"Fredrik Lundh" <fredrik at pythonware.com> wrote in message 
news:mailman.2740.1108626296.22381.python-list at python.org...
> "Adam" <adam at eden.com> wrote:
>
>> So we came up with the idea of using a random  number generator to
>> generate numbers from 0 to 36 and display them in large figures on my
>> laptop. This is for the benefit of those people who are hard of hearing.
>> They like to see what is happening.
>
> here's one way to do this:
>
> from Tkinter import *
> from random import randint
> from time import sleep
>
> def update(event=None):
>  for i in range(10):
>    label.config(text=str(randint(0,36)))
>    label.update()
>    sleep(0.05)
>
> # create a maximized window
> root = Tk()
> root.wm_state("zoomed")
> root.title("my roulette wheel")
>
> # 80% of the screen height
> height = int(root.winfo_screenheight() * 0.8)
>
> # create label (use negative font size for size in pixels)
> label = Label(root, font="Arial " + str(-height), bg="gold")
> label.pack(fill=BOTH, expand=1)
>
> # click anywhere in window to pick a new number
> root.bind("<Button-1>", update)
>
> update() # display first number
>
> mainloop()
>
> (tweak as necessary)
>
> </F>
>
>
I thank all of you.
I will try each one of these suggestions.
Adam.

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