Can wxSpinCtrl start blank?

wxPython Users
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I'd like to provide a way to assign a rating over some
rating scale. I was planning on using wxSpinCtrl,
but it seems like it must start with a numeric value
already shown. This, to me, seems like biasing
the rater toward that value; it would be better to
allow it to start blank.

Is there a way to do this?

Thanks,
Che

2

Not with the native widget on Windows, but you can easily make your own with a wx.TextCtrl and a wx.SpinButton and make it behave however you want.

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On 11/17/09 6:04 PM, C M wrote:

I'd like to provide a way to assign a rating over some
rating scale. I was planning on using wxSpinCtrl,
but it seems like it must start with a numeric value
already shown. This, to me, seems like biasing
the rater toward that value; it would be better to
allow it to start blank.

Is there a way to do this?

--
Robin Dunn
Software Craftsman

3

Thanks, that's a good idea. But my version of the demo says, "wx.SpinButton is
not implemented for all platforms (Win32 and GTK only currently". Is that still
the case?

Che

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On Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 9:28 PM, Robin Dunn <robin@alldunn.com> wrote:

On 11/17/09 6:04 PM, C M wrote:

I'd like to provide a way to assign a rating over some
rating scale. I was planning on using wxSpinCtrl,
but it seems like it must start with a numeric value
already shown. This, to me, seems like biasing
the rater toward that value; it would be better to
allow it to start blank.

Is there a way to do this?

Not with the native widget on Windows, but you can easily make your own
with a wx.TextCtrl and a wx.SpinButton and make it behave however you want.

4

Hi Che,

2009/11/20 C M:

I'd like to provide a way to assign a rating over some
rating scale. I was planning on using wxSpinCtrl,
but it seems like it must start with a numeric value
already shown. This, to me, seems like biasing
the rater toward that value; it would be better to
allow it to start blank.

Is there a way to do this?

Not with the native widget on Windows, but you can easily make your own
with a wx.TextCtrl and a wx.SpinButton and make it behave however you want.

Thanks, that's a good idea. But my version of the demo says, "wx.SpinButton is
not implemented for all platforms (Win32 and GTK only currently". Is that still
the case?

Take a look at how FloatSpin (wx.lib.agw.FloatSpin) has been
implemented. As far as I know it works on all platforms, albeit I
don't know if there are Mac users actually using it.

Andrea.

"Imagination Is The Only Weapon In The War Against Reality."
http://xoomer.alice.it/infinity77/

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On Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 9:28 PM, Robin Dunn <robin@alldunn.com> wrote:

On 11/17/09 6:04 PM, C M wrote:

5

No.

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On 11/19/09 8:25 PM, C M wrote:

On Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 9:28 PM, Robin Dunn<robin@alldunn.com> wrote:

On 11/17/09 6:04 PM, C M wrote:

I'd like to provide a way to assign a rating over some
rating scale. I was planning on using wxSpinCtrl,
but it seems like it must start with a numeric value
already shown. This, to me, seems like biasing
the rater toward that value; it would be better to
allow it to start blank.

Is there a way to do this?

Not with the native widget on Windows, but you can easily make your own
with a wx.TextCtrl and a wx.SpinButton and make it behave however you want.

Thanks, that's a good idea. But my version of the demo says, "wx.SpinButton is
not implemented for all platforms (Win32 and GTK only currently". Is that still
the case?

--
Robin Dunn
Software Craftsman