Inserting a textbox in order to print information

john_hobbyist

Hello, I use this code:
https://github.com/kklmn/OrthoView/blob/master/OrthoView.py
I want to add a text box in order to print 4 lines of 30 characters (max) information each line. What method/function should I use for this? Where in the code should I focus?
Thanks

mrjj

Hi
You could use a QTextEdit since that can hold multiple text lines.

You should create the QTextEdit in

class OrthoView(qt.QWidget): (line 456) as that seems to be the main window holding all the other widgets.

and maybe put it in around 464

It seems to be using layout so I would add it to that layout and see where it ends up.

layout = qt.QVBoxLayout(self)

so that might be ok to add there.

john_hobbyist

Thank you! In case I want only see text/information and not to be able to edit, what I use?

mrjj

@john_hobbyist
you can set TextEdit to ReadOnly.
textedit.setReadOnly(true);

john_hobbyist

I wrote:

QTextEdit.setReadOnly(True);

and I get this error:

TypeError: setReadOnly(self, bool): first argument of unbound method must have type 'QTextEdit'

I am trying to find the solution...Can you help?

jsulm

@john_hobbyist said in Inserting a textbox in order to print information:

QTextEdit.setReadOnly(True);

This does not make sense as setReadOnly is not a static method!
You have to call it on your QTextEdit instance

john_hobbyist

Sorry I do not understand...in which line should I insert it? Thanks

mrjj

@john_hobbyist
Hi
You should set it to the new QTextEdit you created.

name_of_your_variable.setReadOnly(True);

jsulm

@john_hobbyist How is you QTextEdit instance called and where do you initialise it? I have no idea in which line you have to put that as I do not have your code. You just need to learn the absolute basics. And @mrjj even shows you how it should look like:

textedit.setReadOnly(true);

where textedit is your QTextEdit instance.

john_hobbyist

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