Abstract

The W widget set is a collection of widgets written by Just van Rossum for his Mac Python IDE (part of the standard distribution of Python for the Macintosh). They add an additional level of functionality to the Framework module, as well as allowing interactive programming of GUI elements in the IDE. While less rich than the widget sets available in Tkinter or other GUI interfaces, W provides most of the functionality you would need to create your own Macintosh application.

Contents

• Part I: Using W Widgets
  • 1. Using W in the IDE
    • 1.1 Windows
    • 1.2 Creating and Deleting Widgets
    • 1.3 Types of Widget
    • 1.4 Callbacks
    • 1.5 Events and Bindings
    • 1.6 Menus
    • 1.7 Examples
  • 2. Writing a New Widget Class
    • 2.1 New Widgets
    • 2.2 More on Menus
    • 2.3 Examples
  • 3. Applications with W Widgets
    • 3.1 Writing an Application
    • 3.2 A Template Application
    • 3.3 Bundling the Application
    • 3.4 Examples
  • 4. Conclusion
• Part II: W Widget Reference
  • 1. Standard Arguments for Widgets
  • 2. Bindings
  • 3. Abstract Widget Classes
  • 4. Concrete Widget Classes
    • 4.1 Control Widget Classes
    • 4.2 Popup Menu Widget Classes
    • 4.3 Static Graphic Classes
    • 4.4 Grouping Classes
    • 4.5 Text Widget Classes
    • 4.6 Window Classes
  • 5. Menubar and Menu Classes
  • 6. Application Class
  • 7. Utility Functions

Extras

For convenience, the source code and auxilliary files of the examples and the whole document, are available as a binhexed stuffit archives.

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