[Bf-python] Re: Crazy tooltip bug

[nicolas bonnand]

Hi Manuel,

I've tried your script, the problem also happens under linux.

I'm not sure, but I would say there's a problem with
the memory management of the tooltip variable
in the draw function.

It behaves as if the malloc of the tooltip
variable was cleared when leaving  the draw
function.
(normally it should not happen, even if the tooltip
variable is local to the draw function, because the variable
goes on being used.... But...Maybe something is
wrong with the reference count of the tooltip var ?
Py_INCREF  ???? , ...)

An ugly workaround is to give Number() a tooltip variable that is  not  
local
of the draw function

Look below the modified code

Nicolas

PS: by the way, in the documentation the Number method is supposed to have
11 arguments
Number(name, event, x, y, width, height, initial, min, max, realtime=1, 
tooltip=None)
but it doesn't seem to be possible to play with the realtime argument

PS2: have you tried to globally initialize the buttons with 
Draw.create() to see if it changes
this behavior ?

import Blender
from Blender.Draw import *
from Blender.BGL import *

listOfNames = ["aa-tooltip1","bb-tooltip2","cc-tooltip3","dd-tooltip4"]

#modif
tooltip=['tooltip1','tooltip2','tooltip3','tooltip4']

def draw():
	glClearColor(0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0)
	glClear(GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT)
	i = 0; height = 200
	
	for Name in listOfNames:
		buttonName = Name.split(".")[0]
		buttonLabel = buttonName.split("-")[0]
		Number(buttonLabel, \
						1, \  # <- you certainly mean i and not 1
						100, \
						height, \
						100, \
						20, \
						0.5,\
						-1,1,tooltip[i])  # modif
		i += 1; height -= 20
		print "LABEL AND TOOLTIP: ", buttonLabel, buttonTtip	
	
def bevent(evt):
	if (evt):Exit(); return
	
def event(evt, val):
	if (evt== ESCKEY and not val): Exit(); return
	else: return
	Register(draw, event, bevent)
	
Register(draw, event, bevent)