Label

class pygame_menu.widgets.Label(title, label_id='', onselect=None, wordwrap=False, leading=None, max_nlines=None)[source]

Bases: Widget

Label widget.

Note

Label accepts all transformations.

Parameters:
  • title (Any) – Label title/text

  • label_id (str) – Label ID

  • onselect (Optional[Callable]) – Function when selecting the label widget

  • wordwrap (bool) – Wraps label if newline is found on widget

  • leading (Optional[int]) – Font leading for wordwrap. If None retrieves from widget font

  • max_nlines (Optional[int]) – Number of maximum lines for wordwrap. If None the number is dynamically computed. If exceded, label.get_overflow_lines() will return the lines not displayed

add_draw_callback(draw_callback)

Adds a function to the Widget to be executed each time the widget is drawn.

The function that this method receives two objects: the Widget itself and the Menu reference.

import math

def draw_update_function(widget, menu):
    t = widget.get_attribute('t', 0)
    t += menu.get_clock().get_time()
    widget.set_padding(10*(1 + math.sin(t))) # Oscillating padding

button = menu.add.button('This button updates its padding', None)
button.set_draw_callback(draw_update_function)

After creating a new callback, this functions returns the ID of the call. It can be removed anytime using pygame_menu.widgets.core.widget.Widget.remove_draw_callback().

Note

If Menu surface cache is enabled this method may run only once. To force running the added method each time call widget.force_menu_surface_update() to force Menu update the cache status if the drawing callback does not make the Widget to render. Remember that rendering the Widget forces the Menu to update its surface, thus updating the cache too.

Parameters:

draw_callback (Callable[[Widget, Menu], Any]) – Function

Return type:

str

Returns:

Callback ID

add_self_to_kwargs(key='widget')

Adds the Widget object to kwargs, it helps to get the Widget reference for callbacks. It raises KeyError if key is duplicated.

Parameters:

key (str) – Name of the parameter

Return type:

Widget

Returns:

Self reference

add_underline(color, offset, width, force_render=False)[source]

Adds an underline to text. This is added if widget is rendered. Underline is only enabled for non wordwrap label.

Parameters:
Return type:

Label

Returns:

Self reference

add_update_callback(update_callback)

Adds a function to the Widget to be executed each time the Widget is updated.

The function that this method receives three objects: the events list, the Widget itself and the Menu reference. It is similar to pygame_menu.widgets.core.widget.Widget.add_draw_callback().

After creating a new callback, this functions returns the ID of the call. It can be removed anytime using pygame_menu.widgets.core.widget.Widget.remove_update_callback().

Note

Not all widgets are updated, so the provided function may never be executed in some widgets (for example, label or images).

Parameters:

update_callback (Callable[[List[Event], Widget, Menu], Any]) – Function

Return type:

str

Returns:

Callback ID

apply_draw_callbacks()

Apply callbacks on Widget draw.

Return type:

Widget

Returns:

Self reference

apply_update_callbacks(events)

Apply callbacks on Widget update.

Note

Readonly widgets or hidden widgets do not apply update callbacks.

Parameters:

events (List[Event]) – Events list

Return type:

Widget

Returns:

Self reference

background_inflate_to_selection_effect()

Expand the Widget background inflate to match the selection effect (the Widget don’t require to be selected).

This is a permanent change; for dynamic purposes, depending on if the widget is selected or not, setting widget.selection_expand_background to True may help.

Note

This method may have unexpected results with certain selection effects.

Return type:

Widget

Returns:

Self reference

draw(surface)

Draw the Widget on a given surface.

Note

Widget drawing order:

  1. Background color

  2. prev decorator

  3. Widget selection effect (if prev)

  4. Widget surface

  5. Widget selection effect (if post)

  6. Widget border

  7. post decorator

Parameters:

surface (Surface) – Surface to draw

Return type:

Widget

Returns:

Self reference

flip(x, y)

Transformation: This method can flip the Widget either vertically, horizontally, or both. Flipping a Widget is non-destructive and does not change the dimensions.

Note

Flip is only applied after Widget rendering. Thus, the changes are not immediate.

Note

Use pygame_menu.widgets.core.widget.Widget.render() method to force Widget rendering after calling this method.

Parameters:
  • x (bool) – Flip on x-axis

  • y (bool) – Flip on y-axis

Return type:

Widget

Returns:

Self reference

force_menu_surface_cache_update()

Forces menu surface cache to update after next drawing call. This also updates widget decoration.

Note

This method only updates the surface cache, without forcing re-rendering of all Menu widgets as pygame_menu.widgets.core.widget.Widget.force_menu_surface_update() does.

Return type:

Widget

Returns:

Self reference

force_menu_surface_update()

Forces menu surface update after next rendering call. This method automatically updates widget decoration cache as Menu render forces it to re-render.

This method also should be called by each widget after render.

Note

This method is expensive, as menu surface update forces re-rendering of all widgets (because them can change in size, position, etc…).

Return type:

Widget

Returns:

Self reference

get_alignment()

Return the Widget alignment.

Return type:

str

Returns:

Widget align

get_attribute(key, default=None)

Get an attribute value.

Parameters:
  • key (str) – Key of the attribute

  • default (Optional[Any]) – Value if it does not exist

Return type:

Any

Returns:

Attribute data

get_border()

Return the widget border properties.

Return type:

Tuple[Union[Tuple[int, int, int], Tuple[int, int, int, int]], int, Union[str, List[str], Tuple[str, ...]], Tuple[int, int]]

Returns:

Color, width, position, and inflate

get_class_id()

Return the Class+ID as a string.

Return type:

str

Returns:

Class+ID format

get_col_row_index()

Get the Widget column/row position.

Return type:

Tuple[int, int, int]

Returns:

(column, row, index) tuple

get_controller()

Return the widget controller. Each widget has their own controller object.

Return type:

Controller

Returns:

Controller object

get_counter_attribute(key, incr=0, default=0)

Get counter attribute.

Parameters:
  • key (str) – Key of the attribute

  • incr (Any) – Increase value

  • default (Any) – Default vale to start with, by default it’s zero

Return type:

Union[int, float]

Returns:

New increase value

get_decorator()

Return the Widget decorator API.

Return type:

Decorator

Returns:

Decorator API

get_focus_rect()

Return rect to be used in Widget focus.

Return type:

Rect

Returns:

Focus rect

get_font_color_status(check_selection=True)

Return the Widget font color based on the widget status.

Parameters:

check_selection (bool) – If True font is also checked if selected

Return type:

Union[Tuple[int, int, int], Tuple[int, int, int, int]]

Returns:

Color by widget status

get_font_info()

Return a dict with the information of the Widget font.

Return type:

Dict[str, Any]

Returns:

Font information dict

get_frame()

Get container frame of Widget. If Widget is not within a Frame, the method returns None.

Returns:

Frame object

Return type:

pygame_menu.widgets.Frame

get_frame_depth()

Get frame depth (If frame is packed within another frame).

Return type:

int

Returns:

Frame depth

get_height(apply_padding=True, apply_selection=False)

Return the Widget height.

Warning

If the widget is not rendered, this method will return 0.

Parameters:
  • apply_padding (bool) – Apply padding

  • apply_selection (bool) – Apply selection

Return type:

int

Returns:

Widget height in px

get_id()

Return the object ID.

Return type:

str

Returns:

Object ID

get_lines()[source]

Return the lines of text displayed. Each new line belongs to an item on list.

Return type:

List[str]

Returns:

List of displayed lines

get_margin()

Return the Widget margin.

Return type:

Tuple[int, int]

Returns:

Widget margin (left, bottom)

get_menu()

Return the Menu reference, None if it has not been set.

Return type:

Optional[Menu]

Returns:

Menu reference

get_overflow_lines()[source]

Return the overflow lines ir wordwrap is active and max_nlines is set.

Return type:

List[str]

Returns:

Lines not displayed

get_padding(transformed=True)

Return the Widget padding.

Parameters:

transformed (bool) – If True, returns the scaled padding if widget is transformed (flip, scale)

Return type:

Tuple

Returns:

Widget padding (top, right, bottom, left)

get_position(apply_padding=False, use_transformed_padding=True, to_real_position=False, to_absolute_position=False, real_position_visible=True)

Return the widget position tuple on x-axis and y-axis (x, y) in px.

Parameters:
  • apply_padding (bool) – Apply widget padding to position

  • use_transformed_padding (bool) – Use scaled padding if the widget is scaled

  • to_real_position (bool) – Get the real position within window (not the surface container)

  • to_absolute_position (bool) – Get the absolute position within surface container, considering also the parent scrollarea positioning

  • real_position_visible (bool) – Return only the visible width/height if to_real_position=True

Return type:

Tuple[int, int]

Returns:

Widget position

get_rect(inflate=None, apply_padding=True, use_transformed_padding=True, to_real_position=False, to_absolute_position=False, render=False, real_position_visible=True)

Return the pygame.Rect object of the Widget. This method forces rendering.

Parameters:
  • inflate (Optional[Tuple[int, int]]) – Inflate rect on x-axis and y-axis (x, y) in px

  • apply_padding (bool) – Apply widget padding

  • use_transformed_padding (bool) – Use scaled padding if the widget is scaled

  • to_real_position (bool) – Transform the widget rect to real coordinates (if the Widget change the position if scrollbars move offsets) within the window. Used by events

  • to_absolute_position (bool) – Transform the widget rect to absolute coordinates (if the Widget does not change the position if scrollbars move offsets). Used by events

  • render (bool) – Force widget rendering

  • real_position_visible (bool) – Return only the visible width/height if to_real_position=True

Return type:

Rect

Returns:

Widget rect object

get_scrollarea()

Return the scrollarea object.

Return type:

ScrollArea

Returns:

ScrollArea object

get_selected_time()

Return time the Widget has been selected in milliseconds. If the Widget is not currently selected, return 0.

Return type:

Union[int, float]

Returns:

Time in milliseconds

get_selection_effect()

Return the selection effect.

Note

If no selection has been provided, _WidgetNullSelection class will be returned.

Note

For drawing, use pygame_menu.widgets.core.widget.Widget.draw_selection_effect().

Warning

Use with caution.

Return type:

Selection

Returns:

Selection effect

get_size(apply_padding=True, apply_selection=False)

Return the Widget size.

Warning

If the widget is not rendered this method might return (0, 0).

Parameters:
  • apply_padding (bool) – Apply padding

  • apply_selection (bool) – Apply selection

Return type:

Tuple[int, int]

Returns:

Widget width and height in px

get_surface()

Return the Widget surface.

Warning

Use with caution.

Return type:

Surface

Returns:

Widget surface object

get_title()

Return the Widget title.

Note

Not all widgets implements this method, for example, images don’t accept a title, and such widget would return an empty string if this method is called.

Return type:

str

Returns:

Widget title

get_translate(virtual=False)

Get Widget translation on x-axis and y-axis (x, y) in px.

Parameters:

virtual (bool) – If True get virtual translation, usually applied within frame scrollarea

Return type:

Tuple[int, int]

Returns:

Translation on both axis

get_width(apply_padding=True, apply_selection=False)

Return the Widget width.

Warning

If the Widget is not rendered, this method will return 0.

Parameters:
  • apply_padding (bool) – Apply padding

  • apply_selection (bool) – Apply selection

Return type:

int

Returns:

Widget width in px

has_attribute(key)

Return True if the object has the given attribute.

Parameters:

key (str) – Key of the attribute

Return type:

bool

Returns:

True if exists

hide()

Hides the Widget.

Return type:

Widget

Returns:

Self reference

is_floating()

Return True if the Widget is floating.

Return type:

bool

Returns:

Float status

is_selected()

Return True if the Widget is selected.

Return type:

bool

Returns:

Selected status

is_visible(check_frame=True)

Return True if the Widget is visible.

Parameters:

check_frame (bool) – If True check frame and sub-frames if they’re opened as well

Return type:

bool

Returns:

Visible status

mouseleave(event, check_all_widget_mouseleave=True)

Run the onmouseleave callback if the mouse is placed outside the Widget. The callback receive the Widget object reference and the mouse event:

onmouseleave(widget, event) <or> onmouseleave()

Warning

This method does not evaluate if the mouse is placed over the Widget. Only executes the callback and updates the cursor if enabled.

Parameters:
  • event (Event) – MOUSEMOVE pygame event

  • check_all_widget_mouseleave (bool) – Check widget leave statutes

Return type:

Widget

Returns:

Self reference

mouseover(event, check_all_widget_mouseleave=True)

Run the onmouseover if the mouse is placed over the Widget. The callback receive the Widget object reference and the mouse event:

onmouseover(widget, event) <or> onmouseover()

Warning

This method does not evaluate if the mouse is placed over the Widget. Only executes the callback and updates the cursor if enabled.

Parameters:
  • event (Event) – MOUSEMOVE pygame event

  • check_all_widget_mouseleave (bool) – Check widget leave statutes

Return type:

Widget

Returns:

Self reference

on_remove_from_menu()

Function executed if the Widget is removed from the Menu.

Return type:

Widget

Returns:

Self reference

remove_attribute(key)

Removes the given attribute from the object. Throws IndexError if the given key does not exist.

Parameters:

key (str) – Key of the attribute

Return type:

Base

Returns:

Self reference

remove_draw_callback(callback_id)

Removes draw callback from ID.

Parameters:

callback_id (str) – Callback ID

Return type:

Widget

Returns:

Self reference

remove_underline()[source]

Remove underline of the label.

Return type:

Label

Returns:

Self reference

remove_update_callback(callback_id)

Removes update callback from ID.

Parameters:

callback_id (str) – Callback ID

Return type:

Widget

Returns:

Self reference

render()

Public rendering method.

Note

Unlike private _render method, public method forces widget rendering (calling pygame_menu.widgets.core.widget.Widget._force_render()). Use this method only if the widget has changed the state. Running this function many times may affect the performance.

Note

Before rendering, check out if the widget font/title/values are set. If not, it is probable that a zero-size surface is set.

Return type:

Optional[bool]

Returns:

True if widget has rendered a new state, None if the widget has not changed, so render used a cache

resize(width, height, smooth=True)

Transformation: Set the Widget size to another size.

Note

This method calls pygame_menu.widgets.core.widget.Widget.scale() method; thus, some widgets may not support this transformation.

Note

The resize method uses the base Widget size, without any transformation, if a scaling factor is applied it unscales and then scales back to get the desired width/height.

Note

Resize is only applied after Widget rendering. Thus, the changes are not immediate.

Note

Use pygame_menu.widgets.core.widget.Widget.render() method to force widget rendering after calling this method.

Warning

Final Widget size may not be exactly the same as the desired (width, height) tuple due to rounding errors, expect ±2 px average.

Parameters:
  • width (Union[int, float]) – New width of the widget in px

  • height (Union[int, float]) – New height of the widget in px

  • smooth (bool) – Smooth scaling

Return type:

Widget

Returns:

Self reference

rotate(angle)

Transformation: Unfiltered counterclockwise rotation. The angle argument represents degrees and can be any floating point value. Negative angle amounts will rotate clockwise.

Note

Not all widgets accepts rotation. Also, this rotation only affects the text or images, the selection or background is not rotated.

Note

Rotation is only applied after widget rendering. Thus, the changes are not immediate.

Note

Use pygame_menu.widgets.core.widget.Widget.render() method to force widget rendering after calling this method.

Parameters:

angle (Union[int, float]) – Rotation angle (degrees 0-360)

Return type:

Widget

Returns:

Self reference

scale(width, height, smooth=True)

Transformation: Scale the Widget to a desired width and height factor.

Note

Not all widgets are affected by scale.

Note

Scale considers widget padding.

Note

Scale is only applied after widget rendering. Thus, the changes are not immediate.

Note

Use pygame_menu.widgets.core.widget.Widget.render() method to force widget rendering after calling this method.

Warning

Widget will scale only if pygame_menu.widgets.core.widget.Widget.set_max_width() and pygame_menu.widgets.core.widget.Widget.set_max_height() are set to None. Thus, calling this method disables both max width and height.

Parameters:
Return type:

Widget

Returns:

Self reference

scroll_to_widget(margin=(0, 0), scroll_parent=True)

The container ScrollArea scrolls to the Widget.

Parameters:
  • margin (Tuple[Union[int, float], Union[int, float]]) – Extra margin around the rect in px on x-axis and y-axis

  • scroll_parent (bool) – If True parent scroll also scrolls to widget

Return type:

Widget

Returns:

Self reference

select(status=True, update_menu=False)

Mark the Widget as selected and execute the onselect callback function as follows:

onselect(selected, widget, menu) <or> onselect()

If Widget is_selectable is False this function is not executed.

Note

Use pygame_menu.widgets.core.widget.Widget.render() method to force Widget rendering after calling this method.

Warning

This method should only be used by the menu.

Parameters:
  • status (bool) – Selection status

  • update_menu (bool) – If True this status is also applied on the menu that contains this widget

Return type:

Widget

Returns:

Self reference

set_alignment(align)

Set the alignment of the Widget.

Note

Alignment is only applied when updating the widget position, done by Menu when rendering the surface. Thus, the alignment change is not immediate.

Note

Use pygame_menu.widgets.core.widget.Widget.render() method to force widget rendering after calling this method.

Note

See pygame_menu.locals for valid align values.

Parameters:

align (str) – Widget align

Return type:

Widget

Returns:

Self reference

set_attribute(key, value=None)

Set an attribute.

Parameters:
  • key (str) – Key of the attribute

  • value (Optional[Any]) – Value of the attribute

Return type:

Base

Returns:

Self reference

set_background_color(color, inflate=(0, 0))

Set the Widget background color.

Parameters:
Return type:

Widget

Returns:

Self reference

set_border(width, color, inflate=(0, 0), position=('position-north', 'position-south', 'position-east', 'position-west'))

Set the Widget border.

Note

Inflate is added to the background inflate in drawing time.

Parameters:
Return type:

Widget

Returns:

Self reference

set_col_row_index(col, row, index)

Set the (column, row, index) position. If the column or row is -1 then the widget is not assigned to a certain column/row (for example, if it’s hidden).

Parameters:
  • col (int) – Column

  • row (int) – Row

  • index (int) – Index in Menu widget list

Return type:

Widget

Returns:

Self reference

set_controller(controller)

Set a new controller object.

Parameters:

controller (Controller) – Controller

Return type:

Widget

Returns:

Self reference

set_controls(joystick=True, mouse=True, touchscreen=True, keyboard=True)

Enable interfaces to control the Widget.

Parameters:
  • joystick (bool) – Use joystick events

  • mouse (bool) – Use mouse events

  • touchscreen (bool) – Use touchscreen events

  • keyboard (bool) – Use keyboard events

Return type:

Widget

Returns:

Self reference

set_cursor(cursor)

Set the Widget cursor if user places the mouse over the Widget.

Parameters:

cursor (Union[int, Cursor, None]) – Pygame cursor

Return type:

Widget

Returns:

Self reference

set_float(float_status=True, menu_render=False, origin_position=False)

Set the floating status. If True the Widget don’t contribute its width/height to the Menu widget positioning computation (for example, the surface area or the column/row layout), and don’t add one unit to the rows (use the same vertical place as the previous widget).

For example, before floating:

----------------------------
|    wid1    |    wid3     |
|    wid2    |    wid4     |
----------------------------

After wid3.set_float(True):

----------------------------
|    wid1    |    wid4     |
| wid2,wid3  |             |
----------------------------

If the Widget is within a Frame, it does not contribute to the width/height of the layout. Also, it is being set to the (0, 0) position, thus, the only way to move the Widget to a desired position is by translating it.

Parameters:
  • float_status (bool) – Float status

  • menu_render (bool) – If True forces the Menu to render instantly; else, rendering is controlled by menu

  • origin_position (bool) – If True the widget position is set to the top-left position of the Menu if the widget is floating (updated by the Menu render phase)

Return type:

Widget

set_font(font, font_size, color, selected_color, readonly_color, readonly_selected_color, background_color, antialias=True)

Set the Widget font.

Parameters:
Return type:

Widget

Returns:

Self reference

set_font_shadow(enabled=True, color=None, position=None, offset=2)

Set the Widget font shadow.

Note

See pygame_menu.locals for valid position values.

Parameters:
Return type:

Widget

Returns:

Self reference

set_frame(frame)

Set Widget frame.

Parameters:

frame (Frame) – Frame object

Return type:

Widget

Returns:

Self reference

set_margin(x, y)

Set the Widget margin (left, bottom).

Parameters:
Return type:

Widget

Returns:

Self reference

set_max_height(height, scale_width=False, smooth=True)

Transformation: Set the Widget max height, it applies a scaling factor if the widget height is greater than the limit.

Note

Max height considers padding.

Note

Max height is only applied after Widget rendering. Thus, the changes are not immediate.

Note

Use pygame_menu.widgets.core.widget.Widget.render() method to force widget rendering after calling this method.

Warning

Final Widget size may not be exactly the same as the desired (width, height) tuple due to rounding errors, expect ±2 px average.

Warning

Widget will scale only if pygame_menu.widgets.core.widget.Widget.scale() and pygame_menu.widgets.core.widget.Widget.set_max_width() are set to None. Thus, calling this method disables both scale and max width.

Parameters:
  • height (Union[int, float, None]) – Height in px, None if max height is disabled

  • scale_width (Union[int, float]) – If True the width is also scaled if the height exceeds the limit

  • smooth (bool) – Smooth scaling

Return type:

Widget

Returns:

Self reference

set_max_width(width, scale_height=False, smooth=True)

Transformation: Set the Widget max width, it applies a scaling factor if the widget width is greater than the limit.

Note

If width=0 the widget will use the max column width of the Menu (using the column the widget belongs to).

Note

Max width considers padding.

Note

Max width is only applied after widget rendering. Thus, the changes are not immediate.

Note

Use pygame_menu.widgets.core.widget.Widget.render() method to force widget rendering after calling this method.

Warning

Final Widget size may not be exactly the same as the desired (width, height) tuple due to rounding errors, expect ±2 px average.

Warning

Widget will scale only if pygame_menu.widgets.core.widget.Widget.scale() and pygame_menu.widgets.core.widget.Widget.set_max_height() are set to None. Thus, calling this method disables both scale and max height.

Parameters:
  • width (Union[int, float, None]) – Width in px, None if max width is disabled

  • scale_height (Union[int, float]) – If True the height is also scaled if the width exceeds the limit

  • smooth (bool) – Smooth scaling

Return type:

Widget

Returns:

Self reference

set_menu(menu)

Set the Widget menu reference.

Parameters:

menu (Optional[Menu]) – Menu object

Return type:

Widget

Returns:

Self reference

set_onmouseleave(onmouseleave)

Set onmouseleave callback. This method is executed in pygame_menu.widgets.core.widget.Widget.mouseleave() method. The callback function receives the following arguments:

onmouseleave(widget, event) <or> onmouseleave()
Parameters:

onmouseleave (Union[Callable[[Widget, Event], Any], Callable[[], Any], None]) – Callback executed if user leaves the Widget with the mouse; it can be a function or None

Return type:

Widget

Returns:

Self reference

set_onmouseover(onmouseover)

Set onmouseover callback. This method is executed in pygame_menu.widgets.core.widget.Widget.mouseover() method. The callback function receives the following arguments:

onmouseover(widget, event) <or> onmouseover()
Parameters:

onmouseover (Union[Callable[[Widget, Event], Any], Callable[[], Any], None]) – Callback executed if user enters the Widget with the mouse; it can be a function or None

Return type:

Widget

Returns:

Self reference

set_onselect(onselect)

Set onselect callback. This method is executed in pygame_menu.widgets.core.widget.Widget.select() method. The callback function receives the following arguments:

onselect(selected, widget, menu) <or> onselect()
Parameters:

onselect (Union[Callable[[bool, Widget, Menu], Any], Callable[[], Any], None]) – Callback executed if user selects the Widget; it can be a function or None

Return type:

Widget

Returns:

Self reference

set_padding(padding)

Set the Widget padding according to CSS rules:

  • If an integer or float is provided: top, right, bottom and left values will be the same

  • If 2-item tuple is provided: top and bottom takes the first value, left and right the second

  • If 3-item tuple is provided: top will take the first value, left and right the second, and bottom the third

  • If 4-item tuple is provided: padding will be (top, right, bottom, left)

Note

See CSS W3Schools for more info about padding.

Parameters:

padding (Union[int, float, List[Union[int, float]], Tuple[Union[int, float]], Tuple[Union[int, float], Union[int, float]], Tuple[Union[int, float], Union[int, float], Union[int, float], Union[int, float]], None]) – Can be a single number, or a tuple of 2, 3 or 4 elements following CSS style

Return type:

Widget

Returns:

Self reference

set_position(x, y)

Set the Widget position relative to the Menu/Frame.

This method is executed by the Menu when updating the widget positioning. For moving the widget use translate method instead, as this position will be rewritten on next menu rendering phase.

Note

Use pygame_menu.widgets.core.widget.Widget.render() method to force Widget rendering after calling this method.

Parameters:
Return type:

Widget

Returns:

Self reference

set_scrollarea(scrollarea)

Set scrollarea reference. Mostly used for events.

Parameters:

scrollarea (Optional[ScrollArea]) – Scrollarea object

Return type:

None

set_selection_effect(selection=None)

Set the selection effect handler.

Note

If selection=None the selection effect will be established to _WidgetNullSelection class.

Parameters:

selection (Optional[Selection]) – Selection effect class

Return type:

Widget

Returns:

Self reference

set_tab_size(tab_size)

Set widget tab size.

Parameters:

tab_size (int) – Width of a tab character

Return type:

Widget

Returns:

Self reference

set_title(title)[source]

Update the Widget title.

Note

Not all widgets implements this method, for example, images don’t accept a title.

Parameters:

title (str) – New title

Return type:

Label

Returns:

Self reference

set_title_generator(generator)[source]

Set a title generator. This function is executed each time the label updates, returning a new title (string) which replaces the current label title.

The generator does not take any input as argument.

Parameters:

generator (Optional[Callable[[], str]]) – Function which generates a new text status

Return type:

Label

Returns:

Self reference

shadow(shadow_type='rectangular', shadow_width=10, corner_radius=0, color=(0, 0, 0), aa_amount=4)

Configure the widget shadow.

Parameters:
  • shadow_type (str) – Shadow type, it can be rectangular or ellipse

  • shadow_width (int) – Shadow width in px. If 0 the shadow is disabled

  • corner_radius (int) – Shadow corner radius if rectangular in px

  • color (Union[Tuple[int, int, int], Tuple[int, int, int, int], str, int, Color]) – Shadow color

  • aa_amount (int) – Antialiasing amout

Return type:

Widget

Returns:

Self reference

show()

Set the Widget visible.

Return type:

Widget

Returns:

Self reference

translate(x, y)

Transformation: Translate to (+x, +y) according to the default position.

Note

Translate is only applied when updating the widget position (calling pygame_menu.widgets.core.widget.Widget.set_position()). This is done by Menu when rendering the surface. Thus, the position change is not immediate. To force translation update you may call Menu render method.

Note

To revert changes, only set to (0, 0).

Note

Use pygame_menu.widgets.core.widget.Widget.render() method to force widget rendering after calling this method.

Parameters:
Return type:

Widget

update_font(style)

Updates the Widget font. This method receives a style dict (non-empty).

Optional style keys
  • antialias (bool) – Font antialias

  • background_color (tuple) – Background color

  • color (tuple) – Font color

  • name (str) – Name of the font

  • readonly_color (tuple) – Readonly color

  • readonly_selected_color (tuple) – Readonly selected color

  • selected_color (tuple) – Selected color

  • size (int) – Size of the font

Note

If a key is not defined it will be rewritten using current font style from pygame_menu.widgets.core.widget.Widget.get_font_info() method.

Parameters:

style (Dict[str, Any]) – Font style dict

Return type:

Widget

Returns:

Self reference

update_menu(events)

Update the widget from Menu. This method is the same as update(), however, it takes into account the value of widget.receive_menu_update_events.

Parameters:

events (Union[List[Event], Tuple[Event]]) – List/Tuple of pygame events

Return type:

bool

Returns:

True if updated