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.. _wx.lib.agw.thumbnailctrl.ThumbnailCtrl:

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|phoenix_title|  **wx.lib.agw.thumbnailctrl.ThumbnailCtrl**
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:class:`ThumbnailCtrl` is a widget that can be used to display a series of images in
a "thumbnail" format.



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|class_hierarchy| Class Hierarchy
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      **wxMSW**


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|super_classes| Known Superclasses
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:class:`wx.Panel`

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|method_summary| Methods Summary
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:meth:`~wx.lib.agw.thumbnailctrl.ThumbnailCtrl.__init__`                         Default class constructor.
:meth:`~wx.lib.agw.thumbnailctrl.ThumbnailCtrl.DeleteFiles`                      Deletes the selected thumbnails and their associated files.
:meth:`~wx.lib.agw.thumbnailctrl.ThumbnailCtrl.GetShowComboBox`                  Returns whether the folder combobox is shown.
:meth:`~wx.lib.agw.thumbnailctrl.ThumbnailCtrl.GetShowDir`                       Returns the working directory with images.
:meth:`~wx.lib.agw.thumbnailctrl.ThumbnailCtrl.ListDirectory`                    Returns list of file info objects for files of particular extensions.
:meth:`~wx.lib.agw.thumbnailctrl.ThumbnailCtrl.OnComboBox`                       Handles the ``wx.EVT_COMBOBOX`` for the folder combobox.
:meth:`~wx.lib.agw.thumbnailctrl.ThumbnailCtrl.OnThumbChar`                      
:meth:`~wx.lib.agw.thumbnailctrl.ThumbnailCtrl.RecreateComboBox`                 Recreates the folder combobox every time a new directory is explored.
:meth:`~wx.lib.agw.thumbnailctrl.ThumbnailCtrl.SetBackgroundColour`              Set the background color of the widget.
:meth:`~wx.lib.agw.thumbnailctrl.ThumbnailCtrl.ShowComboBox`                     Shows/Hide the top folder :class:`ComboBox`.
:meth:`~wx.lib.agw.thumbnailctrl.ThumbnailCtrl.ShowDir`                          Shows thumbnails for a particular folder.
:meth:`~wx.lib.agw.thumbnailctrl.ThumbnailCtrl.ShowFileNames`                    Sets whether the user wants to show file names under the thumbnails or not.
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|api| Class API
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.. class:: ThumbnailCtrl(wx.Panel)

   :class:`ThumbnailCtrl` is a widget that can be used to display a series of images in
   a "thumbnail" format.

   .. method:: __init__(self, parent, id=wx.ID_ANY, pos=wx.DefaultPosition, size=wx.DefaultSize, thumboutline=THUMB_OUTLINE_IMAGE, thumbfilter=None, imagehandler=PILImageHandler)

      Default class constructor.
      
      :param `parent`: parent window. Must not be ``None``;
      :param `id`: window identifier. A value of -1 indicates a default value;
      :param `pos`: the control position. A value of (-1, -1) indicates a default position,
       chosen by either the windowing system or wxPython, depending on platform;
      :param `size`: the control size. A value of (-1, -1) indicates a default size,
       chosen by either the windowing system or wxPython, depending on platform;
      :param `thumboutline`: outline style for :class:`ThumbnailCtrl`, which may be:
      
       =========================== ======= ==================================
       Outline Flag                 Value  Description
       =========================== ======= ==================================
       ``THUMB_OUTLINE_NONE``            0 No outline is drawn on selection
       ``THUMB_OUTLINE_FULL``            1 Full outline (image+caption) is drawn on selection
       ``THUMB_OUTLINE_RECT``            2 Only thumbnail bounding rectangle is drawn on selection (default)
       ``THUMB_OUTLINE_IMAGE``           4 Only image bounding rectangle is drawn.
       =========================== ======= ==================================
      
      :param `thumbfilter`: filter for image/video/audio files.  Ignored.
      :param `imagehandler`: can be :class:`PILImageHandler` if PIL is installed (faster), or
       :class:`NativeImageHandler` which only uses wxPython image methods.


   .. method:: DeleteFiles(self, thumbs)

      Deletes the selected thumbnails and their associated files.
      .. warning:: This method deletes the original files too.
      
      :param `thumbs`:  List of indexes to thumbnails.


   .. method:: GetShowComboBox(self)

      Returns whether the folder combobox is shown. 


   .. method:: GetShowDir(self)

      Returns the working directory with images. 


   .. method:: ListDirectory(self, directory, fileExtList)

      Returns list of file info objects for files of particular extensions.
      
      :param `directory`: the folder containing the images to thumbnail;
      :param `fileExtList`: a Python list of file extensions to consider.


   .. method:: OnComboBox(self, event)

      Handles the ``wx.EVT_COMBOBOX`` for the folder combobox.
      
      :param `event`: a :class:`CommandEvent` event to be processed.


   .. method:: OnThumbChar(self, ev)


   .. method:: RecreateComboBox(self, newdir)

      Recreates the folder combobox every time a new directory is explored.
      
      :param `newdir`: the new folder to be explored.


   .. method:: SetBackgroundColour(self, colour)

      Set the background color of the widget.
      
      :param `colour`: the color to which the background is set.


   .. method:: ShowComboBox(self, show=True)

      Shows/Hide the top folder :class:`ComboBox`.
      
      :param `show`: ``True`` to show the combobox, ``False`` otherwise.


   .. method:: ShowDir(self, folder)

      Shows thumbnails for a particular folder.
      
      :param `folder`: a directory containing the images to thumbnail;


   .. method:: ShowFileNames(self, show=True)

      Sets whether the user wants to show file names under the thumbnails or not.
      
      :param `show`: ``True`` to show file names under the thumbnails, ``False`` otherwise.