how to make custom messagebox in python tkinter?

Question

I am making a custom messagebox widget.My work is under process.But i cant make it as real as Tkinter Messagebox in terms of functionality. Here is my Code.

from tkinter import *
from tkinter.ttk import Style,Frame as fp
class messagebox():
    def __init__(self,parent):
        self.parent = parent
#image in base 64 encoded format to make a round corner window with ttk frame
        borderImageData='''        
         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 
                        '''
        __button_image='''
             iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAADAAAAAwCAIAAADYYG7QAAAABmJLR0QA/wD/AP+gvaeTAAABfUlEQVRYhe2XvW7CMBCAz3EgtRkoCDGgItq+AltFN96hvAxIdOmzMFV9gHZo+w6dCqLqxMBPRZMSEsyAhI1Bug7gZPA3WefhPp0vjo/U63VIE07SAjpWCMMKYVghDCuE4e6HipFojcLGbFn9i9nq+CkDB77O6Hve7ZW9sUu0XaL9OpqTZWcY8FgcX2QPn5JujT0XMmqQVioV1eah72dNyAAAZAQ0J8s+owNGt0HZQ8VIdIaBXsETQwA6w6AQyRpIodYoNHNSGrlY3I0WB4Qa09C8zYbbWbRdS6GLxQm+qP9RVVJLIZ6YD6itkrqL0QphWCEMK4RhhTCsEIYVwpBCPjX8WpT8Kqml0LeXWLXU1HL1lj8wEpnhVUkthXplL5FTm1PSK3sHhMYu6daY4Ve+ALi/5FNlXNyZywaM9hm9+YnMjGZzStrXuZfznVbZEdo4PZWyoQN8BTwWmROY+Q58MvpYyrav+Aen2q4+SidOii/GlGCFMKwQhhXCSJ3QGuU2Yh1mj+sEAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC
             '''
        self.__ShowInfo='''
                         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
                        '''
        self.ShowInfo_icon=PhotoImage(data=self.__ShowInfo,master=self.parent)
        self.ButtonImage=PhotoImage( data=__button_image,master=self.parent)
        self.borderImage = PhotoImage( data=borderImageData,master=self.parent)
#Style creation for ttk frame
        self.TP_style=Style()
        self.TP_style.element_create("RoundedMB",
                     "image", self.borderImage,
                     border=14, sticky="nsew")
        self.TP_style.layout("RoundedMB",
                         [("RoundedMB", {"sticky": "nsew"})])
    def showinfo(self,title="ShowInfo",msg="Hello,There!",icon='ShowInfo'):
        self.app = Toplevel()
        self.app.geometry("550x200")
#end of position management
        self.parent.wm_attributes("-disabled",True)#Disables the state of parent till destroy
        self.app.wm_attributes("-topmost",True)
        self.app.wm_attributes("-transparentcolor", "#32EAAB")#border color transparent
        self.app.overrideredirect(True)#Borderless window
        self.app.focus_set()#Focus set
#Window will cover with "self.frame_one" for every widget
        self.frame_one = fp(self.app, style="RoundedMB", padding=8)
        self.frame_one.pack(fill='both', expand=True)
        toolbar = Frame(self.frame_one,  height=25, bg='red')
        toolbar.place(x=-1, y=0,width=self.width-14)
        self.set_icon=self.ShowInfo_icon
#Label to show an icon of information like default messagebox
        L=Label(self.frame_one,image=self.set_icon,bg='#333333')
        L.pack(side='left')
        self.msg=msg  
        def procced():
                self.parent.wm_attributes("-disabled",False)
                self.app.destroy()
                self.value=True
#Button to press OK
        YButton = Button(self.frame_one,image=self.ButtonImage,text='OK',compound='cente',command=lambda:procced(),bg="#333333",bd=0,highlightthickness=0,font="lucida 9 bold",fg='white',activebackground='#333333')
        YButton.pack(side='bottom')
#message to print in message widget 
       message=Message(self.frame_one,text=self.msg,bg='#333333',
       fg='white',font='lucida 10 bold',width=360).place(x=65,y=27)
#Title bar like default windows title bar
        title_bar=Label(toolbar,text=title,bg='red',fg='white',font='lucida 12 bold')
        title_bar.pack()
        def destroy(event):
            self.parent.wm_attributes("-disabled",False) #configure normal state to parent
            self.app.destroy()   
        self.parent.wait_window(self.app) #parent will wait untill this toplevel destroy    
        return self.value #retutn value True as output like default messagebox
if __name__ == "__main__":
    root = Tk()
    root.geometry("800x600+300+5")
    menu = messagebox(root)
    def call():
        h=menu.showinfo('Warning','i am alone,help me!!!')
        print(h)
    Button(root,text='open',command=call).pack(side='bottom')
    root.mainloop()

I want to know how to work like normal messagebox ?,i mean flashing while focus out, come along with parent window(means not to hide behind) when parent has focus in/out.I know flashing is not possible due to overredirect flag,but if anyone give me idea about proper event binding to achieve the flashing effect,then i just change 2/3 colors to my toolbar in a loop. If you go for parent.winfo_children state disable method then it does not work for me cause I have some labels in bind events. Any help will be appriciated. Thank You!! EDIT: I have deleted the extra lines used for centering position of screen and mouse draging.Remaining are essential

I'm sorry but your whole code is a mess and has nothing to do with a https://stackoverflow.com/help/minimal-reproducible-example — Thingamabobs, Sep 20 '20 at 13:46
Please try to not include extremely long lines of code. Just delete them and replace them with a comment explaining what is is. =D — cs1349459, Sep 20 '20 at 14:27

Thingamabobs · Accepted Answer · 2020-09-20T14:59:34.947

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So I did another toplevel over the root and made it transparent.. this color you can change how you like and its still responsive after deactivate the root.

import tkinter as tk

root=tk.Tk()
def top():
    top = tk.Toplevel()
    top.overrideredirect(1)

    top2 = tk.Toplevel()
    root.update_idletasks()
    top2.overrideredirect(1)
    top2.config(bg='red')
    top2.attributes('-alpha', 0.11)
    x,y = root.winfo_rootx(), root.winfo_rooty()
    width, height = root.winfo_width(),root.winfo_height()
    top2.geometry("%dx%d+%d+%d" % (width,height,x,y))
    
    root.wm_attributes("-disabled",True)
    
    top2.bind('<Button-1>', lambda e ,top=top2:flash(top))
    top.bind('<Escape>', lambda e: top.destroy())
    top.bind('<Destroy>', lambda e: [top2.destroy(),root.wm_attributes("-disabled",False)]))
def flash(top):
    print('hi')
    top.after(50,lambda: top.configure(bg='blue'))
    top.after(120,lambda: top.configure(bg='red'))
    top.after(170,lambda: top.configure(bg='blue'))
    top.after(240,lambda: top.configure(bg='red'))

b = tk.Button(root, command=top)
b.pack()

root.mainloop()

If you have any questions, let me know.

edited Sep 20 '20 at 14:59

answered Sep 20 '20 at 14:01

Thingamabobs

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No,I want a event or something that trigerred a method inside my module by which i just change 2/3 colors for my toolbar in a loop, I mean event like focus in/out and every time click on parent that method should trigerred.But after disabling parent i cant do bind mouse click.Thank u!!! – Hacker6914 Sep 20 '20 at 14:12
@Hacker6914 what means 2/3 colors? – Thingamabobs Sep 20 '20 at 14:14
Like normal message box ,the window toolbar and border flashes for sometime,but i have no window border(cause i have overedirected it),So in that place i will add 2 or 3 colors to my custom toolbar to run in a loop and produce that effect.Therefore i need some event of parent window to triger that loop and produce that effect.Thank u!!! – Hacker6914 Sep 20 '20 at 14:21
why will i minimize to produce flash effect.Better i will change background color of my custom toolbar to flash effect. And after this statement`self.parent.wm_attributes("-disabled",True)`,then Button 1 binding wont work – Hacker6914 Sep 20 '20 at 14:40
@Hacker6914 another try. – Thingamabobs Sep 20 '20 at 14:59
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So much thanks ,u gave a lot of effort to solve my problem.but one thing i dont understand how can be possible to work for a destroy event as its a over redirect window.Tell me the logic. Again thank u. Some times messy codes helps a lot❤ – Hacker6914 Sep 20 '20 at 15:21
@Hacker6914 the widgets are Object and python can deliver __del__ methods. So the destroy event isnt deliverd by the window manger of your os, its from python. BTW I would appriciate if you mark this as corret answer. Happy coding – Thingamabobs Sep 20 '20 at 15:31
Its for every window. In this link you can find information about the del of python https://stackoverflow.com/a/1481512/13629335 – Thingamabobs Sep 20 '20 at 15:45
here about the destroy event https://www.tcl.tk/man/tcl8.6/TkCmd/bind.htm#M16 – Thingamabobs Sep 20 '20 at 15:46
OK I am gonna check it now. – Hacker6914 Sep 20 '20 at 17:01

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