Bethon examples

Here are some of the sample programs on the screen - hm, they look just like ordinary BeOS stuff!

Here's the source for a Hello World that displays its greeting in its own window in a large font - hm, looks not too unlike its C++ cousin!

#!/boot/home/config/bin/python

import BApplication
from BStringView import BStringView
from BWindow import BWindow

from InterfaceKit import B_FOLLOW_ALL,B_TITLED_WINDOW,B_WILL_DRAW,B_NOT_RESIZABLE,B_NOT_ZOOMABLE

from AppKit import B_QUIT_REQUESTED

class HelloWindow(BWindow):
	def __init__(self):
		BWindow.__init__(self, (100.0, 80.0, 260.0, 120.0), 'Hello',
			B_TITLED_WINDOW, B_NOT_RESIZABLE|B_NOT_ZOOMABLE)

		# set up a rectangle and instantiate a new view
		self.view = BStringView(self.Bounds(), 'HelloView',
			'Hello, world!', B_FOLLOW_ALL, B_WILL_DRAW)
		from BFont import be_bold_font
		self.view.SetFont(be_bold_font)
		self.view.SetFontSize(24.0)

		self.AddChild(self.view)
	def QuitRequested(self):
		#  QuitRequested() is a Be API "hook" that BeOS can
		#  call because this class instance "bound" itself to
		#  the BWindow.
		BApplication.be_app.PostMessage(B_QUIT_REQUESTED)
		return 1

class HelloApplication(BApplication.BApplication):
	def __init__(self):
		BApplication.BApplication.__init__(self,
			"application/x-vnd.Be-HelloWorldSample")
	def ReadyToRun(self):
		window = HelloWindow()
		window.Show()

myApplication = HelloApplication()
myApplication.Run()