On Sun, Aug 20, 2006 at 01:35:32AM -0400, Jeff Cagle wrote:
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> I have strings that are composed of multiple properties within an
> object. I wanted to format the strings so that they came out nicely in
> a listbox. However, listbox widgets choke on the '\t' character, so I
> tried to roll my own:
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> def get_lbstring(self):
> s = self.datestring
> return s + " " * (20 - len(s)) + self.name
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> unfortunately, listboxes *also* have variable-width fonts (at least as
> the default). Short of changing to Courier font, is there a way to get
> items to line up in a listbox?
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Let's be precise: do listboxes treat \t as ' '? Is
that what you mean by "choke"?
To get items to line up in a listbox ... well, the
easiest way is to use someone else's work. Look into
one of the table widgets or extensions. I like the
tablelist for Tk work; I haven't had occasion yet to
wrap it for use in Tkinter.
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