Counting happens on the statusbar now

mitterlib/ui/ui_pygtk.py

@@ -234,10 +234,6 @@ class Interface(object):
         if self._images['main']:
             main_window.set_icon(self._images['main'])
 
-        main_window.connect('destroy', self._quit_app)
-        main_window.connect('delete-event', self._quit_app)
-        main_window.connect('size-request', self._grid_resize)
-
         (menu, toolbar, accelerators) = self._create_menu_and_toolbar()
         update_field = self._create_update_box()
         self._statusbar = self._create_statusbar()
@@ -266,6 +262,16 @@ class Interface(object):
 
         self._message_count_updated()
 
+        # now that all elements are created, connect the signals
+        main_window.connect('destroy', self._quit_app)
+        main_window.connect('delete-event', self._quit_app)
+        main_window.connect('size-request', self._grid_resize)
+
+        self._update_text.get_buffer().connect('changed', self._count_chars)
+        self._update_text.connect('focus-out-event',
+                self._remove_count_status)
+        self._update_text.connect('focus-in-event', self._on_textarea_focus)
+
         return main_window
 
     def _create_grid(self, counter):
@@ -476,7 +482,6 @@ class Interface(object):
         self._update_text = gtk.TextView()
         self._update_text.set_property('wrap-mode', gtk.WRAP_WORD)
         text_buffer = self._update_text.get_buffer()
-        text_buffer.connect('changed', self._count_chars)
 
         self._update_button = gtk.Button(label='Send')
         self._update_button.connect('clicked', self._update_status)
@@ -491,11 +496,6 @@ class Interface(object):
         self._count_label.set_justify(gtk.JUSTIFY_LEFT)
         self._reply_label = gtk.Label()
 
-        info_box.pack_start(self._count_label, expand=True, fill=True)
-        info_box.pack_start(self._reply_label, expand=True, fill=True)
-
-        self._count_chars(text_buffer)
-
         update_box = gtk.HBox(False, 0)
         update_box.pack_start(self._update_text, expand=True, fill=True,
                 padding=0)
@@ -504,11 +504,7 @@ class Interface(object):
         update_box.pack_start(self._cancel_button, expand=False, fill=False,
                 padding=0)
 
-        update_area = gtk.VBox(True, 0)
-        update_area.pack_start(info_box)
-        update_area.pack_start(update_box)
-
-        """ Spell checking the update box """
+        # Spell checking the update box
         spell_check_enabled = self._options[self.NAMESPACE]['spell_check']
         if spell_check_enabled:
             try:
@@ -525,7 +521,7 @@ class Interface(object):
                 _log.debug('Error initializing spell checking: ' \
                     'spell checking disabled')
 
-        return update_area
+        return update_box
 
     def _create_statusbar(self):
         """Create the statusbar."""
@@ -646,6 +642,7 @@ class Interface(object):
 
     def _update_statusbar(self, message):
         """Update the statusbar with the message."""
+        self._statusbar.pop(self._statusbar_context)
         self._statusbar.push(self._statusbar_context, message)
         return
 
@@ -782,7 +779,10 @@ class Interface(object):
         count = len(text)
 
         # TODO: gettext to properly use "characters"/"character"
-        self._count_label.set_text('%d characters' % count)
+        text = '%d characters' % (count)
+
+        #self._count_label.set_text(text)
+        self._statusbar.push(self._remove_count_status(), text)
         self._update_sensitivity(not (count == 0))
 
         return True
@@ -796,6 +796,8 @@ class Interface(object):
             return
 
         _log.debug('Status: %s', status)
+        self._remove_count_status()
+
         self._update_statusbar('Sending update...')
         self._update_sensitivity(False)
         self._threads.add_work(self._post_update_status,
@@ -811,7 +813,7 @@ class Interface(object):
 
         self._delete_iter = None
         self._clear_reply()
-
+        self._remove_count_status()
         return
 
     def _quit_app(self, widget=None, user_data=None):
@@ -1105,6 +1107,20 @@ class Interface(object):
         self._main_tabs.set_current_page(user_data)
         return
 
+    def _remove_count_status(self, widget=None, user_data=None):
+        """Find the context with the char count in the statusbar and remove
+        it (pop). Returns the context of the count, in case some other
+        function wants to add another message."""
+        count_context = self._statusbar.get_context_id('counter')
+        self._statusbar.pop(count_context)
+        return count_context
+
+    def _on_textarea_focus(self, widget, user_data=None):
+        """Called when the text area gets the focus. Just to add the counter
+        again."""
+        self._count_chars(self._update_text.get_buffer())
+        return
+
     # ------------------------------------------------------------
     # Network related functions
     # ------------------------------------------------------------