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Kivy Cookbook: Enhance your skills in developing multi-touch applications with Kivy

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Kivy Cookbook

Chapter 2. Input, Motion, and Touch

In this chapter, we will cover:

  • Using the mouse
  • Evolving to the touchscreen
  • Working with the accelerometer
  • Using the gyroscope
  • The Differences between the touch and motion events
  • Recognizing touch shapes
  • Detecting multitapping
  • Grabbing touch events
  • Recording gestures

Introduction

The Kivy framework is able to handle most common types of input and actions such as mouse, touchscreen, accelerometer, and gyroscope that will be reviewed in this chapter. It handles the native multitouch protocols on the following platforms: Tuio, WM_Touch, MacMultitouchSupport, MT Protocol A/B, and Android.

The class of all input events is motion event. It generates two kinds of events; one of them is touch events—a motion event that contains at least an x and y position. All the touch events are dispatched across the widget tree. The no-touch events are the rest. The accelerometer is a continuous event, without position. It never starts or stops. These events are not dispatched across the widget tree.

Using the mouse

This recipe will teach you how to use the first kind of input, probably the most used, the mouse. We will consider the mouse input as a touch event, so the (x, y) position of the touch (0-1 range) will be scaled to the window size (width/height) and dispatched to the following:

  • on_touch_down: An event is fired when a touch down event is initiated. Subsequently, the respective widget's on_touch_down() method is called.
  • on_touch_move: An event is fired when a touch event moves (changes location). Subsequently, the respective widget's on_touch_move() method is called.
  • on_touch_up: An event is fired when a down event is released (terminated). Subsequently, the respective widget's on_touch_up() method is called.

Getting ready

In this recipe, we will use the Kv language for the design of the widgets, so you will need to be familiar with the language or have completed the previous chapter. Also, this recipe will use the common Button widget for reference.

How to do it...

Evolving to the touchscreen

In this recipe, we are evolving to the touchscreen. Here, you will see the basic differences between the mouse and the touchscreen. This will give us more options than with the mouse device.

Getting ready

For this recipe, we will use the Kv language for the design of the widgets, so make sure that you are confident with it and refresh your knowledge if necessary. Also, this recipe will use the common button and label widgets for reference. Obviously, to get more benefit, a touchscreen device is useful to run the code.

How to do it…

Perform the following steps:

  1. In the KV file, declare the button and the label:
    <MyW>:
    Button:
        id: button1
        text: 'Hello'
    Label:
        id: label1
        pos: 100, 100
        text: 'My label before press the screen'
  2. In the class of the widget in the Python code, we need to override the method on_touch_down
  3. Change the button text with the information in touch.button
  4. Change the label text...

Working with the accelerometer

Nowadays, it is common that mobile devices are equipped with an accelerometer. Thereby, it is relevant to consider this input to develop fancy apps. The accelerometer is one kind of event that is considered as a no-touch event because it has neither start nor an end, it is always providing information.

Getting ready

In this recipe, we will use the Kv language for the design of the widgets, so, again, you will need to be familiar with the Kv language. Also, this recipe will use the common button and label widgets for reference. Obviously, to get more benefit, a device with an accelerometer is useful to run the code.

It is necessary to install a package for the use of the accelerometer in any mobile device; there is a way to deal with every specific device, but we do not have to reinvent the wheel. Let's use a Plyer package, which is an effort from many of the Kivy developers. To install the package from the shell, use:

$ sudo pip plyer install

Here where we...

Using the gyroscope

Mobile devices today also have a gyroscope. The gyroscope is considered as a no-touch event. This kind of event does not have a start or an end; it is always providing information.

Getting ready

For this recipe, we will use the Kv language for the design of the widgets. Also, this recipe will use the common button and label widgets for reference. Obviously, to run the code of this recipe properly, a device with a gyroscope is necessary.

It is necessary to install a package to use the gyroscope with any mobile device. While there is a way to deal with specific devices, we do not have to reinvent the wheel. Let's use the plyer package, which is an effort from many of the Kivy developers. To install the package from the shell, use:

$ sudo pip plyer install

How to do it…

To complete this recipe, follow these steps:

  1. In the KV file, define the four labels and the button:
    <Acce>:
    Label:
        id: label1
        pos: 150, 300
        text: 'X: '

...

The differences between the touch and motion events

There is a key difference between touch and motion events. A motion event is a continuous succession of many touch events. However, we also know that a touch event always has the pos profile, namely position information. The motion event, however, is not dispatched throughout the widget tree.

Getting ready

In this recipe, we will use the Kv language for the design of the widgets, so we assume that the reader is familiar with the Kv language or did the lecture of the first chapter. Also, this recipe will use the common button widget for reference.

How to do it…

Use this recipe and follow these steps:

  1. First, in the KV file, define a button:
    <MyW>:
    Button:
        id: button1
        pos: 0,0
        text: 'Hello'
  2. In the class of the widget in the Python code, we need to override the method on_touch_move.
  3. Change the button's position with the information in touch.pos:
    import kivy
kivy.require('1.9.0') 

from...

Introduction

The Kivy framework is able to handle most common types of input and actions such as mouse, touchscreen, accelerometer, and gyroscope that will be reviewed in this chapter. It handles the native multitouch protocols on the following platforms: Tuio, WM_Touch, MacMultitouchSupport, MT Protocol A/B, and Android.

The class of all input events is motion event. It generates two kinds of events; one of them is touch events—a motion event that contains at least an x and y position. All the touch events are dispatched across the widget tree. The no-touch events are the rest. The accelerometer is a continuous event, without position. It never starts or stops. These events are not dispatched across the widget tree.

Using the mouse

This recipe will teach you how to use the first kind of input, probably the most used, the mouse. We will consider the mouse input as a touch event, so the (x, y) position of the touch (0-1 range) will be scaled to the window size (width/height) and dispatched to the following:

  • on_touch_down: An event is fired when a touch down event is initiated. Subsequently, the respective widget's on_touch_down() method is called.

  • on_touch_move: An event is fired when a touch event moves (changes location). Subsequently, the respective widget's on_touch_move() method is called.

  • on_touch_up: An event is fired when a down event is released (terminated). Subsequently, the respective widget's on_touch_up() method is called.

Getting ready

In this recipe, we will use the Kv language for the design of the widgets, so you will need to be familiar with the language or have completed the previous chapter. Also, this recipe will use the common Button widget for reference.

How to do it…

Follow the steps...

Evolving to the touchscreen

In this recipe, we are evolving to the touchscreen. Here, you will see the basic differences between the mouse and the touchscreen. This will give us more options than with the mouse device.

Getting ready

For this recipe, we will use the Kv language for the design of the widgets, so make sure that you are confident with it and refresh your knowledge if necessary. Also, this recipe will use the common button and label widgets for reference. Obviously, to get more benefit, a touchscreen device is useful to run the code.

How to do it…

Perform the following steps:

  1. In the KV file, declare the button and the label:

    <MyW>:
    Button:
        id: button1
        text: 'Hello'
    Label:
        id: label1
        pos: 100, 100
        text: 'My label before press the screen'

  2. In the class of the widget in the Python code, we need to override the method on_touch_down

  3. Change the button text with the information in touch.button

  4. Change the label text with the information in...

Working with the accelerometer

Nowadays, it is common that mobile devices are equipped with an accelerometer. Thereby, it is relevant to consider this input to develop fancy apps. The accelerometer is one kind of event that is considered as a no-touch event because it has neither start nor an end, it is always providing information.

Getting ready

In this recipe, we will use the Kv language for the design of the widgets, so, again, you will need to be familiar with the Kv language. Also, this recipe will use the common button and label widgets for reference. Obviously, to get more benefit, a device with an accelerometer is useful to run the code.

It is necessary to install a package for the use of the accelerometer in any mobile device; there is a way to deal with every specific device, but we do not have to reinvent the wheel. Let's use a Plyer package, which is an effort from many of the Kivy developers. To install the package from the shell, use:

$ sudo pip plyer install

Here where we are...

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Description

Kivy is an open-source Python library for rapid development of applications that make use of innovative user interfaces, such as multi-touch apps. It is a promising Python framework to develop UI and UX apps in a cross-platform environment, under the Python philosophy. Kivy Cookbook is a practical book that will guide you through the Kivy framework to develop apps and get your apps ready for distribution in App Store and Android devices. You will start off with installing Kivy and building your interfaces. You will learn how to work the accelerometer and create custom events. Then, you will understand how to use the basics, buttons, labels and text inputs and manipulate the widget tree. Next, you will be able to work with manipulating instructions, create an atlas and layouts. Moving on, you will learn packing for Windows and packing for iOS, and use TestDrive. By the end of the book, you will have learnt in detail the relevant features and tools in Kivy and how to create portable packages to distribute your apps in the most used platforms.

What you will learn

  • Access widgets defined inside Kv language in your Python code Handle Kivy events to control widgets, touches, the mouse, the keyboard, and animations Recognize touch shapes and detecting multi-tapping Create custom events and declare properties Organizing your layouts while working with the ActionBar Store and retrieve the coordinate space context Create your own shader and render in a framebuffer Leverage Factory objects, multi-touch in iOS and multi-touch in Android
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10 Chapters
1. Kivy and the Kv Language Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
1. Kivy and the Kv Language
Introduction
Installing Kivy
Building your interfaces
Declaring properties within a class
Relating Python code and the Kv language
Referencing widgets
Accessing widgets defined inside the Kv language in your Python code
Reusing styles in multiple widgets
Designing with the Kv language
Running your code
Using Kivy garden
2. Input, Motion, and Touch Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
2. Input, Motion, and Touch
Introduction
Using the mouse
Evolving to the touchscreen
Working with the accelerometer
Using the gyroscope
The differences between the touch and motion events
Recognizing touch shapes
Detecting multitapping
Grabbing touch events
Recording gestures
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3. Events
Introduction
Scheduling a one-time event
Scheduling a repetitive event
Triggering events
Defining widget events
Creating custom events
Attaching callbacks
Declaring a property
Compounding properties
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4. Widgets
Introduction
Using the basics: buttons, labels, and text inputs
Manipulating the widget tree
Traversing the tree
Using swappable widgets
Organizing with layouts
Using FloatLayout
Using BoxLayout
Using GridLayout
Using StackLayout
Using RelativeLayout
Using AnchorLayout
Working with ActionBar
5. Graphics – Canvas and Instructions Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
5. Graphics – Canvas and Instructions
Introduction
Separating with the screen manager
Using drawing instructions
Using context instructions
Working with manipulating instructions
Rotating, translating, and scaling the canvas
Modifying with multitouching
Storing and retrieving the coordinate space context
Introducing animations
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6. Advanced Graphics – Shaders and Rendering
Introduction
Using Carousel
Creating and using Atlas
Creating layouts
Editing shaders
Creating widgets
Creating your own shader
Rendering in a Framebuffer
Optimizing graphics
7. The API in Detail Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
7. The API in Detail
Introduction
Getting to know the API
Using the asynchronous data loader
Logging objects
Parsing
Applying utils
Leveraging the factory object
Working with audio
Working with video
Working with a camera
Using spelling
Adding effects
Advanced text manipulation
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Packaging for Windows
Including multimedia for Windows
Running apps in Windows
Packaging for Mac OS
Including multimedia for Mac OS
Running apps in Mac OS
Packaging for Linux
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This book covers Kivy for Python programmation language. Kivy helps you build graphical interfaces that run on all PC platforms and also on android and IOS. http://kivy.org/The cookbook format is quite convenient because it gives several recipes from extremely basic to more advanced ones. From launching a "hello world" app to packaging your app for distribution.So it's a good purchase and it was worth reading it.
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Add one extra business day for deliveries to Northern Ireland and Scottish Highlands and islands

EU:

Premium: Trackable delivery to most EU destinations within 4-9 business days.

Australia:

Economy: Can deliver to P. O. Boxes and private residences.
Trackable service with delivery to addresses in Australia only.
Delivery time ranges from 7-9 business days for VIC and 8-10 business days for Interstate metro
Delivery time is up to 15 business days for remote areas of WA, NT & QLD.

Premium: Delivery to addresses in Australia only
Trackable delivery to most P. O. Boxes and private residences in Australia within 4-5 days based on the distance to a destination following dispatch.

India:

Premium: Delivery to most Indian addresses within 5-6 business days

Rest of the World:

Premium: Countries in the American continent: Trackable delivery to most countries within 4-7 business days

Asia:

Premium: Delivery to most Asian addresses within 5-9 business days

Disclaimer:
All orders received before 5 PM U.K time would start printing from the next business day. So the estimated delivery times start from the next day as well. Orders received after 5 PM U.K time (in our internal systems) on a business day or anytime on the weekend will begin printing the second to next business day. For example, an order placed at 11 AM today will begin printing tomorrow, whereas an order placed at 9 PM tonight will begin printing the day after tomorrow.


Unfortunately, due to several restrictions, we are unable to ship to the following countries:

  1. Afghanistan
  2. American Samoa
  3. Belarus
  4. Brunei Darussalam
  5. Central African Republic
  6. The Democratic Republic of Congo
  7. Eritrea
  8. Guinea-bissau
  9. Iran
  10. Lebanon
  11. Libiya Arab Jamahriya
  12. Somalia
  13. Sudan
  14. Russian Federation
  15. Syrian Arab Republic
  16. Ukraine
  17. Venezuela
What is custom duty/charge? Chevron down icon Chevron up icon

Customs duty are charges levied on goods when they cross international borders. It is a tax that is imposed on imported goods. These duties are charged by special authorities and bodies created by local governments and are meant to protect local industries, economies, and businesses.

Do I have to pay customs charges for the print book order? Chevron down icon Chevron up icon

The orders shipped to the countries that are listed under EU27 will not bear custom charges. They are paid by Packt as part of the order.

List of EU27 countries: www.gov.uk/eu-eea:

A custom duty or localized taxes may be applicable on the shipment and would be charged by the recipient country outside of the EU27 which should be paid by the customer and these duties are not included in the shipping charges been charged on the order.

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The amount of duty payable varies greatly depending on the imported goods, the country of origin and several other factors like the total invoice amount or dimensions like weight, and other such criteria applicable in your country.

For example:

  • If you live in Mexico, and the declared value of your ordered items is over $ 50, for you to receive a package, you will have to pay additional import tax of 19% which will be $ 9.50 to the courier service.
  • Whereas if you live in Turkey, and the declared value of your ordered items is over € 22, for you to receive a package, you will have to pay additional import tax of 18% which will be € 3.96 to the courier service.
How can I cancel my order? Chevron down icon Chevron up icon

Cancellation Policy for Published Printed Books:

You can cancel any order within 1 hour of placing the order. Simply contact customercare@packt.com with your order details or payment transaction id. If your order has already started the shipment process, we will do our best to stop it. However, if it is already on the way to you then when you receive it, you can contact us at customercare@packt.com using the returns and refund process.

Please understand that Packt Publishing cannot provide refunds or cancel any order except for the cases described in our Return Policy (i.e. Packt Publishing agrees to replace your printed book because it arrives damaged or material defect in book), Packt Publishing will not accept returns.

What is your returns and refunds policy? Chevron down icon Chevron up icon

Return Policy:

We want you to be happy with your purchase from Packtpub.com. We will not hassle you with returning print books to us. If the print book you receive from us is incorrect, damaged, doesn't work or is unacceptably late, please contact Customer Relations Team on customercare@packt.com with the order number and issue details as explained below:

  1. If you ordered (eBook, Video or Print Book) incorrectly or accidentally, please contact Customer Relations Team on customercare@packt.com within one hour of placing the order and we will replace/refund you the item cost.
  2. Sadly, if your eBook or Video file is faulty or a fault occurs during the eBook or Video being made available to you, i.e. during download then you should contact Customer Relations Team within 14 days of purchase on customercare@packt.com who will be able to resolve this issue for you.
  3. You will have a choice of replacement or refund of the problem items.(damaged, defective or incorrect)
  4. Once Customer Care Team confirms that you will be refunded, you should receive the refund within 10 to 12 working days.
  5. If you are only requesting a refund of one book from a multiple order, then we will refund you the appropriate single item.
  6. Where the items were shipped under a free shipping offer, there will be no shipping costs to refund.

On the off chance your printed book arrives damaged, with book material defect, contact our Customer Relation Team on customercare@packt.com within 14 days of receipt of the book with appropriate evidence of damage and we will work with you to secure a replacement copy, if necessary. Please note that each printed book you order from us is individually made by Packt's professional book-printing partner which is on a print-on-demand basis.

What tax is charged? Chevron down icon Chevron up icon

Currently, no tax is charged on the purchase of any print book (subject to change based on the laws and regulations). A localized VAT fee is charged only to our European and UK customers on eBooks, Video and subscriptions that they buy. GST is charged to Indian customers for eBooks and video purchases.

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You can pay with the following card types:

  1. Visa Debit
  2. Visa Credit
  3. MasterCard
  4. PayPal
What is the delivery time and cost of print books? Chevron down icon Chevron up icon

Shipping Details

USA:

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Economy: Delivery to most addresses in the US within 10-15 business days

Premium: Trackable Delivery to most addresses in the US within 3-8 business days

UK:

Economy: Delivery to most addresses in the U.K. within 7-9 business days.
Shipments are not trackable

Premium: Trackable delivery to most addresses in the U.K. within 3-4 business days!
Add one extra business day for deliveries to Northern Ireland and Scottish Highlands and islands

EU:

Premium: Trackable delivery to most EU destinations within 4-9 business days.

Australia:

Economy: Can deliver to P. O. Boxes and private residences.
Trackable service with delivery to addresses in Australia only.
Delivery time ranges from 7-9 business days for VIC and 8-10 business days for Interstate metro
Delivery time is up to 15 business days for remote areas of WA, NT & QLD.

Premium: Delivery to addresses in Australia only
Trackable delivery to most P. O. Boxes and private residences in Australia within 4-5 days based on the distance to a destination following dispatch.

India:

Premium: Delivery to most Indian addresses within 5-6 business days

Rest of the World:

Premium: Countries in the American continent: Trackable delivery to most countries within 4-7 business days

Asia:

Premium: Delivery to most Asian addresses within 5-9 business days

Disclaimer:
All orders received before 5 PM U.K time would start printing from the next business day. So the estimated delivery times start from the next day as well. Orders received after 5 PM U.K time (in our internal systems) on a business day or anytime on the weekend will begin printing the second to next business day. For example, an order placed at 11 AM today will begin printing tomorrow, whereas an order placed at 9 PM tonight will begin printing the day after tomorrow.


Unfortunately, due to several restrictions, we are unable to ship to the following countries:

  1. Afghanistan
  2. American Samoa
  3. Belarus
  4. Brunei Darussalam
  5. Central African Republic
  6. The Democratic Republic of Congo
  7. Eritrea
  8. Guinea-bissau
  9. Iran
  10. Lebanon
  11. Libiya Arab Jamahriya
  12. Somalia
  13. Sudan
  14. Russian Federation
  15. Syrian Arab Republic
  16. Ukraine
  17. Venezuela