Sharing same QToolbar amongst multiple QMainWindows

[Henry Blue Heeler]

A function for creating common toolbars is exactly what I've been working on. You confirmed my suspicions.
The code example at the top was trying to copy/clone the toolbar et al from the parent QMainWindow to the children.
I know, bad form.
I can't second guess why no QToolBar copy constructor is available, that would certainly make this whole exercise moot.

Thanks for the help.

[wysota]

I can't second guess why no QToolBar copy constructor is available, that would certainly make this whole exercise moot.

For exactly the same reason why any QObject derived class cannot be copied -- QObject instances are identities, not values. For instance, if you make a number of signal/slot connections to the toolbar, should a copy have those connections as well or not?

[Henry Blue Heeler]

I want the same slots for all the toolbars and now it's working great.
Thanks again for the help!
Something like

void MainWindow::CreateToolBar( QMainWindow *parent )
{
    QToolBar *tb = parent->addToolBar("test");
    QAction *actionPrint = tb->addAction( QObject::tr("Print Record"), this, SLOT(on_actionPrint_triggered()));
    actionPrint->setIcon(QPixmap(":/Images/printer.bmp"));
    actionPrint->setText(QObject::tr("Print Record"));
    actionPrint->setToolTip(QObject::tr("Print Record"));
// ...
}

void MainWindow::CreateToolBar( QMainWindow *parent )
{
    QToolBar *tb = parent->addToolBar("test");
    QAction *actionPrint = tb->addAction( QObject::tr("Print Record"), this, SLOT(on_actionPrint_triggered()));
    actionPrint->setIcon(QPixmap(":/Images/printer.bmp"));
    actionPrint->setText(QObject::tr("Print Record"));
    actionPrint->setToolTip(QObject::tr("Print Record"));
// ...
}

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