We can start experimenting with it but until it's been packaged for stable release on all major platforms, I don't want to make a dependency for KiCad.
On 9/20/2017 5:59 PM, Greg Smith wrote: > I mostly us the Phoenix documentation and it seems close, but not exact. > There also have been differences between the Python that wxFormBuilder > creates vs Stable and is some cases the nightly. From my perspective, it's > not onerous to adopt, but it may break existing plugins. > > Greg S. > >> On Sep 20, 2017, at 3:54 PM, Simon Richter <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> wxPython 4 will be out soon, and this appears to be mostly a rewrite of >> wxPython 3. Has anyone looked at this yet, is it compatible enough to be >> used from KiCad? >> >> Simon >> >> -------- Forwarded Message -------- >> Subject: wxPython 4.0.0b2 release >> Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2017 12:54:12 -0700 >> From: Robin Dunn <[email protected]> >> Reply-To: [email protected] >> To: [email protected], [email protected], >> [email protected], [email protected], >> [email protected] >> >> >> >> Announcing wxPython 4.0.0b2 >> =========================== >> >> PyPI: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/wxPython/4.0.0b2 >> Extras: https://extras.wxPython.org/wxPython4/extras/ >> Pip: ``pip install wxPython==4.0.0b2`` >> >> Changes in this release include the following: >> >> * Added a deprecated compatibility helper for wx.CustomDataFormat. >> >> * Transfer ownership of the wx.EvtHandler object when pushing/popping >> them, and also for Set/RemoveEventHandler. (#443) >> >> * Add missing wx.VScrolledWindow methods listed in the docs as >> deprecated but still present. (#441) >> >> * Fixed copy/paste error in wx.BusyInfo.__exit__ (#449) >> >> * Added new tool wxget, (a minimal wx implementation of wget) >> >> * Added new tools wxdocs and wxdemos to launch the respective items, >> fetching and unpacking as required. (#437) >> >> * Fixes to ensure that the locale message catalogs are included in the >> release files. (#464) >> >> * Fix wx.ListCtrl.SetItemData to check that the data value is not out >> of the range of a C long. (#467) >> >> * Changed the default port on *nix builds to be GTK3. The new >> ``--gtk2`` flag for build.py can be used to force a build for GTK2 >> instead, and the ``--gtk3`` flag still exists, but defaults to True >> unless ``--gtk2`` is specified. Please note that there is currently >> no auto-detection of whether GTK3 is available or not, so if you >> know you need to build for GTK2 then you need to use the build flag, >> and there is currently no way to specify that flag for builds >> performed by pip. (#431) >> >> * Fix parameter names in Toolbar.AddTool methods to be >> consistent. (#475) >> >> * Remove inconsistent GetVirtualSize method in ScrolledWindow and let >> it be inherited from wx.Window instead. (#474) >> >> * Fix crashing bug caused by importing a module that reinitializes the >> wxModule system after having imported wxpyTag. (#468) >> >> * Fix missing methods in various DataObject classes. (They were >> actually accidentally marked "private" when they should have been >> public.) (#480) >> >> * Add missing ListCtrl.DeleteAllColumns. (#486) >> >> * Various fixes in the demo. >> >> * Fixed improper initial scale factor in wx.lib.agw.speedmeter >> >> * Fix for calls to wx.Notebook.HitTest calling the wrong instance >> (base class version) of the method. (#499) >> >> * Add wx.Simplebook class. >> >> * Fix exception in wx.lib.agw.customtreectrl when calling >> SortChildren. (#463, #500) >> >> * Fix missing imports needed for drawing the legend in >> wx.lib.plot. (#503) >> >> * Fix other instances of list.sort using old cmp-style ordering >> functions. (#508) >> >> * Update SizedControls to do a sanity check on the parent's sizer, as >> GetSizer can return None for SizedParent under certain >> circumstances, such as when AUI reparents the control during pane >> movement. (#523, #537) >> >> * Added Vagrant configs for Fedora 23 and Fedora 26, and dropped >> Fedora 24. Wheels built on F23 can also be used on F24 and F25, and >> F26 adds Python 3.6 support. >> >> * Fix bitwise OR bug in wx.lib.agw.aui.framemanager. (#493) >> >> * Fix bugs in wx.lib.plot when saving file. (#526) >> >> * Fix integer division bug in ultimatelistctrl. (#528) >> >> * Fix bug in wx.SearchCtrl.SetCancelBitmap (#532) >> >> * Fixed property grid SetPropertyValue method to not truncate floating >> point values to integers, and a couple other possible incorrect >> conversions. (#536) >> >> >> >> >> What is wxPython? >> ----------------- >> >> wxPython is a cross-platform GUI toolkit for the Python programming >> language. It allows Python programmers to create programs with a >> robust, highly functional graphical user interface, simply and >> easily. It is implemented as a set of Python extension modules that >> wrap the GUI components of the popular wxWidgets cross platform >> library, which is written in C++. Supported platforms are Microsoft >> Windows, Mac OS X and macOS, and Linux or other unix-like systems with >> GTK2 or GTK3 libraries. In most cases the native widgets are used on >> each platform to provide a 100% native look and feel for the >> application. >> >> >> What is wxPython Phoenix? >> ------------------------- >> >> wxPython's Project Phoenix is a new from-the-ground-up implementation >> of wxPython, created with the intent of making wxPython “better, >> stronger, faster than he was before.” In other words, this new >> implementation is focused on improving speed, maintainability and >> extensibility of wxPython, as well as removing most of the cruft that >> had accumulated over the long life of Classic wxPython. >> >> The project has been in development off and on, mostly behind the >> scenes, for many years. For the past few years automated snapshot >> builds have been available for those adventurous enough to try it, and >> many people eventually started using the snapshots in their projects, >> even for production releases. While there are still some things on >> the periphery that need to be completed, the core of the new wxPython >> extension modules which wrap the wxWidgets code has been stable for a >> long time now. >> >> Due to some things being cleaned up, reorganized, simplified and >> dehackified wxPython Phoenix is not completely backwards compatible >> with wxPython Classic. This is intended. In general, however, the API >> differences tend to be minor and some applications can use Phoenix >> with slight, or even no modifications. In some other cases the >> correct way to do things was also available in Classic and it's only >> the wrong way that has been removed from Phoenix. For more >> information there is a Migration Guide document available at: >> https://docs.wxpython.org/MigrationGuide.html >> >> The new wxPython API reference documentation, including all >> Python-specific additions and customizations, and docs for the wx.lib >> package, is located at: https://docs.wxpython.org/ >> >> >> -- >> Robin Dunn >> Software Craftsman >> http://wxPython.org >> >> -- >> Please read http://www.wxwidgets.org/support/mlhowto.htm before posting. >> >> To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] >> or visit http://groups.google.com/group/wx-users >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers >> Post to : [email protected] >> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers >> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > Post to : [email protected] > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
