Merge branch '2.9'

Author: c-morley

docs/src/gui/qtvcp.adoc

@@ -278,6 +278,10 @@ Here we show how to add new functions and override existing ones.
 # reference: https://ruivieira.dev/python-monkey-patching-for-readability.html
 import types
 
+# import the handlerfile to get reference to it's libraries
+# use <screenname>_handler
+import qtdragon_handler as hdlr
+
 # This is actually an unbounded function with 'obj' as a parameter.
 # You call this function without the usual preceding 'self.'
 # This is because will will not be patching it into the original handler class instance
@@ -302,9 +306,9 @@ def on_keycall_F11(self,event,state,shift,cntrl):
         print ('Hello')
 
 # We are referencing the KEYBIND library that was instantiated in the 
-# original handler class instance by adding 'self.' to it.
+# original handler class instance by adding 'hdlr.' to it (from the imp).
 # This function tells KEYBIND to call 'on_keycall_F10' when F10 is pressed
-self.KEYBIND.add_call('Key_F10','on_keycall_F10')
+hdlr.KEYBIND.add_call('Key_F10','on_keycall_F10')
 
 # Here we are instance patching the original handler file to add a new
 # function that calls our new function (of the same name)

lib/python/qtvcp/qt_makegui.py

@@ -346,17 +346,14 @@ def add_handler(method, f):
     # this is the function that is injected into the handler file to read an override file
     # this will be called from qtvcp.py later
     def call_user_command_(self, klass, rcfile = "~/.qtvcprc"):
-        #user_command_file = inifile.find("DISPLAY", "USER_COMMAND_FILE") or ""
-        #if user_command_file:
-        #    rcfile = user_command_file
         rcfile = os.path.expanduser(rcfile)
         if os.path.exists(rcfile):
             log.info('Handler Override file found at: yellow<{}>'.format(rcfile))
             try:
                 local = {'self': klass, 'rcfile': rcfile}
                 exec(compile(open(rcfile, "rb").read(), rcfile, 'exec'),local)
             except Exception as e:
-                log.warning(e)
+                log.exception(e)
         else:
             log.info('No Handler Override file at: yellow<{}>'.format(rcfile))