[pygtk] how combine/display: text/button data

[pyme at darkwinner.com]

Hi folks!

I'm putting together my first program in pyGTK, and am getting tripped up
by something seemingly simple. Here's my question:

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How do you combine data entered from "keyboard data" with "button clicked
data", and display the combined data in the typed entry box?
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The following program illustrates a simplified abstraction of what I'm
trying to do:

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source code at:

http://www.darkwinner.com/linux/testProgram.html

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There is a text box with 2 buttons in it.  You enter data by typing or
clicking a button.

#============
You want to enter 'fred1' (but let's say your keyboard has no number keys
on it)
So you type 'fred' and click 'print1'.

The textbox should then read 'fred1'
#===============

The program doesn't work like that now. My two problems:

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Problem 1:

allEnteredList starts with [1,2,3] and the fullMessage ('123') starts off
displayed in the text box.

But when allEnteredList becomes [1,2,3,1] (because button 1 was pushed):
        fullMessage becomes 1231 (as it should)
        but the text box isn't updated to display a message of 1231

        How should I alter the source code to fix update the message when
   button1 is pushed??

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Problem 2:
I can't figure out how to connect MessageView with "printIt" (or if that's
even the best way to combine data b/w buttons and typing) "activated"
should work if you hit enter (but it doesn't), I'm looking for something
that says, "Run the printIt function every time a key is entered."

How do I do that?

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If this was pygame, I could solve problem 1 by redrawing a blank textbox
and re-blitting the updated full message.  And I could solve problem 2 by
polling keyboard typing and say if 'a' typed, send 'a' to printIt.

But I'm  unsure how to do this with pyGTK.  (I'm guessing I need to insert
it into the mainloop?) I've marked the problem area with commented #>>>.

It would be a big help if someone could explain how to modify the code to
get it to work.

Thanks in advance

The Darkwinner

http://www.darkwinner.com/linux/testProgram.html