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GUI Programming with Python

><DT
><A
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>Types of gui customization</A
></DT
><DT
><A
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>Faking it with bitmaps</A
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><DT
><A
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>Creating themes with QStyle</A
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></DD
><DT
>23. <A
HREF="c8016.htm"
>Drag and drop</A
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><DD
><DL
><DT
><A
HREF="c8016.htm#AEN8026"
>Handling drops</A
></DT
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><A
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>Initiating drags</A
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><A
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>Conclusion</A
></DT
></DL
></DD
><DT
>24. <A
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>Printing</A
></DT
><DD
><DL
><DT
><A
HREF="c8100.htm#AEN8115"
>The <TT
CLASS="CLASSNAME"
>QPrinter</TT
> class</A
></DT
><DT
><A
HREF="x8141.htm"
>Adding printing to Kalam</A
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><DT
><A
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>Putting ink to paper</A
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><A
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>Conclusion</A
></DT
></DL
></DD
><DT
>25. <A
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>Internationalizing an Application</A
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><DD
><DL
><DT
><A
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>Translating screen texts</A
></DT
></DL
></DD
><DT
>26. <A
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>Delivering your Application</A
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><DD
><DL
><DT
><A
HREF="c8349.htm#AEN8351"
>Introduction</A
></DT
><DT
><A
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>Packaging source</A
></DT
><DT
><A
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>Starting with distutils.</A
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><DT
><A
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>Creating Unix RPM packages</A
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><DT
><A
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>Windows installers</A
></DT
><DT
><A
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>Desktop integration</A
></DT
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></DD
><DT
>27. <A
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>Envoi</A
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></DD
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>IV. <A
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>Appendices</A
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><DD
><DL
><DT
>A. <A
HREF="a8647.htm"
>Reading the Qt Documentation</A
></DT
><DT
>B. <A
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>PyQwt: Python Bindings for Qwt</A
></DT
><DD
><DL
><DT
><A
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>NumPy</A
></DT
><DT
><A
HREF="x8818.htm"
>PyQwt</A
></DT
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></DD
><DT
>C. <A
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>First Steps with Sip</A
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><DD
><DL
><DT
><A
HREF="a8834.htm#AEN8842"
>Introduction</A
></DT
><DT
><A
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>How sip works</A
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><DT
><A
HREF="x8887.htm"
>Creating .sip files</A
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><DT
><A
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>Things <B
CLASS="COMMAND"
>sip</B
> can't do
      automatically</A
></DT
><DT
><A
HREF="x9012.htm"
>Where to look to start writing your own
    wrappers/bindings</A
></DT
><DT
><A
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>Sip usage and syntax</A
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><DT
><A
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>Directives</A
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><DT
><A
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>Accepted C++ / Qt constructs</A
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><DT
><A
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>SIPLIB Functions</A
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></DL
></DD
></DL
></DD
><DT
><A
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>Bibliography</A
></DT
><DT
><A
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>Index</A
></DT
></DL
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><DIV
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><DL
CLASS="LOT"
><DT
><B
>List of Tables</B
></DT
><DT
>1-1. <A
HREF="x179.htm#AEN187"
>GUI Toolkits for Python</A
></DT
><DT
>7-1. <A
HREF="x1408.htm#AEN1559"
>Matrix of
        <TT
CLASS="CLASSNAME"
>QObject</TT
>.<TT
CLASS="FUNCTION"
>connect()</TT
>
        combinations.</A
></DT
><DT
>10-1. <A
HREF="x3738.htm#AEN3789"
>Qt and Python high-level datastructures</A
></DT
><DT
>10-2. <A
HREF="x3738.htm#AEN4039"
>Qt and Python network classes</A
></DT
><DT
>C-1. <A
HREF="x8887.htm#AEN8899"
>C++ access specifiers and sip</A
></DT
><DT
>C-2. <A
HREF="x9022.htm#AEN9053"
>Command line options</A
></DT
><DT
>C-3. <A
HREF="x9022.htm#AEN9208"
>Macros in Makefile Templates</A
></DT
><DT
>C-4. <A
HREF="x9571.htm#AEN9608"
>Flags in member function declaration</A
></DT
><DT
>C-1. <A
HREF="r9791.htm#AEN9816"
>Error flags in sipParseArgs()</A
></DT
><DT
>C-2. <A
HREF="r9791.htm#AEN9848"
>Format specifiers for
                      sipParseArgs()</A
></DT
></DL
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><DIV
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><DL
CLASS="LOT"
><DT
><B
>List of Figures</B
></DT
><DT
>10-1. <A
HREF="c2591.htm#AEN2605"
>Qt Inheritance Hierarchy (only the most important classes)</A
></DT
><DT
>10-2. <A
HREF="c2591.htm#AEN2626"
>Object Ownership Hierarchy</A
></DT
><DT
>20-1. <A
HREF="c6996.htm#AEN7095"
>Playing with <TT
CLASS="FUNCTION"
>eval()</TT
></A
></DT
><DT
>20-2. <A
HREF="c6996.htm#AEN7121"
>Playing with <TT
CLASS="FUNCTION"
>exec</TT
></A
></DT
><DT
>20-3. <A
HREF="c6996.htm#AEN7149"
>Playing with
      <TT
CLASS="FUNCTION"
>execfile()</TT
></A
></DT
></DL
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><DIV
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><DL
CLASS="LOT"
><DT
><B
>List of Examples</B
></DT
><DT
>1-1. <A
HREF="c88.htm#AEN143"
>Bootstrapping a Python application</A
></DT
><DT
>6-1. <A
HREF="x1067.htm#AEN1087"
>hello1.py &#8212; hello world</A
></DT
><DT
>6-2. <A
HREF="x1149.htm#AEN1152"
>hello2.py &#8212; a better hello world</A
></DT
><DT
>6-3. <A
HREF="x1149.htm#AEN1185"
>fragment from hello3.py</A
></DT
><DT
>6-4. <A
HREF="x1149.htm#AEN1197"
>Fragment from hello5.py</A
></DT
><DT
>6-5. <A
HREF="x1149.htm#AEN1203"
>Fragment from hello4.py</A
></DT
><DT
>6-6. <A
HREF="x1214.htm#AEN1239"
>frmconnect.py</A
></DT
><DT
>6-7. <A
HREF="x1214.htm#AEN1248"
>dlgconnect.py &#8212; the subclass of the generated form</A
></DT
><DT
>7-1. <A
HREF="c1267.htm#AEN1280"
>A stupid button which is not reusable</A
></DT
><DT
>7-2. <A
HREF="c1267.htm#AEN1290"
>A simple callback system</A
></DT
><DT
>7-3. <A
HREF="c1267.htm#AEN1326"
>A central registry of connected widgets</A
></DT
><DT
>7-4. <A
HREF="x1408.htm#AEN1467"
>Connecting a signal to a slot</A
></DT
><DT
>7-5. <A
HREF="x1408.htm#CH6-EXAMPLE-QDIAL"
>Connection a dial to a label with signals and slots</A
></DT
><DT
>7-6. <A
HREF="x1408.htm#AEN1535"
>Python signals and slots</A
></DT
><DT
>7-7. <A
HREF="x1408.htm#AEN1544"
>Python signals and slots with arguments</A
></DT
><DT
>7-8. <A
HREF="x1631.htm#AEN1665"
>datasource.py &#8212; connecting and disconnecting signals and
      slots</A
></DT
><DT
>7-9. <A
HREF="x1807.htm#AEN1825"
>An XML parser with signals and slots</A
></DT
><DT
>8-1. <A
HREF="x2068.htm#AEN2084"
>qstring1.py &#8212; conversion from
        <TT
CLASS="CLASSNAME"
>QString</TT
> to a Python string.</A
></DT
><DT
>8-2. <A
HREF="x2068.htm#AEN2099"
>qstring2.py - second try of saving a
        <TT
CLASS="CLASSNAME"
>QString</TT
> to a file</A
></DT
><DT
>8-3. <A
HREF="x2104.htm#AEN2120"
>empty.py - feeding zero bytes to a QCString</A
></DT
><DT
>8-4. <A
HREF="x2104.htm#AEN2158"
>null.py - empty and null QCStrings and Python
        strings</A
></DT
><DT
>8-5. <A
HREF="x2104.htm#AEN2170"
>emptyqstring.py - feeding zero bytes to a
        QString</A
></DT
><DT
>8-6. <A
HREF="x2183.htm#AEN2256"
>Loading an utf-8 encoded text</A
></DT
><DT
>8-7. <A
HREF="x2183.htm#AEN2272"
>Building a string from single Unicode
            characters</A
></DT
><DT
>8-8. <A
HREF="x2183.htm#AEN2301"
>sitecustomize.py &#8212; saving a useful
              function from wanton destruction</A
></DT
><DT
>8-9. <A
HREF="x2183.htm#AEN2308"
>uniqstring3.py - messing with Unicode strings
              using utf-8 as default encoding</A
></DT
><DT
>8-10. <A
HREF="x2183.htm#AEN2330"
>uniqstring1.py - coercing Python strings into
          and from QStrings</A
></DT
><DT
>8-11. <A
HREF="x2183.htm#AEN2338"
>uniqstring2.py - coercing Python strings into and from
              QStrings</A
></DT
><DT
>9-1. <A
HREF="c2341.htm#AEN2367"
>refs.py - showing object references</A
></DT
><DT
>9-2. <A
HREF="x2377.htm#AEN2382"
>circular.py - circululululular references</A
></DT
><DT
>9-3. <A
HREF="x2420.htm#AEN2429"
>qtrefs1.py &#8212; about Qt reference counting</A
></DT
><DT
>9-4. <A
HREF="x2420.htm#AEN2441"
>qtrefs2.py - keeping a Qt widget alive</A
></DT
><DT
>9-5. <A
HREF="x2420.htm#AEN2449"
>qtrefs3.py - Qt parents and children</A
></DT
><DT
>9-6. <A
HREF="x2420.htm#AEN2477"
>Eradicating a widget</A
></DT
><DT
>9-7. <A
HREF="x2420.htm#CH3EXAMPLECHILDREN"
>children.py - getting the children from a single
        parent</A
></DT
><DT
>9-8. <A
HREF="x2420.htm#AEN2498"
>Iterating over children</A
></DT
><DT
>9-9. <A
HREF="x2549.htm#AEN2556"
>sigslot.py - a simple signals/slots implementation
        in Python, following the Observer pattern</A
></DT
><DT
>9-10. <A
HREF="x2568.htm#AEN2581"
>Object introspection using Qt</A
></DT
><DT
>9-11. <A
HREF="x2568.htm#AEN2585"
>Object introspection using Python</A
></DT
><DT
>10-1. <A
HREF="x2629.htm#AEN2679"
>event1.py - handling mouse events in PyQt</A
></DT
><DT
>10-2. <A
HREF="x2693.htm#AEN2723"
>action.py - Using a QAction to group data associated with
        user commands</A
></DT
><DT
>10-3. <A
HREF="x2693.htm#AEN2756"
>fragment from mdi.py - ten little scribbling windows</A
></DT
><DT
>10-4. <A
HREF="x2765.htm#AEN2778"
>event2.py - using QWidget to create a custom,
        double-buffered drawing widget.</A
></DT
><DT
>10-5. <A
HREF="x2765.htm#AEN2820"
>snippet from event3.py - a peach puff drawing
          board</A
></DT
><DT
>10-6. <A
HREF="x2765.htm#AEN2908"
>fragment from action2.py - You cannot create a
            QPixmap before a QApplication</A
></DT
><DT
>10-7. <A
HREF="x2976.htm#AEN3057"
>buttons.py - Four pushbuttons saying
          &#8216;hello'.</A
></DT
><DT
>10-8. <A
HREF="x2976.htm#AEN3077"
>label.py - a label associated with an
          edit control</A
></DT
><DT
>10-9. <A
HREF="x2976.htm#CH2EXAMPLERADIOBUTTONS"
>radio.py - a group of mutually exclusive
          options</A
></DT
><DT
>10-10. <A
HREF="x2976.htm#AEN3160"
>listbox.py - A listbox where data can be
          associated with an entry</A
></DT
><DT
>10-11. <A
HREF="x3270.htm#AEN3321"
>tree.py - building a tree</A
></DT
><DT
>10-12. <A
HREF="x3410.htm#CH2EXAMPLELAYOUT"
>layout.py - two box layouts and adding and removing buttons
          dynamically to a layout</A
></DT
><DT
>10-13. <A
HREF="x3410.htm#AEN3578"
>geometry.py - setting the initial size of an
          application</A
></DT
><DT
>10-14. <A
HREF="x3581.htm#AEN3605"
>dialogs.py - opening message and default dialogs boxes</A
></DT
><DT
>10-15. <A
HREF="x3581.htm#AEN3661"
>fragment from dialogs.py - opening a file dialog</A
></DT
><DT
>10-16. <A
HREF="x3581.htm#AEN3683"
>fragment from dialogs.py - opening a font dialog</A
></DT
><DT
>10-17. <A
HREF="x3581.htm#AEN3706"
>fragment from dialogs.py - opening a color dialog</A
></DT
><DT
>10-18. <A
HREF="x3738.htm#AEN3754"
>from dv_qt.py - using Qt utility
        classes</A
></DT
><DT
>10-19. <A
HREF="x3738.htm#AEN3757"
>fragment from db_python.py - using Python utility classes</A
></DT
><DT
>10-20. <A
HREF="x3738.htm#AEN3961"
>Using QMimeSourceFactory (application.py)</A
></DT
><DT
>10-21. <A
HREF="x3738.htm#AEN4002"
>thread1.py &#8212; Python threads without
          gui</A
></DT
><DT
>10-22. <A
HREF="x3738.htm#AEN4008"
>Python threads and a PyQt gui window</A
></DT
><DT
>11-1. <A
HREF="x4274.htm#AEN4551"
>dlgcomplex.py &#8212; a subclass of frmcomplex.py</A
></DT
><DT
>11-2. <A
HREF="x4274.htm#AEN4596"
>Setting default values</A
></DT
><DT
>12-1. <A
HREF="c4631.htm#AEN4672"
>A simple document-view framework</A
></DT
><DT
>12-2. <A
HREF="x4760.htm#AEN4767"
>Scripting an application is easy</A
></DT
><DT
>13-1. <A
HREF="c4807.htm#AEN4870"
>Defining a complex toggle action</A
></DT
><DT
>15-1. <A
HREF="x5339.htm#AEN5356"
>A testcase for a document manager</A
></DT
><DT
>15-2. <A
HREF="x5388.htm#AEN5392"
>The document manager class</A
></DT
><DT
>15-3. <A
HREF="x5451.htm#AEN5455"
>The document class</A
></DT
><DT
>15-4. <A
HREF="x5458.htm#AEN5466"
>The view class</A
></DT
><DT
>15-5. <A
HREF="x5469.htm#AEN5477"
>The application class</A
></DT
><DT
>21-1. <A
HREF="c7391.htm#AEN7480"
>typometer.py - A silly type-o-meter that keeps a
          running count of how many characters are added to a certain
          document and shows a chart of the typerate...</A
></DT
><DT
>21-2. <A
HREF="x7601.htm#AEN7689"
>charmap.py - a Unicode character selection
        widget</A
></DT
><DT
>22-1. <A
HREF="x7898.htm#AEN7924"
>remote.py - remote control application</A
></DT
><DT
>22-2. <A
HREF="x7898.htm#AEN7931"
>view.py - the main view of the remote control
          application</A
></DT
><DT
>22-3. <A
HREF="x7898.htm#AEN7940"
>button.py - the class that implements the pixmapped
          buttons</A
></DT
><DT
>22-4. <A
HREF="x7947.htm#AEN7998"
>A Qt 2 custom style - a minimalist
          implementation of the classic Mac style in PyQt.</A
></DT
><DT
>22-5. <A
HREF="x7947.htm#AEN8007"
>Testing styles</A
></DT
><DT
>23-1. <A
HREF="c8016.htm#AEN8046"
>Handling drop events</A
></DT
><DT
>23-2. <A
HREF="x8073.htm#AEN8092"
>Drag and drop</A
></DT
><DT
>25-1. <A
HREF="c8212.htm#AEN8337"
>Installing the translator</A
></DT
><DT
>26-1. <A
HREF="x8401.htm#AEN8412"
>README</A
></DT
><DT
>26-2. <A
HREF="x8418.htm#AEN8442"
>setup.py - a sample setup script</A
></DT
><DT
>26-3. <A
HREF="x8418.htm#AEN8505"
>MANIFEST.in</A
></DT
><DT
>C-1. <A
HREF="r9791.htm#AEN9929"
>Interface for
                QRegExp::match</A
></DT
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