Module: GUI

Helper functions and classes for graphical interaction with Exudyn

Author: Johannes Gerstmayr
Date: 2020-01-25
Notes: This is an internal library, which is only used inside Exudyn for modifying settings.

Function: GetTkRootAndNewWindow

GetTkRootAndNewWindow()

function description:

get new or current root and new window app; return list of [tkRoot, tkWindow, tkRuns]

Function: TkRootExists

function description:

this function returns True, if tkinter has already a root window (which is assumed to have already a mainloop running)

Function: EditDictionaryWithTypeInfo

EditDictionaryWithTypeInfo(settingsStructure, exu = None, dictionaryName = 'edit')

function description:

edit dictionaryData and return modified (new) dictionary
input:

settingsStructure: hierarchical settings structure, e.g., SC.visualizationSettings

exu: exudyn module

dictionaryName: name displayed in dialog
output:

returns modified dictionary, which can be used, e.g., for SC.visualizationSettings.SetDictionary(…)