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  • S saeid0034

    @mrjj said in How to create VS2013 like frameless window with dark style:

    Hi
    You still using same frameless for both
    framelessWindow.setContent(mainwindow);
    framelessWindow.setContent(mainwindow2);

    what can i do about this?
    i use 2 frameless in my test too but the output is second window doesn't show (only a empty frameless window show)

    also i use this code in mainwindow.cpp to show new window and hide old one

    void MainWindow::on_pushButton_clicked()
    {
        // ----- Hide old Window and show new window ----- //
         hide();
         mainwindow2 = new MainWindow2(this);
    }
    
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    @saeid0034
    so you did try with
    FramelessWindow framelessWindow;
    FramelessWindow framelessWindow2;

    and it wont show ?

    also the on_pushButton_clicked will just make a new one and NOT USE frameless as you dont add that ot it like you do in main.

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      @saeid0034
      so you did try with
      FramelessWindow framelessWindow;
      FramelessWindow framelessWindow2;

      and it wont show ?

      also the on_pushButton_clicked will just make a new one and NOT USE frameless as you dont add that ot it like you do in main.

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      @mrjj said in How to create VS2013 like frameless window with dark style:

      @saeid0034
      so you did try with
      FramelessWindow framelessWindow;
      FramelessWindow framelessWindow2;

      and it wont show ?

      also the on_pushButton_clicked will just make a new one and NOT USE frameless as you dont add that ot it like you do in main.

      what can i do?
      you mean i need somthing like this in my mainwindow.cpp?

      void MainWindow::on_pushButton_clicked()
      {
          // ----- Hide old Window and show new window ----- //
           hide();
      
           // style our application with custom dark style
           setStyle(new DarkStyle);
      
           // create frameless window (and set windowState or title)
           FramelessWindow framelessWindow2;
           //framelessWindow.setWindowState(Qt::WindowMaximized);
           framelessWindow2.setWindowTitle(".r");
           framelessWindow2.setWindowIcon(QIcon(":/png/sr-removebg-preview.png"));
      
           // create our mainwindow instance
           MainWindow2 *mainwindow2 = new MainWindow2;
      
           // add the mainwindow to our custom frameless window
           framelessWindow2.setContent(mainwindow2);
           framelessWindow2.show();
      
           //mainwindow2 = new MainWindow2(this);
      }
      

      sorry for asking lots of question (and sorry about mistake in framelessWindow2.setWindowTitle in above code)

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      • S saeid0034

        @mrjj said in How to create VS2013 like frameless window with dark style:

        @saeid0034
        so you did try with
        FramelessWindow framelessWindow;
        FramelessWindow framelessWindow2;

        and it wont show ?

        also the on_pushButton_clicked will just make a new one and NOT USE frameless as you dont add that ot it like you do in main.

        what can i do?
        you mean i need somthing like this in my mainwindow.cpp?

        void MainWindow::on_pushButton_clicked()
        {
            // ----- Hide old Window and show new window ----- //
             hide();
        
             // style our application with custom dark style
             setStyle(new DarkStyle);
        
             // create frameless window (and set windowState or title)
             FramelessWindow framelessWindow2;
             //framelessWindow.setWindowState(Qt::WindowMaximized);
             framelessWindow2.setWindowTitle(".r");
             framelessWindow2.setWindowIcon(QIcon(":/png/sr-removebg-preview.png"));
        
             // create our mainwindow instance
             MainWindow2 *mainwindow2 = new MainWindow2;
        
             // add the mainwindow to our custom frameless window
             framelessWindow2.setContent(mainwindow2);
             framelessWindow2.show();
        
             //mainwindow2 = new MainWindow2(this);
        }
        

        sorry for asking lots of question (and sorry about mistake in framelessWindow2.setWindowTitle in above code)

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        #24

        Hi
        seems ok.
        Yes you need to to the same each time you create a Window you want to be frame less

        one thing.

        setStyle(new DarkStyle);

        that sets on the current MainWindow and i thnik you need that on the new one

        // create our mainwindow instance
        MainWindow2 *mainwindow2 = new MainWindow2;
        mainwindow2 -> setStyle(new DarkStyle);

        • sorry for asking lots of question
          That is quite allright :)
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        • S saeid0034

          @mrjj said in How to create VS2013 like frameless window with dark style:

          @saeid0034
          so you did try with
          FramelessWindow framelessWindow;
          FramelessWindow framelessWindow2;

          and it wont show ?

          also the on_pushButton_clicked will just make a new one and NOT USE frameless as you dont add that ot it like you do in main.

          what can i do?
          you mean i need somthing like this in my mainwindow.cpp?

          void MainWindow::on_pushButton_clicked()
          {
              // ----- Hide old Window and show new window ----- //
               hide();
          
               // style our application with custom dark style
               setStyle(new DarkStyle);
          
               // create frameless window (and set windowState or title)
               FramelessWindow framelessWindow2;
               //framelessWindow.setWindowState(Qt::WindowMaximized);
               framelessWindow2.setWindowTitle(".r");
               framelessWindow2.setWindowIcon(QIcon(":/png/sr-removebg-preview.png"));
          
               // create our mainwindow instance
               MainWindow2 *mainwindow2 = new MainWindow2;
          
               // add the mainwindow to our custom frameless window
               framelessWindow2.setContent(mainwindow2);
               framelessWindow2.show();
          
               //mainwindow2 = new MainWindow2(this);
          }
          

          sorry for asking lots of question (and sorry about mistake in framelessWindow2.setWindowTitle in above code)

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          • mrjjM mrjj

            Hi
            seems ok.
            Yes you need to to the same each time you create a Window you want to be frame less

            one thing.

            setStyle(new DarkStyle);

            that sets on the current MainWindow and i thnik you need that on the new one

            // create our mainwindow instance
            MainWindow2 *mainwindow2 = new MainWindow2;
            mainwindow2 -> setStyle(new DarkStyle);

            • sorry for asking lots of question
              That is quite allright :)
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            wrote on last edited by saeid0034
            #26

            @mrjj said in How to create VS2013 like frameless window with dark style:

            Hi
            seems ok.
            Yes you need to to the same each time you create a Window you want to be frame less

            one thing.

            setStyle(new DarkStyle);

            that sets on the current MainWindow and i thnik you need that on the new one

            // create our mainwindow instance
            MainWindow2 *mainwindow2 = new MainWindow2;
            mainwindow2 -> setStyle(new DarkStyle);

            • sorry for asking lots of question
              That is quite allright :)

            i tested it with following code

                     hide();
                     // create frameless window (and set windowState or title)
                     FramelessWindow framelessWindow2;
                     //framelessWindow.setWindowState(Qt::WindowMaximized);
                     framelessWindow2.setWindowTitle(".r");
                     framelessWindow2.setWindowIcon(QIcon(":/png/sr-removebg-preview.png"));
            
                     // create our mainwindow instance
                     MainWindow2 *mainwindow2 = new MainWindow2;
                     mainwindow2 -> setStyle(new DarkStyle);
            
                     // add the mainwindow to our custom frameless window
                     framelessWindow2.setContent(mainwindow2);
                     framelessWindow2.show();
            
                     //mainwindow2 = new MainWindow2(this);
            

            but again it show me only a blank frameless window of my second ui file

            bdc7674c-a57e-441e-869c-56bbf4dd7ac8-image.png

            one other point is as you can see WindowTitle is test (i use this title in my frist windown in main.cpp) its not use new WindowTitle i set in above code

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              wrote on last edited by
              #27

              Hi
              Sorry was not paying enough focus.

              You cannot do
              FramelessWindow framelessWindow2;

              as it will run out of scope. That only works in main.cpp

              you MUST new them as you do with MainWindow

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              • mrjjM mrjj

                Hi
                Sorry was not paying enough focus.

                You cannot do
                FramelessWindow framelessWindow2;

                as it will run out of scope. That only works in main.cpp

                you MUST new them as you do with MainWindow

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                wrote on last edited by
                #28

                @mrjj said in How to create VS2013 like frameless window with dark style:

                Hi
                Sorry was not paying enough focus.

                You cannot do
                FramelessWindow framelessWindow2;

                as it will run out of scope. That only works in main.cpp

                you MUST new them as you do with MainWindow

                how can i add new FramelessWindow framelessWindow2 in main.cpp and then use it onvoid MainWindow::on_pushButton_clicked()in mainwindow.cpp?

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                • S saeid0034

                  @mrjj said in How to create VS2013 like frameless window with dark style:

                  Hi
                  Sorry was not paying enough focus.

                  You cannot do
                  FramelessWindow framelessWindow2;

                  as it will run out of scope. That only works in main.cpp

                  you MUST new them as you do with MainWindow

                  how can i add new FramelessWindow framelessWindow2 in main.cpp and then use it onvoid MainWindow::on_pushButton_clicked()in mainwindow.cpp?

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                  #29

                  @saeid0034

                  Hi you dont need to add it there you can add anywhere but you must NEW it then

                  and not as local variable as then it runs out of scope.

                  So what i mean is just to do
                  FramelessWindow * framelessWindow2 = new FramelessWindow ;

                  and not just
                  FramelessWindow framelessWindow2; // this is a local variable and as soon as
                  on_pushButton_clicked ends , it will be deleted

                  so you have to new it

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                    wrote on last edited by saeid0034
                    #30

                    @mrjj said in How to create VS2013 like frameless window with dark style:

                    FramelessWindow * framelessWindow2 = new FramelessWindow ;

                    thanks
                    i do what you say
                    this time second window open when i click button
                    but old blank frameless window still open too

                    af260e6b-83bc-4dd7-bac3-99f04c4fba50-image.png

                    void MainWindow::on_pushButton_clicked()
                    {
                        // ----- Hide old Window and show new window ----- //
                         hide();
                         FramelessWindow * framelessWindow2 = new FramelessWindow ;
                         // style our application with custom dark style
                         setStyle(new DarkStyle);
                         //framelessWindow.setWindowState(Qt::WindowMaximized);
                         framelessWindow2->setWindowTitle("test");
                         framelessWindow2->setWindowIcon(QIcon(":/png/sr-removebg-preview.png"));
                    
                         // create our mainwindow instance
                         MainWindow2 *mainwindow2 = new MainWindow2;
                    
                         // add the mainwindow to our custom frameless window
                         framelessWindow2->setContent(mainwindow2);
                         framelessWindow2->show();
                    }
                    
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                    • S saeid0034

                      @mrjj said in How to create VS2013 like frameless window with dark style:

                      FramelessWindow * framelessWindow2 = new FramelessWindow ;

                      thanks
                      i do what you say
                      this time second window open when i click button
                      but old blank frameless window still open too

                      af260e6b-83bc-4dd7-bac3-99f04c4fba50-image.png

                      void MainWindow::on_pushButton_clicked()
                      {
                          // ----- Hide old Window and show new window ----- //
                           hide();
                           FramelessWindow * framelessWindow2 = new FramelessWindow ;
                           // style our application with custom dark style
                           setStyle(new DarkStyle);
                           //framelessWindow.setWindowState(Qt::WindowMaximized);
                           framelessWindow2->setWindowTitle("test");
                           framelessWindow2->setWindowIcon(QIcon(":/png/sr-removebg-preview.png"));
                      
                           // create our mainwindow instance
                           MainWindow2 *mainwindow2 = new MainWindow2;
                      
                           // add the mainwindow to our custom frameless window
                           framelessWindow2->setContent(mainwindow2);
                           framelessWindow2->show();
                      }
                      
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                      @saeid0034
                      The other empty one, is that from you create 2 in main.cpp or
                      do you only create one there?

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                      • mrjjM mrjj

                        @saeid0034
                        The other empty one, is that from you create 2 in main.cpp or
                        do you only create one there?

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                        @mrjj said in How to create VS2013 like frameless window with dark style:

                        @saeid0034
                        The other empty one, is that from you create 2 in main.cpp or
                        do you only create one there?

                        i only create one
                        i send the code im used

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                        • S saeid0034

                          @mrjj said in How to create VS2013 like frameless window with dark style:

                          @saeid0034
                          The other empty one, is that from you create 2 in main.cpp or
                          do you only create one there?

                          i only create one
                          i send the code im used

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                          wrote on last edited by
                          #33

                          @saeid0034
                          Ok i think we need to hide the parent too.
                          instead of
                          // ----- Hide old Window and show new window ----- //
                          hide();
                          try
                          parentWidget()->hide();
                          to hide the framelss instead of the MainWIn we put inside.

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                          • mrjjM mrjj

                            @saeid0034
                            Ok i think we need to hide the parent too.
                            instead of
                            // ----- Hide old Window and show new window ----- //
                            hide();
                            try
                            parentWidget()->hide();
                            to hide the framelss instead of the MainWIn we put inside.

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                            @mrjj said in How to create VS2013 like frameless window with dark style:

                            parentWidget()->hide();

                            still two window
                            but this time with this look
                            163df581-c83d-4477-8284-7264a4cb9f50-image.png

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                            • S saeid0034

                              @mrjj said in How to create VS2013 like frameless window with dark style:

                              parentWidget()->hide();

                              still two window
                              but this time with this look
                              163df581-c83d-4477-8284-7264a4cb9f50-image.png

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                              wrote on last edited by
                              #35

                              @saeid0034
                              Hmm so apparently the FrameLess is not the actual parent. must be a holding frame or something.
                              (i dont have it installed )

                              try
                              if (parentWidget()->parentWidget())
                              parentWidget()->parentWidget()->hide();

                              and see if thats enough :)

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                              • mrjjM mrjj

                                @saeid0034
                                Hmm so apparently the FrameLess is not the actual parent. must be a holding frame or something.
                                (i dont have it installed )

                                try
                                if (parentWidget()->parentWidget())
                                parentWidget()->parentWidget()->hide();

                                and see if thats enough :)

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                                @mrjj said in How to create VS2013 like frameless window with dark style:

                                if (parentWidget()->parentWidget())
                                parentWidget()->parentWidget()->hide();

                                Thanks
                                the blank window disappeared but it still open as you can see
                                07dd8539-41f2-4726-9dd2-7f8197079a7e-image.png

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                                • S saeid0034

                                  @mrjj said in How to create VS2013 like frameless window with dark style:

                                  if (parentWidget()->parentWidget())
                                  parentWidget()->parentWidget()->hide();

                                  Thanks
                                  the blank window disappeared but it still open as you can see
                                  07dd8539-41f2-4726-9dd2-7f8197079a7e-image.png

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                                  #37

                                  @saeid0034
                                  But its not on screen any more?
                                  Is that with alt+tab ?

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                                  • mrjjM mrjj

                                    @saeid0034
                                    But its not on screen any more?
                                    Is that with alt+tab ?

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                                    @mrjj said in How to create VS2013 like frameless window with dark style:

                                    @saeid0034
                                    But its not on screen any more?
                                    Is that with alt+tab ?

                                    yes it not on screen anymore but still open
                                    yest i take screen shot from alt+tab
                                    17c59b1d-cba7-4cb9-9d7d-909f3c134e12-image.png

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                                    • S saeid0034

                                      @mrjj said in How to create VS2013 like frameless window with dark style:

                                      @saeid0034
                                      But its not on screen any more?
                                      Is that with alt+tab ?

                                      yes it not on screen anymore but still open
                                      yest i take screen shot from alt+tab
                                      17c59b1d-cba7-4cb9-9d7d-909f3c134e12-image.png

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                                      #39

                                      @saeid0034
                                      Hmm very odd. I think it might be something stil from FrameLess but not sure what it is.

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                                      • mrjjM mrjj

                                        @saeid0034
                                        Hmm very odd. I think it might be something stil from FrameLess but not sure what it is.

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                                        #40

                                        @mrjj said in How to create VS2013 like frameless window with dark style:

                                        @saeid0034
                                        Hmm very odd. I think it might be something stil from FrameLess but not sure what it is.

                                        you think there is no way to fix that?
                                        i use it for my whole project

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                                        • S saeid0034

                                          @mrjj said in How to create VS2013 like frameless window with dark style:

                                          @saeid0034
                                          Hmm very odd. I think it might be something stil from FrameLess but not sure what it is.

                                          you think there is no way to fix that?
                                          i use it for my whole project

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                                          #41

                                          @saeid0034
                                          Hi
                                          Im pretty sure all of it can be hidden as its just widgets but not sure
                                          what that invisible caption really is.
                                          inside it just does
                                          ui->windowContent->layout()->addWidget(w);

                                          so parentWidget()->parentWidget()->hide(); should do it but
                                          maybe there is something else it creates like maybe the fake caption we can see of something like that.

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