On Saturday 24 November 2012, Nathan wrote: > I'm working on a simple Tarot reading program in Python 2.7, and I'm having > a bit of trouble with some GUI abstract. (Sorry, no code in here.) > > As of right now, all of the logic is working, and I can generate Tarot > spreads that tell me, in text, the role of each card "position", and what > card is in that position. For example, if I were to use a simple three-card > past/present/future spread, the output would be something like: > > Past: Prince of Swords > Present: The Hermit > Future: Ten of Disks > > What I'm trying to do now is add support for the card images. the problem > is, the program supports multiple types of spreads (two, so far, are > selectable), and they use different numbers of cards. It looks like I need > a variable number of widgets to display something like this. I'm not > entirely sure how I would handle something like that. > > Right now, though, I do have two ideas that I would like to run by you > guys. > > The first is to use one text widget-- as opposed to the one label widget > I'm currently using-- and embed the images where the card names would be. I > would have to try out some demos first, though, to see if I can otherwise > use text widgets just as label widgets. > > The other idea, which seems much more cumbersome, is to create a dummy > frame widget, then a frame widget designed specifically for each type of > spread. The user selects the spread they want to use (Celtic Cross), and > the associated frame gets placed on the GUI. > > What do you guys think? Is there a better way to deal (ha!) with this?
I think the usual procedure with something like this is a single Canvas widget. You could also use a Notebook with tabs disabled from Pmw or the like to implement multiple alternate Frames. As you say, more cumbersome. Cheers _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
