According to the Tix documentation online, HList has an info_bbox() method
which returns the bounding box of a given item in the HList. However, when I
try to call this method, I get an attribute error. Looking at Tix.py I see
that info_bbox() is not implemented.
Hazarding a chance (mostly by looking at the other method implementation) I see
if I can define it myself.
def info_bbox( self, entry ):
return [ int(pos) for pos in self.tk.call( self._w, 'info', 'bbox',
entry).split() ]
When I use this implementation it works. Why's info_bbox() been left out of
HList?
I can't formulate a work-around for what I'm trying to do. I need info_bbox().
Here's why:
I'm currently working on a project which involves some fairly complex GUIs. It
displays data in the form of an outline which the user can edit, it also
generates web pages. To allow a natural feel to editing the order of the items
in the outline, I decided to make use of the Tkinter drag and drop module:
Tkdnd. To do this correctly, I need to do a bit of arithmetic with screen
coordinates while in a drag operation (so I can change the cursor during the
drag) so that I can determine if my current drag position (potential drop
position) is above, below or as a child of some other item in the outline. The
easiest way to do this is to get the bounding box of the nearest items.
Thanks,
Ron
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