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• Splitter
  • Splitter
    • Splitter.add_widget()
    • Splitter.border
    • Splitter.clear_widgets()
    • Splitter.keep_within_parent
    • Splitter.max_size
    • Splitter.min_size
    • Splitter.remove_widget()
    • Splitter.rescale_with_parent
    • Splitter.sizable_from
    • Splitter.strip_cls
    • Splitter.strip_size

Splitter

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Module: kivy.uix.splitter

Added in 1.0.0

New in version 1.5.0.

The Splitter is a widget that helps you re-size its child widget/layout by letting you re-size it via dragging the boundary or double tapping the boundary. This widget is similar to the ScrollView in that it allows only one child widget.

Usage:

splitter = Splitter(sizable_from = 'right')
splitter.add_widget(layout_or_widget_instance)
splitter.min_size = 100
splitter.max_size = 250

To change the size of the strip/border used for resizing:

splitter.strip_size = '10pt'

To change its appearance:

splitter.strip_cls = your_custom_class

You can also change the appearance of the strip_cls, which defaults to SplitterStrip, by overriding the kv rule in your app:

<SplitterStrip>:
    horizontal: True if self.parent and self.parent.sizable_from[0] in ('t', 'b') else False
    background_normal: 'path to normal horizontal image' if self.horizontal else 'path to vertical normal image'
    background_down: 'path to pressed horizontal image' if self.horizontal else 'path to vertical pressed image'

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class kivy.uix.splitter.Splitter(**kwargs)

Bases: kivy.uix.boxlayout.BoxLayout

See module documentation.

Events:

on_press:

Fired when the splitter is pressed.

on_release:

Fired when the splitter is released.

Changed in version 1.6.0: Added on_press and on_release events.

add_widget(widget, index=0, *args, **kwargs)

Add a new widget as a child of this widget.

Parameters:

widget: Widget

Widget to add to our list of children.

index: int, defaults to 0

Index to insert the widget in the list. Notice that the default of 0 means the widget is inserted at the beginning of the list and will thus be drawn on top of other sibling widgets. For a full discussion of the index and widget hierarchy, please see the Widgets Programming Guide.

New in version 1.0.5.

canvas: str, defaults to None

Canvas to add widget’s canvas to. Can be ‘before’, ‘after’ or None for the default canvas.

New in version 1.9.0.

from kivy.uix.button import Button
from kivy.uix.slider import Slider
root = Widget()
root.add_widget(Button())
slider = Slider()
root.add_widget(slider)

border

Border used for the BorderImage graphics instruction.

This must be a list of four values: (bottom, right, top, left). Read the BorderImage instructions for more information about how to use it.

border is a ListProperty and defaults to (4, 4, 4, 4).

clear_widgets(*args, **kwargs)

Remove all (or the specified) children of this widget. If the ‘children’ argument is specified, it should be a list (or filtered list) of children of the current widget.

Changed in version 1.8.0: The children argument can be used to specify the children you want to remove.

Changed in version 2.1.0: Specifying an empty children list leaves the widgets unchanged. Previously it was treated like None and all children were removed.

keep_within_parent

If True, will limit the splitter to stay within its parent widget.

keep_within_parent is a BooleanProperty and defaults to False.

New in version 1.9.0.

max_size

Specifies the maximum size beyond which the widget is not resizable.

max_size is a NumericProperty and defaults to 500pt.

min_size

Specifies the minimum size beyond which the widget is not resizable.

min_size is a NumericProperty and defaults to 100pt.

remove_widget(widget, *args, **kwargs)

Remove a widget from the children of this widget.

Parameters:

widget: Widget

Widget to remove from our children list.

from kivy.uix.button import Button
root = Widget()
button = Button()
root.add_widget(button)
root.remove_widget(button)

rescale_with_parent

If True, will automatically change size to take up the same proportion of the parent widget when it is resized, while staying within min_size and max_size. As long as these attributes can be satisfied, this stops the Splitter from exceeding the parent size during rescaling.

rescale_with_parent is a BooleanProperty and defaults to False.

New in version 1.9.0.

sizable_from

Specifies whether the widget is resizable. Options are: left, right, top or bottom

sizable_from is an OptionProperty and defaults to left.

strip_cls

Specifies the class of the resize Strip.

strip_cls is an kivy.properties.ObjectProperty and defaults to SplitterStrip, which is of type Button.

Changed in version 1.8.0: If you set a string, the Factory will be used to resolve the class.

strip_size

Specifies the size of resize strip

strp_size is a NumericProperty defaults to 10pt

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