Class Float_ctrl

The analysis specific floating point number control.

This consists of two elements: wx.StaticText and wx.TextCtrl.

Instance Methods

__init__(self, box, parent, text='', default='', tooltip=None, editable=True, width_text=200, width_button=80, spacer=0)
Create a text selection element for the frame.

Enable(self, enable=True)
Enable or disable the element for user input.

int GetValue(self)
Set the value of the control.

SetValue(self, value)
Set the value of the control.

end_input(self, event)
Restore the cursor position at the end if needed.

pre_input(self, event)
Catch all key presses to store the original value and position and freeze the element.

post_input(self, event)
Check that the user input is a float when the text changes, restoring the value if not.

Method Details

__init__(self, box, parent, text='', default='', tooltip=None, editable=True, width_text=200, width_button=80, spacer=0)
(Constructor)

Create a text selection element for the frame.

This consists of a horizontal layout with a static text element, a text control, and an optional button.

Parameters:

• box (wx.BoxSizer instance) - The box element to pack the structure file selection GUI element into.
• parent (wx object) - The parent GUI element.
• text (str) - The static text.
• default (str) - The default text of the control.
• tooltip (str) - The tooltip which appears on hovering over the text or input field.
• editable (bool) - A flag specifying if the control is editable or not.
• width_text (int) - The width of the text element.
• width_button (int) - The width of the standard button used in the other elements.
• spacer (int) - The horizontal spacing between the elements.

Enable(self, enable=True)

Enable or disable the element for user input.

Parameters:

• enable (bool) - The flag specifying if the element should be enabled or disabled.

GetValue(self)

Set the value of the control.

Returns: int

The value of the text control.

SetValue(self, value)

Set the value of the control.

Parameters:

• value (text) - The value to set the text control to.

end_input(self, event)

Restore the cursor position at the end if needed.

This does not work so well as multiple wx.EVT_KEY_DOWN events can occur for a single wx.EVT_TEXT.

Parameters:

• event (wx event) - The wx event.

pre_input(self, event)

Catch all key presses to store the original value and position and freeze the element.

Parameters:

• event (wx event) - The wx event.

post_input(self, event)

Check that the user input is a float when the text changes, restoring the value if not.

Parameters:

• event (wx event) - The wx event.