Please, I Have A Question before I get started
Hi All, I am going to try and learn Python because I want to write at least one program to help my disabled son with communitation. I am not asking for anyone to do this for me I simply want to know if I can do what I need to do with Python Basically the program will blank the screen and call up (for example) 6 pictures. A flashing border with travel from picture to picture. When the computer senses a mouse click it will clear the screen and present a second set of choices ... one level deeper than the first ... based on the chosen picture. So again ... "menu pictures" of food, drink, tv are highlited for 5 seconds each. the chooser sends an input (mouse click for eample) while the tv is highlited. The screen clears and another picture menu appears ... this one a deeper level of the chose TV - maybe it is pictures of a cartoon and a ball ... a ball is chosen ... the screeen clears and menu choices of a baseball, basketball or football appear... my son chooses the baseball ... he has now worked through three menu levels to let us know what he would like to watch on TV Can python do this? I realize I am responsible for the menu sets, pictures attaching sounds etc TIA Mike -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: Please, I Have A Question before I get started
Thank you all so much for your input. The feedback was perfect. I did not realizethis may be difficult under any circumstances. I am very familiar with PowerPoint and will try the open office thing... I can not believe that there isn't a GUI programing tool that will allow me to build GUI apps - just like I use Dreamweaver to build a web page ... a WYSIWYG builder that does a few simplet things and calls other programs ... Oh well no silver bullet! Thanks again Mike On Mon, 13 Mar 2006 13:45:05 +1100, Steven D'Aprano <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >On Mon, 13 Mar 2006 02:19:39 +, Skipper wrote: > >> Hi All, >> >> I am going to try and learn Python because I want to write at least >> one program to help my disabled son with communitation. >> >> I am not asking for anyone to do this for me I simply want to know if >> I can do what I need to do with Python > >[snip] > >> Can python do this? I realize I am responsible for the menu sets, >> pictures attaching sounds etc > >There is no reason why Python can't do this. > >If you are new to programming, I suggest you have a look at Pythoncard. >Unfortunately, most of the Graphical User Interface libraries for Python >have a fairly steep learning curve, and in general building GUIs can be >tedious and difficult, regardless of language. Pythoncard is an attempt to >simplify the whole process and make simple things simple. > >http://pythoncard.sourceforge.net/ -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: Please, I Have A Question before I get started
Well, thank you so much for taking the time to reply. I guess that about wraps up all my questions. You fucking putz On Mon, 13 Mar 2006 13:37:36 +0100, Sybren Stuvel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Skipper enlightened us with: >> I can not believe that there isn't a GUI programing tool that will >> allow me to build GUI apps > >There are plenty of them. > >> just like I use Dreamweaver to build a web page > >Which produces horrible HTML. > >Sybren -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: Please, I Have A Question before I get started
Thanks to all (except one - of course) for your replys. I think you have more than answered my question and I appreciate your time. I suppose this is going to be more difficult than I imagined... but working at this is better then watching "Trading Spaces" with my wife - -heh... Thanks again Mike On Mon, 13 Mar 2006 08:53:51 -0800, Scott David Daniels <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Skipper wrote: >> ... I am not asking for anyone to do this for me I simply want to >> know if I can do what I need to do with Python >> Can python do this? I realize I am responsible for the menu sets, >> pictures attaching sounds etc > >As you have been told by many other respondents above, the task is >not as simple as it seems it should be. If you decide to go ahead >and attempt it in Python (after you have learned some easier stuff), >you will definitely get lots of assistance here. You just need to >decide which mountains you want to climb, and which ones you pass up. > >--Scott David Daniels >[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
