Cannot override copy shortcut

[Paladin12]

That's very disappointing. So if I had a custom spreadsheet application I can only copy a range with Ctrl+C when the action is visible?

I wonder how the default copy shortcut works...

[wysota]

That's very disappointing. So if I had a custom spreadsheet application I can only copy a range with Ctrl+C when the action is visible?

How else would a user know there is an action with a Ctrl+C shortcut?

I wonder how the default copy shortcut works...

I don't know what you mean by "default copy shortcut" but you can install an application wide shortcut if you want. Not directly through QAction though.

[Paladin12]

I see now. I'm trying to implement many Ctrl+C's that behave differently depending upon the widget they are acting upon, and Qt does not support this.

I need something like a contextual shortcut, but they don't exist.

Thanks for your help anyway!

[wysota]

I see now. I'm trying to implement many Ctrl+C's that behave differently depending upon the widget they are acting upon, and Qt does not support this.

Why not?

I need something like a contextual shortcut, but they don't exist.

Every shortcut in Qt has a context. See the docs for QShortcut.