[BitPim-devel] New wxPython versions

[Roger Binns]

The next release of wxPython is imminent and Robin is doing
frequent release candidates at

http://starship.python.net/crew/robind/wxPython/preview/

If the release happens this week then I would like to move
to it. There are a significant number of issues with
the version we currently use as well as a lot of code doing
workarounds.

Please check there and try out the releases so we can
get any issues that affect us fixed. It will be several
months till the release after this.

As a bonus this release also fixes some inefficiencies in
the wx.TextCtrl so that protocol logging will be faster.

Roger

[Adit Panchal]

I am getting the following dialog when launching BitPim on my Windows
box after upgrading to wxPython 2.5.4 RC4. The verbose output is
attached as well. Should I be posting this to
wxPython-***@lists.wxwindows.org?

[Roger Binns]

Post by Adit Panchal
I am getting the following dialog when launching BitPim on my Windows
box after upgrading to wxPython 2.5.4 RC4. The verbose output is
attached as well.

Uninstall any existing wxPython first and then double check the
site packages directory for any remnants of wx and wipe them
as well.

Roger

[Adit Panchal]

Got it to work, thanks. my site-packages wasn't clear of the old wx
files.

Anyways, I noticed that the scrollbar on the wallpaper tab now just
scrolls the background watermark. It doesn't move the pictures down
anymore. This happens on both Windows and Mac. This bug does not appear
in 0.7.28 official release.

Additionally, on my Windows box, after downloading camera images from
my phone, the large images produce the following error. This also
appears when selecting a large file as a wallpaper for a contact in the
phonebook entry editor.

[Roger Binns]

Post by Adit Panchal
Anyways, I noticed that the scrollbar on the wallpaper tab now just
scrolls the background watermark. It doesn't move the pictures down
anymore. This happens on both Windows and Mac. This bug does not appear
in 0.7.28 official release.

I am busy investigating this.

Post by Adit Panchal
Additionally, on my Windows box, after downloading camera images from
my phone, the large images produce the following error. This also
appears when selecting a large file as a wallpaper for a contact in the
phonebook entry editor.

Your idea of large and the error message are completely different. In
the content of the error message, large files are those larger than
4GB (ie need more than 32 bits to address the size). I can assure
you that your images are nowhere near to 4GB in size :-)

I do recall Vic having a similar issue a while back. You may want to
chase up that thread, or try to work out what the actual cause is.

Roger

[Roger Binns]

2.5.4.1 has now been released and we will update to this. (I
am so looking forward to removing chunks of code that worked
around various issues).

Post by Adit Panchal
Anyways, I noticed that the scrollbar on the wallpaper tab now just
scrolls the background watermark. It doesn't move the pictures down
anymore. This happens on both Windows and Mac. This bug does not appear
in 0.7.28 official release.

That turned out to be an API change and my most recent commit
fixed it.

Roger

[d***@netzero.net]

I tried out Unicode 2.5.4.1rc4 on XP-SP2 with both BitPim 28-official and 29-development load, and everything seems to be working ok. Did not run into the error that Adit did. Will keep developing on this load to see if anything comes up.

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Post by Roger Binns
2.5.4.1 has now been released and we will update to this

As part of next Monday build?

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Post by Roger Binns
2.5.4.1 has now been released and we will update to this

As part of next Monday build?

Yes. In fact you'll need to update after the next cvs update :-)

Roger

[Adit Panchal]

Roger - have you updated makedist.py to require 2.5.4.1 yet? I didn't
see any commits for it.

Anyways, I checked out some Mac specific behavior in the code that can
be removed due to the version upgrade.

The only one that I am not 100% sure of, but it works fine on my
machine, is the wx.Bitmap to wx.Image conversion routine in
wallpaper.py. I just commented it out in case you wanted to keep the
code around for historical purposes. The main things that are fixed is
the toolbar image size weirdness and the tickmarks for the slider.
Also, the calendar entry editor was hardcoded in size - I took that out
completely and it looks fine on both Windows and Mac.

Thanks,

Adit

[Roger Binns]

Post by Adit Panchal
Roger - have you updated makedist.py to require 2.5.4.1 yet? I didn't
see any commits for it.

I did that last night.

Post by Adit Panchal
Anyways, I checked out some Mac specific behavior in the code that can
be removed due to the version upgrade.

All of that is now checked in.

Post by Adit Panchal
The only one that I am not 100% sure of, but it works fine on my
machine, is the wx.Bitmap to wx.Image conversion routine in
wallpaper.py.

The issue in the past was not correctness but speed. It used to be
eye wateringly slow. Things are a lot better now with 2.5.4.1.

Post by Adit Panchal
I just commented it out in case you wanted to keep the
code around for historical purposes.

Nope, that is what we use a source code control system for :-)

Post by Adit Panchal
Also, the calendar entry editor was hardcoded in size - I took that out
completely and it looks fine on both Windows and Mac.

I made it do things "properly" which is using the routines in guiwidgets
that set and remember the previous size/position.

Roger