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    Default How to show QLabels

    Hello everybody.

    There is a problem with showing QLabels.

    There is a QPlugin made as dll. It has an array:
    Qt Code:
    1. typedef boost::shared_ptr< QLabel > TLabel;
    2. typedef std::vector< TLabel > TLabels;
    3. typedef TLabels::iterator TLabelsIter;
    4. typedef TLabels::const_iterator TLabelsIterConst;
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    and so in the plugin's class:
    Qt Code:
    1. TLabels labels;
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    During the work of the plugin, next initialization present:
    Qt Code:
    1. TLabel newLabel;
    2. newLabel.reset(new QLabel);
    3. QFont newFont("Serif", 12);
    4. newLabel->setFont(newFont);
    5. QPalette pal( "#FFFF00");
    6. newLabel->setPalette(pal);
    7. newLabel->move(10, 10);
    8.  
    9. labels.push_back(pLabel);
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    The there is a code which simply changes text in the label:
    Qt Code:
    1. labels[j]->setText(dataQStr);
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    The plugin's class has QWidget inheritance.

    When the program starts, no labels are seen.

    If I add to the plugin's class an element:
    Qt Code:
    1. private:
    2. QMainWindow mainWindow;
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    And initialize it after with:

    Qt Code:
    1. mainWindow.show();
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    When the program starts, there is a window with NULL information in it.

    What do I need to do, in order to show the labels I have in the mainWindow?
    or is there any ways to do it without the mainWindow element?

    Thanks a lot in advance.

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    Default Re: How to show QLabels

    How do you add the labels to the window?
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    Default Re: How to show QLabels

    I don't really.

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    Default Re: How to show QLabels

    so you have to show your labels. You can do it by calling show() on them, but it is not a proper way. First of all adding the window as parent for label should show them within the window. But it is prefered to use a layout to add and position the labels within the window.

    P.S. And you can use Qt containers such a QList and there is also very nice Qt keyword such as foreach.
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    Default Re: How to show QLabels

    Quote Originally Posted by Pavel Abrosimov View Post
    I don't really.
    You have to add them to the layout of the central widget of the main window.
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    Default Re: How to show QLabels

    It is really needed to use the system of coordinates for the labels (x and y from the top left corner). There is such a function in QLabels (move(int x, int y)). How would it be possible to use with the layout (I know about QHBoxLayout, but I am not sure about movement inside it)

    Thanks a lot for all the answers.

    P.S.

    About QList.
    Isn't it just an another kind of arrays? I am asking that, because it seams to be needed to add all the labels to the mainWindow (to make them children of the mainWindow), if I understood it correct. If not, how that would iteract with the mainWindow (how would mainWindow be aware about created qlist)?
    Last edited by Pavel Abrosimov; 2nd July 2009 at 22:38.

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    Default Re: How to show QLabels

    Hmm... all what you write above makes me think you are trying to use the labels in a wrong way. Could you explain what is that you are trying to achieve?
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    Default Re: How to show QLabels

    I need to show some information above the video. The window needs to be full screen and transparent. The last two options are seems to be achievable.

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    Default Re: How to show QLabels

    Maybe you should use QGraphicsView instead of going through hell with labels? An alternative is to provide an overlay over the video (although I'm not sure this is possible if you're planning to use Phonon) and use QPainter to do the drawing.
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    Default Re: How to show QLabels

    To be honest, work needs to be done with QGraphicsView is unknown. We are not going to use phonon. Is there easy way to attach those labels to that mainWindow and have an ability to call move(int x, int y) on them?

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    Default Re: How to show QLabels

    Just don't put them into layouts although it'd really be simpler with the graphics view. And if you're going to show the video full screen, you'll probably want to use QWidget instead of QMainWindow.
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    Default Re: How to show QLabels

    The class, from which qtplugin is made of is already a QWidget. I need some window. I just didn't know how else can I do it, apart from calling QMainWindow.

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    Default Re: How to show QLabels

    Even QWidget can be used to hold labels and be shown as a window.
    Something like -
    Qt Code:
    1. main()
    2. {
    3. ....
    4. // get labels from your plugin.
    5. QWidget window;
    6. // add ur labels to window. The position u set is relative to window.
    7. window.show();
    8. ....
    9. }
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    Default Re: How to show QLabels

    aamer4yu Thanks for information.

    So if I would call on them during initialization:
    Qt Code:
    1. TLabel label(new QLabel(this));
    2. label->move(x, y);
    3. labels.bush_back(label);
    4. ...
    5. show();
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    and all the labels would be pointers:
    Qt Code:
    1. typedef QLabel* TLabel;
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    There is a white window with nothing in it. Am I missing something?
    A call label->show(); doesn't change anything.
    Last edited by Pavel Abrosimov; 3rd July 2009 at 11:03.

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    Default Re: How to show QLabels

    Can you prepare a minimal compilable example that does what your code does so that we can work on it?
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    header:
    Qt Code:
    1. typedef QLabel* TLabel;
    2. typedef std::vector< TLabel > TLabels;
    3. typedef TLabels::iterator TLabelsIter;
    4. typedef TLabels::const_iterator TLabelsIterConst;
    5.  
    6. class MYclass:
    7. public QWidget,
    8. {
    9. Q_OBJECT
    10. Q_INTERFACES(NTlParser::IBase NTlParser::ICfg NTlParser::IDataConsumer)
    11.  
    12. public:
    13. MYclass(QWidget *parent = 0);
    14. ~MYclass();
    15. void doSmth();
    16. private:
    17. void AssertLabels();
    18. TLabels labels;
    19.  
    20. };
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    in source:
    Qt Code:
    1. MYclass::MYclass(QWidget *parent)
    2. : QWidget(parent)
    3. {
    4. }
    5. MYclass::~MYclass()
    6. {
    7. }
    8.  
    9. void MYclass::AssertLabels()
    10. {
    11. for(uint i = 0; i < 4; ++i){
    12. TLabel pLabel(new QLabel(this));
    13. QFont newFont("Serif", 12);
    14. pLabel->setFont(newFont);
    15. QPalette pal("#FFFF00");
    16. pLabel->setPalette(pal);
    17. pLabel->move(10, 10 + i * 20);
    18. pLabel->setText("Fake text");
    19.  
    20. labels.push_back(pLabel);
    21. }
    22. show();//need to show them, right?
    23. }
    24.  
    25. void MYclass::doSmth()
    26. {
    27. for(uint i = 0; i < labels.size(); ++i){
    28. labels[i]->setText("New Fake text");
    29. }
    30. }
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    Something like that

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    Default Re: How to show QLabels

    I meant something I could compile and run, not "something like that"

    Anyway, do you call AssertLabels() anywhere? And what's the purpose of using that TLabel?
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    Default Re: How to show QLabels

    sorry, forgot to add:

    Qt Code:
    1. MYclass::MYclass(QWidget *parent)
    2. : QWidget(parent)
    3. {
    4. AssertLabels();
    5. }
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    Unfortunately, there is nothing I could give and it would compile straight away

    But the code I posted is very close to what I need to achieve (some methods of parameters and quantities are different)

    Thanks a lot for your help

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    Default Re: How to show QLabels

    Ok. The problem is solved by doing next:
    Add the paintEvent(QPaintEvent *) and its description in source file:

    void MYclass:aintEvent(QPaintEvent *)
    {
    QPainter painter(this);
    }

    Thanks everyone for help.

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    Default Re: How to show QLabels

    Quote Originally Posted by Pavel Abrosimov View Post
    Ok. The problem is solved by doing next:
    Add the paintEvent(QPaintEvent *) and its description in source file:

    void MYclass:aintEvent(QPaintEvent *)
    {
    QPainter painter(this);
    }
    Hmm.... you really shouldn't do that... If you need something like this then it means you were not deriving from QWidget.
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