Little Dialog-wrapper for PythonScript

Ekopalypse

Don’t worry, the weekends are for family commitments. I’ll just publish what I’ve managed to do during the week.
As for the WS_TABSTOP, I thought that the order of creation of the controls determines the order … I’ll have to check that.

Alan Kilborn

@Michael-Vincent said in Little Dialog-wrapper for PythonScript:

Also add the c#_ prefixes to the controls to force the TABSTOP order

Confused me at first; I’m wondering what the heck C# has to do with this…

Finally I notice this is what you meant:

Ekopalypse

@Michael-Vincent

The issue is here. dir always returns a sorted list.

Replacing it with for item in self.__dict__.keys(): seems to behave as expected. The first control created that has the style ws_tabstop gets the initial focus.

Ekopalypse

First beta version released.
Sorry for breaking existing code, but from now on this should not happen.

The current state of the project is what I currently support.
If you encounter issues where the dialog box or controls do not work as described or advertised,
please report them by submitting a “git issue”. I will diligently investigate the issue and work on a solution.

However, please note that any requests for additional functionality beyond what is currently offered will be considered feature requests.
While I appreciate user feedback, I prioritize implementing features that benefit me personally and align with the overall goals of the project,
which is to be a simple wrapper over DialogBoxIndirectParam Windows API.
Thank you for your understanding."

Michael Vincent

@Ekopalypse said in Little Dialog-wrapper for PythonScript:

First beta version released.

My example script above borrows from @Alan-Kilborn 's filter line editing script and provides a nice GUI to select case insensitive or regular expression type filtering.

Here’s a new example, inspired by a script in the jN plugin translate script:

import requests

from enum import Enum

from Npp import editor

from WinDialog import Button, ComboBox, DefaultButton, Dialog, Label, TextBox
from WinDialog.win_helper import WindowStyle as WS

TITLE = "Translate"

class Languages(Enum):
    """Translated language options."""
    Chinese    = "zh"
    English    = "en"
    French     = "fr"
    German     = "de"
    Italian    = "it"
    Japanese   = "ja"
    Portuguese = "pt"
    Russian    = "ru"
    Spanish    = "es"

class Returns(object):
    """The input / output for the Translator service."""
    def __init__(self, text="", srclang="English", dstlang="English"):
        self.text = text
        self.trans = ""
        self.srclang = srclang
        self.dstlang = dstlang

class Translator(Dialog):
    """A Translator dialog interface."""
    def __init__(self, ret=Returns()):
        super().__init__(               title=TITLE         , center = True      , size=(250, 140) )
        self.translate = DefaultButton( title='&Translate'  , position=(80, 120), size=(50, 11)  )
        self.label1    = Label(         title='Text:'       , position=(10, 12)  , size=(35, 11)  )
        self.text      = TextBox(                             position=(45, 10)  , size=(195, 44) )
        self.swapt     = Button(        title='^&v'         , position=(20, 55)  , size=(20, 14)  )
        self.srclang   = ComboBox(                            position=(45, 56)  , size=(80, 14)  )
        self.swapl     = Button(        title='<&=>'        , position=(132, 55) , size=(20, 14)  )
        self.dstlang   = ComboBox(                            position=(160, 56) , size=(80, 14)  )
        self.label2    = Label(         title='Translated:' , position=(10, 72)  , size=(35, 11)  )
        self.trans     = TextBox(                             position=(45, 70)  , size=(195, 44) )
        self.replace   = Button(        title='&Replace'    , position=(135, 120) , size=(50, 11)  )
        self.close     = Button(        title='&Close'      , position=(190, 120), size=(50, 11)  )

        self.ret = ret

        self.onIdOk             = self.on_translate
        self.translate.onClick  = self.on_translate
        self.swapt.onClick      = self.on_swapt
        self.swapl.onClick      = self.on_swapl
        self.dstlang.onSelEndOk = self.on_translate
        self.replace.onClick    = self.on_replace
        self.close.onClick      = self.on_close

        self.srclang.style = self.dstlang.style | WS.TABSTOP
        self.dstlang.style = self.dstlang.style | WS.TABSTOP

        self.show()

    def initialize(self):
        """Initialize the dialog."""
        self.text.setText(self.ret.text)
        self._init_langs()

    def _init_langs(self):
        srclang = list(n.name for n in Languages)
        if self.ret.srclang in srclang:
            srclang.insert(0, self.ret.srclang)
        self.srclang.set(srclang)

        dstlang = list(n.name for n in Languages)
        if self.ret.dstlang in dstlang:
            dstlang.insert(0, self.ret.dstlang)
        self.dstlang.set(dstlang)

    def on_translate(self):
        """Translate the text."""
        text_encoded = requests.utils.quote(self.text.getText())

        srclang = Languages[self.srclang.getSelectedItemText()]
        dstlang = Languages[self.dstlang.getSelectedItemText()]

        # Set return languages
        self.ret.srclang = srclang.name
        self.ret.dstlang = dstlang.name

        srccode = srclang.value
        dstcode = dstlang.value
        # EXAMPLE: LANGPAIR=EN|IT USING 2 LETTER ISO OR RFC3066 LIKE ZH-CN
        langpair = f"{srccode}|{dstcode}"

        r = requests.get(f"http://mymemory.translated.net/api/get?q={text_encoded}&langpair={langpair}")
        response = r.json()['responseData']['translatedText']

        # Set return translation
        if response is not None:
            self.ret.trans = response
        else:
            self.ret.trans = "(no translation found)"
        self.trans.setText(self.ret.trans)

        # Set return text
        self.ret.text = self.text.getText()

    def on_swapl(self):
        """Swap languages."""
        self.ret.dstlang = self.srclang.getSelectedItemText()
        self.ret.srclang = self.dstlang.getSelectedItemText()
        self._init_langs()

    def on_swapt(self):
        """Swap texts."""
        self.ret.trans = self.text.getText()
        self.ret.text  = self.trans.getText()
        self.text.setText(self.ret.text)
        self.trans.setText(self.ret.trans)

    def on_replace(self):
        """Replace text with translation in document."""
        if self.ret.trans != "":
            editor.replaceSel(self.ret.trans)
            self.terminate()

    def on_close(self):
        """Close dialog."""
        self.terminate()


class Translate():
    """
    A translator service.
    """
    def __init__(self):
        self.text    = ""
        self.trans   = ""
        self.srclang = "English"
        self.dstlang = "English"

    def translate(self):
        text = editor.getSelText()
        if text is not None:
            self.text = text

        ret = Returns(self.text, self.srclang, self.dstlang)
        Translator(ret)
        self.text    = ret.text
        self.trans   = ret.trans
        self.srclang = ret.srclang
        self.dstlang = ret.dstlang

if __name__ == '__main__':
    try:
        isinstance(translate, Translate)
        # print("Translator `translate' already enabled")
    except NameError:
        translate = Translate()

    translate.translate()

Cheers.

Michael Vincent

@Michael-Vincent said in Little Dialog-wrapper for PythonScript:

Here’s a new example

And a dictionary as well:

import requests

from Npp import editor

from WinDialog import Button, DefaultButton, Dialog, Label, ListBox, TextBox
from WinDialog.win_helper import WindowStyle as WS

TITLE = "Dictionary"

class Returns(object):
    """The input / output for the Dictionary service."""
    def __init__(self, word=""):
        self.word = word
        self.definition = ""
        self.synonyms = []
        self.antonyms = []
        self.replace = None

class Dictionary(Dialog):
    """A Dictionary dialog interface."""
    def __init__(self, ret=Returns()):
        super().__init__(                title=TITLE      , center = True      , size=(220, 250))
        self.word       = TextBox(                          position=(10, 12)  , size=(150, 14) )
        self.lookup     = DefaultButton( title='&Lookup'  , position=(165, 13) , size=(45, 11)  )
        self.definition = TextBox(                          position=(10, 30)  , size=(200, 100))
        self.label1     = Label(         title='Synonyms' , position=(10, 140) , size=(45, 11)  )
        self.synonyms   = ListBox(                          position=(10, 155) , size=(90, 65)  )
        self.replsyn    = Button(        title='Re&place' , position=(10, 220),  size=(45, 11)  )
        self.label2     = Label(         title='Antonyms' , position=(120, 140), size=(45, 11)  )
        self.antonyms   = ListBox(                          position=(120, 155), size=(90, 65)  )
        self.replant    = Button(        title='Repl&ace' , position=(120, 220), size=(45, 11)  )
        self.close      = Button(        title='&Close'   , position=(165, 235), size=(45, 11)  )

        self.ret = ret

        self.onIdOk          = self.on_lookup
        self.lookup.onClick  = self.on_lookup
        self.replsyn.onClick = self.on_replace_syn
        self.replant.onClick = self.on_replace_ant
        self.close.onClick   = self.on_close

        self.definition.style = self.definition.style | WS.VSCROLL | WS.HSCROLL # | WS.DISABLED
        self.synonyms.style   = self.synonyms.style   | WS.TABSTOP
        self.antonyms.style   = self.antonyms.style   | WS.TABSTOP

        self.show()

    def _initialize(self):
        self.ret = Returns(self.ret.word)

        self.word.setText(self.ret.word)
        self.synonyms.clear()
        self.antonyms.clear()

    def initialize(self):
        """Initialize the dialog."""
        self._on_lookup()

    def _on_lookup(self):
        """Lookup the word."""
        self._initialize()

        text_encoded = requests.utils.quote(self.word.getText())
        r = requests.get(f"http://api.dictionaryapi.dev/api/v2/entries/en/{text_encoded}")
        if r.status_code != 200:
            return

        synonyms = []
        antonyms = []
        response = ""
        for idx, defs in enumerate(r.json()[0]['meanings']):
            response += f"{idx+1} : {defs['partOfSpeech']}\r\n"
            for pos in defs['definitions']:
                response += f"    {pos['definition']}\r\n"
                synonyms.extend(pos['synonyms'])
                antonyms.extend(pos['antonyms'])
            synonyms.extend(defs['synonyms'])
            antonyms.extend(defs['antonyms'])

        self.ret.definition = response
        self.definition.setText(self.ret.definition)

        # Need case insensitive since ListBox has style SORT, which is case insensitive
        self.ret.synonyms = sorted(set(synonyms), key=str.casefold)
        self.ret.antonyms = sorted(set(antonyms), key=str.casefold)
        self.synonyms.addStrings(self.ret.synonyms)
        self.antonyms.addStrings(self.ret.antonyms)

    def on_lookup(self):
        self.ret.word = self.word.getText()
        self._on_lookup()

    def on_replace_syn(self):
        item = self.synonyms.getSelectedItem()
        if item < 0:
            return

        self.ret.replace = self.synonyms._ListBox__items[item].value
        editor.replaceSel(self.ret.replace)
        self.terminate()

    def on_replace_ant(self):
        item = self.antonyms.getSelectedItem()
        if item < 0:
            return

        self.ret.replace = self.antonyms._ListBox__items[item].value
        editor.replaceSel(self.ret.replace)
        self.terminate()

    def on_close(self):
        """Close dialog."""
        self.terminate()

def editor_getWordAtCaretOrSelection():
    retval = ''
    (sel_start, sel_end) = (editor.getSelectionStart(), editor.getSelectionEnd())
    if editor.getSelections() == 1 and sel_start != sel_end:
        retval = editor.getTextRange(sel_start, sel_end)
    else:
        start_of_word_pos = editor.wordStartPosition(editor.getCurrentPos(), True)
        end_of_word_pos = editor.wordEndPosition(start_of_word_pos, True)
        if start_of_word_pos != end_of_word_pos:
            retval = editor.getTextRange(start_of_word_pos, end_of_word_pos)
            editor.setSelection(end_of_word_pos, start_of_word_pos)
    return retval

def lookup():
    word = ""
    if editor.getSelectionEmpty():
        word = editor_getWordAtCaretOrSelection()
    else:
        word = editor.getSelText()

    if len(word) <= 0:
        return

    ret = Returns(word)
    Dictionary(ret)
    # print(ret.word)
    # print(ret.definition)
    # print(ret.synonyms)
    # print(ret.antonyms)
    # print(ret.replace)

if __name__ == '__main__':
    lookup()

Cheers.

Alan Kilborn

I’m just starting to experiment with this “Little Dialog wrapper”…

@Michael-Vincent said in Little Dialog-wrapper for PythonScript:

nice demo in WinDialog_tests_\test_win_dialog.py

Actually, I think, from the screenshot, that it is ...\lib\WinDialog\__tests__\test_button.py that is being run, NOT test_win_dialog.py.

When trying either of the two basic examples HERE, I get a dialog that appears and looks like this:

But clicking on the Okay button doesn’t print anything to the PS console window (as the code makes me believe it should) and clicking on the Close Dialog button doesn’t close it (only clicking on the X in the upper right corner will end it).

I must be doing something wrong in a really basic sense?

@Michael-Vincent

I tried your recent (August 2023) scripts and both of them failed because they can’t find the import when you do import requests. Probably you are running with Prefer installed Python libraries?

I don’t have an “installed” Python, but I have a portable Python 3.11.4. I wonder what it takes to make Notepad++ see and use that…

rdipardo

@Alan-Kilborn said in Little Dialog-wrapper for PythonScript:

@Michael-Vincent

I tried your recent (August 2023) scripts and both of them failed because they can’t find the import when you do import requests.

The builtin urllib.request module should be available to any Python 3 host. You can then do the JSON serialization with the builtin json module. I can’t test it at the moment, but a more portable script would look something like this:

-import requests
+import json
+import urllib.request as requests
+import urllib.parse
# . . .
 from Npp import editor

         """Lookup the word."""
         self._initialize()

-        text_encoded = requests.utils.quote(self.word.getText())
-        r = requests.get(f"http://api.dictionaryapi.dev/api/v2/entries/en/{text_encoded}")
-        if r.status_code != 200:
+        text_encoded = urllib.parse.quote(self.word.getText())
+        r = requests.urlopen(requests.Request(f"http://api.dictionaryapi.dev/api/v2/entries/en/{text_encoded}"))
+        if r.status != 200:
+            r.close()
             return

         synonyms = []
         antonyms = []
         response = ""
-        for idx, defs in enumerate(r.json()[0]['meanings']):
+        for idx, defs in enumerate(json.loads(r.read().decode('utf8'))[0]['meanings']):
             response += f"{idx+1} : {defs['partOfSpeech']}\r\n"
             for pos in defs['definitions']:
                 response += f"    {pos['definition']}\r\n"
# . . .
         self.ret.antonyms = sorted(set(antonyms), key=str.casefold)
         self.synonyms.addStrings(self.ret.synonyms)
         self.antonyms.addStrings(self.ret.antonyms)
+        r.close()

Ekopalypse

@Alan-Kilborn said in Little Dialog-wrapper for PythonScript:

I must be doing something wrong in a really basic sense?

The only thing you did wrong was to assume that once the author changed the public API interface, he would also change the examples in the documentation, but … man … he screwed up :-)

on_click != onClick

Alan Kilborn

@Ekopalypse said in Little Dialog-wrapper for PythonScript:

on_click != onClick

It works better that way. :-)

Probably the code in test_different_ways_to_create_dialogs.py in the __test__ folder needs the same change?

One more oddity: With the aformentioned test_button.py script, I have to press the Close Dialog button TWICE before the script ends.

It seems that the dialog IS closing with the first press, but something is reopening it?

Alan Kilborn

@rdipardo

Your changes did indeed allow the dictionary-lookup script to run for me. Thanks!

For others that might be interested, here’s a full version of Michael Vincent’s dictionary script with rdipardo’s changes:

import json
import urllib.request as requests
import urllib.parse
from Npp import editor

from WinDialog import Button, DefaultButton, Dialog, Label, ListBox, TextBox
from WinDialog.win_helper import WindowStyle as WS

TITLE = "Dictionary"

class Returns(object):
    """The input / output for the Dictionary service."""
    def __init__(self, word=""):
        self.word = word
        self.definition = ""
        self.synonyms = []
        self.antonyms = []
        self.replace = None

class Dictionary(Dialog):
    """A Dictionary dialog interface."""
    def __init__(self, ret=Returns()):
        super().__init__(                title=TITLE      , center = True      , size=(220, 250))
        self.word       = TextBox(                          position=(10, 12)  , size=(150, 14) )
        self.lookup     = DefaultButton( title='&Lookup'  , position=(165, 13) , size=(45, 11)  )
        self.definition = TextBox(                          position=(10, 30)  , size=(200, 100))
        self.label1     = Label(         title='Synonyms' , position=(10, 140) , size=(45, 11)  )
        self.synonyms   = ListBox(                          position=(10, 155) , size=(90, 65)  )
        self.replsyn    = Button(        title='Re&place' , position=(10, 220),  size=(45, 11)  )
        self.label2     = Label(         title='Antonyms' , position=(120, 140), size=(45, 11)  )
        self.antonyms   = ListBox(                          position=(120, 155), size=(90, 65)  )
        self.replant    = Button(        title='Repl&ace' , position=(120, 220), size=(45, 11)  )
        self.close      = Button(        title='&Close'   , position=(165, 235), size=(45, 11)  )

        self.ret = ret

        self.onIdOk          = self.on_lookup
        self.lookup.onClick  = self.on_lookup
        self.replsyn.onClick = self.on_replace_syn
        self.replant.onClick = self.on_replace_ant
        self.close.onClick   = self.on_close

        self.definition.style = self.definition.style | WS.VSCROLL | WS.HSCROLL # | WS.DISABLED
        self.synonyms.style   = self.synonyms.style   | WS.TABSTOP
        self.antonyms.style   = self.antonyms.style   | WS.TABSTOP

        self.show()

    def _initialize(self):
        self.ret = Returns(self.ret.word)

        self.word.setText(self.ret.word)
        self.synonyms.clear()
        self.antonyms.clear()

    def initialize(self):
        """Initialize the dialog."""
        self._on_lookup()

    def _on_lookup(self):
        """Lookup the word."""
        self._initialize()

        text_encoded = urllib.parse.quote(self.word.getText())
        r = requests.urlopen(requests.Request(f"http://api.dictionaryapi.dev/api/v2/entries/en/{text_encoded}"))
        if r.status != 200:
            r.close()
            return

        synonyms = []
        antonyms = []
        response = ""
        for idx, defs in enumerate(json.loads(r.read().decode('utf8'))[0]['meanings']):
            response += f"{idx+1} : {defs['partOfSpeech']}\r\n"
            for pos in defs['definitions']:
                response += f"    {pos['definition']}\r\n"
                synonyms.extend(pos['synonyms'])
                antonyms.extend(pos['antonyms'])
            synonyms.extend(defs['synonyms'])
            antonyms.extend(defs['antonyms'])

        self.ret.definition = response
        self.definition.setText(self.ret.definition)

        # Need case insensitive since ListBox has style SORT, which is case insensitive
        self.ret.synonyms = sorted(set(synonyms), key=str.casefold)
        self.ret.antonyms = sorted(set(antonyms), key=str.casefold)
        self.synonyms.addStrings(self.ret.synonyms)
        self.antonyms.addStrings(self.ret.antonyms)
        r.close()

    def on_lookup(self):
        self.ret.word = self.word.getText()
        self._on_lookup()

    def on_replace_syn(self):
        item = self.synonyms.getSelectedItem()
        if item < 0:
            return

        self.ret.replace = self.synonyms._ListBox__items[item].value
        editor.replaceSel(self.ret.replace)
        self.terminate()

    def on_replace_ant(self):
        item = self.antonyms.getSelectedItem()
        if item < 0:
            return

        self.ret.replace = self.antonyms._ListBox__items[item].value
        editor.replaceSel(self.ret.replace)
        self.terminate()

    def on_close(self):
        """Close dialog."""
        self.terminate()

def editor_getWordAtCaretOrSelection():
    retval = ''
    (sel_start, sel_end) = (editor.getSelectionStart(), editor.getSelectionEnd())
    if editor.getSelections() == 1 and sel_start != sel_end:
        retval = editor.getTextRange(sel_start, sel_end)
    else:
        start_of_word_pos = editor.wordStartPosition(editor.getCurrentPos(), True)
        end_of_word_pos = editor.wordEndPosition(start_of_word_pos, True)
        if start_of_word_pos != end_of_word_pos:
            retval = editor.getTextRange(start_of_word_pos, end_of_word_pos)
            editor.setSelection(end_of_word_pos, start_of_word_pos)
    return retval

def lookup():
    word = ""
    if editor.getSelectionEmpty():
        word = editor_getWordAtCaretOrSelection()
    else:
        word = editor.getSelText()

    if len(word) <= 0:
        notepad.messageBox('Select a word (or put the caret in a word) before running.', 'Error')
        return

    ret = Returns(word)
    Dictionary(ret)
    # print(ret.word)
    # print(ret.definition)
    # print(ret.synonyms)
    # print(ret.antonyms)
    # print(ret.replace)

if __name__ == '__main__':
    lookup()

Alan Kilborn

@Ekopalypse

Something is definitely up with having to close things twice.

When trying out various scripts from the __test__ folder, e.g. test_progressbar.py, test_statusbar.py, I have to press the X in the upper right of the window TWICE before the script truly ends.

Ekopalypse

@Alan-Kilborn

Yeah, lol, apparently my code isn’t really self-explanatory, too bad, was hoping it was.
Each test_{control} script executes once the dialog by rc-generation and once as a class example.

Alan Kilborn

@Ekopalypse said in Little Dialog-wrapper for PythonScript:

Each test_{control} script executes once the dialog by rc-generation and once as a class example.

Ha, okay, I wasn’t really digging into any of the code (yet!), just running things like a dumb user (success!) and misunderstanding what results were obtained.

Thanks for the clarification.

What I like to do if I have code that runs two ways is to let it only one way run via a controlling variable at the top. That way someone trying it can change one line (to change the variable) and the rest will run differently.

Michael Vincent

@Alan-Kilborn said in Little Dialog-wrapper for PythonScript:

For others that might be interested, here’s a full version of Michael Vincent’s dictionary script with rdipardo’s changes:

@rdipardo

Sorry I haven’t been around in a while, just getting back now. Thank you for the updates; I’ve converted my dictionary and translator scripts to use the more portable method as urllib does indeed come with PythonScript. And yes, I have the PythonScript plugin set to “see” my installed Python3 - which had the requests module installed.

Happy we’re getting some traction out of @Ekopalypse 's Dialog-wrapper - truly ingenious and adds lots of menu / dialog functionality to PythonScripts.

Cheers.

Ekopalypse

@Alan-Kilborn said in Little Dialog-wrapper for PythonScript:

Probably the code in test_different_ways_to_create_dialogs.py in the test folder needs the same change?

Yes, correct and done, thanks for pointing it out.

What I like to do if I have code that runs two ways is …

They are tests, actually not meant as examples, my point was rather,
that the dialogs generated in each case, or more precisely, the resulting ByteArrays are compared,
but I understand what you mean. If I have a little more time sometime in the future,
I will tackle that.

Right now I’m using my meager free time to get the NppLspClient plugin into beta status, and then I wanted to rewrite the NppDebugger because my employer won’t allow me to release the existing plugin.
(The downside, if you develop something during working hours, suddenly it doesn’t belong to you anymore) :-(
(The advantage is that I can learn and use a new language, probably Rust or Zig, but I don’t know for sure yet) :-)

Alan Kilborn

@Ekopalypse said in Little Dialog-wrapper for PythonScript:

They are tests, actually not meant as examples,

Without a specific set of examples, the tests become the examples. :-)

Actually, I think Michael led me down the road of the tests being examples…I didn’t think too hard about it at first.

my employer won’t allow me to release the existing plugin.
(The downside, if you develop something during working hours, suddenly it doesn’t belong to you anymore

It is reasonable that it doesn’t belong to you, but it seems unreasonable that your employer won’t release it. It would be understandable if your employer was a developer of rocket fuel and your plugin calculated optimized rocket fuel ingredient proportions… But as a general purpose tool that won’t give a competitor some sort of edge, why not share it? Sigh.

Alan Kilborn

@Michael-Vincent

Not to get too far off-track with this thread, as it’s meant to highlight the Little Dialog-wrapper, but I noticed that in your “dictionary” script, if the selected “word” to look up isn’t spelled correctly (such that it isn’t a real word), unhandled exceptions occur (just check the PS console window).

Before I noticed this I got to thinking about the utility of dictionary programs. They’re fine if you know how the word is spelled and you want other info about it. But if you don’t know the spelling, it is hard to get you where you need to go.

Perhaps the script, if it doesn’t get an exact match, it should do a web search on the word of questionable spelling, e.g. N++'s Edit > On selection > Search on Internet. From that output, the user could correct the spelling input to the script and get further info about the word.

Michael Vincent

@Alan-Kilborn said in Little Dialog-wrapper for PythonScript:

selected “word” to look up isn’t spelled correctly (such that it isn’t a real word), unhandled exceptions occur (just check the PS console window).

Indeed. Quick fix:

    def _on_lookup(self):
        """Lookup the word."""
        self._initialize()

        text_encoded = urllib.parse.quote(self.word.getText())
        headers = {"User-Agent": "Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/70.0.3538.77 Safari/537.36"}
        try:
            r = requests.urlopen(requests.Request(url=f"http://api.dictionaryapi.dev/api/v2/entries/en/{text_encoded}", headers=headers))
        except urllib.error.HTTPError:
            notepad.messageBox('No definitions found.  Perhaps misspelled?', 'Error')
            self.terminate()
            return
        if r.status != 200:
            self.terminate()
            return

Cheers.

Alan Kilborn

So I was attempting to do something “real” with the Little Dialog Wrapper, and it fell a bit short in capability in a couple of areas.

I’m not complaining, mind you, I just thought I’d share my findings. And, of course, I could be doing something wrong that is indeed quite simple to do correctly.

I wanted my dialog to start up with a checkbox in the checked state and I found no easy way to do it. I tried the obvious:

self.my_checkbox.setCheckState(BST.CHECKED)

right before the call to self.show(), but this did not achieve the goal.

The workaround that I came up with that did work was:

import threading
threading.Timer(0.25, lambda : self.my_checkbox.setCheckState(BST.CHECKED)).start()

I also found no obvious function (meaning part of the WinDialog hierarchy) to call to disable a control. With a little ctypes help I worked around by doing:

from ctypes import WinDLL
user32 = WinDLL('user32')
user32.EnableWindow(self.my_checkbox.hwnd, False)

And again, this didn’t work if I wanted to start up with a control disabled. So I resorted to:

threading.Timer(0.25, lambda : user32.EnableWindow(self.my_checkbox.hwnd, False)).start()

for that.