Improved appearance and layout of the UserBox

twitterwidgets.py

@@ -49,15 +49,15 @@ class TweetPane(gtk.ScrolledWindow):
         tweet_box = gtk.VBox()
         viewport = gtk.Viewport()
 
-        # Build us some labels...
-        tweet_box.pack_start(self.message)
-
         if self.is_user:
             self.user_box = UserBox()
             self.user_box.connect('at-clicked', self.on_at_clicked)
             self.user_box.connect('follow-clicked', self.on_follow_clicked)
             tweet_box.pack_start(self.user_box)
 
+        tweet_box.pack_start(self.message)
+
+        # Build us some labels...
         for i in range(0, self.num_entries):
             self.tweets.append(TweetBox(self.conversation, self.is_user))
             tweet_box.pack_start(self.tweets[i], expand=False)
@@ -83,6 +83,9 @@ class TweetPane(gtk.ScrolledWindow):
         for tweet in self.tweets:
             tweet.hide()
 
+        if self.is_user:
+            self.user_box.hide_widgets()
+
 
     def update_window(self, statuses):
         if statuses is None:
@@ -482,6 +485,9 @@ class UserBox(gtk.VBox):
         self.user_name = None
         self.following = False
         self.verified = False
+
+        self.info_loaded = False
+
         self.init_widgets()
 
 
@@ -490,14 +496,18 @@ class UserBox(gtk.VBox):
         self.avatar = gtk.Image()
         self.avatar.set_padding(5, 5)
         self.follow_button = gtk.Button()
-        at_button = gtk.Button('@')
+        self.at_button = gtk.Button('@')
         self.follow_label = gtk.Label('You are following this user')
         self.verified_label = gtk.Label('Verified account')
 
+        self.name_label.set_alignment(0.0, 0.0)
+        self.follow_label.set_alignment(0.0, 0.0)
+        self.verified_label.set_alignment(0.0, 0.0)
+        
         text_col = gtk.VBox()
         text_col.pack_start(self.name_label, expand=False)
-        text_col.pack_start(self.follow_label, expand=False)
         text_col.pack_start(self.verified_label, expand=False)
+        text_col.pack_start(self.follow_label, expand=False)
 
         info_row = gtk.HBox()
         info_row.pack_start(self.avatar, expand=False)
@@ -505,17 +515,15 @@ class UserBox(gtk.VBox):
 
         button_row = gtk.HBox()
         button_row.pack_start(self.follow_button, expand=False)
-        button_row.pack_start(at_button, expand=False)
+        button_row.pack_start(self.at_button, expand=False)
 
         self.pack_start(info_row, expand=False)
         self.pack_start(button_row, expand=False)
 
-        at_button.connect('clicked', self.on_at_clicked)
+        self.at_button.connect('clicked', self.on_at_clicked)
         self.follow_button.connect('clicked', self.on_follow_clicked)
 
         self.show_all()
-        self.verified_label.hide()
-        self.follow_label.hide()
 
 
     def update_info(self, user):
@@ -536,6 +544,18 @@ class UserBox(gtk.VBox):
             else:
                 self.verified_label.hide()
 
+            if self.following:
+                self.follow_label.show()
+            else:
+                self.follow_label.hide()
+
+        self.name_label.show()
+        self.avatar.show()
+        self.at_button.show()
+        self.follow_button.show()
+
+        self.info_loaded = True
+
 
     def on_follow_clicked(self, event):
         if self.following:
@@ -565,11 +585,22 @@ class UserBox(gtk.VBox):
             self.following = following
         if following:
             self.follow_button.set_label('Unfollow')
+            if self.info_loaded:
                 self.follow_label.show()
         else:
             self.follow_button.set_label('Follow')
             self.follow_label.hide()
 
+    
+    # Hide widgets until update_user_info is done
+    def hide_widgets(self):
+        self.at_button.hide()
+        self.follow_button.hide()
+        self.follow_label.hide()
+        self.verified_label.hide()
+        self.name_label.hide()
+        self.avatar.hide()
+
 # end class UserBox
 
 # signals for UserBox