wxPython - HTMLWindow Class



wxHTML library contains classes for parsing and displaying HTML content. Although this is not intended to be a full-featured browser, wx.HtmlWindow object is a generic HTML viewer.

HtmlWindow class constructor takes a familiar look −

(Parent, id, pos, size, style)

This class supports the following styles −

S.N. Styles & Description
1

wxHW_SCROLLBAR_NEVER

Never display scrollbars, not even when the page is larger than the window

2

wxHW_SCROLLBAR_AUTO

Display scrollbars only if the page size exceeds window's size

3

wxHW_NO_SELECTION

Don't allow the user to select text

Following event binders are available for this class −

S.N. Events & Description
1

EVT_HTML_CELL_CLICKED

A wxHtmlCell was clicked

2

EVT_HTML_CELL_HOVER

The mouse passed over a wxHtmlCell

3

EVT_HTML_LINK_CLICKED

A wxHtmlCell which contains an hyperlink was clicked

Following member functions of this class are frequently used −

S.N. Functions & Description
1

AppendToPage()

Appends HTML fragment to currently displayed text and refreshes the window

2

HistoryBack()

Goes back to the previously visited page

3

HistoryForward()

Goes to the next page in history

4

LoadPage()

Loads a HTML file

5

OnLinkClicked()

Called when a hyperlink is clicked

6

SetPage()

Sets text tagged with HTML tags as page contents

The following code displays a simple HTML browser. On running the code, a TextEntry Dialog pops up asking a URL to be entered. LoadPage() method of wx.HtmlWindow class displays the contents in the window.

import  wx 
import  wx.html 
  
class MyHtmlFrame(wx.Frame): 
   def __init__(self, parent, title): 
      wx.Frame.__init__(self, parent, -1, title, size = (600,400)) 
      html = wx.html.HtmlWindow(self) 
		
      if "gtk2" in wx.PlatformInfo: 
         html.SetStandardFonts() 
			
      dlg = wx.TextEntryDialog(self, 'Enter a URL', 'HTMLWindow') 
		
      if dlg.ShowModal() == wx.ID_OK: 
         html.LoadPage(dlg.GetValue()) 
			
app = wx.App()  
frm = MyHtmlFrame(None, "Simple HTML Browser")  
frm.Show()  
app.MainLoop()
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