wxFileDialog no focus?

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Warner

(Posted 2009) [#1]

I'm now working on MacOS 10.5.1, and I'm having trouble with wxFileDialog. For some reason, the "open file" dialog doesn't get focus, even not when I click it. I can't click on any of the files, however I am able to open the folders, and click on the cancel/ok button.
This only happens if I run the dialog when a button is clicked. If I place the dialog in the OnInit method, it does get focus.

SuperStrict

Framework wx.wxApp
Import wx.wxFrame
Import wx.wxButton
Import wx.wxFileDialog

New MyApp.run()

Type MyApp Extends wxApp

	Field Window:TTestWindow
	
	Method OnInit:Int()

		Window = New TTestWindow
		Window.Create(, , "Window", -1, -1, 550, 550)
		Window.Center()
		Window.Show()
		Window.Refresh(True)
				
		Return True
		
	End Method

End Type

Type TTestWindow Extends wxFrame
	
	Field Button:wxButton
	Field file_dialog:wxFileDialog
		
	Method OnInit()									

		Button = New wxButton.Create(Self, wxID_OK, "OK")
		Button.ConnectAny(wxEVT_COMMAND_BUTTON_CLICKED, _OnClick, Null, Self)
		
	End Method

	Method OnClick(_event:wxCommandEvent)

		file_dialog:wxFileDialog = New wxFileDialog.Create(Self, "Open",Null,Null, "*.*", wxFD_OPEN|wxFD_DEFAULT_STYLE)
		DebugLog file_dialog.ShowModal()
				
	End Method		
	
	Function _OnClick(_event:wxEvent)	
		TTestWindow(_event.sink).OnClick(wxCommandEvent(_event))
	End Function
		
End Type

Alternatively, I tried using RequestFile, but that dialog behaves in the same manner. Also, it generates an error when it is closed.
Anyone any idea what I could try?

Brucey

(Posted 2009) [#2]

Welcome to the world of BlitzMax, Mac and Carbon-based Applications :-)

BlitzMax tries to be clever by adding some Cocoa-specific functionality to BRL.Appstub.
This is fine, until you want to do any Carbon UI programming - which wxWidgets currently is.

There is available a module BaH.AppStub, which can be used to get around this issue.

In essence you build your app using this appstub instead of the built-in one.

Using BMK, you can add the following parameter :

-b bah.appstub

If you are using an IDE, it is a little more involved. However, you can find a version of MaxIDE with shortcuts for "wx" builds here. (command-shift-R or command-shift-B, for run and build)

Of course, ideally, BlitzMax wouldn't force these things upon us, but with some things we are stuck, and must invent work-arounds.

HTH

Warner

(Posted 2009) [#3]

Ah, I see. So basically, I download the "wx" IDE, and copy bah.appstub to my mods folder, and then press wxRun. That's neat.
appstub:
http://code.google.com/p/maxmods/downloads/list

Edit: It works now! That's great, thank you!