Difference between drop-down and spinner implementation for a list of dynamic values fetched from a database.

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Shoumik Das

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May 25, 2020, 5:14:40 AM5/25/20
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Hi, I am trying to fetch a list of users from a database and display it in the form of a drop-down menu. I see that Kivy has two options: DropDown and Spinner. Which one should I use? What is the difference between these two?

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Elliot Garbus

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May 25, 2020, 9:14:57 AM5/25/20
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A Spinner is a simpler, less customizable drop down.  It is the right choice in most (almost all) cases.  If you  are selecting between a number of text choice from a database, use a spinner.

 

If you need a more highly customized drop down, with a grid of buttons or a mix of widgets(buttons, labels, images) you would need to use DropDown.

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Shoumik Das

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May 25, 2020, 10:39:47 AM5/25/20
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Thanks for clarifying.


On Monday, May 25, 2020 at 6:44:57 PM UTC+5:30, Elliot Garbus wrote:

A Spinner is a simpler, less customizable drop down.  It is the right choice in most (almost all) cases.  If you  are selecting between a number of text choice from a database, use a spinner.

 

If you need a more highly customized drop down, with a grid of buttons or a mix of widgets(buttons, labels, images) you would need to use DropDown.

 

From: Shoumik Das
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Subject: [kivy-users] Difference between drop-down and spinner implementationfor a list of dynamic values fetched from a database.

 

Hi, I am trying to fetch a list of users from a database and display it in the form of a drop-down menu. I see that Kivy has two options: DropDown and Spinner. Which one should I use? What is the difference between these two?

 

Thanks

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