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Why the help document does not have a complete example of HTML? I think it's completely guesswork to use it. It seems that it's not completely compatible with html4

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    @duncan98 said in Why the help document does not have a complete example of HTML? I think it's completely guesswork to use it. It seems that it's not completely compatible with html4:

    Why the help document does not have a complete example of HTML? I think it's completely guesswork to use it.

    The doumentation is at https://doc.qt.io/qt-5/richtext-html-subset.html

    It seems that it's not completely compatible with html4

    You are right; Qt Widgets are not completely compatible with HTML4. It only supports a subset of HTML4.

    If you want full HTML5 compatibility, consider the Qt WebEngine: https://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qtwebengine-index.html (Note: This is a heavyweight web engine; if you use it, be sure to subscribe to security advisories and patch your app as soon as a security patch is released)

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    This document is too simple. It doesn't even have an example. How do you use it?I just want to print out the data

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      @JKSH
      This document is too simple. It doesn't even have an example. How do you use it?I just want to print out the data

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      @duncan98 said in Why the help document does not have a complete example of HTML? I think it's completely guesswork to use it. It seems that it's not completely compatible with html4:

      This document is too simple. It doesn't even have an example. How do you use it?I just want to print out the data

      The first link was a reference document that tells you all the tags that are supported.

      If you want examples, search your Qt Creator IDE's Examples section. Use "rich text" as your keyword. See https://doc.qt.io/qt-5/examples-richtext.html

      Qt Doc Search for browsers: forum.qt.io/topic/35616/web-browser-extension-for-improved-doc-searches

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      • JKSHJ JKSH

        @duncan98 said in Why the help document does not have a complete example of HTML? I think it's completely guesswork to use it. It seems that it's not completely compatible with html4:

        This document is too simple. It doesn't even have an example. How do you use it?I just want to print out the data

        The first link was a reference document that tells you all the tags that are supported.

        If you want examples, search your Qt Creator IDE's Examples section. Use "rich text" as your keyword. See https://doc.qt.io/qt-5/examples-richtext.html

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        @JKSH
        I need HTML examples, not rich text

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          @JKSH
          I need HTML examples, not rich text

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          @duncan98 said in Why the help document does not have a complete example of HTML? I think it's completely guesswork to use it. It seems that it's not completely compatible with html4:

          I need HTML examples, not rich text

          The rich text examples are HTML4 examples.

          Qt Doc Search for browsers: forum.qt.io/topic/35616/web-browser-extension-for-improved-doc-searches

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          • JKSHJ JKSH

            @duncan98 said in Why the help document does not have a complete example of HTML? I think it's completely guesswork to use it. It seems that it's not completely compatible with html4:

            I need HTML examples, not rich text

            The rich text examples are HTML4 examples.

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            @JKSH
            There is no use of HTML in it

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              @JKSH
              There is no use of HTML in it

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              @duncan98 said in Why the help document does not have a complete example of HTML? I think it's completely guesswork to use it. It seems that it's not completely compatible with html4:

              There is no use of HTML in it

              https://code.qt.io/cgit/qt/qtbase.git/tree/examples/widgets/richtext/textedit/example.html?h=5.14

              Qt Doc Search for browsers: forum.qt.io/topic/35616/web-browser-extension-for-improved-doc-searches

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              • JKSHJ JKSH

                @duncan98 said in Why the help document does not have a complete example of HTML? I think it's completely guesswork to use it. It seems that it's not completely compatible with html4:

                There is no use of HTML in it

                https://code.qt.io/cgit/qt/qtbase.git/tree/examples/widgets/richtext/textedit/example.html?h=5.14

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                @JKSH
                What is this mess

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                  @JKSH
                  What is this mess

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                  @duncan98 This "mess" is HTML...

                  https://forum.qt.io/topic/113070/qt-code-of-conduct

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                  • jsulmJ jsulm

                    @duncan98 This "mess" is HTML...

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                    This is completely incomprehensible

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                      @jsulm
                      This is completely incomprehensible

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                      @duncan98 I suggest you first take a look at HTML documentation: https://www.w3schools.com/html/

                      https://forum.qt.io/topic/113070/qt-code-of-conduct

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                      • jsulmJ jsulm

                        @duncan98 I suggest you first take a look at HTML documentation: https://www.w3schools.com/html/

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                        I know standard HTML, but qt HTML is very confusing

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                          @JKSH
                          What is this mess

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                          @duncan98 said in Why the help document does not have a complete example of HTML? I think it's completely guesswork to use it. It seems that it's not completely compatible with html4:

                          What is this mess

                          You claimed that the rich text examples don't use HTML.

                          I showed you that the Text Edit Rich Text example uses HTML.

                          Qt Doc Search for browsers: forum.qt.io/topic/35616/web-browser-extension-for-improved-doc-searches

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                            @jsulm
                            I know standard HTML, but qt HTML is very confusing

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                            @duncan98 There is no "qt HTML". Qt supports a subset of HTML as @JKSH already pointed out...

                            https://forum.qt.io/topic/113070/qt-code-of-conduct

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                              @jsulm
                              I know standard HTML, but qt HTML is very confusing

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                              @duncan98 said in Why the help document does not have a complete example of HTML? I think it's completely guesswork to use it. It seems that it's not completely compatible with html4:

                              @jsulm
                              I know standard HTML, but qt HTML is very confusing

                              I have done HTML for many, many years, so I know it too. What is your actual issue with the subset of HTML supported by Qt, e.g. in a QTextEdit?

                              You can copy the whole of the HTML content from the https://code.qt.io/cgit/qt/qtbase.git/tree/examples/widgets/richtext/textedit/example.html?h=5.14 example you refer to as a "mess", and as well as pasting it into a QTextEdit to look at it you can also save it to an .html file and open it in your web browser. Since it looks pretty similar there, you know it must be reasonably close to HTML. You can use the browser's F12 or your favorite HTML editor to examine the HTML.

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                                @duncan98 said in Why the help document does not have a complete example of HTML? I think it's completely guesswork to use it. It seems that it's not completely compatible with html4:

                                @jsulm
                                I know standard HTML, but qt HTML is very confusing

                                I have done HTML for many, many years, so I know it too. What is your actual issue with the subset of HTML supported by Qt, e.g. in a QTextEdit?

                                You can copy the whole of the HTML content from the https://code.qt.io/cgit/qt/qtbase.git/tree/examples/widgets/richtext/textedit/example.html?h=5.14 example you refer to as a "mess", and as well as pasting it into a QTextEdit to look at it you can also save it to an .html file and open it in your web browser. Since it looks pretty similar there, you know it must be reasonably close to HTML. You can use the browser's F12 or your favorite HTML editor to examine the HTML.

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                                @JonB
                                I want to use qtextdocument to print out the data, which will be in HTML format

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                                  @JonB
                                  I want to use qtextdocument to print out the data, which will be in HTML format

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                                  @duncan98
                                  What is your question? You can print from a QTextDocument. It supports precisely the HTML subset we have referenced above. If your content fits into that subset it will work, if your content goes beyond that into non-supported HTML constructs it will not (probably just ignore them). That's just how it is.

                                  If you want full HTML support you would need to move to using QtWebEngine. You can print from there too, which would then support full HTML. You can arrange for the content of a QTextDocument to go into a QWebEnginePage if desired. But your original QTextDocument is still liable to be limited to the Qt-supported richtext-HTML subset.

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                                    @JonB
                                    I want to use qtextdocument to print out the data, which will be in HTML format

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                                    @duncan98 said in Why the help document does not have a complete example of HTML? I think it's completely guesswork to use it. It seems that it's not completely compatible with html4:

                                    I want to use qtextdocument to print out the data, which will be in HTML format

                                    Please:

                                    1. Describe your requirements in more detail.
                                    2. Show us what you have tried and didn't work.

                                    If you already have another topic that describes that, give us a link to that topic.

                                    This topic is about the documentation. Has your question about documentation been answered? If so, close the topic.

                                    Qt Doc Search for browsers: forum.qt.io/topic/35616/web-browser-extension-for-improved-doc-searches

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                                    • JKSHJ JKSH

                                      @duncan98 said in Why the help document does not have a complete example of HTML? I think it's completely guesswork to use it. It seems that it's not completely compatible with html4:

                                      I want to use qtextdocument to print out the data, which will be in HTML format

                                      Please:

                                      1. Describe your requirements in more detail.
                                      2. Show us what you have tried and didn't work.

                                      If you already have another topic that describes that, give us a link to that topic.

                                      This topic is about the documentation. Has your question about documentation been answered? If so, close the topic.

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                                      @JKSH
                                      My requirement is to print the data in the qtablewidget. Is there an easy way to do this

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                                        @JKSH
                                        My requirement is to print the data in the qtablewidget. Is there an easy way to do this

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                                        Hi
                                        You mean like this ?
                                        https://forum.qt.io/topic/78143/export-a-qtablewidget-in-pdf

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                                          @JKSH
                                          My requirement is to print the data in the qtablewidget. Is there an easy way to do this

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                                          @duncan98
                                          Your first decision is whether you want to print as a QTableWidget, with how that appears, or whether you want to export its content to a QTextDocument and print as a generic table. I have done both.

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