opening a second window

[prof.ebral]

I think your code is pretty messy, to start with, making it harder to work with. Take a look at some of my code, because I am sure it will help you.

main.py:

# Version: Traipse 'Pious-Paladin'
#   $Id: main.py,v Traipse 'Pious-Paladin' prof.ebral Exp $
#
# Description: This is the main entry point of the oprg application
 
from PyQt4 import QtCore, QtGui
from os import sep
 
from map_engine.map_dock import MapDock
from chat_engine.chat_dock import ChatDock
from net_engine.plist_dock import PListDock
from net_engine.client_gear import ClientGear
from tree_engine.tree_dock import TreeDock
from tool_gears.path_gear import PathTool, path
 
PathTool().load_paths(path)
 
class MainWindow(QtGui.QMainWindow):
 
    def __init__(self):
        super(MainWindow, self).__init__()
        self.setWindowIcon(QtGui.QIcon(path['core_images'] + 'traipse-logo-2.png'))
        self.client = ClientGear(self)
        self.createActions()
        self.createDocks()
        self.StatusBar('Ready')
        self.createToolBar()
        self.createStyle()
        self.setCentralWidget(self.center1)
 
    def createDocks(self):
        #Game Tree Docking Bay
        self.treeDock = QtGui.QDockWidget("Dock-Game Tree", self)
        self.center4 = TreeDock(self, self.client)
        self.treeDock.setWidget(self.center4)
        self.treeDock.setFeatures(QtGui.QDockWidget.DockWidgetMovable | 
                QtGui.QDockWidget.DockWidgetFloatable)
        self.center4.add('Child-2')
        self.addDockWidget(QtCore.Qt.LeftDockWidgetArea, self.treeDock)
 
        #Player List Docking Bay
        self.PlayerList = QtGui.QDockWidget("Dock-Player List", self)
        self.center3 = PListDock(self, self.client)
        self.PlayerList.setWidget(self.center3)
        self.PlayerList.setFeatures(QtGui.QDockWidget.DockWidgetMovable | 
                QtGui.QDockWidget.DockWidgetFloatable)
        self.center3.add(2, 'Player-2', 'Idle')
        self.center3.add(3, 'Player-3', 'Typing')
        self.addDockWidget(QtCore.Qt.LeftDockWidgetArea, self.PlayerList)
 
        #Map Docking Bay
        self.mapDock = QtGui.QDockWidget("Dock-Map", self)
        self.center1 = MapDock(self, self.client)
        self.mapDock.setWidget(self.center1)
        self.mapDock.setFeatures(QtGui.QDockWidget.DockWidgetMovable | 
                QtGui.QDockWidget.DockWidgetFloatable)
        self.addDockWidget(QtCore.Qt.RightDockWidgetArea, self.mapDock)
        self.mapDock.hide()

# Version: Traipse 'Pious-Paladin'
#   $Id: main.py,v Traipse 'Pious-Paladin' prof.ebral Exp $
#
# Description: This is the main entry point of the oprg application

from PyQt4 import QtCore, QtGui
from os import sep

from map_engine.map_dock import MapDock
from chat_engine.chat_dock import ChatDock
from net_engine.plist_dock import PListDock
from net_engine.client_gear import ClientGear
from tree_engine.tree_dock import TreeDock
from tool_gears.path_gear import PathTool, path

PathTool().load_paths(path)

class MainWindow(QtGui.QMainWindow):

    def __init__(self):
        super(MainWindow, self).__init__()
        self.setWindowIcon(QtGui.QIcon(path['core_images'] + 'traipse-logo-2.png'))
        self.client = ClientGear(self)
        self.createActions()
        self.createDocks()
        self.StatusBar('Ready')
        self.createToolBar()
        self.createStyle()
        self.setCentralWidget(self.center1)

    def createDocks(self):
        #Game Tree Docking Bay
        self.treeDock = QtGui.QDockWidget("Dock-Game Tree", self)
        self.center4 = TreeDock(self, self.client)
        self.treeDock.setWidget(self.center4)
        self.treeDock.setFeatures(QtGui.QDockWidget.DockWidgetMovable | 
                QtGui.QDockWidget.DockWidgetFloatable)
        self.center4.add('Child-2')
        self.addDockWidget(QtCore.Qt.LeftDockWidgetArea, self.treeDock)

        #Player List Docking Bay
        self.PlayerList = QtGui.QDockWidget("Dock-Player List", self)
        self.center3 = PListDock(self, self.client)
        self.PlayerList.setWidget(self.center3)
        self.PlayerList.setFeatures(QtGui.QDockWidget.DockWidgetMovable | 
                QtGui.QDockWidget.DockWidgetFloatable)
        self.center3.add(2, 'Player-2', 'Idle')
        self.center3.add(3, 'Player-3', 'Typing')
        self.addDockWidget(QtCore.Qt.LeftDockWidgetArea, self.PlayerList)

        #Map Docking Bay
        self.mapDock = QtGui.QDockWidget("Dock-Map", self)
        self.center1 = MapDock(self, self.client)
        self.mapDock.setWidget(self.center1)
        self.mapDock.setFeatures(QtGui.QDockWidget.DockWidgetMovable | 
                QtGui.QDockWidget.DockWidgetFloatable)
        self.addDockWidget(QtCore.Qt.RightDockWidgetArea, self.mapDock)
        self.mapDock.hide()

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This is the Main file. This is my anchor to all my other UI scripts. This is not a complete version, but here you can see I am creating a proxy Player List and proxy Game Tree. I want you to look at the Map Docking Bay. It inserts the MapDock class, passing the parent and the future network client.

map_dock.py

from PyQt4 import QtCore, QtGui
from tool_gears.path_gear import path
from map_engine.tool_gear import mapToolGear
from map_engine.map_gear import MapDocket
 
class MapDock(QtGui.QMainWindow):
 
    def __init__(self, parent, client):
        super(MapDock, self).__init__()
        self.parent = parent; self.client = client
        self.createMap()
        self.createToolBar()
        self.setCentralWidget(self.mapDocket)
 
    def createToolBar(self):
        self.ToolBay = mapToolGear(self.parent)
        self.addToolBar(QtCore.Qt.BottomToolBarArea, self.ToolBay)
 
    ## Map Docket
    def createMap(self):
        self.mapDocket = QtGui.QWidget()
        layout = QtGui.QGridLayout()
        self.mapView = MapDocket()
        layout.addWidget(self.mapView)
        self.mapDocket.setLayout(layout)
 
    def createMapEditor(self):
        self.parent.mapEditor = QtGui.QDialog()
        layout = QtGui.QGridLayout()
        self.parent.mapEditView = MapDocket()
        layout.addWidget(self.parent.mapEditView)
        self.parent.mapEditor.setLayout(layout)
        self.parent.mapEditor.show()
 
    def empty(self):
        pass

from PyQt4 import QtCore, QtGui
from tool_gears.path_gear import path
from map_engine.tool_gear import mapToolGear
from map_engine.map_gear import MapDocket

class MapDock(QtGui.QMainWindow):

    def __init__(self, parent, client):
        super(MapDock, self).__init__()
        self.parent = parent; self.client = client
        self.createMap()
        self.createToolBar()
        self.setCentralWidget(self.mapDocket)

    def createToolBar(self):
        self.ToolBay = mapToolGear(self.parent)
        self.addToolBar(QtCore.Qt.BottomToolBarArea, self.ToolBay)

    ## Map Docket
    def createMap(self):
        self.mapDocket = QtGui.QWidget()
        layout = QtGui.QGridLayout()
        self.mapView = MapDocket()
        layout.addWidget(self.mapView)
        self.mapDocket.setLayout(layout)

    def createMapEditor(self):
        self.parent.mapEditor = QtGui.QDialog()
        layout = QtGui.QGridLayout()
        self.parent.mapEditView = MapDocket()
        layout.addWidget(self.parent.mapEditView)
        self.parent.mapEditor.setLayout(layout)
        self.parent.mapEditor.show()

    def empty(self):
        pass

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Here is the entirety of my map_dock file, which contains the MapDock class. Can you see how I am re using the MapDocket() class to create a map for the core software and a map for the map editor? Maybe I am wrong, but I think that is what you are trying to do. Notice how the second one is rooted in the parent?

I would suggest you look at your Ui_Dialog Classes. They don't need to declared (object), the should be declared (QtGui.QDialog). I am also not sure why you would create a setupUI function and not use the pre-built __init__ function. I would suggest you use __init__ and then you can create room for you parent object, plus you can build the UI just by calling the class each time.

[benlyboy]

thanks you have given me a lot to take in.

I only had a few minutes tonight so will look it over again tomorrow and post any questions or thoughts then.

thanks for the reply

[prof.ebral]

You are welcome.