Control Panel: Bold "Control Method" text

Instead of hiding the inactive control parameter, underline and bold the
active control parameter title, e.g. "Set Current" when control method
is constant current, and "Setpoint" when it is temperature PID.

pythermostat/pythermostat/gui/view/ctrl_panel.py

@@ -9,42 +9,6 @@ from qasync import asyncSlot
 from pythermostat.autotune import PIDAutotuneState
 
 
-class MutexParameter(pTypes.ListParameter):
-    """
-    Mutually exclusive parameter where only one of its children is visible at a time, list selectable.
-
-    The ordering of the list items determines which children will be visible.
-    """
-
-    def __init__(self, **opts):
-        super().__init__(**opts)
-
-        self.sigValueChanged.connect(self.show_chosen_child)
-        self.sigValueChanged.emit(self, self.opts["value"])
-
-    def _get_param_from_value(self, value):
-        if isinstance(self.opts["limits"], dict):
-            values_list = list(self.opts["limits"].values())
-        else:
-            values_list = self.opts["limits"]
-
-        return self.children()[values_list.index(value)]
-
-    @pyqtSlot(object, object)
-    def show_chosen_child(self, value):
-        for param in self.children():
-            param.hide()
-
-        child_to_show = self._get_param_from_value(value.value())
-        child_to_show.show()
-
-        if child_to_show.opts.get("triggerOnShow", None):
-            child_to_show.sigValueChanged.emit(child_to_show, child_to_show.value())
-
-
-registerParameterType("mutex", MutexParameter)
-
-
 class CtrlPanel(QObject):
     def __init__(
         self,
@@ -94,6 +58,30 @@ class CtrlPanel(QObject):
                 "PID Config", "PID Auto Tune", "Run"
             ).sigActivated.connect(partial(self.pid_auto_tune_request, i))
 
+            def _indicate_usage(param, control_method="Constant Current"):
+                for item in param.child("Set Current").items:
+                    is_constant_current = control_method == "Constant Current"
+                    font = item.font(0)
+                    font.setUnderline(is_constant_current)
+                    font.setBold(is_constant_current)
+                    item.setFont(0, font)
+                for item in param.child("Set Temperature").items:
+                    is_temperature_pid = control_method == "Temperature PID"
+                    font = item.font(0)
+                    font.setUnderline(is_temperature_pid)
+                    font.setBold(is_temperature_pid)
+                    item.setFont(0, font)
+
+            self.params[i].child("Output Config", "Control Method").sigValueChanged.connect(
+                _indicate_usage
+            )
+            _indicate_usage(self.params[i].child("Output Config", "Control Method"))
+
+            for item in self.params[i].child("Output Config", "Control Method").items:
+                font = item.font(0)
+                font.setBold(True)
+                item.setFont(0, font)
+
         self.thermostat.pid_update.connect(self.update_pid)
         self.thermostat.report_update.connect(self.update_report)
         self.thermostat.thermistor_update.connect(self.update_thermistor)
@@ -151,7 +139,9 @@ class CtrlPanel(QObject):
                             thermostat_param["field"] = "off"
                             new_value = ""
                         case "Control Method", "Constant Current":
-                            return
+                            thermostat_param = thermostat_param.copy()
+                            thermostat_param["field"] = "i_set"
+                            new_value = inner_param.child("Set Current").value()
                         case "Control Method", "Temperature PID":
                             new_value = ""
 

pythermostat/pythermostat/gui/view/param_tree.json

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
          "children": [
             {
                "name": "Control Method",
-               "type": "mutex",
+               "type": "list",
                "limits": [
                   "Constant Current",
                   "Temperature PID"
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@
                         -2000,
                         2000
                      ],
-                     "triggerOnShow": true,
                      "decimals": 6,
                      "suffix": "mA",
                      "compactHeight": false,