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3258 diff changeset	132 whole window on-screen. The window will however always be exact the
b916d614e363 changes by Jack to Mac docs Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3258 diff changeset	133 size given, so parts may be offscreen.
b916d614e363 changes by Jack to Mac docs Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3258 diff changeset	134 \end{funcdesc}
b916d614e363 changes by Jack to Mac docs Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3258 diff changeset	135
4410 4cef23e1dcca Patches for Mac module docs by Jack Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3758 diff changeset	136 \begin{funcdesc}{setwatchcursor}{}
4cef23e1dcca Patches for Mac module docs by Jack Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3758 diff changeset	137 Set the mouse cursor to a watch.
4cef23e1dcca Patches for Mac module docs by Jack Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3758 diff changeset	138 \end{funcdesc}
4cef23e1dcca Patches for Mac module docs by Jack Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3758 diff changeset	139
4cef23e1dcca Patches for Mac module docs by Jack Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3758 diff changeset	140 \begin{funcdesc}{setarrowcursor}{}
4cef23e1dcca Patches for Mac module docs by Jack Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3758 diff changeset	141 Set the mouse cursor to an arrow.
4cef23e1dcca Patches for Mac module docs by Jack Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3758 diff changeset	142 \end{funcdesc}
3194 05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	143
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	144 \subsection{Application objects}
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	145 Application objects have the following methods, among others:
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	146
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	147 \renewcommand{\indexsubitem}{(Application method)}
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	148
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	149 \begin{funcdesc}{makeusermenus}{}
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	150 Override this method if you need menus in your application. Append the
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	151 menus to \code{self.menubar}.
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	152 \end{funcdesc}
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	153
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	154 \begin{funcdesc}{getabouttext}{}
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	155 Override this method to return a text string describing your
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	156 application. Alternatively, override the \code{do_about} method for
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	157 more elaborate about messages.
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	158 \end{funcdesc}
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	159
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	160 \begin{funcdesc}{mainloop}{\optional{mask\, wait}}
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	161 This routine is the main event loop, call it to set your application
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	162 rolling. \var{Mask} is the mask of events you want to handle,
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	163 \var{wait} is the number of ticks you want to leave to other
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	164 concurrent application (default 0, which is probably not a good
4410 4cef23e1dcca Patches for Mac module docs by Jack Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3758 diff changeset	165 idea). While raising \code{self} to exit the mainloop is still
4cef23e1dcca Patches for Mac module docs by Jack Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3758 diff changeset	166 supported it is not recommended, call \code{self._quit} instead.
3194 05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	167
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	168 The event loop is split into many small parts, each of which can be
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	169 overridden. The default methods take care of dispatching events to
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	170 windows and dialogs, handling drags and resizes, Apple Events, events
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	171 for non-FrameWork windows, etc.
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	172 \end{funcdesc}
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	173
4410 4cef23e1dcca Patches for Mac module docs by Jack Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3758 diff changeset	174 \begin{funcdesc}{_quit}{}
4cef23e1dcca Patches for Mac module docs by Jack Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3758 diff changeset	175 Terminate the event \code{mainloop} at the next convenient moment.
4cef23e1dcca Patches for Mac module docs by Jack Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3758 diff changeset	176 \end{funcdesc}
4cef23e1dcca Patches for Mac module docs by Jack Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3758 diff changeset	177
3194 05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	178 \begin{funcdesc}{do_char}{c\, event}
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	179 The user typed character \var{c}. The complete details of the event
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	180 can be found in the \var{event} structure. This method can also be
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	181 provided in a \code{Window} object, which overrides the
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	182 application-wide handler if the window is frontmost.
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	183 \end{funcdesc}
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	184
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	185 \begin{funcdesc}{do_dialogevent}{event}
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	186 Called early in the event loop to handle modeless dialog events. The
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	187 default method simply dispatches the event to the relevant dialog (not
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	188 through the the \code{DialogWindow} object involved). Override if you
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	189 need special handling of dialog events (keyboard shortcuts, etc).
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	190 \end{funcdesc}
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	191
3758 b916d614e363 changes by Jack to Mac docs Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3258 diff changeset	192 \begin{funcdesc}{idle}{event}
b916d614e363 changes by Jack to Mac docs Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3258 diff changeset	193 Called by the main event loop when no events are available. The
b916d614e363 changes by Jack to Mac docs Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3258 diff changeset	194 null-event is passed (so you can look at mouse position, etc).
3258 6e48fab6990f Documented ProgressBar and idle() Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: 3194 diff changeset	195 \end{funcdesc}
6e48fab6990f Documented ProgressBar and idle() Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: 3194 diff changeset	196
3194 05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	197 \subsection{Window Objects}
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	198
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	199 Window objects have the following methods, among others:
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	200
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	201 \renewcommand{\indexsubitem}{(Window method)}
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	202
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	203 \begin{funcdesc}{open}{}
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	204 Override this method to open a window. Store the MacOS window-id in
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	205 \code{self.wid} and call \code{self.do_postopen} to register the
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	206 window with the parent application.
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	207 \end{funcdesc}
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	208
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	209 \begin{funcdesc}{close}{}
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	210 Override this method to do any special processing on window
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	211 close. Call \code{self.do_postclose} to cleanup the parent state.
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	212 \end{funcdesc}
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	213
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	214 \begin{funcdesc}{do_postresize}{width\, height\, macoswindowid}
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	215 Called after the window is resized. Override if more needs to be done
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	216 than calling \code{InvalRect}.
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	217 \end{funcdesc}
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	218
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	219 \begin{funcdesc}{do_contentclick}{local\, modifiers\, event}
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	220 The user clicked in the content part of a window. The arguments are
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	221 the coordinates (window-relative), the key modifiers and the raw
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	222 event.
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	223 \end{funcdesc}
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	224
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	225 \begin{funcdesc}{do_update}{macoswindowid\, event}
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	226 An update event for the window was received. Redraw the window.
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	227 \end{funcdesc}
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	228
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	229 \begin{funcdesc}{do_activate}{activate\, event}
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	230 The window was activated (\code{activate==1}) or deactivated
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	231 (\code{activate==0}). Handle things like focus highlighting, etc.
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	232 \end{funcdesc}
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	233
3758 b916d614e363 changes by Jack to Mac docs Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3258 diff changeset	234 \subsection{ControlsWindow Object}
b916d614e363 changes by Jack to Mac docs Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3258 diff changeset	235
b916d614e363 changes by Jack to Mac docs Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3258 diff changeset	236 ControlsWindow objects have the following methods besides those of
b916d614e363 changes by Jack to Mac docs Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3258 diff changeset	237 \code{Window} objects:
b916d614e363 changes by Jack to Mac docs Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3258 diff changeset	238
b916d614e363 changes by Jack to Mac docs Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3258 diff changeset	239 \renewcommand{\indexsubitem}{(ControlsWindow method)}
b916d614e363 changes by Jack to Mac docs Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3258 diff changeset	240
b916d614e363 changes by Jack to Mac docs Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3258 diff changeset	241 \begin{funcdesc}{do_controlhit}{window\, control\, pcode\, event}
b916d614e363 changes by Jack to Mac docs Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3258 diff changeset	242 Part \code{pcode} of control \code{control} was hit by the
b916d614e363 changes by Jack to Mac docs Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3258 diff changeset	243 user. Tracking and such has already been taken care of.
b916d614e363 changes by Jack to Mac docs Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3258 diff changeset	244 \end{funcdesc}
b916d614e363 changes by Jack to Mac docs Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3258 diff changeset	245
b916d614e363 changes by Jack to Mac docs Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3258 diff changeset	246 \subsection{ScrolledWindow Object}
b916d614e363 changes by Jack to Mac docs Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3258 diff changeset	247
b916d614e363 changes by Jack to Mac docs Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3258 diff changeset	248 ScrolledWindow objects are ControlsWindow objects with the following
4410 4cef23e1dcca Patches for Mac module docs by Jack Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3758 diff changeset	249 extra methods:
3758 b916d614e363 changes by Jack to Mac docs Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3258 diff changeset	250
b916d614e363 changes by Jack to Mac docs Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3258 diff changeset	251 \renewcommand{\indexsubitem}{(ScrolledWindow method)}
b916d614e363 changes by Jack to Mac docs Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3258 diff changeset	252
b916d614e363 changes by Jack to Mac docs Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3258 diff changeset	253 \begin{funcdesc}{scrollbars}{\optional{wantx\, wanty}}
b916d614e363 changes by Jack to Mac docs Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3258 diff changeset	254 Create (or destroy) horizontal and vertical scrollbars. The arguments
b916d614e363 changes by Jack to Mac docs Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3258 diff changeset	255 specify which you want (default: both). The scrollbars always have
b916d614e363 changes by Jack to Mac docs Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3258 diff changeset	256 minimum \code{0} and maximum \code{32767}.
b916d614e363 changes by Jack to Mac docs Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3258 diff changeset	257 \end{funcdesc}
b916d614e363 changes by Jack to Mac docs Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3258 diff changeset	258
b916d614e363 changes by Jack to Mac docs Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3258 diff changeset	259 \begin{funcdesc}{getscrollbarvalues}{}
b916d614e363 changes by Jack to Mac docs Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3258 diff changeset	260 You must supply this method. It should return a tuple \code{x, y}
b916d614e363 changes by Jack to Mac docs Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3258 diff changeset	261 giving the current position of the scrollbars (between \code{0} and
b916d614e363 changes by Jack to Mac docs Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3258 diff changeset	262 \code{32767}). You can return \code{None} for either to indicate the
b916d614e363 changes by Jack to Mac docs Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3258 diff changeset	263 whole document is visible in that direction.
b916d614e363 changes by Jack to Mac docs Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3258 diff changeset	264 \end{funcdesc}
b916d614e363 changes by Jack to Mac docs Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3258 diff changeset	265
b916d614e363 changes by Jack to Mac docs Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3258 diff changeset	266 \begin{funcdesc}{updatescrollbars}{}
b916d614e363 changes by Jack to Mac docs Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3258 diff changeset	267 Call this method when the document has changed. It will call
b916d614e363 changes by Jack to Mac docs Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3258 diff changeset	268 \code{getscrollbarvalues} and update the scrollbars.
b916d614e363 changes by Jack to Mac docs Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3258 diff changeset	269 \end{funcdesc}
b916d614e363 changes by Jack to Mac docs Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3258 diff changeset	270
b916d614e363 changes by Jack to Mac docs Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3258 diff changeset	271 \begin{funcdesc}{scrollbar_callback}{which\, what\, value}
b916d614e363 changes by Jack to Mac docs Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3258 diff changeset	272 Supplied by you and called after user interaction. \code{Which} will
b916d614e363 changes by Jack to Mac docs Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3258 diff changeset	273 be \code{'x'} or \code{'y'}, \code{what} will be \code{'-'},
b916d614e363 changes by Jack to Mac docs Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3258 diff changeset	274 \code{'--'}, \code{'set'}, \code{'++'} or \code{'+'}. For
b916d614e363 changes by Jack to Mac docs Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3258 diff changeset	275 \code{'set'}, \code{value} will contain the new scrollbar position.
b916d614e363 changes by Jack to Mac docs Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3258 diff changeset	276 \end{funcdesc}
b916d614e363 changes by Jack to Mac docs Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3258 diff changeset	277
b916d614e363 changes by Jack to Mac docs Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3258 diff changeset	278 \begin{funcdesc}{scalebarvalues}{absmin\, absmax\, curmin\, curmax}
b916d614e363 changes by Jack to Mac docs Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3258 diff changeset	279 Auxiliary method to help you calculate values to return from
b916d614e363 changes by Jack to Mac docs Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3258 diff changeset	280 \code{getscrollbarvalues}. You pass document minimum and maximum value
b916d614e363 changes by Jack to Mac docs Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3258 diff changeset	281 and topmost (leftmost) and bottommost (rightmost) visible values and
b916d614e363 changes by Jack to Mac docs Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3258 diff changeset	282 it returns the correct number or \code{None}.
b916d614e363 changes by Jack to Mac docs Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3258 diff changeset	283 \end{funcdesc}
b916d614e363 changes by Jack to Mac docs Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3258 diff changeset	284
b916d614e363 changes by Jack to Mac docs Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3258 diff changeset	285 \begin{funcdesc}{do_activate}{onoff\, event}
b916d614e363 changes by Jack to Mac docs Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3258 diff changeset	286 Takes care of dimming/highlighting scrollbars when a window becomes
b916d614e363 changes by Jack to Mac docs Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3258 diff changeset	287 frontmost vv. If you override this method call this one at the end of
b916d614e363 changes by Jack to Mac docs Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3258 diff changeset	288 your method.
b916d614e363 changes by Jack to Mac docs Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3258 diff changeset	289 \end{funcdesc}
b916d614e363 changes by Jack to Mac docs Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3258 diff changeset	290
b916d614e363 changes by Jack to Mac docs Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3258 diff changeset	291 \begin{funcdesc}{do_postresize}{width\, height\, window}
b916d614e363 changes by Jack to Mac docs Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3258 diff changeset	292 Moves scrollbars to the correct position. Call this method initially
b916d614e363 changes by Jack to Mac docs Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3258 diff changeset	293 if you override it.
b916d614e363 changes by Jack to Mac docs Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3258 diff changeset	294 \end{funcdesc}
b916d614e363 changes by Jack to Mac docs Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3258 diff changeset	295
b916d614e363 changes by Jack to Mac docs Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3258 diff changeset	296 \begin{funcdesc}{do_controlhit}{window\, control\, pcode\, event}
b916d614e363 changes by Jack to Mac docs Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3258 diff changeset	297 Handles scrollbar interaction. If you override it call this method
b916d614e363 changes by Jack to Mac docs Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3258 diff changeset	298 first, a nonzero return value indicates the hit was in the scrollbars
b916d614e363 changes by Jack to Mac docs Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3258 diff changeset	299 and has been handled.
b916d614e363 changes by Jack to Mac docs Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3258 diff changeset	300 \end{funcdesc}
b916d614e363 changes by Jack to Mac docs Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3258 diff changeset	301
3194 05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	302 \subsection{DialogWindow Objects}
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	303
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	304 DialogWindow objects have the following methods besides those of
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	305 \code{Window} objects:
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	306
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	307 \renewcommand{\indexsubitem}{(DialogWindow method)}
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	308
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	309 \begin{funcdesc}{open}{resid}
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	310 Create the dialog window, from the DLOG resource with id
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	311 \var{resid}. The dialog object is stored in \code{self.wid}.
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	312 \end{funcdesc}
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	313
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	314 \begin{funcdesc}{do_itemhit}{item\, event}
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	315 Item number \var{item} was hit. You are responsible for redrawing
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	316 toggle buttons, etc.
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	317 \end{funcdesc}
05aeb91e3b90 Documented MACFS, macostools, EasyDialogs and FrameWork modules. Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> parents: diff changeset	318
4410 4cef23e1dcca Patches for Mac module docs by Jack Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3758 diff changeset	319 \section{Standard module \sectcode{MiniAEFrame}}
4cef23e1dcca Patches for Mac module docs by Jack Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3758 diff changeset	320 \stmodindex{MiniAEFrame}
4cef23e1dcca Patches for Mac module docs by Jack Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3758 diff changeset	321
4cef23e1dcca Patches for Mac module docs by Jack Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3758 diff changeset	322 The module \var{MiniAEFrame} provides a framework for an application
4cef23e1dcca Patches for Mac module docs by Jack Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3758 diff changeset	323 that can function as an OSA server, i.e. receive and process
4cef23e1dcca Patches for Mac module docs by Jack Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3758 diff changeset	324 AppleEvents. It can be used in conjunction with \var{FrameWork} or
4cef23e1dcca Patches for Mac module docs by Jack Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3758 diff changeset	325 standalone.
4cef23e1dcca Patches for Mac module docs by Jack Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3758 diff changeset	326
4cef23e1dcca Patches for Mac module docs by Jack Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3758 diff changeset	327 This module is temporary, it will eventually be replaced by a module
4cef23e1dcca Patches for Mac module docs by Jack Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3758 diff changeset	328 that handles argument names better and possibly automates making your
4cef23e1dcca Patches for Mac module docs by Jack Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3758 diff changeset	329 application scriptable.
4cef23e1dcca Patches for Mac module docs by Jack Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3758 diff changeset	330
4cef23e1dcca Patches for Mac module docs by Jack Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3758 diff changeset	331 The \var{MiniAEFrame} module defines the following classes:
4cef23e1dcca Patches for Mac module docs by Jack Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3758 diff changeset	332
4cef23e1dcca Patches for Mac module docs by Jack Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3758 diff changeset	333 \renewcommand{\indexsubitem}{(in module MiniAEFrame)}
4cef23e1dcca Patches for Mac module docs by Jack Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3758 diff changeset	334
4cef23e1dcca Patches for Mac module docs by Jack Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3758 diff changeset	335 \begin{funcdesc}{AEServer}{}
4cef23e1dcca Patches for Mac module docs by Jack Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3758 diff changeset	336 A class that handles AppleEvent dispatch. Your application should
4cef23e1dcca Patches for Mac module docs by Jack Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3758 diff changeset	337 subclass this class together with either
4cef23e1dcca Patches for Mac module docs by Jack Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3758 diff changeset	338 \code{MiniAEFrame.MiniApplication} or
4cef23e1dcca Patches for Mac module docs by Jack Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3758 diff changeset	339 \code{FrameWork.Application}. Your \code{__init__} method should call
4cef23e1dcca Patches for Mac module docs by Jack Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3758 diff changeset	340 the \code{__init__} method for both classes.
4cef23e1dcca Patches for Mac module docs by Jack Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3758 diff changeset	341 \end{funcdesc}
4cef23e1dcca Patches for Mac module docs by Jack Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3758 diff changeset	342
4cef23e1dcca Patches for Mac module docs by Jack Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3758 diff changeset	343 \begin{funcdesc}{MiniApplication}{}
4cef23e1dcca Patches for Mac module docs by Jack Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3758 diff changeset	344 A class that is more or less compatible with
4cef23e1dcca Patches for Mac module docs by Jack Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3758 diff changeset	345 \code{FrameWork.Application} but with less functionality. Its
4cef23e1dcca Patches for Mac module docs by Jack Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3758 diff changeset	346 eventloop supports the apple menu, command-dot and AppleEvents, other
4cef23e1dcca Patches for Mac module docs by Jack Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3758 diff changeset	347 events are passed on to the Python interpreter and/or Sioux.
4cef23e1dcca Patches for Mac module docs by Jack Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3758 diff changeset	348 Useful if your application wants to use \code{AEServer} but does not
4cef23e1dcca Patches for Mac module docs by Jack Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3758 diff changeset	349 provide its own windows, etc.
4cef23e1dcca Patches for Mac module docs by Jack Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3758 diff changeset	350 \end{funcdesc}
4cef23e1dcca Patches for Mac module docs by Jack Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3758 diff changeset	351
4cef23e1dcca Patches for Mac module docs by Jack Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3758 diff changeset	352 \subsection{AEServer Objects}
4cef23e1dcca Patches for Mac module docs by Jack Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3758 diff changeset	353
4cef23e1dcca Patches for Mac module docs by Jack Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3758 diff changeset	354 \renewcommand{\indexsubitem}{(AEServer method)}
4cef23e1dcca Patches for Mac module docs by Jack Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3758 diff changeset	355
4cef23e1dcca Patches for Mac module docs by Jack Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3758 diff changeset	356 \begin{funcdesc}{installaehandler}{classe\, type\, callback}
4cef23e1dcca Patches for Mac module docs by Jack Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3758 diff changeset	357 Installs an AppleEvent handler. \code{Classe} and \code{type} are the
4cef23e1dcca Patches for Mac module docs by Jack Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3758 diff changeset	358 four-char OSA Class and Type designators, \code{'****'} wildcards are
4cef23e1dcca Patches for Mac module docs by Jack Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3758 diff changeset	359 allowed. When a matching AppleEvent is received the parameters are
4cef23e1dcca Patches for Mac module docs by Jack Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3758 diff changeset	360 decoded and your callback is invoked.
4cef23e1dcca Patches for Mac module docs by Jack Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3758 diff changeset	361 \end{funcdesc}
4cef23e1dcca Patches for Mac module docs by Jack Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3758 diff changeset	362
4cef23e1dcca Patches for Mac module docs by Jack Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3758 diff changeset	363 \begin{funcdesc}{callback}{_object\, **kwargs}
4cef23e1dcca Patches for Mac module docs by Jack Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3758 diff changeset	364 Your callback is called with the OSA Direct Object as first positional
4cef23e1dcca Patches for Mac module docs by Jack Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3758 diff changeset	365 parameter. The other parameters are passed as keyword arguments, with
4cef23e1dcca Patches for Mac module docs by Jack Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3758 diff changeset	366 the 4-char designator as name. Three extra keyword parameters are
4cef23e1dcca Patches for Mac module docs by Jack Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3758 diff changeset	367 passed: \code{_class} and \code{_type} are the Class and Type
4cef23e1dcca Patches for Mac module docs by Jack Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3758 diff changeset	368 designators and \code{_attributes} is a dictionary with the AppleEvent
4cef23e1dcca Patches for Mac module docs by Jack Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3758 diff changeset	369 attributes.
4cef23e1dcca Patches for Mac module docs by Jack Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3758 diff changeset	370
4cef23e1dcca Patches for Mac module docs by Jack Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3758 diff changeset	371 The return value of your method is packed with
4cef23e1dcca Patches for Mac module docs by Jack Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3758 diff changeset	372 \code{aetools.packevent} and sent as reply.
4cef23e1dcca Patches for Mac module docs by Jack Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3758 diff changeset	373 \end{funcdesc}
4cef23e1dcca Patches for Mac module docs by Jack Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3758 diff changeset	374
4cef23e1dcca Patches for Mac module docs by Jack Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3758 diff changeset	375 Note that there are some serious problems with the current
4cef23e1dcca Patches for Mac module docs by Jack Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3758 diff changeset	376 design. AppleEvents which have non-identifier 4-char designators for
4cef23e1dcca Patches for Mac module docs by Jack Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3758 diff changeset	377 arguments are not implementable, and it is not possible to return an
4cef23e1dcca Patches for Mac module docs by Jack Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 3758 diff changeset	378 error to the originator. This will be addressed in a future release.

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