wx.lib.platebtn¶Editra Control Library: PlateButton
The PlateButton is a custom owner drawn flat button, that in many ways emulates the buttons found the bookmark bar of the Safari browser. It can be used as a drop in replacement for wx.Button/wx.BitmapButton under most circumstances. It also offers a wide range of options for customizing its appearance, a description of each of the main style settings is listed below.
Main Button Styles: Any combination of the following values may be passed to the constructor’s style keyword parameter.
PB_STYLE_DEFAULT: Creates a flat label button with rounded corners, the highlight for mouse over and press states is based off of the hightlight color from the systems current theme.
PB_STYLE_GRADIENT: The highlight and press states are drawn with gradient using the current highlight color.
PB_STYLE_SQUARE: Instead of the default rounded shape use a rectangular shaped button with square edges.
PB_STYLE_NOBG: This style only has an effect on Windows but does not cause harm to use on the platforms. It should only be used when the control is shown on a panel or other window that has a non solid color for a background. i.e a gradient or image is painted on the background of the parent window. If used on a background with a solid color it may cause the control to loose its transparent appearance.
PB_STYLE_DROPARROW: Add a drop button arrow to the button that will send a separate event when clicked on.
Other attributes can be configured after the control has been created. The settings that are currently available are as follows:
- SetBitmap: Change/Add the bitmap at any time and the control will resize and
refresh to display it.
SetLabelColor: Explicitly set text colors
- SetMenu: Set the button to have a popupmenu. When a menu is set a small drop
arrow will be drawn on the button that can then be clicked to show a menu.
SetPressColor: Use a custom highlight color
Overridden Methods Inherited from PyControl:
- SetFont: Changing the font is one way to set the size of the button, by
default the control will inherit its font from its parent.
- SetWindowVariant: Setting the window variant will cause the control to
resize to the corresponding variant size. However if the button is using a bitmap the bitmap will remain unchanged and only the font will be adjusted.
