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  • VRoninV VRonin

    before writing anything in it, you can use

    textBrowser->setLineWrapMode(QTextEdit::NoWrap);
    textBrowser->setCurrentFont(QFontDatabase::systemFont(QFontDatabase::FixedFont));
    
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    saber
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    @VRonin
    0_1525252457628_a1.png

    spacing is not fixed

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      VRonin
      wrote on last edited by VRonin
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      Text browser is just ignoring textBrowser->setCurrentFont(QFontDatabase::systemFont(QFontDatabase::FixedFont));

      Let's try this:

      QTextCursor textBrowCrsr(ui->tdetail->document());
      const int oldPos = textBrowCrsr.position();
      textBrowCrsr.movePosition(QTextCursor::End);
      QTextCharFormat textBrowFormat = textBrowCrsr.charFormat();
      textBrowFormat.setFont(QFontDatabase::systemFont(QFontDatabase::FixedFont));
      textBrowCrsr.insertText(output,textBrowFormat);
      textBrowCrsr.setPosition(oldPos);
      

      P.S.
      That's not a great way of reading from QProcess to QString. It probably blows up as soon as you have any non-ASCII char. Use QTextStream instead

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      • VRoninV VRonin

        Text browser is just ignoring textBrowser->setCurrentFont(QFontDatabase::systemFont(QFontDatabase::FixedFont));

        Let's try this:

        QTextCursor textBrowCrsr(ui->tdetail->document());
        const int oldPos = textBrowCrsr.position();
        textBrowCrsr.movePosition(QTextCursor::End);
        QTextCharFormat textBrowFormat = textBrowCrsr.charFormat();
        textBrowFormat.setFont(QFontDatabase::systemFont(QFontDatabase::FixedFont));
        textBrowCrsr.insertText(output,textBrowFormat);
        textBrowCrsr.setPosition(oldPos);
        

        P.S.
        That's not a great way of reading from QProcess to QString. It probably blows up as soon as you have any non-ASCII char. Use QTextStream instead

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        @VRonin said in qtextbrowser text view problem:

        QTextStream

        i tried it ,but no changes.

        please see the cpp file github
        i need the fix for my next release .
        so please give me a fix.

        0_1525426582991_f.png

        please show me how to use the QTextStream in that function .

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          The problem in your screenshot is that the last row (setText) overrides everything done above. just remove that row.

          how to use the QTextStream

          replace QString output(pl.readAllStandardOutput()); with

          QTextStream consoleStream(&pl);
          const QString output  = consoleStream.readAll();
          

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          • VRoninV VRonin

            The problem in your screenshot is that the last row (setText) overrides everything done above. just remove that row.

            how to use the QTextStream

            replace QString output(pl.readAllStandardOutput()); with

            QTextStream consoleStream(&pl);
            const QString output  = consoleStream.readAll();
            
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            #7

            @VRonin nothing
            0_1525496871078_i.png

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            • VRoninV VRonin

              The problem in your screenshot is that the last row (setText) overrides everything done above. just remove that row.

              how to use the QTextStream

              replace QString output(pl.readAllStandardOutput()); with

              QTextStream consoleStream(&pl);
              const QString output  = consoleStream.readAll();
              
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              wrote on last edited by
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              @VRonin any other solution??

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                SGaist
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                Hi,

                You should add some checks to verify that the process did indeed run and it was successful.

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                • SGaistS SGaist

                  Hi,

                  You should add some checks to verify that the process did indeed run and it was successful.

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                  saber
                  wrote on last edited by
                  #10

                  @SGaist
                  it run successfully and output is on the side window.

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                    SGaist
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                    The fact that mediainfo runs successfully on the command line doesn't mean that it will necessarily run the way you expect it to with QProcess.

                    Are you sure the path to the media file you are using is correct ?
                    Is it a relative or are an absolute path ?
                    What if you use the recommended structure of calling QProcess::start with the command as first parameter and a QStringList with the options as second parameter ?
                    Did you actually checked that p1 starts successfully ?
                    Did you actually checked that p1 ends successfully ?

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                      mrjj
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                      wrote on last edited by
                      #12

                      Hi
                      As for other solution.
                      Use a QplainTextEdit
                      alt text

                      and just sets its font to monospaced
                      ui->plainTextEdit->setFont( (QFontDatabase::systemFont(QFontDatabase::FixedFont)) );

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                        wrote on last edited by
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                        The only thing I can think of with QTextBrowser is that you are using a style sheet with a font that overrides the one we are setting

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                        On a crusade to banish setIndexWidget() from the holy land of Qt

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                        • VRoninV VRonin

                          The only thing I can think of with QTextBrowser is that you are using a style sheet with a font that overrides the one we are setting

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                          wrote on last edited by mrjj
                          #14

                          @VRonin
                          Yep something like that - as your code and test file just works
                          with output from same command on linux.

                          Also, i noticed one thing in code shown on GITHUB

                          QTextCursor textBrowCrsr(ui->tdetail->document());
                              const int oldPos = textBrowCrsr.position();
                              textBrowCrsr.movePosition(QTextCursor::End);
                              QTextCharFormat textBrowFormat = textBrowCrsr.charFormat();
                              textBrowFormat.setFont(QFontDatabase::systemFont(QFontDatabase::FixedFont));
                              textBrowCrsr.insertText(output,textBrowFormat);
                              textBrowCrsr.setPosition(oldPos);
                          
                          
                              ui->tdetail->setText(output.toUtf8()); <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< wont that override insertText ?
                          
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                          • mrjjM mrjj

                            @VRonin
                            Yep something like that - as your code and test file just works
                            with output from same command on linux.

                            Also, i noticed one thing in code shown on GITHUB

                            QTextCursor textBrowCrsr(ui->tdetail->document());
                                const int oldPos = textBrowCrsr.position();
                                textBrowCrsr.movePosition(QTextCursor::End);
                                QTextCharFormat textBrowFormat = textBrowCrsr.charFormat();
                                textBrowFormat.setFont(QFontDatabase::systemFont(QFontDatabase::FixedFont));
                                textBrowCrsr.insertText(output,textBrowFormat);
                                textBrowCrsr.setPosition(oldPos);
                            
                            
                                ui->tdetail->setText(output.toUtf8()); <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< wont that override insertText ?
                            
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                            @mrjj it was a old commit .

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                              @mrjj it was a old commit .

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                              @saber
                              ok.
                              I did make small test on linux and VRonin sample did in fact make
                              it uses fixed font so it looked correctly.
                              However, using plainTextEdit is a one liner so might be more optimal if you do not need the HTML textbrowse offer

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                                i do't know how to fix that or what's wrong.
                                after long works i made an app with mediainfo as backend.
                                here is the app CoreInfo.
                                thanks.

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