root/Emails.py

import gtk
import time
from utils import getTvText

class TabEmails:
    
    def render(self, window):
        
        # remove any leftover data from a page no longer active 
        cols=window.treeview_emails.get_columns()
        for col in cols:
            window.treeview_emails.remove_column(col)
        buf=gtk.TextBuffer()
        buf.set_text("")
        window.textview_emails.set_buffer(buf)

        # list store: (id, subject, timestamp, text)
        list_store = gtk.ListStore(int, str, str, str, str)
       
        # add data to model
        items=window.bp.email.list(window.page_id)
        for item in items:
            timestamp=time.ctime(item[2])
            list_store.append([item[0], item[1], item[2], item[3], timestamp])
        window.treeview_emails.set_model(list_store)
        
      
        renderer1 = gtk.CellRendererText()
        renderer2 = gtk.CellRendererText()

        col1=gtk.TreeViewColumn("Email", renderer1, text=1)
        # the 6th column of the model is the formatted date        
        col2=gtk.TreeViewColumn("Sent", renderer2, text=4)
        # sort on the unformatted date tick
        col1.set_sort_column_id(1)
        col2.set_sort_column_id(2)
        
        window.treeview_emails.append_column(col1)
        window.treeview_emails.append_column(col2)

    def delete(self, window, email_id):
        window.bp.email.destroy(window.page_id, email_id)
        return