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9 Selecting the right tool

It’s easy to make your programs more effective for your users.
And when it comes to GUI applications, there’s a world of difference between a working
interface and one that’s both useful and effective. Selecting the right tool for the
right job is a skill that comes with experience, and the best way to get that experience
is to use the tools available to you. In this chapter, you’ll continue to expand your
GUI application building skills. There’s a bunch of truly useful widgets waiting to be
experienced. So, turn the page and let’s get going.

Time to mix it up 314
The music just kept on playing... 318
Not all events are generated by button clicks 319
Capturing the protocol event isn’t enough 326
Two buttons, or not two buttons? That is the question... 328
The checkbox is an on/off, flip/flop toggle 331
Working with checkboxes in tkinter 332
Pump up the volume! 336
Model a slider on a scale 337
Use pygame to set the volume 339
Use tkinter for everything else 340
The DJ is over the moon! 347
Your Programming Toolbox 348

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