[wxPython] Vertical size of ComboBox Adjustable?

wxPython Users
1

Hi,

I'm having trouble getting the dropdown menus of the wxComboBox object to
adapt to the sizes of my lists. I see the little scroll bar is attached so
that you can scroll through the list but I would like my user to be able to
select an option without scrolling. Even if there are only two items in the
list the drop down box is still a scrolling one. Is there a way for the
user to see the whole list?

here is a cut from my code...

       DisplayModeCB = wxComboBox(OptionDlg, cID, "Windows Bitmap",
wxPoint(130, 15), wxSize(200, -1),
                   DisplayMode, wxCB_DROPDOWN)

-Mikhael

2

I'm having trouble getting the dropdown menus of the wxComboBox object to
adapt to the sizes of my lists. I see the little scroll bar is attached

so

that you can scroll through the list but I would like my user to be able

to

select an option without scrolling. Even if there are only two items in

the

list the drop down box is still a scrolling one. Is there a way for the
user to see the whole list?

here is a cut from my code...

       DisplayModeCB = wxComboBox(OptionDlg, cID, "Windows Bitmap",
wxPoint(130, 15), wxSize(200, -1),
                   DisplayMode, wxCB_DROPDOWN)

You could try setting the height in the size parameter, but I think that
will only affect the size of the undropped combo and that the size of the
dropdown is fixed.

···

--
Robin Dunn
Software Craftsman
robin@AllDunn.com Java give you jitters?
http://wxPython.org Relax with wxPython!

3

Well, I tried setting the height but I don't think it is used. When it is
set at -1, 0, or 200 it doesn't seem to make any difference. I have noticed
in the list archives that people are working on the wxChoice/wxComboBox
because of a problem in conjunction with using sizers. Could using a sizer
help my combo boxes? Will I encounter the same problems if I switch to
wxChoice or wxListbox? Could setting the readonly flag be a factor?

  -Mikhael

···

----- Original Message -----
From: "Robin Dunn" <robin@alldunn.com>
To: <wxpython-users@lists.wxwindows.org>
Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2001 1:01 AM
Subject: Re: [wxPython] Vertical size of ComboBox Adjustable?

> I'm having trouble getting the dropdown menus of the wxComboBox object

to

> adapt to the sizes of my lists. I see the little scroll bar is attached
so
> that you can scroll through the list but I would like my user to be able
to
> select an option without scrolling. Even if there are only two items in
the
> list the drop down box is still a scrolling one. Is there a way for the
> user to see the whole list?
>
> here is a cut from my code...
>
> DisplayModeCB = wxComboBox(OptionDlg, cID, "Windows Bitmap",
> wxPoint(130, 15), wxSize(200, -1),
> DisplayMode, wxCB_DROPDOWN)
>

You could try setting the height in the size parameter, but I think that
will only affect the size of the undropped combo and that the size of the
dropdown is fixed.

--
Robin Dunn
Software Craftsman
robin@AllDunn.com Java give you jitters?
http://wxPython.org Relax with wxPython!

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