how to keep a wxpython app "always on top"?

[DomB]

Hi All

I would like set things up so that my wxpython app can be set so that
it is never covered by other windows - I want it always on top- is
this possible?

I'm not concerned about cross platform issues as my app will only
ever run on a ms windows machine.


Dominic

[C M]

On Wed, Aug 5, 2009 at 1:36 PM, DomB<dominic.b...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi All
>
> I would like set things up so that  my wxpython app can be set so that
> it is never covered by other windows - I want it always on top- is
> this possible?

Yes, you can use the style flag style=wx.STAY_ON_TOP in the
constructor of your frame.

Che

[DomB]

Hi Che,

Thank you for the rapid response- is it possible to toggle between
"stay on top" and normal behavior once the frame is up?

Dominic

On Aug 5, 1:52 pm, C M <cmpyt...@gmail.com> wrote:

[C M]

On Wed, Aug 5, 2009 at 2:29 PM, DomB<dominic.b...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi Che,
>
> Thank you for the rapid response- is it possible to toggle between
> "stay on top" and normal behavior once the frame is up?
>

I don't know. Good question. I suppose you could destroy and
recreate the frame with that style, but I'm sure someone will be along
to answer if you can just dynamically change the style.

Che

[Mike Driscoll]

On Aug 5, 2:15 pm, C M <cmpyt...@gmail.com> wrote:

> On Wed, Aug 5, 2009 at 2:29 PM, DomB<dominic.barraclo...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Hi Che,
>
> > Thank you for the rapid response- is it possible to toggle between
> > "stay on top" and normal behavior once the frame is up?
>
> I don't know.  Good question.  I suppose you could destroy and
> recreate the frame with that style, but I'm sure someone will be along
> to answer if you can just dynamically change the style.
>
> Che

I can't remember if this topic was just on the list or someone asked
something similar on IRC, but I think Robin said that it depends on
the platform. Some will allow changes and some will not. I don't think
Windows does, so destroying and recreating is the way to go on that.

- Mike

[Dietmar Schwertberger]

Mike Driscoll schrieb:

> On Aug 5, 2:15 pm, C M <cmpyt...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Wed, Aug 5, 2009 at 2:29 PM, DomB<dominic.barraclo...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Thank you for the rapid response- is it possible to toggle between
>>> "stay on top" and normal behavior once the frame is up?
>> I don't know. Good question. I suppose you could destroy and
>> recreate the frame with that style, but I'm sure someone will be along
>> to answer if you can just dynamically change the style.

> I can't remember if this topic was just on the list or someone asked
> something similar on IRC, but I think Robin said that it depends on
> the platform. Some will allow changes and some will not. I don't think
> Windows does, so destroying and recreating is the way to go on that.

Just tried with a frame on windows.
Changing on the fly is possible:

import wx
# self is a frame
style = self.GetWindowStyle()
# stay on top
self.SetWindowStyle( style | wx.STAY_ON_TOP )
# normal behaviour again
self.SetWindowStyle( style )

Regards,

Dietmar

[Mike Driscoll]

On Aug 6, 9:23 am, Dietmar Schwertberger <maill...@schwertberger.de>
wrote:

Cool! Next time I'll have to try it too.

Mike

[DomB]

Hi All,

Thank you for the feed back much appreciated

Dominic

On Aug 6, 2:04 pm, Mike Driscoll <kyoso...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Aug 6, 9:23 am, Dietmar Schwertberger <maill...@schwertberger.de>
> wrote:
>
>
>
> > Mike Driscoll schrieb:> On Aug 5, 2:15 pm, C M <cmpyt...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > >> On Wed, Aug 5, 2009 at 2:29 PM, DomB<dominic.barraclo...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > >>> Thank you for the rapid response- is it possible to toggle between

> > >>> "stay ontop" and normal behavior once the frame is up?