How do I layout a 3 pane window using wxPython?

Question

I am trying to find a simple way to layout a 3 pane window using wxPython.

I want to have a tree list in the left pane, then have a right pane that is split into two - with an edit component in the top part and a grid component in the bottom part.

Something along the lines of:

--------------------------------------
|             |                      |
|             |        Edit          |
|  Tree       |        Control       |
|  Control    |                      |
|             |----------------------|
|             |                      |
|             |        Grid          |
|             |                      |
--------------------------------------

I would like the window to be re-sizable and give the user the ability to change the (relative) size of each of the components within the windows by dragging the borders.

I figure that I need some combination of sizers and/or splitter-window components but can't find a decent example of this kind of window in the documentation or on the web.

Answer 1

This is a very simple layout using wx.aui and three panels. I guess you can easily adapt it to suit your needs.

Orjanp...

import wx
import wx.aui

class MyFrame(wx.Frame):
    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
        wx.Frame.__init__(self, *args, **kwargs)

        self.mgr = wx.aui.AuiManager(self)

        leftpanel = wx.Panel(self, -1, size = (200, 150))
        rightpanel = wx.Panel(self, -1, size = (200, 150))
        bottompanel = wx.Panel(self, -1, size = (200, 150))

        self.mgr.AddPane(leftpanel, wx.aui.AuiPaneInfo().Bottom())
        self.mgr.AddPane(rightpanel, wx.aui.AuiPaneInfo().Left().Layer(1))
        self.mgr.AddPane(bottompanel, wx.aui.AuiPaneInfo().Center().Layer(2))

        self.mgr.Update()


class MyApp(wx.App):
    def OnInit(self):
        frame = MyFrame(None, -1, '07_wxaui.py')
        frame.Show()
        self.SetTopWindow(frame)
        return 1

if __name__ == "__main__":
    app = MyApp(0)
    app.MainLoop()

Answer 2

First of all download wxGlade a gui builder for wxPython (alternative XRCed, i prefere wxGlade).

Then you have to decide if you want to use a GridSizer or a Splitter and you are done. Below you find both (between Tree and right side is a GridSizer -> resizes automatically). Between Edit and GridCtrl is a Sizer (manual Resize).

Regards.

one minute work without entering a single line of code:

#!/usr/bin/env python
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
# generated by wxGlade 0.6.3 on Sat Feb 07 10:02:31 2009

import wx
import wx.grid

# begin wxGlade: extracode
# end wxGlade



class MyDialog(wx.Dialog):
    def __init__(self, *args, **kwds):
        # begin wxGlade: MyDialog.__init__
        kwds["style"] = wx.DEFAULT_DIALOG_STYLE|wx.RESIZE_BORDER|wx.THICK_FRAME
        wx.Dialog.__init__(self, *args, **kwds)
        self.window_1 = wx.SplitterWindow(self, -1, style=wx.SP_3D|wx.SP_BORDER)
        self.tree_ctrl_1 = wx.TreeCtrl(self, -1, style=wx.TR_HAS_BUTTONS|wx.TR_LINES_AT_ROOT|wx.TR_DEFAULT_STYLE|wx.SUNKEN_BORDER)
        self.text_ctrl_1 = wx.TextCtrl(self.window_1, -1, "This is the Edit", style=wx.TE_MULTILINE)
        self.grid_1 = wx.grid.Grid(self.window_1, -1, size=(1, 1))

        self.__set_properties()
        self.__do_layout()
        # end wxGlade

    def __set_properties(self):
        # begin wxGlade: MyDialog.__set_properties
        self.SetTitle("dialog_1")
        self.grid_1.CreateGrid(10, 3)
        # end wxGlade

    def __do_layout(self):
        # begin wxGlade: MyDialog.__do_layout
        grid_sizer_1 = wx.FlexGridSizer(1, 2, 3, 3)
        grid_sizer_1.Add(self.tree_ctrl_1, 1, wx.EXPAND, 0)
        self.window_1.SplitHorizontally(self.text_ctrl_1, self.grid_1)
        grid_sizer_1.Add(self.window_1, 1, wx.EXPAND, 0)
        self.SetSizer(grid_sizer_1)
        grid_sizer_1.Fit(self)
        grid_sizer_1.AddGrowableRow(0)
        grid_sizer_1.AddGrowableCol(0)
        grid_sizer_1.AddGrowableCol(1)
        self.Layout()
        # end wxGlade

# end of class MyDialog


class MyApp(wx.App):
    def OnInit(self):
        wx.InitAllImageHandlers()
        mainDlg = MyDialog(None, -1, "")
        self.SetTopWindow(mainDlg)
        mainDlg.Show()
        return 1

# end of class MyApp

if __name__ == "__main__":
    app = MyApp(0)
    app.MainLoop()