from wxPython.wx import * import os #---------------------------------------------------------------------- text = """\ Right-click on the panel to get a menu. This menu will be managed by a wxFileHistory object and so the files you select will automatically be added to the end of the menu and will be selectable the next time the menu is viewed. The filename selcted, either via the Open menu item, or from the history, will be displayed in the log window below. """ #---------------------------------------------------------------------- class TestPanel(wxPanel): def __init__(self, parent, log): self.log = log wxPanel.__init__(self, parent, -1) box = wxBoxSizer(wxVERTICAL) # Make and layout the controls fs = self.GetFont().GetPointSize() bf = wxFont(fs+4, wxSWISS, wxNORMAL, wxBOLD) nf = wxFont(fs+2, wxSWISS, wxNORMAL, wxNORMAL) t = wxStaticText(self, -1, "wxFileHistory") t.SetFont(bf) box.Add(t, 0, wxCENTER|wxALL, 5) box.Add(wxStaticLine(self, -1), 0, wxEXPAND) box.Add(10,20) t = wxStaticText(self, -1, text) t.SetFont(nf) box.Add(t, 0, wxCENTER|wxALL, 5) self.SetSizer(box) self.SetAutoLayout(true) # Make a menu self.menu = m = wxMenu() m.Append(wxID_NEW, "&New") m.Append(wxID_OPEN, "&Open...") m.Append(wxID_CLOSE, "&Close") m.Append(wxID_SAVE, "&Save") m.Append(wxID_SAVEAS, "Save &as...") m.Enable(wxID_NEW, false) m.Enable(wxID_CLOSE, false) m.Enable(wxID_SAVE, false) m.Enable(wxID_SAVEAS, false) # and a file history self.filehistory = wxFileHistory() self.filehistory.UseMenu(self.menu) # and finally the event handler bindings EVT_RIGHT_UP(self, self.OnRightClick) EVT_MENU(self, wxID_OPEN, self.OnFileOpenDialog) EVT_MENU_RANGE(self, wxID_FILE1, wxID_FILE9, self.OnFileHistory) EVT_WINDOW_DESTROY(self, self.Cleanup) def Cleanup(self, *args): del self.filehistory self.menu.Destroy() def OnRightClick(self, evt): self.PopupMenu(self.menu, evt.GetPosition()) def OnFileOpenDialog(self, evt): dlg = wxFileDialog(self, defaultDir = os.getcwd(), style = wxOPEN | wxCHANGE_DIR) if dlg.ShowModal() == wxID_OK: path = dlg.GetPath() self.log.write("You selected %s\n" % path) # add it to the history self.filehistory.AddFileToHistory(path) dlg.Destroy() def OnFileHistory(self, evt): # get the file based on the menu ID fileNum = evt.GetId() - wxID_FILE1 path = self.filehistory.GetHistoryFile(fileNum) self.log.write("You selected %s\n" % path) # add it back to the history so it will be moved up the list self.filehistory.AddFileToHistory(path) #---------------------------------------------------------------------- def runTest(frame, nb, log): win = TestPanel(nb, log) return win #---------------------------------------------------------------------- overview = """

wxFileHistory

wxFileHistory encapsulates functionality to record the last few files visited, and to allow the user to quickly load these files using the list appended to a menu, such as the File menu. """