embed notepad into a frame widget

[Matt]

all,

trying to load an application (notepad for instance) and have it sit
inside a Python application window. When the main window maximises or
minimises, the (notepad) app follows.

I am pretty sure I need to use a frame widget under tkinter (win32) but
not exactly sure how to do it.

I can make the frame but not embed notepad.

do I use something like this?


from Tkinter import *
master = Tk()
frame = Frame(width=768, height=576, bg="", colormap="new")
frame.pack()
video.attach_window(frame.window_id()) <--- not sure!!
mainloop()


Thanks

-Matt

 

[Diez B. Roggisch]

all,

trying to load an application (notepad for instance) and have it sit
inside a Python application window. When the main window maximises or
minimises, the (notepad) app follows.

I am pretty sure I need to use a frame widget under tkinter (win32) but
not exactly sure how to do it.

You are pretty wrong being sure Under windows, it is indeed possible to
embed certain applications into others - the related technical term is
conveniently called OLE (Object lining and embedding).

But the application has to be prepared for doing so - and this is deep
windows stuff, so I guess you can't do that with Tkinter.

Another technique is to use so-called activex-controls. The IEfor instance
is available as such a control. But that also isn't doable with Tkinter
(AFAIK, I'm not totally sure on that). But wxPython can:

http://www.wxpython.org/MigrationGuide.html

Diez

 

[Matt]

You are pretty wrong being sure Under windows, it is indeed possible to
embed certain applications into others - the related technical term is
conveniently called OLE (Object lining and embedding).

Thanks,

at least I didnt spend two much time on it

-Matt