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  • Please_Help_me_DP Offline
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    Hi,

    I add few QGraphicsItem in QGraphicsScene. For each item I set the flag setFlags(QGraphicsItem::ItemIsSelectable);. Now when I launch the application and pick few items while CTRL is hold then I get every pressed item is selected.
    Is there a way to disable multiple selection?

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      Hi,

      I don't think there's an easy way to do that. One possibility would be to subclass QGraphicsView and re-implement its mousePressEvent. Create a new QMouseEvent object that is the copy of the one you are getting minus the modifier and then call the base class implementation with that new event.

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      • SGaistS SGaist

        Hi,

        I don't think there's an easy way to do that. One possibility would be to subclass QGraphicsView and re-implement its mousePressEvent. Create a new QMouseEvent object that is the copy of the one you are getting minus the modifier and then call the base class implementation with that new event.

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        @SGaist Thank you for response
        Is there a significant difference whether to implement mousePressEvent in QGraphicsView or in QGraphicsScene class?

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          I have another similar question.
          I implemented few movable items and there is interesting things. When there is a selected item on the scene and I fast move the mouse without stop and click and hold mouse_1 on the unselecteditem then I move both items: the item I hold and an item is selected (like my computer has no time to change selected item and move the both)
          Is there a way to overcome this?

          I tried to use QThread::sleep() in MyItem::itemChange() this helps but no matter how long is sleep parameter the selected item still do a little position change (few millimeters and the it stops)
          The same result I get if I implement in in MyItem::itemChange():

          scene()->clearSelection();
          this->setSelected(true);
          

          This happens in both debug and release mode
          1.png

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            Because the extended selection is implemented in the QGraphicsView::mousePressEvent.

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            • Please_Help_me_DP Please_Help_me_D

              I have another similar question.
              I implemented few movable items and there is interesting things. When there is a selected item on the scene and I fast move the mouse without stop and click and hold mouse_1 on the unselecteditem then I move both items: the item I hold and an item is selected (like my computer has no time to change selected item and move the both)
              Is there a way to overcome this?

              I tried to use QThread::sleep() in MyItem::itemChange() this helps but no matter how long is sleep parameter the selected item still do a little position change (few millimeters and the it stops)
              The same result I get if I implement in in MyItem::itemChange():

              scene()->clearSelection();
              this->setSelected(true);
              

              This happens in both debug and release mode
              1.png

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              As for your next question, I wonder if you are not triggering the rubber band selection somehow. You can try to disable it.

              Note: it's never a good idea to put your main thread to sleep because you are going to block the event from processing events and thus make your GUI somewhat unresponsive.

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              • SGaistS SGaist

                As for your next question, I wonder if you are not triggering the rubber band selection somehow. You can try to disable it.

                Note: it's never a good idea to put your main thread to sleep because you are going to block the event from processing events and thus make your GUI somewhat unresponsive.

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                @SGaist thank you for reply
                I didn't use rubber band selection (at least I didn't write the code with somehow similar to it)
                I decided to turn off the selection flag and do my own "selection" when the item is clicked (setPen wider).

                Sorry for answering so late.

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