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MrAzzaman
MrAzzaman

Reputation: 4768

wxPython standard menu icons and shortcuts not displaying

I am trying to teach myself wxPython, but I am driving myself batty trying to figure out why the standard menu icons aren't working. I am using Python 2.7.3 and wxPython 2.8.12.1 on Windows 7. When I use the code directly from the ZetCode tutorial, copied below for simplicity, I don't get any icons or standard icons showing in my menu

#!/usr/bin/python
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-

'''
ZetCode wxPython tutorial

This example shows a simple menu.

author: Jan Bodnar
website: www.zetcode.com
last modified: September 2011
'''

import wx

class Example(wx.Frame):

    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
        super(Example, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs) 

        self.InitUI()

    def InitUI(self):    

        menubar = wx.MenuBar()
        fileMenu = wx.Menu()
        fitem = fileMenu.Append(wx.ID_EXIT, 'Quit', 'Quit application')
        menubar.Append(fileMenu, '&File')
        self.SetMenuBar(menubar)

        self.Bind(wx.EVT_MENU, self.OnQuit, fitem)

        self.SetSize((300, 200))
        self.SetTitle('Simple menu')
        self.Centre()
        self.Show(True)

    def OnQuit(self, e):
        self.Close()

def main():

    ex = wx.App()
    Example(None)
    ex.MainLoop()    


if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()

According to the tutorial, I should get something like this:

What I should be getting (sourced from zetcode)

Instead, I'm getting this:

enter image description here

Is this due to a difference between Linux and Windows? Is there any way to get this to work without creating my own icons for each menu item?

Upvotes: 2

Views: 1302

Answers (2)

Mykola
Mykola

Reputation: 11

I've also faced with same issue. According to documentation: "wx.ICON_QUESTION: Displays a question mark symbol. This icon is automatically used with YES_NO so it’s usually unnecessary to specify it explicitly. This style is not supported for message dialogs under wxMSW when a task dialog is used to implement them (i.e. when running under Windows Vista or later) because Microsoft guidelines indicate that no icon should be used for routine confirmations. If it is specified, no icon will be displayed"

Upvotes: -1

Mike Driscoll
Mike Driscoll

Reputation: 33091

The difference is that Windows doesn't have a default icon for exit. The wxPython toolkit wraps the native widgets so that the look and feel is correct across all operating systems. So yes, if you want an icon on Windows, you'll have to set it yourself.

Upvotes: 3

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