Thanks for the info Adam I just seem to be having a problem with the panel 
size it greys out nearly all the image. Ideally I would like to make the 
panel transparent but I can't work out how to do that.

On 6/25/05, Adam Cripps <kabads@[...].com>  wrote:
>  
>  On 6/25/05, Adam Bark <adam.jtm30@[...].com> wrote:
>  > Is it possible to put controls into a shaped window in wxPython. I have
>  > tried putting a button on the demo and it becomes the exact size and 
>  shape
>  > of the window. Also when I tried to bind it to an action it wouldn't 
>  even
>  > start.
>  >
>  > Adam
>  >
>  
>  I'm working through something similar myself at the moment.
>  
>  Try adding a wx.Panel to the frame and then the button to the panel.
>  You can position them through pos parameter, but it should default to
>  the top left of the panel and have a good size if you use
>  button.SetSize(button.GetBestSize())
>  
>  HTH
>  
>  Adam
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