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wxPython MDI question

rockmuelle cmueller at onebox.com
Fri Feb 22 11:50:28 EST 2002 
Ok, found some code for this hidden in the demo directory. 

wxPython/demo/MDISashDemo.py shows how to do it.

-Chris

cmueller at onebox.com (rockmuelle) wrote in message news:<aaa059f1.0202211632.1f9e9d98 at posting.google.com>...
> I am trying to create an MDI application that has a list control on
> the left side of the main MDI frame and the MDI client area on the
> right side, similar to the way Visual Studio has other windows
> surrounding its client area.
> 
> I've tried creating the list control and then adding it and the client
> area to a sizer, but the client area always takes up the whole main
> frame. The client area and the list control are situated at (0, 0), as
> if there was no sizer.  If I add more controls to the sizer, the
> non-client area windows get layed out correctly, but the sizer and
> client area still overlap.
> 
> Does anyone know how to fix this?
> 
> I'm using wxPython 2.3.1 with Python 2.1.1 on Windows 2K.  Code
> demonstrating what I've tried is appended to this message.
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> -Chris
> 
> 
> from wxPython.wx import *
> 
> class MyMDIFrame(wxMDIParentFrame):
>   """
>   Main frame that has list control and MDI client area.
>   """
> 
>   def __init__(self, parent, id=-1, title='MDI Example'):
>     wxMDIParentFrame.__init__(self, parent, id, title=title)
> 
>     sizer = wxBoxSizer(wxHORIZONTAL)
>     sizer.Add(wxListCtrl(self, -1))
>     sizer.Add(wxListCtrl(self, -1))  # add another list
>     sizer.Add(self.GetClientWindow())
>     sizer.Layout()
> 
>     self.SetSizer(sizer)
>     self.Fit()
>     
>     return
> 
> 
> if __name__=="__main__":
> 
>   class App(wxApp):
> 
>     def OnInit(self):
>       frame = MyMDIFrame(NULL)
>       frame.Show(true)
>       self.SetTopWindow(frame)
> 
>       return true
> 
>   app = App(0)
>   app.MainLoop()
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