wxPython problem switching between 2 wx.SplitterWind ow's

[Dan Perl]

I have posted this problem also on the wxpython-users list, but maybe
someone here can also help.

I want to keep 2 different views for the same object, both views using
SplitterWindow. So I am trying to create 2 SplitterWindow' s, keeping both
in memory, and alternately show only one of them. However, that doesn't
work and I've tried all kinds of combinations of Show, SplitVertically ,
UpdateSize, and Layout.

I think I have isolated the problem in this code snippet (also attached).
This code actually works. But un-comment the 2 lines for splitter2 and you
will see the problem:
#!/usr/bin/env python
import wx

class myFrame(wx.Fram e):
def __init__(self, parent):
wx.Frame.__init __(self,
parent=parent)
self.SetClientS ize(wx.Size(600 , 500))
self.splitter1= wx.SplitterWind ow(self)
self.splitter1. Hide()
#self.splitter2 =wx.SplitterWin dow(self) # un-comment and you'll
#self.splitter2 .Hide() # see the problem
def showSplitter(se lf, id):
if id==1:
self.splitter1. Show()
if id==2:
self.splitter2. Show()

class myApp(wx.App):
def OnInit(self):
wx.InitAllImage Handlers()
self.mainWin = myFrame(None)
self.mainWin.Sh ow()
self.SetTopWind ow(self.mainWin )
self.mainWin.sh owSplitter(1)

return True

if __name__ == '__main__':
application = myApp(0)
application.Mai nLoop()

I have cut it down to the bone, so there are no children in the
SplitterWindow' s and they are not even splitted. I assure you that the same
is happening in those cases. I am not invoking any Layout( ) here, but I've
tried that too.

Can anyone explain what is happening here? Am I missing a step somewhere?
Or could this actually be a bug in SplitterWindow?

Dan