QFileDialog Error

[saitej]

I am using OpenFileDialog to load a file and this is the code.

 QString fileName = QFileDialog::getOpenFileName(this,
                                                    tr("Open File"),QDir::homePath() , tr("Kml Files (*.kml)"));
    qDebug() << "Loading File"<< fileName;
    QFile file( fileName );
    if (!file.open(QIODevice::ReadOnly | QIODevice::Text))
        return;
    QTextStream in(&file);

But I am getting the dialog as shown here and so am unable to select the files. Any comments on why the filedialog is being displayed in this manner?

Note: This is called when load file is triggered on mainwindow.Does it have anything to do with the mainwindow layout?

[mrjj]

Hi
That seems completely messed up ?
everything else works normally?

Try to make small default application
and use the file open code.

Does it still does it then?

[saitej]

@mrjj
No I tried the same code in a new project and it works :(

[mrjj]

@saitej

Ok. so it is your project somehow?!?

And this happens as shoow as it open the dialog?

Does it only do it on ubuntu?
(the same code)

[micland]

Just a guess: What's the parent instance (this) that you pass to the QFileDialog::getOpenFileName(...) method?
Is it an insvible window? (This should not be a problem but it seems that something influences the dialog box)
And: Does the dialog show up in fullscreen? Does the dialog look normal when you try to resize it using the mouse?

[saitej]

@micland

No. Its the mainwindow already holding several widgets. Yes, the dialog shows up in full screen and also I am unable to resize it from the bottom

[micland]

@saitej
Hm, I think the reason for the display problem is the fact that the dialog is in fullsize mode (I'm not sure if this is really supported - on the other hand there's no reason why it should lead to a mixed up layout). And I have no idea why the dialog runs in fullscreen.
Could you try once to pass NULL instead of this just to see if the dialog layout changes?

[saitej]

@micland

I tried by passing NULL and also made sure the mainwindow is not maximized but still same problem persists

[saitej]

@mrjj

I tried the same code in the same system. It works on a new project but not on an existing one. I am unable to find a valid reason for this unusual behaviour

[mrjj]

@saitej
ok. its really , really odd.

Could you try with the
QFileDialog::DontUseNativeDialog
flag and see if its the ubuntu dialog that is strange?

[saitej]

@mrjj
It didn't work :(

[saitej]

@mrjj

I will try to implement the same in qml. How to open file dialog in qml through a slot/function?

[mrjj]

@saitej

Same thing happens even with flag?

Hmm. I really have no idea what can do this.

Also since it works normally in default app and
the static call is the same.

Have you tried some of the other dialogs ? like COlorDIalog?

[saitej]

@mrjj
Nope. Any links would help

[mrjj]

@saitej

Its like the getOpenFileName, just to get a color and not a filename.

http://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qcolordialog.html

I just wonder if that is funky too.

[saitej]

@mrjj

@saitej said:

@mrjj

I will try to implement the same in qml. How to open file dialog in qml through a slot/function?

I want links for this

[saitej]

@mrjj
QColorDialog works fine!!

[mrjj]

@saitej
Ok very strange..

Im not into QML but this seems to be sample
http://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qml-qtquick-dialogs-filedialog.html#details

[saitej]

@mrjj

Thanks!!

I tried through QML also but am getting the same result.

[micland]

@saitej
That's really strange. Can your share a minimal runnable code example so that other users can try to reproduce the behaviour on their platforms?