A Metric to English Converter

This example shows how to put a number of different gui components together to build a complete system. It does the amazing task of converting between the metric and english measurement systems.

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The complete source code for this example is included below.

from java import awt
from java.applet import Applet
from java.awt.event import ActionListener, ItemListener, AdjustmentListener
from pawt import GridBag

basicUnits = [
    ['Metric System', [('Centimeters', 0.01), ('Meters', 1.0),
        ('Kilometers', 1000.0)]],
    ['U.S. System', [('Inches', 0.0254), ('Feet', 0.305),
        ('Yards', 0.914), ('Miles', 1613.0)]]]

class SimpleBorder:
    def paint(self, g):
        g.drawRect(0,0,self.size.width-1, self.size.height-1)

    def getInsets(self):
        return awt.Insets(5,5,5,5)

class Converter(Applet, SimpleBorder):
    def init(self, unitSets=basicUnits):
        self.setLayout(awt.GridLayout(2,0,5,5))
        self.panels = []
        for name, units in unitSets:
            panel = ConversionPanel(name, units, self)
            self.panels.append(panel)
            self.add(panel)

    def convert(self, master):
        value = master.getValue()
        multiplier = master.getMultiplier()

        for panel in self.panels:
            if panel is not master:
                panel.setValue(multiplier/panel.getMultiplier()*value)


class ConversionPanel(awt.Panel, SimpleBorder,
                      ActionListener, AdjustmentListener, ItemListener):
    max, block = 10000, 100

    def __init__(self, title, units, controller):
        self.units = units
        self.controller = controller

        awt.Panel.__init__(self)

        bag = GridBag(self, fill='HORIZONTAL')

        label = awt.Label(title, awt.Label.CENTER)
        bag.addRow(label)

        self.text = awt.TextField('0', 10, actionListener=self)
        bag.add(self.text, weightx=1.0)

        self.chooser = awt.Choice(itemListener=self)
        for name, multiplier in units:
            self.chooser.add(name)
        bag.addRow(self.chooser)

        self.slider = awt.Scrollbar(awt.Scrollbar.HORIZONTAL,
                       maximum=self.max+10, blockIncrement=self.block,
                       adjustmentListener=self)
        bag.add(self.slider)

    def getMultiplier(self):
        return self.units[self.chooser.selectedIndex][1]

    def getValue(self):
        try:
            return float(self.text.getText())
        except:
            return 0.0

    def actionPerformed(self, e):
        self.setSlider(self.getValue())
        self.controller.convert(self)

    def itemStateChanged(self, e):
        self.controller.convert(self)

    def adjustmentValueChanged(self, e):
        self.text.setText(str(e.getValue()))
        self.controller.convert(self)

    def setValue(self, v):
        self.text.setText(str(v))
        self.setSlider(v)

    def setSlider(self, f):
        if f > self.max: f = self.max
        if f < 0: f = 0
        self.slider.value = int(f)