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Python kivy md Navigation Bar placement?

I am trying to restructure the kivymd project file but I am not able to place the navigation bar at the place at which it is normally. I cannot see why this is happening (see pictures and code below).

This is how it looks like

and this is how it should look like

I am using the three files app.py, app.kv and labels.py (for injecting labels from a *.py file).

# app.kv
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-

import os

import kivy.app
from kivy.lang import Builder
from application.kivymd.list import BaseListItem
from application.kivymd.material_resources import DEVICE_TYPE
from application.kivymd.navigationdrawer import MDNavigationDrawer, NavigationDrawerHeaderBase
from application.kivymd.theming import ThemeManager

# User defined imports
from kivy.core.window import Window

Window.fullscreen = "auto"


class HackedDemoNavDrawer(MDNavigationDrawer):
# DO NOT USE
def add_widget(self, widget, index=0):
if issubclass(widget.__class__, BaseListItem):
self._list.add_widget(widget, index)
if len(self._list.children) == 1:
widget._active = True
self.active_item = widget
# widget.bind(on_release=lambda x: self.panel.toggle_state())
widget.bind(on_release=lambda x: x._set_active(True, list=self))
elif issubclass(widget.__class__, NavigationDrawerHeaderBase):
self._header_container.add_widget(widget)
else:
super(MDNavigationDrawer, self).add_widget(widget, index)


class MainApp(kivy.app.App):
theme_cls = ThemeManager()
title = "Application"

def build(self):
main_widget = Builder.load_file(
os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "./app.kv")
)
# self.theme_cls.theme_style = 'Dark'

main_widget.ids.text_field_error.bind(
on_text_validate=self.set_error_message,
on_focus=self.set_error_message)
self.bottom_navigation_remove_mobile(main_widget)
return main_widget

def bottom_navigation_remove_mobile(self, widget):
# Removes some items from bottom-navigation demo when on mobile
if DEVICE_TYPE == 'mobile':
widget.ids.bottom_navigation_demo.remove_widget(widget.ids.bottom_navigation_desktop_2)
if DEVICE_TYPE == 'mobile' or DEVICE_TYPE == 'tablet':
widget.ids.bottom_navigation_demo.remove_widget(widget.ids.bottom_navigation_desktop_1)

def set_error_message(self, *args):
if len(self.root.ids.text_field_error.text) == 2:
self.root.ids.text_field_error.error = True
else:
self.root.ids.text_field_error.error = False

def on_pause(self):
return True

def on_stop(self):
pass


if __name__ == '__main__':
MainApp().run()


This is the app.kv file which is injected into the app.py file

# app.kv
#:import Toolbar application.kivymd.toolbar.Toolbar
#:import MDNavigationDrawer application.kivymd.navigationdrawer.MDNavigationDrawer
#:import NavigationLayout application.kivymd.navigationdrawer.NavigationLayout
#:import NavigationDrawerDivider application.kivymd.navigationdrawer.NavigationDrawerDivider
#:import NavigationDrawerToolbar application.kivymd.navigationdrawer.NavigationDrawerToolbar
#:import NavigationDrawerSubheader application.kivymd.navigationdrawer.NavigationDrawerSubheader
#:import MDCheckbox application.kivymd.selectioncontrols.MDCheckbox
#:import MDSwitch application.kivymd.selectioncontrols.MDSwitch
#:import MDTextField application.kivymd.textfields.MDTextField
#:import MDThemePicker application.kivymd.theme_picker.MDThemePicker
#:import labels application.labels

NavigationLayout:
id: nav_layout
MDNavigationDrawer:
id: nav_drawer
NavigationDrawerToolbar:
title: labels.NAVIGATION
NavigationDrawerIconButton:
icon: 'checkbox-blank-circle'
text: labels.DASHBOARD
on_release: app.root.ids.scr_mngr.current = 'dashboard'
NavigationDrawerIconButton:
icon: 'checkbox-blank-circle'
text: labels.SYSTEM_INSPECTOR
on_release: app.root.ids.scr_mngr.current = 'system_inspector'
NavigationDrawerIconButton:
icon: 'checkbox-blank-circle'
text: labels.SYSTEM_PARAMETERS
on_release: app.root.ids.scr_mngr.current = 'system_parameters'
BoxLayout:
orientation: 'vertical'
halign: "center"
Toolbar:
id: toolbar
title: labels.APPLICATION_NAME
md_bg_color: app.theme_cls.primary_color
background_palette: 'Primary'
background_hue: '500'
left_action_items: [['menu', lambda x: app.root.toggle_nav_drawer()]]
#right_action_items: [['dots-vertical', lambda x: app.root.toggle_nav_drawer()]]
ScreenManager:
id: scr_mngr
Screen:
name: 'dashboard'
MDLabel:
font_style: 'Body1'
theme_text_color: 'Primary'
text: "This is the dashboard!"
size_hint_x:None
width: '250dp'
halign: "center"
pos_hint: "center_x": 0.50, "center_y": 0.75
MDCheckbox:
id: grp_chkbox_1
group: 'test'
size_hint: None, None
size: dp(48), dp(48)
pos_hint: 'center_x': 0.25, 'center_y': 0.5
MDCheckbox:
id: grp_chkbox_2
group: 'test'
size_hint: None, None
size: dp(48), dp(48)
pos_hint: 'center_x': 0.5, 'center_y': 0.5
MDSwitch:
size_hint: None, None
size: dp(36), dp(48)
pos_hint: 'center_x': 0.75, 'center_y': 0.5
_active: False
Screen:
name: 'system_inspector'
MDLabel:
font_style: 'Body1'
theme_text_color: 'Primary'
text: "This is the system_inspector page!"
size_hint_x:None
width: '250dp'
halign: "center"
pos_hint: "center_x": 0.50, "center_y": 0.75
MDCheckbox:
id: grp_chkbox_1
group: 'test'
size_hint: None, None
size: dp(48), dp(48)
pos_hint: 'center_x': 0.25, 'center_y': 0.5
MDCheckbox:
id: grp_chkbox_2
group: 'test'
size_hint: None, None
size: dp(48), dp(48)
pos_hint: 'center_x': 0.5, 'center_y': 0.5
MDSwitch:
size_hint: None, None
size: dp(36), dp(48)
pos_hint: 'center_x': 0.75, 'center_y': 0.5
_active: False
Screen:
name: 'system_parameters'
BoxLayout:
orientation: "horizontal"
BoxLayout:
orientation: 'vertical'
size_hint_y: None
height: self.minimum_height
padding: dp(48)
spacing: 10
MDTextField:
hint_text: "No helper text"
input_filter: "float"
MDTextField:
hint_text: "Helper text on focus"
helper_text: "This will disappear when you click off"
helper_text_mode: "on_focus"
input_filter: "int"
MDTextField:
hint_text: "No helper text"
MDTextField:
hint_text: "Helper text on focus"
helper_text: "This will disappear when you click off"
helper_text_mode: "on_focus"
BoxLayout:
orientation: 'vertical'
size_hint_y: None
height: self.minimum_height
padding: dp(48)
spacing: 10
MDTextField:
hint_text: "No helper text"
MDTextField:
hint_text: "Helper text on focus"
helper_text: "This will disappear when you click off"
helper_text_mode: "on_focus"
MDTextField:
hint_text: "No helper text"
MDTextField:
hint_text: "Helper text on focus"
helper_text: "This will disappear when you click off"
helper_text_mode: "on_focus"
Screen:
name: 'textfields'
ScrollView:
BoxLayout:
orientation: 'vertical'
size_hint_y: None
height: self.minimum_height
padding: dp(48)
spacing: 10
MDTextField:
hint_text: "No helper text"
MDTextField:
hint_text: "Helper text on focus"
helper_text: "This will disappear when you click off"
helper_text_mode: "on_focus"
MDTextField:
hint_text: "Persistent helper text"
helper_text: "Text is always here"
helper_text_mode: "persistent"
MDTextField:
id: text_field_error
hint_text: "Helper text on error (Hit Enter with two characters here)"
helper_text: "Two is my least favorite number"
helper_text_mode: "on_error"
MDTextField:
hint_text: "Max text length = 10"
max_text_length: 10
MDTextField:
hint_text: "required = True"
required: True
helper_text_mode: "on_error"
MDTextField:
multiline: True
hint_text: "Multi-line text"
helper_text: "Messages are also supported here"
helper_text_mode: "persistent"
MDTextField:
hint_text: "color_mode = 'accent'"
color_mode: 'accent'
MDTextField:
hint_text: "color_mode = 'custom'"
color_mode: 'custom'
helper_text_mode: "on_focus"
helper_text: "Color is defined by 'line_color_focus' property"
line_color_focus: self.theme_cls.opposite_bg_normal # This is the color used by the textfield
MDTextField:
hint_text: "disabled = True"
disabled: True
Screen:
name: 'nav_drawer'
HackedDemoNavDrawer:
# NavigationDrawerToolbar:
# title: "Navigation Drawer Widgets"
NavigationDrawerIconButton:
icon: 'checkbox-blank-circle'
text: "Badge text ---->"
badge_text: "99+"
NavigationDrawerIconButton:
active_color_type: 'accent'
text: "Accent active color"
NavigationDrawerIconButton:
active_color_type: 'custom'
text: "Custom active color"
active_color: [1, 0, 1, 1]
NavigationDrawerIconButton:
use_active: False
text: "Use active = False"
NavigationDrawerIconButton:
text: "Different icon"
icon: 'alarm'
NavigationDrawerDivider:
NavigationDrawerSubheader:
text: "NavigationDrawerSubheader"
NavigationDrawerIconButton:
text: "NavigationDrawerDivider /"
NavigationDrawerDivider:


Here is the labels.py file for injecting the labels into the kv file.

# labels.py
APPLICATION_NAME = "Application"
NAVIGATION = "Navigation"
DASHBOARD = "Dashboard"
SYSTEM_INSPECTOR = "System Inspector"
SYSTEM_PARAMETERS = "System Parameters"


1 Answer
1

Solution

You might have a kv file with a name, main.kv

main.kv

With KivyMD installed on my machine, and some minor changes, the KivyMD App ran fine.

Example

# app.py
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-

import os

from kivy.app import App
from kivy.lang import Builder

from kivymd.list import BaseListItem
from kivymd.material_resources import DEVICE_TYPE
from kivymd.navigationdrawer import MDNavigationDrawer, NavigationDrawerHeaderBase
from kivymd.theming import ThemeManager

# User defined imports
from kivy.core.window import Window

# Window.fullscreen = "auto"


class HackedDemoNavDrawer(MDNavigationDrawer):
# DO NOT USE
def add_widget(self, widget, index=0):
if issubclass(widget.__class__, BaseListItem):
self._list.add_widget(widget, index)
if len(self._list.children) == 1:
widget._active = True
self.active_item = widget
# widget.bind(on_release=lambda x: self.panel.toggle_state())
widget.bind(on_release=lambda x: x._set_active(True, list=self))
elif issubclass(widget.__class__, NavigationDrawerHeaderBase):
self._header_container.add_widget(widget)
else:
super(MDNavigationDrawer, self).add_widget(widget, index)


class MainApp(App):
theme_cls = ThemeManager()
title = "Application"

def build(self):
main_widget = Builder.load_file(
os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "./app.kv")
)
# self.theme_cls.theme_style = 'Dark'

main_widget.ids.text_field_error.bind(
on_text_validate=self.set_error_message,
on_focus=self.set_error_message)
self.bottom_navigation_remove_mobile(main_widget)
return main_widget

def bottom_navigation_remove_mobile(self, widget):
# Removes some items from bottom-navigation demo when on mobile
if DEVICE_TYPE == 'mobile':
widget.ids.bottom_navigation_demo.remove_widget(widget.ids.bottom_navigation_desktop_2)
if DEVICE_TYPE == 'mobile' or DEVICE_TYPE == 'tablet':
widget.ids.bottom_navigation_demo.remove_widget(widget.ids.bottom_navigation_desktop_1)

def set_error_message(self, *args):
if len(self.root.ids.text_field_error.text) == 2:
self.root.ids.text_field_error.error = True
else:
self.root.ids.text_field_error.error = False

def on_pause(self):
return True

def on_stop(self):
pass


if __name__ == '__main__':
MainApp().run()


# labels.py
APPLICATION_NAME = "Application"
NAVIGATION = "Navigation"
DASHBOARD = "Dashboard"
SYSTEM_INSPECTOR = "System Inspector"
SYSTEM_PARAMETERS = "System Parameters"


# app.kv
#:kivy 1.11.0
#:import Toolbar kivymd.toolbar.Toolbar
#:import MDNavigationDrawer kivymd.navigationdrawer.MDNavigationDrawer
#:import NavigationLayout kivymd.navigationdrawer.NavigationLayout
#:import NavigationDrawerDivider kivymd.navigationdrawer.NavigationDrawerDivider
#:import NavigationDrawerToolbar kivymd.navigationdrawer.NavigationDrawerToolbar
#:import NavigationDrawerSubheader kivymd.navigationdrawer.NavigationDrawerSubheader
#:import MDCheckbox kivymd.selectioncontrols.MDCheckbox
#:import MDSwitch kivymd.selectioncontrols.MDSwitch
#:import MDTextField kivymd.textfields.MDTextField
#:import MDThemePicker kivymd.theme_picker.MDThemePicker
#:import labels labels

NavigationLayout:
id: nav_layout
MDNavigationDrawer:
id: nav_drawer
NavigationDrawerToolbar:
title: labels.NAVIGATION
NavigationDrawerIconButton:
icon: 'checkbox-blank-circle'
text: labels.DASHBOARD
on_release: app.root.ids.scr_mngr.current = 'dashboard'
NavigationDrawerIconButton:
icon: 'checkbox-blank-circle'
text: labels.SYSTEM_INSPECTOR
on_release: app.root.ids.scr_mngr.current = 'system_inspector'
NavigationDrawerIconButton:
icon: 'checkbox-blank-circle'
text: labels.SYSTEM_PARAMETERS
on_release: app.root.ids.scr_mngr.current = 'system_parameters'
BoxLayout:
orientation: 'vertical'
halign: "center"
Toolbar:
id: toolbar
title: labels.APPLICATION_NAME
md_bg_color: app.theme_cls.primary_color
background_palette: 'Primary'
background_hue: '500'
left_action_items: [['menu', lambda x: app.root.toggle_nav_drawer()]]
#right_action_items: [['dots-vertical', lambda x: app.root.toggle_nav_drawer()]]
ScreenManager:
id: scr_mngr
Screen:
name: 'dashboard'
MDLabel:
font_style: 'Body1'
theme_text_color: 'Primary'
text: "This is the dashboard!"
size_hint_x:None
width: '250dp'
halign: "center"
pos_hint: "center_x": 0.50, "center_y": 0.75
MDCheckbox:
id: grp_chkbox_1
group: 'test'
size_hint: None, None
size: dp(48), dp(48)
pos_hint: 'center_x': 0.25, 'center_y': 0.5
MDCheckbox:
id: grp_chkbox_2
group: 'test'
size_hint: None, None
size: dp(48), dp(48)
pos_hint: 'center_x': 0.5, 'center_y': 0.5
MDSwitch:
size_hint: None, None
size: dp(36), dp(48)
pos_hint: 'center_x': 0.75, 'center_y': 0.5
_active: False
Screen:
name: 'system_inspector'
MDLabel:
font_style: 'Body1'
theme_text_color: 'Primary'
text: "This is the system_inspector page!"
size_hint_x:None
width: '250dp'
halign: "center"
pos_hint: "center_x": 0.50, "center_y": 0.75
MDCheckbox:
id: grp_chkbox_1
group: 'test'
size_hint: None, None
size: dp(48), dp(48)
pos_hint: 'center_x': 0.25, 'center_y': 0.5
MDCheckbox:
id: grp_chkbox_2
group: 'test'
size_hint: None, None
size: dp(48), dp(48)
pos_hint: 'center_x': 0.5, 'center_y': 0.5
MDSwitch:
size_hint: None, None
size: dp(36), dp(48)
pos_hint: 'center_x': 0.75, 'center_y': 0.5
_active: False
Screen:
name: 'system_parameters'
BoxLayout:
orientation: "horizontal"
BoxLayout:
orientation: 'vertical'
size_hint_y: None
height: self.minimum_height
padding: dp(48)
spacing: 10
MDTextField:
hint_text: "No helper text"
input_filter: "float"
MDTextField:
hint_text: "Helper text on focus"
helper_text: "This will disappear when you click off"
helper_text_mode: "on_focus"
input_filter: "int"
MDTextField:
hint_text: "No helper text"
MDTextField:
hint_text: "Helper text on focus"
helper_text: "This will disappear when you click off"
helper_text_mode: "on_focus"
BoxLayout:
orientation: 'vertical'
size_hint_y: None
height: self.minimum_height
padding: dp(48)
spacing: 10
MDTextField:
hint_text: "No helper text"
MDTextField:
hint_text: "Helper text on focus"
helper_text: "This will disappear when you click off"
helper_text_mode: "on_focus"
MDTextField:
hint_text: "No helper text"
MDTextField:
hint_text: "Helper text on focus"
helper_text: "This will disappear when you click off"
helper_text_mode: "on_focus"
Screen:
name: 'textfields'
ScrollView:
BoxLayout:
orientation: 'vertical'
size_hint_y: None
height: self.minimum_height
padding: dp(48)
spacing: 10
MDTextField:
hint_text: "No helper text"
MDTextField:
hint_text: "Helper text on focus"
helper_text: "This will disappear when you click off"
helper_text_mode: "on_focus"
MDTextField:
hint_text: "Persistent helper text"
helper_text: "Text is always here"
helper_text_mode: "persistent"
MDTextField:
id: text_field_error
hint_text: "Helper text on error (Hit Enter with two characters here)"
helper_text: "Two is my least favorite number"
helper_text_mode: "on_error"
MDTextField:
hint_text: "Max text length = 10"
max_text_length: 10
MDTextField:
hint_text: "required = True"
required: True
helper_text_mode: "on_error"
MDTextField:
multiline: True
hint_text: "Multi-line text"
helper_text: "Messages are also supported here"
helper_text_mode: "persistent"
MDTextField:
hint_text: "color_mode = 'accent'"
color_mode: 'accent'
MDTextField:
hint_text: "color_mode = 'custom'"
color_mode: 'custom'
helper_text_mode: "on_focus"
helper_text: "Color is defined by 'line_color_focus' property"
line_color_focus: self.theme_cls.opposite_bg_normal # This is the color used by the textfield
MDTextField:
hint_text: "disabled = True"
disabled: True
Screen:
name: 'nav_drawer'
HackedDemoNavDrawer:
# NavigationDrawerToolbar:
# title: "Navigation Drawer Widgets"
NavigationDrawerIconButton:
icon: 'checkbox-blank-circle'
text: "Badge text ---->"
badge_text: "99+"
NavigationDrawerIconButton:
active_color_type: 'accent'
text: "Accent active color"
NavigationDrawerIconButton:
active_color_type: 'custom'
text: "Custom active color"
active_color: [1, 0, 1, 1]
NavigationDrawerIconButton:
use_active: False
text: "Use active = False"
NavigationDrawerIconButton:
text: "Different icon"
icon: 'alarm'
NavigationDrawerDivider:
NavigationDrawerSubheader:
text: "NavigationDrawerSubheader"
NavigationDrawerIconButton:
text: "NavigationDrawerDivider /"
NavigationDrawerDivider:


Output

applications.

kivy.app

from kivy.app import App

kivy.app.App

App

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