Advanced Standard Controls

Complex controls providing rich data input and display capabilities.

Combo (ComboBox)

Dropdown with optional text input.

<combo field="category" values="Electronics; Furniture; Software" editable="true" autocomplete="true" />
Attribute Description
values Dropdown options
editable Allow custom text input
autocomplete Filter options as user types

Numeric

Number input with spinner and validation.

<numeric field="quantity" min="0" max="1000" step="1" value="0" />
Attribute Description
min / max Value range
step Increment/decrement step
format Display format (e.g., "%.2f")

Date/Time Pickers

Calendar-based date and time selection.

<date field="start_date" min="2024-01-01" />
<time field="start_time" format="%H:%M" />

Grid

Tabular data display and editing using wxGrid.

<grid field="items" rows="10" cols="5">
    <column field="name" label="Product" width="200" />
    <column field="qty" label="Qty" width="80" type="numeric" />
    <column field="price" label="Price" width="100" type="numeric" format="%.2f" />
    <column field="total" label="Total" width="120" type="formula" formula="price*qty" />
    <column field="action" label="" width="50" type="button" action="delete_row" />
</grid>

Grid Cell Editors

Editor Type Description
text Standard text input
numeric Numeric with validation
choice Dropdown selection
date Date picker
checkbox Boolean toggle
button Action button
formula Calculated field (read-only)

Grid Features

  • Proxy-based tables — Grid data from database via gridtable_from_proxy
  • HTML table rendering — Parse HTML tables into grid format via gridtable_from_html_table
  • Popup cell editors — Inline editing with popup dialogs
  • Custom renderers — Cell-level rendering customization
  • Tab key navigation — Tab between editable cells

HTML Viewer

Embedded web content display.

<html src="https://example.com" />
<html content="<h1>Hello</h1>" />

The underlying browser control (HTML2) is set at runtime by webview plugins (CEF or wxWebView), allowing the application to embed web content in native windows.

Panels

Scrollable containers for organizing controls.

<panel scroll="true" dock="left">
    <text field="search" />
    <grid field="results" />
</panel>
Attribute Description
scroll Enable scrolling
dock Docking position (left, right, top, bottom)

Panels support docking for split-pane layouts and scroll when content exceeds visible area.

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