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[Bug] Spin element isn't triggering events in realtime

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Description

Type of Issue (Enhancement, Error, Bug, Question)

The Spin element's up/down buttons update their value as you keep them pressed and yet they don't seem to trigger any events accordingly.


Operating System

Windows 10

PySimpleGUI Port (tkinter, Qt, Wx, Web)

tkinter


Versions

Python version (sg.sys.version)

3.9.4 (tags/v3.9.4:1f2e308, Apr 6 2021, 13:40:21) [MSC v.1928 64 bit (AMD64)]

PySimpleGUI Version (sg.__version__)

4.40.0

GUI Version (tkinter (sg.tclversion_detailed), PySide2, WxPython, Remi)

tkinter version: 8.6.9


Your Experience In Months or Years (optional)

Python programming experience: 0.5 month

Programming experience overall: 10 years

Have used another Python GUI Framework? (tkinter, Qt, etc) (yes/no is fine): no

Anything else you think would be helpful?:
My general dev knowledge is pretty broad - but not very deep.


Troubleshooting

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  • For non tkinter - Looked at readme for your specific port if not PySimpleGUI (Qt, WX, Remi)
  • Run your program outside of your debugger (from a command line)
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  • Tried using the PySimpleGUI.py file on GitHub. Your problem may have already been fixed but not released
Detailed Description

The Spin element's up/down buttons update their value as you keep them pressed - similar to RealTimeButton elements - and yet they don't seem to trigger any events like the RealTimeButtons; using enable_events=True only triggers once - and only once the click is released.

I searched for anyone else having a similar problem, but the only one I could find was from back when the up/down button didn't trigger at all.

Code To Duplicate

import PySimpleGUI as sg

endFrame = 0
endSpinF = 0

layout = [[
  sg.Spin(key='endSpinF',values=[i for i in range(0,1000)],initial_value=endFrame,size=(4,0),enable_events=True),
  sg.Text(endFrame,key='endFrame',size=(4,0))
]]

window = sg.Window('Spin Event Test',layout)

while True:
  event, values = window.read()

  if event == 'Exit' or event == sg.WIN_CLOSED:
    break

  elif event == 'endSpinF':
    last_endSpinF = endSpinF
    endSpinF = values['endSpinF']
    #this part is used to handle the under/overflow of the Spin (so in the real world application the update at the end would happen to the Spin itself)
    if (last_endSpinF == 0 and endSpinF == 0) or endSpinF < last_endSpinF:
      endFrame = endFrame-1
    else:
      endFrame = endFrame+1

    window['endFrame'].update(endFrame)

window.close()

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Research direction

Start by running the supplied minimal example with Python 3.9.4, PySimpleGUI 4.40.0, and the tkinter port, then trace how Spin handles enable_events while its button is held. Done means repeated up/down value changes produce corresponding events before the click is released, while the existing example continues to work.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
desktop
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
42/100

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