adafruit · FoamyGuy · Nov 2, 2023 · Nov 2, 2023
diff --git a/adafruit_displayio_layout/widgets/cartesian.py b/adafruit_displayio_layout/widgets/cartesian.py
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ class Cartesian(Widget):
 
     .. code-block:: python
 
-        display.show(my_plane) # add the group to the display
+        display.root_group = my_plane # add the group to the display
 
     If you want to have multiple display elements, you can create a group and then
     append the plane and the other elements to the group.  Then, you can add the full
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ class Cartesian(Widget):
         # Append other display elements to the group
         #
 
-        display.show(my_group) # add the group to the display
+        display.root_group = my_group # add the group to the display
 
 
     **Summary: Cartesian Features and input variables**

diff --git a/adafruit_displayio_layout/widgets/switch_round.py b/adafruit_displayio_layout/widgets/switch_round.py
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ class SwitchRound(Widget, Control):
 
         .. code-block:: python
 
-            display.show(my_switch) # add the group to the display
+            display.root_group = my_switch # add the group to the display
 
         If you want to have multiple display elements, you can create a group and then
         append the switch and the other elements to the group.  Then, you can add the full
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ class SwitchRound(Widget, Control):
             # Append other display elements to the group
             #
 
-            display.show(my_group) # add the group to the display
+            display.root_group = my_group # add the group to the display
 
         For a full example, including how to respond to screen touches, check out the
         following examples in the `Adafruit_CircuitPython_DisplayIO_Layout

diff --git a/adafruit_displayio_layout/widgets/widget.py b/adafruit_displayio_layout/widgets/widget.py
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ class Widget(displayio.Group):
     The Widget class has several options for setting the widget position on the screen.
     In the simplest case, you can define the widget's *.x* and *.y* properties to set
     the position.  (**Reminder**: If your widget is directly shown by the display using
-    *display.show(my_widget)*), then the *.x* and *.y* positions will be in the display's
+    *display.root_group=my_widget*), then the *.x* and *.y* positions will be in the display's
     coordinate system.  But if your widget is held inside of another Group, then its
     coordinates will be in that Group's coordinate system.)
 

diff --git a/examples/displayio_layout_cartesian_advanced_test.py b/examples/displayio_layout_cartesian_advanced_test.py
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
 )
 my_group.append(car5)
 
-display.show(my_group)
+display.root_group = my_group
 
 while True:
     pass
diff --git a/examples/displayio_layout_cartesian_lineplot.py b/examples/displayio_layout_cartesian_lineplot.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 
 my_group = displayio.Group()
 my_group.append(my_plane)
-display.show(my_group)  # add high level Group to the display
+display.root_group = my_group  # add high level Group to the display
 
 data = [
     # (0, 0),  # we do this point manually - so we have no wait...

diff --git a/examples/displayio_layout_cartesian_simpletest.py b/examples/displayio_layout_cartesian_simpletest.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 
 my_group = displayio.Group()
 my_group.append(my_plane)
-display.show(my_group)  # add high level Group to the display
+display.root_group = my_group  # add high level Group to the display
 
 posx = 0
 posy = 0

diff --git a/examples/displayio_layout_flip_input_simpletest.py b/examples/displayio_layout_flip_input_simpletest.py
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@
 my_group.append(my_flip2)
 my_group.append(my_flip3)
 
-display.show(my_group)  # add high level Group to the display
+display.root_group = my_group  # add high level Group to the display
 display.auto_refresh = True
 
 while True:

diff --git a/examples/displayio_layout_grid_layout_get_cell_test.py b/examples/displayio_layout_grid_layout_get_cell_test.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
 # Make the display context
 main_group = displayio.Group()
-display.show(main_group)
+display.root_group = main_group
 
 layout = GridLayout(
     x=10,

diff --git a/examples/displayio_layout_gridlayout_dividers.py b/examples/displayio_layout_gridlayout_dividers.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 # Make the display context
 main_group = displayio.Group()
-display.show(main_group)
+display.root_group = main_group
 
 layout = GridLayout(
     x=10,

diff --git a/examples/displayio_layout_gridlayout_pygame_display_simpletest.py b/examples/displayio_layout_gridlayout_pygame_display_simpletest.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
 display = PyGameDisplay(width=320, height=240)
 main_group = displayio.Group()
-display.show(main_group)
+display.root_group = main_group
 
 layout = GridLayout(
     x=10,

diff --git a/examples/displayio_layout_gridlayout_simpletest.py b/examples/displayio_layout_gridlayout_simpletest.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
 # Make the display context
 main_group = displayio.Group()
-display.show(main_group)
+display.root_group = main_group
 
 layout = GridLayout(
     x=10,

diff --git a/examples/displayio_layout_icon_animated_simpletest.py b/examples/displayio_layout_icon_animated_simpletest.py
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
 main_group.append(icon_zoom)
 main_group.append(icon_shrink)
 
-display.show(main_group)
+display.root_group = main_group
 
 
 COOLDOWN_TIME = 0.25

diff --git a/examples/displayio_layout_page_layout_advancedtest.py b/examples/displayio_layout_page_layout_advancedtest.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 
 # create and show main_group
 main_group = displayio.Group()
-display.show(main_group)
+display.root_group = main_group
 
 # create the page layout
 test_page_layout = PageLayout(x=0, y=0)

diff --git a/examples/displayio_layout_page_layout_simpletest.py b/examples/displayio_layout_page_layout_simpletest.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
 # create and show main_group
 main_group = displayio.Group()
-display.show(main_group)
+display.root_group = main_group
 
 # create the page layout
 test_page_layout = PageLayout(x=0, y=0)

diff --git a/examples/displayio_layout_pygame_display_switch_round.py b/examples/displayio_layout_pygame_display_switch_round.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
 # Make the display context
 main_group = displayio.Group()
-display.show(main_group)
+display.root_group = main_group
 
 switch_x = 30
 switch_y = 30

diff --git a/examples/displayio_layout_simpletest.py b/examples/displayio_layout_simpletest.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
 # Make the display context
 main_group = displayio.Group()
-display.show(main_group)
+display.root_group = main_group
 
 layout = GridLayout(
     x=10,

diff --git a/examples/displayio_layout_switch_multiple.py b/examples/displayio_layout_switch_multiple.py
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
 my_group.append(my_switch8)
 
 # Add my_group to the display
-display.show(my_group)
+display.root_group = my_group
 
 
 # Start the main loop

diff --git a/examples/displayio_layout_switch_simpletest.py b/examples/displayio_layout_switch_simpletest.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 my_group.append(my_switch)
 
 # Add my_group to the display
-display.show(my_group)
+display.root_group = my_group
 
 # Start the main loop
 while True:

diff --git a/examples/displayio_layout_tab_layout_simpletest.py b/examples/displayio_layout_tab_layout_simpletest.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
 # create and show main_group
 main_group = displayio.Group()
-display.show(main_group)
+display.root_group = main_group
 
 font = terminalio.FONT
 

diff --git a/examples/displayio_layout_tab_layout_touchtest.py b/examples/displayio_layout_tab_layout_touchtest.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 
 # create and show main_group
 main_group = displayio.Group()
-display.show(main_group)
+display.root_group = main_group
 
 font = terminalio.FONT
 

diff --git a/examples/hotplug_sensor_examples/displayio_layout_hotplug_rtc.py b/examples/hotplug_sensor_examples/displayio_layout_hotplug_rtc.py
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ def list(self):
 
 # create and show main_group
 main_group = displayio.Group()
-display.show(main_group)
+display.root_group = main_group
 
 # fon.gvars bitmap_font.load_font("fonts/Helvetica-Bold-16.bdf")
 font_arial = bitmap_font.load_font("/fonts/Arial-16.bdf")

diff --git a/examples/hotplug_sensor_examples/displayio_layout_hotplug_temp_sensor.py b/examples/hotplug_sensor_examples/displayio_layout_hotplug_temp_sensor.py
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ def refresh_from_NTP():
 # create and show main_group
 main_group = displayio.Group()  # The Main Display Group
 
-display.show(main_group)
+display.root_group = main_group
 
 # font = bitmap_font.load_font("fonts/Helvetica-Bold-16.bdf")
 font_arial = bitmap_font.load_font("/fonts/Arial-16.bdf")