Odd grey background

wxPython Users
1

Hi,

On Windows, why is it that whenever I create a window the background is
this funny dark grey colour and not the normal Windows light grey?

Here's my code for creating the main window:

class MainWindow(wxFrame):
    def __init__(self, parent, id, title):
        wxFrame.__init__(self, parent, -4, title, size = ( 100, 100),
style=wxDEFAULT_FRAME_STYLE|wxNO_FULL_REPAINT_ON_RESIZE)

        self.mainSizer = wxBoxSizer(wxHORIZONTAL) # Main sizer: holds
vsizer1 & hsizer2
        self.optionsSizer = wxBoxSizer(wxVERTICAL) # Will hold all
options
        self.mainSizer.Add(self.optionsSizer, 0, wxEXPAND)
        self.volLabelSizer = wxBoxSizer(wxHORIZONTAL)
        self.optionsSizer.Add(self.volLabelSizer, 0, wxEXPAND)
        self.volLabelStatic = wxStaticText(self, -1, "Label:")
        self.volLabelText = wxTextCtrl(self, -1, "", size=(125, -1))
        self.volLabelSizer.Add(self.volLabelStatic, 0, wxEXPAND, 15)
        self.volLabelSizer.Add(self.volLabelText, 0, wxEXPAND)
        self.SetSizer(self.mainSizer)
        # self.SetAutoLayout(1)
        self.mainSizer.Fit(self)
        self.Show(true)

app = wxPySimpleApp()
frame = MainWindow(None, -1, "My Window")
frame.Maximize(true)
frame.Show(true)
app.MainLoop()

Regards,
Wayne

2

Wayne Koorts wrote:

Hi,

On Windows, why is it that whenever I create a window the background is
this funny dark grey colour and not the normal Windows light grey?

That dark grey actually IS the default Windows background color for frames: try opening MS Word and closing all documents.

You probably want to add a wxPanel to your frame and make the rest of the controls children of the panel. The background for the panel should be the light grey you are expecting.

David

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Here's my code for creating the main window:

class MainWindow(wxFrame):
   def __init__(self, parent, id, title):
       wxFrame.__init__(self, parent, -4, title, size = ( 100, 100),
style=wxDEFAULT_FRAME_STYLE|wxNO_FULL_REPAINT_ON_RESIZE)

       self.mainSizer = wxBoxSizer(wxHORIZONTAL) # Main sizer: holds
vsizer1 & hsizer2
       self.optionsSizer = wxBoxSizer(wxVERTICAL) # Will hold all
options
       self.mainSizer.Add(self.optionsSizer, 0, wxEXPAND)