[pygtk] TreeView selection issue

[Alan F]

> Is there some reason why you are not using the TreeSelection "changed" 
> signal to track the selction changes and update your display? In your 
> case I assume that only one selection at a time is allowed so the 
> "changed" signal would seem to be ideal.
> 
> John

Thanks John. Finally got it working. 

If anybodys interested, I've just created a program that displays the tags of mp3 files in a selected folder. It's quite basic as you have to enter path into script file. 


# ######### Start of File
#!/usr/bin/env python

# tag-tree.py

import pygtk
pygtk.require('2.0')
import gtk
import os
import glob
from mutagen.id3 import ID3, TPE2, TIT2, TPE1, TALB, TCOM, TDRC, TCON, TRCK, TPOS

MUSIC_DIR = "ENTER MUSIC FOLDER PATH HERE"

class tag_tree:

    # close the window and quit
    def delete_event(self, widget, event, data=None):
        gtk.main_quit()
        return False

    def add_data(self):

        os.chdir(MUSIC_DIR)
        file_list = glob.glob('*.mp3')
        first_time = True

        if len(file_list) == 0:
            print "No mp3 files in folder"
        else:
            file_list.sort()
            for x in file_list:
                curr_iter = self.liststore.append([x,x] )
                if first_time == True:
                    first_iter = curr_iter
                    first_time = False 
        return first_iter

    def change_details(self, widget, txt_area):
         #get data from highlighted selection       
                treeselection = self.treeview.get_selection()

                (model, iter) = treeselection.get_selected()
        if iter != None :
            # Add audio data
            txt_buffer = gtk.TextBuffer()
            file_name = self.liststore.get_value(iter, 0)
            audio = ID3(file_name)    
            if audio.has_key('TIT2'):
                txt_buffer.insert_at_cursor("Title: " + unicode(audio["TIT2"]) + '\n')
            if audio.has_key('TPE1'):
                txt_buffer.insert_at_cursor( "Artist: " + unicode(audio["TPE1"]) + '\n')
            if audio.has_key('TCOM'):
                txt_buffer.insert_at_cursor("Composer: " + unicode(audio["TCOM"]) + '\n')
            if audio.has_key('TPE2'):
                txt_buffer.insert_at_cursor("AlbumArtist: " + unicode(audio["TPE2"]) + '\n')
            if audio.has_key('TALB'):
                txt_buffer.insert_at_cursor("Album: " + unicode(audio["TALB"]) + '\n')
            if audio.has_key('TCON'):
                txt_buffer.insert_at_cursor("Genre: " + unicode(audio["TCON"]) + '\n')
            if audio.has_key('TDRC'):
                txt_buffer.insert_at_cursor("Year: " + unicode(audio["TDRC"]) + '\n')
            if audio.has_key('TRCK'):
                txt_buffer.insert_at_cursor("Track num: " + unicode(audio["TRCK"]) + '\n')
            if audio.has_key('TPOS'):
                txt_buffer.insert_at_cursor("Disc num: " + unicode(audio["TPOS"]) + '\n')                
            txt_area.set_buffer(txt_buffer)

     def __init__(self):
        # Create a new window
        self.window = gtk.Window(gtk.WINDOW_TOPLEVEL)

        self.window.set_title("Tag Display")
        self.window.set_size_request(500, 200)
        self.window.connect("delete_event", self.delete_event)
                
        table1 = gtk.Table(1, 2, False)
        table1.set_row_spacings( 5)
        table1.set_col_spacings(5)
        self.window.add(table1)
   
        # create a ListStore with one string column to use as the model
        self.liststore = gtk.ListStore(str, str)
        first_iter = self.add_data()

        # create the TreeView using liststore
        self.treeview = gtk.TreeView(self.liststore)
        self.treeview.set_headers_visible(False)

        # create the TreeViewColumn to display the data
        self.tvcolumn = gtk.TreeViewColumn()

        # add tvcolumn to treeview
        self.treeview.append_column(self.tvcolumn)

        # create a CellRendererText to render the data
        self.cell = gtk.CellRendererText()

        # add the cell to the tvcolumn and allow it to expand
        self.tvcolumn.pack_start(self.cell, True)

            # set the cell "text" attribute to column 0 - retrieve text
            # from that column in treestore
            self.tvcolumn.add_attribute(self.cell, 'text', 0)

        # make it searchable
            self.treeview.set_search_column(0)
        

             # Allow drag and drop reordering of rows
            self.treeview.set_reorderable(False)

        # values colx, coly, roxx, rowy
        table1.attach(self.treeview, 0, 1, 0, 1)

        txt_area = gtk.TextView()
        txt_area.set_editable(False)
        table1.attach(txt_area, 1,2, 0, 1)

        self.treeview.connect('cursor-changed', self.change_details, txt_area)
        first_path = self.liststore.get_path(first_iter)
        self.treeview.set_cursor(0)

            self.window.show_all()
        table1.show()

def main():
    gtk.main()

if __name__ == "__main__":
    tag_tree()
    main()



# ######### End of File

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