GUI creation

Viswa_L · September 19, 2019, 1:38pm

Hi,
happy to join in group. I am excited with paraview features. I would like to explore more about it. I am trying custom gui by python. like, Tkinter.
but unfortunately paraview doesn’t have tkinter module. is there any possible way to create our own interactive window?

Regards,
Viswa

mwestphal · September 20, 2019, 12:27am

That sound like a Python View, which supports matplotlib (but not Tkinter).
See here : https://blog.kitware.com/paraview-python-view-is-now-more-versatile/

Viswa_L · September 26, 2019, 8:31am

Thanks Mathieu Westphal,
but still I couldn’t able to create GUI. can you give some examples to create buttons and labels

Regards,
viswa

Viswa_L · September 26, 2019, 12:52pm

I am trying to create new menu in paraview. and add labels and buttons.
I tried in xml also. but not getting required result

mwestphal · September 30, 2019, 3:52am

You will have to be more precise.
In any case, here is the general doc.
https://gitlab.kitware.com/paraview/paraview/blob/master/Utilities/Doxygen/pages/PluginHowto.md

Viswa_L · September 30, 2019, 5:42am

Dear Mathieu Westphal,

Thanks for write back. I am in need of your valuable support
I attached sample picture for GUI what I need.

1)I need to add new window–> in that buttons, text
2) when I press button respective python function should run

Regards,
Viswa

mwestphal · September 30, 2019, 5:45am

do you want to develop in Python or C++ ?

Viswa_L · September 30, 2019, 5:50am

any language is fine for me.

Viswa_L · September 30, 2019, 5:51am

now I am writing all codes in python. if it possible C++ I will change all code into C++ also. now Creating GUI is important.

mwestphal · September 30, 2019, 5:52am

Do you want this to work with the release version of ParaView or do you (and all other users that will use your plugin) build ParaView themselves ?

Viswa_L · September 30, 2019, 5:55am

I want to built in paraview itself. if it is possible in plugin that also fine.
my aim is to create window and number of buttons,
each buttons represents some script action.
whatever method is fine for me.

mwestphal · September 30, 2019, 5:57am

I would recommend creating a Dock Widget plugin.

See DockWidget example in /paraview/Examples/Plugins/

Viswa_L · September 30, 2019, 6:03am

do you mean in application path?
but I couldn’t able to find plugin with in examples. I attached the screenshots

mwestphal · September 30, 2019, 6:03am

You are not building ParaView but you are using the release. Do you really want to build (as in “Compile the source of”) ParaView ?

Viswa_L · September 30, 2019, 6:09am

I am beginner to paraview. I am trying to switch post processing tool from other to paraview.
I am not sure about building. I am finding easiest way to achieve the requirement.
by using python I achieved many functions.
now window creation is getting problem.
if it is possible to use in release version, that also fine.
if I need to build, need some guidance that how to do.

mwestphal · September 30, 2019, 6:11am

Ok, the most easy way for you maybe to do it in Python.

Open ParaView
View -> PythonShell
Write the code to create the window, the button and all, in a python script
Load the script in the python shell

Viswa_L · September 30, 2019, 6:15am

looks great! I tried this only.
but I couldn’t able to create window. because, I couldn’t able to find gui creation modules in paraview python.
normally I will use tkinter module to create window in python. this is not available.

mwestphal · September 30, 2019, 6:17am

You can use PythonQt.

Viswa_L · September 30, 2019, 6:20am

I tried PythonQt. this module also showing error.
I attached the image below

mwestphal · September 30, 2019, 6:49am

Indeed, in this case you may need to build ParaView yourself and use C++ plugins.
https://gitlab.kitware.com/paraview/paraview/blob/master/Documentation/dev/build.md