wx.lib.agw.balloontip.BalloonTip¶

BalloonTip is a class that allows you to display tooltips in a balloon style window.

This is the main class implementation.

Class Hierarchy¶

Inheritance diagram for class BalloonTip:

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Methods Summary¶

`__init__`	Default class constructor.
`DestroyTimer`	The destruction timer has expired. Destroys the `BalloonTip` frame.
`EnableTip`	Enable/disable globally the `BalloonTip`.
`GetBalloonColour`	Returns the `BalloonTip` background colour.
`GetBalloonIcon`	Returns the `BalloonTip` top-left icon.
`GetBalloonMessage`	Returns the `BalloonTip` tip message.
`GetBalloonShape`	Returns the `BalloonTip` frame shape.
`GetBalloonTipStyle`	Returns the `BalloonTip` tipstyle parameter.
`GetBalloonTitle`	Returns the `BalloonTip` top title.
`GetEndDelay`	Returns the delay time after which the `BalloonTip` is destroyed.
`GetMessageColour`	Returns the colour for the tip message.
`GetMessageFont`	Returns the font for the tip message.
`GetStartDelay`	Returns the delay time after which the `BalloonTip` is created.
`GetTarget`	Returns the target window for the `BalloonTip`.
`GetTitleColour`	Returns the colour for the top title.
`GetTitleFont`	Returns the font for the top title.
`NotifyTimer`	The creation timer has expired. Creates the `BalloonTip` frame.
`OnDestroy`	Handles the target destruction, specifically handling the `wx.EVT_WINDOW_DESTROY`
`OnTaskBarMove`	Handles the mouse motion inside the taskbar icon area.
`OnWidgetEnter`	Handles the `wx.EVT_ENTER_WINDOW` for the target control/window and
`OnWidgetLeave`	Handles the `wx.EVT_LEAVE_WINDOW` for the target control/window.
`OnWidgetMotion`	Handle the mouse motion inside the target.
`SetBalloonColour`	Sets the `BalloonTip` background colour.
`SetBalloonIcon`	Sets the `BalloonTip` top-left icon.
`SetBalloonMessage`	Sets the `BalloonTip` tip message.
`SetBalloonShape`	Sets the `BalloonTip` frame shape.
`SetBalloonTipStyle`	Sets the `BalloonTip` tipstyle parameter.
`SetBalloonTitle`	Sets the `BalloonTip` top title.
`SetEndDelay`	Sets the delay time after which the BalloonTip is destroyed.
`SetMessageColour`	Sets the colour for the tip message.
`SetMessageFont`	Sets the font for the tip message.
`SetStartDelay`	Sets the delay time after which the `BalloonTip` is created.
`SetTarget`	Sets the target control/window for the `BalloonTip`.
`SetTitleColour`	Sets the colour for the top title.
`SetTitleFont`	Sets the font for the top title.
`TaskBarTimer`	This timer check periodically the mouse position.

Class API¶

class BalloonTip(object)¶

BalloonTip is a class that allows you to display tooltips in a balloon style window.

This is the main class implementation.

Methods¶

__init__(self, topicon=None, toptitle="", message="", shape=BT_ROUNDED, tipstyle=BT_LEAVE)¶

Default class constructor.

Parameters

topicon (wx.Bitmap or None) – an icon that will be displayed on the top-left part of the BalloonTip frame. If set to None, no icon will be displayed;
toptitle (string) – a title that will be displayed on the top part of the BalloonTip frame. If set to an empty string, no title will be displayed;
message (string) – the tip message that will be displayed. It can not be set to an empty string;
shape (integer) – the BalloonTip shape. It can be one of the following:

Shape Flag

Hex Value

Description

BT_ROUNDED

0x1

BalloonTip will have a rounded rectangular shape.

BT_RECTANGLE

0x2

BalloonTip will have a rectangular shape.

tipstyle (integer) – the BalloonTip destruction behavior. It can be one of:

Tip Flag	Hex Value	Description
`BT_LEAVE`	0x3	`BalloonTip` will be destroyed when the user moves the mouse outside the target window.
`BT_CLICK`	0x4	`BalloonTip` will be destroyed when the user click on `BalloonTip`.
`BT_BUTTON`	0x5	`BalloonTip` will be destroyed when the user click on the close button.

Raise

Exception in the following cases:

The message parameter is an empty string;
The shape parameter has an invalid value (i.e., it’s not one of BT_ROUNDED, BT_RECTANGLE);
The tipstyle parameter has an invalid value (i.e., it’s not one of BT_LEAVE, BT_CLICK, BT_BUTTON).

DestroyTimer(self, event)¶

The destruction timer has expired. Destroys the BalloonTip frame.

Parameters: event – a wx.TimerEvent to be processed.

EnableTip(self, enable=True)¶

Enable/disable globally the BalloonTip.

Parameters: enable (bool) – True to enable BalloonTip, False otherwise.

GetBalloonColour(self)¶

Returns the BalloonTip background colour.

Returns: An instance of wx.Colour.

GetBalloonIcon(self)¶

Returns the BalloonTip top-left icon.

Returns: An instance of wx.Bitmap.

GetBalloonMessage(self)¶

Returns the BalloonTip tip message.

Returns: A string containing the main message.

GetBalloonShape(self)¶

Returns the BalloonTip frame shape.

Returns: An integer, one of BT_ROUNDED, BT_RECTANGLE.

GetBalloonTipStyle(self)¶

Returns the BalloonTip tipstyle parameter.

Returns: An integer representing the style.

See also

SetBalloonTipStyle

GetBalloonTitle(self)¶

Returns the BalloonTip top title.

Returns: A string containing the top title.

GetEndDelay(self)¶

Returns the delay time after which the BalloonTip is destroyed.

Returns: the delay time, in milliseconds.

GetMessageColour(self)¶

Returns the colour for the tip message.

Returns: An instance of wx.Colour.

GetMessageFont(self)¶

Returns the font for the tip message.

Returns: An instance of wx.Font.

GetStartDelay(self)¶

Returns the delay time after which the BalloonTip is created.

Returns: the delay time, in milliseconds.

GetTarget(self)¶

Returns the target window for the BalloonTip.

Returns: An instance of wx.Window.
Raise: Exception if the SetTarget method has not previously called.

GetTitleColour(self)¶

Returns the colour for the top title.

Returns: An instance of wx.Colour.

GetTitleFont(self)¶

Returns the font for the top title.

Returns: An instance of wx.Font.

NotifyTimer(self, event)¶

The creation timer has expired. Creates the BalloonTip frame.

Parameters: event – a wx.TimerEvent to be processed.

OnDestroy(self, event)¶

Handles the target destruction, specifically handling the wx.EVT_WINDOW_DESTROY event.

Parameters: event – a wx.WindowDestroyEvent event to be processed.

OnTaskBarMove(self, event)¶

Handles the mouse motion inside the taskbar icon area.

Parameters: event – a MouseEvent event to be processed.

OnWidgetEnter(self, event)¶

Handles the wx.EVT_ENTER_WINDOW for the target control/window and starts the BalloonTip timer for creation.

Parameters: event – a MouseEvent event to be processed.

OnWidgetLeave(self, event)¶

Handles the wx.EVT_LEAVE_WINDOW for the target control/window.

Parameters: event – a MouseEvent event to be processed.

Note

If the BalloonTip tipstyle is set to BT_LEAVE, the BalloonTip is destroyed.

OnWidgetMotion(self, event)¶

Handle the mouse motion inside the target.

This prevents the annoying behavior of BalloonTip to display when the user does something else inside the window. The BalloonTip window is displayed only when the mouse does not move for the start delay time.

Parameters: event – a MouseEvent event to be processed.

SetBalloonColour(self, colour=None)¶

Sets the BalloonTip background colour.

Parameters: colour – a valid wx.Colour instance.

SetBalloonIcon(self, icon)¶

Sets the BalloonTip top-left icon.

Parameters: icon – an instance of wx.Bitmap.
Raise: Exception if the icon bitmap is not a valid wx.Bitmap.

SetBalloonMessage(self, message)¶

Sets the BalloonTip tip message.

Parameters: message (string) – a string identifying the main message body of BalloonTip.
Raise: Exception if the message is an empty string.

Note

The BalloonTip message should never be empty.

SetBalloonShape(self, shape=BT_ROUNDED)¶

Sets the BalloonTip frame shape.

Parameters: shape (integer) – should be one of BT_ROUNDED or BT_RECTANGLE.
Raise: Exception if the shape parameter is not a valid value (i.e., it’s not one of BT_ROUNDED, BT_RECTANGLE);

SetBalloonTipStyle(self, tipstyle=BT_LEAVE)¶

Sets the BalloonTip tipstyle parameter.

Parameters

tipstyle (integer) – one of the following bit set:

Tip Style	Hex Value	Description
`BT_LEAVE`	0x3	`BalloonTip` will be destroyed when the user moves the mouse outside the target window.
`BT_CLICK`	0x4	`BalloonTip` will be destroyed when the user click on `BalloonTip`.
`BT_BUTTON`	0x5	`BalloonTip` will be destroyed when the user click on the close button.

Raise

Exception if the tipstyle parameter has an invalid value (i.e., it’s not one of BT_LEAVE, BT_CLICK, BT_BUTTON).

SetBalloonTitle(self, title="")¶

Sets the BalloonTip top title.

Parameters: title (string) – a string to use as a BalloonTip title.

SetEndDelay(self, delay=1e6)¶

Sets the delay time after which the BalloonTip is destroyed.

Parameters: delay (integer) – the number of milliseconds after which BalloonTip is destroyed.
Raise: Exception if delay is less than 1 milliseconds.

SetMessageColour(self, colour=None)¶

Sets the colour for the tip message.

Parameters: colour – a valid wx.Colour instance.

SetMessageFont(self, font=None)¶

Sets the font for the tip message.

Parameters: font – a valid wx.Font instance.

SetStartDelay(self, delay=1)¶

Sets the delay time after which the BalloonTip is created.

Parameters: delay (integer) – the number of milliseconds after which BalloonTip is created.
Raise: Exception if delay is less than 1 milliseconds.

SetTarget(self, widget)¶

Sets the target control/window for the BalloonTip.

Parameters: widget – any subclass of wx.Window.

SetTitleColour(self, colour=None)¶

Sets the colour for the top title.

Parameters: colour – a valid wx.Colour instance.

SetTitleFont(self, font=None)¶

Sets the font for the top title.

Parameters: font – a valid wx.Font instance.

TaskBarTimer(self, event)¶

This timer check periodically the mouse position.

If the current mouse position is sufficiently far from the coordinates it had when entered the taskbar icon and the BalloonTip style is BT_LEAVE, the BalloonTip frame is destroyed.

Parameters: event – a wx.TimerEvent to be processed.

Shape Flag	Hex Value	Description
`BT_ROUNDED`	0x1	`BalloonTip` will have a rounded rectangular shape.
`BT_RECTANGLE`	0x2	`BalloonTip` will have a rectangular shape.

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