36.1.9 GUI classes

36.1.9 GUI classes

msilib provides several classes that wrap the GUI tables in an MSI database. However, no standard user interface is provided; use bdist_msi to create MSI files with a user-interface for installing Python packages.

class Control( dlg, name): Base class of the dialog controls. dlg is the dialog object the control belongs to, and name is the control's name.

event( event, argument[, condition = ``1''[, ordering]]): Make an entry into the ControlEvent table for this control.

mapping( event, attribute): Make an entry into the EventMapping table for this control.

condition( action, condition): Make an entry into the ControlCondition table for this control.

class RadioButtonGroup( dlg, name, property): Create a radio button control named name. property is the installer property that gets set when a radio button is selected.

add( name, x, y, width, height, text[, value]): Add a radio button named name to the group, at the coordinates x, y, width, height, and with the label text. If value is omitted, it defaults to name.

class Dialog( db, name, x, y, w, h, attr, title, first, default, cancel): Return a new Dialog object. An entry in the Dialog table is made, with the specified coordinates, dialog attributes, title, name of the first, default, and cancel controls.

control( name, type, x, y, width, height, attributes, property, text, control_next, help): Return a new Control object. An entry in the Control table is made with the specified parameters.
This is a generic method; for specific types, specialized methods are provided.

text( name, x, y, width, height, attributes, text): Add and return a Text control.

bitmap( name, x, y, width, height, text): Add and return a Bitmap control.

line( name, x, y, width, height): Add and return a Line control.

pushbutton( name, x, y, width, height, attributes, text, next_control): Add and return a PushButton control.

radiogroup( name, x, y, width, height, attributes, property, text, next_control): Add and return a RadioButtonGroup control.

checkbox( name, x, y, width, height, attributes, property, text, next_control): Add and return a CheckBox control.

See Also:

Dialog Table

Control Table

Control Types

ControlCondition Table

ControlEvent Table

EventMapping Table

RadioButton Table

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