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Blender version 2.83 I need create dialog window with User. Now i'm using context.wm.invoke_popup but problem that This dialog window close when cursor to far from it and not resible. Can i create GUI with Blender python API ?

Or give some info What do I need to do to prevent the dialog window from closing context.wm.invoke_props_dialog is bad because there button 'ok' i don't need this. My operator:

class EXAMPLE_OT_window(Operator):
    bl_idname = 'example.window'
    bl_label = 'Example'
    bl_options = {'REGISTER', }
    bl_description = 'example_description'

def invoke(self, context, event):
    return context.window_manager.invoke_popup(self, width=300)

def execute(self, context):
    return {'FINISHED'}

def draw(self, context):
    layout = self.layout
    layout.separator()
    layout.label(text=self.bl_label)
    layout.separator()
Sofia
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Using panels in 2.8+

It's my opinion that many (including my previous self) get over enamoured with invoking modal dialog props dialogs.

Currently question code has some empty operator (execution wise) that is basically a draw method. Often I see code where the functionality of the operator used to draw a popup could be replaced entirely by a group property and update methods on the individual properties, hence may as well put in panel code.

IMO if you want a nice stable UI use a panel

Since the advent of 2.8 there is the ability to

  • absolutely size panel content

  • Popup a panel with an operator wm.popup_panel(...)

  • Popup a panel from draw method (no operator layout.popover(...)

  • Make child panels.

Here is an example which I've demonstrated in text editor. (based from good old Hello World Panel template)

In the UI N panel (context.region == 'UI') the x ui width is set to 0 making the add cube operator button the width of the panel, if invoked from the FOOTER region then the panel is 20 wide.

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import bpy

class HelloWorldPanel(bpy.types.Panel):
    """Creates a Panel in the Object properties window"""
    bl_label = "Hello World Panel"
    bl_idname = "TEXT_PT_hello"
    bl_space_type = 'TEXT_EDITOR'
    bl_region_type = 'UI'


def draw(self, context):
    print(context.region.type)
    layout = self.layout
    layout.ui_units_x = 0 if context.region.type == 'UI' else 20
    obj = context.object

    row = layout.row()

    row.label(text="Hello world!", icon='WORLD_DATA')

    row = layout.row()
    row.label(text="Active object is: " + obj.name)
    row = layout.row()
    row.prop(obj, "name")

    row = layout.row()
    row.operator("mesh.primitive_cube_add")




def draw_panel(self, context):
    op = self.layout.operator("wm.call_panel")
    op.name = "TEXT_PT_hello"
    self.layout.popover("TEXT_PT_hello")


def register():
    bpy.utils.register_class(HelloWorldPanel)


def unregister():
    bpy.utils.unregister_class(HelloWorldPanel)


if name == "main":
    bpy.types.TEXT_HT_footer.append(draw_panel)
    register()

Note: Given the desire is to have "popup" not close when mousing away, and be resizable consider opening a new window as discussed here

New window with Python API?

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  • Thank you. Can i change button text of "OK" button in 'invoke_props_dialog' to another word ? Can i create a custom space_area with my buttons, labeles etc like 'PROPERTIES', 'VIEW_3D', 'TEXT_EDITOR' ? – Sofia Oct 14 '20 at 13:33