On 6/6/12 7:26 PM, Simon Cropper wrote:
> It made me wonder though how do people program using Dabo? Do people use 
> the formdesigner then add code (like wxglade) or do they use an editor 
> and if so which?

I start my projects off with dabo/ide/wizards/AppWizard/appWizard.py. It gives a
starting structure for a standard CRUD app with generated code for you to 
organize as
you see fit.

I edit my forms in code, using vim. I've seen great demos of the class designer 
in
action, too.

> I also noted the lack of documentation - well documentation close to 
> hand (e.g. F1, help wxGrid). 

wxGrid is in the wxpython layer, so you'd want their documentation, but for e.g.
dabo's dGrid, the documentation is here:

http://docs.dabodev.com/dabo.ui.uiwx.dGrid.dGrid.html

> I'll be honest though, all the examples and peripheral information gives 
> you a distinct impression that the framework is designed to create a 
> data source then build a GUI to access this data source, not to be used 
> as 'programming language'. 

The programming language is Python. How you create your data is up to you. Use 
Dabo
to create your bizobjs and GUI.

> Yes, the objects and modules can be borrowed 
> from the framework and mingled with python and wxpython code but this 
> hybridization is something learned through trial and error but not 
> actually documented anywhere.

Dabo's UI is just a layer above wxPython's UI. So if needed you can delve down 
into
wxPython but in practice I never need to do this.


Paul

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