Another "change qt application language at runtime" thread.

BilbonSacquet

Sorry, regarding the way I do multiple inheritence, you could find help in the Qt documentation: "Using a Design UI File in Your Application", pay a look to the last chapter:"Automatic Connections".

maxmotor

The link you gave me says

@QMetaObject::connectSlotsByName(this);@

Gives me this error: “'QObject' is an ambiguous base of 'MyWidget'”

But you use QWidget:: Is there a reason for this?

goetz

You inherit twice from QObject:

@
class MyTranslation : public QObject
class MyWidget: public QWidget, public Ui::MyWidget, public MyTranslation<MyWidget>
@

So you inherit from QObject via QWidget (which is a QObject subclass) and via MyTranslation. This is not supported!

maxmotor

BilbonSacquet you must have met this problem then?

BilbonSacquet

It's supported, you should simply take care of the conflict. But we could do it through delegations (I take in consideration all what we say):

@
#include <QtCore/QObject>

template <class T>
class MyTranslator : public QObject
{
T* m_t;

public:
MyTranslator(T* widget)
: m_t(widget)
{
m_t->installEventFilter(this);
}

~MyTranslator() 
{ 
    m_t->removeEventFilter(this); 
}

bool eventFilter(QObject *obj, QEvent *event)
{
    Q_UNUSED(obj);

    if (m_t && event->type() == QEvent::LanguageChange)
    { 
        // not automatally retranslation
        m_t->T:translationChanged();
    }
    return false;
}

};

#include <QtGui/QWidget>

#include <ui_MyWidget.h>
#include <MyTranslator.h>

class MyWidget: public QWidget
{
Q_OBJECT

public:
    MyWidget(QWidget* parent = 0)
    : QWidget(parent), 
      m_translator(this)
    {
        ui.setupUi(this);
    }

    virtual ~MyWidget() {}

    virtual void translationChanged()
    {
        ui.restranslateUi();

        qWarning() << "translator changed";
    }

private:
    MyTranslator<MyWidget> m_translator;
    Ui::MyWidget ui;

};
@

goetz

The "docs of moc":http://doc.qt.nokia.com/4.7/moc.html#multiple-inheritance-requires-qobject-to-be-first state it clearly:

bq. Multiple Inheritance Requires QObject to Be First
If you are using multiple inheritance, moc assumes that the first inherited class is a subclass of QObject. Also, be sure that only the first inherited class is a QObject.
[emphasis by me, Volker]

maxmotor

But now you don't inherit from MyTranslator, in the code you just postet?

BilbonSacquet

Yes, I do both variation (just for you)!

The inherited and the delegated! Both are correct ... just now choose the one you want :).

BilbonSacquet

Even the multiple inherited is correct because (to take the sitation of Volker) the first inherited IS a QObject (QWidget is a QObject)!! :)

goetz

[quote author="BilbonSacquet" date="1321629111"]Even the multiple inherited is correct because (to take the sitation of Volker) the first inherited IS a QObject (QWidget is a QObject)!! :)[/quote]

Don't pick what you want to have and leave out the annoying details that make your design fail!

bq. Also, be sure that only the first inherited class is a QObject.

BilbonSacquet

Both was tested and works! :)

But I give you right, it's never good to multiple inherits QObject. So that's why I rewrite it with a delegation.

But in fact to achieve some automatical translation mechanism (without to hack the current implementation) we need in QObject a callback like in widget for paint event with paintEvent().

goetz

working != officially supported

And the state of "working" may vary between platforms and compilers.

And I don't get the purpose of the template class at all. It calls retranslateUi in the templates argument, so it has to be implemented in all the widgets. Where's the big difference and the coder's savings to implementing changeEvent? On will have to touche every widget class eventually, so why not make it the "standard" way?

BilbonSacquet

You have right not much, I have tried to make something lighter through template (like he suggests) and to have not to write too much code. :)

For the main problem, you should retranslate anyway yourself the 'dynamical' strings.

goetz

There is no significant difference in implementing changeEvent() or translationChanged() - both contain basically the same code regarding the translation (calling ui.retranslateUi() and possibly some manual code). There's a minimal overhead with the event handling in changeEvent().

Just a matter of KISS - no more complex than needed :)

maxmotor

I want to thank you for helping me out! I am very grateful.

I've decided to follow Volkers advice and do it the "official" way. I'm sorry BilbonSacquet - I am really grateful for your work!

I'm trying to follow the example from the link I give in #0 again. I have a few questions though.
How/where is the "language name" added to the actual Ui, enabling the user to choose between available languages? I'm not sure what the component in the example is, but I'm gonna use a qtablewidget to hold my language names. Is this done the same way as in the example?

Thank you so much for your time!

goetz

In the wiki article, the available languages are determined by the available translation files (.qm) in method createLanguageMenu. You can go this way too, or implement your own algorithm, of course.

maxmotor

I'm now able to change the language on the static strings made in my designer.

I'm not sure how to change it for all the strings written in code. I thought it would be done the same way as the designer strings. When changing the language, the dynamic string changes to the content of the string in the designer. This is not intended of course - instead it should get the translation from the .qm file.

I'm also a bit confused concerning a line in the wiki article:

@void MainWindow::loadLanguage(const QString& rLanguage)
{
if(m_currLang != rLanguage)
{
m_currLang = rLanguage;
QLocale locale = QLocale(m_currLang);
QLocale::setDefault(locale);
QString languageName = QLocale::languageToString(locale.language());
switchTranslator(m_translator, QString("TranslationExample_%1.qm").arg(rLanguage));
switchTranslator(m_translatorQt, QString("qt_%1.qm").arg(rLanguage)); <------------
ui.statusBar->showMessage(tr("Current Language changed to %1").arg(languageName));
}
}@

The line marked with an arrow is the one confusing me. My guess is that it has something to do with my mentioned problem (Change language for dynamic strings)?

Thank you for your time!

EDIT:
I of course wrap my strings in tr().

When the changeEvent is called with a LanguageChange event, @ui.retranslateUi(this);@ is "run". When looking into this function, it seems that the application indeed just takes the string written in the designer.

How do I get the string from my .qm file instead?

EDIT2:
I just wanted to add that my application is made using a model-view-controller pattern. All my Ui's are initialized in the controller class. Upon initialization the Ui's get a title. I don't know if this info helps?

Please, I'm totally locked here :(

goetz

The strings in ui.retranslateUi() are taken from the .qm file.
Of course, they contain only the strings in the form itself. Everything else - i.e. the strings used programmatically in your code - must be retranslated in the event too.

So, if you have somewhere in your C++ code a line like this:

@
ui->infoLabel->setText(tr("Let's go this way"));
@

You will have to add to the event handler that very same line too.

There is no automatic retranslation in Qt! You must do this manually on a language change. ui.retransalateUi() does exactly this - it's just for convenience that the code is generated by uic.

The line marked with an arrow just loads the Qt translations. If you omit that, the system messages (like in file dialogs etc.) are not translated.

Additionally, I strongly recommend reading thoroughly through the docs of the translation and internationalization system in order to understand what's going on and how Qt computes the translated strings:

"Internationalization with Qt":/doc/qt-4.7/internationalization.html
"Qt Linguist for Programmers":/doc/qt-4.7/linguist-programmers.html
[[Doc:QTranslator]] API docs
"Writing Source Code for Translation":/doc/qt-4.7/i18n-source-translation.html
The "Hello tr() example":/doc/qt-4.7/linguist-hellotr.html
The "I18N example":/doc/qt-4.7/tools-i18n.html

maxmotor

Thank you for the reply.

I just wanna illustrate my scenario:

From menuList.cpp
@MenuList::MenuList(QString title, , QWidget *parent) : QWidget (parent) {
ui.setupUi(this);
ui->infoLabel->setText(title);
}@

From controller.cpp
@void Controller::initializeScreens() {
mainMenuScreen = new MenuList(tr("Main menu"), ...);
settingsMenuScreen = new MenuList(tr("Settings"), ...);
}@

I tried adding
@ui->infoLabel->setText(title);@
to the event handler (in the MenuList class) like you said, but I get nothing.

Does it have something to do with me inserting 'title' instead of an actual string (like "textstring here")?

I've already looked at many of the links you provided, but I will look again.

Thanks!

goetz

you must handle the language change in that class, that has the tr("xxx") for the string. You do not do it in the class that gets the already translated string. If the latter was true, you wouldn't have a ui.retranslateUi, but the QLabel would retranslate it's contents.