EasyGUI_Qt was inspired by EasyGUI.
Here is a brief summary table of the corresponding function names for widgets with similar purpose being used in each project. This table is not complete, and is mainly provided to illustrate the different convention used when naming widgets. Please see the api for more details
| EasyGUI | EasyGUI_Qt | Description |
|---|---|---|
| enterbox | get_string | Gets a string from the user |
| multenterbox | get_many_strings | User enters multiple values |
| integerbox | get_int or get_integer | Gets an integer from the user |
| get_float | Gets a float from the user | |
| msgbox | show_message | Displays a messages with an "ok" button |
| ccbox | get_continue_or_cancel | Choice: continue or cancel box |
| ynbox | get_yes_or_no | Answer a question with "yes" or "no" answer as choices |
| choicebox | get_choice | User selects a single choice from a list |
| multichoicebox | get_list_of_choices | User can select multiple choices from a list |
| passwordbox | get_password | Gets string from user, the text is masked as it is typed in |
| textbox | show_file | Displays text in proportional font, with word wrapping for EasyGUI / Displays text from a file, either in monospace font or formatted if html document |
| codebox | show_code | Displays text in monospace font, with no word wrapping |
| diropenbox | get_directory_name | Returns the name of a directory |
| fileopenbox | get_file_names | Returns the name of a file / list of files for EasyGUI_Qt |
| filesavebox | get_save_file_name | Returns the name of a file |
| exceptionbox | handle_exception | Displays a traceback |