How to use a png image as a toolbar button icon?

wxPython Users
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I have some set of png images, I’d like to use them as button icons in my toolbar (wx.ToolBar).

I do:

ID_DRAW_BUTTON = 100

self.toolbar = wx.ToolBar(self, -1, style=wx.TB_FLAT|wx.BORDER_RAISED)

draw_icon = wx.ArtProvider.GetBitmap(“chart-icon”, wx.ART_TOOLBAR, (16,16))

self.toolbar.AddTool(ID_DRAW_BUTTON, “Draw”, draw_icon, shortHelpString=“Draw Chart”)

But it says

TypeError: in method ‘ToolBarBase_DoAddTool’, expected argument 4 of type ‘wxBitmap const &’

although type of draw_icon is <class ‘wx._gdi.Bitmap’>

So what should I do to use a png image as a toolbar button icon?

2

What wxPython version?

Isn't arg 4 the disabled bitmap? If you haven't one you can pass NullBitmap.

Werner

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On 12/8/2015 11:43, steve wrote:

I have some set of png images, I'd like to use them as button icons in my toolbar (wx.ToolBar).
I do:
ID_DRAW_BUTTON = 100
self.toolbar = wx.ToolBar(self, -1, style=wx.TB_FLAT|wx.BORDER_RAISED)
draw_icon = wx.ArtProvider.GetBitmap("chart-icon", wx.ART_TOOLBAR, (16,16))
self.toolbar.AddTool(ID_DRAW_BUTTON, "Draw", draw_icon, shortHelpString="Draw Chart")
But it says
TypeError: in method 'ToolBarBase_DoAddTool', expected argument 4 of type 'wxBitmap const &'
although type of draw_icon is <class 'wx._gdi.Bitmap'>
So what should I do to use a png image as a toolbar button icon?

3

try this. wx3.0.2 call
wx.ToolBar.AddTool(self, id, bitmap=mybitmap, pushedBitmap=mybitmap, isToggle=0, clientData=None, shortHelpString=‘’, longHelpString=‘’)
It might differ a bit on older wxversions as far as arg placement or args.

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On Tuesday, December 8, 2015 at 4:43:53 AM UTC-6, steve wrote:

I have some set of png images, I’d like to use them as button icons in my toolbar (wx.ToolBar).

I do:

ID_DRAW_BUTTON = 100

self.toolbar = wx.ToolBar(self, -1, style=wx.TB_FLAT|wx.BORDER_RAISED)

draw_icon = wx.ArtProvider.GetBitmap(“chart-icon”, wx.ART_TOOLBAR, (16,16))

self.toolbar.AddTool(ID_DRAW_BUTTON, “Draw”, draw_icon, shortHelpString=“Draw Chart”)

But it says

TypeError: in method ‘ToolBarBase_DoAddTool’, expected argument 4 of type ‘wxBitmap const &’

although type of draw_icon is <class ‘wx._gdi.Bitmap’>

So what should I do to use a png image as a toolbar button icon?

4

I’m not sure the following is actually helpful. I have tried several methods (in the general use of the word not python method) of adding graphics (png,jpeg, icon, etc…) to toolbar panels. What I discovered was that in the end I needed a button. Once I started using buttons all worked well and as expected. Playing with the background and pic I got very good results. So try something like:

self.clearbtn = wx.Button(self, -1,label = 'Clear' )
self.clearbtn.SetBackgroundColour(wx.CYAN)
self.clearbtn.SetBitmap(wx.Bitmap('icons/edit-clear32.png'),wx.LEFT)

then add the button to the toolbar.

Johnf
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On Mon, Dec 28, 2015 at 7:26 PM, Metallicow metaliobovinus@gmail.com wrote:

On Tuesday, December 8, 2015 at 4:43:53 AM UTC-6, steve wrote:

I have some set of png images, I’d like to use them as button icons in my toolbar (wx.ToolBar).

I do:

ID_DRAW_BUTTON = 100

self.toolbar = wx.ToolBar(self, -1, style=wx.TB_FLAT|wx.BORDER_RAISED)

draw_icon = wx.ArtProvider.GetBitmap(“chart-icon”, wx.ART_TOOLBAR, (16,16))

self.toolbar.AddTool(ID_DRAW_BUTTON, “Draw”, draw_icon, shortHelpString=“Draw Chart”)

But it says

TypeError: in method ‘ToolBarBase_DoAddTool’, expected argument 4 of type ‘wxBitmap const &’

although type of draw_icon is <class ‘wx._gdi.Bitmap’>

So what should I do to use a png image as a toolbar button icon?

try this. wx3.0.2 call
wx.ToolBar.AddTool(self, id, bitmap=mybitmap, pushedBitmap=mybitmap, isToggle=0, clientData=None, shortHelpString=‘’, longHelpString=‘’)
It might differ a bit on older wxversions as far as arg placement or args.

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