Index: sansview/perspectives/fitting/welcome_panel.py
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--- sansview/perspectives/fitting/welcome_panel.py	(revision 823905f175db5e214fb0aff024e343ebf3299aaa)
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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+########################################################################
+#
+# PDFgui            by DANSE Diffraction group
+#                   Simon J. L. Billinge
+#                   (c) 2006 trustees of the Michigan State University.
+#                   All rights reserved.
+#
+# File coded by:    Dmitriy Bryndin
+#
+# See AUTHORS.txt for a list of people who contributed.
+# See LICENSE.txt for license information.
+#
+# Modified by U. Tennessee for DANSE/SANS
+########################################################################
+
+# version
+__id__ = "$Id: aboutdialog.py 1193 2007-05-03 17:29:59Z dmitriy $"
+__revision__ = "$Revision: 1193 $"
+
+import wx
+import wx.lib.hyperlink
+import random
+import os.path
+import os
+try:
+    # Try to find a local config
+    import imp
+    path = os.getcwd()
+    if(os.path.isfile("%s/%s.py" % (path, 'local_config'))) or \
+      (os.path.isfile("%s/%s.pyc" % (path, 'local_config'))):
+            fObj, path, descr = imp.find_module('local_config', [path])
+            config = imp.load_module('local_config', fObj, path, descr)  
+    else:
+        # Try simply importing local_config
+        import local_config as config
+except:
+    # Didn't find local config, load the default 
+    import config
+
+def launchBrowser(url):
+    '''Launches browser and opens specified url
+    
+    In some cases may require BROWSER environment variable to be set up.
+    
+    @param url: URL to open
+    '''
+    import webbrowser
+    webbrowser.open(url)
+
+
+class PanelAbout(wx.Panel):
+    """
+    Panel created like about box  as a welcome page
+    Shows product name, current version, authors, and link to the product page.
+    Current version is taken from version.py
+    """
+    
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwds):
+
+        # begin wxGlade: DialogAbout.__init__
+        kwds["style"] = wx.DEFAULT_DIALOG_STYLE
+       
+        wx.Panel.__init__(self, *args, **kwds)
+        
+        file_dir = os.path.dirname(__file__)
+        
+        # Mac doesn't display images with transparent background so well, keep it for Windows
+        image = file_dir+"\images\SVwelcome.png"
+        
+        if os.path.isfile(config._welcome_image):
+            image = config._welcome_image     
+               
+        if os.name == 'nt':
+            self.bitmap_logo = wx.StaticBitmap(self, -1, wx.Bitmap(image))
+        else:
+            self.bitmap_logo = wx.StaticBitmap(self, -1, wx.Bitmap(image))
+       
+        self.label_copyright = wx.StaticText(self, -1, config._copyright)
+       
+        self.static_line_1 = wx.StaticLine(self, -1)
+        self.label_acknowledgement = wx.StaticText(self, -1, config._acknowledgement)
+      
+
+       
+
+        # end wxGlade
+    
+#      
+        # randomly shuffle authors' names
+        random.shuffle(config._authors)
+        strLabel = ", ".join(config._authors)
+        
+        # display version and svn revison numbers
+        verwords = config.__version__.split('.')
+        version = '.'.join(verwords[:-1])
+        revision = verwords[-1]
+        self.label_title = wx.StaticText(self, -1, config.__appname__+ " "+str(version))
+        self.label_build = wx.StaticText(self, -1, "Build: "+str(config.__version__))
+      
+     
+        # resize dialog window to fit version number nicely
+        if wx.VERSION >= (2,7,2,0):
+            size = [self.GetEffectiveMinSize()[0], self.GetSize()[1]]
+        else:
+            size = [self.GetBestFittingSize()[0], self.GetSize()[1]]
+        self.__do_layout()
+        self.Fit()
+
+
+
+    def __do_layout(self):
+        # begin wxGlade: DialogAbout.__do_layout
+        sizer_main = wx.BoxSizer(wx.VERTICAL)
+        sizer_header = wx.BoxSizer(wx.HORIZONTAL)
+        sizer_build = wx.GridBagSizer(0,0)
+       
+       
+        sizer_header.Add(self.bitmap_logo, 0, wx.EXPAND|wx.LEFT, 5)
+        
+        ix = 0
+        iy = 0
+        sizer_build.Add((20,20),(iy,ix),(1,1),wx.LEFT|wx.EXPAND|wx.ADJUST_MINSIZE, 15)  
+        iy +=1
+        sizer_build.Add(self.label_acknowledgement,(iy,ix),(1,1),wx.LEFT|wx.EXPAND|wx.ADJUST_MINSIZE, 15)  
+        iy +=1
+        sizer_build.Add(self.label_title ,(iy,ix),(1,1),wx.LEFT|wx.EXPAND|wx.ADJUST_MINSIZE, 15)  
+        ix = 0
+        iy +=1
+        sizer_build.Add(self.label_build,(iy,ix),(1,1),wx.LEFT|wx.EXPAND|wx.ADJUST_MINSIZE, 15)  
+        ix = 0
+        iy +=1
+        sizer_build.Add( self.label_copyright,(iy,ix),(1,1),wx.LEFT|wx.EXPAND|wx.ADJUST_MINSIZE, 15) 
+        
+        sizer_main.Add(sizer_header, 0, wx.TOP|wx.EXPAND, 3)
+        sizer_main.Add(self.static_line_1, 0, wx.EXPAND, 0)
+        sizer_main.Add(sizer_build,0, wx.BOTTOM|wx.EXPAND, 3)
+     
+        
+        self.SetAutoLayout(True)
+        self.SetSizer(sizer_main)
+        self.Layout()
+        self.Centre()
+        # end wxGlade
+
+    
+
+# end of class DialogAbout
+
