Method createWidgets

Tools/unittestgui/unittestgui.py:288–357

Creates and packs the various widgets. Why is it that GUI code always ends up looking a mess, despite all the best intentions to keep it tidy? Answers on a postcard, please.

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        self.stopGoButton['state'] = tk.NORMAL

    def createWidgets(self):
        """Creates and packs the various widgets.

        Why is it that GUI code always ends up looking a mess, despite all the
        best intentions to keep it tidy? Answers on a postcard, please.
        """
        # Status bar
        statusFrame = tk.Frame(self.top, relief=tk.SUNKEN, borderwidth=2)
        statusFrame.pack(anchor=tk.SW, fill=tk.X, side=tk.BOTTOM)
        tk.Label(statusFrame, width=1, textvariable=self.statusVar).pack(side=tk.TOP, fill=tk.X)

        # Area to enter name of test to run
        leftFrame = tk.Frame(self.top, borderwidth=3)
        leftFrame.pack(fill=tk.BOTH, side=tk.LEFT, anchor=tk.NW, expand=1)
        suiteNameFrame = tk.Frame(leftFrame, borderwidth=3)
        suiteNameFrame.pack(fill=tk.X)

        # Progress bar
        progressFrame = tk.Frame(leftFrame, relief=tk.GROOVE, borderwidth=2)
        progressFrame.pack(fill=tk.X, expand=0, anchor=tk.NW)
        tk.Label(progressFrame, text="Progress:").pack(anchor=tk.W)
        self.progressBar = ProgressBar(progressFrame, relief=tk.SUNKEN,
                                       borderwidth=2)
        self.progressBar.pack(fill=tk.X, expand=1)


        # Area with buttons to start/stop tests and quit
        buttonFrame = tk.Frame(self.top, borderwidth=3)
        buttonFrame.pack(side=tk.LEFT, anchor=tk.NW, fill=tk.Y)

        tk.Button(buttonFrame, text="Discover Tests",
                  command=self.discoverClicked).pack(fill=tk.X)


        self.stopGoButton = tk.Button(buttonFrame, text="Start",
                                      command=self.runClicked, state=tk.DISABLED)
        self.stopGoButton.pack(fill=tk.X)

        tk.Button(buttonFrame, text="Close",
                  command=self.top.quit).pack(side=tk.BOTTOM, fill=tk.X)
        tk.Button(buttonFrame, text="Settings",
                  command=self.settingsClicked).pack(side=tk.BOTTOM, fill=tk.X)

        # Area with labels reporting results
        for label, var in (('Run:', self.runCountVar),
                           ('Failures:', self.failCountVar),
                           ('Errors:', self.errorCountVar),
                           ('Skipped:', self.skipCountVar),
                           ('Expected Failures:', self.expectFailCountVar),
                           ('Remaining:', self.remainingCountVar),
                           ):
            tk.Label(progressFrame, text=label).pack(side=tk.LEFT)
            tk.Label(progressFrame, textvariable=var,
                     foreground="blue").pack(side=tk.LEFT, fill=tk.X,
                                             expand=1, anchor=tk.W)

        # List box showing errors and failures
        tk.Label(leftFrame, text="Failures and errors:").pack(anchor=tk.W)