GUI_FallDown.py

'''
May 2017
@author: Burkhard
'''

#======================
# imports
#======================
import tkinter as tk
from tkinter import ttk
from tkinter import messagebox

#-----------------------------------------------
class ToolTip(object):
    def __init__(self, widget):
        self.widget = widget
        self.tipwindow = None
        self.id = None
        self.x = self.y = 0

    def showtip(self, text):
        "Display text in a ToolTip window"
        self.text = text
        if self.tipwindow or not self.text: return
        try:
            x, y, _cx, cy = self.widget.bbox("insert")
            x = x + self.widget.winfo_rootx() + 25
            y = y + cy + self.widget.winfo_rooty() +25
            self.tipwindow = tw = tk.Toplevel(self.widget)
            tw.wm_overrideredirect(1)
            tw.wm_geometry("+%d+%d" % (x, y))
            label = tk.Label(tw, text=self.text, justify=tk.LEFT,
                          background="#ffffe0", relief=tk.SOLID, borderwidth=1,
                          font=("tahoma", "8", "normal"))
            label.pack(ipadx=1)
        except: pass

    def hidetip(self):
        tw = self.tipwindow
        self.tipwindow = None
        if tw:
            tw.destroy()
            
#===================================================================          
def createToolTip(widget, text):
    toolTip = ToolTip(widget)
    def enter(event): toolTip.showtip(text)
    def leave(event): toolTip.hidetip()
    widget.bind('<Enter>', enter)
    widget.bind('<Leave>', leave)
    

#======================
# Create instance
#======================
win = tk.Tk() 

#======================
# Add a title       
#====================== 
win.title("Python GUI")

#=========================
# Disable resizing the GUI
#=========================
win.resizable(0,0)

#===============================================================================
# Adding a LabelFrame, Textbox (Entry) and Combobox  
#===============================================================================
lFrame = ttk.LabelFrame(win, text="Python GUI Programming Cookbook")
lFrame.grid(column=0, row=0, sticky='WE', padx=10, pady=10)

#===============================================================================
# Labels
#===============================================================================
ttk.Label(lFrame, text="Enter a name:").grid(column=0, row=0)
ttk.Label(lFrame, text="Choose a number:").grid(column=1, row=0, sticky=tk.W)

#===============================================================================
# Buttons click command
#===============================================================================
def clickMe(name, number):
    messagebox.showinfo('Information Message Box', 'Hello ' + name + \
                        ', your number is: ' + number)
    
#===============================================================================
# Creating several controls in a loop
#===============================================================================
names         = ['name0', 'name1', 'name2']
nameEntries   = ['nameEntry0', 'nameEntry1', 'nameEntry2']

numbers       = ['number0', 'number1', 'number2']
numberEntries = ['numberEntry0', 'numberEntry1', 'numberEntry2']

buttons = []

for idx in range(3):
    names[idx] = tk.StringVar()
    nameEntries[idx] = ttk.Entry(lFrame, width=12, textvariable=names[idx])
    nameEntries[idx].grid(column=0, row=idx+1)
    nameEntries[idx].delete(0, tk.END)
    nameEntries[idx].insert(0, '<name>')

    numbers[idx] = tk.StringVar()
    numberEntries[idx] = ttk.Combobox(lFrame, width=14, textvariable=numbers[idx])
    numberEntries[idx]['values'] = (1+idx, 2+idx, 4+idx, 42+idx, 100+idx)
    numberEntries[idx].grid(column=1, row=idx+1)
    numberEntries[idx].current(0)
  
    button = ttk.Button(lFrame, text="Click Me "+str(idx+1), command=lambda idx=idx: clickMe(names[idx].get(), numbers[idx].get()))
    button.grid(column=2, row=idx+1, sticky=tk.W)  
    buttons.append(button)

    # Add Tooltips to more widgets
    createToolTip(nameEntries[idx], 'This is an Entry widget.') 
    createToolTip(numberEntries[idx], 'This is a DropDown widget.') 
    createToolTip(buttons[idx], 'This is a Button widget.') 

#======================
# Start GUI
#======================
win.mainloop()