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    Default Independant window in an application

    I need to create for an application a window which can go out of the main window of the application. So I thought about creatin a widget with no parent. But I then have several problems :

    ¤ if I destroy the main window I still need to destroy the second window to stop the application,
    ¤ I have a box for this independant winodw in the systray,
    ¤ I need absolute coordinates of a UI widget of the main window to place the independant window but I only get relative coordinates atm

    Is there an alternative way to do so, or do you know hoiw to avoid the problems I have ?
    About destruction I figure how to do but I don't find the solution for the 2 other problems.

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    Default Re: Independant window in an application

    Quote Originally Posted by titoo View Post
    ¤ if I destroy the main window I still need to destroy the second window to stop the application,
    Delete the window from the other window's destructor.

    ¤ I have a box for this independant winodw in the systray,
    Try setting the Qt::Tool window flag while creating the window.

    ¤ I need absolute coordinates of a UI widget of the main window to place the independant window but I only get relative coordinates atm
    Use QWidget::mapToGlobal()
    Is there an alternative way to do so, or do you know hoiw to avoid the problems I have ?
    Depends what exactly is that you want to achieve.

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    Default Re: Independant window in an application

    well a windows son of the main windows should be ok but i need to get this window to be able to be partly or completely out of the main window and i think that inheritance will definitely not allow me to do this.

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    Default Re: Independant window in an application

    Have you tried this?
    Qt Code:
    1. QDialog dlg = new QDialog(mw);
    2. mw->show();
    3. dlg->show();
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    What inheritance are we talking about here?

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    Default Re: Independant window in an application

    looks like QDialog allows me to get the window out of the main window, sounds good ty

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