Enable hackish support for Argument.count == -1 (by setting it to 3)
[hooke.git] / hooke / ui / gui / panel / propertyeditor.py
index 40eecaf0fc8c0330398f6c0f113b53d6ec590350..95233fcf8bf1daca8e94a0ad8d3931d4a9c24f8a 100644 (file)
-#!/usr/bin/env python\r
-\r
-'''\r
-propertyeditor.py\r
-\r
-Property editor panel for Hooke.\r
-\r
-Copyright 2009 by Dr. Rolf Schmidt (Concordia University, Canada)\r
-\r
-This program is released under the GNU General Public License version 2.\r
-'''\r
-\r
-import sys\r
-import os.path\r
-\r
-import wx\r
-import wx.propgrid as wxpg\r
-#import wx.stc\r
-from string import split\r
-\r
-#there are many comments and code fragments in here from the demo app\r
-#they should come in handy to expand the functionality in the future\r
-\r
-class Display:\r
-    property_descriptor = []\r
-    def __init__(self):\r
-        pass\r
-\r
-\r
-class ValueObject:\r
-    def __init__(self):\r
-        pass\r
-\r
-\r
-class IntProperty2(wxpg.PyProperty):\r
-    """\\r
-    This is a simple re-implementation of wxIntProperty.\r
-    """\r
-    def __init__(self, label, name = wxpg.LABEL_AS_NAME, value=0):\r
-        wxpg.PyProperty.__init__(self, label, name)\r
-        self.SetValue(value)\r
-\r
-    def GetClassName(self):\r
-        """\\r
-        This is not 100% necessary and in future is probably going to be\r
-        automated to return class name.\r
-        """\r
-        return "IntProperty2"\r
-\r
-    def GetEditor(self):\r
-        return "TextCtrl"\r
-\r
-    def GetValueAsString(self, flags):\r
-        return str(self.GetValue())\r
-\r
-    def PyStringToValue(self, s, flags):\r
-        try:\r
-            v = int(s)\r
-            if self.GetValue() != v:\r
-                return v\r
-        except TypeError:\r
-            if flags & wxpg.PG_REPORT_ERROR:\r
-                wx.MessageBox("Cannot convert '%s' into a number."%s, "Error")\r
-        return False\r
-\r
-    def PyIntToValue(self, v, flags):\r
-        if (self.GetValue() != v):\r
-            return v\r
-\r
-\r
-class PyFilesProperty(wxpg.PyArrayStringProperty):\r
-    def __init__(self, label, name = wxpg.LABEL_AS_NAME, value=[]):\r
-        wxpg.PyArrayStringProperty.__init__(self, label, name, value)\r
-        self.SetValue(value)\r
-\r
-    def OnSetValue(self, v):\r
-        self.value = v\r
-        self.display = ', '.join(self.value)\r
-\r
-    def GetValueAsString(self, argFlags):\r
-        return self.display\r
-\r
-    def PyStringToValue(self, s, flags):\r
-        return [a.strip() for a in s.split(',')]\r
-\r
-    def OnEvent(self, propgrid, ctrl, event):\r
-        if event.GetEventType() == wx.wxEVT_COMMAND_BUTTON_CLICKED:\r
-            # Show dialog to select a string, call DoSetValue and\r
-            # return True, if value changed.\r
-            return True\r
-\r
-        return False\r
-\r
-\r
-class PyObjectPropertyValue:\r
-    """\\r
-    Value type of our sample PyObjectProperty. We keep a simple dash-delimited\r
-    list of string given as argument to constructor.\r
-    """\r
-    def __init__(self, s=None):\r
-        try:\r
-            self.ls = [a.strip() for a in s.split('-')]\r
-        except:\r
-            self.ls = []\r
-\r
-    def __repr__(self):\r
-        return ' - '.join(self.ls)\r
-\r
-\r
-class PyObjectProperty(wxpg.PyProperty):\r
-    """\\r
-    Another simple example. This time our value is a PyObject (NOTE: we can't\r
-    return an arbitrary python object in DoGetValue. It cannot be a simple\r
-    type such as int, bool, double, or string, nor an array or wxObject based.\r
-    Dictionary, None, or any user-specified Python object is allowed).\r
-    """\r
-    def __init__(self, label, name = wxpg.LABEL_AS_NAME, value=None):\r
-        wxpg.PyProperty.__init__(self, label, name)\r
-        self.SetValue(value)\r
-\r
-    def GetClassName(self):\r
-        return self.__class__.__name__\r
-\r
-    def GetEditor(self):\r
-        return "TextCtrl"\r
-\r
-    def GetValueAsString(self, flags):\r
-        return repr(self.GetValue())\r
-\r
-    def PyStringToValue(self, s, flags):\r
-        return PyObjectPropertyValue(s)\r
-\r
-\r
-class ShapeProperty(wxpg.PyEnumProperty):\r
-    """\\r
-    Demonstrates use of OnCustomPaint method.\r
-    """\r
-    def __init__(self, label, name = wxpg.LABEL_AS_NAME, value=-1):\r
-        wxpg.PyEnumProperty.__init__(self, label, name, ['Line','Circle','Rectangle'], [0,1,2], value)\r
-\r
-    def OnMeasureImage(self, index):\r
-        return wxpg.DEFAULT_IMAGE_SIZE\r
-\r
-    def OnCustomPaint(self, dc, rect, paint_data):\r
-        """\\r
-        paint_data.m_choiceItem is -1 if we are painting the control,\r
-        in which case we need to get the drawn item using DoGetValue.\r
-        """\r
-        item = paint_data.m_choiceItem\r
-        if item == -1:\r
-            item = self.DoGetValue()\r
-\r
-        dc.SetPen(wx.Pen(wx.BLACK))\r
-        dc.SetBrush(wx.Brush(wx.BLACK))\r
-\r
-        if item == 0:\r
-            dc.DrawLine(rect.x,rect.y,rect.x+rect.width,rect.y+rect.height)\r
-        elif item == 1:\r
-            half_width = rect.width / 2\r
-            dc.DrawCircle(rect.x+half_width,rect.y+half_width,half_width-3)\r
-        elif item == 2:\r
-            dc.DrawRectangle(rect.x, rect.y, rect.width, rect.height)\r
-\r
-\r
-class LargeImagePickerCtrl(wx.Window):\r
-    """\\r
-    Control created and used by LargeImageEditor.\r
-    """\r
-    def __init__(self):\r
-        pre = wx.PreWindow()\r
-        self.PostCreate(pre)\r
-\r
-    def Create(self, parent, id_, pos, size, style = 0):\r
-        wx.Window.Create(self, parent, id_, pos, size, style | wx.BORDER_SIMPLE)\r
-        img_spc = size[1]\r
-        self.tc = wx.TextCtrl(self, -1, "", (img_spc,0), (2048,size[1]), wx.BORDER_NONE)\r
-        self.SetBackgroundColour(wx.WHITE)\r
-        self.SetBackgroundStyle(wx.BG_STYLE_CUSTOM)\r
-        self.property = None\r
-        self.bmp = None\r
-        self.Bind(wx.EVT_PAINT, self.OnPaint)\r
-\r
-    def OnPaint(self, event):\r
-        dc = wx.BufferedPaintDC(self)\r
-\r
-        whiteBrush = wx.Brush(wx.WHITE)\r
-        dc.SetBackground(whiteBrush)\r
-        dc.Clear()\r
-\r
-        bmp = self.bmp\r
-        if bmp:\r
-            dc.DrawBitmap(bmp, 2, 2)\r
-        else:\r
-            dc.SetPen(wx.Pen(wx.BLACK))\r
-            dc.SetBrush(whiteBrush)\r
-            dc.DrawRectangle(2, 2, 64, 64)\r
-\r
-    def RefreshThumbnail(self):\r
-        """\\r
-        We use here very simple image scaling code.\r
-        """\r
-        if not self.property:\r
-            self.bmp = None\r
-            return\r
-\r
-        path = self.property.DoGetValue()\r
-\r
-        if not os.path.isfile(path):\r
-            self.bmp = None\r
-            return\r
-\r
-        image = wx.Image(path)\r
-        image.Rescale(64, 64)\r
-        self.bmp = wx.BitmapFromImage(image)\r
-\r
-    def SetProperty(self, property):\r
-        self.property = property\r
-        self.tc.SetValue(property.GetDisplayedString())\r
-        self.RefreshThumbnail()\r
-\r
-    def SetValue(self, s):\r
-        self.RefreshThumbnail()\r
-        self.tc.SetValue(s)\r
-\r
-    def GetLastPosition(self):\r
-        return self.tc.GetLastPosition()\r
-\r
-\r
-class LargeImageEditor(wxpg.PyEditor):\r
-    """\\r
-    Double-height text-editor with image in front.\r
-    """\r
-    def __init__(self):\r
-        wxpg.PyEditor.__init__(self)\r
-\r
-    def CreateControls(self, propgrid, property, pos, sz):\r
-        try:\r
-            h = 64 + 6\r
-            x = propgrid.GetSplitterPosition()\r
-            x2 = propgrid.GetClientSize().x\r
-            bw = propgrid.GetRowHeight()\r
-            lipc = LargeImagePickerCtrl()\r
-            if sys.platform == 'win32':\r
-                lipc.Hide()\r
-            lipc.Create(propgrid, wxpg.PG_SUBID1, (x,pos[1]), (x2-x-bw,h))\r
-            lipc.SetProperty(property)\r
-            # Hmmm.. how to have two-stage creation without subclassing?\r
-            #btn = wx.PreButton()\r
-            #pre = wx.PreWindow()\r
-            #self.PostCreate(pre)\r
-            #if sys.platform == 'win32':\r
-            #    btn.Hide()\r
-            #btn.Create(propgrid, wxpg.PG_SUBID2, '...', (x2-bw,pos[1]), (bw,h), wx.WANTS_CHARS)\r
-            btn = wx.Button(propgrid, wxpg.PG_SUBID2, '...', (x2-bw,pos[1]), (bw,h), wx.WANTS_CHARS)\r
-            return (lipc, btn)\r
-        except:\r
-            import traceback\r
-            print traceback.print_exc()\r
-\r
-    def UpdateControl(self, property, ctrl):\r
-        ctrl.SetValue(property.GetDisplayedString())\r
-\r
-    def DrawValue(self, dc, property, rect):\r
-        if not (property.GetFlags() & wxpg.PG_PROP_AUTO_UNSPECIFIED):\r
-            dc.DrawText( property.GetDisplayedString(), rect.x+5, rect.y );\r
-\r
-    def OnEvent(self, propgrid, ctrl, event):\r
-        if not ctrl:\r
-            return False\r
-\r
-        evtType = event.GetEventType()\r
-\r
-        if evtType == wx.wxEVT_COMMAND_TEXT_ENTER:\r
-            if propgrid.IsEditorsValueModified():\r
-                return True\r
-\r
-        elif evtType == wx.wxEVT_COMMAND_TEXT_UPDATED:\r
-            if not property.HasFlag(wxpg.PG_PROP_AUTO_UNSPECIFIED) or not ctrl or \\r
-               ctrl.GetLastPosition() > 0:\r
-\r
-                # We must check this since an 'empty' text event\r
-                # may be triggered when creating the property.\r
-                PG_FL_IN_SELECT_PROPERTY = 0x00100000\r
-                if not (propgrid.GetInternalFlags() & PG_FL_IN_SELECT_PROPERTY):\r
-                    event.Skip();\r
-                    event.SetId(propgrid.GetId());\r
-\r
-                propgrid.EditorsValueWasModified();\r
-\r
-        return False\r
-\r
-\r
-    def CopyValueFromControl(self, property, ctrl):\r
-        tc = ctrl.tc\r
-        res = property.SetValueFromString(tc.GetValue(),0)\r
-        # Changing unspecified always causes event (returning\r
-        # true here should be enough to trigger it).\r
-        if not res and property.IsFlagSet(wxpg.PG_PROP_AUTO_UNSPECIFIED):\r
-            res = True\r
-\r
-        return res\r
-\r
-    def SetValueToUnspecified(self, ctrl):\r
-        ctrl.tc.Remove(0,len(ctrl.tc.GetValue()));\r
-\r
-    def SetControlStringValue(self, ctrl, txt):\r
-        ctrl.SetValue(txt)\r
-\r
-    def OnFocus(self, property, ctrl):\r
-        ctrl.tc.SetSelection(-1,-1)\r
-        ctrl.tc.SetFocus()\r
-\r
-\r
-class PropertyEditor(wx.Panel):\r
-\r
-    def __init__(self, parent):\r
-        # Use the WANTS_CHARS style so the panel doesn't eat the Return key.\r
-        wx.Panel.__init__(self, parent, -1, style=wx.WANTS_CHARS, size=(160, 200))\r
-\r
-        sizer = wx.BoxSizer(wx.VERTICAL)\r
-\r
-        self.pg = wxpg.PropertyGrid(self, style=wxpg.PG_SPLITTER_AUTO_CENTER|wxpg.PG_AUTO_SORT)\r
-\r
-        # Show help as tooltips\r
-        self.pg.SetExtraStyle(wxpg.PG_EX_HELP_AS_TOOLTIPS)\r
-\r
-        #pg.Bind(wxpg.EVT_PG_CHANGED, self.OnPropGridChange)\r
-        #pg.Bind(wxpg.EVT_PG_SELECTED, self.OnPropGridSelect)\r
-        #self.pg.Bind(wxpg.EVT_PG_RIGHT_CLICK, self.OnPropGridRightClick)\r
-\r
-        # Needed by custom image editor\r
-        wx.InitAllImageHandlers()\r
-\r
-        #\r
-        # Let's create a simple custom editor\r
-        #\r
-        # NOTE: Editor must be registered *before* adding a property that uses it.\r
-        self.pg.RegisterEditor(LargeImageEditor)\r
-\r
-        '''\r
-        #\r
-        # Add properties\r
-        #\r
-\r
-        pg.Append( wxpg.PropertyCategory("1 - Basic Properties") )\r
-        pg.Append( wxpg.StringProperty("String",value="Some Text") )\r
-        pg.Append( wxpg.IntProperty("Int",value=100) )\r
-        pg.Append( wxpg.FloatProperty("Float",value=100.0) )\r
-        pg.Append( wxpg.BoolProperty("Bool",value=True) )\r
-        pg.Append( wxpg.BoolProperty("Bool_with_Checkbox",value=True) )\r
-        pg.SetPropertyAttribute("Bool_with_Checkbox", "UseCheckbox", True)\r
-\r
-        pg.Append( wxpg.PropertyCategory("2 - More Properties") )\r
-        pg.Append( wxpg.LongStringProperty("LongString",value="This is a\\nmulti-line string\\nwith\\ttabs\\nmixed\\tin.") )\r
-        pg.Append( wxpg.DirProperty("Dir",value="C:\\Windows") )\r
-        pg.Append( wxpg.FileProperty("File",value="C:\\Windows\\system.ini") )\r
-        pg.Append( wxpg.ArrayStringProperty("ArrayString",value=['A','B','C']) )\r
-\r
-        pg.Append( wxpg.EnumProperty("Enum","Enum",\r
-                                     ['wxPython Rules','wxPython Rocks','wxPython Is The Best'],\r
-                                     [10,11,12],0) )\r
-        pg.Append( wxpg.EditEnumProperty("EditEnum","EditEnumProperty",['A','B','C'],[0,1,2],"Text Not in List") )\r
-\r
-        pg.Append( wxpg.PropertyCategory("3 - Advanced Properties") )\r
-        pg.Append( wxpg.DateProperty("Date",value=wx.DateTime_Now()) )\r
-        pg.Append( wxpg.FontProperty("Font",value=self.GetFont()) )\r
-        pg.Append( wxpg.ColourProperty("Colour",value=self.GetBackgroundColour()) )\r
-        pg.Append( wxpg.SystemColourProperty("SystemColour") )\r
-        pg.Append( wxpg.ImageFileProperty("ImageFile") )\r
-        pg.Append( wxpg.MultiChoiceProperty("MultiChoice",choices=['wxWidgets','QT','GTK+']) )\r
-\r
-        pg.Append( wxpg.PropertyCategory("4 - Additional Properties") )\r
-        pg.Append( wxpg.PointProperty("Point",value=self.GetPosition()) )\r
-        pg.Append( wxpg.SizeProperty("Size",value=self.GetSize()) )\r
-        pg.Append( wxpg.FontDataProperty("FontData") )\r
-        pg.Append( wxpg.IntProperty("IntWithSpin",value=256) )\r
-        pg.SetPropertyEditor("IntWithSpin","SpinCtrl")\r
-        pg.Append( wxpg.DirsProperty("Dirs",value=['C:/Lib','C:/Bin']) )\r
-        pg.SetPropertyHelpString( "String", "String Property help string!" )\r
-        pg.SetPropertyHelpString( "Dirs", "Dirs Property help string!" )\r
-\r
-        pg.SetPropertyAttribute( "File", wxpg.PG_FILE_SHOW_FULL_PATH, 0 )\r
-        pg.SetPropertyAttribute( "File", wxpg.PG_FILE_INITIAL_PATH, "C:\\Program Files\\Internet Explorer" )\r
-        pg.SetPropertyAttribute( "Date", wxpg.PG_DATE_PICKER_STYLE, wx.DP_DROPDOWN|wx.DP_SHOWCENTURY )\r
-\r
-        pg.Append( wxpg.PropertyCategory("5 - Custom Properties") )\r
-        pg.Append( IntProperty2("IntProperty2", value=1024) )\r
-\r
-        pg.Append( ShapeProperty("ShapeProperty", value=0) )\r
-        pg.Append( PyObjectProperty("PyObjectProperty") )\r
-\r
-        pg.Append( wxpg.ImageFileProperty("ImageFileWithLargeEditor") )\r
-        pg.SetPropertyEditor("ImageFileWithLargeEditor", "LargeImageEditor")\r
-\r
-\r
-        pg.SetPropertyClientData( "Point", 1234 )\r
-        if pg.GetPropertyClientData( "Point" ) != 1234:\r
-            raise ValueError("Set/GetPropertyClientData() failed")\r
-\r
-        # Test setting unicode string\r
-        pg.GetPropertyByName("String").SetValue(u"Some Unicode Text")\r
-\r
-        #\r
-        # Test some code that *should* fail (but not crash)\r
-        #try:\r
-            #a_ = pg.GetPropertyValue( "NotARealProperty" )\r
-            #pg.EnableProperty( "NotAtAllRealProperty", False )\r
-            #pg.SetPropertyHelpString( "AgaintNotARealProperty", "Dummy Help String" )\r
-        #except:\r
-            #pass\r
-            #raise\r
-\r
-        '''\r
-        sizer.Add(self.pg, 1, wx.EXPAND)\r
-        self.SetSizer(sizer)\r
-        sizer.SetSizeHints(self)\r
-\r
-        self.SelectedTreeItem = None\r
-\r
-    def GetPropertyValues(self):\r
-        return self.pg.GetPropertyValues()\r
-\r
-    def Initialize(self, properties):\r
-        pg = self.pg\r
-        pg.Clear()\r
-\r
-        if properties:\r
-            for element in properties:\r
-                if element[1]['type'] == 'arraystring':\r
-                    elements = element[1]['elements']\r
-                    if 'value' in element[1]:\r
-                        property_value = element[1]['value']\r
-                    else:\r
-                        property_value = element[1]['default']\r
-                    #retrieve individual strings\r
-                    property_value = split(property_value, ' ')\r
-                    #remove " delimiters\r
-                    values = [value.strip('"') for value in property_value]\r
-                    pg.Append(wxpg.ArrayStringProperty(element[0], value=values))\r
-\r
-                if element[1]['type'] == 'boolean':\r
-                    if 'value' in element[1]:\r
-                        property_value = element[1].as_bool('value')\r
-                    else:\r
-                        property_value = element[1].as_bool('default')\r
-                    property_control = wxpg.BoolProperty(element[0], value=property_value)\r
-                    pg.Append(property_control)\r
-                    pg.SetPropertyAttribute(element[0], 'UseCheckbox', True)\r
-\r
-                #if element[0] == 'category':\r
-                    #pg.Append(wxpg.PropertyCategory(element[1]))\r
-\r
-                if element[1]['type'] == 'color':\r
-                    if 'value' in element[1]:\r
-                        property_value = element[1]['value']\r
-                    else:\r
-                        property_value = element[1]['default']\r
-                    property_value = eval(property_value)\r
-                    pg.Append(wxpg.ColourProperty(element[0], value=property_value))\r
-\r
-                if element[1]['type'] == 'enum':\r
-                    elements = element[1]['elements']\r
-                    if 'value' in element[1]:\r
-                        property_value = element[1]['value']\r
-                    else:\r
-                        property_value = element[1]['default']\r
-                    pg.Append(wxpg.EnumProperty(element[0], element[0], elements, [], elements.index(property_value)))\r
-\r
-                if element[1]['type'] == 'filename':\r
-                    if 'value' in element[1]:\r
-                        property_value = element[1]['value']\r
-                    else:\r
-                        property_value = element[1]['default']\r
-                    pg.Append(wxpg.FileProperty(element[0], value=property_value))\r
-\r
-                if element[1]['type'] == 'float':\r
-                    if 'value' in element[1]:\r
-                        property_value = element[1].as_float('value')\r
-                    else:\r
-                        property_value = element[1].as_float('default')\r
-                    property_control = wxpg.FloatProperty(element[0], value=property_value)\r
-                    pg.Append(property_control)\r
-\r
-                if element[1]['type'] == 'folder':\r
-                    if 'value' in element[1]:\r
-                        property_value = element[1]['value']\r
-                    else:\r
-                        property_value = element[1]['default']\r
-                    pg.Append(wxpg.DirProperty(element[0], value=property_value))\r
-\r
-                if element[1]['type'] == 'integer':\r
-                    if 'value' in element[1]:\r
-                        property_value = element[1].as_int('value')\r
-                    else:\r
-                        property_value = element[1].as_int('default')\r
-                    property_control = wxpg.IntProperty(element[0], value=property_value)\r
-                    if 'maximum' in element[1]:\r
-                        property_control.SetAttribute('Max', element[1].as_int('maximum'))\r
-                    if 'minimum' in element[1]:\r
-                        property_control.SetAttribute('Min', element[1].as_int('minimum'))\r
-                    property_control.SetAttribute('Wrap', True)\r
-                    pg.Append(property_control)\r
-                    pg.SetPropertyEditor(element[0], 'SpinCtrl')\r
-\r
-                if element[1]['type'] == 'string':\r
-                    if 'value' in element[1]:\r
-                        property_value = element[1]['value']\r
-                    else:\r
-                        property_value = element[1]['default']\r
-                    pg.Append(wxpg.StringProperty(element[0], value=property_value))\r
-\r
-        pg.Refresh()\r
-\r
-    def OnReserved(self, event):\r
-        pass\r
+# Copyright (C) 2010 Massimo Sandal <devicerandom@gmail.com>
+#                    W. Trevor King <wking@drexel.edu>
+#
+# This file is part of Hooke.
+#
+# Hooke is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+# under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as
+# published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
+# License, or (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# Hooke is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+# ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY
+# or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU Lesser General
+# Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+# License along with Hooke.  If not, see
+# <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+"""Property editor panel for Hooke.
+
+wxPropertyGrid is `included in wxPython >= 2.9.1 <included>`_.  Until
+then, we'll avoid it because of the *nix build problems.
+
+This module hacks together a workaround to be used until 2.9.1 is
+widely installed (or at least released ;).
+
+.. _included:
+  http://wxpropgrid.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/index?page=download
+"""
+
+import wx.grid
+
+from . import Panel
+from ....plugin import argument_to_setting
+from ....util.convert import ANALOGS, to_string, from_string
+
+
+def props_from_argument(argument, curves=None, playlists=None):
+    """Convert a :class:`~hooke.command.Argument` to a list of
+    :class:`Property`\s.
+    """
+    type = argument.type
+    if type in ['driver']:  # intentionally not handled (yet)
+        return None
+    count = argument.count
+    if count == -1:
+        count = 3  # HACK: should allow unlimited entries (somehow...)
+        argument._display_count = count  # suport HACK in execute_command()
+    kwargs = {
+        #'label':argument.name,
+        'default':argument.default,
+        'help':argument.help(),
+        }
+    type = ANALOGS.get(type, type)  # type consolidation
+    # type handling
+    if type in ['string', 'bool', 'int', 'float', 'path']:
+        _class = globals()['%sProperty' % type.capitalize()]
+    elif type in ['curve', 'playlist']:
+        if type == 'curve':
+            choices = curves  # extracted from the current playlist
+        else:
+            choices = playlists
+        properties = []
+        _class = ChoiceProperty
+        kwargs['choices'] = choices
+    else:
+        raise NotImplementedError(argument.type)
+    if count == 1:
+        labels = [argument.name]
+    else:
+        labels = ['%s %d' % (argument.name, i) for i in range(count)]
+    return [(label, _class(label=label, **kwargs)) for label in labels]
+   
+
+def props_from_setting(setting):
+    """Convert a :class:`~hooke.config.Setting` to a list of
+    :class:`Property`\s.
+    """    
+    # TODO: move props_from_argument code here and use
+    # argument_to_setting there.
+    raise NotImplementedError()
+
+
+class Property (object):
+    def __init__(self, type, label, default, help=None):
+        self.type = type
+        self.label = label
+        self.default = default
+        self.help = help
+
+    def get_editor(self):
+        """Return a suitable grid editor.
+        """
+        raise NotImplementedError()
+
+    def get_renderer(self):
+        """Return a suitable grid renderer.
+
+        Returns `None` if no special renderer is required.
+        """
+        return None
+
+    def string_for_value(self, value):
+        """Return a string representation of `value` for loading the table.
+        """
+        return to_string(value, 'string')
+
+    def value_for_string(self, string):
+        """Return the value represented by `string`.
+        """
+        return from_string(string, 'string')
+
+
+class StringProperty (Property):
+    def __init__(self, **kwargs):
+        assert 'type' not in kwargs, kwargs
+        if 'default' not in kwargs:
+            kwargs['default'] = 0
+        super(StringProperty, self).__init__(type='string', **kwargs)
+
+    def get_editor(self):
+        return wx.grid.GridCellTextEditor()
+
+    def get_renderer(self):
+        return wx.grid.GridCellStringRenderer()
+
+
+class BoolProperty (Property):
+    """A boolean property.
+
+    Notes
+    -----
+    Unfortunately, changing a boolean property takes two clicks:
+
+    1) create the editor
+    2) change the value
+
+    There are `ways around this`_, but it's not pretty.
+
+    .. _ways around this:
+      http://wiki.wxpython.org/Change%20wxGrid%20CheckBox%20with%20one%20click
+    """
+    def __init__(self, **kwargs):
+        assert 'type' not in kwargs, kwargs
+        if 'default' not in kwargs:
+            kwargs['default'] = True
+        super(BoolProperty, self).__init__(type='bool', **kwargs)
+
+    def get_editor(self):
+        return wx.grid.GridCellBoolEditor()
+
+    def get_renderer(self):
+        return wx.grid.GridCellBoolRenderer()
+
+    def string_for_value(self, value):
+        if value == True:
+            return '1'
+        return ''
+
+    def value_for_string(self, string):
+        return string == '1'
+
+
+class IntProperty (Property):
+    def __init__(self, **kwargs):
+        assert 'type' not in kwargs, kwargs
+        if 'default' not in kwargs:
+            kwargs['default'] = 0
+        super(IntProperty, self).__init__(type='int', **kwargs)
+
+    def get_editor(self):
+        return wx.grid.GridCellNumberEditor()
+
+    def get_renderer(self):
+        return wx.grid.GridCellNumberRenderer()
+
+    def value_for_string(self, string):
+        return from_string(string, 'int')
+
+
+class FloatProperty (Property):
+    def __init__(self, **kwargs):
+        assert 'type' not in kwargs, kwargs
+        if 'default' not in kwargs:
+            kwargs['default'] = 0.0
+        super(FloatProperty, self).__init__(type='float', **kwargs)
+
+    def get_editor(self):
+        return wx.grid.GridCellFloatEditor()
+
+    def get_renderer(self):
+        return wx.grid.GridCellFloatRenderer()
+
+    def value_for_string(self, string):
+        return from_string(string, 'float')
+
+
+class ChoiceProperty (Property):
+    def __init__(self, choices, **kwargs):
+        assert 'type' not in kwargs, kwargs
+        if 'default' in kwargs:
+            if kwargs['default'] not in choices:
+                choices.insert(0, kwargs['default'])
+        else:
+            kwargs['default'] = choices[0]
+        super(ChoiceProperty, self).__init__(type='choice', **kwargs)
+        self._choices = choices
+
+    def get_editor(self):
+        choices = [self.string_for_value(c) for c in self._choices]
+        return wx.grid.GridCellChoiceEditor(choices=choices)
+
+    def get_renderer(self):
+        return None
+        #return wx.grid.GridCellChoiceRenderer()
+
+    def string_for_value(self, value):
+        if hasattr(value, 'name'):
+            return value.name
+        return str(value)
+
+    def value_for_string(self, string):
+        for choice in self._choices:
+            if self.string_for_value(choice) == string:
+               return choice
+        raise ValueError(string)
+
+
+class PathProperty (StringProperty):
+    """Simple file or path property.
+
+    Currently there isn't a fancy file-picker popup.  Perhaps in the
+    future.
+    """
+    def __init__(self, **kwargs):
+        super(PathProperty, self).__init__(**kwargs)
+        self.type = 'path'
+
+
+class PropertyPanel(Panel, wx.grid.Grid):
+    """UI to view/set config values and command argsuments.
+    """
+    def __init__(self, callbacks=None, **kwargs):
+        super(PropertyPanel, self).__init__(
+            name='property editor', callbacks=callbacks, **kwargs)
+        self._properties = []
+
+        self.CreateGrid(numRows=0, numCols=1)
+        self.SetColLabelValue(0, 'value')
+
+        self._last_tooltip = None
+        self.GetGridWindow().Bind(wx.EVT_MOTION, self._on_motion)
+
+    def _on_motion(self, event):
+        """Enable tooltips.
+        """
+        x,y = self.CalcUnscrolledPosition(event.GetPosition())
+        row,col = self.XYToCell(x, y)
+        if col == -1 or row == -1:
+            msg = ''
+        else:
+            msg = self._properties[row].help or ''
+        if msg != self._last_tooltip:
+            self._last_tooltip = msg
+            event.GetEventObject().SetToolTipString(msg)
+
+    def append_property(self, property):
+        if len([p for p in self._properties if p.label == property.label]) > 0:
+            raise ValueError(property)  # property.label collision
+        self._properties.append(property)
+        row = len(self._properties) - 1
+        self.AppendRows(numRows=1)
+        self.SetRowLabelValue(row, property.label)
+        self.SetCellEditor(row=row, col=0, editor=property.get_editor())
+        r = property.get_renderer()
+        if r != None:
+            self.SetCellRenderer(row=row, col=0, renderer=r)
+        self.set_property(property.label, property.default)
+
+    def remove_property(self, label):
+        row,property = self._property_by_label(label)
+        self._properties.pop(row)
+        self.DeleteRows(pos=row)
+
+    def clear(self):
+        while(len(self._properties) > 0):
+            self.remove_property(self._properties[-1].label)
+
+    def set_property(self, label, value):
+        row,property = self._property_by_label(label)
+        self.SetCellValue(row=row, col=0, s=property.string_for_value(value))
+
+    def get_property(self, label):
+        row,property = self._property_by_label(label)
+        string = self.GetCellValue(row=row, col=0)
+        return property.value_for_string(string)
+
+    def get_values(self):
+        return dict([(p.label, self.get_property(p.label))
+                     for p in self._properties])
+
+    def _property_by_label(self, label):
+        props = [(i,p) for i,p in enumerate(self._properties)
+                 if p.label == label]
+        assert len(props) == 1, props
+        row,property = props[0]
+        return (row, property)