[Gnumed-devel] GUI layout / user configurability

[Horst Herb]

Attached a mock-up GUI design. Just untar into a directory, and type "python 
minignumed.py" to get the idea. All you need is Python >= 2.3 and wxPython >= 
2.4 installed.

The upper row is a horizontal sizer. Plugins (usually of "display" or 
"summary" type) can just be packed into that row by adding to the sizer.

The lower "work area" is separated from the "top row" via a horizontal 
splitter = user resizeable.

The "work area" itself is divided by a vertical splitter into the left side 
containing a notebook widget, and the right side containing a vertical sizer 
to allocate "tool" type plugins.

The notebook of cause gets pages added via plugins, usually of "clinical" 
type.

Of cause, all plugins which add to any of the sizers mentioned above, can 
implement new "splitters" that would allow user resizing of the plugin 
widgets.

The GUI mockup is entirely created with wxGlade. 
My real mini gnumed was created the same, only that the mockup widgets are 
implemented as plugins instead of hardcoded into the framework.

Manually created code always inherits from wxGlade code, I neer edit wxGlade 
generated code manually. That allows ongoing GUI modifications without any 
code alteration.

Horst

mockup.tgz
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