[GRASS-dev] Re: [GRASSGUI] module dialogs in wxPython

[Michael Barton]

On 8/6/07 9:18 AM, "Glynn Clements" <glynn at gclements.plus.com> wrote:

> 
> Michael Barton wrote:
> 
>> What would it take to have a module come up in the wxPython version of the
>> autogenerated dialog if GRASS_GUI is set to wx in .grassrc6? I think this
>> discussion got started sometime back, but wasn't resolved.
> 
> It needs:
> 
> 1. A Python equivalent of lib/gis/gui.tcl.

This exists. menform.py

> 
> 2. A Python equivalent of generate_tcl(), unless you make #1 accept
> XML, in which case G_usage_xml() can be used.

menuform accepts and parses xml generated by
<command> --interface-description

Futzing around with this, I was able to get a wxPython last night dialog by
entering:

python $GISBASE/etc/wx/gui_modules/menuform.py <command>


> 
> 3. Some changes to G_gui() to select the desired GUI based upon
> $GRASS_GUI.

So it seems to be down to #3

> 
> #1 is the main part; the rest is straightforward.

Excellent

Michael

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