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+# Copyright (c) 2006, Daniel J. Popowich
+# 
+# Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person
+# obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files
+# (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction,
+# including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge,
+# publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software,
+# and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so,
+# subject to the following conditions:
+# 
+# The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be
+# included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+# 
+# THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
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+# NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS
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+# ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN
+# CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+# SOFTWARE.
+#
+# Send bug reports and contributions to:
+#
+#    dpopowich AT astro dot umass dot edu
+#
+
+'''
+TreeViewTooltips.py
+
+Provides TreeViewTooltips, a class which presents tooltips for cells,
+columns and rows in a gtk.TreeView.
+
+------------------------------------------------------------
+    This file includes a demo.  Just execute the file:
+
+       python TreeViewTooltips.py
+------------------------------------------------------------
+
+To use, first subclass TreeViewTooltips and implement the get_tooltip()
+method; see below.  Then add any number of gtk.TreeVew widgets to a
+TreeViewTooltips instance by calling the add_view() method.  Overview
+of the steps:
+
+    # 1. subclass TreeViewTooltips
+    class MyTooltips(TreeViewTooltips):
+
+        # 2. overriding get_tooltip()
+        def get_tooltip(...):
+            ...
+
+    # 3. create an instance
+    mytips = MyTooltips()
+
+    # 4. Build up your gtk.TreeView.
+    myview = gtk.TreeView()
+    ...# create columns, set the model, etc.
+
+    # 5. Add the view to the tooltips
+    mytips.add_view(myview)
+
+How it works: the add_view() method connects the TreeView to the
+"motion-notify" event with the callback set to a private method.
+Whenever the mouse moves across the TreeView the callback will call
+get_tooltip() with the following arguments:
+
+    get_tooltip(view, column, path)
+
+where,
+
+    view:   the gtk.TreeView instance. 
+    column: the gtk.TreeViewColumn instance that the mouse is
+            currently over.
+    path:   the path to the row that the mouse is currently over.
+
+Based on whether or not column and path are checked for specific
+values, get_tooltip can return tooltips for a cell, column, row or the
+whole view:
+
+    Column Checked      Path Checked      Tooltip For...
+          Y                 Y             cell
+          Y                 N             column
+          N                 Y             row
+          N                 N             view
+
+get_tooltip() should return None if no tooltip should be displayed.
+Otherwise the return value will be coerced to a string (with the str()
+builtin) and stripped; if non-empty, the result will be displayed as
+the tooltip.  By default, the tooltip popup window will be displayed
+centered and just below the pointer and will remain shown until the
+pointer leaves the cell (or column, or row, or view, depending on how
+get_tooltip() is implemented).
+
+'''
+
+
+import pygtk
+pygtk.require('2.0')
+
+import gtk
+import gtk.gdk
+import gobject
+
+if gtk.gtk_version < (2, 8):
+    import warnings
+
+    msg = ('''This module was developed and tested with version 2.8.18 of gtk.  You are using version %d.%d.%d.  Your milage may vary.'''
+           % gtk.gtk_version)
+    warnings.warn(msg)
+
+
+# major, minor, patch
+version = 1, 0, 0
+
+class TreeViewTooltips:
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        
+        '''
+        Initialize the tooltip.  After initialization there are two
+        attributes available for advanced control:
+
+            window: the popup window that holds the tooltip text, an
+                    instance of gtk.Window.
+            label:  a gtk.Label that is packed into the window.  The
+                    tooltip text is set in the label with the
+                    set_label() method, so the text can be plain or
+                    markup text.
+
+        Be default, the tooltip is enabled.  See the enabled/disabled
+        methods.
+        '''
+
+        # create the window
+        self.window = window = gtk.Window(gtk.WINDOW_POPUP)
+        window.set_name('gtk-tooltips')
+        window.set_resizable(False)
+        window.set_border_width(4)
+        window.set_app_paintable(True)
+        window.connect("expose-event", self.__on_expose_event)
+
+
+        # create the label
+        self.label = label = gtk.Label()
+        label.set_line_wrap(True)
+        label.set_alignment(0.5, 0.5)
+        label.set_use_markup(True)
+        label.show()
+        window.add(label)
+
+        # by default, the tooltip is enabled
+        self.__enabled = True
+        # saves the current cell
+        self.__save = None
+        # the timer id for the next tooltip to be shown
+        self.__next = None
+        # flag on whether the tooltip window is shown
+        self.__shown = False
+
+    def enable(self):
+        'Enable the tooltip'
+        
+        self.__enabled = True
+        
+    def disable(self):
+        'Disable the tooltip'
+        
+        self.__enabled = False
+
+    def __show(self, tooltip, x, y):
+
+        '''show the tooltip popup with the text/markup given by
+        tooltip.
+
+        tooltip: the text/markup for the tooltip.
+        x, y:  the coord. (root window based) of the pointer.
+        '''
+
+        window = self.window
+        
+        # set label
+        self.label.set_label(tooltip)
+        # resize window
+        w, h = window.size_request()
+        # move the window 
+        window.move(*self.location(x,y,w,h))
+        # show it
+        window.show()
+        self.__shown = True
+
+    def __hide(self):
+        'hide the tooltip'
+
+        self.__queue_next()
+        self.window.hide()
+        self.__shown = False
+
+    def __leave_handler(self, view, event):
+        'when the pointer leaves the view, hide the tooltip'
+        
+        self.__hide()
+
+    def __motion_handler(self, view, event):
+        'As the pointer moves across the view, show a tooltip.'
+
+        path = view.get_path_at_pos(int(event.x), int(event.y))
+        
+        if self.__enabled and path:
+            path, col, x, y = path
+            tooltip = self.get_tooltip(view, col, path)
+            if tooltip is not None:
+                tooltip = str(tooltip).strip()
+                if tooltip:
+                    self.__queue_next((path, col), tooltip,
+                                      int(event.x_root),
+                                      int(event.y_root))
+                    return
+
+        self.__hide()
+
+    def __queue_next(self, *args):
+
+        'queue next request to show a tooltip'
+
+        # if args is non-empty it means a request was made to show a
+        # tooltip.  if empty, no request is being made, but any
+        # pending requests should be cancelled anyway.
+
+        cell = None
+
+        # if called with args, break them out
+        if args:
+            cell, tooltip, x, y = args
+
+        # if it's the same cell as previously shown, just return
+        if self.__save == cell:
+            return
+
+        # if we have something queued up, cancel it
+        if self.__next:
+            gobject.source_remove(self.__next)
+            self.__next = None
+
+        # if there was a request...
+        if cell:
+            # if the tooltip is already shown, show the new one
+            # immediately
+            if self.__shown:
+                self.__show(tooltip, x, y)
+            # else queue it up in 1/2 second
+            else:
+                self.__next = gobject.timeout_add(500, self.__show,
+                                                  tooltip, x, y)
+
+        # save this cell
+        self.__save = cell
+
+
+    def __on_expose_event(self, window, event):
+
+        # this magic is required so the window appears with a 1-pixel
+        # black border (default gtk Style).  This code is a
+        # transliteration of the C implementation of gtk.Tooltips.
+        w, h = window.size_request()
+        window.style.paint_flat_box(window.window, gtk.STATE_NORMAL,
+                                    gtk.SHADOW_OUT, None, window,
+                                    'tooltip', 0, 0, w, h)
+
+    def location(self, x, y, w, h):
+
+        '''Given the x,y coordinates of the pointer and the width and
+        height (w,h) demensions of the tooltip window, return the x, y
+        coordinates of the tooltip window.
+
+        The default location is to center the window on the pointer
+        and 4 pixels below it.
+        '''
+
+        return x - w/2, y + 4
+
+    def add_view(self, view):
+
+        'add a gtk.TreeView to the tooltip'
+        
+        assert isinstance(view, gtk.TreeView), \
+               ('This handler should only be connected to '
+                'instances of gtk.TreeView')
+
+        view.connect("motion-notify-event", self.__motion_handler)
+        view.connect("leave-notify-event", self.__leave_handler)
+
+    def get_tooltip(self, view, column, path):
+        'See the module doc string for a description of this method'
+        
+        raise NotImplemented, 'Subclass must implement get_tooltip()'
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+
+    ############################################################
+    # DEMO
+    ############################################################
+
+    # First, subclass TreeViewTooltips
+
+    class DemoTips(TreeViewTooltips):
+
+        def __init__(self, customer_column):
+            # customer_column is an instance of gtk.TreeViewColumn and
+            # is being used in the gtk.TreeView to show customer names.
+            self.cust_col = customer_column
+
+            # call base class init
+            TreeViewTooltips.__init__(self)
+
+        def get_tooltip(self, view, column, path):
+
+            # we have a two column view: customer, phone; we'll make
+            # tooltips cell-based for the customer column, but generic
+            # column-based for the phone column.
+
+            # customer
+            if column is self.cust_col:
+
+                # By checking both column and path we have a
+                # cell-based tooltip.
+                model = view.get_model()
+                customer = model[path][2]
+                return '<big>%s %s</big>\n<i>%s</i>' % (customer.fname,
+                                                        customer.lname,
+                                                        customer.notes)
+            # phone
+            else:
+                return ('<big><u>Generic Column Tooltip</u></big>\n'
+                        'Unless otherwise noted, all\narea codes are 888')
+
+        def XX_location(self, x, y, w, h):
+            # rename me to "location" so I override the base class
+            # method.  This will demonstrate being able to change
+            # where the tooltip window popups, relative to the
+            # pointer.
+
+            # this will place the tooltip above and to the right
+            return x + 10, y - (h + 10)
+
+    # Here's our customer
+    class Customer:
+
+        def __init__(self, fname, lname, phone, notes):
+            self.fname = fname
+            self.lname = lname
+            self.phone = phone
+            self.notes = notes
+
+    # create a bunch of customers
+    customers = []
+    for fname, lname, phone, notes in [
+        ('Joe', 'Schmoe', '555-1212', 'Likes to Morris dance.'),
+        ('Jane', 'Doe', '555-2323',
+         'Wonders what the hell\nMorris dancing is.'),
+        ('Phred', 'Phantastic', '900-555-1212', 'Dreams of Betty.'),
+        ('Betty', 'Boop', '555-3434', 'Dreams in b&amp;w.'),
+        ('Red Sox', 'Fan', '555-4545',
+         "Still livin' 2004!\nEspecially after 2006.")]:
+        customers.append(Customer(fname, lname, phone, notes))
+
+    # Build our model and view
+    model = gtk.ListStore(str, str, object)
+    for c in customers:
+        model.append(['%s %s' % (c.fname, c.lname), c.phone, c])
+
+    view = gtk.TreeView(model)
+    view.get_selection().set_mode(gtk.SELECTION_NONE)
+
+    # two columns, name and phone
+    cell = gtk.CellRendererText()
+    cell.set_property('xpad', 20)
+    namecol = gtk.TreeViewColumn('Customer Name', cell, text=0)
+    namecol.set_min_width(200)
+    view.append_column(namecol)
+
+    cell = gtk.CellRendererText()
+    phonecol = gtk.TreeViewColumn('Phone', cell, text=1)
+    view.append_column(phonecol)
+
+    # finally, connect the tooltip, specifying the name column as the
+    # column we want the tooltip to popup over.
+    tips = DemoTips(namecol)
+    tips.add_view(view)
+
+    # We're going to demonstrate enable/disable.  First we need a
+    # callback function to connect to the toggled signal.
+    def toggle(button):
+        if button.get_active():
+            tips.disable()
+        else:
+            tips.enable()
+
+    # create a checkbutton and connect our handler
+    check = gtk.CheckButton('Check to disable view tooltips')
+    check.connect('toggled', toggle)
+
+    # a standard gtk.Tooltips to compare to
+    tt = gtk.Tooltips()
+    tt.set_tip(check, ('This is a standard gtk tooltip.\n'
+                       'Compare me to the tooltips above.'))
+    
+    # create a VBox to pack the view and checkbutton
+    vbox = gtk.VBox()
+    vbox.pack_start(view)
+    vbox.pack_start(check, False)
+    vbox.show_all()
+    
+    # pack the vbox into a simple dialog and run it
+    dialog = gtk.Dialog('TreeViewTooltips Demo')
+    close = dialog.add_button(gtk.STOCK_CLOSE, gtk.RESPONSE_NONE)
+
+    # add a tooltip for the close button
+    tt.set_tip(close, 'Click to end the demo.')
+                              
+    dialog.set_default_size(400,400)
+    dialog.vbox.pack_start(vbox)
+    dialog.run()