Keep a Frame in an other window Frame - python-2.7

Question

My programm create a Frame with three panels in an horizontal boxsizer. A menu with "new window" item for create a seconde Frame. I give the seconde panel as parent of the seconde window. I wante the seconde Frame stays in the seconde panel area of my first frame.
if user move one of the two windows, the seconde stays in the panel screen area.
Do you know a way or something for that?
I tried a little something, but using is not very aesthetic.
and
import wx
class MainWindow(wx.Frame):
def __init__(self,parent,id):
wx.Frame.__init__(self,parent,id,'Python Test App',size=(600,400))
#Widgets
panel_gch = wx.Panel(self,-1,size = (150,-1))
panel_gch.SetBackgroundColour('white')
self.panel=wx.Panel(self,-1,size=(300,400))
self.panel.SetBackgroundColour((200,230,200))
panel_drt = wx.Panel(self,-1,size = (150,-1))
panel_drt.SetBackgroundColour('white')
box = wx.BoxSizer(wx.HORIZONTAL)
self.SetSizer(box)
#Add
box.Add(panel_gch,0,wx.EXPAND)
box.Add(self.panel,1,wx.EXPAND)
box.Add(panel_drt,0,wx.EXPAND)
#Menu
status=self.CreateStatusBar()
menubar=wx.MenuBar()
file_menu=wx.Menu()
ID_FILE_NEW = 1
file_menu.Append(ID_FILE_NEW,"New Window","This is a new window")
menubar.Append(file_menu,"File")
self.SetMenuBar(menubar)
#bind and layout
self.Bind(wx.EVT_MENU, self.get_new_window)
panel_gch.Layout()
self.panel.Layout()
panel_drt.Layout()
self.Layout()
def get_new_window(self,event): # create new window
self.new = NewWindow(self.panel,-1)
self.new.Show(True)
self.new.Bind(wx.EVT_MOVE,self.window2_on_move)
def window2_on_move(self,event): # Window2 must stay in
x, y = event.GetPosition()
v,w =self.panel.GetScreenPosition()
s,t = self.panel.GetClientSizeTuple()
if x < v:
self.new.Move((v,-1))
if y < w:
self.new.Move((-1,w))
if x+200 > v+s:
self.new.Move((v+s-200,-1))
if y+200 > w+t:
self.new.Move((-1,w+t-200))
class NewWindow(wx.MiniFrame):
def __init__(self,MainWindow,id):
wx.MiniFrame.__init__(self, MainWindow, id, 'New Window', size=(200,200),\
style = wx.MINIMIZE | wx.CAPTION | wx.CLOSE_BOX | wx.CLOSE_BOX)
self.CenterOnParent()
if __name__=='__main__':
app=wx.PySimpleApp()
frame=MainWindow(parent=None,id=-1)
frame.Show()
app.MainLoop()

Answer 1

What you probably want is AUI. I personally recommend the wx.lib.agw.aui set rather than wx.aui as the former is pure Python and has had a LOT more recent work done on it. There are multiple examples in the wxPython demo package. You can also read about it here:
http://wxpython.org/Phoenix/docs/html/lib.agw.aui.framemanager.AuiManager.html

Answer 2

Thanks you very much Mike, exactly what I needed.
With wxpython I found This way:
the child stays in the panel area and it follows the window parent when moving.
import wx
class MainWindow(wx.Frame):
def __init__(self,parent,id):
wx.Frame.__init__(self,parent,id,'Python Test App',size=(600,400))
self.new = None
#Widgets
self.position = (0,0)
panel_gch = wx.Panel(self,-1,size = (150,-1))
panel_gch.SetBackgroundColour('white')
self.panel=wx.Panel(self,-1,size=(300,400))
self.panel.SetBackgroundColour((200,230,200))
panel_drt = wx.Panel(self,-1,size = (150,-1))
panel_drt.SetBackgroundColour('white')
box = wx.BoxSizer(wx.HORIZONTAL)
self.SetSizer(box)
#Add
box.Add(panel_gch,0,wx.EXPAND)
box.Add(self.panel,1,wx.EXPAND)
box.Add(panel_drt,0,wx.EXPAND)
#Menu
status=self.CreateStatusBar()
menubar=wx.MenuBar()
file_menu=wx.Menu()
ID_FILE_NEW = 1
file_menu.Append(ID_FILE_NEW,"New Window","This is a new window")
menubar.Append(file_menu,"File")
self.SetMenuBar(menubar)
#bind and layout
self.Bind(wx.EVT_MENU, self.get_new_window)
panel_gch.Layout()
self.panel.Layout()
panel_drt.Layout()
self.Layout()
def get_new_window(self,event): # create new window
if self.new == None:
self.win_one_move = False
self.new = NewWindow(self.panel,-1)
self.new.Show(True)
self.new.Bind(wx.EVT_MOVE,self.window2_on_move)
self.Bind(wx.EVT_MOVE,self.window1_on_move)
v,w =self.GetPosition()
x, y = self.new.GetPosition()
self.get_windows_position((x-v),(y-w))
def get_windows_position(self,x,y):
self.position = (x,y)
print "check",self.position
def window2_on_move(self,event): # Window2 must stay in
if self.win_one_move == False:
x, y = event.GetPosition()
v,w =self.panel.GetScreenPosition()
s,t = self.panel.GetClientSizeTuple()
new_x,new_y = self.new.GetClientSizeTuple()
if x < v:
self.new.Move((v,-1))
if y < w:
self.new.Move((-1,w))
if x+new_x > v+s:
self.new.Move((v+s-new_x,-1))
if y+new_y > w+t:
self.new.Move((-1,w+t-new_y))
v,w =self.GetPosition()
x,y = self.new.GetPosition()
self.get_windows_position((x-v),(y-w))
if self.win_one_move == True:
self.win_one_move = False
def window1_on_move(self,event):
self.win_one_move = True
print "1 move"
x,y = self.GetPosition()
self.new.Move((x+self.position[0],y+self.position[1]))
print self.position
class NewWindow(wx.MiniFrame):
def __init__(self,MainWindow,id):
wx.MiniFrame.__init__(self, MainWindow, id, 'New Window', size=(200,200),\
style = wx.CAPTION | wx.CLOSE_BOX | wx.CLOSE_BOX)
self.CenterOnParent()
if __name__=='__main__':
app=wx.PySimpleApp()
frame=MainWindow(parent=None,id=-1)
frame.Show()
app.MainLoop()
Can be use by another.Thanks