Index

A

• activate method / Simple gestures – drawing with the finger
• add_circle method / Simple gestures – drawing with the finger
• add_line method / Simple gestures – drawing with the finger
• add_stickman method / Simple gestures – drawing with the finger
• add_widget method / Localizing coordinates – adding stickmen
• AliasProperty property / Kivy and properties
• Ammo / Atlas – efficient management of images
  • about / Ammo – simple animation
• ammo.py class code
  • about / Ammo – simple animation
• AnchorLayout / Embedding layouts, Our Project – comic creator
• anchor_x property / Embedding layouts
• anchor_y property / Embedding layouts
• angle_end property / Basic shapes
• animations
  • combining, with + and & operators / Combining animations with '+' and '
• App class / Hello World!
• Atlas
  • about / Atlas – efficient management of images

B

• basename parameter / Atlas – efficient management of images
• Bezier
  • about / Basic shapes
  • URL / Basic shapes
• binding events
  • about / Binding and unbinding events – sizing limbs and heads
  • in Kivy language / Binding events in the Kivy language
• boom.py code
  • about / Boom – simple sound effects
• BoxLayout / Layouts, Embedding layouts, Our Project – comic creator
• Bum
  • about / Boom – simple sound effects

C

• canvas
  • vertex_instructions / Basic shapes
  • context_instructions / Basic shapes
• canvas.after
  • about / Images, colors, and backgrounds
• canvas.before
  • about / Images, colors, and backgrounds
  / Comic creator – PushMatrix and PopMatrix, Color Control on the canvas – coloring figures
• center_x property / Layouts
• center_y property / Layouts
• clear method / Binding events in the Kivy language
• clear_widgets method / Binding events in the Kivy language
• collide_ammo method
  • about / Shooter – multitouch control
• collide_point / Basic widget events – dragging the stickman
• color control
  • on canvas / Color Control on the canvas – coloring figures
• ColorPicker / Screen manager – selecting colors for the figures
• color property / Color Control on the canvas – coloring figures
• colors
  • adding, to graphics / Images, colors, and backgrounds
• color_picker attribute / Screen manager – selecting colors for the figures
• cols property / Layouts
• comic creator
  • PopMatrix / Comic creator – PushMatrix and PopMatrix
  • PushMatrix / Comic creator – PushMatrix and PopMatrix
• ComicCreator / Our Project – comic creator
• comiccreator.kv file / Comic creator – PushMatrix and PopMatrix, Attributes, id and root
• comic creator project
  • about / Our Project – comic creator
• comicwidgets.py file / Basic widget events – dragging the stickman
• comic_creator attribute / Attributes, id and root
• composed_animation method
  • about / Combining animations with '+' and '
• context_instructions
  • about / Basic shapes
• coordinates
  • localizing / Localizing coordinates – adding stickmen
• counter property / Kivy and properties
• create_figure method / Binding and unbinding events – sizing limbs and heads
• create_widget method / Binding and unbinding events – sizing limbs and heads

D

• dash_length / Basic shapes
• dash_offset / Basic shapes
• deactivate method / Simple gestures – drawing with the finger
• discriminate method / Simple gestures – drawing with the finger
• Dock
  • about / Dock – automatic binding in the Kivy language
• down method / Simple gestures – drawing with the finger
• DraggableWidget / Basic widget events – dragging the stickman, Binding and unbinding events – sizing limbs and heads, Binding events in the Kivy language
• DraggableWidget instance / Basic widget events – dragging the stickman
• drawing.kv code
  • about / Rotating, translating, and scaling
• drawing.kv file
  • about / Images, colors, and backgrounds
• DrawingSpace / Our Project – comic creator, Attributes, id and root, Binding and unbinding events – sizing limbs and heads
  • about / StencilView – limiting the drawing space
  • limiting / StencilView – limiting the drawing space
• DrawingSpace subclass / Basic shapes
• drawing_space attribute / Attributes, id and root
• draw method / Localizing coordinates – adding stickmen, Binding and unbinding events – sizing limbs and heads

E

• Ellipse
  • about / Basic shapes
• end_figure method / Binding and unbinding events – sizing limbs and heads
• end_game method
  • about / Combining animations with '+' and '
• Enemy Area / Invaders Revenge – an animated multitouch game
• events
  • creating / Creating your own events – the magical properties
  • scheduling, clock used / Scheduling events with the Clock
• events policy
  • about / Basic widget events – dragging the stickman

F

• finger
  • gestures, drawing with / Simple gestures – drawing with the finger
• Fleet
  • about / Fleet – infinite concatenation of animations
  • fleet.py code / Fleet – infinite concatenation of animations
• FloatLayout
  • example / Layouts
  • about / Layouts, Scatter – multitouching to drag, rotate, and scale
  / Embedding layouts
• font_size property / Basic widgets – labels and buttons

G

• GeneralOptions / Attributes, id and root
• generaloptions.kv file / Comic creator – PushMatrix and PopMatrix
• GeneralOptions class / Our Project – comic creator
• GeneralOptions method / Binding events in the Kivy language
• gestures
  • recording / Recording gestures – line, circles, and cross
  • drawing, with finger / Simple gestures – drawing with the finger
• gesturize method / Simple gestures – drawing with the finger
• go_left method / Fleet – infinite concatenation of animations
  • about / Fleet – infinite concatenation of animations
• go_right method
  • about / Fleet – infinite concatenation of animations
• graphics
  • images, adding / Images, colors, and backgrounds
  • colors, adding / Images, colors, and backgrounds
• GridLayout / Layouts
• Gridlayout / Our Project – comic creator

H

• Height property / Layouts
• Hello World program
  • about / Hello World!

I

• images
  • adding, to graphics / Images, colors, and backgrounds
• Invader
  • about / Invader – transitions for animations
  • invader.py code / Invader – transitions for animations
• Invaders Revenge
  • about / Invaders Revenge – an animated multitouch game
• invasion.kv / Invaders Revenge – an animated multitouch game

K

• Kivy
  • and properties / Kivy and properties
• kivy.uix
  • URL / Basic widgets – labels and buttons
• Kivy API
  • URL / Kivy and properties

L

• labels
  • about / Basic widgets – labels and buttons
• layouts
  • about / Layouts
  • FloatLayout / Layouts
  • RelativeLayout / Layouts
  • GridLayout / Layouts
  • BoxLayout / Layouts
  • StackLayout / Layouts
  • embedding / Embedding layouts
• line
  • about / Basic shapes
• Line
  • about / Basic shapes

M

• main.py code
  • about / Combining animations with '+' and '
• minscore parameter / Simple gestures – drawing with the finger
• min_and_max method / Simple gestures – drawing with the finger
• MotionEvent / Basic widget events – dragging the stickman
• move method / Simple gestures – drawing with the finger
• msg_label attribute / Kivy and properties
• multi-touch control
  • about / Shooter – multitouch control
• MyButton class / Basic widgets – labels and buttons
• MyGridLayout / Embedding layouts
• MyWidget / Basic widgets – labels and buttons

O

• on_children method / Simple gestures – drawing with the finger
• on_keyboard_down method
  • about / Invasion – moving the shooter with the keyboard
• on_progress method / Ammo – simple animation
• on_start method / Ammo – simple animation
• on_touch_down / Basic widget events – dragging the stickman
• on_touch_down method
  • about / Shooter – multitouch control
• on_touch_move / Basic widget events – dragging the stickman
• on_touch_move method / Basic widget events – dragging the stickman
  • about / Shooter – multitouch control
• on_touch_up / Basic widget events – dragging the stickman
• on_touch_up event / Basic widget events – dragging the stickman
• on_touch_up method / Basic widget events – dragging the stickman
• on_translation method / Binding events in the Kivy language, Creating your own events – the magical properties
• orientation property / Embedding layouts
• origin property / Rotating, translating, and scaling

P

• padding property / Embedding layouts
• points property / Basic shapes
• PopMatrix / Comic creator – PushMatrix and PopMatrix
• Pos property / Layouts
• pos_hint property / Layouts
• PushMatrix / Comic creator – PushMatrix and PopMatrix
• Python Imaging Library (PIL)
  • URL / Atlas – efficient management of images

Q

• Quad
  • about / Basic shapes

R

• relative / Localizing coordinates – adding stickmen
• RelativeLayout / Layouts, Embedding layouts, Our Project – comic creator, Basic shapes, Comic creator – PushMatrix and PopMatrix
• rgba property / Rotating, translating, and scaling
• right property / Layouts
• root variable / Basic widgets – labels and buttons
• rotate
  • about / Rotating, translating, and scaling
• rows property / Layouts

S

• --size parameter / Hello World!
• scale
  • about / Rotating, translating, and scaling
• scatter
  • about / Scatter – multitouching to drag, rotate, and scale
• ScatterLayout / Layouts
  • about / Scatter – multitouching to drag, rotate, and scale
• schedule_events method
  • about / Fleet – infinite concatenation of animations
  / Scheduling events with the Clock
• schedule_interval method / Scheduling events with the Clock
• screen manager
  • about / Screen manager – selecting colors for the figures
• ScreenManager / Screen manager – selecting colors for the figures
• segments property
  • about / Basic shapes
• select() method / Basic widget events – dragging the stickman
• select method / Basic widget events – dragging the stickman
• self.height property / Basic widgets – labels and buttons
• shapes
  • about / Basic shapes
  • rectangle / Basic shapes
  • triangle / Basic shapes
  • line / Basic shapes
  • Quad / Basic shapes
  • Bezier / Basic shapes
• shooter
  • moving, with keyboard / Invasion – moving the shooter with the keyboard
• Shooter
  • about / Shooter – multitouch control
• Shooter Area / Invaders Revenge – an animated multitouch game
• shoot method / Scheduling events with the Clock
• Size property / Layouts
• size_hint property / Layouts
• size_hint_x property / Layouts
• size_hint_x property / Layouts
• size_hint_y property / Layouts
• solo_attack method / Invader – transitions for animations, Scheduling events with the Clock
• SoundLoader
  • about / Boom – simple sound effects
• spacing property / Embedding layouts
• StackLayout / Layouts, Embedding layouts
• start_attack method
  • about / Fleet – infinite concatenation of animations
• start_game method
  • about / Invasion – moving the shooter with the keyboard
• StatusBar / Attributes, id and root
• statusbar.kv file / Comic creator – PushMatrix and PopMatrix
• statusbar.kv file / Our Project – comic creator
• StencilView / StencilView – limiting the drawing space
• StickMan / Comic creator – PushMatrix and PopMatrix

T

• text property / Hello World!
• ToggleButton / Simple gestures – drawing with the finger
• Toolbox / Attributes, id and root
• ToolButton / Comic creator – PushMatrix and PopMatrix
• ToolButton class / Our Project – comic creator
• ToolButton object / Attributes, id and root
• ToolCircle / Binding and unbinding events – sizing limbs and heads
• ToolFigure class
  • about / Binding and unbinding events – sizing limbs and heads
  • draw methods / Binding and unbinding events – sizing limbs and heads
  • update_figure method / Binding and unbinding events – sizing limbs and heads
  • end_figure method / Binding and unbinding events – sizing limbs and heads
  • widgetize method / Binding and unbinding events – sizing limbs and heads
  • create_figure method / Binding and unbinding events – sizing limbs and heads
  • create_widget method / Binding and unbinding events – sizing limbs and heads
• ToolLine / Binding and unbinding events – sizing limbs and heads
• top property / Layouts
• to_dock method
  • about / Invader – transitions for animations
• to_local() method / Localizing coordinates – adding stickmen
• to_parent() method / Localizing coordinates – adding stickmen
• to_widget() method / Localizing coordinates – adding stickmen
• to_window() method / Localizing coordinates – adding stickmen
• translate
  • about / Rotating, translating, and scaling
• translate method / Basic widget events – dragging the stickman
• triangle
  • about / Basic shapes
• triangle_fan / Basic shapes

U

• unbinding events
  • about / Binding and unbinding events – sizing limbs and heads
• unselect_all method / Binding events in the Kivy language
• update_figure method / Binding and unbinding events – sizing limbs and heads
• up method / Simple gestures – drawing with the finger

V

• vertex_instructions
  • about / Basic shapes
• vertices property / Basic shapes

W

• Widget$ ToggleButton / Our Project – comic creator
• widget events
  • on_touch_down / Basic widget events – dragging the stickman
  • on_touch_move / Basic widget events – dragging the stickman
  • on_touch_up / Basic widget events – dragging the stickman
• widgetize method / Binding and unbinding events – sizing limbs and heads
• Widget subclass / Layouts
• Width property / Layouts
• Window._request_keyboard method
  • about / Invasion – moving the shooter with the keyboard
• Window class
  • about / Invader – transitions for animations

X

• x, right, or center_x property / Layouts
• x property / Layouts

Y

• y property / Layouts