journal.py

@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ MONTH = now.strftime("%m")
 DAY = now.strftime("%d")
 journal_filename = "%s-%s-%s-Journal.txt" % (YEAR, MONTH, DAY)
 
-#
 # determine OS to correctly save journal file and to switch back to one-branch development for convenience
 if os.name == 'posix':
     journal_filename_path = "./%s" % journal_filename
@@ -28,10 +27,11 @@ else:
     with open(journal_filename_path, "a"):
         pass
 
+# configure root window
 journal = tk.Tk()
-journal.attributes('-alpha', 0.5)
+# label = tk.Label(journal, image=image)
+# label.place(x=0, y=0)
 
-#
 # set window to fullscreen (dependend of the actual screensize) and fill with a background image
 image_location = 'background.jpg'
 width = journal.winfo_screenwidth()
@@ -41,46 +41,32 @@ journal.title("Ameland Kinderjournal")
 
 img = ImageTk.PhotoImage(Image.open(image_location).resize((width, height), Image.ADAPTIVE))
 label = tk.Label(journal, image=img)
-
-#
-# Keep a reference in case this code is put in a function.
+# Keep a reference in case this code put is in a function.
 label.img = img
-
-#
 # Place label in center of parent.
 label.place(relx=0.5, rely=0.5, anchor='center')
 
-#
 # store name and message
 name = tk.StringVar()
 message = tk.StringVar()
 
-#
 # Main Window
 journal = ttk.Frame(journal)
-journal.pack(pady=100, side=tk.TOP)
+journal.pack()
 
-#
 # name
 name_label = ttk.Label(journal, text = "Dein Name:")
-name_label.grid(sticky = 'w', column = 0, row = 0, padx = 5, pady = 5)
-name_entry = ttk.Entry(journal, textvariable = name, width = 70)
-name_entry.grid(sticky = 'e', column = 0, row = 0, padx = 90, pady = 5)
+name_label.pack(fill = 'x', expand = True)
+name_entry = ttk.Entry(journal, textvariable = name)
+name_entry.pack(fill = 'x', expand = True)
 name_entry.focus()
 
-#
 # textbox
-# TODO: textbox need a scrollbar when applicable
-# standard height of the textbox is 40 unless the screen provides more space in which case we will compute
-# the textbox_heigth reasonably and relatively to the screensize
-textbox_height: int = 40
-if height > 1080:
-    textbox_height = height - 1400
-
 message_label = tk.Label(journal, text = "Deine Nachricht:")
-message_label.grid(column = 0, row = 1, sticky = 'w', padx = 5)
-message_text = tk.Text(journal, height = textbox_height)
-message_text.grid(column = 0, row = 2, padx = 5)
+message_label.pack(fill = 'x', expand = True)
+message_text = tk.Text(journal, height = 50)
+message_text.pack()
+
 
 def send_button_clicked():
     with open(journal_filename_path, "a") as journal_of_the_day:
@@ -96,28 +82,22 @@ def save_and_quit_button_clicked():
         journal_of_the_day.write(name.get() + "\n")
         journal_of_the_day.write(message_text.get(1.0, "end-1c") + "\n")
         journal_of_the_day.write("-----------------\n")
-        if not name.get():
-            journal_of_the_day.write("Speichern und Beenden von: " + "<noname>" + " um " + datetime.now().strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S") + "\n")
-        else:
-            journal_of_the_day.write("Speichern und Beenden von: " + name.get() + " um " + datetime.now().strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S") + "\n")
         journal.quit()
 
-#
 # Send Button
 button_send = ttk.Button(
     journal,
     text = "Abschicken",
     command = lambda: send_button_clicked()
 )
-button_send.grid(sticky = 'w', column = 0, row = 3, ipady = 8, padx = 5, pady = 5)
+button_send.pack(pady = 15, padx = 15)
 
-#
 # Quit Button
 button_quit = ttk.Button(
     journal,
     text = "Speichern und Beenden",
     command = lambda: save_and_quit_button_clicked()
 )
-button_quit.grid(sticky = 'e', column = 0, row = 3, ipady = 8, padx = 5, pady = 5)
+button_quit.pack()
 
 journal.mainloop()