import tkinter 
import Pmw
 
class ThresholdScale(Pmw.MegaWidget):
    """ Megawidget containing a scale and an indicator.
    """
 
    def __init__(self, parent = None, **kw):
        # Define the megawidget options.
        optiondefs = (
	    ('colors',      ('green', 'red'), None),
	    ('orient',      'vertical',       Pmw.INITOPT),
	    ('labelmargin', 0,                Pmw.INITOPT),
	    ('labelpos',    None,             Pmw.INITOPT),
	    ('threshold',   (50,),            None),
	    ('value',       None,             Pmw.INITOPT),
        )
        self.defineoptions(kw, optiondefs)
 
        # Initialise base class (after defining options).
        Pmw.MegaWidget.__init__(self, parent)
 
        # Create the components.
        interior = self.interior()
 
        # Create the indicator component.
        self.indicator = self.createcomponent('indicator',
                (), None,
                tkinter.Frame, interior,
			width = 16,
			height = 16,
			borderwidth = 2,
			relief = 'raised')
 
        # Create the value component.
        self.value = self.createcomponent('value',
                (), None,
                tkinter.Label, interior,
		    width = 3)
 
        # Create the scale component.
	if self['orient'] == 'vertical':
	    # The default scale range seems to be
	    # the wrong way around - reverse it.
	    from_ = 100
	    to = 0
	else:
	    from_ = 0
	    to = 100

        self.scale = self.createcomponent('scale',
                (), None,
                tkinter.Scale, interior,
			orient = self['orient'],
			command = self._doCommand,
			tickinterval = 20,
			length = 200,
			from_ = from_,
			to = to,
			showvalue = 0)
 
        value = self['value']
        if value is not None:
            self.scale.set(value)
 
	# Use grid to position all components
	if self['orient'] == 'vertical':
	    self.indicator.grid(row = 1, column = 1)
	    self.value.grid(row = 2, column = 1)
	    self.scale.grid(row = 3, column = 1)
	    # Create the label.
	    self.createlabel(interior, childRows=3)
	else:
	    self.indicator.grid(row = 1, column = 1)
	    self.value.grid(row = 1, column = 2)
	    self.scale.grid(row = 1, column = 3)
	    # Create the label.
	    self.createlabel(interior, childCols=3)

        # Check keywords and initialise options.
        self.initialiseoptions()

    def _doCommand(self, valueStr):
	valueInt = self.scale.get()
	colors = self['colors']
	thresholds = self['threshold']
	color = colors[-1]
	for index in range(len(colors) - 1):
	    if valueInt <= thresholds[index]:
		color = colors[index]
		break
	self.indicator.configure(background = color)
	self.value.configure(text = valueStr)

Pmw.forwardmethods(ThresholdScale, tkinter.Scale, 'scale')
 
# Initialise tkinter and Pmw.
root = Pmw.initialise()
root.title('Pmw ThresholdScale demonstration')

# Create and pack two ThresholdScale megawidgets.
mega1 = ThresholdScale(scale_showvalue = 1)
mega1.pack(side = 'left', padx = 10, pady = 10)

mega2 = ThresholdScale(
	colors = ('green', 'yellow', 'red'),
	threshold = (50, 75),
        value = 80,
	indicator_width = 32,
	scale_width = 25)
mega2.pack(side = 'left', padx = 10, pady = 10)

# Create and pack two horizontal ThresholdScale megawidgets.
mega3 = ThresholdScale(
	orient = 'horizontal',
	labelpos = 'n',
	label_text = 'Horizontal')
mega3.pack(side = 'top', padx = 10, pady = 10)
mega4 = ThresholdScale(orient = 'horizontal')
mega4.pack(side = 'top', padx = 10, pady = 10)

# Let's go.
root.mainloop()