Changed label #235

Label not takes a type.

Updated docs

appJar/appjar.py

@@ -6943,11 +6943,10 @@ def label(self, title, value=None, *args, **kwargs):
             try: self.widgetManager.verify(self.Widgets.Label, title)
             except: self.setLabel(title, value)
             else:
-                flash = False if "flash" not in kwargs else kwargs.pop("flash")
-                selectable = False if "selectable" not in kwargs else kwargs.pop("selectable")
+                type = "standard" if "type" not in kwargs else kwargs.pop("type").lower().strip()
 
-                if flash: label = self.addFlashLabel(title, value, *args, **kwargs)
-                elif selectable: label = self.addSelectableLabel(title, value, *args, **kwargs)
+                if type == "flash": label = self.addFlashLabel(title, value, *args, **kwargs)
+                elif type == "selectable": label = self.addSelectableLabel(title, value, *args, **kwargs)
                 else: label = self.addLabel(title, value, *args, **kwargs)
 
                 return label

docs/mkdocs/docs/simpleAppJar.md

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 # appJar 2.0  
----
 
 We are moving away from adding, setting & getting widgets.  
 You can now use the same function for all three tasks.  
@@ -10,7 +9,8 @@ You can now use the same function for all three tasks.
 app.label("title", "text")      # ADD a label
 app.label("title", "text_2")    # SET a label
 print(app.label("title"))       # GET a label
-```
+```  
+
 
 ## Label  
 A widget for displaying text in a GUI.  
@@ -21,8 +21,7 @@ A widget for displaying text in a GUI.
 | --------- | --------- | ------- | ---------- | ------------|
 | title | string | - | Yes | A unique identifier for the widget. |
 | value | string | - | Yes | The text to display in the widget. |
-| selectable | boolean | - | No | Create a flashing label. |
-| flash | boolean | - | No | Create a selectable label. |
+| type | string | standard | No | Set to "selectable" or "flash" to create different labels. |
 | row | integer | next row | No | The grid row to place the widget in. |
 | column | integer | 0 | No | The grid column to place the widget in. |
 | rowspan | integer | 1 | No | The number of grid rows to stretch the widget across. |
@@ -54,12 +53,12 @@ An interactive widget, for capturing user input in a GUI.
 | value | string | - | Yes | The text to display in the widget. |
 | default | string | - | No | Sets default text to display in an empty entry. |
 | secret | boolean | False | No | Configures the entry box to show stars instead of characters. |
-| type | string | "standard" | No | Sets the type of the entry box. |
+| type | string | standard | No | Sets the type of the entry box. |
 | focus | boolean | False | No | Should the entry box be given focus? |
 | limit | integer | - | No | Sets a maximum limit on the number of characters taht can be entered. |
 | case | string | - | No | Set to "upper" to force upercase or "lower" to force lowercase. |
 | autorows | integer | - | No | If the type is "auto" this will set the number of rows to show. |
-| row | integer | <next row> | No | The grid row to place the widget in. |
+| row | integer | next row | No | The grid row to place the widget in. |
 | column | integer | 0 | No | The grid column to place the widget in. |
 | rowspan | integer | 1 | No | The number of grid rows to stretch the widget across. |
 | colspan | integer | 1 | No | The number of grid columns to stretch the widget across. |

examples/issues/issue235.py

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ def press(btn):
     app.meter("CryingMorerr", (app.slider("happiness again"),app.scale("happiness again")))
 
 with gui("Simple Demo") as app:
-    app.label("title", "Simple Props Demo", colspan=3, flash=True)
+    app.label("title", "Simple Props Demo", colspan=3, type="flash")
     app.setLabelBg("title", "green")
 
     app.radio("happy", "Very Happy", row=1, column=0)