On Mon, 20 Jun 2005 09:11:53 +0100
"Alan G" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > "raw_input", but I get "H is not defined" when I run the script.
> > Essentially, I'd like the user to enter a number for most items,
> > but use letters for "Help", "Quit", and "Back to Main".
>
> Are you sure? That kind of inconsistent input is one of the
> big no-nos of user interface design. It usually confuses
> the heck out of users!
>
Hmmm, good point. It was a thought. I am trying to avoid confusing my
users. If this kind of input will cause confusion, I should avoid it. I
was looking to provide a consistent help/quit/main single-key scheme across
all menus. I can (and presently am) using a double-digit number for this
purpose in the current script. On the other hand, I thought people would
easily recognize at least the "H" & "Q" for "help" and "quit".
Alternatively, I could link these to "F1" & [Ctrl]+Q, or something like
that. Many people would understand "F1".
Basically, the sub-menu offers choices:
1-3 - add/edit/delete
4-? - standard reports
10-12 - H/Q/M
> Hoewever to the problem at hand.
> It should just be a case of changing the keys in the dictionary.
> Unfortunately you've told us the problem but shown us the code
> that woreks, not the broken copde. So we can only guess what
> you might have done!
>
> But basically here is a sample program that does approximately
> what you want:
>
> def hello(): print 'hello'
> def goodbye(): print 'goodbye'
>
> menu = { '1' : ('hello', hello),
> 'Q' : ('goodbye', goodbye)}
>
> for m in menu.keys():
> print "%s\t%s" % (m,menu[m][0])
>
I am curious what the "%" by itself is doing.
> cmd = raw_input('pick one ').upper()
> menu[cmd][1]()
>
> Does that help?
>
I'll tinker with this a bit.
Don
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