Use invisible interface's keyboard shorcuts even if the window is displayed

src/Conf.defaults

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ reverse_timelines = boolean(default=False)
 time_to_check_streams = integer(default=30)
 announce_stream_status = boolean(default=True)
 ask_at_exit = boolean(default=True)
+use_invisible_keyboard_shorcuts = boolean(default=False)
 
 [sound]
 volume = float(default=1.0)

src/gui/dialogs/configuration.py

@@ -52,10 +52,12 @@ class general(wx.Panel):
   langBox.Add(self.language, 0, wx.ALL, 5)
   sizer.Add(langBox, 0, wx.ALL, 5)
   self.au = wx.Button(self, -1, _(u"Set the autocomplete function"))
-#  self.Bind(wx.EVT_BUTTON, self.autocompletion, au)
   self.ask_at_exit = wx.CheckBox(self, -1, _(U"ask before exiting TwBlue?"))
   self.ask_at_exit.SetValue(config.main["general"]["ask_at_exit"])
   sizer.Add(self.ask_at_exit, 0, wx.ALL, 5)
+  self.use_invisible_shorcuts = wx.CheckBox(self, -1, _(u"Use invisible interface's keyboard shorcuts even if the window is displayed"))
+  self.use_invisible_shorcuts.SetValue(config.main["general"]["use_invisible_keyboard_shorcuts"])
+  sizer.Add(self.use_invisible_shorcuts, 0, wx.ALL, 5)
   self.relative_time = wx.CheckBox(self, -1, _(U"Relative times"))
   self.relative_time.SetValue(config.main["general"]["relative_times"])
   sizer.Add(self.relative_time, 0, wx.ALL, 5)
@@ -384,6 +386,13 @@ class configurationDialog(wx.Dialog):
   if platform.system() == "Windows":
    config.main["general"]["voice_enabled"] = self.general.disable_sapi5.GetValue()
    config.main["general"]["ask_at_exit"] = self.general.ask_at_exit.GetValue()
+   if (self.general.use_invisible_shorcuts.GetValue() == True and config.main["general"]["use_invisible_keyboard_shorcuts"] != True) and self.parent.showing == True:
+    km = self.parent.create_invisible_keyboard_shorcuts()
+    self.parent.register_invisible_keyboard_shorcuts(km)
+   elif (self.general.use_invisible_shorcuts.GetValue() == False and config.main["general"]["use_invisible_keyboard_shorcuts"] != False) and self.parent.showing == True:
+    km = self.parent.create_invisible_keyboard_shorcuts()
+    self.parent.unregister_invisible_keyboard_shorcuts(km)
+   config.main["general"]["use_invisible_keyboard_shorcuts"] = self.general.use_invisible_shorcuts.GetValue()
    config.main["general"]["hide_gui"] = self.general.show_gui.GetValue()
   config.main["general"]["max_api_calls"] = self.general.apiCalls.GetValue()
   config.main["general"]["max_tweets_per_call"] = self.general.itemsPerApiCall.GetValue()

src/gui/main.py

@@ -329,6 +329,9 @@ class mainFrame(wx.Frame):
    buff.put_items(num)
    self.nb.InsertSubPage(self.db.settings["buffers"].index(self.db.settings["user_name"]), buff, _(u"Trending topics for %s") % (buff.name,))
   self.sizer.Add(self.nb, 0, wx.ALL, 5)
+  if config.main["general"]["use_invisible_keyboard_shorcuts"] == True:
+   km = self.create_invisible_keyboard_shorcuts()
+   self.register_invisible_keyboard_shorcuts(km)
   panel.SetSizer(self.sizer)
   self.SetClientSize(self.sizer.CalcMin())
   self.Bind(event.MyEVT_STARTED, self.onInit)
@@ -823,20 +826,34 @@ class mainFrame(wx.Frame):
    msg = _(u"%s. Empty") % (self.nb.GetPageText(self.nb.GetSelection()))
   output.speak(msg, 1)
 
- def show_hide(self, ev=None):
+ def create_invisible_keyboard_shorcuts(self):
-#  if platform.system() == "Linux" or platform.system() == "Darwin": return
   keymap = {}
   for i in config.main["keymap"]:
    if hasattr(self, i):
     keymap[config.main["keymap"][i]] = getattr(self, i)
-  if self.showing == True:
+  return keymap
+
+ def register_invisible_keyboard_shorcuts(self, keymap):
   self.keyboard_handler = WXKeyboardHandler(self)
   self.keyboard_handler.register_keys(keymap)
+
+ def unregister_invisible_keyboard_shorcuts(self, keymap):
+  try:
+   self.keyboard_handler.unregister_keys(keymap)
+   del self.keyboard_handler
+  except AttributeError:
+   pass
+
+ def show_hide(self, ev=None):
+  km = self.create_invisible_keyboard_shorcuts()
+  if self.showing == True:
+   if config.main["general"]["use_invisible_keyboard_shorcuts"] == False:
+    self.register_invisible_keyboard_shorcuts(km)
    self.Hide()
    self.showing = False
   else:
-   self.keyboard_handler.unregister_keys(keymap)
+   if config.main["general"]["use_invisible_keyboard_shorcuts"] == False:
-   del self.keyboard_handler
+    self.unregister_invisible_keyboard_shorcuts(km)
    self.Show()
    self.showing = True
 

src/updater/update_manager.py

@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ def check_for_update(msg=False):
     else:
      progress.Update(percent, _(u"Update"))
    def update_complete():
-    wx.MessageDialog(None, _(u"The new TW Blue version has been downloaded and installed. Press OK to start the application."), _(u"Done!")).ShowModal()
+    ms = wx.MessageDialog(None, _(u"The new TW Blue version has been downloaded and installed. Press OK to start the application."), _(u"Done!"))
+    if ms.ShowModal() == wx.ID_OK:
      sys.exit()
    app_updater = updater.AutoUpdater(url, new_path, 'bootstrap.exe', app_path=paths.app_path(), postexecute=paths.app_path("TWBlue.exe"), finish_callback=update_complete, percentage_callback=update)
    app_updater.start_update()

src/widgetUtils/__init__.py

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+import platform
+if platform.system() == "Windows":
+ from wxUtils import *

src/widgetUtils/wxUtils.py

@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+import wx
+
+# Code responses for WX dialogs.
+# this is when an user presses OK on a dialogue.
+OK = wx.ID_OK
+# This is when an user presses cancel on a dialogue.
+CANCEL = wx.ID_CANCEL
+# This is when an user closes the dialogue or an id to create the close button.
+CLOSE = wx.ID_CLOSE
+# The response for a "yes" Button pressed on a dialogue.
+YES = wx.ID_YES
+# This is when the user presses No on a default dialogue.
+NO = wx.ID_NO
+
+#events
+# This is raised when the application must be closed.
+CLOSE_EVENT = wx.EVT_CLOSE
+# This is activated when a button  is pressed.
+BUTTON_PRESSED = wx.EVT_BUTTON
+# This is activated when an user enter text on an edit box.
+ENTERED_TEXT = wx.EVT_TEXT
+
+def exit_application():
+ """ Closes the current window cleanly. """
+ wx.GetApp().ExitMainLoop()
+
+def connect_event(parent, event, func):
+ """ Connects an event to a function.
+  parent wx.window: The widget that will listen for the event.
+  event widgetUtils.event: The event that will be listened for the parent. The event should be one of the widgetUtils events.
+  function func: The function that will be connected to the event."""
+ return getattr(parent, "Bind")(event, func)