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In this article we are going to learn about SetToolLongHelp() function associated with the wx.ToolBar class of wxPython. SetToolLongHelp() sets the long help for the given tool. SetToolLongHelp() takes toolId and helpString as arguments.

Syntax:

wx.ToolBar.SetToolLongHelp(self, toolId, helpString)

Parameters:

Parameter Input Type Description
toolId int ID of the tool in question, as passed to AddTool .
helpString string A string for the long help.

Code Example: 

Python3




import wx
 
class Example(wx.Frame):
 
    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
        super(Example, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
        self.InitUI()
 
    def InitUI(self):
        self.locale = wx.Locale(wx.LANGUAGE_ENGLISH)
        self.toolbar = self.CreateToolBar()
 
        td = self.toolbar.AddTool(1, 'right', wx.Bitmap('right.png'))
        # set disabled bitmap for tool with id = 1
        self.toolbar.SetToolDisabledBitmap(id = 1, bitmap = wx.Bitmap('wrong.png'))
        self.toolbar.Realize()
        self.Bind(wx.EVT_TOOL, self.OnOne, td)
 
        self.SetSize((350, 250))
        self.SetTitle('Undo redo')
        self.Centre()
 
    def OnOne(self, e):
        # set long help string for tool
        self.toolbar.SetToolLongHelp(toolId = 1, helpString ="This is new Long Help String.")
        str = self.toolbar.GetToolLongHelp(toolId = 1)
        print(str)
        # Realize() called to finalize new added tools
        self.toolbar.Realize()
 
    def OnQuit(self, e):
        self.Close()
 
 
def main():
 
    app = wx.App()
    ex = Example(None)
    ex.Show()
    app.MainLoop()
 
 
if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()


Output:

This is new Long Help String.


Last Updated : 02 Mar, 2023
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