Tkinter Problem?

[Davy]

Hi all,

I have written a simple Tkinter program, that is draw a rectangle in a
canvas, when I press Up key, the rectangle move up. But the program
seems work not properly? My environment is Python2.5+Pytho nWin.

##----------------------
from Tkinter import *

class MyApp:
def __init__(self,p arent):
self.myContaine r1 = Frame(parent)
self.myContaine r1.pack()
self.canv = Canvas(relief=S UNKEN)
self.canv.confi g(width = 300,height=300)
self.canv.pack( )
self.canv.creat e_rectangle(100 ,100,150,150,ta gs="rect")
self.canv.bind( '<Up>',self._on UpKey)
self.canv.bind( '<Return>', self._onReturnK ey)
def _onUpKey(self,e vent):
self.canv.move( tagOrId,xAmount =0,yAmount=10)
def _onReturnKey(se lf,event):
print 'Hello world'
root = Tk()
myapp = MyApp(root)
root.mainloop()

##----------------------

Best regards,
Davy

[kyosohma]

On Nov 19, 8:13 pm, Davy <zhushe...@gmai l.comwrote:

Hi all,

I have written a simple Tkinter program, that is draw a rectangle in a
canvas, when I press Up key, the rectangle move up. But the program
seems work not properly? My environment is Python2.5+Pytho nWin.

##----------------------
from Tkinter import *

class MyApp:
def __init__(self,p arent):
self.myContaine r1 = Frame(parent)
self.myContaine r1.pack()
self.canv = Canvas(relief=S UNKEN)
self.canv.confi g(width = 300,height=300)
self.canv.pack( )
self.canv.creat e_rectangle(100 ,100,150,150,ta gs="rect")
self.canv.bind( '<Up>',self._on UpKey)
self.canv.bind( '<Return>', self._onReturnK ey)
def _onUpKey(self,e vent):
self.canv.move( tagOrId,xAmount =0,yAmount=10)
def _onReturnKey(se lf,event):
print 'Hello world'

root = Tk()
myapp = MyApp(root)
root.mainloop()

##----------------------

Best regards,
Davy

I'm not sure, but I don't think you can bind the a key to a
canvas...you'd want to bind to the rectangle itself somehow.

Some articles on binding:

http://effbot.org/pyfaq/i-can-t-get-...kinter-why.htm
http://www.pythonware.com/library/tk...d-bindings.htm
http://docs.huihoo.com/tkinter/an-in...97/intro06.htm

Info on the Canvas object:

# this one talks about setting the focus on an item within the canvas
so that it has key bindings...mayb e that will work.
http://effbot.org/tkinterbook/canvas.htm
http://www.pythonware.com/library/tk...ion/canvas.htm

I am not a Tkinter expert. I am much better with wxPython, but I am
only starting to be able to answer questions on that topic.

Hopefully someone with more knowledge will show up shortly.

Mike

[Marc 'BlackJack' Rintsch]

On Mon, 19 Nov 2007 18:13:03 -0800, Davy wrote:

##----------------------
from Tkinter import *

class MyApp:
def __init__(self,p arent):
self.myContaine r1 = Frame(parent)
self.myContaine r1.pack()
self.canv = Canvas(relief=S UNKEN)
self.canv.confi g(width = 300,height=300)
self.canv.pack( )
self.canv.creat e_rectangle(100 ,100,150,150,ta gs="rect")
self.canv.bind( '<Up>',self._on UpKey)
self.canv.bind( '<Return>', self._onReturnK ey)
def _onUpKey(self,e vent):
self.canv.move( tagOrId,xAmount =0,yAmount=10)

Where's `tagOrId` coming from? That's a `NameError` here.

Ciao,
Marc 'BlackJack' Rintsch

[Peter Otten]

Marc 'BlackJack' Rintsch wrote:

On Mon, 19 Nov 2007 18:13:03 -0800, Davy wrote:

>##----------------------
from Tkinter import *

class MyApp:
def __init__(self,p arent):
self.myContaine r1 = Frame(parent)
self.myContaine r1.pack()
self.canv = Canvas(relief=S UNKEN)
self.canv.confi g(width = 300,height=300)
self.canv.pack( )
self.canv.creat e_rectangle(100 ,100,150,150,ta gs="rect")
self.canv.bind( '<Up>',self._on UpKey)
self.canv.bind( '<Return>', self._onReturnK ey)
def _onUpKey(self,e vent):
self.canv.move( tagOrId,xAmount =0,yAmount=10)

Where's `tagOrId` coming from? That's a `NameError` here.

Also, the arguments of Canvas.move() are positional.

self.canv.move( "rect", 0, 10)

should work though the direction of the move might surprise you.

Peter

[Davy]

Hi all,

I have solved the problem after read some code. Because Tk.Canvas do
not have a focus, it does not receive a key input. The solution is
bind key input to the highest level 'root'

root.bind('<Up> ',self._onUpKey )

Davy

On Nov 20, 10:13 am, Davy <zhushe...@gmai l.comwrote:

Hi all,

I have written a simple Tkinter program, that is draw a rectangle in a
canvas, when I press Up key, the rectangle move up. But the program
seems work not properly? My environment is Python2.5+Pytho nWin.

##----------------------
from Tkinter import *

class MyApp:
def __init__(self,p arent):
self.myContaine r1 = Frame(parent)
self.myContaine r1.pack()
self.canv = Canvas(relief=S UNKEN)
self.canv.confi g(width = 300,height=300)
self.canv.pack( )
self.canv.creat e_rectangle(100 ,100,150,150,ta gs="rect")
self.canv.bind( '<Up>',self._on UpKey)
self.canv.bind( '<Return>', self._onReturnK ey)
def _onUpKey(self,e vent):
self.canv.move( tagOrId,xAmount =0,yAmount=10)
def _onReturnKey(se lf,event):
print 'Hello world'

root = Tk()
myapp = MyApp(root)
root.mainloop()

##----------------------

Best regards,
Davy