On Feb 3, 2011, at 11:47 AM, Ed Leafe wrote:
>> Any chance that this can get fixed as I think this wxPython tool is
>> really very useful.
>
> This is an example of a wrapping candidate. I'm sure that this tool
> (not terribly familiar with it except for the fact that it exists) makes
> assumptions about every item in the wx.Frame; these assumptions are not
> always true for Dabo objects. Many times we have an external object that has
> a reference to the underlying wx object; this would prevent the inspection
> tool from accessing what it needs.
>
> There are two possibilities:
>
> 1) a simple wrapper that intercepts the exceptions and massages the
> references so that the wx tool works correctly
>
> 2) re-creating the tool in native Dabo.
>
> I would try the former initially, and if the differences are too
> difficult to manage, try re-creating in Dabo. From what I see, most of what
> would be needed is already present in Dabo (e.g., the Class Designer property
> sheet does exactly this); it's simply a matter of creating the UI.
I've gone the second route, as the former had way too much wx-level
stuff to be useful to a Dabo developer. I've just committed my first pass at
the tool, so if you could grab the latest svn commit and let me know what you
think, I would appreciate the feedback.
-- Ed Leafe
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